"Kill him! Kill him! ”

On the road leading to the forbidden area, Liu Zhennian was escorted by several forbidden soldiers and walked slowly. He was no longer able to wear the official uniform of the prime minister, put on a shabby dark brown cloth robe, his white hair was also scattered, and he was stepping on straw sandals, but he had no majesty at all, and he looked like a beggar. All the officials crowded in front of Zhongshu Province, and when they saw him coming, a pair of red eyes stared at him, and a pair of arms were also clawed outward, not to mention the fierce insults, as if no one stopped them, they would devour this big traitor alive.

It was difficult for Liu Zhennian to ignore their noisy voices, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that those round eyes were not only filled with infinite hatred, but also mixed with intense excitement, as if he had something to expect from his fate.

"Go, go, go!"

With every step he took, a group of gentry murmured tremblingly, and counted with a shake of their fingers. Their smiles gradually became arrogant, their eyes glowed golden, looking forward to Liu Zhennian walking through the palace gate, looking forward to him never returning, hoping that he could get some credit and get a little bit of wealth - in short, no one can contradict them anymore, everyone has the same interests, and it is natural to do things. Together, the future is infinitely brighter.

The door of the side hall is opened, into the hall, there are three long tables inside, the left hand side is the person of the criminal department, the right hand side is the Dali Temple of the temple Qing Xiang people, each with a number of clerks, paper and pen are complete, sitting posture is neat, like the stars and the moon, accompanied by the emperor who is high above.

The emperor sat in the middle of the hall, and there was no curtain or screen today, so it was a strange thing that he looked down on the courtiers with a holy face.

Liu Zhennian was already shackled and kneeling on the ground at this time, but he didn't care about the etiquette of a monarch and a minister, and looked up at the emperor straight and saw his haggard expression.

"Presumptuous," Guo Xiangren drilled the pen in his hand on the inkstone, "You are really used to being domineering, and when you see the emperor, you don't even know how to bow your head and answer!" ”

Liu Zhennian didn't react to the rebuke of the Hunan people, but just smiled and said: "The old man hasn't seen His Majesty's holy face for a long time, so it will take three years?" Two years, right? Time flies, but His Majesty is much older...... You have endured thirty or forty years to finally eradicate a powerful minister like me, you should be happy, right? It's time to show off your strength and be a saint! ”

The emperor was so afraid and disgusted with this old man on weekdays, but now that he saw him again, somehow, his mood was completely different. He suddenly lost his hostility towards Liu Zhennian, but seemed to be looking at an old man from an ordinary family, happy to listen to him talk to him. Although he still had to maintain his previous cold-bloodedness and couldn't respond half a sentence, he felt at ease just by listening. When he heard Liu Zhennian say, 'much older', he subconsciously wanted to touch the wrinkles on his forehead, but it was just a moment in his mind, and his expression did not even change at all, he still clenched the dagger tightly and looked at it numbly.

"Presumptuous, presumptuous!" Guoxiang shouted twice, pounded the table and said, "How dare you speak to the emperor like this!" Left and right, beat him up and be honest! ”

"Excuse me," said the Emperor in a calm tone, "this man is arrogant and inferior, what is he wasting all this time for?" The interrogation begins. ”

Speaking of which, the soldiers outside the door pushed Katsura in again. Guifu honestly kowtowed and knelt aside.

"Ask Liu Zhennian," Guo Xiang asked the book office to take out a stack of documents, and asked while flipping through them, "The people who plotted with you to usurp are only Gui Fu, Niu Yuan, Hong Lishen, Yan Wen and the sixteen civil servants in the house, but?" ”

Liu Zhennian understood their purpose very well, so he did not argue and replied softly, "Yes." ”

"Tsk, there are a lot of military attachés." Guo Xiang turned another page, "In this way, I will read the names of these people, and you will answer the relationship with them one by one, and record them in the confession, so that they can be charged with the crime in the future." ”

Liu Zhennian still bowed his head slightly, but Gui Fu already had a look of doubt, and he was indignant, so he argued in words: "Adult! You are young, and there are things that you can't consider in handling cases, and we can understand it; But you can't do that! When asking civil officials, they only ask about rebellion, regardless of other things; When questioning the military attaché, he should say everything carefully. I don't know what the basis is? ”

Before the Hunan people could reply, Shangshu of the Criminal Department first blushed and scolded: "Dog minion! You are now but a prisoner, how dare you touch the holy will! This is the good law of the imperial court, first find out the righteous law of your group of rebels, and comfort the hearts of the people of the world, and then slowly consider those details. ”

Gui Fu sneered: "When we are killed and there is no witness, what kind of Liu Party is the trial?" Don't you let your words go away! There is no such 'good law' in the imperial court's law, which is simply ridiculous! ”

"You still have the face to say such things!" Shangshu of the Criminal Department got up, glared angrily, as if he wanted to take out all their old accounts and tell them, but the people of Guoxiang couldn't stand this verbosity, so they hurriedly gave him a look, and said coldly: "No matter what they say, so far, why bother talking about morality." Go on! ”

Liu Zhennian was extremely cooperative with the Hunan people's problems, and went back and forth, but in half an hour, the clerks had prepared their confessions. The Hunan people were very happy, and immediately held a few files and bowed to the emperor's position: "Your Majesty, through the efforts of the courtiers and others, it has been found that there are a total of 85 henchmen of the traitor Liu Zhennian, and only 16 of his Chinese courtiers, most of whom have also passed away, and their power has been weakened for a long time. I implore Your Majesty to bring these remnants to justice in accordance with the laws and constitutions of the country. Once the decree is made, the willow party in the DPRK can be purged, the world is clear, and the prosperity is expected! ”

The emperor took the letter, nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand, called His Royal Highness's soldiers to come up, and walked out with Liu and Gui on their feet. Gui Fu was unwilling, grabbed the arms of the soldiers, kept slamming his body forward, and shouted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! These courtiers are so wicked! Which of the princes in the court has not relied on the big tree of Liu Gong, and which one has not had any dealings with the Liu Party? I didn't even ask questions today, as if I had never done it before! What is this called purification, what is this called clarity, the ...... of the prosperous world" Before the words were finished, the door of the temple was closed with a 'snap', and it was replaced by a tsunami that was enough to overwhelm everything:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"

The lights in the temple were extinguished.

"Done talking?" Ye Yongjia took the letter, looked into the distance, and asked Chen Tongpao.

"Yes, you can finally go to the emperor." Chen Tongpao said calmly with a calm face.