Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 62 Qin Wu takes action against the King of Zhou and punishes the Kings of Tang and Wu.

Three days later.

The Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works each presented a list to the Emperor of Eastern Qin.

The Emperor of Eastern Qin looked at the list in his hand and laughed in anger.

I never expected that I would be so surprised by what I found out when I looked into it.

The number of officials involved was as many as dozens.

This infuriated the Emperor of Eastern Qin.

People of all ranks, from the fourth to the ninth, were involved.

There are still many that haven't been found; it's unknown how many there are.

Enraged, the Emperor of Eastern Qin immediately issued an edict to thoroughly investigate and severely punish the perpetrators.

Upon receiving the imperial decree, Qin Wu immediately led his troops to imprison all of these people.

Even Xue Su, the Minister of Works, and Pei Jiang, the Minister of Revenue, were placed under surveillance.

This caused them both a great deal of trouble.

Wherever they go now, Imperial Guards follow.

They practically leave each other no private space whatsoever.

The two of them have completely lost their freedom.

However, there was nothing the two could do; they dared not object to the Divine Martial King's decision.

I had no choice but to endure it.

"Your Highness, according to our investigation, the officials involved in this embezzlement are not limited to those in the capital."

“There were also people from the military involved, and people from the Ministry of War were also involved.”

Qi Ye took out a list and handed it to Qin Wu.

Qin Wu took the list and opened it.

There were a lot of participants!

It also implicated three of the six ministries: the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War.

The highest level of involvement even extended to officials of the third or fourth rank.

There were also several third-rank military officers.

"These people are incredibly audacious!"

Qin Wu looked at the list in his hand.

"These people are incredibly audacious; they dare to embezzle anything."

Qi Ye agreed with this point.

This is something to save the lives of those soldiers on the front lines who are risking their lives for their country.

These people are all capable of taking action.

This is what Qi Ye hates most.

As a soldier fighting on the front lines, he knew very well what these weapons and provisions meant.

Because these things can cause so many casualties.

"A thorough investigation will be conducted, and all those implicated will be imprisoned and await trial."

Qin Wu said coldly.

Having commanded troops for so many years, he detested the embezzlement of military funds the most.

Since these people dared to offend him, he would make them pay the price.

"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."

Qi Ye accepted the order and left.

Soon, a large number of imperial guards stormed into the homes of many officials.

They immediately imprisoned all of these family members.

The Ministry of Justice's prison was completely filled, and even the corridors were filled with the relatives of those officials.

This gave the jailers in the Ministry of Justice a real headache.

This was the first time such a magnificent scene had appeared since the Ministry of Justice's prison was built.

"Your Highness, the Minister of Justice has sent several messages asking if it is possible to transfer some officials to other places for imprisonment."

"The Ministry of Justice's prison is already overflowing."

Qi Ye returned to the palace and reported to Qin Wu.

"If the Ministry of Justice's prison can't hold them all, then surely the prisons of the Court of Judicial Review and the Imperial Clan Court still have room!"

"Let them lock them up there."

"Once everything has been investigated, send everyone to the front-line suicide squad so they can atone for their mistakes."

Qin Wu said coldly.

"By the way, with so many people arrested, have my imperial brothers made any moves?"

Qin Wu inquired.

"They are all trying to find a way to save people, but we are not letting them see those people."

Qi Ye reported this.

"You still dare to come to rescue people? Let's go and see my royal brothers."

Qin Wu stood up.

The group soon arrived at the Ministry of Justice.

"Greetings, Divine Warrior King."

A group of officials from the Ministry of Justice bowed to Qin Wu.

"Rise, all of you! I heard that the King of Tang, the King of Zhou, and the King of Wu are in the Ministry of Justice. Tell them to come see me."

Qin Wu sat down in the main seat and immediately gave his orders.

Xiang Deyun, the Minister of Justice, immediately went to invite the King of Tang, the King of Zhou, and the King of Wu.

Not long after, the three kings were invited over.

"Ninth Brother, what do you mean by this?"

The Tang king said with a hint of anger.

They came here wanting to see their people, but they were repeatedly blocked.

This made them very angry.

Now that Qin Wu has arrived, they can have a good talk with him.

"What do you mean?"

Qin Wu toyed with the teacup in his hand.

He looked at the Tang King with a mocking expression.

"I heard that Your Majesty, you wish to see those criminals?"

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he exerted force with his hand, and the teacup in his hand turned into powder.

"What? We can't even ask about the situation?"

"We don't even know what crimes they've committed, yet Ninth Brother wants to arrest and imprison them all?"

King Zhou spoke up.

This time, even he couldn't see those people.

You should know that the Minister of Justice is his man.

This time, the Minister of Justice didn't even give him face.

"Find out what's going on? Are you planning to kill me to cover it up?"

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he smashed the table in front of him with a single palm strike.

"How dare you, Qin Wu, slander me!"

King Zhou was furious.

He roared directly at Qin Wu.

The result was a slap from Qin Wu.

"Snapped..."

King Zhou was slapped away by King Wu of Qin.

"King Zhou, who gave you the audacity to be so insolent before me?"

No one expected Qin Wu to make his move at this time.

Qin Wu coldly stared at the heavily injured King Zhou lying on the ground.

Qin Wu's blow was no small matter.

This was not something the Zhou king could withstand.

"And you two, this is none of your business. This is my first and last warning to you."

"Don't stretch your arm out so far."

"Those people in the prison are not people you can touch. If you dare to lay a hand on them, don't blame me for chopping off your hands."

Qin Wu glanced at the King of Tang and the King of Wu.

The two were warned.

Qin Wu came this time to warn them.

He wanted to deal with them, but now was not the time.

When the time comes, none of these three will be able to escape.

Not only the three of them, but also some others, none of them could escape.

Neither the King of Tang nor the King of Wu expected that Qin Wu would go so crazy.

They actually dared to attack King Zhou in front of so many people.

It should be noted that King Zhou did not do anything out of line today.

He ended up with the same fate as the King of Qi.

"Guards, escort Prince Zhou back to his residence to recuperate."

"During the time that the Prince of Zhou is recuperating, no one from the Prince of Zhou's residence is allowed to leave the residence."

Qin Wu gave the order directly.

"And also escorted the Tang King and the Wu King back to their residences."

"By order of the King, the King of Tang and the King of Wu, who approached the criminals without authorization, they shall be punished with 50 strokes of the cane as a warning."

Qin Wu continued to issue orders.

The Imperial Guards immediately entered and took all three away.

"Qin Wu, what right do you have to torture me? What qualifications do you have to torture me?"

The Tang emperor was not convinced.

"Qin Wu, how dare you?"

The King of Wu roared angrily.

"Shut them up."

Qin Wu said impatiently.

"Minister Xiang, you did a good job this time. Keep it up."

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he immediately led his men away.

After Qin Wu left, everyone in the Ministry of Justice breathed a sigh of relief.