Qin Chuan: "Open the prison door." ”

The cell boss hesitated: "This ......"

Yao Cheng: "Presumptuous-what the emperor said, do you dare to listen to it?" Want to die?! ”

"No, no, no, how dare the villain, it's just that there is a lot of filth in the prison, and there are rats, and the villain is afraid of ......"

"If you open it, open it!"

After opening the door, Qin Chuan walked in directly and ordered: "Today, all the prisoners in the prison of the Criminal Department will have a meal, one roast chicken, one fish, one bowl of rice, one bowl of braised pork, and a jar of wine for each person. ”

The cell leader did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare.

Yao Cheng brought a wine jug with him, first gave it to the two of them, and then stood outside the cell, with his back to them.

Gao Qiankun's face was full of vicissitudes of life, and there were oil stains, and the prisoner only took a shower once a month, and his body was dirty, and the smell was not good, and the prison clothes were only changed once a year.

This dragon robe made him kneel.

"The criminal minister Gao Qiankun, long live the see, long live my emperor."

His clothes were torn and his body was covered in scars.

Qin Chuan helped him: "Master Gao, don't be afraid, I heard about you." Zhou Dewei embezzled disaster relief money, killed good people and risked merit, you impeached him, but the first emperor didn't trust you, right? ”

"Yes, yes......"

"You're wrong, it's not that the first emperor doesn't trust you, if you don't trust you, you won't be alive today. The first emperor was also forced to be helpless, Zhou Dewei covered the sky with one hand in the court, and his power was too great, and many times, the first emperor could only give him face. ”

Gao Qiankun lifted his forehead and looked at the person in front of him: "You are...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

"Hehe, it's not easy, Lord Gao actually remembers me, fifteen years ago, I was still a child."

"Your Highness...... Oh no, it's the Emperor. The outline of the emperor is quite familiar with Empress Xiaoxianren back then, so the guilty ministers can see it. Is the first emperor gone? ”

"Yes, my father has died, otherwise how would I have ascended the throne."

Gao Qiankun scratched his body and smiled ashamedly: "Yes, the criminal is confused." By the way, why did the emperor come to the prison of the Criminal Department to see the criminals? Be...... Are you going to kill the sinner? ”

Yao Cheng interjected: "Lord Gao, you have also served as a servant of the ministry, if the emperor wants to kill you, why should he come to the prison in person, does a death row prisoner still use the emperor to see?" The emperor is going to reactivate you. ”

How can a person who has been locked up for fifteen years dare to believe that there is such a good thing.

He was stunned for a while, then slapped himself, still not convinced: "This is not true, is it...... Your Majesty, the sentence of the criminal is indefinite, and he will be imprisoned until death, what? ”

"Could it be that my golden mouth and jade words are not worth a piece of paper from the Criminal Department?"

"No, that's not what the sinner meant. The crime of the guilty minister was personally approved by the first emperor Yubi back then, and now the emperor is going to release the minister, but he has to bear the charge of unfilial piety. ”

Hmph, if you are not filial, you will not be filial, the current court lacks talents who can do things, and Qin Chuan can't take care of these.

Qin Chuan: "Yao Cheng, open his shackles." ”

When all the food outside was brought in, the prisoners in the prison ate the smell of thieves, and some people sang poems and songs, so they were uncomfortable.

The prisoners could eat this, and they never dreamed that it was not a final meal, but only a bowl of meat, not so much food, and no wine.

Three bowls of wine are in the stomach, and Gao Qiankun people are also much more energetic.

Qin Chuan wants to seal him as a secretary of the ministry, and if he is an official residence, he will be happy, and his mouth will be like a river and gushing.

After all, the prison is not a place to talk, Qin Chuan handed over the matter to Yao Cheng, everyone washed up, and then went to the courtyard of Zhongshu Province, where the emperor was waiting for them.

"Ministers...... See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live the emperor, long live the ......"

Qin Chuan sat crookedly on the rocking chair, holding a fan in his hand: "Let's all be flat, there are no outsiders here, just me and you, among you, some of you have been in prison for the longest of twenty years, and the least of them have been in prison for more than half a year, it feels very hard, right?" ”

Someone asked: "Your Majesty, are you really going to pardon us?" ”

"Of course, you don't have any jokes! I not only want to pardon you, but also let you re-enter the court as officials, such as Gao Qiankun Gao, I have decided to make him the secretary of the ministry. ”

"I know that some of you must be suspicious."

"Now, I will tell you clearly that the imperial court needs to replace a group of officials and dismantle the power in Zhou Dewei's hands. This is not something that can be done in a day or two, he has protégés in the state capitals all over Great Xia, and many of them have military power. I need support, that's enough, right? ”

This is the emperor's strategy, which should be in the emperor's belly, not exposed.

Qin Chuan said what he thought in front of everyone, which showed that he had no reservations.

"If anyone does not want to participate, I will not force it, but I will still pardon you, and I can give you two taels of silver and send them back to their hometown. Those who remain, I will repay them with national soldiers. ”

"Your Majesty! - You've talked to this point, what else can the ministers say, that Zhou Dewei is a powerful minister, a traitor! A person like him should be cut with a thousand cuts! ”

Pretty words, sound meaningless, like a fool.

What Qin Chuan wants is for these people to do things with peace of mind and not be at the mercy of Zhou Dewei's forces.

"Everyone, Aiqing, you all listen well, from now on, Liu Zhongping and Wang Wenzhi will assign you official positions and tasks, all you have to do is to do things with sincerity, not to form a party for personal gain, I! is your only master. The dwellings of all of you will be properly arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Households. ”

In the following ten days, the imperial court carried out a batch of major blood changes.

Liu Zhongping took the lead, Wang Wenzhi was supplemented, and more than 40 officials from the newly appointed Zhongshu Province assisted in the removal and replacement of officials above the fifth grade in the capital.

Before this group of officials could react, most of them were withdrawn, and the remaining six and seven grades were also crumbling.

Almost all the officials with real power have been dismissed, and it can be said that there is no one with Zhou Dewei in the entire court.

Outside the city, in the barracks, Zhou Zongren and Zhou Jichen couldn't sit still in an instant when they got the news.

"Second brother, my father is not in the capital, Qin Chuan is doing this way, when my father comes back, will our military power be gone?"

"Say a few words, Qin Chuan is not what it used to be, and the capital is full of his people."

"If he comes to remove our military power, then...... Shall we give it up? ”

Zhou Dewei is not there, they can only swallow their anger, once they rebel, the entire Zhou family will have to be buried together, and they can't be done.

Just when the two of them were depressed, a scout came outside, saying that someone from Zhongshu Province had come, and it was the meaning of the Holy Lord and the Ministry of War.

Whatever you're afraid of, you'll come.