Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

When the emperor unfolded the white paper with trembling hands, he saw accusations written in blood, and every word was filled with pain and tears.

The emperor's hands shook even more violently, a red light flashed in his eyes, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty..." the old eunuch called softly with concern.

"Waste." The emperor roared, and the echo reverberated in the Golden Palace.

The entire hall was in complete silence. Everyone stared at the soldier kneeling in the center with bated breath, each making their own assumptions in their hearts.

Baili Yan secretly glanced at Baili Ye, only to see that he was still as calm as water, with his eyes lowered and his expression unchanged.

The angry emperor slammed the dragon throne and roared again: "Waste."

Everyone was in a panic and didn't understand why the emperor was so angry.

The emperor clenched his fist, crumpled the blood letter in his hand into a ball, and said in a stern voice with a look of grief and indignation: "Wang Keji, Su Sheng."

The two people who were named immediately stepped forward and answered respectfully: "I am here."

"I order you to thoroughly investigate the issue of military pay. How much of the military pay and food sent to the border has arrived, and how much has been embezzled on the way? You must get to the bottom of it. If there is even the slightest mistake, you will be held accountable."

"Yes, sir." The two men immediately knelt down and saluted to receive the order.

The emperor's words made the atmosphere in the Golden Palace even more tense, and everyone's thoughts became more complicated.

The soldier kneeling in the hall remained kneeling and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Your Majesty, we are indeed guilty of this matter. If you want to punish us, please punish only me."

The emperor stared at the soldiers in front of him, shocked and speechless. After a long while, he finally spoke: "How can I blame you? All this is due to my negligence.

The lack of management over the years has given those greedy officials an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. They have withheld military pay and food, leaving the warriors on the frontiers starving... This is all my fault."

"If life had not forced you to such an unbearable point, how could you have done such a helpless thing?" The emperor's voice was firm, "I will thoroughly investigate this matter and bring all those who have taken bribes and perverted the law to justice."

The soldier bowed deeply and said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

It was not until then that the truth came to light: it was those corrupt officials who, for their own selfish interests, exploited the supplies that should have been sent to the border, causing the soldiers to die one after another from hunger.

General Xu Chi was extremely angry, but he could not find a chance to appeal to the emperor. In the end, he took extreme measures, just hoping to attract the emperor's attention.

There was an uproar in the court. Everyone thought there was another conspiracy behind this, but they didn't expect it to be like this.

The emperor was furious and ordered two ministers to investigate the matter. Many corrupt officials panicked and tried to cover up their crimes, but they could not escape the law and were exposed one by one and severely punished.

On the other side, in the Prince Zhen’s Mansion, Mu Yan hurried to the study.

"Your Excellency is truly brilliant. Working together with Xu Chi, this has made it very difficult for the Emperor to continue his investigation." Her eyes flashed with admiration.

Baili Ye asked calmly: "Regarding the investigation you are in charge of, are there any results?"

"Yes." Mu Yan replied, "According to the spy report, when the Seventh Prince led the relief team to set out, Shen Siyan also left the capital and went in the same direction."

Hearing this name, Baili Ye's expression became even colder.

"It's him, Shen Siyan."

A feeling of depression surged in his heart. He didn't understand why Shen Siyan chose to support his opponent, even though he could give more.

"Why did he reject my proposal and go to a dead end?" Mu Yan felt the dissatisfaction in her master's heart and developed a strong hostility towards Shen Siyan. Any obstacles that hinder adults must be removed.

Baili Ye said coldly: "Go on."

Mu Yan nodded slightly and continued, "Shen Siyan used a delaying tactic to transfer relief supplies from other places. In this way, the Seventh Prince can handle the disaster relief smoothly."

Hearing this, Baili Ye looked up at Mu Yan.

"We found out that the one cooperating with Shen Siyan is... the Su family."

"The Su family?" Baili Ye frowned. "That's three hundred thousand taels of silver worth of disaster relief supplies. You said it was provided by the Su family?"

He was shocked. He didn't expect that this inconspicuous Su family could come up with such a huge fortune.

Although he knew that the Su family had extensive business activities in Jiangnan, he was still surprised by such financial resources. Even the wealthy and prominent families in the capital might not be able to come up with so much money.

It seems that he underestimated the strength of the Su family. Fighting for the throne requires not only power, but also strong financial support, and may even require privately raising an army.

Although he himself had accumulated considerable wealth by running silk and satin businesses, it seemed that he was still a long way behind the Su family.

If he could control the Su family and use their financial resources, his dream of becoming an emperor would no longer be a dream. Thinking of this, a glimmer of greed flashed in Baili Ye's eyes.

At this time, Mu Yan noticed that the wound on Baili Ye's palm split open again when he clenched his fist, and blood oozed out, and said worriedly: "Sir, your hand is injured."

"Continue the investigation. I want to know everything about the Su family." Baili Ye said excitedly, completely ignoring his own injuries.

Mu Yan agreed and prepared to leave, but she was really worried, so she took out the golden ointment from her sleeve and carefully bandaged Baili Ye's wound.

Coincidentally, a maid carrying tea walked to the door. She was stunned when she saw this scene and hesitated whether to go in and disturb them.

Baili Ye looked down at Mu Yan, stroked her hair, and said coldly: "I like you better the way you were before."

"Sir..." Mu Yan's hands trembled slightly, and her cheeks flushed, "Then I will return to my original appearance tomorrow."

"But now this face will be more helpful to you in carrying out your mission." Baili Ye's voice was still cold and ruthless, making the warmth that had just risen in Mu Yan's heart disappear in an instant.

She understood that no matter how beautiful she was, in the eyes of His Highness, she could not compare to the convenience brought by her identity as a doctor.

Mu Yan lowered her head, unable to hide her inner sense of loss.

The maid outside the door was confused. She looked at the two people in front of her, then turned to Mu Yan with a frown.

A storm has been brewing in the capital recently. Wang Keji and Su Sheng were ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate officials involved in military pay and rations, and they uncovered three corrupt officials in just three days.

These people were immediately confiscated, their houses were executed, their male family members were exiled to the frontier, and their female relatives were sold into slavery. The emperor was ruthless this time and was determined to rectify the government.

There was a lot of discussion in the court, and everyone felt insecure.

At this time, someone suggested praying for peace by offering sacrifices to the Dragon King.

The emperor thought for a moment and agreed to the suggestion.

As a result, a grand sacrificial ceremony was quickly prepared, and the originally anxious city gradually regained some vitality, and the streets became bustling.

The sacrifice will last for three days.

On the first day, the clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and the thick black clouds made it almost impossible to breathe.