Chapter 83
As soon as the emperor gave an order, the Imperial Forest Army had already prepared and acted quickly, first besieging the Anyang Palace, and then besieging the nine clans of the An family.
The nine clansmen of the An clan didn't get a trace of wind at first, but they were suddenly besieged by the Royal Forest Army, and they were all stunned for a while, and they were extremely frightened.
The emperor reigned for 20 years, except for the first few years on the throne, there were some thunderous means, and then with the sudden death of the queen, he was extremely sad, and his body and bones became worse and worse.
Now that he suddenly made a move, not to mention shocking the An family, it shocked the entire government and the opposition.
The civil and military officials were stunned for a long time before they reacted, and their eyes fell from the emperor's body to the body of King Anyang, who was still kneeling on the ground, and their feelings were very complicated.
No one would have imagined that King Anyang would have such a big deal today, which is not like something he could do.
Thinking about it like this, they all fixed their eyes on An Shuli.
A few days ago, An Shuli had left the Anyang Palace, set up his own portal, which was discussed for a while after tea and dinner in the capital, and many people said that An Shuli was forced to stand up for himself in order not to let the dirty water of the An clan splash on him, and now look at today's things, it is obviously not the case.
Didn't An Shuli let the dirty water of the An clan splash on him? He made it clear that he wanted to punish the security clan.
However, punishing the Zhi'an clan and taking the Anyang Palace, this blood capital is really big enough.
King Anyang can be obedient to this point, which is really admirable.
But then again, King Anyang impeached himself and impeached the An clan at the same time, such a righteous feat of destroying relatives, if you think about it shallowly, everyone will think about it, but if you think about it deeply, there are few fools who can stand in this court, and gradually, they can't help but break out in a cold sweat on their backs.
The emperor sat on the golden chair and looked at the civil and military officials, from the stunned and incredulous expressions to the faces of most of the people slowly became heavy, and cold sweats broke out. He suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke, "From today onwards, the hereditary title of King Anyang has been reduced, the official has been dismissed, and the King of Anyang has been introspected and self-examined, and he will be escorted back to the Anyang Palace for the time being. ”
King Anyang knelt on the ground and his legs were numb, waiting for such a sentence, he immediately kowtowed heavily and painfully, "Old minister Xie Emperor, long live my emperor!" ”
He stood up slowly, and soldiers came in from outside, took off his official hat, took off his official robes, and escorted him out of the Golden Palace.
From beginning to end, An Shu was speechless, and the courtiers watched with their own eyes, but no one pleaded, knowing in their hearts that King Anyang didn't need to intercede.
After investigating the An clan, the emperor looked at the courtiers with anger on his face, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?" Is there only one An clan in the whole world who is so filthy? You tell me that I have been sitting in the South Chu for 20 years, and the world has always been harmonious, the four seas are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but who can tell me that the children of the official eunuchs oppress the people, and the children of the nobles are the tigers, take the noble as evil, force the good to become prostitutes, enclose land for trading, buy officials and sell lords...... These, many examples, only one An clan? ”
No one said anything from the civil and military officials, and for a while, the atmosphere did not dare to come out.
At this time, someone outside announced, "Your Majesty, the old king of Cheng asks to go to the palace." ”
The emperor stopped, looked at the door of the main hall, and said in a deep voice, "Please come to the palace of the old county king." ”
King Cheng Lao also came with an excerpt, which was almost the same as the excerpt on the King of Anyang, and it was the clan that impeached. He counted seven sins, including one of his own, Cheng Lao Junwang is a respected old county king in the clan, this is something that everyone knows, he has always been the same in the clan, right things and not people, fair and just, old and young in the clan, every family, are very obedient to him. The royal family has always valued three points for the face of the clan, but whenever facing the old county king, it adds four more points and values seven points.
Cheng Lao Junwang has not been in court for many years, but he is still stomping his feet, and he is a character who has three shocks.
He rarely comes forward, but if he does, it must be a big deal.
It is a crime for the old county king to impeach himself for being unfavorable to the jurisdiction of the clan, and the children of the impeached clan are supported by the treasury of the imperial court, and they are idle and do not do things, and the children of the impeachment clan have those who do not study well, and they also participate in buying officials and selling lords, evil deeds, and so on. The seven deadly sins were sprinkled and read, and when they were read out by the court, he was very sad and blamed himself, and asked the emperor to condemn himself, withdraw his title, and severely punish the clan.
The emperor sat on the Jinluan Palace, looked down, looked at the gray beard and hair of the old county king, and for a while, his heart was like a tide, and it suddenly surged to his eyes, making his eyes red for a moment.
The emperor thought at this moment, the country of Southern Chu could not be completed, because Southern Chu was different from Houliang, there was no extravagance prevailing, there were close relatives of the clan such as Cheng Lao Jun The king is not confused, and he uses great strength to support the royal family and support the foundation of his ancestors. twisted into a rope, running for the peace of the world.
The emperor thought, with tears in his eyes, he stood up from the golden chair, paced in front of the old king of Chenglao, and bowed deeply to the king of Chenglao with the respect of the Son of Heaven.
King Cheng hurriedly avoided it, and when he saw that the emperor was in tears, he also shed tears with red eyes.
Nanchu Jiangshan has come to this point, whether it is the Son of Heaven, or the King of Chenglao, or the people who understand, they all know that it is time to clear up and down. Otherwise, there will be internal troubles, and external troubles will one day invade the capital and disintegrate the rivers and mountains of Southern Chu.
There is nothing to do, Mo Ke has no choice, the government and the opposition in Southern Chu have to go through this baptism of blood. Remove dirt, punish corrupt officials, break the old system, and establish a new life.
The emperor choked up and said, "The old county king loves the country, and I am very relieved. After the words fell, he replied and said loudly, "The old county king assisted in the affairs of the clan, but there were many negligences, which made the children of the clan go the wrong way, and it was also the fault of the old county king. ”
As soon as these words came out, the military officials in the court were in an uproar, and some people couldn't help but step forward to plead.
As soon as the old county king waved his hand, he didn't need anyone to intercede, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”
The emperor closed his eyes, picked up the old county king with his own hands, and ordered, "Someone come, pass on my order, and the Praetorian Guard will check the clan." After the words fell, he instructed the little eunuch waiting beside him, "Send the old county king back to his house." ”
"Yes." The little eunuch immediately responded and walked out with the old king in his arms.
The commander of the Praetorian Guard received the order and immediately led the people straight to the clan.
After the emperor left, the emperor stood in the court, looked at the civil and military officials, and said in a deep voice, "All Aiqing, there is still your own impeachment, come forward to check yourself?" ”
Everyone was stunned by these two things, and they seemed to be unable to react for a while.
An Shuli said lightly at this time, "If you have one, stand up and check yourself, the emperor is thinking about the merits of the adults to assist the society, and he will deal with it lightly as appropriate, otherwise, if the official comes to check, he will find out whose head he is, and the palace will be iron-faced and selfless." ”
The courtiers were a stirring, even if someone stood up.
So, there are one and there are two, one after another, but in an hour, most of the courtiers have been launched.
Poor students are scarce officials, and in the end, they stand sporadically in the court.
At this moment, everyone knew that Nanchu was going to change the world.
Just when the crown prince went out to quell the turmoil, and the imperial court reserved support for support, this incident came unprepared and sensational.
This is an ordinary morning, and it is also an early dynasty that seems to be ordinary, but it is destined that on this day, Nanchu ushered in earth-shaking changes, and it was the major families in the world who were cleansed, but the storm that detonated the center started from this early dynasty and was destined to be recorded in history.
This is also the largest self-examination and self-washing in the history of Southern Chu, because when An Shuli and Hua Yan were combined earlier, they had taken into account the contingency method that might cause harm after many things happened, so the two of them who weighed the pros and cons of the gains and losses thoroughly, implemented it, and everything was within a controllable range.
As An Shuli expected, he used the Jinglu soldiers and horses battalion stationed outside Beijing.
Mei Shuyu took people to assign tasks, and for a while, the major families in Beijing, except for the Jingguo Mansion, really did not have a second mansion that was not affected, and even the Mei family and the Zhao family associated with the Mei Mansion and the Zhao Mansion were not spared.
For a time, everyone in the major mansions in Beijing was in danger and frightened.
There is no way that such a big event will not be stained with blood, so after Hua Yan woke up, she asked Steward Fu to inquire about the news of Chaozhong and Jingzhong, and pay attention to the movements of various prefectures at any time.
The history of Southern Chu turned a thrilling page on this day.