Chapter 123 [The emperor begins to rot again]
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In Chang'an, the emperor came to the dynasty.
"I have a memorial to you. I have a memorial. An inhumane incident occurred in Anyang County, Henan Province. 11 officials in the county were attacked the night before yesterday. Their head was cut off and hung on the city gate..."
"There are few such cruel methods throughout history, especially those who kill officials, and the criminals are so arrogant."
"This matter is no different from rebellion. The civil and military officials in the court were filled with indignation. After hearing this, I felt angry. So I wrote a memorial overnight and asked Your Majesty to read the inside story of this matter."
...
An official held the memorial with both hands and actually knelt straight on the ground. Although the Tang Dynasty did not perform the ceremony of kneeling and worshipping, he used the method of kneeling and worshipping.
And his face turned pale, as if his heart was filled with anger.
He held the memorial with both hands and asked the emperor to read it with righteous words.
However.
The emperor kept yawning.
After a long time, the emperor felt as if he was still hangover and said in a depressed mood: "I was enjoying singing and dancing in the harem last night. I drank a few drinks at most. Until now, I still have a headache and feel a little bit unhappy..."
"Leave the memorial to Gao Lishi first. I will review it slowly after I leave the court. Do other ministers have any trouble? If you have nothing to do, leave the court as soon as possible."
What a good guy, he is worthy of being the first person to play in the ages.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's style was so vivid that the image of a fool was deeply rooted in the heart, without any pretentiousness, as if it was true.
The civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in a row, and many people sighed secretly in their hearts, but some people were secretly happy, with strange ambitions flashing in their eyes.
Only the minister just now had a blue face, suddenly bent down and pested his forehead towards the ground, shouting in grief and anger: "Your Majesty, you can't. What I'm reporting today is that the officials were slaughtered. This is a rebellion, Your Majesty, the criminals are clearly rebelling..."
As he yelled, his head thumped, not knowing whether it was because of the pain or because he was really sad and angry. In short, the minister's face was covered with tears, and he rolled down his cheeks.
Such a loyal minister's attitude of admonishing people is a bit unreasonable if the emperor makes a fuss.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had a clear look, but his face was not displeased. Instead, he sighed and praised in a warm voice: "Your dear is so serious, he is really the humerus of the country."
The minister continued to hit his forehead on the ground and shouted: "I don't want your majesty's praise, I just want your majesty to make the decision for the officials of Anyang County."
The emperor's eyes were thunderous again, but he sighed again, saying, "Your dear, I will do what you wish. Come on, and let Gao Lishi recite it to me."
But the minister suddenly looked up and said with a high voice: "Your Majesty, I want to report this matter in person."
As he said that, he took the memorial in one fell swoop and continued: "Although this memorial is written in detail, no matter how detailed it is, it is only written. Therefore, I want to report this matter in court and let Your Majesty listen carefully to the miserable incident in Anyang County..."
Such a strong desire to express is probably not just the thoughts of loyal ministers. If they are really loyal ministers, it is impossible to be so greedy.
But the emperor did not show any joy or anger, as if the minister's request was reasonable, and the emperor's tone was even more gentle, and he said very gently: "Since my dear, let you dictate it in the current dynasty. I, the emperor, can't refute your face..."
The emperor's words were already vaguely implied.
However, the minister did not hear it in time. Instead, a trace of ecstasy flashed in his eyes and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the inside story of the miserable incident in Anyang County is like this. The empress received a letter from Feibird last night, saying that all the officials in the county were attacked and killed. The gang of criminals were Xuan armored iron cavalry, and the leader had natural divine power. When the city gate was closed at night, this man used his divine power to lift the large monument in front of the city. With just one moment, the city gate collapsed..."
"Then this man led the iron cavalry to march straight into the city, raging the entire Anyang County City overnight. He first killed the county magistrate and then killed the county town. He then broke into the door and slaughtered the family, killing all the officials in Anyang County."
"This man's methods are extremely cruel, and he was beheaded when he killed someone.
And he hung the heads of the officials at the city gate and left with a smirk in the night..."
He is worthy of being an official.
The mouth can be used as a knife.
The official seems to have not pointed out anyone, but every sentence is hinting at someone.
The gangster is the Xuan Armored Iron Cavalry.
The leader has natural divine power.
This has almost clearly told the emperor that the murderer in Anyang County was Guo Ziyi.
The emperor's face slowly became gloomy and asked coldly: "I probably understand the meaning of my decree. If I don't understand it wrongly, you seem to want to say that Guo Ziyi is a gangster, right?"
The minister kowtowed heavily and shouted: "Your Majesty, I am not sure, but after some speculation, I believe that Guo Ziyi's suspicion is at least 99%.
"First of all, he is born with divine power."
"Secondly, he has a bad temper."
"Again, he is using two hundred black armored iron cavalry under his command."
"Weichen does not know how the officials in Anyang County offended him, but we firmly believe that this matter is a rude rule..."
"Since ancient times, the court has had laws and regulations. Even if an official commits a death penalty, it should be handed over to the court for interrogation. uu reads the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice determines the punishment, and there is also a Dali Temple that is in charge of laws and regulations, which can judge the officials of the world."
"But all this has a prerequisite. First of all, the officials have violated the law. Even if they violate the law, they cannot be killed immediately. Instead, the judicial department will question and convict according to the law."
"But how domineering Guo Ziyi was, he actually killed a county official overnight. Your Majesty can think about it, these officials can't all break the law, right? If all the officials in the county violate the law, how could the superior state yamen sit idly by?"
"So the Wei minister dared to infer that this matter was Guo Ziyi's private crime. The officials in Anyang County did not break the law. Guo Ziyi's killing of the official was not because the official was guilty... but because he killed him for some purpose."
"So what is the purpose? I believe that there is only one thing to rebel."
This official's long speech sounds very sensible, but if you think about it for a while, you will find that he is using suspicion of guilt.
What does suspicion mean?
It is to suspect that you are guilty, so I make assumptions based on this suspicion, and every time the evidence of the hypothesis is to prove that you are indeed guilty.
To put it bluntly, it is false, but this false has great lethality. The reason is very simple. This method can easily cause preconceived misjudgments from the audience.
Unfortunately, the emperor could not misjudgment.
Because the emperor knew about Anyang County earlier than this official.
Guo Ziyi killed the official the night before yesterday, and sent a letter to the emperor that night, but the official was one day late before receiving news from Anyang County.
Chapter completed!