nine thousand years old

Chapter 71 The Last Fantasy Is Broken

Chen Mansion!

The lights were flickering, and the cool wind was blowing in the courtyard. Chen Bingli was sitting in front of the desk, his brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes were full of seriousness and worry, staring at the night outside the window, the gloomy sky in the sky The meaning became more and more intense, and even a trace of starlight could not be seen, and even the moon seemed to be wiped off.

The endless darkness of the night came rushing in, Chen Bingli felt a little dizzy, his chest was blocked badly, he had already heard about the forbidden army, the shock in his heart was no different from that of Zhou An and Zhang Tinghai, Su Hanyun suppressed the disturbance with a thunderous move Or, this is something he never thought of anyway!

How could his speed be so fast?
However, there is no need to think about these things now.

The first group of troublemakers from the Imperial Army were suppressed by Thunder without even gathering their hands. Afterwards, no one would dare to make trouble again. The biggest reliance of the Imperial Army has lost its role, and Zhou An , without the imperial army, it is just a toothless tiger, which has no effect!

He's gone too!
It is only a matter of time before the Zhou family is completely destroyed.

What Chen Bingli needs to consider most at the moment is how to preserve his strength. Even if it is impossible to completely preserve it, he must minimize the loss, at least he will still have a certain right to speak in the future, so that he will not be nothing.

"Zhang Tinghai, and Zhang Tinghai!"

After pondering for a long time, Chen Bingli frowned slightly, and there was a gleam of light in his eyes. His hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and he said to himself,
"He should have figured it out by now. His Majesty is going to attack the members of the three departments. As long as he is not stupid, he will definitely not stand by and do nothing!"

"If Your Majesty really cuts off Zhou Pingan and me, Zhang Tinghai's good life will come to an end. He will definitely help me!"

"Tomorrow, I will unite with him and argue with His Majesty. No matter what, I will force His Majesty to stop!"

"Even if you go all out and tear your face, you must not be soft!"

While speaking, he stood up and came to the window surrounded by night. On that old face, there was an unconcealable solemnity and a faint coldness.

"Your Majesty, you have gone too far!"

"Old minister, this time I can no longer give you face, and I can no longer show weakness!"

"Don't blame the old minister!"

Snapped!
After the words fell, his wrinkled face twitched slightly, with an indescribable aura surging, and then he slapped heavily on the window edge.

……

In the early morning, the sky was still gloomy, the sun was filled with pale paleness, and the air was also gloomy and cold, as if summer had not yet arrived. Even the cicadas on the treetops no longer screamed as sharply as before. Instead, they calmed down quietly, and the entire city of Chang'an seemed a little oppressed and heavy.

Forbidden City, Jinluan Section!
The civil and military officials lined up on both sides according to their official positions. Their faces were full of seriousness and deepness. Everyone lowered their heads in a tacit understanding, and no one dared to make any sound.

"Chen Shangshu is here!"

Not long after, a figure who seemed to be dozens of years old appeared at the gate of the Golden Luan Palace. All the civil and military officials looked at him with an inexplicable look on their faces, and then gave way one after another.

Under the gaze of the people, Chen Bingli walked to the front of the Golden Luan Hall, lowered his head, and did not make a sound.

"Chen Shangshu's complexion is not very good!"

"Keep your voice down, will his face recover after this kind of thing happened?"

"You didn't read it, Zhou Shangshu didn't dare to come to court today, it's already very good for Chen Shangshu to come!"

"Do you think he will make any moves?"

"Your Majesty made such a big commotion, it is clear that they want to completely cut off their minions. If they don't accept their fate, they will definitely take action. Just watch, many officials must be ready!"

"Today's court meeting must be a battle between dragons and tigers!"

There were whispers behind him, and Chen Bingli listened to every word. He raised his head slightly, looked at the golden dragon chair, and then his eyes became sharper. said to himself,
"Your Majesty, the old minister will definitely let you stop!"

"Zhang Shangshu is also here..."

Not long after, Zhang Tinghai also appeared in the Golden Luan Hall. Although the emperor's actions did not affect him, his complexion was also abnormally ugly, with dark circles on his eyes, obviously he did not sleep well yesterday.

He frowned, and stood together with Chen Bingli, they looked at each other, neither of them spoke, but there were discussions among the civil and military officials behind them.

"Will Zhang Shangshu and Chen Shangshu join forces?"

"It will definitely. If His Majesty cuts off Chen Xi and Zhou Xi, Zhang Xi will not be able to get better either. He can't be so stupid as to sit idly by!"

"I guess that's right!"

"I just don't know what His Majesty's performance is, whether he can resist the persecution of these two factions..."

"His Majesty is here!"

When people were discussing a lot, there was a shrill shout from outside the hall, and the discussion in the hall disappeared immediately, and the people retreated to the sides with serious expressions, leaving a wide road, and then, Wu Chong was wearing a golden dragon robe, Wearing a purple gold crown on his head, accompanied by Su Hanyun, he walked in with big strides.

"Come on and see Your Majesty!"

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

Civil and military officials knelt to meet them, Wu Chong looked at the crowd, walked up to the dragon chair with a huh, waving his sleeves, and sat awe-inspiringly, then said loudly,

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The civil and military officials got up one after another, but they all did not speak in a tacit understanding, but turned their eyes to Chen Bingli and Zhang Tinghai who were at the front.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to announce!"

Chen Bingli couldn't bear it any longer, his wrinkled face was full of solemnity, and there was a hint of rage, he hurriedly stood up, bowed and knelt down on the ground.

"Chen Shangshu can't wait!"

Wu Chong lowered his head and glanced at Chen Bingli, with a hint of a sneer on his face, then he looked at Su Hanyun at the side again, and said coldly,
"Alright, I'll give you a chance!"

"Speak!"

"call……"

Chen Bingli lowered his head, let out a long breath, slowly straightened up, and then said with unconcealable awe in his eyes,

"Your Majesty, yesterday, General Manager Su acted against the emperor, arbitrarily arresting the commander of the twelve guards of the imperial army, as well as all the personnel of the Criminal Department, and sent people to monitor the household department and other personnel. I think this matter is extremely inappropriate."

"Cheng Longxiang and the others, do they have any intention of rebelling? There is not enough evidence. Just rely on a criminal minister, Xu Chao, to make random identification and arrest them? And put them in prison. This is simply chilling the hearts of these soldiers!"

"And later, Director Su even hunted down and killed the other commanders of the Imperial Army, which made His Majesty lose face and caused an irreparable impact on the imperial court."

"In addition, regarding the matter of Zheng Zhongming's report to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of Household Affairs, the old minister thinks that Zheng Zhongming's groundless accusation was made up indiscriminately in order to give himself a chance of life. Please also pay attention to your majesty, and don't let it be because of a dying person. Nonsense, hurt the hearts of the courtiers!"

"The old minister requests that the generals of the Imperial Army who are detained by the Ministry of Punishments be released temporarily. It is only necessary to suspend their duties to cooperate with the investigation. In addition, the officials of the Ministry of Punishments and the Ministry of Finance who have been falsely accused cannot be detained. They are also suspended to cooperate with the investigation!"

"As for Director Su, as an eunuch in the inner court, he acted without authorization, giving His Majesty face and the court face, and causing irreparable influence. The old minister asks His Majesty to severely punish him, so as to set an example to others!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Bingli kowtowed heavily, touching the ground with a loud sound.

The Golden Luan Hall was dead silent for a moment, and those officials who originally belonged to the Chen family stood up one after another, with respectful faces and impassioned expressions in their eyes, they knelt down behind Chen Bingli one after another. There are nearly half of the courtiers in the swing.

They kowtowed and whispered,

"I support Chen Shangshu, Your Majesty, please sympathize with my ministers, and severely punish the eunuchs who interfere in the government, Director Su!"

"Your Majesty, please make a decision?!"

The majestic voice, with a particularly awe-inspiring meaning, rippling on the Golden Luan Hall, quite a feeling of death, the expressions on the faces of the kneeling officials all looked a little sacred.

Chen Bingli lowered his head, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. He glanced at Zhang Tinghai without showing any trace, and there was a look of expectation on his face. As long as Zhang Tinghai made another move, today's court will become all the officials to persecute His Majesty. You must not dare to completely fall out with everyone!
And as long as they drag past now, they will have time to fight back!

"Hmm...Chen Shangshu, all my lovers, what you said is very reasonable!"

After being silent for a while, Wu Chong took a deep breath and stood up with a serious expression on his face. He glanced at the kneeling crowd, and finally looked at Zhang Tinghai who had been silent all this time, and said in a low voice,
"However, I still want to ask what Zhang Shangshu means!"

"And you, do you also think what Chen Shangshu said makes sense?"

In an instant, all eyes were on Zhang Tinghai, he swallowed, took two steps forward, knelt down beside Chen Bingli, first kowtowed to Wu Chong, and then said loudly,
"The old minister thought that what Chen Shangshu said was wrong!"

"Xu Chaozhi's report involves rebellion. This is a major event that threatens His Majesty and the Great Zhou Dynasty. Eunuch Su took the opportunity to arrest the rebels and quelled the chaos of the forbidden army as quickly as possible. There is no fault, but a great contribution!"

"Your Majesty should not be punished, but should be rewarded!"

"As for what Chen Shangshu said, the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Household Affairs were falsely accused. The old minister also thinks it is inappropriate. No matter whether the false accusation is false or not, we officials should take the initiative to walk into the prison and ask Your Majesty to investigate yourself. , as long as there are any mistakes, you must strictly introspect and punish yourself!"

"It's not the right to be an official, not to be imprisoned, which in itself is a disrespect for the court and the law!"

"The old minister absolutely disagrees!"

"Your Majesty, please make the decision to imprison all the people. Veterans and many officials can guarantee that the Great Zhou Dynasty will never be chaotic. I will do my best to protect Your Majesty until the truth of this matter is found out!!"

Whoa!

As soon as these words came out, the court hall was dead silent!

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

Zhang Tinghai, actually helping His Majesty?
Instead of standing beside Chen Bingli who was in the same boat?

How can this be?

Chen Bingli's shock was even more indescribable. He raised his head blankly and looked at Zhang Tinghai, who was impassioned and righteous, and felt in a daze.

What exactly is going on?

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