Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 156: Where is the East Factory? Arrest them for me! Oh, I have been on guard against the Junshan Society for a long time
Eunuch Hou knelt on the ground, trembling.

The emperor, who was usually calm and composed and had everything under control, exercised the power to seal and refute the officials.

Finally, he tore off the hypocritical and kind expression.

"Your Majesty, arresting officials for no reason will probably cause an uproar."

Emperor Qing looked at the old dog grimly, and his laughter sounded like a cold wind from the underworld.

"You mean! All the officials even used their power of refutation to oppose me, and this is still a small matter?"

"Besides, how can it be without reason? Didn't they discuss state affairs? I don't believe that they are all honest officials with clean bottoms."

Isn't it at this moment that Emperor Qing turns a blind eye to corruption and abuse of power by officials?

Eunuch Hou gave a bitter smile.

It's really a big joke in the world.

Officials were arrested for discussing state affairs, and the reputation of their East Depot was probably completely ruined.

I don’t know how many unjust, false and wrongful cases have occurred this time.

And judging by His Majesty’s attitude, the assassination threat against Prime Minister Lin’s residence was also unsuccessful.

The emperor no longer trusted the Censorate as closely as he once did.

"The slave obeys the order!"

Eunuch Hou left in a hurry, leaving this difficult task to Hong Zhu.

Hong Zhu, who got the news, was also shocked.

The last imperial examination cheating case caused panic among the people and more than 600 officials were arrested, but the prisons are still full.

Now they want to arrest people again. Judging from the emperor’s attitude, it seems that there will be no upper limit.

"This is His Majesty's will. We are just slaves after all."

Eunuch Hou sighed.

By the time the news from the palace reached Kyoto, Hong Zhu had already mobilized thousands of people from the newly established East Factory to arrest people door to door.

Fan Xian, who had been sitting on the Diaoyutai, waiting for Emperor Qing to give in, was also shocked.

"Is your Majesty crazy? What's wrong with giving in? After all, he is the father of all officials!"

Wang Qinian moved his lips but ultimately said nothing.

Not all fathers are like Fan Jian, who can make concessions for their children.

Most parents, even when they know they are wrong, will not give in to their children for the sake of face.

Fan Xian originally wanted to find Emperor Qing and ask him to revoke his decision.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, he paused for a moment.

"Let's go to Liu Hong's residence! I'll go see Ruoruo."

Wang Qinian didn't say much and drove the carriage to the Minister's residence.

Deng Ziyue hurried over and spoke in a low voice.

"Sir, someone from the Supervisory Office tried to assassinate Lin Ruofu yesterday, but they were all killed, leaving no one alive. According to our Supervisory Office, anyone who has such a strong force must be from the military!"

The first family Emperor Qing suspected was the Qin family.

After all, the harder Lin Ruofu resists, the more profit the Qin family will make.

Fan Xian was stunned for a while, his face turned very ugly, and he growled.

"Liu Hong!"

Yesterday was Liu Hong and Ruoruo’s wedding day.

He actually had the leisure time to commit murder and didn't care about Ruoruo at all.

For a moment, Fan Xian regretted not stopping his father from acquiescing to this marriage. He regretted even more that he did not see clearly Liu Hong's feelings for Ruoruo sooner.

But now that things have come to this, what can Fan Xian do?

"Master Xiao Fan."

Ji Xin had already been waiting outside the Minister's residence for a long time.

When he saw Fan Xian coming, there was no surprise on his face. He brought Fan Xian and others to the main hall with confidence.

Liu Hong had been waiting here for a long time.

"elder brother!"

When Fan Ruoruo saw Fan Xian, she was surprised and trotted over to him.

When Fan Xian saw Ruoruo, his expression eased a lot.

Knowing that Liu Hong was using Fan Ruoruo as a shield, Fan Xian could do nothing about it.

Looking at Fan Ruoruo, her face was rosy and radiant.

I knew that Liu Hong at least did not treat Fan Ruoruo unfairly.

"Let me talk to Liu Hong first."

Fan Xian patted Fan Ruoruo on the shoulder and turned his gaze to Liu Hong who was sipping tea. "Didn't you say that the emperor would definitely give in when faced with the officials exercising their power to seal and refute? Now the emperor has used the East Factory to arrest people! How will this end?"

"I am also a victim, okay? I was clearly granted an additional fief of 500 households and a fake position as the second-rank crown prince's assistant, but they were all rejected."

"Now all the officials think that I am a traitor and the emperor's loyal lackey."

As Liu Hong spoke, he began to laugh.

Fan Xian came to his senses and stared at Liu Hong's face.

"You knew this was going to happen, what on earth did you want to do?"

Fan Ruoruo looked at Fan Xian, whose handsome face had flushed red due to his intense emotions.

"You will know that I am fulfilling Ye Qingmei's last wish."

Liu Hong's eyes moved slightly downward, his expression unpredictable.

"Ye Qingmei wants all the people in the world to have the power to be the masters of their own affairs and to have their own lives, rather than having officials and the emperor completely confront each other."

When Fan Xian heard that Liu Hong still had the nerve to talk about Ye Qingmei, he became even more agitated.

Liu Hong twitched the corner of his mouth, trying hard to hide the sarcasm in his heart.

"If even the civil and military officials who are in charge of knowledge, force, wealth, and law think of themselves as slaves, how do you think you can awaken the people to self-reliance?"

Fan Xian was stunned on the spot.

This is the question he has been avoiding.

He has always been compassionate towards the people and wanted to help them in any way he could.

I hope officials are honest and treat their people well.

But they neglected how to let the people have their own power.

"Calculating the time, it should be almost done."

Liu Hong glanced at the sky and saw that the red glow had already faded away.

When the East Factory was initially established, more than a thousand soldiers were sent to arrest officials. Even if they worked non-stop, they could only catch small fry at most.

Only at night is Emperor Qing's trump card.

He had always acquiesced in the eldest princess's establishment of the Junshan Society, recruiting warriors and using force to disrupt the law.

It's just for situations like today!

He assassinated officials on a large scale, created panic, and then put all the blame on the eldest princess.

"What kind of character is that..."

Liu Hong sneered. Er Gouzi had already brought the city defense troops to the Minister's residence.

"Arrest people. I will exercise my power of rejection and arrest all the officials whose rewards I rejected, and put them in the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

"Yes!"

The city defense troops below spoke in unison.

Liu Hong nodded and spoke casually.

"Kyoto has been a bit uneasy lately! If you encounter anyone sneaking around with weapons, arrest them immediately! If they resist, kill them without mercy!"

Er Gouzi clasped his hands and bowed, then rushed past with the city defense troops.

As the sun was about to set, countless officials were violently arrested, crying and shouting, by the city defense forces and thrown into the Ministry of Justice prison.

As for the officials involved in the previous imperial examination cheating case, they only needed to pay some money to leave the prison.

In addition to being stripped of his official status and forbidden to leave Kyoto at will, the crime should have been punishable by death.

It was just revealed so lightly.

"Sir, what happened in Kyoto?"

Deng Ziyue's face was full of disbelief.

Even their Supervisory Commission does not dare to arrest people so brazenly and retaliate against disobedient officials so blatantly.

And Liu Hong, a mere Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, actually did this!
And they did it with a clear conscience! You should know that the Ministry of Justice does not have the power to enforce the law, it only has the power to adjudicate cases and interpret the law.

"If you give up your position as a minister, it's okay to go crazy this once."

Fan Xian seemed to understand Liu Hong's actions.

Ji Xin had been staying in the Minister's residence without leaving. He looked at these people, shook his head, and ordered the kitchen to prepare more sumptuous dishes today.

Until late at night, Er Gouzi, covered in blood, walked into the Minister's mansion and laughed loudly.

"Brother! It's so comfortable. Sure enough, someone wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Except for a few unlucky officials, we really couldn't save them. They died."

"We encountered more than 500 warriors, 47 seventh-grade warriors, and killed 40 of them. Thirteen eighth-grade warriors all escaped."

Liu Hong nodded slightly, not very surprised by this result.

"Take a shower and then eat!"

(End of this chapter)