There are still cavalry everywhere in the capital, with constant sound of hooves, and the work of scouting homes and arresting people is still in progress.

The Jinyiwei Zhao Prison, the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice and Shuntian Prefecture Prison were all filled with criminals.

The gold and silver items obtained from the house search were transported to the Royal Bank every day and stored here in the name of the Royal Taxation Office.

Originally, the glass craft ordering fee paid by Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling and the profit earned by Royal Industries, the total income of the Royal Taxation Office is now only more than 500,000 taels.

In other words, Zhu Houzhao's total assets were only more than 500,000 taels of silver.

But since the house was confiscated, the revenue of the Royal Taxation Bureau has been rising rapidly.

The head of every scholar-official in the case of regicide and rebellion was cut off, which brought Zhu Houzhao no less than 100,000 taels of silver.

Sometimes from an economic perspective, every head that falls into the ground brings rich fiscal revenue.

However, these gold and silver items are only a small part of the income obtained from the house search, and most of them are countless land and fertile land.

Zhu Houzhao looked forward to the fact that this house search would bring him enough benefits. After all, he and his empire needed resources to strengthen themselves.

"Your Majesty, Liu Jian and Xie Qian have both been escorted to the capital!"

On this day, not long after Zhu Houzhao's physical exercise, Ma Yongcheng found Zhu Houzhao and reported to Zhu Houzhao the latest situation of arresting the rebel party.

When Zhu Houzhao heard that Liu Jian and Xie Qian were escorted to the capital, he ordered: "Take them, Wang Yue and Li Dongyang, Zhang Yu to the Qianqing Palace, and I will examine them personally!"

When it was early in the Si period, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Wang Yue and Zhang Yu were taken to Zhu Houzhao.

The five people said nothing at this time, and just knelt in front of Zhu Houzhao obediently.

Zhu Houzhao also approached and said, "I still remember in May, when the late emperor just passed away, you Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian were crying harder than the other one! But who would have thought that you actually murdered the late emperor? I just want to ask you now, do you regret it?"

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, all the five people said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but roar: "Answer me!"

"Why do you have to ask again? Since the matter has been revealed, we have become a traitorous minister who kills the king. Your Majesty will cut us into pieces!"

At this time, Li Dongyang said first.

At this time, Liu Jian even looked up at Zhu Houzhao with a smile on his lips: "Repent? I am planning for the people of the world and the country, so why do I regret it? The former emperor is indeed kind and wise, but he is gradually deviating from the way of a wise ruler. If he takes the throne for a long time, the world will undoubtedly be in chaos. Now the crime of the crime only regrets that he has taken a look at Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, as Mr. Liu said, you have ruined us and the entire family is facing the fate of destruction. Xie only regrets that he failed to kill you at the beginning, and chose another wise king to serve as the responsibility!"

Xie Qian also echoed and said.

Xie Qian also knew that his crime of killing Emperor Hongzhi would naturally die if it was revealed. He was too lazy to beg for mercy and only expressed his dissatisfaction with Zhu Houzhao from his heart. In his opinion, if Zhu Houzhao had not framed them, they would not have been discovered. They would still be wise and good ministers. Even if they were defeated by political enemies in the future, they would have just retired and returned home.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh: "What's wrong with me? This is your own failure to make you lose your reputation. If you blame others, you can only blame yourself! If you don't know what you do, the late emperor treats you very well, but you still regard the late emperor as enemies. It can be seen that you have never been a group of hypocritical villains. What qualifications are there to talk about being ruined?

I know that you want to kill the late emperor and then control me. In your eyes, I am just an ignorant boy, but you made the wrong plan! Although I am young, I cannot deceive you! On that day, in the Qing Palace, you cried bitterly but had no loyalty and righteous behavior. Not to mention me, even ordinary people can see your tricks!

Ma Wensheng just questioned for a moment, and your good friend Liu Daxia jumped out and accused Ma Wensheng, and you even helped Liu Daxia suppress Ma Wensheng's doubts. You three masters are such a big force! If you don't pursue it, no one will dare to pursue it! In addition, Zhang Yu, the dead eunuch, saw me, the queen mother, and you cry, and if you don't support me and the queen mother, but come to help you first, and advise you to mourn!

Zhu Houzhao said and walked to Zhang Yu: "Zhang Yu, you answered me, did you only have three elders in your eyes at that time? You didn't take me seriously. You just felt that I and the Empress Dowager were just an orphan and widowed mother, and they were insignificant. Take good care of the feelings of the elders first, so as not to make the civil servants dissatisfied with the civil servants. Whose world is this Ming Dynasty? You eunuchs have all started to be slaves for scholars!"

Zhang Yu would never have thought that Zhu Houzhao had even noticed such details at that time, and could only bow to the ground for a moment: "I am guilty! I should not underestimate Your Majesty!"

"You are guilty! But you are very brave!"

Zhu Houzhao said that, and then came to Wang Yue: "You Wang Yue picked yourself up completely. From the beginning to the end, the death of the late emperor had nothing to do with you, but you dared to compete with me later. Why do you want to turn me into Emperor Wenzong of Tang? You don't even think about it. I am not comparable to Emperor Wenzong of Tang, and how can you deceive your slaves!"

Wang Yue was very calm: "The old slave dared not compare himself to Qiu Shiliang (the eunuch who controlled Emperor Wenzong of Tang). The old slave did not dare to deceive the emperor because of his weak age. It was obvious that the emperor favored the treacherous and wanted to kill the old slave. Otherwise, the old slave would not dare to do this! But now that he still cannot escape death, the old slave just wants to advise the emperor. If the emperor really wants to do something, he must be careful to repeat the previous emperor and then withdraw. The people standing behind you now seem loyal to you, but who knows what will happen in the future!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that Wang Yue would never forget to cheat the "Eight Tigers" until his death. He thought to himself that Wang Yue was indeed very resentful to the eunuchs around him.

Zhu Houzhao looked back at Ma Yongcheng and Liu Jin. Seeing that Ma Yongcheng and Liu Jin were full of anger, she also guessed in her heart that Wang Yue's words must have stimulated Ma Yongcheng and Liu Jin.

However, Zhu Houzhao also admitted that Wang Yue was right. As an emperor, he was like sitting at the top of the empire's pyramid, and he was destined to be no one who could always trust. However, he did not feel that because of this, he could not rule the empire for a long time. Moreover, if he wanted to rule the empire for a long time, the first thing he needed to do was to severely punish these political enemies who had once opposed him.

Using violence to fight violence is the most effective way to ensure safety, and this has been the case since ancient times.
Chapter completed!