Autumn is getting thicker, and the dark clouds in the air seem to have knocked over the ink in the inkstone, and the haze of diffusion will not dissipate. Four or five civil and military officers walked up the stone steps of the magnificent Jinxiang Palace, and the small-eyed civil official held the official hat on his head with one hand, and walked into the wooden door with a serious expression in his hand.

The group walked through several halls, waited outside the door of the Yangde Hall for a while, and then walked into the door. Guo Shao was bareheaded, like a monk, with smoke on his head, and the two palace maids cleaned up the towels next to him.

"Your Majesty." A few people hugged their fists.

Guo Shao made a gesture to signal them to flatten down, and Yang Shiliang, the eunuch next to him, walked over, took a thick stack of files from Wang Pu's hand, and put them on the case in front of Guo Shao.

The two palace maids took a few steps back with their heads down, and walked out of the hall with their things.

Guo Shao looked at the file in front of him, a thick stack, densely written with small characters, almost all of which were names. Most of the people written on it are not known to Guo Shao at all.

Countless lives are just words and symbols for him now.

Between the rice paper and the black letters, the meaning of Xiao killing is permeated by people's emotions. Everyone didn't say anything, except for the sound of two flipping papers from time to time.

Guo Shao watched it for a long time, maybe Wang Pu and the others below were numb in their legs, but he was still not in a hurry. Guo Shao looked back and forth several times, trying to check out the inappropriate places from the file, but he didn't find anything, because the names were almost unfamiliar. He used another method to estimate the number of people in it, the number to be executed and exiled, not ten thousand, but eight thousand.

Finally, Guo Shaomo rubbed his bare head, reached out to pick up the brush, dipped it back and forth in the cinnabar a few times, and wrote one on the file: Quasi.

Yang Shiliang immediately put another holy decree in front of Guo Shao. Guo Shaotong read it once, it was an edict written by the Hanlin Academy, which meant words to express anger at the collusion of the three rebel forces with the enemy country. Guo Shao signed the matter below.

When Wang Pu and the others got the things again, they finally spoke: "The ministers obey the order!" ”

Guo Shao's expression was complicated, and he waved his hand and said, "You guys go and do it." ”

The group retreated.

He still sat in front of the desk, looking at the cinnabar on it, as red as blood...... The dense handwriting I saw just now was still in front of me, and for a while, the hatred for Fan Zhen, the Zhao family, and the greedy and disloyal officials was like the wind.

But there is one of the most insidious masterminds behind the scenes: Xiao Siwen!

Liao Xiao Siwen is not only Guo Shao's biggest enemy, but also his next work! Guo Shao is still sick, feeling uncomfortable, and almost lost everything because of this guy.

The bloody breath had just washed away Guo Shao's hatred, but Xiao Siwen was once again aroused.

Guo Shao took a deep breath and looked at the map on the opposite wall. After calming down, he still felt that he couldn't mess with himself, and he stretched out his finger to the big picture, as if gesturing in the air...... First get more war horses from the northwest, and then use Liuhuabao as a stronghold, and the cavalry as the tip of the knife, so that the Liao State can't finish eating and walking around from a grand strategy!

However, what needs to be done now is to first defuse the pressure of the Liao army in western Liaoning and maintain the situation of opening up in the northeast.

……

On that day, outside the northern city of Tokyo, the Yellow River was faintly in sight. A large group of people were tied in a long string of ropes on the post road, and were tragically driven to walk slowly. The front and rear were full of cavalry, and there was a column of infantry troops accompanying them. In addition, the officials, generals, and eunuchs of the various officials were present.

At the bottom of a mound, a large earth pit had been dug, and there were grizzled officials sitting nearby. At this time, some officials began to read the list one by one. The prisoners, disheveled and disheveled, were driven to stand in three rows, still tied together. They stood there with desperate faces and trembling, and under the gaze of the infantry, no one escaped, their hands were tied and each other was restrained, and there was no chance of escape.

After reading the name for a while, the civil official said: "The criminals present were executed for the crime of treason, and all their relatives were exiled to Pingxia Province." Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections? ”

He did not ask the criminals standing in front, but the civil and military officials present. Many people seconded the proposal, but no one objected. So the civil official beckoned to a young general, and then turned to leave.

There were too many prisoners, and the executioners were not executioners, but a garrison guarding Tokyo. The generals shouted, and the infantry marched in three rows, marching in line with muskets, standing less than ten paces away from the opposite side, and raising their guns one after another.

"Bang ......"

"Bang ......"

**The explosion sounded three times in succession, and the smoke and blood in the wind were filled, and the screams were everywhere. The foot soldiers drew their sabers and short guns, rushed up to slaughter the undead on the ground, and then threw the bodies into the nearest pit.

…… At the execution ground outside Tokyo, all men died. But outside Xuzhou, it was different, with men, women, and children. In addition to the old woman, there are also children!

An old woman with gray hair and messy silk clothes had hatred in her eyes, she raised her head and shouted, her voice hoarse and miserable: "Guo Shao, an ungrateful thief who plots to usurp the throne, the old family will turn into a ghost after death, and he will come to ask for his life!" ”

The surrounding civil and military officials looked sideways and were attracted to attention. But the expressions of the people were indifferent, whether the woman made sense or not, but the victory or defeat was decided...... The right way is that justice is not in the hearts of the people, and right and wrong are about strength.

Her voice was out of shape, her facial features were distorted, and she screamed, "One day, retribution will ......"

"Smack!" Suddenly, a knight stepped forward, swung his whip over, and scolded: "Stop yelling! ”

The civil official in the back said: "Shut your mouth and hurry to the execution ground." After that, he looked up at the sky, as if he was measuring the hour.

The knight turned and dismounted, made a mess of dirty cloth, and without saying a word, shoved it into the old woman's mouth.

Several officials were still discussing, and a voice said: "Her son was originally a general of the forbidden army, and he was very strong back then, but he didn't have that life ......after all."

An understatement, quickly disappeared into the noise. The changing dark clouds in the sky seem to mock the absurdity of fate in the world.

…… Both the capital and Xuzhou were bloody, and a large number of men, women, and children were driven on the long-distance journey west to Pingxia, which made people panic. However, Yingzhou at this time is much quieter.

The officials of King Zheng's mansion have been replaced, and the original officials have roughly walked on the Huangquan Road on the bank of the Yellow River. But the house is still peaceful, and no one rushes in to disturb them.

The newly appointed officials of the Xuanhui Southern Yuan are conscientiously sitting in the inverted room inside the gate...... This errand is simply idle, and there is no oil and water, and if it is normal, it must have nothing to do. But the new official didn't dare to slack off at all, because there were no dozens of people left below the previous chief official, which was really a bit scary.

Just then, a scribe hurried in and whispered two words in the chief officer's ear. The chief officer's expression changed, and he immediately stood up: "Please!" Please! ”

"They're already in, and the little ones don't dare stop them."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a hairless man and a civil official walk in. The chief official of King Zheng's Mansion knew that civil official, who was the real power official of the Southern Court of Xuanhui, and he was busy stepping forward to salute.

The envoy pointed to the eunuch next to him and said, "This is Gonggong Yang of the Inner Servant Province." ”

Yang Gonggong didn't squint, and said quietly: "There has been an inner prison here, have you seen it?" ”

Several people were stunned for a moment, looking at each other, and the chief official of King Zheng's Mansion suddenly shook his head and said, "No, what father-in-law, this official didn't see it, did you see it?" ”

"I didn't see it!"

Only then did Gonggong Yang take out a secret decree and ask the chief official to carefully inspect it in front of the envoy of the Xuanhui Southern Court.

That night, King Zheng's mansion was noisy and chaotic, and someone shouted: "Oh no, King Zheng is in an emergency and out of breath!" ”

Fast horses entered Beijing overnight to report! King Zheng was imprisoned in Yingzhou, and no one cared about him, but it was not a small matter when he died, after all, he was the one who had sat on the throne!

Soon after, the emperor issued an edict praising King Zheng's virtue and burial in the imperial tomb of the previous dynasty, and the news of King Zheng's death was made public to the whole world.

In just over a month, a lot of things have happened, including the death of a highest-ranking prince, a prime minister, a king, and thousands of people who have been implicated. The wind and waves seemed to sweep the entire Central Plains.

There are many strange folk sayings, each with its own discussion, and I am afraid that the future wild history will also have quite a story......

However, there is only one official conclusion: Emperor Daxu contracted the disease, and the three parties colluded with the Liao State to conspire to cause chaos, and it was pacified before the incident started; Li Chuyun was poisoned by the thieves and the remnants of the party in collusion with the Liao State spies; King Zheng fell ill and died, and the royal family was buried richly.

There is no way to find out who Zhongli is, only speculation and wild history remain, and the truth will be buried in the dust like countless past events.

However, the death of King Zheng must have been caused by illness at all, and the cause of death must be counted on Guo Shao's head...... But it doesn't matter, the royal family of the former dynasty that has lost power is easy to be used by others, so it is not a big mistake to let him die with dignity, after all, most rulers will do this. What's more, the royal family did not slander King Zheng's reputation for virtue and reputation, and let him maintain his status and be buried in the imperial mausoleum, which is not mean.

It was a cloudy day in Tokyo, and the entire Central Plains seemed to be shrouded in clouds for a while. How many dead souls, how many right and wrong, are not clear or confused, and the world has never been transparent.

Guo Shaoyao thought about the past, full of enthusiasm and pride, and wanted the world to be under the sun, establish a reasonable order, make good and evil clear from wrong, and act fairly and justly.

It's a pity that after so many years, he has the power of life and death, supreme authority, but he still makes all kinds of major events so unclear and unclear.

The sky outside the window became darker and cloudier for many days, and finally raindrops the size of beans fell, and then the pouring rain poured down on the countless palace eaves. Rainwater flowed down the tiles, and the stagnant water flowed sideways on the brick floor. Guo Shao seemed to see countless blood stains being washed away......