The next day at chen time. Li Ruiyun stood facing south and facing north on the Jinluan Hall. Taoist Baiyu, Ding Jinzhi, He Yuting, Li Zhishan, Luo Fengwei, Sun Xiaowen, Li Yunting and others stood on both sides.
Below there were numerous soldiers and armors, dazzling swords and spears, and a chilling and tense atmosphere enveloped every corner of the hall.
At this time, all the civil and military officials had been "invited" to the front of the hall.
Everyone looked sluggish, bowed their heads and said nothing; what's more, their faces were livid, and their two legs were trembling. Although there were a lot of people in front of the huge Jinluan Palace, it was completely silent, so quiet that one could almost clearly hear the beating of everyone's heart.
Although it was an autumn morning, it was dark and lifeless outside, as if he was an extremely depressed person. The grayish-white color of the sky gradually darkened and was replaced by thick obscurity. The raging wind was blowing everywhere, looking at the miserable and miserable people in front of them with schadenfreude.
Li Ruiyun looked around with falcon-like eyes, then turned his gaze and said loudly: "Everyone, do you recognize me? I am Li Ruiyun, now I am the gang leader of the Tianxiao organization. I am indifferent by nature. I originally wanted to take care of my brothers safely. We have been living an ordinary life in the mountains and wilderness, but who would have thought that the current world would not allow it!
"The government was corrupt, the emperor was ignorant, and he listened to one side of the truth, which made the people miserable and full of complaints. Not only that, the court also sent troops to encircle and suppress my Tianxiao many times. Li Mou endured it again and again, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to fight to protect himself.
"It is really helpless that things have developed to this point. But having said that, Li did this for the sake of the entire Song Dynasty! Zhao Yu is incompetent, loyal and traitorous, and he is not worthy of being a member of the Song Dynasty. King! People say that 'the virtuous will live there'. Now that Li has deposed him, he just wants to find a virtuous and wise king for the Song Dynasty!
"I hope you can understand Mr. Li's sincerity for the country and the people; and Mr. Li promised you that as long as everyone can support Mr. Li's actions, Mr. Li can keep him in his original position and still enjoy his glory and wealth. On the contrary, if you are not in line with the current affairs and insist on going your own way, then don't blame Mr. Li for being disrespectful.
"As the saying goes: 'A good bird chooses a tree to roost, and a good minister chooses a master to serve.' A wise man is one who knows the current affairs. We are all smart people. We must be able to understand Mr. Li's good intentions, and we must not oppose Li." It’s what someone did, isn’t it?”
He is worthy of being a powerful and arrogant generation of heroes. Although his speech is eloquent, it is logically clear and methodical; it is also extremely intimidating and contagious.
The feeling is that you must listen carefully to every word he says, and you must act on every word he says, without any doubt or disobedience allowed.
Especially when it came to the last few words "is it", he repeated it several times, as if he was soliciting the opinions of everyone standing below.
He asked several questions, but no one answered.
Li Ruiyun's eyes were cold, like an owl in the middle of the night, cruel and cruel yet domineering, "Since you have no objections, here is an agreement. Please come up and sign your name one by one, as a proof of support for Li - Who can I ask? first come?"
The atmosphere is getting heavier and heavier, like a prelude to a storm. After a period of suppressed silence, someone among the officials finally lost control of his raging anger and got angry with lightning and thunder.
"Li Ruiyun, you are a treacherous traitor who has caused rebellion and usurped power! You colluded with the sycophants in the court, murdered the prince first, and framed Mr. Lu later. Now you have killed Chief Feng, forced Empress Zhong to death, and imprisoned the emperor and the queen mother. You His crimes are too numerous to describe, and people and gods are outraged! At this time, you are still shamelessly saying these high-sounding words. Is there anyone more shameless than you in the world?"
——It seems that the Song Dynasty court really has countless loyal ministers, and there are people who are not afraid of death everywhere! There used to be Ling Yun; now there are Feng Chaoying, Empress Zhong, and Empress Dowager Wei. Will there be another one added now? …
Li Ruiyun said angrily: "Who is talking nonsense, bring it here!"
In a moment, the man was pushed and pushed by the guards to the front of the palace. It turned out to be Zhao Fu, the prince of Jinling.
"Who do I think he is? It turns out to be the Prince of Jinling!" Li Ruiyun's eyes as dark as obsidian shone with a dangerous luster, and he stared at the man standing in front of him who was so bold and openly disobeying his will, and raised his eyebrows coldly. The corners of his lips curled up.
"Li Mounian, you are old and your brain is not working very well. It is inevitable that you will say some irrelevant words in a moment of confusion. So as long as the prince can kowtow to Li Mou and apologize, take back what he just said in front of everyone. , Li will forget the blame and let you go this time, I wonder what the prince wants?"
Prince Jinling's magnanimous face was filled with an unshakable awe-inspiring righteousness, and he said solemnly: "I, Zhao Fu, kneel to the sky and the ground, and I kneel to the emperor and my parents, how can I kneel to you, a rebellious and traitorous traitor!"
Li Ruiyun tightened his fingertips silently and sneered disdainfully: "Really? Since the prince is so unwilling to give me the respect, there is nothing I can do about it! Who doesn't know that the prince of Jinling is so majestic and virtuous that no other ministers can match him - To be honest, Li really doesn’t want to be rude to the prince, but there is nothing we can do about it!”
As he spoke, he sighed quietly and his eyes suddenly turned cold, "Someone, push Zhao Fu out of the Meridian Gate and behead him in public!"
As soon as the order was given, the guards on both sides, like wolves and tigers, immediately swarmed forward.
Everyone exclaimed and changed their colors in horror. What, Li Ruiyun actually wanted to kill Prince Jinling without blinking or frowning?
In fact, Li Ruiyun himself said just now that the Prince of Jinling has been in the court for many years and has high morals and high respect. Not to mention the civil and military affairs of the court, even the emperor respects him. Now that Li Ruiyun is here, he only says a few words in an understatement. Just kill him. Isn't this too arbitrary?
It was so arbitrary that all the civil and military officials present could not accept it for a while.
Not only was it hard for the people present to accept it, but perhaps even Prince Jinling himself had not thought that this once derisive leader of the Tianxiao Gang was indeed as cruel, cruel, and ruthless as the legend said!
Perhaps in his opinion, killing a person is as easy as crushing an ant.
Not to mention the prince of Jinling in front of him, he didn't even pay attention to the emperor and the queen mother. In the midst of chatting and laughing, he decided to kill and kill. The Song Dynasty court was reduced to ashes and changed its name overnight.
Thinking about this, Prince Jinling felt a heavy sadness coming to his heart. At that moment, his blood had frozen to ice and his heart was clotted.
It turned out that this early court announced not only the death of the Song Dynasty court, but also the end of the loyal ministers of his Jinling prince Zhao Fu.
"Wait a minute!" Looking at the cold-blooded and murderous guards beside him, the prince of Jinling shouted with no fear on his face.
"My lord, do you have anything else to say? If you change your mind now, it's still too late." Li Ruiyun narrowed his eyes slightly and his voice was low and hoarse.
"Changing your mind? Humph, Li Ruiyun, just have your sweet autumn dream!" Prince Jinling's gloomy eyes flashed with a burning light of hatred, "Even if I die ten thousand times, I will never bow to a rebellious traitor like you." beg for mercy!"
"Then why are you so wordy?" Li Ruiyun's eyes were filled with a bit of restlessness, and he turned coldly to the execution guards on both sides, "Why are you still standing there, take him down!"
The prince of Jinling sighed and said: "Alas! Miss me, Zhao Fu. I have been loyal to the Song Dynasty court all my life and dedicated my life to it. Who would have expected that I would end up like this in the end!"
After saying that, he suddenly broke free from the restraints of the ruthless minions who were escorting him, and bumped his head against the pillar in front of the palace!
Scarlet blood splashed out, staining his face, his clothes, and the white marble steps on the ground. It was hot and painful, sticky and thick, gurgling, blinding people's eyes and bewildering their minds.
The weak body of Prince Jinling collapsed on the ground, his breath not yet cut off. His unwilling eyes were still wide open, and a drop of turbid tears hung on his weather-beaten cheek; in the long, dead silence, the minister closest to him seemed to hear a quiet sigh from him...
——This is the so-called "killing the chicken to scare the monkey".
Facing the bloody and tragic scene in front of them, all the civil and military officials were shocked; some even turned pale and trembled all over.
Li Ruiyun was still angry and ordered: "Zhao Fu is ignorant of current affairs. This is his own fault and he deserves it. Someone comes, drags his body out, hangs it on the city gate, and exposes it for three days! - Ding Jinzhi , order you to quickly lead people to search the Jinling Palace, and imprison all men, women, old and young, and wait to be punished!"
Ding Jinzhi did not dare to say another word, but said anxiously: "Yes! I obey my order." Then he quickly turned around and left.
"Everyone, who has any objections? Just come forward." Li Ruiyun's sharp gaze, as sharp as a blade, slowly moved over everyone's faces and said coldly.
There was a bit of malicious provocation in his dark eyes, but there were just a few arbitrary words written on his face: "Those who follow me will prosper, those who go against me will perish."
Everyone was frightened and shuddered, who dared to step forward to make trouble again.
Li Ruiyun smiled and said: "It seems that everyone supports what Li has done. Li would like to thank you for your support. Li will definitely not treat you badly in the future. Okay, now please come up and sign in order!" "
Watching the civil and military officials walking by him with lowered eyebrows and dejected looks, Li Ruiyun showed a proud and victorious smile on his face.
The sky above the head glowed with a dark blue light, shrouding the turbulent capital in a desolate manner. The sky was very gray, and the dark clouds seemed to be pressing down. From time to time, deafening thunder rumbled, giving people a feeling of terror and helplessness.
But He Yuting said that after hearing and witnessing the bloody and tragic things that happened around him in recent days, He Yuting felt heartbroken.
Especially the thrilling scene when Prince Jinling hit a pillar and died - at that moment, he felt dizzy in his head and almost fainted...
He didn't know how the meeting would end. He returned to the Marquis's Mansion in a daze, threw himself into the study and never came out. No matter who asked him or talked to him, he would ignore him.
He thought over and over what happened in the past few days. One fresh life passed away in the blink of an eye, and they were all the people he was most familiar with or closest to: Feng Chaoying, Empress Zhong, Prince Jinling... He was thinking : Who will be the next person to suffer?
His mind was agitated, and he suddenly remembered two people: Princess Huanyu, and his son Ling Yun! …
