Wang Ao was locked up in the ninth floor of the imperial prison, but this matter was not over. He had arrested Wang Ao on the grounds that Wang Ao had seized his land by trickery and had no regard for human lives. However, he needed evidence.
"Men, send the Brocade Guard to investigate Wang Ao's hometown immediately. You must find all the evidence that I said!”Zhu Houzhao secretly instructed the young eunuch.
What he meant was that he had to have all the evidence he said. No, the arrangements had to be made.
"This servant will obey!"
The young eunuch naturally understood what Zhu Houzhao meant and immediately went to make arrangements.
It didn't matter that Zhu Houzhao had captured Wang Ao, but the officials were all in an uproar. Wang Ao was not only the Minister of Revenue, but also the Grand Secretary of the Profound Language Pavilion, the so-called Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
The person who entered the pavilion was the pavilion elder. Although he wasn't the chief assistant, he wasn't the second assistant, but the third scholar. However, he was still a cabinet elder, a model for all officials, and a representative of scholars.
What would happen if Zhu Houzhao grabbed him?
"Enter the palace, I want to enter the palace. If the Emperor did this, wouldn't it make all the officials in the world disappointed? To make all the scholars in the world feel disappointed? The Emperor wanted to cut himself off from all the scholars in the world. This old man wants to remonstrate and write a letter!" Li Dongyang, the assistant minister of the cabinet, said with grief and indignation.
"As Imperial Emissaries, we have the responsibility to report things. The way the Emperor treats his ministers is not what a wise ruler should do. Even if Grand Secretary Wang was guilty, he should be given a light sentence.”A group of censors and remonstrants gathered together, wanting to speak out and remonstrate.
"That's right, we Qingliu are gentlemen. The emperor should listen to our advice and bring peace to the world. The court is full of righteous people, which is the prime minister of a wise monarch and a prosperous world.”
"That's right!"
The other censors also agreed.
Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Personnel, Xu Jin, the Minister of War…and others were all perverted and wanted to write to the Emperor.
However, when they gathered in the palace, they were told that the Emperor would not see anyone.
"Emperor, this is not the doing of a wise ruler. If the emperor does not see us, we will kneel down.”Yang Tinghe, who was the junior official of the Zhan Shi Fu at that time, knelt outside the palace gate to remonstrate with Zhu Houzhao.
"If the emperor doesn't retract his order, we will kneel down.”Many other officials also knelt down to remonstrate.
Would the eunuchs of the palace be able to see this? He immediately reported to the emperor.
However, Zhu Houzhao only said one thing,"If they are willing to return to their hometown, let them kneel." Didn't they kneel for a long time? Then let them kneel to death. Go and pass on my orders. Either kneel until you die, or get lost immediately. If you don't get lost, you will kneel until you die. If someone stood up midway, it would mean that they had deceived the emperor and would be beaten to death! The nine clans were exiled for 3,000 miles and were never allowed to participate in the imperial examinations!”
"Yes!"
What else could the little eunuch say? They were the Emperor's lackeys. They would do whatever the Emperor wanted them to do.
Thus, the young eunuch went directly to the palace gates!
"The emperor has ordered that if the ministers want to kneel, then kneel until you die. Either kneel until you die, or get lost immediately! Those who didn't get lost would kneel until they died. If someone got up midway, it would be considered as deceiving the emperor and would be beaten to death! The nine clans were exiled for 3,000 miles and were never allowed to participate in the imperial examinations!”
When the young eunuch said this, the ministers were shocked. They were only threatening the Emperor by kneeling down, they did not really want to die. What made them even more afraid was that the nine clans were exiled for three thousand miles and would never be allowed to take the imperial examination. This was equivalent to cutting off the future of their entire family.
At that moment, many people secretly stood up and slipped away.
However, many people thought that the Emperor was bluffing. The country still needed them to govern, so how could the Emperor let them die?
Of course, there were also many people who were truly upright, but most of them did not mean it. This was because they had never failed this move before.
One or two days…but the Emperor did not let them get up, nor did he let them go.
On the third day, someone finally couldn't take it anymore. A Hanlin from the Hanlin Academy was trying to sneak away.
"Liu Jin, how many people died kneeling outside the palace?”Zhu Houzhao asked a eunuch. Two days ago, when he heard this name, Zhu Houzhao was surprised.
This was because this was not real history, but a martial arts television world. He did not expect someone like Liu Jin to still exist.
However, Liu Jin was only a small eunuch here.
"Emperor, none of them died. But…"
"Reporting to the emperor, Hanlin Academy's Hanlin Shi Wang attempted to escape and was arrested in court. May I ask Your Majesty how to deal with this?" Before Liu Jin could finish, another eunuch came to report.
Although the emperor said that the officials would kneel to death and that if they quit halfway, their nine families would be executed. However, they were officials after all, the noble Hanlin Academy. Who knew if the Emperor was just speaking in a fit of anger, so the little eunuch did not dare to make the decision!
"Oh? Someone escaped? Very good, I just can't find anyone to make an example out of. Someone came and beat Shi Wang to death on the spot. His nine clans were exiled for 3,000 miles!”Zhu Houzhao said indifferently.
"In addition, pass on this one's orders. This one will give them another chance. Those who don't leave, the same rules apply."
"Yes!"
The young eunuch immediately left the palace with seven or eight young eunuchs and hundreds of Jinyiwei.
"Men, the emperor has decreed that Shi Wang be immediately flogged to death. In addition, the Brocade Guard immediately moved out and exiled Shi Wang's family for three thousand miles.”
The young eunuch waved his hand, and immediately, seven or eight young eunuchs, who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers, walked toward Shi Wang with cudgels in their hands.
This time, Shi Wang was really afraid.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life…Your Majesty. I…I won't kneel and remonstrate. I beg the emperor to spare my life!" Shi Wang finally knew fear. He was so scared that he wet his pants.
However, the eunuchs were not moved at all. If the Emperor wanted Shi Wang to be beaten to death, then he would be beaten to death immediately. Ignoring Shi Wang's pleas for mercy, the rod in his hand smashed down on Shi Wang.
Bang…
Shi Wang was immediately knocked to the ground. This group of young eunuchs had all practiced martial arts before. When Zhu Houzhao had learned the Indestructible Diamond Divine Skill and the Power Absorption Skill, he had found many martial arts manuals and secretly trained the trusted young eunuchs into martial arts masters.
These young eunuchs could not be underestimated. According to their realm, the lowest was at the twelfth level of the Body Refining Realm, and many had even reached the peak of the Houtian Realm. There were some who had already reached the Xiantian realm, like Eunuch Sun.
Not to mention in the imperial court, even in the martial world, he was not too weak. A Xiantian expert like Eunuch Sun could also hold the position of an elder in the eight great sects.
He could even become the sect leader of a small sect.
Therefore, their sticks were no joke. How could a "clear stream" who didn't touch spring water and didn't work hard to distinguish between grain and water hold on?
"Ah…Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty…"
Shi Wang screamed like a pig being slaughtered. But soon, he could no longer scream, because the eunuchs had no intention of stopping.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After dozens of blows, Shi Wang died.
All the ministers fell silent when they saw this scene. No one dared to plead for mercy.
"Shi Wang has been beaten to death. The Brocade Guard will immediately carry out His Majesty's decree and exile Shi Wang's nine clans for three thousand miles. In addition, report to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel that the Shi Wang clan will never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination.”
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