Ding!
It was as if a stone had fallen into a quiet lake.
The hearts of all the officials thumped. Their premonition was about to come true.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial!"
Jia Xu turned around and bowed respectfully to the Emperor. The fire in his heart gradually ignited.
"Speak!"
"This subject is reporting that one of the nine ministers, the Minister of the Supreme Court, Dou Jing, colluded with local officials, secretly set up a private prison, and extorted the property of the people!”
"This subject is reporting that one of the nine ministers, Cao Jie, the Grand Farmer Order, has come up with a pretense to embezzle the assets of the country and wantonly accept benefits from officials!”
"This subject is reporting that one of the nine ministers, Chen Fan, secretly sold the treasures and paintings of the royal family's private treasury, embezzled the gold and silver of the royal family's private treasury, and arrogantly used the royal family's honor guard!”
"This subject is reporting that Imperial Censor Wang Fu framed Zhongliang, deliberately concealed and concealed the memorials of the Western Expedition scandal, oppressed and blackmailed local officials, and incited the imperial court's factional strife!”
……
Seventy-two memorials from the capital officials!
Two hundred and ten memorials from local officials!
There were civil officials and generals.
He read for an entire hour.
Every time the name was mentioned, an official would lose his composure, either kneeling on the ground with weak legs, unconscious, or sweating profusely.
There were countless smart people in the court who easily confirmed the authenticity of Commander Jia's participation.
Evidence.
It must be in the sandalwood box in the middle of the hall.
Most importantly…
The names that were called out were mostly from powerful forces.
The civil officials and generals had long been fed up with this group of uncultured, immoral, and unskilled local tycoons who relied on gold, silver, and treasures to reach the sky.
In the past, with His Majesty around, the two great forces did not dare to make a move. Now that His Majesty was about to kill a pig, it was a good opportunity to hit him when he was down.
"Your Majesty, the word 'standing cage' makes me feel a chill in my heart, but it was created by these corrupt officials who have no monarch, no father, no manners, no righteousness, and no people in their hearts. They used it to harm the people. Even if their entire family was executed, they would not be able to wash away their sins!”
Situ Yuankui was the first to charge.
As the son of a top aristocratic family with a thousand years of inheritance, his hatred for the rich was unimaginable.
He was the happiest person to be able to wipe out the powerful forces.
"I agree. Someone like Dou Jing who controls the laws of the country is simply a disaster for the people of the world!”
"I agree. People like Cao Jie and Chen Fan are in charge of the national treasury and the royal family's private treasury. On the surface, they are impartial, but in reality, they are thieves of the country and the people.”
"I agree. The most despicable person is Wang Fu. He framed the pillars of the country and sheltered the corrupt officials from the wind and rain. He even dared to cover up the scandals on the Western Expedition Road and deceive the Emperor and the officials.”
……
The Yuan family had disciples all over the world.
In the Imperial Court, everyone followed Yuan Situ's lead. In this kind of situation where he could please both the Emperor and his teacher, he stood out without hesitation to attack the powerful forces.
Soon, all the civil officials stood out.
If it wasn't for the fact that they had confiscated their swords before the court session, there would probably be people who would dare to personally behead a few powerful officials to liven things up.
"Your Majesty, Dou Jing, Cao Jie, and the others have brought disaster to the country and the people.”
Lu Zhi walked out and knelt down on one knee to beg for orders.
As a great scholar of the dynasty, he valued virtue the most and could not tolerate any sand in his eyes. His attitude towards the 282 people who had participated in the memorial was one word: kill.
"Your Majesty, Dou Jing, Cao Jie, and the others have brought disaster to the country and the people. I implore you to kill these Liao people!”
Huangfu Song and Zhu Xi walked out at the same time and kneeled firmly behind their old friend.
"Your Majesty, Dou Jing, Cao Jie, and the others have brought disaster to the country and the people. I implore you to kill these Liao people!”
The generals stepped forward and knelt behind the three old generals.
Very quickly.
Almost all the generals knelt down and begged for orders.
Why was it almost? It was because there was another person standing. This person was the head of the military officials in name, Great General He Jin.
The reason was simple.
After Dong Zhuo's death, General He accepted the request of the powerful forces to become the leader and received the benefits sent to him.
Regarding this, Jia Xu and the Brocade Guard had also found out, but they deliberately did not collect evidence of He Jin's crime.
According to Jia Xu's expectations, He Jin would follow the crowd and eliminate the despotic forces, hand over the Great General Tiger Tally, and spend his remaining years in peace under the care of the Empress's sister.
He had never thought that General He would act alone and dare to openly defy the Emperor's will and the collective will of the civil and military officials.
Jia Xu looked at the person in close proximity, and the corners of his mouth revealed a trace of playfulness. If a person wanted to die, even nine oxen could not pull him back.
"General He, are you trying to verify the authenticity of the evidence in the sandalwood box?”
Jia Xu ordered the Brocade Guard to open the sandalwood box, and the smell of blood hit his face.
The civil and military officials craned their necks to take a look. There were stacks of red-written pleadings. The officials who had experience in punishment immediately determined that the red-written pleadings were written in blood.
This was a blood letter!
There were about a hundred or so blood books in a stack. There were about sixty to seventy stacks. Good heavens, there were six to seven thousand blood books!
If this was written on bamboo slips, the entire Deyang Hall might not be able to hold it.
Too numerous to record!
"This Great General believes in the Jinyiwei's work!”
Seeing this scene, the corner of General He's mouth twitched crazily. He gritted his teeth and kowtowed,""Your Majesty, I don't ask for the pardon of the officials who committed the crime. The only thing I want is to spare their lives. As a price, I'm willing to give up the Great General's Tiger Tally!”
Boom!
Thunderclap!
Jia Xu and the two great forces were struck by lightning until they were burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
After all, he was a butcher, and he was truly loyal.
But…how should he describe it?
Yes.
A little naive.
Even the officials of the powerful forces who were waiting to die could not help but cover their faces. What kind of god did they recognize as their leader?
"He Jin, are you making a deal with me?”
Liu Hong looked like he was looking at a dead man. His tone was like the cold wind in the winter."These corrupt officials, even a thousand cuts would be too easy for them, but you want to keep them alive?”
"I hope that Your Majesty will consider my younger sister…"
"Alright! You reminded me!"
Liu Hong was completely disappointed. He nodded and said,""The imperial decree states that Great General He Jinde is unworthy of his position, does not know the laws of heaven, and does not understand the laws of the country. He is stripped of his position as the country's uncle, dismissed from office, and demoted to a commoner!”
"It is decreed that Empress He Ting, who is spoiled, stubborn, jealous, domineering, and unable to be the mother of the country, shall be stripped of her position as Empress and banished to the Changmen Palace!”
Zhangmen Palace!
The place where Chen Ajiao moved after Emperor Wu's original wife was deposed.
After Chen Ajiao died, she became synonymous with the Cold Palace.
In the past, if a concubine made a mistake and was sent inside, her life would be over and no one would know until her death.
"Your Majesty…"
"Great General He, please!"
Jia Xu waved his hand, and two Jinyiwei cavalrymen walked forward and interrupted him.
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