Chapter 444 The Cleansing Begins
Gao Qiu only performed what he had rehearsed privately with Zhao Guan's family in the court.
The effect is enough to intimidate the entire audience.
Countless officials immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, their pride and temper gone.
"Your Majesty is aware that the ministers are loyal to the Song Dynasty and will never collaborate with the enemy!"
"Your Majesty, I will never collaborate with the enemy. This is a frame-up made by the traitor Gao Qiu!"
"Your Majesty, I have received the favor of my country and am willing to die to repay my country!"
"..."
Everyone was crying and shouting and making a mess.
When Zhao Ning saw this posture, he said, "Good guy, I can't win with logic, and the evidence is gone, so he started to play with me, cry, make trouble, and hang himself?"
He glanced at these people with a cold face.
These people now behave pitifully in court, but once they return home, or in private, their vicious looks will be revealed.
Disguise is a necessary method for everyone who works in the officialdom.
On the contrary, Zhao Chen, who didn't know how to pretend, was scolded as stupid. From this point of view, Zhao Ning felt that Zhao Chen was also cute. At least he dared to stand up at the age of only fourteen years old.
What is a boy without burning blood?
The reason why teenagers are cute is because they have their own passion and they dare to shout out to the world. Even though they are immature, they still emit their own light and heat instead of pretending to be mature.
At this time Qin Hui spoke.
Qin Hui's tone suddenly rose, unprecedentedly high.
He shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! I am heartbroken! The country has fallen here, and I feel so sad about it!"
Qin Hui's roar caught everyone off guard.
All eyes fell on Qin Hui.
Zhao Guanjia said calmly: "What does Qin Qing mean by this?"
"Your Majesty! Today in the court, the emperor and his ministers clearly distinguish between the case of Luo Jing, the case of murdering ministers, and the case of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. Every case is related to the country, the country, and the country, and every case is shocking!"
At this moment, Qin Hui seemed to transform into the upright Mr. Bao, with every hair on his body exuding the aura of justice.
It seems that a heinous person can instantly become a good person just by taking a whiff of it.
Qin Hui glanced at the crowd and said, "But the princes in the court are acting so nonsense!"
"Qin Hui!" The speaker was Liu Shen, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. He angrily shouted, "You traitor! You dare to confuse the public with your evil words here! All the princes in the court are loyal to the king and the country, but you and Gao Qiu are causing trouble in the court! You are trying to cover up the situation.
The Heavenly Eye deceived the Sacred Heart and did what Cai Jing and Tong Guan did! Shameless thief! Everyone will find it and punish him!"
Liu Shen scolded so impassionedly that those who didn't know thought he had just returned from saving the world.
"Qin Hui! You are a wolf in human skin! We thought you were a loyal minister in vain! We didn't expect you to be such a shameless person!"
"Qin Hui! You are inhumane!"
"Your Majesty! Qin Hui, Gao Qiu and his like are traitors!"
"..."
The spray started again in the court hall.
Zhao Ning turned around and returned to the top, saying: "The teams in front of the palace should go straight into the palace!"
Many officials waiting outside the Daqing Palace heard the noise coming from inside and saw all the imperial guards in front of the Daqing Palace entering the palace. Their expressions suddenly changed.
When all the ministers from the front of the palace entered the back of the palace, all the ministers looked horrified, and those who had been blaming just now also swallowed their words immediately.
The hall quickly became quiet.
Zhao Guanjia stood on top, holding his sword with both hands, looking down, the officials were already as silent as cicadas.
Zhao Guanjia said in a cold tone: "Qin Hui, finish your words."
Qin Hui continued: "I am heartbroken. Wang Shoude said that he should restrain himself and restore etiquette, but he sent people to assassinate the minister, disrupted the new administration, and even introduced the Confucian family who had an affair with the Jin Kingdom to give lectures at Songyang Academy. The princes just said that they were loyal to the emperor and the country. How to prove it? Loyal to the emperor and the country?"
Now when Qin Hui spoke again, no one dared to scold him.
Zhao Guanjia stood there and listened quietly.
Qin Hui continued: "A sage has no will, no necessity, no solidity, and no me. However, it has been proved to be irrefutable, and you actually want to use the love of a monarch and his ministers to force your majesty to make a clear decision! Is this loyal to the emperor? It makes you laugh!"
Every word of Qin Hui's words was like a knife, wishing to cut into everyone's hearts again and again.
What he said about a sage is that he has no will, no need, no solidity, and no self. This is the evaluation of Confucius by his disciples, which means that he does not have delusional ideas, does not apply mechanically, is not persistent, and is not self-centered.
You have always considered yourself disciples of Saint Confucius, but now that Wang Shoude and others have committed heinous crimes, and it has been proven beyond a doubt, you still want to use loyalty to the emperor as an excuse to persecute His Majesty the Emperor, but you still say that you are loyal to the emperor. Isn't this being laughed at by everyone in the world?
There was silence in the hall.
Cai Mao looked at Qin Hui, and he knew clearly that from now on, Qin Hui's influence in the Song Dynasty was not limited to the Ministry of Justice.
Zhao Guanjia asked: "Then what should be done according to what Qin Qing said?"
Qin Hui said: "Wang Shoude ordered people to assassinate important officials of the imperial court, obstruct new learning, fight against the imperial court, deceive the emperor and his father, and collaborate with the enemy to treason. Anyone related to Wang Shoude is suspected of serious crimes. Your Majesty, please deal with it seriously!"
Zhao Ning glanced at Cai Mao, who was silent, and said, "Ms. Cai, what do you think of this matter?"
Cai Mao came out and said: "This matter is related to the foundation of the country. If it is not investigated strictly, it will disrupt the world. Please investigate it strictly!"
After a moment of silence, Zhao Ning said: "Wang Shoude will be put on death row, and he will be executed at a later date. Those who confess to the Wang family will be given a lighter sentence, and the rest of the Yi people will be punished!"
The emperor's voice was clearly audible, and there was an irresistible power in it.
The chief minister in front of the hall stood in the hall, and no one dared to object.
Wang Shoude was paralyzed and was dragged down. When he was at the door, he shouted: "The world is going to perish! The world is going to perish!"
When the officials outside the hall saw a person being dragged out, they all started talking in surprise. Then they looked through the light in the hall. Isn't that person Wang Shoude, who is in the limelight these days?
This, this, this...
At this time, the chamberlain Wang Huaiji came to the door of the hall and loudly said: "Wang Shoude sent people to assassinate the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Rites, colluded with the Confucian government to collaborate with the enemy gold thieves, and encouraged Songyang Academy to fight against the New Deal. This is irrefutable evidence, and the emperor is furious!"
The officials at the entrance of the hall knelt down one after another, shocked in their hearts, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
The sound echoed in the palace, and for a moment, it fell into dead silence again.
In the main hall, after a brief silence, Zhao Guanjia said again: "Li Chunyou recommended Wang Shoude, who is suspected of being a party member. He will be captured and thrown into the sky prison."
Li Chunyou's legs went weak and he kowtowed hard: "Your Majesty! I was wronged! I was also deceived by Wang Shoude!"
The imperial guards in front of the palace dragged Li Chunyou out. Li Chunyou's voice echoed at the door of the palace: "Your Majesty! I was wronged..."
Everyone knows that Li Chunyou is the backbone of the old party, and he suffered a setback this time.
Gu Changzhi, Liu Shen and others were so frightened that their faces were as pale as paper and they remained silent.
Not just them, but also many officials.
Zhao Guanjia said again: "Qin Hui."
"I'm here."
"Strictly investigate all personnel related to Li Chunyou and Wang Shoude today, and those who collaborate with the enemy will not be treated lightly!"
"I accept the decree!"
Many people's hearts sank, it seemed that their career in officialdom had come to an end today.
Moreover, this matter involves a wide range of things. Everyone in the court, including those who stood up to support Wang Shoude and Li Chunyou just now, cannot escape.
Not only Gyeonggi, but also many officials in Luojing may need to be purged.
Some people are even charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason.
This will be an unprecedented change.
Chapter completed!