Witness plus physical evidence?

The hearts of the ministers trembled again.

Is Your Majesty so well prepared?

At this moment, some ministers who had evil intentions began to tremble involuntarily...

Thinking back on everything today...the Royal Guards first blocked all the city gates, and then came out in full force.

Before they could figure out the situation, they were summoned into the palace by His Majesty...

What's going on in the city now?

The Kingsguard came out in full force, what were they doing?

The minister who had a ghost in his heart became more and more frightened as he thought about it.

"Now that the witnesses and physical evidence are here, haha, today I will allow your Ministry of Punishment to use the court as the court to hear the case immediately!" Chen Huang laughed angrily.

"Old minister accepts the decree!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice still looked calm.

Su Liang, the doctor from the household department, had already slumped down and did not kneel down to beg for mercy. It seemed that half of his soul and body were gone.

When it comes to hearing cases, the Minister of Punishment is naturally very professional.

He really used the court as a court, interrogating suspects, witnesses, and examining physical evidence... As a result, he found that these evidences were simply irrefutable evidence.

The evidence is overwhelming!

It is possible that this is the simplest case that the Minister of Punishment has ever tried in his life.

The witnesses and physical evidence are there, and there is nothing wrong with it!

In the face of irrefutable evidence, Su Liang, the doctor from the household department, had no choice but to confess. He was held in court and admitted all the guilt in the document.

"Such an evil person, a bastard of the common people, is extremely abominable. Come here, pull him out of the Meridian Gate and behead him immediately!" After the "trial" of the case was completed, Emperor Chen decided Su Liang's fate with a wave of his hand.

Su Liang's limbs were already weak, so he was dragged out by two Jinwu guards and taken to the Meridian Gate to be beheaded.

The matter was over, the Minister of Punishment returned to his position, and the entire hall suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

The scene just now is still before my eyes.

The minister who had a ghost in his heart really felt like the world was spinning. He kept praying in his heart and worshiped all the gods and Buddhas...

Not to mention how earth-shattering and frightening the cases of "Special Crimes from Other Countries" and "Shen Lei Army Camp" were. Just talking about what happened just now is enough to make them tremble with fear.

What's even worse is that there are three large baskets of documents used as evidence...

In the deathly quiet hall, everyone had different thoughts.

However, what Zhu Xiuyuan was thinking was different from what the ministers were thinking.

He muttered to himself: "'The case of 'Other countries' secret crimes' and the 'Shenlei Army camp case' have already 'cut' hundreds of court officials... This time, I'm afraid we have to 'cut' hundreds more..."

Hey, I really am a veritable 'disaster'..."

…

In this quiet, strange, scary, even eerie hall.

Everyone spent another half an hour.

"Your Majesty, according to the reports from the generals of the Royal Forest Guards, all the people who should be arrested were arrested, and all the houses that should be ransacked were also ransacked. All the proceeds from the house raids were deposited in the warehouse of the Imperial Mansion...According to preliminary estimates, the proceeds from the house raids were

The silver property, converted into silver taels, totals 1,080,000 taels!"

An old eunuch was reporting next to the dragon chair, with his body bowed and a smile on his face.

Although the old eunuch's voice was very low, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng still heard it clearly.

Because they sit close enough.

One thousand and eighty thousand taels!

This is just a preliminary estimate...

Zhu Xiuyuan was horrified. Even he had underestimated it by a full ten times!

It can be seen that these corrupt officials... have plundered how much people's fat and money have been stolen.

Well, I'm afraid the merchants involved have "contributed" a lot, Zhu Xiuyuan thought again.

In addition, this time we only dealt with people in the city, and there were actually a group outside the city.

Most of them are estates owned by high-ranking officials, and there are also wealthy families who live outside the city.

Now... someone should go out of the city to "pick up" money.

If we add these, what will the total be?

Zhu Xiuyuan's heart couldn't help but beat loudly.

…

"Ten million..." Chen Huang was also shocked by this number, and he could hardly hold the teacup in his hand.

He himself almost fell off the throne!

How much wealth does the imperial court have for a whole year? It's only about 20 million taels.

But in this case, more than 10 million taels were directly copied...

Until this morning, Chen Huang was still short of money!

I even had a hard time worrying about silver!

Only when people are short of money can they realize the importance of money.

But now, ten million taels suddenly appeared!

Or send it directly to the Imperial Mansion...

Developed!

"Your Majesty, this number is much higher than what Zhu Aiqing expected... Now, Your Majesty can hold martial arts competitions freely, and no longer has to live a life of 'stretch'..." Concubine You said with a smile.

"Well..." Chen Huang has calmed down, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth represent his current mood, "Not only can martial arts be held, but the hot springs that my concubine has been talking about for a long time can also be built.

We can just..."

"Your Majesty, you are evil..."

…

The conversation between Emperor Chen and Concubine You reached the ears of Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng without missing a word.

But it’s better to pretend not to hear such secrets.

"Ahem!" Emperor Chen finished chatting with Concubine You and remembered that the business was not finished yet, so he turned serious, "Dear ladies..."

Emperor Chen finally spoke, which was a sign that the court discussion had begun.

The ministers have finally waited for this moment...

But for some people with evil intentions, this may not be a good thing.

"Dong Aiqing, within a few days of taking office, he uncovered a shocking corruption case! I took a brief look at it, and it's really shocking!"

Chen Huang said loudly, he actually wanted to be angry, but... with more than 10 million taels in the account, he really couldn't get angry.

But if these words fall into the ears of the ministers, it will be very serious.

Some people trembled on the spot.

After Chen Huang said a word, he stopped talking. He was now completely uninterested in these trivial matters and only glanced at the old eunuch who was waiting at his side.

Now, Emperor Chen just wanted to end the matter as soon as possible so that he could rush back to Qin'an Palace to discuss the construction of a hot spring with his beloved concubine.

He was in a hurry, as if he had just bought a new electronic product that he liked and couldn't wait to open it and study it.

The old eunuch understood, picked up a document, walked to the imperial steps, and said loudly: "Any minister whose name is read, please go over there and wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of Jin Wu guards with golden helmets rushed into the hall, surrounded the ministers, and stood ready.

When all the ministers saw this posture, their hearts beat rapidly.

Seeing that the situation was going to be bad, no one wanted to step forward rashly at this time. Even Yang Tingyu stood there motionless, let alone others.

Anyone who dared to jump out at this moment would have been plucked out by Emperor Chen like a thorn.

Moreover, the Jinwu Guards directly entered the palace and stood ready... It is self-evident what Emperor Chen will do next.

At this moment, everyone feels that they are in danger, who still has the heart to admonish Emperor Chen?

So some people who have evil thoughts in their hearts have weak legs...

"Mr. Zhang, the Yin of Runzhou Prefecture, and the Ministry of Personnel..."

The old eunuch turned a blind eye to the inner reactions of the ministers, held up the document and started reading.

Whenever he thought about it, his whole body trembled, but he didn't dare to resist and walked obediently to the specially set aside space.

The ministers thought it strange at first that all the ministers were standing outside the palace, so why should they leave this open space?
To be continued...