Wei Guang looked at Zhao Shu in disbelief, thinking to himself, "We're in-laws!"

In ancient times, intermarriage between royal families was a basic practice.

The Zhao and Wei families, needless to say, had countless political marriages.

As a result, Wei Guang's daughter married Zhao Shu's third son.

"My dear in-law, you're not going to punish me too, are you?" Wei Guang frowned. "Besides, I was just echoing what others said; I wasn't the one who stuck my neck out!"

What Wei Guang didn't know was that although Zhao Shu was simple-minded, he was a member of the royal family and had seen the world, even if he had never eaten pork.

In this situation, how can Zhao Shu deter other officials if he doesn't target his in-laws?

"Wei Guang, get out here for me!" Zhao Shu added an air of authority to his voice.

"Your humble servant is here..." Wei Guang stepped forward and immediately knelt down.

"Tell me, how did you collude with Huo Minggao to plot against the Regent?" Zhao Shu shouted.

"Your Majesty, I... Your Majesty, I know I'm guilty!" Wei Guang knew that at this moment, there was no other way but to confess. "Your Majesty, I was also instigated by villains and acted foolishly for a moment. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy!"

In this situation, Zhao Shu would have simply made a show of it, demoted someone, and fined them a little.

But Zhao Shu insisted on getting to the bottom of it, "Instigated by a villain? Which villain? Where is he now? Tell me the truth!"

"Ah...this!" Wei Guang was completely stunned. "It's...it's..."

Whether to escape punishment or out of desperation, Wei Guang pointed randomly to the side, and thus the next "victim" appeared!

"Ah, me?" The official who was pointed at was immediately flustered. "Lord Wei, you can't just point fingers like that!"

"Making baseless accusations?" Wei Guang raised his voice. "Lord Li, didn't you tell me that His Highness the Regent's troops were surrounded by the Dongpan rebels and were in imminent danger? You even said that this was a golden opportunity, a perfect chance to reclaim power for His Majesty?"

Hmph, I'm just wondering, when did His Highness the Regent seize power? And what does it mean to "regain power"?

"Come, in front of His Majesty, in front of His Highness, you explain yourself clearly!"

Lin Mo crossed his arms and watched the other two tear each other apart with a smile on his face!

"This melon is delicious!"

Then, Lord Li implicated Lord Song, Lord Song implicated Lord Yang, and Lord Yang implicated Lord Huang.

They pulled one off and another off, creating a large area; I roughly counted at least thirty.

Lin Mo and Zhao Shu were both completely dumbfounded by this.

"Good heavens, I had no idea what I was getting into!" Lin Mo thought to himself, "So many people in the entire court have rebellious intentions!"

Bah! Looks like I didn't kill them all thoroughly enough before.

"Minister Lin, in your opinion, how should these treacherous officials be dealt with?" Zhao Shu was also at a loss. If all thirty-odd important officials were dismissed, there would be no one left to use in the court!

Zhao Shu's actions were partly due to his own inability to handle the situation, and partly a declaration to the court that Lin Mo was the true power behind the throne. The power of life and death rested entirely in Lin Mo's hands.

Lin Mo was also very happy to see this!

But after thinking it over, he cleared his throat and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I am merely the Regent. I believe it is up to you to decide how to deal with these people!"

Lin Mo thought to himself, "We need to cultivate Zhao Pangpang's governing ability."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu did not hesitate and immediately announced, "Throw them all into the Heavenly Prison and await the Dali Temple's review and sentencing according to the law!"

"Your Majesty... the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is among them!" a minister reminded him.

"Then let the Inspectorate investigate!"

"This...the Inspectorate also..."

"Then let the Minister of Justice come!" Zhao Shu said anxiously.

"Don't let them all commit crimes!" he thought to himself.

The good news is that the Minister of Justice did not commit any crime; he simply retired to his hometown a few days ago and is now concurrently serving as the Left Vice Minister of Justice.

Therefore, Zhao Shu immediately decided to promote the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and give him a raise to handle the case.

Then, the Great Xia Emperor waved his hand and said, "Take him away, don't let him get in the way!"

After the ministers left, Zhao Shu said, "Minister Lin, if all these people are sentenced, there will be no one left to use in the court!"

"Is this some kind of conjuring up talent for you to use?" Lin Mo frowned.

"Your Majesty, there are no absolute friends or absolute enemies in this world; everything is determined by interests!"

These people would betray me for their own gain, and they'd betray you too. So, what's the point of keeping them around?

"Kill them all?" Zhao Shu asked.

Lin Mo nodded, "Kill those who deserve to be killed, don't be soft-hearted!"

"I understand!"

Whether Zhao Pangpang truly understood or was feigning understanding was unclear. Lin Mo shook his head. "Your Majesty, come, let's continue the music and the drinking!"

"Haha, come on, have a drink!"

With Zhao Shu's intervention, Lin Mo was completely relieved.

Now he and Zhao Shu can be said to be of one mind as ruler and subject, and there is no need to worry about opposition in the court.

Zhao Shu was a descendant of the Zhao family. With him around, and another batch of disobedient troublemakers killed off, the Zhao family line was stabilized.

With the regime in the rear stable, Lin Mo could now lead his troops to quell the rebellion with peace of mind.

A few days later, good news arrived.

After several days and nights of interrogation, the matter of Huo Minggao's rebellion was thoroughly investigated and clarified.

At the same time, the movements of the Northern Barbarian army became clear.

It turns out that Huo Minggao had made an agreement with the Northern Barbarians.

The land west of Liangzhou was given to the Northern Barbarians in exchange for 50,000 elite troops to Huo Minggao to attack the capital of the Great Xia.

These 50,000 elite troops have now become the victims of Lin Mo's blade in a state of confusion.

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