After Emperor Changtai announced that Lu Wuhou would be the staff of thirty years, the entire hall of the Xuanzheng Hall fell into silence. The faces of many officials have changed, especially those in Menxia Province.

Thirty court staff, if it is really beaten, Lu Wuhou will have to take off a layer of skin and flesh if he does not die, and some officials remembered the scene of the court staff they had seen, and their faces became frightened.

Shen Ke's face sank, he didn't expect Lu Wuhou to come out like this on the top of the main hall, impeach Zuo Liangzhe, and implicitly blame the emperor, is he really not afraid of death? ! Thirty years of the cane, this is not a joke?!

Shen Ke remembered several court canes since the Changtai years, and some officials died directly on the main hall, this time the emperor is righteous on the head, but it's not just as simple as taking a breath! This time, Lu Wu is more than lucky!

No matter what Lu Wuhou is like, but he lost his life, it would be a pity! Thinking of this, Shen Ke hurriedly knelt down and pleaded for Lu Wuhou: "Please let the emperor calm his anger!" Please calm the emperor's anger! ”

On the top of the main hall, the other three people in the matter, Lu Zusheng, Bao Qiming and Li Zishan had already knelt down, and they were also interceding for Lu Wuhou, for the sake of their colleagues, these three people did not want to see Lu Wuhou's blood splashed in the hall.

As soon as Shen Ke knelt down, the officials of Menxia Province also knelt down, if Lu Wuhou was caned, the reputation of Menxia Province would also be lost!

More importantly, many officials in Menxia Province think that Lu Wuhou's words are not unreasonable, Zuo Liangzhe is just a Taizhou assassin from the fourth grade, if he is suddenly promoted to a subordinate servant, there must be a reason to convince the hundred officials. So they pleaded for Lu Wuhou one after another, and asked Emperor Changtai to be gracious and exempt Lu Wuhou's court staff.

Lu Wuhou naturally knelt down, but he was not begging for mercy and asking for guilt, for Emperor Changtai's order. He gladly accepted. On the top of the main hall to impeach Zuo Liangzhe to ridicule Emperor Changtai, he did not have a little selfishness, he did think that Zuo Liangzhe's qualifications were not enough to serve as a servant, and he also thought that Emperor Changtai's practice of promoting officials by cronyism was not advisable.

In his devotion to duty, he considered himself to have a clear conscience. What about being punished with the rod? He was not afraid at all - Lu Wuhou's reluctance was committed again at this time, when he dared to report Shiyan for corruption and bribery as a county order. Now I dare to give the position in the matter with just five products.

At that moment, he ignored the pleas of Shenke, Lu Zusheng and others, kowtowed a few times, and said loudly: "The minister is willing to be punished!" It's just that Zuo Liangzhe's qualifications really can't serve as a servant, so he implores the emperor to withdraw the edict. The minister dared to say bluntly that the emperor's move was really unlawful. I beg the emperor to listen to it. ”

Shenko and the officials of Menxia Province really wanted to take off Lu Wuhou's head and see if there was straw stuffed inside. How can anyone be so ignorant of current affairs? To put it mildly, the officials of the lower province are still kneeling, and you Lu Wuhou will be dragged down if you want to die, how will this situation end?

Originally, Emperor Changtai listened to the plea of the provincial officials under the door, his face was a little relaxed, and his anger also stopped a little, if Lu Wuhou went down the steps taken by the provincial officials under the door, and automatically pleaded guilty, Emperor Changtai also planned to push the boat down the river to get rid of his court staff.

Now Lu Wuhou's words are out. Emperor Changtai's face was even more ugly, and all the officials suddenly felt a little cold above the main hall.

Emperor Changtai suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Now that the edict has been issued, how can it be withdrawn?" Taizhou has been peaceful for many years, isn't it the work of Zuo Liangzhe's governance? Wen Qizhang, tell me, what are Zuo Liangzhe's political achievements? ”

Emperor Changtai named the name of the official book. This edict has already passed the review of the Ministry of Men and sent it to the Ministry of Officials, and Wen Qizhang only transferred Zuo Liangzhe's governance records two days earlier.

"Back to the emperor's words, Zuo Liangzhe served as the assassin of Taizhou for four years, he was pragmatic and honest for officials, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the thieves disappeared without a trace. There have also been several auspicious signs in Taizhou, which shows that Zuo Liangzhe has made great contributions to governing Taizhou. Wen Qizhang replied respectfully.

There are few records of auspicious signs in Taizhou, but Emperor Changtai did not think of this before. At this time, as soon as Wen Qizhang's words fell, Emperor Changtai's face was much soothed, and now that Zuo Liangzhe has been promoted, how many places in Dayong have seen auspicious signs?

"Your Majesty, the auspicious omen is not credible, when the previous dynasty was in the Da'an Dynasty, Emperor An Xuan was superstitious about the auspicious white tiger and built the White Tiger Terrace, so that the people were not able to live and the country collapsed. It can be seen that this auspicious thing is not credible, but anyone who believes in this is mediocre and incompetent! Please think twice. After Lu Wuhou listened to Wen Qizhang's words, he immediately refuted loudly.

The so-called auspicious omen, which cannot distinguish the true from the false, can be regarded as a political achievement? He didn't care that this was on the Xuanzheng Palace, and he actually linked Emperor Changtai with Emperor An, the king of the fallen country of the Da'an Dynasty!

This...... In this ......, Emperor Changtai boasted of his prosperous martial arts, how could he be associated with Emperor An?

Emperor Changtai's complexion, the officials of the province under the door no longer dared to look at it carefully, but felt that the atmosphere above this hall seemed to freeze people.

Shen Ke didn't care about the problem of losing his honor in front of the palace, and shouted at the moment: "Lu Wuhou! But he didn't say much, and repeatedly asked Emperor Changtai for guilt: "The emperor, please stop your anger, the emperor, please stop your anger!" ”

He originally wanted to give Lu Wuhou a position in the matter to save his life, but now it seems that it is too late! Now that Emperor An has even been mentioned, Lu Wuhou's life has been frozen, and I just hope that he will not affect Lu Zusheng and the three of them.

Seeing the look of help handed over by Shen Ke, Wei Jingyao sighed slightly in his heart, Lu Wuhou's life could not be saved, but it was not a way to entangle this matter in the main hall like this, this Lu Wuhou's words were so thoughtless, maybe it would further expand the situation, and it would be even more difficult to clean it up at that time.

So Wei Jingyao made a statement: "The ministers think that the promotion of Lu Wuhou is a matter of the ministry, and the edict has been issued, and the ministry will judge it according to Zuo Liangzhe's ranking examination and governance records, and this matter should be discussed by the court." The ministers and others have other important matters to play, and a few days ago, the seven great generals asked for an important matter of increasing military rations, and the military department and the household department had different opinions, and the matter had to be decided by the emperor......"

Wei Jingyao thinks that the best thing to deal with is not to deal with it, and shift the topic of the court away from the matter of Zuo Liangzhe and Lu Wuhou, there are things in the military department and the household department, and if there is anything in the matter, leave the Xuanzheng Palace.

Zheng Pucun, the secretary of the household department, and Bian Zhihe, the secretary of the military department, also made a statement in a wise manner: "The ministers have important matters, please play ......" Originally, this matter was not yet the time to ask Emperor Changtai to play, because the opinions of the military department and the household department had not yet been unified, and the meeting was only held once or twice.

However, Wei Jingyao had already said this, so these two people could only say this, and they were also thinking in their hearts, if Emperor Changtai really asked about the specific content, he didn't know how to answer.

Emperor Changtai glanced at Lu Wuhou who was kneeling in the hall, and then looked at Shen Ke and the provincial officials who were kneeling, and his gloomy face slowly faded. He said to Shenko and the others: "Calm down, and stand aside." After that, without waiting for Shen Ke and the others to respond, he made a gesture to the attendant beside him, and the hundred officials heard the attendant singing loudly: "Retreat!" ”

Emperor Changtai quickly got up and left the Xuanzheng Palace, and no longer looked at Lu Wuhou, who was still kneeling, and the hundred officials also dispersed from the Xuanzheng Hall like a tide.

"Your Majesty, the four of them, including Lu Wuhou and Lu Zusheng, are still kneeling outside the door of the Xuanzheng Palace." Zhang Sheng, the head of the inner chamberlain, replied to Emperor Changtai about the things in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, and he was also a little panicked in his heart, now it is almost time, the palace gate is about to be keyed, and those officials are still kneeling in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, what should I do?

He cautiously observed Emperor Changtai's face. ——Ever since he knew that Lu Wuhou and others were still kneeling outside the Xuanzheng Hall after retiring from the court, Emperor Changtai's face had never been happy or angry.

"In that case, let me give him a reputation, and let him be known as 'Bamboo Silk'. Thirty court staffs, which can be regarded as the full gift of the monarch and the ministers......" Emperor Changtai's voice seemed to be smiling, and he said such a sentence.

Zhang Sheng has been with Emperor Changtai for a long time, and naturally knows that this is Emperor Changtai's rhetoric, and Emperor Changtai is hiding his anger and coldness under the words, Zhang Sheng understands it clearly: those who can be famous for "bamboo silk" are of course dead, and the emperor wants the lives of several of them.

"Go and stay for three ......" When Zhang Sheng asked to leave, Emperor Changtai said lightly.

Thunder, rain and dew are all monarchs, life and death are the power of the monarch, and if it is something decided by the emperor, no one can change it. , this time, he wants Lu Wuhou to deeply understand this.

At the same time, Lu Zusheng, who was kneeling on the Xuanzheng Palace, was still trying to persuade Lu Wuhou to persuade him to leave the front of the Xuanzheng Palace. Even the Zhongshu Ling said that the matter would be discussed downward, isn't this clearly coercing the emperor by kneeling down in court? is dissatisfied with the will of the lord, and also put it into action, this is not the duty of a courtier!

Lu Zusheng and the others were very anxious - Lord Shizhong Shen and many officials from Menxia Province had come to persuade Lu Wuhou to leave, but to no avail, so they knelt here to persuade him.

When Zhang Sheng came to the Xuanzheng Hall with a few prison attendants, he saw such a scene: Lu Zusheng and the others spoke dryly, but Lu Wuhou was unmoved, still with a stubborn expression. What a stupid hat, Zhang Sheng cursed secretly in his heart, and began to announce the will of Emperor Changtai: Disobey the will of the emperor, and the court staff will be thirty!

The executive officer was holding a long chestnut stick in his hand, one end was flat and the other was round, and the flat end was still wrapped in iron sheets - Lu Zusheng and several people saw this legendary torture instrument, and their faces turned dead white.

However, they could not say anything, not even struggle, so they let the executor tie their hands properly, let them lie on the bench, and began to carry out the punishment of the court staff. When the stick of "pop" came down heavily, several of them couldn't help but cry out.

Only Lu Wuhou didn't say a word, before he was tied, he also kowtowed a few times in the direction of Zichen Palace, his expression was calm and happy, he could be famous all over the world for daring to bend his face, even if he died, what was there to fear?

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Midnight!