Jiang Chen walked down the steps. All the eunuchs knelt on the ground in fear, looking extremely terrified.
They were eunuchs, not ministers, not nobles. Even if they met each other on a daily basis, they would still use the most noble etiquette to express their submission.
The wisdom of surviving in the palace taught them to be careful at all times.
If he angered the monarch and was ordered to be killed, then he would really die in vain. No one would cry out for him.
Eunuchs were the personal belongings of the monarch. They had no human rights and were not protected by the law.
Forget about making a mistake, even if he didn't make a mistake, the monarch could punish him with just a word.
Jiang Chen walked down the steps.
The cold voice instantly reached the ears of every kneeling eunuch.
"I know that some people are eager to take action when Gu Xinjun ascends to the throne, and some people think that this is an opportunity.
If any of you took something from an outsider, come out now and I can let bygones be bygones.
But if you don't come out yourself, you can think about what will happen to you after I find out.”
As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, a eunuch in the lead suddenly took two steps forward on his knees.
His mind kept hitting the ground heavily, one after another. Even the stone slab that he hit on the ground trembled slightly.
The eunuch held a jade pendant in his hand, his body shaking like a sieve.
Sweat poured down his forehead like rain, and his face was so pale that there was not even a trace of blood.
"Your Majesty, this jade pendant was given to me by the Prime Minister's disciple.
This old servant was wrong. I let down His Majesty's trust. I deserve to die ten thousand times. I won't dare to do it again.”
"Leave the things here. You go back first. Is there anyone else?”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for sparing my life."
The old eunuch kowtowed a few more times and retreated to the group with blood all over his face.
Jiang Chen stood expressionlessly on the second last step and stared at everyone coldly.
After a moment, he saw that the old eunuch did not seem to have been punished.
More than a dozen people took out some gold, silver, jade, and other items from their pockets, and trembled as they knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Very good. You took it out yourself. Go down and receive ten strokes. A big punishment and a small warning.
Now, they began to expose each other. Those who exposed each other would be rewarded, and those who were found out would be beaten to death.”
Jiang Chen glanced at the eunuch in front of him.
All the people who stood out had loyalty levels above 80, while the two who were below 60 remained kneeling in the middle of the crowd without moving.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
However, under the terrifying aura of the one emperor in history, this smile did not make everyone feel at ease. Instead, it made them even more frightened and trembling.
As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, the old eunuch who had stood out first immediately took two steps forward.
He knelt on the ground and shouted,
"Your Majesty, Cao Cheng is Prime Minister Zhao Ping's eyes and ears. He monitors the Imperial Palace for the Prime Minister and reports to the Prime Minister's Estate every day.”
Jiang Chen lowered his head and looked at the eunuch who was prostrating at his feet. He gently placed his hands behind his back and the smile on his face became even brighter.
He spat out a word indifferently.
"Yes."
Cao Cheng was one of the two eunuchs whose loyalty was below 60.
They were really a group of good dogs. They were simply too useful.
In the future, he might as well give these people some bones.
Upon receiving his order, the old eunuch turned around, raised his fist, and threw it at a trembling young eunuch in the middle of the crowd.
It was hard to tell that this old eunuch was so strong despite being in his forties or fifties.
The young eunuch fell to the ground with a punch. Blood flowed from his forehead, and one of his eyeballs popped out. Clearly, the damage was not low.
Not only did the old eunuch punch himself, but he also shouted,"
"His Majesty has already spoken. What are you waiting for?”
In the next moment, countless eunuchs swarmed over, punching and kicking, tearing and biting.
The young eunuch named Cao Cheng didn't have the time or his mouth was torn apart, so he couldn't make a sound. He didn't even scream before he became a ragged corpse.
Almost every bone was shattered by the angry fist.
His flesh was swollen and then shattered.
The ground was covered in blood, and the fists of every eunuch were also covered in blood. The scene was extremely miserable.
Many of these eunuchs had practiced shallow martial arts. Although they were not ranked, their strength was not something that ordinary people could compare to.
Under full force, it would definitely be unbearable.
After four to five minutes, Cao Cheng's corpse was no longer human.
Only then did the eunuchs gradually stop. One by one, they knelt back to their original positions and waited quietly.
However, Jiang Chen did not continue to give orders.
Instead, he looked at the old eunuch who had made the first move and asked with interest,
"What's your name?"
"Your Majesty, I am Yin Hongcai."
Jiang Chen nodded slightly.
"Very good. I said that there will be a reward for the person who reveals it. You will be exempted from the ten strokes and all these things on the ground will belong to you.
Also, since Cao Cheng is dead, from today onwards, you will be on duty in the palace.”
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