As soon as Zhao Guanjia said this, Weng Yanguo broke into a cold sweat behind his back.

But Weng Yanguo forced himself to remain calm and said, "I don't quite understand what your Majesty means."

"not understand?"

Li Chunyou on the side immediately said: "Your Majesty, Wang Jing hanged himself and was forced to death by Li Chongwen of the Ministry of Revenue..."

"Shut up!"

"His Majesty……"

"Gao Qiu!"

"I'm here!"

"Take out the confessions of Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun and read them to you."

When Weng Yanguo heard the names of Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun, his face suddenly turned pale as paper, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

While everyone was still confused, Gao Qiu began to read, word for word.

At the beginning of the period, the ministers were still whispering, but when Gao Qiu read that Weng Yanguo had ordered people to kidnap Wang Jing's family and force Wang Jing to death, there was no sound below.

Not only that, most people had shocked looks on their faces.

Every word Gao Qiu said was like a huge stone hitting Weng Yanguo hard.

After Gao Qiu finished reciting, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.

Weng Yanguo knelt there, his whole body trembling slightly. Although it was covered by the loose official robe, the cold sweat on his forehead betrayed him.

He didn't know why Wang Zhongheng was suddenly in the capital.

He remembered that when he left Shouchun, Wang Zhongheng was still in Shouchun, and he had told Wang Zhongheng some things.

Is it a trap set by His Majesty the Emperor?

No! It’s not a trap!

His Majesty may use Wang Zhongheng to set a trap for himself, but he will never involve Wang Shuxun.

Your Majesty knows Wang Zhongheng, but he will never know the little Wang Shuxun.

Even Wang Shuxun's confession is here, which means that the two brothers were really taken to the capital at this time.

When did this happen?

How could it be so sudden?

While Weng Yanguo was nervous, he forced himself to calm down and retorted: "Your Majesty, these are Wang Zhongheng's one-sided words. I am unjustly accused."

Shao Pu, Li Chunyou and others who had just heard Gao Qiu Nian were stunned, and then they realized. Shao Pu quickly said: "Your Majesty, there is no actual evidence in this confession to prove that Weng Yanguo instigated it."

Your Majesty, you are the one who said this to convince everyone, but this confession cannot convince everyone.

Zhao Ning said: "Bring the people up."

Not long after, Wang Zhongheng and Wang Shuxun were brought up.

"The guilty minister meets your Majesty!"

"Wang Zhongheng."

"The guilty minister is here."

"You gave me this confession yesterday. Is it false?"

"Everything I say is true."

Weng Yanguo raised his head and saw Wang Zhongheng, who had been beaten and bruised all over. He was stunned for a moment, and then cursed angrily: "Nonsense! You are the general magistrate of Shouchun, and the farmland is under your jurisdiction. Wang Shuxun maliciously merged and bought the land, and it was also relying on you.

What does official authority have to do with me?"

After saying that, he immediately said to Zhao Ning: "Your Majesty, this is a false accusation! He is falsely accusing me!"

At this time, another person was brought in.

Li Qing was kneeling in the main hall. He looked up and saw Zhao Ning. He was shocked when he saw Zhao Ning dressed like that.

"Common people see you, Your Majesty!" Li Qing almost hit the floor with his forehead, making a loud bang.

Weng Yanguo was even more surprised when he saw Li Qing.

Why is my nephew here?

"Li Qing."

"The grassroots are here."

"You wrote a letter to Wang Zhongheng and asked him to handle the sale of the 100,000 acres of land, right?"

"yes!"

When Weng Yanguo heard this, he was immediately frightened.

No wonder the situation has turned into what it is now.

"Why do you think that if you write to Wang Zhongheng, Wang Zhongheng will do something for you?"

"Because...because..."

"Because of what?"

"Because my uncle is the transfer envoy to Huaixi."

As soon as he said this, the court immediately started talking again.

"quiet!"

Zhao Ning asked again: "Why is your uncle the transfer envoy to Huainan? If you write a letter, the Shouchun general magistrate will help you? The general magistrates of various states are directly appointed by me."

"Because...because...because when the grassroots were still in Huaixi, they had an account with Wang Tongsuan, and he was always under his protection when buying and selling farmland."

"Why is he covering you?"

"Because of Cao Min's uncle."

"What's the relationship between your uncle and him?"

"Wang Zhongheng's share of the money for buying and selling the land is shared by my uncle."

"You gave it to me personally?"

"yes!"

At this moment, Weng Yanguo's whole body's strength seemed to be drained away. He closed his eyes, looked slumped, and gave up resistance.

There's really no way to argue with this.

"One hundred thousand acres of land! You can buy it if you ask for it!" Zhao Guan's eyes swept over everyone present, "We also promised not to pay taxes! The two fields of land will be registered in Tongxuan, and the two fields will be registered in transshipment!"

There was dead silence in the hall.

"Who told me just now that Huaixi's inability to collect taxes is due to the New Deal?"

None of them spoke.

"Li Chunyou."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is here."

"Officials kidnapped their families and forced the imperial officials to death. Tell me, how should this court order be rectified?"

"this……"

"explain!"

Li Chunyou trembled with fright, and said quickly: "Weng Yanguo bent the law for personal gain, had no principles and discipline, and embezzled and manipulated power. This is a serious crime!"

"How to punish?"

"Dismissed from office and demoted to common people!" Li Chunyou swallowed his throat and said with difficulty.

Weng Yanguo is a major leader of the conservative forces, and Li Chunyou is one of the main conservative figures in the court. Of course, he does not want anything to happen to Weng Yanguo.

But now the evidence is solid.

Moreover, the emperor had obviously deliberately let him talk before and let him fall into the trap. Now he asked him again and asked him to tell him personally how to deal with Weng Yanguo.

"Relegated to common people?" Zhao Ning said darkly and gloomily, "Wang Jing's family has been burned to death in the fire!"

The court began to discuss again.

Weng Yanguo was also shocked. He didn't know about this, and he didn't want to kill Wang Jing's family.

But now he doesn't intend to argue anymore, because the matter is at this point, and any argument is useless.

He suddenly understood a truth: when you play with power, it is easy to collapse and cause accidental injury to yourself.

For example, when Wang Jing's family was burned to death, the people below must have been worried about what the Ministry of Revenue and the Provincial People's Government would find in Wang Jing's home, so they kept doing nothing.

At this time, even if he, Weng Yanguo, didn't want to do that, the others wouldn't agree.

Therefore, no one person can really fully control the situation.

To exercise power is to play with fire.

"There are also two heads of the Ministry of Household Affairs. One was seriously injured in Shouzhou, and the other was beaten to death in the street!"

As soon as the emperor said these words, the court was in an uproar. Even Li Chunyou looked at Weng Yanguo in disbelief.

This is too fucking crazy!

This series of heavy blows stirred up a storm.
Chapter completed!