Chapter 1114: Regicide and Usurpation
The name Luo Longzhao could definitely not be used anymore as it was too taboo, so the emperor gave him the name Ye Lei, and from then on his name was Luo Ye Lei.
Luo Qinghan settled Luo Yelei in Mingyi Palace and assigned four maids with education experience to take care of Luo Yelei. He also assigned some palace maids and eunuchs.
As for Luo Yelei's food, clothing and other expenses, they can all be arranged according to the standards of an ordinary prince.
Luo Qinghan seldom sets foot in Mingyi Palace, but he often asks Eunuch Chang and Mo Hua to go over and see how Luo Yelei is doing and whether the people under him are treating Luo Yelei harshly.
Gradually, people began to understand the meaning of the emperor's series of actions.
It seems that the emperor does not intend to get too close to Luo Yelei, but he will not let others bully him either.
He will get nothing less, and nothing more.
The verdict on this rebellion was soon out.
After a joint trial by the three courts, and confirmation by the cabinet and the emperor, those who directly participated in the rebellion were beheaded in public, and those who indirectly participated in the rebellion were demoted to low status and exiled to the border for life.
As for the mastermind of the rebellion, Tian Yan Zhenren, he was sentenced to be torn into pieces by five horses.
On the day of the execution, many people went to watch.
The people had long heard of the rebels' shameless behavior of taking innocent people as hostages, and they hated these cruel rebels very much. When they saw these rebels being beheaded one by one, they not only did not have a trace of sympathy, but instead applauded.
Li Qingyan was in charge of supervising the execution.
He sat upright on a high place, looking at everything in front of him calmly.
The last person to be executed was Zhenren Tianyan.
At this moment, he no longer had the aura of an immortal. He was so thin that only skin and bones were left. His gray hair was draped messily behind his head, and his prison uniform was stained with blood.
The executioners tied his head and limbs with ropes and tied them to the hooves of five horses.
It didn't snow today, and there was a little sun peeking out from the clouds.
The sunlight was so bright that Master Tianyan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Li Qingyan who was sitting on a high place. Then his eyes swept across the faces of the people around him who were watching the show. Suddenly, he grinned and let out a wild laugh.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The laughter was hoarse and unpleasant, and the onlookers couldn't help but frown.
Some people were talking in low voices.
"This man is about to die, and he can still laugh?"
"Is he crazy?!"
"It's possible. In the past, there have been death row inmates who suddenly went crazy and screamed just before being executed."
"Tsk, tsk, you really deserve it!"
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Li Qingyan disliked Master Tianyan's laughter because it was too unpleasant and planned to have someone cover his mouth.
At this moment, Master Tianyan stopped laughing and shouted with a hoarse voice.
"I intended to kill the king and usurp the throne, I deserve to die!
But in order to seize the throne, Emperor Sheng Yong secretly poisoned Emperor Sheng Chang's medicine, causing Emperor Sheng Chang to die suddenly. So, should Emperor Sheng Yong also die? !
And Emperor Sheng Yong's son, the current emperor, shouldn't he also die?!"
Li Qingyan's expression suddenly changed.
He stood up suddenly and shouted sternly.
"Shut his mouth!"
Someone immediately rushed forward and stuffed a rag into Tian Yan Zhenren's mouth.
But it's too late.
What Master Tianyan shouted just now was heard by all the people present.
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted into even more heated discussions.
"Did I hear correctly? He said that Emperor Sheng Chang was poisoned, but didn't Emperor Sheng Chang die of illness?"
"Oh my god, Emperor Sheng Yong even killed his own father just for the throne!"
"Killing his father and his emperor is a great treason. How can such a person be worthy of being an emperor?!"
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The people were immersed in the surprise of having received such a shocking reward, and no one paid attention to the situation in the execution ground.
The five horses were urged to run in five different directions, and Zhenren Tianyan's body was torn into five pieces.
Blood was all over the ground.
Li Qingyan ordered his men to clean up the scene, and then hurried to the palace.
When Emperor Sheng Chang was still in power, he invited Taoist Tian Yan to the palace to help him develop a secret recipe for immortality.
Because Zhenren Tianyan was eloquent and had some real skills, he was highly regarded by Emperor Sheng Chang. For this reason, he was given the official title of Director of the Imperial Observatory, and he became the most famous person for a time.
During that period, Zhenren Tianyan accompanied Emperor Sheng Chang almost every day and knew a lot about Emperor Sheng Chang.
He said that Emperor Sheng Chang was poisoned to death, which is very likely true.
In fact, in history, there are many cases of people killing their fathers and brothers in order to seize the throne. Almost every change of the throne is accompanied by bloodshed.
But the terrible thing is that Master Tianyan exposed this matter in front of so many people.
This means that the last veil covering the royal family has been torn off.
All the filth and darkness inside are exposed nakedly.
There is no room for concealment.
Li Qingyan reported the matter to the emperor.
He thought the emperor would be shocked and angry.
However, Luo Qinghan remained very calm.
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "He did it on purpose."
Master Tianyan deliberately chose this time to reveal the truth.
He knew that he was going to die, so he wanted to throw a basin of dirty water on the emperor before he died.
He was going to die, and he didn't want to make life easier for others.
Very disgusting and despicable practice.
Li Qingyan: "Your Majesty, how should this matter be handled?"
Luo Qinghan asked back: "How else can we deal with it?"
Li Qingyan couldn't answer.
There is really no way to deal with this matter.
Emperor Sheng Yong, the mastermind behind the poisoning, is already dead.
We can't dig his body out of the imperial mausoleum and interrogate him, can we?
Moreover, Emperor Sheng Yong is Luo Qinghan's father. How could a son dig up his father and whip his corpse?
But if left unchecked, it would have a very bad impact on the image of the royal family in the hearts of the people. In the future, someone might even make a fuss about it and use it to attack Luo Qinghan's throne as being unjustified.
Luo Qinghan exhaled slowly.
"Write an article that clearly describes the fraudulent deeds of Tianyan Zhenren. Make sure everyone knows that Tianyan Zhenren is a liar and that not a single word he says can be believed."
Li Qingyan responded respectfully, "Yes."
The next day, an article was published on the front page of Shengjing Daily, and the central character of the article was Tianyan Zhenren.
The author revealed all his experiences of disguising himself as a wandering Taoist priest and committing deceptions everywhere.
The life experience of Master Tianyan is really too legendary.
Relying on his superb deception skills, he built up the powerful Tianmen from nothing, and deceived a group of talented people to work for him. Some people even don't know that they have been deceived by him, and still think that the statues they bought with their own money are really useful.
After being exposed in this way, Master Tianyan’s identity as a liar was completely confirmed.
As for the nonsense a liar says before he dies, only a fool would believe it!
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