nine thousand years old

Chapter 75 The Dust Settles
One month later, Caishikou in the north of the city.

The summer sun was scorching hot and pale, shining on the guillotine with a strong smell of blood. Dozens of officials, dressed in rags, with dull eyes and deep despair on their faces, lay there, The ground of the guillotine was already covered with blood, and the blood was like a river, spreading towards the distance.

They don't know how many times they were beheaded, and they don't know how many other people were beheaded after themselves. They only know that the root of all this is the eunuch on the beheading platform, the purple black python suit, The evil spirit was fierce, and his eyes were like evil spirits from the Nine Serenity Hell, which made them shudder.

In less than a month, the evidence of Cheng Longxiang's treason in the Forbidden Army was solid. Almost all the generals of the Forbidden Army reported their real names, and some people listed substantive evidence, including selling ironware, etc. The Cheng family had no one except Cheng Longxiang's only son, Cheng Hu. Except for the news, everyone copied and chopped off.

The emperor thought of the Cheng family's hard work and great achievements, so they were spared the punishment of punishing the nine families.

The commanders of the other twelve guards of the imperial army, except for Xu Chao’s meritorious service, all beheaded for public display, and punished their family members according to the level of their crimes. Maid, never stand up.

The Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Household Affairs, all the officials and students affiliated to Chen Bingli, etc. were all arrested and imprisoned under Zheng Zhongming's report, including the second and third sons of the Chen family, and they were not spared.

These people have long been investigated to the bottom, and Su Hanyun is too powerful. After arriving in prison, there is no basic interrogation. All these people have pleaded guilty. In the end, nearly [-]% of the officials were beheaded. Sixty percent of the officials were either imprisoned or fined numerous times, and then demoted as ordinary people.

In exchange for the lives of his second and third sons, Chen Bingli was forced to voluntarily resign from office, and made a solemn oath that within three generations of the Chen family, he would not be an official in Dazhou, in order to warn the descendants of the Chen family not to make such mistakes again.

All of these are from the hands of Su Hanyun.

The young eunuch on the supervisory platform!
"kill!"

The slightly sharp gloomy roar came again, and the light in the sky seemed to be dimmed because of this. Dozens of officials raised their heads and looked at the figure from a distance, with a trace of fear on their faces, and Unconcealable despair, silence for a moment, someone shouted loudly,
"Eunuch, I won't let you go even if I die!"

"I will turn into a ghost, in your dreams day and night..."

"Eunuch, you must die!"

puff!
The screaming stopped abruptly as the knife and ax fell, and the ferocious head rolled to the ground with a grunt. The splashed blood added a lot to the river of blood on the ground, and even splashed circles of ripples. , Kneading his sore arms with a knife and axe, he dragged the body down and threw it on the ground, waiting for new criminals to be escorted up.

On the other side of them, the corpses had piled up into a hill, and the heads were piled up together, which looked shocking.

"A lot of people were killed this time..."

"Yeah, each of us has to kill two or three hundred..."

"That little eunuch is really ruthless!"

"Keep your voice down, if someone overhears you, ten of your heads are not enough to cut off..."

Several sword-axe fighters looked towards the direction of the supervisory stage, their faces were full of fear. They had been sword-axe masters for so many years, and this was the time they killed the most. Officials of Chang'an City, big or small, Official positions and ranks were almost killed by them, and the blood flowing from the guillotine was about to flow out of the vegetable market.

This is really a river of blood!
It's no exaggeration.

"Come on, come on, cheer up..."

Not long after, another criminal was pushed onto the guillotine. There were wailing, panic, and vicious curses. The eunuch on the execution stage didn't seem to have heard it, his expression remained unchanged, and the swords and axes shook their hands. Shaking his head, he directly pushed them down in a pool of blood.

"kill!"

……

A killing, heads rolling!

Officials from the Zhou family, the Chen family, and the two departments were all slaughtered. Occasionally, one or two slipped through the net, and they basically became quails. They hid in the mansion and did not dare to show their faces. I was frightened into a fool by the scene of blood flowing into rivers.

In today's court, only Zhang Tinghai is left as a minister under his sect, and the officials of the Zhang family are struggling to support them, barely maintaining the order of the court. Logically speaking, this time should be the most exciting time for Zhang Tinghai, and there is no more in the court. Competitors, he can cover the sky with one hand, and speak his mind!
However, he didn't feel the slightest excitement, and he even had a sad face all day long, unable to sleep. In the past month, he had lost a lot of hair, and he seemed to have aged dozens of years all of a sudden. All spirits!

Su Hanyun has already cleaned up Zhou An and Chen Bingli, and the imperial army is completely under his control. Those who should be killed are also killed, and those who should be demoted are also demoted. Now only the Zhang family is left. I don’t know what he will do. He will not fulfill his original promise and allow Zhang Xi to resign and enjoy his old age in peace.

Now, the life and death of the entire Zhang family depend on Su Hanyun's words!
"Master, Director Su is here!"

A slightly nervous voice came from outside the door. Zhang Tinghai, who was praying, changed his face and jumped up from his seat, almost breaking his old waist. He ran directly to the front hall, and saw Su Hanyun standing in the hall with his hands behind his back from a distance, hurriedly went up to him, bowed and said,

"I didn't know that Chief Su was coming, so I was far away to welcome him, and Chief Su forgives me!"

"Boss Su, please sit down!"

Zhang Tinghai bowed and bowed his knees, and led Su Hanyun to the main seat. Su Hanyun glanced at him indifferently, and said with a light smile,
"No need!"

"Uh……"

The smile on Zhang Tinghai's face froze for a moment, and he swallowed frightfully, with trembling in his tone, he said,
"Then Chief Su is here, why?"

"You should know it in your heart!"

Su Hanyun smiled lightly and said,
"In the past month, you officials of the Zhang family have performed very well. The court of the Great Zhou has not been chaotic. Our family can devote all its energy to dealing with the Chen family and the Zhou family. This is how we are now."

"Our family has already told His Majesty, and His Majesty is also very satisfied."

"However, the things that I promised you to resign and retire for the elderly, have to be done countless times!"

"Grandpa Su, please forgive me..."

Zhang Tinghai was stunned for a moment, with unconcealable horror on his old face, he knelt down on the ground suddenly, hugged Su Hanyun's thigh, and begged with snot and tears,

"Eunuch Su, I came here according to your request!"

"This month, I haven't caused you any trouble at all. If you are like this, won't this make the old man beyond redemption?"

"Eunuch Su, I beg you, kill me, don't kill those officials of the Zhang family, right? I beg you..."

Zhang Tinghai kowtowed heavily, and soon, his forehead was bright red, and he was also a little dizzy.

Su Hanyun looked at him quietly, and after a while, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said in a low voice,

"Zhang Shangshu misunderstood!"

"Your Majesty does not want to get rid of you!"

"This time, our family has gone too far. More than half of the officials in the court have been killed, and too many positions have been vacated all at once. The imperial court is about to be paralyzed!"

"Your Majesty, the officials of the Zhang family will maintain their current appearance, and after the scientific examination next year, there will be a large number of new forces to fill the vacancies in Chang'an City before agreeing to your request."

"what do you think?"

"call……"

Zhang Tinghai felt relieved, breathed a sigh of relief, and almost collapsed to the ground.

Swallowing, he straightened up slightly, and said in a low voice,
"Please tell Your Majesty, Eunuch Su, that any request from His Majesty, the veterans, and all the officials of the Zhang family will agree to it. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there will be no mistakes in Da Zhou before the imperial examination next year."

"Ah, very good,"

Su Hanyun glanced at him indifferently, and without helping him up, he waved his sleeve robe and left the hall!
"It's so hanging..."

Looking at the distant figure, Zhang Tinghai gradually breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to himself,
"Next year's scientific examination, let's take the scientific examination next year, as long as you don't die... that's fine..."

(End of this chapter)