Chapter 1820
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Chu Xuanchen didn't believe Chen Xi's words.
He didn't expect that he would catch Chen Xi accepting bribes on the spot.
It was obvious that Chen Xi had accepted a lot of bribes.
If Yang Shixun hadn't told him that Chen Xi had a cellar full of treasures in his house, he wouldn't have come to arrest him.
He immediately said, "Chen Xi, Wang received a secret report that someone accused you of corruption and bribery. They said that your stolen treasures are hidden in your cellar. Men, open the cellar for Wang. Wang wants to see what's going on! "
"Yes, Your Highness."
Mo Li and the others immediately walked to the courtyard. There was a cellar full of radishes and cabbages. The soldiers immediately removed the vegetables from the cellar and found that there were several thick boards blocking the cellar.
They moved the board away, and in an instant, everything inside was exposed.
Everyone walked closer to take a look and saw that the cellar was full of antiques, jade wares, gold, silver, and even bags of grain stacked high!
Everyone quickly exclaimed, "Heavens! This cellar is full of silver and grain. This Chen Xi is really greedy! "
"This cellar is really big. There must be a lot of treasures hidden in it."
"This Chen Xi is so shrewd. Everyone thought that there were vegetables in there, but who knew that it was full of treasures!"
Seeing that the treasures that he had embezzled over the years had been discovered, Chen Xi's body went limp and he knelt on the ground. "Your … Your Highness, please calm down. This must be a misunderstanding. This official didn't embezzle, I didn't …"
"How dare you, Chen Xi. You've been caught red-handed and you still dare to quibble! Men, count all the treasures and grain that he embezzled and hand them over to the yamen. All of them will be used for disaster relief! "Chu Xuanchen said angrily.
"Yes, Your Highness," Mo Li and the others said.
After Chu Xuanchen finished giving his orders, his eyes were already filled with coldness.
He stared at Chen Xi and said through gritted teeth, "The people of Jiang District are suffering. They don't have enough to eat or warm clothes. As the parent official of the people, you are blinded by greed and corrupt. Men, list out all of his crimes and drag him to the execution ground. Read out his crimes on the spot and execute him immediately! "
"Ah … Your Highness, please spare my life. This lowly official knows his wrongs. Please, Your Highness, spare this lowly official's life." Chen Xi didn't think that Chu Xuanchen would really dare to kill him. He was so scared that his entire body was trembling and his face was ashen.
Chu Xuanchen stared at him coldly. "You were corrupt and used your power for personal gain. Wang would be letting you off lightly if he killed you. Today, Wang was going to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and get rid of evil for the people. Men, drag him to the execution ground and execute him immediately! "
"Yes, Your Highness."
Soon, Chen Xi was dragged to the execution ground. The executioner read out his crimes on the spot, and he was beheaded amidst the spittle of the people.
Chu Xuanchen sent people to search his house, and also investigated several of his accomplices. He discovered that all of his accomplices were extremely greedy.
He immediately ordered people to arrest all of them. After their houses were searched, they were thrown into prison. Once the evidence was clear, they would be punished according to the law.
When the people saw that the corrupt official had been arrested and that everyone had been given food and money from the government, they all cheered.
The Emperor of Li's actions were truly satisfying and made people clap their hands in joy.
When Zhang Shifan found out that Chu Xuanchen had killed his right-hand man, he was so angry that his crown cracked and he flew into a rage.
That Chu Xuanchen dared to kill his people. Then don't blame him for being impolite.
Last time, he had bribed a jianghu expert to assassinate Yun Ruoyue, but he didn't succeed. This time, he was going to kill both husband and wife to prevent future troubles!
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