Chapter 437: Big Change
At this time, He Yi said in a heavy voice: "Your Majesty, these are the daily mistakes made by the ministers in the court. Why is Your Majesty collecting them?"
Zhu Feng said coldly, "The Minister of Revenue borrowed two hundred thousand taels of silver from the national treasury five years ago, and he hasn't paid it back yet. He also shows no intention of paying it back."
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"Isn't this considered embezzlement?"
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"And the Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, his son is doing evil and seizing people's land. Isn't he aware of this?"
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"It's clearly a case of favoritism and shielding."
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"My Censorate has no use for people like this."
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"besides--"
He then said several more things, and Nan Yan was stunned listening to them.
What Zhu Feng said, which was also written in the booklet in He Yi's hand, were all the faults of the officials in the court.
How could he know so much details?
Knowing this, what should we do?
He Yi remained silent until Zhu Feng finished speaking. He then said solemnly, "Your Majesty, do you want me to deal with these officials during this time?"
"That's right."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "I've taken a look and they're all veteran officials. I won't argue with them any more."
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"Let them all resign and return to their hometowns to enjoy their retirement. I will also reward them with some small plots of land."
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"However, if they remain stubborn and refuse to change, I will have the ministers impeach them upon my return from Peking. By then, resigning will no longer be enough to resolve the issue."
He Yi looked at the booklet in his hand and fell silent.
Zhu Feng was ultimately unwilling to keep these ministers - but that didn't matter, a new emperor appointed new ministers, and if the emperor didn't find these ministers convenient to use, he would of course have to replace them.
However, the things in this booklet made him feel a little uneasy.
Where did the emperor get so many mistakes from his court officials?
His face was solemn. He looked up at Zhu Feng and said, "The emperor said a few days ago that you specially trained a ceremonial guard team of your own, composed of disciples from the royal family."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "That's right."
"They are not organized into the army, nor are they the same as the imperial guards."
"Yes."
"They take orders directly from the Emperor."
"Um."
He Yi took a deep breath and raised the booklet in his hand: "Are these the things that the guards investigated for the emperor?"
Zhu Feng looked at him for a while, then said, "You don't need to ask these questions."
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"Go get it done."
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"I hope that after returning from Peking, I won't have to see these faces in the court anymore."
He Yi looked down at the booklet in his hand with a solemn heart. After a long while, he finally took a deep breath and said, "Your humble servant, I obey your order."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Wuying Palace became quiet again.
Nan Yan sat in her seat, unable to calm down.
If the things that He Yi and Zhu Feng just talked about were about the previous dynasty, she would not understand and would not dare to think too much about it, but she already understood the question that Zhu Feng asked her before He Yi came.
She stood up and walked slowly over to the couch. She saw Zhu Feng put his hand above the incense burner. Curling green smoke rose from the incense burner, slowly dispersing around his fingertips and wafting into the air.
Just like his thoughts.
Invisible and even more unpredictable.
"Your Majesty..." She hesitated and said softly, "Your Majesty, do you want my family to serve as officials in the court?"
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