Chapter 589: Chapter 589 The Emperor’s Might (2)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Not at the moment.”
“Go bring some men to their residence and bring the eldest son of the Zhao family over.”
“Roger that.” The guard responded and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Eunuch Li took a cup of cold water and splashed it on Lord Zhao’s face.
Lord Zhao woke up with a jolt. When he saw the Emperor standing before him, he was deeply shocked. He quickly knelt and kowtowed, “Long live the Emperor, All Hail…”
“Alright, I heard you loud and clear. But I’m sure you can’t wait for me to die as soon as possible.”
When Lord Zhao heard this, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly replied, “I wouldn’t dare!”
“No, you’re very daring.” After the Emperor said this, he pulled out the complaint Madam Zhao wrote and threw it in his face.
After Lord Zhao took it, he hurriedly took a look. With just one glance, he felt his view darkening, and his mind blanked out; he fainted immediately.
The Emperor understood when he saw that what was written on it was 80% true.
Thinking of this, he went up and kicked him. When Lord Zhao woke up, the Emperor demanded seriously, “Tell me everything you’ve done all these years, and maybe I can give you a way out.”
Lord Zhao didn’t feel relieved. Instead, he wanted to cry.
Because he clearly knew that even if he confessed and the Emperor did not kill him, the First Prince and Marquis Ding’an would not let him off either. In the end, he would still die.
The Emperor looked at his expression and knew what he was thinking. He sneered and questioned, “Do you think that I’m inferior to King Hui and that I can’t even protect your family’s lives?”
“No… I…”
“You only have one chance. I have to give an explanation to the families of those officials who died unjustly. Otherwise, I will execute your entire family.”
Lord Zhao completely wilted after hearing this. He wiped his tears and asked, “If I confess, can you spare my children?”
“As long as they didn’t participate, I’ll spare their lives.”
“I swear that they really don’t know, and I never dare to let them know.”
“So, tell me.”
“To start, it was ten years ago when I was promoted…”
After washing up, Zhou Ying sat by the bed and applied hand cream as she sighed, “No wonder everyone is fighting to the death for that chair under the Emperor’s butt.
“That power can be useful when it needs to.”
“From what you’re saying, something must have happened.” Gu Chengrui put down his book, turned around, and put his arm around her shoulder.
“Of course, and it’s a big deal. It’s much bigger than Yang Shicheng’s corruption.” Zhou Ying replied mysteriously.
Gu Chengrui smiled and kissed her deeply on the lips. “You should tell me now.”
“Maybe, but I want to drink a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup tonight.”
“No problem, leave it to me.”
Zhou Ying leaned into his arms and whispered about how Madam Zhao had found her and how Lord Zhao had confessed.
Gu Chengrui gasped after hearing that. If he remembers correctly, ten to twelve counties were under Lord Zhao’s influence.
In other words, they had killed three to four 7th-grade county magistrates with outstanding achievements.
Lord Zhao wouldn’t be the only one falling this time. The First Prince would probably be gone as well.
He hugged her and kissed her. “Fortunately, you didn’t openly agree to cooperate with Madam Zhao today. Otherwise, we would have been dragged into the mud by her.”
“I’m not stupid. If it weren’t for the fact that what happened was so major, I wouldn’t have bothered.”
‘Yes, yes, my wife is the smartest..’
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