Lai Junchen hurriedly climbed the Wufeng Tower and saw Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian, who came to Junchen, was calm and calm, as if she didn't know anything about such a major event as the sudden arrest of the three prime ministers outside the noon gate.

That kind of calmness and calmness made Lai Junchen feel a sense of surrender and awe from the bottom of his heart when he saw it. Yes, this old woman on top is a female emperor, a female emperor who has never been seen since Yanhuang, but in the eyes of Lai Junchen, she has never been treated as a woman.

He was very strange that some officials who looked wise and smart weishenme did not agree with her because the emperor was a woman, Lai Junchen had never had any troubles in this regard, he didn't think that there was anything rebellious about a woman being an emperor, could it be that the sky would fall?

He only knew that this woman was the most powerful person in the world, and he was originally a prisoner when he came to Junchen, and today he can turn countless princes and generals into his own prisoners, and this power comes from this amazing woman, so he is deeply in awe of this woman.

Lai Junchen entered Wufeng Tower, lifted his robe, knelt on his knees, kowtowed respectfully, and said loudly: "Ministers come to Junchen, knock to see my emperor Bixia!" ”

The courtiers of the Tang Dynasty do not have to bow down at every turn, even in the most solemn and sacred Ming Hall, they all use their own seats, and the ministers and the Son of Heaven can sit and discuss politics. Only Lai Junchen, every time he saw the emperor, he respectfully knelt and bowed.

When he first met the empress, she was still the queen mother, and he was a prisoner who had just been released. That time, he was genuinely terrified. It was a prostration, and since then. He did the imperial history, until today he became the imperial history Zuocheng. Since then until now, whether it is the queen mother of the year or the emperor today, he has always bowed.

Usually, Wu Zetian doesn't care much about this kind of solemn gift, and every time he sees him salute so solemnly, he has to smile and say a few words to him. And this time, Wu Zetian didn't say anything.

The three prime ministers and several powerful civil and military officials participated in the rebellion, if she hadn't been lucky enough to intercept the secret letter that these people had delivered to the imperial palace, it would probably be late at night a few days later. The sudden mutiny of the ministers seized her country and imprisoned her in the cold palace, which made her still a little afraid.

At this moment, seeing the respectful and respectful Lai Junchen who saw the gods, Wu Zetian felt some comfort in his heart: loyal courtiers still exist after all.

As a result, Wu Zetian's tone was also rarely softened: "Come to Qing, there are courtiers who rebel." Last night, they submitted a letter to the womb, and they met three days later. The mutiny forced the palace, forced me to abdicate, and supported the crown prince to recover Li Tang. I've already captured some people, and I'll leave them to you! ”

"Obey the order!"

Lai Junchen, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately kowtowed heavily, his face was pious, but his heart was ecstatic. He loved to torture people, especially those who were originally high and powerful, and he liked to watch these powerful people weep and scream and beg for forgiveness without dignity under his torture rack. When I think of this. He had a feeling of blood boiling.

Wu Zetian said: "I want you to find out, and the most important thing is that if the rebellion is true, how many people are still their comrades!" ”

Wu Zetian leaned forward slightly, and said in an accentuated tone: "This matter is very important!" I don't want to live in fear every day, I don't want to be in my sleep, and there are rebels who attack my dormitory and force me to abdicate! ”

Lai Junchen kowtowed again, and said solemnly: "The minister obeys the order, and the minister will definitely find out all the accomplices of the traitorous party, so that Bixia can sit back and relax, and let my Great Zhou Society be as stable as Mount Tai!" ”

Wu Zetian said in a deep voice: "It's better to be in vain!" ”

"No!"

Wu Zetian waved his hand, Lai Junchen kowtowed again, got up, bowed and retreated step by step, until he exited the palace gate, and then turned to leave. …,

Wu Zetian looked at the back of Lai Junchen's departure, and there was a burst of confusion, and he said suddenly: "There are always people who want to betray me!" Di Renjie and Ren Zhigu were just humble officials back then, they were cultivated by me, and it was I who made them humble and noble, dressed in vermilion and purple, and they were extremely human ministers. I didn't think that they would have a little more wings, so they wanted to take away the country! ”

Shangguan Wan'er said cautiously: "Everyone, the truth has not been ascertained yet, let's wait until the Zhongcheng interrogation!" ”

Wu Zetian shook his head and said abruptly: "Will it be fake?" Over the years, the ministers have rebelled again and again, and which time has they not gotten their credentials? They don't like women to be emperors, no matter how good I am to them! Just like Di Renjie, I respect him as a friend, I call him an old man, and I respect him with ......"

When Wu Zetian said this, he suddenly choked up.

Shangguan Wan'er owed a debt and didn't know how to comfort the sad empress.

At this time, Wu Youji, dressed in military uniform, strode into Wufeng Tower. Although this princess of Taiping has been indulging in wine recently, her foundation is not bad after all, and in front of Wu Zetian, he does not dare to show a tired and sluggish appearance, so he looks very heroic.

As soon as he saw Wu Zetian, Wu Youji immediately crossed his hands and gave a military salute, and said in a deep voice: "Bixia, Zuo Yuxuan, the general Zhang Qianxuan, Fengchen Weilang, Di Guangyuan, and other rebels in the army have been taken down, and the ministers and Wuyou have come to reply!" ”

Wu Zetian said happily: "Immediately escort them to the magistrate's courtyard and hand them over to Yushi Zuo Cheng to come to Junchen!" ”

Wu Youji said: "No! ”

Hearing that the accomplices of the traitorous party in the army had been arrested, Wu Zetian's expression was much more relaxed, and he stretched out his hand to Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, accompany me back to Wucheng Palace!" ”

"Yes!"

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Wu Zetian's arm, she felt that the empress's arm looked particularly weak today.

When she walked down the Wufeng Tower, Shangguan Wan'er saw Yang Fan who was neatly draped and had a sword under her side, and Yang Fan also saw her.

The eyes of the two people were paired, Shangguan Wan'er shook her head imperceptibly in the face of Yang Fan's questioning eyes, glanced at the empress, and gave Yang Fan a look, Yang Fan understood and knew that it was not easy to ask at this time, so he also nodded and quietly stepped aside.

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Lai Junchen returned to the Imperial Observatory. Hearing that the ministers who had been arrested at the noon gate had arrived, they immediately ordered the ascension to the court. He couldn't wait.

After Di Renjie, Pei Xingben, Ren Zhigu and others were arrested, they already knew their charges. They were still speculating about who was framing him, whether it was Wu Chenghe, who jumped over the wall in a hurry, or Wu Sansi, who now wanted to become the crown prince, and was escorted to the magistrate's court, and they immediately knew that something was wrong.

The Magistrate's House is a prison subordinate to the Imperial Historical Tower. Whoever enters this door does not exist, so it is called "the end of the door" by the hundred officials, which means that one enters this door. That's the end of it. They were escorted here, and it seemed that they did not even have a chance to defend themselves in front of the emperor.

Soon, they were escorted into the hall, and Lai Junchen looked at them eagerly, just as a wanderer who had been away from his homeland for many years saw his own brother, or a poor man who had been a bachelor for eight lifetimes, and suddenly married a beautiful daughter-in-law, and at the sight of his eager and greedy gaze, several ministers felt a chill in their hearts and fell into the hands of this madman. The general trend is gone!

Lai Junchen sat behind the judgment table, saw a group of ministers being escorted to the hall, smiled proudly, and commanded: "Someone is coming! Verify your identity! ”

Judge Wang Deshou took two officials, insisted on books, asked each person's name and surname one by one, and turned around to report to Lai Junchenyu: "Back to Zhongcheng, conspire against the local officials and servants, Di Renjie of Tongping Zhangshi, Ren Zhigu and Pei Xingben of Tongping Zhangshi. Si Nongqing Pei Xuanli, Zuo Cheng Lu Xian, and Zhongcheng Wei Yuanzhong, a total of six people, have been brought and verified to be correct! ”…,

Lai Junchen slapped the startled wood and shouted, "Come on! Strip them of their garments and kneel before the church to be judged! ”

"Wait!"

In the imperial history, Wei Yuanzhong couldn't bear it, and shouted excitedly: "Come to Junchen, my dynasty system, the minister charges the case, and before the judgment is made, you must not go to the clothes first, you dare to break the laws of my court!" ”

Lai Junchen is the left of the imperial history, Wei Yuanzhong is the right of the imperial history, one of the two is responsible for supervising the hundred officials and soldiers and civilians in Beijing, and the other is responsible for supervising the officials of various state capitals and counties, they are both equals and colleagues, but the two have never had much contact, and they don't look at each other very well.

After listening to Wei Yuanzhong's words, Lai Junchen smiled "sneering" and said disdainfully: "These rules, does the official still use you Wei Zhongcheng to teach?" However, when the official asks about the case, there is never anything that cannot be determined! Excuse me, in this official court, who dares not to admit guilt! ”

Lai Junchen stared at Wei Yuanzhong with a cold gaze, and with a wave of his hand, a large group of officials immediately carried dozens of strange-shaped and bloodstained torture instruments into the hall.

Lai Junchen slowly stood up from his seat and shouted: "I am ordered to try a major case of rebellion." The evidence of your crimes is conclusive, irrefutable, and you can confess obediently, and you can avoid the pain of flesh and skin, otherwise, this official should take a look, who can afford the wear and tear of these torture instruments of your flesh and blood! ”

Wei Yuanzhong's temperament is old and ginger, and he can't stand his threat like this, so he was so angry that he had to fly, and shouted loudly: "The old man is innocent, and he is not guilty!" Come to Junchen, you scoundrel, don't you want to bend into a trick? ”

Lai Junchen smiled and said: "Guilty or not, I know after the trial, ...... someone who came."

"Wait!"

Di Renjie suddenly took a step forward, stopped Lai Junchen's order, he turned around slowly, stared at the other six people who were escorted to the lobby with deep meaning, and then turned to face Lai Junchen and said: "The Great Zhou Revolution, the restoration of all things, the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, willing to be killed, but it is true!" ”

Lai Junchen blinked and said in surprise: "Di Renjie, you ...... Pleaded guilty? ”

Di Renjie nodded and said in a deep voice: "Not bad! Di pleaded guilty! ”

Wei Yuanzhong, Lu Xian and others all looked at Di Renjie in surprise, but Ren Zhigu and Pei Xingben thought about it for a while and vaguely understood Di Renjie's intentions.

"Uh......, good! All right! Those who know the times are Junjie, and Di Gong is really a masterpiece of a generation! ”

Lai Junchen laughed twice, then turned to Ren Zhigu, and asked with a smile: "Ren Zhigu, do you confess?" ”

Ren Zhigu hesitated slightly, and also said: "Ren pleaded guilty!" ”

Lai Junchen Dale, the Chinese martial arts feared his murderous name, as soon as he saw him show the torture instrument and obediently confessed without waiting for the execution, he encountered it at that time, but even the prime minister was frightened like this, and he obediently left himself at the mercy of the punishment without waiting for the punishment, this is the first time, Lai Junchen turned to Pei Xingben excitedly and asked: "Pei Gong, what do you say?" ”

Pei Xingben glanced at Di Renjie deeply, and arched his hand: "The Great Zhou Revolution, the restoration of all things, the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, willing to be killed, is true!" ”

Lai Junchen looked up to the sky and said, "Okay! Just confess your sins! Since the three prime ministers have confessed their guilt, the officials are not too much for themselves! Ahem, have their statements been recorded? ”

The scribe who was writing at the desk hurriedly wrote down a few words, raised his head and said to Lai Junchen: "Yes!" The lowly position has been written. ”

Lai Junchen said: "Okay! Tell them to draw a detainment, and send them back to the prison first, and then let them be interrogated later! ”

A group of officials drew a detainment, and they were taken into the prison, and the servant Shi Hou Sizhi was a confidant of Lai Junchen, and when he saw the ministers being escorted down, he said in confusion: "Zhongcheng! It's rare for them to confess so briskly, why don't they strike while the iron is hot and find out their comrades, how did they end it hastily? ”

Lai Junchen smiled and said, "Stupid! Are you Dao Di Renjie, this old fox is really that easy to deal with? He was willing to admit his guilt, but he knew that his official's criminal law was powerful and he didn't want to suffer for no reason. Moreover, he probably hopes that the official will see him confess and relax his supervision, so as to find an opportunity to save himself. The official didn't give him this chance! With this handwritten transcript of the preliminary trial, it is enough. ”…,

Hou Sizhi said: "Di Renjie's confession is very interesting, what did he say, 'The Great Zhou Revolution, the Restoration of All Things, the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, willing to be killed', this is clearly talking about the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the purge of the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, implying that he was unjustifiably wronged, and then there came out a sentence What kind of rebellion is true, such a confession of the donkey's lips and the horse's mouth, with the shrewdness of Bixia, wouldn't it be doubtful to read it!" ”

Lai Junchen smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Yes, Lao Hou, you are very shrewd!" I'm afraid that this old fox is doing exactly this, hmph, how can this official do what he wants! Erase this sentence from the confession, and leave only the sentence 'it is true'! ”

Hou Sizhi said: "This, is it true? How did they rebel and how were they going to force the palace? When and where Jihua was decided, who participated in the action, these things are not explained clearly, and there is no detailed confession, and I am afraid that Bixia will not be able to explain it in front of him! ”

Lai Junchen said: "Di Renjie, Ren Zhigu, and Pei Xingben are the prime ministers, and their power is too high, so they can't easily be punished heavily, and they don't need heavy punishments. Let's first throw these hard bones aside, and start to open the gap from Wei Zhigu, Pei Xuanli, and Lu Xian. ”

Hou Sizhi said happily: "Zhongcheng is high-minded, and he understands his humble duties!" ”

Lai Qichen said with a smile: "You are responsible for interrogating Wei Yuanzhong, that old guy!" ”

Hou Sizhi said: "Yes! ”

Lai Junchen said to Judge Wang Deshou: "You have taken a close look at those three old guys, especially Di Renjie. Back then, he was the chief official of Dali Temple, and now his old subordinates are scattered all over the prison yamen, and there is no old department of him in my imperial history platform, you keep an eye on it, don't let him use these people to spread the word of mouth, collude inside and outside, and retract confessions! ”

Wang Deshou hurriedly said: "Yes!" ”

Lai Junchen gave an order, waved them to retreat, leaving only his henchman Wei Suizhong alone, and said: "Suizhong, you go to interrogate Lu Xian, if he doesn't recruit him, you will wait with a big punishment, you must pry his mouth open and recruit their comrades." At the same time, ask him to help me bite two people in. ”

Wei Suizhong hurriedly pricked up his ears and said to Junchen: "These two people, one is the secretary and young eunuch Li Xun, my house is a little smaller, and on the right is Yishui, which can't be expanded, and his house is next to my mansion, so it's not bad." ”

Wei Suizhong smiled knowingly and asked, "What about the other one?" ”

Lai Junchen licked his lips lightly and said slowly: "Do you remember, the Yang Fan I asked you to check?" ”

A cold light flashed in Wei Suizhong's eyes, and he bowed down and said: "I understand the humble position, within three days, these two people will definitely be arrested and handed over to Zhongcheng for disposal!" ”

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