Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

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It wasn't until Li Yunsheng left that Jiang Qingying belatedly realized what had happened.

He wants to—keep me as his mistress?

"presumptuous!"

Chapter 4 Empress: This plot is not right!

Two days later.

Taiji Palace, Zichen Hall.

Inside the hall, civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and Li Yunsheng and Fei Su, the heads of the officials, were both given seats.

Empress Jiang Qingying felt a nameless rage rise in her heart upon seeing Li Yunsheng.

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Li Yun Sheng looked up and met the Empress's gaze.

Although the Empress remained expressionless, in Li Yunsheng's eyes: [Anger, anger, anger...]

Good heavens, how much does she hate him? She gets so angry the moment she sees him.

The Empress's gaze swept across the assembled officials, finally settling on Fei Su.

"Do any of you ministers have anything to report today?"

Li Yunsheng remained silent and sat quietly.

A moment of silence fell over the imperial court.

Fei Su glanced at the Empress discreetly, then stood up to break the silence.

"I have something to report."

Jiang Qingying's voice was cold and clear.

"speak."

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach Regent Li Yunsheng!"

Hey!

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, and everyone looked at Fei Su in disbelief.

"Imperial Censor Li?"

"It must be because of the impeachment of Prime Minister Lee for embezzlement and bribery some time ago."

"Although the investigation was ordered, he really dared to impeach me. The officials who brought up the matter back then have all been demoted and exiled from the capital."

Many memorials impeaching Li Yunsheng were submitted from various places, but he suppressed the matter by using his position as a regent minister.

As a result, a minister who knew the truth brought up the matter in court, and the Empress took the opportunity to send Fei Su to investigate.

This was a hot potato, and Fei Su didn't want to take it.

Given Li Yunsheng's influence in the court, who would dare to offend him easily?

But once Li Yunsheng completely controls the court, he will be the first person to be eliminated.

If he joins forces with the Empress to overthrow Li Yunsheng, then he will be the only regent left.

The Empress had even prepared evidence of his crimes for him; this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Jiang Qingying cast a cold glance, and the officials fell silent once more.

Fei Su continued.

"I was ordered to investigate Li Yunsheng's case of embezzlement, bribery, and forming cliques for personal gain. After extensive inquiries and detailed evidence collection, I have gathered a large amount of evidence."

It has now been confirmed that this matter is true.

According to my preliminary estimate, the amount he embezzled and accepted bribes in a year was several times the national treasury's revenue.

The ministers began to discuss the matter again. Many knew that Li Yunsheng was greedy, but they did not expect him to have embezzled so much.

Fei Su, looking confident of victory, took out the evidence he had prepared beforehand.

"This is all the evidence and investigation materials I have collected, as well as the indictments from officials in various states. Please review them, Your Majesty."

The lady-in-waiting took the memorial and turned to present it to the emperor.

Jiang Qingying opened one of the memorials and pretended to glance at it.

She had been collecting information about Li Yunsheng's crimes since her previous life.

Therefore, she knew everything without even looking.

However, by then Li Yunsheng had already begun to control the court.

Even if she knew all this, there was nothing she could do.

Li Yunsheng, you traitor who has brought disaster to the country and disrupted the government, today I will surely bring you to justice.

I demand that you kneel down and beg for mercy to avenge the humiliation you suffered in your past life!

Composing herself, the Empress took a deep breath and looked up at Li Yunsheng.

Today, she is going to expose Li's crimes to the world in front of all the court officials.

"Li Qing, do you have anything to say?"

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Li Yunsheng maintained a calm and composed demeanor throughout, and upon hearing the Empress's question, he immediately stood up and replied.

"Your Majesty, it is not too late for me to report back after Prime Minister Fei has finished speaking."

As soon as I finished speaking, I saw a system notification.

[Emotional Value +500]

Seeing his unrepentant attitude, Jiang Qingying became even more annoyed.

"Fei Qing, is there anything else you want to say?"

"I have something to say."

Fei Su then unleashed his final killing move.

"Your Majesty, Li Yunsheng not only embezzled and accepted bribes, but he also leaked the imperial examination questions and sold official titles privately!"

Regarding this matter, Vice Minister Su has also found solid evidence, and he can testify for me later.

Jiang Qingying's phoenix eyes flickered. She was unaware of this matter, and Fei Su had not informed her beforehand.

Unexpectedly, Fei Su was reliable; he even managed to find out this.

She looked at Su Yingjie, wanting a positive answer.

Leaking exam questions or selling official positions are capital offenses!

Su Yingjie exchanged a glance with the Empress out of the corner of his eye and nodded almost imperceptibly.

Fei Su said loudly.

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach Li Yunsheng for three major crimes."

He deceived the emperor and corrupted the court.

Second, he embezzled public funds and accepted bribes, and formed cliques for personal gain.

Three leaks of exam questions and the illegal sale of official positions!

Li Yunsheng's crimes are unforgivable. I request that he be removed from his position as regent and handed over to the three judicial departments for deliberation and punishment.

"My esteemed ministers, does anyone have anything else to say?"

Seeing that no one responded, Jiang Qingying turned her gaze to Su Yingjie.

"Su Qing, Fei Qing says you have corroborating evidence. Do you have any?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yingjie stepped forward.

He glanced at Li Yunsheng out of the corner of his eye, then took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, I do indeed have evidence to report."

Fei Xiang secretly investigated Li Xiang's alleged leaking of examination questions and selling official titles, but the investigation revealed that this was purely a rumor.

The Empress's heart skipped a beat; something was wrong with the plot!

She stared coldly at Su Yingjie, signaling him to shut up.

But Su Yingjie stubbornly ignored it; if Fei Su didn't die today, it would be him who died.

"In addition, Prime Minister Fei once visited my residence and made a promise to me."

He said that if Li Xiang was brought down, he would strongly recommend that his minister be promoted to Minister of the Imperial Secretariat.

Upon hearing this, officials from Li Yunsheng's faction spoke out one after another.

"How could you do this? This is outrageous!"

"This is clearly a frame-up!"

"Fei Su has formed cliques for personal gain, harmed the country, and disrupted the government; his crimes deserve to be punished!"

Upon hearing this, Fei Su angrily pointed at Su Yingjie, and after a long while, he managed to utter a sentence.

"Su Yingjie, you've been hiding your true colors well!"

Only now did he realize that Su Yingjie was also a member of Li's faction, and that he had been tricked by him.

Unexpectedly, he had used the enemy as an ally.

However, he had no way to refute it.

It's true that he wanted to win Su Yingjie over to deal with Li Yunsheng, and it's also true that he promised Su Yingjie a promotion to Minister of the Imperial Secretariat.

After all, you have to offer some benefits to get someone to do something.