On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Chapter 1190 The Ruthlessness of the Iron-Blooded Empress

"As for you, Li Mao," Murong Yan's gaze fell on the Ministry of Revenue official again. "You abused your position to embezzle disaster relief funds, resell government salt, and illegally operate mines... I don't need to recount all these filthy deeds for you, do I?"

"And you, Wang Chong." Her gaze finally settled on the Vice Magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture. "Harboring criminals, abducting women, disregarding human life... You only got this position as Vice Magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture because of your brother-in-law, Grand Commandant Yang Guozhong, didn't you?"

"You usually bully and oppress the people in Chang'an. Do you really think that I and the Prince are blind or deaf?!"

Murong Yan's words were like a thunderclap from the heavens, resounding throughout the entire Taiji Hall!

All the civil and military officials were completely stunned by the shocking crimes she revealed!

They never imagined that so much outrageous filth and corruption was hidden around them, within the officialdom they thought was impregnable!

The three officials, whose scandals had been exposed in public, were terrified and collapsed to the ground like rag dolls.

They knew they were finished.

Completely, finished.

Faced with absolute evidence, any sophistry or pleas for mercy appear so pale and laughable.

"Guards!" Murong Yan's voice was icy and resolute, devoid of any emotion. "Drag these three, these traitors who are worse than pigs and dogs, out of here!"

"Kill him!"

"By my decree! Execute all male members of his three clans! All female members shall be demoted to prostitutes, never to rise again!"

"Confiscate all his property and deposit it into the national treasury!"

"I will make them pay the most terrible price for what they have done!"

"I want the whole world to see this!"

"Anyone who dares to oppose me, the princes, and all the people of this world on the land of my Great Qian!"

"What kind of ending will that have been!"

The three officials, facing imminent death, let out mournful, inhuman cries and pleas for help.

"No! Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

"Grand Commandant, save me! Brother-in-law, save me!"

However, Murong Yan didn't even bother to look at them again.

The one whose name was called, Grand Commandant Yang Guozhong, was so frightened that he fell off his chair, his face as pale as a dead man's.

How could he dare to come out and plead for mercy?

He now wished he had never met Wang Chong, this good-for-nothing brother-in-law who was more trouble than he was worth!

Soon, the three officials were dragged away by the fierce Imperial Guards.

Immediately afterwards, three chilling screams echoed from outside the hall.

And three dull thuds of heads hitting the ground.

The entire Taiji Hall fell into a deathly silence once again.

All the officials lowered their heads, silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to even breathe loudly.

They were all utterly terrified by their Empress's ruthless, merciless, and decisive iron-fisted methods!

They finally got it.

Although His Highness the Regent has fallen.

But in their Great Qian Dynasty, there is an iron-blooded empress who is even more terrifying and unfathomable than His Highness the Regent!

She's here.

This country will never fall into chaos!

Murong Yan looked at the civil and military officials below the prince, who were all trembling like quails in fear, and a hint of satisfaction finally flashed in her cold phoenix eyes.

She knew that her swift and decisive actions today, which served as a warning to others, had successfully deterred all those with ill intentions.

At least, before her husband wakes up.

These people should no longer dare to act rashly.

"My beloved ministers," she spoke slowly, her voice still cold, but the overwhelming killing intent from before was gone. "Although His Highness is temporarily unwell..."

"But the progress of our Great Qian Dynasty will never stop because of this!"

"From this day forward, all government affairs shall be decided by me alone!"

"I hope that all of you will perform your duties diligently and conscientiously!"

"Together with me, let's turn those grand plans we've outlined into reality, step by step!"

"Anyone who neglects their duties and outwardly complies but inwardly defies them!"

"Those three bloody heads still hanging above the Meridian Gate are a warning to you!"

Murong Yan's words, full of warning and murderous intent, were like icy water in the dead of winter, pouring down on the hearts of all the officials in the Taiji Hall.

They were all silent, too terrified to even raise their heads, fearing that they would be the next ones dragged out and beheaded.

Grand Commandant Yang Guozhong, in particular, was so frightened that his face turned ashen and his whole body trembled like a leaf.

He never imagined that his good-for-nothing brother-in-law would be implicated in so many heinous crimes.

What was even more unexpected was that this seemingly gentle and mild-mannered Empress was even more ruthless and merciless than the god of death, the Regent!

Within the three clans, all male members were executed, and the female members were demoted to prostitutes!

How cruel this is—the punishment of implicating relatives!

He could even imagine that before long, his beloved little niece would be sent to the brothel and become a plaything for those high-ranking officials and nobles.

Thinking of this, Yang Guozhong felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and he felt a terrible pain.

But he dared not utter a single complaint.

They didn't even dare to express the slightest dissatisfaction.

Because he knew that His Majesty's swift and decisive actions, while seemingly punishing Zhang Heng, Li Mao, and Wang Chong, were actually a warning to others and a way to make an example of them!

She was warning them about these deeply entrenched and powerful old families.

Don't think that just because the regent has fallen, they can do whatever they want!

This empire remains firmly in the hands of the Murong family!

Anyone who dares to make a move will die!

"Your Majesty, we... obey!"

After a long, deathly silence.

It was only then that the officials, led by Grand Commandant Yang Guozhong, finally came to their senses from the immense fear and shock.

They all knelt down in unison, their voices filled with undisguised awe and fear.

"very good."

Murong Yan looked at His Highness, at the dark mass of kneeling figures, and finally, a barely perceptible hint of satisfaction appeared on her cold, pretty face.

She knew that she had achieved her goal of making an example of someone today.

At least for the short term, these cunning old foxes, each with their own hidden agendas, should not dare to make any rash moves.

She took a deep breath and slowly stood up from the phoenix chair.

"Everyone, get up."

"I hope you will all take today's events as a warning."

“I know that many of you have large and small families and forces behind you.”

"I have no intention of exterminating you all."

"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. I understand this principle."

“However,” she changed her tone, her voice becoming sharp once again, “my tolerance has its limits.”