The ministers guessed correctly, and then, there was really a big wave in the court.

On the morning of the same day, Wu Zetian ordered that Li Zhaode was suspected of accepting bribes and handed over to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Zuosu Zhengtai for interrogation.

This time, Junchen really didn't frame him, he had all the human and physical evidence.

Three days later, Li Zhaode voluntarily confessed to the crime of accepting bribes, but he refused to admit that he had the intention of rebelling. As for why the Khitan and Luling King Li Xian were secretive, they didn't know anything.

But Wu Zetian didn't care about that, and immediately issued an edict: Liang Wang Wu Sansi and Wei Wang Wu Chenghe, made friends carelessly, and thought about it behind closed doors for three months from today.

As for the prime minister Cui Yuanzong, who has long been reinstated, he was unlucky, his butt was not hot and he was demoted again, and he was demoted to the history of Puzhou Thorn; Prime Minister Wei Juyuan is the history of the Linzhou Thorn, Prime Minister Du Jingzhen is the history of the Qinzhou Thorn, Qiu Guan Shangshu (i.e., the Criminal Department Shangshu) Lu Qinwang is the Yongzhou Thorn History, and Dongguan Shangshu (that is, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu) Lu Yuanfang is the Suizhou Thorn History.

Li Zhaode rebelled, the evidence was conclusive, and he was beheaded after the autumn; Cui Geng's big backer, Fuyuan Marquis Guo Ke, came out as the history of Zhaozhou's assassination.

No less than 20 other officials of the third rank or higher have been deposed, and more than 200 officials below the third rank have been implicated. Even Lu Xiong ate melons and fell to the rank of Guozi Jian Cheng, with a rank of six grades.

As for Cui Geng himself? As soon as Guo Ke goes, Xu Yougong can't be used. Wu Yizong was frightened by Lai Junchen's methods and did not dare to compete with him.

Therefore, it was easy for Lai Junchen to force him to press his handprint and admit that the Turks had recruited relatives. Wu Zetian immediately ordered Cui Geng to be beheaded in the downtown area to set an example.

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Three days later, Luoyang Palace, Ming Hall, fifth floor.

Smack!

A drop of thick ink dripped on a piece of music, and Shangguan Wan'er subconsciously pulled it, and suddenly made a mess of the whole piece.

She woke up like a dream, quickly knelt on the ground, held up the recital, and said, "Capital offense! Wan'er damn it! ”

"Huh?" Wu Zetian glanced at it slightly, already knew what was going on, sighed, and said, "Get up, Wan'er." Your heart is upset, you don't need to watch the recital today, comb my hair. ”

"Yes!"

Shangguan Wan'er got up, walked around behind Wu Zetian, carefully opened Her Majesty's hair bun, and carefully combed it.

Wu Zetian's voice sounded slowly, and said, "The bell just now, is it a quarter of noon?" ”

"Yes."

"Well, in another quarter of an hour, Cui Geng should be beheaded. That incident just now, was Wan'er worried about this? ”

"Cui Geng forgets his righteousness when he sees it, betrays the country to seek glory, and Wan'er is inseparable from him!" Shangguan Wan'er fell to her knees again.

Wu Zetian smiled bitterly and waved his hand, and said, "Okay, you don't have to act, do I still doubt Wan'er's loyalty?" In fact, whether Cui Geng collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country is really not necessarily! ”

Shangguan Wan'er hesitated: "Then why is Your Majesty still ......?"

"Why did you still approve the recital of Lai Junchen?" Wu Zetian slowly explained: "In the case of Li Zhaode's rebellion, too many people were involved, and the evidence was quite far-fetched. However, in this big case, only Li Zhaode was killed, how could he deter those who had ill intentions? ”

So, Cui Geng is the chicken in "Killing Chickens and Setting an Example for Monkeys"? ”

Wu Zetian continued to explain: "It's not all. Guo Ke's kid I know best, honest duty~ upright, why did he trespass into the magistrate's house with Li Zhaode? It's not because of Cui Geng Cui Erlang. As long as Cui Geng dies, Guo Ke will be my good nephew again, and he will not hook up with those rebellious ministers and thieves. ”

Shangguan Wan'er felt a chill in her heart after hearing this, and said, "According to what Your Majesty said, it is difficult to change the will to give Cui Geng death?" ”

"Not necessarily." Her Majesty the Empress looked into the distance and said, "If there is any miracle that proves that Cui Geng is indeed not colluding with the Turks, it is not impossible for me to change my original intention." ”

There can be evidence of collusion with the Turks, and there is no collusion with the Turks, so what evidence can there be?

Shangguan Wan'er listened. There was a burst of despair in his heart, and he secretly thought, Cui Geng, it's not that the people of Benshe don't want to help you, it's really that Your Majesty has made up his mind, and there is nothing I can do. You can go in peace. In return for saving your life, I will take care of your family.

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At the same time, Luoyang South City.

On a high platform that was temporarily erected, Lai Junchen was dressed in a dark crimson official robe, sitting in the center with his face south and north back, and a hundred armor soldiers stood around.

In the middle of the high platform, Cui Geng wore a huge wooden flail and barely stood up, so he did not fall to the ground.

Beside him, there were two beautiful women, one on the left and one on the right, dressed in white, with red circles under their eyes, holding wine and delicacies, serving him to eat and drink.

It's Lu Ruolan and Wang Meifang!

Lai Junchen likes beautiful young women the most, otherwise he would not have risked being overbearing and forced to marry Wang Meifang.

If you want to be pretty, you must be filial!

Seeing Wang Meifang's appearance today, a ball of fire suddenly rose under Lai Junchen's crotch~. He stepped forward, subconsciously swallowed and spit, and said, "Little lady Wang, how about we have a discussion?" ”

"Humph!" Wang Meifang knew that this grandson didn't have any good intentions, so she snorted and turned her head.

The beauty was even more amorous, and Lai Junchen didn't think it was angry at all, and said to himself: "Little lady Wang, do you know that this execution is also exquisite." Sometimes, if the executioner is lucky, the executioner will go down with a knife, and the prisoner's head will fall to the ground immediately. But if you are unlucky, you cut seventeen or eighteen knives, and the prisoner is still not dead, it is not completely impossible. If the official is willing, he can do it...... Hey, you know! ”

Wang Meifang's pretty face changed slightly, and she said, "What do you want?" ”

"It's not good, the official is pondering, as soon as this Cui Geng dies, won't you become a widow~ woman? Wang Xiaoniang is in her prime of life, why do you have to remarry? If you agree to marry this official, I can give Cui Geng a happy one. ”

Wang Meifang ignored him, looked at Cui Gengdao, "Husband, what do you say?" ”

Cui Geng was really disgusted by Lai Junchen, and said firmly: "No, I, Cui Geng, would rather ......"

"Okay, the concubine listens to the husband." Before he finished speaking, Wang Meifang had already expressed her position without hesitation: "Come to Junchen, Mo Duo has wasted his lips and tongue." Since my husband doesn't allow it, I won't marry you in my life. ”

"Hehe, that's not up to you!"

Lai Junchen was annoyed and angry, and said viciously: "Li Zhaode and Di Renjie have been defeated by this official, I want to see, as soon as Cui Geng dies, who else dares to shelter you from the wind and rain?" When the time comes, you will have to follow, and you will have to obey if you don't! ”

Immediately, he looked at Wan Guojun beside him and said, "Brother Guojun, what time is it?" ”

"The clock just rang, and it's past two o'clock in the afternoon."

"Good!"

Lai Junchen returned to his case, threw down a red stick, and said, "The hour is coming, prepare for execution!" ”

"Whoa!"

The executioner behind Cui Geng immediately raised the ghost head knife high, just waiting for the arrival of three o'clock in the afternoon.

Lu Ruolan couldn't cry at this time, and choked up: "Erlang, the matter has come to this, do you have anything unfinished?" The concubine will do her best to do it for you. ”

"Haha!" Cui Geng knew that he was not lucky, and said loudly: "I, Cui Erlang, was reborn at the age of eighteen, and first made Mulan Spring Wine to revive the family business; He has stepped into the career again, rising step by step. In Lingnan Road, I am the political envoy and ordinary countless unjust cases. In Jiangdu, I solved the great drought and was loved by the people. In Dingzhou, I have quelled the plague of locusts, and there are countless living people. Cui Qingtian's name resounded all over the world, and no one knew it. The most important thing is that before you die, with the company of your two beauties, what regrets are there? ”

"Humph! Cui Erlang, you have no conscience! ”

At this moment, among the onlookers in the audience, a coquettish hum suddenly came, followed by a figure wearing a peony shirt with big sleeves, separated the crowd, and rushed away.

Cui Geng's heart tightened, and he secretly thought, this Nima shouldn't be Cao Yuechan, right? Unexpectedly, I'm going to die, and I'm inadvertently hurting the heart of the beautiful woman, why is this really painful?

Dangdang~

Just when Cui Geng was thinking wildly, suddenly another bell rang, seven long and three short, which was the sign of three quarters at noon!

A grim smile appeared on Lai Junchen's face, and he suddenly swept away all the lottery holders in front of him, and said loudly: "Execution!" ”

"Whoa!"

The ghost head knife emitted a shimmering cold light in the sun, and Cui Geng was about to die.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of a horse coat bell in the distance—

There was a hoarse voice, shouting: "Keep people under the knife!" Keep people under the knife! Whoever dares to hurt half of Cui Erlang's hair, this king will let him compensate for his life! ”

It was too late, but it was fast, and in the blink of an eye, two horses galloped in, turning over and dismounting under the high platform.

The first one, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes and a straight nose, is a big handsome man; The second is resolute and not angry, and at first glance he is not an ordinary person.

Lai Junchen really knew these two people, and his face couldn't help but change suddenly, and he secretly thought: "It's over!" How did the two of them get here? ”

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