Chapter 103 Converting the Leopard Room into a University
Shaanxi Inspector Lu Zhonghe and his relatives, as well as other officials involved in the case of colluding with the Tatars to harm the people, were all escorted to Beijing.
At this time, Shao Daxia, who had also pretended to be a Tatar and was ordered by Li Dongyang to massacre villagers, was also captured by Yang Yiqing.
Originally, Shao Daxia immediately hid as soon as he knew that Li Dongyang was imprisoned, but he had no choice but to be strictly investigated by the government, and he himself was not willing to hide in the mountains and forests and become a real bandit. Therefore, when Yang Yiqing contacted the Shao Daxia through people in the world, he revealed that he had When he wanted to turn Shao Daxia and his men into imperial officers and soldiers, Shao Daxia was also moved.
Even Shao Daxia met with Yang Yiqing: "Master Futai, I wonder why you intend to help Shao?"
"Based on this, Li Gefu's autographed letter to me, it is true that I also want someone like Shao Daxia to help me do things that I can't do in the future. Now that the court is strict in investigating, through me With our help, it is undoubtedly the safest for you to become officers and soldiers of the imperial court. What does Master Shao think?”
Yang Yiqing took out the autographed letter Li Dongyang had given him, but he completely convinced Shao Daxia.
As expected, Hero Shao brought all his men to Xi'an Mansion. However, as soon as Hero Shao entered the inner city of Xi'an, Yang Yiqing immediately ordered the city gates to be closed tightly. The officers and soldiers who had been ambushing everywhere rushed out from the houses. Arrows rained like rain and lead bullets raged. In an instant, Shao Daxia and his men were chopped into a pile of mud.
Shao Daxia himself was also captured alive.
"Yang Yiqing, you villain, if you dare to lie to me, I will kill you!"
Shao Daxia was furious when he was escorted in front of Yang Yiqing.
Yang Yiqing, on the other hand, looked calmly while folding Li Dongyang's autographed letter into the memorial, and smiled: "How dare I keep you as an important criminal of the imperial court? By dedicating you to the imperial court, I can wash away my relationship with Li Dongyang. Wouldn’t it be better?”
With that said, Yang Yiqing ordered another military attache: "Be careful, we must send Master Shao safely to the capital, and I will also have this memorial!"
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All the officials and thieves who used to kill the people of Sanyuan County together with the Tatars have now been brought to justice.
Zhu Houzhao was not polite and directly ordered: "As the saying goes, princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people, and massacre of the people is naturally the same crime as regicide. Killing Lu Zhonghe and the Shao heroes also killed the ten tribes, which can be regarded as a deterrent to the officials and gentry in the north. Don’t think that you can really be lawless. Once the court discovers that you have colluded with the Tatars to massacre people and harm the people, the court will not forgive you lightly.”
In this way, Lu Zhonghe, Shao Daxia and others were also sentenced to death, and the people of Sanyuan County who were massacred could now rest in peace under Jiuquan.
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The months-long regicide case and the resulting massacre of the people are now finally over.
In this major case, tens of thousands of people were implicated, which was no less than the major cases in the Hongwu period. Both the government and the public were devastated, and Zhu Houzhao's imperial majesty reached the point where children would stop crying when hearing his name.
However, Zhu Houzhao still felt that he was actually a very kind and kind person. He was not ruthless and bloodthirsty.
What's more, every time Zhu Houzhao looked in the mirror, he saw that he was still just a boy with fair skin and growing stubble. On the eve of the New Year in the first year of Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to convene a court meeting. This time he summoned officials from various ministries in the central empire, as well as ministers from the Hanlin Academy and censors from the Imperial Academy to the Palace of Qianqing.
There is no other reason.
Killing after killing, Zhu Houzhao still had to fulfill the duties of an emperor, and he really wanted to turn the Ming Dynasty into a truly powerful empire, instead of dying at the hands of foreigners a hundred years later.
Zhu Houzhao obviously felt that the officials in the court were more pleasing to the eye this time, because he could see that these courtiers were now respectful to him. Although they were a little too cautious, it was better than despising himself.
"Although a major case of regicide has occurred recently and many people have been implicated, this is not my original intention. I am just avenging the late emperor and rectifying human relations for the country and the country. I still hope that all the princes can work with me to govern the Ming Dynasty. Jiangshan, I am determined to continue to uphold the legacy of the late emperor, continue to promote Zhongxing, and create a prosperous era of righteousness! ”
As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he waved his wide sleeves and the tassels of his crown fluttered in the wind, suddenly showing an imperial demeanor.
"Your Majesty has the determination to work hard to govern. The Ming Dynasty is very lucky, and all the people are very lucky!"
Ma Wensheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, did not expect that the emperor himself was not disheartened because of the murder of the late emperor and only focused on pleasure. He felt very relieved and hurriedly made a big gift to Zhu Houzhao first.
"Your Majesty has the determination to work hard to govern. The Ming Dynasty is very lucky, and all the people are very lucky!"
For a time, cabinet ministers Jiao Fang, cabinet minister Xu Jin, the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Household Affairs Wang Hua, etc. all paid homage to Zhu Houzhao. At this time, those who were still in the court, although they could not be said to be full of people, However, there are also many ministers who are pragmatic and have political ambitions. Seeing that after Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he first eliminated powerful ministers and then avenged his father, and now he still hopes to rule the world, they were naturally very respectful and moved.
"I am very relieved that all my beloved ministers are of the same mind as me. Now that the traitorous officials have been eliminated and the good governance of the new dynasty has been restored, you can speak freely. I will not blame you. Unless it involves impeachment, false accusation or slander, I will not Knowing how to punish crimes, political opinions can only be divided into high and low, right and wrong, not guilty! ”
Zhu Houzhao stood up as he smiled and stood up. Although he could show his majesty in his uniform, sitting upright all the time was really tiring. He had to stand up and walk around. Naturally, the censor who maintained order in the court did not dare to interfere now. Is Zhu Houzhao's behavior solemn or casual?
Ma Wensheng stood up first: "Your Majesty, if you want to be an eternal emperor, you should show your determination to rule the world, so that the people of the world can see your determination to rule the world. I advise you to demolish the Leopard Room!"
"I second the proposal. His Majesty built the Leopard House back then as a way to hide his power and bide his time. Now that the court is in full swing and only loyal ministers are left in the world, and His Majesty already resides in the main palace, in order to express his determination to the world, demolishing the Leopard House is undoubtedly a way to win over the world. A popular move! ”
Cabinet minister Jiao Fang also echoed.
Then, all the ministers began to second the proposal, and they all used this to test whether Zhu Houzhao really wanted to bring peace to the world.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect that as soon as he expressed his determination to rule the world, these ministers really didn't give him face. They made a big move and wanted to demolish the leopard room by himself.
"Your suggestions are reasonable, but I think that although the demolition of the Leopard House can show determination, it is a bit of a waste of natural resources. Although the Leopard House is just my villa, it was also built at the expense of people's efforts and national wealth, so its demolition is unavoidable. It’s a pity, I think it can be used for building a school”
Zhu Houzhao continued: "The late emperor was killed. In the past, the so-called gentlemen regarded the traitors as loyal people. Whenever I think about this, I have to lament that the people's hearts are not ancient, and I have to lament that the ministers are not educated enough, and the Tatars are raging, hundreds of thousands of people are raging. The reason for the lack of prosperity is that people have no opportunity to study. If we want to establish a king, we must establish a moral government, and running a school is the first priority. Therefore, I decided to transform the Baofang into a university, temporarily named it as the Capital University!"
(End of chapter)