Nightwatcher

"Zheng!"

Xu Qi'an flicked his wrist, and the black gold long knife squeaked softly, shaking out a path of mournful blood on the execution platform.

His eyes slowly swept over the seven honorable men kneeling under the stage, the imperial army, and the crowd of people. He took a deep breath and said loudly:

"Today, Xu Qi'an beheaded the two thieves, not to vent his anger, not for personal enmity, but just to vent his anger, just to avenge his grievances for Mr. Zheng, just to tell the court a word."

One after another looked at him, the scene was silent, listening silently.

Xu Qi'an's tone was sonorous and forceful, but with unspeakable depth: "If the sky has love, the sky will also grow old, and the right way in the world is vicissitudes."

Xu Qi'an glanced over the crowd present, looking at the blue sky in the distance, among the white clouds, he seemed to see that rigid figure again, bowing towards him.

Xu Qi'an returned the gift, but didn't look up for a long time.

Mr. Zheng, have a good journey.

If the sky has love, the sky is also old, the right way in the world is the vicissitudes of life on the roof in the distance, Huaiqing's delicate body in white clothes like snow trembled, muttering in his mouth, a little crazy.

The righteous way in the world is vicissitudes, is this the belief you hold in your heart, Xu Qi'an? Outside the crowd, a mediocre woman held her heart and heard it beating wildly.

Around Caishikou, the people gathered in groups cried out bursts of crying. They either lowered their heads, or touched their tears, and wept continuously.

"Father, why are you crying? Why are the adults crying?"

In a less crowded place, the child raised his face and blinked his eyes.

The man picked up the child, put it on his shoulders, and said in a low voice: "Look at that man, remember this sentence, you must remember this sentence, and remember him too. From now on, no matter what others say, you will Don't speak ill of him."

"Who is he? Why should I speak ill of him." She asked curiously.

"He is Dabong's hero, but after today, he is likely to become a "bad guy"."

Xu Qi'an received the scabbard, pulled out the carving knife nailed to the platform with a clang, and held it in his palm. The dozen or so high-quality warriors around the platform backed away in shock.

He ignored it, ignored it, stepped off the platform, and walked out step by step.

During the process, gently opened the special sachet presented by Li Miaozhen, and put the two dead souls into the bag.

The people blocking the streets, the dark crowd, consciously backed away to make way for a straight passage.

"Xu Yinluo, be respected by the old man."

An old Confucian scholar with gray hair bowed his hands.

"Xu Yinluo, be respected by the old man."

There was no organization, no appeal, and the people present bowed their hands, and their movements were not neat enough, but they came from the bottom of their hearts.

On the roof, Huaiqing overlooked this scene, dazed for a moment, she is the emperor's eldest daughter, a majestic princess, she has seen thousands of people bowing their heads, not to mention thousands of people.

For example, the father of the king of a country.

However, others are only in awe of his power and the dragon robe on his body.

Only Xu Qi'an, the common people respect and love him, is from the heart, not for anything else, only for him.

The imperial guards blocking the road became agitated. Looking at the young people approaching, they didn't know whether to take action or retreat.

They couldn't help looking at the three commanders, and found that the commander and other warriors were standing motionless in the distance, showing no intention of stopping them.

"Law"

The horses whined and pushed aside to get out of the way.

After walking a few hundred steps, he stopped and looked in the direction of the palace.

Water can carry a boat and capsize it. If you don’t admit your mistake, someone will force you to admit it.

At this time, outside the Meridian Gate, the officials did not disperse, waiting patiently for the news to come back.

Moreover, if a war really broke out in the city, it would definitely be the safest place to stay in the palace. There are many masters in the palace, although they are not high-profile on weekdays.

The Imperial Palace is backed by the Forbidden Army Battalion, the three major battalions of Baizhan, Shenji, and Cavalry, with a total of 100,000 forbidden troops, which are directly under the emperor's army.

In the end, there are actually many masters among generals and nobles, and there are not many fifth-ranks like Que Yongxiu.

The civil and military officials whispered to each other, discussing how to end the matter, and whether the two dukes, Cao Guogong and Huguogong, should live or die.

But they were all a little absent-minded, and their eyes frequently looked in the direction of the palace gate.

Finally, a soldier came galloping from outside the palace holding the handle of his knife.

Wang Shoufu stepped forward, stopped the soldiers, and asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation outside the palace, can the forbidden army subdue Xu Qi'an, are Cao Guogong and Hu Guogong safe?"

The imperial guard was reporting to the emperor, and he didn't want to talk to Wang Shoufu, so he dodged to avoid it and continued on.

However, several military generals stood in front of them and scolded: "Say!"

With the sound of "cracking" footsteps, hundreds of civil servants and military generals of different ranks stepped forward in unison and rushed over.

"" The soldier suddenly felt the pressure that his position shouldn't have, so he said bravely:

"Duke Cao and Duke Hu were taken to Caishikou and beheaded."

After speaking, leave quickly.

The news that Cao Guogong and Hu Guogong were dragged to Caishikou and killed made all the civil and military officials present speechless for a long time.

Although the officials present knew what Xu Qi'an was like, especially Sun Shangshu, Dali Siqing and others who had opposed him.

But when it was confirmed that Cao Guogong and Hu Guogong were beheaded for public display, they still felt absurd in their hearts.

"What a lawless man," murmured an official.

"He is a hateful person." Sun Shangshu looked at that person, paused for a moment, and added:

"But a respectable man."

Around, several civil servants who had good friends with Sun Shangshu looked at him in disbelief.

Sun Shangshu said indifferently: "I can't wait to cut this son into pieces, but that's just my personal grievance. Que Yongxiu helped the tyrant to torture and slaughtered 380,000 innocent people. He is a villain who cannot be tolerated by nature. If you kill well, kill him." wonderful."

Killing well, killing well, many civil servants said silently in their hearts.

Among them, some are willing to compromise for interests, some dare not violate the imperial power, some have nothing to do with themselves, and they are wise and safe. Some people were filled with righteous indignation and were forced to remain silent due to the principle of the situation.

But right or wrong, everyone has a steelyard in their hearts.

Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu looked at each other without surprise, as if they had foreseen the development of the matter long ago.

"Is one day enough?" Wei Yuan asked indifferently.

"Enough." Wang Shoufu nodded lightly.

In the bedroom.

With his back to the door, Emperor Yuan Jing stood with his hands behind his back without saying a word, and the old eunuch beside him lowered his head slightly, not daring to vent his breath.

He has served Emperor Yuan Jing for many years, and he knows the emperor's temperament well. He will blow up the table to vent his emotions, but that is just to vent his emotions. After venting, he will not really take it to heart.

But if he is silent for more than a stick of incense, it means that the emperor has started to seriously calculate and plan something, just like treating an enemy.

It's really strange that he was not so gloomy and terrifying when he was dealing with the case of Prince Zhenbei, but after Xu Qi'an robbed the two dukes of the state, he was so "out of control".

Even if Xu Qi'an killed the two Dukes to vent his anger, it would not be a loss to His Majesty, after all, His Majesty's goal has been achieved.

At this time, footsteps came quickly, and the guard stopped at the door.

Emperor Yuan Jing suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice, "Say!"

The guard stood at the door, clasped his fists and said, "Xu Qi'an beheaded the two dukes at Caishikou, and"

Hearing that Cao Guogong and Hu Guogong were beheaded, Emperor Yuan Jing showed anger on his face, and shouted: "Speak in one breath."

The guard said tremblingly: "And in front of more than a thousand people, he slandered His Majesty, claiming that His Majesty connived at King Zhenbei's massacre of the city, and that Que Yongxiu, the protector of the country, carried out the sword."

Emperor Yuan Jing's pupils shrank suddenly, and a few seconds later, his hands in his sleeves trembled slightly, his face twitched clearly, and he said word by word:

"Is this dog thief still alive?"

"He, he entered the Sitianjian, and the commanders couldn't stop him, because, because he was holding a carving knife in his hand"

Feeling the emperor's anger, the guard spoke tremblingly.

Inside the hall, the silence was terrifying, and a needle could be heard falling.

The atmosphere seemed to be frozen, the old eunuch didn't even dare to breathe, his fat body trembled slightly.

After a long time, Emperor Yuan Jing's emotionless voice came: "Send someone to arrest Xu Qi'an's family immediately, put them in a prison, and wait for their punishment. If they resist, they will be killed on the spot.

"Send five hundred forbidden troops to the Sitianjian to arrest Xu Qi'an; notify the cabinet and immediately draw up a notice: Yingong Xu Qi'an is a secret work of the witch god sect, using Zheng Xinghuai's case to stir up trouble and ruin my reputation as a royal family."

After the old eunuch took the order to leave, Emperor Yuan Jing whispered to himself: "The luck can't be scattered anymore."

Soon, a forbidden army came to Xu Mansion on horseback, and the gate was closed tightly.

The imperial guards kicked open the gate and rushed into Xu's mansion, only to find that the building was already empty, with all the furniture and supplies, but nothing of value.

These imperial guards were the elite of the elite, and they didn't smash them like venting their anger. After a careful search, they left quickly and returned to the palace to return to their orders.

On the other side, the old eunuch personally led people to the cabinet, and saw the gray-haired Wang Shoufu in the hall.

"Your Majesty has a decree, quickly draw up a notice: Yin Gong Xu Qi'an is a secret work of the witch god sect. He used Zheng Xinghuai's case to stir up trouble and greatly damage the reputation of the royal family."

The old eunuch spoke very fast, and conveyed what Emperor Yuan Jing had said.

After Wang Shoufu listened carefully, he nodded and said, "Return the seal!"

The meaning of these two words is: disagree!

The cabinet has the right to refute. The so-called refute means to strike back the emperor's bad and incorrect will.

"What did you say?"

The old eunuch suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he picked out his ears and said, "Master Shoufu, are you saying it again?"

Wang Shoufu looked at him calmly: "Feng Huan."

The old eunuch's face was gloomy, and in a threatening voice, he said, "Lord Chief Assistant, this is an extraordinary period, why do you have to make trouble for His Majesty at this time? Countless people are watching eagerly in your position."

After a pause, his tone softened, "Is it the king's land under the whole world? This world belongs to His Majesty. We are courtiers. Even if we have opinions in our hearts, we can just put them away. Why do we have to make trouble with His Majesty?"

Wang Shoufu got up expressionlessly and walked outside.

The old eunuch saw that he didn't know how to flatter and was about to explode, so he heard the old man's plain voice: "I'm not feeling well, so I'll go back to the mansion first. If your Majesty summons you for something, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"So courageous" the old eunuch trembled angrily.

He immediately took the sedan chair, returned to the guards to carry it, returned to the palace, and went straight to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, sandalwood was wafting, and Emperor Yuan Jing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, with a peaceful expression, as if nothing had happened.

He moved his ears, and then said coldly: "Have you finished explaining?"

"Yes" the old eunuch murmured, and said in a low voice, "Wang Shoufu, I have called back your instructions."

Emperor Yuan Jing was silent for a few seconds, and said in a cold tone, "Call him to see me."

The old eunuch swallowed, and his voice became even softer: "Wang Shoufu said he was unwell and went back to the mansion to rest. He also said that if His Majesty has anything to do, we will look for him tomorrow."

Emperor Yuan Jing opened his eyes and smiled angrily: "Old man, I really don't dare to let him go. Since you are not feeling well, then don't occupy your seat and inform all the officials that you will go to court tomorrow."

In the recent period, court meetings have been held day after day, more frequently than in Jingcha. Since the emperor practiced Taoism, there has never been such a dense court meeting.

At this time, a commander of the forbidden army came outside the palace and said loudly, "Your Majesty."

The old eunuch gave a salute, hurried out, whispered a few words to the commander of the imperial army, returned with an ugly face, and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, Xu Qi'an's family members have already fled ahead of time, and their whereabouts are unknown. On the side of Sitianjian, the Observation Tower is surrounded by formations, and the imperial guards cannot enter."

Emperor Yuan Jing sneered and said, "Sure enough, there was a premeditated plan."

After a pause, he whispered, "What else did the supervisor say?"

The old eunuch replied: "It wasn't the supervisor, it was Yang Qianhuan who made the move, and even satirized the imperial army."

Emperor Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

He stopped talking, thinking about how to save the situation.

After all, Xu Qi'an is just a silver gong and cannot represent the imperial court. This behavior can be defined as a martial artist's crime, but this is not enough. If you want to convince the people, you have to accuse Xu Qi'an and label him as a spy of the Witch God Sect.

Then send people to spread rumors in Beijing and cooperate with the imperial court's announcement. This is far more credible than the rhetoric of this man in Caishikou.

But before that, he had to deal with the civil servant group first. Now things have turned around. Many civil servants who dare not speak out are very likely to "break the pot and smash it."

Wang Shoufu is the chicken he wants to kill.

Si Tianjian, gossip platform.

The prisoner is standing on the top of the building, with his hands behind his back, his white clothes fluttering, lightly like an exile.

He looked down at the capital intently, and after a while, he smiled knowingly: "The general trend has come!"

At this time, a figure in white clothes appeared, with his back facing the supervisor, standing with his hands behind his back, and said in the most respectful tone in the most aloof tone: "Thank you, teacher, I am comfortable today. Well, what happened? Why did you ask me to stop Xu Qi'an from being captured?"

The supervisor said in a rather happy mood: "Xu Qi'an intercepted all the officials at the Meridian Gate, robbed Hu Guogong and Cao Guogong, and beheaded them at the entrance of Caishi. He won the love and respect of the people, but this is also self-destructive."

After all, he felt that his disciple was not calm enough and too impetuous, so he just took the opportunity to beat him, so that he could wake up and learn from Xu Qi'an's death.

"Change to you, do you dare?"

Yang Qianhuan froze for a moment, then recovered, and said in a flat tone, "So that's it, um, teacher, I'm going back to practice."

How could it be so plain? The supervisor, who seemed to be able to tell the difference, nodded in relief.

Yang Qianhuan's figure flashed and disappeared.

Then, the supervisor sensed Yang Qianhuan's aura, and quickly fled towards the palace

The prisoner's face seemed to twitch, and he stomped his foot.

Vaguely, Yang Qianhuan's heart-piercing roar came from the bottom of the Star Observation Building: "Mr. Jianzheng, you can't do this to me, no!!!"

This morning, the incident that happened at Caishikou spread with lightning speed, which was different from other talk materials that were only brought up in leisure time.

Xu Qi'an's beheading of Cao Guogong and Hu Guogong was deliberately reported by the people present at the time.

By lunch time, the news had spread throughout the inner city, and then spread out from the inner city. At dusk at most, the people in the outer city would also know about it.

Zhao Er is a bastard who idles around all day long and can't keep any money in his pocket. He either goes to the casino to get addicted to his hands, or spends it on the belly of a woman in the hook bar.

These few days he had a very happy life, because after accepting the job, he only needs to move his lips, and he will be rewarded with a penny, which is like a pie in the sky.

This job was sent out from a gang called the Qingshou Gang, and they were looking for bastards like Zhao Er to do it. The requirements were very simple, and they only needed to spread rumors that Zheng Xinghuai, the governor of Yunzhou, was colluding with monsters and barbarians.

Today, the Green Hand Gang released a new mission, which is similar to the rumors, but the protagonist is replaced by Yingong Xu Qi'an.

After receiving the task, Zhao Er didn't start work immediately, but went to Goulan to be a money-spreading boy for a time. When it was lunch time, he came to a big restaurant with ease.

He has been to this restaurant twice, and both times he spread rumors that Zheng Xinghuai colluded with the monsters.

There is no place more suitable for "working" than a restaurant. Goulan is of course a suitable place, but Zhao Er is a bastard who likes to enjoy himself.

There is another important reason. There is a beautiful woman living in this restaurant, and there is always a mediocre woman by her side.

Zhao Er stepped into the threshold of the hotel. There was a lot of voices in the hall, and there were many diners sitting there. He looked around and saw only mediocre women sitting at familiar tables.

She was in a daze, frowning, as if something was on her mind, and she didn't see a bite of food for a long time.

That beautiful woman is not here! Zhao Er was a little disappointed, so he picked an empty table and sat down, ordered wine and food, and listened with his ears up.

Not surprisingly, he soon heard the talk about Yingong Xu Qi'an.

"Do you know that Xu Yinluo beheaded the heads of the two princes at Caishikou this morning, unexpectedly, unexpectedly, the truth of the Chuzhou massacre case is actually..."

The person who spoke didn't seem to dare to continue, but he was unwilling and punched the table heavily with his fists clenched.

The topic immediately opened up, and the diners expressed their opinions indignantly.

"I didn't expect that there are so many officials in the Manchu Dynasty, but none of them stood up to speak."

"Xu Yinluo is not only a hero, but also our only remaining conscience."

"Yeah, who can trade their own future and life for justice. People like Xu Yinluo are most likely to be framed by traitors and faints."

"He is no longer a silver gong. Alas, I have lost two good officials this time. The chief envoy of Chuzhou, Mr. Zheng, is also Zhongliang."

"Will Xu Yinluo be beheaded?"

"Hmph, if the imperial court dares to kill Xu Yinluo, we will block the gates of the imperial city."

"That is, kill us if you have the ability, and let's block the gate of the imperial city."

At first, one or two tables of diners were talking, but gradually, other diners also joined in the discussion, and their words were filled with righteous indignation.

Suddenly, a discordant voice came, it was Zhao Er.

He slapped the table and said loudly: "You are all blinded by traitors, but in fact, this is not the case."

Sudden interruption at the peak of the atmosphere can easily attract the attention of others, this is Zhao Er's conclusion.

He planned to repeat his previous operation, to smear Xu Yinluo like he smeared Zheng Xinghuai.

Sure enough, all the diners in the hall looked over.

After Zhao Er gained attention, he immediately said: "I have a relative who is an official in the court, and I heard a big secret from him."

Everyone subconsciously asked: "What secret?"

Zhao Er seemed to be announcing something important, and spoke loudly:

"Then Xu Yinluo is actually the secret work of the Northeast Witch God Sect. He has been lurking in Dafeng to gain prestige. This time, he finally seized the opportunity to use Zheng Xinghuai, the chief minister of Chuzhou, to collude with the monsters and frame the Zhenbei King. Use your own reputation to kill the Duke and discredit the court.

"You were all lied to by him. You can't believe his words. Just think, why did King Zhenbei want to massacre the city? How could His Majesty agree. Use your brains."

His words drew fierce rebuttals from the diners in the hall: "Nonsense, how could Xu Yinluo be the secret work of the Witch God Cult? What evidence do you have, dare to slander Xu Yinluo, and don't want to live anymore?"

Zhao Er didn't hesitate at all, sneered, and hummed:

"I am a great successor, so there is really only one Xu Yinluo? How is that possible? Think again, if it is true that King Zhenbei slaughtered the city, why didn't the princes of the court stop standing up and speaking for Zheng Xinghuai?

"Right and wrong, it's actually very simple, a smart person can see through it at a glance. You guys were just fooled by Xu Yinluo's previous brilliance. He is just a dignified spy.

"I swear, every sentence is true. I have relatives who are officials in the court."

What he said was skillful, well-founded, and logical.

"Bang!" At this moment, a wine glass smashed over and hit Zhao Er on the head.

He looked angrily, and it turned out to be that mediocre woman.

"Bitch, you dare to hit me?" Zhao Er was furious, and rolled up his sleeves to teach her a lesson.

The mediocre woman was not afraid at all, pinched her waist with one hand, pointed at Zhao Er with the other, and shouted:

"This is the person who spread the rumor that Zheng Xinghuai colluded with the monsters in the store yesterday, and today he spread the rumor that Xu Yinluo was a spy."

Zhao Er's complexion changed, and he said viciously: "I didn't, if you talk nonsense, bitch, I will kill you this year."

As soon as the words fell, the waiter in the restaurant stared at him for a long time, finally recognized him, pointed at him, and said loudly:

"That's right, that's the person who came here yesterday and said bad things about Mr. Zheng. I think he's the one who does it carefully."

"Grandma, beat him up!" Now, those diners who were suffocating their anger couldn't bear it anymore, they rolled up their sleeves and surrounded him, caught Zhao Er and beat him violently.

The hall was in chaos, more than a dozen people surrounded Zhao Er, punching and kicking him.

"Don't, don't hit, someone died, help, help!" Zhao Er hugged his head, curled up, and begged for mercy.

The diners ignored and kicked violently, and someone threw a stool and smashed it hard.

The old shopkeeper was on the sidelines to help out: "Beat hard, you don't need to pay for broken tables and chairs, and throw them on the street if you kill them."

The mediocre woman pinched her waist with her hands, raised her chin and let out a "hum", feeling that she had done something extraordinary, and went upstairs with great vigor, and returned to her room.

In the huge capital city, similar incidents continue to occur in various urban areas.

At dusk, the old eunuch hurried into the bedroom, passed through the outer room, entered the depths of the bedroom, and came to Emperor Yuan Jing who was sitting cross-legged.

"Your Majesty, there is news from outside the palace, and the rumors will not spread."

Emperor Yuan Jing opened his eyes and stared at him gloomyly: "Can't you get out?"

The old eunuch whispered: "But most of the people who said bad things about Xu Qi'an were beaten by the people in the city, and even killed a few people."

Emperor Yuan Jing raised his voice in vain: "When did he have such a reputation?"

The old eunuch couldn't answer.

Emperor Yuan Jing gritted his teeth and said, "An ant can bite me before I know it."

The next day, Maoshi.

On the gossip platform, Xu Qi'an hugged the wine jar, stood on the edge of the platform, facing the wind, silently looking in the direction of the palace wall, without saying a word.

The drums of the Meridian Gate sounded, and the civil and military officials passed through the Meridian Gate and the Jinshui Bridge in an orderly manner. Most of the officials stayed outside the hall, while the princes entered the Jinluan Hall.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Emperor Yuan Jing, who was wearing a Taoist robe, arrived late, with an expressionless face, majestic and deep.

He sat on the dragon chair, looked at Wang Shoufu, with a sneer:

"I heard that Wang Shoufu is ill recently, so you don't have to go to court. I will give you a three-month vacation to recuperate, and I will hand over the affairs of the cabinet to Zhao Tingfang, a scholar of Dongge University."

The faces of the princes changed slightly.

Your Majesty is going to change the chief assistant, first take the lead, and then replace.

Was it like this at the beginning?

Wang Shoufu bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuan Jing no longer looked at him, it was too late, he turned to look around the ministers, and said word by word:

"I am very angry!

"Because there are traitors and ministers in the court, killing the Duke, slandering the royal family, and slandering the court. Such rebellious and unscrupulous people should be punished by the nine clans!"

In the hall, the princes bowed their heads without saying a word.

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Wei Yuan, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Yuan, Xu Qi'an is your man, and you are responsible for this matter. I limit you to arrest this thief and his family members within three days."

Wei Yuan came out and bowed, "Yes."

You, Wei Qingyi, are not as strong as the people say

"About the treatment of the traitor Xu Qi'an, what else does Zhu Aiqing have to add?"

Zhang Xingying stepped out of the queue and said, "I have something to announce."

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at him, nodded and said, "Say."

Zhang Xingying made a bow, was silent for a few seconds, seemed to be brewing, and said loudly: "The King of Zhenbei colluded with the Witch God Sect and massacred 380,000 people in Chuzhou City. Zheng Xinghuai, chief envoy of Chuzhou

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Yuan Jing shouted loudly: "Bastard! Zhang Xingying, do you want to reverse the case?"

I wonder where the guts of Xu Qi'an came from, so he colluded with you, do you know what crime it is to slander the prince and the Duke? "

Emperor Yuan Jing glared at Zhang Xingying, the majesty of the emperor was like the tide.

Zhang Xingying raised his head, he looked at Emperor Yuan Jing without giving in, and shook his head slowly: "I am not trying to reverse the case."

Emperor Yuan Jing stared at him: "Then what do you want to do?"

Faced with the emperor's questioning, Zhang Xingying actually took another step forward, as if he wanted to use his own arrogance to contend with the emperor. He said loudly: "Your Majesty is guilty. The first crime is to condone King Zhenbei's massacre of the city. The second crime is to shield King Zhenbei." And protect the country.

"Minister, please Your Majesty, please punish yourself!"

The lingering sound echoed.

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the court hall, but it was as shocking as Jiao Lei.

Emperor Yuan Jing's mind was shocked, what did he hear?

Sin against yourself?

This little censor dared to make him commit an imperial edict.

"I think you are crazy."

Emperor Yuan Jing was very angry. The majesty of the king was provoked by ants. A mere censor dared to ask him to write an imperial edict.

"Zhang Xingying, I suspect that you colluded with Xu Qi'an, killed the Duke of the State, slandered the prince, come here, and put him in prison."

After all, he saw a pair of Tsing Yi coming out.

Emperor Yuan Jing snorted coldly: "I have made up my mind, no one is allowed to beg for mercy, otherwise, they will be punished with the same crime."

This group of civil servants are the best at pushing their noses and faces. It seems that beating Wang Shoufu is not enough, and Zhang Xingying has to be added.

That Xi Qingyi said: "Your Majesty, please punish yourself."

Emperor Yuan Jing froze violently, and squeezed out words from between his teeth: "You are so brave, what's wrong? I helped you to this position, do you think you can check and balance me?"

Wei Yuan didn't answer.

At this time, Wang Shoufu came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict to punish yourself."

Another royal family member and nobles were shocked. If they hadn't smelled "conspiracy" at this time, they would be too slow.

Emperor Yuan Jing has been playing tricks for decades, and he will only be more sensitive than the clan and nobles, he sneered again and again: "I said why you were so stubborn yesterday, it turns out that you have already connected with Wei Yuan, and you are going to commit this crime of disrespect this morning.

"Okay, okay, what a Wang Shoufu, what a Wei Qingyi. You two have been fighting for so many years, and in the end, you actually joined forces to deal with me."

He slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Wang Zhenwen, how many court sticks can you bear with this old bone, huh?!"

He still sits upright because he is the king.

So what if Wei Yuan and Wang Zhenwen join forces, if he can convince them once, he can convince them a second time.

"What other tricks are there? Who else is connected? Even if you use them, whoever dares to stand up today will be deceiving the king and disrespecting you. Pull out the court staff!" Yuan Jingdi sneered.

The court stick is a common method used by the emperor to deal with officials. This is not a flimsy threat. You must know that throughout the ages, many officials have died from the court stick and were beaten to death.

Emperor Yuan Jing believed that at this moment, the princes must realize in their hearts that once the court stick is hit, they will be beaten to death.

Civil officials are passionate, and he will be afraid and patient when they are united front, but if there are only four or five here and there, beating them to death can deter all officials.

Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment came out, "Your Majesty indulged the King of Zhenbei beforehand, and then shielded King Zhenbei and Duke Huguo afterwards. Please issue an imperial edict to punish yourself."

Liu Hong, the censor of the right capital, came out and said, "Your Majesty, please issue an edict to punish yourself."

The Book of the Ministry of Rites came out: "Your Majesty, please issue an imperial edict to punish yourself."

The Minister of the Household Department came out: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict to sin against yourself."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials came out: "Your Majesty, please issue an imperial edict to sin against yourself."

The members of the Sixth Division were blushing with excitement: "Your Majesty, please punish yourself."

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In an instant, there were two-thirds of the civil servants in the court hall. Among these people, some were Wei Yuan's henchmen, some were Wang Zhenwen's henchmen, and some were people who dared not speak out before.

The scalps of the civil servants and dignitaries who did not show up felt numb.

Except for the struggle for the country two hundred years ago, there has never been such a thing in the history of Dafeng. Civil officials' loyalty to the emperor is rooted in their hearts, so how dare they confront the emperor head-on.

But today, it just happened.

The Jingluan Palace was eerily quiet.

"You, you."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Yuan Jing's face faded little by little. At this moment, the Ninth Five-Year Lord felt a huge humiliation.

He, the king of a country, was forced by a group of courtiers to issue an imperial edict.

The majesty of the majestic emperor has been trampled like this?

Emperor Yuan Jing ascended the throne as a young man. For 37 years, he has firmly controlled the court. Every day, the ministers are fighting to the death. He sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, just like watching a play.

He is so lofty, highlighting the humbleness of the courtiers, like a monkey player watching a monkey show.

At this moment, this group of monkeys united to turn the world upside down?

He pointed tremblingly at the princes in the palace, his lips trembling, and roared: "Wait, do you really think that I dare not deal with you? Come, come, drag these rebellious ministers down, and you will be punished sixty times!"

The sound echoed in the hall, outside the Golden Luan Hall, and in the ears of the officials.

This is the anger of the king. When the emperor is angry, he will lay down millions of corpses.

It seemed to be against him. Under such coercion, an even more unbelievable scene happened. Outside the hall, from Bi Dan to the officialdom, hundreds of officials knelt down at the same time and shouted:

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict to punish yourself."

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict to punish yourself."

The sound waves rolled and echoed over the palace.

Emperor Yuan Jing couldn't believe his ears. For a moment, he suspected that he had seen a hallucination.

He slowly got up and looked out of the hall. From Bidan to the square, hundreds of officials knelt down and shouted: I have committed crimes

"You, you"

He pointed to countless ministers inside and outside the hall, his fingers trembling, and roared:

"What are you guys, are you trying to force me together? Do you still have a father in your eyes, a rebellious minister and a traitor, a rebellious minister and a traitor!!"

The last four words were shouted hoarsely.

In 37 years, he has never lost his composure like this. The only times it happened were the first few days, but that was fake.

I have been playing with monkeys for 37 years, but today, I was tricked by monkeys.

A surge of reverse blood surged into his heart, and Emperor Yuan Jing staggered.

"Yuan Xiong, you are the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, come and tell this group of rebellious officials and thieves what they are doing."

Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu, stiffened his neck, twisted a little bit, looked at Zhugong, and Zhugong was also looking at him, his eyes were as cold as iron.

Gulu Yuan Xiong swallowed his saliva, stepped out of the line with difficulty, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to an end, please don't be obsessed with obsession, please, please issue an edict of guilt."

thump, thump, the emperor staggered back, and fell down on the dragon chair, muttering: "It's reversed, it's reversed"

"I am the king of a country, how can I make mistakes. Don't let me make an edict to sin against myself"

Having said that, the old man's face suddenly turned red, and he roared hoarsely, his face trembling: "Don't even think about it!!!"

At this moment, a sigh sounded from the hall, and a clear light flashed, and an old Confucian scholar with messy hair and an old gown appeared in the hall.

Yunlu Academy, Dean Zhao Shou!

Zhao Shou looked at Emperor Yuan Jing calmly: "Yuan Jing, please punish yourself."

Emperor Yuan Jing's face suddenly turned pale.

PS: I wrote this chapter for a whole day, repeatedly deleting and modifying the end of the chapter. Just one chapter today.