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

Chapter 160: Willing to be a martyr for Daqing! Who are they crying for?
Liu Hong's eyes were deep.

"Wait! See what Emperor Qing is going to do. Once he is branded as a tyrant who beats all the officials in court, he will never be able to get rid of the reputation of a tyrant unless he unifies the country."

Zhang Liang nodded silently.

Unify the world? The war between the two countries that Qing Kingdom prepared for five years lasted less than a year.

As a result, the national treasury was emptied, and now there are problems with the internal treasury. I heard that there is a deficit of tens of millions of taels.

If you want to unify the world, it will take at least five years.

Outside the palace, officials were prostrating themselves on the ground, kneeling in a sea of ​​people.

The imperial guards who were supposed to suppress the rebellion were also helpless.

The eldest prince did not give any orders, obviously sympathizing with the officials, and the deputy commander Gong Dian did not dare to take the responsibility.

What can these ordinary imperial guards do?

You must know that after the imperial examination fraud case, almost all the officials in Beijing from poor families were caught.

All these officials in front of him, which one does not have the support of aristocratic families?

He has countless supporters in Kyoto and in local areas.

It happened to be a scorching hot day, and most of the officials were weak literati who were sweating profusely and showed signs of heatstroke.

The only thing supporting them now is the prime minister, who is kneeling on the ground at such an old age.

Faced with the indignation of officials being arrested for no reason during the two major purges in Kyoto.

"Your Majesty, please revoke your order and release the innocent officials!"

Lin Ruofu spoke loudly, then knelt down for a long time.

He wanted to use this action to clear his name and become the most prestigious prime minister who had resigned from office in the Qing Kingdom in the past hundred years.

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

All the officials burst into tears.

If it weren't for the arrogance of the East Factory, Emperor Qing would have ignored the opinions of all officials.

How could they be willing to threaten their king and father with such an act that was almost like forcing the emperor to abdicate?

The door of the palace opened, but it was not the imperial edict of Emperor Qing's repentance.

Instead, the Dongchang men, dressed in white and with gloomy faces, swarmed in and surrounded the group of officials with long sticks in their hands.

The eunuch who holds the seal and the eunuchs of the East Factory were originally furious and wanted to teach these ignorant officials a lesson.

When he saw the huge dark crowd, the anger in his heart immediately disappeared.

Oh my god! Why are there so many people?

The threatening words turned into gentle words of comfort when they reached his lips.

"Prime Minister, take these officials back."

The dozens of officials in the lead were all of fourth rank or above, and had noble titles, and they had hundreds of private soldiers in Kyoto.

Eunuch Hou really couldn't imagine what would happen to Kyoto if the court stick fell.

Lin Ruofu looked cold as he stared at Eunuch Hou with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Your Majesty has sent the Eastern Depot again? Is this time to arrest people or to punish them with canings?"

"Come on! You bunch of traitors, just deceive the emperor and see what Daqing will become in a few years!"

"Prime Minister Lin, don't say that. How dare we, a bunch of servants, deceive His Majesty?"

Eunuch Hou was almost crying. He had no temper at all when facing Prime Minister Lin.

Lin Ruofu's goal was very clear, to strike back at the East Factory and give Emperor Qing a slap in the face, earn enough reputation and then leave in style.

He no longer paid any attention to Eunuch Hou, waved his sleeves and looked straight at the palace.

Eunuch Hou wanted to say something else.

Hong Zhu gently pulled Eunuch Hou, shook his head, and whispered in his ear.

"Eunuch, these officials are determined to go against your majesty. If you don't want to bear this infamy, then let me do it."

Eunuch Hou looked at Hong Zhu with gratitude.

A friend in need is a friend indeed, and it was worth it for him to promote Hong Zhu.

"Then I will report this matter to His Majesty first. You can handle it first."

After saying this, Eunuch Hou's somewhat fat body disappeared without a trace as if a motor had been added to it.

Hong Zhu watched Eunuch Hou leave, then looked at the officials, his eyes gradually becoming cold and he shouted harshly.

"What are you still standing there for! These officials have already forced the emperor to abdicate. Are we going to let this farce continue and make the royal family lose face?"

He waved his finger, pointing directly at the group of officials.

"Dongchang, send these officials back home!"

The Dongchang guards were relieved to see someone taking the blame, and rushed towards the officials with ill intentions.

The officials were in a commotion. They had not expected that these East Depot men were so lawless that they dared to take action around the imperial palace.

Even if it is the extremely powerful Supervisory Commission, they have to arrest people first and then go inside the Supervisory Commission to make trouble.

"Humph! Northern Qi has been established for more than 20 years, and there have been martyrs. Is it possible that Daqing has been established for a hundred years, and no one is willing to die for Daqing?"

Fan Xian stood up suddenly and gathered his energy.

The sound is known far and wide.

The official, who had wanted to escape secretly, suddenly lost his temper and returned to the ground to continue kneeling.

People live a face, and trees live a skin.

No matter how dirty they are in private, on the surface they are all loyal subjects of Daqing!
"Well, since you are stubborn, don't blame me for being too ruthless."

Hong Zhu shouted harshly and took the lead in hitting the official with a stick.

Hmm! The seventh-rank imperial censor of the Metropolitan Censorate.

The censor cried out in shock, and for a moment he was unable to speak due to the pain. Then Hong Zhu struck him with three lightning-fast sticks.

When the Eastern Depot guard saw the Hundred Households in Charge of Punishment taking action, he was three parts excited and three parts frightened, and he brought down the long stick in his hand fiercely.

Fan Xian has ninth-grade skills and has cultivated domineering true energy, so how could he be knocked to the ground by this group of barbarians?

After being beaten with fists and palms, more than a dozen bandits lay on the ground groaning.

Just when Fan Xian was about to show his supernatural power and drive away all these barbarians.

Lin Ruofu grabbed Fan Xian and shook his head.

"Kneel down! If the East Factory wants to fight, let them fight! The officials in Beijing are comparable to the newly established East Factory.
There are a lot of people. ”

Fan Xian was stunned for a while, and then more than a dozen officials were beaten and ran away with their heads in their hands, crying bitterly.

Gritting his teeth, Fan Xian closed his eyes, and without caring about anything else, he knelt down beside Lin Ruofu.

Fortunately, the East Depot's men were also sensible and did not dare to take action against the prime minister of a country and the upstart Fan Xian.

It’s a pity that the officials behind the scenes suffered a terrible fate.

The cries of pain gathered together and spread throughout the palace.

When Emperor Qing was listening to Eunuch Hou's report, he thought that the civil servants were a bunch of cowards and would run away on the spot.

But outside the palace, I heard some wailing sounds.

His face immediately darkened and he managed to utter a few words through gritted teeth.

"I'm not dead yet! Who are they crying over?"

Emperor Qing underestimated the officials' obsession with face.

In the eyes of officials with ulterior motives, the caning in court is a good thing, as long as the person is not beaten to death.

Then you will get a golden medal of immunity from death.

Even if he was exiled, as long as he said that he participated in the Great Bell Incident, how could the local officials dare to make things difficult for him, after all, he was known as a loyal minister of Daqing.
"You like the caning, don't you? Then keep beating me. I'll take all the lives I kill."

Emperor Qing roared for the first time.

Now that things have come to this, there is no way he can back down.

Either all officials win, and Emperor Qing will be bound by shackles from now on, and will be monitored by the prime minister who has defeated the imperial power.

Either Emperor Qing wins, loses the support of his officials, and holds all power in his hands from now on.

Just as Eunuch Hou was about to pass on the order, a sharp voice was heard outside the imperial study.

"The Queen Mother is here!"

She has been living in the West Palace for a long time and has not been involved in state affairs, but the most powerful woman in Qing Kingdom has arrived.

Hong Sixiang supported the gray-haired empress dowager and slowly walked towards the imperial study.

"Mother, why are you here?"

Emperor Qing hurried forward and took the empress dowager from Hong Sixiang.

It is still hanging in his study, and I hope the holy dynasty will rule the world with filial piety.

As a filial son, he cannot lose his manners.

"It's nothing. I was just taking a nap when I heard the ceremonial bell ring. I thought it was a good thing, but I heard the officials crying."

The Queen Mother looked at her most proud son with eyes full of doubt.

The Queen Mother believed in his ability to govern the country.

But what happened outside the palace? No one dared to tell her.

(End of this chapter)