When Sun Tu had won the support of many military and public opinions, in the palace, Tong Muzheng stood in front of Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, and put forward his own request to the person who is still the nominal ruler of the Great Song Dynasty: "Your Majesty has also seen these complaints and grievances, and the dozens of copies here are just the tip of the iceberg of the thousands of people who have been killed, so General Sun hopes that Your Majesty can immediately draft a decree to convict Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and their henchmen and their families and relatives for capital crimes, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world and promote the law of our court." ”

The calm words fell into Zhao Ji's ears like a loud thunder, which made his heart beat faster, his expression changed drastically, and his face unconsciously showed a look of panic: "This ......" But he couldn't even say a complete sentence.

Although he had been mentally prepared, he guessed that Sun Tu would not give up in the future, and would definitely cause a bloody storm in the court. But when he saw the book in his hand and listened to the names of the series of important ministers of the court reported by Tong Mu, he still felt a great fright, and the dozens of complaints stacked on the imperial case became hot charcoal in Zhao Ji's eyes, and he didn't even dare to touch it.

In fact, he didn't know how many things Cai Jing and other courtiers had done outside behind his back to bring disaster to the country and the people, but all along, he chose to turn a blind eye because of selfishness and greed, and deceived himself into thinking that with the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty, even if the people suffered some hardships, it was nothing. Moreover, Cai Jing and other courtiers also sent many benefits to him, which made Zhao Ji choose to turn a blind eye and continue to reuse them.

And now, Sun Tu wants to condemn these people, does this mean that soon, this guy who is actually a rebel will point the finger at himself? After all, Cai Jing and the others have always been robbing the world with their own approval, and when it comes to the culprit, they should be counted.

Full of entanglement and panic, Zhao Ji actually gave birth to a trace of courage to resist, or maybe it was only because he was facing Tong Mu instead of Sun Tu, which made him feel that he still had a little room to struggle. So after being silent for a while, he finally had the courage to speak: "Tong Qing, I'm afraid these so-called grievances of Diao people are still inaccurate, right?" If they killed the important ministers of the court because of their telling, I thought that it would only make the court lose face, and it was really not a good idea.

"What's more, since the founding of the country, my Great Song Dynasty has not killed important officials of the imperial court without permission, and Emperor Taizu has made an oath not to kill scholars and doctors for crimes, how dare I violate the rules of my ancestors and kill Cai Qing and others on these trumped-up charges? I also hope that Tong Qing can explain more to Yuehou after you go back, and I hope he can think twice.

"I know that he has a lot of disagreements with Cai Qing and others, but after all, this is related to the stability of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is also related to the general trend of the world, and I hope he can focus on the overall situation......

Listening to this open-mouthed court and closed-mouthed general trend, the corners of Tong Mu's mouth raised, revealing a sneering and contemptuous smile: "Official, did you think about something wrong?" ”

"Huh?" Zhao Ji glanced at him with some puzzlement, but his heart sank, because he had already felt the change in the other party's attitude, from the level view just now to the current bottom view.

Tong Mu stepped forward, and soon only looked at Zhao Ji separately, which completely exceeded the boundaries of the time when the monarch and the minister played against each other, and was full of threats: "Do you think we are asking you to approve this matter?" Do you think that without your will, we wouldn't be able to kill Cai Jing and them? Do you think that you are still the son of heaven who is high up, and a word is the will, and our subordinates can only obediently follow the will? ”

Every "what do you think" exit can make Zhao Ji's body tremble, and after three sentences, his face turned pale even more, and then he really understood how unbearable his situation was.

Tong Mu patted the book list on the case: "Chen Shang these book lists are just to save you a little face, don't give face!" As early as you start doing those things and letting those corrupt officials abuse the people, you should know what will happen to you. If you are willing to cooperate, you can still maintain a little dignity as the Son of Heaven, otherwise, your Zhao family clan has nothing else, and there are still a lot of ......"

The most direct threat suddenly made Zhao Ji like a lightning strike, and the whole person was completely paralyzed there, and his eyes were no longer focused. The last bit of falsehood, which was only used to deceive himself, was completely shattered. It turned out that in the eyes of these people, he, the emperor, had long existed in name only, and he was just a puppet puppet that could be replaced at any time.

It's ridiculous that he still wants to bargain with them, and he wants to deal with them to protect Cai Jing and others, which is completely seeking the skin of the tiger and bringing humiliation on himself.

At this moment, there was a sudden wave of shouts outside, even through the palace walls, people could still distinguish the meaning of the words: "General Sun is wise, kill those corrupt officials ......" This made Zhao Ji's body jerk again, and the last bit of persistence was shattered.

"The officials should have heard it, right? This is the aspiration of the people, and it is the greatest hope in the hearts of millions of people in the city of Tokyo. If you are still obsessed and want to keep Cai Jing and others, you are the enemy of the world, such a son of heaven, my Great Song Dynasty will not want him at all! Do you know what I mean? Tong Mu said, pressed his hands on the imperial case again, leaned forward, and stared at Zhao Ji almost in a condescending posture.

"I ...... I am sure what you ask is ......" Zhao Ji finally broke down and said with a crying voice, at this time he could only choose to save himself first, because he knew very well that once he was really abolished by Sun Tu, he would not be far from death.

Tong Mu didn't save him any face, only plucked out his ears, and said, "What did you say?" Why can't I hear clearly? Say it louder. ”

"I ...... I said that Cai Jing and they are indeed unforgivable, so I will order to kill...... Destroy them all over the ......" poor Zhao Ji could only raise his throat and say loudly, there is no longer the slightest bit of the bearing that a king should have, and even his self-proclaimed spirit has changed. Because he knows that in the eyes of the other party, he is indeed not a king at all.

"That's good, let's ask the official to write down the will himself." Tong Mu nodded with satisfaction, but the disdainful smile on his face was even greater. He thought of many years ago, when he had just entered the ranks, he regarded the Son of Heaven in front of him as a god-like existence. But after only a few years of work, he has already seen through his cowardly, selfish, and incompetent nature, and now Zhao Ji is synonymous with waste in his eyes, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

Zhao Ji could only endure it, took the pen and paper on the desk with a trembling hand, and then wrote out a will to sentence Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and other important ministers of the court to death according to Tong Mu's meaning. Not to mention, although he can't be an emperor, he is really good at calligraphy, even at such a moment of fear, the thin gold characters are still quite good, and there is nothing unusual.

It wasn't until he used his seal that Tong Mu reached out and took it, looked at the content at a glance, and nodded slightly: "With the article of the official family, he went to the yamen to find a sword and pen clerk's errand in the day, but he was captured, which is really admirable." ”

Full of sarcasm and ridicule came into Zhao Ji's ears, but he didn't even dare to reveal the slightest anger, he could only laugh and nod his head, how could he have the dignity that a king should have. But even so, Tong Mu didn't intend to let him go just like that, squinted at him for a moment and then said, "Since the official family is so able to write, let's write another thing." ”

"Write, write what?"

"Guilty of oneself." Tong Mu stared at him and said, "You don't think that the suffering of the people in the world is due to Cai Jing and other traitors, right?" If you don't reuse them and let them go, how can they be unscrupulous? I don't know what else is going on, so I can't say much, but how Zhu Mian looted the people's fat and ointment in Jiangnan, causing hundreds of people's families to be ruined, and finally he could only follow Fang La to raise troops. And the reason why Zhu Mian can harm the people so much is because he is branded in the name of the fortune Huashi Gang you gave him, so in real terms, your crime is only above them. Isn't it a matter of course for you to apologize to the people of the world now? ”

"You let me issue an edict against myself? You...... You ......" Even if Zhao Ji, who had given up resistance, still wanted to refuse after hearing the meaning, because this was really a great shame, and it was even likely to shake his legitimacy as the son of the Great Song Dynasty.

In all dynasties, there have naturally been many emperors who have committed their own edicts, but most of them are just to appease the people after a major natural disaster, in fact, it is impossible for an emperor to admit his mistakes in front of his subjects. And the other half of the so-called emperor who really admitted his mistakes, that is, after his death, the courtiers issued an edict on his will, which actually has nothing to do with him.

But now it's good, but he, Zhao Ji, is going to become the first emperor to write an edict with his own handwriting, and he is the emperor who admits that he is really guilty, which is really beyond his bottom line, even in such circumstances, he still tries his best to resist.

But now Zhao Ji is already a fish on the chopping board, how could Tong Mu let him refuse? At that moment, he stared at him again: "Guanjia, do you think you still have a choice?" Life and death, honor and disgrace, you choose. ”

Just this sentence completely shattered Zhao Ji's last bit of defense, and after his body trembled, he finally said softly: "I...... I wrote...... "As one of the few emperors who could live in humiliation in the Jin Kingdom for decades after being a prisoner, his attachment to life, or greed for life and fear of death, is still stronger than many people, and for this reason, he can abandon all dignity and just survive!"

So, under Tong Mu's suggestion, an edict written by the living emperor himself was freshly baked. When he took this edict, Tong Mu couldn't help but smile happily, this time, the initiative was really in his own hands.