"Imprison this evil Taoist Guo Jing to the Heavenly Prison and execute him at the slicing ground tomorrow!"
Zhao Huan had never advocated torture, but at this moment, he was shaking with rage. Zhan Yunpeng had died at the hands of such a scoundrel; even skinning and slicing him alive wouldn't be enough to vent his anger.
Guo Jing's body was stiff, he was foaming at the mouth, and he fainted from fright. Wu Ge waved his hand, and several guards carried Guo Jing away.
Zhao Huan held up the Longquan sword in his hand and said, "This sword was carried by our great ancestor. With it, we conquered the world and established the Song Dynasty. Seeing this sword is like seeing our great ancestor! Zhao Ji, accept the order!"
Although Zhao Huan was furious, he wasn't foolish. He rushed into the palace with a sword in hand to force his father to surrender. If word got out, it would likely cause a commotion throughout the land, and even some of the former dynasty's powerful generals and ministers would inevitably become disloyal.
He was holding the Longquan Sword and speaking in the name of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. This was different. Zhao Huan said this, and Zhao Ji had no choice but to kneel down. All the ministers and guards knelt on the ground.
"Emperor Huizong, Zhao Ji, is incompetent and ruthless. He listened to the slander of villains and brought chaos to the Song Dynasty! On behalf of Taizu, I hereby decree: Emperor Huizong, Zhao Ji, is to be imprisoned in Yanfu Palace. Without my order, he is not to take a single step outside of Yanfu Palace! Empress Dowager Zheng, the harem's interference in government is a sign of national chaos. Empress Dowager Zheng is hereby ordered to be imprisoned in Yanfu Palace. Without my order, she is not to take a single step outside of Yanfu Palace!"
Zhao Ji and Queen Mother Zheng turned pale upon hearing this, both thinking that Huan Er had completely changed. But Zhao Ji was still thinking: Fortunately, my life was finally saved.
After finishing his recitation, Zhao Huan put away his sword. He turned to Kang Huojian, the commander-in-chief of the palace, and said, "Kang Huojian, did you hear the Emperor's order clearly?"
Kang Huojian knelt down and kowtowed: "I understand your command. Kang Huojian obeys your command!"
Zhao Huan shouted in his heart: I am a fucking genius.
A group of old officials below were trembling, and some of them stretched out their sleeves to wipe the sweat off their face.
If Zhao Huan did not take this opportunity to eliminate these dissidents, he would be a fool.
Zhao Huan sneered: "You old ministers, you don't know how to serve the country. You are trying to deceive the emperor. What's your intention?"
The emperor was already under house arrest, so how could he argue? So the old ministers knelt down and said in unison: "We acknowledge our guilt!"
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