Chapter 1054： The horn of battle has sounded

Chapter 1054 The battle horn sounded

Jiayin couldn't bear to let him down when he took the initiative to talk about old things. After thinking about it, he simply lay down.

During the day, the sun made the tiles very hot, but at this time, there was still residual warmth, and it was not cold, so it was very comfortable to lie down on it.

The evening breeze gently ruffled the willow branches and brought the fragrance to their noses, soaking into their hearts and spleens.

The pure night sky is in front of me, without a single star, only the disk-like light yellow moon hanging high, lonely and proud.

The cicadas that had been noisy all day finally took a break, replaced by the bustle of unknown night insects whispering gossip...

Jiayin watched and listened quietly. She originally wanted to say something, but her eyelids slowly became heavy...

Shui Yun stood guard under the eaves of the corridor, raising his head from time to time to listen to the sound.

Finally, the two people who were waiting for the roof jumped down, and the master was actually held in their arms.

She was anxious at that time. As soon as she stepped forward, she heard Mu Jue say softly, "The princess is asleep!"

Shuiyun had no choice but to pick up his master and take him back to the house himself...

Mu Jue touched his nose, smiled awkwardly, and disappeared into the dark night.

After a good night's sleep, I woke up to the sound of birds chirping, stretched my waist, and then remembered what happened before going to bed last night, so I quickly sat up.

Shuiling heard the commotion, opened the door and came in to bring warm water to wash up.

Jiayin tentatively asked, "Is there nothing wrong last night?"

"It's nothing, the palace is very quiet. Caiyun just sent a message saying that the third princess wants you to come and have breakfast together."

Jiayin breathed a sigh of relief, happily picked out an ivory shirt and skirt, paired with a pink pearl headband, and then went to eat next door with a smile.

Not to mention that Zhilan Palace was as cheerful and peaceful as ever, but at today's court meeting, everyone was shocked by the sudden change.

Originally I thought that today we would discuss the drought for a few words like before, but in the end nothing happened.

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly convicted three officials.

Although these three officials are all fourth-grade officials and are not considered to be high-ranking officials, they all have actual duties and are in charge of important errands.

For example, one of them is the director of the Equipment Department of the Ministry of War...

Of course the three of them were not convinced, and they all knelt down and cried out for injustice.

"Your Majesty, although you want me to die, I have to die. But for the sake of Tianwu, I have been loyal to the emperor for many years. You can't punish me without any reason. Wouldn't it chill the hearts of all loyal ministers?"

Another person also echoed in panic and annoyance, "Yes, Your Majesty. I have been working hard and doing my best on my errands. Even if I don't get any credit, I still have hard work. Even if you hate me, you should let me die."

The last person was even more indignant, "Your Majesty, I refuse to obey! If I don't give you a reason today, I will be killed here!"

Although the civil and military officials felt that the three of them were a bit rude, they were also a little sad in their hearts. They did not want to encourage the emperor's arrogance at this time, otherwise the emperor would treat them like cabbage and chop off whoever he wanted!

So, everyone fell silent.

The emperor smiled and looked at everyone on the dragon throne, and even opened his mouth to cheer.

“Okay, okay, I never knew that the civil and military forces in the DPRK and China are so united. This is the joy of our heavenly military and the joy of the people.

“It’s just that you may have used your strength in the wrong place today. As the king of a country, I naturally have to have conclusive evidence for whoever I want to deal with, otherwise how can I convince the public!”

After saying that, he waved his hand, and Manager Yi came forward with the book in hand and read it loudly.

"Ling Changrong, Director of the Arms Department of the Ministry of War, privately transported 500 long knives and 1,000 spears to the Northern Barbarians in March of the 87th year of Tianwu. He received 30,000 taels of dirty silver." A qualitative change, a private collection of ten boxes of refined iron ingots totaling 8,000 kilograms..."

One by one, there are more than thirty items listed, all of which are all the crimes of the three criminals from the past to the present.

And every crime is enough for them to confiscate their homes and exterminate their families!

Cold sweat broke out on the heads of the three of them like spring water, their faces were pale, their spines could no longer hold up, and they all fell to the ground softly.

It’s not that they don’t want to defend themselves, it’s just that the crimes are listed too carefully.

Even when they were still in Jiangbei, they had already been investigated before the capital was moved.

The civil and military officials were also shocked. They guessed that the three people had dirty butts, but they did not expect that they had committed the serious crime of betraying the country and collaborating with the enemy!

Not to mention the loyal ministers and generals who still have some justice in their hearts, even the relatives and friends who originally wanted to intercede on their behalf also silently retreated and hid in the crowd, for fear of being implicated by them...

The emperor saw everything in his eyes and snorted coldly and said, "Being so unfaithful and unjust, betraying the country for glory, is a heinous crime.

“Order Dali Temple to conduct a strict and severe investigation, sentence the case as soon as possible, and behead the whole family at Caishikou as a warning to others.”

Everyone gasped when they heard this. It was said that Dali Temple was going to try it, but since the result of beheading had already been decided, there was no need to investigate!

The three guilty ministers immediately panicked. They were all dressed up when they went out in the morning, and they were sitting in a sedan chair to go to court. In the blink of an eye, they could not return home.

Not only did he become a prisoner, he was also a prisoner who was bound to die.

No matter what, they can't accept it.

At this time, someone "risked his own life" to remind them, "If you have anything else to explain, please take the initiative to tell me, and the emperor may be able to spare your life!"

The three of them were a little confused and hesitant.

Fortunately, one of them woke up in time and hurriedly climbed out of the queue on his knees, shouting loudly, "Your Majesty, I am guilty, but I only obeyed the instructions of the people behind my back. Otherwise, how could I have the courage to sacrifice my family and the country for my own selfish interests?" Regardless.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother asked me to do this! Oh, I was confused for a moment, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The emperor's face was full of surprise and anger, and he cursed loudly, "How dare you! As my mother, how could the Queen Mother instruct you to collude with the enemy country! You must know that the barbarians invaded and forced Tianwu to move the capital because of the support of these weapons!"

"If it was the Queen Mother who instigated it, it would be a heinous crime! Even my mother must be punished! This is a false accusation, absolutely impossible!"

There is no fool in this world, especially officials who have been in the court for many years. They wish that their shrewd hair had exquisite orifices.

Your Majesty's tone is irritable, but inside and outside his words, he wants to punish the Queen Mother.

The other two officials no longer hesitated and hurriedly stepped forward, shouting the same injustice.

“Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused! I followed the Empress Dowager’s orders when I raised taxes privately in Sichuan Prefecture, and all the money collected was given to the Empress Dowager. I have evidence in my hand!”

"Yes, Your Majesty, even if you gave me ten thousand courages, I would not dare to embezzle the money for disaster relief. It was all ordered by the Queen Mother. It was also agreed by the Queen Mother that I would stay in Kyoto as an official!"

For a time, the three of them were fighting for their lives, and every sentence they spoke was an accusation against the Queen Mother.



The other civil and military officials lowered their heads, regretting ten thousand times why they didn't ask for sick leave today.

The previous guesses were absolutely correct. Commander Chang's death and Taifu Cai's death were not accidents at all. They were the trumpets blown by the emperor to start cleaning up the court!

Two updates today~~

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