Chapter 54: Drag outside the Meridian Gate and chop it
At this time, Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, began to preside over the consolation ceremony, and all the officials paid tribute to Zhu Houzhao in an orderly manner according to the etiquette.
Zhu Houzhao sat in the upper position without a smile and put his hands in front of his knees. After the ceremony was completed, he raised his hands and said: "Get up!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Shengcai, the Minister of Rites, stood up from the ranks of Zuoban officials and faced the officials from the side: "Get up!"
The officials then stood up, holding the elephant wat in the center, and looked up at Zhu Houzhao on the red osmanthus.
Not only the three elders of the cabinet, but also the six ministers, nine ministers, and other officials who had been promoted to the court had discovered the changes in the ministers at this moment, and they were all full of doubts, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to announce what had happened.
Many times, it was just an etiquette ceremony for Yu Fengtianmen to accept the consolation ceremony from all the officials, but naturally something happened to the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao's consolation ceremony.
Zhu Houzhao saw that all the civil and military officials in the court had question marks on their faces, then he stood up and waved his long sleeves solemnly, which brought up a gust of wind, causing the umbrellas to sway slightly. Seeing this, all the civil and military officials below lowered their heads. First of all, I thought to myself, why does His Majesty look more solemn today?
"Everyone should have noticed that today is different from the past. Yes, Wang Yue, Lu He, Zhang Zhao and others from the inner court are suspected of treason and are now in custody. Logically speaking, this is a matter for the inner court, and the outer court will naturally have nothing to do with it. Quan intervenes, but matters involving guilt naturally need to be handled by the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Punishment Min Gui! ”
At this time, Zhu Houzhao personally explained the reason and named Min Gui, the Minister of Punishment.
Min Gui, who was already over seventy years old, stood up tremblingly and replied in a slight voice: "I am here!"
"Wang Yue and other traitors are suspected of treason and should be executed without mercy. Their homes and families will be confiscated and their clans will be exterminated. This will not be tolerated. Your Ministry of Punishment will draft an execution note from now on and prepare the executioner for the execution. After the Jinyi Guards have completed the trial, they will be handed over to you for execution!"< br>
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he sat back on the dragon chair, waiting for Min Gui, the Minister of Punishment, to answer.
Min Gui, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments, might be too old, or perhaps the officials present were still immersed in the surprise of the rebellion by the eunuch Wang Yue and others, so he did not come back to his senses to respond to Zhu Houzhao's order in time.
However, at this time, the criminal department gave Dou Ding a chance. Dou Ding stood up, glanced at Xie Qian, the cabinet scholar, and then held up the elephant scepter: "Your Majesty! Mr. Wang, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, has always been loyal. Integrity, courtesy and virtuous corporal, can be said to be the standard for internal ministers Mo, how could he commit such a rebellious act? There must be injustice in the process, and he may be harmed by an adulterer. I would like to refute your Majesty's theory. Please order the Imperial Procuratorate or the Jinyi Guards to investigate this case strictly, so that no virtuous person will be wronged! , the treacherous will gain!”
The Liu Ke Langyan official has always been a small official with great power and the right to refute. In this case, Dou Ding dismissed Zhu Houzhao and said Wang Yue was treason. He also wanted Zhu Houzhao to send someone to re-investigate. The purpose was naturally to see if the current situation could be solved. This situation has been reversed a bit.
Of course, his rejection was not considered a criticism of Longlin, at least that's what he thought. He felt that he was an official, but he was using his power legally in accordance with the system.
After Dou Ding from the criminal department told him about the matter, he looked at his mentor Xie Qian again. The purpose of what he did today was to show his mentor that he was brave, and at the same time, he could gain fame in front of all the officials. , showing that he is a minister who dares to speak out.
During the criminal investigation, Dou Ding was waiting for Zhu Houzhao to be furious, and there was nothing he could do to him, or Liu Jin suggested pulling him out of the court, so that he could still make a profit even if he could not make Emperor Zhu Houzhao change his decision to execute Wang Yue. reputation.
However, what Dou Ding forgot about this incident is that the so-called power granted to him by the system was actually the power granted to him by the emperor. Now that Zhu Houzhao controls the most powerful violent organ in the empire, he can naturally transcend the system and even Break the constraints of the system. Although Zhu Houzhao is still a fifteen-year-old young emperor, as a time traveler, he is already mature and experienced a treacherous coup last night. He has become less cheerful and cold-hearted. , at this time, he was just like a tiger staring at the criminal department, with a smile on his face.
"Guo Rong! Take your men and take him outside the Meridian Gate and chop him down! After the court is over, take your men and confiscate his home!"
Zhu Houzhao gave instructions in a very calm tone. The voice seemed to be heard only by Guo Rong in front of the steps, but the shock it caused was more shocking than the sound of thunder, making the civil and military officials in the court unable to believe their ears.
During the criminal investigation, Dou Ding looked at Zhu Houzhao in shock, his thin lips quivering: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm just a remonstrance. If I say something unreasonable, your Majesty doesn't have to listen, or you can reprimand him. Why do you want to kill Wei Chen? What is Wei Chen’s crime?”
"I'm talking to Min Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Why are you interrupting? It's really contempt for the king's authority. The first crime is to confuse right and wrong and intercede for Wang Yue and other traitors. The second crime is! As a foreign official, interceding for internal ministers, It can be seen that there is collusion between internal and external Suspicion, it’s the third crime! It’s not my intention to convict Wang Yue of the crime. It’s my intention to refute it. It’s the following crime. It’s the fourth crime! Just based on these four, it’s enough to kill you. Drag me down. ! ”
There was no hesitation in Zhu Houzhao's tone. From the perspective of the officials who were promoted to court, it seemed that the emperor in front of them could no longer be treated simply as a fifteen-year-old boy.
At this time, Guo Rong, who had been accompanying the palace, came in with two sergeants. One of the sergeants was General Liang Ze. Liang Ze hooked the arm of Dou Ding from the criminal department and went straight towards him. They were dragged outside the hall. During the incident, Dou Ding was clearly not as physically strong as Liang Ze and others, so he was dragged two steps away.
"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
Dou Ding felt regretful about the incident in the criminal department.
He originally thought that the Ming emperors were all the same. Even if they pointed at their noses and scolded him, they would forgive him and at most give him a slap in the face. Just like the late emperor, as long as he pretended to be upright and awe-inspiring, even if he scolded the late emperor, if the late emperor had If you think it's justified, you'll reward yourself, and even do your own self-examination.
Since His Majesty the new emperor came to the throne, he seems to have been very inactive and does not punish ministers easily. But he did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would kill him today if he disagreed with him!
During the criminal investigation, Dou Ding wanted to say, Your Majesty, you can't do this. This is against the rules, but he knew that it was okay for the emperor to chop him down. After all, if the emperor wanted his ministers to die, they had to die. He wanted to defend himself at this time. A few words, but I don’t know how to defend myself.
Moreover, before he could say anything, he was already dragged out of the palace.
"Oh my God! Why is this happening all of a sudden? I don't want to die! My mentor, save me! My colleagues, please save me! Your Majesty, I beg you, please beat me with a stick instead! Don't chop off your head! It's better to beat me to death than to chop me to death. Okay, let me at least leave a whole body, woohoo!”
When the emperor wanted to execute someone, he usually pushed him out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded him. Therefore, at this time, Liang Ze and another sergeant dragged Dou Ding towards the Meridian Gate. On the way from Fengtianmen to the Meridian Gate, the sound of "Xing Ke" kept ringing. Dou Ding’s shouts during the incident.
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