"With so many noble children dead, is it really okay?"
Using a telescope, he observed that several princes' mansions had been wiped out, leaving only a few maids and servants. Ji Tianxue was also shocked: "Even the noble family who made great military exploits for the late emperor.
If we are not spared, this matter will probably set off huge waves, triggering criticism and impeachment from countless people!"
"Most people will not investigate what serious crimes the deceased committed, what kind of lawlessness and deception was behind it. As long as a caring person firmly grasps the descendants of the hero of the killing, it is chilling to see this, spread it wantonly, and confuse the common people.
The common people are already in a crisis that is difficult to resolve!"
"Public opinion is fierce, and everyone's opinion is worth gold. In the court, the in-laws and old friends of the family will definitely unite to launch an attack. They will not only attack them, saying that the relevant evidence is deliberately fabricated, in an attempt to eradicate dissidents, but will also take this opportunity.
, demanding that the murderer be severely punished and the country’s law be rectified.”
"If they collude with the ambitious royal children and instigate the army and the people to carry out a 'Qingjun side' coup on the pretext of safeguarding Chu's tradition and the honor of its heroes, then Yingdu will surely fall into greater chaos, and the Chu Dynasty will also be
The society is in danger because it fell into the Qin people’s plan to sow discord!”
"Why did you say that you fell into the trap? What does the conspiracy of the Qin people have to do with me?" Zhao Qing raised his head slightly, with a calm expression: "I only care about whether I have achieved the set goal and eradicated those who caused trouble in the workshop and rebelled against Chu and surrendered to Qin.
.If you shrink back because you are wary of even a few criticisms, then Da Chu will be in real danger."
"There are really people who dare to 'Qingjun side' and want to kill me. Even if they gather millions of troops and tens of millions of people, and even let the Qin army enter the pass, I will fight alone with one man and one sword, but I will not be afraid. There is injustice in the sky.
I will do it that day. If the way is unfair, I will be the right way!"
"Kill until the enemy is afraid to surrender?" Ji Tianxue frowned: "Regardless of whether you really have the ability to level the world with a sword, the method of killing is too bloody and direct, how can you stop the public from talking about it? Later generations
How would a person like this comment on such atrocious behavior?"
"God has benevolence, and etiquette teaches him; God punishes those who are guilty, and punishes them." Zhao Qing smiled leisurely: "I will not forcefully block other people's mouths. I only do what I think is right.
In the Chu State, as far as the world is concerned, these people are cancerous tumors, so it is natural to cut them off with a knife."
"In addition, in this operation, I have only dealt with those high-ranking nobles who have no big backers and have no close ties with the Chu royal family and military generals. This will serve as a warning to the monkeys and will not cause too much backlash. Then I will slowly
Divide and disintegrate, defeat them one by one."
She did not continue to talk, but with a distant move, she took hundreds of thousands of golden elixirs in front of her. With several bursts of light flashing, they intertwined and intertwined, and gradually condensed into the shape of a ten-foot-long green luan, a misty cigarette.
, the ground is filled with mist, and the auspicious clouds are lingering.
Then, Zhao Qing rode straight up. The Qingluan looked up to the sky and screamed, the sound shaking the sky. Then it took off towards the east in the direction of the Chu Palace, with a strong and vigorous posture, leaving a brilliant light and shadow wherever it passed.
The great furnace of heaven and earth hanging high above Yingdu has been hidden behind layers of clouds, but its blazing flames are still not extinguished. It is still constantly smelting new mercury sword pills, giving them spirituality and preparing them for the next plan.
Preparations are required.
For Zhao Qing, her previous step-by-step planning was to obtain the upper limit of harvest, so she compromised on many things, focusing on tolerance, improvement and correction. But now, it is to maintain the lower limit of harvest, so she must
Clear everything out and there will be no more tolerance.
What actual contributions did the meritorious nobles of the feudal dynasty make to the people of the world? They only contributed to one family and one surname. If they were destroyed, they would be destroyed. Anyway, Zhao Qing was just temporarily using the name of the Chu Dynasty to act, but no matter what
Not too much.
The West produces dryness, and dryness produces metal. Its virtue is pure, its transformation is tight and restrained, its political power is sharp, its order is dry, its transformation is chilling, and its disaster is green and fall.
…
In the twilight, the slightly opened door of the Jinluan Hall of the Dachu Imperial Palace revealed a dim yellow light, like the slightly opened mouth of a monster.
This palace is one of the greatest buildings in human history. Every detail, even the relief on each beam, required decades of hard work by a top craftsman. It is gorgeous and beautiful.
The majesty is beyond imagination.
At this moment, thousands of ministers of different ranks gathered in this palace that looked slender on the outside but extremely empty on the inside, each sitting in their own seats.
Their respectful gazes all turned to Emperor Chu, who was leaning on the dragon chair in the distance. There was a strange light shining in the depths of his eyes, showing awe, expectation, and a trace of imperceptible uneasiness.
There was not a trace of wind, but the hanging bead curtain seemed to be moved by some kind of breath. It struck lightly and made a crisp sound, "ding-dong-dang-dang", echoing in the silent hall, like an ominous bell.
alarm bell.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a minister slowly walked out of the procession, wearing a high crown, clad in rich clothes, and holding a jade tablet in his hand. He had a somewhat confident smile on his face, and seemed to be sure to resolve the current predicament.
He bowed deeply, raised the jade wat above his head with both hands, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
Emperor Chu raised his brows slightly, fidgeting with two jade seals casually with his left hand, and waved his sleeve with his right hand, indicating for him to continue speaking.
The minister coughed slightly and said slowly: "Your Majesty, although this disaster is serious, I believe that some things should not be studied too deeply. When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are careful, there are no disciples. Sometimes,
Appropriate concealment and whitewashing are also to maintain the stability of the overall situation."
Emperor Chu put down the jade seal and looked a little unhappy: "Tell me your reasons."
The minister nodded with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the stories of 'Old Woman Reducing Wisdom' and 'Gun Sword Ideal'? Sometimes, too much pursuit of the truth can be counterproductive." In order to enhance his persuasiveness, he began to elaborate in detail.
Describe these two examples:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "About sixty or seventy years ago, in Qianjiang County of our country, there was an old woman living in a mountain village who accidentally obtained a incomplete practice method.
I went to a private school in a nearby town to learn Chinese characters and sentences, and after groping and practicing on my own, I unexpectedly entered the Four Realms by accident, and it only took a few years."
"Then, a master who passed by discovered her talent and thought that the old woman was a rare cultivation genius in the world, so he corrected and supplemented her cultivation methods, and taught her some knowledge about acupuncture points, acupoints, and luck condensation.
The secret of the five qi, I feel that the old woman may even have a chance to become her own disciple."
"But what no one expected was that knowing that she had been mistaking luck and vomiting randomly in the past, the old woman was frightened and confused. She soon fell into an obsessive state, her cultivation level plummeted, and she never had a trace again.
Any progress you make can only stay in the three realms throughout your life."
"This is precisely because after she learned the truth, she lost her original nature and purity, and her mentality that was in line with the laws of heaven and earth. She wanted to put the seemingly chaotic but actually delicately balanced movement of the true energy in her body on track.
, but the result was a huge collapse that affected the whole body.”
The minister paused for a moment, and seeing that Emperor Chu was listening attentively, he continued: "More than ten years ago, Chu Youyun, the nephew of Master Chu Qifeng of Tiangong Pavilion, who had also reached the rank of 'Saint Hand', once went to test
We have organized some private competitions on the performance of our workshop's products, and your Majesty may have heard about them."
"At that time, he found two young men with the same cultivation level and comparable combat power, and gave them a sword and a spear respectively. Although the sword was not good-looking, it was refined by Chu Youyun himself; and although the spear was
Exquisite and gorgeous, but only made by ordinary craftsmen in the workshop."
"However, when informing the two men about the origin of the weapons, Chu Youyun deliberately reversed the facts, saying that the sword was made by an ordinary craftsman, and that the spear was made by himself. As a result, in the competition between the two sides, the gunman
He actually won by a narrow margin. After that, we competed several times, and it became easier for the person holding the gun to win."
"Why is this?" Emperor Chu couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty has learned from this." The minister bowed in salute, bending deeper than before: "Sometimes, people's mentality and beliefs are often more important than actual weapons. And the formation of mentality is closely related to the truth that people know."
"So resorting to appropriate lies and misdirection is also an emergency means to stimulate potential."
"The gun holder knows that the spear in his hand is from the hand of a master, his confidence is doubled, his fighting spirit is high, and even the operation of his true energy becomes more flexible and changeable; while the sword holder thinks that the spear in his hand is an ordinary soldier, and he will not fight before fighting.
They are timid and dare not confront the opponent head-on. The more frustrated they are, the more convinced they become.”
"In view of this, Tiangong Pavilion has just realized that when testing the performance of weapons, it is necessary to eliminate the interference of psychological factors as much as possible, and it is best to conduct it without the knowledge of both parties, so the strict and fair system was developed.
testing process.”
After telling these two stories, the minister took a deep breath, then looked directly into the eyes of Emperor Chu, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, now everyone in the court and the public, both inside and outside the capital of Ying, are panicking because of what happened today. If
If we dig deeper, it will only make more people feel uneasy and frightened."
"Wei Chen believes that the top priority is to stabilize people's hearts and restore order, rather than to pursue the truth. As for some details of this disaster, it is best not to announce them to the outside world. We should focus on the majesty and stability of the court, so as to give people
A relatively safe environment.”
"As long as His Majesty can show a magnanimous attitude, I believe that the families and forces affected will also be grateful for the kindness shown by the court and serve His Majesty more loyally."
As soon as these words came out, there was a chorus of agreement in Jinluan Hall.
Many ministers nodded in agreement, thinking that what this person said was reasonable and his proposal was very pertinent. They whispered to each other and discussed in low voices, and the nervous expressions on their faces gradually relaxed.
"How ridiculous!" Before the courtier could return to the queue and sit down, Fan Wugou slammed the table in front of him. There was a loud "snap" and the teacup on the table was shaken.
stand up.
He stood up and argued: "Thinking of every possible way to suppress the disaster will indeed allow our government to be temporarily stable for a period of time. However, this matter cannot be concealed from the people of Chu, but how can it be concealed from the Qin spies and Qin army who planned this matter?"
"'The old woman loses her wisdom', 'The gun and the sword are ideal'? Haha, the current Da Chu is already in the state of the old woman who went crazy and fell into a state of confusion in the first story. It is a real weakness, not something that has not been pointed out by others.
How can the temporary balance before the problem be revived and restored to the realm of cultivation due to new lies?"
"General Fan's words are wrong! So what if I can't hide it from the people of Qin? At least I can try my best to hide it from the Qi and Yan dynasties, so that they won't immediately have the intention of adding insult to injury, and it can also gain some respite for our great Chu.
Time to recover.”
Another important minister wearing a purple robe and obviously having a very high rank spoke up. He obviously agreed with the previous minister's point of view, and believed that the overall situation should be the most important thing at present, and he should try to conceal what he could, and stood up on his own initiative.
He spoke in a deep voice:
"Our country, Chu, is currently facing many difficulties. If we can temporarily find peace, we can plan for the future. This is an expedient measure. The corruption case in the workshop does not only involve the Qin Dynasty, Qi and Yan can also be affected by it.
Benefit, if forced too much..."
"Are you ready to rebel if you are forcing too much?" In the meeting hall, a clear girl's voice interrupted this person's words. It was Zhao Qing's spokesperson outside. Xia Mi, who was wandering around Yingdu these days, was sent here in advance.
Participate in discussions and adapt to changes:
"There has been a lot of bloodshed outside, and families have been destroyed. Haven't you guys heard the news yet?"
"What?" As soon as Xia Mi said this, there was an uproar in the Jinluan Palace, and many people showed shocked looks.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Even Fan Wugou and the important minister who was arguing with Fan Wugou all looked at Xia Mi with horrified expressions:
"Girl, what do you mean by this?"
"The meaning is very simple. My 'Master' took it upon herself to quickly eradicate those who were involved in the arson case, the workshop's fraud and corruption, and the assessment fraud. Now, in the capital of Ying, no one is allowed to discuss matters in the palace.
Everyone, all the noble sons and officials, big and small, who deserved their punishment have been executed."
Xia Mi smiled slightly, jumped up on the table in front of her, looked around at the anxious and horrified ministers, her shiny black ponytail couldn't help but sway, she stretched out her index finger, picked a little bit, and reminded her calmly:
"As for which families, mansions, and officials' children were deeply involved, who committed crimes and violated laws and regulations, many of the adults present must be able to guess.
Countless."
She contained a bit of hypnotic power in her voice, secretly releasing the realm of words and spirits, causing many people to immediately accept this tragic exaggerated fact, believe it deeply, and react fiercely that could not be concealed.
.
"This... this is simply crazy!" A courtier shivered, with cold sweat dripping from his cheeks, and couldn't help shouting in a trembling voice: "She wanted to kill officials in the capital and annihilate the nobles. How dare she do this? She died all of a sudden.
With so many people, isn't she afraid of causing chaos in the world?"
"It's too cruel!" Another courtier also looked horrified, fell to the ground, shook his head repeatedly, and echoed: "This will definitely trigger the anger and backlash of countless people, and may even trigger a mutiny or civil commotion. She
This is destroying your own foundation!"
"I think she wants to cover up the sky with one hand and put her own will above His Majesty's. It is really treasonous!" Another minister said through gritted teeth, with a malicious light shining in his eyes: "How is this kind of behavior different from the people of Qin? She is so treasonous!"
This is going to push the Chu Dynasty into the abyss of eternal destruction!"
"The wolf's ambition is obvious! She must be taken down immediately!" Someone was filled with grief and anger, staring at Xia Mi not far away with red eyes, and pressed his hand on the scabbard at his waist: "And this witch,
We should also kill them all to set the record straight! No one can quench my hatred without cutting them into pieces with thousands of swords!"
The Jinluan Palace was in chaos, and the ministers were talking and holding their own opinions. Some were filled with anger, some were panicked, and some were silent and thinking secretly. The slender palace maid standing in the distance held her breath.
They all lowered their heads and remained silent for fear of causing an accident.
Xia Mi sat on the desk, quietly listening to the accusations and curses of these people, with a smile on her face all the time, as if these words were not painful to her at all, and she did not even look at the person who threatened to
The minister who killed her just said a few words lightly:
"My lords are so 'full of righteous indignation', do you think that those who are corrupt, pervert the law, treason and surrender to the enemy should not be killed? Or, you have decided that the people in your family have committed too many crimes and will not be spared, so you put me and 'Master'
Do you think you are an enemy who wants to kill your relatives and destroy your family? Do you want us to trade our lives?"
"Let's do this! I'll listen to your previous opinions. Both sides should take a step back. Whether it's the arson case, the corruption in the workshop, or this serial murder case, don't continue to pursue it! The majesty of the imperial court is the most important thing in everything.
But we can’t expose our trap in front of the people and the foreign government, and it will affect our mentality.”
"After all, as you said, sometimes, proper concealment and whitewashing are indeed to maintain the stability of the overall situation, right? As long as 'Master' and I don't mention these things from now on, I think you can too
We should be able to turn hostility into friendship and reach a reconciliation attitude on this matter."
Xia Mi lightly jumped down from the desk, moving like a nimble kitten, walked slowly to the official who liked to give examples at first, and asked with a smile: "My lord, what do you think of my
What's your proposal? Are you willing to reach this small tacit agreement with me?"
The courtier felt a little guilty after being stared at by Xia Mi, his eyes wandered, and he did not dare to look at her, but he still said forcefully: "Humph, you have committed such a heinous crime, and you still want to expose it so lightly? What a wishful thinking!
Let me tell you, there is no such good thing in the world!"
Xia Mi smiled softly and turned nonchalantly towards the next minister who spoke: "So, Mr. Sir, what do you think? Do you want to continue pursuing the investigation and wait until the end of the battle with me, or do you want to stop here and maintain the court?"
And the stability of Yingdu?"
Facing Xia Mi's inquiry, the purple-robed minister frowned. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said: "This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by me alone. However, if we can ensure the stability of the imperial court and Yingdu, maybe we can