When Pei Changying and Pei Weiqi were fighting each other, the Pei family did not stand up.

After Pei Changying stepped down, they began to stand up and try to use moral ethics, ancestral family rules and other rules to restrain Pei Weiqi.

Although Pei Weiqi would not be threatened by them, the flies buzzing around his ears would still make him feel annoyed.

Nowadays, few people use the term "family" to refer to themselves, but in ancient times, family rules were strictly observed. You may not listen to your parents, but you must listen to the person in charge of the family.

This is a tradition that has existed since ancient times, and even in modern times, it is still preserved in some places.

The most respected person in the Pei family today is Pei Weiqi's uncle.

He privately slammed his board and shouted, "How can a woman ascend to the throne? Absurd! This is simply absurd! How can the Pei family face our ancestors?"

"How can we let a woman make the decisions on world affairs? Their minds are filled with trivial matters at home. How can they be qualified to stand above the people?"

"Let Pei Weiqi select a baby from the Pei family and train him as the emperor!"

"Her greatest use is to marry into a foreign tribe as a peacemaker. How can we allow a woman to have such influence in the court?"

"I don't agree!"

Although Pei Weiqi didn't care about their decision at all.

But the Pei family still refused to give up and attempted moral blackmail.

Coupled with the ministers in the court who are eager to see the world in chaos, even Gu Sang feels a headache when thinking about these things.

But the one-month deadline is tomorrow, and she and her grandmother will go back tomorrow. Facing Pei Weiqi's difficulties, she can no longer provide any help.

Imperial Palace.

It was late at night, but Pei Weiqi, who had just become the empress, was still reviewing memorials and had not rested.

The memorials on the desk piled up like a mountain. It was not because she was lazy, but because the ministers in the court did not obey her, so they wrote memorials to her frantically and asked her to make decisions on even the most trivial matters.

It is obvious that officials can make the decisions on these matters themselves, but they really want to see the empress in a miserable state.

There was another mountain of memorials on the table, which were from the ministers and the Pei family requesting the empress to adopt the baby.

The candlelight on the table flickered, and the leader of the Shadow Clan was already standing in front of Pei Weiqi.

All the people from Yingmen have been recalled and secretly arranged by Pei Weiqi in the palace to protect her safety and do some things for her.

Seeing Pei Weiqi looking up, the leader placed five account books on Pei Weiqi's desk.

Pei Weiqi picked up the top account book and opened the first page. What caught his eye were the familiar names of ministers and officials, and below them were the amounts of bribes received.

He picked up another one, which was the personal bill of the Assistant Minister of War, showing how much military pay he had withheld privately.

Another one was a bill from the Ministry of Works, showing how much was spent on repairing the imperial palace and how much was embezzled...

Pei Weiqi curled his lips slightly. The Shadow Gate was very suitable for stealing the account books hidden by officials.

The Shadow Gate spent several days searching through the homes of these officials before they found the account books they had hidden in secret compartments, which were crucial for saving their lives.

It contains detailed records of high-level and low-level officials accepting bribes, and the people involved are very wide-ranging, from local county magistrates to important officials in the imperial court.

If she pulls them out all at once, the entire court will collapse. Therefore, she can only use the method of boiling a frog in warm water to slowly replace these court parasites.

Among them, court officials who accepted smaller bribes were also more likely to be instigated to rebel. Pei Weiqi ordered Yingmen to pass on the message and bring these people to meet him privately.

Seven or eight important officials of the imperial court were woken up in their sleep by people from the Shadow Gate.

After the ministers put on their clothes in panic, they were dragged by Yingmen and thrown into the carriage at a speed much faster than usual. The horses ran happily and soon they arrived at the palace.

Pei Weiqi looked up from the memorials she was reviewing and saw seven or eight ministers who were dragged away and looked dizzy, standing in front of her in shock and confusion.

Only after Pei Weiqi looked at them did they come to their senses and hurriedly salute.

Pei Weiqi waved his hand and said, "No need to bow. I called you here today because I wanted to chat with you."

Ministers: ???

What are you chatting about in the middle of the night?

They would rather go home and sleep.

At this moment, a minister yawned.

Pei Weiqi's voice was calm: "But did I disturb your sleep?"

Afterwards, Pei Weiqi deliberately glanced outside and said lazily:

"It's already so late. I'm still reviewing memorials and have forgotten the time."

"It's really troublesome for you to come here in the middle of the night."

The ministers were shocked and dared not complain about the hard work.

The minister quickly replied: "I am not tired."

"Your Majesty, it is you who are working hard. Please take care of your health."

"Yes, if a woman's body is damaged, how can she get pregnant in the future?"

Pei Weiqi pointed at the mountain of memorials before him and chuckled, "Stop your sarcastic remarks. I also want to rest early like the rest of you."

"But with so many memorials, all of which require my decision, how can I sleep?"

"Look at these memorials. They're all just trivial matters, and they all require a memorial."

Several ministers lowered their heads, laughing and showing disdain in their hearts.

Unexpectedly, Pei Weiqi changed the subject and said:

"But not all of them are full of nonsense. There are a few memorials that are well written."

"For example, Lord Wang received 50,000 taels of silver on a certain date and month in a certain year, and Lord Zhang received 50,000 taels of silver on a certain date and month in a certain year, and ...

Every time Pei Weiqi read out the name of a minister, their faces would turn paler.

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