Chapter 84 The late emperor passed away, and I have no intention of distinguishing between right and wrong anymore!
The civil and military officials were lying on the stone street with their heads down, not daring to raise their heads.
"I am guilty, please punish me!"
Zhu Youtang pointed at the officials and spoke coldly.
“The late emperor had just passed away and his body was still cold. The cabinet dared to order more than 500 ministers appointed by the late emperor to serve and replace them with those chosen by the cabinet themselves.”
"Without my permission, do you think you are still worthy of being an official?"
"Wynn!"
"The old slave is here!"
The waiter is here Wynn next to him quickly took two steps.
“Let Dongchang pull out all those appointed by the cabinet for promotion!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving the order, Huaien immediately sent an order to Li Guang, asking him to lead people to arrest Chuan Shengguan.
After Li Guang received the order, he immediately led dozens of Dongchang fans and entered the Meridian Square from the Right Temple Gate.
Li Guang had already arrested dozens of people who were promoted to official positions last night, but at that time he went door to door to arrest them, which was too inefficient.
Now, all the officials are in the Meridian Gate Square, and it would be too convenient to arrest them.
"You!"
"伱!"
"And you!"
Li Guang shuttled among the officials, pointing his finger at a certain official.
“Push them all up!”
"Yes!"
Under the leadership of Li Guang, Dongchang's policemen ran back and forth, constantly escorting the officials named by Li Guang to Zhu Youtang.
The official who was called suddenly lost all color on his face, turned pale, and was trembling with fear.
What's more, he rolled his eyes and fainted to the ground.
But even if he faints, he cannot escape death.
There are more and more officials in front of Zhu Youtang, and it is becoming more and more crowded.
Xu Pu, Wang Shu and others had no choice but to lead the civil and military officials and take a few steps back again to make room for Dongchang.
Li Guang pulled out more than 500 Chuanzhenguan in one breath, plus the dozens of Chuanshanguan he arrested last night.
Without Zhu Youtang's knowledge, the cabinet appointed 564 officials for promotion, and all of them have been caught in front of Zhu Youtang.
After arresting all the ministers appointed by the cabinet, Li Guang quietly returned to the Ancestral Temple through the Youmiao Gate with Dongchang Fanzi.
It is worth mentioning that among the more than 500 people who were promoted to official positions, there were actually nearly 200 officials who pretended to be ill and did not go to court today.
When these officials were first arrested, they were terrified.
Before, Zhu Youtang ordered the imperial staff to serve, and he was extremely frightened.
After receiving the imperial staff, when I found out that I was still alive, my heart was filled with the joy of surviving the disaster.
And now, when they were dragged in front of Zhu Youtang by Xichang's fan again.
Their hearts that had been hanging on finally died.
"Your Majesty is unjust! I was only appointed to serve and have absolutely nothing to do with the cabinet!"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy! I am loyal to your Majesty, and I had no idea that this was the cabinet's unauthorized decision. Appointed!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"..."
Whether these officials were involved in the power struggle between the emperor and the cabinet, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Zhu Youtang would not let them go.
Zhu Youtang will never allow a second voice above the court.
I just cleaned up all the members of the previous cabinet, and this time I just cleaned up all the legacy left by the previous cabinet!
Zhu Youtang looked at the hundreds of officials below, the anger in his heart squeezing deeper and deeper.
He only knew that the court was dangerous, but he never knew that there were so many enemies in the court that threatened the imperial power.
So many people have been arrested.
How many people are there who have not been caught?
Zhu Youtang looked at the court officials behind him, his face extremely gloomy.
“I will continue to investigate the death of the late emperor!”
“I will not let go of any officials involved in this case!”
"From now on, all generals and soldiers in the capital will be suspended from duty and removed from their armor, and will be reviewed by the West Factory."
"You are not allowed to step out of your house without my permission."
Some of the generals present had already been inspected by the West Factory last night.
And some people have not received any news yet.
Now, when Zhu Youtang personally gave the order, the generals realized how serious the matter was.
The military generals of the Manchu Dynasty quickly received the order: "This is your Majesty, and I obey the order."
"As for these officials involved in the case, Zhang Ying, they will take away their posthumous titles, open the coffins and kill the corpses, and kill the nine tribes!"
"Liu Ji, Liu Wentai, executed the nine tribes."
"Min Gui, Wang Ji, Yang Qiao, Shi Qin, Zhonglan, and the Yi tribe!"
"The rest of the officials, who are above the fifth rank, will be copied. Kill! ”
"Below the fifth rank, the families will be confiscated and the heads of the gangsters will be confiscated. The female family members will be sent to the Jiaofangsi, and the male family members will be exiled for three thousand miles and sent to the army to guard the border!"
With Zhu Youtang's order, the entire Meridian Square immediately sounded like a mountain roar and a tsunami. A cry for mercy.
Such a severe punishment shocked the civil and military officials of the entire court.
The most terrifying thing is that in this punishment, Zhu Youtang actually wanted to kill three people and nine tribes in one go.
You know, the last time Qiu Yue secretly collaborated with the enemy, bribed the little Tatar prince, and then turned the switch without authorization to let the Tatars enter the customs.
Such an act of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country was the only one who was killed among the nine clans.
And this time, there were three people!
At the same time, there were actually as many as five people from the three tribes being attacked this time.
You must know that the last time, it was only the Zhou family who plotted a major rebellion and ousted the Zhou brothers from the three clans.
As the main person responsible for Qiu Yue's collusion with the enemy and betraying the country, Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, was also expelled from the three tribes.
But this time, five people were killed by the Yi clan!
Zhu Youtang is really crazy!
This is enough to show that Zhu Youtang hated the people who poisoned the late emperor.
If you don’t kill them more harshly, you really can’t suppress these officials!
They even dared to poison the late emperor. If they didn’t kill them, they would dare to attack themselves!
In the Meridian Gate Square, hundreds of officials knelt and rushed towards the Meridian Gate, crying hoarsely.
"Your Majesty is unjustly accused! Your Majesty is unjustly accused!"
"Your Majesty, I have never known that the death of the late emperor was so secret. I am a humble minister who was wrongly accused!"
"I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty, to the late Emperor, and to Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to understand clearly and to restore my innocence!"
"Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused! I beg Your Majesty to understand clearly! I beg Your Majesty to understand clearly!"< br>
"..."
The voices of officials shouting injustice are endless.
As for whether there is any grievance, no one knows.
But this case involves so many officials, it is not surprising even if there is an unjust, false or wrong case.
It’s just that Zhu Youtang no longer cares about those who deserve their crimes and those who have been wronged.
Zhu Youtang patted the railing with a mixture of sadness and anger.
"The death of the late emperor is unclear, and I am deeply saddened. I have no intention of distinguishing between true and false, right and wrong."
Zhu Youtang turned around and said slowly Walk slowly back to the dragon chair and sit down.
"Preach the decree, open the door, and summon the trapped camp into the palace." "Yes, Your Majesty!"
The little eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies took the order and left. Not long after, the end gate behind the Meridian Gate Square slowly opened.
Dozens or hundreds of people in black armor and long swords were trapped in the camp, slowly walking from Duanmen into Meridian Gate Square.
Seeing these evil spirits, the officials in Meridian Square, whether they were officials who had been ordered to be executed or the innocent officials waiting nearby, were almost crazy with fear.
After all, the scene of the last time they were trapped in the camp and massacred officials was still deeply imprinted in their hearts.
The last time they watched the execution on the city wall, although the noise was huge, they were still some distance away.
But this time, these trapped soldiers were right in front of them, and they could reach out and touch them.
Facing the trapped camp so close, all civil and military officials seemed to be able to smell the smell of blood on them.
“The trap...the trap camp!”
“Why did your majesty allow the trap camp to come in? This…this group of murderers…what should we do?”
"No wonder His Majesty has to go to court in front of the Meridian Gate today. There are high walls on all sides, and we don't even have a place to hide!"
"Oh my God! What is your Majesty doing?! What is this going to do!"
"..."
The civil and military officials looked at the towering palace walls around them, and their hearts collapsed. !
The towering palace walls on all sides trapped them in the square, like turtles in an urn, with nowhere to hide.
It was only at this time that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty finally understood Zhu Youtang's true intention of changing today's court meeting to this place.
At this moment, the trapped soldiers who entered the Meridian Gate Square were slowly approaching them!
Zhu Youtang looked at the trapped camp and ordered coldly.
"The trapped camp obeys the order!"
Zou Yi, Gao Shun's personal soldier general, led hundreds of trapped campers behind him, walked two steps quickly, and knelt down to listen to the order.
“Immediately kill the group of criminals and rebels in front of the Meridian Gate who have no king or father, who have abandoned their country and their family!”
"Kill them all for me, leaving no one behind!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Found in the camp, obey the imperial edict!"
Hundreds of people trapped in the camp stood up , pulled out his long knife.
“Kill!”
Zou Yi roared angrily and ran wildly with his sword, pointing directly at the guilty minister kneeling in front of the Meridian Gate.
The soldiers trapped in the camp behind him followed closely, bursting out with a strong killing intent.
The guilty ministers in front of the Meridian Gate were frightened out of their wits when they saw this scene.
They rushed to the Meridian Gate one after another, begging hoarsely for mercy.
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, I just obeyed orders! I will never dare to do it again! From now on, I will only listen to your Majesty and never listen to the cabinet anymore!"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life, please. Your Majesty!"
"..."
They are afraid, they are really afraid this time!
They regretted it, they really regretted it this time!
But they didn't really regret that they had participated in the late emperor's poisoning and murder case, but they knew that they were really going to die this time!
The trapped camp passed through the horrified civil and military officials and killed the guilty ministers in front of the Meridian Gate.
The knife fell from his hand. Also falling was a human head with a frightened expression.
Heads on the ground, blood flowing everywhere!
“Ahhhhhh!!!!!!”
"No! Please don't kill me!!!"
"I'm not guilty! Don't kill me! I'm not guilty!!!"
"I'm just following orders, I have nothing to do Sin!"
"My Lord!"
The panicked guilty ministers began to flee in all directions, and some even hid behind the innocent courtiers behind them.
And the soldiers trapped in the camp who were chasing after them were like wolves entering the flock of sheep, using their swords to kill the group of courtiers behind the Meridian Gate Square.
This time, the innocent courtiers were scared to death.
They didn't care to continue kneeling on the ground, and quickly stood up and ran around to avoid the criminals.
"Don't come here!!! It's you that His Majesty wants to kill. Why are you here to harm me?!"
"Don't kill me. I'm innocent. The person you want to kill is over there!"
"Ahhh! Get away from me and don't harm me!"
"..."
In the Meridian Gate Square, there was chaos.
The criminal officials who were ordered to be executed by Zhu Youtang scurried away like frightened birds.
They specifically hid behind innocent courtiers, and some even hid behind Xu Pu, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others.
The courtiers who were implicated by the guilty ministers were also frightened and tried their best to avoid the guilty ministers and the soldiers trapped in the camp.
This time, they had a different feeling than when they watched the execution on the city wall.
The last time they watched the execution, they were far away on the city wall and were the audience.
There is a safe wall between them and the execution ground.
This time watching the execution, they were in the execution ground and were participants.
The whistling sword, the crying criminals, the spurting blood and the fallen heads.
It's all around them, right in front of their eyes.
The tragic situation stimulated their nerves and brought them unparalleled fear.
They wanted to run, but they were surrounded by palace walls.
They had no choice but to press their bodies against the palace wall, begging not to be accidentally injured by the trapped camp.
There are countless officials who were frightened into incontinence, officials who were frightened to paralysis, and officials who were frightened into fainting.
Screams and cries sounded from all directions.
In the Meridian Square, the three parties were like cats and mice, escaping and hunting in all directions, and the scene was chaotic.
Zhu Youtang looked at the scene in front of him coldly, and the anger in his heart calmed down a little.
If you dare to murder the emperor, you must be prepared to have your family confiscated and your family exterminated!
Zhu Youtang will be the first emperor and the later emperor, and kill all the civilian and military generals who dare to murder the emperor!
The Manchu and Qing emperors reigned for such a long time because the Manchu and Qing Dynasties killed civil servants to the point of kneeling when they saw them, called them slaves, and killed them to the point of shaving their heads to make them easier to serve!
Kill their courage and let them settle down completely!
Moreover, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also conducted literary prisons from time to time, regularly killing a group of civil servants, which directly broke the backbone of the civil servants!
From then on, in front of the Manchu Emperor, civil servants only dared to kowtow and shout long live, and did not dare to raise their heads to criticize Qingtian!
He can butcher this civil servant with wild boar skin, but I can’t butcher him?
After Zhu Youtang looked at the purgatory-like scene in front of him for a while, he turned to look at Wynn expressionlessly.
“Where are the family members of these officials?”
“Back to Your Majesty, the family members who were captured are still kneeling in front of the Ancestral Temple.”
"There are still some family members who have not been captured. They should still be in their respective homes."
"As for Liu Ji, Zhang Ying, Liu Wentai's nine tribesmen, as well as Min Gui, Wang Ji, and Shi Qin The three tribes of others are still in their respective places of origin, Dong. The factory has not yet spared its hands to arrest them."
Zhu Youtang nodded: "It is better to drag those family members to Caishikou and focus on killing them."
"Clean up the capital. After cleaning up, it’s not too late to go to various places to clean up those relatives.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After receiving the order respectfully, Huaien asked again: "Your Majesty, do you need to bring the relatives of these guilty ministers to the capital for questioning?"
" No need, kill on the spot."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Chapter 5 is on the shelves!
(End of this chapter)