One hundred and fifteen years of orthodoxy.
New Year's Eve.
The night is dark and everything is silent.
Shendu Nameless manor to the east.
A carriage wrapped in black cloth stopped at the back door. After the purple-robed old man got out of the carriage, he looked at the red lantern with a solemn expression.
"I don't know how many people are going to die tonight!"
The old man sighed softly, pushed the door open and went in, arriving at the back hall in a familiar manner.
The hall was dimly lit, and the seats on the left and right were filled with shadowy figures. All of them were wearing hats and black robes, and their voices were muffled, so you couldn't identify who they were.
"What? Even today, you don't dare to show your true colors?"
The old man walked forward, sat in the middle hall, and looked at the fat man in black on the left. "Prince Kang, with your figure, don't deceive yourself!"
"Uncle Sixth King, don't be surprised. It's true that our ancestor is too powerful, so we have to be careful."
Prince Kang lifted up his mask, his fat face was so crowded that there was only a slit left for his eyes, he looked towards the direction of the imperial city, and said helplessly, "It is not the fault of excessive force. I am loyal and pray for me day and night!"
The man in black next to him echoed incessantly, expressing his dissatisfaction with Emperor Zhengtong.
Since the 100th anniversary of the unification of Zhengtong, the imperial court has begun to vigorously suppress Aristocratic Clan nobles, not only convicting and inspecting them, but also restricting their privileges legally.
Aristocratic Clan Your Excellency, you took five steps back the day before yesterday, ten steps back yesterday, and today there is no way back.
News broke half a month ago that Emperor Zhengtong wants to equalize human rights and intends to eliminate the privileges of everyone, including but not limited to officials, scholars, etc.
If any emperor in history dared to implement this policy, even if he did not die suddenly, it would be difficult to carry out the decree.
However, Emperor Zhengtong is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the eyes of the people, he is a resident god. He not only has invincible personal strength, but also holds great power. His lackeys and spies are all over the temples and rivers and lakes.
If we don't join forces to resist, it won't take long before all the princes and officials present here will be reduced to nothing.
Sixth Prince said with a worried expression, "The ancestor often said that everyone is fair, but little did he know that his continued existence is the greatest injustice to the people in the world."
"Sixth Prince is right!"
"We are waiting for this move for the sake of the people of the world!"
"Today's action is for the sake of the world!"
"..."
Everyone said something to each other, and what was originally a conspiracy to rebel suddenly became a matter of justice.
Regardless of whether the people of the Zhou Dynasty are willing or not, they must overthrow the rule of the "orthodox tyrant". This is for the sake of fairness to the people of the world!
If someone asks, what should I do if life becomes difficult after changing the emperor?
It doesn't matter!
Even if they are impoverished, even if they are hungry and cold, even if they sell their children and daughters, it is nothing. After all, the people have obtained the supreme justice of life.
"We should work together to seek justice for the common people!"
Prince Kang's voice was impassioned, and suddenly he changed his voice and asked, "Uncle Sixth, you summoned me to wait, but do you have a way to deal with the ancestor?"
Everyone suddenly fell silent and looked at Sixth Prince.
Emperor Zhengtong was invincible a hundred and fifty years ago, and now it is even more unfathomable. If there is no equal power, then just go back to your own home and sleep.
"That's natural."
Sixth Prince looked at the man in black on the right and said, "I read the secrets of the previous dynasty and learned that there were nine great masters who worked together to besiege the ancestor, and they were almost successful."
"Eight of them have all lost their inheritance. Only King Kong Temple has been passed down to this day. The secret book in its temple records that there is a god in the world who is not weaker than the ancestor."
"Na Amitabha!"
The man in black lifted his hood, and inside was a bald monk with a thin face and a reddish-gold complexion. He clasped his hands together and pronounced the name of the Buddha: "I swear by the Buddha, this is true."
Sixth Prince continued, "After finding the secret, I took advantage of traveling and searched thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally found the man of God in the cold pool in the far north..."
Jie Jie Jie!
A series of strange laughter came.
"Our family is not a man of gods, but a family of demons, demons and monsters."
Before he finished speaking, he saw billowing black fog pouring into the hall. There were countless ghost heads flying in and out of the fog, emitting terrifying and ear-piercing screams.
"Ah! Ghost, ghost..."
A man in black robes screamed in fright, fell from his chair to the ground, and rolled and crawled outside.
"Hmph!"
An old voice came from the ghost mist, saying contemptuously, "Are you so brave enough to be an enemy of the Governor?"
The ghost mist rolled around and swallowed up the man in black robes. In the blink of an eye, only the pale bones were left. Before others could make a sound in fear, one after another ghost shadows penetrated into everyone's bodies.
The old voice continued, "Two hours later, at dawn, you will raise troops to confuse Shenjing and lead Imperial Guards out of the palace."
Someone worried. "Is this too hasty?"
Brush!
The fog swept over and the man died on the spot.
"What our family says, you just have to be obedient and do not allow any questions. In addition, all nine of your tribes have been hit by our family's Soul-Devouring Curse. If you don't obey, the nine tribes will die!"
Everyone was helpless and respectfully said, "I obey."
Sixth Prince's expression remained unchanged, he seemed to have expected this, and said in a deep voice, "You don't need to worry, with the help of this god, we will definitely succeed immediately."
After Emperor Zhengtong ascended the throne, he never displayed his invincible martial arts. Over a hundred years later, it has become like a myth and legend, which is hard to believe.
Many smart people who have read a lot think that Emperor Zhengtong proclaimed himself the God of War just to stabilize his rule.
Its weirdness and mystery are far inferior to the flesh-devouring ghost Spirit Soul before you!
Prince Kang narrowed his eyes slightly. As a descendant of the Zhou family, of course he knew that his ancestor was terrifying, but at the moment of life and death, we must unite as one, he said with a smile.
"When we work together to overthrow the tyrant, under what name should we establish a new king? This matter needs to be discussed as soon as possible to give the world an explanation."
Everyone in the hall was frightened. Guided by the words of the uncle and nephew, they naturally began to imagine a happy life after restoring the "ancient rituals".
It is recorded in the book that a hundred years ago, Aristocratic Clan nobles only had to pay a few taels of silver to kill a mud-legged person, unlike now where they are often punished with life imprisonment and death penalty.
There was silence in the hall for a while, and a man in black robe said.
"I have consulted the orthodox records of the previous dynasties. It is recorded in the records that the late emperor was a descendant of the Tang family in ancient times. He was exterminated by foreigners and lived among the people. He was later adopted as the adopted son by the governor Eastern Depot."
"Based on the bloodline of the previous emperor, this is a usurpation of power and an unfair position!"
Prince Kang was slightly startled. He never expected that someone would dare to doubt the orthodox status of the ancestor. However, it sounded somewhat reasonable and could be used to frustrate the world.
"Minister Cui is right!"
As if he recognized the identity of the speaker, he praised him repeatedly, but in his heart he felt more and more contempt.
No wonder the ancestor looks down on the great Confucian!
Yin Shi.
Hall of Diligent Governance.
There is a thick stack of memorials on the imperial case, with hundreds of copies, and after reviewing, there are still several more stacks.
After a hundred years of great rule, the Great Zhou Dynasty was more powerful than any country in history, covering the north of Northern Xinjiang, the south of Southern Frontier, and the west of Western Regions.
In governing the seventy-two states, there are too many things that His Majesty needs to deal with every day.
If it were any other emperor, he might have decentralized small matters, either to the cabinet, or to the six ministries, and he could only focus on the big things. However, Zhou Yi would do everything personally.
All matters ranging from natural and man-made disasters to corrupt officials to trivial and boring civil disputes will be personally reviewed and reviewed.
Even though government decrees have been issued repeatedly requiring officials to simplify their speech and omit flattery and ceremonial greetings, thousands of memorials need to be processed every day.
Zhou Yi spent more than ten hours every day attending court and reviewing memorials. He was busy sitting under the imperial desk almost all the time.
As his martial arts cultivation became more and more sophisticated, Spirit Soul also underwent mysterious changes. He glanced at the memorial and could instantly analyze the cause and effect of the incident and give the correct way to deal with it.
In a short time, more than ten memorials were processed.
"This is an interesting story. Hengchang Trading Company has obtained the right to build the Suzhou railway. I remember this is the business name of the Lu Family. Ying and Su are three thousand miles apart, so I got the news from the two states."
Zhou Yi gave the order, and the servants were immediately busy, and soon brought up all the memorials related to the two states, including the secret records of the east and west two states.
After checking them one by one, I found the reason.
"Lu Family's legitimate daughter married Suzhou as a shepherd to fill a house..."
Zhou Yi's eyes were dark, and he wrote on the memorial of Suzhou "Construction is approved and the progress is accelerated", and on the secret certificate Eastern Depot he wrote "thoroughly investigate any evidence of Suzhou's crimes."
No one is perfect, let alone the state pastor who is in charge of a state.
For other incriminating evidence found by Eastern Depot, no matter how big or small, in order to make atonement for his crimes, he will be asked to personally tell whether he has any beneficial dealings with the Lu Family.
"Send Eastern Depot."
"As commanded."
The chamberlain on duty bowed and took the secret fold, and immediately left Hall of Diligent Governance for Eastern Depot. The secret agent would leave the city before dawn, and could arrive at Suzhou in three days at most to investigate the case.
More than a hundred years have passed, and the Zhou Dynasty has long been like a precision machine, monitoring and managing the vast territory with Zhou Yi as the core.