NFBE Chapter 236: Remove the arms of powerful officials!
Chapter 236: Remove the arms of powerful officials!
The next morning.
Ye Chen opened his eyes and looked at the two beauties nestled in his arms, and couldn't help but sigh.
It took until midnight.
The two women still did not agree to sleep with him together, but just rested next to him.
This is a bit uncomfortable.
"Mian'er, Rui'er, get up and change your clothes for me."
Ye Chen said softly and gently.
Qin Man and Hua Rui stood up one after another.
At this time, both women were only wearing bellybands and pants, and they looked slim, energetic, graceful and plump.
When people look at it, they feel infinite temptation.
Ye Chen got out of bed and let the two women give him better clothes.
Put on the dragon robe and wear the emperor's crown.
"Rui'er, Meng'er, I have to go to Taiqian Palace today. I will call you when I come back."
Today is the day to confront the powerful officials about the Qinling Mountains issue.
There is serious work to do.
Ye Chen cheered himself up, gave Qin Man and Hua Rui some instructions, and then strode out of the Yangxin Palace.
Cheng'en had someone prepare the sedan chair long ago.
Ye Chen got on the sedan chair and headed towards Taiqian Palace.
But on the way, he met Shen Qiu.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has instructed me to inform you that the miners and captives have been brought to the capital. Your Majesty can summon them at any time."
As soon as Shen Qiu saw Ye Chen, he immediately clasped his fists and said.
"Ah."
Ye Chen's mouth corners slightly raised.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother also told me to tell you that someone secretly passed information to Cao Tao and other important criminals yesterday. Those people were caught by the Queen Mother and have all been dismissed and investigated!"
Shen Qiu clasped his fists towards Ye Chen.
Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.
"Qiu'er, what did those people say?"
"I don't know. Messages were passed on orally or on paper, and all those papers were swallowed by Cao Tao's men."
Shen Qiu said quickly.
Hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes turned cold.
It seems that these powerful officials are doing their best to remedy the situation.
Ye Chen originally thought that he had enough evidence. As long as he confronted those powerful officials in the court, even if he could not bring down Yang Dechang, he could at least cut off some of his arms, severely damage his influence in the court, and even directly control the six ministries.
But now it seems that there are still many variables involved.
Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said to Shen Qiu: "Qiu'er, I understand."
there is always a solution to a problem.
Ye Chen thought he had done everything he could.
All that was left was to compete with those powerful officials in the court.
Ye Chen doesn’t think so much now.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiu also followed the sedan silently.
Hundreds of officials gathered in the Taiqian Palace.
Su Mengjiao was already sitting behind the dragon throne.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"
The mountains roared and the tsunami roared.
All the officials knelt down and worshiped.
Ye Chen strode forward and sat on the dragon throne.
"Be flat."
Ye Chen waved his sleeves and spoke in a steady tone.
The eunuch who was delivering the message at the side repeated his order in a loud voice.
"Your Majesty, please stand up!"
All the officials stood up one after another.
"If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court~!"
The eunuch who delivered the message shouted in a hoarse voice.
Immediately, an official came forward holding bamboo slips.
Wait for the eunuchs to collect these memorials one by one.
Ye Chen glanced at the officials before saying in a calm and domineering tone, "Recently, a major event happened outside the capital."
Hearing this, Yang Dechang had already expected it, but he didn't say anything, just gathered his strength first.
"The Beijing army colluded with the Lu merchants to occupy the Qinling Mountains, plundering the people as slaves, and even illegally opened mines!"
Ye Chen slammed the dragon table hard, and the sound was like rolling waves and thunder, sweeping out.
For a time, the whole court was in an uproar.
Many ministers looked terrified.
Some ministers were also angry.
But more ministers remained silent.
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. Do you have any evidence?"
Yang Dechang stood up and asked calmly with his hands clasped.
"Of course there is evidence. Qinling Mountains has been controlled by my people. The mining areas are still there, and I have captured many witnesses!"
"Your Majesty, the Jingying has always been responsible for protecting the capital and has always been loyal to Dayu. I absolutely do not believe that anyone in the Jingying would do such a thing."
Yang Dechang was not at all flustered, and said calmly, "There may be another hidden story behind this matter."
"Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
"What? We have all the evidence, and Prime Minister Yang thinks there's something fishy going on here?"
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows and looked down at Yang Dechang.
"I believe that all those criminals can be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for a joint trial."
Yang Dechang bowed.
"This matter is related to the Ministry of Justice!"
Ye Chen waved his hand and asked, "Where is the Minister of Justice?"
"The minister is here."
Qi Gongtai stood up, the muscles on his face slightly tense.
"Are you guilty?"
Ye Chen looked at Qi Gongtai and found that he still had a deep expression.
"Your Majesty, I do not know what crime I have committed."
Qi Gongtai knelt on the ground, but his body had begun to tremble slightly.
Even though he was very good at cultivating his energy, he knew that something was wrong.
"Many of those people who were taken up the mountain were from the capital. You are in charge of public security and criminal cases in the Ministry of Justice. How could you say you didn't know?"
Ye Chen smiled coldly and said.
As long as they start interrogating those who are absent from work, the Ministry of Justice will definitely not be able to escape.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty truly has no knowledge of this."
Qi Gongtai's forehead was covered in cold sweat, but he clenched his teeth.
"Then you are truly useless and incompetent. So many people have suffered because of you, a good-for-nothing!"
"Come here, arrest Qi Gongtai and throw him into the Sky Prison! Interrogate him strictly to see if he truly knows nothing."
Ignorance is incompetence, punishable by dismissal and exile.
Knowing about it is a serious crime, you deserve to die!
Whether he knew it or not, Qi Gongtai couldn't escape.
Ye Chen waved his hand and took decisive action to reorganize the Ministry of Justice.