The strongest nine thousand years old

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been up early and late, and have never attended court. However, there are traitors who are plotting rebellion and attacking the palace in an attempt to kill me!"

"Fortunately, Viscount Yucheng risked his life to protect me, so I am safe. But traitors must not be tolerated. All those who plot treason will be executed immediately, within their nine clans!"

Yan Yunzheng's murderous voice echoed in the execution ground.

The faces of the eight great families and other people involved in this matter were ashen, and the women and children even cried loudly.

For a moment, the crying and shouting became one and the same, which was very annoying.

"I am the Confucian scholar Xu You. May I ask Your Majesty, you have been treating people with kindness, why are you killing people now? What crime has that three-year-old child committed?" Suddenly, a man stood up from the crowd with his head held high and his chest puffed out, shouting loudly.

He was dressed in a moon-white scholar's gown, had a handsome face and an extraordinary bearing.

There were bursts of discussion among the crowd, and many people felt compassion for those babies in swaddling clothes and innocent children.

Yan Yunzheng said expressionlessly: "The crime of treason is to execute all nine generations of the family. This is clearly stipulated in the Great Yan Law. Are you questioning the Great Yan Law?"

Xu You smiled slightly, "The law is harsh, shouldn't it be revised? In troubled times, harsh punishments are used. Is this a troubled time? Did the Yongzhou chaos originate from harsh laws?"

These three questions left Yan Yunzheng speechless.

The rebellion in Yongzhou has not yet subsided. Although the fuse was the poor harvest and the farmers' inability to pay taxes, which led to the civil unrest, the root cause was not unrelated to the Dayan Law.

According to the laws of Dayan, those who did not pay taxes would be exiled and their entire family would be reduced to slavery, and the power of life and death would be vested in the government.

This one is tantamount to destroying a family.

Although Yan Yunzheng issued an order to exempt the people of Yongzhou from punishment, the emperor was far away and some remote places could not receive Yan Yunzheng's order at all, or even if they received it, they would not execute it.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards once reported back that many farmers were forced to rebel.

Officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel!

"Benevolent rule or tyranny is not decided by you alone, nor by your Majesty's arbitrary decision, but by the will of millions of people in the world!" Chen Dong said.

"Commander of the Imperial Guard, Viscount Yucheng." Xu You easily recognized Chen Dong's identity and smiled playfully, "These people were all captured by your Imperial Guard. Ask yourself, are they all guilty?"

"Since you are talking about public opinion, then I will tell you public opinion. Why don't you ask the people present here, should those women, children and young children be killed?"

Chen Dong laughed dumbly, "You think the child is innocent?"

He looked around at the crowd, with a hint of contempt in his tone, "You also think that children are innocent?"

"ridiculous!"

Chen Dong's face suddenly darkened, and he shouted sternly: "These women and children enjoy a life of luxury, silk and satin, and delicacies from land and sea. Where does the money come from? It comes from you!"

"The grain from Jingzhou, when transported to Yanjing, increased in value by twenty times. The salt from Yangzhou, when transported to Yanjing, increased in value by a hundred times! Where did the money go? It all went into their pockets!"

Chen Dong picked out a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old from the Wu family and sneered, "He is not only a frequent visitor to brothels, but also kidnaps other girls when he sees them on the street. When he's done with them, he gives them eight or ten taels of silver and sends them away. Many girls have committed suicide because of this!"

"Who gave him the courage? It was money, power, and the prestige of the family!"

"Everyone present, which girl has been bullied by him? Should such a scum be killed?"

"Deserves to be killed!"

"Damn it!"

"Kill him quickly!"

Many people clenched their fists, their eyes turned red, and they shouted loudly.

When facing the Wu family, they dared not speak out and could only endure being bullied.

But now, the Wu family has collapsed, and the anger that they had suppressed in their hearts has erupted.

"Do you think those children shouldn't be killed if they didn't commit any crime?" Chen Dong stared into Xu You's eyes and spoke word by word, "Since they are enjoying the luxury brought by power, they should pay the price for it!"

"Also, if Your Majesty is kind enough to let them go this time, will these people avenge their fathers in ten or twenty years? Their rebellion will cause unrest in Dayan and involve more innocent people."

"By then, the number of people who will die will not just be the one or two now, but tens of thousands!"

"During the Rainy Night Rebellion, I led the Jinyiwei, He Feng led the city guards, General Xiao Li led his cavalry, and General Yuwenliang fought alone, fighting to the death! Where can we seek justice for our brothers who died in the battle? Did they deserve to die?"

"They are not just one person, but a whole family behind them! Because of these ambitious people, families are torn apart one after another!"

"If we let these young children go, more families will fall apart in the future! Have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Chen Dong raised his voice and questioned harshly, his words were as sharp as knives and his eyes were sharp.

There must be something hateful about pitiful people. Since you enjoy the privileges brought by power, you should pay the price for the collapse of power!

"Kill! They all deserve to be killed!"

"My son died unjustly!"

"Punish all nine clans!"

"Such a person should not be pitied!"

"They all deserve to be killed! They all deserve to die!"

The sentiment is exciting.

What Chen Dong said hit them sorely; their sons and brothers were all killed in the riot on the rainy night!

These perpetrators deserve to die!

Chen Dong glanced coldly at Xu You who was looking for trouble. He had already turned pale and kept silent.

The several Confucian scholars standing next to him also had unhappy expressions on their faces.

"You are a corrupt Confucian scholar. The sages' books tell you to have compassion and save the world, not to save these damned people!"

"If you have this much energy, you might as well go to the northern border to fight the enemy and defend your country." Chen Dong sneered, "I have read the books of sages for half my life, but all I have read is a dog!"

Xu You left hastily without saying a word, looking ashamed. His companions followed him.

With a heavy snort, Chen Dong shouted, "It's noon, execute the sentence!"

The burly executioners raised their swords and slashed, and the gushing blood dyed the ground under the execution ground red.

Crying, begging, shouting, cursing… all filled the air. But in the end, there was only the sound of the knife hitting the neck.

The air was filled with murderous intent and blood.

The clear and cloudless sky was covered with a layer of blood, and the sun in the sky was as red as jade.

The people who had just been excited were now shocked and numb.

Heads were rolling and blood was dripping. The sticky blood on the ground even reached above the feet.

The machete in the executioner's hand was even bent, so he replaced it with a new one.

The ten executioners were all exhausted and panting, their eyes were bloodshot, and they were filled with murderous aura.

This is the Xingtai, and also a slaughterhouse.

Yan Yunzheng, who was standing on the high platform, turned pale and showed an expression of reluctance.

Chen Dong held Yan Yunzheng's cold hand and gave her a reassuring look.

Cut the grass at its roots and stop killing with killing.

After this incident, those who want to rebel again should think carefully!

"All those who plot treason will be killed! Everyone, follow me to pay tribute to the heroic spirits!" Yan Yunzheng shouted loudly.