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Chapter 823 Punish the Xue Family
In the side hall.

Xue Shou was kneeling on the ground, guarded by a soldier of the Zhao army on the left and right. He raised his head slightly and saw Li Chongjiu, the emperor of Zhao, eating at the table.Li Chongjiu put down his chopsticks, and then the waiter came up to serve him tea, rinse his mouth, and wash his hands with water.

Xue Shou felt that the man in front of him seemed like an ordinary man except he was wearing a dragon robe and a crown.

"Xue Canjun, we meet again." Li Chongjiu said.

Xue Shou raised his head and poohed: "Li Chongjiu, you are only from the market, yet you dare to win the crown by bathing in a monkey, steal the national treasure, and proclaim yourself emperor. I, Xue Shou, look down on people like you the most. Now I The matter is not confidential, I have become your prisoner, I just want to die quickly."

The left and right were angry, but Li Chongjiu didn't get angry at all, and said indifferently: "I wanted to catch up with you, but you are so determined to die, I have nothing to say, but there are many kinds of death, you can choose. Asking you... No, let’s use torture first!”

When Xue Shou saw it, he was shocked and said angrily, "Why did you use torture before you asked?"

Li Chongjiu didn't answer, but Ting Wei stepped forward and said: "This is the rule of our hearsay department, no matter whether we ask or not, we will use torture in advance. Prisoners' words are mostly useless, and only those who speak under extreme pain can be believed."

"Your Majesty, when you use torture, there may be blood splatter..."

"Men of soldiers and horses, you are used to these things, you don't need to change places, it's right here."

"No! Don't worry, Your Majesty, very soon, our Department of Rumors will use even stones to speak."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Yes, when I go to court, I will force a confession."

The officials have already had their lunch and are now discussing in the hall.

"His Majesty is here!"

All the ministers fell silent immediately, knelt down to greet them according to the order of their shifts, and shouted long live.

Li Chongjiu sat on the dragon chair and said: "Everyone loves you."

After a pause, Li Chongjiu said: "This morning, everyone agrees with and opposes the proposal to attack the Tang Dynasty. I have already heard it. Whether it is for or against the attack of the Tang Dynasty, I have learned a lot after sorting it out."

Hearing this, all the ministers straightened up, showing expressions of listening carefully.

Li Chongjiu glanced across the main hall and said: "Judging from the discussion in the morning, I, Dazhao, are the generals leading the battle at the moment, and most of the civilian officials are prudent. I am very pleased that the generals are leading the battle, which shows that you have blood and courage and are willing to fight for me." A sharp spear and a long sword, piercing the Tang thief."

Speaking of this, Zhao Guo's generals all showed happy expressions.

"As for the civil officials who opposed the attack on the Tang Dynasty, I also appreciate it very much, because there are so many people in the court who are fighting, it is really not easy for you to stick to your own views. Especially Lu Aiqing's sentence, a good person may not be successful, and a good start may not be a good end. It’s really shocking, and I got it.”

Lu Chengqing lowered his head.

"As for Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Zhang Xuansu, you are all veterans who have followed me for many years, and you know my intentions best. This time, your opinions are very serious. You neither oppose nor agree, although they are Some ministers accused you of inaction, but I understand what you mean."

"Dear dear ones," Li Chongjiu said after walking up the steps to the center of the group of ministers, "I know that my Great Zhao has only been in power for four years, but the achievements he has made are the achievements of many emperors, generals, dynasties, and countless ministers in the past. It has not been achieved in ten or hundreds of years. Right now, Li Tang Yiguo is the only strong enemy of our great Zhao. The world is divided into nine states, and only one event is undecided. At this point, if it is said that it takes a hundred steps to seize the world, we have already walked ninety steps. Now, are you worried about whether we can travel a hundred miles and half a ninety?"

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, all the officials bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Chongjiu said: "Wen Qing, Wang Qing, the reason why you are prudent is that you think that although our army has a great chance of winning this attack on Tang, it is not enough to be sure of victory. The world, but the loser is in danger of being destroyed. But right now Li Tang has Li Shimin's government, and since he ascended the throne, his power has become stronger day by day, so you are worried that if you don't crusade at this time, you will miss a good opportunity in the future. That's why you hesitate Didn't make a decision, did you?"

After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui and the others all bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I really think so."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Everyone is thinking about the country, and I understand it, so the pros and cons of this matter are compared..."

Just as Li Chongjiu was about to speak, he reported from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent official document from the Rumor Department!"

Li Chongjiu said: "Bring it in!"

A moment later, a servant put an official document into Li Chongjiu's hands.

Li Chongjiu glanced to the left and right, and all the officials lowered their heads.There was no sound in the hall, Li Chongjiu returned to the dragon chair, and opened the official documents for inspection in the hall.

After reading it, Li Chongjiu shouted, "Where are the guards?"

Eight tall and burly guards outside the hall entered the hall and asked, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"Take down Xue Wanshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment!"

When Li Chongjiu ordered, all the officials were stunned, but Xue Wanshu shouted on the spot: "Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am wronged, I am not guilty!"

But the eight guards mercilessly took Xue Wanshu to the hall and pressed him on the hall.

Li Chongjiu said coldly: "Xue Wanshu, are the two stunning beauties that Li Shimin gave you still in the residence?"

Xue Wanshu trembled when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my minister is guilty, my minister is guilty, and my minister is fascinated for a while!"

"It's too late to repent now. You took Li Shimin's gold and silver treasures, as well as the stunning beauty, and then followed the advice of his aide, Xue Shou, to prevent me from defeating Tang! I have always treated you kindly, why did you do this? Kind of thing?"

Xue Wanshu cried bitterly in the hall and said: "Your Majesty, I made a mistake, please give me a chance to reform."

Li Chongjiu took a deep breath and said: "I still remember when I first entered Youjing. At that time, there were not many talents under my command, and there were only a few thousand soldiers. I remember visiting your father Xue Gong at that time. Entrust all the sons to me. Now I have more than half of the world, and you are the official minister of the court, and I treat you well, but now that something happened to you, I should kill you, but I think you are a loyal brother. Forgive you the death penalty, and travel three thousand miles in vain, go to Lingnan, and I will never see you again in the future."

Xue Wanshu was full of regret and could only say: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

After Xue Wanshu was taken away by the guards, his elder brother Xue Wanshu, the guard of the Luoyang Mansion, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I did not teach my younger brother well, and let this happen to my Xue family. I am ashamed, I implore your majesty to come down!"

The generals Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun stood up and said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, the last general is also willing to accept the crime together."

Li Chongjiu looked at the three Xue family brothers in the audience. In the past few years, the Xue family has been heavily used by him, regardless of whether it is in the court or the military. Because the power is too great, it is inevitable that the brothers' behavior will also be somewhat indiscreet.

But Li Chongjiu thought that they were heroes, so when the censor came to play, he didn't care too much, he turned his eyes and closed his eyes, but now it's time to beat them.

(End of this chapter)