Volume 1 Chapter 41 Take All
Xiang Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this. This sentence was well said, so he clapped his hands and asked, "Minister Jia, if you have anything to say, just say it. I want to hear what kind of person Sun Shang you are talking about is."
Jia Yuan stepped forward and said righteously, "Your Majesty, Sun Shang is a man who cannot be trusted. Your Majesty should not be deceived by his high-sounding appearance!
He was originally just a dissolute scholar, illiterate and hopeless of becoming an official, so he talked nonsense all day long to attract people's attention;
After being appointed as the Inspector of Eight Prefectures by His Majesty, he became even more arrogant and showed his ugly face to the extreme. Every time he went to a place, he interfered with the government affairs of the local prefecture and county government, and released many death row prisoners who had a close personal relationship with him, causing trouble in all directions. The local people were full of complaints, but no one dared to offend him! "
Jia Yuan became more and more excited as he spoke: "Your Majesty, do you know that the local prefect sent people to arrest his friends, so he rushed into the prefect's house with those death row prisoners, beat the prefect to a cripple and broke both his legs!
This Sun Shang is really very courageous. He openly beat up an official appointed by the imperial court and even rushed into someone's house to beat him up. He did all this by relying on the power given to him by His Majesty!"
Xiang Yun frowned upon hearing this and asked Sun Shang in a cold voice, "Do you have anything to say about whether what Minister Jia said is true?"
Sun Shang knelt down hastily, but his expression remained unchanged as he reported, "It is true. However, the death row prisoners mentioned by Minister Jia are all innocent people persecuted by the local prefect in order to protect the power of the rich and powerful. I have released them with a clear conscience!"
I only regret that I don't have enough power to bring those who actually broke the law to justice!"
At this point, Sun Shang's tone suddenly became sad and trembling: "As for beating the imperial official, it was not without reason. The prefect held a grudge against me because of this matter, but because of my status as the Inspector of Eight Prefectures, he did not dare to attack me, so he ordered people to secretly beat my mother to death in revenge!
I wanted to take the governor and bring him to justice, but he was powerful and had many soldiers and generals, so I could not do anything to him.
But how could he bear the pain of losing his mother? I had no choice but to sneak into his house with a few brothers. Considering that he was an official appointed by the court, we only crippled his legs and spared his life! "
Sun Shang's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the law cannot relieve the hatred in my heart. For the sake of my mother, I had no choice but to do such a crime. I know I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Jia Yuan, who was standing by, looked cold and sneered, "Lord Sun is really eloquent, he can turn black into white, and he can find such a filial reason to beat up the court official. I admire him very much."
Then, Jia Yuan changed the subject and asked, "Then how do you explain why you killed your first wife and married a prostitute after you became an official and gained power?"
Hearing this, Xiang Yun became furious. He dared to kill his wife. This was not a question of ability or not, but a question of character!
No matter how talented such a person is, Xiang Yun would not dare to use him, because such a knife is too sharp and he is afraid of cutting his hands.
After taking a deep look at Sun Shang, Xiang Yun thought for a moment and said in a cold voice, "Explain it to me!"
Sun Shang remained kneeling on the ground, his expression unchanged as he said, "I have been married to my first wife Liu for seven years, how dare I betray her?
But after I became the Inspector of Eight Prefectures, countless people came to curry favor with me. On that day, my wife even accepted a bribe of eight hundred taels of silver and a golden dog when I was not at home!
As the Inspector of Eight Prefectures, I was ordered by the Emperor to inspect all officials throughout the country. I did not expect that I would accept bribes. This is a huge joke, a joke to Your Majesty.
When I found out about this, I immediately tried to save the situation, but my wife had already spent most of the money, so it was too late to regret.
I had no choice but to handle the matter impartially. I personally sent my wife to the execution hall and dealt with her according to the law to give an explanation to the people of the world and to Your Majesty!
As for that prostitute, I don't want to explain too much, I just want to have a clear conscience!"
Jia Yuan laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Why, you are speechless! Lord Sun is really good at talking. Whatever you say is true. Where is the evidence?"
Then Jia Yuan reported to Xiang Yun: "Your Majesty must have seen that he has admitted all these crimes. I hope Your Majesty will punish Sun Shang according to the law!"
Xiang Yun frowned and his face turned cold. It was obvious that he couldn't accept what Sun Shang had done. He was ruthless and too cruel.
You say, this guy, these things are just trivial matters, just tell me and everything can be solved, why should you take such risks and suffer such hardships?
His own mother was beaten to death and his wife was sent to the execution hall. Xiang Yun could not imagine what kind of pain this was, and how much torment Sun Shang was in.
Xiang Yun complained in his heart, but suddenly he remembered that day in the imperial study, he asked Sun Shang three times whether he could take on this important task, and Sun Shang also answered three times that he could. Perhaps he put too much pressure on Sun Shang!
When Xiang Yun thought of this, a trace of self-blame flashed through his heart. He looked at Sun Shang with a complicated expression, and then said loudly: "Come here, take off Sun Shang's official robe and his black hat!"
All the ministers breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Jia Yuan also showed a sneer on his face. This little emperor still wants to fight with us. He is too naive.
Two imperial guards came up, one took off his black gauze hat and the other took off his official robe. Soon Sun Shang was kneeling in the Golden Throne Hall wearing a tattered linen shirt.
But at this moment, Xiang Yun narrowed his eyes and asked, "Sun Shang, do you have anything else to say?"
Sun Shang trembled when he heard this, and then his eyes became fierce. He took out a very thick memorial from his arms and shouted, "Your humble servant, I have a memorial to submit!"
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, what were they trying to do? Are they just going to throw the jar into the air?
Jia Yuan immediately shouted, "Sun Shang, you have been stripped of your official hat. From now on, you are no longer an official appointed by the court. You are just an ordinary citizen and have no right to make suggestions on government affairs!"
Everyone was wrong, thinking that they would be safe if they dealt with Sun Shang. They completely ignored the fact that Sun Shang was just a knife and the emperor was the one wielding the knife.
They underestimated Xiang Yun's determination to deal with them. He was a gangster and shameless!
Xiang Yun looked at Sun Shang with a relieved smile and said loudly: "I allow you to participate in the last part of the story. Speak now!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Shang quickly stood up and was ready to start killing people with this knife!
“I would like to impeach the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of Works, the Director of the Ministry of Revenue, the Right Inspector of the Supervisory Office, the Secretary of the Imperial Clan Court, the Minister of Public Administration, the Minister of the Supreme Court, the Left Vice Minister of Revenue, the Right Vice Minister of Revenue, the Left Vice Minister of Personnel, etc., and 82 other officials of the imperial court;
He has committed 32 serious crimes including abusing power for personal gain, accepting bribes, committing crimes, taking human lives, forcing women into prostitution, and betraying the emperor and the country. Your Majesty, please investigate!"
After Sun Shang finished speaking, he nodded. Xiao Guazi hurriedly stepped forward to take the memorial and handed it to Xiang Yun. The ministers on the side all wanted to rush up to grab it.
In the court, all the officials mentioned by Sun Shang felt extremely chilled, had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, and broke out in cold sweats.
Xiang Yun spread out the memorial and took a look. It actually listed every crime of every person in detail, and also stated the evidence, which could be easily found out with a simple check.
Xiang Yun immediately slammed the jade table and shouted angrily: "How outrageous! Ridiculous! It's absolutely ridiculous!"
"You are all the pillars of my Great Sun Dynasty, yet you have done such absurd and lawless things, even colluding with the enemy and committing treason. I am really angry!
You have brought shame to the entire court of the Great Sun Dynasty!
The students and scholars of our dynasty are watching you right now. What kind of example are you going to set for them?
I ask you, do you admit or not admit the crimes mentioned in these memorials? "
In an instant, all the people mentioned in this memorial in the court were isolated and gathered together. Among the numerous civil and military officials, only more than ten people were not among them.
Xiang Yun's lips twitched when he saw this scene. Oh my god, this is too big a deal. I don't know if it will get out of hand.
The Minister of Personnel Zhao Sanqi immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, what crime have I committed?
I have been an official in the court for thirty years. Even if I have not made any contributions, I have worked hard over the years. It is no exaggeration to say that I am a pillar of our dynasty. Even the late emperor once praised me!
Now, Your Majesty actually wants to judge the guilt of an old minister based on the one-sided words of a young boy. Don’t you think it is too chilling?"
The Minister of Works, Jin Dazhao, also stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that this audacious and nonsense Sun Shang be arrested and beheaded in public to appease the hearts of the ministers!"
The other ministers who were named all bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please behead Sun Shang and show him to the public!"
Without waiting for Xiang Yun to speak, the Minister of Revenue Jia Yuan gave the order in a loud voice: "Come here, arrest Sun Shang!"
Sun Shang, who was standing aside, remained calm, because there was nothing left for him to do, and the next scene would be performed by the Emperor!
“Hahaha!” Xiang Yun laughed loudly, and then shouted coldly: “It’s written in black and white, the evidence is irrefutable, and you still dare to make trouble and refuse to plead guilty. Are you the emperor or am I the emperor?”
"Come here, capture them all for me!"
Jia Yuan's words were useless, but at Xiang Yun's command, thousands of Imperial Guards emerged densely, surrounding the entire Golden Palace, and a large number of Imperial Guards began to move forward to capture these ministers.
These people wanted to escape, but they had nowhere to go. Xiang Yun had been planning this for a long time, so how could there be any mistakes?
One after another, people were captured by four or five imperial guards, pinned to the ground, and had knives held to their necks.
Jia Yuan saw that something was not right, so he looked directly at Xiang Yun and roared, "Your Majesty, do you really want to punish us? You know, if we all fall, the entire Great Sun Dynasty will fall into chaos, order will be gone, the world will be in turmoil, and all parts of the dynasty will surely rise up in rebellion. By then, the dynasty will be gone, and you will not be able to sit firmly on the throne!"
Xiang Yun sneered and said, "Don't worry about that, Minister Jia. I will verify all your crimes one by one in the future. I will punish the guilty severely, and I will definitely not kill more innocent people!"
"Crazy! You're crazy!" Jia Yuan shouted unwillingly, but there was nothing he could do until three or four knives were placed on his neck.
At this moment, the Minister of Works Jin Dazhao, who was not restrained yet, suddenly laughed wildly: "Little Emperor, you are so brave. I have been working hard for fifteen years, but you have ruined my plan. I don't know whether I should laugh at you or admire you!"
Xiang Yun frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
“Hahahaha, now the entire Great Sun Dynasty is in tatters due to internal and external troubles. It looks good on the surface, but it is actually powerless. Even if a hero like you appears, you cannot change the situation of the Great Sun Dynasty’s demise!
Today, I will kill you, the little emperor, and then watch the entire Great Sun Dynasty being swallowed up bit by bit by my Mahayana Treasure Country!"
Xiang Yun sucked in a breath of cold air. It turned out that Jin Dazhao was from the Mahayana Kingdom and even sat in the position of Minister of Works in the Dainichi Dynasty. This was really terrifying. It was extremely scary when you think about it!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
