The pond was rippling, and the green fish showed a bubble. In the moment of the slight sound of "pop", there was also a "pop" sound of flesh and blood breaking sound on the shore, and blood splattered into the pond and was diluted and dissolved.

The branches and leaves sway in the wind, and the leaves fall off and fall.

"Next!"

The soldier screamed, and the struggling man was pulled over like a beast, pushed him to the pond and knelt on the ground. Then the executioner stepped forward, pressed his head, raised his knife, and then chopped down.

The head dragged the bloodline rolled to the pond, smashed the lotus leaves and fell into the water and rose and fell. After that, the next group of officials were pulled over, knelt down, and beheaded...

The soldier reported the name of the official who was sentenced to death. Zhu Wen's face in the pavilion shook excitedly, and the pen tip in his hand quickly wrote annotations on the name on it, such as his hometown, age, why did he die... On the side, Cui Yuan knelt down and shouted: "King Liang, don't kill again, it's all my work, I am the mastermind!"

"The mastermind is so good..." Zhu Wen smiled and looked at the Minister of War who was crying and screaming on the ground, and snorted disdainfully: "If you enter the book of Orphan, there will be no living people. After killing them, it will be your turn. Don't be so anxious."

At this time, someone came over outside, with a wide-sleeved gray robe and a blue shirt. He was handsome and was about thirty years old. Looking at the killing corpses and officials waiting to be punished, he frivolously kicked one of the officials in the back, spat at them, and then, he swung his wide-sleeved and quickly walked into the pavilion.

"Zheng meets with King Liang."

This person's name is Li Zhen. His great-grandfather was Li Baozhen, a hero of the revival of the Tang Dynasty. However, he went to Chang'an for imperial examinations and was unknown several times in succession. He was jealous of the officials and was eager for these people to die.

He was quite eager and wise and eloquent, like Geng Qing, Zhu Wen and other advisers, who were quite fond of this person and were often used to go to various places to mediate.

It is also to intertwin him and Geng Qing so as not to overlap and appear to be a waste.

"How come Xingxu has time to come?"

Zhu Wen smiled and put down his pen. His smile at this time was different from that of Cui Yuan and others. He raised his hand to call the other party in and sat down, and waved it out again. The guards outside the pavilion directly dragged away the Minister of War on the ground.

The scholar came in and sat down opposite Zhu Wen without hesitation, pouring wine: "King Liang, these officials cannot be killed. It is difficult to find excuses to cover up when talking about it later."

"Um."

Zhu Wen frowned and looked back at the pond. Two more officials were cut off their heads. For a moment, he nodded and asked the soldiers to withdraw their swords.

"How to solve them?"

"These officials claim to be the mainstay of the Li family. It is better to sink them into the Yellow River and always be the mainstay of the Li family. When talking about it outside, they say that these Qing Rivers had an accident on an outing together and fell into the river in a panic way."

A ridiculous excuse is better than nothing.

Zhu Wen chuckled lightly and slammed the book on his head twice, "You scholar's mind is really dirty." On the other side, Li Zhen smiled and didn't say anything. He knew that this action was close. After a moment of quietness, Zhu Wen nodded, "Then do what you said!"

The remaining twenty-one people, including Cui Yuan, were detained and followed more than 2,000 troops back to the south bank of the Yellow River. Before leaving, Zhu Wen showed a look at Niu Cunjie. Shortly after the team left, Niu Cunjie took people back to the post station and killed the officials and servants inside to prevent the news from leaking.

Cui Yuan and his group were taken to the Yellow River, with their hands and feet tied with stone locks on them by ropes, and were forced to the edge of the riverside cliffs by swords and soldiers step by step.

"Zhu Wen!! Dog thief, even if I die, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

"The heaven has its own eyes, and you will not die well!"

"Give up your life... King Liang, the officials dare not, so I will take care of the officials' life..."

He was yelling seriously, crying and begging, and the noise was loud. Zhu Wen on the horse was ignored. Li Zhen, who was also riding a horse, nodded to the soldiers. The next moment, twenty-one officials were pushed down the river while shouting and cried. With a few "bangs", countless water splashed in the waves, and soon the waves were calmed down again, and everyone's clothes were not seen floating.

"A bunch of drowning ghosts."

Zhu Wen took out his ears and looked at the figures that were not in the rushing waves of the Yellow River. He was in a relaxed mood and brought his troops across the river to Luoyang.

September 5th.

The news that more than 30 civil and military officials of the court and the governor of the Yellow River was not yet reached the court. At the fifth day of the day, there was a small half of the person missing. When Empress Dowager He heard the news from the ministers, his pretty face turned pale and could not help but pinch the young emperor Li Qi beside him. The latter understood human affairs and had never experienced such a situation. His body was even more powerful than the empress dowager shaking.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother."

At this time, a figure slowly walked out among the civil officials, and Liu Can's thin face smiled and raised his hands, but did not bow.

"Why are your Majesty and the Queen Mother tremble? I think these civil and military officials are so happy that they are unstable. They still have the heart to go out to play. God really has eyes. Unfortunately, the palace is too big, and there are still many such people in the palace who cover up God's vision, otherwise they will have to die."

"Liu Pingzhang calms down. Your Majesty is still young. Don't say this." The speaker was Zhang Wenwei, the Minister of the Secretariat. He was close to Cui Yuan and others, but he knew that Zhu Wen was powerful and did not dare to be invited to conspire with them. He escaped. At this time, he dissuaded Liu Can and heard the other party's meaning inside and outside. He also wanted to kill a group of court officials. Thinking that they were all colleagues and preserved the vitality of the Li family, he spoke, but his tone was gentle and had no intention of contradicting them.

Liu Can on the other side did not take him seriously, but just smiled, not entangled in the words just now, and suddenly slapped. In an instant, heavy footsteps came from outside the hall. Hundreds of soldiers came lined up and stepped onto the stone steps, and lined up outside the hall gate.

Everyone in the hall was shocked, and Zhang Wenwei shouted loudly: "Liu Pingzhang, what are you doing?!"

"Your Majesty, I have too few guards in the audience. I specially asked King Liang to call on the palace to call some soldiers." Liu Can said with a smile, then raised his hand and waved his sleeves. Hundreds of soldiers waiting outside took their spears and swords and retreated left and right to guard the palace.

His move was to tell the civil and military officials in the hall and Empress Dowager He who was in charge of the imperial stairs, that it would be better not to do anything randomly, otherwise there would be only a few more drowned ghosts in the Yellow River.

The court dispersed. Looking at these once noble civil and military officials, Liu Can had an indescribable pleasure. Almost all the advisers under King Liang were difficult to name and difficult to display their ambitions, such as Jingxiang, Li Zhen, Xie Tong, and the Shangshu Ling Geng Qing who was still back in Hebei. Now that Xie Tong has passed away, he wants to get closer, he must do his job well and do it in the heart of King Liang.

Perhaps it is not certain that he can replace the Shangshu Ling and become the king of Liang. After all, I often hear that Shangshu Ling can enter and exit the Liang palace at will, and I feel a little jealous.

‘It’s just that I met the King of Liang who had not made a fortune earlier than I did, and I will replace it sooner or later!’

Liu Can looked at the attic of Gongyu and led the guards out of the imperial city and went all the way to the Liang Palace. During the morning court today, he always asked King Liang to make a contribution. He could leave a good impression on him if he smiled at him.

In the past, a young strategist named Li Zhen was also there and was talking to King Liang in the front yard. When Zhu Wen saw him coming, he nodded and signaled himself to sit next to him.

The maid came in and served the tea and left in a hurry. The negotiations there were settled. Zhu Wen took a sip of the tea and then looked at Liu Can who had been waiting for a long time.

"What are the expressions of civil and military people today?"

He didn't ask Empress Dowager He and the Emperor, obviously he didn't take both. In his eyes, one was a weak woman and the other was a thirteen-year-old child, what kind of storm could it cause.

"Returning to King Liang, all the civil and military officials were frightened." Thinking of the expressions of everyone during the court meeting, Liu Can couldn't help but chuckled, "All officials are terrified. King Liang's plan should be unhindered. First, they will be called a great country, with twenty-one subordinates, and great treasures are just around the corner."

The sun shone into the hall door, pulling Zhu Wen's shadow against the wall, the fat figure closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, shook his head.

"It's too slow... I want the throne now, and Mr. Xie is still waiting."

In a low voice, Zhu Wen opened his eyes, his eyes stunning, "Go to arrange for Li Qi to abdicate, and I will also give the civil and military officials a clear message. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the palace!"

"King Liang, will this be a little anxious..."

Liu Can also wanted to say that when he saw Zhu Wen's eyes felt impatient, he quickly swallowed the words back into his stomach, and put his sleeves on his back carefully to accuse him.

When Liu Can took the order and left, Li Zhen in the middle hall looked outside the door and walked closer, and said with a smile and low voice: "King Liang, it seems that Liu Pingzhang still has some thoughts about the Li family in his heart."

The next moment, his thick palm slapped his face and Zhu Wen raised his foot and kicked his thigh, "Get out."

The scholar staggered and almost fell down. Realizing that he had made a mistake, he quickly knelt on the ground to claim the crime, kowtowed, and exited the front yard in a rather embarrassing manner.

Due to Li Keyong, Khitan attacks and Xie Tong died of illness, his mood has not improved, and his murderous intent is also severe. He drove the scholar out and called Niu Cunjie.

"I asked someone to write a letter to Yang Shihou, Ge Congzhou, and Geng Qing. At this time, they should have returned from the army. They said they wanted to be the emperor and see what their reactions were."

After sending several orders, he returned to the side yard and called two daughters-in-law to play with him. He was in a better mood.

Soon, the night fell, and the palace was decorated with lights and colorful colors. The eunuchs and palace maids smiled, which was much colder than before. The officials of the civil and military officials of the court and Liang faction in the city were invited to the banquet. Even Emperor Li Qi was dragged to the scene and then sent back politely by Zhu Wen.

The banquet continued, and after drinking, everyone finally became lively. There was still a year-old man next to King Liang, who looked six or seventy percent similar to Zhu Wen. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he listened to Zhu Wen joking with others, and suddenly pinched the wine in the glass and threw it on Zhu Wen's face.

The originally lively hall suddenly became silent, and in the dead silence, everyone's hearts were in their throats. The guards around wanted to step forward, but no one dared.

The man who was drinking was Zhu Quanyu, the elder brother of King Liang. In his early years, Zhu Wen brought his second brother Zhu Cun and his nephew Zhu Youlun to Dangshan to become a bandit. He stayed at home and continued to help servants and subsidize the household income with his mother. First, he was gentle and could not do anything to kill and rob. Second, the three brothers went out, who would take care of his mother?

Later, when Zhu Wen became rich, he brought him and his mother to enjoy his happiness and gave him a high-ranking official to accompany him.

"Father, what are you doing?!"

Suddenly he rushed out of the drink, which scared the other person. Zhu Youliang hurried over and pulled his father Zhu Quanyu over, for fear of angering his third uncle.

"You get out of here."

Zhu Quanyu, who had drunk wine, had a different temperament than before. His eyes were red and looked at his younger brother with a deep face. He slapped the table and shouted loudly in front of everyone: "Zhu San, the position of the emperor, are you sitting safely?! You and my brother are just the people at Dangshan. It was His Majesty who valued you. He asked you to sit in the military governor of the four towns to have my Zhu family today. But you want to destroy the country that has been in the Li family for 300 years. Where is your conscience-"
Chapter completed!