As soon as Lu Shun's confession and begging for mercy came out, many officials immediately sighed. If according to Lu Shun's statement, the prince was suspected of treason, it would definitely be an unpardonable crime. No wonder the court officials watched The prince is nowhere to be seen.
Lu Shun confessed, and then the prince's father-in-law Ji Cai also confessed. From the moment he got the word "revolt" from the prince's mouth, until he kept sending people to keep an eye on the treasury, he wanted to use it for his own purposes. He told everyone like he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
Subsequently, other members of the Prince's family also knew it and kept silent. Not to mention, there were still some people who didn't know about it. Perhaps their positions were too low and the Prince looked down on them at all, and there was no need to borrow their power.
But because they were once members of the prince's line, they were guilty. As the saying goes, eradicating the roots, how could Emperor Qianwen allow these troubles to remain? If it was to be eradicated, of course it must be eradicated completely.
With the testimony of other guilty ministers, it no longer mattered whether Xia Youran confessed or not. On the contrary, his intention to pull Emperor Qianwen down was also seen by other ministers. At the moment, everyone reprimanded him again and again, and finally everyone The prince's ministers were all dragged down by the Jinjiawei. Emperor Qianwen of Emperor Qiangang decided that no matter how guilty they were, these ministers would be executed at the entrance of the market on Dongda Street at noon three days later.
At that time, all ministers had to go to watch the execution unless they had something important to do. Violators would be held accountable, and they might even be punished with the same crime as the prince.
All the ministers of the prince line were killed with one sword. Emperor Qianwen took the killing blow this time. He also wanted to tell other ministers through this incident that he was the emperor and the only emperor of the Daqian Dynasty. If anyone surrendered to the prince, If you want to be your enemy, you will inevitably end up dead.
The civil servants were all dealt with, showing the iron-blooded side of Emperor Qianwen. On the contrary, the five silver-armored captains were just deceived. Each of them received ten military sticks and had their salary deducted for half a year. They all performed their duties. Perform meritorious deeds on behalf of others.
After dealing with the people who should be dealt with, Emperor Qianwen left behind Youpu She, the Six Ministers and two great scholars from the Hanlin Academy, Du Jin and Fan Shitong. Needless to say, what they discussed was how to fight back against King Jin.
This time the King of Jin sent troops to attack the imperial city, which had already shown his rebellious intentions. He had to fight back. Otherwise, how would he set an example? How would foreigners and other vassal kings view themselves if the matter fell into the eyes of foreign countries and other vassal kings?
After the court meeting dispersed, Shen Ao followed the ministers out of the Tai Chi Hall. At this moment, he felt a lot.
Xia Youran's scheming and cunning attitude, the way she would bite him even if she died, and the depth of her thoughts are really shocking.
Attached to Ma Lu Shun and others' greed for life and fear of death.
Other princes are an unreasonable disaster for courtiers.
And in the end, Emperor Qianwen's iron-blooded methods, a total of twenty courtiers of fourth grade or above, many of whom were uninformed, were all caught and executed three days later. This was not considered unqualified to go to court. How many of those low-ranking princely officials there are in total?
Whenever a person's head falls to the ground, it often means that dozens or hundreds of families will suffer. As for the servants and guardians of these courtiers' families, it goes without saying that all of them will become slaves and be exiled or put into slave markets or sold to brothels. etc.
Think about it, what are the crimes of these people? They just followed their master to earn a living. Now that their master has fallen, will they also be in disaster?
"Well, this is the drawback of feudal society. Never talk about human rights, because no one will care. If you care, there is no right to talk about.
Shen Ao felt that so many officials were going to be punished, and at the same time he also saw an opportunity. Once these courtiers fell, countless people were also unlucky. There were a lot of people guarding the hospital, and now they were working as security guards for the bank. The team is being built, aren't these people the best candidates to supplement it?
Thinking of this, Shen Ao quickened his pace. He was going to find the eldest princess and re-select the nursing homes in various prefectures. Those who were sure to have no problems would be absorbed into the bank security, so that he could greatly speed up the work. The process of establishing Qianqianzhuang.
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Forgetful Mansion.
The place where the eldest princess resides.
The eldest princess had just gotten up after catching up on her sleep, and before she had finished washing, the female official Zhuyun rushed over, "Master, Duke Zhongguo is here, and the driver has already arrived outside the mansion."
Outside Wangyou Mansion, an oxcart slowly stopped. The curtain was opened by the chief guard Shi Lei, and Shen Ao, dressed in green clothes, jumped out first. But he did not walk as gracefully as before, but turned around. He extended his long arm toward the inside of the bullock cart.
This was originally a habit, a way for men in later generations to show themselves as gentlemen, and it was a normal thing.
Facing Shen Ao's "suddenly" stretched-out arm, Xuefei's face in the oxcart suddenly turned red with embarrassment. Although her pretty face, which was already bright red, could not be seen through a layer of white gauze, her face was exposed. The small piece of snow-white neck was already covered with red clouds.
Xuefei, who didn't know that this was just a form of etiquette, felt shy. Don't look like she didn't talk much and gave people a very cold feeling, but in fact she was just a seventeen-year-old girl who didn't know much about things between men and women. I am also ignorant and have some understanding. Especially recently, when I am with Aunt Xue, I will be unknowingly instilled with some knowledge in this area. After all, this is my default daughter-in-law, and Aoxue will certainly do her best.
When Shen Ao was taught Kung Fu in Hanshan Temple, Aoxue was surprised to find that although her son had not had a very good reputation before, he was still a virgin at the age of sixteen. Otherwise, learning Kung Fu would be a waste of time. He cannot improve so quickly and becomes a malleable talent in her eyes.
Aoxue, who knew her son's true identity, was in a tangled mood.
Even though he is happy that his son is still a complete male body, it means that he has learned the innate skills with divine help and may be able to inherit the mantle of the Ao family.
Shen Ao is also worried because Shen Ao is still a complete male body. He is such an old man and has never experienced anything between men and women. Is there something wrong? The most important thing is that in the future, the Ao family will have to pay for their expenses. It's up to him, don't say no when the time comes.
Knowing the details, Aoxue told Xue Fei all this in order to make the Ao family prosperous in the future, which made her blush and didn't know how to answer. Then Aoxue used the dual skills of Aunt Xue and her master. Identity gave an order that once Shen Ao succeeds in martial arts, Xue Fei will become his woman. Before that, what needs to be done is to protect him while cultivating the relationship between the two parties.
Ordinarily, even a master has no right to interfere with his apprentice's emotional affairs. However, Xuefei has been raised with the help of Aoxue since she was a child. If it were not for Aoxue, I am afraid that Xuefei would have passed away long ago. This is both the master and Aunt Xue. Moreover, as a mother, Xue Fei didn't know how to refuse.
Besides, Shen Ao is young, promising and handsome, making many women jealous. Marrying such a person might be a good idea. From that moment on, Xue Fei had a unique emotion in her heart, and she was mentally preconceived. He accepted Shen Ao.
Because she had such thoughts in her mind, she paid special attention to Shen Ao's every move. When she saw Shen Ao's outstretched arm, her heartbeat was beating fast, as if she was facing a master who was stronger in martial arts than them. But Then she reached out her jade hand without hesitation and placed it on Shen Ao's palm.
Shen Ao didn't think so much about it, it was just a habit, but after he really grabbed Xue Fei's slender hand, he just felt that the palm was as soft as catkin, and the feeling of holding it was so good that he couldn't bear it. My heart skipped a few beats.
Shen Ao was also a person who was very good at hiding his mental activities. He quickly returned to normal and gently helped Xue Fei get out of the oxcart. This scene fell into the eyes of Ao Qi and the other three people, who almost made their eyes wide open. came out.
Who is Xuefei?
Ever since they knew that there was such a little junior sister, they gave people a very cold feeling, as if they didn't care about anyone, and they didn't feel the slightest interest in anything except martial arts.
Except for her master Aoxue, Xue Fei is not seen taking the initiative to get close to anyone. Because Xuefei's beautiful appearance has been seen by the Eighteen Snow Shadows, and among these brothers, there are several I have a good impression of Xue Fei in my heart, and I have tried to get in touch with her in private, but the final result is always to be rejected. Whether it is Ao Da, who has a loyal personality and outstanding kung fu, or Ao Er, who has many ideas and extraordinary methods, and Who can be calm and composed in front of Xue Fei and earn the slightest advantage?
Not to mention touching his hand, it could make Xuefei Gao take a look and take the initiative to say a word. I don't know how many generations of brothers have accumulated good fortune, so that they can be excited for a long time. But now let go In front of the young master, from night to morning, it only lasted about four hours, but he was so close?
If this incident were to reach the ears of the other brothers of Xue Ying Shibaqi, I am afraid it would arouse a lot of envy and heartbreak.
The young master is the young master, he is really awesome! At this moment, Ao Qi and three others couldn't help but want to give Shen Ao a thumbs up to express their admiration.
After Shen Ao helped Xue Fei out of the bullock cart, he let go. Although there was a trace of reluctance in his heart, Shen Ao knew very well that in this era, women take honor and honor very seriously. A good girl will not serve her second husband. The thought is even more deeply ingrained.
Shen Ao didn't know Xuefei's historical background, and he didn't know whether she had already been promised to her. Before he knew these things clearly, he could never do anything beyond friendship, even if it was unintentional.
Shen Ao respected women deeply, so all this was done instinctively. And it was this approach that attracted Xuefei's affection.