This congratulatory banquet was turned into a surrender scene by He Zeng.

On the same day, he killed three officials in succession.

The ministers were terrified.

It's not that the ministers haven't seen murder, and it's not that they're afraid of being killed.

They were horrified of Ho Zeng's actions, and without any trial, he had three of his ministers stripped of their clothes and beaten to death with a rod in front of them.

This is simply appalling, this is something that only Dong Zhuo can do.

Of course, Sima Shi had also used it, so the ministers didn't like him.

The atmosphere of the temple has been very loose in these years, and the collapse of etiquette has made the ministers lose a certain sense of awe, and they are also pursuing a sense of detachment outside the world, but He Zeng This stick seems to beat them back to the ground.

The ministers quietly looked at the scene in front of them, and none of them dared to speak.

When Dong Zhuo was at the beginning, there was still Yuan Shao who dared to draw his sword against him, but at this moment, there was no such brave person in the banquet.

There may still be people in the temple, but such people will definitely not come to He Zeng's banquet.

He Zeng asked the soldiers to escort the rest of the accomplices down, and then changed his smile and motioned for the ministers to sit down.

"Don't be afraid, these people, dare to rebel, this was meant to be executed, I just cane them to death, so that they will suffer less."

"Ladies and gentlemen, your majesty is wise and benevolent, after he was in power, my Great Wei ushered in a prosperous era, the people are rich at the moment, the world is peaceful, and the Great Wei is eternal, isn't this because of Your Majesty?!"

"I am deeply favored by His Majesty's kindness, and in the future, I will take charge of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and I will definitely do my best to serve the thief, and I will not show mercy to the thief, and I hope you will not forget the way of being a minister, and assist Your Majesty with peace of mind, and make meritorious contributions, otherwise, don't blame me for ignoring the original feelings."

He Zeng said very indifferently with enthusiasm.

The ministers did not dare to speak.

When He Zeng announced the end of the banquet, the ministers stood up tremblingly.

The atmosphere at this moment is very silent, and the Great Wei Temple seems to have lost its vitality in an instant.

In the past, the ministers were always noisy and enthusiastic, even if they went to the court, they were all three or three, gathering together, talking and laughing.

But at this moment, no one did it anymore, they quietly got into the carriage, and then quickly fled from here.

He Zeng sat on the top from beginning to end and did not send them off again.

At this moment, He Shao couldn't help but walk to his father's side.

"Father! What are you doing here?! ”

He Shao looked even more frightened.

"Your Majesty gave you the position of the third duke, you will do such a terrible thing, starting today, my family will be cut off from the world!"

He Zeng glanced at him calmly, "You think I shouldn't be like this??" ”

"Father, is this going to be a cool official who has been stinking for thousands of years?!"

"Your Majesty is obviously going to use your father as a knife in your hand, does your father know what happened to those cool officials? Either died at the hands of the ministers or died at the hands of the emperor, which one died well? ”

"If you do these things, one day, Your Majesty will get rid of you in order to appease the anger of the people, and when the time comes, our entire clan will suffer from it!"

"I really don't understand, why would my father do such a thing?"

Hearing his son's questioning, He Zeng was silent for a long time.

He stopped talking, and finally his body relaxed, and he beckoned to his son to sit beside him.

"Shao, what kind of crime is it to attack the emperor's convoy with people, imprison the emperor, and support the new emperor?"

"Zhu Clan"

"Then do you think I'm involved in this?"

He Shao hurriedly said: "Father, you took the initiative to help expose it, how can you be regarded as an accomplice?" Not really! ”

He Zeng smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, then let me ask you, what kind of crime is this accepting gifts from others, buying real estate in various places, and transgressing in the mansion?" ”

"Probably exile."

"Then if the person in charge is Zhonghui, and the helpers are all people who are not in harmony with me, and it happens that my official rank is high, and it is suitable to take it out to establish authority for everyone, then what do you say?!"

"What kind of crime is it to assist General Wei to the detriment of the emperor?!"

"What kind of crime is it to promote one's cronies to important positions in the army?!"

"What kind of crime is it to shield your stupid son from punishment?!"

The faster He Zeng spoke, He Shao couldn't answer, and his face became more and more pale.

He Zeng said disdainfully: "If you can understand it, I won't understand it?" ”

"If I am useless to Your Majesty, can you still stand in front of me and question me now?"

"You and I, father and son, have long been dragged out by the bell and beheaded for public display!"

"Who can protect us but Your Majesty?"

He Zeng asked angrily, "Do you want to die now, or do you want to die later?" ”

At this moment, He Shao was speechless, he looked a little desperate, "But what will I do in the future?" ”

He Zeng snorted coldly, "It's very simple, don't take other people's things, do things with peace of mind, and don't break the law." ”

"Your Majesty will not kill those who are useful to him, even if he wants to lose the knife, as long as I do a good enough job, it is just a dismissal."

"As for the revenge of the big clan, just watch, ten years later, as long as Your Majesty does not die early, these people will not dare to gasp for breath"

He Zeng has already seen the future situation clearly.

Relying on these insects now, if you want to defeat the emperor, it is simply a fool's dream, offending the family, offending the family, offending will offend, anyway, these people will not become the climate.

With the emperor as their backer, as long as the emperor can be satisfied with himself, then their entire family is the safest, even Zhong Hui does not dare to attack himself.

He Shao didn't dare to say anything more at the moment

"Your Majesty!!"

Zhang Hua hurriedly walked into the West Hall, he hurriedly attached himself to Cao Chao's ear, and whispered about what He Zeng had done in the mansion.

"Your Majesty, this matter has already caused an uproar in the whole city, but I am afraid that it will soon spread to all parts of the world, and the ministers are extremely angry"

"He Zeng can't be the secretary!"

"Treating the ministers like this will definitely make the world uneasy"

Zhang Hua was very worried at the moment.

He was also worried about Zhong Hui, thinking that he might be too radical and kill too many people.

But in front of He Zeng, Zhong Hui can be regarded as a moderate.

He Zeng's cruel torture and killing completely tore his face and directly brought the temple back to Dong Zhuo's period, after this incident, I am afraid that the entire temple will begin to become depressed.

Zhang Hua felt that this was contrary to what His Majesty had originally said about allowing scholars to speak.

When Cao Chao heard this, his face was not moved at all.

He looked at Zhang Hua on the side, shook his head and sighed.

"Maoxian is still young."

"Mao Xian, if you don't re-enforce the law, you can't govern the troubled times."

"Today's Great Wei seems to be peaceful, but the degree of chaos is no different from the troubled times, the collapse of the officials, or from the top down, for such a situation, you can only use such means as He Zeng."

"Whether you say cruelty or horror, as long as you can let the officials know how to restrain it, that's enough."

"I need a cruel time to let the ministers know that they are afraid, and let the scholars restrain themselves for the sake of the whole world."

"Through gentle means, there is no way to change, the Imperial Historical Observatory has begun to take the lead in taking bribes, what effect can moderate measures have?"

"Let He Zeng continue to do it."

"If the minister is dissatisfied, let them make trouble, and if they make trouble, they will be killed."

"If there is a vacancy of local officials, then let the meritorious generals replace them, first adopt the Qin method, and wait until the scholars have made changes and cultivated talents, and then talk about other things."

"If you don't do it now, and you want to solve these things in the future, it won't be so easy."

Zhang Hua suddenly fell silent.

Cao Chao picked up the watch in his hand again, looked through it, and didn't worry about it at all.

And this matter also quickly began to ferment in Luoyang, and similarly, the news of Guo Jian's arrest of the troublesome scholars also began to spread in various places, and the two things were superimposed, and the scholars only felt that the sky was about to fall.

When Cao Chao ascended the throne, they thought it was Renjun who saved the world.

Who would have thought that it would become what it is today.

They were very angry and very dissatisfied with the emperor.

However, they didn't dare to go to the streets to insult the important ministers anymore because Guo Jian would arrest people, and similarly, the ministers didn't dare to gather together to discuss major matters anymore, because He Zeng was still interrogating people.

Cao Chao's reputation in Luoyang declined rapidly, and he became a tyrant who approached Dong Zhuo in the hearts of the scholars.

However, those who dare to speak sarcastically and sarcastically on weekdays have disappeared without a trace.

Cao Chao felt that he had found a way to deal with these greedy, vicious and cowardly villains.

The ministers didn't dare to oppose it anymore, but these henchmen under Cao Chao's command couldn't help it at the moment.

The three dukes and many ministers of Shangshutai came to persuade one after another, and they all thought that He Zeng's behavior was inappropriate.

He Zeng should be dismissed.

This is not to say that these people are no longer loyal to Cao Chao, but they still insist on practicing benevolent government, and they despise this abuse of corporal punishment.

Those who are dissatisfied with Cao Chao are also a little gloating at the moment.

They felt that the emperor's behavior this time would undoubtedly cause him a lot of trouble and make him lose the "hearts of the people".

The people's hearts are turned against him, and he will definitely lose, and he must not be rampant for too long.

But the people's hearts that Cao Chao understands seem to be a little different from what they know.

"Your Majesty, how can he be tyrannical, these days, he has arrested ministers with all kinds of unwarranted crimes, and even framed him, the ministers are terrified, they can't go on like this!"

Wang Chang frowned, extremely dissatisfied with He Zeng's villain's methods.

"O Maharaja, I already know about this."

"He Zeng's methods are a little cruel, but isn't that Tao Qiu Yi hateful?! I regard him as a confidant, and he actually wants to kill the king?! ”

Cao Chao shouted angrily.

Wang Chang immediately stopped.