The courtiers below the jade steps glanced at Yang Biao and Lu Zhi who were standing aside, then looked at the trees on the jade steps, and sweat began to flow from their foreheads.
If Yang Biao takes the lead, the officials will not be afraid. After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yang Biao is the leader of civil servants now.
Come to think of it, Lin Mu couldn't possibly kill Yang Biao, but Yang Biao was really too stubborn.
He didn't mean to show off at all, and looked at the ax on the ground with a nonchalant expression.
After Wang Yun glanced at the ax in front of him, he couldn't help but think of that night when Lin Mu took Li Jue to find Dong Zhuo.
Then he heard the news of Dong Zhuo's death the next day, and Wang Yun broke into sweat.
Seeing Lin Mu walking up the seventh step, he gritted his teeth and walked aside silently.
Wang Yun is not a stubborn person, he is also a member of the wallflower, but this wallflower is very aware of current affairs.
When the other ministers saw that Wang Yun had actually stood aside, they immediately became anxious.
Wang Yun is Situ, one of the three princes. In the eyes of the officials, no matter how powerful the emperor is, what can he do to the three princes? Do you still need basic dignity?
So seeing Wang Yun standing aside, other officials quickly signaled Wang Yun to stand over.
But Wang Yun was like a wooden man at this time, standing aside and looking at the ground motionless.
No matter how they signaled, Wang Yun remained unmoved.
Now that Wang Yun is standing aside, what should they do?
Some officials saw that Lin Mu had stepped onto the eighth step and hurriedly stood aside like Wang Yun.
Soon there were only a few dozen officials left in the venue, and even if there were only a few dozen officials, there were also senior officials from Jiuqing among them.
Although they did not retreat, they were already covered in sweat. They knew Lin Mu's behavior better than anyone else since he killed Dong Zhuo.
Lin Mu killed many aristocratic families. He recalled that some local wealthy families took advantage of the collapse of the Xiliang army and moved the general grain into their homes.
Lin Mu ordered them to pay the food, but these wealthy families refused to pay the food.
Because the homes of these aristocratic families are no longer simple mansions, but like fortresses.
In this kind of fortress, there are thousands of people with the same surname, and they rely on this fortress to fight against these rebels and the court.
They thought that this time it would be the same as before, that they could ignore the court's orders and still enjoy military rations in their own homes.
But this time they were wrong. Jia Xu led his army to burn the fortress directly, and then attacked the fortress...
Their eyes were fixed on the trees on the jade steps, which had already reached the ninth floor.
However, even so, they did not retreat, but stood firmly on the spot, waiting for Lin Mu to turn around.
After Lin Mu stepped onto the ninth floor, he turned around and found that there were only about twenty people standing there.
This surprised Lin Mu. He thought everyone was still standing there.
What surprised Lin Mu the most was that the old guy Wang Yun also ran aside.
He was the one who made the choice, but when things happened, he ran away. He is really a man who can bend and stretch.
I don't know how much I can stretch, but I am very skilled at surrendering.
"Somebody come!"
Lin Mu's voice sounded, and soon a group of guards walked in outside the palace.
These guards are all military veterans selected by Lin Mu, and their loyalty is absolutely no problem.
And they have no feelings for these aristocratic families.
After all, even if the children of aristocratic families choose to be soldiers, they don't start from the top.
"Get the shackles and put them in shackles!"
Even Yang Biao was shocked after seeing Lin Mu's order.
He had never heard of an emperor doing this. He was put in chains just because his officials resigned.
But Yang Biao, who was cautious by nature, did not choose to come forward. Instead, Lu Zhi stepped forward.
Lu Zhi stood up to dissuade Lin Mu precisely because he was loyal to Lin Mu.
After all, in Lu Zhi's view, these officials had no crime at all. Lin Mu used shackles on these officials. Once their reputation spread, they would be Jie and Zhou.
"Your Majesty, no! Absolutely no! Officials are just asking to resign. Even if Your Majesty refuses, you should not use shackles."
Lu Zhi hurriedly stood up to dissuade Lin Mu. He was afraid that if Lin Mu continued to make trouble like this, everyone would really betray their relatives and leave.
First, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which caused the common people of the Han Dynasty to become alienated from the Han Dynasty. The princes from various places separated themselves from each other and paid no attention to the imperial court's will. Now that Lin Mu is treating the family like this, people's hearts are hard to calm down.
If you do this even to officials, then you really don't have an ally at all.
"Shang Shu Lu, don't try to dissuade me. It's a shame for me, a great man, that such beasts can eat my fortune!"
Lin Mu still had some respect for Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi was not like one of those wallflowers.
"Your Majesty, even if the ministers in the court have disagreements, they should still be thinking of themselves for the great Han Dynasty. What kind of beasts are they talking about?"
When Lu Zhi saw Lin Mu saying this, he tried to dissuade him again.
"Not a beast? I ask you, have you ever received less than a grain of salary from me?"
When Dong Zhuo came to power, the salaries of these officials were deducted a lot by Dong Zhuo.
But later, after Lin Mu came to power, he released all the salaries of these officials.
Hearing Lin Mu ask this, Lu Zhi shut his mouth and prepared to see what Lin Mu had to say.
If Lin Mu had no reason, he would still persuade Lin Mu to come down even if he was shackled together today.
"You have been favored by the imperial court in this life, but now in a time of crisis, not only do you not think of repaying the great man with all your heart, but you spend too much money to repay the great man's kindness. You even retired and returned home to force me. Are you not a beast?"
Lin Mu's meaning was very clear. When they were enjoying the blessings, they were all nothing, but now they are jumping out and shouting that they are going to get old.
"Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
The anger on Lin Mu's face was clearly visible, and they even smelled the smell of blood.
These people did not dare to look at Lin Mu at all, and all lowered their heads.
But they are dissatisfied in their hearts. They want to see if the emperor puts them in jail, the court will be half paralyzed.
"While wearing the shackles, you must do your duty with all your heart. If you make any mistakes, you must be careful."
Many officials who were shackled did not expect that they would be shackled and have to deal with official duties.
Lu Zhi even felt ridiculous when he saw this.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. If these officials hold grudges and make mistakes, the consequences will be endless!"
Lu Zhi was almost crying. He never thought that one day he would see the reincarnation of King Zhou.
"Errors and omissions? I want to see if they have more mistakes or omissions, or if their family members have more!"
Lin Mu snorted coldly, then stood up and left.
As long as these officials dare to make mistakes, that would be great.
If you want to kill the whole family, kill the whole family. If you want to kill the nine clans, then kill the nine clans.
If it is really just negligence that leads to mistakes and omissions, that's fine, but if it is intentional resentment that leads to mistakes and omissions.
Lin Mu wanted to see whether they made more mistakes or whether they had more family members. Even if the family man came today, he could kill him as Batman.
As for why they were not killed, one was that the court really needed people.
Another thing is that Lin Mu's murderous intention is not serious. He kills people just because he has a disagreement. What kind of person does he become?
