It turns out that all the money she donated for incense offerings over the years became his means of enjoyment.
How infuriating! How infuriating! Absolutely infuriating!
Fearing that it might upset her, Cuihe quickly stepped forward to calm her down.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. His Majesty has already dealt with them!"
"Well done, my son!!!"
"They deserve to be taught a lesson!"
The Empress Dowager said the Emperor was doing a good job, but she was furious inside.
It's like someone who plays with eagles all day has gotten pecked in the eye by an eagle!
She couldn't catch her breath and passed out!
When Emperor Jingyuan and Empress Lin heard the news, they rushed to Cining Palace.
The two met at the entrance of Cining Palace.
"His Majesty."
"Let's go in and see Mother first."
Consort Li, Consort Shu, Consort Xian, Consort Hui, and others followed behind, arriving at the Empress Dowager's palace in a grand procession.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager had awakened. When Imperial Physician Wen of the Imperial Hospital saw Emperor Jingyuan and Empress Lin, he bowed and briefly explained the Empress Dowager's condition.
The fainting was mainly caused by feeling depressed and frustrated. As long as she is in a good mood, it's nothing serious.
"Mother, are you alright?"
Emperor Jingyuan looked at the Empress Dowager with some concern.
"My son, I'm fine! It's just that I didn't expect Abbot Liaowu of Huguo Temple to be such a corrupt person. It's infuriating."
"Mother, don't worry, I will punish them properly!"
"Yes, I trust the Emperor!"
The Empress Dowager looked back several times but did not see Prince An.
Emperor Jingyuan seemed to know the Empress Dowager's intentions and said with a smile,
"Mother, Ling Feng went to Huguo Temple with the Crown Prince after court to personally witness Liao Wu and his disciples being executed!"
"Hey! He's still that mischievous monkey who hates evil like poison. He's not even a little bit mature for his age."
Emperor Jingyuan seemed to have thought of something and smiled helplessly.
"Mother, don't worry! Ling Feng is very healthy! He ran around on the mountain all day last time, and he was full of energy the next day. He's doing great!"
"Good, good, good! I'm happy as long as you two brothers are doing well!"
The heartwarming scene brought everyone a sense of comfort and peace.
On the other side, cartloads of gold, silver, jewels, and fine silks entered the national treasury, leaving the ministers who were holding a small court meeting in shock.
Oh my god!
Little Shen was absolutely right!
Really, it's an eye-opener!
This Buddha had no choice but to be destroyed!
This is far richer than the homes of corrupt officials whose properties have been confiscated.
The key is that they can also reclaim a lot of land...
Gold, silver, land, and manpower—we have it all!
Excellent!!!
Zhao Guangming, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, took the account books into the warehouse, and everyone was so busy that they barely had time to breathe.
Although the adults were busy, they were very happy.
The national treasury was finally filled.
Their Ministry of Revenue has finally stood tall again!
Outside Huguo Temple on the outskirts of the city, the people watched as boxes of gold, silver, jewellery, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings were loaded into horse-drawn carriages, looking completely bewildered.
Is this a Buddhist temple?
That's not right!
What exactly happened?
They were so anxious!
Why can I still faintly hear a woman crying...?
Could it be that the missing girl in Shengjing has really been found at Huguo Temple?
How is that possible?
Master Liaowu and his disciples are all exceptionally good monks!
There must be a mistake!!!
No! ! !
They don't believe it!
But everything happening before them telling a story they couldn't believe.
Guagua, is there anywhere we haven't searched yet?
Host, this yard hasn't been searched yet!
Crown Prince: Hmm?
This courtyard?
Didn't Commander Qin already search the place once before and take the goods away?
What else have they missed?
Prince An: The courtyard?
They're just a dozen or so young women, aren't they?
Seeing them trembling, he wondered if they were just as scared when they first bravely came to the temple.
Snort!
They don't deserve sympathy.
When the time comes, he will have to write a memorial to the emperor asking him to send them to the brothel or the military camp to serve as prostitutes. It will be up to them to choose!
Tian Xuezhou: The courtyard?
He began searching the surrounding area, and it seemed that Commander Qin's men had missed some spots.
That won't do!
Every single penny here must go into the national treasury!
We will not let any valuable items slip by.
Pei Siyan followed Tian Xuezhou in the search but found nothing.
The two looked at each other, both somewhat puzzled as they gazed at Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu didn't see it; she was currently bickering with Guagua!
Host, you can't do this. Guagua is good this way. Guagua and the host are the best of friends in the world.
Guagua, I know this! Look quickly, what's in the yard?
Host, what else could it be? It's gold, of course!
Where is it?
Host, didn't you see? The water is being channelled to Huguo Temple from the back mountain using bamboo pipes! The buckets used for carrying water are all lined with a layer of gold or a thin film, which shows how malleable gold is!
Wow! Guagua, what's the difference between this and the gold-plated electrical wires in those modern luxury villas?
Host, there's no difference! This is the ancient version! Didn't you see that the abbot even had his own golden pot, golden bowl, golden chopsticks, golden spoon, golden wooden fish, and so on!
Guagua, I'm going to fight these rich people!!!
The most shocked one had to be General Tian Xuezhou, damn it!
I'm going to fight these rich people, too!
No!
He's going to fight that old monk Liao Wu to the death!
Damn it, he's really broadened his horizons, and he's probably dying of envy and jealousy!
Pei Siyan: Good, good, good!
I could tell that Huguo Temple was very popular, but I didn't know it was this popular!
These monks are truly radiant with gold and overflowing with wealth; if we don't arrest them, who should we arrest?
Prince An: Good, good, good!
I'm so envious!
He didn't even use the golden pot to cook rice!
He was so frugal as a prince!
He is truly the best prince in the Great Yan Dynasty!
Brother, did you see that?
Your brother is just that excellent, that great!!!