It was already ten days after the guards arrived at General Liu Wen. At that time, Xiliang invaded, and General Liu Wen led a small number of garrison troops to resist stubbornly, blocking all Xiliang troops from the border of Daku.

A month later, there was an urgent call from the border, and the good news of victory in the first battle came.

Within this month, the situation in Chang'an City changed. Wang Yun was re-employed by His Majesty. Ruan Qingzhu's absence restored the status quo of his family being the sole leader.

It's just that in the court, there is no longer the scene of wanton corruption by the stubborn and sycophantic ministers in the past. Now Wang Yun is gradually moving closer to the clear stream. In the court, everyone is in danger. No one dares to commit adultery and violate the law, just for fear of the king.

Yun suddenly went crazy and sent all of them to prison. Wang Yun had done these things before.

None of them are as big as Wang Yun's family, nor are they as deep and broad as his foundation in the court. Even if they know that he has done bad things, they don't dare to confront him head-on. They can only keep their tails between their legs.

All the changes occurred one day after the victory in the first battle. Originally, the DPRK and China became much more relaxed and cheerful due to the continuous success reports from the border war. The city of Chang'an was full of singing and laughter, and the unheard good reputation increased, and Wei Feng, who went with him,

They also rose to prominence, and the Wei brothers suddenly became the most famous celebrities in Chang'an City.

The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are rustling, and the last rain of autumn has fallen.

Something happened in the past few days that shocked the whole capital and even the whole country.

——On this day, just after dawn, a bell rang from the highest Star-Zhaing Tower in Chang'an City, and the palace door was knocked.

Wang Yun was shirtless, carrying a bundle of thorn sticks behind his back. The sharp thorns on the thorn sticks dug into the flesh on his back, and blood stains were cut open one by one. He knelt down step by step from the Prime Minister's Mansion to the palace gate.

After waiting for a while, the palace door opened, and the little eunuch inside trotted out, "Prime Minister, please be kind, your Majesty is very anxious after hearing this."

A report came from outside. The young eunuch's voice was sharp and high-pitched, "Prime Minister Wang is asking for an audience outside the palace!"

In the Taiji Hall, the emperor looked at the documents from various places in his hands without knowing why. Although his eyes were looking at them, he was stunned for a long time. He knew at a glance that something was on his mind.

Until the last word was spoken, Wang Yun knelt on the ground and kowtowed. When he raised his head again, there was red blood on his forehead.

"Please!"

Above Ruyi, the emperor was stunned for a moment when he saw how he was dressed. He had never thought that Wang Yun would be like this one day. To be honest, he had no idea what Wang Yun had done wrong and why he was here.

I apologized and thought about countless thoughts in my mind, but none of them could be answered.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty." Wang Yun knelt on the cold marble floor. It was already late autumn, and the weather was bitingly cold. However, he was only wearing a pair of thin trousers, and his upper body was completely spread out.

His lips were already black and blue from the cold.

The people pointed at him and clapped their hands and praised him. However, because he used his shop to accept people and refugees from all over the world, some people forgave him a little.

Wang Yun waved his hand and rejected his request. He walked very slowly, and the thorns on his body were like swords, scratching his back with bloodstains, and no good skin could be seen.

"My fourth crime..."

"Prime Minister, why don't you take off the thorns on your body first?" the young eunuch said flatteringly, "If you are carrying it on your back to plead guilty, you might as well wait until the door of Taiji Palace and then carry it on your back, and my servant will hold it for you."

"This is my apology letter. Your Majesty, please take a look at it."

As he continued speaking one sentence after another, His Majesty's face on the dragon throne became darker and darker, until finally it was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"My first crime is to form cliques and form cliques for personal gain. In the past 30 years as an official, in order to pursue my own selfish interests, I have used my voice in the court to win over a group of people who are similar to me, squeeze out dissidents, form cliques for personal gain, confuse the Holy See, and cause disaster.

Court."

"Prime Minister, why is this?" the emperor said.

"My third crime is accepting bribes to facilitate others. Since returning from the border, I have been from the lowest level of military general to the current position of prime minister. During this period, countless people have asked me to do things. Chen You refused to agree at first, but in the end

Accepting bribes to seek personal gain through power.”

Wang Yun didn't say anything. Although he held a thorn to apologize and knelt down step by step, the majesty on his body was still there after he had been an official for many years. Now his expression was serious and he was not angry.

Therefore, there are also a group of people who come to watch it purely for the fun of it.

"What do you mean by this?"

This attracted people from all over the city to watch. The people were very surprised. They all knew that Wang Yun had done many things to exploit the people. Now seeing him like this, they just felt happy. Seeing the blood stains on his back and the old

Their faces and frost-stained temples all clapped and cheered.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. In the past 30 years of watching, I have betrayed your Majesty's trust in Cheng. I have done many things that exploited the people and harmed the world. Now I listen to my family's advice and confess one by one. I hope your Majesty will spare my family the death penalty."

The palace door opened wide, and Wang Yun entered the Tai Chi Palace under the leadership of the eunuch.

In front of the palace gate, he waited for the report from the young eunuch, followed by a large number of people watching the excitement.

Wang Yun's old but still sonorous and powerful voice sounded like jingle bells in the Tai Chi Hall. In the hall, there was a sudden silence, and a pindrop could be heard. Wang Yun could only be heard describing his past sins word by word.

"My second crime is to exploit the people and plunder their fat. After so many years as an official, my ambition has grown from just eliminating harm to the people and serving the people to serving the people. For the sake of wealth and glory, I plunder the people's fat and build pavilions and pavilions with them.

He lives in extravagance and is obsessed with profit."

After walking for such a long way, his hands were already full of mud and blood, and with a slight tremor, he handed over the document in his hand. The little eunuch on the side saw it, walked to him very quickly, took it, and handed it over.

come before His Majesty.

Those thin pieces of paper recorded all the wrong things he had done over the years, as well as the ministers who had asked him to do things.

On the throne, His Majesty took the pages and looked at them expressionlessly. As he turned the page, his face turned darker. Until the end, his face was as black as ink drops, almost dripping with water.

For a long time, the hall was empty without a sound. In this boundless silence, people's heartbeats became more obvious. It was as if the whole person was being restrained by a big hand. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, fearing that it would involve them.

, everyone understands how earth-shattering what Wang Yun just said is. His Majesty's fingers are exerting force, as if he is suppressing great anger.
Chapter completed!