Wu Ji looked at Xu Yougong, and then said slowly: "Okay, then the king will wait and see!" ”

Xu Yougong bowed and retreated, the back of the turn was so powerful, and the steps were so calm, Wu Chu said softly: "Go home!" ”

Xu Yougong did not live up to the expectations of the King of Wei, and the three divisions headed by him tried it overnight, and the whole case was witnessed, that is, Wei Suizhong, and there was physical evidence, which was Wu Chenghei who found the equipment for training the dead and hundreds of pairs of armor from somewhere, and the armor was found in a secret manor in Lai Junchen, as for when it was buried, you can know some years when you look at the year.

And Junchen was also surprised why the armor had been buried in the manor for several years, and he realized that the evidence against him had begun several years ago, and when he saw Wei Suizhong, he finally understood that it was Wei Suizhong who leaked the secret and made the kings unite. But is the Empress willing to kill him? Compared with other cool officials, he never formed a party for personal gain, and never made friends with the prime minister and courtiers. When the prime minister and the courtiers saw him, they were like mice meeting cats, and the prime minister was afraid of him, and the courtiers were afraid of him. Is he so important that the Empress is willing to kill him?

Lai Junchen wanted to gamble, so he refused to admit it, even if the evidence was conclusive, even if he himself was put on death row, he just didn't admit it. Xu Yougong is a person who enforces the law impartially, and for a criminal like Lai Junchen, he must go through the empress before he can be tortured, so Lai Junchen did not suffer from flesh and skin, he gambled his life on the empress and still needed him.

Lai Junchen believes that after going out this time, he must handle several big cases. In fact, he was originally going to handle a big case, after Hu Therrow. He not only put the big plan on the Wei king Wuzheng, but also on several prime ministers. But what he didn't expect was that Wei Suizhong actually betrayed him, which made him one step behind. But the opportunity has been lost.

The next day, after an overnight trial, Xu Yougong dragged his tired body into the palace, stated the trial process, and listed that Lai Junchen had indeed prepared hundreds of armor and weapons a few years ago, and even dug up fifty hand crossbows without engraved numbers and three hundred pots of arrows. This is just a rebellion, and since he pushed him to prison, he has used his power for personal gain. Privately stored nearly 10,000 brocades, hidden everywhere, and robbed the officials and rich beautiful women, and took them for themselves. or insulting the wife of an official in the name of "borrowing". The officials did not dare to speak, for fear that they would fabricate charges and die without a place to be buried......

When Xu Yougong was reporting on the trial, thousands of pieces were submitted to the empress's imperial case, and the empress ordered Shangguan Wan'er to sort it out and list an entry for her. Shangguan Wan'er recruited Fengge and Luantai and other scribes to sort it out, but it was sorted out in half an hour, and the empress took the Chen note handed by Shangguan Wan'er. Looking at them one by one, there are nearly 100 copies of the accusation that Junchen forcibly robbed his wife. There were more than 500 cases of fornicating and insulting wives, about 10 cases of insulting other people's mothers and their wives, more than 200 cases of extorting money, more than 30 cases of enclosing land and building houses, more than 50 cases of human trafficking, and more than 20 cases of forcing good people into prostitution.

After reading the Chen Tiao, the empress saw that most of them were middle- and lower-level officials, including high-ranking officials and generals such as Hu Seluo and others. If what is said in this song is true, it is not enough to kill Junchen a thousand times or ten thousand times to atone for his sins. But the empress had another question, since Lai Junchen had such a crime, why had no one reported it before?

With this question, the empress asked Xu Yougong to retreat, but said in a low voice: "Let Gao Yue come to see me!" ”

Gao Yue is the captain of the plum blossom internal guard, in charge of the plum blossom internal guard, specifically to complete some of the tasks specially assigned by the empress, since the establishment of the plum blossom internal guard, the plum blossom internal guard has repeatedly made meritorious contributions, won the empress's love, although there are only 100 people, but it is a first-class beautiful woman, they are not only personal strength, but also quite proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. As for how this plum blossom guard is trained, it has always been Wu Zhou's biggest fan and the empress's secret.

Gao Yue is now twenty-five years old, very beautiful, wearing leather armor, which appropriately outlines the heroic posture of a woman, and after seeing the salute, she bowed down and stood aside.

The empress nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "You go and check the origin of those women in the Junchen Mansion, and how much land the Lai Junchen has, and find out all for me." ”

"Slave and maid command!" Gao Yue bowed and retreated.

Wei Wangfu, study.

In the study, Ji Ji and the others were sitting precariously, listening to the talk of King Wu of Wei, as a science official, it was a very rare opportunity to hear King Wei talk about the way of being an official.

At this time, Gao Lishi walked in and handed Wu Shu a slip with two lines of small characters on it, the first line was "Xu Yougong entered the palace to face the saint," and the second line was "The saint sent the internal guard to investigate".

Wu Chu was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, and said: "Everyone, let's stop here today, Ji Ji stays, this king has something to ask you!" ”

Everyone bowed down to say goodbye, Ji Ji was a little restless, he was actually very afraid of seeing King Wei alone. Especially since he learned a little secret of King Wei that time, he was worried for the past few days, for fear that King Wei would blame!

When everyone retreated, only Wu Chu and Ji Ji were left in the study, Wu Chu did not look at Ji Ji, but said: "This king heard that you are a little close to Erzhang?" ”

Ji Ji was taken aback, Erzhang invited himself to a meal some time ago, and he had the intention of inviting him to follow them, but he did not agree, nor did he refuse, after all, Erzhang is now a celebrity next to the saint, and he can't afford to offend. Unexpectedly, such a secret matter was known to King Wei, and his heart suddenly tightened, and he said: "Your Highness, the minister's loyalty to His Highness can be seen every day. ”

Wu Chu shook his head and said: "Loyalty and the like are left for future generations to evaluate, this king doesn't mean to blame you, since you are close to Erzhang, then go and remind a little that the stone that came to Junchen hit the heads of the two of them, so that they can do it themselves." ”

continued to understand suddenly, it seems that there have been twists and turns in Lai Junchen's case, otherwise King Wei, who has always been at odds with Erzhang, would not let himself carry the letter.

So, Ji Ji bowed and saluted, "The minister respectfully obeys His Highness's order!" ”

Ji Ji withdrew from the study, and Wu Cheng fell into deep thought, even this could not bring down Lai Junchen, which made Wu Cheng have to admit that Lai Junchen was indeed loved by the empress, and he thought about it. Lai Junchen has dealt with a lot of the Li Tang clan, and there are a large number of old ministers of the Tang family, count it up. The credit to Lai Junchen is very great. Moreover, Lai Junchen never formed a party for personal gain, and never put the prime minister in his eyes. This is exactly what the empress needs in order to restrain the prime minister's power, she needs to hang a knife above the prime minister's head, and remind the prime minister all the time that this is her world and her empire!

However, for Wu Zheng. The advantages of killing Lai Junchen outweigh the disadvantages, first of all, fame, and it was Wu Cheng who led the rebellion against Lai Junchen. The culmination of the last great cool official is to be remembered by future generations. And if he ascends to the throne, a qiē will be completely new, how will he allow such a cool official to survive zài. If the cool officials don't have selfish desires, then it's okay to say. But Lai Junchen is not only lustful, but also oppresses his colleagues, and hundreds of officials dare not speak, allowing Lai Junchen to act recklessly, which is absolutely unfeasible for the revitalization of the empire.

Throughout the ages, politics and people can be governed, and his martial arts is to revitalize this empire in his hands. Get the great rule, and the empire is in his hands. Embark on a path to prosperity!

It is best to solve the trouble of coming to Junchen in advance, and it will increase people's popularity, so why not do it?

But the empress's hesitation made Wu Zheng's plan uncertain, which made him a little annoyed, so many omissions, so many accusations, almost every one of them was true, why should he protect it? When he killed Zhou Xing, Suo Yuanli and others, it can be said that he cut through the mess quickly, cleanly, and without any softness.

Could it be that the empress has become merciful? Wu Chu shook slowly, he didn't believe it.

Ji Ji didn't look for Erzhang, but found Zhang Changqi, he asked Zhang Changqi to bring a message to Erzhang, Zhang Changqi was about to go to control the crane prison, so Erzhang quickly knew.

The second Zhang book was also written to play the empress, but the empress's face was gloomy, they didn't dare to hand it over, and now they were reminded again, and the second Zhang also suddenly understood that if Lai Junchen was acquitted, then they might not be able to say that the glory would be gone, which was absolutely impossible for Zhang Changzong today, and the most urgent thing was him, so he said: "Goro, I don't care, I want to go and talk to the sage, but I can't let Lai Junchen live." ”

"Stop!" Zhang Yizhi shouted, he has been more annoyed recently, his mother has been coming to tea and dinner for a few days without thinking, and he didn't say anything when he asked her what happened, and now he has this Junchen again, he is a little irritable.

"If you go and tell the saint like this, it's no wonder that the saint doesn't drive you out of the palace!" Zhang Yizhi said angrily.

Zhang Changzong has not seen Zhang Yizhi so angry for a long time, when he was a child, he was afraid that Zhang Yizhi would be angry, but now when he saw it again, he muttered in a low voice: "Then do what you say!" ”

Zhang Yizhi sighed lightly and said: "Now that the saint is angry, if we say this, it will definitely make the saint even more annoyed, you and I just need to knock on the side, you can tell the story of the rumors of the people in the market about Lai Junchen to the saint......"

After some deliberation, the plan of action was decided.

Three days later, on the empress's royal case, there was an account book, which was secretly checked by Gao Yue, the inner guard of the plum blossom, and the account book recorded that Lai Junchen had thirteen large and small granges and nearly 20 mansions, which were only mansions and fields, and nearly 300 women in his palace did rob openly and secretly, and the wives of hundreds of officials were forced by Junchen. These are recorded in detail, and each one is followed by a rhyme to show its authenticity!

At this point, the empress couldn't help but believe it, but she couldn't bear to kill a courtier who had merit to her like this.

There are three days to the end of the year, Ji Ji as the Luoyang order to ask the empress, whether there are activities in front of the end gate this year, such as having fun with the people, so he entered the palace.

The empress happened to be not there, but in the Forbidden Garden Plum Garden, the young men of the crane prison surrounded the empress, but they tried to please the empress, and they also hoped that the empress could be happy with them. But obviously, Erzhang is guarded, and some of the literary scholars who control the crane prison are almost the focus from beginning to end.

Yongmei poems, play slowly, so uncomfortable.

After Ji Ji arrived at the Plum Garden, he joined the garden procession, and when the empress was tired, he rested in the pavilion, so that these literary scholars could recite poems and give them a while, which should also be in line with the occasion.

When he turned his head, he saw that Ji Aiqing had something to say, so he asked, "Ji Aiqing has something to say?" ”

Ji Ji immediately bowed down and said, "Holy Lord, on the way to the palace, the minister heard a little crying, and the woman said, 'If you cry again, you will call Junchen to arrest you!'" Suddenly the boy stopped crying! Wechen deeply felt that the notoriety of Junchen had penetrated deep into the people, and it was able to stop children from crying, which really made Wechen feel deeply guilty! ”

The Empress was slightly moved. Then he asked, "Ji Aiqing, why is this?" ”

Ji Ji immediately knelt on the ground and said, "The minister is the courtier of His Majesty. But he didn't dare to admonish, causing the wicked to stain the face of the saint, and the ministers were also wronged! Since Lai Junchen was favored by the saints, he relied on his power, fabricated tens of thousands of false accusations, and killed no less than 10,000 people, causing the unjust souls to die. The people are all resentful, and this minister is also guilty! ”

At this time, literary scholars were also discussing, and Zhang Yizhi stabbed Zhang Changzong. Zhang Changzong understood, and Zhang Changzong said: "Sage, when Changzong was a ranger in the past, he often heard about coming to Junchen. People say that the emperor comes first. If Lai Junchen dares to say third, then no one dares to say second. ”

Zhang Yizhi continued: "Your Majesty, Duan Jian, a member of the Wai Lang, once had a wife Wang, but was robbed by Lai Junchen, and died suddenly not long ago, and that night Lai Junchen snatched Duan Jian's bride, this matter was spread by the public, and it was said that His Majesty was confused by Lai Junchen. And Lai Junchen often compares himself to Shile. Perhaps this is the reason for his rebellion. ”

The empress's face suddenly sank, and Shile went from a slave to an emperor. He came to Junchen to compare himself to Shile, is this to remove servility and usurp the Great Zhou?

"Drive back to the palace!" The Empress lost her interest in playing.

The prison of the Criminal Department.

After the trial of the three divisions, the charges of Lai Junchen have already been decided, and there are more than 30 charges, but the empress is not clear, so Lai Junchen can only be locked up, and he does not dare to slack off every day, and he has to be entertained with good wine and meat! Xu Yougong frowned, he had failed to live up to the orders of King Wei. Officials from Suzhengtai and Dali Temple are also worried. If the empress doesn't kill Lai Junchen, there is no way for them to do it, and once Lai Junchen takes power, then they will be in danger.

This is that after the rectification of the cool officials, the so-called ministers are no longer there, no one dares to argue with the king, and no one dares to admonish each other with death.

Suddenly, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from outside the Qiuguan compound, but after a moment, a high-pitched voice sounded, "The Holy Decree has arrived!" ”

All the officials of the Qiuguan Compound knelt down together, and Xu Yougong was a little nervous in his heart.

“…… Lai Junchen deceived the king, failed the emperor's grace, committed the heinous crime, and should be beheaded according to the law, and his family was lost! Feng Qiu's official servant Xu Yougong is the prisoner, and he will be executed immediately! ”

With the sound of "Immediate execution, I don't know who in the entire criminal department compound shouted, and it was completely boiling!"

At this time, Lai Junchen was gnawing on the chicken legs, and he laughed at the jailer, and said, "Do you know the difference between an unemployed virgin and that mature woman?" ”

Seeing that the jailer's face was flushed, Lai Junchen smiled, it seemed that the jailer hadn't even touched the woman's hand, so he continued: "This woman ......"

At this moment, a cry of "The Holy Decree has arrived!" Interrupting Lai Junchen's words, the jailer couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Xu Yougong didn't say a word, he ordered someone to open the cell, and after reading out the charges, he pressed down and detained Lai Junchen. Although there was a trace of panic in Lai Junchen's eyes at this time, he was quite calm, and he would not give up until the end.

The news of Lai Junchen's execution spread far and wide, and in less than an hour between Luoyang Lifang, it spread to every corner. Subsequently, almost 10,000 empty alleys flocked to Tianjin Qiaotou, and they wanted to see the rumored Lai Junchen, who made the officials frightened.

Duan Jian, who was venting his anger on the servant girl, suddenly heard the news that Junchen had been beheaded, immediately got out of bed, put on clothes haphazardly and ran barefoot to Tianjin Qiaotou, followed by the slave behind him with boots.

At this time, the merchant put down the pick, the vendor collected the stall, the shopkeeper closed the door, and even the sister in the flower building overturned the guest riding on the body, and threw down the sentence "The time in front is free!" A big yellow dog in Jishanfang saw the crowd running towards the Tianjin Bridge, barking nonstop, and finally broke free from the dog leash and ran towards the Tianjin Bridge......

The people were blocked at the bridgehead of Tianjin, and the escort team could not pass through at all, and Lai Junchen in the prisoner car closed his eyes and was silent, he felt the people's gaze, but he didn't care at all.

Because the holy decree was to be beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market, and now the Tianjin Bridge could not be crossed, Xu Yougong had to enter the palace in person to ask for instructions.

In this way, the surrounding crowd suddenly lost their voice, and everyone knew that Lai Junchen was a demon who killed people without blinking, and if they didn't die, then it was time for them to die.

The huge scene became unusually quiet because of Xu Yougong's departure.

Wu Chuan accompanied the empress to climb the Tianmen Tower, and from here you can also vaguely see that Tianjin Qiaotou is overcrowded. The empress's mood was heavy, and it was not her wish to behead Junchen, but the mountains of cases made her have to make a choice, whether she chose to come to Junchen or choose the respect of hundreds of officials, or choose the evaluation of future generations, in short, until this moment, she was still a little unwilling.

"Holy Lord, Xu Yougong is here!" The eunuch proclaimed.

"Xuan!" The Empress uttered a word.

Not long after, Xu Yougong came, bowed down, and said: "Holy Lord, Tianjin Bridge is surrounded by the people, and it is not allowed to pass through guò, and the ministers ask for an order to be beheaded on the spot!" ”

The empress hesitated slightly, and Wu Chu said: "It's really strange that the people of Luoyang are like this, and they don't hear the sound of joy!" ”

The empress was overjoyed, and when she heard Wu Chu say this, she was stunned, and suddenly noticed this strange phenomenon, so she asked, "Does Xu Aiqing know the reason?" ”

Xu Yougong had to admire the King of Wei, and when he heard the empress's meaning, he didn't want to behead Lai Junchen at all, and his face was distressed, and he said: "On weekdays, Lai Junchen framed loyal ministers and good generals, and spread all over the market, even the rich households in the market were also blackmailed by Lai Junchen, and those who were officials could still enter the Push House, and the rich families could atone for their sins as long as they had silver, and if they were poor, they would have to wait for death." So now there is no real beheading of Lai Junchen, the people dare not cheer, dare not speak, for fear of being remembered by Lai Junchen, if Lai Junchen is spared, then they will suffer, although thousands of people are empty, but they do not hear the sound of laughter! ”

The empress's face sank, and she said, "It seems that I was really coaxed by Lai Junchen, and Xu Yougong took the order!" ”

Xu Yougong immediately bowed down and said, "The minister is here!" ”

The empress said slowly: "I order you to behead Junchen immediately, don't come to report!" ”

"Weichen Command!" Xu Yougong almost trembled and kowtowed in thanks.

At the bridgehead of Tianjin, Xu Yougong shouted: "Immediately kill Junchen on the spot!" ”

Lai Junchen suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head sideways to look in the direction of the imperial city!

The knife and axe men immediately escorted Lai Junchen out of the prisoner car, but the people still did not cheer, they clenched their fists and stared at Lai Junchen.

Lai Junchen didn't care at all, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his head still turned to the imperial city, he expected a miracle.

Xu Yougong saw that he was ready, so he threw down the beheading order, and the nephew raised the ghost head knife and fell down fiercely, and suddenly, a stream of blood splashed, and a good and evil head rolled down, the head still had its eyes open, and there was an evil smile on the corner of its mouth.

"Roar!"

The people shouted, and a middle-aged man with bare feet and loose hair rushed up, grabbed the head, bit off one ear, chewed it, and then looked at the man's mouth full of blood.

At this time, the people stepped forward one after another, and began to snatch the corpse, and in a short time it was scattered, and bit off a piece of meat fiercely, chewed it for a moment, and swallowed it raw.

A big yellow dog squeezed in the crowd, suddenly smelled blood, it let out a long howl, jumped forward hard, coincidentally a unrecognizable head rolled down to the mouth, the big yellow dog took a bite down, took the head and got out of the crowd, and walked away! (To be continued......)