Li Xin came out of Weiyang Palace in the morning and went to the Dali Temple Prison. When he walked out of the Dali Temple Prison, it was already afternoon. At this time, he also held a stack of papers full of names of several prime ministers, including a list and a confession.

Before leaving, he asked twenty or thirty Yulin Guards to guard the Dali Temple Prison. Without his orders, no one was allowed to enter and exit.

In fact, Li Xin's approach is indeed straightforward and very refreshing, but it is actually very unruly.

For example, no matter how serious Chen Kuan is in his guilt, he cannot stab him with just one knife. This is a big taboo.

In ancient times, tribes formed civilizations, and then the Xia Dynasty has been popular for thousands of years. The biggest reason is that the word "rules" and various rules formed this society. In the dynasty era, the state machine like the court was built of layers of rules. No matter who is in this state machine, he must act according to the rules.

Unless you have the ability to turn over the table and start over, even the emperor has to follow the rules.

Otherwise, you will inevitably be disgusted by the entire group and be "kicked" out of this circle by someone in the group.

Take this incident as an example. After Li Xin got the emperor's order, he could interrogate several prime ministers, or investigate and handle them according to the rules. After the evidence was conclusive, he could kill whatever he wanted.

But he could not just say nothing and kill a minister appointed by the late emperor. Doing so would inevitably lead to backlash from the court and the public.

Vested interests hate people who dislike unruly.

Li Xin is also considered a vested interest in the state machine, or a vested interest in this set of rules. He shouldn't have done this, but he also has his considerations in his heart if he does this.

After leaving the Dali Temple prison, it was almost noon. At this time, he didn't have time to eat, so he walked directly to Weiyang Palace.

In Weiyang Palace, Emperor Yuan Zhao had been waiting for a long time. After hearing that Li Xin had arrived, he immediately asked Xiao Zheng to invite him into the study. After Li Xin entered the study, the emperor took a deep breath and asked, "Teacher, what's the situation?"

"It's almost solved."

Li Xin asked Xiao Zheng to hand the stack of paper in his hand to the emperor's table, and then said calmly: "This is the confession of several other people in addition to Chen Kuan and the list they wrote. Since they have already pleaded guilty, the court officials' forced His Majesty to delay the rule of law will naturally become nonsense. The thief has admitted his defeat, and the remaining people will not make any big noise."

“As for these lists.”

Li Xin lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Most of the officials involved in these lists are people with qualities in the court, so they can make a big fuss."

Emperor Yuan Zhao held the paper in his hand. After almost turning it over, he looked up at Li Xin in shock, his voice trembling: "Teacher, do you... want to kill all these people?"

"Of course not."

Li Xin shook his head helplessly: "The civil officials' forces are intertwined. The list written by these people almost involves all the yamen and even places in the capital. Not to mention that Your Majesty has not yet fully grasped the government affairs and is not easy to move them, even if they can really kill them all, the Jin court will immediately become in chaos, and the disaster will be much greater than these people."

Emperor Yuan Zhao scratched his head, a little confused.

"That teacher is talking about it..."

"It depends on how your majesty is used."

Marquis Jing'an said slowly: "Some of these lists are the chief officials of various yamen. If His Majesty wants to promote his deputy, he can take this opportunity to kill him and promote his deputy to the position. At that time, that person will be loyal to the new dynasty and will not have any complaints."

"If Your Majesty is unwilling to kill them, you can also invite them into the palace. First, show them the list and the confession of several prime ministers. These people must be frightened. Your Majesty just cut their names off the list in front of them, or throw a piece of paper into the stove in front of them, and tell them that the list has been burned."

"Then these people will be moved and cry bitterly, whether they are sincere or false. His Majesty's goal of winning people's hearts is achieved."

The more Emperor Yuan Zhao heard, his eyes brighter. Finally, he looked at the list in his hand, as if he had obtained a treasure.

"The teacher is really wise. He sorted out such a complicated matter in just a few words."

“No great wisdom.”

Marquis Jing'an smiled indifferently: "It's just some small means to grasp people's hearts. These small means are often used by the late emperor. After following the late emperor for a long time, he can naturally learn some."

In fact, when Li Xin first entered the capital in the early years, facing a muddy water, he was able to survive in the cracks because of this skill of grasping people's hearts. After Emperor Taikang ascended the throne, many things were still Li Xin gave him advice.

Emperor Yuan Zhao's nerves were tense for a long time and finally felt much more relaxed. He asked Xiao Zheng to put away the papers and then looked up at Li Xin.

"Teacher, what should Shen Kuan and the others deal with it?"

"They all have to die."

The Marquis of Jing'an said naturally: "The evil one must be punished, otherwise it will not be enough to shock people. However, the families of a few of them, except Shen Kuan, can be exempted from the death penalty."

"As for Shen Kuan."

Li Xin was silent for a while and said, "I have killed him in the Dali Temple prison just now."

The emperor was shocked and stood up from the chair.

"Teacher, Shen Kuan is the assistant minister, the prime minister of the previous emperor's dynasty..."

"Just say he committed suicide in prison for fear of his crime."

Li Xin took a deep breath and continued, "At this time, there is no need for thunder. Those scholars don't know how long it will take to argue. In terms of words, how many people in the capital are their opponents. In various yamen in the court, which yamen has no scholars, and which yamen has no disciples?"

"If you don't cut the mess quickly like this, this matter will never be settled."

Speaking of this, Li Xin bowed to the emperor: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if this matter is spread in the future, it will be done by me alone. I deliberately concealed it after killing someone, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

The emperor was stunned for a long time, and finally smiled bitterly: "Teacher, I don't mean that..."

"The teacher didn't need to care about this matter at first, it was the teacher I was dragging down."

Li Xin smiled on his face, but he didn't agree.

The emperor is not wrong, so no matter what the fault is, someone will take it for him. It would be fine if this matter cannot be spread. Once it is spread, it must be Li Xin who will take the blame.

Maybe the young emperor in front of him will write down this matter again as a means to control himself in the future.

In the political arena, it is so cruel.

Thinking of this, Li Xin lowered his head slightly and continued, "Your Majesty, there is less Chen Kuan's confession in these people, so the blood that needs to shed in this matter must flow from Chen Kuan's side."

"His family, disciples, and old officials, as long as they are involved in this matter, they must be investigated and dealt with strictly. If they are killed, they will be killed. Those who can be killed or not must be killed, they must also be killed!"

"Two generations of benevolent monarchs have made these scholars forget the majesty of the Heavenly Family. If Your Majesty does not use this to establish his authority, this matter will be reproduced in the Great Jin court. Perhaps it is this dynasty, or perhaps the descendants of Your Majesty, and will be forced step by step by step by step by civil officials like today!"

Yuan Zhao was silent for a while and looked at Li Xin.
Chapter completed!