You have no joke, and the prince also has no joke. If you say to kill, you must kill, otherwise the peace talks will be overthrown?
Liu Chi subconsciously took a step back, his expression suddenly changed.
He originally thought that if he angered Zhao Huan today, he would be maimed at most. As long as he recovered, he would enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of his life.
But……
Liu Chi never imagined that Zhao Huan would kill him, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, without hesitation.
Could it be that the word "throwing a rat to avoid a weapon" is not in this guy's dictionary?
"Prince Zhao... Ding, I... am a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a fifth-rank official of the Song Dynasty. You dare to kill me?!"
Liu Chi roared at the top of his lungs, but his steps retreated uncontrollably, and his fierce expression was clearly revealed.
Zhao Huan just stood in the middle of the front yard of Jiaofangsi with his hands behind his back, staring at Liu Chi expressionlessly.
"Not to mention that you are a fifth-grade bachelor. Even if you are a third-grade bachelor who dares to disrespect me according to the decree, you will still be killed!"
"Thanks to the fact that you have been an official in the imperial court for many years, you don't even have the most basic rules for how to behave. I think you, a bachelor, have learned it like a dog."
"Tong Guan, who has been named the King of Guangyang County, will bow his head and behave like a human being when he sees me. How dare you, a fifth-grade official, to be so arrogant? You are seeking death!"
Even now, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty is rotten to the core, and the power of the government is controlled by treacherous ministers and traitors.
But no one dares to break through the window of hierarchy and order.
Tong Guan held great power and did not take Zhao Huan seriously at all. However, when face to face, Tong Guan still had to bow politely.
It doesn't matter what you do in private, what matters is what you say in public.
Even a three-year-old boy understands the principle that diseases come in through the mouth and misfortunes come out of the mouth.
Realizing that Zhao Huan was not bluffing, Liu Chi broke into a cold sweat. If he died here today, what would be the use of getting Tong Guan's appreciation?
Liu Chi's only life-saving straw was Zhou Pu.
"Master Zhou, why are you still standing there? Do you want to watch King Ding and violate the patriarchal system?"
Zhou Pu frowned, he had long expected that Liu Chi would not die well today.
There were so many princes in Bianjing. It was not good to offend anyone, but they chose to offend Zhao Huan, the god of plague.
It really goes along with the old saying, if you don’t take the road to heaven, you will have no choice but to fall into hell.
Although Zhou Pu despised Liu Chi, the patriarchal system could not be disrupted.
"Your Majesty, even if Zhou Pu's crime deserves death, he should be handed over to Dali Temple for disposal. He must not abuse his private behavior."
"Even if you can escape the case of Yizhou soldiers, if you kill the imperial officials indiscriminately, not even Daluo Jinxian can save you."
At this time, Changfu had already disappeared.
No one would doubt Chang Fu's loyalty to Zhao Huan. This guy didn't stab Liu Chi. He must have gone to Kaifeng Mansion to push the guillotine!
Facing Zhou Pu's shouting, Zhao Huan responded with a cold look: "Who said that this king is killing the imperial officials indiscriminately?"
"This person has done the following, disrespected the king, bumped into the princess, seriously injured the palace maid, and other evil deeds. How does Mr. Zhou think he should be sentenced?"
Zhou Pu said without hesitation: "He should be severely punished and given a ban."
Zhao Huan's eyes flashed with coldness: "Since this person cannot escape his guilt, if I kill him, it will be considered an excessive punishment at best!"
What?!
Zhou Pu knew that Zhao Huan was good at reasoning, but he didn't expect that his thinking was so quick.
Indiscriminately killing court officials, no one in the entire court could bear this responsibility.
But if the sentence becomes excessive, the nature is different. Given Zhao Huan's status, punishment is inevitable, but it will never lead to death.
Zhou Pu was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute.
Zhao Huan looked at Liu Chi, who was already stunned, and snorted disdainfully: "As an official of the imperial court, you are most afraid of being caught, but you do the opposite? Insult me in public?"
"Even if I have no power, I can still kill you in ten thousand ways!"
Liu Chi's face turned pale. At this moment, not even the patriarchal system could save him.
Zhu Lian and Zheng Qingyun also looked at each other in surprise. They did not expect that Zhao Huan would kill Liu Chi as soon as he took action.
This is the majesty of the royal palace. Anyone who dares to provoke will be punished on the spot.
At this moment, there was a wheezing sound outside the door.
Changfu and several officials brought the guillotine from Kaifeng Mansion over.
Bang!
As the guillotine fell to the ground, a loud noise suddenly echoed in the Jiaofang Division, directly shattering Liu Chi's last psychological defense line.
The singers present were all scared to death, but no one ran away.
after all……
The person who is showing off his power at this moment is none other than their master.
The person being punished is a dog officer who intends to trample on their dignity.
Although the singers' faces were pale, their hearts were beating wildly. It turned out that what the prince said was true...
Anyone who dares to make trouble in the Jiaofang Division will have to pay the price with blood.
"Let me in, you!"
Chang Fu grabbed the back of Liu Chi's neck and kicked him directly into the guillotine.
The surrounding Hanlin courtyard disciples did not dare to express their anger.
Liu Chi, a fifth-grade official, kills whenever he says. If they, the white men in commoners, dare to talk too much, they will be crushed into powder.
"I am an official of the imperial court!"
Liu Chi kept wailing hysterically, but could not get the slightest mercy from Zhao Huan.
"Are you worthy of calling yourself a court official?"
"It's just a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Missing you will do no harm to the Song Dynasty. As long as you are a good writer and a good reader, anyone can replace you."
"If you had half the courage and integrity of Zhou Pu, I would spare your life."
"I, the Song Dynasty, do not raise moths, guillotines!"
Following Zhao Huan's order, Changfu pressed down hard without any hesitation.
Liu Chi fell silent instantly. Scarlet blood spattered for several steps, and the head with wide eyes rolled directly in front of Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan kicked Liu Chi's head away with a cold look: "If you get rid of such a serious disease, my Song Dynasty will be at peace."
When Zhao Huan raised his head and looked at the disciples of the Imperial Academy, they all retreated in fear.
"It is true that I have no power in my hands, but just because I am the eldest son of the emperor, I can kill him first and then report him."
"Whether it is the Hanlin Academy or the inner court, if anyone wants to test the law by himself, just come and I will accept it."
All the disciples were so frightened that they trembled. They had seen so many princes, but no one was as unchallenged as Zhao Huan...
Just at this moment, there was a burst of footsteps outside the door.
In the blink of an eye, a group of Hanlin Academy bachelors rushed in, eight of them!
Seeing Liu Chi with blood splattered five steps forward, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy was stunned for a moment, and then became furious.
"Prince Ding, how dare you abuse your private conduct!"
"Do you still have the royal law in your eyes? But there is still the patriarchal system!"
"Liu Chi is a fifth-grade life officer, and you can kill as many times as you want. Are scholar-bureaucrats worse than pigs and dogs? Even if you are a prince, you can't escape!"
"I, the Hanlin Academy, will never give up. Let's see you at Dali Temple!"