Boom!!
Yang Yousan's mind seemed to have been struck by lightning. His entire mind went blank for a moment. At this moment, it was as if Yang Yousan's consciousness had already drifted away. He no longer had any consciousness. After a long while, Yang Yousan came back to his senses and murmured, "Your Majesty, I don't know what you mean by sixty thousand strings of cash."
Du Qi said, "You really don't know?"
Yang Yousan said with certainty, "I really don't know."
Du Qi said, "You really refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I have already told you the specific amount and you still dare to refuse. Do you know who Lu Jinsheng is? "
Yang Yousan's expression changed again.
Lu Jinsheng was exposed.
Since Lu Jinsheng had been exposed, Yang Yousan knew that everything could no longer be hidden. If Lu Jinsheng was not exposed, Yang Yousan could still quibble.
Thump!
Yang Yousan knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I did accept bribes and benefits. However, this official's heart is not selfish at all. I advised Your Majesty to enrich the harem for the sake of Xia Xia's legacy and the long-term stability of Great Xia! Moreover, the Empress is the mother of the country and the role model of all women in the world. How can she do business herself? "
After a pause, Yang Yousan kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, I am sincere. I beg Your Majesty to judge clearly!"
At this moment, Yang Yousan was a little confused. Even so, he still reiterated his point of view. In particular, he was also thinking for Du Qi. Which man didn't want to have a harem?
Moreover, he didn't approve of Li Yanyun's business and thought that Du Qi should enrich the harem and have more children.
These were his true thoughts.
After hearing this, Du Qi sneered and said, "You make it sound nice, but you don't hold back when you take money! First, you took fifty thousand strings of cash. Later, in order to blackmail Lu Jinsheng, you took ten thousand strings of cash. Out of the ten thousand strings of cash, you took four thousand strings of cash. The remaining six thousand strings of cash were distributed to the other six people, one thousand strings of cash each. Each of them only took one thousand strings of cash from you and you urged them to come out. Tell me, aren't they stupid? "
As soon as he said this, the six officials from the Censorate who came out with Yang Yousan changed their expressions.
Each of them had indeed received a thousand strings of cash. They did not expect that what they thought was a secret would be directly exposed by Du Qi. Their expressions changed drastically.
Thump, thump, thump, thump. One by one, the officials from the Censorate knelt down and begged for forgiveness from Du Qi. They didn't insist like Yang Yousan, but directly asked for forgiveness, saying that they were bewitched by Yang Yousan.
The situation in the hall was instantly reversed.
Originally, the officials had stepped forward one after another, especially the officials from the Censorate. Many people already had their own opinions and were prepared to go along with them. But now, everyone who had such thoughts couldn't help but shrink their necks. When they turned to look at Du Qi, their eyes were filled with awe and horror.
The reason for that was because no one had expected such a thing to happen.
Du Qi easily turned the situation around.
Du Qi didn't even look at the six officials from the Censorate who were kneeling down. These people were all brainless. After getting a little benefit, they thought they were infallible and even rushed forward one after another for a little benefit.
Du Qi still looked at Yang Yousan, who was kneeling on the ground, and continued, "Yang Yousan, you accepted the bribe from Lu Jinsheng. I'm afraid you thought that Lu Jinsheng only wanted his daughter to enter the harem, so even if you accepted the bribe, it wouldn't be a big problem.
"Unfortunately, you forgot that Lu Jinsheng is from the Tang dynasty.
"The reason why he bribed you was not only to let his daughter enter the harem, but also to put the spies of the Tang dynasty in my harem. He even wanted to murder me. Have you ever thought about the consequences once there are spies of the Tang dynasty in my harem and people of the Tang dynasty? "
At this moment, Du Qi's voice echoed in the hall.
His voice and expression were stern.
Yang Yousan's body was trembling, and his face was full of fear. At this moment, he had already collapsed on the ground with a look of despair on his face.
How could it be?
How could Lu Jinsheng be from the Tang dynasty?
Yang Yousan had learned about Lu Jinsheng's situation. This person was doing business in Gaochang and had a lot of wealth, and he didn't look like a spy of the Tang dynasty at all. But what happened now made Yang Yousan completely dumbfounded.
Yang Yousan shouted, "Your Majesty, I didn't know. I was bewitched. Lu Jinsheng misled me. It was Lu Jinsheng who misled me! Your Majesty, please have mercy and spare my life. "
Du Qi stared at Yang Yousan and said coldly, "First, as an official of the imperial court, you accepted bribes for personal gain. Second, as a subject, you schemed against His Majesty. Third, as an official of Xia Xia, you were willing to be used by the spies of the Tang dynasty. Fourth, you instigated your colleagues to make trouble in the imperial court. How can you be forgiven for your crimes? Come on, take off Yang Yousan's official uniform and put him in prison to be beheaded. "
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Yang Yousan suddenly shouted.
His face was full of fear.
At this moment, Yang Yousan was full of regret. He just accepted a little bribe, but now he was sent to prison by Du Qi to be beheaded. Yang Yousan felt that he had been wronged.
Du Qi didn't pay attention to Yang Yousan's begging. He waved his hand, and the soldiers dragged Yang Yousan away. After a while, the main hall quieted down.
At this moment, the main hall was very quiet. It was as if a needle fell, and it could be heard clearly.
Du Qi said, "Guo Xiaozheng!"
"Your Majesty!"
Guo Xiaozheng immediately stood up.
He was the Minister of Justice of the imperial court, and he was in charge of the prison and other things. In the imperial court, Guo Xiaozheng was also a big boss.
Du Qi said, "Yang Yousan will be beheaded. Confiscate all the illegal gains of the Yang family. All the bribes Yang Yousan received will be confiscated. As for the members of the Yang family, exile them to Qianquan. "
"Yes!"
Guo Xiaozheng immediately responded.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial."
At this moment, Shangguan Yi stood up. Shangguan Yi was the head of the cabinet. Although he didn't have a rank in the imperial court, he was still a member of the imperial court. Furthermore, no one dared to underestimate Shangguan Yi. This was because Shanghai Yi interacted with Du Qi daily, and he was Du Qi's trusted aide.
Du Qi said, "Speak!"
Shangguan Yee bowed and said, "Your Majesty has dealt with Yang Yousan, and I think it is very satisfying. In the imperial court of the Xia Country, we will not allow such corrupt people to exist. However, I believe that the Yang Family is innocent. Therefore, can you only confiscate Yang Yousan's illegal gains? The Yang family doesn't need to be punished. "
Du Qi said, "Shangguan Yi, I punished Yang Yousan heavily because he dared to scheme against me for fifty to sixty thousand strings of string of coins, and he even took the opportunity to stir up public opinion. Currently, public opinion in Gaochang is saying that I should enrich my imperial harem. I know what my imperial harem is like, so how can I allow others to comment? As for the Yang family, it is already a kindness that I didn't exterminate them. Isn't it a little too much to show them more kindness? Shangguan Yi, have you considered this carefully? "
Although Shangguan Yi was advising Du Qi out of kindness, Du Qi wanted to set an example this time.
His imperial harem matters were not to be interfered with.
Those were his private matters.
If he needed his subjects to interfere with his marriage, Du Qi would be a failure as an emperor. As an emperor, this was something that Du Qi would never allow to happen.
Shangguan Yi heard Du Qi's words and sighed. "I understand."
Du Qi continued, "As for the other six officials from the Censorate, all of them will be removed from their positions and imprisoned. Confiscate their illegal gains."
"Yes!"
Guo Xiaozheng replied again.
Once they were imprisoned, Guo Xiaozheng would decide how to interrogate them. Once they were imprisoned, it would be Guo Xiaozheng's territory.
After dealing with Yang Yousan and the others, Du Qi said, "My subjects, do you have any objections?"
The courtiers shook their heads when they heard this.
They were all frightened by Du Qi.
This was because Du Qi's methods today were truly swift and decisive. He had directly executed Yang Yousan and exiled the Yang family. At this moment, all the officials were on their guard. They didn't want to make the same mistake as Yang Yousan.
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