Self-examination?
When Zhao Huan heard that, he pointed at Xu Bingzhe angrily and berated,"Self-examination? Xu Bingzhe, according to what you're saying, it's my fault. Did I say something wrong?”
Xu Bingzhe was very calm in the face of Zhao Huan's anger. His expression was the same as before."I don't dare!"
"Xu Bingzhe, you don't dare, but I think you dare to do anything?”
After Zhao Huan finished speaking, he picked up the book Cao Jie had compiled and flipped through it. He looked at Xu Bingzhe with an angry smile and said,"Alright, Xu Bingzhe, you're very good. You donated a total of two thousand taels of silver.”
Xu Bingzhe's eyelids twitched when he heard Zhao Huan's words."Your Majesty, I am an honest and conscientious official. My loyalty to the Imperial Court can be seen by the sun and the moon. This 2,000 taels of silver is my savings for many years.”
Zhao Huan asked Xu Bingzhe," Xu Bingzhe, you said that you are an honest official. These two thousand taels of silver are your savings over the years. Alright then, let me ask you. You spent fifty thousand taels of silver to buy tens of thousands of acres of fertile land outside the city. Where did you get this silver?”
"Zhen heard that you spent a hundred thousand silver on the house you bought in Xining Fang Lane. Also, you spent a total of three thousand taels of silver to spend a good night with a woman from a brothel in Yi Hong Brothel last night, right? Come, come, Xu Bingzhe, tell Zhen, where did you get this money?”
"If you can't tell me the source of this silver today, I won't forgive you!”
The Imperial City Department would be secretly monitoring the officials in the court tomorrow. Zhao Huan knew every move they made.
When Xu Bingzhe heard that, his originally calm expression immediately panicked and he was instantly stunned.
However, Xu Bingzhe could hold it in and repeatedly argued,"Your Majesty, this is all groundless rumors. There's no evidence. Someone must be slandering me.”
Zhao Huan was furious. He grabbed the memorial on the dragon table and smashed it on Xu Bingzhe's face."Xu Bingzhe, do you think I'm a fool? Ah! Are you not going to cry until you see the coffin? Fine, you don't want to admit it, Zhuge Zhengwo!”
Zhuge Zhengwo, who was waiting outside the hall, entered the hall and bowed."Your humble subject is here!"
"Go, capture the family of Xu Bingzhe, this bastard, and interrogate them properly. Let's see if your Xu Bingzhe family is stubborn or the knife in my hand is tough!”
Zhuge Zhengwo bowed.”
Xu Bingzhe panicked." Your Majesty, this is a confession made under torture. This is not the doing of a wise ruler. I don't accept this, I don't accept this!”
Zhao Huan looked at Xu Bingzhe and questioned coldly,"Xu Bingzhe, I'll ask you one last time. Do you admit your mistake? When I find out, none of your Xu family's nine families will be able to escape!”
This time, all the officials in the court could tell that Zhao Huan was serious.
When Xu Bingzhe heard that, he knelt down on the ground with a thud.
Nine clans. If he really killed nine clans, then their Xu family would really be exterminated. He, Xu Bingzhe, would be a sinner.
Xu Bingzhe was finally terrified and admitted his mistake.
"Your Majesty, I know my mistake. I'm guilty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!”
Looking at Xu Bingzhe who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, Zhao Huan snorted coldly and berated,
"Xu Bingzhe, the Grand Secretary of the Advisor Hall, deceived the emperor and corrupted the law. He knew his mistake and couldn't change it. He ordered the Divine Constabulary to confiscate all his property and return it to the Imperial Manor. Xu Bingzhe himself was skinned and hung outside Chongming Gate as a public display.”
Zhao Huan's punishment was severe. Li Gang quickly stood up and said,"Your Majesty, this Xu Bingzhe is corrupt and accepts bribes. He deceives the emperor. Even if he should be punished, he should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for review before being convicted. The three clans are innocent people.”
As soon as Li Gang finished speaking, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Wang Xiaodi, and the others, who were on the same side as Xu Bingzhe, also stood up and opposed Zhao Huan's decision.
Zhao Huan snorted coldly and picked up a booklet from the table. He threw it in front of Li Gang and said,
"Li Gang, take a good look. These are the records of Xu Bingzhe's clansmen. They have relied on Xu Bingzhe's power to do evil deeds over the past few years. You tell me that the three clans are innocent, but what about those ordinary people who were bullied by the Xu family?”
Li Gang quickly picked up the booklet from the ground and looked at it. Soon, his face was covered with a layer of gloom.
Then, he gave it to Bai Shizhong, Zhao Ding, and the others, who were also cabinet ministers.
This time, the four cabinet ministers were silent.
Tang Ke and the rest also sensed that something was wrong when they saw this. They slowly withdrew.
However, Zhao Huan would not let Tang Ke and the others off at this time.
"Tang Ke, didn't you just say that zhen's punishment of Xu Bingzhe was too severe? I have also recorded all the things you have done over the years. Cao Jie, let the ministers take a look!”
"Yes!"
Cao Jie took the book from Zhao Huan and handed it to Li Gang and the others.
When the book finally reached Tang Ke's hands, Tang Ke felt a chill on his back. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy."Your Majesty, this humble subject has committed a crime. This humble subject knows his mistake. This humble subject is willing to donate all of his family property to enrich the national treasury.”
Zhao Huan snorted coldly." You want to donate your family assets now? Too late. You, Tang Ke, as the Deputy Envoy of the Bureau of Military Affairs, knowingly broke the law, embezzled bribes, and embezzled military pay. You are the same as Xu Bingzhe. You deserve to be killed!”
"From today onwards, Tang Ke will be stripped of his position as the Privy Council Envoy. The Divine Constabulary will confiscate his family. Tang Ke himself will be skinned and hung in public with Xu Bingzhe.”
"Men!"
A few guards outside the hall walked in.
"Your Majesty, please instruct me!"
"Take these two false officials away and execute them immediately. Arrest their clansmen immediately.”
The guards bowed and accepted the order.
"Yes!"
Xu Bingzhe and Tang Ke were dragged out.
The two of them cried and begged for mercy, but it was to no avail. His accomplices were already trembling in fear and did not dare to come out and beg for mercy for the two of them.
Skinning the skin to fill the grass and exterminating three races, this had never happened since the founding of the Great Song.
The atmosphere in the Great Celebration Hall was filled with terror. They were all shocked by Zhao Huan's thunderous methods.
Zhao Huan looked at the ministers in the hall.
He said coldly," Remember, what I give you is yours. It's not yours. Put your hands away. Hmph, retreat!"”
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