The ministers stood for a moment, then quickly left.

They also had to deal with things, in case Wu Zuo tried to curry favor with His Majesty and turned against them.

Not many days later, Wu Zuo presented the results of the handling of Mo Lan's matter to Jiang Chen.

"After investigation, Mo Lan, in collusion with his subordinates, fabricated theft, evaded and perfunctorily dealt with Lord Xu, and even deceived the Emperor, the evidence is conclusive. According to the laws of Great Wei, the nine generations of his family should be exterminated."

Jiang Chen chuckled and threw the memorial on the table.

"Jing Yue, what do you think?" Jiang Chen asked.

Jing Yue said, "Your subordinate believes that the facts of this matter are clear, and Mo Lan has indeed committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor, but..."

"But what?" Jiang Chen asked.

Jing Yue thought for a moment and said, "Your subordinate thinks that exterminating his nine generations seems a bit too severe."

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, "You're right."

"Wu Zuo now wishes he could wipe out everyone related to Mo Lan. Only in this way can he secure his position as Minister of Justice."

"Then what is Your Majesty's plan?" Jing Yue asked curiously.

"Hmph!"

Jiang Chen sneered, "It's a pity Wu Zuo didn't think that he himself isn't clean!"

"Once he's finished the job, it'll be time to deal with him!"

The next day at the early court session, Jiang Chen mentioned this matter.

"Minister Wu, since the facts are clear, then carry out the verdict of the Ministry of Justice."

Wu Zuo was overjoyed and immediately knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Overjoyed, he didn't notice the hatred in the eyes of the Minister of Appointments, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Works, and the Minister of War looking at him.

Since the founding of Great Wei, except for the founding emperor who exterminated the nine generations of a few people who attempted to rebel in order to deter others, it had never been used again in recent years.

Even for the crime of deceiving the Emperor, unless the matter was serious, at most only the person involved would be killed.

But Wu Zuo's actions were tantamount to hanging a sharp blade over their heads again.

Not to mention that Mo Lan was also their good friend.

Jiang Chen took all of this into his eyes, a faint smile appearing imperceptibly.

Dogs fighting each other, he liked it very much!

"Gentlemen, do you have anything else to report?"

Xu Changqing stepped forward and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

As soon as they saw Xu Changqing step forward, the hearts of many ministers were on tenterhooks.

Everyone knew that Xu Changqing was His Majesty's mouthpiece, and perhaps there would be another action against them.

Xu Changqing said, "Your Majesty, I have recently reviewed the account books of the Ministry of Revenue in recent years and found that there are many deficits, and the largest deficit..."

As Xu Changqing spoke, his gaze fell on Han Kanglin, the Minister of War.

"Is the military expenditure!"

Han Kanglin immediately jumped out and said angrily, "Xu Changqing, don't spout blood!"

Xu Changqing looked at Han Kanglin, took out a basic ledger, and said, "Lord Han, I calculated this based on the account books."

"Then there's a problem with the account books!" Han Kanglin immediately said.

Saying that, Han Kanglin knelt down to Jiang Chen and said, "Your Majesty, since I took office as Minister of War, I have been dedicated to ensuring that our Great Wei is not invaded by foreign countries."

"I have been utterly loyal, but I have been framed by Lord Xu! Please, Your Majesty, grant me justice!"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly.

He knew very well what kind of person Xu Changqing was, and it was impossible for him to falsely accuse Han Kanglin.

But Han Kanglin's reaction didn't seem to have any problems either.

If Han Kanglin had a guilty conscience, he would never have said the words to let him grant justice.

What's more, according to the investigation by the Dark Guards, Han Kanglin was the most frugal of the six ministers, and the lives of his relatives and clansmen were only equivalent to those of country squires.

Jiang Chen didn't really believe that such a person would embezzle public funds.

"Minister Han, please rise first."

Jiang Chen raised his hand, then looked at Xu Changqing, "Minister Xu, present the problematic account books for me to see."

"Yes!"

Jiang Chen opened the account book and saw traces of new markings on some pages, which were obviously the problematic parts.

Jiang Chen flipped through a few pages and found that the problems seemed to be in the areas of military pay and provisions.

Jiang Chen didn't ask Xu Changqing immediately, but looked at Han Kanglin.

"Minister Han, the Ministry of War should also have records of the contents recorded in this account book, right? Have someone fetch them for me to take a good look."

"Your subject will have someone fetch them immediately," Han Kanglin said.

After saying that, he glared at Xu Changqing.

This reaction made Jiang Chen feel even more that Han Kanglin had not tampered with these contents.

That was strange.

Jiang Chen's eyes were full of contemplation.

The Ministry of War's records were quickly brought over, and Jiang Chen compared them and found that the records of the Ministry of War were completely consistent with the records of the Ministry of Revenue, and there were no errors at all.

Jiang Chen then had Feng Jin hand the records of the Ministry of War and the records of the Ministry of Revenue to Han Kanglin.

"Minister Han, take a look."

Han Kanglin opened the two sets of records, compared them for two pages, and then glared at Xu Changqing.

"Lord Xu, fortunately, my Ministry of War has kept archives, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain myself even with a hundred mouths today!"

"I know that you and I are not on the same path, but you can't falsely accuse me like this!"

After saying that, Han Kanglin knelt down to Jiang Chen with agitated emotions, "Your Majesty, today I must seek justice!"

Jiang Chen also looked at Xu Changqing and said, "Minister Xu, then explain it to Minister Han."

"As your subject commands."

Xu Changqing still had an unhurried expression, and he didn't panic in the slightest even when questioned by Han Kanglin.

"Lord Han, the account books record that the total military expenditure for our Great Wei soldiers was five million taels last year, right?"

"That's right!" Han Kanglin nodded heavily.

"According to my calculation, Great Wei has about 500,000 soldiers, that's also correct, right?" Xu Changqing asked again.

"There are a total of 480,000," Han Kanglin said.

"It seems that my calculation is not too far off. If each of these soldiers consumes six *shi* (a unit of dry measure) of grain per year, the grain needed would be less than three million *shi*, is that right?" Xu Changqing continued to ask.

Han Kanglin calculated silently in his heart, and nodded after confirming that it was correct, "That's right."

At this moment, Xu Changqing suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "But why is the expenditure on grain and salaries three million taels?"

"Three million taels can buy thirty million *shi* of grain! Even if we need to buy meat, two million taels would be more than enough!"

"Lord Han, please tell me, where did the remaining one million taels go?"

Han Kanglin's face instantly turned pale.

Xu Changqing had calculated the accounts clearly, and there was absolutely no mistake.

"Maybe..."

Han Kanglin suddenly thought of a possibility, "It should be spent on replacing weapons and armor."

"Lord Han, the accounts are clearly separated, and the accounts for armor and weapons are recorded separately. As the Minister of War, you wouldn't even know this, would you?" Xu Changqing's eyes were spitting fire.

Han Kanglin's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he didn't know what to say anymore.

Yang Yongqi and the others originally wanted to help, but when they saw Han Kanglin's appearance, they quickly lowered their heads and remained silent.

The situation was already very clear, and Han Kanglin had made a big mistake in this matter.