However, the most important thing at the moment is to first find out to what extent the empress has investigated what Zhang Xingan did at this time, so that she can defend herself.
At that moment, Zhang Erhe did not dare to say anything. He lowered his head and picked up the memorial that the empress had dropped in his hand. When he opened it, Zhang Erhe's face instantly turned pale.
He even shouted:
"Your Majesty, this is unfair!"
"These things are all slander. Quanzi has never done any of these things!"
Zhang Erhe was crying in pain at this time, lying on the ground with his hands, shouting desperately.
He looked so anxious that he hugged the empress' thigh and begged for mercy.
The memorial scroll records that since Zhang Xing'an became sensible at the age of twelve, he has raped more than 120 women.
In addition, bullying others with power, destroying families, and other things can be done with both hands. The combined data can be said to make Zhang Erhe dizzy.
Because Zhang Erhe knew that if he admitted the above things, the Zhang family would not talk about Zhang Xingan himself.
Even the nine clans of the Zhang family will be implicated.
Therefore, at this time, Zhang Erhe no longer expected to escape unscathed, and saving the children of the family had become his last thought.
"Hmph, there are more than three hundred lives! These are still registered, and there are others that are not recorded. How many do you think there are?"
The empress' cold voice came from above, making Zhang Erhe tremble all over.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life, spare your life!"
What could Zhang Erhe say at this time, he could only kowtow desperately, hoping to get the empress to let them go.
"Humph, I can spare you, but who can spare those who are persecuted by you!"
"Someone, drag Zhang Erhe out, throw him into a prison, and behead him on another day!"
The empress acted very resolutely at this time. It took less than a quarter of an hour from getting Zhang Xingan's crime scroll to sentencing them to death.
This speed can be said to have frightened the ministers below so much that they all gasped for breath.
"Lord Zuo Xiang, help me!"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
After a while, two embroiderers quickly ran up and lifted up Zhang Erhe on the left and right.
At this time, Zhang Er desperately begged the empress for mercy and asked other ministers for help.
But at this time, no one stood up to speak for him.
Because they knew very well that the empress was very angry now, and Zhang Erhe had committed a huge mistake.
He hit the empress's gun directly. If he doesn't die, who else will die!
What's more, no one wants to touch Her Majesty the Empress' troubles and step forward to intercede for Zhang Erhe.
At that moment, under the watchful eyes of all the officials, Zhang Erhe, an extremely important third-rank official, was directly punished.
After this punishment, all the officials understood that Wu Zhongxian would definitely not be able to move at this time.
I didn't see that Zhang Erhe was just hit by a gun, and he was immediately punished, and he might even be executed.
After all, in their view, what Zhang Xingan committed was the crime Zhang Xingan committed.
At most, Zhang Erhe was punished for the crime of lax discipline and his official position was reduced.
But this time it was just a beheading. This was not a warning to them.
Of course, they can also continue to make trouble, completely fall out with the empress, and then make Wu Zhongxian completely step down.
But they knew it was impossible even before they did it.
After all, everyone is standing in different positions, not to mention that they are not of the same mind, so how can they work together to fight against the empress. Bayi Chinese website
If this was really possible, they would have directly sidelined the empress when she came to power and drove her down.
But unfortunately, these only exist in ideals and are impossible to realize.
Of course, from this incident, the officials also knew that Wu Zhongxian was absolutely unable to move at this time, and his weight in the empress's heart was definitely not small.
Otherwise, there would not have been so many stupid things, just to protect Wu Zhongxian.
"I will leave Wu Zhongxian's matter to Bai Feng. If you have any other ideas, just ask Bai Feng directly."
"Do you have anything else to report to your family?"
After Zhang Erhe was completely dragged out, the empress looked down at the ministers below and spoke directly.
"this……"
Listening to the empress leaving everything to the two of them to handle together, the ministers all looked constipated.
This person is the former head of the general department, and the other is the current head of the general department. What does the empress intend to do if she delegates power so directly?
Do you really have absolute trust in Wu Zhongxian and Bai Feng, and believe that you can completely control the current situation?
When the ministers heard that the empress directly handed over power to Wu Zhongxian and Bai Feng, they all murmured in their hearts.
At the same time, he secretly guessed what the empress was thinking.
Nowadays, no matter how confused they are, no one dares to stand up and question it.
After all, there are still lessons to be learned, and whoever dares to do it will do it. They don't intend to be the first to do it anyway.
"Since you and others have nothing to report, withdraw from the court!"
The empress glanced below and saw that no one stood up to play, so she immediately asked the embroiderer to announce the end of today's morning court.
Wu Zhongxian didn't say anything when he heard this. He just turned his head and glanced at the ministers below with a smile who had originally admonished him.
After glancing down below, he quickly turned his head and without saying anything, just followed the ministers and slowly retreated back.
During this process, Wu Zhongxian didn't even raise his face, as if what just happened never happened.
The empress did not call Wu Zhongxian to stop at this time and asked him to stay alone.
The two of them remained silent until Wu Zhongxian's figure disappeared. The empress did not speak, but just stared at Wu Zhongxian's position.
Bai Feng, who was on the side, squinted his eyes slightly, glanced at Wu Zhongxian's back, and then looked at the empress sitting high above. There was an inexplicable look in his eyes, as if he had discovered something.
But before she could continue to think deeply, the empress slowly spoke:
"Bai Feng, please come with me to the study today to talk. We haven't talked alone for a long time. You just have time to spend some time with me today!"
The empress's tone was not as cold and dignified as it was at the beginning, but instead was a bit more gentle, like a friend or an old acquaintance.
However, when Bai Feng listened, he did not show any signs of transcendence, but replied respectfully:
"I will obey your Majesty's will."
After Bai Feng finished speaking, he slowly withdrew, and then, led by the embroiderer, he turned left and right and walked towards the empress's study.
"The more you sit in this position, the fewer friends you have!"
