The bell of the Imperial City rang, and the court session began again.
In the court, dignitaries and officials stood like tigers.
The atmosphere was solemn.
Except for Bao Zheng, no one remonstrated.
This caused the rare silence of the officials in the court.
Zhao Zhen, who sat on the highest seat, looked at the officials calmly.
However, he sneered in his heart.
This was a silent protest.
The court meetings were rarely held.
It wasn't easy to hold a meeting, but all the officials were silent.
This was to make him truly lonely.
In fact, such signs had already appeared.
The number of memorials decreased, and it seemed like nothing had happened in the Song Domain!
In reality, it was to make it difficult for him, the Emperor, to know about the outside world, making him a figurehead.
She wanted to use a soft knife to force him to compromise.
As for the officials who had been summoned back to the capital by Zhao Zhen, they did not say anything.
It was because they still did not understand the thoughts of the current officials.
They had long tasted the terror of being ostracized by conservative civil officials, so they naturally did not dare to easily remonstrate.
"It wasn't easy for me to hold a court meeting, but no one actually submitted a memorial. There are also very few memorials these days. Could it be that the huge country has really become a peaceful event and nothing else has happened?”
Zhao Zhen spoke calmly and looked around at the ministers.
When he swept his gaze over the officials he had summoned back to the capital to report on their work, there was a meaningful look on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Zhongyan stepped out.
"Your Majesty, on the way back to the capital, I encountered several local incidents. I have already written a memorial.”
Zhao Zhen nodded.
Chen Lin had already left the hall. She took the memorial from Fan Zhongyan and respectfully handed it to Zhao Zhen.
He opened the memorial and quickly browsed through it.
"I thought the world was peaceful, but it wasn't like this.
Just the things that Fan Qing encountered when he returned to the capital, such as famine, bandits, and other major events involving the country, I can't be bothered to mention the small things.
This matter involves the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is it that the three ministers have not heard?”
When the three ministers heard this, they all stepped forward, indicating that they had never heard of this matter.
He even pointed at Fan Zhongyan and exaggerated his words, wanting to take credit for it to confuse the emperor.
"Bao Qing, I'll leave this matter to you to investigate thoroughly. As you've already commanded the Imperial Army, the three ministers will be under strict surveillance from today onwards.
Once they held high positions and did not do anything, it was useless to keep them. If they did not deceive the emperor, they would be stripped of their official positions and never used again!
If you dare to deceive the emperor, the person in charge will be cut to pieces in public and his whole family will be destroyed!”
Although it was an indifferent tone, the moment these words came out, it caused the officials and nobles to tremble in fear.
The three ministers, in particular, were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.
"Long live, you can't……do this. Xing Bushang is a doctor, he was…appointed by the Great Ancestor…"
The Minister of Justice was still speaking in shock, but he was stopped by Zhao Zhen.
"Shut up! Could it be that just because Taizu did not punish a man's words, you could have nothing to fear?
If you know this move, it will bring disaster to the country and the people, and endanger the country, I am afraid it is not what Taizu wants.
I asked you before just to give you a chance. If it's the truth, I won't pursue it. If you dare to deceive the emperor, you must die!”
Zhao Zhen's voice was cold and sinister as he spoke. His words were already filled with a terrifying might that intimidated everyone in the imperial court.
His words shocked the entire court.
"Now, I will ask you again. Do you really not know about these things?”
The moment these words were said, the despairing three ministers instantly saw hope.
The Minister of Justice knelt on the ground and said in shock,"Your Majesty, I…know that the reason why I didn't report it was because…I felt that you didn't accept advice and acted arbitrarily. For the sake of the country, I have no choice but to do this! I hope that…Long live you will show mercy."
The other two ministers also quickly spoke, and they basically said the same thing.
"Eating the people's fat and not doing things for the people, eating the monarch's salary but deceiving the monarch, you actually have the face to say that you're thinking for the country.
The most hateful thing was that it was clearly a despicable and shameless act, but he insisted that I would not listen to advice and regarded me as a fatuous ruler.
How could I not accept a true public opinion?
Is it true that only by accepting your remonstrance, only by accepting your remonstrance, can a wise monarch accept it even if he knows that it is a lie caused by selfishness and a remonstrance harmful to the country?
However, since you can plead guilty in time, I won't destroy your entire family and leave you with dignity.
I will only push you out of the Meridian Gate and behead you, and confiscate your property.”
Without giving the three ministers a chance, Zhao Zhen ordered them to be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded.
Once again, it had an absolute deterrent effect, and the deterrence value continued to increase.
The God-level deterrence system, coupled with Zhao Zhen's identity, could indeed allow him to win his life by lying down.
From time to time, he would find an excuse to kill a few people, and the deterrence value would be a huge harvest.
Of course, these people belonged to the pedantic group.
Basically, they were all for their own interests. They did not care about the country or the lives of the people, but they insisted on standing on the moral high ground, holding the emperor hostage and pointing out the country.
He indeed deserved to die!
Killing three ministers made most people panic.
However, it also made a small number of people secretly happy.
Especially the officials who wanted to use silence to contend with the emperor, their scalps were even more numb.
It was as if a punishment knife had been placed on his neck, making him feel cold.
Zhao Zhen, who was sitting at the head of the table, looked at the officials below and was already thinking about what to do next.
The effect of intimidation had been achieved.
For the sake of long-term development, he could obtain more deterrence value.
Even if he could continue to kill a group of people with this excuse, he had to endure it.
After all, if they continued to kill, it would be difficult for the deterrence value to continue increasing.
To Zhao Zhen, it was a foolish act of killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
Therefore, he had to keep them alive first.
At the same time, the prologue to the new policies could begin!
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