In the Xuanzheng Hall, the few corpses that had just been left behind had already been moved out. There were still water stains on the ground, and the blood stains should have just been wiped away.
Xiao Cheng dragged his long sword and walked into the Xuanzheng Hall in a flash.
At this time, he had lost his Twelve-Year Crown to an unknown place, and his uniform was slightly messy. His wide sleeves were rolled up and tied at the elbows. He seemed not to realize at all that what he was wearing was
It is the twelve-chapter uniform that symbolizes the power of the emperor.
But no matter how casual Xiao Cheng was at this time, the officials in the palace had no objection at all and buried their heads on the ground.
The tip of the sword rubbed against the ground, and the sound of "stab, stab, stab" was heard by all the officials in the palace, making the fear in their hearts even greater.
Especially the officials who had acted proactively before were trembling constantly at this time, telling Xiao Cheng with their whole body how scared they were.
Xiao Cheng walked leisurely in the hall, looking at the officials kneeling in the middle of the court, with a bad taste in his heart, and stopped in front of the young man, Ling Cheng, who had just rushed to get Xiao Cheng to give in and called Huang Xi.
Down.
The tip of the sword swayed lightly, hitting the ground beside Huang Xi rhythmically.
Huang Xi, who had been so righteous just now, as if he had asked Xiao Cheng to abdicate for the sake of the people of the world, was now burying his head on the ground and shaking violently.
Xiao Cheng teased and lifted the long sword and gently placed it on his neck.
The next moment, Huang Xi trembled all over, as if he had accepted his fate. He was no longer shaking as violently as before.
Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows and raised his toes to touch him slightly.
There was only a "bang" sound, and Huang Xi fell directly on an official next to him, eyes wide open, as if he had been frightened and fainted.
"So cowardly? It's boring!" Xiao Cheng curled his lips, shook his head and muttered.
Huang Xi was stunned, but the official kneeling next to him couldn't see clearly.
Seeing Huang Xi fall on top of him, he thought he had been killed by Xiao Cheng's sword. He could no longer hold back the fear in his heart, and almost jumped up on the spot. His mouth was frightened and anxious, with a hint of crying:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty, please spare your life! I know my crime, I know my crime, please spare my life!"
Hearing someone wailing and confessing, the officials who were so frightened couldn't help it anymore and hurriedly cried:
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"I was coerced by the traitor Wang Xiao!"
"I have long been determined to be loyal to Your Majesty, but the traitors have isolated the inside and outside of the palace. I have no choice but to endure the humiliation and bear the burden. Please give me a warning from Your Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng looked at the ugly behavior of the officials, with a playful smile on his lips, and said:
"I didn't expect that all the officials would be so loyal to me. It seems that I misunderstood!"
When all the officials heard this, they didn't care whether Xiao Cheng was telling the truth or not, and quickly responded:
"That's right, Your Majesty knows it clearly!"
"Your Majesty is extremely wise, so you can naturally understand the loyalty of your ministers!"
Xiao Cheng clapped his hands with satisfaction and said:
"Great, the officials are so loyal, they will surely share my worries! Now a traitor has broken into the palace, kidnapped the grand master, and under the guise of the grand master, mobilized a large army to besiege the imperial city. Now that the imperial city is in danger, it is the princes who
It’s time to serve me!”
The next moment, there was a sudden silence in the Xuanzheng Hall.
All the officials looked at Xiao Cheng with dull expressions on their faces.
Xiao Cheng glanced at the officials teasingly and chuckled:
"You're just kidding, my gentlemen are not humorous enough!"
Xiao Cheng's actions were enough to stop Baiguan from being punished. Even though Baiguan was feeling uneasy, he didn't know what to say at this time.
Xiao Cheng put away the long sword in his hand, stepped up the steps, and sat on the dragon chair with great strides.
Feng Bao on the side quickly came over holding a crown and wanted to tie it for Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng waved his hand, asked Feng Bao to retreat, and said:
"The traitor who just entered the palace really wanted to hijack the grand master. Fortunately, the imperial guards in the palace were able to repel the thieves. However, the grand master was also frightened by this incident and fell ill. He is recuperating in the palace. Dear Sirs,
So don’t worry.”
When all the officials heard this, they looked at each other and were even more shocked.
The people promoted by Wang Xiao are spread throughout the government and the opposition, as well as in the border, military, prefectures and counties. First, removing Wang Xiao's charges of treason is a sophisticated way to stabilize the Yun Kingdom, and will not force all the people promoted by Wang Xiao to the other side.
"By the way, bring the memorial!" Xiao Cheng said to Feng Bao,
When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately waved to the young eunuch in the palace.
The little eunuch nodded quickly, carried a box, and walked to the hall.
The box was opened, and it was filled with memorials.
Xiao Cheng has never had any contact with government affairs since he ascended the throne. The only memorial he received from officials was naturally the one urging Xiao Cheng to abdicate.
Seeing this, all the officials thought that Xiao Cheng was going to settle a score, and their hearts suddenly became cold, and their faces turned gray.
"Choose at will, choose ten books! Then burn the rest!" Xiao Cheng said solemnly.
After hearing this, several young eunuchs quickly took out ten memorials from a full box. Then, as if they had been prepared, they carried the box out of the palace, took it out of their arms and started a fire.
With a stunned expression, he immediately lit the box on fire.
Black smoke slowly rose, and a moment later, a box of memorials was burned to the ground.
Feng Bao walked down the steps, took the ten selected memorials, and handed them to Xiao Cheng respectfully.
Xiao Cheng took it casually, pretended to open a book, and sneered:
"There are unscrupulous people in the court who want to stir up the relationship between me and the Grand Master, causing the country to be unstable. Such vicious intentions are really hateful!"
When all the officials heard this, their hearts trembled, and their hearts rose to their throats.
In Xiao Cheng's sight, the golden finger panel unfolded.
[Sun Wang, Guang Luxun...loyalty value: 23]
"Guang Luxun, Sun Wang!" Xiao Cheng's voice was cold, making people feel chilled.
Among the officials, no one answered for a long time.
Feng Bao frowned and gestured slightly, when a young eunuch from Shang Yu's preparation office rushed into the queue of officials.
A middle-aged man looked gloomy and was dragged out by the eunuchs in embarrassment.
Xiao Cheng glanced at it and then picked up another memorial.
[Yin Zai, Zhi Jinwu...loyalty value: 16]
"Zhi Jinwu, Yin Zai!"
The young eunuchs immediately pulled out a tall and strong man from among the officials without even signaling.
"By standing order, Mi Xiucheng!"
"Lang Zhongling, Zhao He!"
"Your Majesty, Luan Zhu!"
"Censor Cheng, Xing Chang!"
"..."
"Shaofu Lingcheng, Huang Xi!"
Not long after, several people were paralyzed in the palace, all of whom were numerous officials from the court.
In fact, these people are not necessarily Wang Xiao's confidants. But none of these people have a loyalty value of over 50 for Xiao Cheng.
Every time Xiao Cheng opened his mouth, a courtier would be dragged out. All the officials in the palace breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time they also became more and more nervous.
Everyone understood what Xiao Cheng meant. Except for the ten memorials in his hand, the rest of the memorials were meant to burn officials. Regardless of whether the memorials he burned were true or false, they were all Xiao Cheng's statements, and he did not want to worry too much.
After all, the entire imperial court cannot be run by the emperor alone.
Seeing that there was only the last copy of the memorial left, all the officials in the hall stared at Xiao Cheng, sweating continuously on their foreheads, praying to God and Buddha in their hearts, praying not to think of themselves.
Xiao Cheng glanced at the officials in the palace, but paused in his hand and chuckled. He did not open the memorial, but handed it to Feng Bao casually.
"Alas, too many people have died today. God is good at saving lives, so let's stop it!" Xiao Cheng smiled playfully, but said in a compassionate tone.
All the officials looked at Xiao Cheng blankly and couldn't help but secretly chuckle.
Everyone has a sense of luck, and they always feel that just a memorial should not be the reason why they are so unlucky, and everyone will not be tempted to take risks.
And this memorial can belong to anyone in the palace as long as Xiao Cheng has his mind set on it. All the officials are afraid, so how can they dare not to do their job with all their heart?
This method is more frightening to all the officials than burning it directly or asking all the officials.