It was already ten days later when Wei heard that he had arrived at General Liu Wen's place.At that time when Xiliang invaded, General Liu Wen led a small number of garrison troops to resist stubbornly and blocked all the Xiliang army from the border of Daku.

A month later, there was an urgent report from the border, and there was good news of victory in the first battle.

And within this month, the situation in Chang'an City changed, Wang Yun was reused by His Majesty again, and Ruan Qingzhu was not around, and the status quo of his family's dominance was restored.

It's just that in the court, there is no longer the scene of wanton corruption by the stubborn officials in the past. Now Wang Yun is gradually moving closer to the Qingliu. In the court, everyone is in danger. No one dares to commit crimes, except for the king Yun suddenly went crazy and sent all of them to prison. Wang Yun had done these things before.

None of them are as great as Wang Yun's family, nor as deep and broad as his foundation in the court. Even though they know that he has done bad things, they dare not confront him head-on. Everyone can only hold their tails tightly.

All the changes occurred one day after the victory in the first battle. Originally, due to successive border wars, the court and China became much more relaxed and cheerful. The city of Chang'an was full of songs and laughter, and the good reputation that had not been heard increased. They also came to the fore, and the Wei family brothers became the unparalleled celebrities in the entire Chang'an city for a while.

The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are rustling, and the last rain of autumn is falling.

In the past few days, something happened that shocked the whole capital and even the whole country.

——On this day, just after dawn, a bell resounded from the highest tower in Chang'an City, and the gate of the palace was knocked.

Wang Yun was shirtless and carried a bundle of thorns behind his back. The thorns on the thorns pierced into the flesh on his back, and the blood was cut one by one. He knelt down step by step, from the prime minister's mansion to the palace gate.

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty." Wang Yun knelt on the cold marble floor. It's late autumn now, and the weather is bitingly cold.However, he only wore a pair of thin trousers all over his body, his upper body was completely spread out, and his lips were already black and blue from the cold.

"My fourth crime..."

"The third crime of the minister is to accept bribes and facilitate others. Since returning from the border, from the lowest general in the army to the current position of prime minister, countless people have entrusted the minister to do things. Chen You refused to agree at the beginning, and at the end Taking bribes and using power for personal gain."

Therefore, there are also a group of people who came to see it with the mood of purely watching the excitement.

"Prime Minister, why is this?" said the Son of Heaven.

"This is your letter of apology, please read it Your Majesty."

As he continued to speak sentence by sentence, His Majesty's face on the dragon chair became darker and darker, until finally it was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"What do you mean by this?"

Until the last word was uttered, Wang Yun knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head. When he lifted up again, there was red blood on his forehead.

All the people in the city were attracted to watch, and the people were very surprised. They knew more or less that Wang Yun had done many things to exploit the people, and seeing him like this now, they just feel very happy.Seeing the blood stains on his back, his old face, and frost-stained temple hair, they clapped their hands and cheered.

"Prime Minister, why don't you take off the thorns on your body first?" The little eunuch flattered, "If you are carrying it to plead guilty, why don't you carry it at the gate of the Tai Chi Hall, and the servant will carry it for you."

"Please!"

Wang Yun's old but still sonorous and powerful voice resounded like ring pendants in the Taiji Hall. In the hall, there was sudden silence, and a needle could be heard.I could only hear Wang Yun stating his past crimes word by word.

Above Ruyi, the emperor saw his attire.The whole person was stunned for a moment. He never thought that Wang Yun would be like this one day. To be honest, he didn't know what Wang Yun did wrong, and why he came to apologize. There were countless thoughts in his mind, but None can match.

Wang Yun waved his hand and rejected his request.He walked very slowly, the thorns on his body cut his back like a sword, and his back was covered with blood, and he could no longer see a piece of good skin.

The people pointed at him and applauded him.However, because he used the shop under his own hands to accept the people and refugees from all over the place, he somewhat forgave him.

In the Tai Chi Hall, the emperor looked at the documents from various places in his hands for some unknown reason. Although his eyes were walking, he was stunned for a long time, and he knew that there was something in his heart at a glance.

Wang Yun didn't speak. Although he pleaded guilty and knelt at every step, he has been an official for many years, and the majesty of his body is still there. Now his expression is serious, and he is not angry.

The door of the hall was wide open, and Wang Yun entered the Tai Chi Hall under the leadership of the eunuch.

In front of the palace gate, he waited for the report from the little eunuch, followed by a large number of people who came to see the excitement.

"Your Majesty, the veteran is guilty. Over the past 30 years of onlookers, he has failed His Majesty's trust in Cheng Cheng. He has done many things that exploited the people and hurt the nature. Now listen to the advice of my family and confess one by one. I hope His Majesty will spare my family the death penalty."

"The second crime of the minister is to exploit the people and seek the people's fat. After being an official for so many years, the minister's ambitions have only been to eliminate harm and serve the people at the beginning. Excessive extravagance, lust for profit."

"The first crime of a minister is to form cliques and form cliques for personal gain. In the past 30 years as an official, for the sake of self-interest, the voice of the court has done everything possible, attracted a group of people similar to me, squeezed out dissidents, formed cliques for personal gain, confuse the saints, and created disasters. Chaotang."

Then the voice of the report came from outside, and the little eunuch's voice was high-pitched, "Prime Minister Wang is begging to see you outside the palace!"

After waiting for a while, the palace door opened, and the little eunuch inside trotted out, "Prime Minister, hurry up and be sympathetic. Your Majesty is very anxious to hear about this."

After walking for such a long distance, his hands were already full of silt and blood. With a slight trembling, he presented the Chinese book in his hand. The little eunuch at the side saw it, and walked over to him very quickly, took it, and presented To His Majesty.

Those thin sheets of paper recorded all the wrong things he had done over the years, as well as those courtiers who had entrusted him to do things.

On the dragon chair, His Majesty took the few pages of paper and looked at them blankly. After turning a page, his face turned dark.Until the end, his face was as black as ink droplets, almost dripping water.

For a long time, the hall was empty without a single sound. In this boundless silence, people's heartbeats became more obvious.It was as if the whole person was restrained by a big hand.Everyone held their breath and concentrated, fearing that it would involve themselves, everyone understood how earth-shattering what Wang Yun said just now.His Majesty's fingers were all exerting force, as if he was suppressing great anger.

After a long time, His Majesty closed the paper with a snap, "Is this true?"


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