Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 226 - 224: The Shaken Officials (Twenty-First Update)

Chapter 226: Chapter 224: The Shaken Officials (Twenty-First Update)

If he is given enough room for development in the future, how far can this kid go?

I’m afraid the position of Prime Minister will belong to none other than him.

You know, currently in the court of You Country, there is no Prime Minister.

This isn’t to say that the position doesn’t exist, but currently, the two Princes have already monopolized such positions.

One could say that, although they don’t have the title of Prime Minister, they are doing the work of the Prime Minister.

Therefore, in the court of You Country, nominally, only the Ministers of Six Ministries hold the highest positions.

However, the actual controllers are those two Princes.

Thus, if Lin Yi now takes the entire Imperial Censorate away, the last two people who would want this are them.

And towards the benevolent looks cast by the two, Lin Yi also responded with a slight smile.

From the way these two addressed him, it’s clear they were truly afraid.

Previously addressing me eunuch Lin, and now able to call me Minister Lin, this alone shows their sheer terror.

But to this, Lin Yi really didn’t take it to heart.

You treated me like that just now, and you expect me to respond to you calmly?

Haha, I am not so cheap as to let you slap me then expect me to respond with a sweet date; that’s simply delusional.

After all, Lin Yi is no ’suffering Saint,’ who can let go of a punch from someone and then stop caring if they act nice after.

Lin Yi always reciprocates in principle; if you punch me, I’ll kick you back, plus give you an extra stab.

If a single stab isn’t enough, then he’d stab again.

Just like right now, after these two answered Lin Yi’s question.

Lin Yi let out a laugh in response.

The laughter made everyone present furrow their brows.

A sudden chill ran through the hearts of those two, as they thought to themselves that something bad was going to happen.

Sure enough, at that moment, Lin Yi’s voice sounded again.

Lin Yi directly turned his head to look at the young Emperor, bowed with his fist to the Emperor, and spoke:

"Your Majesty, may I inquire about the crime of profiting at the expense of the populace mentioned in the petition by Ma Zhou, the Imperial Censor of Ma Zhou?"

Hearing this, the young Emperor already understood what Lin Yi was thinking.

Moreover, Lin Yi’s heartfelt words were all heard by him, so naturally he cooperated and replied:

"According to what Ma Zhou meant, those who profit at the expense of the populace should have their illicit gains confiscated, be dismissed from their positions, imprisoned for life, and never to be employed again."

As the Emperor’s words fell, the hearts of the two below instantly sank, and their scalps tingled.

The two seemed to realize something, guessing what Lin Yi was about to say.

It turns out he wasn’t thinking of reconciling; he wasn’t thinking of buying them off to spare them later; he wanted to crush them in one fell swoop.

Laughable that they thought he would offer a sweet date after a strike, laughable that they thought he wanted to buy their favor, to spare them trouble in the future.

Haha, it appears all these were just their illusions.

Even now, the Civil and Military Officials had also come to understand this.

The Fourth Prince felt the same too; when he looked at Mr. Liu and Wang Kui, there was now a hint of pity in his eyes.

However, when his gaze moved to Lin Yi, his eyes showed admiration for talent.

At the same time, he made up his mind internally that he must reach out to Lin Yi later, to offer him some terms.

As long as this man chooses to support him, to assist him, then he would offer him endless glory and wealth.

Of course, if the other party doesn’t choose to side with him, then he definitely won’t let him live too long.

After all, with such an enemy, he could never rise above.

And hearing this, Lin Yi simply nodded, turned around, his gaze sweeping over Mr. Liu and Wang Kui, his tone very cold and commanding as he spoke:

"Haha, this punishment isn’t my idea, but was endorsed by your very own Imperial Censorate.

So, how about it, Mr. Liu, Mr. Wang, do you two have anything else to say now?

This wealth is all your illicit gains, all obtained by profiting from the common people, do you admit your guilt now?"

It’s well known that it’s normal for officials to collude with businessmen.

And that nearly every official is backed by several merchants.

After all, which official looking to climb the ranks doesn’t need to grease some palms?

And where does this money come from?

Obviously, from those merchants.

These merchants happily give their money to these individuals, as previously mentioned, hoping to leverage these powers to grow and strengthen their businesses, to enjoy such wealth and luxuries they otherwise couldn’t.

Thus, such dealings have become an open secret in the bureaucracy.

It doesn’t matter how things are done privately, but bringing them into the court is absolutely illegal.

Just like now, Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang’s faces were ashen.

They had just admitted it themselves, no matter how they explained now, it was no longer effective.

The look they gave Lin Yi was full of venom, full of regret.

Because of this guy, because of this damned eunuch, their promising futures were ruined.

Not only that, their glory and wealth would also be completely cut off.

Without their official positions, those businessmen would no longer care about them.

And the instigator of all this, this dead eunuch right in front of them, how could they not hate him?

Of course, the person they hated most in their hearts was another—today’s Fourth Prince.

Everything they did today was thanks to the Fourth Prince, ordered by the Fourth Prince.

Without his orders, how could they have provoked Lin Yi for no reason?

However, when they looked to the Fourth Prince for help, they found that this old fellow didn’t even glance their way, only looking upright at the young Emperor above.

This clearly showed he had no intention of getting involved.

And such a scene, witnessed by the Civil and Military Officials, sent a chill through many, especially those officials in the Fourth Prince’s camp, their hearts turbulent at this moment,

These Imperial Censors desperately served him, but what did they get in return?

In the end, they were directly demoted and stripped of their assets.

After all, a lifetime of effort turned into nothing.

...End of Chapter...