Yang Jun looked up at Lu Zhongtian with a sneer on his lips. Sure enough, Lu Zhongtian wished he could die. If he wanted him to judge the crime, he would have to die. It's a pity that this old guy didn't know the secret agreement between him and the emperor. He wanted to die by himself, the emperor.
I won't let myself die.
Yang Jun turned his head and looked at Guo Xu, who was sitting on the throne mountain. He happened to meet Guo Xu's eyes. At the moment when their eyes intertwined, Yang Jun seemed to see the joking and ridicule in Guo Xu's eyes, which made him
I was suddenly startled, and beads of sweat appeared on my body for no apparent reason.
"Yang Jun, did you hear that? Prime Minister Lu said that you have committed a heinous crime and should be executed. What do you think we should do?" Guo Xu said softly.
Yang Jun thought to himself, do you still want me to put on a show with you at this time? That’s fine, I’ll just put on a show with you and show it to others.
"Your Majesty, the crime of the guilty minister is entirely up to the Emperor. The guilty minister will have no complaints. Even if the emperor wants to kill the guilty minister, the guilty minister will have no complaints. The guilty minister only wants a fair treatment." Yang Jun added the word justice.
I deliberately bit it a little harder.
Guo Xu nodded and said: "Okay, very good. Then I will give you justice. Privy Minister Yang, before we sent out troops, how did you praise Haikou to me? You said that as long as I agree to your conditions, you can choose elite soldiers."
Strong general, let you have enough food and grass, and let you bring with me the most sophisticated equipment and equipment in Zhou Dynasty. You will definitely give me a satisfactory result. However, can I be satisfied with the current result? Without you to boast about Haikou,
How could I make up my mind to join forces with the Jurchens? I had doubts in my heart and refused to take risks, all because I trusted you too much."
Yang Jun looked at Guo Xu in shock, with an ominous premonition in his heart. Why did Guo Xu say such things? Why did he even put the decision of sending troops on himself? Isn't this putting himself on the back of a big blame? Yang Jun opened his mouth.
He wanted to argue, but then he thought: The emperor may want to bear all the blame on himself, but he will forgive himself according to the agreement last night. He wants to digest the responsibility of sending troops, since he has already accepted the defeat of the war.
Crime, what if there is one more crime? As long as he finally lifts it up high, puts it down gently, and fulfills his own promise. If he wants to clear himself, he will do what he wants.
"Your Majesty, forgive me, I am ashamed." Yang Jun's tone was vague, neither denying nor affirming, and shouted to the ground. But many officials in the court heard that this was Yang Jun's admission of the matter. It turned out that the Jurchens joined forces to attack Liao.
The plan was proposed by Yang Jun. All of this was caused by him. At first, Yang Jun thought that the crime of killing without mercy was too severe, but in an instant, it felt natural.
Guo Xu nodded and said: "Just accept it. In accordance with your request, I used all the financial and material resources in the country to let you select the most elite 300,000 soldiers, horses and generals of our Great Zhou Dynasty to go to war. But you failed to fulfill your promise.
Promise. That's fine, but you blame your generals for not obeying orders and underestimating the enemy's advance. So I ask you, these are the generals you chose. Who do you blame for their stupidity? Do you blame me? You chose
General, isn't the responsibility for the defeat yours? How can you blame the people you selected for being incompetent? Isn't it because of your incompetence that they are incompetent? As far as I know, that Han Gang is the person you promoted
, Ping Xixia is a member of your cavalry guard battalion. Most of the generals in this army are your personal personnel, and I know it. I am just turning a blind eye to this for the sake of victory.
Just turn a blind eye. What makes me even more ridiculous is that when you attacked Jinfu, you actually let a temporarily promoted general command the siege? You just ignored it? Then Ma Qingshan was just a team leader before he was promoted. You
It's too much of a joke. Let a team command hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the city? You are playing with my trust, with the lives of hundreds of thousands of our soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and with the survival of our country in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is simply unbelievable.
, God cannot tolerate it. How can we win in this situation? This defeat is entirely your fault and the result of your own doing. If you don’t bear the blame, who will bear it? "
Yang Jun stared at Guo Xu. His heart sank to the bottom of the dark and cold pool. All the weird and unreliable feelings before were suddenly connected together, and his mind seemed to be flashing in the dark night.
A flash of lightning suddenly illuminated the chaotic darkness, and everything became clear at once.
"I've been fooled. I've been trapped." A thought rolled through his mind. Yang Jun was sweating all over his body, and his body suddenly felt as soft as if his muscles and bones had been taken away.
"What makes me even more angry is that after you returned to Beijing for more than ten days, you lied about being seriously ill and stayed behind closed doors. You said nothing about the defeat. I waited for you for more than ten days, but you didn't even send a memorial.
No. What do you think of me and the whole court? Do you think that everything will be fine if you hide at home? I and the ministers suffered because of your fault. The terms of the Liao people's peace agreement were so harsh that I and the ministers had no choice but to
Endure the humiliation and calm the situation. And you? You turned a blind eye. Is this your so-called conscientious attitude? As long as you have the slightest regret, I can forgive you. It's a pity that you didn't let anyone feel it.
You feel a little bit guilty. Today you come to plead guilty. It seems sincere, but this memorial is full of words about flaunting yourself, shirking responsibility, and boasting. It shows that you are not sincere. Mr. Lu is right, because of your fault,
It has caused our great Zhou Dynasty to fall into the danger of destroying the country. The majesty of the country has been wiped out, the crowd is excited, and the public opinion is boiling. It is such a big mistake, how can I spare you lightly. If I don't kill you, it will be difficult to tolerate the laws of heaven, the law of the country, and the resentment of the people above and below. Come on.
He took away Yang Jun’s official robe, crown, and beheaded him outside the gate of Daqing. He must pay the price for what he did.” Guo Xu stood up, pointed at Yang Jun and scolded him sternly.
Yang Jun was speechless, jumped up suddenly and shouted: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... That's not what you said last night..."
Guo Xu shouted: "Whoever is coming, shut his mouth."
The so-called silencing means asking someone to stuff his mouth. This is a measure to prevent criminals from making false accusations and insults. But at this moment, it was Guo Xu's method to shut up Yang Jun. Several palace guards rushed forward and grabbed Yang Jun.
With his arms, he stuffed a ball of linen cloth into his mouth.
Yang Jun didn't know where he got the strength from. He raised his arms and pushed the guards away. He pointed at Guo Xu with a red face and laughed, "Okay, okay. I hunt geese all day long. I didn't expect that a goose pecked me in the eye today. Go ahead."
I've been fooled by you. Your Majesty, you are so despicable. I should have thought of this a long time ago. You want me to be a scapegoat. Haha. This is Lu Zhongtian's plan. With your Guo Xu's ability, I'm afraid you wouldn't have thought of it.
Let’s do this.”
Guo Xu reprimanded in a cold voice: "Yang Jun, what you say is useless now. I advise you to be honest and punish, so that your family will not be harmed. If you talk nonsense and commit disobedience, that is
It’s harmed your whole family.”
Yang Jun laughed loudly and said: "I am dead, can they still live? You even killed your own father and brother, how can you bypass them?"
Guo Xu's face changed drastically and he shouted: "Why don't I take him away and let him talk nonsense? A bunch of trash."
Several guards rushed forward again and tried their best to catch Guo Xu. Although Guo Xu was old and had not recovered from his illness, his body was still strong. When he struggled, several guards could not restrain him. What's more important was that
Yang Jun has always accumulated authority. These palace guards are nominally under the jurisdiction of Yang Jun. He is their leader, so he does not dare to be too aggressive when he strikes, leaving some leeway. Therefore, Yang Jun shook his head and turned around.
He was so confused that he couldn't put the lump of numbness into his mouth.
"Guo Xu, Lu Zhongtian, you two shameless people. You killed the King of Jin... you killed the Queen Mother... you killed the Queen... you made the late Emperor angry to death... you usurped the throne. You are the treasonous sinners. I am confused.
I regret that I should have gotten involved with you and become your accomplice. I should have joined forces with Prince Liang and his son, Lin Jue, and the others to kill you, the thieves who usurped the throne. You are the treasonous people.
Zhou was destroyed in your hands. All this is retribution... This is all retribution for you..." Yang Jun struggled violently and shouted loudly.
Guo Xu's face turned pale and he cursed anxiously. He didn't expect that Yang Jun would reveal these things in public. The guards' poor control was really abominable. Saying these words in front of so many people would be extremely detrimental to him.
In desperation, Guo Xu had no time to call the guards for help. He climbed over the dragon table and jumped down from the throne platform several feet high. He reached out and grabbed the linen cloth in the hands of the guards and stuffed it into Yang Jun's mouth.
Yang Jun's gray head was swinging violently, making it impossible for Guo Xu to succeed. At the same time, Yang Jun's mouth was still shouting: "Guo Xu, Lu Zhongtian, you... will do whatever it takes to usurp the throne. There is no such thing as the Great Zhou Dynasty in your heart... At the beginning, you
It was you who stirred up the Qingjiao rebellion, with the intention of taking grain from the fire, and finally put the responsibility on Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengshu. Now you are using despicable means to harm me... Guo Xu, you went to my house last night and said
...As long as I confess my guilt, you will..."
Guo Xu's canthus was cracked, and he dug Yang Jun's face with one hand until it started to bleed, but he still couldn't control Yang Jun's head. Yang Jun's mouth continued to utter those words vaguely. In desperation, Guo Xu
Xu reached out and grabbed an incense burner that was smoking blue smoke from the wooden stand on the side, and smashed it down on Yang Jun's head.
One! Two! Three!
It was a copper incense burner with hollow patterns, and it was quite heavy. It hit Yang Jun's head and made a bouncing and echoing sound. Yang Jun fell into coma after being hit twice, but Guo Xu seemed to be unsatisfied and still waved.
Smashing it hard. Guo Xu seemed to have returned to that bloody evening, when he grabbed the hair of Prince Guo Mian and knocked him to death on a stone pillar in the corridor of his father's palace. The blood and brain matter on the back of Guo Mian's head were
The scene of splashing around under the setting sun will never be forgotten for the rest of his life. In many dreams, Guo Xu will see that scene. Guo Xu can't tell whether it is fear or excitement. Just like the situation in front of him, the incense burner hits Yang
The mist of blood bursting out from Jun's white forehead gave Guo Xu an inexplicable sense of pleasure, and he seemed unable to stop.
