dtnovels Chapter 148 If you had done it cleanly at the beginning, you wouldn't have left any evidence.
Chapter 148 If you had done it cleanly at the beginning, you wouldn't have left any evidence.
Shang Yan pressed his fingers on the Embroidered Spring Knife and rubbed it gently, with a smile in his eyes.
The emperor clearly promised Minister Su to let Su Rutang divorce.
But he went back on his word.
Another condition was added, which was that Zhou Chengru had to be willing to divorce.
He must make Zhou Chengru fall to the bottom.
Then give some conditions and let Su Rutang leave willingly.
The official who had a good relationship with the Zhou family sneered:
"What the censor said is nothing but hearsay. I also said that Zhou Chengru was set up by someone with the purpose of destroying the Zhou family.
A chaste woman has not made any mistakes for more than ten years.
Why did you do something so outrageous in the ancestral hall on the old lady's birthday?"
The Censor was afraid that no one would respond.
How can he perform if no one responds?
did not expect.
Even for a person like Zhou Chengru, there are still people who stand up and speak for him.
Next…
That's when the Censor was firing on all cylinders.
He first criticized the official who was speaking, mainly criticizing him for pleading for Zhou Chengru because he liked his widowed sister-in-law.
Otherwise, why would the concubine in the harem look like a widowed sister-in-law?
Followed by.
He criticized Zhou Chengru and his illegitimate son to pieces, and singled out Zhou Wenyi for criticism. In short, he criticized them to pieces, and I can’t express myself in words anymore.
He scolded everyone in the Zhou family, even the old lady and Cui.
Anyway, the goal is to kill the Zhou family.
Even if there are no conditions, we must create them to kill the Zhou family.
Everyone was frightened.
Did Zhou Chengru dig up the ancestral grave of the Censor?
Otherwise, it wouldn't be so vicious.
The morning court sessions in the past few days were always drizzled, but the emperor could still righteously rebuke the censors of the Censorate.
This bloody criticism meeting made the emperor dare not speak.
I’m afraid that the Censor has inherited the old Censor’s habit of not caring about the Emperor’s reputation, and whoever interrupts will be scolded.
An official who has a good relationship with Zhou Chengru.
There are also the Fifth Prince and others, so as not to implicate them by the Lord Censor.
Everyone shut up.
Du Yue also lowered his head.
I dared not say a word.
The final result is...
The censor used his eloquence to persuade Zhou Chengru to come back to observe mourning, and left the affairs of Fengyang Prefecture to other people.
People from the Zhou family were also on the list.
Anyone related to his family would be criticized.
This fighting power...
Blue is better than blue.
The court officials who were watching felt fear towards the Lord Censor, and the fear of being crushed by the old Lord Censor returned.
Wait until the morning court is over.
The officials left.
Du Yue stared at the Lord Censor intently. He would never forget the insults he had heard.
He wanted to see who made the Censor criticize the Zhou Mansion so hard.
"Du Yue." Shang Yan's cold voice sounded.
Du Yue was inexplicably shocked. He didn't know why he was a little afraid of Shang Yan.
"Commander Shang."
"I noticed that Eunuch Du's face looked strange just now. Could he be an old acquaintance of the Zhou Mansion?" Shang Yan's bottomless eyes seemed to be able to see through other people's hearts.
Du Yue calmed himself down.
"How could that be? That kind of family is beyond the imagination of ordinary people."
"Really? I saw that Eunuch Du was very concerned about the Zhou family's affairs, and I thought that Eunuch Du was an old member of the Zhou family. After all, Eunuch Du's age is similar to that of the Zhou family..."
Du Yue's palms were full of cold sweat.
I was sweating all over my back.
"I have only been with the emperor for a short time, so I don't know what kind of family the Zhou family is. I think that if the censor can impeach them personally, they must be a famous family."
"I heard that Eunuch Du is from the capital. How come he doesn't know about the Zhou family?"
"I come from a poor family and have to work hard to make ends meet. It is understandable that I don't know the officials in the court, but the name of Commander Shang is well-known."
Shang Yan sneered, "You say that I kill without blinking an eye and I enjoy killing people."
"all fake."
"You've said too badly of me. I'm just a child, I have thousands of ways to kill people. The ones that are said in the legend are the lowest level of the Jinyiwei."
Shang Yan finished speaking.
Leave without looking back.
Wait until Shang Yan leaves.
Du Yue realized that he couldn't take a step forward.
"Eunuch Du." A young eunuch came over in small steps. "The emperor can't leave the eunuch for a moment. He is angry right now."
"Two young eunuchs were sent away."
The young eunuch was terrified, "Please, Master Du, take care of me."
The young eunuch quickly reached out to support Du Yue.
Du Yue then felt some heat in his body, as if he had fallen into the abyss of a cold pond.
"What did the Emperor say?"
"I was serving outside and didn't hear what was said inside. I only saw two eunuchs being sent to the Ministry of Punishment by the Emperor."
"understood."
Du Yue secretly swore in his heart that he must kill Shang Yan.
Let Shangyan taste those tortures.
Arrived at the imperial study.
The emperor's face turned livid.
The clothes were half undone.
Bare feet on the ground.
Shang Yan stood with his hands down, "Your Majesty. Do you need me to check?"
The emperor glanced at the brocade box on the table.
Shang Yan hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, please take the pill first. If you wait too long, the effect of the medicine will be affected. I think Your Majesty is much younger and stronger than before."
"There has been a breakthrough. I am envious."
When the emperor heard Shang Yan say that he was younger and stronger than before, his expression became much better.
"I was so excited about the Censorate that I almost forgot about the main business."
"Bring it to me."
Just as Shang Yan was about to walk over, he heard Du Yue's flattering voice:
"Let me serve His Majesty and take the elixir."
"Commander Shang is busy with all kinds of things. How can he be distracted by small things?"
Shangyan was cold and sad.
"Nothing is trivial with the Emperor."
The emperor laughed:
"Luckily, I have you, my right-hand men. One is my wise man, and the other is my sharp sword. You two must get along well."
"That's exactly what I want." Du Yue knelt down hurriedly.
Shang Yan glanced at Du Yue coldly. This little eunuch should not be underestimated.
……
Far away in Anhe County, Fengyang Prefecture.
Zhou Chengru was sitting in the room.
He looked at the heavy rain outside and the people around him came over.
"grown ups."
"How are the people in Anhe County?"
"This epidemic is very dangerous. All the first batch of doctors we sent were infected."
"Don't let anyone in or out. Keep everyone in the city." Zhou Chengru looked at the sky. "I heard it won't rain tonight, but it will rain heavily for four or five days starting tomorrow."
"That's what Master Zhang said."
Zhou Chengru's eyes were red, "Then let's burn the plague. Then a few days of heavy rain will wash away everything."
"I heard that County Magistrate Anhe is from the Su family. For fame and fortune, the county magistrate set fire to everything."
The minor official was startled.
"Sir, but..."
"Send someone to take County Magistrate Su's family out, and deposit 10,000 taels of silver in his name. Keep it in Sihai Bank." Zhou Chengru's eyes were crazy. "10,000 taels of silver, a small county magistrate can't earn that much in his lifetime."
"Yes. I will do it right away."
"You are the one above, do you know who I am doing this for? County Magistrate Su and the prefect have already discovered something is wrong. If we let them live..."
Zhou Chengru made a killing gesture.
"Don't blame me for being cruel. I'm doing this for my master."
"If you had done it cleanly at the beginning, there wouldn't be any handle left."
The petty official trembled.
"The official knows."
He hurried out to deal with things.
The people in Anhe County wanted to leave the city, but they received news that some of them had contracted the plague and could not leave the city.
Everyone looked at each other.
I haven’t heard anyone say there is a plague. Didn’t the higher-ups send people to Fengyang to provide disaster relief?
How can it be related to the plague?
"Sir. What plague? How come we don't know anything about it?"
"Yes, how could there be a plague?"
“My family is still out of town.”
"Sir, I don't have the plague."
Everyone cried so hard.
He stood at the city gate and refused to leave.
The soldiers guarding the city gate raised their bows and arrows, and the arrows were actually rockets. "Leave here immediately. If there are any troublemakers, they will be killed without mercy."
Some people were panicking.
They thought they could make the officials change their minds by relying on their numbers.
More and more people gathered at the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city couldn't bear to watch any longer.
Can……
Military orders are like mountains.
"Fire arrows."
With the sound of an arrow being released, flames burst out...
After a while...
There were fires everywhere in Anhe County.
……
Su Rutang had a nightmare.
Dreaming of fire.
A man who looked like Su Buli stretched out his hand, "Sister Rutang. I am your relative. Do I have to be implicated just because I am from the same clan as your Su family in the capital?"
"Sister Rutang, I feel so wronged..."
"The people are wronged..."
Su Rutang was awakened by the dream, his back covered in sweat.
"Second Madam, what's wrong? Are you having a nightmare?" Chunxi hurriedly got up and took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Su Rutang.
"Pour me a glass of water."