The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Before King Chu returned to the capital, a major event happened that shocked the entire court. That was Princess Annan sued King Zheng for infringing upon human life, robbing civilian women and men, seizing people's land, plundering people's money, and connivance with his subordinates to burn, kill, and loot. Dozens of crimes including dozens of crimes have made the people in his fiefdom miserable and miserable.

Princess Annan cited every piece of evidence against King Zheng, including both personal and physical evidence, and the evidence was conclusive. These evidences were all brought from King Zheng's fiefdom. At that time, several common people kneeling in the court broke their heads and begged the emperor to make the decision for them.

King Zheng was so frightened that his legs weakened and he collapsed on the ground, his face pale and his eyes filled with fear. Anyang Gong and his son were also full of fear. They couldn't believe that what King Zheng had done in the fiefdom was exposed.

Princess Annan knelt in the court and accused King Zheng of drugging her, causing her to lose her virginity to him. She also complained that after marrying Queen Zheng, King Zheng abused the people who served her and threatened her. She also said that the reason why King Zheng used any means to get her was to get the gold mine from her grandfather's family.

She also sued King Zheng and the Duke of Anyang for recruiting troops and forging weapons in many places in Annan. She also said that King Zheng had always been in collusion with King Han, and King Han often sent gold, silver, jewelry and beauties to King Zheng.

Previously, Princess Annan's dozens of criminal evidence against King Zheng had shocked the ministers. Now that they heard Princess Annan's own complaint, all the civil and military officials were filled with horror.

King Zheng wanted to open his mouth to complain, but he couldn't. He was so frightened that he lost his mind. If I hadn't known that I was in a court room, I would have been so scared that I would wet my pants.

Anyang Gong was still a little calm. He knelt on the ground and shouted that he was wronged, saying that he did not recruit troops in Annan, let alone forge weapons. He also cried and begged the emperor to see clearly.

As for King Zheng who collapsed on the ground, Duke Anyang had given up on him. At this time, what Anyang Gong has to do is to protect himself and Anyang Gong's mansion.

Other ministers secretly took a look at the emperor's face and saw that the emperor was very calm and not angry at all, which made them even more panicked.

The calmer the emperor is, or the brighter his smile is, it means that the emperor is very angry.

The ministers cried out in their hearts: It's over! It’s over! It’s over!
They all lowered their heads, shrank their heads, and acted like cowards, praying that they would not be hurt by the emperor's wrath.

Princess Annan refuted Duke Anyang's words unceremoniously and took out a ledger from her arms. She reported to the emperor that in addition to Anyang Gong collecting money, recruiting troops and horses, and forging weapons in Annan, there were also Zhenguo Gongfu and Xuanping Houfu.

When Xie Shi, the Duke of Zhenguo, heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down and trembled, shouting that he was wronged.

Marquis Xuanping also shouted that he was wronged and begged the emperor to see clearly.

Princess Annan also said that some ministers of the DPRK and China had done shameful business and things in many places in Annan.

For a time, one-third of the ministers in the court were sued by Princess Annan.

The ministers who were named by Princess Annan all turned pale with fright, and knelt on the ground tremblingly, shouting that Princess Annan was spitting blood and asking the emperor for a clear warning.

Sun Kui took the account book from Princess Annan and held it in front of the emperor with both hands.

The emperor still looked calm as he looked through the account book page by page.

The Zichen Palace became very quiet, so quiet that the ministers could clearly hear their own breathing and the breathing of others. Of course, you can also hear the emperor flipping through the account books.

Many ministers had cold sweat on their foreheads, faces, necks, and backs. The ground before them was covered in sweat.

The ministers named by Princess Annan were filled with horror and despair at this moment.

King Jing knelt on the ground uneasily, his scalp numb. King Wei knelt on the ground with a calm expression. There was no disturbance in his heart because he was not included in Princess Annan's complaint.

The ministers who supported the King of Chu also turned pale with fright, but they were not so panicked. They are extremely lucky now that they listened to His Highness King Chu and did not send anyone to Annan to do business. Otherwise, the fate waiting for them would be... They dare not think about it.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu were surprised, how could Princess Annan have the ability to collect evidence from these people.

Taishi Liu glanced at He Xiang, and He Xiang also looked at him. The two of them thought of one person in their minds at the same time, that was His Royal Highness the King of Han who was far away in Marsh Mansion and close to Annan Kingdom. Only His Highness the King of Han has the ability to collect what these people do.

The emperor seemed to be very patient, reading page by page slowly. However, for the ministers kneeling below, this was simply torture.

They knelt on the ground one by one, their heads resting on the cold ground, their whole bodies shivering.

To the ministers kneeling on the ground, every breath seemed like a year. I don't know how many years later, they heard a loud "pop" sound, and the emperor closed the account book in his hand. Their hearts suddenly clenched.

The emperor stood up, walked to the front, and glanced at the ministers kneeling on the ground. He chuckled: "Ha! You guys really surprised me."

It's over, the emperor's tone... the ministers' scalps exploded one by one, and their hairs stood on end.

"You are quite capable. You went to Annan to do business and make trouble, and you made it so big." The emperor said with a half-smile, "Why can't Da Zhou afford to support you, so you want to go to Annan to do business and make money? Or am I the one? I treated you harshly and didn’t give you a salary?”

The ministers kneeling on the ground said in fear: "I deserve death for my crime!"

"You are good at taking advantage of the situation. Officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty do not allow business, so you go to Annan to do business." The emperor said with a smile, "In that case, I will send you to Annan."

This sentence was tantamount to exile in the ears of the minister.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"You are not guilty, but I am guilty. I have treated you harshly." The emperor said in a sarcastic tone, "I have made it impossible for you to stay in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"I deserve death for my crime, please forgive me!" The more the emperor said this, the more frightened the ministers became. Many ministers were scared to tears.

"Prince Zheng."

When the emperor called him, King Zheng's body trembled even more.

"Father...Father, Father, Father..."

"You are really good at it." The emperor's tone suddenly became cold, "Slaying the people, robbing the people's daughters, robbing people's lives, seizing the land, robbing the people's things..." At this point, the emperor's face was full of gloom, " You are truly my good son!”

"Father..." King Zheng was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

The emperor walked down, walked to King Zheng, and kicked King Zheng to the wall.

With a bang, King Zheng hit the wall hard, groaning in pain.

When the ministers saw this scene, they were all frightened.

Over the years, King Zheng became very weak due to his excessive indulgence and lack of care for his body. The emperor kicked him so hard that he fell to the ground and did not react for a long time.

The emperor walked towards him and kicked him a few more times.

King Zheng's screams echoed in the Zichen Palace, causing all the civil and military officials to feel pain. King Zheng lay on the ground, holding the emperor's legs with both hands, crying: "Father, please have mercy! Father, please have mercy! Father, have mercy!"

"When you tortured those people to death, why didn't you spare them?" The emperor kicked him again, and the pain made King Zheng curl up on the ground like a shrimp. "You take pleasure in torturing and killing others, you beast!"

"Ah! Ah! Ah..." King Zheng's cry became more and more miserable.

No one among the civil and military officials dared to intercede for King Zheng, and no one dared to speak to stop the emperor.

The emperor knew better and would not kick King Zheng to death.

King Zheng was kicked by the emperor until his face was covered with blood.

King Jing did not dare to turn his head to look at King Zheng's miserable state. King Zheng's shrill cry made his hair stand on end. Although they would be beaten by their father if they were disobedient since childhood, they had never seen their father so cruel.

King Wei only felt happy in his heart. If possible, he would like to go up and kick some.

King Zheng was kicked unconscious by the emperor.

"Sun Kui, wake up this beast for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing that King Zheng had fainted and the emperor was not ready to let him go, the ministers became more and more frightened.

Sun Kui brought a basin of cold water and poured it on King Zheng's face. After a while, King Zheng woke up from his coma. The emperor did not kick him again.

The emperor walked to Anyang Gong and looked at him coldly.

Anyang Gong felt the emperor's cold gaze, and his body couldn't help but become stiff. He wanted to say something, but no word came out.

The emperor withdrew his gaze, looked at Tingwei and said: "Check the evidence of Prince Zheng's crime and reply to me within three days. Once verified, he will be dealt with in accordance with the law."

Ting Wei hurriedly responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Princess Annan, I will give you justice."

Princess Annan: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Anyang Gong, Xuanping Marquis, Zhen Guo Gong and others are also investigating." The emperor glanced at the other ministers, "Everyone Princess Annan said just now is also investigating, and He Xiang and Liu Taishi are assisting."

He Xiang and Taishi Liu replied respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Look into the matter of King Han's funding of King Zheng."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"First drag this beast down and put him in a prison." The emperor warned again, "Don't let him die for the time being."

This last sentence made the civil and military officials feel horrified.

The emperor glanced at the ministers who were like quails, and said with a smile: "You will really surprise me. I would really like you if I don't repay you for this surprise."

The civil and military officials kept kowtowing and crying: "I am guilty, please forgive me!"

The emperor said no more, turned around and left the Zichen Palace.

Sun Kui hurriedly shouted: "Retreat from the court!"

None of the ministers who were kneeling on the ground got up. Their legs had long been weak from fear, and they had no strength at all.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu stood up first, and then walked out of Zichen Hall calmly.

After a while, King Jing stood up. When he stood up, his legs and feet were still a little weak and he almost fell to the ground.

As soon as he stood up, he saw Sun Doudou walking in with two eunuchs, cleaning the blood stains left by King Zheng just now.

Seeing the blood stains left by King Zheng, and thinking of the emperor's words not to let him die for the time being, King Jing felt cold all over.

The ministers helped me and I helped you, and they staggered out of the Zichen Palace one by one. Many people fell to the ground as soon as they walked out of Zichen Hall.

Anyang Gong and his son didn't know how they got out of the palace. When they came to their senses, they were already on the carriage going home.

"Father, we are finished." The prince of Anyang Palace said with despair on his face.

Anyang Gong pretended to be calm and said: "We are not finished yet, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"Father, if nothing else, just say that our forging weapons in Annan is a serious crime, and the emperor will not let us go."

"There must be help." Anyang Gong was already panicking, but he kept forcing himself to calm down. "Not only us, but also the Duke of Zhenguo and the Marquis of Xuanping are forging weapons in Annan. Furthermore, we did not transport the weapons back to the Zhou Dynasty. It is not considered treason. The emperor will not kill us."

"What my father said was that the weapons we forged were sold in Annan and were not transported back to Zhou Dynasty. The emperor cannot accuse us of treason because of this."

"I'm afraid that the title of Duke Anyang cannot be saved, but it should be able to save the Wang family." Duke Anyang knew in his heart that they would be lucky enough to survive this time, but they would definitely shed a layer of skin.

"As long as we can keep the Wang family." The prince of the Anyang Palace breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "I'm afraid His Highness Prince Zheng may not be able to keep it."

"If you can't keep it, you can't keep it." Anyang Gong had completely given up on King Zheng.

"Father, the emperor was so angry just now. Will he kill Prince Zheng?"

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. The emperor will demote Prince Zheng to a commoner and imprison him, but he won't kill him."

"Is this really like this?" The prince of Anyang Duke's mansion thought about the kick he had just made to King Zheng in the Zichen Palace, which made King Zheng scream in agony, and he felt that the emperor might not let King Zheng go. "I'm afraid the emperor will kill Prince Zheng." (End of this chapter)