Diandian, the cute group pet has a dragon Kaka to kill

Chapter 224: New Type of House Raid

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, the emperor would have laughed heartily.

The emperor was pleased at the situation of the eunuch who had been serving him. He was also wondering in his heart if he had won a victory.

Let's look at what General Shan wrote. The letter talked about how the Xia and He families helped. Old man He spent all day working in the fields, thinking about cultivating the land on the border so that the border army could be self-sufficient in a few years.

The most important thing was that General Shan was injured on the battlefield and was in a coma for many days. The army was short of food and medicine. In the end, it was the He family who took out the ginseng that was waiting to be sold to save his life.

The more the emperor looked at him, the tighter his brows furrowed, thinking that General Shan was already sixty years old and could have lived out his days in the capital. He remembered that he had met the old general a few years ago and that he was really thin.

For a moment, he felt very uncomfortable. The loyal general was suffering in the cold and bitter frontier, while the ministers in the court were eating so much that they became fat and strong. Look at their big bellies.

As the civil and military officials saw the emperor's expression becoming increasingly cold, those who felt guilty began to tremble in fear, always feeling that something bad was going to happen, and they wished they could hide themselves.

The officials who had not done anything to let the people down stood straight, upright and not panicking at all, and even waited to see some people laugh at them.

"I have received news from the border that General Shan was injured and unconscious during the battle. He is waiting for ginseng to save his life. There is also a shortage of food in the border that needs to be purchased with silver. Why don't you and others donate it?"

With just one sentence, the matter was settled. He could have directly confiscated the house, but he didn't.

He wanted to take a good look at how many parasites there were in the court and root them all out this time. Ning'er was right when he said, take from the people and use it for the people. The national treasury was empty, so he could use these people to fill it.

Everyone looked at each other, seemingly unsure of what the emperor was thinking.

Since ancient times, officials in the imperial court were most afraid to be the first to step forward. At this moment, the morning court was very quiet.

The prince lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "I am willing to take out five thousand taels of silver from the prince's mansion to buy clothes for the soldiers on the frontier."

He also knew that the amount of money was very small, and if it was more it would arouse suspicion.

"I am willing to donate one thousand taels of silver."

"I am willing to donate three thousand taels of silver."

"I am willing to donate four thousand taels of silver."

"I am willing to donate two thousand taels of silver."

"..."

The sound of donations continued to ring out, and the emperor's face became darker and darker. He knew very well that the women of these officials spent hundreds of taels to buy a piece of clothing in the store. Now...

Humph~~~ He sneered and watched their performance quietly.

Several imperial edicts were issued in succession.

"Hedi has relieved my worries and has been researching crops in the frontier for many days. I have appointed him as Minister of Agriculture. If you can successfully grow crops in the frontier, I will reward you with a mansion in the capital and a thousand taels of silver. I will allow you to come to the palace to express your gratitude after you return to Beijing. I decree this."

The rest were well-known corrupt officials in the court, including the prince's men and the right prime minister's men. These two people seemed to have no connection on the surface, but in fact they had been together for a long time.

In the capital city, the emperor's secret agents are spread throughout every corner. He had already known about the meeting between the two, and this time he also wanted to keep them in good stead.

Hearing the series of names, the prince felt a tightness in his heart, as if his father knew something.

On that day, the people of the capital stayed indoors, and the royal guards directly surrounded the mansions of ten ministers, searching every corner from the gatehouse, inside the pillars, the vases at the door, and every inch of the ground.

Everyone fell silent as they looked at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. The guards initially thought that the emperor was deliberately trying to disgust these ministers.

Unexpectedly!

This time, the house search seemed to have opened the door to a new world. The guards not only looked for secret rooms in the study, but also in the ministers' beds and the backyard.

"Hey... As expected, I found them. These people might be hiding."

"Yes, yes. It turns out that there is a mechanism at the head of the bed that can lead you directly to the underground secret room, which contains gold, silver and jewelry."

"Not only that, there are also several women in tattered clothes."

Royal Guard: “!!”

"These people are perverts, report them to the emperor immediately."

The women in the mansion were trembling with fear, and their cries and wails could be heard throughout the capital, some of them even being unruly.

"Bitch, you are just a servant. Who dares to touch me? When father comes back, you will all be fooled."

Royal Guard: “?”

After all, they are the emperor's people and have never been scolded like this. This young lady is so bold.

Of course they would not touch her, but they exaggerated the matter and sent it back to the palace.

Seeing that a lot of things were really found in the place Ning'er mentioned, the emperor's expression became even worse.

He was the emperor of a country, but he was reluctant to buy new underwear when it was torn, and he would mend it for three years.

These ministers lived a very good life. The silver and money seized from them were more than that in the national treasury, and the beauties in their courtyards were more than those in the harem.

"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that there are so many corrupt officials in my court. Come on, kill these ten people on the spot, and sell all the women as slaves for life without redemption. If anyone goes to redeem them, I will kill them all."

When the emperor was angry, corpses floated for hundreds of miles.

This was the first time that the emperor became furious. He felt sorry for the soldiers who were starving and freezing on the frontier, and he felt sorry for the sixty-year-old General Shan, so he did not allow these people to continue living.

The imperial guards were highly skilled in martial arts. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the heads of the ten people whose property had been confiscated fell to the ground. The bright red, hot blood spurted directly onto the faces of the ministers, and around them were decapitated corpses.

Some of the timid ones were so scared that they peed their pants, while some of the brave ones looked not much better.

Several generals seemed quite calm and composed. This was just a small scene. They had seen too much of it on the battlefield.

"(ˉ▽￣~) Cut~~"

At the same time, he also let out a sigh of relief. You know, military generals are not good at speaking, and they are always defeated by civil officials in the court, and they can't stand a lot of humiliation.

Now all these little pieces of trash have been cleaned up.

Even the noble prince was not immune, his face was covered with blood. Standing at the front, he felt cold all over. He knew that this was his father reminding him not to go too far.

He is still just a prince and can be replaced at any time.

For the first time since he was a child, he felt resentment in his heart and wanted his father to die sooner so that he could become the emperor rightfully.

He lowered his eyes to hide the cold light in them, and to outsiders he looked just frightened.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked at everyone coldly. He suddenly felt a little fed up. All his life he had only hoped that the people could live a good life, but he didn't expect that all his money would go into these people's pockets.

"Since we have already found out, let the royal guards work harder and put part of the money seized into the national treasury, and the rest..."

"The Left Prime Minister will immediately set out to escort the silver and money to the border to relieve General Shan's suffering from lack of food."

Upon hearing this, the Left Prime Minister said: "Yes, I will obey your order."