back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 21
In the southernmost part of Chang'an City, a large courtyard that was originally inconspicuous, now it is an existence that attracts the attention of the entire Chang'an City.Whether it is civil and military officials or ordinary people, they all have a little awe of it.Here is the supervisory department.

After the expansion of the Supervision Department, the underground was dug through and a huge prison was built. In this prison, all the officials who committed the Yellow River case were detained.

For more than 20 days, Chen Heli has not thought about eating or drinking. His originally obese body has lost a lot of weight. He stared blankly at the dark prison and a group of colleagues who used to wear brocade suits. He has become numb. .

"Officer Chen Heli, come out!"

An inspector opened the prison door and shouted at Chen Heli, who was in a daze.Chen Heli's face twitched before he slowly moved his body.For more than [-] days, he has been tortured.These inspectors were the original frontier soldiers, hated them for drinking the blood of soldiers, and wished they could cramp their muscles and skin them, and torture them severely. In their view, it was just a little venting of their hatred.

Chen Heli walked out of the underground prison in a daze, and a ray of bright sunlight appeared in front of him.He squinted his eyes, and it took him a long time to get used to it.For the first time, Chen Heli felt the taste of sunshine is so good, maybe this is the last time he saw sunshine, he shook his head and gave a wry smile.

"Your Majesty, the prisoner Chen Heli brought it here."

"You go back."

Chen Heli looked up in astonishment, and Lu Chengqi, who was sitting high on the trial table, immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, and I am willing to give everything, Your Majesty, you will spare me this dog Fate, I am willing to work for His Majesty!"

Lu Chengqi quietly looked at Chen Heli, who was lying on the ground, weeping bitterly, but he was not moved at all.If you kill someone and plead guilty, can you get away with it?Can the person who was killed be resurrected?Lu Chengqi looked coldly at Chen Heli who was kneeling on the ground, without saying a word.

"...Your Majesty, I heard that as long as you take out the proceeds of corruption, you will be magnanimous and let us go. You are a golden word, and what you say is an imperial decree. You will not break your promise, right?"

Chen Heli grasped the last straw, which he thought was the one that could escape him.

Lu Chengqi snorted coldly: "Forgive you? Then my people, who spared them?"

Chen Heli said blankly: "Just those mud legs? They...they are just mud legs, Your Majesty! I was the number one scholar in Zhengxuan years, why would you chop me off for a few mud legs!"

Lu Chengqi laughed loudly, and said after a long time: "Chen Heli, don't be delusional, I tell you, you are sure to die! Because if you don't kill you, it's hard for the people to be angry!"

Chen Heli couldn't believe that Lu Chengqi really wanted to kill so many officials for the sake of a few untouchables.He was stunned for a long time before he suddenly laughed and said, "Lu Chengqi, what do you think you are? A petty official. Why do I become an official? Isn’t it just for a few stinky money! That old dog Yang Daoqi is your teacher, you hypocrite, you dare not kill your teacher, but you want to kill me, you come Kill me, let me tell you, I am not afraid! You are just a fool who cannot be supported by mud, without us, you are nothing!"

Chen Heli wanted to jump up and beat Lu Chengqi, but he was restrained by the shackles, like a temporarily struggling beast.The ugliness of human nature is fully revealed at this moment.

Lu Chengqi quietly watched him go crazy, and when he had no strength to go crazy, he said slowly: "Chen Heli, you think too highly of yourself. In this world, without anyone, the sunrise and sunset are still the same. In my eyes, your so-called pride is worthless. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. If everyone is like you and embezzles the life-saving money of disaster victims, do you want my country? You are just the one in my eyes Chicken, I killed you just to scare the monkeys. I came today just to send you off for the sake of the monarch and his ministers. You are a dying person. If you scold me, I will not be annoyed. What I am afraid of is that you will never The people pointed at my spine and cursed. You will never understand what I value. You are a poor person. I hope your descendants will not be as stupid as you. Don't worry, I will not do anything to them. After all, it was you who did the evil, and they shouldn't bear it."

Chen Heli stood there stunned, even when Lu Chengqi passed by, he didn't have the strength to rush forward, but quietly recalled what Lu Chengqi said just now, and he didn't even realize how he got back to the prison.

After Lu Chengqi left the Supervision Department, Xu Jingchun cautiously followed and said, "Your Majesty, do you want me to send you back to the palace?"

Lu Chengqi rolled his eyes at him, and said: "If there are people in Chang'an who are unfavorable to me, it is your dereliction of duty. When the time comes, not only your hat, but your head will also fall to the ground."

Xu Jingchun flinched in fright, immediately called his confidants, and followed Lu Chengqi all the way.Lu Chengqi was not in a good mood, after all he was scolded, no one would be in a good mood.He slowly thought about what this country should do to make it more prosperous and to shut up those who couldn't see him clearly.

He had been familiar with Chang'an City for a long time, but unexpectedly, he went to the southern suburbs of the city.The south of the city is a wealthy area, and the suburbs are almost out of the city.After Wen Zong's expansion, Chang'an City is many times wider than before.

"Ergou, pass the ball quickly!"

"Okay, look at me!"

……

A few childish voices came, and Lu Chengqi's thoughts were interrupted. He turned his head and saw a few little kids kicking Cuju.Lu Chengqi knows Cuju, because it is the originator of football.

Cuju is made of leather, filled with bran, or sealed and inflated. By the Song Dynasty, Cuju was almost similar to modern football.The Dashun Dynasty was equal to the Northern Song Dynasty, and the appearance of Cuju was nothing.

Lu Chengqi also knows the rules of football, but the cuju at this time is obviously purely for entertainment. Set up a goal and call it "Merry Eye".At this time, Cuju is not about physical exertion, it is purely about technique, and it is not very confrontational.It can also be played for nothing, that is, the ball without the goal.

Lu Chengqi looked at the group of little kids juggling the ball with a smile, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "Grandpa Mao once said that civilization is its spirit, and savagery is its physique. If you don’t have enough to eat, how can you practice martial arts? But cuju is different, as long as there is space, you can play it. Why don’t you vigorously advocate cuju and lay a good foundation, so that in future generations, more than one billion people can’t find eleven who can play football...”

But Lu Chengqi knew that this matter should not be rushed, it had to be prepared slowly, he watched it quietly for a while before walking towards the palace...

(End of this chapter)