Recently, some people carrying tons of letters wanted to leave the city, but they were stopped before they reached the city gate, and then the tons of letters on their bodies became evidence.
As confessions and letters were placed before Emperor Shunying, he sighed repeatedly, occasionally looking up at Fang Zhiyi in front of him and saying, "My dear minister, why didn't you do this earlier? My empire is actually made up of these aristocratic families?"
Fang Zhiyi nodded: "That's why the uprising broke out."
The news that Emperor Shunying was going to court spread.
The remaining ministers almost crawled to the main hall. These people had been suffering from mental torture at all times during this period. Almost all the noble families in the capital were arrested by the Xuan Jing Division, and some of those who resisted were even shot on the spot. It was said that their family silver and property were also confiscated.
The court was still full of people, as if the purge had never happened, but the remaining ministers were secretly frightened. Why didn't they recognize the people standing next to them?
"The Minister of Revenue, that Wang..." Emperor Shunying thought for a long time.
The newly appointed Minister of Revenue stepped out and respectfully bowed to the Emperor Shunying: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, is pleased to see you."
When this name came out, several ministers showed fear on their faces. They had seen this name on the petition for help before the rebel army besieged the city. Wasn't Wang Chongxi the leader of a rebel army in the west? But now they didn't dare to speak carelessly, and just kept looking at Wang Chongxi.
"Oh, yes, Wang Chongxi, how is the inventory going?"
"Your Majesty, a considerable amount of property has been seized recently, and the treasury is still undergoing an inventory. However, my current rough estimate is that there are over 100 million taels of silver."
When these words were spoken, not only Emperor Shunying was stunned, but even the remaining ministers were stunned.
What's the concept? In the past, even if Emperor Shunying didn't come to court, Cao Ji would come. Many arguments revolved around the allocation of funds. The treasury had only a few million taels of silver for a long time, and even if it was allocated, it would still be subject to layers of extortion. What did I hear today?
"One hundred million taels?" Emperor Shunying's eyes lit up. There was no emperor who didn't like his treasury to be filled with silver.
Wang Chongxi added: "And if we add those rare treasures, I estimate there will be another 10 million taels."
Emperor Shunying leaned back on the dragon throne with satisfaction: "Oh, these stingy guys, when we were besieged, they all cried poor to me, and now their secrets have been exposed, how satisfying!"
The old officials below shrank their necks; they understood what he meant.
"What about the Ministry of Justice? Does the Ministry of Justice have a memorial?"
The new Minister of Justice stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since I took over, the Ministry of Justice has urgently addressed over 900 unjust cases, and we are still working on them."
"T!"
Several more ministers came forward to report their work. The veteran ministers finally understood that these new officials were almost all former bandits! As for them standing in this golden throne room, they didn't even have to think about it. They glanced secretly at Fang Zhiyi who was sitting on the chair.
For the first time, Emperor Shunying felt quite happy to attend court. He knew that each of the people recruited by Fang Zhiyi had their own strengths, and there was no need for the emperor to make decisions left and right to handle matters.
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