After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

The court is closed today, and the emperor and all officials do not need to go to court.

Before daybreak, the gate of the Ministry of Justice was filled with court officials who braved the cold wind and snow to welcome the Prime Minister out of prison.

However, what no one expected was that instead of waiting for the good news of the prime minister's acquittal, they received the bad news of beheading and confiscating his property.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Eunuch Fu entered the heavily guarded prison carrying the imperial edict.

He waved his Buddhist whisk and said, "Xun Xiuyuan, accept the order."

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Eunuch Fu came out of the prison and was surrounded by ministers.

Yang Ge Lao asked in disbelief: "General Manager Fu, is there something wrong? Did His Majesty really order the execution of the Prime Minister? How is that possible?"

Eunuch Fu waved his whisk and calmly separated the hand of Elder Yang from his arm: "I am only a messenger. If you have any questions, please go to the palace and ask the emperor for clarification."

After he finished speaking, he walked away, not giving anyone another chance to pester him.

No one dared to think that the retired emperor would deal with Prime Minister Xun so hastily, and they hurried to Zhaoming Palace to ask for an audience with the retired emperor.

The emperor specially called Zong Zhengxi over.

Although he is young, he will have to shoulder this empire sooner or later.

Zong Zhengxi had just finished reading the evidence of Prime Minister Xun's guilt and was so shocked that he was speechless.

His vision is really poor.

How he failed to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and was close to Prime Minister Xun and distant from Lu Yuan, which almost led to a big mistake.

Zong Zhengxi felt so guilty that he was speechless.

He really wanted to ask his father if he was a failed emperor?

But he didn't have the courage to ask.

The emperor looked at his silent son and said earnestly, "Come on, you are the emperor, you must not lose your dignity in front of the ministers."

"My son knows."

Zong Zhengxi suppressed all his emotions and tried to restore his dignity as an emperor.

The Emperor said to Eunuch Fu, "Let them in."

"Yes." Eunuch Fu looked at the gate and said, "Announce -- all the gentlemen come to see me --"

Everyone hurried into the Zhaoyang Palace.

There were too many officials meeting the emperor today, and the warm room was not big enough, so the retired emperor and Zong Zhengxi summoned all the civil and military officials in the east wing hall.

He glanced at them and smiled immediately: "So early in the morning, you all thought of paying respects to me, how thoughtful. Why didn't Lu Yuan come? Is he not sociable, or does he not have me, the emperor, in his heart?"

Civil and military officials were extremely embarrassed.

They did not come to the palace to pay respects, but to plead for Prime Minister Xun. At least more than half of the officials came like that. Some also heard the news and came halfway, fearing that they would miss the opportunity to join in the fun.

The fact that Lu Yuan didn't come just proves that he and the Prime Minister are not on the same page, doesn't it?

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Lu Yuan is here.

He had entered the palace a long time ago, and it was he who presented the evidence of the prime minister's guilt to the emperor. He deliberately strolled around and pretended to have just arrived.

"Your Majesty, I pay tribute to the Emperor."

Lu Yuan bowed politely.

We are used to his arrogant and domineering behavior, and it’s a bit strange that he has restrained himself so much in recent days.

"Flat body."

The emperor raised his hand.

Lu Yuan stood up and looked at the civil and military officials with some surprise: "Are you here for Prime Minister Xun's matter as well?"

Yang Ge Lao was surprised: "You too?"

"Yes."

Lu Yuan admitted generously, "He was sentenced to beheading with his property confiscated. I came to praise the Emperor and Your Majesty for their keen insight and for eliminating the evil for the Great Zhou!"

Elder Yang choked violently.

It's bad enough that a dignified cabinet minister can't defeat the censor, but he can't even win an argument with a treacherous person like Lu Yuan. How shameful!

Elder Yang angrily threw his sleeves away, no longer paying attention to Lu Yuan, and turned to the emperor and Zong Zhengxi and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder what crime the prime minister has committed that he should be confiscated and beheaded?"

The emperor's smile faded: "Fu Dequan, show them the evidence of the prime minister's crime!"

Eunuch Fu carried a pile of evidence on a tray and walked towards the civil and military officials.

People began to pass it around.

Lu Yuan reminded Yang Gelao who was standing by: "Be gentle. You will be held accountable for destroying evidence. You don't have to use such a stupid method to help the Prime Minister escape punishment. Do you want me to teach you a few tricks?"

Lord Yang was so angry that he fell backwards.

The treacherous ministers and villains are as shameless as the Miao King!

"Minister Huo, please hurry up, there are people waiting behind."

"Master Li, take it down."

The Minister of Rites, who only wanted to fill in the gaps and change his stance according to the situation, expressed that he felt wronged.

Minister Huo looked very solemn.

Lu Yuan curled his lips and smiled: "You are looking so carefully, are you trying to find out if you are written on it?"

Minister Huo glared at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously, otherwise it will make Lord Huo look guilty."

Shangshu Huo, with a grim expression, passed the booklet in his hand to the Minister of Rites.

Minister of Rites: Thank you, it’s not necessary.

"These are only some of the evidence. There are still many... that have not been found. Perhaps they can be found during the house search."

Lu Yuan said this deliberately to test everyone's reaction.

As expected, the officials who did not find their guilt in the evidence were relieved at first, but their hearts jumped into their throats after hearing Lu Yuan's words.

Lu Yuan saw it, and the emperor saw it too.

Although Zong Zhengxi was not as sharp-sighted as the other two, he also noticed that the atmosphere was gradually becoming tense.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Master Yang, it's hot, do you want to wipe the sweat off?"

Yang Ge Lao said awkwardly: "No, it's not necessary."

Minister Huo said sternly, "Where did these evidences come from? Did someone interfere and deliberately frame the Prime Minister? The Prime Minister is loyal to the court. I don't believe he would collude with the ten great princes, fight to support war, raise private armies, and fabricate military achievements."

Yang Ge Lao said: "That's right, if General Lu can win the battle, why can't the Prime Minister? In my opinion, I'm afraid someone is dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's return to the court, and wants to use despicable means to eliminate dissidents!"

The emperor guessed that someone would question the authenticity of the evidence.

The Emperor said solemnly, "I have my own way. Come, summon the Imperial Prefect and the Imperial Tutor to the palace to authenticate the handwriting."

The two were the most knowledgeable people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they also had profound attainments in calligraphy.

The retired emperor ordered people to fetch the handwritten letters of surrender from the ten great princes and compare them with the handwriting in the secret letter.

It was finally confirmed that the secret letters exchanged with the Prime Minister were indeed written by the ten great princes.

Immediately afterwards, the retired emperor took out another trump card - two secret letters that the prime minister asked Xun Qi to deliver to the border, one of which was to ask the ten great princes to send out troops, and the other was to ask the border troops to launch a mutiny.

"It's the Prime Minister's handwriting."

Lin Jijiu said.

The Master also nodded.

If the secret letters from the previous ten princes could be attributed to the ten princes, saying that they deliberately framed the prime minister, then the handwritten letter from Prime Minister Xun initiating the mutiny was an irrefutable piece of evidence.

He had done so much before, pushing the prime minister into a desperate situation step by step, all for this handwritten letter that would send him to hell.

The risks of doing so are actually huge.

If Xun Qi didn't trust the Prime Minister so much, if Xun Liu didn't save him, if Xun Qi didn't waver...

If we make any wrong move, we will not get the secret letter.

For a moment, the East Hall was completely silent.

It seems that Prime Minister Xun's minions were killed unexpectedly.

Lu Yuan struck while the iron was hot: "Grand Emperor, Your Majesty, my grandfather's mysterious army of 100,000 has left Miao territory. He is on his way to meet them. He will reach the southwest border in less than five days. In addition, I have also sent a pigeon to Zhang Feihu, asking him to lead the three armies to attack Xicheng. With an army of 200,000 at the gates of the city, I don't believe that we can't defeat the rebels at the border!"

Zhang Feihu had just made great military achievements, and the morale of the soldiers at Yumen Pass was high.

If we add the 100,000 mysterious troops from Miaojiang, it goes without saying that we have at least a 70 to 80 percent chance of winning this battle.

The Minister of Rites stroked his beard and said, "The Miao army is good at Gu. I heard that a bottle of Gu worms can knock out a group of people. I don't know if it's true or not."

Lu Yuan remained calm: "It's absolutely true."

Minister Huo said: "I have never heard of the so-called mysterious teacher in Miaojiang."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "You have heard about it now, and you will see it soon. I hope that by then you will be the one blessed by my grandfather's mysterious teacher, rather than the rebel who is conquered!"

The first step is to present evidence and have a legitimate reason.

The second step is to brag about your strength and shake their intentions.

Next comes the final and most crucial step.

"Prime Minister Xun is doomed to fail, but I don't know how many followers he still has in the court. This governor likes to kill people, and would rather kill a hundred people by mistake than let one go, but the emperor and your majesty are benevolent monarchs and are unwilling to kill innocent people. If you can work together to eliminate evil for the court and the people, you will definitely make more achievements and leave your name in history!"

After Lu Yuan said this, the East Hall fell silent again.

He did not mean to atone for his sins, but to make up for his mistakes with more merits. His intention was to tell everyone that as long as they turn from evil to good, they can not only save their lives and property, but also be promoted to higher positions.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "When it comes to rewarding people based on merit, the first one to be rewarded must always be the one with the greatest merit."

"Prime Minister Xun has committed numerous crimes, which are too numerous to list. I beg the Emperor and Your Majesty to punish him severely!"

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and smiled even more: "Master Yang."

Even Lu Yuan did not expect that the first person to denounce Prime Minister Xun would be Lord Yang.

This was a thoroughly satisfying conspiracy. Lu Yuan only gave everyone two choices: either the prime minister died and they lived; or the prime minister died and they died with him.

Since the prime minister is going to die eventually, why not use his death to fulfill their lives?

If it weren't for the reputation of cruelty and ruthlessness over the years, if it weren't for the victory at the border a year ago, if it weren't for the Miao King's stirring up trouble, if it weren't for the prime minister's big fall, and this month's imprisonment.

I’m afraid Lu Yuan won’t be able to scare them today.

Lu Yuan started planning this move very early on.

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Prison Department of Punishment.

Minister Xing and lawyer Hu were sorting out evidence in the duty room.

Suddenly, a figure flashed by, entered the depths of the prison, opened the heavy iron door, and entered the innermost cell.

"My lord, something terrible has happened. The news about the border has leaked out. The ministers petition the emperor to execute you! The beheading at Caishikou, originally scheduled for three days later, has been changed to today!"

The secret guard said anxiously, "My lord, run away quickly!"