The civil and military officials stood quietly in the vertical arch hall, waiting for the emperor to come to the court, and many people were yawning.

Over the years, Zhao Ji has already omitted this daily morning court, and only the monthly morning court meeting will Zhao Ji go to the court, and the hundred officials have forgotten the hard work of the court meeting.

And these days, Zhao Ji is going to court every day, and Zhao Ji's angry aftermath is still there, and the officials don't dare to be late. I have to get up to eat at the third watch every day, and I have to rush to the palace at the fourth watch.

After many days, many people were exhausted.

When everyone was waiting for the emperor to go to court, they suddenly heard a noise outside the main hall.

Wu Song led a group of personal soldiers to rush to the main gate of the Vertical Arch Palace, and the soldiers of the forbidden army guarding saw the sudden killing of this strange group of forbidden soldiers, and couldn't help but draw their swords one by one.

"Thieves are ordered to be suppressed, and no one is allowed to act rashly."

Wu Song took a scroll of holy decrees and shouted, and a group of forbidden soldiers stood there.

Before the civil and military officials had time to react, they were driven together by Wu Song and his own soldiers.

Wang Hao was pushed by a personal soldier, and couldn't help but be furious, shouting: "Bold." ”

Wu Song stepped forward and smashed a scabbard on Wang Hao's head, scolding, "Shut up." ”

Wang Hao covered the big bag on his head, seeing that his official position seemed to have no effect at all, and suddenly did not dare to speak again.

Wu Song didn't make a dead move, otherwise with Wu Song's divine power, he would have smashed Wang Huang's head with a scabbard.

When the hundred officials were in shock, Chao Yong also came out from the side, and Shi Xiu held Zhao Ji hostage behind him.

"Kill the reckless."

Chao Yong snorted, then sat on the dragon chair and said no more.

The hundred officials saw that the forbidden troops on both sides were eyeing each other, and they all stood obediently.

For a moment, the hall fell into silence, and the atmosphere was depressing and terrifying, which was the calm before the storm.

After waiting for a while, I heard the sound of the mobilization of troops and horses outside the main hall.

Lu Fang came in and reported: "All the four hundred soldiers are outside the palace. ”

Chao Yong said to Zhao Ji's personal eunuch on the side: "You take the holy decree to take them over all the palace gate defenses, and everyone in the palace is disarmed." Those who resist are treated as disorder. ”

After speaking, he said to Lu Fang: "After you lead your troops to take over the defense of the palace gate, you are allowed to enter and leave." ”

"Yes"

At the fourth watch, after the city gate was opened, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Xie Zhen, and Xie Bao led their own soldiers into the city one after another, and then entered the palace from the Fanlou tunnel.

Chao Yong was waiting for them to enter the palace to block the palace, otherwise with a hundred soldiers under Xue Yong's command, he could only control the civil and military officials, and the news would leak sooner or later.

The vaulted hall fell into a deathly silence again.

Half an hour later, Lu Fang and Zhao Ji's personal eunuchs returned.

Lu Fang reported: "All the big and small palace gates have been replaced by our people. The forbidden army in the palace was also disarmed and taken into custody. ”

Chao Yong said to Zhao Ji's personal eunuch: "There is no missing palace gate, right?" ”

The personal eunuch hurriedly said: "The servants vouched for the head of the Xiangshang, and all the palace gates took them with them." ”

Lu Fang also said: "I have asked people to check along the palace wall, and there is no missing palace gate." ”

Chao Yong nodded and said, "Okay, you will order the people in the palace to strictly prohibit walking, and those who violate it will be punished for disrupting the party." ”

"Yes"

Lu Fang took the order to go down.

Chao Yong did let everyone act under the banner of quelling the chaos, and with Zhao Ji's personal eunuch coming forward, no one in the palace dared to resist, so they all obediently disarmed.

Zhao Ji saw that all the civil and military officials were arrested. The palace fell into the hands of Chao Yong again, and he also felt that things seemed to be really wrong, and his Zhao family might really lose it because of his visit to the Qinglou.

Chao Yong glanced around at the hundred officials in the hall and shouted, "Wang Huang." ”

Wang Huang saw that his life was now in Chao Yong's hands. He didn't dare to slack off, and said tremblingly: "What do you command?" ”

Chao Yong said: "The one who points to the name stands in another." ”

Wang Hao couldn't figure out Chao Yong's intentions, and couldn't help but hesitate.

On the side, Wu Song was impatient and grabbed Wang Huang. He took it aside.

"Cai You"

Cai You's arrow wound was not serious, but it was healed in a few days, and he also learned that the 100,000 soldiers and horses he led had been wiped out. If he hadn't shirked his responsibilities before, saying that he had just made a small break for a while, and then handed over the military power to Li Congji, I am afraid that ten beheadings would have been enough.

Cai You was also afraid that his escape from the battle would be revealed, and after being learned by the ministers of the court, he denounced him in the court, and Zhao Ji directly issued a holy decree to execute him. Therefore, after installing it at home for a few days, he came to the morning court as a thief. In case someone impeaches him, he can also argue it, even if he can't hide it, he can also plead with Zhao Ji, with his acting skills and his relationship with Zhao Ji, he may be able to escape with his life. Otherwise, if you sit at home, you may lose your life.

But now he regrets coming to the court very much, when he fought against Liang Shan before, he had seen Chao Yong bombarding and killing his generals in front of the battle, so as soon as Chao Yong came out, he knew that the palace was in the hands of someone. However, he didn't dare to say much, he just wanted to hide in the crowd and escape.

At this time, when he heard Chao Yong's roll call, he immediately knelt on the ground and said bitterly: "The hero spares his life, I am willing to submit to the Liang, and I ask the hero to spare my life." ”

At the beginning, Baiguan also thought that Chao Yong and others were from the royal family, but when they heard Cai You shouting like this, they knew that they were from Liangshan, and they couldn't help but be even more afraid.

If the people of the royal family usurp power, they will still need to govern the world in the future, and they will still need these civil and military officials, except for a few Zhao Ji's cronies, most of them can save their lives.

But the Great Liang usurped power, and they were in danger.

After Daliang captured various cities, he acted for the heavens, beheaded corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and spread among the people, which was very popular. But among these officials, they killed officials on a large scale.

Chao Yong looked at the commotion below and shouted, "The reckless movers will be killed on the spot." ”

Wu Song also glanced at the hundred officials coldly, and the hundred officials were suddenly so frightened that they didn't dare to move again.

Although there were some generals among the hundred officials, none of the previous dynasty brought weapons, and the emperor was held hostage by Shi Xiu, so no one dared to resist from beginning to end.

Cai You was also stunned.

Wu Song saw that Chao Yong didn't say anything more, so he grabbed Cai You and pulled him aside.

Chao Yong looked at the crowd and shouted, "Zhu Mian." ”

Zhu Mian was in Jiangnan after the uprising under the banner of "Zhu Mian", he was so frightened that he fled directly to Tokyo, but he didn't expect to escape Fang La's pursuit, but fell into the hands of Chao Yong.

Zhu Mian originally wanted to hide it, but Baiguan subconsciously looked at him, directly pointed out where he was, and was directly dragged aside by Wu Song.

When these three people went out, all the officials guessed that the person who went out was probably going to be beheaded.

When many people saw Chao Yong looking at them, they trembled with fright.

Chao Yong looked at everyone again, and then shouted: "Zhao Ji is greedy and lascivious, does not ask about the people's suffering, appoints traitorous ministers, and harms the people. It has been more than 100 years since the Great Song Dynasty stole from the hands of the Chai orphans and widows, and the qi has been exhausted. And I, the Great Liang, do the right thing for the heavens, govern benevolently for the people, and conform to the will of heaven, which should be prosperous. Wang Hao, Cai You, and Zhu Mian aided in the abuse, brutalized the people, dragged them out, and escorted them to the entrance of the vegetable market five days later to be beheaded. ”

When Wang Hao and the three of them heard that their lives were in danger, they immediately began to cry.

Wu Song commanded six pro-soldiers and dragged them out.

The three weeping men were pulled out, and the hall fell into a deathly silence again.

Chao Yong smiled and said: "You also know our identity, I am the prince of Daliang, and this evening, my Daliang soldiers and horses will drive into the city one after another." Those who know the times are Junjie, if you are willing to work for my beam, please stand here. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a person reprimand: "You are just a group of grass couges, kidnapping the Son of Heaven, vainly trying to usurp rebellion, don't think that I am the same as the same stream and do unfaithful things." ”

Chao Yong didn't expect that a person who was not afraid of death suddenly appeared in this hall, and he couldn't help but look at it.

The people near Li Gang looked at Chao Yong and immediately dodged in fright, leaving Li Gang alone.

Li Gang was not afraid, and looked up at Chao Yong.

Chao Yong looked at Li Gang as if he were at home, and said with a smile: "Who are you?" ”

Li Gang said loudly: "The Great Song Dynasty is too often Shaoqing Li Gang." ”

Chao Yong recalled for a while, but he didn't have any impression, so he asked: "Let me ask you again, are you willing to lower my beam?" ”

Li Gang glanced at Chao Yong with disdain, and said categorically: "I'd rather die than surrender." ”

Chao Yong said patiently: "Zhao Ji has no way, and I am the one who does the right thing for the heavens, and governs the people benevolently, all people of insight should know where to go, why should you be persistent?" ”

Li Gang said: "The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, helping the world and the people, and serving the country loyally, but it is a man's doing. How can you be a rebel and a thief for your own selfish desires? ”

"Zhao Ji is mediocre, appointing traitorous ministers, harsh government to the people, displacing the people, starving all over the wilderness, since you want to be loyal to the king and serve the country, have you ever committed a face to advise?"

Li Gang said proudly: "This official has committed many direct admonitions, although he has been belittled, but he has never been in the same league with traitorous ministers and deceived the emperor. ”

Chao Yong didn't expect Zhao Ji to tolerate such a person in the court, and said with a smile: "Okay, you are a loyal minister, and my Han people need people like you." The Great Song Dynasty has run out, and my Liang is in ruins. There are Wang Qing, Tian Hu and other giants in the country, and the border has Xixia, Tubo, Liao, and Jin, if you are really a loyal minister, why not submit to my Liang, help my Liang to unify the country, so as not to suffer more wars and chaos for the people. ”

Li Gang hesitated slightly, and then said: "The Lu of the food king, the matter of loyalty to the king, the good minister does not matter the two masters." Since Li Gang is a Song minister, he will never be his courtier again. Li Gang was willing to live and die with the Song Dynasty. ”

Chao Yong didn't expect to really meet a "loyal minister" who was not afraid of death, although in his opinion, this loyalty was somewhat stupid and loyal, but Chao Yong knew that Li Gang could not be allowed to succeed, otherwise I am afraid that someone would follow suit.

Most of the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty were traitors such as Cai You, and if the already scarce loyal ministers were allowed to be martyred for the Song Dynasty, then the rest of the people would be of little value.

"It's rare that the Song Dynasty still has a loyal minister, if you return to our dynasty, I will give you a promotion to the next level."

"Li Gang will never be an unfaithful person, and he is willing to die."

Chao Yong saw that Li Gang didn't enter, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Okay, take Li Gang out, and behead Zhu Mian and the three of them five days later." ”

Li Gang hurriedly said: "The three of them are thieves in a chaotic country, and Li Gang is willing to die early." ”

Chao Yong looked at the panicked Li Gang and sneered: "In my opinion, there is no difference between you. I will let the historian record that after the Song Dynasty was destroyed, Da Liang beheaded four traitors who rebellious the country, no, five, and Cai Jing's old thief, and you Li Gang was also one of them. (To be continued.) )