"As for the other antique calligraphy and paintings, I haven't counted them yet."
Gong Qiubai murmured, "He's just a provincial governor, yet he dares to embezzle so much. How much more must the governors above him and the ministers in the court have embezzled? No wonder the national treasury is short of money; it's all been eaten up by these parasites!"
Gong Qiubai was very angry.
Zhao Lin said, "That's why we need to investigate. Su Yinghan, plow through all the officials in the governor's office."
"Yes, sir!"
Su Yinghan left excitedly.
Sudi quickly advised, "It's enough to ask them to hand over the money they embezzled. It would be a bit too much to arrest all the officials from the governor's office here as well."
"So what if it's excessive?"
Gong Qiubai snorted coldly, "One must be loyal to the emperor when receiving his salary. These people, as officials of the imperial court, do not seek to repay the emperor and the people, but instead engage in corruption and bribery. They should all be arrested, their property confiscated, and their entire families exterminated."
Gong Qiubai said murderously.
He is a serious scholar and never tolerates such things.
Sudi said angrily, "You said that very straightforwardly, but in the end, Zhao Lin was still the one being attacked."
Gong Qiubai said proudly, "Then let me go on your behalf."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Alright, no need to argue anymore. Let's not ruin everyone's harmony because of some damned bastard. Gong Qiubai!"
Zhao Lin suddenly shouted.
Gong Qiubai was immediately shocked: "I am here!"
"I will give you three thousand men and horses. Set off at night to capture all the people in the Jian'an Governor's Office." Zhao Lin ordered.
"Yes, sir." Gong Qiubai said excitedly.
Anyway, their governor is detained here, so this is a good opportunity to raid their lair and look for evidence.
"Sudi!" Zhao Lin ordered again.
Sudi asked, "I'm going to Lingnan?"
"Yes." Zhao Lin smiled and said, "I'll also give you 3,000 men and horses. You can do whatever you want."
"good!"
Su Di and Gong Qiubai each led 3,000 soldiers and horses, and traveled day and night to seal off the governor's offices in Jian'an and Lingnan provinces respectively, and arrested all the officials.
When the news came out, there was an uproar.
"Crazy! Zhao Lin is crazy!"
"What does he want to do? This isn't the way to get rich!"
"Is he going to rob all the governors in the world?"
Many people were so angry that they jumped up and down.
When Zhao Lin took action, whether he would wipe out the entire family or not was another matter, but he would definitely confiscate their property.
All officials in the governor's offices of Qingyuan, Jian'an and Lingnan provinces were arrested and their homes were searched one by one.
The degree of this is even worse than when Zhao Lin was in Jiujiang.
Early morning.
Emperor Chengping was dragged here with two big dark circles under his eyes and sleepy eyes.
"Your Majesty, I impeach Zhao Lin for his reckless and wanton killing of innocent people!"
Just as he finished saying that if there was something to report early, then leave the court if there was nothing else, someone jumped out to report Zhao Lin.
Emperor Chengping glanced at the indignant Censor Qi Ziang and said weakly, "How could he kill innocent people so recklessly?"
Qi Ziang said angrily, "Zhao Lin actually arrested all the officials from the governor's offices in Qingyuan, Jian'an, and Lingnan provinces!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar.
Apart from the relevant personnel, no one else knew what was happening in Qingyuan Province.
Hearing Qi Ziang say this, everyone widened their eyes in shock. Even some old ministers who were already weak due to lack of sleep had their eyes bigger than eggs.
"Is this true? What does Zhao Lin want to do?"
"He arrested all the officials from the three provincial governors' offices in one go. Is he crazy?"
"I don't know if he's crazy or not, but I think I'm going crazy."
"It's hard to describe how wanton and reckless they are. They can simply be called completely devoid of conscience!"
Many ministers said this.
The serious morning court suddenly turned into a vegetable market.
The Crown Prince and Prince Yu looked at each other.
Both of them found it a bit tricky.
If you speak up for Zhao Lin, you may offend the people behind the governors of the three provinces.
If I don't speak up for him, I will lose the chance to win over Zhao Lin.
The last time Zhao Lin was imprisoned, they did not stand up for him, which made Zhao Lin very dissatisfied with them and even rejected their invitation.
If Zhao Lin is displeased again this time, all the previous efforts to win him over will be in vain.
The two were still thinking about the pros and cons. Without their signal, the people from the Prince's Party and Prince Yu's Party were reluctant to stand up, and the remaining neutral people all looked at Fu Chengwang. For a moment, no one spoke except Qi Ziang.
Qi Ziang said passionately, "Zhao Lin is so ruthless that he actually brought 13,000 Qingzhou soldiers to Qingyuan Province. This isn't about handling maritime trade, this is about robbery."
Emperor Chengping laughed and said, "Qi Aiqing is serious. Zhao Lin has already told me about this matter."
Qi Ziang was stunned: "He said it? What did he say?"
Emperor Chengping said, "Ge Ruochuan and others colluded with pirates to attack and kill Zhao Lin."
hiss……
Upon hearing Emperor Chengping's words, the ministers present all gasped.
"Oh my goodness, is this true? Are Ge Ruochuan and the others crazy? Didn't Zhao Lin lead over 13,000 Qingzhou soldiers? How dare they do this?"
A minister said in a thick accent.
"Humph, Zhao Lin said what happened himself. Who knows if it's true or not?"
Qi Ziang insisted, "Even if it's true, Ge Ruochuan and the others are governors, third-rank officials. Zhao Lin has no right to deal with them. The court must send an imperial envoy."
Fu Chengwang said calmly, "Who do you think is suitable to go, Master Qi?"
Qi Ziang said, "This matter should be handled by the Dali Temple."
Sun Xiaohui, the Grand Court Judge, said quickly, "Your Majesty, there have been cases everywhere lately, and the Grand Court really doesn't have anyone available. It would be better to let Lord Qi be the Imperial Envoy."
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