There are few people in the State of Chu who have lived in seclusion in the palace for decades. For example, the officials and soldiers who searched the Grand Secretary’s Office today have never seen them. They were stunned when they saw the man who walked out of the old lady’s house, thinking to themselves, could it be a madman?

Secretary Jin Cheng is very old and has entered the court when he was young. He was fortunate to meet His Majesty at the throne ceremony twenty years ago. His Majesty the Emperor was just a ten-year-old boy. Now he should be thirty years old, which is considered middle-aged. But why is the face with the black hair still so beautiful and has no changes?

His Majesty suddenly appeared in the Bachelor's House, and his plot was broken. His face was as yesterday. These three things were like three thunders falling directly into the heart of Shangshu Jin, which made him kneel down subconsciously and said stutteringly: "Long live, you..."

The officials and the soldiers reacted at this time, shocked and speechless, and knelt down unevenly.

The old lady walked out of the house with crutches and happened to see the scene of people in the mansion kneeling like a tide.

Jing Jiu turned around and said to her, "I promised him that as long as I am still the emperor, I will protect you from wealth and honor for the rest of my life."

Hearing this sentence, the old lady felt even more excited, and she knelt down tremblingly, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

There was a silence in the Bachelor's Mansion, and then a sudden burst of crying sounded.

Those crying came from descendants of Mr. Zhang, and those servants in charge.

Today, the imperial court searched the house and there were already many crying in the bachelor's mansion, but the crying at that time was grievance and fear, and the glory and ecstasy after escaping from the disaster.

Among the charges arranged by the court for the Grand Secretary, the most unclearable one was the imprisonment of Your Majesty and the ruthlessness.

Today, His Majesty the Emperor personally went to the Bachelor's Mansion and decided that who dared to say anything?

Jin Shangshu knelt on the ground, listened to this sentence, his face suddenly changed, and he finally woke up.

If the situation continues like this, he and the preparations of the court will be put into the water. How could he allow such a thing to happen?

Even if His Majesty the Emperor is not an idiot, he was imprisoned in the palace for twenty years, and I am afraid that no minister will recognize him, so what's the power? So what if he dies?

The power brought by ambition and greed supported Jin Shangran to stand up suddenly.

He stared into Jing Jiu's eyes and was about to shout the most critical sentence - this person is fake!

He actually dared to pretend to be the Emperor. This is Ling Chi's serious crime. It is not an exaggeration to kill you by random swords, right?

In order to hide the imperial robe that the Grand Secretary often wore in private, the Bachelor's House dared to impersonate the emperor. It would be an exaggeration to kill the whole family!

In a very short period of time, Jin Shangshu thought about a lot of things, and many pictures flashed by, and those pictures were filled with blood.

The next moment, he realized that he had not shouted.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers knelt on the ground and looked at him with a very strange look.

Jin Shangshu opened his mouth and showed a look of horror on his face.

The only sound he could hear was his heartbeat.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

His heart was beating faster and faster, turning into a rapid drumbeat, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

Faster!

An indescribable severe pain burst out from his chest and instantly spread to all parts of his body.

If he could make a sound at this time, he would definitely scream like a wounded beast, but he could not, so he could only look at Jing Jiu with horror.

Looking at the eyes as deep as the sea, Jin Shangshu suddenly understood a lot of things. Why did the teacher never dare to usurp the throne, why did the emperor appoint himself in the palace, why did Prince Jing enter the capital and die after being ordered to die, why did the fire in the palace not ignite when the autumn rain fell...

Unfortunately, he understood too late, and his strong regret and despair and fear made him cough in pain.

Misty blood spurted between his lips.

There was a scream in the audience.

He continued to cough and bent, like cooked shrimps, blood kept spewing out, and finally even coughed up some bloody fragments.

Jing Jiu took the hairband from the old lady and tied up his black hair. He walked past Shangshu Jin and walked outside the bachelor's mansion. He didn't even look at the person.

The old lady took a cane and sent it out with a humble face. When she passed by Jin Shangshu, she spat on his face.

The saliva was like a hammer. Jin Shangshu fell to the ground, twitched twice, and then he did not breathe anymore.

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That night, all officials in the capital of Chu who were qualified to attend the court meeting received a notice that there would be a grand court meeting tomorrow.

In fact, only one eunuch was sent in the palace to inform Grand Secretary Chen.

From this we can imagine that the emperor, who has not left the palace for twenty years, has indeed no one to move.

This fact does not make the officials who have been notified feel at ease, because what happened in the Grand Secretary's Office has spread throughout Kyoto.

Before dawn, car sedans appeared on the road leading to the palace, and some officials were still explaining things to the deacons by the window at the window.

It is not about giving the last words, but about preparing for the shocking changes that may happen today.

Even in the face of imperial power, few ministers were willing to wait for death, not to mention that in the past decades of history of Chu State, imperial power was nothing.

The hall gate slowly opened, and the officials looked at each other, stopped talking, and walked in slowly, and arranged in two cases according to daily routine.

Meetings are something that everyone doesn’t like, but governance of the country is always inseparable from it. The court meeting has never stopped, but His Majesty has not been here in person for many years.

Some ministers remember that the last time His Majesty the Emperor appeared at the court meeting was the throne ceremony, while some officials with good memory remember that when Mr. Zhang was impeached, His descendant said in the court that the Grand Secretary was very good at doing things, so don’t mess around.

In the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, are we still making trouble? Then what do you want to make trouble?

Looking at the man wearing a bright yellow robe on the imperial chair at a high place, many ministers had various thoughts in their hearts, and then their eyes were quickly attracted by the extremely handsome face. They were shocked and thought that His Majesty was such a beautiful man, with his black hair just tied behind his head at will, so how could he have the charm of an immortal?

Jing Jiu naturally ignored what these ministers were thinking and said, "Let's start."

A young eunuch looked at the list in his hand nervously and was about to speak.

At this time, Grand Secretary Chen suddenly stepped forward, bowed to Jing Jiu, and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask."

Jing Jiu glanced at the man and said nothing.

Grand Secretary Chen said: "Yesterday, Minister of Rites Jin Cheng, Minister of Rites, was ordered to copy the Zhang Mansion. Why were you there when Your Majesty? Why did Secretary of Rites suddenly die?"

These two questions were extremely rude. What was even more rude was that he kept staring at Jing Jiu's eyes when the questions were asked, and he had no respect for the emperor at all.

Grand Secretary Chen stared at Jing Jiu's eyes, trying to see something from it.

Yesterday, the emperor suddenly appeared in Zhang's mansion, and Jin Cheng died suddenly, which shocked him and finally remembered some extremely secret rumors.

Grand Secretary Zhang refused to touch the emperor because he knew that the emperor had been practicing alchemy and cultivating immortals!

At today's grand ceremony, Grand Secretary Chen wanted to know whether this rumor was true or false. Of course, he had made complete preparations no matter which one it was.

Even if His Majesty the Emperor is really a cultivator with a wonderful level, he still cannot change the general trend of the entire Chu State!

Jing Jiu naturally won't answer this question.

The little eunuch was extremely smart, forcibly suppressing the tension in his heart, and shouted: "According to the order? Your Majesty did not issue an order, who did you follow the will?"

The little eunuch's voice was very sharp, because he was nervous and a little dry. It sounded like a little rooster pinched his neck, which was very ugly.

Such an unpleasant voice echoed in the empty hall, and Master Chen looked slightly stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Jing Jiu didn't want this boring process to continue. He looked at the officials in the hall and said, "Sir Zhang is the one I chose. If you touch him, just move me."

This sentence is very rude and meaningless. It is more inconsistent with the usual temperament in the officialdom, and it is more like the tone of the children of the world.

Listening to this sentence, the ministers were not afraid, but instead found it funny, and several officials even laughed out loud.

Jing Jiu ignored them and continued, "...that will kill the whole family."

This sentence is very calm, without murderous intention, not as good as thunder, just like a gust of wind passing by, but makes everyone in the hall feel extremely chill.

The little eunuch walked forward with the list in his arms, swallowed nervously, and began to read the name. The ministers who had pointed the name by him looked a little confused. The number of these officials was very small, only seven or eight. The officials who had not been pointed at the name were also puzzled, thinking what they were going to do.

The little eunuch thought about what he wanted to say next, his expression became more nervous and his voice became dry.

He was not an amazing person, but when he got up a night a few days ago, he found a few black shadows sneaking into the main hall to set fire, and plucked up the courage to shout.

After shouting that voice, he thought he would die, but who would have thought that the fire did not ignite and he did not die, but instead became His Majesty the Emperor's confidant.

Of course, it may also be because His Majesty only knows himself, the little eunuch. Thinking of these things, the little eunuch's nervousness was relieved. He cleared his throat and said to the ministers in the hall: "The officials who clicked the name are not guilty, and the other officials are unforgivable..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

The hall was in an uproar. The ministers looked at Jing Jiu in the throne, their eyes full of shock, thinking that it was really going to change?

Your Majesty, you have nothing, no ministers, no army, no guards, and even eunuchs have only such a little baby who has not grown up. You just want to kill the entire Chu officialdom? Where did this come from the crazy idea? Is Your Majesty really like the rumors, either an idiot or a madman?

"Does Your Majesty want to decide the world with just one imperial seal?"

Grand Secretary Chen laughed and looked at Jing Jiu in the imperial chair with a look of pity on his face: "The capital, the states and counties, officials, soldiers, scholars, and the people are all sober people. Who will listen to you? Even if you may have moved some guards, you may even be yourself..."

Speaking of this, he paused and did not finish the guess. The mockery on his face was very strong.

A general sneered, "What's the use of leaving us in the palace for a moment?"

Yes, even if Jing Jiu found a way to enfeoff the palace, he would not be able to keep these ministers in the palace for a long time and force them to recognize their authority.

These ministers were prepared before entering the palace. As long as they stayed for a long time, the officials of each government would be dispatched, and the camps outside the capital would be launched.

It is also very simple to choose between an idiot emperor who has been imprisoned for many years and the entire court.

How many moments can the palace last? Once the palace is broken, how will you handle yourself?

Grand Secretary Chen quietly looked at Jing Jiu's eyes and waited for his answer.
To be continued...