It is better to attack His Royal Highness than to compete in the world

"I see your majesty, long live your majesty." Zhou Wenjun and Shen Yue knelt down together.It wasn't the first time Zhou Wenjun met Ren Chengqing, it was indeed the first time he had such close contact with the person in power in Beimo. .

"Zhou Wenjun, I have something to do here, I don't know if you are competent."

"My minister will never give up." Zhou Wenjun agreed without hesitation, how could Zhou Wenjun give up the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Shen Yue."

"The minister is here."

"What do you think of the amount of punishment?"

"Detailed punishment and careful punishment." "I would like to hear the details."

"I believe that the punishment should be based on the crime committed and the evidence in hand, not on the basis of different identities. When using punishment, it should be detailed and careful. It must not be different because of different identities, and it must not be tortured. "

"Zhou Wenjun, what do you think?"

"Punishment is only applicable to prisoners. The purpose of punishment is to make the prisoner reveal the truth. How to know that a person is a prisoner can be obtained from two aspects. One is witness testimony and the other is physical evidence. Both are indispensable. Both can be used in order to prevent innocent people from being implicated. It can also prevent unclear explanations.”

Ren Chengqing nodded and explained: "In the selection of female officials, you two will be in charge of the trial and report to me every day."

"Yes."

Ren Chengqing waved Shen Yue to step back, leaving only Zhou Wenjun behind.

"Zhou Wenjun, in your opinion, which is the largest family in Beimo?" The Jiang family has offended a group of families because Jiang Shang is in charge of the imperial examination reform, and their prestige has been greatly reduced. Already out of the circle of aristocratic families, the Lu family has gradually become lonely since they were cut off from their financial resources, and only the Zhou family is the dominant one.Ren Chengqing wanted to see what Zhou Wenjun thought.

"According to my minister, the No. [-] family in Beimo is surnamed Ren."

"Why?" This statement aroused Ren Chengqing's interest.

Different from other second-generation dudes, Zhou Wenjun has been extremely smart since he was a child. Zhou's father had high hopes for him and hoped that he would push the Zhou family to the top, but Zhou Wenjun himself didn't think so. He needed a chance to get rid of the Zhou family. For him, it is a shackle, not a help. No descendants of the Zhou family, no sons of aristocratic families, are inferior to the emperor's disciples. Only relying on the emperor is the most correct choice. "A family is a family that has been distinguished for generations. Your Majesty asked the number one family in Beimo, and only Ren can afford the name of the number one noble in Beimo."

"What does Zhou Aiqing think of the Zhou family?"

"Your Majesty's servant." "Oh, what does Ai Qing think about the identity of the Zhou family's son?"

"The emperor's disciple and the servant's son, the minister naturally knows how to choose."

"Then Zhou Wenjun, do you know why I am willing to choose you among so many people?"

"May the Zhou family be your Majesty's stepping stone."

"Aiqing is really smart, I look forward to it."

Ren Chengqing asked Zhou Wenjun to step down as well.Zhou's son-in-law is so ambitious, I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

With Zhou Wenjun and Shen Yue in charge, the progress of the interrogation was much faster.One of the two is upright, and the other is fearless.To deal with criminal officials, they should be punished and punished.Moreover, in order to support Zhou Wenjun's supremacy, the Zhou family did not hesitate to tear themselves apart with other aristocratic families, abandoning a group of collateral descendants and small aristocratic families they depended on.

In the selection of female officials, there were a lot of ministers who accepted bribes, batches of ministers were questioned, and very few came back.Everyone in the court was in danger. Ren Chengqing went to court every day as usual, announcing the definite evidence of the day, confession, and rewarding Zhou Wenjun and Shen Yue without hesitation.The evidence is conclusive, no matter how turbulent the following ministers are, they dare not put pressure on the queen.Ren Chengqing's method this time was exceptionally strong. Several veteran officials were about to retire and return home, but they were all suppressed by Ren Chengqing. Moreover, Ren Chengqing also mobilized Mo Yuqi to stand by outside Desert Sand City at any time. At the same time, he ordered Ye Lingkuang to lead a team People and horses, which city to check, go to which city to wait for orders first, if there is any problem, take it back to Desert Sand City for interrogation.

The interrogation caused by the real and false female officials lasted for more than three months. A large number of female officials in the palace were expelled, and officials involved in the selection were also dismissed from their posts and their homes were searched. Just when the curtain was thought to end , Another turning point happened, there are a large number of unmarried female officials who are not perfect.Although since Ren Chengqing came to power, the atmosphere in the entire Beimo has become much more open, and women are less restrained, but it is absolutely not allowed to have sex without being married.Moreover, the female official is in the palace every day, who can freely enter and leave the palace, and tarnish the innocence of the female official.Compared with the matter of real and fake female officials, this matter caused a greater repercussions.Ren Chengqing did not suppress the news, but let it ferment, and ordered a thorough investigation at the same time, and will not tolerate it.

It is not difficult to investigate this matter. There are not many people who come in and out of the palace and come into contact with female officials. If it is not the relatives of the emperor, or the important ministers of the emperor.Those who can be around the emperor will generally not make such stupid mistakes, and indeed a large group of royal families fell from the horse.Even the relatives of the emperor are not allowed to stay in the palace at night, and as expected, another group of palace guards let them in privately.Most of these dudes have no jobs, save money, and rely on the reputation of their parents to eat and drink outside.And most of the officials in Desert Sand City also gave face, offering a large amount of gold, silver and jade for their squandering, in order to seek benefits in front of their father or ancestors.The public outrage was aroused at this time, and Ren Chengqing didn't show any face, and ordered all the people involved to be detained and give the people an explanation.At the same time, through the personnel involved, look up their parents and grandparents.These pampered second-generation ancestors often didn't suffer too much, and not long after they entered, they took out all their wealth.

The thorough investigation of the royal relatives was supervised by Ren Chengqing himself, and the efficiency was astonishing. It was completed in less than a month. After all, these people's identities are sensitive, and Ren Chengqing was also afraid of accidents, so he decided quickly.After more than four months of rectification, more than half of Beimo's court halls were lost, let alone the officials below.Looking at the number of raids, Ren Chengqing also felt that it was almost the same. If the investigation continued, the entire court of Beimo would collapse, and the remaining ones should be replaced slowly. After all, when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

During this period of early court, there was a feeling that his colleagues would disappear if he went to court. A group of ministers all felt like they were going to court with their heads raised, but the queen still had convincing evidence.Today I saw many familiar faces in prison clothes. It should be the last Hongmen Banquet, and it is finally coming to an end. The group of people has relaxed a lot, and it should be almost the same after getting through today.

Ren Chengqing sat on the dragon chair and looked down. On one side was the glamorous minister and on the other was the ragged prisoner. A few months ago, they were colleagues.Ren Chengqing nodded, and Zhou Wenjun stepped forward and announced their crimes one by one. In the end, most of them ransacked their homes and beheaded, and some were exiled.Among the prisoners was Zhou's father, who finally closed his eyes as he looked at his vigorous son.

After all the readings were finished, Ren Chengqing stood up from the dragon chair, looked at the following and said word by word: "More than four months ago, the princes were still in one place, but now, the world is different. Find the reason and take it for yourself. Eat the king's salary, Instead of relieving worries for the king, he returned fish and meat to the common people, deceiving the superiors and the inferiors. The beheading at the Meridian Gate was originally intended to warn the common people, but today, the beheading in the main hall is to warn you that the laws of the country are strict, and those who violate them will be executed."

After Ren Chengqing finished speaking, a group of guards dressed in black entered the hall, with long knives on their waists and black masks on their faces, with a murderous look. It was Mo Yuqi.Standing behind the beheaded officials one by one, Ren Chengqing walked down, stood in front of the beheaded officials, and said, "Cut." The long knife was unsheathed, silver light flashed, and red blood sprayed out.The ministers standing next to him felt weak in all their hands and feet. They had never seen such a situation before.A few officials who were sprayed with blood did not dare to wipe, and all of them lowered their heads and did not dare to move.There was a dead silence in the main hall, and blood flowed like a river.With a wave of Ren Chengqing's hand, Mo Yuqi all retreated, leaving corpses all over the ground.

"I specially prepared it for you dear friends, but you don't dare to look directly at it. Didn't you let me down? Look up for me." Ren Chengqing's voice at this moment sounded a little gloomy, and all the officials gathered together Looking up, the young and beautiful face of the king of the hall was covered with blood, his eyes were cold, and he was not angry. "Listen, all of you. If the monarch and his ministers are of the same mind, it will be peaceful and peaceful. If someone disagrees with me but agrees with his heart, and his loyal words are harsh to his ears, I will listen to him; if someone agrees with me but disagrees with him, kill him." The killing is decisive and unstoppable.

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