"Chen Xian, you speak!"
"This sinful subject deserves death, but I was forced into this matter. It was Grand Secretary Cai who threatened me, saying that if I did not comply, he would have my entire family killed!"
Cai You was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Chen Xian continued, "This sinful subject knows he has no face to see Your Majesty again. Before I die, I only hope to remove the cancer from the Song Dynasty and relieve the Holy Emperor's worries in the end!"
Since Zhao Huan had already promised not to kill Chen Xian's entire clan, and he himself was destined to die, he naturally had to make his words sound more respectful.
This situation was completely unexpected by Cai You, Liang Shicheng, and others. They thought that as long as they united all the court officials, they could force Zhao Huan to abdicate. However, Zhao Huan did not give them any chance at all. After a series of intimidations, he started to kill people with his knife. Zhao Ji, whom everyone was counting on, was now so frightened that his face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, save me..."
Zhao Huan said, "Thank you, Dahai!"
Xie Dahai's eyes flashed coldly, and he swiftly drew his sword.
The ministers heard a "snap," the sound of a knife severing a neck. The sound sent chills down their spines and made their teeth ache. Some ministers, however, peeked down and saw that Cai You's head had rolled to the ground, and his headless body lay on the floor of the hall, blood flowing out. Cai You's eyes were still open, staring at them in terror and despair.
Liang Shicheng and the others were so frightened that they trembled uncontrollably.
Emperor Huizong, an artist, had always been engrossed in women and calligraphy and painting, and had never witnessed murder before. He suddenly became restless.
Zhao Huan instructed the eunuchs, "The Emperor Emeritus is unwell. Help him to rest and summon the imperial physician to examine him!"
Several eunuchs quickly helped the terrified Zhao Ji down. When Liang Shicheng and the others saw that Zhao Ji had been helped down, they realized there was no point in forcing him to go to the palace.
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