Mrs. Xue was not scared to the ground, nor was she angry. She looked at the head of the Ministry of Punishment and said softly, "There is no such thing in the Great Zhou Law."
Seeing that she refused to retreat and was still so calm, the head of the Criminal Department couldn't help becoming even more angry, and motioned his subordinates to come forward to drive him away, cursing: "You old bastard, if you don't get out, and continue to hinder me from performing official duties, don't blame me for treating you like this!" You're welcome, don't be afraid of the pain when the time comes!"
This is a blatant threat.
No matter how resolute Mrs. Xue's temperament was, she couldn't get past the spears in the hands of those soldiers. She looked sad and was about to leave when she suddenly felt that the words she heard sounded familiar.
She glanced at the head of the criminal department again, and found that she looked familiar, but she asked uncertainly, "I... have I met you somewhere?"
The face of the head of the criminal department suddenly became ugly, and he sternly shouted: "Get rid of this person!"
The soldiers of the Chengmen Division stepped forward, ready to drive Mrs. Xue away.
Mrs. Xue suddenly remembered, looked at the man with a slightly different expression and said, "Are you Tian Haisheng?"
The head of the Ministry of Punishment paled, his voice became sharper, and he shouted at the crowd: "What are you bastards waiting for!"
Hearing these words, the soldiers of the City Gate Division did not dare to delay any longer, raised their weapons, and made a gesture to fall towards Mrs. Xue, trying to scare her away.
However, Mrs. Xue didn't seem to see these chilling swords, she just stared at the head of the criminal department outside the crowd, with a sneer and a trace of pain on her face.
She had indeed seen this person, in her own mansion.
This person is a relative of the Tianhai family, relying on the relationship of the Tianhai family, begging for nothing to find a way to go to the mansion, showing great respect to Xue Xingchuan and her, and sending a very heavy gift, just to find an errand.
Xue Xingchuan never accepted gifts, and neither did she, but the matter was finally handled for this person, after all, it was not a big deal.
A few years have passed, it seems that this person has managed well in the department hall, he has actually been appointed as the head, and has not been implicated in any way, and he is still given a heavy responsibility by the court.
Thinking about the face of this person back then, and thinking about the face of this person today, Mrs. Xue only felt so ironic.
In the cleansing of the capital over the past few days, the people with the most fierce attitudes and the most vicious methods are not those old officials who have opposed Tianhai for many years, or even the princes of the Chen family, but those courtiers who once appeared to be the most loyal in the Tianhai Dynasty , those subordinates of the Tianhai family who were once the most arrogant.
This is a bit crazy and unbelievable, but in fact, the history of countless years has been like this.
After big events, the people who behave the craziest, and often do some of the most incredible things, are the betrayers, and it seems that only through this almost hysterical performance can they prove that their current loyalty is not the same as the previous loyalty, and they can convince Freedom from fear by not having to worry about being abandoned by the new authorities.
This is the case with the head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the City Gate Division, some eunuchs in the palace, the Tianhai family's subordinates, and Zhou Tong.
I heard that in the early morning of that day, Zhou Tong received the treatment of the Holy Light Art, and he recovered from his serious injury, so he immediately called the subordinates of the Cleaning Department again, and began to watch things and escort the new dynasty.
Thinking about these rumors, looking at the head of the criminal department, the sarcasm in Madam Xue's smile became stronger and more glaring.
The head of the criminal department felt that his eyes were going to be stabbed, and his maliciousness suddenly grew. He no longer wanted to drive her away, and shouted: "Arrest her!"
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Leaving the palace.
Mao Qiuyu looked at His Majesty the Pope who was watering the green leaves, and said: "The ancestral hall has been counted, and all the students have returned. The attached courtyard of the Palace... two students have been sent to Zhou Prison. Si Yuan will meet you later." Go to ask for someone in person, it’s relatively quiet in Qingyu, all the gates of Tiandaoyuan have been closed, no students can go out, but the Orthodox Academy ignored it.”
The green leaves in the basin are obviously only one less than before, but it seems that there is a lot missing, and there is a feeling of emptiness.
The Pope didn't look back, and said, "Now that these matters have been settled, let's go see General Xue off."
Mao Qiuyu responded, turned around and walked out of the hall, turned back after a while, and said, "Someone has gone."
The Pope paused slightly and asked, "Who's gone?"
Mao Qiuyu said, "That one."
The Pope was a little puzzled, and said: "The child has good intentions, but his temperament is not so direct."
Mao Qiuyu shook his head and said, "It is said that he happened to pass by."
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After sitting quietly in the library for three days, three visitors came, Mr. Lin, King Chen Liu and His Majesty the Pope.
Chen Changsheng only knew what happened that night, not what happened in the capital these days.
At that time, he and Su Moyu were wandering around the capital.
The reason why he went out for a stroll was because the situation in the capital had gradually calmed down. He had sat in the library for too long, and he was a little stagnant both physically and mentally. Moreover, he knew very well that it was difficult for him to leave the capital, but it did not mean that he would He couldn't leave the Orthodox Academy, and most importantly, he wanted to find out where Zhexiu was.
The leaves fell into the Luoshui and swayed gently. Like these leaves, he walked aimlessly.
Or it was because he and Su Moyu walked out of the city gate just because they followed the thoughts deep in their hearts.
This is also because there is no city wall in Kyoto, and the city gate is too inconspicuous.
The willow trees on both sides of the official road spread into two straight blue lines in front of the eyes, which is very pleasant in the bleak autumn day.
If there were no cries, noises, blood, and stench.
Chen Changsheng saw the bloodstains on the official road, and the flies in the field outside the official road.
In the already very cold autumn, there are still swarms of flies, which is really annoying, just like those murderous city gate soldiers and officials.
There were many people from Kyoto present.
Through people's respectful discussions and shameless curses in a low voice, Chen Changsheng and Su Moyu quickly figured out the whole story.
He walked forward and saw the tired, haggard, weak, yet resolute, calm, and brave woman at the front of the crowd.
It turned out to be Xue Xingchuan's wife.
Then, he saw those resolute and brave soldiers who were covered in blood and were seriously injured, but there was no remorse in their eyes, only anger and unwillingness.
It turned out to be Xue Xingchuan's soldier.
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At the previous moment, when the head of the criminal department ordered his subordinates to kill Mrs. Xue, more than ten soldiers suddenly rushed out from the city gate.
These sergeants came from the Congzhou Military Mansion, and were rewarded and returned to Kyoto for autumn rest.
Congzhou Military Mansion was the place where Xue Xingchuan made his fortune back then, and it was also the place where he fought against the demons and made the most military exploits.
Xue Xingchuan had been back in Beijing for many years, so he naturally didn't know these ordinary sergeants, but these sergeants did not forget their generals.
They have been waiting in secret, looking for an opportunity to steal Xue Xingchuan's remains for burial, until Mrs. Xue was in danger, and they could no longer hide it.
The chaos soon ended. Mrs. Xue was frightened, but was not injured. The soldiers from the Congzhou Military Mansion suffered heavy casualties, which was horrible.
A lieutenant general from the City Gate Division looked at the wounded Congzhou Army soldiers and shouted sharply: "General Xue He has been captured, and he will be escorted back to the capital for trial in a few days. The little soldier dared to resist the decree and hurt others, could it be that he wanted to rebel?"
Mrs. Xue's voice trembled slightly but she still said impolitely: "General, we just want to collect the corpse, not conspiracy."
The general looked at her and said after a moment of silence: "Madam, whoever dares to collect the body for your husband is treason."
The head of the criminal department looked at Mrs. Xue and smiled sarcastically, with deep malice.
This is something that everyone understands, but until now, no one has said it clearly.
The Empress Tianhai is dead, Xue Xingchuan is dead, and Xue He is going to die in a few days. The second great general of the Great Zhou who once shook the mainland is nothing now.
With no place to bury his remains, it became a display of the court's power, as well as a sort of vindication of his murderers.
His widow will be humiliated, and will either be drowned, hang from a beam, or live in misery until she dies of old age.
His survivors will also not enjoy any glory, leaving them with only unforgettable memories and pain.
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"After dark, I'll take care of it."
Su Moyu stopped Chen Changsheng, and said in an unquestionable tone.
Xue Xingchuan's miserable experience is a touchstone for the new dynasty, or rather, it is the piece of wood in front of the city gate.
Su Moyu knew that since Chen Changsheng saw it, he would definitely take care of it, but Chen Changsheng's identity was too sensitive, and if he took action, it would easily cause serious trouble, so he decided to take care of it himself.
No matter from which angle you look at it, this is a very courageous and relatively safe arrangement, but Chen Changsheng doesn't think so.
It has been four days, so how can there be one more day
He walked out of the crowd, came to Mrs. Xue, and said, "Hello."
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