Previously, many ministers were imprisoned for various crimes, among which Zao Wou-ki, the former prime minister, was the most corrupt, and later when he raided his home, he copied out almost half of the family property equivalent to half of the national treasury. The emperor was very disgusted with corruption and bribery, and according to the law set by his reign, corruption and bribery were a major crime, and all criminals were to be beheaded according to the law. Zao Wou-Ki was actually greedy for half of the treasury, and he was naturally the first to bear the brunt of the beheading.

Zhuo Yu intended to help Situ Yu gain a firm foothold in the court, and almost all the things that allowed him to show his ability were for him to go, and this time he was naturally sent to supervise the beheading.

Zao Wou-Ki was cunning and cunning, and when he saw the matter being revealed, he suddenly said nothing arrogantly, as if he had given up defending himself. It's just that when he walked up to the execution platform, he suddenly turned his head and begged Situ Shu to ask His Majesty not to embarrass his newborn grandson.

This execution table is located at the entrance of the largest vegetable market in the imperial city, and almost all of the people who are disposed of each time are the most heinous people, and there are naturally many people around. Zao Wou-ki's words are not clear, and they are clearly trying to mislead the people who don't understand the details, saying that the current saint is a murderous madman.

Situ Yu's face changed on the spot, and although the words he said were deliberately official, he directly refuted Zao Wouji's words word by word.

"Lord Zhao has been an official for so many years, isn't it all about how to buy and sell official positions? Let's not talk about whether you took into account your wife and children when you collected the money, according to the laws of our dynasty, a thief like you who embezzled half of the treasury should have dragged your wife and children to be beheaded together. Your Majesty remembered that you were an old minister of the court, and deliberately opened the net and let you bear the guilt alone. I didn't expect you to be so unappreciative, and when you are dying, you are talking nonsense to slander her! ”

Zhuo Yu's intention to open the net was issued in the palace, and the notice posted did not specifically point it out, so the people did not pay attention to it. Now that Situ Shu has been reminded of this, many people recall that there really seems to be this law.

The eyes of the onlookers who looked at Zao Wou-Ki changed instantly, and they even noticed that this old thing who ate money clearly wanted to take advantage of himself just now, so they picked up the things at hand and threw them at him, and they didn't know what they were scolding, and they had the posture of beating the water dogs.

This is a vegetable market, and the people have at most a handful of vegetables and two eggs at hand, and there are no hard objects that can hurt Zao Wou-ki. But the latter has been sitting in the position of prime minister for so many years, and others have always been respectful to him, so how could he have been treated like this?

What's more, his little conspiracy was broken by Situ Shu on the spot, and he was already very embarrassed, and now he was smashed all over his face by vegetable leaves and eggs, and his face was going to be green. is no longer as quiet as Fang Cai, and directly scolded, and he didn't see the demeanor of being a former prime minister at all.

Situ Shu was scolded by him, but he did not stop the behavior of the people, until the time when the execution was approaching, and the things that the people were carrying were almost smashed, so he finally asked the accompanying officers and soldiers to go down to maintain order and prepare for the execution.

This time, Zao Wou-Ki was not the only minister who was sentenced to raid his home, but the others did not have such a vicious mind as him, and when they arrived at the execution table, they only cared about crying and shouting for injustice.

These ministers were all sentenced to beheading for corruption, and Zhuo Yu dealt with this matter very thoroughly, making it unprofitable, so naturally no one came to make trouble. The execution went smoothly.

It's just that before Zhuo Yu could breathe a sigh of relief because he got rid of these moths, the news of Prime Minister Li Taiqing's death due to illness suddenly came from outside the palace.

"When I came back earlier, I heard that he was seriously ill, and I thought that I would visit the Li Mansion after the dust settled on a few things at the moment, but I thought that he had passed away."

Zhuo Yu sighed, as if he had some regret.

Li Taiqing is the same as Zao Wou-ki, they are both old men in the court, but he and the latter can be regarded as two people who are very different. If you want to say that Zao Wou-Ki is a greedy villain, then Li Taiqing can definitely be regarded as an honest person with a clear distinction between public and private. Zhuo Yu had studied calligraphy with him for a period of time when he was young, and he admired the prime minister very much.

Yu Chijin also knew a little bit about these old things, and understood that she regarded Li Taiqing as half of her teacher in her heart, and it must be uncomfortable to hear the news of his death at this time.

Yu Chi Jin has never been very comforting, but at this time he still spoke: "After Li Taiqing fell ill, the imperial doctor in the palace and the doctor in my house went to see him, and the original conclusion was that he only had half a month to live, but now more than a month has passed. Presumably he couldn't rest assured that the chaotic court was relieved, and he had been holding on to refusing to vent that breath, and now that he saw that you finally came back to preside over the overall situation, he could finally go with peace of mind. ”

Li Taiqing was originally old, and under the aging of his body, no matter how much tonic medicine he ate, it would not have much effect. The only reason that could explain why he had lasted so long longer than the estimated time of several doctors was only Wei Chi Jin's explanation now.

Zhuo Yu knew that Li Taiqing was indeed the kind of person who regarded state affairs as more important than anything else, and he also believed Wei Chijin's words for a while, although he was still sad in his heart, he was not as depressed as Fang Cai.

When the Li Mansion set up the mourning hall, Zhuo Yu personally went to see Li Taiqing for the last time, and he was sending the old man on his last journey.

After Li Taiqing's burial, the matter of exile, which had been delayed because of this matter, was also put on the agenda.

When Zhuo Yu asked people to go to Yingyue Palace to invite the eldest princess, Zhuo Siyi changed his self-respecting and noble appearance in the past, and refused to leave regardless of his identity and image. Even if a guard dared to take a step, she would throw all kinds of things out of it, including vases and scissors that could easily hurt people.

The palace maid who served her hid in her room early in the morning, and the only confidant palace maid tried to persuade her, but she was accidentally smashed with blood by the oncoming inkstone.

"The eldest princess, if you do something wrong, you should be punished, what kind of system is it like this!"

Hearing the news from the Yingyue Palace, Zhuo Yu was extremely angry: "Let the guards just spend it with her!" I want to see how long she can throw away the things in the Moon Palace! ”

Zhuo Siyi had already done enough to make her die thousands of times, and as far as Situ Ji was concerned, he couldn't wait to skin and debone her to relieve her hatred. On that day, if it weren't for the latter's concern that Zhuo Siyi was his own sister, how could he just ask for exile!

Zhuo Yu didn't hate Zhuo Siyi, and even hated her to die like others, but that blood relationship always made her unbearable. But now Zhuo Siyi still doesn't appreciate it at all, and actually hides in the Moon Palace and refuses to leave.