Jun You Ji Fou

The chaotic situation in the palace was quickly stabilized, and the night rain was still pattering.

In the end, to everyone's surprise, Chu Mingyun did not kill Li Yanzhen, but put him and Lu Qinghe under house arrest in a side hall.

Qin Zhao let out a long sigh, feeling that his nerves that had been tense all day finally relaxed, and pushed open the palace door.

The imperial study room has been cleaned up, the newly replaced gauze curtains fluttered and fell with the wind, and the pile of ashes was also cleaned up. Sitting behind the table, Chu Mingyun looked at a volume of documents, and looked up at him. One glance, "Sit."

Qin Zhao sat down, and he handed over the paper, "Let's see how it goes."

"what is this?"

"The land division order." Chu Mingyun said, "There are too many places to be reformed, so I will write down a few points first."

Qin Zhao skimmed through it briefly, then handed the document back, "I don't understand."

"Brother," Qin Zhaodao, "everything outside the palace has been settled, and the officials who refused to submit are all under house arrest in their mansion. Lu Shi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, wanted to lead the army to rebel, but he has been suppressed." He paused After a while, he still said, "I also sent people over to the Su Mansion."

Chu Mingyun propped his chin with his hand, lowered his eyes, "Is he still in the ancestral hall?"

"Yes."

After being silent for a long while, Chu Mingyun suddenly said: "The Habayashi army has not moved until now, Li Yanzhen has woken up, but they have not received orders, just now I had someone search it, and the dispatched soldier amulet is not in the palace, nor is it on Li Yanzhen's body. "

"How could it be? Where can he keep such an important thing beside him?" As soon as the words came out, Qin Zhao realized, "...Could it be that he gave Su Shiyu the soldier talisman?"

Chu Mingyun frowned, sighed and said, "Send a few more shadow guards to watch carefully."

"Once you see the soldier talisman, stop him first?" Qin Zhao asked tentatively.

Chu Mingyun shook his head lightly, "No, it's enough to keep an eye on him."

Qin Zhao was puzzled, "Why?"

"A gentleman dies for his country," Chu Mingyun said in a low voice, "I'm not afraid of anything, I'm only afraid that he will commit suicide."

On the next day in the court hall, except for the officials who were under house arrest in the mansion, everyone else came early and waited for the new king.With the sound of the dawn bell, Chu Mingyun sat down on the throne in an imperial robe with black and gold patterns.

He raised his hand, and the eunuch at the side took the order to step forward, shook out the edict in his hand and read it aloud, echoing loudly.The officials below were all happy at first, but after hearing a few words, their expressions froze suddenly and became weird.

This is actually a reform edict, sweeping away the overlapping chaos of the previous land government decrees, orderly, but it is to restrain the wanton mergers of the powerful and powerful, and then rectify and divide.

There was a faint commotion underneath, and the officials of the Chu Party even looked at each other in blank dismay. They thought that after Chu Mingyun ascended the throne, he would naturally be more rampant and domineering, but this first edict was actually intended to get rid of the old evils, which was tantamount to gouging out their meat.

Chu Mingyun glanced down indifferently, "Any objection?"

"This..." Several important officials exchanged glances at each other, and finally Xu Yin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up, saluted respectfully, and said: "Your Majesty, I think... this may not be suitable."

Chu Mingyun raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh—?"

"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the current situation has not yet stabilized. Rushing to order major changes in national policy at this time is really not conducive to stabilizing people's hearts. Besides, the original decree has been in place for a long time. Although there are few shortcomings, it is not worth mentioning. The world is used to it. If reforms cause turmoil, the gains will outweigh the losses, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

Zheng Ran, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and said: "My lord Xu's words are justified, and the minister seconded the proposal. I hope your Majesty will think twice."

The other ministers stepped forward one after another, with different words, but they all clearly expressed the meaning of asking him to withdraw the edict.

Chu Mingyun looked at it for a moment with a half-smile, then said to Xu Yin: "Come forward."

Xu Yin cautiously glanced up slightly hesitantly, Chu Mingyun's face was hidden behind the pearl crown, it was difficult to distinguish.He collected himself and walked up the jade steps in the palace step by step. The more Chu Mingyun remained motionless, the more frightened he became, and finally stopped three or four steps away from the person on the throne, bowing his head in fear and waiting for orders.

The moment the sound of unsheathing fell into his ears, before he had time to react, his body fell to the ground uncontrollably, and his forehead hit the steps. Xu Yin opened his eyes wide in disbelief and looked up. In the field of vision was the figure of Chu Mingyun standing with the sword in hand, the sharp pain of being pierced through the heart came slowly, and before he could utter a groan, his breathing was completely cut off.

Xu Yin's body was slanted on the jade steps, and blood slowly flowed down the steps.

Chu Mingyun slowly raised his wrist, pointing the long sword straight down, a drop of blood condensed on the edge of the sword and fell to the ground, splashing like ink marks. He said with a cold smile, "Who else?"

All the officials in the hall turned pale, and cold sweat suddenly swept over their bodies.The courtiers who came out were even paler, trembling with fear, not daring to make a sound, let alone retreat, they could only stand still.The grand hall fell into a suffocating dead silence.

"What?" Chu Mingyun turned his head slightly and glanced down, his voice finally turned cold, "You guys have been at the mercy of Li Yanzhen for a long time, and you got used to it, so you forgot who I am?"

I don't know who was the first to kneel down on the ground, and then everyone knelt down and bowed their heads, like the wind sweeping the grass, the hall was filled with the sound of long live, mighty.

Su House.

"You let me in, can I just say a word and come out?" Du Yue frowned, bargaining with the person who opened his hands in front of him.

Su Bai shook his head resolutely, "No."

"Hey, Su Bai, why are you so brainless?" He poked his head to look at the closed door of the ancestral hall behind Su Bai, "It's not me, since yesterday, there has been no movement inside, so you are not afraid of my cousin being inside Feeling dizzy from hunger? Let me take a look, and I'll come out after I'm done!"

"Young Master said not to be disturbed."

"I don't bother, I just keep my mouth shut and just take a look." Du Yue said, "He doesn't eat or drink, I don't worry, I will come out immediately when I see my cousin is fine."

Su Bai was full of hesitation and turned his head to look at the quiet ancestral hall, then met the eager young master, and shook his head, "No, the young master said you are not allowed to enter."

"Damn." Du Yue couldn't help cursing in a low voice, and sat on the rail beside him exhausted.

When he heard the news from Qin Zhao, he ran over quickly, but he was stopped before he touched the door of the ancestral hall. He thought it would be fine to wait for his cousin to come out and then chat with him, but he hasn't seen Su Shiyu until now. He seemed about to come out, but the guards of the Su family and Su Bai also stopped him from breaking in, so he could only continue to wait anxiously.

Suddenly there were hurried footsteps and conversations approaching, Du Yue looked over his head, and the housekeeper Su Yi was quickly stopping a man, "My lord, please stay behind, you are not allowed to disturb me if you have anything to say, I will convey it to you later , I hope you can forgive me."

"I finally came out of the mansion just to see Mr. Su, you can't let me go back for nothing, right?" Lu Shi pulled his hand away, "The situation is urgent, I think Mr. Su will not blame him."

Su Yi stopped him again, "I can understand your feelings, my lord, but our subordinates are all following orders, please forgive me."

"What time is this!" Lu Shi said anxiously, "That Captain Chu has plotted to usurp the throne, Master Su probably doesn't even know that he is inside, the situation is urgent, no delay!"

"...Chu Taiwei has conspired to usurp the throne?" Du Yue repeated in a daze.Su Bai's expression also froze.

Su Yi sighed, and looked deeply at the ancestral hall, "Young Master will lock himself in the ancestral hall, he must be confused about why, before you figure it out, even if you see the young master, I'm afraid it won't help you."

Lu Shi looked at him, "What do you mean?"

Before Su Yi could answer, a servant ran up in a panic and said to Lu Shi, "My lord, let's go back to the mansion quickly, it will be bad if the people under surveillance find out!"

"What happened?"

"People are dead outside the palace!"

"It's Xu Tong, the only son of Xu Yin, the servant of the Ministry of War. He incited a group of candidates who were waiting to take the exam in Beijing to riot and revolt. After pouring fire oil on their bodies, they wanted to rush into the palace city. Although most of them were afraid to take advantage of the chaos and escape. But Xu Tong and several examinees still committed suicide, and many guards were burned in the collision, and now the capital is shaking, and everyone is talking about it." Qin Zhao's face was serious.

"Resist?" Chu Mingyun sneered, "Resist me to seek rebellion and usurp the throne?"

"That group of people claimed so, but what Xu Tong should hate is that his elder brother killed his father."

"His father should have died a long time ago for what he has done for so long."

"But after all, there is trouble now," Qin Zhao worried, "what should I do?"

Chu Mingyun looked indifferent, "You just said that most of the people who caused the trouble ran away?"

"Yes."

Chu Mingyun laughed without emotion, "Then catch them all and kill them."

Qin Zhao was taken aback, "Brother, those are candidates for the exam..."

"It doesn't matter what their status is. Since they want to die, let them die." Chu Mingyun interrupted him.

Qin Zhao hesitated, "But I'm afraid this is not very good..."

What's more, just after the decree to divide the land was promulgated, the powerful nobles reacted fiercely and united to resist the decree, so Chu Mingyun ordered the beheading of a group of leaders.

Chu Mingyun suddenly turned his head to look at him, and asked in an inaudible tone: "Junior Brother, do you want to disobey too?"

Qin Zhao's heart trembled, and he shook his head silently.

After the heavy rain, the sky was not yet clear, and it was so gloomy that it shrouded Chang'an City like a bead-gray soft veil, and the stagnant breath seemed to be suppressed heavily.The voices of the conversation in the teahouse were simultaneously lowered a lot, as if they were afraid that someone would overhear them.

"What's going on in Miyagi? I think the streets are closed. Did someone really attack?" Although his voice was low, he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

"Then can there be a fake? Several people died. I saw it with my own eyes. It was terrible. All of them were burned like coke. When I touched them lightly, their arms fell off. The cracked flesh inside was still red. !"

Many people couldn't help gasping, and hurriedly told him to stop talking.

Another person said: "Isn't there the son of Xu Yin, the minister of the Ministry of War, who was burned to death? Alas, this family is really miserable. I was killed in the early court, and my son died at the gate of the palace."

"No, I heard that he was pierced by a sword in the middle of the court. It might be so scary. Then Taiwei Chu had some temperament before, and now he has usurped the throne, so he can kill him as he wants. ?”

A young man in the corner huddled listening to their discussion. Hearing this, the hands holding the tea couldn't help trembling, and he buried his head even deeper.

"Who would have thought that such a thing would happen to the imperial court? Really, he is happy now, killing the powerful and his own people, then the lives of ordinary people like us are even more worthless?" the speaker said. He gritted his teeth with hatred, "God is really blind, this kind of person becomes the emperor, can he still have a good life!"

The person next to him hastily covered his mouth, and shouted in a low voice: "Ancestor, you are still so loud if you don't want to die!"

At this time, a group of black-armored imperial guards broke in, and the teahouse was suddenly dead silent. Everyone drank their tea with their heads bowed and kept silent.

The leading guard glanced around and raised his finger. The two guards immediately pulled out the young man from the corner. The leader turned his head to compare the portrait, "That's him."

The young man struggled in the hands of the imperial guards and screamed: "What are you doing?! Let me go, let me go! What crime have I committed, what are you going to do to me?!"

The leader waved his hand and ordered someone to drag him out, "By His Majesty's order, arrest all those involved in the Miyagi Rebellion."

"kill!"

Those who do not follow orders will be killed.

Gather the rebels and kill them.

Tired of criminals, kill.

kill.

kill.

kill.

Everyone said that the man lost his mind when he sat on the throne and became a complete lunatic.

On the [-]st, Li Chenghua, the king of Xiling, revolted. The Khan of the Xiongnu borrowed troops to help him, and in the name of "punishing rebels and returning orthodoxy", he sent troops to Chang'an, and all states and counties opened their cities to welcome them.