Chapter 608: Xiong Qi exposes Wu Yan’s crimes!

Zhou Xinrou already regretted lending the secret guard to Shen Lanxi last time.

He revealed his cards so quickly that her daughter would start to plunder her hands.

"I don't have anyone left."

"The secret guards who came back from the southwest last time are no longer useful. When they came back, they were either missing arms or legs, or were seriously injured. They are not even qualified to be guards now, let alone go to the battlefield!"

Shen Lanxi was a little disappointed.

"Is that so? How about I send someone from the Imperial Guard to protect mother?"

That's even more unnecessary.

Zhou Xinrou immediately refused.

"No, those people will stay to protect you. You are the hope of both mother and daughter, you can't be in any danger!"

Shen Lanxi's face was full of worry: "Yuan Tang was able to contact Zhou Ruyuan's people, which means there are still people from Zhou Ruyuan in Beijing."

"I'm worried that if I push him too far, he'll kidnap my mother and threaten me!"

The first thing Zhou Xinrou thought of was that Shen Lanxi sent Concubine Shu to be buried alive with him. She and Zhou Ruyuan had a grudge for killing their mother.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xinrou felt a lot more relieved.

"No, the security in the capital is very good, and the guards in the capital often patrol at the door of our home. Even if something happens somewhere else, nothing will happen here at the Shen family."

Shen Lanxi nodded.

"Okay, since mother said so, then I will believe her. After returning to the palace, I will deploy more guards from the capital to patrol around the Shen family."

Zhou Xinrou now just wants to send Shen Lanxi away quickly.

One by one, everyone asked her for help, but she didn't have that many people.

Even if there are, those people cannot be used.

"Go back and take care of state affairs. Mother will not let anyone in the mansion disturb you casually in the future."

Shen Lanxi: "Is mother really okay?"

"It's okay, don't worry, my son!"

Shen Lanxi: "Well, I still have to go to the palace to discuss food and grass with the ministers, so I will return to the palace now."

Zhou Xinrou sent her to the door and watched her leave.

After getting on the carriage, Shen Lanxi's expression instantly turned cold.

The mother gives her hands to others but not to her daughter, and she refuses to admit that she is biased?

“Big sister…”

“Woo woo…”

"Your Majesty, this is Shen Yuantang's voice. She has been taken in by the Shen family."

Shen Lanxi hummed softly.

Another great victory came from the northwest, followed by urgent news from Tianjin.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Ruyuan attacked our Dongchuan granary at night. Fortunately, we were prepared and annihilated the enemy troops in one fell swoop before they entered our garrison!"

"I thought it was an urgent report, but it turned out to be another good news!" Shen Lanxi was very happy.

"Pass on my decree, this year's agricultural tax will be reduced by another 10%!"

All the officials were stunned. If the amount was reduced any further, there would be nothing left.

Liu Yanhui smiled and joked: "Fortunately, my Great Zhou treasury no longer needs agricultural taxes to support it."

"The taxes paid by merchants are enough to cover the cost, and there is still a surplus."

"It is thanks to your majesty's great blessing that our Great Zhou has enjoyed good weather and peace!"

"Long live His Majesty!"

Within a few days, news came from the northwest that the Oirat and other tribes were willing to submit to the Great Zhou.

"Prime Minister Wu hasn't arrived in the northwest yet, right?"

"Your Majesty, according to the time, the Prime Minister should be halfway there now."

"Your Majesty's reputation has spread far and wide. Even before the Prime Minister arrived, many foreign tribes have come to submit to him. Your Majesty can be called the greatest emperor of all time."

Shen Lanxi's eyes changed: "In other words, it is not very meaningful for the Prime Minister to persuade the foreign tribes to surrender."

Liu Yanhui smiled knowingly.

On the second morning, Xiong Qi loudly listed Wu Yanzhi's numerous crimes in the Golden Palace.

"When the previous emperor was in power, Wu Yanzhi committed numerous crimes, which are simply too numerous to list!"

"In the year of Renxiao, he served as the deputy examiner. He accepted bribes of tens of thousands of taels from the examinees and allowed three people to take the exam for him."

"After successfully taking the exam for the other candidates, he accepted tens of thousands of taels of silver and obtained official positions for the three candidates."

"In the second year of Renxiao, a student exposed the matter. In order to destroy the evidence, he had the entire student's family killed."

"In the same year, he framed his colleagues, causing the former Grand Tutor Lü Wenzong to die unjustly in prison. His family was exiled to the music hall, and to this day, none of them have survived."

"The following year, he was transferred to Jingzhou. While in Jingzhou, he allowed bullies to wreak havoc on the locals, accepted countless beauties, gold and silver, and used the Jingzhou county magistrate for his own purposes. After achieving his goal, he was so cruel that he ordered someone to kill the Jingzhou county magistrate."

"To sum up, the above is enough to confiscate Wu Yanzhi's property and exterminate his clan. There are many more crimes to come. If I were to talk about them now, it would take me an hour to finish."

Shen Lanxi said seriously: "Then wait until the court is dismissed and tell me slowly!"

"Dali Temple, take the file from Xiong Qi."

"The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel will work together to investigate the authenticity of the files."

"The Prime Minister is a veteran of two dynasties, the cornerstone of our Great Zhou, and my right-hand man. This matter must be thoroughly investigated and there must be no mistakes!"

Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Personnel: "I obey your order!"

Many officials began to panic, especially those in Wu Yanzhi's party.

Didn't the Prime Minister just go to the northwest? How could he be reported?

Isn’t Xiong Qi a member of the Prime Minister’s party?

Why did they suddenly turn against us?

People who react quickly open their eyes wide when they learn the truth.

No wonder His Majesty promoted an unknown fourth-rank official to take charge of the Prime Minister's affairs. It turned out that he had planned this all along.

Could it be that Your Majesty has been dissatisfied with the Prime Minister for a long time?

Why didn’t I see it before?

The Prime Minister's daughter is related to the Shen family by marriage, and she has helped Your Majesty ascend to the throne. How could she be killed just like that?

Your Majesty is a little scary!

They are in danger!

After the court was dismissed, Xiong Qi was left alone. In addition, the old Grand Tutor and Liu Mingxin were also left behind.

The two were forced to listen to Wu Yanzhi's history of crimes for an hour, and when they left, their minds were full of what Wu Yanzhi had done.

"Old Master, what does your Majesty mean?"

Mei Nanhua put his hands in his pockets and said calmly, "Your Majesty is a man who does not tolerate any sand in his eyes. Wu Yanzhi, this greedy minister, should have been dealt with long ago."

Liu Mingxin frowned tightly.

"But the Wu family and the Shen family are relatives!"

Will Your Majesty really be ruthless to Wu Yanzhi? Aren't you afraid of being accused of killing the donkey after it has done its work?

The old master snorted coldly: "So what if they are relatives by marriage? The Shen family is still your majesty's family. Don't you still kill them if they commit a crime?"

This reminded Liu Mingxin of something. There had been rumors before that every time His Majesty sent troops, he would sacrifice relatives. It was also said that she had buried her biological father alive when she was in exile?

I'm afraid this is not just groundless rumors!

Wu Yanzhi was far away in the northwest and had no idea about the situation in the capital, but his family was in the capital.

After the morning court session, Wu Yanzhi's party sent a message to the Wu family. They dared not get involved in the Wu family's affairs now, otherwise they would anger His Majesty and be punished for their crimes. What if they were implicated?

The big sword at the entrance of the Golden Throne Hall is not just for decoration. It had just seen blood some time ago.

The Turkic envoy was about to be exterminated just because he made a few aimless remarks.

Can a few of them, just civil officials, stop His Majesty's butcher knife?