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Chapter 255 Bloodbath in Qinxian’s House
In September of the eighth year of Yuanfeng (27).

According to the imperial edict, a separate courtyard was opened in the Yushi Taichung, and the Zhijian Yuan was reestablished to review the pros and cons of the government, and the Yushi Zhongcheng was still responsible for it.

The attempt of the old party censors in Taichung to combine the admonishment officer and the censor into one was completely defeated.

They still had nothing to say.

Because the imperial decree was to restore the Jianyuan in the name of 'restoring the old system of the ancestors and reaffirming good governance'.

As soon as the Jian Yuan was restored, the position of the Zhi Jian Yuan immediately became a hot spot for all parties to compete for.

Because the duty of the censor is to supervise all officials, only the admonishment officer can criticize the pros and cons of the government, advise the king personally, and even intervene within the royal family.

This is their power.

During Yuanfeng's restructuring, the Jian Yuan was abolished and merged into the Yushitai, no longer having the post of Zhi Jian Yuan.

In fact, it was the expansion of imperial power.

Normally speaking, the next step should be to cancel the official positions of left and right, right and left to advise the officials.

As a result, Yanguan could only manage hundreds of officials but could not interfere with the emperor or the royal family.

However, as the two palaces took over the government and the era of rising imperial power came to an end, the restoration of the Komon Academy was a matter of course.

After Zhao Xu heard about this, he just smiled.

Because it was actually him who pushed for the restoration of Kamon.

It is better to restore the admonishment court than to combine the censor and the admonishment officer into one, and then let the censor Tai become a monster that can manipulate the public opinion of the government and the public and threaten national policies.

"Everyone..." Feng Jing took advantage of Zhao Xu's opportunity to take a break after his routine morning jog in the imperial garden and said softly: "I am at the imperial kitchen. I heard someone said that Zhang Douzhi's adopted son was released on Guangnan West Road. I took it for Zuma..."

Zhao Xu said expressionlessly: "That's fine!"

Feng Jing lowered his head and listened to his master: "Zhang Douzhi's adopted son must be versatile in both civil and military affairs..."

"Say hello to the Guangxi Economic and Strategy Department and ask him to go to Guihua Prefecture and keep an eye on the Cochin people!"

With that said, Zhao Xu put his hands together and prayed: "Amitabha!"

Feng Jing swallowed his saliva and said: "Everyone is so grateful that Zhang Douzhi's adopted son will definitely burst into tears with gratitude!"

No!

I give you a chance to sacrifice your life for the country, why don’t you quickly thank God?
Zhao Xu smiled.

In his previous life, he personally issued an edict to demote Zhang Xun to Guangnan West Road, and then ordered the local magistrate to execute him on the spot.

Today, Zhang Xun is still sent to Guangnan West Road, and in all likelihood he will die in Guihua Prefecture (today's Jingxi County, Guangxi).

The magic of fate makes people sigh.

……

The Queen Mother looked at the things Zhang Shiliang brought back.

Many treasures that should have been buried with the Yingmiao and the late emperor...

There are also treasures that should be in Yongzhao Mausoleum that were found from Zhang Maoze's mansion in the capital.

Her face became extremely livid.

"This thief dares to steal the spiritual belongings of past emperors!" She said in a deep voice: "I was almost deceived by him..."

Zhang Shiliang and Lao Zongyuan were lying on the ground, not daring to answer the conversation.

"Burn his body with fire and let him go and apologize to Empress Cishengguangxian!" the Empress Dowager ordered coldly.

"No!" Zhang Shiliang and Lao Zongyuan bowed respectfully.

As for those letters, the Empress Dowager did not mention a word about them, so Zhang Shiliang and Lao Zongyuan naturally regarded them as non-existent.

After sending away Zhang Shiliang and Lao Zongyuan, the Empress Dowager took a deep breath, and then called her close confidant, the female official Zhi Shangshu Nei Sheng Shi Wang, who had served her for many years, to her side.

"The king is introspecting, and I will go to the Qinxian's house on my behalf and order King Yang to stay behind closed doors and think about his past from today onwards..."

"Take a group of remaining troops from Ouchi..."

"Order them to guard and monitor King Yang day and night..."

"Without a decree or on a day other than the Emperor's day, the Emperor shall not be allowed to leave his virtuous home..."

The remaining army was the most loyal imperial army of the Song Dynasty, and also the most trusted imperial army by emperors and empresses of the past dynasties.

For hundreds of years, the remnant army has never failed the emperor and empress of the Song Dynasty who supported them.

They do all the dirty work.

After receiving the order, Wang was about to go do something, but she was stopped by the Queen Mother: "The minister named Chen Yan next to King Yang, get rid of him!"

"No!" Wang bowed respectfully.The Empress Dowager closed her eyes, folded the beads in her hands, and muttered: "Amitabha... Bodhisattva bless..."

……

After half an hour.

Yang Wang Zhao Hao knelt in front of Mrs. Wang and kowtowed with tears streaming down his face: "Mrs. Wang, please tell your mother..."

"My son was just bewitched by villains and made evil slanders... This is how he made a mistake..."

"May the queen be aware of this!"

The minister who had been gagged and tied up immediately started struggling excitedly after hearing Zhao Hao's words.

Wang looked at Zhao Hao, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so confused?"

"The Son of Heaven is sacred, friendly to the clan, friendly to foreign relatives, his virtuous name is known all over the world, and his holy virtues are reflected in the mountains and rivers..."

"How could you have such thoughts?"

"Let's stay in Qinxian's house and think about our mistakes behind closed doors..." Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "I'm going to persuade my concubine..."

"However, I really don't dare to keep the people around you anymore!"

Then he waved his hand, and Chen Yan, the most trusted minister of King Yang Zhao Hao, who was bound and gagged, was directly lifted up by several white-haired imperial guards and carried to the courtyard.

There are already a dozen corpses here.

They were all close ministers who had always served King Yang, and many of them were chosen by Zhang Maoze for Zhao Hao.

But they were all killed with rods!

The corpses of several literati who had close contacts with Yang Wanghao were hung under the eaves of the corridor of Qinxian's house.

Chen Yan was carried to the yard and looked at the blood on the ground and those who were hanged.

His body was shaking constantly.

It shouldn't be like this... It shouldn't be like this!
Zhang Douzhi, why didn’t Zhang Douzhi come to save me?

Snapped!
He was thrown to the ground, and two expressionless old Imperial Guards stood in front of him holding thick bones.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors..." an old imperial guard whispered: "Everyone can find them and punish them!"

"Don't worry!" He grinned and looked into Chen Yan's frightened eyes: "I will let you die slowly..."

Snapped!
Guduozi hit his butt hard, causing his skin to burst open and blood to flow freely.

It's made of iron, so it's named because its front end looks like a flower.

A normal blow can smash a person's bones and flesh together.

But the remaining troops were all old men and their physical strength was already weak, so they deliberately did not use their full strength.

Chen Yan's fate can be imagined - just like Ling Chi.

……

Mrs. Wang walked out of Prince Yang's room and came to the yard.

She looked at Chen Yan, who had been smashed with flesh and blood everywhere but had not yet died, and felt a little impatient: "Hurry up... I have to go back to the palace to do business!"

When the remaining troops heard this, they immediately received the order.

The two iron bones turned directly and hit the spine of the sinner who had only air intake.

Smash it on the spot!

"Let's go!" Wang said nonchalantly: "Go back to the palace and return the order!"

He left a team of 50 remaining troops to guard here, and then left with the others.

In another section of Qinxian's house, the gate of Jing Wang Zhao Fan's house was closed.

The king was sitting in his study, not listening to what was going on outside the window, and he only focused on reading Bian Que's book.

　Note: When the emperors and empresses of the Northern Song Dynasty did dirty things, they always sent their remaining troops.

　　The remaining army was a key part of the military system of the Northern Song Dynasty.

　　In addition to the imperial palace, the elites of the Upper Fourth Army and the frontier army all have the command of the remaining army.

　　It is used to house soldiers who have no children or are disabled due to war.

　　This is a key measure to maintain stability and a policy to ensure that the military obeys orders.

　　When I read the historical records, I was really impressed by the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty. They were so good at maintaining stability!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)