As Lin Jue read out the names one by one, Sun Dayong led his guards to arrest more than 20 officials in succession, stripped them of their official robes and bound them with five stripes. Lin Jue then read out their charges one by one.
A large number of these officials wrote letters to express their loyalty to Lu Zhongtian when he stole the country and were willing to accept Lu Zhongtian as emperor. Those letters and notes were found in Lu Zhongtian's secret room, and the evidence is conclusive. When these letters were originally collected
, Lin Jue did not make any announcement, but asked Ma Bin's Xuanyi guards to verify and secretly investigate according to the list. In addition to the evidence of their allegiance to Lu Zhongtian, they also found many evil deeds of corruption and perverting the law and exploiting the people. There are also some
The behavior of the officials was even worse. When the Jurchens attacked, they tried to surrender to the Jurchens and become traitors. These behaviors were not evaded even under the secret investigation of Xuanyi Guards.
Lin Jue was not in a hurry to take action against these people. Lin Jue had seen too many conspiracies and conspiracies, so he naturally understood the value of these evidences. Good steel should be used on the blade, and these things will naturally come into play at critical times. These people's
The head is in his hands, so there is no need to rush to take it off. If Lin Jue was a bit impatient and reckless in the past, after experiencing so many experiences, Lin Jue has actually become extremely sophisticated. The use of his methods is also
He is becoming more and more skilled, and his psychological endurance is getting stronger and stronger. In the past, he might not have bothered to use some coercive and terrifying methods, but now Lin Jue has understood a truth. As long as the purpose can be achieved, those enemies have used despicable methods.
The methods may not be useless. In this era, you cannot be honest in everything. If the enemy is dark, you should be darker than them. If the enemy is vicious, you should be more vicious than them. In short, you cannot restrain yourself.
hands and feet.
Ma Bin compiled a roster for Lin Jue in a very short period of time. The resume and conduct of each major court and local official, as well as their hidden crimes or unknown secrets were listed on it. Of course, most of them
The behavior of officials is normal, and the mistakes they make are innocuous. Many officials are honest and upright, and their conduct is recorded in the book. This roster is a magic weapon in Lin Jue's hands.
At this moment, when Lin Jue announced the crimes of more than 20 officials who were loyal to the Lu thieves and tried to join the Jurchens, many officials were shocked. If not even these officials themselves were speechless to refute, Lin Jue also disclosed all the evidence
After the announcement was made public, many people probably thought that Lin Jue was framing them. Because these twenty-odd people were among the hundreds of officials who had stood up and made a fuss not long ago.
Many officials were trembling with fear and turning pale, fearing that Lin Jue would call out their names. But fortunately, Lin Jue finally closed the frightening roster, and these officials breathed a sigh of relief.
"You have all heard clearly about the crimes of the above twenty-seven officials. These twenty-eight officials, including Gao Yi, received the salary of the imperial court, received the favor of the Zhou Dynasty, and were supported by the people of the Zhou Dynasty.
, but they eat inside and outside, have bad conduct, and help Zhou to do evil. They eat the food of Zhou Dynasty and smash the pots of Zhou Dynasty. It is really shameful for such people to be among the officials of Zhou Dynasty. If such people are not punished, where is the justice of heaven?
"Where is the national law? Sun Dayong, push all twenty-seven people out and have their heads taken out, and hang them in front of the stage as a warning to us and other Zhou officials." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Sun Dayong.
Sun Dayong
With a wave of their hands, the guards dragged the twenty-seven pale-faced officials out. Some of those officials shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, save me, please spare my life, Prime Minister Lin." Some were limp and ashen-faced, and some even Incontinence of feces and urine, and the stench is overwhelming.
Some of the officials in the venue were silent, while others clapped and cheered loudly. Screams continued outside the venue, but they soon calmed down. Soon after, Sun Dayong and others carried Lian Gaoyi's twenty-eight A bloody head came in. The hair buns of these heads were hung on both sides of the wooden platform with hooks.
Guo Kun's face was gray, his lips were trembling, and his body was covered in cold sweat. He was frightened and angry but helpless. Lin Jue walked to his seat and whispered: "I have told the emperor that you don't need to stay here for fear of being frightened. Your Majesty, you better go back to the palace."
Guo Kun stood up, his legs were weak and weak, and he almost fell. Fortunately, Shen Tan on the side reached out to support him. Guo Kun threw Shen Tan's hand away.
"Lin Jue... you... you will be punished. You did this in front of me. You are deliberately scaring me. You... you have such a vicious heart and cruel methods." Guo Kun whispered. Gritting his teeth.
Lin Jue said coldly: "Reform is inevitable. Anyone who obstructs this important event will be a sinner in the Great Zhou Dynasty. I didn't want to kill these people. After all, people will commit crimes when forced by the situation. I will give them a chance to change their ways. But, Your Majesty, you know in your heart that they did not die in my hands, but in your hands. I know that you are unwilling and always want to do something. The trick comes out. Is this the result you want? Your Majesty, if you don't abide by the agreement between you and me, then you can't blame me, and I will not abide by my promise to you. I hope you understand this."
Of course Guo Kun understood what Lin Jue meant. If he played tricks again, he would no longer tolerate what he had done and would attack him. At this point, he had nothing to do. Even though he had all kinds of helplessness and hatred in his heart, he still couldn't stand it. I can't annoy Lin Jue anymore. This man is going on a killing spree today, and the butcher's knife may fall on his head. If he doesn't know what to do, he will end up in a disastrous situation. No matter what, if he cooperates with him, he will still be the emperor, and he will still have some bright sides left. It is better to be alive and well than to be dead.
"That's it, I can't fight you, I accept my fate. From now on, I will fully cooperate with you, and I will do whatever you say. I hope you are true to your words, doing it for our great Zhou Sheji and the people of Liming, not for the sake of the people. Yourself." Guo Kun sighed lightly.
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Qing Qing Zi Jin, my heart is long. Time will prove everything. History will give a fair evaluation. Although I don't care about leaving a name in Qing history. I only live for the people of the world and plan for the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty. .As for individuals, both you and me are just passers-by, not worth mentioning."
Guo Kun said no more and walked down the steps. Lin Jue bowed and said in a high voice: "Consider the emperor back to the palace!"
Upon seeing this, all the civil and military officials kowtowed and sent them off. Guo Kun, with a pale complexion, left quickly under the escort of his personal guards.
Since Lin Jue killed more than 20 officials on the spot, all the officials in the venue were greatly shocked. Those who were dissatisfied and tried to cause trouble naturally did not dare to make any move anymore. Some had ulterior motives and usually did some ulterior motives secretly. The officials who were photographed in that roster were also uneasy about the power of the roster. Other officials were not only frightened by Lin Jue's methods.
, but I also felt very complicated in my heart. On the one hand, the people Lin Xiang killed deserved to be killed, but on the other hand, Lin Xiang's methods were too violent and made everyone feel a little offended. The dozens of people hanging on the beam in front of the stage
The bloody head seemed like a threat.
Because of this, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became depressed and awkward. Everyone suddenly lost their mood to talk and became depressed.
Lin Jue noticed this and naturally wanted to ease everyone's atmosphere. He did not want to use force and bloody means to implement this great change. For every change to succeed, what it ultimately needs is the recognition of the people of the world, so that
They accepted it willingly. Although tough measures can be used to promote the implementation at the beginning, if you only rely on this method to force others to accept it, you will not have a good result in the end. Force cannot solve all problems after all, especially this kind of problem.
For major changes, you must persuade others in your heart, so as not to end up being opposed by everyone and become the target of thousands of people.
"My lords, I would like to apologize to you for what I just did. Originally, I came here today to discuss important matters. The serious crimes of these dozens of officials were to be punished later, but they actually openly shouted and slandered me. I can't bear it.
.I, Mr. Lin, can accept the censure from anyone, but I cannot accept the censure from these traitors who are cheating on others. They are not qualified." Lin Jue raised his hands and said loudly to the officials.
The officials were silent, and they agreed with Lin Jue's words in their hearts. These dozens of officials themselves were the sinners of the Zhou Dynasty, but they jumped out to criticize Prime Minister Lin. How can this be accepted? A person who cannot be loyal, filial, and righteous.
It's ridiculous to talk about loyalty, filial piety, justice, and point fingers at others.
"Mr. Lin, we understand how you feel. But since you want to talk about things, you can't use coercion. Otherwise, if word spreads, others will say that all of us here are being coerced by Prime Minister Lin to act, which is not good for Mr. Lin and us."
." An old official finally stood up and said with cupped hands.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Master Cao is right, I guarantee that such a thing will never happen. You can speak freely and discuss major issues. As long as it is not unreasonable and unreasonable criticism, I will not care. Let's discuss the major issues at hand calmly.
, solve the problems that the court needs to solve as soon as possible, and let the Zhou Dynasty enter a new smooth road and revive the prosperous road as soon as possible. The prime minister once again apologizes."
When Lin Jue said this, the faces of all the officials became a little brighter. The elderly official named Cao nodded and said: "We are naturally happy to see Prime Minister Lin say that. But Prime Minister Lin can continue to explain to us what the co-governance of Xu Jun is.
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Lin Jue cupped his hands to express his thanks, and was about to speak when he suddenly waved his hand and said to Sun Dayong: "It's better to remove these heads and hang them at the city gate for public display. It's a bit inappropriate to put them here, and it's also disrespectful to all of you. Let's talk about the national affairs we are discussing.
Everyone here is an official of the imperial court, and they are all innocent and loyal people to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if these twenty-eight traitors are dead, they are not qualified to be with us. Please move out."
Sun Dayong accepted the promise, and led others to remove the head and carry it out. After the head was removed, the expressions of the officials were obviously much more relaxed. Facing the bloody head, I always feel uncomfortable. It is better to have a clear conscience, and in my heart
Those people who had ghosts and shit in their butts were really uneasy. Lin Jue took practical actions to relieve the depression and impact caused by the previous too drastic actions.
