Even emperors have it tough, so don't be too picky about the entries.

......

That night!

The entire prison of the Northern Garrison Command was almost overflowing, and blood flowed like a river.

......

The next morning, at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Speak up if you have something to say, otherwise the court is adjourned." The eunuch's shrill voice echoed throughout the palace.

From the moment Chen Yuan was captured, Han Cao grew to enjoy the feeling of these court assemblies.

Take control of everything.

Therefore, the grand court assembly these past few days is almost equivalent to the total of the previous six months.

Li Wencai, the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, stepped forward.

"My lord, I have a plan to report."

The Censorate is the highest supervisory body of the Great Yan Dynasty, a top-notch disciplinary inspection team.

"Your Majesty, I impeach Yu Qi'an, the Acting Minister of War, for arbitrarily altering the military system and disrupting ancestral laws!"

"The Three Great Camps were personally established by Emperor Taizu to protect the capital for three hundred years. Yu Qi'an had just taken office when he abolished them with a single word and ordered the establishment of the so-called Iron Fist Army. This is a blatant trampling on the ancestral system."

Qian Zhengde, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately followed.

"I second that proposal!"

"Not only that, Yu Qi'an also spent five million taels of silver from the national treasury, making decisions unilaterally, and the accounts have not been reported to this day."

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the whereabouts of five million taels of silver are unknown. I request a thorough investigation!"

Yu Qi'an remained calm, as did Chen Shao.

Because this was something they had expected.

The restructuring of the three battalions affected the interests of many people.

How many people are being paid salaries without working? That must be an enormous sum.

Who would be willing to accept that?

More and more court officials echoed the sentiment.

Chen Shao deliberately made things difficult:

"Minister Yu is currently in charge of the capital's defenses. Wouldn't investigating him before the war be tantamount to destroying our own defenses?"

He turned to look at the Empress Dowager behind the curtain.

"Mother, we beg you to make the decision."

The Empress Dowager did not receive any of this salary.

They were unaware of this matter.

Coupled with the Yuwen family's innate talent, they were slow-witted.

The Empress Dowager coughed.

"Prime Minister Han, what do you think?"

Han Cao stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yu has always been an upright and honest official, and he would never embezzle military funds."

"But now that things have escalated, we still need to give an explanation to the officials and shut up the public."

"It would be good to send someone to investigate. It's not to make things difficult for you, sir, but just to make this money more transparent."

Chen Shao nodded.

"The Prime Minister is right, but who should we send to investigate? The Censorate? The Ministry of Justice? Or the Ministry of War?"

"In my opinion, it is most appropriate for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to conduct a thorough investigation at this time."

Although Xie Yong has fallen, the Embroidered Uniform Guard is still composed of its original members.

How to investigate, and what to find, is just a matter of a few words.

The findings can serve as irrefutable evidence for him to manipulate Yu Qi'an in the future.

This is exactly what Chen Shao wanted.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards should draw their swords.

He then looked at the Empress Dowager: "Mother, what do you think?"

This brat... how did he end up here with me again?

The Empress Dowager thought to herself, "What kind of military nonsense is this that I can understand?"

She waved her hand casually: "As the Prime Minister says."

......

After the court session ended, Bai Bingbing was already waiting for Chen Shao in the imperial study.

Chen Shao strode into the room and began rummaging through the books on the desk.

At the same time, he speaks extremely fast:

"No need for formalities. This is an opportunity, you must seize it."

"Han Cao still believes that the Embroidered Uniform Guard is still his sole authority."

"We need to exploit this time difference."

Bai Bingbing solemnly said:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will certainly live up to Your Majesty's grace."

She also knew that such opportunities were rare, and Chen Shao wanted to take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate the case of embezzlement.

"We will definitely get to the bottom of this ghost employee case."

"Investigate my ass! We only need the list, not the evidence, for our case."

Chen Shao's eyes lit up as he finally found the list of names from the last gift-giving event.

He handed it to Bai Bingbing.

"None of the people listed here are clean; they're easy targets."

"Just find two big fish, fabricate evidence, and get to work."

"Huh?" Bai Bingbing was taken aback.

"Just confiscate it. When Han Cao realizes what's happening and sees the huge amount of wealth that was found, he'll have no choice but to swallow his anger."

Bai Bingbing finally understood what Chen Shao meant.

A feeling of genuine admiration suddenly welled up in my heart.

high!

That's brilliant!

In this way, Han Cao could suffer in silence while also securing a large amount of military funds—a win-win situation!

"Your humble servant obeys!"

Bai Bingbing bowed respectfully, but Chen Shao grabbed her hands.

"Please, Commander!"

He added in his mind: "I've set up a club with young models."

"Your Majesty, I will certainly not disappoint you."

After Bai Bingbing finished speaking, she put the roster into her bosom.

Leave quickly.

Stepping out of the palace gates, Bai Bingbing immediately summoned her subordinates.

One hundred men, fully armed, even carrying crossbows.

She already had someone in mind.

They mounted their horses immediately, and a hundred Imperial Guards galloped wildly through the streets of the capital.

The people thought they had traveled through time.

They hadn't seen a scene like this in a very, very long time.

Are the Embroidered Uniform Guards being this arrogant and domineering again?

Bai Bingbing's first target was Qian Zhengde, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

When she was in the Six Doors, she had heard a lot about Qian Zhengde's extravagant lifestyle.

As an important official in the Ministry of Revenue, he not only embezzled a little, but also disregarded the lives of many people.

I've disliked him for a long time.

For both public and private reasons, this guy has to be dealt with.

Bai Bingbing took the lead, her expression indifferent, and with her flying fish robe and embroidered spring knife, she looked even more dashing and heroic.

In less than half an hour, they arrived at Qian Zhengde's mansion.

There were three or four guards in front of the mansion, burly and strong, picking their teeth while leaning against the stone lions.

Seeing so many Imperial Guards suddenly arrive.

They did not panic.

The former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Xie Yong, and their master had a life-or-death friendship.

The two of them had visited countless prostitutes together.

"Where is Qian Zhengde?" Bai Bingbing asked coldly.

"My master is not here. If you wish to see him, you will have to wait here."

Bai Bingbing showed her waist tag:

"The Embroidered Uniform Guards are investigating a case, get out of the way."

"Hey."

The head guard chuckled.

Several people blocked Bai Bingbing's horse.

"Sir, you're newly appointed, you might not know our master..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a chill on his forehead.

Looking up, I instantly felt my legs go weak and my tongue stiffen.

He could no longer utter a single word.

He was trembling all over as if he were being shaken.

The young woman was now holding a crossbow to his forehead with one hand.

Then, without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

boom!

A crossbow bolt pierced his forehead.

The head guard's body went limp, and he fell backward.

The other guards, who usually acted like bullies, had never seen anything like this before.

Now that someone has died right in front of him, he was so frightened that he lost consciousness.

The other Imperial Guards looked at each other in bewilderment.

This situation dates back several decades.

Rumor has it that the Imperial Guards used to be this prestigious, but none of them were fortunate enough to live in such a good era.

The current Imperial Guards are from the grandchildren's generation.

"I'll say it again: anyone who obstructs the investigation will be executed without mercy!"

Bai Bingbing waved her hand, and the Imperial Guards kicked open the door.

They entered in single file.