The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"Lord Zheng is right!"

"Your Majesty, you can't continue to be so willful!"

"We all admire your ability to recapture Chang'an from the Han army, but this is not a reason for you to act recklessly in the court!"

"After all, Your Majesty has never managed state affairs before, so it is only natural that there will be oversights in some areas."

"Your Majesty still has much to learn. Although Lord Zheng is suspected of deceiving the emperor, in the end, everything he did was for the sake of the Great Wei, and he should not be punished!"

As Zheng Chong made his stance clear and stood against the emperor, the vast majority of people chose to speak up for him.

As he said, the most urgent task at present is to prevent the young emperor from seizing power!

Otherwise, if the power shifts from the Sima family to the young emperor, they will end up with nothing in this turmoil!

Even worse, the Great Wei Dynasty might produce another figure like Emperor Taizu.

That would really put the aristocratic families under immense pressure!

Zheng Chong reminded them that no matter what reason or excuse the young emperor used today, they could not allow him to kill their own people!

No one will do!

"Willful? I am willful?"

Seeing how united this group was, Liu Bang couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

Listening to their almost sophistry-like arguments, he simply stood up and drew his sword.

"My lords, I want to reason with you. I hope you will give yourselves a chance to make excuses."

"If you all continue to argue so stubbornly and I feel that we cannot communicate, then it will be the Imperial Guards who will communicate with you next."

"However, by then, I don't know if the swords in the hands of the Imperial Guards will still be able to understand the words of you gentlemen."

"do you understand?"

After saying that, he cleaved the table in front of him with a single sword stroke, looking like a hothead, extremely eccentric and violent.

This gesture instantly silenced the court.

Who isn't afraid of a hothead?

If their reckless behavior is true, then no matter what the consequences, they will truly be dead!

"Very well, it seems that you gentlemen still hope to have a chance to debate."

"From now on, you can only answer one question I ask. You cannot speak unless I ask. If you utter even half a word of nonsense, you will be sent to the prison to talk to the Imperial Guards with their instruments of torture. Do you understand?"

No one spoke, but they all nodded repeatedly.

"What a bunch of scoundrels! They won't listen to reason and only act when you throw a tantrum."

Liu Bang pursed his lips, then sat down again and looked at Zheng Chong.

"Whether I am willful or not, Lord Zheng, you should know best in your heart."

"You said that because a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, you asked the Empress Dowager to issue an imperial edict to depose me and install the Prince of Qi. Very well, I will not punish you for the crime of installing a new ruler."

"You say you suspect that I, who came from Chang'an, am a Han soldier, which is why you sent a large army to launch a surprise attack and defend the capital. Fine, I will not punish you for treason."

"Now, the crime of deceiving the emperor has occurred in front of me and in front of all the civil and military officials. I and all of you are witnesses."

“In this situation, instead of explaining or defending yourself, you say that I am willful and confused, and you incite the officials to speak on your behalf.”

"Deceiving the emperor is a capital offense, but I hereby sentence you to an even greater crime: the extermination of your entire family. Does Lord Zheng have any objections?"

Zheng Chong turned around again to look at the crowd behind him.

This time, no one spoke up for him.

"My lords?"

he asked in a low voice.

"Lord Zheng, you can go in peace. The young emperor is clearly going to make an example of someone to show his authority. If we try to stop him now and he gets really angry, the price we pay will be even greater."

"Yes, Lord Zheng, don't worry, I will do my best to protect your people."

"It's impossible to exterminate your entire clan. At most, we'll wipe out your whole family. We'll plead with His Majesty to spare your remaining clan members."

"Alas, Lord Zheng, we have done our best. Although the law does not punish the masses, you are the one who sticks out. The young emperor wants to use you to establish his authority, and I am powerless to stop it."

"You lot!?"

Zheng Chong pointed at them, truly not expecting that he would be so easily abandoned.

Don't they understand?

Once this authority is established, it will not be so easy for the aristocratic clans to ride on the back of the imperial power in the future!

Most importantly, how could they give up on themselves so easily!

Isn't he the head of all officials? Shouldn't he replace Sima Shi as the Grand General?

Why do these people show absolutely no intention of risking their lives to protect themselves?

Do you really think that my death will end this?

"Can't you all see through this young emperor's plans?!"

"His ambitions extend far beyond just me!"

At this moment, Zheng Chong could no longer hold back and roared out.

"Lord Zheng, do you really think they don't know what you're saying?"

"Do you think the other officials don't know that I want to reorganize the court and restore the prestige of the Great Wei Emperor?"

"But so what? They only think that how things will develop in the future can only be known after a battle. Today, they don't want to fight me to the death."

"do you understand?"

As Liu Bang finished speaking, more than ten imperial guards rushed into the main hall.

When Zheng Chong was attacked with swords and knives, his whole body went limp.

He suddenly looked up at Liu Bang.

"Your Majesty, I accept this defeat wholeheartedly, but could you please give me an answer?"

Liu Bang also glanced at him.

"Lord Zheng will get an answer soon; you won't have to wait long."

"It should be today."

He knew what Zheng Chong wanted to ask.

Zheng Chong understood what he meant.

In an instant, his face was filled with terror.

This means that the punishment of exterminating nine generations of a family is not just empty talk.

The officials present could not even protect their own nine generations of relatives, let alone his nine generations of relatives!

"Idiots, a bunch of idiots, all complete idiots!"

"I'll be waiting for you in the prison!"

"A bunch of good-for-nothings, not worth discussing anything with!"

By the end of his tirade, Zheng Chong had become somewhat deranged.

His condition really frightened a lot of people.

After the Imperial Guards took him away, someone immediately stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, now that Lord Zheng has been dealt with, shall we conclude today's court assembly here?"

"Yes, after all, we still need to go down and settle our own guards."

"As for the interrogation of Lord Zheng, we can postpone it for a few days, so that we can collect more evidence at that time."

"Lord Zheng is a veteran official in the court. He deserves to die for deceiving the emperor, but to execute his entire family would be too cruel. I hope Your Majesty will consider his many contributions over the years and spare his family."

Liu Bang: "?"

My lord, you can't even protect your own people, yet you want to protect others?