The sun has fully risen, and the sunlight shines on the square. Instead of feeling warm, thousands of officials are shivering with cold when the morning breeze of early spring blows.
The officials waited for nearly half an hour, but Zhao Ji still didn't show up.
Everyone was getting more and more anxious, but no one spoke, so they just waited quietly.
Just as the sun filled the square, groups of eunuchs walked out of the Daqing Palace, each holding a scroll in his hand.
The eunuchs left the Daqing Hall and walked along the corridors to both sides. They actually stood in batches in the corridors surrounding the entire square.
After the eunuchs stood still, they hung the scrolls in their hands on the pillars. The scrolls were opened, and they were all filled with text. This turned out to be a scroll, and the characters were clearly created by Zhao Ji in a slim gold style.
"This is...the edict of Liangshan rebels!"
When the officials took a closer look, their expressions changed drastically. The news that Liangshan Sun Lei wanted to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor had spread in Tokyo last night. They had all heard the content of the edict.
"This is handwritten by His Majesty!"
Some officials whispered in low voices that those who could be officials could not be illiterate, and the current emperor Zhao Ji was obsessed with calligraphy, painting, and fun. This led to the officials not thinking about political affairs and thinking about how to please the emperor every day. They were very knowledgeable about calligraphy, painting and fun, and it was impossible for them to mistake the emperor's calligraphy.
The officials looked around and saw that there were ten characters in total around the square. The news came back last night and there were ten characters today. The emperor had not slept all night and was transcribing this edict.
"The words are full of anger and murderous intent!"
Cai Jing squinted at the calligraphy in front of him and murmured that he was a master of calligraphy at that time and had extremely high attainments in calligraphy. In order to please the emperor, he had been studying the emperor's calligraphy.
Zhao Ji is a romantic person, and he is also the emperor. It is a trivial matter to call for wind and rain. This determines Zhao Ji's frivolous and romantic character. This character is also integrated into Zhao Ji's calligraphy. The thin gold body is thin, elegant, free and elegant.
But now, these words are full of resentment and murderous intent. Cai Jing can feel the sharp murderous intent even through the paper.
The officials continued to be silent. Cai Jing was not the only one to see the murderous intention in the emperor's heart. Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, and Cai You could also see the problem.
The emperor copied this edict ten times in one night, which shows the anger in his heart. Now that he has summoned all the officials in Tokyo to see it, it is obvious that the emperor is determined to kill him.
"Your Majesty is here!"
A eunuch's sharp shout rang out, and all the officials were solemn, and they all quickly stood up with low eyebrows.
Zhao Ji sat on the Luan Jia and was carried by the eunuchs. The Luan Jia was carried out of the Daqing Hall and finally landed at the entrance of the Daqing Hall.
Zhao Ji's face was very ugly. He stared at the officials in the square in front of him. These were his ministers of the Song Dynasty, eating the rice of the Song Dynasty and receiving the salaries of the Song Dynasty.
"I won't say any more, you all saw it! Come on, get Cui Jing!"
Zhao Ji roared as soon as he opened his mouth, and his target was Cui Jing, the censor, the man who advocated recruiting Liangshan to peace.
The guards immediately rushed into the crowd, captured Cui Jing directly, and escorted him to the steps in front of Zhao Ji.
"Cui Jing, do you know your guilt?"
Zhao Ji looked at Cui Jing fiercely. It was Cui Jing who had advocated recruiting peace not long ago, and even convinced him for a time, but now the thief actually established a country and proclaimed himself emperor. Fortunately, he did not listen to Cui Jing's imperial edict, otherwise where would he put his face?
"My lord, I am guilty!"
Cui Jing was very calm. As early as yesterday when he learned that Sun Lei was going to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor, he knew that he could not escape his guilt. He did not expect that Sun Lei would take this step so soon. His conspiracy failed.
"In jail!"
Zhao Ji yelled, as if he wanted to tear Cui Jing into pieces.
The guards escorted Cui Jing to the prison outside the palace.
All the officials watched Cui Jing being taken away in silence, although they all knew that Cui Jing was also public-spirited and hoped to help the court relieve its worries.
But Sun Lei wanted to establish a puppet dynasty and become emperor, and his momentum was extremely high. This completely offended the emperor. Now that the emperor was angry, anyone who asked for mercy would be seeking death.
Li Gang did not go to see Cui Jing. He could not save Cui Jing now. Fortunately, the emperor did not order Cui Jing to be killed. When the emperor's anger subsided, he was thinking of a way to rescue Cui Jing.
"This edict is somewhat..."
Li Gang squinted at the hanging edict.
"Sun Lei usurped rebellion and established a puppet dynasty with the intention of splitting the Song Dynasty. Such edicts in private are simply heinous!"
Zhao Ji looked at the officials and shouted angrily.
Tian Hu and Fang La also issued proclamations when they became emperors, but most of them were to denounce corrupt officials. For example, when Fang La revolted, he used the banner to kill Zhu Meng, because Zhu Meng was the culprit of Hua Shi Gang in the Jiangnan people's eyes, and many people followed suit. The rebellious people only harbored resentment towards Zhu Meng.
But Sun Lei was different. In the edict, Sun Lei did not recognize the Song Dynasty at all. He kept saying that the Song Dynasty had gained the country unfairly and had made no achievements for a hundred years. This was to poke the backbone of the Song Dynasty and destroy the foundation of the Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the thieves are so treacherous. I will mobilize millions of heavenly troops to level the pond and kill all those audacious thieves!"
Gao Qiu immediately spoke.
All the officials looked at Gao Qiu. Everyone knew what kind of person Gao Qiu was. He had been defeated by Liang Shan several times. Now he still dared to say this. I don’t know where he got the courage.
"Sweep the water and kill all the thieves!"
Although the officials did not believe that Gao Qiu had this ability, they still had to deal with the emperor. If the emperor was so angry, it would not be wrong to say something nice.
"Okay, okay, as expected, you are all loyal and patriotic people. It is worthy of the Song Dynasty to support you!"
Zhao Ji laughed.
But people who are familiar with Zhao Ji feel chilled in their hearts when they see Zhao Ji's smile. Zhao Ji's smile reveals evil.
"Since all of you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, please come up with a feasible charter. If you can't think of it today, then don't leave!"
Zhao Ji looked at the officials and said coldly, and the guards guarding the Daqing Gate directly closed the palace door.
"If you have a plan, come to the palace!"
After Zhao Ji said this, the eunuchs carried Luan Jia into the Daqing Palace.
"What's the meaning?"
The officials in the square were panicked, but the emperor had never been like this before. In the past, when the sedan chair was lifted, the emperor beamed with joy, and then everything was revealed.
"what's the situation."
Even Liang Shicheng and other eunuchs who were beside Zhao Ji just now were stunned. The emperor stayed even with them this time. It seemed that all those with official positions were left behind.
The officials began to whisper to each other. The emperor was not joking this time. All the officials were left behind. If they couldn't come up with a charter, they might not be able to explain it.
"Childlike appearance!"
All the generals came to Tong Guan's side. Since they were going to send troops to attack, they would naturally follow the lead of the Privy Councilor Tong Guan.
Tong Guan frowned. He didn't expect the emperor's behavior today. How could he find a solution at this moment? It is simple to send troops to attack, but is Liangshan so easy to fight? (End of chapter)
