Chapter 147: The Ming Bureaucracy (3)
He Xuan flicked his sword lightly and looked at the ministers in front of him.
A sword light cold nineteen states.
A sword to intimidate the world's ministers.
And these Wenchen, you look at me, I look at you, whispering in a low voice.
"You say, do you want to pay it?"
"This can't be paid, and after handing it over, we're all destitute. ”
"Yes, we are scholars, we have studied hard for so many years, and finally we were admitted to the Jinshi and became officials. Fishing for such a little is nothing. We scholars are inherently nobler than others. This He Xuan is so hateful, he actually wants us to take out all the savings of so many years. ”
"Yes, we who are scholars, who study hard, are better off than other untouchables who have not read. We should be on top. ”
"Can the embezzled money be considered greedy? It's just a hard work for us officials. Don't we officials need to work hard to run the country like this? ”
"He Xuan is too hateful, he is simply a bandit leader, that is, the thief Li Zicheng, the barbarian Manchu Qing, there is no hateful him. ”
"This He Xuan is simply a natural villain. ”
"If this silver is paid, we are really finished, so we must not pay it. An official shouted.
"But if you don't pay it, you can't leave this Inviting Moon Tower, he said that if you leave the Inviting Moon Tower, you will kill someone. Another official said with some trepidation.
"We are scholars, ministers of the imperial court, does he really dare to kill people?" said an official with a little disbelief.
"I can't really talk about it. This He Xuan, maybe he is really crazy, think about it, how many people he has killed all the way up. It doesn't matter what the Manchus are on the side, it doesn't matter if Li Zicheng is here, the Fan family and the Wang family, but they were directly destroyed by him, and he is a murderer who can destroy the door. "The Fan family and the Wang family here refer to Fan Yongdou, two of the eight families of Jin Shang.
Thinking of the destruction of the Fan family and the Wang family, these people couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
At this time, Zhang Xin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came up with an idea: "Zhou Guozhang, you are the father of the current queen, and you are the former Guozhang." It is said that He Xuan and your granddaughter, Princess Changping, have a good relationship and are very likely to get married. In this way, you will become He Xuan's maternal grandfather. He dares to kill you? You just step out of the Yueyue Tower and see if he dares to do it?"
Guozhang Zhou Kui heard this, and couldn't help but be moved by what he said. Yes, he is the ruler of the dynasty, mainly because He Xuan has a very good relationship with his granddaughter Princess Changping, and they are about to get married, so he is also He Xuan's quasi-grandfather.
How dare he kill himself?
Zhou Kui and Zhou Guozhang thought about it, and moved towards the outside of the Invite Yue Tower.
He didn't go fast.
As he walked, he was still observing He Xuan.
After all, He Xuan's name of killing gods is too strong. makes him very scruples even if he has such an identity.
He Xuan's expression didn't seem to have changed.
However, his hand seemed to be clenched to his hand.
Zhou Kui finally walked to the door of the Invitation Moon Tower.
At this time, all eyes were fixed on Zhou Kui alone, Zhou Kui's identity was special, and He Xuan was not easy to kill. And if He Xuan doesn't kill Zhou Kui, his credibility and prestige will be greatly reduced, and it will not be easy for these people to pay money.
Zhou Kui wanted to take the final step.
However, at this time, he still glanced at He Xuan, who was sitting on the third floor and on the side of the corridor, and only felt that his face was as heavy as water.
Zhou Kui seemed to feel an astonishing chill that fell over his body.
This made him shudder.
Don't take that step.
He was reluctant to pay for it, but he was also reluctant to die.
Once this step is taken, will He Xuan really be able to use the sword?
He couldn't help but shudder, but he shivered a little, and didn't dare to take the last step.
"Let's go, it's only one step away. ”
"Zhou Guozhang, we support you. ”
"Let's go, I really can't believe it, He Xuan dared to kill Zhou Guozhang, this is a Guozhang, plus his relationship with Princess Changping. He will never dare to kill you, Zhou Guozhang, go on. ”
"yes. Zhou Guozhang, don't be afraid. ”
At this critical moment, under the expectation of many officials, Zhou Kui suddenly stopped his feet, he felt locked by a terrifying aura, and his back bones were cold.
At the critical moment, he was still scared and shrank aside.
His performance like this made all the ministers around him call him cowardly.
But what about Zhou Kui, he will be cowardly, at least he will not die. Anyway, even if he pays the money, he doesn't pay it alone.
......
But at this time, there was still one person who couldn't stand it and rushed out.
This person is Chen Yan, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites wearing a torn robe.
His face was full of righteousness.
"I'm Chen Yan, and I'm upright. ”
"I'm always acting and I'm never corrupt. ”
"I am a minister of the court. ”
"I have been an official for so many years, and I have not lost anything to my heart. ”
"My family washes the inkstone pond tree, and the flowers bloom with light ink marks.
Don't let people praise the good color, only leave the clear air full of goodness. ”
"I want to see, an incorruptible person like me, do you dare to kill me?
Chen Yan is usually used to acting, but now, facing He Xuan, he is also good at acting. He really didn't believe it, He Xuan really dared to kill a court minister like him. Of course, he was not unprepared, and the four civil officials he had just secretly contacted were together.
Five civil officials!
If He Xuan really dares to kill, it will be to stab the hornet's nest and break the sky.
In the Ming Dynasty, civil officials were supreme.
The civil officials of this era can be intimidated by the emperor.
You can step on the military attache and the eunuch.
Civil officials are the real rulers of the Ming Dynasty.
The so-called emperor, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, was really no match for the civil official group.
All of a sudden, the five civil officials walked towards the outside of the Invitation Moon Tower.
They, confidently stepping out.
And He Xuan, who was sitting on the third floor, narrowed his eyes slightly.
Everyone was dazzled.
I only felt that there seemed to be a figure, jumping directly from the third floor, but the figure was too fast, and the specific speed was too fast to see.
Brush!
I saw the heads of Chen Yan and the other five people rising from their shoulders in unison, brushing and falling directly to the ground.
The five corpses fell straight to the ground.
These five civil officials, their eyes were still incomparably wide before they died, obviously not believing that He Xuan really dared to make a move.
Blood, staining the ground red.
In place of Invite Yue Lou, a bit of bloody evil was added out of thin air.
And He Xuan stood at the door of the Invitation Moon Tower.
His sword was stained with blood.
Tick, tick.
It was the sound of blood falling to the ground.
He Xuan unhurriedly took out the white silk cloth and gently wiped the blood on the sword. It was as if he hadn't done anything to kill someone, but had just killed a few flies.
After wiping the blood on the sword, holding the sword in his right hand, he raised it between his eyebrows, and He Xuan gently blew on the sword, making the sword light more and more cold.
"I'm the most honest person in doing things. said that the person who stepped out to invite the moon tower was killed, and he was killed. ”
"Never break your promise!"
(The shelf time is set for December 1st, which is very soon, and there are still four or five days left.) )