nine thousand years old

Chapter 31

Golden Palace!
The cold wind howled, and the snowflakes that had weakened a lot poured into the hall along the open black gate. The civil and military officials arranged neatly according to their official positions had serious faces, and occasionally there were whispers, and they couldn't hear what people were saying. It's just that there are doubts that cannot be concealed, and the eyes keep casting to the front, and it is Zhou An and Chen Bingli standing there.

"Chen Shangshu, yesterday you and your disciples made some small moves to deliberately hinder my imperial army from arresting the Xiong family's rebellious party. Don't you have any ideas?"

Suddenly, Zhou An turned his head, with a gloomy look on his thin face, and stared at Chen Bingli who was beside him. The latter frowned, and without looking at him, he snorted coldly,

"Zhou Shangshu, I just want to stabilize the situation in Chang'an City as soon as possible, but it's not as dirty as you think. Don't treat a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart!"

"If that's the case, then I'm relieved!"

The disdain in Zhou An's pupils became more and more obvious, as if talking to himself, he said softly,
"Zhou also thought that Chen Shangshu was worried that the imperial army made too much contribution in arresting the chaotic party. It is unbalanced to compare your contributions to fighting Xiong Yuting for so many years!"

"Come to think of it, a veteran official like Chen Shangshu wouldn't have such unbearable thoughts, haha!"

"you……"

Being so accused and scolded, Chen Bingli frowned immediately, and a trace of anger surged on his wrinkled face, but thinking of His Majesty's earnest entrustment, he suppressed his anger forcibly, turned his face aside, and stopped talking.

"His Majesty is here!"

Not long after, a shrill shout came from outside the hall, and the atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall suddenly sank. All the civil and military officials lined up on both sides and knelt down, shouting in unison,
"My ministers welcome you, Your Majesty!"

Whoops!

Wu Chong was wearing a golden dragon robe and a purple gold crown. Accompanied by Su Hanyun, he walked into the hall with a burst of cold air. After passing through the passage made by the civil and military officials, he came to the dragon chair. The people said in a deep voice,
"Be flat!"

"I wait, thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the officials got up one after another, Wu Chong also sat on the dragon chair under the service of Su Hanyun, glanced at Zhou An and Chen Bingli, and asked in a cold voice,

"How about the arrest of Xiong's rebel party?"

"Report to Your Majesty!"

Zhou An shook his purple and black official uniform, stepped forward and knelt in the middle of the hall, and said in a deep voice,

"There are 380 relatives of the Xiong family. Those who are not relatives of the Xiong family, who participated in the conspiracy, have official positions above the fourth rank, a total of 78, from the fourth rank to the seventh rank, a total of 120, and the rest 210, plus many family members of party members, a total of [-] six! "

"The ministers have all been arrested and imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, waiting for His Majesty to deal with them!"

"Yes, Zhou Shangshu worked hard!"

Wu Chong gave a word of relief, slowly got up, his eyes swept across the civil and military officials with deep and sorrowful expressions, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice,
"Zhou Shangshu, these people are my subjects after all, before I deal with them, I want to take a last look at them, and send someone to bring them to the Golden Palace!"

"The minister leads the order!"

Zhou An bowed and retreated out of the hall. Soon, there was a sound of orderly and cold footsteps outside the hall. He led nearly a hundred guards of the Imperial Army and roared away against the wind and snow.

The prison of the Ministry of Punishment is far away from the imperial palace, and there are many people conspiring to rebel. After waiting for about an hour, Zhou An and others slowly appeared. Looking from a distance, there was a mass of black heads, with miserable faces and despairing eyes. Driven by the shouts of the guards, they staggered like slaves.

Soon, a large group of rebels were brought to the gate of the Golden Luan Hall, and Wu Yangyang knelt on the cold ground. Zhou An ordered the imperial guards to surround them, and then returned to the hall.

"Your Majesty, the criminal has been brought!"

"Well, accompany me to have a look!"

Wu Chong sighed deeply, Su Hanyun hurried forward, helped him by the arm, and accompanied him out of the hall, the cold wind and snow blew on his face, and there was a mournful cry begging for mercy, Wu Chong frowned and took a look , asked in a deep voice,

"Wait, are you trying to usurp my country?"

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

"The minister was persecuted by Xiong Yuting. The whole family of the minister is under Xiong Yuting's control. There is no way not to listen to him..."

"Your Majesty's knowledge..."

The kneeling criminals kowtowed one after another, and at the front of the crowd, an old man with a haggard face, disheveled hair, and some blood scabs on his face struggled to stand up, shouting hoarsely,

"Criminal Zhang Tinghai, shame on His Majesty!"

"Ashamed of Dazhou Sheji!"

"The crime of the guilty minister is unforgivable, please Your Majesty, for the sake of the criminal minister's hard work in the past, let the whole family of the criminal minister go..."

boom! boom! boom!
The voice was mixed in the wind and snow, Zhang Tinghai ignored the pull of the guards, climbed a few steps forward, and knocked his head heavily on the cold ground. Soon his forehead was bright red, and the ground was also stained with blood. Even the snow was melted.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Leave our family alone..."

The rest of the guilty ministers also echoed, and the wailing sound became more and more shocking, sweeping away mightily, as if shaking the wind and snow all over the sky.

Wu Chong looked at them quietly. After a moment of silence, an unconcealable sternness suddenly surged on his pale face. He took two steps forward and roared in a sinister voice,
"Shut up for me!"

Whoa!
Roaring like dragons and tigers, the wind and snow all over the sky were dispersed, and the begging criminals closed their mouths one after another, raised their heads, and cast panic-stricken eyes, the atmosphere between the sky and the earth became more and more dead silent.

"Ten years of studying sages and sages, one imperial examination to enter the court, the king's salary, and the people's anointing, you should work hard and work hard for the well-being of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the country, the country, and the country, but why do you want to help the tyrant?"

"Who can tell me? Huh?"

Wu Chong waved his hand violently, the dragon robe rolled over, and the gloomy and angry questioning voice roared.

The darkness overwhelmed the criminals, with deep remorse pouring over their faces, and they kowtowed their heads deeply on the ground. Zhang Tinghai, who was at the front, wailed even more, slapped himself on the face, and exclaimed in pain,
"The guilty minister deserves to die!"

"The guilty minister is ashamed of the country, the people, and the sages!"

"Sinner... regret..."

"To shut up!"

Wu Chongyin snorted, interrupted Zhang Tinghai's confession, then turned his head to look at Chen Bingli who was beside him, and roared in a deep voice,
"Chen Shangshu, you are the veteran of the three dynasties of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and you know the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty best. Tell me, how should you deal with these rebellious officials and thieves who committed chaos?"

"Report to Your Majesty!"

Chen Bingli's eyes froze, and he bowed forward, his purple-black robe fluttering with the cold wind, and he shouted proudly,

"Laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Volume [-], Article [-], if you commit a rebellion, you will be punished by the nine clans, and the accomplices are all guilty of the same crime. There is no forgiveness for killing the nine clans!"

"Did you hear that?"

Wu Chong suddenly turned around, his eyes swept over with a stern look,

"Punish the Nine Clans!"

"Unforgivable sin!"

There was a dead silence between heaven and earth, all the criminals lowered their heads in despair, Zhang Tinghai even collapsed on the ground, Chen Bingli was right, committing treason is indeed a crime of punishing the nine clans, no matter how much they cry and repent, there is no harm. use!
"But, I can't bear it..."

At this moment, Wu Chong knelt down on the ground suddenly, his eyes were red, and while beating the cold ground with his fist hysterically, he roared in pain,

"You are all my people, among them are the elderly, the children who are waiting to be fed, and the important ministers who have devoted countless efforts to our country. Even if you have committed an unforgivable sin, how can I hold up the sword? Can it be cut down?"

"You guys, make me difficult..."

"His Majesty……"

The sinners raised their heads one after another, and the pain and remorse on their faces became more obvious. Zhang Tinghai was a veteran of the two dynasties, and was deeply valued by the late emperor. Recalling the love of the late emperor, his face was extremely regretful, and tears could not stop flowing down.

The roar gradually faded away, Wu Chong knelt on the ground, let the cold wind blow his black hair, remained silent, the surrounding ministers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Chen Bingli frowned, stepped forward and grabbed Wu Chong's arm, and said in a deep voice,

"Your Majesty, your kindness is a blessing to all peoples, but you must not let the thieves and thieves who help the tyrants abuse you. Please order your Majesty to deal with them according to the law!"

"Deal with the law..."

Wu Chong raised his head hesitantly, his eyes swept over those criminals, the grief on his face became more and more intense, the color of entanglement and pain changed, he stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly,
"I don't want to swing a knife at you!"

"I pardon you for your innocence, and give you a chance to reform!"

"All the officials are restored to their original positions and serve the great Zhou society, for me, and for the people of the world. Can you do it?"

The deep voice whistled with the cold wind, and drifted far away. All the criminals raised their heads with red eyes. They stared at Wu Chong's figure with disbelief on their faces.

After being dazed for a moment, Zhang Tinghai took the lead, suddenly kowtowed, and shouted in unison,
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

"The sinful minister should swear to die to be loyal to His Majesty, to Da Zhou, without any second thoughts!"

The voice of resolute gratitude reverberated between the heaven and the earth, the expressions on the faces of all the criminals were extremely sincere, Wu Chong's eyes also showed a trace of unconcealable excitement, he waved his big hand, and roared,

"Okay, I believe you!"

"Decree, the Xiong family is in disorder, not related to the Xiong family, let the past go!"

"Zhou An, let him go!"

"……Yes!"

Zhou An didn't react for a while, he was in a daze, and hurriedly waved to the guards guarding the criminals.

The criminals walked from the edge of life and death, and suddenly regained their freedom. The expressions of gratitude and sincerity on their faces became more and more intense. Headed by Zhang Tinghai, they came to Wu Chong one after another, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

"Sinner, thank Your Majesty Long En!"

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

The noise is monstrous!

……

The Hall of Mental Cultivation!
Wrapped in a black fur blanket, Wu Chong leaned against the charcoal brazier to keep warm, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, while Su Hanyun bowed and stood aside, waiting.

After a moment of silence, Wu Chong suddenly raised his head and asked,
"Xiao Yunzi, how do you conclude that Chen Bingli will persuade me to kill them all at that time?"

Su Hanyun smiled, cupped his hands and said,

"My servant guessed, Chen Bingli prides himself on being loyal and upright, and he despises these so-called rebellious officials and thieves the most. Moreover, he probably also wants these people to be killed to make room in the court so that he can easily deploy his own people. So... he will say."

"Even if he can't say it, the servant is ready and will remind him..."

"Ha ha……"

Wu Chong couldn't help laughing, pointed at Su Hanyun and said,

"very good!"

"Today is very good, hum, Chen Bingli wants me to punish their nine clans in front of all the criminal officials, the enmity between these two factions has been settled, and it is impossible for the Chen faction and the Chaotic Party to join forces! "

"And I staged another good show of loving my ministers like sons. These people should obediently follow behind me in the future."

"Little Yunzi, the three-legged confrontation you mentioned is done!"

"Slave, congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Su Hanyun smiled and bowed, Wu Chong held his arm with a smile, and said,
"This is all your strategy, and the credit goes to you."

"However, don't get too excited. There is still Zhang Zhaoshan outside the city and 40 garrison troops. I can't relax completely in my heart..."

"Any ideas?"

Su Hanyun's eyes flashed, and he said,

"Slave, you can try!"

　Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhly I can only be sorry!

　　in tears...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)