How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 175 Excuse: The Dog Emperor

"Your Majesty, I believe you should recall those five hundred soldiers."

The Emperor looked at the others: "You all think so too?"

The Duke of Jin took a step forward. “Your Majesty, I believe you are not easily swayed by beauty; you must have your reasons for doing this.”

After the Duke of Jin stepped forward, seven more ministers stood up to support the emperor.

When no one spoke, the emperor looked at the chief eunuch.

The chief eunuch brought up a stack of account books.

The Emperor first singled out the old censor. "Han Pingjin, he allowed his clansmen to seize the river, causing the people of nearby villages to either become tenant farmers of the Han clan or move elsewhere. Imperial Guards, drag this old scoundrel out and behead him. Duke of Jin, take men to his hometown and thoroughly investigate what heinous things his clansmen have done. Those who should be beheaded should be beheaded, and those who should be exiled should be exiled."

Duke of Jin: "Your subject obeys."

Han Pingjin's face turned pale instantly. "Your Majesty, spare me! This old minister was wrong, this old minister was wrong."

The Emperor waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards dragged Han Pingjin away.

The ministers who hadn't spoken before all started admitting their mistakes.

Unfortunately, the emperor wouldn't listen at all.

The Emperor read through the account books of the ministers who hadn't spoken earlier, one by one. Those who deserved to be beheaded were beheaded, those who deserved to be dismissed were dismissed, and those who deserved to be exiled were exiled. Their vacant positions were filled by their deputies.

While Xiao Gousheng was busy at home, Guo Dazhuang rushed over. "Gousheng, the Emperor has killed several high-ranking officials."

The puppy looked up in surprise. "Several?"

"Yes. The Emperor also surrounded the families of Lord Liu, Lord Qi, Lord Sun, and Lord Lu, and dismissed several officials."

The tavern wasn't ready yet, and Guo Dazhuang had been wandering the streets for the past few days.

Xiao Gou Sheng put down his work and went to find Dong Laoqi.

Old Master Dong was leading his men to cut down trees. Master Daoyi said these trees were too big. "Why are you here?"

Little Dog Sheng told Dong Laoqi what Guo Dazhuang had said. "Could you go and find out why the Emperor suddenly got so angry?"

"Yes. You stay here and watch."

"it is good."

Soon, Dong Laoqi returned.

Old Dong recounted the whole story. "Those people deserved what they got. The Emperor used to turn a blind eye, but who would have thought they'd start meddling in his private affairs."

The little dog rubbed his forehead. "It's not that simple. The things they did can't be found out in a day or two. The Emperor has wanted to replace them for a long time, but he just hasn't found an excuse. Now, the two of us have become that excuse."

"...Why does His Majesty want to replace them?"

“Prince An has been plotting for so many years, who knows if those officials are actually his men? Instead of guessing whether they are his men, it would be better to just replace them with a new batch of people.”

"...So what do we do now?"

The little dog glanced towards the direction of the palace. "The dog emperor."

Dong Laoqi also thought the Emperor was a real scoundrel. "How about I go and kill him?"

"Are you crazy? He'll compensate us."

Just as Xiaogousheng finished speaking, the Duke of Jin arrived.

Upon seeing Xiao Gousheng, the Duke of Jin laughed and said, "The Emperor has given you another five hundred elite soldiers. Are you happy?"

So happy!

The puppy gritted its teeth. "Do you think I should be happy?"

The Duke of Jin touched his nose. "You know?"

"Humph!"

"They all deserved it."

"Humph!"

"The Emperor also gave you a large estate of a thousand acres."

“I don’t want the estate. You should spread the word about what they did.”

"Of course, the Emperor doesn't want people to think he's a tyrant."

"Hmph!" "Don't be like that."

"Hmph! Anything else? If not, get out of here."

"Yes. His Majesty has ordered me to go to Han Pingjin's hometown to deal with his clansmen."

"...Was His Majesty very amiable before?"

The Duke of Jin nodded.

"And then?"

The Duke of Jin glanced towards the direction of the imperial palace. "No one would be calm after being wronged like that. Especially not the emperor."

I can understand this little dog, but why use her and Uncle Dong as an excuse? "Uncle Jiang, did I offend the Emperor at some point?"

"No." The Emperor hadn't expected anyone to impeach this young girl. "It just so happened to be in the wrong place at the right time."

Why is she so unlucky?

The puppy wanted to cry.

"Are you alright now? If you're alright, hurry up and leave. I don't want to see you right now."

Duke Jin patted the little dog Sheng's head. "Don't worry, it's nothing serious."

The little dog glared at the Duke of Jin. "I'm not a duke." What was a small matter to the Duke of Jin was a big deal to her.

"Hahaha... You can handle it, Uncle believes in you. Uncle's leaving."

"Hurry up and go."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The Duke of Jin had just put down the land deed and was about to leave when Xiao Gousheng suddenly remembered something. "Wait, why did that stupid old man impeach me?"

"He has a somewhat roundabout family relationship with the husband of Princess Fukang."

So that's how it is. "Princess Fukang's husband really dotes on her."

"Yes."

After the Duke of Jin left, Xiaogou Sheng looked at the land deed on the table and muttered to himself, "That dog emperor."

Princess Fukang was just thinking that even if the Emperor didn't take back those five hundred elite soldiers, he wouldn't dare give that vixen anything more in the future, when the steward suddenly walked in with a pale face. "Princess, the Emperor has beheaded Lord Han."

"What?!" Princess Fukang could hardly believe her ears. "How could he have become so cruel?"

The steward quickly looked towards the maids inside the room. "If you don't want to die, watch your mouth."

The servants quickly said they hadn't heard anything.

Princess Fukang was still in a daze.

The steward sighed inwardly. How could his eldest princess not understand? After what happened to Prince An, how could the Emperor possibly be the same as before? "Eldest Princess, would you like to visit the Qian family?"

"Me, go to his house for a visit? I'm not Consort Tao!"

She had barely finished speaking when a sharp voice came from outside. "Imperial decree has arrived! Receive the decree!"

Princess Fukang's face turned deathly pale. The Emperor had just executed Han Pingjin, and now he had issued an edict for her too. Did the Emperor intend to execute her as well? "Say...say I'm not here."

The steward dared not. "Please don't be nervous. I'll go out and ask what the imperial decree is."

"Go quickly, go quickly."

A moment later, the butler returned.

Princess Fukang grabbed the steward's arm. "Have you found out?"

"I've found out. His Majesty... His Majesty has appointed the Imperial Son-in-Law as the magistrate of a small county in the southern border region, with a three-month deadline for taking office."

"What?!" Isn't this going to kill her husband? How old is he? Let alone three months, he might not even make it a year. "Quick, go prepare a gift. I...I...I need to visit the Qian family."

"Yes, I'll go prepare it right away."

"Prepare more."

"Yes."

As soon as the steward left, Princess Fukang slumped into her chair. "How could the Emperor have become like this? How could the Emperor have become like this?"