Chapter 59: Deceiving the emperor is a capital crime!

"Speak."

Chu Chengye looked at the man kneeling in the court, opened his thin lips slightly, and his attitude was cold.

Zhen Fu pressed the man down and kowtowed in panic.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I used to work in the Dali Temple. Zhao Lie gave me a lot of silver and asked me to carefully review the cases of his relatives."

"Otherwise, I would have been unable to survive in the capital. I was really forced. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

Chu Chengye nodded, "I remember you."

The man was overjoyed and felt that there was a hope of survival. He quickly raised his head and smiled eagerly, "It is a blessing for your majesty to remember me."

"It seems that the reason you misjudged Zhou Quan's case was because he gave you money, right?"

Chu Chengye asked lightly, but the man paralyzed to the ground, too scared to speak.

"I should have let you be executed together with the former Dali Temple Minister, but now is not too late."

"Since you love money so much, I will grant you your wish."

"I will have people burn more for you."

Chu Chengye suddenly raised his voice, "Come on, drag him away and chop off his head immediately."

The man kept crying and shouting when he was dragged away, and the sound lingered for a long time.

The people who were being held by Dong Peiqun next to him did not even dare to cry or shout, but only trembled as they watched the man being dragged out of the hall and beheaded.

He was just doing business and making some money. He knew that the salt dealer was guilty of a capital crime, but Lord Li swore to him that nothing would happen.

He dared to do such a thing. Now he is kneeling in the court. No matter how he defends himself, he will not be able to avoid the death penalty.

It is better to tell Chu Chengye the truth, and he can get a lighter sentence.

He kowtowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, I will tell you everything."

"It was Li Ping who instructed me to sell salt. I was just helping Lord Li and didn't get any money. Lord Li also swore that nothing would happen."

"Not only that, Lord Li also had other activities in private, not just selling salt."

"Really?" Chu Chengye asked back.

At this point, the salt seller looked back at Li Ping, and then kowtowed respectfully to Chu Chengye.

"Your Majesty can check the account book of Lord Li's house, but the account book is not in Li's house, but in the country's manor. Your Majesty will know whether it is true or false at a glance."

The salt seller said everything with a desperate attitude, not caring at all how Li Ping, who was kneeling beside him, winked at him.

When death is imminent, the most important thing is to be able to protect yourself.

After listening to the words of the salt seller, Chu Chengye walked down from the platform and stood in front of Zhao Lie and Li Ping.

He was tall and had a stern and oppressive feeling as if he was born with it. He only looked at Chen Lie and Li Ping, and the two of them trembled and dared not speak.

"Deceiving the emperor is a capital crime."

"Not only did you deceive the emperor, you also betrayed my trust."

"You deserve to die!"

Chu Chengye waved his hand casually, and someone stepped forward and pressed Li Ping and Zhao Lie to the ground.

"It's better to die now than to die. You are a nuisance to me."

With a word, the guards dragged Li Ping and Zhao Lie out together.

Chu Chengye glanced at the salt seller who was still kneeling on the ground, "You, your crime is not punishable by death, and you have made up for it. You will be exiled thousands of miles away and will never be allowed to enter the capital."

The salt seller kowtowed to thank him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After everyone was taken away, Chu Chengye looked deeply at Cheng Yishou.

"The Grand Tutor really didn't disappoint me."

Cheng Yishou bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty is kind, it is my duty."

The ministers who were still kneeling below felt that the court seemed to be about to change.

Two adults were executed in one morning court, who would not worry about whether it would be his turn next.

I don't know why the emperor trusts Cheng Yishou so much.

But now in this court, you can only devote yourself to the country to live longer.

Although these ministers are afraid of Chu Chengye, they are more afraid that they will neglect their duty and be discovered by Chu Chengye, so they have to report the important things in their positions one by one, so that they will have a way out when it is their turn.

One by one, they reported to Chu Chengye what they encountered in their positions.

Chu Chengye listened carefully and glanced at Cheng Jin from time to time.

Cheng Jin didn't respond, so this person was fine.

Another person came.

Cheng Jin frowned.

[Investigate him, investigate him. He abuses his position to bully others.]

Cheng Jin was thinking about how to hint to Chu Chengye. She happened to meet Chu Chengye's eyes. She suddenly thought of something and handed Chu Chengye a cup of tea.

She pinched her throat and said, "Your Majesty, you are tired after a whole morning. Have some tea."

Chu Chengye took the tea and saw Cheng Jin winking at him.

He waved his hand and said, "After the morning court, come to Yangxin Palace to find me alone."

The adult nodded repeatedly.

After several more in a row, Cheng Jin suddenly handed over tea again.

[This, this, he is an old minister of the previous dynasty. Although he has made great contributions, he is obsessed with the charge of treason against the emperor. He cannot be kept. 】

"Your Majesty, this tea is cold. Let me change it for you."

Chu Chengye nodded, then looked at the man in front of him, "Your Majesty is old, why don't you retire and return home to enjoy your old age."

Although the old man was dissatisfied, he could only nod.

Today's morning court was particularly long.

So long that a person's life was lost and his fate changed.

The sharp-eyed ministers in this court noticed that the eunuch beside the emperor delivered tea five times in one morning. During this period, all the ministers who reported to the emperor were either demoted or allowed to return home by the emperor. In short, none of them had a good ending.

But this eunuch kept his head down, and his face could not be seen clearly, but his body was a little weaker, just like a woman, there was no difference, but why did it feel like the emperor's eyes were always on this little eunuch.

Chu Chengye, who was so decisive and ruthless, unexpectedly had a soft expression and a smile on his face several times when he looked at this little eunuch.

The minister who was thinking alone: ​​"!!!"

He covered his mouth in surprise in the corner, as if he had discovered something incredible.

This emperor has a special preference for men and women. The

emperor's harem has been empty since he ascended the throne. After Master Cheng stuffed his daughter in, the harem had one person. It is said that the emperor personally brought back a woman from outside. Although she was treated specially, it has never been heard that the emperor stayed with either of these two people.

There is no man in the world who doesn't love beauties. The previous emperor had three thousand beauties in his harem, but the new emperor only has a handful of them.

I also heard that the emperor learned swords and guns countless times in the military camp since he was a child, and rarely came into contact with women. I'm afraid he doesn't like women.

The adult believed in his own reasoning and quietly nudged Cheng Yishou next to him with his elbow and whispered to him.

His voice was so low that Chu Chengye couldn't hear it clearly.

"Master Cheng, don't you think that the emperor is very special to this little eunuch?"