Maurya!
Since the Mauryan King's decree was issued, Mo Cangli led the Imperial Guard with the royal capital as the center, sealing off the land of romance with thunderous power.
In the court, many old Brahmin nobles were arrested and imprisoned one after another.
It only takes three days.
The entire Mauryan Dynasty imprisoned nearly dozens of officials.
As a result, everyone in the old Brahmin aristocracy was in danger.
High Priest's House!
More than a dozen old Brahmin aristocratic family heads knelt before the high priest and told the story of the past few days.
"High Priest, if this matter doesn't end, I'm afraid we will all get burned!"
"High Priest, my nephew is still in prison. Without the king's will, no one can visit him at all."
"It is said that my nephew has half his life left. I beg the high priest to make the decision!"
"..."
As soon as these words came out, other family heads in the main hall also told about their tragic situation.
On the main seat.
The high priest's eyes narrowed slightly and he remained silent.
It wasn't until all the family heads slowly closed their mouths that the high priest slowly opened his breathtaking eyes and looked around at everyone present.
"Is it all over?"
Wherever they looked, the family heads lowered their heads.
The high priest walked beside the family heads and said coldly: "Do you think the king is targeting me in this matter?"
"Wrong!!! The king is targeting the entire old Brahmin aristocracy!"
"Is this priest doing this just for me? It's for you! It's for your descendants!!!"
"High Priest, then... what should we do?" One of the family heads asked tremblingly.
Suddenly, an invisible force seemed to grab the head of the family by the neck, and he was forcefully dragged in front of the high priest.
"High Priest...I...I..."
The head of the family's face turned red from suppressing his emotions, and his eyes were full of fear.
"What do you think should be done?"
The high priest asked in a cold voice, as if he would die on the spot if he said one wrong word.
When the other family heads saw this, they were even more outraged and did not dare to express their anger.
boom!
When he was about to suffocate to death, the high priest threw the head of the family aside as if he were throwing away garbage.
boom!
The head of the house fell heavily to the ground, coughing and panting violently, but he did not forget to thank him.
"Thank you to the high priest for not killing me!"
"snort!"
The high priest snorted coldly and turned away.
"That's all for today!"
When all the family heads heard this, they looked at each other and bowed in unison: "Here!"
As everyone left one after another, a figure silently walked out from behind the screen.
The black cloak will wrap up all the people in the future, making it difficult to distinguish his appearance.
"Ghost! What do you think of this matter?"
The high priest glanced slightly and said coldly.
"Ah!"
The ghost smiled contemptuously and said: "The king's move is nothing more than taking this opportunity to suppress the rumors among the people, thereby taking the opportunity to suppress my Brahmin lineage."
The high priest looked at the ghost and said, "Then what do you think should be done?"
"Just wait and see what happens! No matter what the king does, it will only benefit the high priest and not harm him at all!"
The ghost sneered.
"oh?!"
The high priest's expression moved slightly and he said with great interest: "It seems you know?"
The ghost nodded slightly and said: "The high priest has arranged for me to be in the court for so many years. If I don't even know about this, how can I be worthy of the high priest's cultivation!"
"These people really don't know what's good and what's good! Little do they know that the king's move is to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Without the protection of the high priest, they may not last long!"
Hearing this, the high priest nodded appreciatively and walked around: "Let's do the work!"
"We really need to force them on this matter!"
"Otherwise, it will be difficult to accomplish anything big after all!"
"Here!"
…
The next day!
Above the Mauryan court!
As soon as Shi Jingzhong stepped onto the high platform, he saw that the desk was already filled with stacks of memorials.
Even without reading it, Shi Jingzhong had already guessed the contents of the memorial.
After Shi Jingzhong sat firmly on the throne, more than ten ministers walked out of the court one after another and knelt down in the court hall.
Shi Jingzhong's eyes narrowed slightly and he said calmly, "What are you doing?"
The leading minister bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the failure of the border war should not be blamed on innocent people!"
"My nephew (son) is really unjust!"
"I beg your Majesty to take a closer look!"
boom!
Shi Jingzhong slapped his palm heavily on the table and shouted angrily: "Unjustly accused?"
"When there is an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent!"
"This is all their monthly salary, how can they get the extra money for fun?"
"Although it's only once now, what about next time! Do we have to watch the entire dynasty be eaten up by these moths!"
"The king has not held you accountable, but I have been counting on your efforts to serve the dynasty!"
"Otherwise, we should be equally guilty!"
Say it! Shi Jingzhong looked at Mo Cangli and said: "National Master, take out all the evidence of their crimes and let all your ministers take a good look at it!"
"Here!"
Mo Cangli responded respectfully and presented the evidence prepared in advance in front of his ministers one after another.
Looking at the detailed evidence of crime listed in the memorial, everyone didn't know how to respond.
But to let them sit back and do nothing is impossible no matter what.
For a moment, the old Brahmin nobles looked at the silent high priest on one side at the same time.
At this moment, Shi Jingzhong is waiting for such an opportunity.
"High Priest, what do you mean?"
Shi Jingzhong said coldly.
The high priest slowly walked out of the courtroom, turning a blind eye to the old Brahmin nobles who were looking for help. He bowed his hands and said: "Reporting to the king, I think that the king did the right thing!"
boom!
As soon as these words came out, there was a roar in the minds of all the officials in the court!
Even Shi Jingzhong had a look of confusion on his face.
But soon, Shi Jingzhong was relieved.
In his mind, the high priest's move was tantamount to abandoning his pawn to save his chariot!
The results that can be exchanged are naturally good.
As a result, Shi Jingzhong believed that the old Brahmin aristocracy would inevitably be alienated from the high priest.
"Then according to the words of the high priest, how should I deal with them?"
Shi Jingzhong once again threw out a killing move, waiting for the high priest to enter the trap.
The old nobles who had understood what the high priest meant changed their faces and begged for mercy one after another: "High Priest, please intercede with the king!"
The high priest turned a deaf ear, met Shi Jingzhong's gaze, cupped his hands and said: "There is a king above, and there are laws below. It is inconvenient for me to say more."
When Shi Jingzhong heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then a murderous intention emerged from his eyes, and he said coldly: "In that case, then kill them all!"
boom!
The Brahmin courtier suddenly collapsed to the ground, shouting hoarsely: "Your Majesty, you can't! You can't! Their crimes are not worthy of death!"
"High Priest, I beg you to beg the King!"
The high priest returned to the court indifferently.
Shi Jingzhong also stood up at this moment and shouted majestically: "Retreat from the court!"
…
Inner Temple!
Shi Jingzhong sat on the throne with a deep expression on his face.
From time to time, Mo Cangli slowly stepped into the inner hall, bowed his hands and said, "Old minister, I pay my respects to the king."
Hearing this, Shi Jingzhong pondered: "Teacher, do you know what the high priest did today and what he intended?"
Mo Cangli's face paused slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the king, I came here this time to talk to the king about this matter."
"oh?!"
Shi Jingzhong's expression moved slightly as he waited patiently for Mo Cangli's next words.
"Although many romantic places were seized this time, in the end, the demon was not found!"
"Even the courtiers of the old Brahmin aristocracy captured this time have ghost figures."
Having said that, Mo Cangli handed over part of the list to Shi Jingzhong.
"What is this?" Shi Jingzhong asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, on the list are some courtiers who are trying to escape from the Brahmins!"
"What!?"
Shi Jingzhong's face suddenly darkened, and he knew what was going on.
"He...he wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
Mo Cangli nodded slightly and said, "Exactly! Although the Brahmin lineage will be dissatisfied with the high priest, in the final analysis, all grievances will be directed at the king."
"At that time, the high priest will show his favor and the misunderstanding can be resolved!"
Shi Jingzhong frowned and said, "In this case, are these people still unable to be killed?"
Mo Cangli shook his head and said: "Kill! Of course you can kill!"
"At that time, all the king needs to do is take action first than the high priest!"
"Although the dead have their responsibilities, they have been punished, but the people who are not dead still have their merits!"
“Only when merit is clearly defined can the way of kingship be manifested!”
Hearing this, Shi Jingzhong thought over and over what Mo Cangli said.
After about a few interest.
Mo Cangli said solemnly: "I'll trouble you, teacher, to go there on my behalf!"
"They are allowed to collect the corpse, and the deceased can retain his or her title, title, etc."
"The prisoner is dead and there will be no accountability!"
"Here!"
…
In the high priest's house!
All the family heads involved in the case were gathered in the mansion.
Although many family heads were dissatisfied with the high priest's inaction in the court, they did not dare to take action.
On the main seat.
The high priest glanced at everyone and said coldly: "You must be wondering why this priest didn't help me at this moment!"
After the words fell for a long time, although there were more than ten people in the main hall, no one answered.
When the high priest saw this, he was not angry and said slowly: "I understand your feelings!"
"But you have to understand one thing. This is the king's intention to get rid of the Brahmin lineage!"
"If this priest opens his mouth, it won't be these few people who die! It will be everyone present. Do you know?"
"High Priest, your Majesty, this is not the case, right?"
"After all, the vast majority of the Mauryan Dynasty is from my Brahmin lineage!"
One of them suddenly spoke.
When the high priest heard this, he looked around and sneered: "Then what is going on in the court today?"
"The king only killed these people today, but what about tomorrow? Can you guarantee that if this priest opens his mouth, all of you will not be implicated?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was speechless to refute.
After pondering for a long time.
Finally, one of the family heads spoke first.
"High Priest, what should we do now?"
"Ah!"
The high priest sneered and said: "Be patient! You can continue to maintain your anger against this priest!"
"Because only in this way will you not forget the dead!"
"When the time is right, this priest will tell you how to do it!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Although they were confused, they still bowed and saluted: "Here!"
"We obey the orders of the high priest!"
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