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Chapter 65

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhou Chen put down the detailed record in his hand to check the family property.

Even Zhou Chen couldn't help but his heart beat for the final total number on the booklet.

Zhou Chen didn't expect that a total of 5000 million taels of silver was confiscated this time.

So many silver taels are enough for Zhou Chen to spend a lot of time next.

With this money, the problem of severe drought in the four northern states can be solved.

Zhou Chen didn't feel much anger in his heart for these ministers who were greedy for so much money from the imperial court.

No matter how greedy these officials are, they are all taken down by him now.

And these ill-gotten gains from embezzlement have not all returned to him in the end.

This kind of corrupt official Zhou Chen is not afraid, what he is afraid of is the kind of petty greed and petty troubles.

It's not qualified to snatch a family and destroy a family, but if you don't snatch your family and destroy your family, you will be stuck in your throat.

If you can't go up or down, it will make you uncomfortable.

Such colossal greed is exactly what Zhou Chen wants.

As soon as a home is raided, the treasury is full.

Faster than taxes.

After Zhou Chen put down the closed book in his hand, he looked at Cao Zhengchun; "The other people who were raided and arrested, have they counted the money they confiscated?"

Zhou Chen knew that, except for the General Wu Jin and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, more than 20 officials had their homes ransacked and their families wiped out.

In the past three days, many people have been implicated, and they have been sent to Heavenly Prison.

Although these people do not have the wealth of such officials as General Wu Jin, they can't stand the crowd!

It adds up to a lot of money.

"Back to the emperor, not yet."

"Because there are too many people raided, and the factory guards are somewhat insufficient, it is estimated that it will take a few days before the detailed number can be fully counted."

Cao Zhengchun replied immediately.

Zhou Chen heard the words, his eyes flickered, and he said to Cao Zhengchun; "After the statistics are out, just send it directly to the Ministry of Household Treasury."

Put more fish.

To reassure the mice.

Zhou Chen didn't believe that with so many fish in, those mice could hold back their indifference.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cao Zhengchun nodded.

At this time, a factory guard came in.

"Report to the emperor, Fang Shangshu asks to see you." The inner servant factory guard walked in and reported.

Fang Xuanling?

Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment.

Since Zhou Chen appointed Fang Xuanling as Minister of Officials in the morning three days ago, Fang Xuanling never came to Yangxin Hall to meet the emperor again.

"Let him in."

After hearing the words, the internal servant factory guard immediately bowed and retreated.

moment.

Fang Xuanling walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"The minister Fang Xuanling meets the emperor." Fang Xuanling, who walked in, knelt down and gave a big gift.

"Get up!" Zhou Chen looked up at Fang Xuanling; "Have you made up for the lack of officials in the courtroom?"

"Back to the emperor, this minister is here for this."

"This is a list selected by Chensai. In addition to filling the missing positions in the court, the minister also prepared some additional lists."

"Please take a look at the emperor."

Fang Xuanling said, and took out a list of names.

Seeing this, Cao Zhengchun came over, took the list booklet from Fang Xuanling's hand, and put it back in front of Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen didn't say any more, and casually opened the list and looked at it.

It has to be said that Fang Xuanling is still very careful in his work.

This list not only records a name, but also records the origins of these people and some deeds in peacetime.

What surprised Zhou Chen was that there were people from aristocratic families in this list.

This made Zhou Chen frown involuntarily.

Doesn't Fang Xuanling know what he's thinking?

The following Fang Xuanling seemed to see what Zhou Chen was thinking, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, although the family is a tumor, not all members of the family are like this, and there are also talents with integrity."

"It's not wrong for the emperor to clear the cancer of the family, but he doesn't mean to exterminate everyone in the family."

"Even if the emperor destroys the world's family now, in a few years, a new family will appear."

"The family cannot be wiped out."

"As long as rights exist, there will be families."

"This is the advice of the minister, and I ask the emperor to think deeply."

Fang Xuanling bowed and said.

After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, closed the list booklet, looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "You are right, as long as there is power, there will be aristocratic families."

"Noble families can't be wiped out."

"I have read your list, it's very good."

"Just do what you want!"

Zhou Chen returned the list to Fang Xuanling.

Zhou Chen knew that Fang Xuanling was right.

He is going to deal with the family, but not everyone in the family.

Aristocratic families also have loyal and good people, just like the royal family also has treacherous people.

You can't kill a group of people with one stick.

As an emperor, Zhou Chen felt for the first time that he still had a lot to learn.

……

at the same time.

The situation in the four northwestern prefectures changed drastically.

Taishi Wen Zhong took Da Zhou's most elite twelve guards of Shenwu, [-] soldiers and horses in one guard, which should have been able to quickly quell the civil revolt, annihilate the traitors, and regain the entire territory of the four northwest palaces.

But the result was a huge defeat by the traitors, and the losses were heavy.

Xi'an Fufucheng, on the top of the city.

Grand Master Wen Zhong looked at the densely packed rebels outside the city with a pale face, his face heavy.

Taishi Wen Zhong did not expect this, he brought [-] troops to the four northwestern provinces to pacify the chaos and disaster relief, but in the end the chaos was not pacified, and he was defeated by the rebels.

Of the 1 elite soldiers and horses, there are now less than [-] left, and even he, the Grand Master, was seriously injured.

Not to mention losing the city and losing the army, now it is even more trapped in this isolated city of Xi'an, and the other four places in the northwest have been captured by traitors.

Taishi Wen Zhong had never been defeated so badly before.

To make matters worse, two princes, Zhou Qian, King of Free and Easy, and Zhou Qi, King of Kang, also fell into the hands of traitors outside the city.

Taishi Wen Zhong didn't know how to explain to the royal family, to the emperor.

"Master, this is a conspiracy."

"A naked conspiracy."

"The 1 army only retreated to the city, less than [-] people, and seven of the ten masters and lieutenants were also lost."

"They didn't die on the battlefield with real swords and guns, but they died in conspiracy calculations."

"The end will not be reconciled."

"Look at the traitors outside the city, what kind of chaotic people are these, this is clearly a well-disciplined army."

Taishi Wen Zhong, a middle-aged general next to him, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and pointed at the dense chaos outside the city with an angry face.

This middle-aged general is the guardian of the twelve guards of Shenwu.

The twelve guards of Shenwu have a total of twelve guards, and each guard is in charge of [-] guards.

Now the 2 Shenwuwei under the command of this middle-aged general suffered such a heavy loss, more than [-] people were killed or injured.

This made the middle-aged generals unacceptable.

If you die dignifiedly on the battlefield.

He won't say anything.

But looking at the current situation, this is clearly a targeted conspiracy.