"You have a share in corruption, bribery, bribery, abuse of power, public use for personal gain, and even disregard for human life. What's more, they colluded with the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism to disrupt my Dayan's decree together.

It has been less than a year since I ascended the throne, and you have dared to be unbridled and corrupt.

Colluding with outsiders to harm the people.

If I allow you to continue to sit in the official position, will you still dare to collude with outsiders and move my country together? ”

Yang Qisheng was terrified, and he made a loud sound.

Every sound of his voice was like a sharp blade that pierced the chests of the officials in the temple.

The officials were in a cold sweat of fright, shivering all over, as if they would collapse to the ground if they blew a breath.

"Your Majesty spares your life!"

Some officials were so frightened that they knelt directly on the ground and prayed for their lives.

Yang Qi looked at him with cold eyes, "I have spared your life, who will forgive the lives of those prisoners of sin who were killed by your scourge?" Who will spare the lives of those who have been killed by your evil?

It seems that these rebellious ministers and thieves will not tolerate you in my court.

The responsibility for the sins committed by you will not be atonemented by death.

There is no culpability for the sins of Zhulian, otherwise I will definitely kill the nine clans. ”

"Someone! Starting from Li Qingming, pull me out, a thousand knives, I want all the officials of Yan State to remember that I will not tolerate corrupt officials and corrupt officials. I will never tolerate drunken officials who disregard human life. ”

"Your Majesty spares your life! Your Majesty spares your life! The minister knows that he is wrong! The minister knows that he is wrong! ”

“……”

In the main hall, there were countless people who prayed for their lives, and they all lay on the ground and shouted loudly.

Yang Qi was unmoved, his heart was like iron stone.

The imperial guards set up Li Qingming and walked directly outside the hall, Li Qingming was swinging all over, staring at him in horror, and his feces and urine flowed together.

Zamahe Aoki glared at Li Qingming with disgust, and said disdainfully: "I knew today, why bother in the first place, I deserved to be cut by a thousand knives." ”

The imperial guards carried Li Qingming all the way out of the palace and went straight to the largest vegetable market in Yanjing City.

In front of the entrance of the vegetable market, ten high platforms have already been erected.

Ten skilled executioners were already on standby on the high platform.

escorted Li Qingming to the high platform.

Zamahe Aoki opened a scroll of holy decrees, and he told the people who came to watch the execution of Li Qingming's guilt one by one.

When the people heard that Li Qingming was careless about human life, embezzlement and bribery, they jumped to their feet one by one angrily and scolded that they should be killed.

"Execution!"

After reciting the holy decree, Zamahe Aoki let out a low roar.

The executioner picked up the small scimitar, stuffed it in the wine for a while, and after raising the knife, he began to cut the flesh on Li Qingming's body.

"Ah~"

The first knife fell on Li Qingming's body, and Li Qingming broke out with a hoarse scream.

A knife fell.

Li Qingming screamed miserably and prayed incoherently.

Zamahe Aoki just laughed coldly, and then led the others back to the palace.

And then.

Yang Qi counted the crimes of the officials one by one, and Zama and Aoki escorted them to the entrance of the vegetable market one by one.

Hundreds of corrupt officials and corrupt officials who disregarded human lives were sentenced to death with a thousand cuts.

Yang Qi just wants to use this bloody killing to tell all the Dayan officials in the world how much he hates corrupt officials.

At the same time, it also took this opportunity to warn the Dayan officials of the world.

Don't be corrupt, or I won't be soft.

The screams at the mouth of the vegetable market continued from the beginning of the month to the middle of the month.

Every day, people are escorted to Xingtai.

People die on Xingtai every day.

Some of the criminal officials were scared to death before they went to Xingtai.

The people went from applauding at first, to silence, and finally to staring at them.

The entire vegetable market has long been stained red with blood.

Killed for more than half a month in a row.

The officials couldn't help it.

It's just cruel.

On the morning of June 23, the morning of the pilgrimage.

Wang Dan didn't wait for the other officials to perform, so he took the lead and bowed down and played: "Minister Wang Dan, see Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to play." ”

Yang Qigao sat on the dragon chair and waved his hand.

"Speak!"

Wang Dan straightened his waist and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Your Majesty, from the beginning of June to the present, you have dealt with hundreds of criminals, all of whom have been sentenced to death. The executioners have also cut the meat from the beginning of the month to the present.

Your Majesty, as the saying goes, kills people more than a nod to the ground.

Your Majesty wants to kill them, even if you kill them with a single sword.

Why so much torture?

The minister knew that His Majesty wanted to borrow their heads, and warned all officials in the world not to be corrupt and not to disregard people's lives.

Now that he has been killed for half a month, His Majesty's goal has been achieved, why not stop this torture. ”

Yang Qi glanced at Wang Dan slightly, and said lightly: "Why do you want to stop?" When they knocked out the bones and sucked the marrow from the people, did they want to stop? When they were careless of human life, did they want to stop? ”

Yang Qi slowly stood up and shouted angrily: "When I sent people to check on them, they were still taking bribes and paying bribes, and they were still disregarding people's lives. If it weren't for my unwillingness to implicate the innocent, I would have killed their entire family and paid for the lives of the innocent people they killed. ”

Seeing that Yang Qi was angry, Wang Dan was not afraid, and he said with a straight face: "Your Majesty wants to punish those criminal officials and seek justice for the people, which is right."

His Majesty, however, should not inflict torture.

Far from doing good, His Majesty's torture now will bring him a reputation as a tyrant.

It will also make many well-educated people in the world shy away from the imperial court.

Without the assistance of well-educated people in the world, how peaceful the world will be, and how to maintain long-term stability.

Therefore, I hereby implore Your Majesty to stop the torture.

To reassure the people. ”

Yang Qi put away his anger, squinted his eyes, looked at Wang Dan, and said quietly: "What if I don't stop?" ”

Wang Dan was stunned for a moment, and said with a solemn face: "If Your Majesty keeps torturing, I am afraid that all the well-educated people in the world will leave Your Majesty." ”

Yang Qi sat down slowly and said indifferently: "Then let them go." I tortured corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they were frightened away. That only shows that they are not well-educated people at all. Rather, it is a group of ill-intentioned people who want to emulate these corrupt officials.

I don't want to use such people, and I don't want to use them. ”

Wang Dan wanted to continue to open his mouth, but Yang Qi opened his mouth again: "As for taking on the name of a tyrant, I don't care. As long as the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the world can be eliminated, even if I am scolded as a faint king, I don't care. ”

Wang Dan gritted his teeth, sighed, and retreated from the train.

But seeing Lu Mengzheng stepping out, he stood up, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Minister Lu Mengzheng, you have a plan to play." ”

Yang Qi glanced at him and asked, "You also want to persuade me to stop the torture?" ”

Lu Mengzheng nodded, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, those criminal officials have made big mistakes and are all punished, but they deserve it." It's just that His Majesty is torturous, and it is inevitable that future generations will follow suit. If it is used by people with evil intentions, it will inevitably bring disaster to the world.

Also, because His Majesty was tortured, the people in Yanjing City were panicked.

Now the people of the city cannot sleep day or night.

The sound of screams lingered in my ears all day long.

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that they will be scared to move out of Yanjing City.

Therefore, I beg your Majesty to stop the torture. ”

Yang Qi smiled coldly and asked in a low voice, "Lu Mengzheng, can you be corrupt?" ”

Lu Mengzheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a dark face: "Since the minister served as the Yanjing Commander, he has been conscientious and conscientious, and he has never dared to slack off. The money given to the minister by His Majesty is enough to feed the minister's family.

How can a minister be corrupt?

The minister disdained it. ”

Yang Qi nodded slowly, and said quietly: "Since you have not been corrupt, then why do you want to persuade me to stop the torture?" Do you have mercy for corrupt officials, or do you think they don't die for their crimes? ”

Lu Mengzheng looked terrified, "The minister doesn't dare to ......"

Yang Qi stared at Lu Mengzheng, then at the other officials, and said coldly: "I have made up my mind, I must cut them with a thousand knives." I advise you not to persuade me again.

The more you persuade me, the more I will feel that your heart is empty.

If you can't keep it all, I will ask my people to check on you. ”

"Hiss~"

Yang Qi's words are ruthless enough.

At once, it pinched on the seven inches of Baiguan.

Gagged a large part of the officials.

However, there are still hard bones.

For example, Imperial History.

I saw that the new superintendent Yushi took off the black gauze hat on his head, strode out of the train, and arrived in front of Yang Qi.

"Your Majesty wants to investigate, even if you investigate, the minister is not afraid."

"Your Majesty, since the beginning of the dynasty, only a benevolent monarch can be kind to the people, and only a benevolent monarch can make the people's lives more peaceful. Like firewood and tyranny, they are all known for their harshness.

Your Majesty should know what happened to them.

I decided that it was the time when I needed to stabilize people's hearts.

Duan can't show people torture, and the people who make trouble are panicked.

It also gives those who have ill intentions a chance.

The ministers are the subjects of the world, and for the sake of His Majesty's 10,000-year-old society, I implore Your Majesty to stop the torture. ”

Yushi, who was only thirty years old, had a straight face, like Wei Zheng was reincarnated, staring at Yang Qi with a solemn face, and persuaded bitterly.

Yang Qi did not soften his heart under the persuasion of the imperial history, but became more rigid than before.

"I've made up my mind! Needless to say! Stand down! ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Stand down!"

"If Your Majesty does not agree to stop the torture, even if the minister dies, he will not retreat."

Yang Qi slowly got up and looked at him coldly, "I hate it when others threaten me, since you are willing to stand there." Then stand. ”

"From now on, the strike will be three days."

"Retreat!"

Dropping these two sentences, Yang Qi threw off his sleeves and left the Qianyuan Palace.

The officials were stunned.

Yang Qi ordered that Yushi to stand all the time, and ordered a three-day boycott.

This is the imperial history that makes it clear that you will die.

In an instant, the officials were in an uproar.

There was a strong official, and he immediately scolded, "Faint king! O faint king! ”

“……”

Yang Qi had already left the Qianyuan Palace, and he couldn't hear his scolding at all.

Chen Lin and Peng Pai followed behind Yang Qi.

The two glanced at each other, stepped forward several times, but stopped talking.

When Yang Qi was about to arrive at the imperial study, he suddenly stopped and said indifferently: "Do you think that what I did just now is very much like a faint king?" ”

When Chen Lin and Peng Pai heard this, they hurriedly bowed down and said, "The minister (slave) doesn't dare." ”

Yang Qi glanced at them and said, "I know that you think so, and you don't need to hide your thoughts in front of me. ”

Chen Lin hesitated again and again, considered it again and again, and said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, Your Majesty will punish those corrupt officials and impose heavy punishments. The slave maid felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

As His Majesty said, they are unaware when they are corrupt and bribe-taking, and they are careless of human life.

He is now being tortured and deserved.

Just ......"

Yang Qi pursed his lips, "It's just that in the punishment of the imperial history, I am heavy?" ”

Chen Lin nodded slowly.

Peng Pai also nodded approvingly on the side.

The corners of Yang Qi's mouth hooked up a sneer, "That's because you don't understand that some people are always harming you under the guise of being good for you." ”

Chen Lin and Peng Pai looked stunned.

Yang Qi walked towards the imperial study while saying indifferently: "Let me talk about kindness one by one." If only I had been merciful to them. It is the people of the world who suffer.

Today, there are people who are greedy, and I am persuaded by them to punish them lightly.

Tomorrow, there will be one more greedy person.

And so on, when corrupt officials are rampant.

It is tens of millions of people in the world who suffer.

By that time, wolf smoke was everywhere.

What use is it for me to punish them again? ”

As he spoke, Yang Qi had already paced to the table in the imperial study.

He stopped at the table and said quietly: "More importantly, the attitude of the officials has strengthened my murderous intent. Just because my torture was too cruel, they jumped out one after another to plead for mercy.

You should know better than they do what true cruelty is.

Compared with the battlefield, what kind of cruelty is it to cut a group of corrupt officials with thousands of knives?

It's not cruel at all.

I unleashed hundreds of corrupt officials at once.

The officials did not think about whether the local people would be left without control after the corrupt officials left office, whether they would not have enough to eat, whether they would not have warm clothes.

Instead, he interceded for a group of sinners.

You say, 'How can I not be angry?' ”

Chen Lin and Peng Pai were stunned on the spot when they heard this.

They found that if Yang Qi didn't point out this matter, they wouldn't have thought of it.

Like the officials, their eyes are on the guilty officers.

But he never thought about how the local people should live when hundreds of officials were investigated.

At this thought, the two lowered their heads in shame.

In terms of status, there is no more noble person in the world than Yang Qi.

But such an unspeakable person is always thinking about the people.

They are ashamed of themselves.

Yang Qi saw through the thoughts of the two at a glance, but he didn't mean to teach them a lesson.

The idea that people are divided into three, six, nine, and so on has been ingrained in their minds, and they can't change it for a while.

He turned around and sat down at his desk.

Yang Qi instructed Peng Pai and Chen Lin: "From now on, we, the monarchs and ministers, are going to fight the most difficult battle. You must send down all the men in your hands, so that one person is stationed in each village. ”

Peng Pai was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, now that the four enemies have bowed down, and the whole world respects my Dayan, how can there be a fight?" ”

Chen Lin seemed to think of something, he frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the Taoists have already been soft, and the Buddhism is difficult to support alone, and it is only a matter of time before it is soft." What enemies do we have? ”

Yang Qi didn't answer the questions of the two of them, but stared at the two of them and asked, "What did you see above the court today?" ”

The two were stunned and silent.

They didn't understand what Yang Qi meant.

Yang Qi said quietly: "I just gave a little heavy hand to the Confucian people, and those officials who were born in Confucianism couldn't wait to jump out and plead.

When I fought in all directions, and the heads of the people I killed were rolling, why didn't I see them jumping out and saying that I would be merciful?

When I cleaned up the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, why didn't I see them jump out and say that I would be merciful?

Therefore, the mercy of their hearts is only directed towards their own people.

How can I entrust the people to such people? ”