Not long ago, Shen Yicheng had dealt a deadly blow to a group of nobles who had plotted to kill him and then negotiate peace with Xiao Ruxun. He had wiped out the families of Duke Ying and Duke Dingguo. Duke Cheng's family had escaped the disaster because they had no one to talk to, but they were in a rather awkward situation.
Xiao Ruxun proclaimed himself emperor in the Lugouqiao Barracks. Xu Hongji, who was very sensible, quickly switched sides and agreed to Xiao Ruxun proclaiming himself emperor. He had completely submitted to Xiao Ruxun. The Mu Palace of Yunnan was monitored by Xiao Ruxun with a large number of soldiers and special agents to prevent them from causing any trouble. They also did not make any movements and assumed a non-violent and non-cooperative posture.
The noble group led by the five top nobles of Daming had declined after being forcefully attacked by Shen Yicheng. Now they had no way to fight against Xiao Ruxun, who controlled the majority of the country's military forces. In the face of Xiao Ruxun's summons, they could only helplessly accept it.
But they still hoped that they would be lucky, because Xiao Ruxun himself also belonged to the noble system of the original Daming, so he should not be ruthless towards them. But the ones who were most worried were the fence-sitters who did not dare to stand up and accuse Shen Yicheng during Shen Yicheng's coup, and the civil officials who originally supported Shen Yicheng.
For example, Tsai Kuo-chen and Zhao Shiqing.
They were the most worried because they were Shen Yicheng's supporters. Now that Shen Yicheng had fallen from power, how good could they be?
They had nowhere to run, so they could only brace themselves and enter the palace.
Shi Xing had been abandoned by Shen Yicheng and had been idle at home for a long time, but he did not escape Xiao Ruxun's "attention" and was also called.
Yang Yikui was mainly used to control the Yellow River, which had little to do with political views. But since he could be appointed without opposition, he was still noticed by Xiao Ruxun.
Of course, the most unlucky one was Shen Li, Shen Yicheng's political enemy. After the mutiny, she had been placed under house arrest and monitored by Shen Yicheng, and now she was also invited to the palace by Xiao Ruxun.
The officials who were still in the capital were all "invited" to the palace. The meeting place was Fengtian Hall, and nowhere else. Xiao Ruxun no longer needed to be secretive. The general situation had been settled, and these people could not cause any trouble no matter how much trouble they caused.
These people naturally had their own thoughts running wild. They guessed that Xiao Ruxun had politely "invited" them to the imperial palace because he intended to continue using them. Otherwise, who else could he replace them with?
Therefore, he might as well enter the palace and admit his cowardice. At least he would be able to obtain a good result, wouldn't he?
No one was a fool. When Xiao Ruxun arrived at the Extreme Emperor Palace, no one knew who took the lead, but they actually knelt down in unison, shouting "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" This caused Xiao Ruxun to be a little surprised.
Then, he saw five civil officials who were unwilling to kneel down.
He didn't care about those who were kneeling and shouting "Long live the emperor". He first looked at the five civil officials who were standing and unwilling to kneel.
The first person standing very close to him should be Shen Li, the only living person left in Wanli's cabinet.
Xiao Ruxun ignored Shen Li and directly looked past her to size up the other four.
"Why aren't you kneeling?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at them with a smile.
"As a wise official, I only kneel to Daming the Emperor!"
The leader of the group was very strong-willed. His face was flushed red, and his expression was full of righteousness.
"You guys aren't kneeling as well?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at the other three people. The other three had the same expression and shouted in unison, "As a wise official, I only kneel to Daming the Emperor!"
Xiao Ruxun smiled.
"What a righteous official! However, when Shen Yicheng started a mutiny to depose the Emperor, why didn't I see any of you standing up for him? I heard that when Shen Yicheng gathered all the civil and military officials at the palace gates, only a few people stood up to criticize Shen Yicheng. They didn't want to be in cahoots with him and were killed. The rest of you didn't seem to be one of them! "
Xiao Ruxun looked at the four of them meaningfully.
Their expressions changed slightly.
"That's different! Shen Yicheng still respects the Daming Emperor! But you, betrayed His Majesty! "
The leader's face was still flushed red, but his voice was trembling. His legs didn't seem to be as agile as before.
One look and it was obvious that he wasn't confident.
"Want to be Wei Zheng?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at them with a smile. Suddenly, his expression changed and he said coldly, "But I'm not interested in being Emperor Taizong of Tang. Guards! Drag them out! Behead them! Search their houses! Men will be imprisoned, and women will not be sent to the Musical House! "
The four people's expressions changed greatly. Before they had time to say anything, they saw a group of fierce warriors rush over, drag them out, and then run outside. Then, they really panicked.
Then, what waited for Xiao Ruxun was not a real man's swearing, but a hoarse begging for mercy.
"Spare me, Your Majesty! Spare me! Your Majesty! Spare me! Spare me … "
Soon, Xiao Ruxun couldn't hear their voices.
But their voices kept echoing in the ears of the civil and military officials in the court. The civil and military officials kneeling on the ground were all trembling with fear.
Was this a show of strength?
Then, Xiao Ruxun walked forward, stood under the throne, and faced the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground.
And Shen Li, who was standing, looked at him with indifferent eyes.
"This Xiao hates people who fish for fame the most. People who still think of using this kind of method to gain benefits at the end of the day are all idiots. Fortunately, there are only four idiots. Everyone here is a reasonable person. This Xiao is very gratified."
Then, Xiao Ruxun sat down on the steps under the throne, and looked at the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground, who didn't even dare to raise their heads. "I've come this far because I had no other choice.
Shen Yiyi launched a mutiny to kill this Xiao, and this Xiao could not just sit and wait for death. Originally, I wanted to help the world, but who would have thought that before Shen Yiyi died, he would kill His Majesty in a frenzy. This Xiao's heart was unbearable, but the morale of the army was not stable. Seeing that the world was in chaos, I had no choice but to agree to their ascension to the throne to stabilize the morale of the army and stabilize the world, so that the world would not return to the chaos of war and not let the petty people have the hearts of disloyal subjects. "
Once he finished, the atmosphere in the hall changed, and Shen Li suddenly burst into tears.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I'm useless! Your Majesty! I can't kill all the traitors for Your Majesty, and I can't protect the Daming Empire!!! "
Shen Li hugged the pillar in the hall and burst into tears, not caring at all what Xiao Ruxun was going to say.
Xiao Ruxun sighed, and said to Shen Li, "Minister Shen, you'd better save your strength! What's the point of crying like this now? It's not good to fish for fame. Even if you do this, I won't kill you. "
Shen Li's crying stopped abruptly. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Ruxun in surprise.
"What did you say?"
"Now that things have come to this, is there any point in pretending? If you really have the heart, you should learn from Duke Song Yingchang and Duke Zhao Zhigao and stand in front of Shen Yicheng. The two of them sacrificed their lives for the Daming Empire, but what about Minister Shen? You're still alive, and now you're crying in front of me. What are you trying to tell me?
Minister Shen, compared to those four idiots, you're just a little smarter. You know that I won't kill you, so you're doing this, but it's completely meaningless. Although I won't kill you, I won't use you anymore. I called you here to tell you to pack up and wait for me to send you home! "
Shen Li's face turned green and red, and he didn't say anything for a while.
"Alright, what are you still standing here for? Someone, take Shen Li away! "
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