Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 454: Madam Ning 7 sets herself on fire

Everyone looked at Ning Zhiwei.

Ning Zhiwei's expression was very calm, and her cold voice rang out, "Rong Jing, you come and investigate this case thoroughly."

Rong Jing stood up and chose to stand on her side without hesitation, "Yes."

No matter what happened, she was his only choice.

Ning Zhiwei looked at the anxious ministers below and said, "I will issue a royal decree to the army. I came from the military and I know how difficult it is for the soldiers. As long as the soldiers don't betray me and don't commit crimes, I will never abandon them."

This is the King's promise.

Everyone visibly relaxed. She had the guts to say that, which meant she had never thought about it that way.

Perhaps, because she is a woman, her heart is softer than those male emperors?

Rong Jing looked at her deeply. She was so smart, so powerful, decisive and resolute. She stabilized the morale of the troops at the first moment.

Ning Zhiwei looked at the Minister of Industry, Shengxia, and said, "Ministry of Industry."

Shengxia came out immediately, "I'm here."

Ning Zhiwei gave an indifferent order, "Select a site to build the Meritorious Officials Pavilion."

"Yes." Shengxia's voice was clear and loud.

She obeys no one but her own king.

Killing meritorious officials? She would never believe it. It was just a rumor spread by ambitious people.

The empress was confident and strong enough to believe that she could suppress those nobles and was sure to kill them.

Now everyone feels more at ease. Those who enter the Hall of Meritorious Officials will go down in history. Their resumes are impressive enough. Anyway, it is impossible for them to be killed by the Emperor.

Some people even asked excitedly, "Your Majesty, how do you select people for the Meritorious Officials Pavilion?"

The highest honor for a military general is to be granted the title of "Langjuxu", the highest honor for a civil official is to be posthumously named "Wenzheng", and entering the Hall of Meritorious Officials is the common dream of all officials.

This is the supreme honor and also the capital for future generations.

In this regard, each company will put all its efforts into moving forward.

Then perform well.

Ning Zhiwei's mind raced, "Everyone in the court can participate. Write down your answers anonymously. After they are summarized, they will be reviewed by the six ministers."

"Finally, I will decide the list."

She gave a rough outline, but the final decision was hers.

It also indirectly shows that she has no intention of killing meritorious officials.

Everyone is eager to try and full of fighting spirit. The number of places is limited, so let's give it our all.

Ning Zhiwei looked at them with a slight smile on his face. This Pavilion of Merit and Fame alone was enough to survive the chaos at the beginning of the Yong Dynasty.

She issued another order, "Also, the remnants of the aristocratic family are unwilling to accept defeat and have set up a trap to overthrow the government. Anyone who reports this will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver."

"Yes."

After the court session, Rong Jing accompanied Ning Zhiwei back to the Yangxin Palace.

"Go, call Cui Yanxi and Cheng Qian. Oh, and call the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice who is in charge of this case as well."

Because the local war has not yet ended, the heads of various departments have not all returned to their posts, and many things are presided over by their deputies.

The three of them hurried over, looking nervous and uneasy.

"Greetings to His Majesty, and to Lord Rong."

Ning Zhiwei raised her hand slightly, "Get up, don't be nervous, Master Rong wants to ask about what happened that day."

"Yes."

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice took the lead in recounting the entire process of the case and handed over the case file.

Ning Zhiwei flipped through it and then handed it to Rong Jing, who was in charge of this matter.

Afterwards, Cui Yanxi slowly began to speak, "That day, my cousin Bai Zhanyang came to see me..."

She explained it in great detail, with the cause and effect clearly stated.

Afterwards, Cheng Qian narrated the whole process from her perspective and took out the gold ring that Bai Zhanyang had given her.

Rong Jing frowned slightly, "Did you hear the roar from the bookstore next door in the Silver Building?"

"Yes."

Rong Jing looked through the case files, but there was not much information. "Who are the bosses behind these two companies?"

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice subconsciously looked at Ning Zhiwei, "Huh? It's the emperor!"

Ning Zhiwei was stunned, "I?"

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice said softly, "It was once your mother's dowry, and it fell into the hands of the former step-wife of the former Marquis Dingyuan. Later, you snatched it back."

When Ning Zhiwei's mother divorced, she was unable to get her dowry back. It was all swallowed up by her husband's family and became the dowry of her step-wife.

Ning Zhiwei rubbed his brows. It was true. "Why do I remember clearing out these assets when I left Beijing?"

She left these chores to Ning Wenyin.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice has made a special investigation. "After you returned to the capital, the former buyer, the princess's mansion of the previous dynasty, disappeared, and all the assets returned to your name."

After Ning Zhiwei entered the capital, he took over all the assets under the names of the former royal family and clan members, and left the specific affairs to Zhou Hongye.

At that time, he cleaned out the national treasury and put all the money into the treasury of the new dynasty.

Other imperial farms and private warehouses were transferred to her name.

The royal family of the previous dynasty was purged and their properties were confiscated, and she picked up a lot of property.

"Go get the account book."

After checking the account book, it was found that the money was indeed received from her private treasury at that time, and her private treasury was mainly used to reward subjects and all expenses in the palace.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Zhou is not here."

Zhou Hongye was the person in charge of the matter at the time and knew the situation best.

But now I am far away on the southeast coast and cannot take care of the daily affairs of the Internal Affairs Department.

Ning Zhiwei thought for a moment and said, "Order, Chang Le is the chief steward of the Internal Affairs Department, and Hong Lian is the deputy chief steward of the Internal Affairs Department."

These two people were palace maids around her, who had followed her for many years and were loyal to her.

Rong Jing came to the Ministry of Justice and personally inspected the scene. He looked at the several corpses with a frown on his face.

He was vomiting black blood, so he must have died of poisoning.

He called the coroner and said, "Do an autopsy."

Soon, the conclusion came out: he died of poisoning, probably because the food was poisoned.

The meals were provided by the Ministry of Justice to the prisoners, which meant that the Ministry of Justice had an accomplice.

"Investigate the entire process, from purchasing ingredients to cooking to delivering meals."

"Yes."

"Master Rong, the jailer in charge of the prison has died of poisoning."

Rong Jing's face darkened. Someone died when he investigated. It seemed that this was a very complicated matter. "Focus on investigating the jailer's network of relationships."

If nothing unexpected happened, this person was the one who poisoned the person, and his death would have cut off all clues.

However, once it is done, it will leave traces.

"Yes."

Rong Jing was busy trying the case, Ning Zhiwei was busy cleaning up the remnants, and the Jinyiwei was ordered to arrest the suspects, and the situation was in a panic for a while.

This is a crazy counterattack by those aristocratic families who have escaped the net. Ning Zhiwei will never tolerate it. Once he finds any signs, he will kill them directly.

The commander of the Imperial Guards walked in, his face extremely grim, "Your Majesty, this is bad, something terrible has happened."

Ning Zhiwei frowned, "What's the matter?"

The commander of the Royal Guards said in a low voice, "Mrs. Ning Qishao...she set herself on fire."