Chapter 37 Emperor Luo officially shows his power

[Oh my, oh my, this is terrible!] 】

Luo Ranran looked at the big melon in the palace and couldn't stop sighing.

Princess Qingyang and the other two were no longer paying attention to what she had not yet finished saying, and were now concentrating on listening to her big news.

[Tsk tsk, I really can't believe that the big pig's hoof who cried so miserably yesterday seemed like a different person during the morning court today. 】

[At first, he had a gloomy face and scolded all the civil and military officials. Everyone was shocked. Was this still their gentle emperor? 】

[Then the ministers were told to report if they had something to report, and to leave if they had nothing to report. The ministers had originally thought of reporting some unimportant matters, but today they were suddenly scolded by the emperor, and they were unsure, so they did not dare to report anything carelessly. 】

[But some people are bold and think they have a high status in the emperor's mind, so the emperor will not scold them. This person is none other than Concubine Wen's father. 】

Concubine Wen's father was the Minister of Revenue of the current dynasty.

Ha, Princess Qingyang and the other two had cold eyes. This family is full of people who are spoiled and arrogant. It’s all the emperor’s fault.

The Minister of Revenue has always called himself the emperor's father-in-law. He is arrogant and domineering, greedy for money and lustful. Over the years, he has used his official position to amass countless wealth.

It’s a pity that the foolish emperor was bewitched by Concubine Wen and believed that the Minister of Revenue was the most loyal minister to him.

In fact, the Minister of Revenue wished he would die sooner so that he could support his grandson, the Second Prince, to ascend to the throne.

By then, the Wen family will be second only to the emperor and above everyone else. How glorious will that be?

[The Minister of Revenue, with a proud look on his face and a big belly, came to the palace and said that many villages in Tianqi had suffered from snowstorms, which caused the collapse of houses, displaced people, and countless deaths and injuries. He asked the emperor to send people to provide disaster relief. At the same time, he begged the emperor to give him some disaster relief money as he had no more money in the Ministry of Revenue. 】

Luo Ranran couldn't help but complain.

[Tsk tsk, the walls of the Minister of Revenue's house are all built with gold blocks. He is rich enough to rival a country. His whole family is plump and white, even fatter than pigs. Humph, if we don't kill them now, do we have to wait until the New Year for them? 】

Although the little ginseng spirit likes to eat melons, she hates evil the most.

I especially hate those beasts who appear to be kind and righteous on the surface, but are actually greedy and lustful, plundering the people, and doing all kinds of evil.

Coincidentally, the Minister of Revenue was just such a beast.

[Fortunately, the cuckold uncle is not confused this time.] 】

[He looked at the Minister of Revenue with contempt and sarcasm, and then said something meaningful:

It seems that my Minister of Revenue has been eating too well in recent years, so you have become as fat as a pig. Looking at the entire court, you seem to be the most blessed. 】

[The Minister of Revenue was used to being self-righteous in front of the Emperor. He did not react for a moment and thought that the Emperor was praising him. He was extremely proud and his eyes seemed to be looking up to the sky. 】

[Then...the big turning point came. 】

Luo Ranran yawned tiredly. Eating watermelon with the body of a baby must be really tiring!

Princess Qingyang: ...My dear, what next?

Queen: ...big turn. She doesn’t believe there will be any big turn. According to the big pig’s temper, at most he will scold the Minister of Revenue.

Prince: ...So nervous, the exciting moment has arrived.

[Then, the cuckold uncle picked up a stack of evidence and smashed it fiercely on the pig head of the Minister of Revenue, causing his head to bleed and burst with gold spots on the spot.

He looked at the murderous emperor sitting on the dragon throne in disbelief, and asked angrily, "Your Majesty, what are you doing? I have done nothing wrong, why are you hitting me?"

The cuckolded uncle snorted coldly, "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you are so bold. Open your dog eyes and take a good look at the evidence in front of you. All the dirty things you have done since you became an official are all here. Do you still want to quibble?"

[The Minister of Revenue's face changed drastically on the spot. He squatted down his fat body and picked up the evidence tremblingly.

When he saw the evidence recording his crimes including women, corruption, selling official positions, embezzlement of money, killing civilians, etc., he was scared to death, but he still cried out that he was innocent. 】

[The cuckold uncle waved his hand and angrily shouted, "Unjust? Those people who were killed by you are the ones who are truly wronged. Your hands are stained with countless blood. Even if we kill you, it will not be enough to vent the people's anger."]

[After saying this, the cuckolded uncle immediately ordered the imperial guards to drag the Minister of Revenue into the Heavenly Prison.

At the same time, he ordered the confiscation of the Wen family's property and the beheading of their heads. As for the nine clans of the Wen family, all of them were imprisoned in the Sky Prison. After the evidence of their crimes was ascertained, they were all dealt with according to the law. 】

Luo Ranran felt a little itchy when she saw this.

Eating melons using the melon-eating system is not as exciting as eating melons on the spot.

[Oh my, congratulations, the cuckold uncle finally grew up with brains. He may know that most of the civil and military officials cannot be trusted.

Therefore, the matter of confiscating the Wen family's property was handed over to the Queen's aunt's brother, Song Qingming, who was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple at that time. 】

Luo Ranran felt relieved.

[I have to say that the cuckold uncle has good vision. Although he feels guilty towards the aunt Queen, causing her to close the palace gates and devote herself to worshipping Buddha, the aunt Queen's family members are all loyal and reliable people.

They were angry that the emperor treated the empress and his aunt badly, but one thing is another.

They will not mix their personal grudges into the affairs of the court. In short, the Song family is the good officials who truly serve the country and the people. 】

Queen: (*￣︶￣)

The corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.

She was grateful to Luo Ranran for giving her such recognition from the Song family, and she felt honored.

The prince was delighted. He had long known that his grandfather and uncle were truly dedicated to the country and the people. It was a pity that his father did not trust them before.

Instead, he treated shit as a treasure.

Tsk tsk…┐(￣ヘ￣)┌

Princess Qingyang was a little anxious. My dear, mother hasn’t heard enough and wants to hear more.

Perhaps Luo Ranran felt something and continued to eat the melon.

[After the Minister of Revenue was dragged away, the civil and military officials looked at each other. Following the hint from Duke Anguo's eyes, a few young officials jumped out and knelt on the ground to plead for the Minister of Revenue. 】

Luo Ranran rolled her eyes and wanted to point at their heads and call them idiots.

[You little idiots, I admire your courage. The evidence of the Minister of Revenue's guilt is solid, and when your cuckolded uncle is furious, you jump out to plead for mercy. Isn't this just a slap in the face of the emperor? 】

If you don't seek death, you won't die.

[Congratulations, you are honored to have won the three-piece set. 】

What are the three sets? Of course it’s demotion, confiscation of property, and exile, these three things, hahahahaha…]

Princess Qingyang and the other two nodded secretly.

The emperor’s wrath caused corpses to float for hundreds of miles.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, for emperors throughout history, most of them ascended the supreme throne by stepping on mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

What Emperor Luo lacks most is decisiveness in killing, as well as the courage and deterrence that an emperor should have.

It just happened today.

It served as a warning to others.

We also successfully eliminated a major pest in the court, and the results were quite satisfactory.

But I wonder how long he can maintain this murderous state?