All the civil and military officials in the court were waiting for Zhao Ji's decision. In this silent hall, Zhao Ji suddenly smiled.

"Jinwu Guards, arrest the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice."

No one expected that Zhao Ji would say this, nor did anyone expect the situation to turn out like this.

The Jinwu Guards have always been guards serving in the imperial palace. Their main job responsibilities include protecting the royal family and maintaining order in the court.

Now Zhao Ji is the extremely powerful regent, holding the military token given to him by the late emperor. The Jinwu Guards have always obeyed the regent Zhao Ji.

In just a few breaths, before the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice could figure out what was going on, the man was arrested.

He shouted in horror, "Did Master Seal make a mistake?"

"Why would you arrest me? I was just giving some suggestions!"

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice is now extremely panicked, mainly because he feels guilty.

Zhao Ji smiled and asked someone to be brought to the court. This person was the servant sent by the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice to spread the nursery rhymes!

"This man is the son of your housekeeper. Half a month ago, he was ordered by you to go to Zhangchengzhong to find the children and spread the nursery rhyme."

"Don't you know about this?"

When the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice saw the familiar face of the servant, he knew that he was finished.

He didn't expect that Zhao Ji had such great connections and could investigate so thoroughly in such a short time.

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who had been panicking and trying to argue just now, suddenly became as wilted as an eggplant hit by frost.

"Very good, it seems that you can no longer refute it. It's a pity that you just vowed to take the child's life!"

Zhao Ji snorted coldly.

At this time, the Minister of Rites and others had already stood up, and they all looked at the Left Vice Minister of Justice with contempt.

Zhao Ji has always been the one who has the final say in the court.

This is also because Zhao Ji has the courage to stick to his word.

There is nothing Zhao Ji cannot find out if he wants to.

Once Zhao Ji had figured out the matter and had the evidence in his hands, there was basically no reversal.

"Your sinister intention just now is nothing more than wanting me to execute this child. You want to destroy my reputation and even the emperor's reputation among the people. This is a very powerful plan. What a pity..."

Zhao Ji coldly exposed the dark thoughts of those on the list.

"How innocent are the children? How innocent are the civilians? They became your pawns? The war in southern Xinjiang has just ended. Do you think the list of martyrs in the army is too small?"

"You are not the ones fighting on the front lines. Instead, you are the ones who use these dirty tricks in the court and do these shameful things that cannot be put on the table. You are the best at it!"

"You and the master behind you...are birds of a feather!"

Zhao Ji scolded the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice harshly, and the other court officials who were watching the show could probably sort out many clues from Zhao Ji's words.

First of all, there are other people behind this Left Vice Minister of Justice. Secondly, Zhao Ji keeps calling "you" which means that in addition to the Left Vice Minister of Justice, there must be other people in the court who are involved in this matter.

No matter what the matter was, it showed that Zhao Ji had already investigated the whole story.

Such means and intentions also shocked other ministers in the court.

However, the attention of these court officials is now all focused on who is the master behind the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice?

Some court officials who were on good terms with each other had already started making eye contact with each other, and it was all a battle of glances.

Zhao Ji was satisfied with his scolding, and then he slowly glanced at the other people who were trembling in fear.

To be fair, there are quite a few people on the list. If all of them were picked out at once, there would definitely be some unrest.

Among them are some who have been in office for a long time and have been in their positions for many years.

It would be okay if it was just one or two of these people that were frozen, but if all of them were moved, Zhao Ji wouldn't be able to fill these positions with so many people at once.

So what Zhao Ji did today was nothing more than to make an example of someone and to scare the monkeys, and also to give these people one last chance.

Another reason is to intimidate other ministers in the court.

Now it seems that both effects have been achieved well.

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was already kneeling on the ground, trembling, unable to stand up.

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Every word that the Left Assistant Minister said just now was very vicious, but there is a truth in it that I really appreciate. He said that if there are no memorable means of dealing with the problem, I am afraid that the people will not be impressed."

"I agree with you on this point, so let's send you to Caishikou to be beheaded, and hang your head on the nursery rhyme. We can also copy the nursery rhyme on paper and post it on the city wall to warn everyone!"

After Zhao Ji finished saying this, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice screamed and fainted.

The Jinwu Guards acted quickly and soon dragged the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice away.

After dealing with the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Ji smiled and asked the Jinwu Guards to take the child away and send him back to his parents' home.

"This child is very eloquent. Go back and tell the parents that if they are willing to send their child to school, I will pay for the child's tuition."

Zhao Ji took out a few taels of silver from his pocket and put them in the child's hand.

At this time, all the civil and military officials in the court felt that Zhao Ji was a man who clearly distinguished between rewards and punishments.

When the child saw the money, his eyes curved into a smile, and he made an awkward salute to Zhao Ji, then turned around and followed the guards, looking back every few steps as he left.

After the child left, silence returned to the court.

Zhao Ji smiled and looked at the ministers and said, "Since a mere nursery rhyme can implicate the ministers in the court, I must give you a few more instructions. This is the emperor's dynasty. The new emperor ascends the throne and needs your assistance. If you have any second thoughts, please remember that the emperor and I will never tolerate people who have two masters in their hearts."

"Today, the fate of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice will eventually be the fate of others in the future. I advise some people not to take risks. I will not give you a second chance like today."

When Zhao Ji said this, the expression on his face had long lost its effectiveness and was filled with seriousness and majesty.

Naturally, none of the court officials below would take the initiative to stand up and admit themselves.

But Zhao Ji could also see a hint of fear in the eyes of those people on the list.

It’s enough to be afraid, but what’s worrying is what people who don’t even know how to be afraid will do?

"Now, this nursery rhyme cannot be spread only in the capital. Later, the emperor and I will write this nursery rhyme into the imperial edict and spread it to all states and counties."

"If anyone sings the contents of this nursery rhyme, it would be considered treason. Do you have any objections?"