nine thousand years old

Chapter 60
Golden Palace!
The sky is covered with overcast clouds, and the sun in early summer is also blocked. The deep and majestic hall is opened, like a giant mouth of a monster that chooses to eat people, and it is full of ferociousness. On the bluestone road in front of the hall, two rows of guards standing with knives are vicious. , with sharp eyes.

Hundreds of civil and military officials walked into the hall in groups of three or four, with dignified faces and a hint of curiosity. Occasionally, acquaintances whispered to each other, discussing what was about to happen today.

"The ten-day deadline has come, what do you think Director Su found out?"

"Who knows, but I heard that for the past ten days, Director Su did nothing, just hid in the house, and didn't even interrogate Commander Xu and Shilang Zheng!"

"What's the use of interrogation? Will they explain it?"

"Hey, this time, Director Su may be in trouble. This case is so big that the world knows it. He also tore down the plaque of the Ministry of Punishment in front of the people of Chang'an City. Now nothing can be found out. How did it end!"

"Your Majesty's face must be lost. Director Su is afraid that he will suffer!"

"He didn't ask for it. This case involves Chen Shangshu and Zhou Shangshu. Those two are their favorite students. How could they stand by and watch..."

Whispering voices echoed in the hall, Zhou An and Chen Bingli, standing in the front, heard these voices clearly, and they looked at each other with faint smiles on their faces.

They had been closely watching Su Hanyun's actions, the latter did not make any obvious moves, they expected that Su Hanyun would fail today, and the two of them were already ready to make trouble!

Today, he must be unable to eat and walk around!
"His Majesty is here!"

A sharp and slender voice sounded from outside the main hall. All the civil and military officials looked dignified and respectful. They backed away to leave a path on both sides, and then knelt on the ground one after another, shouting,

"My ministers welcome you, Your Majesty!"

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

Wu Chong's complexion was deep, and he strode towards the high dragon chair, turned around and sat down, his eyes swept over the hall with a gloomy look, and said coldly,
"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Civil and military officials stood up one after another, and then cast their eyes on the dragon chair, waiting for Wu Chong to speak. The latter took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice,
"Ten days have passed, where is Su Hanyun?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Director Su is waiting outside the hall."

Su Hanyun is an eunuch, according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when he is not on duty, without being summoned by His Majesty, he is not qualified to stand side by side with these civil and military ministers and stand on the Golden Luan Hall.

"Call him in!"

Wu Chong frowned, and said in a deep voice.

"Eunuch Xuansu enters the palace!"

Following the sound of footsteps, a thin figure shrouded in a purple-black seven-claw official uniform strode in awe-inspiringly, passed all the civil and military officials, came to the center of the hall, kowtowed,

"Your Majesty, my servant, long live, long live, long live!"

"Be flat!"

Wu Chong waved his hand and asked in a deep voice,
"I ordered you to be a special imperial envoy, and I gave you ten days to investigate the serious case of the Sun family. Now that the time limit has expired, what is the result of your investigation? Can you give me and the people of the world an explanation?"

"I am ashamed of your love for His Majesty!"

Su Hanyun showed shame on his face, knelt down on the ground again, and said in a deep voice,

"Ten days is really too short. Although the slaves tried their best to investigate, they did not find any real evidence. Commander Xu and Zheng Shilang have official positions. The slaves cannot use torture, and they have not confessed anything!"

"Humph……"

There was a faint cold snort in the court hall, full of undisguised contempt, I don't know if it was Zhou An or Chen Bingli, but the expressions of the two people were not too different, disdain, contempt, and undisguised gloating!
Sure enough, as they expected, Su Hanyun found nothing!

"I expected this result a long time ago!"

"Your Majesty's complexion is not very good, Director Su is going to be in bad luck!"

"Chen Shangshu and Zhou Shangshu will never miss this opportunity to add insult to injury!"

"Ask for trouble, who made him act so arrogant..."

The rest of the civil and military officials also showed jokes on their faces, and then countless eyes were cast on Wu Chong, waiting for the latter to go berserk.

However, Wu Chong didn't make any big moves. He smiled faintly and asked,

"You mean, there is no way to close this case?"

"it's not true!"

The two seemed to be singing a double reed, Su Hanyun cupped his hands slightly, straightened up, and said,
"Although the slave didn't find anything, but if His Majesty's fortune has been delayed, this case can be closed!"

"I dare you, Mrs. Xu Chaozhi, Mrs. Li, Mrs. Zheng Zhongming, Mrs. Zhao, Jinluan Hall to answer!"

All civil and military officials showed doubts, and Zhou An and Chen Bingli's expressions also changed slightly, showing a slight nervousness. What the hell is this guy doing?

"allow!"

Wu Chong waved his hand and sneered.

"Xuan Li, Zhao entered the palace!"

Not long after, two middle-aged women in formal gowns came in from outside the hall. They had never seen such a scene before, their faces were pale, and they walked a little cramped. In the middle of the hall, kneeling on the ground,
"Li Shi, Zhao Shi, I have seen Your Majesty!"

"Long live Long live Long live!"

"Eunuch Su said, you two have something to say, go ahead, I want to hear it!"

Wu Chong said in a deep voice.

The two ladies looked at each other, and Xu Chao's wife, Mrs. Li, said first,

"Minnv is Xu Chao's main wife, Mrs. Li."

"Recently, I heard that a major incident happened in Chang'an City. On the day of His Majesty's wedding, the common people hung seven or eight hundred white silks, extending all the way to the entrance of the criminal department. This is an insult to His Majesty and the court."

"Minnv knew that His Majesty is a magnanimous and benevolent king, but she could not bear such an injustice. She couldn't bear it, so she went to inquire about this matter, and then she learned that this matter was caused by her husband, Xu Chao. pain!"

"After thinking about it for a while, Minnv felt that a family matter is small, a country's matter, and Your Majesty's name is the big one, which is bigger than the sky. Minnv specially found the imperial envoy Su Gonggong, and asked to give Minnv a chance to announce the crimes committed by her husband to the world. , thinking that His Majesty has cleared his name, and apologized to His Majesty in person!"

boom!
Although Mrs. Li's words were high-sounding, people understood that she wanted to exterminate relatives righteously and report Xu Chao. For a while, the court was dead silent, and the sound of people's hearts beating could almost be heard.

How is this going?

"The daughter of the people, Mrs. Zhao, is Zheng Zhongming's wife!"

"..."

Afterwards, Zheng Zhongming's wife also spoke eloquently. Her rhetoric was similar to Li's. She also expressed her gratitude to His Majesty for his generosity and benevolence.

Following her narration, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more dead silent, and it was as if a mountain had fallen on top of people's heads, making it difficult for people to breathe!
Zhou An and Chen Bingli's faces were the worst. They had planned everything, got busy ahead of time, settled everything, and erased all possible evidence. They thought they had a chance to win, but they didn't expect that Su Hanyun would take care of Xu Chao and Zheng Zhongming's bedsiders!

This trick is too unexpected!
It simply makes them helpless!

"It's over..."

The two of them looked at each other, with a look of despair on their faces. Two wives reported that Xu Chao and Zheng Zhongming must have no chance to stand up again!

Snapped!
After a long time, the sound of alarm and clapping suddenly sounded in the dead hall, Wu Chong's face was particularly gloomy, with unconcealable rage and evil spirit, he stood up and roared in a dark voice,

"it is good!"

"What a Zheng Zhongming, what a Xu Chao!"

"In broad daylight, the heavens and the earth are bright and clear, to do such an act of deceiving the upper and lower, and harming the people!"

"It's really hateful!"

Whoa!

Wu Chong's face was ashen, and he swept the memorial on the dragon case to the ground, then walked down from above, came to Zhou An and Chen Bingli, and asked with a growling voice,
"This is the subordinate of both of you!"

"Well managed!"

"Your Majesty calm down, I am convicted!"

Zhou An and Chen Bingli's faces were ugly, and they knelt down on the ground in a hurry. The civil and military officials behind them also had panic-stricken eyes, and they knelt on the ground with a clatter.

"Su Hanyun, listen to the order!"

Wu Chong glanced at the crowd sullenly, roaring in a dark voice,

"Xu Chao and Zheng Zhongming oppressed the common people, bent the law for personal gain, and caused civil strife in Chang'an. The crime is heinous!"

"To serve as a warning to others, three days later, the death penalty will be imposed!"

"The widow of the Sun family, please execute her on the spot!"

"The slave leads the order!"

Su Hanyun's awe-inspiring voice resounded throughout the Golden Luan Hall!
(End of this chapter)