Chapter 14 is so exciting!
The Minister of Rites was horrified and secretly glanced at the emperor sitting at the top. His face turned pale instantly.
When Liu Zhiyuan heard the title "Minister Liu", he suddenly understood.
It turned out that he was the Minister of Rites Liu Baiwen.
The reason why she was impressed by this person was not only because they had the same surname, but also because he was one of the biggest corrupt officials in the novel. Later, the male protagonist destroyed the Yong Dynasty, ascended the throne as emperor, and was the first to raid the homes of Prime Minister Chen and Minister Liu.
In the mansion of Minister Liu alone, 200 million taels of silver, 30,000 taels of gold, and countless houses, land, shops, jewelry, and antique jades were seized.
The total amount of silver embezzled by the two men was equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the Yong Dynasty for 20 years.
The treasury, which was originally empty after the war, was instantly filled. The hero used the money to build water conservancy projects and restore the farmland destroyed by the war. In just five years, he created a prosperous era and became a wise ruler who was loved by the people and whose name will be remembered forever.
Oh!
Such a corrupt official actually had the nerve to say in front of her that her father was a corrupt official. Where is his face!
Liu Zhiyuan rolled his eyes and smiled, "Minister Liu, I once heard my father say that the Shangshu Mansion covers an area of 600 mu. There is a villa in the south of the city and a garden in the north, each covering dozens of mu, with rockery and flowing water. It is really luxurious. If I remember correctly, the annual salary of the six ministers is 200 taels of silver plus 200 hu of rice, 5 hectares of official land, and 10,000 taels of silver for maintenance. Such income should not be able to support such lavish expenses for the Shangshu."
Minister Liu broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
Not only him, all the officials present were sweating profusely.
When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. There is no official who is not greedy. If it were only the court salary, it would not be enough for them to maintain their lives, let alone enjoy themselves.
How many of their incomes came from court salaries? All came from bribes or tributes from those below them, and this was kept secret.
And now, Liu Zhiyuan actually brought the matter to light, and in front of the emperor!
This is going to drag everyone down with it!
Everyone was sweating.
Prime Minister Chen was the calmest and glanced at the officials coldly.
Why are you panicking? The emperor will definitely not investigate this matter.
After all, the law does not hold everyone responsible, and everyone is greedy. If an investigation is carried out, many people will be involved, and the entire court will be in turmoil.
By then, with internal and external troubles, Dayong will be in danger.
Xiao Yu raised his eyelids lazily and looked at Liu Zhiyuan with a hint of amusement.
This woman is really brave.
Didn't she know that by saying this, she would offend all the civil and military officials in the court? Even if the Liu family could survive this time, they would no longer have a place in the court in the future.
After all, they are not of my race, so their hearts must be different.
Moreover, Liu Zhiyuan brought the matter to light in public, which was clearly to create difficulties for him.
According to her, there must be something wrong with Minister Liu, and even with all the ministers, whether he investigates or not.
If we don't investigate, it will embolden those people.
Investigate, how to investigate, replace all the officials in the court?
But this problem is easy to solve.
Xiao Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and suddenly smiled at Liu Zhiyuan.
Liu Zhiyuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat!
Do you know that feeling? A tyrant who kills people like crazy and has a gloomy face all day long suddenly smiles at you, and his smile is so beautiful and handsome that it makes the world pale in comparison.
This is more than just a horror that can be described by the saying "When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong"!
Sure enough, the next second, Xiao Yu quickly drew the sword from the waist of the imperial guard and pointed it towards her.
The sharp sword tore through the sky with unstoppable force, frightening Liu Zhiyuan so much that his eyes were about to burst with anger.
She quickly rewound the progress bar. Suddenly, her vision went dark. She was still kneeling in the hall. The Minister of Rites was sneering and boasting, "Perhaps this is your father's cleverness, using his poor appearance to deceive everyone..."
Liu Zhiyuan was still in shock.
It was so scary. Xiao Yu drew his sword suddenly and threw it so fast that when she was pulling the progress bar, she could already feel the tip of the sword cutting off her eyelashes!
It was almost there, just a little bit. If she had reversed 0.1 second slower, she might have died now!
His heart was beating fast, and Liu Zhiyuan was furious. He stood up suddenly and cursed at Xiao Yu.
"Xiao Yu, you're a tyrant! You're a fucking psychopath! If you're sick, get treatment. Did I provoke you? You kill people for no reason! You're crazy! Dayong is truly unlucky to have an emperor like you! It's truly a blessing from our ancestors that the country didn't perish!"
"Why don't people like you just die! Oh, sorry, I said it wrong, you are not a fucking human being! If you like chopping off people's heads so much, why don't you chop off your own head? You still want to kill me? I will kill your ancestors, Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah!!"
After cursing, she put her hands on her hips, took a deep breath, and kept fanning herself with her delicate hands.
Cool!
It’s so satisfying to curse!
After cursing, she calmly moved the progress bar forward in the face of Xiao Yu's dangerous gaze and the ministers' suspicious looks.
The next second, Liu Zhiyuan knelt straight back down, "Your Majesty, my father was wrongly accused. I beg Your Majesty to investigate."
Xiao Yu, "..."
Okay, okay, the method of reversing time and space can be used like this, right?
After cursing someone and satisfying his urge to talk, he starts to act innocent!
Xiao Yu had a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, and he was furious but couldn't vent his anger.
After all, he couldn't let Liu Zhiyuan know that he had memories, so even though he had already torn Liu Zhiyuan into pieces in his heart, he had to pretend that he hadn't heard anything.
Too lazy to listen to her long speech again, Xiao Yu simply said, "Since Minister Liu has served the people wholeheartedly in the past, the death penalty can be spared, but the living punishment cannot be escaped. He will be exiled three thousand miles away and will never be allowed to return to the capital."
Liu Zhiyuan, "..."
She hasn't said anything yet, why did the emperor change his mind?
Changing it to exile is not an option either. Exile three thousand miles away is a long and arduous journey. How can her parents bear it?
"Your Majesty, my father was wrongly accused..."
"Liu Fei!" Xiao Yu interrupted her harshly, "Your father's case of forming a clique for personal gain and embezzling money has been closed. I am showing mercy by sparing their lives. Don't push your luck any further!"
“Your Majesty…”
"Considering your eagerness to save your father, I will not pursue your trespassing into the Imperial Study today. Tomorrow you may go and see her off. Come, send Concubine Liu back to the Cold Palace!"
After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he turned away.
Little did they know that this action caused a storm in the hearts of all the court officials present.
They had no memory of what happened before the reversal, so in everyone's eyes, it was Liu Zhiyuan who broke into the imperial study and said that Liu Zhongyuan was wrongly accused. The emperor immediately pardoned the death penalty for everyone in the Liu family!
First, she was allowed to enter and leave the palace freely, and then her father's death sentence was commuted. Such favor was truly shocking.
For a moment, everyone looked at Liu Zhiyuan with scrutiny and calculation.
Wang Zheng walked up to Liu Zhiyuan and said, "Empress Liu, please go back."
Liu Zhiyuan bit her lip, her face full of resentment.
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