Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

"You've squandered your dog's life."

Lin Mo's voice wasn't loud, but it was like an invisible iron hammer, slamming hard into the Grand Tutor's heart.

The ecstasy that had just ignited in the Grand Tutor's eyes was instantly extinguished by extreme coldness.

He stood frozen in place, the color draining from his face at a visible speed. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

It's missing...

Dog's life...

He got it.

From the very beginning, this new emperor had no intention of letting them live!

The so-called list-writing and verification are not giving them a way out, but rather playing a trick on them!

They are enjoying the ugly sight of these former powerful and wealthy people groveling and begging for mercy in the face of death!

"No... Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Desperate fear instantly engulfed the Grand Tutor. Like a real old dog, he kowtowed frantically, his forehead hitting the gold bricks with a dull thud.

"This sinful subject knows his mistake! This sinful subject is willing... this sinful subject is willing to serve like a slave! I beg Your Majesty to give this old minister a chance!"

Lin Mo leaned back on the dragon throne, too lazy to even lift his eyelids.

He simply flicked his finger lightly.

puff.

A soft sound.

The Grand Tutor, who was frantically kowtowing, suddenly stopped.

He raised his head, his face still streaked with tears of terror, but his body, starting from the top of his head, turned to ashes inch by inch.

There was no blood, no screams.

A powerful minister who had held sway over the court for three dynasties was silently erased from the public eye before all the officials.

Inside the main hall, there was a deathly silence.

Fear, like a solidified swamp, held everyone's soul captive.

Lin Mo's gaze shifted from the handful of falling ashes to the Minister of Personnel.

"Minister of Personnel"

The official whose name was called shuddered and collapsed to the ground, his crotch quickly becoming soaked.

"You forged letters treasonous with the enemy and framed my entire Lin family, didn't you?"

The Minister of Personnel shook his head frantically, speaking incoherently.

"No...it wasn't me! It was the Grand Tutor! He forced me to do it!"

Lin Mo did not ask any further questions.

He flicked his finger again.

The Minister of Personnel's pleas for mercy came to an abrupt halt. He followed in the Grand Tutor's footsteps, turning into a handful of ashes.

Lin Mo's gaze shifted again.

"Vice Minister of War"

"You were the one who embezzled the military pay in the north, causing thousands of soldiers to freeze to death on the border."

puff.

Another handful of ashes.

"Vice Minister of Revenue"

"You misappropriated disaster relief funds, causing widespread famine in Jiangnan, and the money went into your private coffers."

puff.

……

For every name Lin Mo called, an official turned to ashes.

He didn't roar or curse; his voice was as calm as if he were stating a trivial matter.

But it was precisely this calm that instilled a deep-seated fear in the remaining officials.

He knows everything!

Every sin they committed, every secret hidden deep in their hearts, was laid bare before this new emperor!

The number of officials inside the main hall is decreasing at a visible rate.

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, nearly half of the hundreds of officials who were kneeling in the main hall had been reduced to a mere fraction.

The remaining officials all lay prostrate on the ground, their bodies trembling so badly they couldn't even utter a sound of begging for mercy.

A faint smell of burning filled the air.

Lin Mo slowly withdrew his finger, his gaze calmly sweeping over the remaining people.

Those usually arrogant and powerful officials were now like a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, not daring to even raise their heads.

"Who else?"

Lin Mo asked calmly.

The sound wasn't loud, but it exploded in everyone's ears like thunder.

The remaining officials looked at each other, none of them daring to speak, or even to breathe heavily.

"Looks like they've all been killed."

Lin Mo smiled and stood up from the dragon throne.

He walked down the steps, each step landing on the ashes that had not yet dispersed.

He walked up to a middle-aged man kneeling in the corner and stopped.

The man was wearing a faded official robe, which stood out starkly against the brocade and fine clothes worn by the others.

During the recent purge, everyone frantically begged for mercy, but this person remained completely silent.

He simply knelt quietly, his eyes filled with fear, but not with humility.

"What's your name?"

Lin Mo looked down at him.

The middle-aged man raised his head; it was a weathered face with a determined look in his eyes.

"The Censorate, Lu Zhi."

"Lu Zhi?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

He remembered the name.

In Xia Jie's memory, he was an upright and unyielding man.

Because he refused to compromise his principles, he was demoted by Xia Jie's faction to the most remote and obscure government office, where he remained without promotion for ten years.

"Why don't you beg for mercy?" Lin Mo asked.

Lu Zhi straightened his back and looked directly into Lin Mo's eyes.

"Death is death, what's the use of begging for mercy?"

The main hall was deathly silent.

The remaining officials all looked at him as if he were crazy.

To contradict the new emperor at this time? Isn't that courting death?!

Lin Mo looked at him, and a slow smile curved her lips.

"What a fine saying, 'If you die, you die.'"

He turned around and walked back to the dragon throne.

"The imperial court of this Great Xia Dynasty is utterly rotten."

Lin Mo's voice echoed throughout the main hall.

"From this day forward, I will reshuffle the court."

"And you,"

He pointed at Lu Zhi.

"I'm giving you a chance. List out who among the civil and military officials is capable and who deserves to die."

"If even one corrupt official is missed, I will hold you accountable."

"If an honest official is wrongfully killed by you, I will hold you accountable as well."

Lin Mo's gaze sharpened like a knife.

"Lu Zhi, do you dare take this knife?"

Lu Zhi took a deep breath.

He knew this was not just an opportunity, but a huge gamble.

He kowtowed heavily, his voice strong and clear.

"Your subject obeys the decree!"

Looking at Lu Zhi's resolute back,

Lin Mo slowly leaned back on the dragon throne, his majestic voice resounding throughout the Hall of Supreme Harmony as he issued his first imperial edict since taking control of the capital.

"By imperial decree, the name of the Great Xia Dynasty is hereby abolished. From this day forward, the name of the nation shall be changed to Great Qian!"

"A general amnesty is hereby granted! The people of the nine provinces are exempted from taxes for three years! All the wealth plundered from the people by those corrupt officials will be returned to the people!"

After hearing these words, Lu Zhi suddenly raised his head.

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in those eyes, which had been slightly cloudy.

Decommissioned license plates, exempt from taxes, and returned to the people!

He had endured ten years of hardship in this corrupt court, witnessing the debauchery of the royal family and the greed of the officials, and thought that the world was beyond saving.

But now, he knows that he has finally met a true wise ruler!

Lu Zhi's eyes were red, and he prostrated himself deeply on the ground again, his forehead hitting the gold brick heavily.

"Your Majesty, I obey! Long live the Emperor!"

Lin Mo waved his hand, signaling him to go back and carry out his duties.

However, at that moment, a familiar mechanical voice suddenly rang out in the depths of Lin Mo's mind without warning.

[Ding! Detected that the host has overthrown the Great Xia Dynasty and established a new dynasty, and is now imbued with dragon energy. The "Family Prosperity, Many Children, Many Blessings" system is starting to upgrade!]