On the magnificent Dragon Palace, the young emperor stood with his hands in his hands, looking at a decadent figure kneeling in the hall.

Helian respectfully presented a confession and a blue account book.

The young emperor glanced at the confession, and then opened the account book, which clearly recorded that a huge amount of money had been received from the uncle's mansion twenty years ago, but there was no name.

Raising his eyelids, he looked at Uncle Liang, who had completely lost his fighting spirit, and said majestically: "Uncle Guo, what else do you have to say?" ”

Uncle Liang lowered his head, staring at his own reflection on the polished gold brick ground with lifeless eyes, his heart was like ashes, and he said calmly: "Xiaomin, there is nothing to say!" ”

Helian stood beside Li Yuanlin, and a cold smile flowed through his eyes with these words.

Li Yuanlin pursed his lips and was about to speak, when a sharp voice came from outside the hall: "The emperor is not blinded by traitors!" ”

The ministers brushed and looked at the past, and saluted one after another: "See the Queen Mother!" ”

Dressed in a gorgeous embroidered robe and dragging to the ground, Liang Hou's footsteps hurried past the ministers, his sharp eyes approached the young emperor standing in a high position, and he moved his eyes slightly to the calm Helian Note beside him, his eyes suddenly darkened and hateful, and said fiercely: "Helian Taishi, now you are more and more powerful!" ”

Helian heard this, and pretended to kneel on the ground in panic.

"Why is the Queen Mother here?"

Uncle Liang is the backbone of the Liang family's forces, even if he resigns, his reputation in the government and the opposition is still very important, once Uncle Liang completely collapses, the Liang family's power will come to an end, which is undoubtedly worse for Liang Hou, who was forced to retreat from the harem, which means that her ambition will be completely stifled, which no one knows better than Liang Hou.

Li Yuanlin knew that she would definitely come today, so his expression was not much surprised.

"If the mourning family doesn't come again, I'm afraid the country will change hands!" Empress Liang snorted coldly, his eyes were like sharp blades, and he turned to look at Uncle Liang Guo who was kneeling in the hall, only to see that his brother, who was above 10,000 people under one person in the past, and had infinite scenery, was now kneeling in frustration, and he didn't even look up when she came in, he was only wearing a tattered prison uniform, his temples were white, his hair was unkempt, and he looked very embarrassed.

"Brother!" Liang Hou's heart ached, and he stepped forward to help his uncle.

Uncle Guo shrank in fear and took a step back.

Liang Hou was stunned, and immediately raised her eyebrows, and scolded angrily: "Helian Note, what have you done to him!" ”

No one responded, and Helian only lowered his head a little, hiding his face dark.

Li Yuanlin straightened his back and said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, the evidence of Uncle Guo's corruption and perversion of the law is conclusive, and Uncle Guo has already pleaded guilty. ”

"Corrupt and perverted?" Empress Liang sneered, crossed her eyebrows, and pointed to the confession with bright red handprints in his hand: "Just that page?" It's just a trick! Since ancient times, have there been fewer such unjust, false and wrongful judgments? The mourning family wants to ask the emperor, what kind of ecstasy soup did Master Helian pour into the emperor, so that you are so obedient? ”

"Queen Mother!" Li Yuanlin raised his voice suddenly, the king's breath was awe-inspiring, his eyes were as dark as the deep sea, and his whole body exuded a strong low pressure, staring at Liang Hou like a reminder, his thin lips squeezed out two words: "Be careful!" ”

"Humph!" Empress Liang didn't care, secretly thinking that she had been hanging the curtain for nearly 20 years, who in the entire court would dare not give her some face? Now that the emperor has only been in power for a few days, he dares to teach her a lesson?

retracted his gaze and lifted the blue account book in his hand: "If the queen mother has any doubts, it is better to take a look at this, and then ask Uncle Guo in person to see if I have wronged him!" ”

The little palace supervisor beside him was clever, went up and took the account book in Li Yuanlin's hand, lowered his head, and presented the account book in his hand to Liang Hou in small steps.

Empress Liang didn't look at it, and glanced at Helian with annoyance: "What is the trouble of wanting to add to the crime?" It's just that someone deliberately framed it, and it's just perjury, does the emperor want to use this to fool the mourning family and the Manchu minister? ”

At that time, Liu Shilang, one of the ministers, stood up and said: "The queen mother's words are wrong, the uncle himself has already confessed, if there is a problem with this account book, you might as well let the uncle present the grievances in front of the holy monarch, I believe the emperor will deal with it impartially!" ”

Liu Shilang is the emperor's faction, whether this account book is true or false, whether the uncle is guilty or not, it doesn't matter to them, the important thing is that Uncle Liang can shake the power of the Liang faction, as long as he is eradicated, the emperor's pro-government will be unhindered, and the people will have a good life. Right now, the general trend is set, just one foot in the door, no matter what, Liu Shilang will not let Empress Liang ruin the plan.

Empress Liang is not stupid, so she naturally heard the meaning of her words, and stared back at Liu Shilang, hating that she couldn't regain control of the government and kill all these old puppets.

Helian Zhu raised his eyes slightly, just in time to collide with Uncle Liang's gaze, and the former's eyes were full of threat.

Uncle Liang Guo's heart trembled, remembering that his only son was still in Helian Zhu's hands, for the sake of his son and the safety of the whole house, even if he was full of grievances and resentment, he could only endure it hard, and kowtowed again and again: "Xiaomin is guilty, Xiaomin pleaded guilty, twenty years ago, Xiaomin was in an important position but used his position to fill his pockets, which caused the collapse of Dengyuantai and the death of ten palace people, all of which were Xiaomin's fault!" ”

"Brother! Are you confused? How can you admit to a trumped-up charge? Empress Liang shouted bitterly, not understanding his approach.

Uncle Liang didn't pay attention to her, but made a panicked look: "Your Majesty, Xiaomin doesn't want to die, Xiaomin can make up for it, back then, officials and officials protected each other, and Xiaomin was not the only one involved in corruption, Xiaomin can identify them all, just ask the emperor to let me live." ”

The plot that has been rehearsed for a long time is really handy now, and Uncle Liang almost believes that he is telling the truth.

Li Yuanlin looked imperceptibly at Helian Zhu who was kneeling on the ground, and seeing his smug appearance, his eyes suddenly became cold as frost, and he said quietly for a while: "I can promise you!" As long as you tell the officials who are also embezzling construction funds, I will save your family's life! ”

In a word, it became a different meaning in the king's extremely far-reaching eyes, Uncle Liang seemed to see hope, understood the meaning of Li Yuanlin's words, was slightly happy in his heart, cast a grateful look, and turned his head to the iron: "Back then, I swallowed the construction money with Liang Wen, the secretary of the household department, Liang Yong, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Xiao Ling, the left waiter of the Ministry of Engineering, Liang Yue, and the engineer Liang Tao......"

According to the list given by the original Helian Note, Uncle Liang Guo revealed every name with great accuracy, and they were all people with a crucial position in the Liang Party, and getting rid of them would be a devastating blow to the ambitions and schemes of the Liang Queen.

"You're crazy!" Someone among the ministers immediately stood up and shouted, "When did I swallow the stolen money with you?" Uncle Liang, please make your words clear! ”

"yes, isn't that?"

The ministers were sensational, and many people were stunned.

Uncle Liang Guo looked at the emperor with an expression that he had done his best.

Liang Hou was deeply shocked, and couldn't stop taking two steps back, and said in disbelief: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" Do you know what you're talking about? ”

Of course Uncle Liang Guo knew, if he wasn't forced to be helpless, how could he be ruthless and do something that affected his fellow clansmen?

In order to confirm the charges of these people, he said: "If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, Xiaomin also has evidence!" ”

Glancing at the little boy in the hall.

The boy stepped forward, saluted to Empress Liang and Li Yuanlin, presented a stack of letters, and then forwarded them to Li Yuanlin by the palace people around the emperor.

"The list of these objects has the seals and signatures of the people who handle them, and it clearly records when, where, and at what price the hollow bricks were purchased, and the sky-high price of dozens of times was collected into the treasury for the construction of the Dengyuan platform, which is the evidence!"

Uncle Liang's words successfully quieted the originally noisy ministers instantly.

There was silence all around, and Uncle Liang Guo said: "Back then, Xiaomin was worried about what he had done, and he was very afraid that one person would be guilty after the East Window incident, so he secretly contacted the black market merchant who was responsible for providing hollow bricks, Xiaomin knew that people like them were doing a knife and licking blood, and they were used to leaving a back hand in case of accidents, so they bought the transaction list of the rest of the handlers at a high price, thinking that even if the matter was revealed, it would be good to have them as a substitute for the dead ghosts!" ”

Li Yuanlin opened the letter and read it carefully, and sure enough, it was a list of transactions, and the paper was slightly yellowed, and the handwriting was old.

It seems that Helian Zhu has taken great pains and put a lot of effort into bringing down the Liang family.

Several of the important ministers who were named only felt that the flying misfortune was falling from the sky, trembling their lips, kneeling on the ground, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, the ministers are wronged!" ”

The king's eyes were stunned, and he smashed the letter on the bodies of those courtiers with a cold face: "The evidence is conclusive, and you dare to cry out for injustice!" Do I have to go to your house and look for other evidence before I give up? ”

The meaning of this phrase is very simple, it is coercion.

Even if these Liang Dang did not participate in the corruption case of Dengyuantai, they usually did not do less heinous things, and Soufu is by no means a good way for them to get rid of their crimes, on the contrary, once Soufu is afraid that everything they do in ordinary times will no longer be able to hold back, and the original backer Liang Hou has retreated to the harem, and the mud bodhisattva is still difficult to protect himself when he crosses the river, how can he take care of them? When the time comes, it will not only be a capital crime, but also the whole family.

On the other hand, although the corruption case of Dengyuantai seems serious, Uncle Liang, as the biggest sinner, can still be promised leniency by the emperor, what if they admit this trumped-up crime? What will be the result?

No matter what, it won't be worse than the results of the search!

Several people weighed the pros and cons, and finally gritted their teeth and fell to the ground, and said reluctantly: "Wait, you are guilty!" ”

With their confession, Liang Houyu was punched hard, his heart ached, his expression was in a trance, he staggered back two steps, and almost fell, but fortunately, Mama Lin held him in time.

Li Yuanlin saw everything in his eyes, a trace of cheerfulness and clarity surged in his eyes, and he immediately looked down at Helian Note: "Taishi, I don't need to say more about how to do it, right?" ”

"Yes! The old minister obeys the order! Helian stood up and said to the courtiers who were guilty of the crime: "You are guilty, according to the laws of the Western Dynasty, you should be beheaded without forgiveness, but my Jun Shengming Rende, Nian Er and others have been officials for decades, although there is no merit and suffering, and the day of the Queen Mother Dayan is imminent, the grace of heaven is vast, the blessing is ten thousand years, the grace of the whole world is to consolidate the country Zuo, Te Shuer and other capital crimes, but the living crime is inevitable, the punishment of Xiguan is to serve instead of punishment, pay the power to time, never re-enter the Shi to return to Beijing, and it will be executed immediately!" ”

Although the officials who were dragged into the water were unwilling to be sent to Xiguan, they were forced to have no choice but to respond hard, and their expressions were extremely ugly like swallowing flies, and they had to kowtow in unison: "Thank the emperor for Longen!" ”

These powerful ministers were assigned, although there are still some shrimp soldiers and crab generals left in the Liang Party, but they do not occupy a high position and cannot turn up any big waves, as long as they move their fingers slightly, they will only end up in the end of capsizing the boat.

As a result, the Liang clan's power in the court has completely declined.

Although Empress Liang was unwilling, she had no choice but to make up her mind for the overall situation, so she could only turn out of the Dragon Hall with the support of Mama Lin, her face was already difficult to see, and her fingers quickly flicked a string of emerald green Buddha's head tourmaline, and the more she thought about it, the more she wanted to eat Helian Zhu alive.

Gritting his back molars, his mind was thinking about how to deal with Helian Zhu, and suddenly remembered something, he moved his fingers and stopped with his footsteps, his face was as gloomy as a hellish ghost, and he said to the guards behind him: "Go, quickly invite Captain Helian to come to see the mourning family!" ”

"The Queen Mother forgot? Someone has already been sent. Mama Lin reminded in a whispered in time.

In exchange for Liang Hou's eyes like electricity: "Now the mourning family is talking, is anyone going to put their beaks?" Seeing that the mourning family's forces are falling, is it possible that everyone is going to turn against the sky? ”

"The old slave doesn't dare!" Mama Lin knelt on the ground.

Liang Hou narrowed his eyes, forcibly suppressed the anger accumulated in his heart, glanced at the guards behind him, and scolded: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't go quickly!" ”

The guards received the order and retreated with their fists clenched.

For a long time, the emerald green Buddha's head tourmaline was tightly pinched in the palm of her hand, and with the strength of the palm tightening, the beautiful woman's eyes were split, and she said viciously: "Helian Note, today's events and all kinds of mourners in the past have been remembered, wait!" The mourners will kill you! ”