diskusbooks Chapter 329 The sin is overwhelming
Chapter 329 The sin is overwhelming
Zhong Ning also realized it belatedly. Since Prince An had assassins who dared to kill her, and he used Fangyuan to win over many ministers, he must have quite a few assassins under his command, and the powerful people who colluded with him were also extraordinary.
Once he revealed his conversation with Emperor Yong in the Qinzheng Hall, it would be a huge obstacle to subsequent reforms.
Sure enough, her mind was too simple. She didn't even think of such a simple truth at the time. She only had brute force left, and she didn't know how much she could do.
Forget it, forget it. The most important thing now is to confiscate the house.
Zhong Ning led the imperial guards to surround the entire Prince An's Mansion, and indeed forced the death squads hiding in the underground training ground of Prince An's Mansion to come out in full force. Fortunately, Zhong Ning was mentally prepared and engaged in a fierce battle directly against the group of death squads.
The number of death warriors was not large, only sixty. A large number of them should be in the deep mountains. This group was just the people who secretly protected the palace.
One hundred imperial guards to assist, one hundred imperial guards to search.
Zhong Ning's side has a greater advantage, not to mention that she is now a master.
Murong Huan, who originally wanted to confront Zhong Ning, was stunned by the sudden appearance of assassins in his own palace.
She collapsed to the ground helplessly, holding Princess An's shoulders and asking, "Mother, those assassins...were they really trained by Father?"
Princess An remained silent, which showed that she had known about it for a long time.
Murong Huan felt dizzy. He kidnapped and sold good girls, bribed court officials, tortured and killed innocent girls, and secretly trained assassins...
No matter which one of these is a capital crime!
She looked at Zhong Ning who was still directing the battle with the assassins in the front yard, and for a moment she didn't know whether she should hate her.
But she was clearly acting in accordance with the law!
Her father, the king, is truly beyond saving.
Murong Huan closed his eyes in pain, and his eyebrows jumped when he saw a group of imperial guards bypassing the fighting battlefield and rushing straight to the study in Prince An's mansion.
Soon, box after box of gold and jewelry were moved out from the secret room under the study by the imperial guards... there were hundreds of boxes in total.
In addition, there were secret letters between Prince An and various provincial capitals and aristocratic families. Murong Huan was dazzled by them and finally couldn't bear it anymore and fainted.
On his side, Zhong Ning, relying on the fact that he was a ninth-rank master, stopped the imperial guards when they had enough fun and wanted to charge again, and then he leaped to the front.
Looking at these dozens of dead warriors, her eyes lit up and her heart itched greatly.
Each of these assassins is a skilled fighter, it would be even better if they were all hers.
So before the fierce battle, Zhong Ning used his internal force to create a whirlwind, knocking all the assassins to the ground. Then he used his internal force to take advantage of the situation and feed the loyalty pills in his hand to them one by one.
The one who was successfully fed fainted on the spot. In the eyes of the imperial guards, it was Princess Zhaohua's extraordinary martial arts skills that knocked the man unconscious with just one move.
A guard stepped forward to check the soldier's breath, then said, "Your Highness, he has fainted..."
Zhong Ning touched his nose and said calmly without explaining, "Uncle An will definitely not train just this group. Drag them all to the death row. When they wake up, I will personally interrogate them!"
"Yes, I obey the order!"
An hour later, a large amount of jewelry, jade and gold were sent to the palace. Emperor Yong, who originally felt a little apologetic towards Prince An, immediately changed his expression when he saw that Prince An's mansion was so wealthy.
The treasures amounted to approximately eight million taels of silver, four hundred thousand taels of gold, thirty-eight boxes of various jewels and jades, twenty-six boxes of porcelain, and thirty-eight boxes of various silks and satins...
There are also deeds to three brothels, two gambling houses, a treasure house, two grain stores, a bookstore, etc...
Do you think that’s all?
No, he also had four houses in Kyoto, two concubines, two sons and one daughter, and 800 acres of fertile land in the suburbs.
In addition, there are more than 20 businesses in Jiangnan... These businesses can make hundreds of thousands of taels of profit every year, which is the capital he uses to manage officials from various departments in Jiangnan and win over military officers!
Emperor Yong was dumbfounded. The assets of Prince An's Mansion were even richer than his own internal resources.
He had been in power for decades, and saving a few hundred thousand taels every year was already considered a small fortune. But compared to Prince An, he was really a small crow compared to a big crow...
Emperor Yong's mentality collapsed...
Especially after seeing the letters and bills found in the study of Prince An's mansion, they knew that he had private connections with officers of various camps, and secretly sold official positions and titles to obtain private money.
Many of the treasures in the palace were gifts from his subordinates. Emperor Yong was furious, his face livid: "Bastard, bastard... What on earth does he think of my kingdom?"
"Of course it's used as his treasury. After all, he has a good brother who has turned a blind eye to his life-saving grace all these years..." Zhong Ning crossed his arms and said lightly!
Emperor Yong froze, and could only hesitantly explain, "I thought he was just greedy for treasures, so I didn't think much about it..."
"This humble servant has just been through the files of Prince An's mansion over the past decade. In the early years, Prince An was a playboy and amorous. He abducted dozens of women into his mansion, forced at least three decent women to death, and seized 330 acres of land... He forced villagers into bankruptcy and is suspected of beating at least 25 villagers to death..."
Emperor Yong:........
Emperor Yong shut his mouth completely and didn't dare to look into Zhong Ning's eyes again.
Zhong Ning said solemnly, "Father, I take back what I just said. Except for Princess Anle and her daughter, everyone in Prince An's Mansion should be held accountable..."
"I originally thought that the culprits were Prince An and the Crown Prince, and that we could simply kill them. But today, I see that the servants in Prince An's mansion are all dressed in fine silk and silk, and each of them knows a little bit of martial arts. Princess Anqing, Murong Huan, is even more adorned with jewels and is extremely wealthy."
"The people in the harem may not have participated in the evil, but they did enjoy the wealth and splendor of Prince An's mansion. Only Princess Anle and her daughter were banished to the side courtyard since childhood, maliciously targeted and abused by Princess An, and never enjoyed a single blessing."
"Western Rong hasn't been conquered yet, and Princess Anle is still praying at the Zhenguo Temple. The disaster that befell Prince An's Mansion shouldn't be blamed on her, but no one else should be spared..."
"Those who participated in the seizure of land and the abuse of the people will be sentenced to death, and the rest will be exiled a thousand miles away!"
"As for what I just said about selecting a heir from among the clan members, your Majesty simply regarded it as a joke. Over the years, how many people have died tragically at the hands of Prince An because of your indulgence?"
"If this isn't enough to repay the debt of gratitude for saving my life, then what is?"
"In addition to this, we must also use a portion of the money to appease those who have been harmed by Prince An. The land that Prince An has occupied should also be returned to the people!"
"Only in this way can we appease the people's grievances!"
At this point, Zhong Ning lifted his robe, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed solemnly: "I ask your Majesty to issue an order to severely punish Prince An's Mansion to comfort the souls of the deceased!"
Emperor Yong looked at the entire warehouse filled with treasures with a pale face. He finally sighed and personally helped Zhong Ning up.