Cao Qingyan was a veritable master in the field, one of the best, the late emperor's most favored minister, and he held a hidden power in his hands.
Internal machine monitor!
The late emperor's inner-machine supervision was the real power to invade the government and the public. One person was under one person and over ten thousand people.
The most famous saying is, kill first and report later, imperial power allows!
Cao Qingyan is the real number one in Dafeng.
However, after "Li Yi" came to power, for various purposes, he reused scholar-bureaucrats from aristocratic families and wiped out the internal surveillance.
This is also thanks to the fact that "Li Yi" wanted to serve Cao Qingyan all his life, imprisoning him in a deep palace and letting him die alone.
It is precisely because of this that Li Yi today has the opportunity to pick up this murderous sword again.
At this moment, Cao Qingyan was already devastated. The new emperor had ascended the throne. As an old minister of the former dynasty, he was lucky not to die, let alone other thoughts.
Being summoned by His Majesty tonight, my heart has long been filled with fear. Fortunately, I have had enough of such dark days, and it would be a relief to die.
at the same time.
Li Yi was sitting in the study room of the palace, frowning, his face cold, and his expression unusually solemn.
On the holy table, the expenditures of the Ministry of Household Affairs in recent years are displayed.
You never know the full extent of things until you see them.
The Dafeng Dynasty, which had a vast territory and a population of tens of millions, had no money on its books.
The accounts of the household department are kept watertight, and there is not a trace of clues to be found.
But what about the silver?
Where did the annual tax revenue from the Gale Dynasty go?
The original owner of this body was naturally confused, and Li Yi was about the same at the moment.
The court has no money and the people have no money. What about the money?
The predicament in front of us is simply on the verge of life and death. If we are not careful, we will be shattered to pieces.
"Alas!" Li Yi finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Being an emperor is not that simple!
The chamberlain approached and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Qingyan is waiting outside."
"Um."
Li Yi agreed.
The emperor didn't say anything unnecessary, and the servants naturally didn't dare to speculate on the holy will.
Time passed minute by minute, and Cao Qingyan, who was kneeling in the snow, was completely frozen.
It was obvious that he could activate his inner energy to keep warm, but he didn't dare.
In front of the royal family, being clever is no different than courting death.
After working as a servant in the palace all his life, how could he not understand?
"Call Cao Qingyan to come in."
"promise!"
Not long after, Cao Qingyan, who was completely frozen, came in. He kowtowed from the moment he entered the door and knelt straight in front of Li Yi, "Sin slave Cao Qingyan pays homage to your majesty. Long live your majesty. Long live your majesty."
Li Yi held the memorial in his hands without raising his head, "Cao Qingyan, do you still recognize me?"
Cao Qingyan was startled and knelt down on the ground with great respect, "I recognize this. Your Majesty is mighty and mighty. I will not forget it until I die."
"Well, just remember."
Li Yi still lowered his head, "Do you know why I'm looking for you?"
These words frightened Cao Qingyan on the spot. How did he know what His Majesty was calling him for in the middle of the night?
I have been imprisoned for three full years.
Of course, Cao Qingyan has also carefully thought about it. Now that a scholar-bureaucrat from the Dafeng Dynasty is in power, His Majesty is likely to be seduced by him and take action against him.
But this was a bit too anxious, and he had to operate on himself in the middle of the night.
This is a bit too harsh.
Therefore, he could never find the pulse of Emperor Li Yi.
"I don't dare to guess the holy will."
Li Yi's smile slowly disappeared from the corner of his lips, and he pretended to be furious, "The civil and military officials of the entire court have reported to me that you are corrupt and perverting the law, preying on the common people, killing loyal people, and exceeding the rules. They want me to ransack your home and exterminate your family to comfort the people of the world."
Cao Qingyan suddenly turned pale and his body started to tremble.
This internal surveillance giant who was ruthless in killing people and invading power in both the government and the public was like an old dog that had been soaked in water, scared out of his wits.
"Your Majesty, please be clear to your Majesty. This old slave always works for the late emperor. He is loyal to the late emperor and has never been disloyal in the slightest. This old slave is unjust. He is really unjust."
Sure enough.
Cao Qingyan was already devastated. After being imprisoned for three years, he thought he could survive by chance, but he finally waited for this day.
Your Majesty is going to take action on yourself.
Cao Qingyan was completely desperate.
"Get up and say something!"
Cao Qingyan heard Li Yi's tone soften slightly, but still did not dare to get up.
"I don't dare, old slave."
"This old slave deserves death!"
Li Yi snorted deliberately, "You really deserve death."
"Nine thousand years old!"
Upon hearing these three words, Cao Qingyan was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.
"With these three words, it's not an exaggeration for me to confiscate your home and exterminate your family."
"I believe that if your head is placed in the court hall tomorrow, the civil and military officials in the court will be very happy."
Li Yi looked at Cao Qingyan and said coldly.
Cao Qingyan knelt down respectfully, with his head almost touching the ground, "Your Majesty, I am really unjust. I am loyal to the late emperor and your Majesty, and I have no second thoughts."
Although Cao Qingyan had already guessed that Li Yi was going to attack him, he was still scared to death when the incident came to pass.
Now, Cao Qingyan was completely despairing.
Li Yi naturally knew that although Cao Qingyan was arrogant and domineering and cruel in murdering people, he would never have the courage to usurp power and seize the throne. Otherwise, he would not have been able to uproot Cao Qingyan and the internal machine supervisor so easily because of the waste in his body.
A mere crippled person can stir up huge waves if he is allowed to overturn the rivers and oceans.
"Cao Qingyan, I actually believe that you don't have the guts to rebel."
Li Yi put down the memorial and slowly raised his head, his blade-like eyes staring at the person in front of him.
Cao Qingyan was suddenly shocked, lowered his head, and was already sweating profusely.
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Only today did he realize the power of an emperor?
Moody and moody, you can't guess at all.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Don't be too happy too early. I will remember all the things you, old dog, did in the court one by one. I will lock you up for three years to make you remember!"
"This world is my world, not your 9,000-year-old world!"
"You can only take what I give you. If you dare to reach out for what I don't give you, your head will fall to the ground!"
"This old slave deserves death!" Cao Qingyan's shoulders, which had just calmed down a little, started to tighten again, and his shoulders were shaking vaguely.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Li Yi softened his tone slightly and said, "Behead first and then tell. With the imperial authority, I can give you whatever the late emperor can give you. But if you dare to deceive me like you deceived the late emperor, I will not be lenient."
"This old slave is willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty, no matter what." Cao Qingyan once again expressed his loyalty.
"Okay, get up and answer."
Cao Qingyan just got up and was already soaked.
"I'll give you ten days to re-establish the internal machine surveillance system for me when I go back. In addition, I have one more thing to do. If it's done well, let's forget about it. If it's not done well, I'll be punished for all the crimes."
"This old slave obeys the order, please give me your Majesty's permission." Cao Qing said as if he had been granted amnesty.
"I'm short of money, what do you think I should do?"
Cao Qingyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He rolled his eyes and immediately understood what Li Yi meant. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will take care of it now."
When Cao Qingyan left, Li Yi couldn't help but raise an unpredictable smile.
I am miserable enough as an emperor, so I don't care, let's "borrow" some from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Being the emperor for the first time was a bit uncomfortable.
However, it feels really good to hold someone else's life in your hands.
Next, is it time to ransack the house...
