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Chapter 70 Cruel Officer Zhou Xing

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Ang Lee looked at Zhang Hu who was furious at this moment in surprise, but Ang Lee didn't know why Zhang Hu was so angry, because according to Ang Lee's idea, it was normal for these yamen runners to ask for some money, just to make extra money.

But Ang Lee never thought about the identities of Zhang Hu and others.

Zhang Hu and others were soldiers before, but later they became guards and entered the palace because of their military achievements. Zhang Hu and others actually had ideals as soldiers. Zhang Hu's parents passed away in the war.

Zhang Hu had no parents since childhood. When he grew up, Zhang Hu joined the army without hesitation. His ideal was to create a bright world for the common people of the Tang Dynasty, so that the common people in the future would no longer be bullied by anyone.

But now, there is a bright world, but what Zhang Hu didn't expect was that when he became a commoner, he would still be openly asked for bribes by his own yamen runners, which Zhang Hu would absolutely not tolerate.

Others can give money, but Zhang Hu will never compromise.

Zhang Hu walked to the front of the yamen runners of the Ministry of Works and said, "We are here at the order of Master Di Ge, and we come to the Ministry of Works to get the cards and go to the supervisor to make the new plow requested by His Majesty.

We are business, you are a servant, why should you ask us for money? Haven’t you received the salary from the court?”

After Zhang Hu finished speaking, the yamen runner who was guarding the door showed a laugh and crying expression and said, "Hey... Today, labor and capital have been considered to be eye-opening. Where did you, a person with clear public and private affairs, pop up?

Let me tell you this, and getting money in the door is the rule. Don’t say that you were asked by Master Di. Even if you were asked by His Majesty, you would have to give money to me. If you don’t give money, I will not report it to you. If you don’t report it, you must wait for me here.

Let me tell you again, this is called the rules.”

"Who sets the rules..." Zhang Hu asked.

"I...!" The yamen runner smiled and said to himself with his thumb: "My surname is Zhou, and my cousin is Zhou Xing."

"Zhou Xing..." Zhang Hu was stunned.

Ang Lee over there was also stunned because he had never heard of it, but Ang Lee and others didn't know that Zhou Xing had a great background.

During the period when Wu Zetian controlled the government, she was criticized by Li Tang's supporters because of her female identity. At this time, Wu Zetian raised four cruel officials under his command.

Zhou Xing is one of them. Zhou Xing also has a nickname called "Stealer".

Why did he call him a whistleblower? Because when he was the Minister of Shangshu, this guy began to participate in the whistleblower in a thief, and was finally promoted to the Minister of the Qiuguan.

It is said that thousands of people died due to Zhou Xing's rumor.

In order to force confession, Zhou Xing and others invented the No. 10 shackles such as "determining hundreds of meridians", "can't breathe" and various horrifying torture laws, which made prisoners "tremble and sweat when they saw these torture instruments, and they falsely slandered themselves when they saw them."

They can arbitrarily fabricate a crime for others, bring sacrifices to torture, or die in prison, or kill and search the house.

In the fourth year of Chuigong, Hao Xiangxian's servant falsely accused Hao Xiangxian of rebellion. The reason was that Hao Xiangxian's grandfather Hao Chujun was prime minister during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. During Emperor Gaozong's serious illness, he opposed Wu Zetian's administration of government affairs.

Wu Zetian resented Hao Chujun very much, so he asked Zhou Xing to try Hao Xiangxian.

Zhou Xing accused Hao Xiangxian of guilt and announced that the Hao family would be wiped out.

Later, another rebellion against Wu Zetian was led by Gaozong's elder brother, King Yue Li Zhen, and his son, King Langya Li Chong, King of Li Chong. Wu Zetian decided to purge the Li Tang royal family, and she sent Zhou Xing to implement this plan.

Zhou Xing accused Taizong of Taizong's younger brother, Han King Li Yuanjia, Lu King Li Lingkui, Li Yuanjia's son Huang Guogong Li Zhun, Taizong's younger sister, Princess Changle and her husband Zhao Gui, and brought them to the eastern capital Luoyang to execute them.

In the leap month of the first year of Yongchang, due to personal grudges with Wei Xuantong, Zhou Xing accused Wei Xuantong of being a clique of Prime Minister Pei Yan, and Pei Yan was executed for his rebellion against Wu Zetian.

Zhou Xing falsely accused Wei Xuantong, and Wu Zetian asked Wei Xuantong to commit suicide.

Zhou Xing accused the Duke of Yan, Hei Chi Changzhi of treason, who was hanged in October of the same year.

In January of the first year of Zaichu, Zhou Xing suggested depriving the royal family of the Li family, and Wu Zetian agreed to this suggestion.

Zhou Xing and Lai Zixun catered to Wu Chengsi's intentions to falsely accuse Wei Fangzhi of rebellion and exiled Wei Fangzhi, and soon sent someone to demote him to kill him.

In the same year, Zhou Xing was instructed by Wu Chengsi to falsely accuse Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Li Shangjin, the third son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, and his brother, Li Sujie, and caused the two brothers to be killed. Some of their dozen sons were exiled and some were killed.

Zhou Xing and Wu Chengsi had a close relationship. Because of these relationships, Zhou Xing also had a certain say in Luoyang. As a result, Zhou Xing's aunts and aunts began to show off their power in Luoyang with the name of Zhou Xing's cruel official.

A small yamen runner dared to stop the prime minister's way. It may be rare in other dynasties, but in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he really dared, who made his backstage Zhou Xing, one of the four cruel officials.

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Seeing Zhang Hu standing aside stupidly, the little yamen runner at the door showed a faint slight pride: "While I am in a good mood now, I will give you a silly banknote. I will inform you if I don't have money, then wait here for me.

There are a lot of things for the officials of the Ministry of Works, and there is no time to entertain you."

"It's cold and cold, do you dare to let His Royal Highness wait?" Zhang Hu asked in an incredible tone like the little yamen runner-in-law guard.

But the little yamen runner-in-law laughed: "Even the prince and my cousin have killed them, the emperor's grandson has killed countless times... Get out of here as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for being polite."

"You...you...is this what the administration of the Great Zhou Dynasty is like?" Zhang Hu was so angry that he said something angry casually.

But what Zhang Hu, Ang Li and others did not expect was that just after Zhang Hu finished speaking, the little yamen runner in the Ministry of Works actually showed a happy expression and shouted: "Bold... You dare to criticize the administration of the Great Zhou Dynasty. You are disrespectful to His Majesty of the Great Zhou Dynasty. You should be killed on your crimes... Brothers... all came out, and I found a suspect who was preparing to rebel and arrested him for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, about twenty yamen runners rushed out of the Ministry of Works.

Ang Lee almost burst into laughter after hearing this in the carriage behind him. This is the legendary catching wind and shadow... He just said an angry word, "Why did you come up and press a positive sentence, and then you rebel."

Who did you learn this from? You are even more sinister than the eunuchs from the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty...!

"Catch all these people who are preparing to rebel for me. I will hand them over to my cousin, and no one of them will come back alive..." After saying that, the little yamen runner who was guarding the door showed the spy's laughter.

Zhang Hu and others frowned slightly, looking at the yamen runners who were closing. At this time, Ang Lee walked out of the carriage and shouted: "I have a handwritten order from Di Ge. Everyone, don't think about frameing the blame. I came here today and received your Majesty's instructions. Please do it for convenience. I will provide you with ten cents of money and make friends with you...!"

But Ang Lee did not expect that his compromise would arouse greater greed.

Seeing Ang Lee take the initiative to pay, the little yamen runner who was guarding the door was about to speak.
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