After the divorce, the princess was forced to raise a sickly villain

The ministers were silent.

The emperor took the account book without saying a word. Perhaps no one had touched it for a long time, and a layer of dust had accumulated on the account book. Chen Hai, who was standing beside him, hurriedly took it and dusted it carefully, wiping it again and again with his sleeves. He handed the account book to the emperor only after he was sure it was clean.

"These account books probably don't show any tricks when you look at them alone." Chu Qinghuang said indifferently, "But it just so happens that I recently got a real account book."

Chu Qinghuang turned around and said, "Lu Jun."

Lu Jun, who came only an incense stick of time earlier than the emperor, walked forward, holding a stack of account books wrapped in a bundle in his hand, and walked in front of the emperor. He opened the bundle and presented all the thick stack of account books to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Father, you can go back and check slowly." Chu Qinghuang turned her eyes slightly, looking at Censor Ding and several ministers of the Ling family. "If you have any questions about the account books, you can also look at them with Father. These account books I have obtained are guaranteed to be true and valid. Every account recorded in them is evidence of Ling Ancheng's huge fraud and embezzlement."

The emperor was silent, his expression as cold as ice.

Censor Ding was shocked, his eyes fell on the Ling family headed by Ling Ancheng, and he couldn't believe what he heard.

Ling Ancheng is a first-rank general after all. The Ling family has been prominent for so many years, but it was so easy for the princess to get evidence of his abuse of power to enrich himself? Are the guards raised by the Ling family all good-for-nothings?

How could such a large mansion allow people to come and go freely?

Otherwise, how could the princess get the evidence so easily, and even get the key to the Ling family's secret vault in advance?

"The Ling family is in charge of military power and has been favored for more than 20 years. They are deeply trusted by the emperor. This fact is known to the world." Chu Qinghuang's voice became calmer and calmer, and there was no personal emotion when stating the facts. "So the officials from all over the country under the Ling family used their positions to "respect" General Ling. The amount of silver taels is not small, and the gifts sent every year on the birthday of Concubine Duan are also not small. "

The ministers looked at each other, all with surprised and suspicious expressions.

The eldest princess even revealed Concubine Duan. Does this mean that she has no regard for family affection and is determined to kill relatives for the sake of justice?

"Accepting bribes from officials from all over the country, forging accounts and making false reports, and embezzling huge price differences in the name of purchasing military equipment, as well as the jewelry and calligraphy sent by subordinates, all of which were exchanged by General Ling for gold ingots..." Chu Qinghuang's voice was cold, "Over the past ten years, the amount of embezzlement by the Ling family is enough to offset the tax revenue of the national treasury for half a year. If anyone dares to say that I have wronged him, he should stand up and explain to my father, are these boxes of gold ingots grown under the ground of the Ling family, or grown on trees?"

The officials were silent and uneasy.

The emperor's face was already extremely ugly, and the evidence was laid out in front of him. Who would dare to speak at this time without knowing whether to live or die?

I'm afraid that the emperor will be furious and directly order the person who defended him to be guilty of the same crime as the Ling family.

"I took over the Silver Armor Army the day before yesterday. The four generals in the army shouted and swore to be loyal to General Ling until death." Chu Qinghuang's eyes were cold and hard, without a trace of emotion. "General Ling led the troops well, so the generals under his command are loyal to you? The Silver Armor Army is stationed at the feet of the emperor, but they only recognize General Ling instead of the emperor, and openly ignore the imperial edict. I said that you have a rebellious heart, but have I wronged you?" Ling Ancheng knelt on the ground, his face was pale and bloodless, and he couldn't say a word-at this moment, all the verbal excuses were too pale and wasted. He wanted to maintain his last dignity. The surroundings were so quiet that it made people uneasy, and the air seemed to be filled with the breath of blood and killing. The emperor closed his eyes: "Chu Xuanyi."

"I am here."

"Arrange some people to count the gold and silver that the Ling family has embezzled, report to me after counting, and then add it to the national treasury."

"I obey your order."

"The Ling family deceived the emperor, embezzled huge amounts of public funds, accepted bribes, and disregarded national laws and decrees. The evidence is conclusive. All family property will be confiscated and the mansion will be sealed." The emperor's tone was cold, "All the people in the Ling family will be arrested and thrown into the sky prison!"

"Yes!"

The civil and military officials were startled, and their hearts were rolling like a raging wave. They tried their best to hide their fear and anxiety, but the shock on their faces still revealed some real emotions.

How many officials present were truly innocent and clean?

No one could withstand the investigation, so it was normal to be uneasy. Even Ling Ancheng, a general who had been in charge of military power for so many years, could not stop Chu Qinghuang. He fell into her hands. How could others fight against her?

Now they can only pray that she will not take small fish and shrimp seriously, otherwise...

I am afraid that the entire court will be purged.