In the slightly noisy Hall of Supreme Harmony, silence soon followed the father-in-law's announcement.
The ministers cleaned up the rain and dew on their bodies and stood in line on both sides.
Today's ministers all have bad expressions. I don't know if it's because of the sudden rain or something else.
Right in front of the main hall, Prime Minister Fu Yu, whose face was glowing red, was at the head of the ministers.
And above him, three steps down, Prince Li Xin was dressed in brocade and jade robes, with a sword around his waist. He also stood with a red face and a smile.
A moment later, inside the main hall.
An old eunuch supported the emperor in golden crown and dragon robes as he walked slowly until he sat down on the nine dragon throne above the main hall. Then the old eunuch bowed and retreated behind the curtain.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
The neat and vigorous worship finally kicked off today's morning pilgrimage.
However, contrary to this powerful sound of worship, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne became more and more aged, staring blankly at the ministers below, and then waved feebly.
"What's going on today?"
The court fell into a brief silence.
The officials below and several civil servants at the rear looked at each other and winked, but they didn't know what was going on.
Prime Minister Fu Yu half-bowed his body, looking back from time to time to look at the situation behind him. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sneer.
After a while, it seemed that after a few people from behind made eye contact, one person would come out.
Unexpectedly, the prince in front took the lead: "To inform my father, in order to ensure that everything goes well at the execution ground at noon today, I have deployed the troops stationed in the north to return to the capital overnight. Currently, 30,000 troops are stationed outside the capital, and 10,000 troops are stationed outside the capital.
Enter the capital to garrison the execution ground and maintain stability in the capital.
I ordered the garrison in Beijing not to invade the people and to keep a low profile. The original intention was only to deter the nobles with evil intentions outside the palace. However, there are always some nobles who despise the court, do nothing to follow the laws, and use various methods to provoke and cause trouble. What's more,
They spread rumors in the capital and slandered the imperial court. I have captured all the troublemakers, and the number of criminals waiting to be executed has increased from more than 3,000 to 4,376."
"ah?!"
The people in the court were shocked when they heard this. They were in an uproar for a moment, and there were whispers and accusations. Everyone looked sad and secretly beat their chests and feet.
Fu Yu heard a lot, but said nothing. He still sneered with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
The emperor on the dragon throne didn't say anything. Looking at the chaos below, he simply narrowed his eyes, and then... then he seemed to doze off.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Jiang Jie, the minister of etiquette, came forward and knelt down with a look of sadness on his face, "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be left to His Highness the Crown Prince! Throughout the past dynasties, civil and military forces have been used to complement each other to govern the country. I have never seen a country that can abandon civil rule and prosper.
There has never been such a massacre of nobles and literati without any scruples. This is against the will of heaven and will be punished! Your Majesty, please take back your orders!"
These words made the Minister of Rites scream heart-breakingly. It was exactly how many days and nights he dared to be angry and dare not say anything. Today, everything was left behind and he spoke out.
However, the person on the dragon chair was still in a daze, as if he had not heard a word.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Jiang Jie shouted twice in succession.
"Unbridled!" Li Xin shouted, "The people who will be executed at noon today are all sinners with irrefutable evidence! The evidence of each person's guilt is determined in accordance with the laws of Dahua. The conclusion has been made as early as January.
This is an edict issued by the emperor himself and made public to the world. It is an irrefutable fact. Mr. Jiang, you uttered arrogant words in the court and asked the emperor to take back his order. Isn't it because you want the emperor to be charged with reneging on his promise? Your crime
What's more, you actually said that the emperor will be punished. How dare you say such treacherous and unjust words! Whoever comes, drag him out and behead him!"
Li Xin gave an order, and two armored guards came in from outside the palace. Hearing the clang of armor, they set up the Minister of Rites one after another.
"Your Majesty! Take back your life! Disaster will befall the world!"
Hearing Jiang Jie's shouts getting further and further away, he was dragged away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony step by step...
Perhaps it was Jiang Jie's voice that aroused everyone's courage. For a while, most of the civil servants knelt on the ground and kept shouting two words - "Your Majesty!"
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In the heavy rain, Xia Shang and Laoshou walked as fast as flying, and the black umbrella they had previously lost.
The two of them entered the palace gate in utter embarrassment, passed through countless corridors, and finally arrived at the huge square outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Looking at the distant hall, the old leader finally asked: "How can you convince the emperor? Or do you think the current emperor can still control the court?"
Xia Shang didn't stop and just said: "I haven't thought about everything, so I can only go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and adapt to circumstances."
"Ah?!" The old leader was also shocked. He stood still and looked at Xia Shang in disbelief, "You don't have any plans?"
Xia Shang turned around: "What? Saving people is like putting out fires. How can you think so much?"
The old leader couldn't believe his ears. There was such a lunatic in the world? Did he know what he was going to do?
Before the old leader could think clearly, Xia Shang suddenly shouted: "Senior, that person over there, stop him!"
In the rain curtain, the old leader saw Xia Shang pointing in one direction.
Not far ahead, I saw two guards in silver armor dragging an official in court uniform out from the hundred steps outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The official struggled desperately and screamed something.
Unfortunately, the rain was too loud and I couldn't hear it.
At this time, three people were passing by not far to the left of Xia and Shang. Xia Shang was paying attention to the silver-armored guards, and the other party was also paying attention to Xia and Shang.
Seeing that the three of them were about to walk away, Xia Shangcai suddenly shouted.
The old leader didn't hesitate at all, and with a flash of his body, he stopped in front of the three of them.
The two silver-armored guards were startled and shouted: "Who are you?"
The old leader said nothing and looked at Xia Shang.
The two guards were shocked by the old leader's previous speed and did not dare to move for a while.
There is also the strange mask on the old leader's face, which is an invisible pressure.
Xia Shang came over and asked coldly: "Who are you?"
The two guards looked at the tiger face on Xia Shang's face and were a little nervous: "We are the personal guards of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Then who is he?"
"Minister of Rites."
"What crime did he commit?"
"Speaking arrogant words in court is a capital offense!"
"Even if he was sentenced to death, why did you two personal guards take him away? When did the prince's personal guards be able to execute him outside the court?"
"We will act on the prince's orders."
Xia Shang sneered: "I'm sorry, we are acting under the orders of the imperial court! The prince's personal guard entered the Palace of Supreme Harmony with a knife to commit murder. He shall be punished with death!"
"What did you say?!"
As soon as the expressions of the two guards changed, the boss next to them had already taken action. With just one palm, the silver armor of the two guards exploded, and a blood splatter as big as a bowl exploded on their backs, and they died instantly. (