"Hmm, is the old lady the only one who is loyal to the country?"

Zhao Lin frowned slightly, then turned his gaze, and shouted: "The Shangshu of the Criminal Department, now follow the people on the list, and arrest them one by one!"

"Donate!"

As soon as Zhao Lin's words fell, the heads of the ministers lit up like a sieve, "The ministers all donate! The country is in trouble, but it is just a little family wealth, how can the ministers be stingy." ”

The righteous words are righteous, but the hearts of the ministers are dripping blood, they have accumulated a lifetime of wealth, and even the wealth accumulated by their father, grandfather, and ancestors, all of which are gone all of a sudden.

But it's better than dying.

With Xue Mang's monstrous power and the strength of the innate realm, what is the final result?

Therefore, none of the ministers resisted, and all of them obediently obeyed.

Zhao Lin looked at the silence of the Manchu Dynasty, silent, and was very satisfied.

There was still a trace of trembling in the eyes of the ministers, and they found that the young majesty in front of them had become different from usual!

Such a thunderous method, how can it be like a thirteen-year-old doll.

The emperor was furious, the general Xue Mang was beheaded, and the great grandmaster was born......

This Great Song Dynasty is about to change the sky!

Zhao Lin gave an order, and the action of confiscating the property of hundreds of officials was quickly launched in full swing.

A single criminal department book is not enough for hundreds of officials to honestly hand over their family property, so Zhao Lin asked the forbidden army to assist, once a deceive is found, he will be severely punished, and even the three clans.

This time, the courtiers were all honest.

It is not worth losing your life for money.

In this way, the seizure operation has undoubtedly proceeded very smoothly.

Five days later, the morning court.

Above the court, the vast majority of the officials have a bitter face.

In the past few days, they can be said to have been bleeding heavily.

I thought that by supporting Xue Mang to establish a new dynasty, they could get some benefits from it, and it would be okay to add officials to the knighthood, who would have thought that Xue Mang's rebellion would be suppressed so easily.

Now, they have suffered heavy losses.

In the hearts of these people, they have already cursed Xue Mang thousands of times.

At this time, Shangshu of the Criminal Department was reporting to Zhao Lin.

"Your Majesty, in the past few days, the ministers have liquidated the family property of Taishi Jia Ren and one hundred and forty-eight officials, and obtained a total of more than 4 million taels of silver, 200,000 acres of fertile land, more than 30 mansions, and countless antiques and jewelry. ”

The criminal department Shangshu was very respectful and authentic.

As soon as these words came out, many officials raised their heads with a look of surprise in their eyes.

They only know how much property they have paid, but they don't know that the total amount has reached such an exaggerated level.

When Zhao Lin heard this, his face became gloomy, "These are converted into silver taels, how many are in total?"

"Your Majesty, at least 30 million taels of silver!"

Shangshu of the Criminal Department bowed down and said.

"Thirty million taels!"

A chill suddenly appeared in Zhao Lin's eyes.

You must know that at the peak of the Great Song Dynasty, the annual income was only 10 million taels.

It was still at its peak, and now the Great Song Dynasty is not even three million taels a year.

At this time, from these officials, they got 30 million taels of silver, which is more than ten times the income of the Great Song Dynasty today.

What's even more odious is that there was a lack of military pay on the front line before, and the treasury was empty, so he and the Queen Mother called on the ministers to raise donations, but the officials all said that they had no money, and in the end they raised a total of more than 100,000 taels of silver, which is a drop in the bucket.

This is a great irony!

Zhao Lin narrowed his eyes, these officials are really moths of the Great Song Dynasty......

The blood of the court was all sucked up by them.

All of them have a lot of money, but they have no contribution to the country.

And that's not all!

These officials must have also used some means to conceal some of their property.

Moreover, the hidden part is the big one!

It is conceivable how rich these civil and military officials are.

However, although Zhao Lin knew it, he didn't immediately attack, but looked at the ministers with a light smile, and said, "It seems that over the years, all Aiqing have made a lot of money......

Hearing this, the Taishi Jia Ren and the others all knelt down in a hurry, "Your Majesty, don't misunderstand, these are all family properties accumulated by the ancestors of the ministers, and they are definitely not from the wrong way!"

"Yes, these are the foundations laid by the hard work of the ancestors, and the ministers have never taken a stitch from the court. ”

"The ministers have donated all their family property to the imperial court, and now they are surrounded by four walls and two sleeves. ”

"That's right, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate, and you will know that what the ministers and others said is not half a lie. ”

The rest of the civil and military officials also echoed the words.

Zhao Lin secretly sneered in his heart, since everything has been said about this, these guys must have already transferred their property, and they have done a good job, even if he asks the Criminal Department Shangshu to check again, I am afraid that he will not be able to find anything.

Is that still checked?

Of course, it must be investigated! And it will be thoroughly investigated, and no one will be spared!

Just not now.

Now the most serious thing in the Great Song Dynasty is the external trouble, if the large-scale purge of the dynasty is now, it will cause internal turmoil, so even if he knows that these officials are all moths, Zhao Lin does not plan to move them now.

As the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he first considered the survival and decline of a country, not the lives of a few corrupt officials.

At present, these 30 million taels of silver can already solve the urgent need for military spending.

You can also throw money at Dian Wei to train more Tiger Guards.

The Tiger Guard, since it is an elite, definitely needs to spend a lot of resources and buy sophisticated weapons and equipment, which all require money.

However, as long as it can be trained, this army can be invincible!

Sweep away the decline of the Great Song Dynasty today!

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, 100,000 urgent!"

A panicked voice broke Zhao Lin's thoughts.

Zhao Lin followed the prestige, only to see a herald, kneeling on the ground covered in blood, and hurriedly said: "The 300,000 troops of the Agni Fire Empire, the Xirong Kingdom and the Annan Kingdom are coming to attack, and the guard general Xue Hong stationed in Ziyong Pass has led 50,000 defenders to surrender, and I am afraid that the army will soon come to Yashan City!"

As soon as the voice fell, the entire court exploded in an instant!

The army of the enemy country is coming so soon!

And the only barrier, Ziyong Pass, didn't even resist, and surrendered directly!

How good is that?

For a while, people were panicked.

"This damn Xue Hong is so spineless, an army of 50,000 surrendered without blood!"

"Is there any way, this Xue Hong is Xue Mang's cousin, once Xue Mang dies, how can he still be loyal to the imperial court?"

"If I had known that this person should have been replaced earlier, there would have been no disaster today. ”

The ministers talked a lot and regretted it.

In this regard, Zhao Lin was noncommittal.

If he could have replaced, he would have done it a long time ago.

Xue Hong is the commander of the first army, leading the army to guard Ziyong Pass, it turned out that only Xue Mang could control him, and now that Xue Mang is dead, it is impossible to remove Xue Hong's position in a short time.

If you act rashly, you will only force the person to rebel.

But now it seems that the result is the same.

"Your Majesty, as soon as Xue Hong surrenders, my Great Song Dynasty has no soldiers to fight, and for today's plan, we can only seek peace, and only have a glimmer of life. ”

Taishi Jia Ren stood up.

"You can only seek peace, and if you don't seek peace, it will be the disaster of the country, and the lesser of two evils!"

The ministers nodded their heads.

"Summation?"

Zhao Lin sneered in his heart, he was already extremely disappointed in these soft-boned ministers.

"Your Majesty!"

At this moment, another shout came from outside the hall.

"The envoys of the three kingdoms of the Agni Fire Empire, the Xirong Kingdom, and the Annan Kingdom have already arrived outside the city!"

The voice fell, and there was a commotion.

The envoys of the Three Kingdoms came so quickly!

At the same time, a glimmer of hope was ignited in the eyes of the hundred officials, and the three major powers must have come to negotiate peace by sending envoys at this time.

Otherwise, just drive the army over, and what envoys will be sent?

On the throne, Zhao Lin waved his hand, "Xuan." ”