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Liu Yanzhao sat back on the chair slumped, and for a moment, his expression was almost ashamed.

After a long time, he said in a low voice: "Mother...you have been hiding it from me so hard!"

The queen mother looked at him with pity, and raised her hand to brush off the folds of the new emperor's skirt: "Aijia just doesn't want the emperor to feel uncomfortable... Things have come to this point, and Aijia did not expect it. All we can do is to give Concubine Zu Shu is honored after her death, so she can leave with peace of mind."

Liu Yanzhao thought of Zhang Jingche's phrase "Dream back at midnight, will you see Concubine Shu demanding her life to collect debts", couldn't help shivering, and subconsciously said: "What about brother Concubine Shu!"

The corners of the empress dowager's wrinkled eyes twitched, and she said in a low voice: "The emperor... Although the harem is not allowed to engage in politics, the Ai family also knows that the law of the country has always been that murderers die! What's more, Zhang Jingche didn't kill ordinary people, but Duke Pei!"

Liu Yanzhao looked at her firmly: "Mr. Pei Guo took bribes and broke the law, he should be executed for the crime!"

The queen mother sighed: "The emperor also said that it is one thing to judge the crime, but it is another thing to judge the crime. Even if he is sentenced to beheaded, it will not be his turn for Zhang Jingche to abuse the lynching! If everyone is like him, What else do you need the law for?"

Liu Yanzhao murmured in a low voice, "What do you need the national law for?"

He raised his eyes suddenly, and raised the corners of his mouth sarcastically: "But Queen Mother, if everyone is like him, and their relatives are killed by others, and they have nowhere to go, and nowhere to ask for help, I'm afraid my son's life will not be stable." ?”

The queen mother heard his implication, covered her chest, and took a slight breath: "The emperor... are you blaming Aijia?"

Great Yin had always ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, no matter how angry Liu Yanzhao was, he would not dare to be charged with "disobedience and unfilial piety".Hearing this, he slowed down his voice: "I don't dare... The empress mother has worked so hard to plan for her son, how can I not know it? It's just that my mother, Commander Zhang, has been in danger for me several times, no credit for it." There is also hard work, I really..."

The queen mother suddenly emphasized her tone: "Emperor! You have to remember that even if you become the emperor, you can't do whatever you want! The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. Zhang Jingche should be punished for violating the state law! If not, what do you use to deter the court?" ? How can the people of the world be convinced?"

Liu Yanzhao was speechless, for a moment, he felt that the scene in front of him seemed familiar, as if it was a year ago, when the late emperor was dying, he heard the sound of cane punishment outside the palace, knowing that the person's life was dying, but his feet were Nailed in place, unable to move.

Liu Yanzhao once thought that becoming an emperor would allow him to hold all the promises of the world, but his father, the queen, and the queen told him with practical actions that this was a delusion!Even the Ninth Five Supreme, there is a huge shadow standing behind him, restraining his every move.

Not to mention, there is Zhang Jingche who doesn't care about imperial power at all.

Liu Yanzhao is not someone who can't figure it out, of course he knows that once a rebellious person like Zhang Jingche has resentment in his heart, no matter how talented he is, he can't stay by his side.But he hates the aristocratic family and the empress dowager's persuasion even more. He is clearly the master of the world, but so many people try to get past him and play him like a fool.

He is the emperor, the emperor who promises everything!

"What the queen mother said," Liu Yanzhao lowered his eyes, said calmly, "but beating a dog depends on the owner... No matter how wrong Zhang Jingche is, he is still my man. How to punish and what to do is up to me to decide. Don't let other people make irresponsible remarks!"

The Empress Dowager heard a very subtle evil spirit from his suddenly sinking tone, and her face turned slightly pale: "Emperor!"

"Mother!" Liu Yanzhao interrupted her, "My court doesn't need to be deterred by killing a dog! The aristocratic family's pointing fingers is nothing more than thinking that I am still young, and I have not been on the throne for long...but I am the emperor!"

He is the Son of Heaven, the Supreme Being of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he is the holy judge with all the thunder, rain and dew!Whoever he wants will live, and whoever he wants will die, no one can sing against him!

The royal relatives and relatives are not good, nor are the family officials!

The empress dowager squeezed the white jade beads tightly in shock. At that moment, she almost didn't know her son: "Emperor, you..."

"Zhang Jingche's abuse of lynching, he should be punished!" Liu Yanzhao said firmly, "Isn't he rebellious? I will punish him to serve as a slave in the court for life!"

Although the emperor did not make an official decree, the Palace of Qinzheng has always been the focus of attention. Soon, this news flew into the ears of careerists from all walks of life as if it had wings.

The aristocratic family in Beijing was furious. They killed a Pei Guogong, and they would never tolerate Zhang Jingche's life.Overnight, countless people sharpened their knives and geared up their horses and horses, and revised the papers over and over again, waiting for the next day's court meeting to hand them over.

What they didn't expect was that the secret words of this night could not escape the eyes and ears in the dark corner, and the list was submitted together with the evidence of these people's corruption and perverting the law over the years.

Liu Yanzhao, who was sitting alone in the Hall of Qinzheng, flipped through the secret report, and the last trace of indecision on his young and handsome face completely dissipated.

"This is the minister of my humerus... This is the pillar of the imperial court!" He laughed and said coldly: "Decree, Chen Xing, the censor of the right capital of Xuandu Procuratorate, will see you!"

Han Xun, who was kneeling in the hall, broke out in a cold sweat, kowtowed, and retreated silently.

The court on the second day really exploded, but what caused a thousand waves was not the family's impeachment of Zhang Jingche, but the six censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who stood up at the same time and challenged the thirteen officials, including the servant of the household department. Impeachment!

These thirteen important officials have very different backgrounds, but they have one thing in common - they all belong to the aristocratic family.The articles of impeachment are also very intriguing: hiding filth, embezzling people's fields, misappropriating public funds, and crimes that cannot be punished!In short, it is aimed at killing people.

The emperor's move was of course regarded as a blatant declaration of war against the aristocratic family. Of course, the aristocratic family refused to let it go and gathered a group of thugs to fight back.All of a sudden, you came and went with open guns and dark arrows, and the huge court hall became a pot of porridge.

Chen Xing, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was born in a poor family, and has come to today step by step with his own talents.He merged the depression that had been suppressed for many years into a torrent, and the aristocratic family was devastated.

"In the 19th year of Taiping, the Ministry of Industry took 20 taels of money from the treasury on the grounds of repairing the Hall of Prayer for Harvests. No one has mentioned where the money was spent, and the Hall of Prayer for Harvests is still dilapidated. Last year, there was a storm. , The roof almost collapsed!" Chen Xing's words were sonorous, "Dare to ask the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, where did the 20 taels of silver go? You can't make it if I go to the treasury as my own private house!"

The minister of the Ministry of Industry refused to sit still and said eloquently: "The money was passed through the eyes of the cabinet and the late emperor. How can I just take it as soon as I say it? As the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests has been in disrepair for a long time...it must be the people below It’s not good for you to do things! The Ministry of Industry has a lot of affairs, and everything has been handled by the minister. How can you remember such a long time ago?”

When Chen Xing heard this, he was about to refute it with reason. Liu Yanzhao on the dragon seat raised his eyes at this moment, and gave him a cold look: "Thousands of things? Dare love Aiqing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is more sensitive than me, otherwise , I simply give you this dragon chair, and you will be the head of my Great Yin Dynasty Hall?"

At this point, even a fool could hear that the emperor's words meant killing people. The minister of the Ministry of Industry didn't notice for a while, and became the chicken that was killed for the monkey. I made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Liu Yanzhao was too lazy to listen to his argument, and at one order, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and five or six principals were thrown into the imperial prison and handed over to Han Xun for strict interrogation.He made a final decision, and the officials of the aristocratic family below couldn't help but stop talking, conveying tacit fear and anxiety with meaningful eyes.

Without Zhang Jingche, Han Xun, the deputy leader of You Yunwei, took over the dark guard as a matter of course. At the same time, he also handed over to him the Fusi of Jinyiwei Nanbei Town—although his rank is just a job, although there are three or four people above him. Senior and capable Tongzhi, but under the trust and reliance of the new emperor, Han Xun barely made any effort to replace the Jinyiwei with the direct descendant Youyunwei.

For several days in a row, Fusi in Beizhen was brightly lit, and there were endless wailing sounds from the dungeon.When it was almost dawn, Han Xun, who was wearing a big red python robe, walked out of the dungeon, wiped the blood on his hands with a handkerchief, and threw a handprinted confession into the arms of his cronies: "According to the list above, arrest people, and no one will escape. "

You Yunwei agreed, and trotted away.

This is the first time the new emperor has shown his minions since he ascended the throne. He overturned his established impression of "benevolence and generosity", and told a group of courtiers with blood and fire that he never lacked thunderous means.In the past, he didn't care about them, because the new emperor was benevolent, and he was definitely not weak to be bullied.But from now on, whoever dares to treat him like a yellow-mouthed child will pay the price of family ruin and death.

The aristocratic family is temporarily dormant in front of the new emperor's thunderous power, but under the surface of obedience, there is a secret undercurrent.This night, under the cover of night, countless horses and horses came and went in and out of the back door of Hubu Shangshu's mansion, the study was crowded with people, and the dim candlelight reflected their true faces, all of them were countable faces in the hall.

Hubu Shangshu Jian Sihui was over fifty years old and placed in the court hall. This is a prime age.However, the series of actions taken by the new emperor since he came to power caught people off guard. As a member of the same family, he had to consider his own future.

"Master Jian, you are the head of the country, and you are the head of the civil service, so you have to stand up and say something fair!" Someone said sadly, "To put it bluntly, you can't sit in this seat without our support! He It's a good thing, you just came to the Great Treasure, and you don't pay attention to us veterans, and if things go on like this, it will be amazing!"

Another person said: "That Zhang Jingche abused the lynching. He should have been executed immediately. What's there to hesitate? That kid was born to be a treacherous and sycophant. I don't know what kind of ecstasy potion has been poured into the present. I will protect him life and death! According to me, this person Living is a disaster, and it is best to get rid of it as soon as possible!"

Another person said: "Don't you understand? Is the key now to deal with that Zhang Jingche? The emperor is clearly determined to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and use the hands of the scholars in the Inspectorate to bring down us old things! Now that Qiu Wei is approaching, the emperor The day before yesterday, I also recruited the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, hoping to select a few more useful talents from the poor students! What does this mean? It means that the emperor intends to cunningly kill the rabbit, and the lackeys will cook!"

Jian Sihui was a little hesitant, of course he could see the emperor's determination to get rid of the old and innovate, but he was already a second-rank minister, and Liu Yanzhao made it clear the day before yesterday that he would be transferred to the cabinet soon.His daughter is the empress of the current dynasty and the lord of the six palaces, and she will give birth to a prince in the future, who will be the legitimate prince.He didn't need to risk his life to gamble with these people.

"According to the old man... the emperor has always been kind, but this time he became impatient, so he behaved uncharacteristically." He pondered for a while, and began to talk leisurely. My lord, that Zhang Jingche was the one he single-handedly brought up. After so many years, there is always some affection between monarchs and ministers. You are aggressive, and you seem to be rectifying the law of the country, but you are actually hitting the emperor in the face. No kind person can swallow this tone... ..."

Some people were not happy: "Master Jian, how do you build up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? We are old people who followed the late emperor. After so many years of being cows and horses, we are not as good as a lucky wife? Moreover, because the emperor is young, It's easy to be deceived by traitors, so we have to set the rules as soon as possible! If not, when the emperor is in power, wouldn't we have no place to stand?"

These words are obviously more popular than Jian Shangshu's He Xini, and immediately won countless fans.Jian Sihui was a little anxious, and stood up tremblingly: "Everyone, just listen to me..."

Before the words were finished, a servant shouted from the courtyard: "Who dares to trespass... eh!"

With a loud "boom", the door suddenly fell, and a group of men in black landed in the courtyard out of nowhere, and kicked out the servants who were trying to stop them.The headed man in black covered his face, his eagle eyes swept over everyone in the study, and said with a sneer, "Did you hear me clearly? No one will be left behind who speaks wild words!"

The men in black showed their long knives in unison without saying a word.Jian Sihui's heart was about to burst, and he shouted hoarsely: "You, who are you, how dare you..."

The light of blood criss-crossed the night, and a few drops even splashed on Jian Sihui's face, interrupting his unfinished words.

The leading man in black jumped forward, the knife in his hand was dazzling, and a long and narrow path was reflected on his face.Jian Sihui backed away subconsciously, but the man in black put away his long knife in the nick of time and pushed him aside.

"Lord Jane, be careful!" The man in black squinted his eyes and smiled meaningfully at him, "Look at your feet clearly... Prosperity and wealth are hard-won, so don't lose them easily."

Jian Sihui heard his voice, and was terrified for a moment: "You, you are, Han..."

The man in black raised his finger and pressed it against his lips, blocking Jian Si's unfinished exclamation.

The man in black made a quick move, and in the blink of an eye, half of the officials who participated in the secret meeting had fallen down.Jian Sihui took a closer look, and found that the first to bear the brunt were the colleagues who had spoken fiercely and had a radical attitude just now, and vowed to put Zhang Jingche to death.He thought of the legend about the "Dark Guard" in the court, and of the hidden attitude of the new emperor today, a sensational speculation suddenly popped up in his mind.

The man in black seemed to know what he was thinking, neither admitted nor denied, but only bent the corners of his eyes ambiguously.Such a simple move is enough for Mrs. Jian to imagine.The next moment, the man in black licked his lips as a whistle, and let out a whistle, and the group of assassins immediately gave up their "prey" and disappeared without warning just like when they came.

Bloody corpses were left all over the ground, and the surviving officials looked at each other in dismay.

Those who participated in the conspiracy tonight are all descendants of the family, who have been pampered and pampered for many years, have you ever seen such a scene?At that time, several people fainted.After an unknown amount of time, someone finally came back to his senses, and when he spoke again, there was a faint cry: "Jane, Mrs. Jane...how did you say that?"

Jian Sihui thought of the familiar eyes of the man in black, and recalled the hidden hints in and out of his words, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.He staggered back a few steps, unable to support his trembling legs and feet, and fell backwards into a pool of blood.

At that moment, his mind tossed and turned, only one thought: the emperor knew