Kapitel 140: 19
Chenwu 13th year, April 18th.
On this day, the history of the dynasty called the end of the Chenwu reforms and the beginning of the Chenwu golden age.
The courtiers involved were not as joyful and solemn as described by later generations.
At this time, their image was not noble at all. In the face of the tens of thousands of thunderbolts, even the poor nobles who had always hoped that those evil nobles would all be punished, and even those who had cursed them to be struck by lightning, were silent like cicadas in winter.
Emotions such as excitement, ecstasy, and complacency were all delayed after the dust had settled.
At that moment, the hundreds of officials kneeling in front of Tong Gensheng were already drenched in cold sweat, but no one dared to lift their sleeves to wipe it off. They all listened solemnly to Tong Gensheng's sharp and drawn-out voice as he explained the shocking crimes.
Everyone's nerves were tense and did not dare to relax at all.
The crimes that these 21 nobles had committed included accepting bribes, buying and selling official titles, forming cliques for personal gain, murdering courtiers, framing the good, beating and killing people, taking over people's land, taking over people's property …
It could be said that their crimes were monstrous and made one's hair stand on end!
Especially the House of Marquis Boyang that did not care about the laws of the court. They had committed almost all of the crimes listed.
As the saying went, a life for a life. Any one of the crimes they committed was enough for them to spend the rest of their lives in prison, not to mention that they had committed multiple crimes at the same time.
Marquis Boyang's face was full of defeat.
Last night, when he saw the Empress acting like a maggot, he had already realized that the Wang family was finished. After a night of turbulence, he was only left with numbness.
After showing the evidence of their crimes, the Emperor said, "If there is anything wrong with what I have said or wronged any of the courtiers, come out now. I will not allow anyone to look down on the laws, and I will not wrongly accuse anyone. You can speak frankly in front of me and all the courtiers. "
Wrongly accuse?
If there was no conclusive evidence and he was very confident, how could the Emperor make trouble in front of the court?
Furthermore, these 21 courtiers knew that what the Emperor said was the truth. They were already doomed and could only hope to be lenient. How could they still be stubborn?
"I deserve to die!"
"I was foolish, please punish me, Your Majesty!"
"I have failed the Emperor, I deserve to die ten thousand times …"
"I know I have sinned …"
Tearful cries for forgiveness resounded in the hall.
The Emperor quietly looked at the courtiers who were kowtowing and admitting their guilt. His heart was calm. After a while, he raised his hand towards Tong Gensheng.
Tong Gensheng continued, "His Majesty has decreed that this matter is of great importance and we cannot be careless. He ordered the men of the House of Marquis Boyang to be sent to the Imperial Prison to await trial. The children of the House of Marquis Boyang were sent to the inner court. The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works, Xu Jinshui, and twenty other people were temporarily sent to the Supreme Court. That was to say, the three divisions reviewed the witness testimony and material evidence, extracted the testimony, determined the crime, and proposed the punishment. Everything must be done in accordance with the law, and there must not be any mistakes or omissions. In five days, we will submit the report to the Central Secretariat. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Censorate all agreed.
When the officials saw this, they all thought that the torturous morning court was finally going to end. However, Tong Gensheng didn't announce the end of court on behalf of the emperor. Instead, he took out an imperial edict.
The officials felt their flesh tighten, and the stone in their hearts that had just been lifted a little bit was lifted once again.
Tong Gensheng raised his voice and said, "By the will of the heavens, the emperor decrees. The Empress, Wang shi, is immoral and incompetent. She has caused chaos in the palace and has repeatedly put unclean things in the palace in an attempt to harm the imperial body. Her crimes cannot be pardoned! Today, the Empress is deposed and demoted to a commoner. She will be restored to her rightful position! "
Light gasps sounded in the hall.
The information in this imperial edict was too much. They finally understood why the Emperor chose this time to make trouble for the House of Marquis Boyang after enduring for so many years.
— An Empress who had caused chaos in the imperial harem and poisoned the Emperor …
The House of Marquis Boyang wanted to commit treason!
The officials who had been uneasy about the Emperor's swift actions, especially the landowning households who were afraid that he would bring up old debts, all let out a sigh of relief while feeling disdain for the actions of the Empress and the House of Marquis Boyang.
However, the contents of the imperial edict were not finished.
"Ever since I ascended the throne, I have worked hard for the past ten years. I didn't dare to slack off in the slightest and neglected the imperial harem. These guilty officials have used their status as imperial relatives to bully the weak and commit crimes. This is my fault. In the future, the imperial harem will have no children and the Empress will lose her virtue. This is a warning from the heavens to me. Today, I announce to the world that the imperial harem will be dismissed in accordance with the will of heaven. From now on, everyone will marry and there will be no more disputes. This is my decision. "
The Emperor's decision was no different from a sudden clap of thunder. All the officials were stunned.
After a long silence, someone finally reacted and shouted, "Your Majesty, please reconsider! This matter cannot be allowed! "
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!!"
"Your Majesty, please retract your order!"
The officials came back to their senses and shouted one after another.
The Emperor stood up and said, "I neglected the imperial harem, causing distracting thoughts to grow. These manors have committed a great crime in the name of imperial relatives. I also have a crime that I cannot avoid. Today, I have received the warning from the heavens. This is the best way to protect the country and the people. When this matter is over, I will remove my garments and pay respects to the imperial mausoleum. I will report to the ancestors as an apology. "
"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. These guilty officials have wild ambitions. It is not Your Majesty's fault …"
"I have already made up my mind on this matter. There is no need for officials to say more." The Emperor interrupted the officials' persuasion, "The crimes committed by Marquis Boyang and the others are indignant. I also hope that my beloved officials will reflect on themselves and not repeat the mistakes of the past."
The officials were alert. At this juncture, they did not dare to say anything.
When Marquis Boyang and the others were convicted, everything was settled. The Emperor's harem was already empty.
After that, although some upright officials still tried to remonstrate, they were helpless after being ignored by the Emperor.
It was the Empress Dowager who invited imperial physicians several times for this matter.
After he "fell ill" a few times, the Emperor personally issued a decree to take all the sons of the vassals who were younger than five years old into the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager. This was to fulfill his desire to have grandchildren. He revealed his intention to select an heir among the sons of the vassals. The Empress Dowager was afraid that the Emperor would really do this, so she no longer dared to threaten him with filial piety.
However, the vassals who had been looking forward to leaving the capital after the end of the imperial mausoleum worship were unprecedentedly eager. They were respectful to each other and tried their best to show their abilities.
Let's not talk about the future, let's talk about the present.
After the end of the morning court, Xu Fei asked to see His Majesty. However, like all the ministers and elders who wanted to test the Emperor's will, he was rejected. He could only go out of the palace and wait for the news.
"Husband!"
A familiar rough voice made Xu Fei come back to his senses. He turned his head and saw Liu Jia striding towards him.
Xu Fei's frozen heart finally got a trace of redemption. He asked him, "Why are you here?" When he spoke, he unconsciously smiled.
Liu Jia nervously looked him up and down. Seeing that he was intact, he was relieved and said, "How can I not come? What time is it now?"
Xu Fei did not pay attention to the time. Only then did he realize that 12 hours had passed since the morning court began. The sun was already tilting to the west.
Liu Jia was still saying, "I've been standing here for four hours. Half an hour ago, I saw someone come out. Their faces were ugly as if their father had died … Well, don't stare at me. I won't talk about them, okay? But you, why are you so much slower than them? I heard that your old pervert's father was also detained. It won't affect you, will it? "
"If it affects me, what can you do?"
Xu Fei looked at his calm face as if he was facing a great enemy and felt it was quite funny.
Liu Jia's face was even more serious. He held his hand and said in a low voice, "If it really comes to that, of course I'll take you away. We don't need this stupid official position. Once we enter the jianghu, it's my territory. Even the Emperor won't be able to catch you. "
The psychological pressure he endured outside was no less than Xu Fei. Who knew how many times he wanted to rush into the palace and take him out.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You can't change your stinky mouth, can you?" Xu Fei scolded and then said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back."
Liu Jia said, "When we go back, you don't know how that little father will cry to you. In my opinion, they should have received the news by now. It must be a mess."
He felt terrible just thinking about it.
Xu Fei smiled, "Then we won't go there. Let's go back to my own residence."
"Ah?" This was the first time Liu Jia had heard of this.
Xu Fei said, "I am a second-rank official of the court. What's so strange about having my own residence? Before I returned to the capital, His Majesty gave me a residence. It's smaller than Duke Xu's residence, but it's more comfortable. "
Liu Jia snorted.
Xu Fei said with a faint smile, "As an official, I am paid by the Emperor. Everything in this residence, even a needle and a grain of rice, is given by His Majesty. Fortunately, His Majesty's kindness is vast and mighty. I should be grateful, so please don't be extravagant. "
Liu Jia's face was completely black. There was nothing more depressing than living off a love rival.
Xu Fei laughed out loud and stopped teasing him. He just told him to go.
However, he hadn't eaten lunch and had knelt for several hours. Now that he had regained his strength, his legs were a bit weak.
Liu Jia didn't say anything and carried him on his back. Xu Fei was shocked. He looked around and saw a few of his hurried colleagues discussing something with a worried look on their faces. They should not have noticed the abnormality here, but he still struggled angrily. "Put me down! How can you do this!"
Liu Jia said, "I'm carrying my husband. How is it improper? If they have the ability, they should also marry a man as strong as an ox and as strong as me and bring him home. "
Xu Fei didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Under Xu Fei's insistence, Liu Jia carried him and avoided the crowd. When they returned to the residence bestowed by the Emperor, Liu Jia didn't put him down and Xu Fei didn't mention it.
After lying on his shoulder for a long time, Xu Fei suddenly said in a low voice, "I didn't expect His Majesty to do this for …. People say that emotionless people are the easiest to love. It turns out that it's true. "
Liu Jia only understood half of it and wanted to ask more, but Xu Fei didn't say anything else.
Five days later, the three departments submitted the written conviction to the Hall of Secretaries.
After the Emperor read it, he said a few words about the contributions that these nobles had made to the country. The three departments understood the meaning and reduced the punishment. In the end, the Emperor personally wrote the verdict.
The House of Marquis Boyang is unforgivable. Considering the merits of their ancestors and their contributions to the country, the nine generations of their family are pardoned. They will be stripped of their first rank Marquis titles and the three families will be removed from their official positions.
The main culprit, Wang Yinhu, his three sons, and one nephew are responsible for many murders and have harmed the people. Their crimes are unforgivable.
The rest of the people involved will be sentenced to exile in Ningzhou.
Xu Jinshui and the others will be punished according to the severity of their crimes. They will be exiled, dismissed, demoted, and so on.
After the imperial edict was issued, the courtiers were surprised that the Emperor was lenient, but they all let out a sigh of relief. The effect of killing the chicken to warn the monkey was unexpectedly good. Ever since the House of Marquis Boyang, the landowning households feared the Emperor on one hand, but they were also grateful for the Emperor's kindness. Since then, they had cultivated their bodies and minds, not daring to follow in their footsteps. In exchange for decades of peace in the imperial court, they could be considered to have made a great contribution to the prosperity of Chenwu.
The Emperor was lenient, but there were some people who didn't know how to be grateful.
The deposed Empress Wang spoke nonsense in the house, cursing the Emperor for being heartless and cruel.
After being stopped by his family, the deposed Empress didn't restrain himself. Instead, he resented his family for causing him to lose the position of Empress. The night before the execution of the crime of exile, he set fire to the House of Marquis Boyang!
Some of the servants who escaped saw with their own eyes that after the fire was set, the deposed Empress stood outside the door and watched as the family members he locked in the room slammed the door and screamed. They were completely unmoved.
He hated everyone, especially the men who had seen him in his ugliest state.
Ever since that incident, there wasn't a moment when he didn't want to burn their bones and scatter their ashes to cover up the scandal of him using an artifact to hurt the Phoenix Body in Feng Qi Palace.
In addition, he crazily shouted in the direction of the Imperial Palace that he had done a great service by getting rid of the traitors. He cried and shouted for the Emperor to forgive him for his meritorious service. He said he knew he was wrong and begged the Emperor to forgive him and take him back to the palace.
In the end, the door was burned down.
The crazy deposed Empress finally remembered that she wanted to escape, but she was caught by the trash she called trash. Her escape route was cut off, and everyone in the house was buried in the sea of fire.
It was only five o 'clock in the morning when the fire started. In an instant, the fire spread. The people from the Patrol Camp rushed to put out the fire, but it was too late.
At the same time, Gou Liang suddenly woke up from his sleep.
[Master, what happened to you?]
Gou Liang was dumbfounded as he pasted a receipt record on it. It read:
Soul Body Number 1781781 donated 66666666 soul coins to you free of charge on X Year X Month X Day X Hour X Minute X Seconds.
[Eh?!]
[System: Master, the negative soul power of the host body due to its wrongful death is less than ten thousand soul coins. Even if the Empress died and he got his revenge, he shouldn't have transferred all the positive soul power to you. This hasn't even been filtered by the Bureau's financial department …]
[Gou Liang suddenly reacted and said happily, "Who cares what happened to him? I'd be an idiot if I didn't take the money!"]
[System stiffened: … But master, I accidentally fed this situation back to the main system … Finger .GIF]
[Gou Liang: (○ ○ ○ ○)!!]
The master and servant waited nervously for a moment, only to hear the main system's rigid mechanical voice say:
[To Executor No. 00401. Due to unknown reasons, the soul power transfer of Soul Body Number 1781781 has failed. After discussion, in view of your superior performance, these soul coins will not be taken back as an additional reward.]
Gou Liang opened his mouth in surprise, then shouted in surprise.
"Xiao Kener?"
The Emperor, who was changing his clothes in the outer hall and preparing for court, heard his shout and strode in.
Gou Liang beamed with joy and jumped up from the bed to pounce on him.
The Emperor hurriedly caught him, but Gou Liang clamped his waist and held his face to give him a few heavy kisses. Seeing his ecstatic look, the Emperor also laughed, "What's wrong?"
Gou Liang said happily, "I'm happy today, I'll make you a big meal ~"
The Emperor patted his butt, "You're getting more and more presumptuous." But he smiled indulgently.
*
Fifteen years later.
Zhao Chuyang, who had become the Prefecture Magistrate of Ningzhou, returned to the capital with his deputies Lu Yiming, Tang Qingfeng and You Chi.
Although today's Ningzhou was still not a rich village, it had changed. Prefecture Magistrate Zhao's achievements were remarkable, which made those who were not optimistic about him feel regretful.
Gou Liang and them had been communicating by letter over the years, and there was no sense of estrangement between them. Xu Fei, who had been friends with Zhao Chuyang and others for a long time at the welcoming banquet, also came to join in the fun. Lu Yiming had become much calmer, and Tang Qingfeng was also very tactful. His mouth was full of official language and couldn't be changed. But after a few taels of yellow soup, he completely revealed his true colors and was particularly fierce.
Especially Tang Qingfeng.
The soil and water of Ningzhou was not good for people, but somehow, Tang Qingfeng was fatter than before. In the past, he was just round, but now he had a belly and his "chest muscles" were so plump that people couldn't bear to look directly at him.
He was very popular in Ningzhou. After hanging out with foreigners for a long time, he became a bit more unscrupulous and unruly.
Usually, he could hold it, but when he drank, he had no control and insisted on dancing for them.
As he jumped, he felt that it was too hot, so when he took off his shirt, his fat and white body came into view. As he twisted and jumped, the two lumps of meat on his chest swayed, causing Xu Fei's face to turn red and everyone else to burst into laughter.
Gou Liang's hands were itchy. He touched it and felt that it felt good. He was addicted to pinching it. Suddenly, he was shouted, "Chu Mo!!"
The familiar voice made Gou Liang wake up and sober up like the others kneeling in the room. He quickly let go of his hand, his face full of embarrassment.
[Xiao Si!!! You dare to play with me!]
[… I'm sorry master, my eyes have been blinded by the spiciness. I can't see anything QAQ.]
Tang Qingfeng, who had blinded the system, was still shaking his buttocks recklessly, dancing happily, and humming a bold ballad in a foreign language.
Gou Liang looked at the emperor who was wiping his hand with an ashen face and then looked at Tang Qingfeng's white and trembling flesh. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Chenwu Golden Age, singing and dancing.
Chenwu Year 32.
Gou Liang's revised Records of the Mountains and Rivers was finally completed.
The old Hanlin students of the Hanlin Academy were so excited that they cried. Gou Liang specially burned a copy for the original master who died of illness ten years ago.
In the same year, the emperor chose Yang Wang's ten year old son as his heir and carefully cultivated him. After another fifteen years, the emperor abdicated and gave him the title of Retired Emperor. He took Gou Liang to see the mountains and rivers he had written.
This time, it was twenty-five years.
Gou Liang, who was over seventy years old, was already old. He nestled in Tianzong's arms and was about to die.
[Ding, the mission progress bar is advancing. Current mission progress: 100%!]
Tianzong hugged him, tears falling from the corners of his eyes. He whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'll be with you. I'll be with you wherever you go."
However, without waiting for him to take the medicine and sleep, he disappeared in place like Gou Liang.
The cycle of the world ended.
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