However, before he could completely get out of the state he was in when he was practicing, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

There was a sharp knock on the door.

He stood up from his desk and walked over to open the door.

The official who had come to report stumbled and almost fell into the threshold, and rushed forward a few steps before he could stand firm.

The official is a young man, usually a very shy person, but this time he didn't care about blushing, and after looking outside a few times, he closed the door and reported directly to Lord Zhengqing: "My lord, there is a new holy decree in the court!"

Liu Yu frowned slightly, "Oh, about what?"

Since he took office, this decree has been issued non-stop, not only to convict some ministers who dare to speak out impartially and suggest that the court reform the state policy, but also to interrogate some people in the city who dare to belead the people and say that the rebel army outside the city will soon destroy the city.

These harsh and merciless decrees often annoyed him, and he pressed them down and did not follow them.

Looking at the face of this young man, he estimated that this time the holy decree was not much better.

"It is said that it is the emperor's holy decree, but it is actually the dictation of His Royal Highness King Kui, and no document was issued. The young man said truthfully, not daring to hide anything.

As we all know, in Chang'an City, King Kui is the Emperor Taishang who is above the emperor, this is already an ironclad fact, and there is almost no need to avoid talking about it, let alone in front of Lord Zhengqing.

Liu Yu's heart was shocked when he heard this, he only thought that King Kui had been hiding in the shadows, waiting to plot against him, but he didn't expect this person to reappear so soon, and began to give orders to him, and changed to make things difficult for him.

He knew very well that this was a case of the imperial court, but what he sacrificed was the hearts of the people who had worked hard for half a year after he came to Dali Temple. No one will like and follow a tyrannical and impermanent person, even if this "tyrannical impermanence" comes from an edict in the deep palace, not to mention that this edict is only verbally transmitted, and there is no evidence in black and white at all.

He turned his mind and sighed secretly: "That's right, this King Kui's martial arts are several times that of mine, if he wants to take my life, it's only a snap of his fingers, so why hide and hide." Forcing me to do this right now may be just his nature. ”

He settled down and asked the young man, "What is the specific content of King Kui's edict?"

"King Kui said that many eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have been to the street of the dead these days, and the street of the dead is a place where many thieves and bandits who sneaked in outside the city, but all the eunuchs and palace maids who have been there may have been to betray military secrets, so they need to be carefully interrogated. If these people refuse to recruit, then they will be tortured severely, and there is no need to worry. The young man replied obediently.

Liu Yu smiled coldly after hearing this, "Torture?" he said lightly. ”

He knew very well that there were many eunuchs and palace maids in this palace, adding up to 20,000. In this troubled autumn, the eunuchs and palace maids did not have a good time, and it happened to catch up with the soaring prices in the city, so it was normal to go to the dead man's street a few times in order to get some cheap rice, flour, money and daily necessities.

After the big and small officials in Dali Temple were dismissed by him, there were less than 100 people left. It is easier said than done to have this person examine the cases of up to 20,000 people one by one!

"His Royal Highness King Kui also said, but all eunuchs and palace maids who have been to the street of the dead will be beheaded, and they will not be spared, and please remember that you must not make a mistake at this juncture. The young man added another sentence, and when he said this, he secretly raised his eyes and glanced at Lord Zhengqing's face, for fear of making Lord Zhengqing too unhappy.

"Human life is at stake, is it he who said that he will be killed?" Liu Yu couldn't help but say angrily, he walked to the side of the case and slapped the table fiercely. The table top shook violently, and the teacups on the table rattled.

The young man was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud and admonished: "My lord, you have to think twice, in this Chang'an City, except for the sky, it is the largest King Kui, and even the emperor has to give way." If you touch the cause of His Royal Highness King Kui, then you may have to suffer some kind of hardship in the future!"

"Get up!" Liu Yu raised his hand at the man, "Let me ask you, have you ever been to that dead man's street?"

"This ......," the young man hesitated, "thanks to the fact that the adults pay us money on time every month, we can barely support the family, so we don't need to go to that kind of place for the time being." ”

"What about those relatives and friends around you, have any of them been there?" Liu asked further.

"They...... None of their families are very good, so they should ...... I don't know anyway, but a few people may have been there a few times. But I'm sure they're just ordinary people, and they're supposed to go there to find food, and where do they know about any military secrets. The young man said hesitantly, and after he finished speaking, he felt a little nervous in his heart, only to feel that he had said the wrong thing again, and his legs were so frightened that he wanted to kneel on the ground again.

Liu Yu stretched out his hand, lifted the kneeling body of this person, and comforted: "We have been getting along for a long time, you should understand my personality, you don't need to kneel to me from time to time, just do your own errands." He paused, and then said: "Actually, I want to say that there are actually many people around us who have been to the Dead Man's Street, and they are forced to do so because they have to make a living, which of these people can be sentenced to the death penalty of beheading?"

"My lord, what His Royal Highness King Kui said is the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and it has nothing to do with us ordinary people. The young man cautioned.

"Today it is a eunuch and palace maid, then tomorrow it may be a government servant, and the next day after tomorrow it will be a merchant on the street and a small person in the market. Liu Yu looked angry and sighed as he spoke.

"What do you mean, once this case is handled, none of us can escape?" The young man was startled, if he hadn't listened to Lord Zhengqing's teachings himself, he had never thought about it so deeply, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became.

"Well, I'm afraid this King Kui is already crazy, and what he has done is far beyond what normal people think. Liu Yu strode to the door, pushed his hands together, and opened the door of the originally hidden study.

The bright sunlight poured into the house, reflecting the golden color of the ground, followed by the curious eyes of the servants who were cleaning in the courtyard.

"That'...... My lord, we can't handle this case, if we don't, I'm afraid His Royal Highness King Kui will immediately ask for our head!"

"How did you receive this holy decree today, and have you seen King Kui himself?" Liu Yu turned around and asked.

"I didn't see it, it was a eunuch who sent me an edict. The young man hurriedly replied.

"Why is it you, and not someone else?" asked Liu.

"My lord also understands that there are often some things that need to be contacted between our Dali Temple and the palace study, and today coincided with my trip to the palace on an errand, so the eunuch told me by the way. The young man replied earnestly.

"Then how can you be sure that this holy decree is indeed from the mouth of His Royal Highness King Kui?" Liu Yu looked at this person, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes.

"This ...... The eunuchs in the palace never dared to give orders indiscriminately, not to mention that this order was related to their own life and death, so they always dared not say anything!" The young man's tone began to hesitate a little.

"That's right, that is to say, the so-called will of King Kui has no real evidence, and it can't be true!" Liu Yu looked at this person, smiled slightly, and strode out of the house.

The young man was stunned for a moment, and then said with great joy: "My lord Shengming, this will may have been told to me by the bold eunuch himself, and there is no evidence to support it, so we don't need to carry it out at all." ”

Liu Yu took one last look at this person, "You're right, that's actually the case." Go down and do your own thing, sink your heart, and don't talk nonsense when you hear the wind blowing. ”

This young man was very clever, and he immediately understood what Lord Zhengqing meant, and hurriedly patted his chest and promised: "My lord, please rest assured, I will definitely not say anything about today's matter, even my wife and children at home will not tell me easily." I just told the people outside that I came to report the case to you today. ”

"Well, go ahead. Liu Yu smiled, turned his body slightly sideways, and made way for the young man to go out.