Chapter Ninety-fifth Change of Government, Merit Rewards (2)
"Kill him! Kill him!"
Just on the road leading to the forbidden area, Liu Zhennian was escorted by several forbidden soldiers and walked slowly. He could no longer wear the official uniform of the prime minister and put on a shabby dark brown cloth coat with white hair.
He also spread his clothes down, wearing straw sandals under his feet, which actually lacked the majesty of the past and looked like a beggar's.
All the officials crowded in front of Zhongshu Province. When they saw him coming, pairs of red eyes stared at him, and pairs of arms frantically grasped outwards. Not to mention the fierce insults.
It seems that if no one stops them, they will eat this great traitor alive.
It was difficult for Liu Zhennian to ignore their noisy voices. He turned around and saw that there was not only endless hatred in those wide-open eyes, but also mixed with strong excitement, as if they had some expectations for his fate.
"Go, go, go!"
Every time he took a step, a group of officials and gentry were murmuring tremblingly and counting with trembling fingers. Their smiles gradually became crazier and their eyes glowed with gold, looking forward to Liu Zhennian walking across that road.
Palace gate, hoping that he will never be gone again
When they return, they hope that they can get some credit and gain some wealth - in short, no one can disagree with them. Everyone has the same interests, and things will naturally fall into place. If everyone works together, the future will be bright.
Infinitely beautiful.
The door of the side hall is opened, and when you enter the hall, there are three long tables placed inside. On the left are people from the Ministry of Punishment, and on the right are the ministers of Dali Temple, Guoxiang people, each with several clerks, and all papers and pens.
, the sitting posture is strict, like stars over the moon, setting off the aloof emperor.
The emperor was sitting in the middle of the hall. Today, there was no curtain or screen to block it. It was really strange that he actually looked down at the courtiers with his holy face.
Liu Zhennian had already put on the shackles and knelt on the ground, but regardless of the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, he looked up at the emperor and saw his haggard expression.
"You are so presumptuous," Guo Xiang said, putting the pen in his hand on the inkstone, "you are so used to being domineering. When you meet the emperor, you don't even know how to bow your head and answer!"
Liu Zhennian did not respond to the Hunan people's rebuke. He just smiled and said: "I haven't seen His Majesty's face for a long time. It must have been three years? Two years, right? Time flies, and His Majesty has aged much...
...You have endured for thirty or forty years and finally eradicated a powerful official like me who has done many evil things. You should be very happy, right? It’s time to show off your talents and become the emperor of the future!"
The emperor usually had such fear and disgust towards this old man, but now when he saw him again, his mood was completely different for some reason. He suddenly lost his hostility towards Liu Zhennian, and instead seemed to be looking at an ordinary old man.
I am willing to listen to him talk to me. Although he still needs to maintain his former cold-bloodedness
, unable to reply even a single sentence, but he just listened and felt at ease all over his body. When he heard Liu Zhennian say "much older", he subconsciously touched the wrinkles on his forehead, but it was just in his mind.
For a moment, there was no change in his expression. He still clutched the dagger tightly and looked at it numbly.
"Presumptuous, presumptuous!" The people from Guoxiang yelled twice more and pounded the table, "How dare you speak to the emperor like this! Give him a good beating and you'll be honest!"
"Forgive me," the emperor said in a calm tone, "This person's arrogance is a bad trait in his nature. What are you doing to waste these days? Just start the interrogation."
At this point, the soldiers outside the door pushed Gui Fu in again. Gui Fu kowtowed obediently and knelt aside.
"Asking about the year of Liu Zhen," a person from Guoxiang asked the book office to take out a stack of documents and asked while flipping through them. "The only people who plan to usurp you are Gui Fu, Niu Yuan, Hong Lishen, Yan Wen and other civil servants in the government.
Sixteen members, but?"
Liu Zhennian understood their purpose very well, so he replied softly: "Yes."
"Tsk, there are a lot of military attachés." Guo Xiangren turned another page, "Let's do this. I will read the names of these people, and you will answer your relationship with them one by one. Record it in your confession so that you can give it to them in the future.
Fulfill the charges."
Liu Zhennian still nodded lightly, but Guifu had a look of doubt on his face. He immediately became angry and argued with his words: "My lord! You are young and there are things you cannot consider when handling the case. We can understand that; but
You must not do this nonsense! When you ask the civil officials, you only ask about treason and ignore other things; when you ask the military attachés, you tell them everything, and they are very careful. I don’t know what the basis is?"
Before Guoxiang could reply, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment blushed and started to curse: "Fuck slave! You are just a prisoner now, how dare you disobey the holy will! This is a good law of the imperial court. First, you group of treasonous people will be punished."
After finding out the true Dharma and comforting the hearts of the people all over the world, they can then slowly worry about the minutiae."
Guifu sneered: "After we are completely killed and there are no witnesses, who will still be tried? Why don't we just let you talk nonsense! The court's laws have never been such a 'good law', it is simply ridiculous!"
"You still have the nerve to say such things!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice stood up and glared angrily, as if he wanted to bring out all their old accounts. However, the Guoxiang people couldn't bear this verbosity and hurriedly handed him a
With a wink, he said coldly: "No matter what they are talking about, why bother talking about morality now? Continue!"
Liu Zhennian was extremely cooperative with the Hunan people's questions, going back and forth, but within half an hour, the clerks had prepared the confession. The Hunan people were very happy, and immediately held a few files and bowed to the emperor: "
Your Majesty, after careful verification by ministers and others, the traitor Liu Zhennian has been identified.
There are a total of eighty-five party members, including only sixteen civil servants. Most of them are dead, and their power has been weakened for a long time. Your Majesty, please abide by the laws of the country and the emperor's constitution, and deal with these remnants and defeated generals. Once the decree is made, the Liu party in the court can
If you tell us to purge, the world will be clear, and a prosperous age will be expected!"
The emperor took the letter and nodded with satisfaction. Then he waved his hand and asked His Highness's soldiers to come forward. They held Liu and Gui on their arms and walked out. Gui Fu was unwilling to give up and grabbed the soldiers' arms tightly.
He kept pushing his body forward and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! These ministers are extremely evil! The people in the court are
Among all the Gongun lords, which one has never leaned against the big tree of Liu Gong, and which one has not had any dealings with Liu Dang? Today, there is no question at all, as if it has never been done before! What is this purification, what is this clarity, the prosperous age...
..." Before he finished speaking, the palace door closed tightly with a bang, and was replaced by an overwhelming roar:
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."
The lights in the hall went out.
"Is the discussion over?" Ye Yongjia asked Comrade Chen, holding the letter in his pocket, looking into the distance.
"Yes, you can finally go to the emperor." Chen Tongpao said calmly with a calm face.