"The guilty minister thanks the emperor for his grace." The lieutenant shouted out this sentence loudly, and then slowly raised his head to look at the small bottle on the ground.

The emperor's intention is already very clear, if he orders the beheading of the Taiwei, it will damage the face of the country, and he himself asks, only he will be blamed.

The best thing to do is for the captain to commit suicide.

Dai Muzhi laughed slowly, the laughter became louder and louder, so that most of the cells could hear it, and finally there were obvious tears in the corners of his eyes.

The next day, as soon as Xing Tianze woke up, he heard the news that the Taiwei had committed suicide by taking poison in prison, and immediately called Wuxian and Tao Mingxi to the study to discuss this time.

"What else is there to discuss? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor did it. Traceless rubbed his eyebrows.

The prison itself is heavily guarded, and the Taiwei is not an ordinary person's guard for him, and it is definitely not what ordinary people can imagine, the person who has the right to approach him and hand over the poison to him, except for Xing Tianze, there is only the emperor in the entire Xingzhao Kingdom.

"The emperor really did something to cut his love, and a lieutenant actually said that he would kill him?" Tao Mingxi supported his chin with his hand and yawned several times in a row.

As soon as she said this, Xing Tianze and Wuxian were not in a hurry to speak, the emperor was for the sake of face, but at the same time, he was also sounding the alarm for all the courtiers, if they dared to do such a thing, Dai Muzhi would be their end, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was an example to kill chickens and monkeys.

At this moment, a guard hurriedly ran in from outside: "Lord Qiqi, the side concubine Niangniang was so anxious when she heard about the Taiwei that she wanted to leave the palace to collect her father's body." ”

"The queen has his own plans for the future affairs of the Taiwei, you let the side concubine go back first and stay don't cause trouble." Xing Tianze's mood can be described as extremely bad.

Traceless lowered his head slightly, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes from time to time, but no one knew what he was thinking.

The death of the Taiwei swept through the entire capital like a hurricane, and the officials at the top talked about it and went to the teahouse to chat, and everyone couldn't believe that the invincible Taiwei actually chose to commit suicide?

There was an uproar in the imperial court, and many people knew that the Taiwei was trying to be a protector/umbrella for some people, gritting his teeth and bringing secrets into the soil.

There was another group of people who began to think about it, and now that the official position of Tai Lieutenant was vacant, whoever could sit in that position would undoubtedly ascend to the sky in one step.

So many officials secretly began to form gangs, but what they did was soon passed on to the study in the Five Princes' Mansion in the form of archives.

Without a trace was very interested in reading carefully, Tao Mingxi sat in front of the stove to roast the fire, and Xing Tianze sat quietly on the chair drinking tea.

Suddenly, a man in black came in from outside the window, knelt directly in front of Xing Tianze, and put his hands on a thick ledger.

"Looks like you've got people going on with corruption." Wuxian threw away the booklet in his hand, turned his head to look at Xing Tianze, and a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.

He had already discussed it with the Fifth Princes last night, since the emperor wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble for Xing Tianze, why didn't they also seize the opportunity and beat their own momentum?

The more turbulent the undercurrent of the imperial court, the more people show their feet in the hurry, as long as there is the slightest mistake, the problem will be magnified countless times in the eyes of the people they sent out, and then there will definitely be unexpected gains if they investigate it along the way.

"Take it for yourself." Xing Tianze couldn't read it anymore after turning a few pages just now, and threw the booklet into Wuji's hands.

"It's really unexpected, there are officials in the guards of the capital alone, and within three years, large and small, they have embezzled 50,000 taels of silver." Xing Tianze waved his right hand vigorously and motioned for the man in black to leave first.

"The one you see is just a small shrimp, and the real big fish is still behind here." Without a trace opened it from the middle of the booklet: "The officials of the Ministry of Shangshu guarded and stole themselves, and within two years alone, they took 320,000 silver from the treasury to buy him a house for various commercial purposes. ”

"Within five years, the military department will use public funds for private purposes, and mobilize 780,000 military salaries to fill the vacancies in the inn under his name." Traceless would tell the details of an official every time he turned the page.

Hearing this, Tao Mingxi opened his mouth in surprise, and did not come back to his senses until his hand was burned by the charcoal fire in the stove.

"The silver of the imperial court has gone into the pockets of these villains." The angry Xing Tianze slapped the table with a slap.

The guards outside the study rushed in at once, and Tao Mingxi waved his hand to them helplessly, signaling them not to be nervous, and to withdraw first, if something happens, they will definitely be called back.

"I don't think what the Captain said to you is really without merit." Without a trace smiled slightly, he flipped through the booklet in his hand: "Anyone with a name and a surname on this has made a lot of contributions to the imperial court in the past few years. ”

"You don't mean to say that they really did something with the money, right?" Tao Mingxi had already laughed out loud, but as a prison guard, she hated those corrupt officials from the bottom of her heart.

Xing Tianze drank most of the cup of tea in one gulp, the breath on his body was completely cold, and his heart was also full of helplessness and shock.

Just one capital can find out so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so if you look at the entire Xingzhao country, maybe how many people have not surfaced, and there is a lack of those who are similar to the likes of Taiwei.

"What are the prince's plans next?" Traceless placed the booklet in his hand on the table, stretched out his hands and roasted it on the stove.

"I have conclusive evidence for all the people in the book." After Xing Tianze's words paused, he continued to speak: "We must punish them severely, and we must not tolerate adultery, I will immediately send someone to send these evidence to the emperor." ”

"Don't you think you need to go to the palace?" Tao Mingxi looked at him in surprise.

So many corrupt officials and corrupt officials have been found out, but it is a great credit, Xing Tianze actually wants to give it to others?

Without a trace explained faintly on the side, the matter of corrupt officials is not only not a merit, but a hot potato.

Just imagine if everyone knew that the evidence was found by Xing Tianze, then how many enemies would he set up in the court?

Although it doesn't seem to pose much of a threat to him now, no one can say that Xing Tianze will not make mistakes in the future, and as a courtier, he must know how to judge the situation.

Moreover, Xing Tianze in the Taiwei case has already been in the limelight, if at this time, he establishes an image of being an honest official above the court, and at the same time blocking the financial path of many people, it will also produce the disadvantages of high merit and shocking the master.

Rather than this, it is better to kick the matter back into the hands of the emperor, anyway, the final power of life and death is up to him, and Xing Tianze can also protect himself.

"But who handed it in?" Tao Mingxi listened to Traceless's explanation, and his brows furrowed suddenly.

She was suddenly glad that she had crossed over the princess's body, and if she had become Xing Tianze, she might have been played with to death a long time ago.