This is just one of the most common mornings after the autumnal equinox,? It still brings the coolness and bleakness of autumn as always, and even everything goes too smoothly.But none of them expected that the change would come so quickly, without any warning, everything was as usual during the reign, and the emperor's attack was about to begin as the retreat approached.

The heavy palace door was closed, the young emperor sitting high on the throne, the twelve crowns covered the emperor's face, Si Yan looked at all this very calmly, his eyes showed that they were not close The indifference of human feelings seems to be looking at insignificant things, and a dying person like an ant is extremely insignificant to him.

A group of handsome guards in dark gold armor quickly surrounded the officials of the entire palace and stood beside them without saying a word.

Time is ticking, smelling the thick bloody smell coming from the armor, timid officials, their legs have begun to tremble, most of them are civil officials in the court, have they ever seen such a scene, with notoriety, martial arts The high-strength Jinwu Guards are in close contact, and the imposing manner of the rainbow brings breathtaking pressure. They seem to be in a war. They have no power to restrain the chicken. The enemy's knife rests on their necks, and they will be cut off in the next second. Fragile head.

A trembling official stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" The forced smile was uglier than crying.

But seeing the docile and handsome young attendant beside the emperor, he took a step forward holding a stack of thick papers,

In the silence, the servant's calm and deep voice sounded, "The doctor ordered Yan Zhao, who allowed his son to rob the peasants' daughters, oppress the tenants, buy and sell official positions seven times without permission, and embezzled disaster relief officials..."

Every time Tan Qing said a crime, Yan Zhao's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He knelt down with a plop, and defended himself palely: "Your Majesty, I am wronged. I was just fascinated by ghosts for a while."

Qin Qing's deep and clear voice echoed in the hall, embezzling and accepting bribes, maliciously framing other officials, killing civilians, covering up criminals, forming cliques for personal gain, eliminating dissidents, seizing and reselling border grain and grass leading to the failure of the battle, embezzling ink and disaster relief supplies...

One after another, the serious crimes revealed the crimes that the criminal officials tried their best to cover up. If they hadn't been exposed, they would never have imagined that the officials of the same dynasty would have committed so many of the most heinous crimes in private. matter.

Whatever you sow, you will get what you want, and they have to bear the evil consequences of their reckless actions in the past.

The people whose names were read were without exception knelt on the ground and trembled, begging for mercy and shouting for grievances, and the rest of the officials could not help but feel sad. There is no real incorruptible official in the court. The emperor bypassed them only temporarily. No one could be found to replace them.

How many clues did the emperor have about them, and how to collect the hidden and excellent criminal evidence? A lion, but an adult lion king who has grown up.

The rest of the officials were seated by the emperor, and never mentioned the matter of letting them go, but they sat on the stools as if they were sitting on pins and needles, and their inner fear was no less than that of kneeling people.

"Let's deal with it." The emperor looked around His Highness with extremely cold eyes, and his clear voice did not have a trace of warmth.

The Jinwu Guards made a move. Between swords, lights and swords, the hall began to become extremely noisy. No one wanted to stand by and wait for death. They beat on the door desperately to escape, and some people yelled at the emperor for his bloodthirsty and stupidity. The ground was dyed bright red. All the golden dragons were covered with a layer of bloody light and shadow, and the smell of iron filled the tip of their noses. The blades and armor were the only things they saw before they died.

The most heinous people were strangled on the spot, and those charged with lighter punishments were dismissed from office and ransacked their homes and exiled. After the emperor punished them like this, no one dared to have any objections. Those who survived were frightened by the tragic corpses in the hall, and some escaped their lives. lucky.

The hall was full of silence, "This is the end of the past, today is the lesson for you adults, and reflect on yourself. As for the vacant official positions, someone will come to hand over to you tomorrow." This voice is comparable to ice water drops deep in the iceberg Luo Bingling's reverberation was even nicer, but people didn't want to hear it at all.

The emperor's words are beating them. The wrong things they did in the past will not be investigated, but if they commit crimes again in the future, the consequences will be the same as those who were hanged in the palace today.

All the surviving ministers in the hall respectfully stood up and left. The heavy court clothes were soaked with sweat. Under the court clothes, their hands and feet were shaking, and their bodies almost fell to the ground.

Perhaps Si Yan's move seemed extremely crazy to others. The forces in the court and China were intricate, and a single trigger would affect the whole body. He punished so many officials this time, which would definitely make the court and the public dissatisfied with him, and his reputation would not be damaged.

But now that he is in power, not to mention he has no scruples about his reputation. He has already made up his mind who should be killed and who should be let go. He has dealt with these moths in the officialdom and arranged the successor officials in advance without affecting the whole Three years is too little time for the operation of the officialdom, and now one-third of the time has passed, and he cannot be given time to slowly figure it out.

Since the deadlock cannot be changed by internal force, it can only be broken by external force.

This is also an opportunity to give someone a push. The right time, the right place, and the right people are all ready, Yuxiang, how long can you bear it, don't waste the pawns that are sent to you alone.

. . . . . .

The imperial capital, a courtyard hidden deep in a remote alley.

The other courtyard is located in a civilian area. It looks no different from the courtyards of ordinary people on the outside, but there is a universe inside, and the decoration is exquisite and luxurious. It is not like a place for ordinary people to live in. They were all quiet, and servants in plain clothes patrolled the alley from time to time, as if they were protecting important people.

In the other courtyard, there was a woman with her wife's hair in a bun, wearing an ordinary lavender dress, with a youthful appearance that was exquisite and elegant, with snow-like skin, and her behavior was indescribably gentle and moving.

She was embroidering with an embroidery booth in the small flower hall, and the boy with a wooden horse toy, white and fat, with a chubby face, a pair of big eyes flickering, and the whole person was obedient and cute.

Seeing the person coming, he raised his head when he heard the voice, and ran to the person with his short legs. Due to his height, he could only keep his thighs. He said in surprise, "Grandpa Yu, you are here. You haven't seen Xu'er for a long time. .”

The middle-aged man in a dark blue brocade robe hugged the little one, "Grandpa was wrong. Grandpa Yu brought you your favorite chestnut cake and new toys. Grandpa and your mother and concubine have something to discuss. I'll see you later." To play with you, Xu'er will follow the butler to have some snacks first, okay?"

Zhongli Chengxu raised his eyes as clear as morning dew, nodded ignorantly, and followed the housekeeper down.

Yu greeted the woman who was embroidering in the flower hall, "Miss Liangdi, well."

Zhuang Qiuyu helped Yu Xiang up with her own hands, lowered her posture and said: "Yu Xiang's actions have ruined the little girl. The crown prince has passed away. I am still a good concubine. Besides, if it weren't for the help of Yu Xiang, both of us, mother and son, would have died in this The tyrant has fallen."

The two chatted for a while, and Xiang Yu's words were all about pushing Zhongli Sung-wook to ascend the throne, urging her to hand over the blood jade pendant representing the royal status, but although Zhuang Qiuyu's posture was very low, it seemed He didn't seem to have any assertiveness, but he refused to submit the jade pendant in the face of metaphorical hints.

Yu Xiang didn't mean to be angry, anyway, they were already in the hands of the Yu family, since she wanted a guarantee, it wouldn't hurt to give it to her.

This is a cage, and Zhuang Qiuyu's mother and son are the canaries in the cage.

After Yu Xiang left, Zhongli Chengxu trotted in, nestled in Zhuang Qiuyu's arms, holding a piece of chestnut cake in his hand, and handed it to her mouth like a treasure, "Mother, this cake is delicious, You can try it too."

Zhuang Qiuyu looked at his soft and cute face lovingly, took a bite of the chestnut cake, then hugged him and said softly, "Xu'er, remember, no one in this world can trust you."

"Mother can't believe it either."

"Mother can't either."

Zhongli Chengxu looked up at his gentle and beautiful mother, he was too young to understand the meaning of his mother's words, so he just nodded ignorantly.

"But, Xu'er likes mother the most." He said very seriously, as if taking an oath.

Zhuang Qiuyu covered his eyes with his hands, tears streaming down his face.

. . . . . . .

Los Angeles in the northwest.

The land here is barren, the weather environment is bad, and the commerce is not developed. The people are in a state of starvation all year round. Because it is far away from the imperial capital, this place is equivalent to a four-way zone, and there is no money to fish, so the officials who come here are squeezed out. dispatched.

Luozhou has a vast territory, with many mountains and vast land, but no one knows that overnight, in the huge Luozhou, the prefect who used to oppress the people and only knew how to search for the people's anointing was quietly named.

The People's Army, a force I've never heard of, controlled Luozhou with absolute power. All the officials who tried to report and did evil things were imprisoned. They treated the officials vigorously and vigorously, but they treated the people very well.

Immediately afterwards, the deputy commander of the militia took charge of the prefect and promulgated a series of new decrees, distributing each farmer's fields, and distributing various high-yield seeds for free, opening free schools and martial arts halls, and hiring people in the city who have nothing to do Many homeless people came to work in the factory and so on.

Whoever has their own conclusions about them and the good people, all the government orders since the militia came to power are beneficial to the country and the people, so the news that Luozhou was captured by the rebels was well concealed by the people of Luozhou.

Over the past year, Luozhou has literally changed its face and is thriving. The militia's reputation has also grown. Secretly, the power of the militia has spread, and it has regained dozens of surrounding counties one after another.

The power and reputation of the militia were growing, and many people surrendered one after another, pointing their sword at the imperial capital.

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