please make me king

"Ah, ah, the fool, the fool, ah..."

With the screams, a man who looked like a civil servant was already dying.

It turns out that this stick is made of three poplars, it is designed to clamp people's ankles, if one is not careful, it can damage people's ankles and cause disabilities, it is very vicious.

However, Liu Zongmin and others are already familiar with the road, so they are not worried about causing injuries.

"Chen Hanlin, are you convinced?" Seeing that the torture was almost done, Liu Zongmin asked with a cruel smile on his face.

"I don't accept it... I don't accept it. I have always been an upright official. Where can I have money with you robbers..." "Chen Hanlin" couldn't help but said in grief and indignation.

"Oh? Dissatisfied? Let everyone see how much money this honest and upright Chen Hanlin has embezzled!" Liu Zongmin sneered and shouted at the people on the street.

"Come on, bring them all up!"

Following Liu Zongmin's order, seven or eight soldiers immediately brought out three or five boxes from Chen Hanlin's mansion.

These three or five boxes were opened one by one, revealing snowflakes of silver inside, which dazzled people's eyes.

"Wow, I've never seen so much silver in most of my life!" The people watching couldn't help but open their eyes.

And while these people were eye-opening, they couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable anger welling up in their hearts.

Someone had already shouted loudly: "Kill him, kill him, kill this dog official, and you will be greedy for more people's fat and people's anointing!"

Along with the angry cries of the onlookers, rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and small clods of soil were thrown over.

It's over, it's over!

Chen Hanlin suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, as if someone had poured cold water on the spot for three or nine days.

He is not afraid of being tortured by Liu Zongmin, and after being tortured, he is a hero with strong bones.

He is not afraid of being searched by Liu Zongmin. After the inspection, sooner or later, he will "come back after all the money is gone."

Even he is not afraid of beheading, even if he is beheaded, his family property can still be passed on to future generations, and his clear name can still be left in the history books.

However, Liu Zongmin's robbery on the street and public search of a lot of silver made all his illusions shattered.

Now, he is a "corrupt official" with a notorious reputation.

Not only the money is gone, but the reputation is also gone.

"Chen Hanlin's family found a total of 210 five taels, three cents and four cents of silver. In honor of King Shun's kindness, let's keep one and fifteen taels for daily use. All other silver taels will be confiscated and reserved for your majesty's grand ceremony!" Zhang Shun sent The female clerk checked clearly and couldn't help but yelled in a clear voice while writing down the amount quickly.

"This dog official, he has only been an official for a few years, and he has been greedy for so much!" The people around couldn't help talking, and at the same time, they were greedily looking at those white silver taels.

But what is brighter than these silvers are the sharp long knives in the hands of Liu Zongmin's left and right guards.

"The next family, let's see if Liu Yushi is richer than this Chen Hanlin's family!" Liu Zongmin was obviously also surprised to find out so much silver at one go, and couldn't help but get excited for a while.

Following Liu Zongmin's order, the soldiers quickly untied the sticks, left Chen Hanlin on the ground, and rushed to another mansion in a hurry.

"You stupid lord, you stupid lord, you actually copied and plundered your ministers and workers. This has never happened since ancient times. You will die sooner or later!" Chen Hanlin struggled to get up, insulting with all his strength.

However, the onlookers saw that the matter was settled, and ran to the next family without looking back, not bothering to pay attention to what he had to say.

"Hey, the people don't want to live, the people don't want to live!" Just as Chen Hanlin was struggling, he didn't see that there were a few well-dressed soldiers in a teahouse not far away, sighing like dead parents.

"This is too ruthless. Not only does it cost money and life, but it also ruins the reputation of the person. It's really hateful. Could it be that the world is so big that no one can rule this disorderly minister and thief?"

In the eyes of some elites, Zhang Shun's deception has no effect, and it has long been recognized by others.

"Actually... not without..."

"Oh, I wonder what kind of plan this brother has?"

"Strategy? One is to find two taels of straw and tie a scarecrow. When you can't sleep at night, you can prick it with a needle; the other is to draw a circle and curse him!"

"What... what is the use of this?"

"Prevent anger from hurting the liver, happiness and sadness, sadness from the lungs, thoughts from hurting the spleen, and fear from hurting the kidneys!"

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Not to mention how much discussion there was inside and outside the capital, but also that Hanlin Huang Daozhou couldn't help being furious when he heard such a "scandalous incident", and went to visit the assistant minister Kong Zhenyun early.

This Kong Zhenyun was originally the second place in the list of the famous Zhuang Jichang, and he has been serving as the editor of the Imperial Academy, and has never intervened in the disputes among the parties.

It just so happened that he was not only the heir of Confucius, but also he was upright and stubborn, and his stand tended to be neutral, so he was respected by scholars.

Therefore, when Huang Dao saw Kong Zhenyun on Monday, he couldn't help saying loudly: "I heard that you are an upright minister, how can you sit and watch the reckless people use your majesty's name to mess up the court?"

Kong Zhenyun was very angry and funny when he heard the words, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "You Yuan, I don't blame you for not knowing the details of the court!"

"Then 'Shun... King Shun' has always had the ambition to act recklessly, how could I not know?"

"Nevertheless...however, the current sage is really...really...ah!"

"An old saying goes: A son does not speak of his father's faults, and a minister does not reveal the evil of the emperor. Why did the old man say such a thing?" Huang Daozhou asked unhappily when he heard the words.

"That being said, there are some things I have to tell you." Kong Zhenyun sighed, shook his head and said.

"There are four disadvantages in today's saints. One is: licentiousness and lust. When you first enter the palace, you miss other people's wives and daughters, which corrupts ethics."

"Second said: I am self-willed. Ever since His Majesty entered the palace, the old man has given me a lot of advice, but I don't listen to it. Instead, I speak cleverly and forcibly argue. I don't know what I did wrong, let alone change it."

"Three said: greedy for money, this plan to torture and plunder officials is certainly the true face of King Shun, but His Majesty is also indispensable to fuel the flames."

"Fourth: Slack in government. On the first day, the cabinet ministers said what they said, but on the second day they asked again, but they looked blank."

"You said... You said that there is such a monarch on the stand, so what can we do?"

"This... Could it be that he can do it arbitrarily?" Huang Daozhou couldn't help but indignantly.

Hearing Kong Zhenyun's words, Huang Daozhou also felt somewhat desperate.

It's not scary that His Majesty is a puppet, but what's scary is that he is not only a heartless Empress Liu, but also a standard stupid king.

With such a person, how can you fight against a "shun thief" who is as cunning as Cao Cao and as hypocritical as Wang Mang?

"Well, it's really not going to work. I'll introduce you tomorrow. Go and persuade King Shun. If you persuade him to change his mind, it's better than grabbing the land with my head." Kong Zhenyun couldn't help but be yin and yang. replied.

Good guy, the old man has already talked about this, and he is pressing every step of the way. What do you mean?