The atmosphere in the throne room was quiet and a little strange.
Liyun, on the other hand, closed his eyes to rest, looking very satisfied.
Two hours later, Yang Zongbao returned with a portion of the Imperial Guards.
He carried seven or eight large boxes into the Great Ming Palace.
Seeing the things that were carried in, Jiang Biehe sighed helplessly. Guo Kai's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and his entire body collapsed on the ground.
Li Yun nodded in satisfaction when he saw what Yang Zongbao had brought back.
"Your Majesty, I have brought what you wanted.”Yang Zongbao bowed and said.
Li Yun was very satisfied and nodded." General Yang, you've worked hard. Tell me what you've gained this time."”
"I found the commander's seal of the Right Guard in Lord Guo's residence.”
Li Yun gestured, and Zhao Gao quickly took Yang Zongbao's commander's seal and handed it to Li Yun.
He finally obtained the commander's seal.
Jiang Biehe and Guo Kai did not expect Li Yun to do this, so they let Li Yun get the commander's seal easily.
"Open it!" Yang Zongbao said to the Imperial Guards.
A few Imperial Guards hurriedly opened the chest.
What greeted their eyes was gold, silver, and jewelry, dazzling them.
The other ministers were also dumbfounded and began to discuss.
Liyun had already overestimated Guo Kai, but after seeing these things, he realized that he had seriously underestimated him.
"Your Majesty! This was found in Lord Guo's residence. This was only a portion of it. There were still some imperial guards who were still sorting it out.”
Hearing Yang Zongbao's words, Li Yun was so angry that he laughed." Guo Kai, Sir Guo! This is not just a little bit richer than the Great Tang's treasury!”
Although Liyun was smiling, the killing intent in his eyes was not concealed at all.
Yang Zongbao took out an exquisite small box and opened it." This is Lord Guo's bank notes and house title deed. The silver in the bank notes has accumulated to three million taels.”
Hearing this number, many of the ministers gasped.
Liyun looked at the eunuch who was recording with interest." How much did Lord Guo donate for the disaster relief?”
The eunuch hurriedly flipped through the records." Your Majesty, Lord Guo donated five thousand taels of silver!”
Liyun nodded." I remember Lord Guo said that he would sell the title deed and property to make five thousand taels. Lord Guo, do you admit to the crime of deceiving the emperor?”
Guo Kai was trembling with fear and couldn't say anything.
"Your Majesty, I'm sure General Yang's family has a lot of these things, right?" Jiang Biehe said with a smile. He couldn't possibly think that these treasures would convict Lord Guo!”
Yang Zongbao was instantly unhappy." Lord Jiang, what do you mean?”
"What I mean is that Your Majesty can't be convicted just because your family is rich. This really doesn't make sense.”
Jiang Biehe looked at the other ministers after he finished speaking.
The others understood.
"Yes, I am!"
"What's wrong with being rich!"
"Your Majesty, please investigate!"
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Liyun reached out to stop the others and said,""The Yang family is a wealthy family, and it is the accumulation of several generations. It is normal to be rich.”
Li Yun looked at Yang Zongbao." General Yang, tell us about Lord Guo's family background!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yang Zongbao stood up and said,"Guo Kai, Sir Guo is from an aristocratic family of officials. Several generations have been important officials in the state government."”
"Lord Jiang, you are the Prime Minister, so you should know how much the officials of the Great Tang are paid, right?”Li Yun looked at Jiang Bie He.
Although Jiang Biehe was unwilling, he still nodded and said,"I know."
"Then do you think Lord Guo's belongings are normal?”
Jiang Bie He stopped talking.
He sighed and gave up on protecting Guo Kai.
Guo Kai looked at Jiang Biehe in despair, then knelt down and kowtowed." Your Majesty! I'm willing to donate all of it to the national treasury. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!”
"How long have your ancestors been corrupt? How much money had they plundered?”
"Your Majesty, this subject is wronged! Your Majesty!" Guo Kai desperately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Guo Kai has neglected his duties, disobeyed the emperor's orders, and committed corruption. Moreover, the amount is huge.”
Jiang Biehe looked at another middle-aged man. Minister of Justice Lin Hongbo quickly stood up and said,"Your Majesty! Guo Kai's crime is unforgivable. Please hand him over to the Ministry of Justice. I will definitely give Your Majesty an explanation.”
Li Yun looked coldly at the Minister of Justice. He thought that not only did he need to reshuffle the harem, but he also needed to change the various departments. Basically, everyone was from the Jiang family.
"No need! Now that he was dragged out and beheaded, he would announce to the entire city that the entire Guo family would be executed and all their assets would be used to fill the national treasury.”
Jiang Biehe was still unwilling to give up." Your Majesty, although Guo Kai's crimes are unforgivable, he is still an important official of the court. This is inappropriate. The necessary procedures had to be in place. Otherwise, there would be no point in the Ministry of Justice's existence.”
The others were also prepared to agree and put pressure on Liyun.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Li Yun was not angry, but he was imposing, which surprised all the civil and military officials.
"I dare not!" Jiang Biehe said through gritted teeth.
The Imperial Guards directly dragged Guo Kai out. The outcome was self-evident.
"Don't mention this matter again!" Instantly, the entire hall fell silent.
Yang Zongbao gave the captain of the Imperial Guards, Chen Pu, a look. Chen Pu led the Imperial Guards towards Guo Kai's mansion.
Li Yun looked at He Shen." Lord He!”
"Your humble subject is here!"
"The Ministry of Revenue will take over the rest!”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
"The Great Tang's treasury is empty, so Lord He has to pay more attention.”Liyun warned in a silent tone.
"I dare not slack off!"
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