With that sound, the Xuanzheng Hall seemed to have frozen even the air.

More than a dozen ministers seemed to be suffocated in an instant.

Chen Xijiu had already fallen to the ground with a thud, his breathing began to get heavier, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The needle drop could be heard in the hall, and there was no sound.

This terrible silence, minute by minute, passed.

Chen Sai's wine head was buried in the ground, dazed.

Your Majesty is not allowed to say any more.

If so, the consequences are ...... Most likely, it will be more serious.

The four schools have 'investigated' so many bad deeds, and Qin Shaoyou is already unforgivable, but His Majesty will not say anything more.

Is this the Holy Emperor insisting on the innovation of the four schools to the end?

Thinking of this, not to mention the old sacrificial wine, many people couldn't help but shudder.

Someone was scared.

Some of the people here, the family can even be traced back to hundreds of years ago, after several generations, whether the Son of Heaven is surnamed Wang, surnamed Yang, or surnamed Li, surnamed Wu, they still hold the national weapon, and the grace is out of hope; And this ...... It's the gate valve.

In fact, everyone knows that when the son doesn't like many people here, but even if the Holy Emperor doesn't like it, he still has to shout and ask for warmth, and he still has to smile, why? Because it is impossible to rely on the cool officials of Junchen to govern this world. No matter how much Lai Junchen is favored, he is just a cool official. The Holy Emperor had no other choice than to rule the world with the gate valve.

And the reason why this is so is only because the gate valve monopolizes the resources of education, except for the children of the gate valve, the vast majority of people in the world are illiterate, do they rely on a group of illiterate people to govern the world? Not to mention that the gate valve also monopolizes cattle and sheep, land, tenant farmers, and the national economy and people's livelihood, all of which are in their hands.

Some of the people present here know in their hearts that His Majesty appointed them not because His Majesty likes them, but because he was forced to do so, and it is precisely because of his monopoly on education and talent that they have today's grace.

But what if someone can replace them?

This is unthinkable, because once the Holy Emperor chooses, then his chips will be completely lost, what will happen next? Next, a holy decree can make your clan die without a place to be buried!

The Holy Emperor saw this clearly, so he studied innovation in the four disciplines; And many people see this clearly, so they do everything they can to prevent the innovation from continuing.

Now the Holy Emperor's actions seem to have the intention of going his own way, could it be......

Someone's body trembled, if the Holy Emperor insisted on going his own way, and really let these four schools continue to innovate and expand, then what would it look like in ten years?

They dare not imagine.

When a family is rich and rivals the country, but for the Holy Emperor, it has no value to be used, what will happen to this family in the end?

Fight!

Someone gritted his teeth, then coughed softly.

The sound is very soft, very soft.

But in Chen Saijiu's ears, it was nothing less than some kind of encouragement and hint, Chen Saijiu took a deep breath, he finally understood that there was no distinction between himself and Qin Shaoyou, in fact, from the beginning, the two of them were just pawns of the two most powerful groups in the world.

Chen Xijiu had no choice, he knew that if he quit here today, he would definitely die without a place to be buried, and he would only be able to sail against the current.

He raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, Qin Shaoyou, the son of Jia is also ...... corrupt the dynasty, deceive the king, and ...... because of clever words"

……

Inside the screen.

The blood stains on Wu Zetian's calves had not dried, Shangguan Wan'er was the leader, and dozens of palace ladies were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, and they knelt on the residue of the luminous cup, the fragments of glass entered the flesh, and the ground was already soaked with blood.

Wu Zetian didn't move again, she just listened intently.

Chen Xijiu's eloquent conversation did not end, which made Wu Zetian can't help but show a funny look, what is she laughing at?

No one dares to speculate.

But the sacrificial wine continued, and he finally said: "Such misleading people's children, accepting goods, appointing private individuals, corrupting the style of study, and bullying the king, please punish your majesty severely, and correct discipline!" ”

Silent...... Silence again.

There was no response.

After a long time, Wu Zetian said indifferently: "Come, remove the screen." ”

As if they had been granted amnesty, the ladies removed the screens and pulled up the curtains.

Wu Zetian, who was sitting on top of the dragon collapse, suddenly appeared in front of the people outside the screen, and under her feet, it was a mess.

So everyone stood up and said, "I have seen a saint." ”

The Holy Emperor is the title of the official occasion, while the Holy Emperor is the affectionate name of the close ministers.

Wu Zetian twisted her face and didn't respond, but she stood up. When she got up, many people saw the red on her legs, but these people, their faces were numb, and they didn't realize it.

Wu Zetian limped out of the screen, and she smiled.

With a bit of a bright smile, it is easy for people to vaguely see how beautiful this woman was decades ago.

Whip...... Whip...... whip

The phoenix boots stepped on the bronze masonry, step by step, fine and dignified.

When she walked in front of Chen Xijiu, Wu Zetian looked at him condescendingly, her phoenix eyes were clear, and she said lightly: "Chen Qing, what did you just play?" ”

Chen Xianjiu was drenched in cold sweat suddenly, he buried his head, only to see the ingenious phoenix boots, and the red that the light veil could not hide, and the blood lingered on the tip of his nose.

His mind was buzzing, and he said in a half-time manner: "Your Majesty...... The minister played Qin Shaoyou......"

The sentence was interrupted.

Immediately after that, the storm came, and Wu Zetian scolded violently: "Enough! ”

Chen Xijiu's body trembled, and his voice stopped abruptly.

"Did I let you speak, and when did I allow you to do something? Who are you? What are you?"

Wu Zetian was furious.

This monstrous anger swept over like a mountain and a sea, and Chen Xijiu's neck was cold, and his head was buried lower.

But...... He was not convinced.

After a long time, he said word by word: "Minister, it's nothing more than a righteous speech!" ”

This sentence is loud and powerful, but it is full of weight.

At this time, the relationship between the monarch and the minister was not as similar to that of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although it is the supremacy of monarchy, the example of Wei Zheng's confrontation with Taizong is not far away, there have always been people who have been convicted of rebellion, and there are people who have been convicted of murder, but very few people have heard of being convicted for words.

Although Chen Xijiu was afraid, he was not without confidence, there was nothing wrong, everything he said was conclusive, what was wrong with speaking up?

Wu Zetianxiang's shoulders trembled, and he was about to attack.

But at this moment, a man took a few steps forward slowly, and this was a bad old man who was not good-looking, with a rickety body and a kind smile on his wrinkled face.

When he spoke, he spoke very slowly: "Sage, the old minister is dead, he actually forgot the sage's order to order the door to draft the edict, let Chen Xijiu order to thoroughly investigate the four disciplines, Chen Xijiu is acting on the order of the sage, the sage may just be an unintentional word, the old minister should ask again, and then invent the purpose after confirmation." Now that there is such a big misunderstanding, it is really the crime of the old minister's death, and I implore the saint to punish him. ”

His attitude was extremely humble, like a grain of sand in the sea, full of self-reproach.

But this man ...... Even Wu Zetian couldn't ignore it.

He was obviously asking for sin, but in fact he was telling Wu Zetian that everything about the Chen Sacrifice Wine was done according to the Holy Emperor's will, so what was the crime of the Chen Sacrifice Wine?

Wu Zetian's cold eyes fell on his body, sharp as the blade of a Tang knife.

And this person still looked at Wu Zetian amiably, and his posture was extremely humble.

The two of them looked at each other in the temple, one aggressive, the other encompassing.

At the moment when her eyes staggered, Wu Zetian suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, and this monstrous anger seemed to hit the air, leaving her with nowhere to vent.

Wu Zetian's hand was hidden in the big sleeve, clenched, and the long armor was pinched into the palm of his hand.

And at this time, someone stood up again, and said with a look of sincere fear: "Sage, there are thousands of mistakes, the fault lies in Weichen, this matter, Chen Xijiu has already reported to Shangshu Province, it is Weichen who feels that the situation is serious, so he asked Chen Xijiu to go to the palace in person." But...... The things played by Chen Saijiu are all verified, Qin Shaoyou's crimes are too numerous to write, and for the sake of the Zheng Dynasty, he implores the saint to take education as the thought and punish him severely. ”

When the words fell, many people echoed one after another: "The saint, misleading people's children, deceiving the king, how can you connive, and hope that the saint will give an order." ”

One, two, three, four......

These extremely weighty people humbly bowed at Wu Zetian's feet, and Wu Zetian's heart ...... Gradually sank.

She suddenly remembered what Fang Cai had said in the screen: "In this world, who is not guilty of sin that does not die, ...... It's just an ant, after all..."