The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Princess exchanged a knowing glance and said, "Father, could we also go with the Junior Tutor to her estate?"
Moonlight: At this time of year, the village is still bare and there's really nothing to see.
However, after the two men persisted in their pleading, Emperor Mingxi, being a doting father, reluctantly agreed to take them along.
As a master of impartiality, what difference does it make whether the emperor father takes two children or a whole group of children?
Yue Fuguang watched helplessly as her entourage grew larger and larger. Wouldn't so many people trample her land flat?
Before Yue Fuguang could even take a day trip to a farmhouse, he was greeted by a procession of prison vans from four major families.
The procession escorting them stretched for miles, supposedly not only because these four families had many members, but also because they had more things confiscated from their homes.
The system then mysteriously added, "[Host, to avoid suspicion, the emperor has hidden many treasures unearthed from the Tong family's treasure trove in those boxes.]"
"So fast?" Yue Fuguang was genuinely surprised. She had only provided a general location, yet these people not only unearthed the treasure so quickly, but also secretly transported it into the capital.
Of course, otherwise why do you think the emperor has been all smiles these past few days?
Just you wait, your estate of over a hundred acres will grow to at least a thousand acres, and all the surrounding land belongs to high-ranking officials in the imperial court.
The emperor has already bought them from them and is just waiting to deliver them to you!
Moonlight smacked its lips. "Don't just give me land, I can't take it with me."
Don't worry, not to mention the Tong family's treasure, these other families also have quite a few good things. We'll find a reason to send you a batch later.
The entire court is watching. If such a great achievement is not properly rewarded, who will be willing to risk their lives for Dayan in the future?
Although they were kept in the dark, they still had to show the appropriate respect.
The entire capital city was bustling with activity once again because of one event, following the marriage of Princess Pingning.
The happiest people were Emperor Mingxi and Minister of Revenue Dong Qianli. They watched as wealth flowed into the private and national treasuries like a river, and their smiles were so wide they almost showed their teeth.
Even Uncle Yu drank a couple more cups with the old man at the family banquet. With the national treasury well-funded, officials from the Ministry of Revenue could stand tall both domestically and internationally.
Take war for example, what is most damaging?
money!
In Huo Ying’s words, they had never fought such a rich war!
Everyone silently thanked Little Immortal Lord and Divine Artifact Lord countless times in their hearts. If the two of them could see the mental power value, they would definitely find that their mental power value had been increasing rapidly during this period.
Of course, affection points also apply.
All the members of the four major criminal gangs were imprisoned, and the three judicial departments then conducted a thorough trial.
The evidence is all there; the goal is to have the prisoners sign and secure the evidence, while also seeing if they can implicate each other and uncover more hidden individuals.
This is a long process, involving several thousand people, and it would take at least two or three months to complete. However, the rulers and ministers of Dayan clearly had other plans.
Sure enough, at the morning court session that day, the first person to step forward and report on the case proceedings was no longer the veteran actor Wei Ping, but rather Feng Tang, an imperial censor from the Censorate.
He bowed deeply before saying, "Your Majesty, I impeach the Prince of Qi for conspiring with foreign officials to plot a rebellion."
Originally feeling drowsy, Yue Fuguang was instantly wide awake upon hearing Fengtang impeach the King of Qi!
She had been wondering how Emperor Mingxi would expose Prince Qi's plot to rebel, but it turns out this was what was going to happen.
The idea is good. By getting information about the King of Qi through the mouths of the four major families, the hatred can be diverted and the subsequent investigation can proceed smoothly.
Emperor Mingxi said calmly, “Minister Feng, Prince Qi is my younger brother. Although he has occasionally overstepped his bounds, he has always been honest and upright, without forming cliques or engaging in private affairs. Recently, he even reluctantly sent his beloved daughter to marry a foreign prince for peace on behalf of my Dayan.”
Now you accuse him of plotting a rebellion, but do you have any concrete evidence? Otherwise, I will certainly not let this prince off lightly for making baseless accusations.
"The dignity of a prince cannot be taken lightly; otherwise, how can I explain myself to the people of the land, and to Princess Pingning, who has been married off to a distant land?"
Feng Tang was not intimidated by Emperor Mingxi's words. Instead, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have concrete evidence. These are testimonies and correspondence between Prince Qi and the four great families."
As he spoke, he presented a stack of documents with both hands. Eunuch Qian quickly took the documents and, after finding no problems, presented them to Emperor Mingxi.
After Emperor Mingxi read it, his face turned ashen, and the officials in the hall immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the emperor.
The emperor's cold voice rang out, "Qian Gui, pass this document around to all the officials, and let them see what good deeds my obedient younger brother has been doing behind my back and behind the backs of the people!"
"yes."
Qian Gui quickly distributed the items, and for a moment, the only sounds in the hall were the rustling of papers being passed around and the gasps of astonishment from those reading them.
Some adults were so angry that their hands were trembling. They never imagined that the struggle for the throne between the two royal brothers would spread to their backyard.
Putting everything else aside, the one most directly affected by their situation was their favorite concubine, who turned out to be a spy planted by the Prince of Qi's household.
Even the steward he trusted, the maidservant who was favored by his wife, and the servant who served his eldest son were all people of the King of Qi.
The gardener of an old man who loved growing flowers turned out to be one of King Qi's men. King Qi went to great lengths for them, and his influence was so pervasive that it was almost unparalleled.
Besides spying and gathering information, they also have the intention to corrupt them. Would His Majesty think that they are in cahoots with Prince Qi?
Those who were unaware of the situation were filled with fear, while those who knew... well, they had to join the group. Their previously rosy complexions instantly turned pale.
They're all veteran actors; who doesn't have a signature role?
Watching these people put on their acting skills from above, Yue Fuguang suddenly felt incredibly weak, completely outclassed by the older generation.
"Little Pearl, do you think the Emperor and his men will kill all those spies?"
[Probably, otherwise why would they keep them locked up and wasting food?]
Emperor Mingxi nodded. That's right. Even if he were extremely wealthy now, he wouldn't waste his money on these people.
"I always feel it's a bit of a waste. The Qi Prince's Mansion spent a lot of manpower and resources training these people; it's such a waste to just kill them like that!"
[Making use of waste? It's not impossible. Kill those who are wholeheartedly loyal to the King of Qi, and those who are willing to serve the court can be kept. Being paid by the government and having a government job is much better than following the King of Qi in rebellion.]
I saw that many of them were clever children selected from orphanages, beggars, and slave traders by the Prince Qi's mansion and raised from a young age.
In Ling Yinghua's original timeline, her two grandchildren were abducted. The boy was sold to a family without sons, and the girl was sent to this kind of organization. Unfortunately, the girl didn't survive the brutal training and died halfway through.
Although Ling Yinghua knew that such a thing would not happen again in this life, she still couldn't help but feel heartbroken when she heard about the child's experience, and she also felt a different kind of affection for the spies mentioned in the information.
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