I Possessed Emperor Ling of Han
11Death was imminent, yet he did not repent!

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Morning court!

The horn sounded loudly!

The civil and military officials entered in a single file. They walked through the Meridian Gate and crossed the bridge. As they walked, they discovered many unfamiliar faces!

The leader of the military forces was still He Jin, but the three old generals Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Rong followed closely behind, causing everyone to sense something unusual.

Cao Cao was also the new governor of Liangzhou. He stood at the front of the civil officials, but he gave people the feeling that he was a thousand miles away.

The most surprising thing was that the eunuchs had also arrived. Led by Zhao Zhong, the nine eunuchs stood behind the civil and military officials with disrespectful steps.

After entering the Deyang Palace Hall, the doubts in everyone's hearts became even heavier.

Dozens of sandalwood boxes were placed in the hall, and there was a smiling little fatty dressed in embroidered clothes looking at them at the foot of the imperial steps.

The officials who were familiar with each other began to lower their heads and talk in low voices, asking about the major events that had happened in recent days, but they found nothing.

When he raised his head again, it was still that strange smile. One look and he felt uncomfortable all over.

Uneasiness.

It spread among the civil and military officials.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

"My Emperor, Your Majesty!"

"Everyone, rise!"

"I have a report…"

Before the eunuch could finish his words, Zhao Zhong led the eunuchs to the center of the hall and said in a clear voice,"I have something to report!"

"Speak!"

"Ever since I entered the palace, an official deliberately befriended me and offered me a lot of property. I was once addicted to it and was forced to repent by Your Majesty!”

Zhao Zhong deliberated over his words and knelt down."We regret our actions. In order to make up for our mistakes, we willingly offer up all our family property.”

"Oh?"

Liu Hong's eyes, which were covered by the jade pendant, were extremely cold. He said indifferently,"If Minister Zhao really gives up all his family property, on account of the many years of service, I won't mind pardoning you!

But if you are lying, then you are lying to the emperor. The blood outside the Wu Gate has not dried yet, and Zhang Rang and Dong Zhuo are still watching you!”

"We dare not!"

Zhao Zhong's heart trembled. He gritted his teeth and decided to raise the gold and silver offered by 20%.

Heart.

It was dripping blood.

"Tell me, let me hear it, and let the officials hear it. How much does Minister Zhao and the other eight Ministers have?”

"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty. Among the eunuchs, this subject received the most benefits and received the most discount, about 400,000 taels of silver!”

"Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, and Zhang Gong received roughly the same amount of benefits, about 100,000 taels of silver, a total of 800,000 taels of silver!”

"The total of the two is about 1,200,000 taels of silver. I am willing to offer all of it to Your Majesty!”

Zhao Zhong said sincerely.

After he finished speaking, he kowtowed three times in the hall. Blood flowed down his forehead. It was obvious that he had used a lot of strength.

This was the first time they had heard of such a high level of corruption and perverting the law. The shocked civil and military officials were about to criticize him in word and in writing, but Zhao Zhong's sudden actions caused them to stop talking.

He offered up all his gold and silver.

He kowtowed in repentance.

It seemed a little unreasonable to criticize him in words and in writing. After all, the Ten Attendants were His Majesty's servants. Even if they did not respect the monk, they had to respect the Buddha.

"1.2 million taels of silver?"

Liu Hong's killing intent was almost tangible as he sneered,""The country's annual tax is only eight million taels of silver. Zhao Zhong, you deserve to die!”

"This subject deserves to die ten thousand deaths. I implore Your Majesty to consider that this subject has accompanied you for many years. Even if there is no merit, there is hard work. Please spare this subject's life!”

He saw the emotional card again!

He really wouldn't cry until he saw the coffin.

Liu Hong was extremely annoyed. He waved his hand and said,"Zhen said that if you give up all your family property, I will spare your lives!

But not only did you deceive the emperor, you even treated me as a fool. 1,200,000 taels of silver?

Jia Xu, read out the copy of Zhang Rang's treasury!”

"This subject obeys the decree!"

Jia Xu lifted his brocade robe and took out a small booklet in front of the civil and military officials. He said in a clear voice,"I'm the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, or you can call me the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Envoy. I'm in charge of supervising officials and the authority to supervise the nobles. In this raid on Zhang Rang's house, we found a total of 100,000 taels of gold and 8,000,000 taels of silver…"

"Alright, read it to me and the officials again. Just how rich is Zhao Zhong's family background?”

"In the spring of the second year of Guanghe, Cao Song bought the position of Minister of State, and Zhao Zhong received 200,000 taels of silver in return. He received 200,000 taels of silver from the official position, making a total of 400,000 taels of silver!”

"In the summer of the third year of Guanghe, Cui Lie bought the position of Sikong, and Zhao Zhong received 300,000 taels of silver in return.”

"In the spring of the first year of Zhongping, the Battle of the Yellow Turban broke out. Zhao Zhong first accepted 200,000 taels of silver from Dong Zhuo to buy him the position of General of the East. Later, Dong Zhuo was held accountable for his failure in the battle. Zhao Zhong asked for 100,000 taels of silver to help him settle the matter, totaling 300,000 taels of silver!”

"In the autumn of the 2nd year of Zhongping, Sun Yi bought the position of the chief justice, and Zhao Zhong received 200,000 taels of silver from Sun Yi. He received 50,000 taels of silver from Sun Yi, which made a total of 250,000 taels of silver!”

……

Thud!

Before he could finish reading, Zhao Zhong and the other constant attendants were all thrown into the ground. Their clothes were soaked in sweat, and their hearts were filled with despair!

He was dead!

Jia Xu was extremely satisfied. The Embroidered Uniform Guards had scared the prisoners to death for the first time. It was perfect.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"I admit that I'm still hiding something. Your Majesty, please give me another chance!”

"This subject will definitely give up all of my family's wealth this time. I won't even keep a single cent for myself!”

"Your Majesty, on account of the fact that I have accompanied you for many years, please spare my life!”

Zhao Zhong and the others wanted to get closer to the Emperor and lay at the Emperor's feet, but they were kicked away by Jia Xu, who was guarding the steps.

Jia Xu felt extremely comfortable, and he no longer resisted the Embroidered Uniform Guards commander.

Although he couldn't be a schemer anymore, it was not bad to stab someone in the dark.

"I will get people to settle the gains you have taken bribes and perverted the law. There's no need to trouble you!”

Liu Hong stood up and said coldly," The imperial edict states that Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng, and the other Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court are corrupt and perverted the law, deceiving the emperor, deceiving the emperor, and bringing disaster to the country and the people. They are to be executed at the Meridian Gate, their families confiscated, and their six families exterminated!"”

The civil and military officials should have been happy that the eunuch's power had been eliminated.

However, the mournful cries of the people in front of the Meridian Gate could still be heard, and the atmosphere in the hall became even stranger.

The commander of the Brocade Guard was still laughing, and the sandalwood box had not been moved away. Everyone subconsciously wrapped their official robes tightly.

Their instincts told them that things were not over yet!

"Didn't any of my colleagues report on official matters?”

After waiting for a while, Jia Xu opened his mouth and said with a smile,"If that's the case, how about letting me go first?”

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