Meng Gu Rao didn't understand why the emperor didn't take this opportunity to confiscate the sources of money of those corrupt officials. He looked at Zhao Huan puzzledly: "Your Majesty, let's listen to him..."
"Meng Gu Rao!" Zhao Huan was furious. "This evil Taoist is trying to sow discord and is full of nonsense. How can we listen to his one-sided story?"
"But the banknotes in his hand..."
"No buts! Drag me out and have me beaten to death!"
The emperor was furious, and no one dared to speak. The guards dragged Guo Jing away, screaming all the way.
Zhao Huan put his arm around Zhu Lian and walked into the Zichen Hall.
None of the ministers tried to stop the emperor from violating the moral code. If Zhao Huan had embraced the empress in public, they would have regarded it as a scourge and cursed the emperor for his shame and disgrace.
Zhao Huan knew full well that if he investigated these officials through Guo Jing's mouth, he would probably find that half of them were guilty of possessing huge amounts of wealth of unknown origin. If all the officials were arrested, the country would be paralyzed immediately.
Zhao Huan had unexpectedly gained 370,000 taels of silver. Unfortunately, no one dared to claim the silver, so it naturally went into the national treasury, and Zhao Huan was overjoyed.
Yeonbokgung Palace.
Yanfu Palace is an independent palace outside the imperial city. It was built by Cai Jing and Tong Guan to please Huizong. It is the only imperial palace more luxurious than the Imperial Palace, and it was built at the expense of the people's money.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Zheng, the Grand Empress Dowager of Daojun Palace, was furious: "What does Zhu Lian want to do? Does she want to sever my royal bloodline?
PS: This made me so angry that my heart couldn't bear it. Fortunately, I am thick-skinned enough. Thank you for the reward.
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