At that moment, Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi accepted the order and went to make paper coins.
Once the paper mill was built, the craftsmen would be ready.
Li Zhi planned to immediately send 500 Dragon Guards to guard the place day and night.
Anyone who tried to get close to the Mint would be killed.
Li Zhi could easily tell if the craftsmen of the mint had any disloyalty.
After all, with just the Danger Perception skill alone, Li Zhi could judge whether he was loyal or treacherous.
After dealing with all this, Li Zhi estimated that it was almost noon.
He asked Wang An to pass down a decree, ordering the officials of the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Imperial Censorate, and the eight Empresses to come to the Wu Gate to watch the ceremony.
They were naturally watching the beheading of Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen, the two Wandering Cavalry Generals, and the officials of the Ministry of Justice who were in the Ministry of Justice's yamen that day.
This time, more than ten people were beheaded.
Letting these people come to watch the ceremony was mainly to intimidate the villains and let them realize from the bottom of their hearts that the current Li Zhi was a completely different person from the past.
If they dared to have any disloyalty, then in the future, they would be the ones who would be beheaded.
"Duke Di, Duke Zhang, the two of you will also follow this one to observe the ceremony!”Li Zhi said.
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!" The two of them bowed.
Outside the Meridian Gate, there were already many people who had come to watch the show.
After all, the documents to behead Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen had already been posted at the entrance of the market and the various bazaars.
Zhou Xing was the former Head of the Court of Judicial Review, while Lai Junchen was the Minister of Justice. Both of them held high positions.
The beheading of these two people had indeed attracted a lot of people.
Around the execution ground, there was a black mass of heads, all of them rubbing shoulders against each other. It was even more lively than a temple fair during the New Year.
The ones in charge of supervising the execution were the current Minister of Justice, Yan Song, the new acting Minister of Justice, Zhang Tang, and a Minister of Justice.
Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen, and a dozen others knelt on the execution platform, their faces ashen and dull.
Now that things had come to this, they also knew that it was difficult for immortals to save them.
Back then, the crazed Lai Junchen had also suffered a lot in the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'prison, using all kinds of torture tools.
Attempting to assassinate the emperor and openly rebelling, these crimes were too terrifying. It was the greatest crime in history.
Of course, it was not a problem for these two people to be raided and silenced.
Yan Song, Zhang Tang, and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice sat down behind the execution table. The ministers also arrived one after another and sat on the viewing platform that had been prepared for them.
"Lord Wang, you're early!"
"Lord Li, you're not late."
"I didn't expect Lai Junchen to be so crazy, to actually attempt to murder the emperor!”
"Yeah, you can't judge a book by its cover.”
"Lai Junchen, this madman, this official knew that he would end up like this!”
"Didn't Zhou Xing deserve it? Xu Jiayan, Lord Xu, did not make a big mistake. He was actually beaten to death outside the hall for no reason. It was really a pity!”
.......
The officials discussed animatedly, representing all sorts of standpoints.
Apart from Wu Zetian and the few loyal dogs of the Empress who supported her, the other ministers applauded the fall of these two people. Their words were inevitably sarcastic and sarcastic.
Bang!
A gong sounded!
The carriage of the eighth empress arrived.
Eight peerless beauties walked out of the luxurious carriage gracefully. Each of them had an extremely powerful aura that no one dared to look up to.
"Greetings, Empress Thousand Years!"
Everyone present knelt down and shouted.
Wu Zetian raised her hand and spat out two words.
"No need for formalities!"
"Thank you, Empress Qian Sui!"
The ministers of cultural relics and all the citizens present slowly stood up. They still did not dare to look at the eight jade figures.
The eight Empresses sat down behind the wide gauze curtains.
Through the gauze curtain, everyone could only see a blurry figure, but it was still a beauty that could topple a country.
Moreover, this gauze curtain could block the sunlight and shade the sun.
The eight wonderful people looked at the people on the execution platform who were about to die.
"Empress, save me! Empress, save me!”Zhou Xing shouted loudly.
"Shut up!"
At this moment, a bailiff walked over and gave Zhou Xing a few slaps on the face. Zhou Xing saw stars, his mouth was full of blood, and his face was flushed red.
Zhou Xing was in unbearable pain, but he was helpless and didn't dare to speak again.
Lai Junchen also looked at Wu Zetian meaningfully, but he didn't ask for help, only sighed.
He also knew that he had committed a grave sin. In this situation, no one could save him.
After all, if he wanted to kill the emperor, it would not be too much to dismember him.
Not long after, Li Zhi brought Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, and 500 Dragon Guards to the scene.
Fan Kuai and Dian Wei stood beside Li Zhi, looking very valiant.
"The Emperor has arrived!" The Great Eunuch Wang An shouted sharply.
Everyone stood up and kowtowed to Li Zhi.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
"Rise!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Zhi sat under the golden tent and looked at Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing on the execution platform with a burning gaze.
At this moment, the two of them were already scared out of their wits. How could they dare to look at Li Zhi? They had already shrunk their heads and looked at the ground, waiting for their final moment to arrive.
Yan Song looked at Li Zhi and said,""Your Majesty, shall we begin?"
"Let's begin." Li Zhi said.
Yan Song stood up, picked up the verdict, and read it out.
"The original Minister of Justice, Zhou Xing, framed and fabricated charges. He harmed many civil and military officials and killed Xu Jiayan for no reason. His crimes are too obvious to be recorded. According to the laws of the country!"
Yan Song's voice was not very loud, but it was full of energy. It spread far and wide, and everyone at the scene was solemn.
Zhou Xing was so scared that he collapsed on the execution platform, almost unable to stand up.
His face was filled with sorrow. His death had implicated his entire family, including all his direct and collateral relatives.
"The original Minister of Justice, Lai Junchen, had a high position and authority. He did not think of repaying the emperor's kindness. Instead, he harmed loyal officials, distorted the law, led the Ministry of Justice's troops, and openly rebelled. He attempted to kill the Supreme One. He committed a heinous crime and was sentenced to death!”
Hearing this, Lai Junchen was so frightened that he fainted.
Then, he was woken up by a bucket of cold water from the executioner behind him.
Yan Song was unmoved and continued reading,""The rest of you are accomplices. Your crimes are heinous and will be executed together!”
The other accomplices were in pain and regret!
At this moment, Li Zhi's heart was as firm as iron, and his expression was calm.
He knew that sympathizing with these people who harmed him was condoning others to continue harming him.
Although the other eight queens were still calm and composed, Li Zhi could tell that they had unconsciously clenched their fists. It was obvious that they had thought a lot.
Especially Wu Zetian, her face was deathly pale and her eyebrows were slightly furrowed.
The people kneeling on the stage were all her loyal dogs. Now that they were all sentenced to death, how could she calm down?
It's a little late. Sorry everyone!）
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