Kangxi hated being controlled by others the most, and in his eyes, those people kneeling outside the Qianqing Palace were no different from Oboi's party back then.
Trying to force him to compromise by forcing him to abdicate is simply wishful thinking!
Kangxi stood behind the window, quietly looking at the twenty or so people kneeling in the sun, his brows full of frost.
"Liang Jinzhong."
The young eunuch standing behind Kangxi quickly responded.
"The servant is here."
"Have you found what I asked you to look for?"
Liang Jinzhong trembled, and his hands unconsciously clenched the dustpan in his hands.
"...Your Majesty, I have not found any connection between Shamuha and Prince Cheng."
Kangxi raised his brows and glanced at Liang Jinzhong coldly.
"You piece of shit! Go get your punishment!"
Liang Jinzhong's body trembled even more violently after hearing this, and even the injury on his waist was affected. He gritted his teeth secretly in pain.
“Hey!”
Liang Jinzhong endured the pain and moved out. Before he took a few steps, he heard Kangxi say again,
"Someone, go get Liang Jiugong!"
Liang Jinzhong paused, then walked forward as if nothing had happened. No one noticed the flash of resentment and hatred in his eyes.
Now it is less than half a month away from the Dragon Boat Festival. The weather is becoming increasingly unbearable. The officials kneeling outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity are enjoying the scorching sun and soon begin to sweat profusely.
Heat is more uncomfortable than cold.
It was a kind of restlessness that came from the heart and could not be ignored at all.
The crowd gradually became agitated. Some were wiping their sweat, some were breathing heavily, some were fanning themselves with their sleeves, and so on. But almost everyone felt that they were about to collapse.
Normally at this time, they should be working in the government office instead of being exposed to the sun.
"Please, Your Majesty, revoke your order!"
Finally, someone couldn't bear the frustration anymore and shouted out loud.
In fact, they had already shouted once, but Kangxi ignored them.
Before this man shouted, he had already realized that shouting would not have much effect, but he had to shout. If he didn't shout, he was afraid that he would be sunburned to death here!
Before he finished speaking, his colleagues beside him also spoke up.
"Please, Your Majesty, revoke your order!"
"Your Majesty! What have the people done to us, Your Majesty?"
The noises outside the door came one after another, but after a long time, there was no movement in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Seeing that some officials were breathing rapidly and were about to collapse, everyone could no longer hold on and looked at the highest-ranking officials such as Shamuha and Chen Tingjing.
"Master Sha, Master Chen, please think of a solution. If we continue to do this, we'll all be doomed!"
"That's right, Master Liu is old and can't stand this kind of exposure to the sun!"
"S-Sir, your humble servant is also...your humble servant..."
The man fell down without finishing his sentence.
"Master Hai!"
"Master Hai."
When the people around saw Hailin fall, they surrounded him in panic.
Kangxi heard the commotion outside and asked with a frown,
"What happened outside?"
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Rites, Hai Linhai, has fainted!"
Kangxi's frown relaxed for a moment, and then he heard Chen Tingjing's voice.
"Lord Hai is in imminent danger. Please, Your Majesty, have mercy! Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!"
A chill emerged in Kangxi's heart.
This old bastard!
He turned his gaze back to Liang Jiugong in front of him.
"It's almost time, go catch him!"
Liang Jiugong lowered his eyebrows and looked docile.
“Yeah.”
Under Kangxi's gaze, Liang Jiugong limped towards the door.
Outside, Shamuha and others were surrounding Hailin anxiously, thinking that Kangxi would soon send someone to invite the imperial physician. However, instead of the imperial physician, the imperial guards arrived.
When two hundred fully armed royal guards surrounded the twenty or so ministers, everyone's expressions became stunned.
Liang Jiugong hunched over and said with a smile,
"My Lords, please!"
Chen Tingjing glanced at the Imperial Guards, then his gaze fell back on Liang Jiugong and asked in a cold voice,
"I wonder what crime I have committed?"
Liang Jiugong's expression remained unchanged as he uttered a few words lightly.
"My lords, please come with us as we are involved in treason!"
"What!"
The crowd was in an uproar. Chen Tingjing and Shamuha looked at each other and saw each other's faces as pale as gold paper. They had never imagined that Kangxi would use such an absurd reason to convict them.
Treason is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan. If it is proven, not only themselves, but also their parents, wives, children, in-laws and old friends will not be able to escape.
Seeing that the Royal Guards were about to attack, Shamuha screamed.
"Stop! Where's the evidence? The Emperor accuses me of treason. Do you think you can convict me based on nothing but empty words?"
Liang Jiugong took out a few letters from his pocket, opened them and put them in front of Shamuha's eyes, letting him read the words clearly.
"My Lords, this is a letter between the Minister of Rites, Shamuha, and the Three Jin rebels. Is there anyone willing to testify to this?"
"The Emperor knows that you were all deceived by this villain. As long as you testify, the Emperor can show mercy and forgive your guilt. This is a rare opportunity..."
Liang Jiugong's words carried a certain power to bewitch people. Before he finished speaking, several people could not wait to respond.
"Eunuch Liang, I am willing! Shamuha is a hypocritical and despicable villain. We were all instigated by him!"
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