When the empress said these words, she spoke every word so that everyone could hear them clearly.

The civil servants could remain silent, but the generals all laughed mockingly.

When a problem arises and he doesn't want to solve it, he just prays to the gods for forgiveness and help. What kind of honor should he take? How great it would be to be a national teacher!

Although the official couldn't hear what they were saying specifically, he thought it wasn't a nice thing to say.

"The late emperor kept you in the court because of his love for talents. I hope that one day you can wash away your brilliance and be used by Daxia."

"The late emperor had you in his heart and always told me that this person might be of great use in the future."

"But I didn't expect that you think so highly of yourself now. Not only did you fail to understand the late emperor's meaning, you even ignored everyone. Think about how long it has been since you wrote a Mingzhou poem."

"Are you worthy of the late emperor's cultivation and trust in you? Are you worthy of your title and salary?"

The empress' words were like a sharp knife, piercing the man's heart.

Yes, I did buy two Mingzhou poems, and the late emperor also gave me a chance.

But after all, he is just a detail of the Xunfeng Sect. If he doesn't worship the Xunfeng Sect's orthodoxy, wouldn't his job as an official be in vain?

It's just that I feel a little ashamed of the late emperor, but I have spent the past few decades of my youth here, and I don't owe Daxia anything.

Thinking of this, the man bowed, lowered his head, and was ready to die.

Zheng Xiu on the other side took the opportunity to look at the empress a few more times. He never thought that the empress would speak for him.

After all, when a soldier is fighting bravely to kill the enemy, should he still care about the feeling of a knife?

Although it did save him a lot of trouble.

Zheng Xiu thought while continuing to wait quietly for the passage of time.

Finally, after some time passed, the Jin Yiwei and the eunuch each came in with a memorial.

"Your Highness, regarding this Ministry of Industry case, we have collected a large part of the evidence and can start the trial."

As the Jinyiwei said, he presented an account book and handed it to the empress.

The empress looked at the officials involved, big and small, and couldn't help feeling that she had a headache.

But it's no one else's fault. If she wants to blame it, she can only blame herself.

If you kill the snake, there will be trouble in the future. This is the best opportunity for a blood change in the court. If strong medicine is not used this time, Daxia will still be the same decadent Daxia.

Kill him. Killing a person with a heavy head is not necessarily a good thing for Daxia, but it is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Okay, you go ahead and do it. I have a headache when I see these things."

The empress handed the memorial back to Jin Yiwei, and then looked at the eunuch on the side again.

The eunuchs also respectfully handed over an account book, which did not have so many officials.

Some are just pieces of money, where they come from, where they go, how much they are, how much they may have left now, and how much they can get back.

Adding up these data one by one, the number should be quite large.

The empress thought, and turned directly to the last page, and then her heart was shocked, three billion taels!

She never imagined that her country, Daxia, could be embezzled to the tune of three billion taels.

Calm, calm, calm!

She is the empress, so she must not lose her composure now.

But, there are really too many.

While the empress was thinking, she looked at the eunuch next to her, as if to confirm the reliability of this memorial.

The eunuch on the side hesitated for a moment, and then nodded sharply!

Yes, even they were shocked when they saw this data.

Three billion silver should be enough to build a pure silver city, right?

The empress saw the eunuch nod, and then counted the zeros with trembling hands.

Three billion, really three billion.

The line below is the amount that can be recovered.

One billion.

Wait, these people obviously embezzled three billion taels of silver, why can they only recover one-third? There are still two billion taels.

The empress looked at the eunuch next to her again.

This time the eunuchs could only shake their heads helplessly. They also wanted to help the empress recover the money.

But they don't have that ability, so the money usually flows in three directions.

The first is that it has been spent. Even if some officials' belongings are sold, the price will not be lower than when they bought it.

The second is that it flows to other places, such as to aristocratic families, to immortal cultivating sects, and some even have illicit connections with foreign countries and directly send food and money to the empire.

The last flow direction is a bit difficult to describe.

For example, if a minor official in the Ministry of Industry embezzles five hundred taels, he will pay two hundred taels to his boss.

After the chief has embezzled one thousand taels, he will offer four hundred taels to the servant.

After the minister has embezzled three thousand taels, he will give one thousand taels to the minister.

It is precisely because they send money step by step that the current culture in Daxia is that officials protect each other and shield each other.

These were clearly written on the note. When the empress saw it, she knew that there was no way to get the money back.

"Go after it. You can recover as much as you can. If you don't reach one-third, you will be useless."

After the empress said these words, the eunuchs immediately took action.

Compared with Jin Yiwei, he only needs to arrest people.

They will be in a lot of trouble if they chase the money.

What's even more troublesome is that he hopes that the young eunuchs under him can understand their priorities and don't make himself unhappy at this time.

As the Jin Yiwei and the eunuchs began to take action, the entire capital was in turmoil.

No matter how big an official you are, or how many guards you have at home, they are not enough in front of the court's hawks and dogs.

People in the main hall were constantly being taken to the prisons of the two factories.

That heavy machine called the country is running very fast without the obstruction of rust this time.

Almost every few seconds, a bunch of more people would appear in the prison.

It was not that no one wanted to join in the fun, but when they saw the Jinyiwei covered in blood and with a ferocious face, they quietly returned to their homes and closed the doors and windows.

With no one to stop them, the imperial eagle dogs, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally showed their claws again.

In the past, it was because of these civil servants that they would be scolded if something happened, and they would be scolded if nothing happened.

Now I have a chance to take revenge, and all the information I have researched before can be used.

Whose door is easy to kick open, and whose door needs thunder bullets.

Whose back garden has a secret passage, and whose warehouse has a secret room?

At this time, Jin Yiwei and the factory owner worked together to put aside their previous differences and work together to deal with the outside world.

The Jin Yiwei arrested people and the eunuchs ransacked their homes. The two forces directly wiped out all the houses, large and small.

Maybe they don't know anything else, but as long as they have a small share of this heaven-shattering great power, they will be able to benefit from it.

This time, for them, it's really all about letting go of old and new grudges.

In just one night, everyone was arrested and brought to justice.

Wait until the first ray of sunshine from the sky shines on the earth.

There are not many civil servants still standing in the palace.
Chapter completed!