Tai Shi Ling (Grand Astrologer) Xu Zhongxuan cupped his hands and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise! This matter should be resolved in this manner!"

"After all, Lord Shangshu is ill at home because of the Honorable Consort Mei. As long as you pardon the Honorable Consort, Lord Shangshu will naturally recover and return to court!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other officials responded in agreement.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Honorable Consort Mei was wronged. A hasty judgment is unfair!"

"That's right, please pardon the Honorable Consort and reinvestigate this case!"

"..."

Jiang Chen's face turned red with anger at these ministers!

Just as he was about to order the guards to throw these ministers into prison, a series of footsteps suddenly echoed outside Yingtian Gate.

As if dark clouds were pressing down on the city, tens of thousands of people poured in from all directions, gathering at Yingtian Gate.

Some were dressed in silk and satin, like wealthy people, but most were commoners in cloth clothes, probably farmers and peddlers.

These two groups, who usually had no contact with each other, joined forces at this moment and knelt down at the entrance of the palace.

They shouted loudly, "We implore Your Majesty to pardon Honorable Consort Mei and welcome back Lord Mei to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Otherwise, we commoners are willing to kneel here until we die!"

The unified slogan was powerful and thunderous!

It made the surrounding guards and ministers look at each other in dismay, and Jiang Chen's face turned completely black!

Are these bastards treating me like a fool?

So many people shouting the same slogan, how could it be caused by tax problems? It was obviously the old dog Mei Wenshi's doing!

Xu Mu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, ran to Jiang Chen with a solemn expression:

"Your Majesty, there are more and more people outside. You should go back to the palace to avoid them!"

"These people are acting abnormally, and they may have been instigated. This humble servant is afraid they will be detrimental to you!"

Jiang Chen's face was ugly. Mei Wenshi had really hit his weak spot.

At this time, Tai Shi Ling Xu Zhongxuan saw the situation was favorable and aggressively pressed forward:

"Your Majesty, the will of the people is overwhelming, are you really going to ignore it?"

"So many people are kneeling and begging you, don't you have any compassion? These are all your subjects!"

As he spoke, he bowed deeply and shouted:

"Please, Your Majesty, pardon the Honorable Consort and welcome back Shangshu Mei, to give the people a way out!"

With him taking the lead, the officials followed closely behind, shouting:

"We implore Your Majesty to pardon the Honorable Consort and welcome back Shangshu Mei, to give the people a way out!"

The layers of sound reverberated inside and outside Yingtian Gate, causing the surrounding listeners to be horrified.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with bone-chilling coldness, and he truly had murderous intent!

This dog Xu Zhongxuan dares to use the will of the people to force the palace today, and he will be able to do even more rebellious things in the future!

This person cannot be allowed to live!

Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to appease the people in front of him and avoid the situation from developing to an uncontrollable point.

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered, and in a short time, he thought of a solution!

He signaled Jing Yue beside him to come forward, lowered his voice, and whispered a few words in her ear.

After he finished speaking, Jing Yue left with bright eyes.

Moreover, according to Jiang Chen's instructions, she brought a few extra teams of Imperial Guards to ensure the plan went smoothly and to arrest those people.

This action of the two fell into the eyes of Xu Zhongxuan and others, making them somewhat confused.

What does Your Majesty mean? Is he going to kill officials indiscriminately again?

Just as they were guessing, Jiang Chen stepped forward and said, "Silence! I promise you!"

"I will re-examine the case of Honorable Consort Mei. As for Shangshu Mei, when his condition stabilizes, I will personally bring him back to revitalize the Ministry of Revenue."

Jiang Chen's sudden change of heart caused the officials to be in an uproar, and they were shocked and uncertain.

Why did His Majesty change so quickly? This is not his character! Could this be a trick?!

Xu Zhongxuan was also uneasy in his heart.

He knew the dog emperor's character, strong and domineering, and the most taboo thing was being disobeyed by others.

Now that he has agreed so readily, he is likely plotting against them. He must not let this dog emperor succeed!

Thinking of this, Xu Zhongxuan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you have also seen the people's expectations, I am afraid they cannot wait that long."

"Therefore, this humble servant dares to suggest that you issue an order now to release the Honorable Consort and welcome back Shangshu Mei to appease the people!"

He was related to Mei Wenshi by marriage, and their interests were aligned, so at this time, he had to force Jiang Chen to submit.

This kind of fearless attitude aroused astonishing murderous intent in Jiang Chen's eyes, and he sneered:

"Xu Qing, do you not want your dog's head anymore?"

Xu Zhongxuan's neck felt cold, and a trace of timidity flashed in his eyes, and he quickly lowered his head.

Jiang Chen glanced at him and coldly warned: "I have already made concessions, you better be sensible!"

"If you dare to go further and commit insubordination, don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, and starting a massacre!"

Several ministers who organized the action heard this, quickly exchanged glances, reached an agreement with each other, and decided to stop there.

They cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, we are willing to obey Your Majesty's will!"

"I hope Your Majesty will not break your promise, we will take our leave first!"

Jiang Chen glanced at them coldly, flicked his sleeves and left, returning to the Qinzheng Hall.

At this point, the Yingtian Gate incident was completely quelled.

The participating ministers and people left in batches in an orderly manner, without causing any trouble.

This unusual performance made Jiang Chen even more certain of his guess.

This upheaval was obviously planned long ago, and the so-called tax problem was just an excuse.

Otherwise, if the people were really rioting because they could not make a living, they would never leave so easily.

In the evening, Jiang Chen issued thirty-six imperial decrees in a row, which were sent to the southern prefectures.

At the same time, the national treasury also allocated a lot of silver to solve the problem and quell the storm.

Of course, these silver taels were issued after being researched by the court officials and nodded by Jiang Chen, and there were special personnel to supervise the use process to ensure that they could be put into practice.

The most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the situation and pave the way for the subsequent counterattack.

As long as the people are not in chaos, the basic foundation of the Great Wei is still there, and Jiang Chen can free up his hands to deal with those rebellious officials and traitors!

Late at night, Jing Yue returned.

She was extremely efficient and completed the task assigned by Jiang Chen in less than a few hours.

"Your Majesty, the people have been caught and are in the imperial prison!"

"According to my investigation, many merchants, landlords and aristocratic families in the imperial capital participated in instructing the people to surround Yingtian Gate."

This was what Jiang Chen was waiting for. He immediately put down his memorial and sneered, "Let's go to the imperial prison!"

"I will interrogate these audacious dogs!"

After saying that, he took the lead out of the hall, while Jing Yue, Feng Jin and others quickly followed.

A moment later, the imperial prison.

As soon as Jiang Chen stepped into the gate, he saw several men tied to iron racks, fat-headed and big-eared, both shocked and angry.

"Who are you? How dare you tie me up? Don't you want to live!"

"You villains, if you dare to touch a hair on my head, I will make your whole family pay for it!"