Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

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Zhao Kuo smiled, and suddenly wanted to play a prank, and said to Tian Wan: Then you have a husband like me, isn't it also a blessing in the world?

Tian Wan was stunned for a moment, then her smiling face turned red, and she said coquettishly: Your Majesty is really a bad person.

But immediately, Tian Wan said softly: Being able to marry His Majesty is indeed a blessing that a concubine can't achieve in several lifetimes.

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly and picked up Tian Wan.

Since it is a blessing, let us enjoy this blessing.

The day of executing Zhang Xiaodong, Lu Yu and others finally came.

The notice had been announced long ago, not only Juchao City, but even the people in the nearby cities knew about it.

Living in Chaocheng this day, it is also empty for thousands of people. Countless people rushed to the execution ground just to witness the demise of Zhang Xiaodong, a corrupt official, and Lu Yu, a bully.

As the emperor, Zhao Kuo was also present in person.

He just wants to put on an attitude to let everyone know that there is no living space for such corrupt officials and bullies in the Han Kingdom, and as long as they are found, they will be attacked, and these damned guys will be completely withdrawn from the stage of the Han Kingdom.

Seeing that the time had come, the supervisor stood up respectfully, and after obtaining Zhao Kuo's permission, he threw the token in his hand directly on the ground.

Someone is here, bring all the prisoners up, and execute the five-horse dismemberment.

Several strong soldiers immediately brought Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong up, and 10 horses were already ready.

Then these soldiers tied Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong up. His limbs and neck were tightly tied with ropes, and each rope corresponded to a horse.

Then the inspector gave another order, and the ten horses headed in different directions at the same time. Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong, a team of corrupt officials and bullies, were immediately torn apart by five horses.

After seeing this scene, all the common people present cheered loudly.

It's really great, the mighty Han Kingdom.

Your Majesty is really wise.

Dad, did you see it in the sky?Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong finally received the sanctions they deserved.

After Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong were quartered by five horses, many followers of Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong, as well as their clansmen, were taken to the execution ground one after another.

After seeing what happened to Lu Yu and Zhang Xiaodong, these clan servants and clan members were already so frightened that their whole body went limp. Some of them couldn't stand up straight because they were forcibly dragged up.

Some people simply wailed and begged for mercy in various ways, and some people were even frightened on the spot so much that they feces and feces flowed out, showing various ugliness.

Zhao Kuo watched this scene calmly, without any pity in his mind.

No one who can be sentenced to death is innocent. What is the use of them doing this now?Thinking about those victims who were ruined by them, Zhao Kuo found that his heart was as hard as a stone, and he even began to wait impatiently for the moment of beheading.

The executioner raised the butcher's knife high, and then lowered it with force, and a head fell to the ground. The crowd who watched immediately burst into applause.

Beside Zhao Kuo, several standing princes of Han Kingdom looked at this scene with shocked and frightened expressions.

Zhao Kuo said lightly to the sons around him: Remember, if you break the law in the future, you will end up in the same way.I have a lot of children, so missing one or two is not such a big deal.But if the law is violated but the criminal cannot be punished, then my world will be over!

Zhao Kuo actually said these words on purpose, but judging from the reactions and expressions of the princes, these words should have a very profound effect.

Childhood shadows can sometimes cause personality defects for a lifetime, but sometimes they can also cause a lifetime of vigilance!

What made Zhao Kuo feel more gratified was that although these sons were still young, they all stood firm and watched the entire execution process.

And during the execution process, the cheers of the common people were also wave after wave.

Quiet!

Except for the princes, all the officials of the Han Dynasty who followed Zhao Kuo on the tour also witnessed all this with their own eyes.

Seeing the beheading of these dozens of officials and hundreds of noble family members, it would be absolutely false to say that these Han officials were not touched at all.

This kind of touch is also not a bad thing for them. Only by awe of the power in their hands and prudent use of the power in their hands can they truly go further on the road of officialdom.

After the beheading was finished, Zhao Kuo stood up.

At this moment, all the people in the audience suddenly knelt down towards Zhao Kuo and shouted in unison.

Your Majesty!

This is the heartfelt cheers of tens of thousands of people in Juchao City.

In their hearts, the three emperors and five emperors, the ancient sages are all floating clouds, and the Chu State has already become history.

Only the Great Han Kingdom, only His Majesty the Emperor, is the person who can be compared with the gods in their hearts!

Facing these tens of thousands of ordinary people, even Zhao Kuo, who had long been accustomed to seeing thousands of troops, still felt a sense of excitement in his heart at this moment.

What is popular opinion?

This is the hearts of the people!

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, raised his hands and pressed down, and everyone present was silent.

Zhao Kuo spoke slowly.

Some people say that to be an emperor is to be superior, but I disagree.

For me, officials and nobles are of course very important, because I need to rely on them to be able to manage the huge territory of the Han Dynasty.

But in my heart, what is the most important thing?

It is you, the thousands of ordinary people in front of me.

The reason why the royal family exists is not because of officials and nobles, but because of the support and love of the common people.

I will always stand with the common people.The royal family will always stand with the common people!

What Zhao Kuo said has actually been said to Prince Zhao Qian many times. This is the first time he has stated this point of view to the common people today.

Zhao Kuo just hopes that the whole world, and even all the descendants of the royal family of the Han Kingdom in the future will know that the root of the royal family is the common people!

After listening to Zhao Kuo's words, there was a brief silence.

Then, there was another burst of loud shouts.

Long live Your Majesty, long live!

Every citizen was extremely excited, raising their arms and shouting.

When did the people of Qianshou receive so much attention?Only the Han Kingdom, only Your Majesty!

His Majesty got rid of evil spirits like Zhang Xiaodong and Lu Yu for Juchao City, and gave the people of Juchao City a reassurance.

What is Mingjun?This is the real Mingjun!

Empress Tian Wan sat quietly beside Zhao Kuo, watching Zhao Kuo and the hero in her mind.

At this moment, Tian Wan was suddenly very happy.

If Zhao Kuo hadn't crashed into the gate of Tian Wan's courtyard by accident more than ten years ago, everything would have been completely different.

What a blessing to be able to marry such a husband!

With such thoughts in mind, Tian Wan smiled softly, touched the head of the youngest son beside her, and said slowly: "My child, you will not be able to inherit the throne in the future, but you have to remember that even if you can't be the emperor, you will still be the emperor." You can also be a great hero like your father!

The little prince glanced at his mother in a daze, then at his father who was not far away, and nodded vigorously.

Chapter 1200 The Assassination Plan of the Restoration Council (No.30 [-]nd Update)

After the execution of Zhang Xiaodong and Lu Yu, Zhao Kuo immediately asked people to report the situation here to the Imperial Capital City, and by the way, asked the Intelligence Department and the Supervision Department of the Imperial Capital City to carry out a rectification operation. Get rid of officials in the Han Dynasty.

It is undeniable that the territorial expansion of the Han Kingdom in recent years has been very rapid. In addition, when Zhao Kuo destroyed the Zhao Kingdom before, he also purged a group of officials who swore to be loyal to the Zhao Kingdom. The phenomenon is that many officials of the Han Dynasty are young, and they have not gone through too much training before they took up high-level positions.

Like a more mature official, he gradually starts from the grassroots, and he may understand the sufferings of the people better, and then he will be more cautious when doing things, and he will not even be greedy too much.

But young officials are very aggressive in everything they do. If this kind of momentum is used to govern the local area, it will certainly be more effective than older officials, but if it is used for corruption, it will also be harmful to the Han Kingdom. even bigger.

Therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of Zhang Xiaodong's fresh role model, and give these officials a good beating to let them know that reverence for the law and the people is a must!

After the news was sent back to the Imperial Capital City, the government of the Han Kingdom in the Imperial Capital City naturally implemented the resolution very faithfully, and directly printed a lot of details about the cases of Zhang Xiaodong and Lu Yu, and posted them all over the streets and alleys.

It focuses on how Zhang Xiaodong and Lu Yu colluded with officials and gentry to oppress the common people. At the same time, it also highlights how wise and powerful His Majesty Zhao Kuo was, how he spoke out righteously and finally eliminated Zhang Xiaodong and Lu Yu.

That is to say, there are no TV dramas in this era, otherwise we would have to make a "Private Interview with the Emperor's Weifu".

These actions, of course, attracted the attention of the Restoration Congress, and another secret meeting was held.

At the meeting, the leader Tiger said a little unhappy: I didn't expect this Zhao Kuo to be so bold, and dare to visit in private?We really wasted a chance to kill Zhao Kuo.

Regarding the tiger's words, the others obviously agreed, and they were more or less annoyed.

During Weifu's private visit, it must be the time when Zhao Kuo's defenses were the lowest. If an assassination can be organized at this time, there is definitely hope that Zhao Kuo can be killed.

After a while, the fox let out a chuckle, breaking the silence: Actually, I don't think this is a bad thing.

When the fox said this, the others were immediately puzzled.

The sheep couldn't help asking: What do you mean?

The fox said lightly: What I mean is actually very simple, that is, we can get something through this matter.For example, if Zhao Kuo killed Zhang Xiaodong and Lu Yu in his first private visit through microservices, then he will probably know the taste and make the next private visit through microservices.

In that case, as long as we can control Zhao Kuo's actions, then the next private visit on Weibo will be the time of Zhao Kuo's death!

After listening to the fox's words, the mood of the members of the Restoration Council present was obviously much better, and the atmosphere became active.

The sheep said: So, how can we ensure that Zhao Kuo will fall into our trap?

The fox said: "Actually, this is easy to predict. Zhao Kuo will definitely stay in Suzhou when he goes to Kuaiji County this time.As Suzhou is currently the largest city in Kuaiji County and even the entire south of the Yangtze River, he probably wants to visit it privately.We just need to send more people in Suzhou, presumably we can find his trace.

When the matter came to this point, no one expressed any objection, so the matter was settled in this way.

After a while, all the members of the Restoration Congress dispersed, leaving only the leader Tiger and the military adviser Fox in the secret room.

Tiger said calmly, "Lu Yu is one of us."

The fox was obviously stunned for a while, and then said after a while: Then why didn't you say it just now?

The tiger said calmly: If I said it, wouldn't the group of cowardly things be scared out of their wits right away?

The fox was silent for a moment, then said: How much does Lu Yu know about us?

Tiger said: Although he is a member of the Restoration Council, he is only a peripheral member.It was accidental that the old man let him join the club back then, so it shouldn't have any impact on us.

The fox breathed a sigh of relief, and said: That's good.Are you ready for the portrait of Zhao Kuo?

Tiger took out a portrait from his bosom, which was exactly Zhao Kuo, and it was very realistic, at least somewhat similar to a real person.

The fox looked at the portrait and said with satisfaction: As long as we print a few more copies of this portrait and send it to those responsible for the assassination, the problem will be solved.

Tiger nodded, and said: But judging from the situation in Juchao City, even when Zhao Kuo was visiting privately in Weibo, he was surrounded by guards with excellent martial arts skills. What are you going to do?

When the fox heard the words, he immediately laughed: Don't worry, in today's world, people can't kill people only by martial arts.I can tell you with certainty, if Zhao Kuo is really discovered by our dead soldiers in Suzhou City, then he will definitely die this time!

Zhao Kuo sat on the boat and headed south all the way.

The matter of Juchao City is now a thing of the past for Zhao Kuo, but Zhao Kuo unexpectedly discovered that this matter was actually involved with another matter.

Zhao Kuo stared at the interrogation document in front of him. This document was confessed by a core member of the Lu family. It said something that seemed inconspicuous, but actually caught Zhao Kuo's attention.

The Lu family is also a member of the Restoration Congress?Zhao Kuo frowned.

Zhao Kuo is no stranger to the name Fuhui.

Zhao Kuo knew the name of this organization during the previous linen business war.

Mao Tui said: I thought it had been wiped out, or that the Zionist Council had been severely damaged, but judging from the current situation, perhaps the members of the Zionist Council we caught before were just some relatively low-level members, and the real high-level members There should be many more.And judging from Lu Yu's example, there may be many people who are hidden members of the Zionist Congress.

Zhao Kuo listened, his expression gradually became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "This matter cannot be ignored, it must be dealt with properly, and this restoration conference will be destroyed."

The restoration of the National Assembly is actually quite difficult for Zhao Kuo.

The hidden enemies inside are always more difficult to deal with than the obvious enemies outside. This is the truth of all ages.

For Zhao Kuo, things are even more complicated, because Zhao Kuo has wiped out the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period in the past ten years. Now, except for a small number of officials under Zhao Kuo's command, most of them are from the academy. He was an official from the original Seven Kingdoms.

This makes it difficult for Zhao Kuo to distinguish who are the possible candidates for the Restoration Congress.

But it is precisely because of this that Zhao Kuo can feel the harmfulness of the restoration of the Han Dynasty. If it is not destroyed, it is difficult to guarantee that other troubles will not happen in the future.

While Zhao Kuo was thinking about it, he said to Mao Sui: Next, the main task of the Ministry of Intelligence in the Han Kingdom is to find and eliminate the Restoration Council, do you understand?

When Mao Sui heard Zhao Kuo's words, his expression also became serious, and he nodded very seriously: Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task!

Zhao Kuo looked at Mao Sui and said with a smile: "Of course I am very relieved of you, do it well, I believe you should be fine."

From Zhao Kuo's personal point of view, he has never had Mao Sui's personal ability, so after handing over this matter to Mao Sui, Zhao Kuo settled down and continued to patrol every day.

In the next city, since the local magistrates also heard about what happened in Juchao City, they all tried their best to do their best, lest they would follow in Zhang Xiaodong's footsteps.

Of course, Zhao Kuo also discovered this, and felt quite satisfied in his heart. In fact, this is indeed what Zhao Kuo hoped to achieve.