Tiantong Candy Crush (I)
Screaming, crazy, agitated, desperately winking——
—— You go!
—— Then why don’t you go!
It has nothing to do with interests, nor is it that I have committed a crime. The main thing is that people instinctively want to keep blood out.
If Xu Yanmiao continues to talk, there will really be a river of blood!
How many people will die? Thousands of people? Ten thousand people? At least, it can’t be hundreds of thousands of people, ha, ha ha ha ha…
Help!!!
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Help me, ah ah ah ah ah——
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However, it would be impolite if Xu Yanmiao didn’t hear the shout of “Knock that guy out quickly”.
So he was stunned for a moment: [Who to knock out? ]
Turning his head, he found that his colleagues were all looking at the Prime Minister, and someone was talking to himself loudly: “I want to tell your majesty about these things—this is going to be exposed to the sky!”
[Oh! So they wanted to knock the prime minister unconscious!】 Xu Yanmiao suddenly realized.
Although he didn't know why they wanted to knock the prime minister unconscious, the old officials must have their reasons for doing so! How many years has he just entered the officialdom? Just shut up and hide in the corner to learn slowly.
—— Many of the old officials took advantage of Xu Yanmiao's inattention and poured a cup of tea or wine for the boss, secretly drank a sip, and suppressed their surprise.
What a close call! Almost exposed!
Xu Yanmiao's expression suddenly froze.
【Wait——】
The old official held a mouthful of tea in his mouth, neither swallowing nor spitting, trying to control his facial expression, but he was already panicking in his heart:
What are you waiting for? !
Did Xu Yanmiao find something wrong?
Even the old emperor looked at Xu Yanmiao subconsciously, and stood up, thinking about how to stabilize the situation.
Then Xu Yanmiao said: [Master Liang asked me to sit in the corner at first. Could it be that he knew about this and wanted to protect me...]
Fortunately...
After coming to his senses, the old emperor supported the table with one hand and found that his hands and feet were a little weak.
He couldn't help but cursed: "You are such a careless brat!"
Xu Yanmiao didn't realize that his casual words almost caused a huge uproar. Instead, he lowered his voice and asked Liang Rui: "Master Liang, did you guess this a long time ago?" Before he could finish his words,
Liang Rui suddenly reached out and covered his mouth, pressed his head down, and whispered: "Don't look up! Be careful not to get sucked in!"
Xu Yanmiao's eyes lit up: [Sure enough!!!]
Then, he heard Liang Rui whispered to him: "I did figure it out a long time ago, and it's hard to say what happened now. You should shrink back in and don't get affected."
This touched the college student.
[Master Liang, you are such a good person!]
There is no way to escape from things like this. It is safest to shrink in the innermost.
Xu Yanmo heard that the retired officials were still making a fuss. After being stunned at first, they slowly regained their "reason" one by one. Some
looked suspicious: "Why do you say that, Prime Minister? What do you mean by 'someone will know'? When have we ever done anything wrong? I'm afraid the Prime Minister is framing us!"
Some were still flattering at this time: "The Prime Minister is far-sighted and wise, while I am stupid and ignorant. Although I don't know what mistake I made, I am willing to turn back. I hope the Prime Minister will not bear grudges against me, enlighten and guide me, so that we can repent as soon as possible. "I will definitely remember the Prime Minister's teachings and will never have the slightest rebellious thought again."
There were also those who were impatient and impulsive, turning the tables and blaming others: "Dou Qing! Don't think I don't know that you are such a cunning and deceitful villain! You must want to frame the loyal officials in the court and the public! You report to His Majesty! I will also report to His Majesty and let him know your wolfish ambitions!"
It was hot and chaotic, and no one took the initiative to admit their mistakes.
Prime Minister Dou couldn't help shaking his head and sighed: "I gave you a chance."
The Fifth Universe was stunned and suddenly had an ominous premonition: "What did you say?"
Prime Minister Dou threw his sleeves and bowed to a direction: "Your Majesty..."
"Dou Qing! Welcome the Holy Chariot!"
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As his voice fell, the room fell into a suffocating silence.
The faces of the retired officials froze for several breaths before someone slowly turned his head. His neck was as stiff as a rusty wheel.
A figure slowly appeared in their field of vision. The other person stood tall, shrouded in darkness by the lights. They couldn't see his expression, but the murderous aura on his body pierced their skin like needles.
"Your Majesty..."
Someone tried to keep the last bit of dignity, but a great fear instantly washed over his body. His legs trembled and his knees hit the ground with a "bang".
The old emperor didn't even look at them. His face was calm as water. He walked to the middle of the room and looked up and down at the sheepskin knife: "This knife is not bad." The
blade was as bright as snow, and a large pool of dried sheep's blood stuck to it, which was shocking.
Some people's minds reflexively recalled the scene of the sheepskin just now -
three legs tied up, peeled from the front legs to the shoulders and neck, from the hind legs to the buttocks, a perfect sheepskin... a perfect human skin...
Not to mention the retired officials, even the Beijing officials who knew they had not committed any crime suddenly lost the courage to speak.
However, there was a very loud voice: [What's wrong? What's wrong? Why is it so quiet all of a sudden? ]
[Damn it, I can't see anything because Liang is pressing my head! The system text has a description, but it's not as exciting as seeing it on the scene! ]
[And those retired officials, why are they not talking? Could it be that they were really caught with something - then why were they so tough just now? 】
The old emperor glanced at the one in the corner who was forced to bury his head. He was obviously motionless and didn't listen to his inner voice, but didn't know that he was so restless. He was angry and amused.
You are not much braver than a cat, and you dare to watch the scene? You can turn your head away when watching a sheep being slaughtered. With this little courage, you still want to watch a human being being slaughtered?
What did you say in your inner voice? Oh! You are a weakling!
Tsk.
Prime Minister Dou stood up, and the old emperor came over and sat down on the main seat, still holding the skinning knife in his hand.
His face was calm, but the anger between his eyebrows was reflected directly on the blood-stained blade.
The old emperor looked at these daring people one by one, and laughed in anger: "Just now, it seems that someone said that he would sue me. Prime Minister, do you have wolfish ambitions? I am here now, who wants to sue?"
The retired officials who had just quarreled did not dare to say a word at this moment, but just lowered their heads, and their legs were shaking. The one
who trembled the most was the former prefect Zhang. A future shrouded in darkness was laid out directly in front of him, and he almost turned into a screaming chicken -
he used gold as a horse cage head and silver as a horse head ornament in front of His Majesty? !
He showed off to Your Majesty how many precious plants he had in
his garden?! Your Majesty also said that he was interested in his garden?!
He was also disrespectful to Your Majesty and acted particularly impatient?!
Zhang Qian, the former governor, already felt his brains buzzing.
How many brains does he have - to dare to talk to Your Majesty like that!
But the old emperor called him: "Zhang You, right?"
- Being called by the emperor's full name is not insulting.
But it is scary: "Tell me, what grievances do you have?"
Now everyone's eyes are on Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian took a big step forward and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I have no grievances."
- As the saying goes, "All the people in the world are the king's subjects", even people without official status can call themselves "subjects" in front of the emperor.
Zhang Qian, the former prefect, followed up, whether he was playing dumb or trying to plead his grievances, by saying, "But I don't know why the Prime Minister is so aggressive. Your Majesty, please understand! I have indeed never committed any crime, violence, or wantonness!"
The old emperor asked several more people, and they all said the same thing.
"In that case." He turned the jade ring on his finger bone and slowly said, "Then let's do it one by one."
What do you mean by one by one?
Someone asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."
The old emperor said, "I have been too indulgent with you. It's unexpected. Today, I will keep all the officials in the prime minister's residence, including the retired officials. The Jinyiwei will check them one by one. When the investigation is completed, they will be released." "But
official business..."
"No problem, have someone send it from the capital as fast as possible."
"Eat and sleep..."
"Food and water will be delivered by special people. Bedding will be spread directly on the floor. This place is spacious and can sleep two or three hundred people. When you go to the toilet, the Jinyiwei will bring in spittoons and pass them out after use. If you have any other questions, ask them all at once."
No one dared to speak.
Even Xu Yanmiao's voice had not been heard for a long time.
The moon was hidden in the thick clouds, and the faint light fell coldly, making the window paper seem cold.
"It's the Prime Minister's 80th birthday. We have invited eight tables of people, starting from the last table."
The old emperor stretched out his hand, and Prime Minister Dou handed over a list. The
old emperor lowered his head and read calmly: "Su Ziguang, the third place in the imperial examination in the 14th year of Tiantong, in the 29th year of Tiantong due to physical discomfort, he asked to retire. He served as Zuo Yude in Zuo Chunfang of Zhanshifu."
Su Ziguang walked out with a heavy heart and saluted: "I am here."
The old emperor nodded: "Sit down. Wait for Jinyiwei."
Su Ziguang was stunned for a moment.
Wait for Jinyiwei to investigate... This will take at least several months, right? Dou Qing invited a total of 32 Beijing officials and retired officials. Even if all 500 Jinyiwei were dispatched, it would take three months to investigate.
Your Majesty, are you serious? !
Two candles on the table were swaying with yellow flames. The old emperor said coldly: "I know what you are thinking. You just want to check everything. It will take months to complete the task with all your efforts. But it doesn't matter. Three months, five months, I can afford it! Today I will let the world know that when retired officials return to their hometowns, they are definitely not allowed to go back and abuse their power!"