Shen Yicheng didn't care how fearful these people were, or how fearful they were of him. However, he felt a little uncomfortable just now. Now, he felt a little better.
Thus, he adjusted his expression and squeezed out a smile. He helped up Wen Chun and Xu Zuo, who had shown their excellent acting skills first, and decided to continue this show with them.
"This old man knows that this matter is hard for everyone to accept, but this matter is absolutely true. His Majesty actually listened to slander and wanted to catch us all in one fell swoop. As the Second Minister of the Daming Cabinet, how can I just stand by and watch? How could he just watch as the Great Ming Dynasty's empire collapsed like this?
This old man is nearly seventy years old, and is already unbearably old. However, for the sake of the Daming Empire, this old man will fight with these old bones of mine to set things right. Even if I have to risk being cursed for the rest of my life, I will pull the Daming Empire back onto the right track. I ask for a wise ruler to ascend to the throne and lead us officials to once again create a golden age of Daming! "
Shen Yicheng's words immediately resonated with everyone.
"Once again create a golden age of Daming!"
Wen Chun tightly grasped one of Shen Yicheng's hands.
"Once again create a golden age of Daming!"
Xu Zuo also tightly grasped Shen Yicheng's other hand.
"Once again create a golden age of Daming!!"
All the officials shouted in unison.
Although these clear words weren't very loud, they were much better than the vulgar words just now.
All the officials reached a consensus.
Shen Yicheng took a deep breath and said loudly, "With everyone accompanying me, I will no longer be alone! Open the gates! "
Under Shen Yicheng's order, the gates of the Gate of Heavenly Purity opened wide.
Shen Yicheng turned around and took the first step with his head held high and his chest puffed out.
Behind him, the mainstays of the Daming Empire followed closely.
There was a certain distance between the Gate of Heavenly Purity and the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Only after passing through that incomparably long path could one arrive at the entrance of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The Palace of Heavenly Purity was the Emperor's resting palace and could also be considered a place to handle affairs. Generally speaking, if Zhu Yijun didn't want to spend the night with the empress concubines, he would sleep in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. During the day, he would also handle government affairs in the Palace of Heavenly Purity or meet with ministers. This habit started from Zhu Di and ended only after Yongzheng.
And now, the gates of the Palace of Heavenly Purity were wide open. Looking from afar, one couldn't really see what was going on inside. But upon closer inspection, one could see a person standing at the entrance.
After seeing the person's face clearly, Shen Yicheng took the lead and stopped in his tracks.
The huge queue also stopped.
Shi Xing quietly hid at the back of the line.
Luo Sigong walked to the front right of Shen Yicheng. The soldiers from the capital camp also came forward.
"Out of the way!"
Shen Yicheng shouted, and the soldiers hesitated for a moment before making way.
Shen Yicheng took a few steps forward.
"Shi Xiang, why are you here? Are you waiting for me here? "
Shen Yicheng looked at the white-haired Song Yingchang standing at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity with a sword in his hand.
"Yes, Vice Secretary, I've been waiting for you here all along!"
Song Yingchang looked at Shen Yicheng.
"Are you going to see His Majesty with me?"
Shen Yicheng had the same warm smile on his face.
"No, I'm waiting here to kill the traitor with my own hands."
A smile also appeared on Song Yingchang's face.
Shen Yicheng's expression didn't change.
"Oh? Kill the traitor with your own hands? Hahahaha, Shi Xiang, you're already 60 years old. What traitor do you need to kill? Can you still wield a sword? Besides, I've already gotten rid of the traitor. There's no traitor that needs to be killed with your own hands. "
The smile on Song Yingchang's face disappeared.
"No, the traitor is standing right in front of me. He's well-dressed and sanctimonious, but he's harboring evil intentions. He's bold, unscrupulous, and shameless. He's trying to commit treason. I, Song Yingchang, want to kill such traitors with my own hands!"
Shen Yicheng's expression didn't change, and his face was full of a warm smile.
"Shi Xiang, did you misunderstand that I'm such a person?"
Song Yingchang shook his head.
"I'm not talking about the Vice Secretary."
Shen Yicheng was puzzled again, "Then?"
"I'm talking about all of you, including the Vice Secretary. You're all traitors."
Shen Yicheng's face darkened.
The expressions of the high-ranking officials and mainstays behind Shen Yicheng became unnatural.
"I'm talking about all of you, including the Vice Secretary. Well-dressed, sanctimonious, harboring evil intentions, bold, unscrupulous, unscrupulous, unscrupulous, shameless. You are the traitors that I, Song Yingchang, need to kill with my own hands!"
Song Yingchang pulled out the long sword in his hand from its scabbard. The shining blade obviously couldn't hurt Shen Yicheng, but for some reason, it made Shen Yicheng tremble a little.
"Shi Xiang, this is a misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding. I'm the Vice Secretary of the Daming, how can I be a traitor? The officials behind me are all loyal officials and good generals, how can they be traitors? Shi Xiang has misunderstood! "
Shen Yicheng hurriedly explained.
"Misunderstanding? Hahahahaha! "
Song Yingchang suddenly laughed out loud, "The loyal officials and good generals are probably already dead! Leaving behind an old man like me, the Vice Secretary. I've been an official with you for many years, but I've never seen through you. You're so cruel, so vicious! The Prime Minister of a country, how could you do such a thing! "
"Shi Xiang, you must have misunderstood! How can this old man be a traitor? "
Shen Yicheng continued to explain.
"Vice Secretary, is Hsiao Jixin still alive?"
Shen Yicheng was stunned, and a trace of unnaturalness flashed across his face.
"The traitor and traitor Xiao Ruxun's henchmen have all been eliminated by this old man. As for him, although he hasn't been caught yet, it's only a matter of time. At the latest, in three days, this old man will definitely behead that traitor in public."
Song Yingchang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Hahahahaha …"
Song Yingchang laughed even more heartily.
"Shi Xiang, what are you laughing at?"
Shen Yicheng asked.
"What am I laughing at? Hahaha! Shen Yicheng, you've made such a meticulous plan, but you still failed to kill Ji Xin, and allowed her to escape! Hahahahaha! Ji Xin is a battle-hardened general, and I've seen his capabilities.
He's the same as me. It's just that he didn't think that you, as the Prime Minister of a country, would do such a treacherous thing. Even so, with your meticulous planning, you couldn't kill the careless Ji Xin in one fell swoop. Shen Yi, I've really overestimated you!
Hahahaha! Shen Yicheng, do you think he'll give you a second chance? Hahahahaha! Shen Yicheng, Shen Yicheng, how short-sighted you are! How short-sighted! Hahahahaha! "
Shen Yicheng's expression became very ugly.
"Shi Xiang, what do you want to say? Why don't you say it all in one go!"
Song Yingchang laughed so hard that he almost fainted. With great difficulty, he stopped laughing and rubbed his reddened eyes, then said, "What do I want to say? I want to say that the Vice Secretary, and the Duke of Ying, Duke Dingguo, Cai Butang, Zhao Butang, and all of you, all of you … "
Song Yingchang reached out his finger and included the circle of people in front of him.
"You're all traitors!!!"
Song Yingchang suddenly shouted, his face as firm as steel, his eyes like torches.
"As a Daming official, you've taken the salary of the country, not thinking of serving the country, but formed a clique to harm the loyal and good, mobilizing troops to kill the pillars of the country, and now you still have the face to call yourself a loyal official? Shen Yicheng! Let me ask you! What are you doing here?! Are you trying to commit regicide?! "
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