"Well, Marquis Lu entered the capital at half past five."
The name of this general was Ji Shiming. He was a first-rank official and was conferred the title of General of Zhenbei University by the late emperor.
He fought side by side with Emperor Wu of Zhou many times. He had a tiger talisman in his hand and was a general with hundreds of thousands of troops.
King Ping of Zhou and Ji Shiming communicated about the assassination of Marquis Lu.
Although they entered the palace at five o'clock to prepare for the morning court, it did not affect their ability to keep abreast of external news.
Ministers like these with real power have their own eye spies and information channels.
They can know immediately about any big or small events that happen in the capital.
"Your Majesty has been very strict in cracking down on corrupt officials recently. He even killed the two princes when asked to do so. He also killed the entire family, leaving Prince Jing's little daughter alone."
After talking about Marquis Lu for a while, King Zhou Ping suddenly turned the topic to what happened yesterday.
And the most terrifying thing is that King Zhou Ping knew very well that Wu Zhongxian had left King Zhou Jing’s little daughter.
It can be seen that even among the imperial guards, there are his spies.
"This is a good thing. Corrupt officials should be killed." Ji Shiming did not follow King Zhou Ping's wishes, but said a very subtle statement.
King Zhou Ping looked at Ji Shiming and smiled, saying: "That makes sense! Corrupt officials cannot be tolerated. If Emperor Wu were in power, he would definitely be more decisive than His Majesty!"
"However, if Emperor Wu was handling the case, he would definitely not send someone to behead him first and then report him later. When there is no evidence, it is really inappropriate to behead someone and then look for evidence. This method of handling the case is really inappropriate! It is a blasphemy to the judicial process!"
"Um."
Ji Shiming nodded slightly but did not answer.
A civil servant behind him immediately echoed: "Prince Ping is right! If a eunuch can casually kill the prince without evidence! That is simply contempt for the judicial system of our Great Zhou Dynasty!"
This civil servant is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Hualunan.
Ji Shiming didn't even look at him.
Obviously he doesn't like this civil servant.
And as we all know, Hualunan has always stood with King Ping of Zhou. If they are acting like this today, there must be some conspiracy.
Ji Shiming probably guessed it too.
But he didn't say anything, he just closed his eyes and rested his mind, waiting for His Majesty to go to court.
the other side.
Take the central corridor of the palace as the dividing line.
The prime minister and the ministers headed by Sima Chengsi were also chatting about similar topics.
Prime Minister Sima Chengsi, who was over sixty years old, also closed his eyes and meditated.
A group of officials behind him also criticized His Majesty for giving a eunuch the right to behead first and report later.
Although these ministers and the prince are in different camps, they have even attacked each other in the court in the past, and many of them referenced each other's origins.
But on the matter of killing first and reporting later, most people are highly unified in their opinions.
They don't think this is the right solution.
Because no one knows whether the "crazy" eunuch who has the right to kill first and then report will be killed next.
And even if it is not for oneself, from a fair and just judicial perspective.
It is completely unreasonable for a eunuch to have the right to kill first and then report!
Even if the prince, the prime minister, or the general Zhenbei have such rights, it is unreasonable!
The country should not use this method to get rid of corrupt officials, it should use the rule of law!!
Prime Minister Sima Chengsi said nothing and kept his eyes closed, not knowing what he was thinking.
A long time passed.
The eunuch's voice sounded.
Your Majesty is here.
Morning is about to begin.
…
"Morning is really boring."
Wu Zhongxian yawned and listened to the morning court outside the main hall.
He just got up and came.
Because Wu Zhongxian knew that today's morning meeting would not be simple.
In the court hall.
Emperor Zhou Ren talked about some natural disasters and control methods in the north, and then listened to the opinions of the ministers. Nearly an hour passed.
The business is over.
It's time for the next court session.
"If you have something to do, start to act, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
At this time, His Majesty's eunuch Cao shouted.
"My lord! I have this memorial!!"
Hua Lunan, the Minister of Punishment, stood up and handed over the manuscript.
"What's the matter?"
Emperor Zhou Ren looked at the Minister of Punishment calmly.
"My lord! I want to join the eunuch Wu Zhongxian!"
The Minister of Punishment said the name of Yao Shen, paused, and then began to count the crimes in a loud voice, saying: "The first crime is that Wu Zhongxian led a warrior privately into the prince's palace! It is regarded as using force to break the ban!"
"The second crime is that Wu Zhongxian led his warriors to kill the two princes, King Xuan of Zhou and King Jing of Zhou! And without substantial evidence, he killed nearly a thousand people in the two princes' families, which is really a blasphemy to our laws as king of the Zhou Dynasty!!
"
"The third crime! Wu Zhongxian was corrupt! In the name of searching the palace, he embezzled gold and silver! He embezzled several martial arts secret books!"
"The fourth crime is that Wu Zhongxian has caused trouble in the harem for many years! He should have died long ago! But he is still alive today. It is extremely hateful!"
"..."
In the palace behind the court hall.
The empress, Lu Suqing, is also listening to politics.
As the queen of Zhou Dynasty, she has the right to listen to government affairs.
Although they are not allowed to directly participate in politics, women like the Queen Mother and Empress, who are responsible for the whole world, can listen to politics from behind the curtain.
"Wu Zhongxian...it's him! It's him! No wonder he dares to do such a heinous thing!"
When Queen Lu heard the name, she clenched her hands into fists and gritted her teeth.
She knew Wu Zhongxian's identity.
Although Lu Suqing rarely visited the Zhou Dynasty before, as the prince's most precious only daughter, she had access to a lot of confidential information.
For example, the secrets of the last emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Zhou.
According to rumors, there was a very smart eunuch beside Emperor Wu of Zhou who was very powerful. Some ministers wanted to curry favor with him and asked this favored eunuch to speak kind words for them in front of Emperor Wu of Zhou.
As long as this eunuch talks kindly, he can easily get promoted and make a fortune!
Although he was just a eunuch, he could be the eunuch serving Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
And because he was favored by Emperor Wu of Zhou, his power was unimaginable.
Lu Suqing had also seen Wu Zhongxian's name on some documents.
I thought that eunuch Wu Zhongxian should be an old eunuch in his forties or fifties, but I didn't expect that he looked so young!
Lu Suqing guessed that it might be because of his advanced martial arts.
According to age estimation, Wu Zhongxian is at least thirty-five years old.
But he looks like he is around 24 or 25 years old.
"Wu Zhongxian! I will never let you go!" Queen Lu's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
She has already thought of how to take revenge on Wu Zhongxian.
…
"You really want to attack me."
Wu Zhongxian guessed that he would be involved.
But I didn’t expect that the Minister of Punishment would convict himself of four major crimes.
Each one is enough to chop his head off once.
Next comes the exciting part.
Will the emperor protect himself?
And how to protect it is also a problem.
Just when Wu Zhongxian was thinking.
Dozens of ministers in the palace all seconded the proposal and followed up with the reference.
It’s all him, Wu Zhongxian, who participated!
"Good fellow, these ministers really all wear a pair of trousers. They want to kill my father-in-law!"
Wu Zhongxian knew with just one glance that things were going to be bad today.
On the dragon chair, Emperor Zhou Ren always maintained a calm expression and glanced at everyone.
He also felt first-hand how great the obstacles were to his desire to hoe rape!
Most of the court was against him as the emperor!
Everyone knows that a eunuch cannot have such great power.
The only person with this power is the current emperor!
So on the surface these ministers were interested in Wu Zhongxian, but in fact they were interested in the emperor Zhou Rendi!
