Chapter 77 I won’t investigate anymore, just kill him!
After Ma Wensheng and others left, Zhu Houzhao went to Cining Palace to pay his respects. It is the gift of the son of man to be calm in the morning and dusk.
Zhu Houzhao also adhered to the moral etiquette that should be expected in this era.
Zhu Houzhao would always fulfill his filial piety and dress up in colorful clothes in front of Empress Dowager Zhang to make her happy, and at the same time, his inner court would not be as serious as the previous dynasty.
But Zhu Houzhao obviously couldn't laugh today.
Wang Shu's death shocked and surprised him, but more importantly it made him realize that his political opponents were never more merciful than himself.
Zhu Houzhao didn't know if Ma Yongcheng and Wang Yangming, the admirals of Dongchang, were also killed together with Wang Shu.
But from the worst point of view, perhaps no one was left alive. Wang Shu was killed, and Zhang Yu and other murderers of Emperor Hongzhi were also silenced.
Zhu Houzhao felt frustrated and angry, especially when he thought of Li Dongyang's proud look.
Zhu Houzhao walked listlessly into the gate of Cining Palace and came to the Queen Mother Zhang.
The female officer Ruyi was obviously aware that Zhu Houzhao looked unhappy, and she hurriedly and consciously held her breath.
Queen Mother Zhang also stopped smiling: "My son, what's wrong with you?"
"The boy feels guilty because one incident led to the massacre of several villagers and the death of thousands of villagers. If the boy had not ignored his mother's advice and investigated the cause of his father's death, these innocent people would not have been affected."
Zhu Houzhao took a long breath.
Queen Mother Zhang smiled slightly. Although the harem was not allowed to interfere in political affairs, she could still hear some meaning in Zhu Houzhao's words, and just said: "Then do you still want to investigate?"
"No more investigation, just kill!"
Zhu Houzhao placed the hand stove handed over by Ruyi heavily on the table and looked outside.
"If these wolf-hearted people only killed Wang Shu and others, I could tolerate it, and I would even accept their tough methods. But as a result, they caused thousands of people to be massacred by the Tatars. I can't bear it!"
When the Queen Mother Zhang heard this, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "You are more impatient than your father! The Queen Mother doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse, but thinking about it, your father is quite impatient." Forgive me, but it ended up like this. Maybe it would be better if you did this. I hope God can bless my son and the Ming Dynasty! My mother is in purgatory and can’t help you.”
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, they can't do anything to me!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao ordered people to pass on the meal. After finishing the meal with Empress Dowager Zhang, he returned to Qianqing Palace.
Just as Zhu Houzhao said to the Queen Mother Zhang, he knew that Li Dongyang and others were cunning and cunning like foxes, and vicious and cruel like jackals. He would not only face these enemies in the future, but also the Tatars outside the Great Wall, but Zhu Houzhao was not afraid.
Today's Zhu Houzhao is no longer the Zhu Houzhao who grew up in the palace. As a person who has experienced life and death several times in later generations, he has never seen any kind of storms. Therefore, he is not afraid of any threats.
As he said to Ma Wensheng and others, in the worst case, he can reorganize a new ruling order and rebel against himself as the emperor.
Although Zhu Houzhao now does not know the specific circumstances of Wang Shu's murder case, he has decided to make every effort to deal with Li Dongyang and others severely!
Not for anything else, just for the thousands of people who were killed because of Wang Shu's murder!
Zhu Houzhao wants the officials and gentry in the world to know the price of poisoning living beings! Even in the future, he will want the Tatars to know the price!
At this time, Zhang Yong came to Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao handed Zhang Yong the decree that had been prepared by the Chief of Ceremonies:
"I now appoint you as the garrison eunuch of Fengyang. At the same time, I ask the Ministry of War to cooperate in bringing two battalions of troops to your temporary command. You send one battalion to Henan to escort all the relatives of Liu Jian's nine tribes to Fengyang. He was detained and his property confiscated
At the same time, you have to send a battalion to Zhejiang to escort all the relatives of the nine Xie Qian tribes, and also escort them to Fengyang for custody and confiscate their homes!
At that time, you prepare the army of the Eight Guards and One Division in Fengyang. When I announce that you will go to Beijing to resume the decree, you will bring these criminals to Beijing for execution! Because of the ten clans, the old disciples will not move for the time being, and let Dongchang handle it when the time comes! Got it? ”
"The minister understands!"
Zhang Yong did not expect that his emperor would implicate the three cabinet ministers and ten clans. He had always hated the three cabinet ministers and he responded excitedly.
Zhu Houzhao said and looked at Gu Dayong again: "Go to Beizhen Fusi immediately and interrogate Wang Yue, Li Dongyang and others strictly. If they refuse to speak, fabricate evidence for me that they are treason!"< br>
Gu Dayong knew that his emperor had murderous intentions, and now he no longer paid attention to evidence, so he nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the ministers will take care of it now!"
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Ma Wensheng couldn't help but shake his head when he left the Forbidden City.
As an official who had been in high and low officialdom for many years, and who had been in contact with Zhu Houzhao for so long, Ma Wensheng could guess what the next emperor Zhu Houzhao was going to do.
But Ma Wensheng couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty is going all-out!"
"Isn't it? But what can be done? With the temper of our Majesty, I'm afraid there will be a bloody storm. But after all, this is not the Taizu Dynasty. I am worried that if this continues, the monarch and his ministers will hate each other and become enemies of each other. Ah!”
Jiao Fang also sighed.
"Now the prince's life is at stake. A small impatience can ruin a big plan. Our Majesty is still too young and impatient. Now there is no conclusive evidence to eradicate the traitors, and even the new policy of reforming the government can no longer be implemented! What a pity! Ah!”
Even Xu Jin shook his head helplessly and said: "However, these people are too ruthless and too impatient. They dare to let the Tatars go deep into Guanzhong to slaughter the people. Isn't this an obvious reason for His Majesty to suspect that it is them? What to do.”
"They are so desperate that they can't control so much. They are just worried about whether it is Governor Yang Yiqing, Inspector Lu Zhonghe or the two of them who cooperates with Li Dongyang in the court to do this. If it is the two of them, it can be seen that the three cabinet ministers are The power is really not small! If His Majesty wants to forcefully deal with them, he is afraid of encountering even greater resistance!”
Ma Wensheng said.
"Even if there is one person who is one of the three cabinet ministers, it should not be underestimated. These three cabinet ministers have been in charge of the court for so many years. From governors and governors to six departments and departments, there are always their people. It is estimated that Li Dongyang has just entered the Jinyi Guards. If he turns around, there will be a group of officials interceding for him!”
When Jiao Fang was talking, she saw a large group of officials blocking her way in front of her. One of them, Chen Yuanren, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, stood up first:
"Two cabinet ministers, please stay. I just heard that your majesty has sent the chief minister to the prison. I don't know what crime the chief minister committed, who was impeached, or was he instigated by traitors. As a result, the elders of the four dynasties and the late emperor left Tuogu. The old minister was imprisoned for no reason? Are you asking two ministers to help you solve the problem?"
Seeing this, Ma Wensheng hurriedly said: "Don't panic, everyone. Your Majesty was just angry for a moment. The prince, the minister of civil affairs, was killed, and thousands of villagers were slaughtered by the Tatars. As the head of hundreds of officials, the chief minister will inevitably bear some of the emperor's wrath. ! ”
"Although thunder, rain and dew are all for your kindness, why didn't Mr. Cifu admonish him! Did I just see the chief assistant in jail and even being persecuted by the factory guards?"
Chen Yuanren asked directly.
Seeing this, Jiao Fang couldn't help but get angry: "The officials of Nan Province really have no rules. How do you know that Mr. Ci Fu didn't dissuade you! Since you are a minister, you should be responsible for the court's rules and regulations. Why are you gathering people to make trouble under this palace wall? What a shame!”
These officials were not afraid of Jiao Fang's accusation. Xin Yi, a member of the etiquette department, pointed at Ma Wensheng and Jiao Fang and shouted: "The treacherous officials will not fall, the emperor's mausoleum will cry at night, and the seven prefectures will be shaken. They are traitors and eunuchs, why bother asking them!”
A group of officials responded to this, pointing at Ma Wensheng, Jiao Fang and others and yelling: "Traitors, you are traitors. You are not a Hanlin scholar. What qualifications do you have to occupy the cabinet? You are just inviting His Majesty to collude with eunuchs. In terms of morality, But he is no different from a martial artist, and now he has framed the chief minister and put him in jail. What is he other than a traitor?”
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