At the beginning, I beat Lazy, and the host is cruel.

"Haha~~~~"

Cheng Erhong stood up, glanced at the regent, and said sternly,

"It's quite positive for you to stand up for these trivial matters."

"I dare to ask, when the emperor ordered people to build mountain god caves in each village and made the villagers miserable, why didn't you stand up?"

"The Lord Protector harmed the people and made money by seizing land. Why don't you stand up?"

"He Peizhong acted as a villain and tortured and killed young girls. Where are you?"

"The lake in the Emperor's harem is full of bones, do you really not know?"

Cheng Erhong glanced at Man Chao Wenwu lightly, and her body exuded a strong aura.

All civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

Everyone just discussed the ridiculous things the emperor did behind his back. Who could be as tough as Concubine De and dare to point it out in front of the court?

Listening to Concubine De's accusations, the emperor closed his eyes and lay softly on the dragon chair, pretending to be faint.

The regent was left speechless by a series of questions from Cheng Erhong.

He had a dark face and his chest was bulging with anger.

Yes, he knew these things. Thinking that they could check and balance each other, he turned a blind eye and let them go.

After all, he wasn't sure how to deal with the Lord Protector.

Corrupt officials have taken bribes and made money wantonly. There have been such corrupt officials in all dynasties. As long as the court can be stable, they will take the money.

As for the emperor’s murder of the girl------

He had advised the emperor on this matter several times. On the surface, the emperor promised not to kill anyone, but he still did what he was supposed to do behind the scenes.

As a regent, he couldn't keep an eye on the emperor's harem.

"What? You have nothing to say, or do you still think these are nothing?"

Cheng Erhong looked at the regent calmly.

The regent has no merits and demerits. He is a rude and fiery prince. He only looks at the big picture in everything and does not pursue any accountability at all.

"I am also collecting evidence on these matters. When the evidence is sufficient-----"

"When you have enough evidence, there will be tens of thousands more innocent souls in this world."

"you------"

The regent stared at Cheng Erhong, "You didn't collect any evidence and just killed the Protector. How can you convince the public!?"

"Whatever I want to do to convince everyone, I just need to be convinced."

Cheng Erhong glanced at the regent with disdain.

"There is no one who was killed by mistake in my hands. The life of a dog in exchange for the safety of their entire clan can be regarded as his blessing."

Listening to Cheng Erhong's words, the regent suddenly felt that it seemed reasonable.

The emperor told you to die at the third watch, how could he keep you until the fifth watch?

Collecting evidence is just to make a name for yourself.

If the Protector was really popular, someone would have impeached him with a memorial or beat drums to express his grievance on the day he was killed by the concubine.

However, there was no splash in the death of Lord Protector, and no one in the capital said he was killed well.

Cheng Erhong glanced at the regent, looked at his speechless look, pulled his lips and chuckled.

It’s still hard to get through to the end.

"Master Cao, Minister of Household Affairs, are you here?"

Cheng Erhong asked loudly as he glanced at the civil and military officials.

Cao Shangshu hesitated for a moment, took a step forward, bent down and saluted,

"I am the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Cao Jiji, please see the Concubine De."

When all the courtiers saw Master Cao being so respectful to Concubine De, they all lowered their heads and curled their lips slightly.

Cao Jiji, an old boy, cares more about the national treasury than private money.

He would feel distressed for a long time if any money went out of the treasury. He would not let the treasury pay for anything other than military expenses and disaster relief.

Seeing how respectful he is to Concubine De now, he may be interested in the money that Mrs. Protector sent to the father-in-law's family.

Cheng Erhong looked at Cao Jiji,

"I order you to lead a search of the Duke Protector's private treasury and hand it over to replenish the national treasury."

Cao Jiji's eyes lit up and he replied loudly,

"I sincerely obey your Majesty's decree."

Okay, the Protector's private treasury is comparable to the national treasury.

There is no comparison between Eunuch He's assets and the private treasury of the Protector.

Cao Jijile's mouth was grinning to the back of his ears.

The treasury has been short of money in the past few years and he is worried to death. If there is a war, there will not be enough military pay and food.

With the Duke Protector's private treasury filled, he could finally feel a little more at ease.

"By the way, I went to check if there is anything that shouldn't be there in the old lady's house. Xia Houjie's private treasury was also paid."

Cao Jiji nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "I will definitely search carefully."

"You can take these two guards with you. They will be needed to raid the Duke's mansion."

Cheng Erhong waved his hand, and the two puppet guards next to the dragon chair walked down and stood next to Master Cao.

"I thank you, Imperial Concubine De, for your sympathy."

Cao Jiji couldn't be more satisfied.

He had heard that Concubine De gave Lady Protector two bodyguards, which was really awesome.

As soon as Mrs. Protector and her people left the capital, someone robbed her and she was instantly killed by the two guards.

Cao Jiji looked at the two guards standing beside him with bright eyes, even happier than seeing money.