It was dark at night, and the lights in the palace were brightly lit, reflecting the splendor. Liu Huaian, wearing the black cloak of the Heavenly Guard, quickly walked through the long corridor and went straight to the emperor's palace. He knew that according to the normal process, he was
He was unable to meet the emperor directly, but the matter at the moment was urgent and he had to report to the emperor in person.
When he arrived at the door of the emperor's palace, two eunuchs immediately stepped forward to stop him. But seeing the sign of the Heavenly Guard on his body, they immediately stepped aside respectfully. Liu Huaian opened the door of the palace and walked in.
In the palace, the aroma is overwhelming, and a large number of cauldrons emit light white smoke, burning various precious spices. The emperor is sitting on the bed meditating, his face looks very calm, as if nothing in this world can disturb him
to him.
When the eunuch saw Liu Huaian coming in, he immediately stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Master Liu, the Heavenly Guard, the emperor is meditating, what do you want?"
Liu Huaian took a deep breath and said, "I have an urgent matter to report, and I would like to ask the emperor to come forward."
The eunuch nodded, walked up to the emperor, and called softly: "Your Majesty."
The emperor slowly opened his eyes and saw Liu Huaian standing in front of him. He smiled slightly and said, "Huaian, what is so urgent?"
Liu Huaian bowed deeply and said, "I have important matters to report to the emperor."
The emperor nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Liu Huaian said: "Today, the chief minister of the cabinet came to find me. He told me that there were some rumors in the court that he and some important ministers were involved in a corruption case. He hoped that this matter would go smoothly, and they had prepared several
The scapegoat also has a big fish. He hopes that I can show my noble hand and let this matter go smoothly."
The emperor's eyes immediately became sharp, and he said coldly: "Oh? How dare they do such a thing behind my back?"
There was no anger or disappointment in the emperor's eyes, but a deep calm. He said slowly: "Huai'an, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
Liu Huaian lowered his head in embarrassment and said: "Your Majesty, I am the Heavenly Guard. I have no experience in this kind of court affairs and I don't know what to do. What's more, this matter is of great importance.
There are too many people involved, and I dare not make any judgments."
The emperor smiled slightly, and there was a sense of relief in his smile. He said: "Huai'an, everything in the world is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Do you know that sometimes, the emperor just sits in these palaces?
, watching the operation of this empire."
Liu Huai'an was shocked. He knew that there was something meaningful in the emperor's words. He said: "The emperor means..."
The emperor smiled slightly and said: "The operation of this empire still needs to rely on you ministers. I just sit here and watch you do things for me."
Liu Huaian took a deep breath. He knew that the emperor was telling him that the stability of the empire still needed to rely on ministers like them. But he was still a little confused. He asked: "Then the emperor, what should we do about this matter?"
?”
The emperor smiled slightly, and his eyes revealed a deep wisdom. He said: "Huai'an, you are my heavenly guard, and your duty is to listen to me. As for this matter, I will make arrangements for you.
Just follow my instructions without any hesitation."
Liu Huaian bowed deeply and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor smiled slightly, and his smile revealed a sense of satisfaction. He said: "Huai'an, you are the person I trust most. I believe you will handle this matter for me."
The emperor looked at Liu Huaian and said calmly: "There must be an explanation for this matter. Since they are ready, let those scapegoats die."
Liu Huaian smiled slightly, and his smile revealed a cold meaning. He said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor continued: "I order you to investigate the entire case starting tomorrow. After the case is over, I will allow you to marry An Heqing."
Liu Huaian's heart was full of hatred, but he quickly regained his composure. He knew that this was an opportunity given to him by the emperor, and it was also a test. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your gift."
The emperor smiled slightly, with a hint of playfulness in his smile. He said: "However, you must recover all the food and embezzled taxes. This is your task."
Liu Huaian nodded. He knew this was a very difficult task, but he also knew that this was an opportunity for him to win the emperor's trust. He said: "Yes, your Majesty."
The emperor glanced at Liu Huaian and said, "You can leave."
Liu Huaian bowed deeply, then turned and left the palace.
The sun shines on Da'an City, but the atmosphere in the city is gloomy. Liu Huaian started the investigation of corrupt officials with thunderous momentum. His methods were ruthless and frightening.
In just three days, Liu Huaian arrested and executed all 149 officials assigned by the chief minister of the cabinet, and all their property was confiscated. The streets and alleys were full of people discussing this matter, some of whom were
The executed officials sighed, while some were shocked by Liu Huaian's methods.
In a large house in Da'an City, Liu Huaian was sitting on the throne, with piles of account books and money placed in front of him. His eyes were cold, as if he could see through everything. He opened an account book, which recorded
The amount of money and food that was embezzled.
"These corrupt officials really do all kinds of evil!" Liu Huaian sneered, and he sighed again, "With so much money and food, if I don't check it, the people will have to bear it in the end! Alas..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a subordinate walked in hurriedly. His face was pale, and he was obviously very frightened. He knelt in front of Liu Huaian and said tremblingly: "Sir, we have taken away the embezzled money and food.
I got them all back, but...but it's still not enough."
A trace of anger flashed in Liu Huaian's eyes, and he said coldly: "Not enough? Those corrupt officials still dare to hide?"
The subordinate quickly shook his head and said: "No, sir, after we recovered all the embezzled money and food, we still didn't have enough to make up for the embezzled part."
After hearing this, Liu Huaian became even more angry. He stood up, walked to the courtyard, and looked at the dozens of boxes of account books in front of him, his eyes full of indifference.
After speaking, Liu Huaian ordered his men to continue arresting and killing until all the shortcomings were made up.
After killing forty-nine more people, it was enough, and there was still a lot more. The extra money was retained by Liu Huai's security department and became his private money.
In Da'an City, people were shocked by Liu Huaian's methods, but many people applauded him, thinking that he was making decisions for the people. But Liu Huaian was sitting in his mansion, looking at the money that had been confiscated, and his heart was full of pride.
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In the early morning in Da'an City, the sunlight shines through the window lattice in the study of the chief minister of the cabinet. In the study, the chief minister is sitting in front of the window, holding a bamboo stick in his hand and gently teasing a canary.
The bird jumped happily and chirped crisply, which was in sharp contrast to the calmness of the first assistant.
The door to the study room was pushed open, and a servant walked in quickly and whispered: "Sir, there are several officials outside asking to see you."
The chief assistant did not raise his head, but nodded slightly, indicating to the servant to let them in.
After a while, five or six officials filed in, their faces looking very ugly. One of them was stumbling, obviously suffering a great blow. He saw that the second assistant was also in the study, and there was a trace of anger on his face.
surprise.
"My lord, the first auxiliary, my lord the second auxiliary." They saluted one after another.
The first assistant put down the bamboo stick in his hand and said slowly: "Is that why you are looking for me?"
One of the officials said eagerly: "Master Chief Assistant, Liu Huaian, this evil thief, actually did not follow the agreement and killed forty-nine more of our colleagues! What a crime this is!"
Cisuke looked at them coldly and said, "You yourself are unwilling to hand over the embezzled money, but now you come here to complain?"
The chief minister smiled slightly, and there was a sense of playfulness in his smile. He said: "Do you think Liu Huaian is my dog and can be manipulated by you? He is a heavenly guard, he has his mission, he has his own
responsibility. If you don’t let him do the work, can he let you leave alive?”
The colors on the faces of those officials became even more ugly. They originally thought that the chief minister would uphold justice for them, but they did not expect that the chief minister would have such an attitude.
The chief assistant looked at them and said calmly: "Let's let this matter go. You can get out."
The officials were stunned for a moment, and then retreated one after another. They knew that this matter was irreversible, and they could only accept this fact silently.
In the study, the first assistant and the second assistant smiled at each other. They knew that this matter was over, and there were more things waiting for them to deal with next.
Liu Huaian was promoted to sixteen levels in a row and reached the ninth level of the Jedi Realm. Not only that, but there were six more spiritual seas. He was overjoyed. However, he also knew that this matter was over and he could not continue, otherwise he would definitely...
suffered their revenge.
Now, Liu Huaian felt that he had reached the end of the first echelon of strong men. He no longer showed any restraint and directly took away all the corpses in the tomb of the gods.
The power of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood skyrocketed wildly, coupled with the surge of yang energy brought about by the improvement of the realm, Liu Huaian was punished, and he suddenly felt the fire burning his body.
He slept with all the women in the family before he came back to life, but he still felt uncomfortable. He could only go to the queen to help him fill up the yin energy, which made him feel less uncomfortable, but his internal organs were still as painful as fire.
Seven days later, Liu Huaian and An Heqing got married. The whole country celebrated together and the wedding was grand.