Crown Tang emperor

Today's empress dowager has gone through a lot of make-up, her hair is high in a bun, her eyes are bright, and her spirit is quite hale and hearty. Sitting in the hall, she is ready to face the officials again. On the case, there is a gold box, and what is contained in the gold box is the imperial edict of the emperor.And this edict is the source of rituals for Wu Zetian to gradually conquer the world after the Emperor Bintian.

There is a solemn atmosphere in the main hall, and the coffins of the emperor's second son are parked in the side halls on both sides. The family members have already mourned and wept loudly.

At noon, all kinds of noise from the end gate of the imperial city also spread to Shangyang Palace, which made the palace people who were still waiting in the palace slightly discolored, worried that some serious changes might happen.

Fortunately, the situation did not develop into the worst situation. When King Yong's attitude became fierce and clear, the courtiers gathered in front of Duanmen finally stopped making noise and splitting.

In addition to the real threat of war, what is more important is that the rumors that have been spread in the city before have been confirmed by King Yong. Both the current saint and the Luling King who returned to the country for rebellion have indeed been killed.

The shock that this news brought to people's hearts, even those with good psychological quality will be terrified for a while, and they will lose their defense. Seeing King Yong's murderous look, he will not dare to fight willfully again.

After the courtiers were intimidated, Li Tong didn't delay any longer, and immediately ordered the troops to guide the guards back and forth, and forced the prime ministers to follow him, and went straight to Shangyang Palace, and he didn't fall down. Jiang Xi.

In front of the gate of Shangyang Palace, Li Tong dismounted first, prostrated himself on the ground towards the palace gate, and said loudly: "The times are difficult, the king's career is difficult, the throne is lost, treachery is a disaster, ministers and other stupid talents are born Fear of bad luck. But our country is ordered, the merits are combined to create the world, the ancestors recreated Li Yuan, Taizong promoted politics, Gaozong re-glorified all summers, good luck and long shade, and the world is in the same bath! The disaster of rebellion, there is no generation. The legacy of the first king, how can it be lost for a moment? The mother of the empress dowager's family, the widow of the great emperor, gathered in a prosperous place, and has done a lot of support. Now that I am a state, I invite your majesty the empress dowager to return to the court..."

While King Yong kowtowed and begged, Li Sixun, as a representative of the courtiers, walked up to the palace with the letter of invitation, and read out the contents of the letter.After the empress dowager nodded in the hall, only the middle officials came out to lead King Yong and his officials to the front of Guanfeng Hall.

At this time, the group of officials had already seen the white flag hanging high on the left side of the hall. Amidst the exclamation, the mournful cries of some officials could be heard in the train.

Although the emperor Li Dan lost power and people, and eventually he could not escape the fate of reaping the consequences, but it has to be said that on the whole, he was quite benevolent, especially for the courtiers who had experienced the political torture of the cruel officials in the Wuzhou Dynasty. In other words, I am still full of affection for such a benevolent emperor.

However, having feelings is one aspect, and the course of the world cannot be wrapped up in capricious sentimentality after all.An emperor, no matter how benevolent he is, cannot be regarded as competent if such a serious disaster breaks out during his reign.Therefore, even if the officials were sad and tearful because of the death of the emperor, today's scene is destined not to be an occasion full of human feelings.

When all the ministers kowtowed outside Guanfeng Hall, the Empress Dowager also took a further step. With the support of the Zhongguan, she walked out of the hall, stood on the high steps of the palace overlooking the audience, and raised her hand to signal the Zhongguan to convey her words: "Hongdao In the old year, the great emperor abandoned the country and the heavens, and entrusted me with a few things. The heirs may not be Zhang Qi, and the ministers may be ministers, so they returned to the government and returned to the palace, and recuperated for the rest of the year. Regardless of political ups and downs, the salary will always be given. How many negative Qing etc.? Unexpectedly, misfortune happened to Chenju!

The giant thief stole the talisman, and the admonisher lost his check and balance, and it was a death penalty!The jackal pretended to be the guard, hijacked the feudal prince to cause chaos, and was sentenced to death!The rules have been lost, and the ministers do nothing, which is a death penalty!My son is talented or obscene, can Manchu have the ability to assist?How many people are sincere in their advice to persuade me to return to the court today? "

The Empress Dowager asked blankly, and the Zhongguan's unique sharp voice spread the words to the audience, and all the officials present couldn't help feeling ashamed when they heard the scolding.

Although the reason for the turmoil in Shendu this time is complicated, if one investigates deeply, the empress dowager is certainly one of the factors.But the so-called death of the emperor humiliating the ministers, now the emperor's corpse is lying in the coffin, and the officials are living in the world, and they are ashamed to argue for a while.

"King Yong is out of class!"

After a short silence, Wu Zetian continued to speak.

After Li Tong heard the words, he stood up, walked straight to the front of His Majesty, and stood respectfully with his head bowed.

Wu Zetian looked down at him, then raised her hand to signal the palace servants to lead the emperor and the Luling prince heir out, and they all stood under the steps of the palace.

"Love is only relatives, and respect is only long. The two corpses in the coffin have nothing to do with you? Take a look at your brothers in the clan, which one is powerful enough to fight the blood feud? Catastrophe is approaching, and you are the son of the clan. How dare you Do you want to do nothing?"

Looking at the grandchildren standing in a row, Wu Zetian turned his gaze to Li Tong again, pointed at him and said angrily.

"I dare not! I..."

Li Tong hurriedly opened his mouth to speak, but before he finished speaking, Wu Zetian interrupted him with a wave of his hand and continued angrily: "Don't you dare? If you really have no way to endure humiliation, why haven't you dared to draw a knife yet? The officials stood their hands In the mansion, I sat and watched the king being robbed by thieves. Even if you are not evil, you are also an accomplice! You are a young and strong family, and you dare not try your best to eradicate evil. If you are involved in the matter, the treasure belongs to you, and you can change it with a single word?"

Hearing the reprimand, Li Tong burst into tears immediately, and said in a mournful voice: "I am returning to the country this time, and I intend to serve you as a sacrifice. How dare you have the thought of blasphemy about the name and order of the clan? It's too late even if you try your best. The king humiliated his ministers to death, and I heard that Wei Xianggong was ashamed of losing his righteousness, and even swung his sword to kill himself... It is hard to blame a few people for this disaster of the family and the country. The minister has already lost the favor of the family I don't know how many people in the court will die generously!

In the universe, the hearts of all things, billions of human lives, gathered in this family, how can we allow the evil breeds of the Three Hans and the bandits from the west of Liao to rob our national treasures and wander the rivers and lakes?At that time, we only considered the overall situation and lightly resorted to overstepping measures, just to keep our country and the fate in the country, and the officials to avoid the humiliation of losing the king, so as to respond with power.The Father's Aspirations Festival is heroic, and he would rather die than fall into the majesty of the ancestral temple, and the subject will feel even more heartbroken when he hears about this festival..."

Seeing King Yong weeping and worshiping on the ground, Prime Minister Li Sixun also walked forward and kowtowed: "Your Highness shed tears that day as a plan. I can't bear the sage's sins and abandon the country, and I am afraid that the righteousness of the monarch and ministers will be lost overnight. I will write the pen personally. If it is because of this The power becomes a crime, and the crime is unforgivable. Your highness is the heir of the great emperor, and the meritorious service is also the talent of the country. The order of the clan, the internal and external merits, no one else! Please use your body as a punishment to sue ancestors!"

"There are sun and moon in the sky, and ghosts and gods in the earth! Your Highness forgets himself and goes into trouble, is righteous and selfless, knows the truth of the heaven and the earth, and so does the minister!"

At this time, all the soldiers who were returning to the country with King Yong saw this scene, and they all fell to their knees and shouted in unison.

Seeing the Empress Dowager's reprimand of King Yong and King Yong's mournful response, the moods of all the courtiers present gradually became complicated, especially those high-ranking ministers in the front class, all of them looked very serious, no longer Just wallowing in sadness and shock, and beginning to realize the seriousness of the current situation.

It is of course unreasonable for King Yong to preach to abolish the emperor. Such a move itself will be criticized by Shiliu.In particular, the emperor did not flee to Hebei, but died south of the Yellow River.

The question and answer between the Empress Dowager and King Yong was not just to clear up King Yong's accusations of arrogance, but also to point out a desperate question.That is the death of the emperor, and their courtiers are not clean.Even if you don't talk about incompetence and dereliction of duty, at least in the face of Wei Juyuan's slaying and martyrdom, these courtiers can be classified as dishonest ministers.

The current situation is somewhat similar to the rebellion of Li Tang's clan during the Chui Gong period, but it is even worse.Because in Bingzhou there is still a [-] army under the command of King Yu, once King Yu rises up to avenge his father, his life will be ruined, and the courtiers will also face a problem of loss of chastity.

At this time, the Khitan in Northeast China had already erected an anti-flag, and the Turkic Mochuu had just invaded the east of the river last year.Not to mention the fact that the situation has developed to the point of fighting in the same room and who wins and who loses, if the Hus take advantage of this situation, the corruption of the situation will be even more immeasurable.

If King Yong hadn't preached arrogance before, the courtiers might have dared to form an alliance and force King Yong to make a small concession, but now King Yong has no way to retreat, and even if the great cause fails, he still has enough power to pull enough people to be buried with him .

"The ministers and others cannot help the emperor, so as to cause disasters in the country. His Royal Highness King Yong obeys the power righteously, and the proclaimed statement is also the righteous voice of the state! Only the throne must not be left empty, and the family must not be long. I respectfully invite Your Majesty the Empress Dowager to return to the court." Book orders, ministers and others must be punished before your Majesty!"

The other officials in the previous class were still hesitating, but the old gentleman Wang Jishan had already stepped out of the class and bowed his head and said.And this time, Jiang Xi, who was the loudest before, followed him this time, because as the prisoner in the palace, he was the head of the court, and once he was judged for a crime, it must be the biggest sin.

The prime ministers expressed their opinions one after another, and the rest of the officials followed up one after another.Because right now it is no longer a question of the power of King Yong and the Empress Dowager, but has been related to the stability of the country and the justice of the court.

At the beck and call of the ministers, the Empress Dowager finally boarded the chariot and returned to the Great Nei Ming Hall, where imperial edicts were issued frequently.First of all, the sage Li Danqi was unable to defend the country, so he returned the old title to the prince who left the feudal vassal.

Then there was Li Jijia, the heir of Yong Wang, who was ordered to supervise the country and punish the military and political punishment.After Jian Guoyuan's heir was ordered, he immediately led his officials in Mingtang to ask for the title of Empress Dowager Zetian, the Holy Mother, Empress Dowager.

Afterwards, the Empress Dowager returned to the Great Inner Huiyou Hall for honorary support, but she was only known to be deposed by officials above the third rank.The heir of Jian Guoyuan came to the court to make a new appointment. The former prime minister Wang Heshan and others learned about the political affairs. .Since the rebel Wei Chengqing stole the talisman, all the edicts made and issued have been seized.

At the same time, Li Sixun, the king of Changping, was Zong Zhengqing, Ouyang Tong was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Yao Yan was the minister of the Ministry of officials, Xijing Guozi Jijiu Yang Zaisi was the servant of Zhongshu, and Li Yuanyuan, the minister of Xingtai household department, was the minister of Zuo Pushe, Xingtai Yao Yuanchong, Minister of the Ministry of War, served as Minister of the Ministry of War and led the Anbei University Protector. Li Guangshun, the King of Han, stayed behind in Xijing. Seven members also participated in political affairs.

The Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province was abolished, except for all the staff left behind in Xijing, and all the staff before May went to the Eastern Capital for inspection.The original Taichung and Nei armies were combined into the Twelve Guards to serve as the head of the eastern capital and the [-] guards.The princes and sons of the prime minister each gave various positions to the guards, and each recruited a long history and filled it with their own affairs, and they were awarded immediately after serving the emperor.

After the military and political affairs of the imperial court have been slightly adjusted, the next step is to announce the reform of the government decrees that will affect the whole world. All the roads will send out the pacification envoys, and they will patrol the various roads. For a period of autumn and October, all the prefectures will send imperial envoys to gather in the east. Both were enshrined in the imperial mausoleum.

Former prime minister Li Zhaode conferred the governorship of Guangzhou and the envoy of the Five Lingnan Prefectures, Li Qianli, the king of Yulin, was the governor of Annan, Lu Yuanfang was the governor of Yizhou, Wang Fangqing was the governor of Jingzhou, and Ge Fuyuan was the governor of Yangzhou. Governor Shi Bing Canal Transshipment Envoy, Wei Yuanzhong was the deposed envoy of Shannan Road, Lu Wang Li Shouli was the Governor of Bingzhou.

Chapter 0778

Luoyang Nanshi has become particularly lively recently.Not only because of the restoration of order in the city and the increase in market transactions, but also the daily executions at the execution ground in Nanshi attracted many spectators.

The so-called punishing people in the market and abandoning them by the public, the reason why the execution ground is arranged in a crowded downtown area is itself a kind of enlightenment and warning, to show people's prestige, and to highlight the punishment order.

But in fact, the intention of this level of enlightenment only exists in theory. Tang Law was careful to kill, like the year of Zhenguan, there were only a few hundred criminals executed throughout the world.It's not just the simple folk customs, the more important reason is that ordinary people have little chance to kill criminals in their daily life.

Even in the Wu Zhou period when cruel officials were rampant, the law enforcement resources for criminal orders were mainly concentrated in the noble class of officials, and did not sink to the common people.So in many cases, the worst order is better than no order at all.Although the political struggle is bloody and bloody, many people who are not qualified to participate in it can still stay out of it. Once any natural or man-made disaster occurs, no one is spared.

Of course, even if the effect of execution and abandoning the city is not great in terms of enlightenment, it has another meaning, which is to provide a channel for the people who have suffered the most in the city to vent their emotions.

In the past, the catastrophe spread all over Fangqu, many families suffered heavy losses, and even their family members were killed. This hatred needs to be vented somewhere.However, ordinary people have limited knowledge, and they don't even know who to put this hatred on, so these tortured people in Nanshi naturally became the targets of their hatred.

"Who is the victim today? What crime did he commit?"

Outside the execution ground, the people gathered together, looking at the unkempt prisoners who had been put on the rack, some latecomers couldn't help but ask questions curiously.

There is a bulletin posted at the entrance of the execution ground, detailing the identities of the prisoners, their official titles, and what they have committed. Most of the villagers may not be able to read, but there are also some good people standing under the bulletin and reading aloud: "Today's punishment is The Jiang family of the Duke of Yi, Jiang Xi, the prime minister, and 13 households in Dingkou, the female relatives, the young and the weak, all without officials and slaves..."

Hearing the identity of the victim, the spectators around all gasped: "Even the prime minister committed murder? Or a family of a nobleman... What kind of serious crime?"

"Let me take a look... Heh, this Jiang Xi's death is really not wronged. As the prime minister and the official in the palace to serve as the emperor, he actually retreated into the house and let the rebel army rob the Xiangwang... The Xiangwang then He is a saint from earlier. This dog thief has a high position and authority. He only knows how to defend himself when he is in trouble. He has no regard for his father. ?”

The readers of the list were filled with righteous indignation, and the spectators around all clapped their hands and applauded after seeing this.

These spectators may not complain about their own humbleness, but a simple truth is that the greater the enjoyment, the greater the responsibility. The governance of the country is better, so that the city of the gods is full of chaos, it is indeed stupid and damn it!

Amidst the yelling and cursing of the surrounding people, the execution ground was flickering with knives, and in an instant, more than a dozen people were decapitated.The bloody scene was thrilling to watch, but also very exciting, and those who had their own interests clapped their hands and applauded.

The corpses of the victims were hastily picked up by the government, and those family members who survived were also taken into custody by Si Nongsi on the spot.Before the blood spilled on the execution ground was covered with plant ash, another family was taken to the execution ground. This family of the tortured was also from a good family background, they were Guanglu Qingzong Chuke's family.

From noon to evening, the entire Nanshi Execution Ground is rarely free, from the prime ministers who have been convicted for dereliction of duty, down to the rangers who murdered and looted the people, so that in the evening, the blood sprayed by the beheaded prisoners is everywhere. The depression in the execution ground gathered into a pool of blood, covered by more than a dozen carts of ashes, the strong smell of blood could not be suppressed.

After the sound of street drums, the people came out of the market and returned to the square one after another. After the execution ground was cleaned up and the corpses were counted, the officials who supervised the execution also returned to report. The bustling market quickly became deserted.

In the imperial city, the lights are already on. Although the night is getting darker, there are still a lot of pedestrians between the various divisions and officials.Gone are the usual leisurely days of sitting in court for half a day and playing fish and games for half a day. In addition to working hard to restore the original order of duties, the officials of various divisions have to deal with a large number of new affairs every day, which can be described as hard work.

But with such a busy schedule, few officials complained.After Yuan Si supervised the country, the large-scale cleansing of court officials was one aspect, but at the same time, it was also accompanied by frequent super-qualification.After all, there is another sentence before the sentence of punishing people in the market and abandoning them with the public, that is, the nobles are in the court and shared with the public.

A large number of vacancies means the emergence of many opportunities.In particular, after the new Prime Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Yao Xuan, entered the court, Yuan Si, the supervisor of the state, immediately instructed Yao Xuan to draw up the "Jingguo Format" as the rules of affairs and the standard of reward for the period of chaos.

The newly promulgated format is concise and to the point. Although the content is not much, it has serious disadvantages, especially in the aspect of awarding meritorious service to courtiers. Xiaoquan, in one season, was pushed by the court.If you pass the three exams, you will be awarded the meritorious officials of the Yasukuni. Before the age of 50, you will be selected to listen to the collection.

When the standards of the Yasukuni exam were announced, all the officials in the court were very excited.Because of such regulations, it is tantamount to condensing the official appointment process that takes three to five years to complete into three months.Datang officials have a small exam once a year, and a major exam every three to five years. After the four-year term of office is over, there are four exams, and the scattered officials will be promoted or demoted once, and then they will enter a long period of time. Keep the election period.

However, under the standards of the Yasukuni Examination, officials will have a large-scale promotion in one season, and once they are awarded meritorious officials, they only need to stay in the election for one year before they can continue to participate in the election. The fast track to promotion.Under such incentive standards, even if there are no extraordinary achievements, as long as there are no major mistakes in the process of being an official, the chances of advancing to the fifth rank by the age of 50 can be said to be greatly increased.

Although during the reign of the Empress Dowager, there were often cases of extraordinary achievements and advancement, but this was accidental after all, and such promotions were also despised by righteous people.However, now, as long as they work hard, everyone can get the opportunity to be prominent in the official career, and it has not considered the factor of random selection in the process of calming the chaos, which is indeed a great boost to the morale of the courtiers.

The years-long examination cycle was condensed into just a few months. Although it greatly encouraged the officials, it also increased the pace of work several times.It can be said that the imperial court has given full play to the spirit of using people to death as long as they are not dead, and most of the officials are willing to work hard. The improvement can only be achieved in a year.

Therefore, in today's imperial city, all the officials who have duties in their bodies have no time and energy to care about things other than their duties. Burning ointment and continuing the sundial is only a basic operation, which makes the affairs of the various departments that have been completely shut down extremely difficult. It was back on track in a short time.

Of course, the hard work of the officials also brought about a bad result, that is, Yuan Si, the supervisor of the country, was far busier than any of them.No matter how busy the affairs of the various departments are, at least there are people to share the labor, but the more various affairs are passed up, the fewer people participate in decision-making.

In the political hall of the Imperial City, there are high piles of documents on the left of the cases, almost drowning the people behind the cases, and the documents of the various divisions are still being hauled in in boxes. This kind of picture almost makes people feel desperate.

Suddenly, there was a muffled thud after the case was being formalized in the hall. The waiter looked around and saw that the boxes and cages piled up next to the case had been toppled over, and the documents inside were scattered all over the floor. Crawling outside, he hurried forward and picked up the documents that had been spilled on Jian Guo Yuansi.

"Don't mess up the order, lest you need to tidy up."

Li Tong rubbed his brow that was aching against the corner of the desk, stretched his body long and did not forget to give instructions.

At this time, Yao Yan, who was reclining and dozing on a rope bed on one side, was also startled when he heard the sound. After seeing this, he quickly got up and said, "Your Highness, take a short rest, and I will review the rest."

Li Tong glanced at Yao Yan's bloodshot eyes, and couldn't help sighing: "Jian's staff has a lot of work, and the husband is also hard. The position is the prime minister, and you will be dirty before you are respected!"

After hearing the words, before Yao Chen could answer, a box full of paperwork was moved outside the door, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't bother to say any more polite words, so he sat down while supporting his old waist.

Li Tong also felt a little embarrassed when he saw this, and it was really unreasonable to tire the prime minister like a dog.Under normal circumstances, at the level of the Zhengshitang, of course, there would not be so many affairs to deal with, even if it was a new order after the chaos.

The reason why the Zhengshitang is so busy lies in Li Tong's pioneering work, that is, almost all the worship officials in the imperial court were abandoned.These priests are not just chatting with the leaders. One of the most important tasks is to prepare questions and consult. Li Tong's doing so is tantamount to dismissing all the secretaries. A political officer who looks like a tiger, it's hell to be able to relax.

And in the current political affairs hall, even if he is included as the country supervisor, there are only four people with decision-making power, and the other prime ministers are either outsiders or still on the way.In order to take care of this old man, Ouyang Tong, he specially entrusted Ouyang Tong to prepare for the enthronement and funeral ceremonies in October, so he doesn't need to stay in hall.

So in the political affairs hall right now, there are only him, Yao Yan, and Li Sixun. Li Sixun has been going on for several days, and was only carried away this afternoon, and Yao Yan has been taking lunches since yesterday.Yao Zhen is now in his 60s. If it wasn't for the fact that Luo Xiangrui, who went to the mountains and the countryside in the early years, did a good job of exercising his body, he might not be able to hold on long ago.

While the officials were tidying up the books and documents, Li Tong paced in the hall for a while, moving his legs that had been paralyzed by sitting for a long time. After walking a few steps, he saw two wrestlers carrying a person in. His face was pale and haggard, that's exactly what Zhang said.

Seeing Zhang Shuo's miserable appearance, Li Tong couldn't help feeling a little worried, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"

Hearing the voice of questioning, Zhang said that his eyelids were slightly opened, and he barely stood up. Before he could speak, he caught a glimpse of the vermilion lacquer screen on the side of the Zhengshi Hall, and quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth and rushed out of the hall, retching.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong was a little puzzled. Why did this scene look a little bit embarrassed, so he couldn't help asking: "Who did it?"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Junchen's obsequious smile flashed on the left side of the corridor and he clasped his fists in panic: "I didn't mean it, I really don't know that Zhang Qing is so incapable of prohibiting things..."

Chapter 0779 Yasukuni format, palace gate building

Zhang said that of course it is impossible to be jealous, and even if it is, it is absolutely impossible to have something to do with Xu Junchen. The two people's backgrounds and temperaments are very different, and it is impossible to urinate in the same pot.

As for why Zhang said that he had such a miserable appearance, he was completely frightened.Before Li Tong supervised the country, he gave Zhang Shuo a job as an inspector. As he entered the court and took over the military and state power, the corresponding post was naturally abolished, and the job was assigned to the Baisi. Zhang Shuo was appointed as Dali Zheng with similar powers.

Dali is serving as the judge of Dali Temple, reviewing sentencing and supervising the verdict. In the past, he spent half of every day at the Nanshi Execution Ground. When he opened his eyes and closed his eyes, there were scenes of blood and flesh flying everywhere. He was under tremendous pressure and suffered unspeakably, but he was still targeted by Xu Junchen.

Xu Junchen's way of engaging Zhang's theory is also very simple. After confiscating all the temples and temples in the capital, this guy returned to the court to serve as Guanglucheng, mainly responsible for the preparation and distribution of working meals for officials of various divisions.So Zhang said that after getting tired of seeing bloody meat in the execution ground every day, what he saw when he returned to the dining room was bloodshot, half-cooked beef and mutton.

This kind of trivial matter is not worthy of small reports. Moreover, during the Yasukuni period, the number of personnel in the various departments of the Imperial City increased rapidly, and everyone who worked in the imperial city needed to provide meals. It is inevitable that there will be mistakes in the supply of food for thousands of people, which is not a major crime.Zhang said that he couldn't eat here, but the rest of the Yasi officials had a good opinion of Xu Junchen's ability to handle affairs.

So even though he vomited so badly, and was even carried to the Zhengshitang by forced labor, Zhang Shuo didn't mention this section.

On the contrary, Xu Junchen, who had a bad intention, followed up, reported his dereliction of duty in detail, and took the initiative to plead guilty to the prison country, and then waited eagerly for the prison country to deal with it.That point of thought is also very clear, it is Zhang who said that a melon is not good, or I, Xu, who kills people like a numb, does not change his face, does not want to be the canteen manager anymore, and wants to be transferred back to his original position.

Regarding Xu Junchen's careful thinking, Li Tong's reply was also very simple, just let him go.Xu Junchen is indeed a good knife, but it is not the time to draw it out yet.

Although the imperial court is now cruel in sentencing, all the punishments imposed by the court have convincing evidence, and the three trials and five verdicts will be ironclad cases, so there is no need to fabricate charges.Therefore, the criminal officials Li Tong chose were also upright people recognized by the government and the public, such as Du Jingjian, Minister of Criminal Affairs, and Li Rizhi, Shaoqing of Dali.

Among them, there is another person worth mentioning, that is Xu Yougong, who listens to lawsuits and upholds the law but is fair.Li Tong did not abandon Xu Yougong because he had rescued his fourth uncle, Dou Xiaochen's family, but because Xu Yougong was unfortunately killed in the past turmoil.

The reason is ridiculous to say, Xu Yougong paid a brief visit to the prime minister last year, although he was quickly dismissed, but the sand embankment, which is the symbol of the prime minister's glory, was also spread from the Tianjie to the front of Fangdi's house.Halberds in front of the gate and trips on the sand embankment are the standard equipment for important court officials, so at the beginning of the turmoil and when Nanya was in chaos throughout the city, Xu Yougong's family was targeted.

Other ministers either have a large number of clansmen, or have a large number of servants, even if there are random soldiers coming to disturb the door, they still have the power to protect themselves.But Xu Yougong really didn’t have one. He wasn’t born in a wealthy family, and being in charge of the criminal department for a long time was also an errand that offended people. He was dismissed in less than a month, leaving nothing but a road to escape on the sand embankment, so it became a turmoil in the capital of God. victim of.

In short, although the punishment is severe at the moment, it is not random. Sending Xu Junchen to Yousi will cause panic because of his reputation as a cruel official, making people question the fairness of the punishment.

Only when the conspicuous fruits have been picked, and the court still needs to clean up, will Li Tong consider transferring Xu Junchen back to the criminal department, and now he will be the chief manager of the cafeteria honestly, and save a little for the officials' food. word of mouth.After Chen Zi'ang arrived in Luoyang, he would talk about oranges and trifoliate oranges and build the team spirit of the imperial court.

"I'm ashamed, my cowardice is deep, I don't deserve the prestige of a criminal name..."

Being exposed by Xu Junchen's tricks, Zhang said that his pale and haggard face was also full of shame, and he pleaded guilty not without anxiety.

"A gentleman is full of benevolence, so he stays away from the kitchen to avoid killing. He can't be called cowardly. Before that, he followed the power and paid the affairs, and did not put the judgment first. Daoji need not blame himself for this."

Li Tong couldn't bear it when he saw how unlucky Zhang said it was, so he comforted him a bit, then took the list of today's executions that Zhang said handed over, and looked through it for a while.

When the line of sight fell on Zong Chuke's name, he stopped for a while, and someone took the relevant files and looked at them carefully.Zong Chuke was one of Wei Chengqing's accomplices who was convicted of treason through the vassal. When his home was confiscated, he found tens of thousands of stolen money, and there were many forbidden artifacts in his home.He lives in Jingshanfang, Luonan, for the purpose of setting up a guard of honor in the square after King Luling entered the capital, and then seized the Duanmen to enter the palace.

But it is a pity that the King of Luling passed the city but did not enter, and the blood talent in his body was activated, so he wanted to go to the north gate, and Lang died in the Beiman Mountain. The ironclad evidence that sent the family to the execution ground.

Li Tong only looked at Zong Chuke's file, and it had nothing to do with Zong Chuke himself.After all, what later generations know about Zong Chuke is not his status as the prime minister of Zhongzong's first dynasty, but his grandson-in-law Li Bai.

Li Bai was keen on marrying the prime minister's granddaughter, but unfortunately, the families from which his two wives were born were all enslaved during the turmoil and liquidation in Luoyang.His first wife was a descendant of Xu Shao, the Duke of Qiao, but unfortunately, Xu Shao's grandson participated in the matter of sneaking in to welcome the King of Luling, and had already gone to the execution ground a few days earlier than Zong's.

Li Tong didn't know whether Li Bai's two marriages had economic considerations. If there were, then it seemed that this poet of the prosperous Tang Dynasty seemed a little hopeless.Now I can only hope that Shixian's charm is outstanding, not only can he get two soft rice.

Originally, Li Tong planned to give the family members of the Zong family a little preferential treatment for Shi Xian's sake, but after looking through the file, he quickly dispelled the distracting thoughts at this moment.

In the recent period, although there have been constant executions and killings in Luoyang City, less than half of the entire liquidation workload has been completed.It's not that he is cruel and indiscriminate by nature, but that there are too many people involved in this disaster. He has as many as four copies of the list of criminals who conspired against each other. , Zhang Shuo presented the list of Qi Lianyao's rebellion, Qi Lianyao's officials and nobles, and the mutiny of Beiya.

Although these lists overlap quite a bit, the scope of time flow covered is undoubtedly astonishing.Moreover, the entire liquidation is not just a political issue, but also a comprehensive issue integrating military, economy, and people's livelihood.

Such a large-scale cleansing, of course, is impossible to kill indiscriminately. If there is no overall strategy and rhythm, it will easily turn into mass panic.

Therefore, apart from Qi Lianyao's puppet official and Bei Ya's mutiny, which is already well known to the public, Pei Yi first told Zhang that none of the lists presented by Li Tong were paid to the criminal justice. Beheaded immediately.