Chapter 136: Does the Regent King want to bathe the entire imperial court in blood?

  "Your Majesty!" The Left Chancellor stood up, holding the evidence that had been handed to him and said: "These pieces of evidence are true! Zhao Taifu and Zhao Yuan Chang's crimes are numerous, they should be killed!"

  "I request that Your Majesty and the Regent Prince hand over these evidences of crime to me, so that I, along with the Imperial Censor, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel, can jointly try these cases."

  The Left Prime Minister said this as he looked at the several large chests placed in the center of the hall.

  All he had in his hand was evidence of Taifu's and the Dean of the Imperial Academy's crimes, but this stack of evidence only took up a small corner of one of the boxes.

  And there, six large trunks were neatly arranged!

  The Left Chancellor stood upright, but all civil and military officials did not dare to utter a word.

  There are still some who have exhausted their rights and suppressed their own panic, but the amplitude of their trembling bodies is getting bigger and bigger...

  "19th brother... look?" The emperor's gaze fell on the six large trunks, and then hastily returned, his face embarrassed.

  "Left Prime Minister," Yan Beizheng's gaze swept across the male guest seats of the officials: "Really want to see the evidence of crime in these boxes?"

  Although he had only casually swept his eyes over them, everyone felt as if they were being stared at by the Regent's cold and piercing gaze, which sent shivers down their spines.

  "Bang!"

  "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

  There were officials who were so frightened that they directly knelt on the ground, not daring to beg for mercy or even lift their heads again...

  The regent said it was evidence! Those six large boxes were all filled with evidence!

  Zhao Taifu and Zhao Yuanzhang both died because of that evidence, their corpses lying in the hall.

  The Left Chancellor hesitated for a moment, then knelt down.

  Neither said to watch nor said not to watch.

  "Old fox!" Yan Beizheng suddenly sneered, pointing at the Left Chancellor and saying to the Emperor: "Fourth brother, after so many years of not seeing this old fox, he's still as cunning as ever?"

  The emperor let out a sigh of relief and replied lightly, "Isn't that so? I haven't been cheated by this old fox for many years! Nineteenth brother, you're back, you must help me vent my anger."

  "Then let him investigate!" Yan Beizheng said: "Ye Ming, send the box to Left Chancellor..."

  "Your Majesty!" The Left Chancellor hastily spoke up: "This old minister's eyes are dim and unclear, I fear that he cannot do things to the satisfaction of Your Majesty and the Regent!"

  "Who was it just now who asked for a case investigation?" The Emperor smiled and said: "It certainly wasn't the silky dog in the Imperial Concubine's arms, was it?"

  The Left Chancellor hesitated for a moment, then knocked his head on the ground: "Wang, Wang, Wang..."

  The emperor's smile froze on his face.

  "Alright!" Yan Beizheng said: "I, the king, am in a good mood today! And with Prime Minister Zuo not minding his status to socialize, let's consider the matter of the evidence settled here!"

  "Night is dark, clear the field!"

  The Left Chancellor knocked his head three times: "Kneeling to thank Your Majesty and the Regent King for giving us this opportunity, we will be cautious and prudent from now on, strictly governing ourselves, for the country and the people, we will work tirelessly!"

  He certainly didn't really want to take those pieces of evidence brought by the regent and sentence every official who made mistakes.

  So many crimes, if counted, the imperial court inside and outside, from Kyoto to the provincial government, county, prefecture, and township officials, are likely to experience a great bloodbath!

  Such a bloodbath would throw the entire imperial court into turmoil and destabilize the great prosperity of the dynasty.

  This principle is clear to him, clear to the Emperor, and even clearer to the Regent King.

  So the regent king brought out these evidences, not really wanting to settle accounts with all officials, but just wanting to hang a sword over the heads of all officials, and when this sword would fall, it depends on how the officials behave in the future!

  It is also because the officials who made mistakes are not punishable by death; or it was not the officials who actively made mistakes; or it was not the officials themselves who made mistakes, but their relatives who made mistakes...

  In short, the person who is doomed to die will definitely be killed by the regent. The previous mistake was left as evidence with the regent, so it must be corrected immediately, and then the official career can continue...

  "Kneeling in gratitude to Your Majesty and the Regent, we will from now on be diligent and self-disciplined, strict with ourselves, for the country and the people, we will exhaust our efforts!"

  All officials and ministers knelt down in unison, declaring their loyalty.

  The female guests also knelt down, extremely nervous and thinking about whether they had caused any trouble in their daily lives...

  The grand hall was empty, with only the empress dowager still sitting steadily in her seat.

  Only the Emperor, Yan Beizheng and Sheng Jinyu stood in the center of the hall...