Looking at the fierce and vicious forbidden army, Zheng Jue, who was the Privy Council member at the time, hurriedly stepped forward to intercede for everyone: "Some officials are old, they really can't bear the pain of flesh and skin, and I ask Your Majesty to be extrajudicial and merciful." ”

Liu Wei is now hard-hearted, no matter who comes forward to plead, he will not listen, he wants to use this cane to change the old system of the Great Song Dynasty never heavily blamed civil officials, and also to test the bottom line of the civil official group through this cane reprimand.

After a long time.

More than 60 officials who were waiting to be executed were lined up horizontally outside the palace gate in three rows, with about 20 people in a row.

This scene is definitely the most spectacular spectacle since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for scolding more than 60 officials at the same time.

The people who liked to watch the excitement gathered outside the palace gate, and they were stopped dozens of steps away by the sergeants, and everyone exchanged a few words from time to time, saying that they were very happy.

Liu Wei's move added a lot of fun to the spare time life of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, at least everyone had another conversation after dinner.

Those officials who were not affected by this incident were not in a hurry to leave, and this was deliberately requested by Liu Bian, who wanted them to see with their own eyes the fate of the troublemakers.

All the officials of the court and China gathered on the side outside the palace gate, and everyone was not idle, they were also exchanging glances with each other, or exchanging words with each other.

Several ministers who were good friends with Wan Qian asked curiously: "Why didn't the prime minister speak out?" ”

When Wan Qiyu heard this, he smiled disapprovingly, and said, "This official thinks that there is nothing wrong with Qin Xianggong's proposal, since there is nothing wrong, then why should I be bored with myself?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all frowned and didn't say anything more, this kind of political difference naturally has nothing to say, because it is difficult for you to convince people who disagree with your own political views.

The reason why Wan Qiyu behaved like this was because he was very self-aware, and he knew that he had no relationship with the prime minister, so he was naturally able to accept the existence of the cabinet system.

The Great Song Dynasty had never had a precedent for scolding civil officials, but Liu Bian, based on the principle of creating conditions without conditions, temporarily formulated a set of unspoken rules for scolding officials with a cane, and before the execution, a small eunuch had to enter the palace to ask for an order, and the execution would be carried out after receiving the emperor's reply.

The purpose of this was mainly to show the benevolence of the emperor, in case the emperor suddenly showed great kindness, so as to pardon the guilt of the offending officials?

Of course, if the emperor does not agree to reduce the punishment of the prisoner, then the eunuch who came to announce the decree will naturally have another set of arguments, but in fact, this is just a set of superficial efforts.

The little eunuch soon went and returned, and Yuwen Chengdu walked out side by side with him.

The two of them first bowed down and saluted in the direction of the vertical arch hall, and then the little eunuch opened his mouth to read out the emperor's will, and said: "Your Majesty's dictation: The Great Song Dynasty has always treated civil officials well, and it is not appropriate to criticize them too harshly, so Your Majesty specially ordered the slaves and maids to pass down the edict, saying: The cane punishment of the offending officials will be reduced more!" ”

When Qin Hui and the others heard this, they all showed a grateful expression, bowed down and saluted in the direction of the vertical arch hall, and said: "Your Majesty is like the virtue of heaven, and is a model for our generation, and the ministers are all respectful!" ”

Qin Hui said, looked at Yuwen Chengdu, and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty has a clear will?" ”

When Yuwen Chengdu heard this, he shook his head silently and said: "There is no clear purpose, Your Majesty has an edict: the specific matters of sentencing should be decided by the prime minister and the loyal ministers!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Hui nodded silently, and then briefly discussed it with Li Shanchang and the others, and then announced in public: "Your Majesty is merciful, but the etiquette cannot be abolished, and the rod will be punished for thirty to set an example!" ”

The people who were about to be tortured breathed a long sigh of relief when they heard this.

Several elderly officials, if they are hit by a hundred boards, even if they are lucky enough not to die, I am afraid they will have to shed their skin, and if they are only hit by thirty boards, everyone is still more acceptable, and they will grit their teeth and pass.

Everyone bowed in unison and saluted in the direction of the Vertical Arch Temple, and then was pressed to the bench by the Praetorian soldiers.

Seeing this, the eunuch in charge of the prison shouted loudly: "Execution! ”

In fact, Liu Wei didn't want to do anything to them, his purpose was to beat them so that they couldn't get down for a long time, so that they could no longer cause any trouble for themselves.

In his view, it is imperative to change the law, and no one can shake his determination to change the law.

In fact, he knew that there were still some scheming people who were not in a hurry to jump out, they would stumble themselves behind their backs and play some conspiracy and tricks such as passive sabotage.

But for Liu Wei, none of this is important, and the most important thing for him is to firmly control the military power in his own hands.

Since the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Liu Wei has gradually controlled the power of the world's soldiers and horses in his own hands, and Yuwen Chengdu, Gao Chong, and Xu Da and others have been promoted by Liu Wei to become the backbone of the Great Song Dynasty military, and they are where Liu Wei's confidence lies.

Yuwen Chengdu and the others have no personal ability and loyalty to Liu Bian, everyone has received the grace of Liu Bian's knowledge, Xu Da and Yue Fei were even promoted to such a high-ranking position by Liu Bian, they are too late to thank Liu Bian, how can they have different hearts?

And those so-called big families are simply impossible to divide and disintegrate this loyal and reliable new force, and it is even more impossible for them to draw them into their own camp, because these people are only loyal to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei is already mentally prepared to kill, how can there be immortals in changing the law, and those families who have passively passed the cake are the thorns in Liu Bian's eyes, and they will become an obstacle to Liu Bian's progress, so they are about to usher in a large wave of indiscriminate blows.

The crackling sound of canes outside the palace gate was incessant, and the more than 60 officials of the DPRK and China who were beaten screamed even more.

Many important ministers of the imperial court were not spared this cane punishment, and four of the six Shangshu were beaten, and only the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War were spared.

After the cane was over, the more than 60 officials did not leave immediately, they either knelt or lay on their stomachs, waiting for further reprimands from Liu Wei.

After a long time.

The palace door slowly opened, Liu Wei stood in the palace gate with his hand, his eyes swept around the faces of everyone, he was not in a hurry to speak, but looked at everyone condescendingly, his eyes were very cold, the momentum cultivated by fighting on the battlefield all the year round, so that those officials who had just been punished with the rod did not dare to look at each other, everyone felt that Liu Bian's eyes had a strong killing atmosphere, as long as he looked at him, he would have a sense of coldness all over his body.

Liu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes became a lot softened, and he said in a deep voice: "It is imperative to change the law, if there are people who violate the yang and the yin, I will never be spared, today is just a small punishment, if you dare to commit it again, you will definitely be severely punished!" ”

Liu Wei said, waved his hand to the crowd, signaling that they could leave on their own.

It was not until this time that the scholars finally came to their senses, and everyone thought unanimously: "The Great Song Dynasty has really changed the sky." ”

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