At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

What a good imperial envoy! He is gaining more and more favor from me.

Wen Yan found Ren Hao more and more pleasing to the eye. This was simply the most perfect relationship between a monarch and his subject.

"Temporary Minister Ren Hao, return to the capital to report."

"I have lived up to your majesty's trust and have escorted the criminal Anyang Li and the county magistrate back to the court." Ren Hao stepped into the Linde Hall and reported to the emperor who was sitting in the palace.

"sinner?"

"It stinks so bad. Did you just sprinkle dirt on the bodies of the criminals, or did you escort a cart of rotten fish and shrimp back to the capital to report?"

Zhao Pingan glanced at Ren Hao, and other ministers and scholars also echoed the opinion, saying, what kind of place is Linde Hall regarded as? Is it like a vegetable market? It makes the whole hall stink and insults the current emperor.

Ren Hao just smiled and didn't explain anything. They would be in trouble soon.

"Shut up, everyone!!!" Wen Yan slammed the imperial desk, and all the ministers and Confucian scholars shut up and fell silent.

"Bring up the criminal Anyang Li, the county magistrate, and all the county officials." Wen Yan continued to give orders.

Ren Hao waved to the imperial guards outside the palace, signaling everyone to pull the execution cart directly into the palace.

When the execution cart was pulled into the palace, all the ministers were shocked by the piles of corpses on the cart.

They had never expected that the Anyang Li family and the county officials would return to Beijing to confess their crimes in this way.

The stench that hit them in the face made the ministers unable to hold back and vomited one after another.

Seeing that the ministers could not help but spit, Wen Yan slammed the imperial desk and shouted: "Shut up, everyone! Don't spit!!!"

vomit……

Although the emperor gave the order, the ministers in the court still vomited due to their natural urges.

Not only did they vomit out everything they had eaten in the morning, they also vomited out last night's leftover food and stomach acid.

Even Ren Hao couldn't help but vomit violently under their influence.

The sight of the Linde Hall at this moment could only be described as horrible.

Now there is only one person in the court who is trying hard not to vomit, and that is Wen Yan who is sitting on the throne.

Although Wen Yan's face turned blue and she wanted to vomit several times, she forced herself to hold back the urge every time. She even swallowed all the filth that was rising up her throat.

If she vomited now, how would she be able to shock the ministers later?

"My dear ministers, have you vomited enough?" Wen Yan pretended to be calm, but in fact his stomach was churning.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is really difficult for me to suppress my anger."

All the ministers knelt on the ground.

"I don't blame you, just stand up." Wen Yan waved his hand and ordered the eunuchs to give each minister a bucket. After all, it was really indecent to spit in the palace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." The ministers took the bowl and bucket from the eunuch and held them in their arms.

After Ren Hao had finished speaking, he reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the fifty-six members of the Anyang Li family, the county magistrate's family of thirty-two, and twenty-three county officials have all appeared in court."

"Your Majesty, please punish me!!!"

Convict?

You are kidding us.

They all committed suicide out of fear of crime, so how can they be punished?

All the ministers were puzzled, but the following scene was also an unforgettable scene in their lives.

"Although they committed suicide out of fear of sin, their souls were able to escape from their bodies, but the sins of the flesh remained."

"Come here, chop them all into meat paste for me to show the world!!!" Wen Yan stood up and announced.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed, it is not allowed!!!"

"Since they all committed suicide out of fear of crime, why do we still need to whip their corpses? It is an insult to the bodies of the dead."

"As the saying goes, death clears all debts. Your Majesty, please think twice before destroying your reputation as a holy ruler."

An old scholar stepped out and tried to dissuade the emperor.

Immediately after he opened his mouth, several Confucian scholars stepped forward to dissuade him.

"The name of the Holy Lord?" Wen Yan suddenly laughed.

If she was really a sage monarch, how could the Anyang case happen, and how could she allow all the ministers and officials from top to bottom to engage in corruption and bribery.

Holy King?

This is a shitty Saint King!!!

"Come here, chop these Confucian scholars together!!!" Wen Yan ordered expressionlessly.

It’s bad enough that the ministers in the court are against me everywhere, but now you Zhihu people who can only flatter and fawn on me by writing historical materials dare to go against me.

It's really like an old man eating arsenic and is tired of living.

Not only were all the ministers and officials stunned, but even Ren Hao was stunned.

If these Confucian scholars were really chopped to pieces, the emperor would be criticized as a tyrant or incompetent ruler in the future.

In short, I will never meet the Holy King again from now on.

"Your Majesty, this...this must not be chopped off."

All the ministers and officials, including Ren Hao, followed suit to dissuade the emperor. They did not want to be scolded by future Confucian scholars.

Faced with the pleas of Ren Hao and the officials, Wen Yan softened his heart for a moment.

She was about to forgive these Confucian scholars, but the old scholar was stubborn and didn't know how to live or die. He even dared to retort: ​​"Your Majesty, are you going to imitate the tyranny of the previous dynasty and become the arrogant first emperor?"

"If so, I am willing to help Your Majesty."

"If not, Your Majesty, please revoke your order and leave their bodies intact, lest you destroy the reputation of the sage monarch." The old scholar spoke passionately, as if he was standing on the moral high ground.

It's over, there's no hope.

Ren Hao rolled his eyes helplessly. It was really hard to persuade that damned guy with nice words.

"Then you guys go die for me!!!"

"Do you think that without you Confucian scholars, my empire will not be able to function?"

"Do you think that without you, there will be no other Confucian scholars to write historical records for me?" Wen Yan slammed the imperial desk in anger.

"After we die, there will be new Confucian scholars to serve Your Majesty, but the history books will only record how wisely we advised the emperor. Your Majesty will become a tyrant in the history books and be despised by future generations, while we will be praised by future generations." The old Confucian scholar still retorted stubbornly, not afraid of the emperor's majesty at all.

"Very good, very good. Then I will allow you to be praised by future generations." Wen Yan was already shaking with anger, and he shouted in disgrace: "I have made up my mind to be a tyrant. Anyone who dares to persuade me will be chopped off together with me."

The ministers looked at each other and no one dared to speak.

Because they were afraid of offending the emperor and also afraid of offending these Confucian scholars.

Even the prime minister and the ministers of various ministries haven't spoken, so why should they, as disciples, worry about it? They should just shut up.

The Confucian scholars, led by the old Confucian scholar, knelt on the ground fearlessly and continued to persuade the emperor not to destroy the reputation of the sage monarch.

Wen Yan was really about to be pissed off by them. They wouldn't back down from the right path and just had to go against her.

Just as the imperial guards entered the palace and prepared to chop off all the Confucian scholars, Ren Hao stood up fearlessly and advised: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"How do you expect me to calm down?" Wen Yan asked harshly.