Hearing Chang Sheng's words, Long Haotian's expression changed drastically. It was obvious that he wanted to curse, but he held it back in the end. Although Chang Sheng's spiritual energy cultivation was not high, he always came out on top every time he was in trouble with Chang Sheng. Well, after several times, he was already a little afraid of immortality.
Not only did he refrain from swearing, but Long Haotian also thanked Changsheng before leaving. Although he was careless, he was not stupid. He knew that although Changsheng said so, he would not easily leak the Heavenly Silkworm Magic to others, because Changsheng was very Know what the consequences will be if you reveal the secret.
After settling a matter on his mind, Changsheng returned to the hall and continued to write. This time he wrote a memorial to the emperor. It did not involve the trial case, but a memorial to plead guilty.
This memorial was very difficult to write. He wanted the emperor to think that the reason why he was able to turn the tide today was purely due to luck and not because of his own abilities, so as to reduce the emperor's fear of him. But if he really wrote it like this, the emperor might blame him for being too reckless and hasty. He was so passionate that he fought an uncertain battle and gambled with the emperor's life.
After deliberation for a long time, I finally came up with a solution. I just said that I watched the stars last night and found that the purple star was shining brightly. I knew that the time had come, so I obeyed the weather and suddenly attacked. The reason why I was able to stabilize the situation was, Just because he complied with God's will, he was protected by Ziwei Dragon Qi.
Since he was surrounded by a large number of spies planted by the eunuchs, he did not know that he would meet the emperor before taking action, leaving the emperor unprepared and frightened for no reason. This was one of his sins.
The second sin is to obey authority in a hurry. In order to stabilize the situation, he falsely conveyed the imperial edict and promised that more than 30 officials, including Gao Shizhong, would not die after pleading guilty, and that several garrison generals would be given lenient sentences, as well as Shence Army General. The official should be in his original position. Such an important matter should be decided by the emperor himself. It is a serious crime to overstep his authority.
The third crime was accepting bribes and withholding stolen money. I had accepted bribes from many officials before, and I did not turn over the money I got from confiscating my house. This matter must also be written in the memorial. Of course, it cannot be stated that it is to raise military pay for the emperor. and disaster relief silver taels, I can only say that I did not abide by the court's system, and now I have sent all four million taels of silver and related account books to the Ministry of Accounts.
After writing down the three major sins, Chang Sheng pondered for a moment before continuing to write. He only said that although he was in charge of the Censorship Station due to the grace of the Holy Spirit, his moral character was not worthy of the position and he was unable to bear the responsibility. He had endured this period of time. Mentally and physically exhausted, the current situation has been decided, but the main culprit Yang Fugong has escaped. If this person is not eliminated, it will be a disaster. Therefore, he wants to concentrate on hunting down Yang Fugong, so as to eliminate the troubles in the emperor's mind and worry about the future. The imperial censor is a legal official, and should be appointed to an old and prudent official who is proficient in the law.
Writing this way can show that he does not want to form a clique for personal gain, and can dispel the emperor's suspicion of him to the greatest extent. Deep down, he is also tired of the intrigues and trade-offs of being an official. Leaving Chang'an to pursue Yang Fugong is equivalent to regaining his freedom. Be free and easy.
As the fourth update approached, there were still more than a dozen arrested officials who had not yet been interrogated. Chang Sheng did not dare to delay any longer. He discussed in a low voice with Yang Shuyun and sent the results of these officials who had already been tried and concluded to the palace, leaving an update for the emperor. Weigh the time to make a decision, and then deal with it from the early morning.
He did not need to do the delivery of official documents himself. He trusted Yu Yi very much, so he asked Yu Yi to go with a censor from the censor station to deliver the document. The memorials he had written before were also handed over to Yu Yi one by one. emperor.
When the interrogation came to an end, Changsheng returned to the Yushitai and fell asleep. He only slept for half an hour before being woken up by Datou. Because he had not slept enough, his whole body was cold and his joints were sore. He activated his spiritual energy to speed up his blood and blood. After drinking a few sips of hot tea, I finally regained my composure, then hurriedly went out and rode on horseback.
When he arrived at the palace, he discovered that all the Shence Army and the garrison had withdrawn. He was not the only official in the court. While he and the Minister of Dali Temple were interrogating the eunuchs, many officials were also ordered to help the emperor control the situation. ,Pick up the pieces.
Chang Sheng was not the only official who was unwilling to go to court. Before this, many officials had used various excuses not to go to court, but today all officials above fifth rank were present, excluding of course those who had been arrested.
Zhang Shan, Zhang Mo and others were also in the court hall, as were Long Haotian and others. The huge court hall did not seem empty, and the number of people was not much less than before.
When the hour comes, the emperor comes to court, and all the officials kneel down and pay respects.
I don’t know whether it was because he was too frightened before or because he didn’t have a good rest last night. The emperor’s face was very ugly and his expression was gloomy. After receiving the worship from all the officials, the eunuchs sang and read the edict first. Of course, what he said was what happened yesterday. The incident stated and exposed the crimes of the Eunuch Party. However, the imperial edict did not mention that the Eunuch Party coerced the emperor and controlled the government. It only said that they did not care about loyalty and filial piety, were corrupt, perverted the law, and betrayed the divine grace. The reason why it was not mentioned was that they coerced the emperor and controlled the government. It's because these things are a great shame to the emperor. After all, no one likes to be a puppet at the mercy of others.
The eunuch recited an imperial edict, followed immediately by another one. This eunuch was about dismissal from office, seizure of titles, and punishment for crimes committed by eunuchs. The order in which the eunuch sang and read was based on the official rank of the guilty minister from low to high. Earlier in Dali The official documents submitted by the temple and the Yushitai are only for the emperor's reference. The final decision on how to deal with these officials still depends on the emperor's wishes.
As the saying goes, a glimpse of something reveals the whole leopard. After the eunuch read the results of the treatment of seven or eight officials, Changsheng knew the emperor's attitude towards these criminal officials. Once disloyal, he would never be used again, and he would kill them all. They would all be executed and punished. Greedy for ink.
Changsheng didn't feel inappropriate about the emperor's behavior because he could understand the emperor's mood. No one likes a traitor. The emperor was also a human being, and he also had emotions and joys. He had been suppressing it for too long. The most important thing was these officials. It is not unjust to be sentenced to death.
He remembered very clearly who Chang Sheng had interrogated at the Yushitai. When the eunuch read the name of one of them, Chang Sheng became nervous because he had mentioned the names of these people in a memorial to the emperor.
These were the people he had promised to spare. If the emperor executed them, he would be caught in the injustice of breaking his promise.
Behead the prisoner.
It was neither a sentence of execution nor a prison sentence, but the sentence of execution and imprisonment that he had previously decided. Whether the sentence of execution was to be dead or alive was not determined. The emperor neither fully adopted his opinions nor completely rejected his opinions.
The second one is still the same, also waiting for execution.
After listening to them all, all the names he mentioned in the memorial were executed and punished for corruption. All the eunuch officials who were not mentioned in the memorial were executed, no matter what position they held or how many years they had served. Regardless of the severity of the crime, they will be executed without exception.
After the imperial edict was recited, not a single official came forward to plead for mercy, even though everyone knew that such a severe purge would cause turmoil in the court and make government orders unclear, which would only make matters worse for the already precarious Tang Dynasty.
Then there was the third imperial edict, which was to transfer posts to fill vacancies. The case of the eunuchs involved a large number of officials. After severe punishment, many positions were vacated, and the court sent people one by one to fill the vacancies.
At the end of the third imperial edict, two people were rewarded. Long Haotian was promoted to the first rank for his meritorious service in protecting the country, and was granted the title of General Protector of the Country.
The final reward is immortality, hard work, loyalty to the country, promotion to the third rank, appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and concurrently as the Censor...
