Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 293 How is it possible?He is only 19 years old!
Give the king a sword, and have the right to kill officials below the third rank first?

Your Majesty, this is...

Crazy?
When the eunuch Yan Songyu appeared on the top of the city and read out the imperial decree, all the nobles seemed to have been hit by a bolt from the blue, with disbelief and despair on their faces!

"Let the prince of the North reject the full authority to investigate this matter, and also give him the right to kill first and then play? Isn't that clearly giving up on us?"

"Your Majesty listened to the bewitchment of a treacherous minister, how could you make such an unwise move?"

"Where's Prime Minister Yan? Where's the empress? Why don't you try to dissuade her?"

"Hundreds of officials in the court have different minds. There are many people who have colluded with foreigners, have correspondence with the Jubei Palace, or are involved with the remnants of the previous dynasty, but the group of officials who appeared at the North Gate today to mourn can stand the test. Your loyal minister! Your Majesty abandons us, so you are not afraid that the government and the public will be occupied by traitors, and the country will change hands?"

"No, I want to enter the palace to meet His Majesty, please take it back!"

"I'm going too! Absolutely don't let the bandits in the northern border take the power to kill first and then play later, otherwise the whole capital will be in a state of chaos!"

……

A group of dignitaries showed righteous indignation, and at the same time quietly retreated, completely ignoring that the body of their dead son had not yet been placed in the coffin.

Many people kept calm before, because they believed that Jing Hong was standing behind them, and firmly believed that the other party would trust and reuse them and others after testing their loyalty, so they were unscrupulous, but now Yan Songyu's appearance is equivalent to A basin of cold water was poured on their heads to make them clearly realize that in Jing Hong's eyes, officials below the third rank are just pawns that can be discarded at any time!
Although they don't know what kind of big game Jing Hong is playing, these officials obviously don't want to sacrifice their lives for the grand plans and great achievements of Jing's lineage.

But when the officials moved back, there was a group of people wearing bright armor, holding sharp military crossbows and unsheathed swords blocking their way——

It was Xue Fang and his guards who were in charge of guarding the north gate.

Lu Guang, the official doctor, and Jin Xian, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stopped and looked at each other, both secretly thinking that something was wrong.

Although there are less than [-] imperial guards here, the number is not too large, if all the officials order the servants in the government to rush to kill them all, it is not known who will die.

But in that way, I and others will definitely be liquidated afterwards, and even the nine clans will be implicated!
Because they had no grievances with Xue Fang, and even had some official friendship, but the other party put on a posture of desperately blocking the way, obviously following Jing Hong's order from Yan Songyu.

Besides...

As fourth-rank officials, both Lu Guang and Jin Xian had heard a legend that there was a real dragon raised by the founding emperor Jing Yang sitting at the gates of the four sides of the capital.

Therefore, breaking through by force is definitely not going to work.

We can only understand it with reason and move it with emotion.

"Commander Xue, what are you doing?"

Jin Xian took a step forward, frowned and said:
"Are you going to stop the officials from going to see His Majesty?"

Xue Fang didn't say a word, just drew the long sword around his waist, drew a long line in front of his feet, and showed his attitude——

Those who cross this line, don't blame him for being ruthless.

"Commander Xue!"

Lu Guang smiled wryly:
"Your Majesty was confused for a moment, and actually gave the northern bandit a King Sword!"

"You have also seen that today, the son of the king of the north is aggressive towards us, and he is swearing that he will not let go. If he really got the king sword, the north gate will definitely bleed like a river!"

"At that time, all the officials in the capital will be massacred by the prince of the King of the North! Once this news gets out, won't the royal family become a joke? The country will not be the country, you and I are all sinners!"

On the side, Jin Xian also echoed:

"Commander Xue, let us meet His Majesty!"

"The minister is guilty, and should be ordered to die by His Majesty! A glass of poisoned wine, a three-foot white silk, we can take it all, and even die with a smile on his face! But what kind of person is Jiang Qingyu, why should he be in charge of killing for His Majesty? , to make the law right?"

"It's just a prince with a different surname, and his official rank is not in the mainstream. If he doesn't even have the qualifications to go to court, there are many important officials of the fourth and fifth ranks among us. If he dies at his hands, he must be ashamed and indignant, and he will not rest in peace! "

"..."

Xue Fang was speechless.

He originally thought that he would fight Jiang Qingyu and his Anbei army today, so he made preparations early in the morning. Before he set off from home in the early morning, he explained the funeral to several wives and concubines, and even wrote a final letter to his brother. Shu, I didn't want Yan Songyu to show up and ask him to lead someone to help Jiang Qingyu stop all the dignitaries.

It's ridiculous and ridiculous!
Although as a general, Xue Fang can't understand the demeanor of Lu Guang, Jin Xian and many other literati, it has to be said that it is these few most annoying literati who have spared no effort in supporting the imperial power, even among them There are some people who do not plan for politics in their positions, but they are impeccable in their loyalty to the emperor.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have put his son under Dong Shen's command with his own hands, and used his son's death to prove his will!
Therefore, Xue Fang believes that the officials gathered at the North Gate are guilty, but the crime does not warrant death.

And Emperor Jinghong gave Jiang Qingyu the right to kill first and then play, allowing the other party to slaughter hundreds of officials, which is even more chilling!

However, he is just the commander of the imperial guards, he can't interfere with anything at all, he can only follow orders.

"Sorry, my lords."

Xue Fang glanced at Yan Songyu, the great eunuch on the top of the city, and then gave the dignitaries a look of helplessness:

"I can't decide on this matter."

When Lu Guang and the others heard the words, they immediately turned their attention to Yan Songyu, and begged:

"Eunuch Yan, please give us a chance to enter the palace to face the saint!"

"We would rather die on the golden palace than die by the swords of bandits in the north!"

"What right does he, Jiang Qingyu, have to judge me? His father, Jiang Qiushui, is almost the same!"

……

On the top of the city, Yan Songyu glanced at everyone coldly:
"My lords, Your Majesty reviewed the memorial all night last night, and is resting now, so it is inconvenient to see guests."

"If you have any grievances, you can say it now. There is an old slave here. I believe that Jiang Shizi will not dare to do anything wrong!"

Jiang Qingyu led the girl Xiaoman down from the carriage, and responded with a smile:
"That's natural, we are all ministers of Chu, and we will deal with crimes and punishments strictly according to the law!"

"..."

All the dignitaries trembled.

According to the law?

Right now, the Prince of Rejecting the North has clearly grasped the evidence that the man in black is a servant of their house, and this alone is enough to make all of them take off a layer of skin!

It is an unforgivable crime to raise private soldiers and attack and kill the heirs of the palace and the imperial guards. At the least, the head will fall to the ground, and at the worst, the nine clans will be implicated!
But it's clear that Emperor Jing Hong is behind the scenes!

Since it was to test their loyalty, why did Jiang Qingyu send the butcher knife to Jiang Qingyu in the end, allowing him to slaughter loyal officials?
They can't figure it out!
But the matter has come to this point, all the dignitaries can only try to find their own way of life, as for confessing the mastermind behind the scenes and making the matter unstoppable, they absolutely dare not.

Yan Songyu, who ranks second among the top ten eunuchs in the capital, is watching from the top of the city. If someone says a wrong word, the head and body will be separated in the next moment, and the nine clans will be liquidated after death!
"It seems that today's catastrophe cannot be avoided."

The person who sighed and opened his mouth was a handsome middle-aged man with a mustache. His name was Xie Ling, and his official position was a fourth-rank Zhongshu servant.

When he was young, he was a well-known handsome man in the capital, and he was one of Yan Xiang's most proud disciples. Later, he entered the family of the prime minister and married Yan Xiang's eldest daughter as his wife.

Xie Ling clearly remembered that on the second day after his wife gave birth to his eldest son, Xiang Yan talked to him at night, persuading him to marry another wife and concubines and have more children.

At first he didn't understand what it meant, and even got into trouble with his wife because of it, but his master's order was hard to disobey, so he finally married a few innocent women as concubines, and gave birth to a few concubine sons and daughters, but he was also very measured Once the concubine gave birth to a child, she would not touch her body again, lest the main wife would be jealous.

Until a few days ago...

He only realized later that Yan Xiang's intentions were well-intentioned.

In order to show his loyalty, except for the two sons born to his first wife, he stuffed the remaining two adult heirs into Dong Shen's Imperial Guard.

Although the pain of losing his son made him feel unbearable for a while, compared to the two sons, it is a blessing in misfortune that only two sons died.

But Xie Ling never imagined that even though his two sons died in the end, Jing Hong still chose to sacrifice himself!
"His Majesty……"

"Is it possible that the minister is so annoying to you?"

At this moment, Xie Ling already sensed that many dignitaries were looking at him, hoping that he could stand up and make a living for everyone as Yan Xiang's favorite student and son-in-law.

But Xie Ling was helpless.

Now that he himself is in danger, how can he help everyone?If there is a mistake in his words, and if his father-in-law Yan Hui, who is the prime minister, is dragged into the water, then he will become a sinner through the ages!

In the court hall, even though Yan Hui is Jing Hongshen's trusted official, there are countless people staring at him behind him, waiting for him to make a mistake before seizing his position!
Xie Ling believes that with his father-in-law Yan Hui's scheming, nine times out of ten he has already guessed that the emperor will abandon this group of civil servants who are guarding their seats and not doing business. His current status is not convenient for him to give him a hand, otherwise he will not only be criticized by his political opponents, but also cause displeasure to the emperor himself.

"Even my father-in-law gave up on me, hehe, Xie has lived a worthless life for most of his life!"

He scanned around and sighed in his heart:
"I should have realized that all the officials who came to the North Gate today, without exception, are below the third rank, and they have nothing to do in the court. Even Lu Guang, Jin Xian and others have nothing but talents , have never been used in the right way!"

"For Your Majesty, there are as many flattering courtiers as a cow's hair. After killing one group, it doesn't take three to five days to replace another batch. However, those who have real talents and practical learning, and make suggestions for the society are the ministers of the shoulders. The mainstay of the country, don't give up lightly!"

"I, Xie Lingkong, have lived for 53 years. Outsiders envy me for having a good skin, entering the family's family, and making great achievements. But in the eyes of His Majesty, I am just a pawn he uses to win over and test his father-in-law."

Xie Ling glanced at the inner city, then quietly stretched out his hand to hold his wife beside him, and asked:

"Xiao Ru, are you afraid of death?"

The woman with a gentle face shook her head lightly:
"Husband, in the past, every time I got into trouble, my father would settle it for me. Once, when I was young, I accidentally bumped against King Qingjiang, who was still a prince, outside the city. He was almost taken into the palace and humiliated. It was my father who came here in person." Stop him at the gate of the city, and save me with only some harsh words!"

"Later, after I got married with you, my father took care of me less, but at the Lantern Festival the year before last, the little princess of Murong's family humiliated you for being ignorant and incapable of occupying a fourth-rank official position. A small official in the county seat is insulting to the Prime Minister's family! I couldn't help arguing with him, but I didn't want to be scolded by several empresses in the palace, I was very wronged."

"However, I heard later that when Dad entered the palace and talked with His Majesty all night, two of those empresses were thrown into limbo the next day."

"Husband, daddy has always protected me."

"But I know, this time, Dad probably won't save you and me."

Xie Ling sighed guiltily:
"I'm useless."

"I married you, but I couldn't protect you."

"If I have real talents and learning, and exporting is the strategy of governing the country, then you and I will not be reduced to today's end."

The woman lowered her head and sighed, and said in an inaudible voice:

"Why did your husband make such a statement?"

"You and I are a husband and wife, don't I know you well? How can someone who can be spotted by my father be mediocre? You have been hiding your clumsiness for decades, pretending to be ignorant, and Lu Guang and Jin Xianzhi Isn't it just to reduce Your Majesty's suspicion of the Prime Minister's House, so that Daddy can secure the position of Prime Minister?"

"Today, if the son of Prince Jubei starts killing, and you and I die by his sword, then father will have a feud with Prince Jubei's mansion for the loss of his daughter and son-in-law, and His Majesty will trust him more. A good thing."

"What's more, your two sons, Kuang'er and Cheng'er, were persuaded by their father to join the army in the south as early as two years ago, and the two daughters have already married as wives, so they don't have to die with us, let alone It made me careless."

"only……"

"I'm a girl, so it's not a pity to die, but it's a pity that my husband died early before he could display his talents and learning!"

"..."

Xie Ling said nothing.

He was unwilling to die like this.

But for a while, he couldn't think of any way to break the situation.

"Now we can only see what the lord Shizi thinks."

He set his sights on Jiang Qingyu.

At this time, Yan Gao, the little eunuch, had already come to the son of the king who rejected the north, holding the imperial decree and the king's sword.

Jiang Qingyu stretched out both hands, holding the imperial decree in one hand, and pulled out the king sword in the other.

Clang——

The sword blares incessantly.

The sword light was as cold as the moon, piercing to the bone, and the three-foot green light reflected the white snow under his feet.

"Good sword."

Jiang Qingyu couldn't help admiring.

The rank of this sword is probably no lower than his two swords Shuoyue and Wangquan.

The little eunuch Yan Gao took a peek at the other person's appearance, bowed his head and reminded:
"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has ordered that this King Sword will only be lent to you for half a day, and must be returned after use."

"In addition, this sword is only allowed to be used by you personally, and you cannot use other people's hands to exercise the right to cut first and then strike!"

Jiang Qingyu nodded slightly.

It is said that the royal family of Chu State has several king swords. Every time a king sword is bestowed, it means that the right to cut first and play later is granted, but this power cannot be abused wantonly, otherwise, where is the authority of the emperor?

Therefore, every subject who gets the king sword can only use the king sword himself, and must return it within a certain period of time.

"Half a day is enough."

Jiang Qingyu held Wang Jian and walked towards the north gate step by step. When she reached the side of the little eunuch, she paused and asked:

"During this period of time, has Miss Lichun been bullied in the palace?"

"Among these officials, is there anyone she wants to kill?"

The little eunuch was slightly taken aback, bowed his head and said:
"His Royal Highness is talking about His Royal Highness Jing Li, right? His Highness Jing Li has never been bullied in the palace, but..."

"Just now, when you were about to enter the city, His Highness asked all the officials to roll aside and let the city gate open, but no one listened."

Jiang Qingyu nodded slightly:
"I understand."

After finishing speaking, he put down the hand of the servant girl Xiaoman, and walked forward alone with the sword in hand.

The little eunuch Yan Gao was a little puzzled, he could see that the martial art practice of this prince of the North was only about the sixth or seventh grade of the day after tomorrow, with this level of cultivation, plus Wang Jian, killing hundreds of people should not be a problem. Disaster.

But there are more than 2000 dignitaries present, including family servants and servants?
Can he kill him alone?
Yan Gao subconsciously glanced at the servant girl Xiaoman who was standing there, but saw the other party smiling and looking at him, and said to himself:
"It seems that Sister Lichun has remembered my advice, and established a good relationship with the little eunuch in the palace as soon as she came!"

"..."

Yan Gao was speechless.

Why is this woman not worried about her master at all?
In terms of intelligence, Jiang Qingyu is not a hero who takes the lead?
At this time, when all the dignitaries saw Jiang Qingyu walking towards the north gate alone, they all looked shocked:
"What is he going to do?"

"Reconciliation?"

"Or is he going to kill us all by himself?"

"What a lunatic! But... a good thing for us!"

"This is a good opportunity, old Mu, you are the tenth grade of Houtian, so hurry up and kill him. If you are held accountable and die afterwards, I will take care of your wife and children well!"

"Old Hua, you go too! As long as you kill the prince of the North, then all of us will have a way out!"

"Haha, I never imagined that Jiang Qiushui's wise I would give birth to such a stupid son who dared to kill thousands of people by himself!"

"Quick, do it, kill him!"

……

All the dignitaries made eye contact, and one after another, they dispatched experts from their houses to surround Jiang Qingyu slowly, trying to kill him!
Even Zhongshu servant Xie Ling, who thought his life was cut off, couldn't help looking at the old housekeeper in his house——

That congenital first-rank Fate star master who came to his house with his wife more than 20 years ago under the order of his father-in-law Yan Hui.

He is also the only three innate masters among the rich and powerful present!

"Uncle Fu..."

Xie Ling called out.

But the old housekeeper frowned slightly and remained motionless, as if he refused to listen to Xie Ling's order.

Of course, he could easily kill Jiang Qingyu, but in that case, the Xiangfu's involvement in this matter would be too deep!
This is not what Yan Xiang wants to see.

"Uncle Fu..."

The woman on the side called out again.

Hearing the woman's voice, the old butler had a look of helplessness on his face:
"Ugh……"

This woman whom he watched and grew up is regarded as his own daughter by him. Her begging is really hard to refuse!

"That's all, let me give up my old life and fight for a way out for the young lady and uncle."

The old butler held a dagger hidden in his sleeve, hunched over, and finally moved forward.

But the next moment, he stopped suddenly.

Because he felt that not far ahead, there was an aura that was rising suddenly, all the way from the seventh rank of the acquired day to the tenth rank of the acquired day, and it was still growing!

The old butler subconsciously raised his head to look for that person, then narrowed his eyes suddenly, staring at the young man with a sword in his face, not daring to say anything:

"How, how is it possible?"

"He's only 19 years old!"

(End of this chapter)