After hearing my inner thoughts, the ancestors in the Dream of the Red Chamber went berserk.

Chapter 241 The Night is Deep and the Dew is Heavy

Those in high positions of power have all left, and the remaining ministers who were smart enough have already slipped away, while some who were slow to leave have been held back with all sorts of requests and promises.

The Emperor is now determined to conduct a thorough investigation. Anyone who is not afraid of death and dares to do anything underhanded is simply asking for trouble!

The ministers waved their hands and left quickly, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

If you are upright, you have nothing to fear. It is only hateful to be in the same place as these filthy things that one feels ashamed!

Most of the remaining people had something to hide and felt there was nothing they could do right now, so they had to hurry back, raise money everywhere, and look for people. They couldn't just sit and wait for death even one more night!

That night, many ministers kept their lights on in their homes, carrying silver and other valuables, searching everywhere for someone! They were met with countless closed doors.

The Emperor pulled this stunt tonight, and nobody dared to accept anything.

People who had been busy all night looked up and saw the sky turning blue.

Without realizing it, my legs went weak and I sat down on the threshold.

The lady of the house saw this and rushed to help him up, saying, "Master, what's wrong? You argued all night, and you're still like this today!"

The minister looked up at his wife and tears welled up in his eyes.

I was bewitched. Instead of enjoying my good life, I had this greedy thought. I thought I could get away with it once or twice, and my ambition grew bigger and bigger.

Looking back into the courtyard and at her young child, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

The lady next to him was startled, and didn't know why, but she seemed to be in a state of shock, as if the sky had fallen.

Such cases are countless, and of course, there are also those who are bold and unafraid of death.

Since things have come to this, we might as well go all out and escape that very night.

He was so heartless that he abandoned even his own family. He hid all the silver notes in the lining of his clothes, and with the silver on his back, he was about to run away.

He led his horse all the way to the city gate, put on his official airs, and demanded that the soldiers at the gate let him through.

But he didn't notice that the soldiers at the gate were looking at him like he was a dead man. He thought he had great authority and opened the gate as soon as he asked.

The man had barely stepped half a foot out of the city gate when he was instantly killed by a flying arrow!

How could the emperor not have thought that someone was going to run away? He thought he could leave his house, leave the street, and even leave the city gate.

The entire city, including the only places that can be left, has been surrounded by the Emperor's orders. Anyone who manages to leave today will be shot dead on the spot, without any reason!

The soldiers guarding the city, without waiting for orders from the officials outside, quickly dragged the man away and threw him into a small hut nearby.

There's another body lying inside now.

The soldiers threw him down and spat at him, saying, "These corrupt officials are doing all sorts of evil here!"

No one slept well that night; many had nightmares after witnessing such a bloody scene.

The doctors in the palace were also busy, and the Qingxin Decoction was constantly being sent to various courtyards.

Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua did not return to their courtyard; instead, they were summoned directly by the Emperor and brought to his residence.

Now that the show is over, it needs to be dealt with immediately.

The Emperor sent Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua to wait here with a list, one family at a time, and ordered the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Bodyguards to arrest them house by house.

They had just begun their conversation when Prime Minister Ji arrived. Upon seeing Prime Minister Ji, the Emperor personally stood up to greet him.

"It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Why have you come here, Prime Minister?"