Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 96 Gao Lishi: Our family is here specially to wait for you, Mr. Huang!
Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, more than a day has passed since the day of worship at the Ancestral Temple.

December 28, in the palace martial arts arena.

Zhao Yuzheng was holding a spear and sparring with Zhang Xiu.

During the battle with Huang Jingming, he discovered that although he had the cultivation level of a ninth-grade master, he had little actual combat experience and could only exert [-]% of his strength. Unlike Zhang Xiu and Wang Xiongdan, who could Make full use of your own strength.

Therefore, he would bring Zhang Xiu as a sparring partner in his spare time, hoping to bring out his full strength as soon as possible.

And Zhang Xiu, faced with such a great opportunity to get closer to the king, naturally would not refuse.

In the past few days, he has been giving Zhao Yu tricks almost step by step.

At this time, Gao Lishi hurriedly walked in from outside the martial arts arena. He looked at Zhao Yu who was practicing martial arts with a hesitant expression on his face.

When Zhang Xiu saw Gao Lishi coming, he knew that the famous man in front of His Majesty must have something important to report. He quickly put away his gun and retreated, cupped his hands towards Gao Lishi, and said with a smile on his dark face. :

"Your Majesty, Gao Diao Dang is here."

Zhao Yu laughed, threw the spear in his hand to the young eunuch standing beside him, and turned to look at Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi hurriedly walked to Zhao Yu's side, and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, the Confession Station has received a total of more than two million taels of unnamed money in the past two days..."

When Zhao Yu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Hmph, none of the officials in Da Chu are not corrupt, it's just how corrupt they are! Even the so-called honest officials are just less corrupt than ordinary people!

The water is clear but there are no fish, the people are observing but there are no disciples, that’s it, let’s stop there.

Gao Lishi, please ask someone to take out 5 taels of silver and distribute it to the soldiers in the capital, and then send 50 taels to my inner treasury.You have been with me these days and have contributed a lot. You can go and share 1000 taels with the servants yourself, which I will reward you.The rest will be transported to the treasury by the Ministry of Households. "

"Slave, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Lishi hurriedly knelt on the ground and thanked him loudly.

"I can understand that you palace people, because of your disability, love money and power, but there are some things that cannot cross the bottom line and lose your sense of proportion. Otherwise, I don't mind chopping off some of the claws that are stretched out randomly!"

Zhao Yu said lightly.

When Gao Lishi heard this, his heart throbbed, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly.

Little did he know that Zhao Yu was beating him up.

"My slave, I understand. Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will never disappoint Your Majesty!"

"I know, Gao Lishi, you have great ambitions. I think you can distinguish the difference between small profits in front of you and fame in life and behind you." At this point, Zhao Yu said again, "I remember that tomorrow, King Taihe will be beheaded for rebelling against the party. On that day, Gao Lishi, please go to the execution ground in person on my behalf, as a farewell to these former veterans."

In the face of Zhao Yu's pressure, just yesterday, the results of the joint trial of the three departments were announced.

All Taihe Wang Nidang who were interrogated were beheaded for public display. The time is set for tomorrow, December 29th.

According to Zhao Yu, there should be a sense of ritual when doing things.For something as unlucky as beheading, it would be better to leave it to the year before.After the first day of the first lunar month, it’s the new year. Doing these things again will ruin your luck.

As if remembering someone's arrogant and domineering face in the past, Gao Lishi nodded heavily and said with a ferocious smile:
"The slave will bring His Majesty's greetings to them."

For nearly a hundred years, the execution grounds for death row prisoners have been located at Caishikou, Wumen, east of Shenjing City.

Some Taoist masters say that in this way, the first ray of purple energy from the rising sun can be used to eliminate the resentment and hatred accumulated in the execution field.

Whenever someone was about to be executed on the day, people would come to watch the excitement after hearing the news. They would surround the execution ground layer by layer early in the morning, scrambling to be the first, and crowding in thousands of people.

The scene was more lively than attending the temple fair on New Year's Day.

Although everyone knew in their hearts that killing people was definitely not a fun thing to do, let alone good-looking, they still had to wait and watch eagerly as the executioner raised his knife and dropped it, and the fresh and exciting feeling when the head fell to the ground.

Seeing those corrupt officials being beheaded one by one, the onlookers felt so happy, and some even couldn't help but applaud.

Perhaps, this is the last trace of animality left deep in everyone's heart...

"I'm coming!"

"The prison van is coming!"

Accompanied by exclamations one after another, prison vehicles, escorted by soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, drove towards the execution ground from far and near.

"so many people!"

Looking at the endless prison car, a middle-aged man with a stern face in the crowd couldn't help but take a breath.

There are at least 1000 people on death row this time!

"Brother, I know right away that you are not a native of Shenjing. His Majesty has already issued a notice for this execution. Not one of the backbone of the Taishi's rebel party, the Yi tribe, will be spared! After all, there are at least two to three thousand people. ?”

A person next to him said with a smile.

"So many? Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of something happening?"

The middle-aged man asked again.

"What happened? These corrupt officials deserve to die! A few days ago, the editorial office found countless gold and silver from the mansions of these ministers. Just the trucks pulling these stolen goods were enough Thirty or forty cars were pulled for a whole night before they were all taken away! Humph, the people of Shenjing City are not blind! According to me, the three Yi tribes are all because of His Majesty's mercy!"

He angrily snarled at the middle-aged man. Seeing that the prison car was about to reach his side, the man who spoke closed his mouth and took out a small bag of rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs from his arms with excitement on his face. He raised his hand and moved toward The death row inmates in the prison van were thrown over headlong.

"It is not a pity to die for corrupt officials!"

"Smash them to death!"

"Pooh!"

"Death is cheap for you!" Hearing the shouts of the crowd around him, the middle-aged man was always arrogant and unruly, so he was a little surprised at this moment.

How much public anger has this Huang Jingming party aroused...

"Brother Zhongxiang, how are you?"

At some point, two young scribes appeared next to the middle-aged man. Although their clothes were not gorgeous, they only had an aura of grandeur, which made people feel awe.

"Ziyu, Zishan, this is not a place to talk, the three of you and I go to the side to talk in detail."

The two young scholars looked at each other and nodded.

The three struggled to squeeze out from the crowd and came to a street corner.

The middle-aged scribe named "Zhong Xiang" looked at his companion and asked first:

"How have you two been observing these past two days?"

"Your Majesty has a high reputation in the capital, especially in the army, and he has won the hearts of the military. The young guards can't get in, but the young men from the City Guards and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division have secretly visited. Even the lower-level soldiers have no idea what they are doing. Our Majesty is also full of praise."

The young scribe with a serious face spoke first.

"Brother Zhongxiang, brother Ziyu, your majesty was able to turn around from a desperate situation and destroy King Taihe's party in less than half a year after taking the throne. His methods are so high that I don't need to say more.

But now Dachu not only has internal troubles, but also external troubles.Let's not talk about Burma and Qi for the moment. There is Huang Jingming's confidant in the army there, and Fang Chao still has nearly [-] soldiers on the Canglong River.

If the frontier army heard the news and rebelled, the people of Dachu would be in trouble. "

The handsome young scribe frowned and expressed his worries.

The middle-aged scribe with a tough face smiled and patted the other party's shoulder and said:

"Zishan, if the weather in this country goes smoothly and the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can you and I show our abilities? The achievements of a man should come from troubled times!"

Although he did not agree with the other party's views, the scribe named "Zi Shan" still couldn't help but said:

"Brother Zhongxiang, have you decided?"

"Since ancient times, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to deliver embers in the snow. Your Majesty is currently short of manpower, and the three of us are not mediocre people. Ziyu, Zishan, do you think that if you join your Majesty at this time, will you and I be reused?"

When the two young scribes heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both saw a look of excitement in each other's eyes.

Learn literary and martial arts and sell them at the emperor's house.

The three of them were born and raised in Dachu, and now that they have achieved academic success, the first person they naturally thought of to serve was Zhao Yu, who had just taken power.

"It's time!"

With a loud shout from the high platform, the crowd of onlookers calmed down instantly, and the three people's attention was once again drawn back to the execution field.

Chu Ziwen, the imperial censor who volunteered to be the supervisor, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky.

Under the blazing sunlight, a stinging sensation came from his eyes.

Chu Ziwen withdrew his gaze and waved his hand.

The judge on the side understood and shouted loudly: "Bring someone to commit the crime!"

A group of death row prisoners were pushed by the soldiers to the high platform and knelt down one by one facing the direction of the palace.

Chu Ziwen looked at the disheveled Huang Wenbo, Zhang Liuqi and others under the high platform, with a faint look of pleasure in his eyes.

You, the King of Taihe, will one day have your family confiscated and your clan exterminated!
"Master Chu, noon has arrived and it's time for execution."

Seeing that Chu Ziwen was a little distracted, the judge on the side quickly reminded him in a low voice.

After Chu Ziwen came back to his senses, he took out the fire sign from the sign tube and was about to throw it to the ground and order the execution when suddenly a loud shout came from a distance.

"Master Chu, wait a moment! Your Majesty has a message!"

When Chu Ziwen heard this, he looked over and saw His Majesty's eunuch, Gao Lishi, riding on a tall horse, galloping towards this side.

"Eunuch Gao, why are you here?"

Seeing Gao Lishi coming here, Chu Ziwen was a little surprised and said:

"What orders does His Majesty have?"

Gao Lishi turned over and dismounted, smiled, cupped his hands towards Chu Ziwen, and said:

"His Majesty ordered us to personally send these former ministers off on His Majesty's behalf. This can be regarded as fulfilling the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers."

As he spoke, he slowly walked up to Huang Wenbo, gritted his teeth and said with a grin:

"Commander Huang, Your Majesty asked our family to give you a message. When you broke into the palace and rushed to His Majesty, did you ever think about this day? Today, our family just asked for an errand from His Majesty and made a special trip to see Huang Da. The command made your head fall to the ground!"

After saying that, without even looking at Huang Wenbo's ugly face, Gao Lishi stood up and came to the high platform, nodding towards Chu Ziwen.

"cut!"

The next moment, the fire sign came to the ground.

puff!

Accompanied by muffled groans, blood splattered everywhere, completely dyeing the entire execution ground red.

On this day, the execution lasted from noon to You hour, lasting three hours. The executioners changed five times, and nearly [-] heads fell to the ground. It took a full month for the pungent bloody smell in the execution ground to completely dissipate. All.

(End of this chapter)