Xiao Ruxun's sudden outburst scared the officials out of their wits.
In an instant, all the officials knelt down. Led by Wang Xijue, they shouted, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
The officials shouted in fear.
Many of them knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads and trembling.
The murderous aura of this emperor, who had killed millions of people, was almost tangible.
In the four months they had been together, he had never been really angry. Most of the time, he was amiable, at most a little serious, which made the officials gradually forget the bones of the former dynasty's top general.
This was an emperor on horseback, decisive in killing.
If there was a disagreement, he would really kill.
And the number of people killed was not small.
The wrath of the Emperor, millions of corpses, thousands of miles of blood.
The wrath of the Daqin Emperor, who knew how many people would die.
Some people were really afraid.
"Some people seem to think that I am easy to talk to. Some people seem to think that I care about the overall situation, so they are dissatisfied with me. They are dissatisfied with me for appointing some people and not others. They are dissatisfied with those people, and they are dissatisfied with me and Daqin.
Well, well, do these people think that only they can kill, and I can't? I don't like killing, not at all. But when it is time to kill, I will not be soft-hearted. Don't believe me? I can count for you.
In the 20th year of Wanli of the former Ming Dynasty, I led the army to kill no less than 50,000 enemies in the battle of Ningxia. In the 21st year of Wanli, I killed 200,000 Japanese pirates in the battle of Korea. In the 22nd year of Wanli, I killed 200,000 Nanman. In the 26th year of Wanli, I slaughtered 300,000 Northern Barbarians in the battle of Datong in Shanxi!
The wrath of the Son of Heaven will cause millions of corpses to float and blood to flow for thousands of miles. Now, I have only killed seven hundred and fifty thousand people, and there are still two hundred and fifty thousand people waiting for me to kill. Could it be that some people can't wait to help me complete this magnificent feat that will go down in history? "
Xiao Ruxun slowly pulled out the Emperor's Sword from his waist and put the tip of the sword on the ground.
"Again, I don't like killing people. I don't like it at all, especially my own people. I don't want to kill them at all, but some people don't seem to want to be my people. They deliberately want to make themselves different from others.
Yes, this is possible. I am a benevolent Emperor. I will be very benevolent and send these people to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. In order to prevent them from being lonely, I might even send their entire families to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss to enjoy themselves. I am very benevolent. I have always been benevolent. I will continue to be benevolent until the end. "
Wielding his sword, Xiao Ruxun walked down the stairs step by step.
"I will investigate this matter to the end and will not let it go. Not to mention a year and a half, even if it takes ten years, I will still investigate. I want to see exactly who it is that is so impatient to taste the kindness that I bestow upon them."
His murderous gaze swept across the crowd. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Even those who knew that it had nothing to do with them couldn't help but tremble in fear.
This was not only a declaration to kill, but also a warning from the Emperor.
Don't be his enemy.
The civil officials, generals, high officials, and trusted aides all knelt on the ground, bearing the wrath of the Emperor.
"I will set up a special department to investigate this case. It will be fully responsible for the investigation of this case. As long as this case is not thoroughly investigated and the real culprit behind it is not found, I will not rest. Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find out the truth!"
Xiao Ruxun sheathed his sword.
Following that, a political storm inevitably came.
In the afternoon of the 21st day of the fourth month of the first year of Longwu, the Emperor of the Daqin, Xiao Ruxun, quickly ordered the Ministry of Justice to set up a special department to investigate Zhao Shiqing's case, the Central Investigation Department.
Nominally, the Central Investigation Department was under the Ministry of Justice, but in reality, it reported directly to the Emperor. The Minister of Justice did not have the right to touch this department. The Central Investigation Department's office was not in the Ministry of Justice, but in another area.
The Central Investigation Department even had its own prison. Because it belonged to the Ministry of Justice, it had the power to arrest and interrogate people openly. It was very similar to the Imperial Bodyguard prison of the former Ming Dynasty, but it was more open and aboveboard.
Zhou Yao finally obtained an official status as the Head Doctor of the Central Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice. His official rank was Rank 5, and all of his subordinates, Hei Du, had official statuses. They successfully cleared their names and entered the surveillance system, beginning their glorious days.
Just two hours after the department was set up, it began its investigation at an unprecedented speed.
The first target was the original Imperial Censor system.
There were rumors in the capital that it was Zhao Shiqing who suggested to Xiao Ruxun not to use the Imperial Censor, so Xiao Ruxun dismissed the Imperial Censorate and the Imperial Censorate, leaving them idle and not using them. Thus, all the Imperial Censors in the capital who had lost their power and status hated Zhao Shiqing to the bone.
Because of this hatred, it was very likely that they would kill Zhao Shiqing. Thus, Zhou Yao immediately ordered all the officials in the Imperial Censorate to be arrested and brought to the Central Investigation Department's prison for interrogation. They must be interrogated.
In an instant, hundreds of small families in the capital were in chaos. The male owner was taken away for investigation, and the remaining family members were strictly monitored. They were not allowed to move freely until the case was solved.
The remaining officials felt insecure, but did not know what to do. They could only hide in their homes or tremble in their offices.
During the investigation, the officials still had to work, move, and work. The martial law in the capital was lifted after a day, and the people could move freely.
But the martial law against the officials had not been lifted. All the officials' homes were watched by the army. There were strict rules for entering and exiting, and there were even people following them.
Some people finally couldn't continue to take pleasure in other people's misfortune, and that trace of fluke mentality disappeared without a trace.
No one thought that the Emperor would take advantage of the situation to launch such a large-scale investigation. It was like a political storm … No! This was a political storm!
The political storm that started with Zhao Shiqing's case dyed the first year of Longwu blood red.
Everyone watched the Emperor's actions in fear, waiting for the end of the matter.
But at the beginning, they thought that the Emperor was only targeting the Imperial Censor because everyone knew about the conflict between the Imperial Censor and Zhao Shiqing.
They also thought that this matter was done by some brainless Imperial Censor because they were jealous that Zhao Shiqing was in an important position while they were not. Cutting off one's source of wealth was like killing one's parents. Zhao Shiqing had gone too far.
So, they all thought that the Imperial Censor's people were the masterminds behind the scenes. They would be quickly found and killed. After that, the world would return to normal. Everything would go back to normal. Everyone's official positions would still be the same, and the money would still be taken.
After all, the world had not been completely pacified. The local areas had not completely accepted the Daqin. The Emperor still needed them.
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