However, next to these evidences, there was a letter of appeal sent by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to this corrupt official. It has to be said that this is another kind of irony.
"The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty keeps saying that the people are his subjects, yet someone is so harshly criticizing his people, causing them to suffer disaster. Yet the Emperor protects those who abuse the people. This is truly a characteristic of the Great Song Dynasty, leaving one speechless."
Zhao Jun sighed, shook his head, and thought to himself, "It's a pity that my phone hasn't been working yet. If I take a picture and show it to Zhao Zhen, Lü Yijian, Wang Zeng, and the others, it will be a joke for the Song Dynasty."
Since my phone is broken and I can’t take a picture, why don’t I find someone to draw it?
It would be a wonderful thing to let Zhao Zhen be remembered forever.
Zhao Jun suddenly thought of it.
He immediately sent someone to find a famous painter in Bozhou and asked him to use charcoal instead of a brush to realistically depict the scene.
After the order from the chancellor was issued, the Bozhou government took immediate action and quickly found a famous painter.
Although the requirements of the academy were strange and required practical charcoal drawings instead of brushes, the painter still quickly created this world-famous painting.
The content of the painting is very simple. Zhao Jun is sitting majestically in the hall. On the right side of the table is the evidence of Guo Chengyou's crime, and in the middle of the table is Zhao Zhen's letter. The name of the painting is "The Official is Pleading for Mercy".
Even though the title of the painting seems to have nothing to do with its content, it is obvious that if it is sent back to Bianliang, Lu Yijian and others should be able to understand it.
Afterwards, Zhao Jun wrote another satirical letter and asked someone to give the painting and the letter to the messenger, instructing him to return it the next day.
The next morning, after the messenger left, Zhao Jun took his things to the cell.
Today is the day of execution.
Early in the morning.
In the prison, Guo Chengyou was still shouting and cursing.
He had been following the emperor for many years and had long understood his temperament.
So he was sure that Zhao Jun couldn't do anything to him.
He had been cursing Zhao Jun all this time, and he never stopped even when his saliva was dry.
"Zhao Jun, so what if I killed him? I openly admitted to those crimes, so what?"
"Who the hell are you, Zhao Jun? You came out of nowhere and stole the high position. When I was serving the emperor, you weren't even born yet."
"Don't think you can do whatever you want to me just because you hold the power. I tell you, there's nothing you can do, you bastard, you thief!"
In the cell, Guo Chengyou stood with his hands on his hips and kept cursing.
Over the years, relying on his status as Zhao's son-in-law and an official in the Eastern Palace, Guo Chengyou has never suffered such a great injustice.
Zhao Jun, who appeared out of nowhere and stole a high position, was so brazen as to throw him into prison and humiliate him. At least Guo Chengyou is very unhappy now.
However, just as he was shouting and cursing, Zhao Jun appeared outside the prison door and looked at him with interest.
Next to Zhao Jun was the old man Tian Chang.
Tian Chang was very happy at this moment. He had gone to pay homage to his friend these days, and his friend's descendants had already been picked up by him. But unfortunately, his friend's mansion had been sold by Guo Chengyou a long time ago, and he could not get it back.
However, Tian Chang was satisfied with being able to avenge his good friend. He secretly swore in his heart that in the future, as long as he received the order from the governor, he would go through fire and water without hesitation.
Seeing the enemy who killed his friend here again, Tian Chang said with a smile: "Master, this guy seems to be quite unrepentant."
"That's normal. People like this won't cry until they see the coffin."
Zhao Jun smiled.
Guo Chengyou's crimes were so heinous that he was bound to face the death penalty. However, he believed that he had a strong backing and that no one in the Song Dynasty could touch him.
This is indeed the case. Over the years, there have been impeachments from censors and imperial censors, but he has always stood firm. Despite being impeached by many people, he still served as a prefect everywhere and harmed so many people, but he never fell.
So with confidence in his heart, Guo Chengyou was obviously not afraid at all.
"Zhao Jun!"
Hearing the conversation between Zhao Jun and Tian Chang, Guo Chengyou looked outside the prison door, rushed over, and lay on the pillar. He looked at Zhao Jun fiercely and said, "Zhao Jun, let me out quickly, do you hear me?"
"If you let me go just like that, wouldn't that make me lose face?"
Zhao Jun frowned and said, "I'm the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the government has to give me some respect. You broke the law in Bozhou, and I caught you red-handed. If you had spoken politely, kneeled down and begged for mercy, and confessed your crimes, you might have been able to get leniency. Now you're so arrogant, it's clear that you don't take me seriously."
"What are you?"
Guo Chengyou was furious and said, "My wife is the daughter of Prince Shu, and my grandfather was the Minister of the Central Secretariat. When the emperor was still the crown prince in the Eastern Palace, I served him. Where did you come from? How dare I take you seriously?"
"That's interesting."
Zhao Jun laughed and said, "No wonder you are so lawless. You no longer respect the laws of the Song Dynasty."
"King's law?"
Guo Chengyou seemed to be laughing out of anger, pointing at it and saying, "The king's law, the king's law, that is the royal law. If the emperor wants to change it, then it must be changed. How can I allow you to run wild? Believe it or not, if you arrest me now, the emperor's pardon will be sent to Bozhou soon."
"I believe this. He has already sent it."
Zhao Jun first picked up the document from the Constitutional Court and said, "This is the order from the Constitutional Court. It's signed by Lü Yijian, Wang Zeng, and the others. It means to deal with it according to the law."
Deal with it according to the law?
Guo Chengyou stood there in a daze with his eyes wide open. He never expected that the Constitutional Yuan would issue such an order.
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