Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 67

In the Xuanzheng Palace, the corpses left behind just now had already been moved out.There are still water stains on the ground, and the blood stains should have just been wiped off.

Xiao Cheng dragged his long sword and walked into the Xuanzheng Hall flickering.

At this moment, he had lost the twelve-pronged crown somewhere, and the uniform on his body was a little messy, with a pair of wide sleeves rolled up and knotted at the elbows. It is a twelve-chapter gown that symbolizes the power of the emperor.

But no matter how casual Xiao Cheng was at this time, the officials in the palace didn't have the slightest opinion, and buried their heads firmly on the ground.

The tip of the sword rubbed against the ground, making a "stab, thorn" sound, which spread to all the officials in the palace, making their fear even worse.

Especially the officials who had been the most active before, kept trembling at this moment, telling Xiao Cheng with their whole body how scared they were.

Xiao Cheng walked leisurely in the hall, looking at the appearance of all the officials kneeling in the court, with a bad feeling in his heart, he stopped in front of the young man named Huang Xi who was rushing to let Xiao Cheng give way just now. Down.

The tip of the sword swayed slightly, tapping the ground beside Huang Xi rhythmically.

Just now Huang Xi, who was righteous and awe-inspiring, seemed to let Xiao Cheng abdicate entirely for the sake of the people of the world, but now he was burying his head on the ground, his whole body trembling violently.

Xiao Cheng jokingly raised the long sword and placed it gently on his neck.

The next moment, Huang Xi trembled all over, as if resigned to his fate, and he no longer trembled as much as before.

Xiao Cheng frowned, raised his toes and touched him slightly.

Hearing a "bang", Huang Xi fell directly on top of an official beside him, his eyes widened, as if he had fainted from fright.

"So timid? It's boring!" Xiao Cheng curled his lips, shook his head and muttered.

Huang Xi was fainted from fright, but the official kneeling beside him couldn't see clearly.

Seeing Huang Xi fell on him, he thought he was killed by Xiao Cheng's sword. He could no longer bear the fear in his heart, and almost jumped up on the spot. His mouth was startled and anxious, and he said with a hint of crying:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Hearing someone wailing and pleading guilty, all the terrified officials couldn't bear it anymore, and wept in haste:
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"The minister was coerced by the traitor Wang Xiao!"

"I have long wanted to be loyal to His Majesty, but the traitors are isolated from inside and outside the palace. I have no choice but to endure the humiliation. Please give me a lesson from Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng looked at the ugliness of all the officials, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, and said:
"I didn't expect Baiguan to be so loyal to me, it seems that I misunderstood!"

When the officials heard the words, they didn't care whether Xiao Cheng was telling the truth or not, and quickly agreed:
"That's right, Your Majesty's enlightenment!"

"Your Majesty is extremely wise, so he can naturally understand the loyalty of the ministers!"

Xiao Cheng clapped his hands in satisfaction, and said:
"Great, the officials are so loyal, they will be able to share my worries! Now some rebels broke into the palace, hijacked the Grand Master, and under the guise of the Grand Master, mobilized a large army to besiege the imperial city. Now the imperial city is in danger, and it is Zhuqing It's time to serve me!"

The next moment, there was a sudden silence in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Baiguan showed a sluggish look, and looked at Xiao Cheng stupidly.

Xiao Cheng glanced at the officials jokingly, and said with a light smile:
"I'm just kidding, my friends, it's not humorous enough!"

With Xiao Cheng's actions like this, he couldn't make a hundred officials.Rao Baiguan felt uneasy and didn't know what to say at this time.

Xiao Cheng put away the long sword in his hand, stepped up the steps, and sat down on the dragon chair boldly.

Feng Bao who was on the side hurriedly came over holding the crown, wanting to fasten it for Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng waved his hand to make Feng Bao retreat, and said:

"The rebel who just entered the palace really wanted to hijack the grand master. Fortunately, the forbidden army in the palace was able to repel the thief. But the grand master was also frightened by this incident, fell ill and is recuperating in the palace. Zhuqing, Don't worry about it either."

When all the officials heard this, they looked at each other in blank dismay, and were even more shocked in their hearts.

The people promoted by Wang Xiao spread all over the ruling and opposition parties, as well as the frontier army prefectures and counties.Firstly remove Wang Xiao's accusation of treason, this is a well-established method to stabilize Yun Kingdom, and will not force all the people promoted by Wang Xiao to the opposite side.

"By the way, bring up the memorial!" Xiao Cheng said to Feng Bao,
Hearing this, Feng Bao immediately waved to the little eunuch in the palace.

The little eunuch nodded quickly, carried a box, and walked into the hall.

The box was opened, and it was full of memorials.

Since Xiao Cheng ascended the throne, he has never been in contact with government affairs, and the only memorial he received from officials was naturally the memorial to persuade Xiao Cheng to abdicate.

Seeing this, the officials thought that Xiao Cheng was about to settle the score, their hearts suddenly turned cold, and their faces became ashamed.

"Choose at will, choose ten books! Then burn the rest!" Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, several young eunuchs quickly took out ten memorials from a full box.Then, as if he had been prepared for a long time, he carried the box out of the hall, took out the fire starter from his arms, and lit the box directly outside the Xuanzheng Hall, amidst the astonished expressions of all the officials.

Black smoke rose slowly, and a moment later, a box of memorials was burned.

Feng Bao walked down the steps, took the ten selected memorials, and respectfully handed them to Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng took it casually, pretended to open a book, and said with a sneer:
"There are unruly people in the court who want to stir up the relationship between me and the grand master, causing the country to be unstable. Such vicious intentions are really hateful!"

When the officials heard the words, their hearts trembled, and their hearts were raised in their throats.

In Xiao Cheng's line of sight, the golden finger panel unfolded.

[Sun Wang, Guang Luxun...Loyalty value: 23]

"Guang Luxun, Sun Wang!" Xiao Cheng's voice was cold, which made people feel chills.

Among the hundreds of officials, no one answered for a long time.

Feng Bao frowned, and signaled slightly that even if there was a young eunuch from Shangyu's backup, he rushed into the ranks of officials.

A middle-aged man with a pale face was dragged out by the eunuchs in a state of embarrassment.

Xiao Cheng glanced at it, and then casually picked up another memorial.

[Yin Zai, Jin Wu...Loyalty value: 16]

"Zhijin Wu, Yin Zai!"

The little eunuchs didn't need to signal, and immediately pulled out a tall and strong man from among the officials.

"By order, Mi Xiucheng!"

"Lang Zhongling, Zhao He!"

"Private servant, Luan Zhu!"

"Censor Cheng, Xing Chang!"

"..."

"Young Mansion Commander, Huang Xi!"

Not long after, several people were paralyzed in the hall, all of them were numerous officials in the court.

These people are not necessarily Wang Xiao's confidantes.But among these people, none of them had a loyalty value of over [-] for Xiao Cheng.

Every time Xiao Cheng opened his mouth, a courtier was dragged out.All the officials in the palace breathed a sigh of relief, but also became more nervous.

Everyone understood what Xiao Cheng meant. Except for the ten books in his hand, the rest of the memorials were all burned up.Don't care whether the burned memorial is true or not, it's all Xiao Cheng's statement, and he doesn't want to care about it.

After all, the entire imperial court cannot be operated by the emperor alone.

Seeing that there was only the last book left in the memorial, all the officials in the hall stared at Xiao Cheng, sweating from their brows, praying to God and Buddha in their hearts, praying that they would not be read to themselves.

Xiao Cheng glanced at all the officials in the palace, but he paused and laughed lightly.He didn't open the memorial, but handed it to Feng Bao casually.

"Oh, too many people died today, God has the virtue of loving life, so let's stop here!" Xiao Cheng smiled playfully, but said in a tone of compassion.

Baiguan stared at Xiao Cheng in a daze, and couldn't help but chuckle secretly.

Everyone has a sense of luck, and always feels that it is just a memorial. It shouldn't be that he is so unlucky, and it won't make everyone feel desperate.

And this memorial, as long as Xiao Cheng moves his mind, it can belong to anyone in the hall.All the officials are afraid in their hearts, how dare they not do things with all their heart?

This kind of method is more frightening to all officials than burning them directly or interrogating them all.

(End of this chapter)