Chapter 439: Found the person
"Oh, your majesty, spare my life!"
The Zhou family members were so scared that they fell to the ground and kowtowed to Chu Li repeatedly.
too frightening.
Chu Li doesn't look like a woman at all.
Before they came, they thought that as a woman, Chu Li would definitely obey the emperor's sword after seeing it.
Let the people see the status and majesty of their Zhou family in Da Chu.
Unexpectedly, Chu Li took the Xiaoyun sword and started killing people.
Chu Li put his hand on the hilt of the sword, "Every member of the Zhou family who came to cause trouble will be beaten with fifty sticks. The Zhou family's fields, houses, and the people's wealth that they have plundered will all be returned to the people!"
The people clapped their hands and shouted, "Long live His Majesty!"
Their eyes were all burning with anger, knowing that His Majesty was the one standing behind the people.
In order to redress the grievances of the people and seek justice, Your Majesty even dared to touch a powerful family like the Zhou family.
She is the one who provides food and clothing to the people.
All the people knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chu Li.
"The people of Great Chu bow to thank Your Majesty!"
"Long live your majesty!"
Old Master Zhou almost fainted, "Your Majesty, this duke is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager, you are committing treason!"
Chu Li glanced at him, "Treason? The Empress Dowager tried to assassinate me, but was hit by a Buddha statue and paralyzed in bed. I spared her life because she was my grandmother, but that doesn't mean I can forgive you. According to the laws of the Great Chu, assassinating the emperor will result in the punishment of all nine generations of the clan. Old Master Zhou, you will be the first one to go."
The people sighed, it turned out that the Empress Dowager had assassinated His Majesty for the benefit of her own family, and Old Master Zhou was even turning the tables.
When Old Master Zhou heard the words "punish the entire nine clans", he was completely panicked and his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, I know nothing about these things."
Chu Li said, "I can't bear to punish your entire clan, so I'll just give you twenty lashes of the cane. You are a loyal man, so you shouldn't be afraid of twenty lashes of the cane!"
Old Master Zhou had a sad face. Twenty lashes of the cane were no different from taking his life.
"Beat him here for me!" Chu Li gave an order and the imperial guards began the execution.
The screams of the Zhou family echoed outside the palace gate.
After a moment, Chu Li looked at Old Master Zhou who was covered in blood. She leaned over to look at him and several elders.
"My Lord, fellow elders, your Zhou family is also an aristocratic family. Forget about staying in the capital. Go back to your hometown and farm. Otherwise, I will make your hereditary title uninherited from this generation. You know better than me what to do."
The faces of several clan elders were extremely ugly. His Majesty was going to cut off the incense of their Zhou family.
If they didn't leave the capital, their family's foundation would be lost.
In the end, is it better to preserve their family's foundation, or to save the Empress Dowager, a useless person who may die at any time.
They know what's going on.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Old Master Zhou was barely breathing.
If I stay any longer, I might even lose my life.
He looked at the people and said, "The Empress Dowager's assassination of Your Majesty has nothing to do with our Zhou family. We Zhou family knew nothing about it. It was the Empress Dowager who ordered us to beat the drum to report the incident. Our Zhou family has made a big mistake and we will set off to return home immediately."
The people were indignant, saying that the Empress Dowager had such a cruel heart!
At the same time, they were sincerely happy because the Zhou family, which had been protected by the Empress Dowager for a long time, was finally going to be kicked out of the capital.
After solving the Zhou family’s problem, Chu Li looked at Xue Yi coldly.
"Xue Yi, the Dali Temple Minister, have you carefully inquired into the cases brought by Zhang Zhilong over the years? If an official does not serve the people, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. I will remove him from his post and never employ him again."
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong and I accept the blame!" Xue Yi knelt down with weak legs. The thing he was most worried about happened.
Chu Li looked at Zhang Zhilong, "Zhang Zhilong, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, has worked diligently and for the people for many years. I appoint you as the Minister of the Dali Temple!"
Zhang Zhilong lifted up his robe, looked determined, and knelt down to kowtow.
"Your Majesty, I bow my head in gratitude for your grace. I, Zhang Zhilong, will distinguish loyalty from treachery and eliminate harm for the people. I will do my best and will not stop until my death!"
"Mr. Zhang, the honest official, has finally been promoted!" An old man said with tears in his eyes. With a wise ruler, the honest official was finally promoted.
"Long live His Majesty!" The people's voices were getting louder and louder.
Chu Li looked around and saw the desire for the future in the eyes of the people.
In her short life of just a hundred years, this is all she can do to allow the people to breathe a sigh of relief and live under the unfair rules.
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The Empress Dowager was lying in bed in so much pain that she couldn't sleep. She asked Aunt Liu, "Did the Zhou family go to make trouble?"
Her whole body ached as she spoke, but she endured the pain and listened to Aunt Liu's reply.
"Don't worry, Grand Empress Dowager. The Zhou family has the Xiaoyun sword bestowed by the emperor. We can kill the tyrants and corrupt officials."
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, very good.
Her mother's family is a great family, and they hold a pivotal position in the Great Chu. Could Chu Li dare to disobey the Xiaoyun sword bestowed by the ancestor emperor?
"Oh no, the Empress Dowager, His Majesty, she, His Majesty..." The guard gasped.
Aunt Liu scolded, "What's wrong? You're so startled."
The guard looked grim and whispered, "Your Majesty killed four members of the Zhou family at the palace gate, beat up other members of the Zhou family who came to cause trouble, and returned all the money and land that the Zhou family had embezzled to the people."
"What?" The Empress Dowager couldn't believe her ears.
"What about the Xiaoyun Sword? It was bestowed upon the Zhou family by the ancestor emperor."
The guard stammered, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, the Xiaoyun Sword has been confiscated by His Majesty."
"What did you say?" The Empress Dowager slammed the bed with her hands. "She is too arrogant!"
The guards looked more and more nervous, and their speech became incoherent.
"Also, the Zhou family said that they, they went to beat the drum at your instruction."
puff!
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Is Chu Li crazy? What means did she use to threaten her family?
Even if Chu Li is not afraid of the Zhou family, how can she not be afraid of the ancestor emperor?
She actually dared to take back the Xiaoyun Sword. Who allowed her to do that?
The Empress Dowager was so angry that the veins on her temples were throbbing. Suddenly, she saw Chu Li walking in slowly, playing with the Xiaoyun sword.
"Hey, Grandmother, why are you vomiting blood?" Chu Li looked surprised.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you look so bad, come, I'll peel an apple for you."
After saying that, Chu Li sat opposite the Empress Dowager with an apple in his hand, drew out the Xiaoyun sword and began to peel the apple.
The Empress Dowager was terrified. Every time Chu Li peeled a piece of the fruit, it was like peeling off a piece of her flesh.
Her eyes almost popped out. Is this how the Xiaoyun sword is used?
Chu Li was slicing the sword when he suddenly put down the apple, found a whetstone, and said while sharpening the sword, "It's not sharp at all."
Nanny Liu was so frightened that she almost fainted. Is His Majesty going to use a sword to kill someone?
The Empress Dowager's face was pale and she didn't dare to look at Chu Li, for fear that if she and Chu Li looked at each other, Chu Li would use his sword to cut her into pieces.
After Chu Li finished sharpening the sword, he came before the Empress Dowager with the Xiaoyun sword that was shining with cold light.
The cold light on the sword hurt the Empress Dowager's eyes, and she felt fear for the first time.
Is Chu Li going to kill her?
Chu Li held the sword and pointed it at the Empress Dowager's chest twice. "Well, it looks much sharper."
The Empress Dowager broke out in a cold sweat on her back.
She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Chu Li retracted his sword.
She really wanted to kill herself, which was better than living in fear every day.
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Chu Li returned to his bedroom, put away the Xiaoyun sword, and looked into the distance.
She received a letter from Jun Yaohua. Not long after she left Daxia, Ye Hanting ascended the throne.
She wasn't too worried about Daxia.
She looked at Pei Ye who was lying on the bed. He was still in a coma. When would he wake up?
The shadow guard came to report, "Young Master, the person who delivered the message to Prince Qi's Palace has been found."
When Chu Li saw the name on the note, he clenched his fists and his eyes dimmed.
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