Chang Le's gaze was fixed on Qin Huaiyu's back. Although he was wearing general armor, she felt that this back was exactly the same as the one she saw in her dream last night.
On Chang 'an Street, she could now remember every bit of that young man in her mind.
From her panic when they had barged into the carriage, to carrying her out of the carriage, to standing in the air, and then to landing in the courtyard together.
She remembered every detail clearly.
Especially at the end in the small courtyard, that young man gently patted her head and even snatched away her candied haws. No man had ever done such intimate actions to her.
Changle thought that no one knew what she was thinking, but Empress Zhangsun saw her expression.
Especially when Empress Zhangsun found out that she was hugging a pillow with Qin Huaiyu's name on it, she felt even more conflicted.
In the square in front of Taiji Palace.
Qin Huaiyu stood there with his saber. He waited for a long time before Xue Rengui came forward to report,""General, all the money has been sorted out. We also found several account books.”
"The guilty minister has also confessed his guilt.”
Qin Huaiyu nodded his head indifferently. Killing intent radiated from his eyes under his mask. He coldly glanced at the sinners kneeling there. These guys were all Rank-7 and Rank-8 officials.
It was like picking up weeds and hunting rabbits.
Sinful Official Sect knelt there, their faces pale. When they saw Qin Huaiyu, their bodies trembled as they cried and begged for mercy.
"General Qin, please spare me. I won't do it again.”
"General Qin, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a newborn child. If I die, they will all be finished.”
"I'm innocent, I'm innocent.”
"Spare me, General Qin. As long as you let me go, my silver will be yours.”
Qin Huaiyu watched their every word and action with cold eyes. He lifted his foot and walked towards Taiji Palace. Taiji Palace was incomparably solemn, but some of the officials already felt that death was imminent.
Time had never been so torturous for them.
"Qin Huaiyu is here!"
Qin Huaiyu walked forward from the square in front of the hall. When he reached the entrance of the hall, Eunuch Lin's voice sounded from inside. It was exactly the same as if everything had been prepared.
Taiji Palace's huge door that was several meters tall opened, and Qin Huaiyu stepped in.
The golden armor on his body clanged loudly. At this moment, no one treated him as a child who was attending court for the first time. In the past dynasties, up to a thousand years, who could be so wanton and arrogant?
The first time he went to court, he had sent thirteen people in one go. His decisiveness and ruthlessness made people tremble in fear.
Qin Huaiyu's figure was tall and straight, and his general armor was tailor-made. At this moment, as he stepped over the threshold of Taiji Palace, his figure stretched infinitely. All the officials 'gazes fell on him.
Qin Shubao stood at the front with tears in his eyes. He had no regrets in this life.
Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and the others were even more generous in their praise."What a great general talent. If Huaiyu can enter the battlefield, he will definitely be a peerless and fierce general.”
The smile on Zhangsun Wuji's face was rarely seen as he said,"Chong-er has been on good terms with Huaiyu, and I have seen him a few times. I didn't expect that a scholar would treat him like a stranger after three days of separation. In all of Chang 'an, there isn't a youth like Qin Huaiyu.”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were silent, but they were relieved of the weight in their hearts. Having such a talent among the generals was a form of oppression for them, but it was the key to breaking the balance of the Great Tang. Ever since the Turks had invaded the pass, Li Shimin had secretly discussed with them several times how to deal with the Five Families and Seven Wangs.
In particular, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs had recently been suspected of aiding the Turks.
This was Li Shiming's bottom line. Therefore, the incident today was not a coincidence but had been planned for a long time. Even if Qin Huaiyu didn't beat Cui Qingyuan up, there would be other things.
This was a provocation to the dignity of the Great Tang Imperial Family.
All the important officials and dukes were already in despair. They thought that this court conference was a disgrace to the Great Tang, but they had not expected Qin Huaiyu to break this stalemate.
Da!
Da!
Da!
Qin Huaiyu's footsteps were like a death note. He looked at the court officials and Li Shimin and said,"Your Majesty, I did not fail your order. Ten households were confiscated, 130,000 strings of dirty silver, and seven books of account books.”
"Seventeen guilty subjects kneeling outside the hall have come to report!”
As Qin Huaiyu spoke, he walked to the center of the hall.
Li Shi Min stood up, his dragon robe fluttering in the wind. He looked like a furious dragon that could fly out at any moment and devour people. His eyes swept across the entire Taiji Palace.
Finally, it landed on Qin Huaiyu. He said emotionlessly,"Good, you truly are a good subject of mine, a true pillar of the Great Tang. Ten corrupt officials can steal the taxes of a province.”
"A great disaster descended from the heavens. I compensated the people. I didn't expect that all of them would fall into your pockets.”
Li Shi Min's voice rang out in Taiji Palace, causing everyone to tremble in fear. All the courtiers lowered their heads, and the faces of the people from the Five Families and Seven Wangs turned pale, as if they would collapse at any moment.
Li Shi Min's voice sounded again.
"Qin Huaiyu, let me ask you. Seventeen guilty ministers knelt outside the palace, but what about inside?“
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