Not only did Lord Liu not show mercy to Lord Lu, he also sent his son to the gold mine.
"They want to take it all for themselves!"
"They are so bold. They keep it all to themselves. Aren't they afraid that Lord Lu will tell about it before he dies?"
Looking at Fubao's shocked expression, Li Tianze chuckled.
"Someone broke into the prison last night and wanted to kill Lord Lu."
"So, Lord Liu wanted to kill people to silence them for the sake of the gold mine, so that the matter of the gold mine would remain a secret."
Fu Bao frowned: "Why can people be so cruel for wealth? Weren't they friends before?"
Li Tianze rubbed her little head, knowing that it would be difficult for her to digest such a thing for a while.
But Fubao is not an ordinary person, there are some things she needs to understand.
"Fubao, you have to know that people in this world are always chasing profit. Often, they can disregard friendship and even family ties for the sake of profit. For them, as long as they can have wealth, they can give up everything."
Fubao's little brows furrowed even more tightly.
"Why did they become like this? Isn't it good to be with family and friends?"
She didn't understand, but she suddenly thought of Gu Jinyu.
In order to gain fame and fortune, Gu Jinyu framed his mother and ruined his brothers.
If she had not been reborn, Gu Jinyu might have been fine all the time, but her mother and brothers would have died tragically.
Gu Jinyu gave up everything, but was able to have something better, while her mother and brother who died tragically will never get justice.
"Brother Emperor, is it because this world is so unfair? Good people don't get good rewards, but those bad people do all kinds of evil things and still live well?"
"Yes, so as the Emperor, we must try to make our country fair."
Li Tianze looked into the distance. He couldn't make everything fair, but he could do his best.
"Well, Your Majesty will definitely make Nanzhao fair."
Li Tianze felt a little warm in his heart when he met Fubao's trusting eyes.
"But Your Majesty, do you have plans for that Lord Liu?"
Li Tianze laughed: "Your fourth brother has already brought people to search our house."
Soon, Gu Jinguo came back from outside.
"Eight hundred thousand taels of gold, three hundred thousand taels of silver, and countless jewels were seized from the Liu family..."
Fu Bao's eyes almost popped out of his head. "Isn't he just a small fifth-rank official? How can he have so much money?"
"Although Lord Liu is only a fifth-rank official, he has been following Lord Lu in plundering the people's wealth over the years. He is also very capable and has good relationships with several powerful ministers. Over the years, he has done a lot of "business" with them!"
Gu Jinguo glanced at Fubao and turned the flesh trade into a business.
Li Tianze understood and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
"It seems that the confiscation of their property has given them an advantage. You should continue to investigate and find out everything the Liu family has done."
"yes!"
Gu Jinguo left in a hurry. After Li Tianze came to power, he gave Gu Jinguo a lot of important tasks, which made Fubao a little worried.
"Your Majesty, my fourth brother is still young. Working too hard will prevent him from growing taller."
Li Tianze was thinking about something and laughed when he heard Fubao's words.
"Fubao, aren't you worried that I won't grow taller?"
Fu Bao shook his head: "Brother Emperor will definitely grow taller, so I am not afraid at all."
The firm trust made Li Tianze very happy.
"Don't worry, your fourth brother won't be busy all the time. After this period of time, he will have some free time."
"Well, Fubao believes in the Emperor."
Since ascending the throne, many people's attitudes have changed, only Fubao remains the same as before.
Li Tianze hopes that Fubao can continue like this.
After the Lu and Liu families were raided one after another, the officials became uneasy, fearing that they would also be targeted by the new emperor.
During this period, officials did not dare to take any action.
Especially those ministers who were on good terms with Lord Liu, they became more restrained and went home to rest after the court session, and they even stopped going out.
The prince thought this was a good idea, as it would prevent the ministers from causing trouble.
In fact, he did not intend to get rid of all problematic officials. As the saying goes, "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish." As long as the official did not do very bad things and could handle his duties well, he could stay.
"Your Majesty, my grandfather hasn't been to the palace for two days. I feel like something happened at my aunt's house, so I want to go out and take a look."
General Leng went to the Ji family to look for his daughter last time, but didn't find her. He went again two days ago, but this time he took a leave of absence directly.
"Okay, I'll have someone accompany you."
Li Tianze had many things to deal with and could not accompany Fubao in person, so he sent Wenfeng, the captain of the guards whom he promoted personally.
Wenfeng is in his twenties, with a sturdy build and a steady personality. Perhaps because he has children at home, he treats Fubao with a bit more genuine care.
Fubao went to the general's mansion first, but the housekeeper said that General Leng had not returned home for two days and had been staying at Ji's house.
Fubao went to Ji's house again. It was quite lively there. He could hear the noise inside before he even entered.
"My daughter will not be bullied by you. If you don't treat her well, I will take her back to the General's Mansion and cut off all ties with your Ji family from now on!"
This was his grandfather's voice. Fubao took a few quick steps and walked in.
The gatekeeper wanted to stop them, but when he saw that the person coming was Fubao, he quickly retreated.
Fubao is their lady's guest, so they won't stop him.
Madam is particularly considerate to the servants in Ji Mansion, and they all support her in their hearts.
But as servants, they have no say in their master's affairs.
"What happened in the Ji Mansion? What happened to my aunt?"
He didn't expect that Fubao would walk straight towards him.
Thinking of how good the lady was to them, he did not hide anything and told her how Leng Ningxiang was suppressed by her mother-in-law, drugged by her sister-in-law, and was framed to become a concubine for Lord Ji.
"What a shame for the Ji family! My aunt was so kind to them, yet they turned their backs on me and made me suffer so much."
"Wenfeng, go call some people, the more the better!"
Fubao was not in a hurry to go in, she wanted to be a support for her aunt.
At the Ji family, Lord Ji's face was pale and he blocked the door to prevent Leng Ningxiang from leaving.
"Ma'am, please don't leave!"
Leng Ningxiang looked at him coldly: "Get out of the way."
"Madam, you are the only one in my heart, and you are the only one who is my wife. I will never let other women in my life. Madam, I am devoted to you, so please forgive me this time, okay?"
Lord Ji knelt on the ground, his face full of regret.
"Madam, I didn't mean to do that. I was just drugged. I..."
"Don't try to make excuses anymore. You were indeed poisoned, but you did it willingly. You weren't satisfied with having only one son in your life, and you wanted more sons to enrich your family lineage. That's all."
"I've said it before, Leng Ningxiang only wants clean men in this life. If you're dirty, I'll never want you again."
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