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Chapter 186: Rewards and Cleaning

Shangshu Pan looked in a distraught look, Fang Zheng couldn't help feeling very happy

From entering the court to becoming an official until now, how much trouble has this old guy caused to himself? The two of them looked at each other at the first sight of each other, and they became enemies with their previous lives. They secretly used secret tricks, tripped, sprinkled lime, and monkeys stole peaches...

Now, the old thing has finally collapsed.

The most successful thing in life is to avenge your enemies, watch your enemies beg for mercy under your nose, and watch him move towards destruction step by step.

He leaned over and picked up the fire note that Pan Shangshu fell to the ground. Fang Zheng smiled and hooked his shoulders, as if intimate.

"Old guy, don't you think you are pretending to be crazy and stupid. After the emperor knows, maybe he can give you a happy life because of his years of love, so he doesn't have to suffer the pain of Lingchi?"

"You...how do you know?" Pan Shangshu looked at Fang Zheng with an incredible expression.

Fang Zheng smiled and shook his head: "Old guy, you have been in the top position for too long. You may have been unfamiliar with this skill of pretending to be crazy and stupid. Speaking of which, I am an expert in this regard..."

Looking at Pan Shangshu's gray face proudly, Fang Zheng continued: "...You may not admit that you are old and stupid. You have to have a bottom line. You can chop and kill with a kitchen knife, you can stand outside the hall and curse, you can take off your clothes and run naked in the palace. Maybe when the emperor knows, he will pity you for years of hard work, reward you for your pleasure, or even let you live a life, but you made the biggest mistake..."

"What……?"

Fang Zheng pointed to the dragon chaise on the Golden Palace. "That chair is the skeleton in the hearts of emperors of all dynasties. Not everyone can sit on the ground. What's more, you sit on it and call yourself "I"? It means that you are crazy and still want to be an emperor. Such an indomitable person. If the emperor makes you die too happily, my surname will be yours!"

Looking at Pan Shangshu's eyes, Fang Zheng patted his shoulder sympathetically: "You were too careless. I reminded you of what I called me just now? I was so smart that I was mistaken for being smart!"

He looked down at the ground fire note in his hand. Fang Zheng asked with concern: "...Do you still want to burn yourself to death?"

After saying that, Fang Zheng blew the fire and the blew the blew the blew very seriously and burned when he saw the wind. He emitted a bright flame.

Shangshu Pan quickly flew far behind and said in a trembling voice: "You...you. Don't come over! I... I committed suicide in prison..."

Fang Zheng was stunned. Then he was happy: "The old guy can't tell that you are old. You are still a master, and you know how to use light skills. I'm a young man who is wrong..."

As he said that, Fang Zheng waved his hand and ordered: "Come on! Arrest him, take him to the Heavenly Prison and send a special person to take care of him. He cannot commit suicide and no one is allowed to visit him!"

Several soldiers with big arms and round waists rushed forward, pressed Pan Shangshu to the ground and sturdy, and then stolen it.

Fang Zheng turned around and stepped out of the Golden Palace to breathe. The square in front of the hall was covered with rebel soldiers' bodies covered with red blood stains on the ground. The soldiers of the Longwu Army and Longxiang Army were cleaning.

Fang Zheng turned around and smiled at Feng Qiudao and Han Dashi, "The big thing is settled! Congratulations to the two generals, this time, the two have made contributions to the rescue, and the emperor will definitely give you a great reward. The two have eaten large pieces of meat. I will follow you to drink a sip of soup..."

Han Dashi smiled and said, "Mr. Fang is too humble. If you talk about merit, Master Fang is the biggest and suffers the most. Master Fang is the first meritorious official!"

I have suffered the most, so this is the only way to go, but I don’t like to be promoted or promoted. It would be great if the emperor converted the merits I made into silver and rewarded me...

I remembered that I rushed out of the surrounded Fang Mansion last night, and had several life and deaths, sneaked into rebel soldiers, sneaked into rebel captains, and then sneaked into Qian Long, a rebel general of the Longwu Army...

Why are you always sneaking into others? And the level of sneak attacks is higher than the other. Fang Zheng shivered with fear on his face. He was too uneasy. He thought twice before he could do it in the future, and thought twice before he could do it...

The shadows of officials appeared one after another at the Xigong Gate. They walked together in groups of three or three, and walked over the square full of rebel corpses in fear, and walked towards the Golden Palace.

Their expressions were different, some were very happy, some were extremely desperate, and some were uneasy. Fang Zheng looked at them and sneered in his heart. After this rebellion, the situation in the court would inevitably have earth-shaking changes. None of the ministers who had previously relied on the Pan Party could escape. Those who were killed, those who were cleansed, promoted, and those who were kicked out...

The shocked ministers walked to the gate of the Golden Palace and saw Fang Zheng looking at them with a smile. There were two murderous generals standing beside Fang Zheng, one of which was Feng Qiudao of the Longwu Army. The gate was surrounded by fierce and solemn soldiers, and many soldiers were covered with blood on their bodies. The atmosphere of the whole scene seemed gloomy and terrifying, and the strong murderous aura filled the palace hall.

The ministers were all shocked. I don’t know how many colleagues would be sent to the guillotine for this morning court today. The ministers who depended on the Pan Party could no longer control themselves and their bodies were trembling. Some even fell to the ground and thrust their bodies.

Fang Zheng greeted him as usual, with a kind smile on his face: "Oh, sir, long time no see you. Did you sleep soundly last night? I really envy you..."

The ministers looked at each other, smiled bitterly in their hearts, and they were sleeping soundly? Last night, the rebels entered the city, setting fires all over the city, slaughtering the people, and screaming everywhere. These officials were in a panic, fearing that the rebels would rush into their mansion and kill them. They were tormented by fear, and they did not dare to close their eyes all night. Now this young boy actually asked him if he was sleeping soundly... Can he speak human language?

"Huh? Lord Wei, have you not slept well? You have dark circles... Although you are old, you have to pay attention to your image. You are a pioneer in the romantic circle. If you have dark circles, you won't like it..."

Among court officials,

Wei Chengde, the Minister of War, had a good relationship. After all, the two of them had sex with the Turks and had a good impression of each other.

Wei Chengde hummed unhappily, rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Fang, don't make fun of me. What a vanguard in the romantic array, don't talk nonsense..."

Wei Chengde has always been against Pan Dang. When Pan Dang fell, he was the happiest person, so he is in a good mood now.

"Oh, sir, don't be humble. Who will follow each other? Miss Yiyi from Mudan Tower asked me to bring you a good gift. She said you haven't been to see her for a long time..."

"How could she ask you to bring a message..."

"Passing by, the lower official is purely passing by, really! Miss Yiyi and I are as pure as a white paper, and the heart is still old. How can the evergreen official in the brothel have the courage to be your rival..."

"snort!"

Fang Zheng smiled and squirted, which slightly relieved the tension in the air.

It was already here, and a little yellow gate rushed in from outside the Xigong Gate and shouted loudly: "The emperor is in the morning, and all officials line up--"

The ministers were solemn and consciously according to their ranks: they lined up in line with their official ranks and stood quietly on both sides of the hall gate.

The soldiers who were sweeping the square in front of the hall stopped and knelt in the blood all over the ground.

Wei Duo, wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe and a winged dragon crown, a solemn and majestic emperor, got a dragon chariot at the palace gate, looked straight at the rebel corpses on the ground in the square and turned a blind eye. His feet were stepping on the red and sticky blood, and he walked towards the Golden Palace step by step. Behind him were left a series of blood-red footprints, and the sound of gentle footsteps was like the drum beat before beheading the monks in the law field, beating one after another in the hearts of everyone.

Soon the emperor had stepped on the jade steps in front of the golden throne, and the little yellow gate shouted behind the emperor: "The emperor goes to the palace, and all officials worship it--"

The ministers immediately knelt down and watched the emperor's blood-stained footprints printed step by step on the gold bricks laid on the ground of the Golden Palace. Many officials looked pale, like the end of the world, and their bodies were trembling.

It was not until the emperor sat on the dragon throne that the ministers shouted: "Long live my emperor--"

This time the emperor did not say "all the ministers are flat", but nodded directly to the small yellow door beside him.

The little yellow gate immediately stood forward, slowly unfolded the yellow silk in his hand, and shouted: "First-class loyal and brave uncle, the right sanqi regular attendant, and the son-in-law Fang Zheng, stepped forward and knelt down and listened to Feng--"

Fang Zheng, who was about to sleep on the pillar, sighed when he heard this. Pan Dang had not even arrested him yet. What kind of heroes are you in a hurry to be named? I wonder what kind of official will the emperor promote me this time...

"My minister Fang Zheng listened to the imperial edict--" Fang Zheng stood up, stood in the middle of the hall, walked a few more steps forward, and knelt down and said loudly.

"The imperial edict said: On the evening of October 15, 12th year of Jianwu in the Hua Dynasty, Pan Niwenyuan instigated the Shenwu army Zhao Ni to rebel. The rebels attacked the capital, burned, killed and looted, and did everything evil. The people died and injured countless people, causing disasters and turmoil in the mountains. During the great disaster of the country, Fang Zheng had the heart of loyalty to the emperor and the country, left the city alone, brought troops to rescue the horse, and annihilated the rebels, captured the thief leader Pan Ni alive, and preserved the country and the country and the country. The great achievements were no less than the rebels.

I have established a territory and thought of his merits, so I have appointed Fang Zheng as a first-class loyal and brave marquis, and added a fief of 1,000, and was inherited from generation to generation. Fang Zheng was promoted to the garrison general of the capital. He can select elite troops from each army to guard the capital, and allow him to make a decision at the moment. He has the right to be executed first and then report to officials below the second rank in the court. He also specially granted the forbidden palace riding horses, and allowed him to enter the palace at any time to participate in the secret matters. He rewarded 3,000 taels of gold, 500 silk and 200 east pearls, and I admired this-"

The ministers were so upset that such a reward was considered a great favor from the emperor. The title of marquis was still a marquis, but he was named the garrison general in the capital and had the right to take action first and report to officials below the second rank. This reward would be too great. What is the second rank? It is at the level of the Shangshu. In other words, in the future, except for a few Shangshu in the court, whoever was in the hands of this kid could kill him. Just think about it, he knew how powerful this kid had been.

Fang Zheng was also confused. This half-literary and half-white imperial edict was a long line. He didn't understand what he was saying. He vaguely understood that he seemed to have been promoted to a title, from an earl to a marquis, and then he seemed to have become a general again. - How did I become a general? Being a general means fighting, bleeding, and fighting to the death...

"Fang Zheng, you can get the order to thank you." The sharp voice of the little yellow gate interrupted Fang Zheng's random thoughts.

"Ahem... Then what, the emperor, Weichen is a civil servant, and Weichen thinks he is a good civil servant, how can he be a general? It doesn't match Weichen's professionalism..." Fang Zheng laughed with him, and tried carefully to make the emperor change his mind.

"Bold! Fang Zheng, do you dare to resist the order?" The emperor didn't say anything, and the little yellow gate beside him roared sternly.

Fang Zheng glanced at the little yellow boy's eyes, who was like a dog? He dared to talk to me like this, even Eunuch Cao, who had served the emperor for many years, had to smile in front of me. He dispersed later and asked Eunuch Cao, and beat the half-man and half-female dog thing and checked whether the dog thing was castrated. If it was castrated, it would be castrated again...

"The emperor is really not the source of the army. If they don't take good care of their subordinates and they cause trouble outside, wouldn't we help them take the blame? You know, I always ask others to take the blame for me... Uh, I obey the order, I thank the emperor for his kindness--" Seeing that the emperor's black and stinky face was almost at the verge of an outbreak, Fang Zheng wisely chose to receive the order and thank him. He cares about him and then pleaded with the emperor again.

The emperor's face was slightly slower, he glanced at the ministers majesticly, and said in a deep voice: "I have another imperial edict to set up another institution in the court, called the Censorate of the Censorate, and secretly reported that he would encounter emergency incidents of rebellion and rebellion. The Censorate of the Censorate had arbitrary power and he would also give Fang Zheng the responsibility."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers were in an uproar. The emperor was so fond of Fang Zheng that he was too arrogant. The officials were also arbitrarily at the moment and led the garrison general in the capital.

It means that the emperor completely handed over the safety of the capital and the future of all officials. The rebellion of Shangshu Pan has not yet subsided. Isn’t the emperor afraid that Fang Zheng will become the second Shangshu Pan to cover the sky?

Before the ministers could think more, the emperor gave several rewards. Feng Qiudao, who had made contributions to suppress the rebellion, Han Dashi, and all of them were granted marquis and were granted the forbidden palace to ride horses, but they still led their own troops. Even Fang Zheng's father, Mrs. Fang, was named the founding prince for his contributions to protecting the emperor, and Mrs. Fang was named the fifth-ranked Grand Lady. The glory of the Fang family was pushed to the extreme on this day.

The fat prince Fu, who was recommended by Fang Zheng, was also awarded a title. Since he was already the prince and the emperor's parent-child, he could not be awarded another title, so the emperor rewarded him with a lot of property and added 2,000 households to his fief. What is even more interesting is that the emperor specially ordered His Highness Fu to serve in the Ministry of Personnel and to serve as the head of political affairs.

As we all know, the Chinese law stipulates that among the princes, no prince shall interfere in political affairs except the prince, in case they usurp power and seize the throne in the future, leading to the tragedy of brothers and sisters with the prince. And the emperor's imperial edict today is equivalent to abolishing this law, and even has a deeper meaning...

If the ministers on weekdays, they would naturally object, but today is different. The ministers knew that today is the day they were cleansed, and at least half of the officials were worried about their heads, so how could they pay attention to this decree that had nothing to do with them? So after the imperial edict was announced, no one went out to oppose it for the first time.

Some people are happy and they are sad. After rewarding the meritorious ministers, Xiaohuangmen handed over a thin booklet. The emperor didn't even read it, so he called Fang Zheng closer and said lightly: "Now you supervise all the officials, and the list of the booklets is all officials who depend on Pan Ni. You can deal with it."

Fang Zheng was stunned for a while, looking at the thin booklet, and then curiously looked at the emperor.

"What does the emperor mean?"

"Catch it first and then trial."

After taking the booklet and turning around to look at the ministers in the golden palace with different expressions, Fang Zheng felt a little embarrassed. In fact, he also knew that this was the emperor giving him an opportunity to establish prestige in front of all officials, but the eldest young master Fang was used to using tricks behind others' backs. If he wanted him to arrest people with a clear sword and a spear in front of everyone, he couldn't help but feel guilty...

"Cough cough..." The cough echoed in the quiet hall. Fang Zheng smiled at the ministers and said, "Dear colleagues, the officials are doing their duties according to the order. I hope you will be more grateful. We have been ministers in the same hall for so long. Actually, I am very embarrassed. Speaking of which, this matter is too big, and the impact is too bad. This is completely different from the nature of not repaying the money after borrowing money. To be honest, if you really borrow my money and don't repay it, I will pay it back... I will really get you... I will really get it to arrest you... In the future, you will have to avenge you, and you will have revenge if you have no grievances or revenge. Don't delay it, hurry up and reincarnate..."

"Fang Zheng! What are you talking nonsense? Why don't you start soon!" the emperor said angrily behind him.

"Yes, yes, cough cough." Fang Zheng cleared Qingzi and shouted outside the hall: "Longwu Army obeyed the order!"

The soldiers standing outside the hall responded in unison, roaring as they shook the sky: "Here!"

The ministers standing in the hall were so scared that they were trembling. Many of them had collapsed softly to the ground, their faces were gray, and they looked like dead people. Needless to say, these officials were of course the backbone of the Pan Party. They knew that they were doomed this time.

Fang Zheng slowly unfolded the booklet in his hand and whispered: "Whoever I read the name, you will arrest him and take him to the heavenly prison! Those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot!"

"yes!"

"Left Minister of Personnel, Jiang Zhongcheng, arrest!"

"Censor, Wu Qian, arrest!"

"The Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhou Zhongqian, arrest!"

"Right Assistant Minister of Justice, Lu Wenda, arrest!"

“…………”

All the ministers in the court were frightened and shivered, with a blue face and a black lips. They stared at Fang Zheng, who was still chanting their names in horror. Behind Fang Zheng, the corners of his mouth, glanced at their emperor with a sneer on their lips. Seeing one colleague after another, he didn't even dare to say something to beg for mercy, he was taken down dejectedly. This huge psychological pressure was unbearable for those who had been smooth sailing for more than ten years or even decades.

Until Fang Zheng finished reading, half of the ministers in the hall were missing. Some of the remaining ministers had a clear conscience, their faces were as usual, some were full of gratitude, and they sighed that they had survived death, while others were worried and anxious.

Fang Zheng collected the booklet and looked up and saw that half of the people were missing in the hall. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Wow! There are so many missing, don't be afraid, it's like doing a big cleaning at home. Who hasn't had a few cowhides, bedbugs, spider webs? After cleaning it, it looks much more refreshing. You don't have to stand so crowded in the future..."

"Hmph!" The emperor behind Fang Zheng stood up with anger, slapped the armrest of the dragon chaise, and said gloomyly: "This group of scum! I treat him with national soldiers, but they repay me with swords and weapons! It's simply ungrateful! Fang Aiqing, I'll order you to interrogate them quickly. All of these people are killed! And Pan Ni, I want to kill his nine clans!"

All the ministers knelt down in the emperor's thunderous anger and said in unison: "Don't calm down..."

"Emperor, Your Majesty..." Fang Zheng, who was closest to the Emperor, quietly winked at him.

"What's the matter?" The emperor glared at him angrily.

"Your Majesty, you forgot something. I have to remind you..."

"What did you forget?"

Fang Zheng's eyes lit up, and thousands of golden lights seemed to be emitted from his eyes, which made people dare not look at him.

Fang Zheng filled his smile on his face, and in a flattering voice, he said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, search the house, search their house. I am very good at this difficult job and I guarantee that I will never embezzle..."

"You...you..." The emperor was so angry that he pointed at Fang Zheng, not knowing how to scold him: "...Mi'er was right, you are simply the most shameless bastard! Get out of here!...get out quickly!" (To be continued,)
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