Zhao Huan couldn't listen anymore. It's one thing to be shameless, but don't you dare insult my intelligence!
"Thank you, Dahai!"
Whenever the emperor called this name, the ministers would feel a chill. This time, everyone knelt down automatically and began to wonder if the emperor was going to kill Li Gang.
A subtle smile appeared on Liu Changqing's lips, Bai Shizhong breathed a slight sigh of relief, and Huang Shu'ao also felt that Li Gang had messed up this time.
"Drag Liu Changqing out and throw him into the imperial prison!"
Liu Changqing looked bewildered and hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground again: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I am innocent, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Huan's eyes widened, and he said angrily, "Injustice! Let him tell me, are you innocent or not!"
It turned out that Xie Dahai was dragging someone along, and this person had been tortured half to death. This person was none other than Zhang Chaoyang, the Vice Minister of Revenue who succeeded Chen Xian.
Upon seeing that Zhang Chaoyang had been beaten half to death, with all ten of his fingernails pulled out, Bai Shizhong, Liu Changqing, and Huang Shu'ao were terrified and trembled all over.
"Your Majesty, may this humble subject be well!"
"Minister Zhang, tell me, have I wronged Liu Changqing?"
"Your Majesty's wisdom is as vast as the sea, and I dare not speak presumptuously. Since I took office as Vice Minister of Revenue six days ago, Lord Liu and Lord Huang have approached me and asked me to create a shortfall in this year's military pay, a total of 250,000. In addition, there are 220,000 Imperial Guards that do not meet the standards and are outside the margins. Minister Li's statistics are based on the strict standards of the Imperial Guards set by the court, so they are more reliable!"
Zhao Huan's face was frighteningly dark: "This is outrageous!"
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