Chapter 189 Even the royal family cannot forgive
The Prince Consort Cai Zhen never thought that His Majesty the Emperor would come back alive, and that before His Majesty the Emperor came back, people like him would not be able to deal with even Xu Jin, but he still had confidence, after all, he was the Emperor's biological uncle. As an elder in the royal family, he believed that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would not do anything to him, so he explained like Liang Chu:
"I am also concerned about chaos, for the sake of the country and the country of Ming Dynasty!"
"For the sake of the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, you can abandon me for the sake of the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Houzhao laughed secretly in his heart.
Immediately, Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Mian again and asked, "Are you also doing this for the Ming Dynasty?"
Jiang Mian's face was not red and his heart was not beating and he replied: "The same is true for me. I all acted unwisely because I misunderstood the rumors. I made a mistake for a moment. Please punish me."
"It's for the sake of the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, what you care more about is the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. You don't have your eyes on me as a king and father, right? As long as I am really captured alive, you will definitely abandon me without hesitation." , and then choose to be a new emperor! ”
Zhu Houzhao asked the people in front of him with a trace of anger.
None of these people answered.
Zhu Houzhao knew that they acquiesced. He was aware of the ruthlessness of these people, and had to admit that no matter how loyal these people were in front of him, they would still not hesitate when it was time to abandon him as a king.
"Since you don't regard me as your king and father, why should I regard you as my ministers! Decree! Jiang Mian and Liang Chu will be punished for treason! They will be sentenced to death! They will lose the family property of the three clans and become officials! Their family members Sent to the outside of the Great Wall and served for ten years! Including the families of Li Tiantian and He Tai, including members of the three tribes! Anyone who violates this rule will be killed!"
Zhu Houzhao ordered coldly.
Immediately, Zhu Houzhao looked at the Prince Consort Cai Zhen, a relative of the emperor!
Thinking of the historical fact that after Chongzhen committed suicide, his maternal relative Zhou Kui did not hesitate to sacrifice his own grandson to a thief, Zhu Houzhao still made up his mind: "The Prince Consort Cai Zhen will also be sentenced to death for conspiracy!"
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Although Liang Chu, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Cai Zhen, the prince-in-law, and Jiang Mian, the commander-in-chief, already knew that the majesty in front of them was cruel and ruthless, at this moment, when they heard that they were about to be executed, they still found it difficult to face it.
Liang Chu, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, even fainted.
Zhan Shi and Jiang Mian kowtowed directly: "Your Majesty! I am aware of my sin! I was wrong! I should not misinterpret the saint's words and despise your father. I should not have the intention of abandoning Your Majesty! Please forgive me, please forgive me. The family, woo woo!”
"Begging for mercy?"
"Is begging for mercy useful?"
"I believe that if I am really captured alive, no matter how I beg for mercy, you will definitely not save me! In that case, why should I pity you! I am not a ruthless person, otherwise you will not be promoted to officials. ;I You are not an insensitive person, otherwise your salary and income will not be increased. But you are eager to abandon me! You have no respect for me as a monarch, how can I forgive you?"
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Zhu Houzhao sneered, and then asked loudly.
The Prince Consort Cai Zhen looked at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment at this time: "Your Majesty, do you want me to be sentenced to death too? I am your uncle!"
"Thank you for remembering that you are my uncle. Then you should not have rushed to abandon me and think about establishing a new king when you heard that I might be defeated and captured! How could you ever have the slightest sense of family affection? Chun Princess An Chang has passed away, so you just come down to keep her company.”
Zhu Houzhao waved his long sleeves and sighed: "No wonder all kings are said to be lonely and ignorant. Now that I think about it, it makes sense!"
Cai Zhen didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would also execute him. He suddenly couldn't help but shouted:
"Zhu Houzhao! Why are you so cruel! Do you know that what you do is unethical and contrary to human ethics! It is precisely because you kill without restraint that you have no heirs! For a tyrant like you, so what if you kill everyone in the world! But your reign will also end here! From the first year of Zhengde to the present, does the queen have a son? Does the concubine have a son? It’s not because you have made people angry and punished by heaven!”
Cai Zhen laughed and laughed wildly.
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And this time.
An eunuch hurriedly ran over. Seeing this, Gu Dayong hurriedly left Zhu Houzhao, went to inquire, and then hurriedly ran over with excitement:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Queen has given birth to a son!"
At this time, another eunuch hurriedly ran over. Seeing this, Gu Dayong left Zhu Houzhao again, went to inquire, and then ran back with excitement:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Su has given birth to a son!"
Then, another eunuch hurriedly ran over. Seeing this, Gu Dayong left Zhu Houzhao again, went to inquire, and then ran over again with excitement:
"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Concubine Liu Guifei has given birth to a son!"
Then, at this time, Liu Jin suddenly rushed into the palace in person:
"Congratulations to Your Majesty! The female officer is happy!"
Not long after Zhu Houzhao left the capital, he received a report about the pregnancy of the queen and the two concubines. However, in order not to be taken advantage of by villains, he sent a reply to Xu Jin, Gu Dayong and others who were staying in the capital, and asked them to block it. News, to prevent too many people from knowing too early about the pregnancy of the Queen and the two concubines. Because of this, the Prince Consort Cai Zhen didn't know about the pregnancy of the Queen and the two concubines, and now he directly accuses Zhu Houzhao of being cruel because of Zhu Houzhao's lack of heirs.
However, Zhu Houzhao did not expect that his queen and two concubines would give birth to a son at this time. It happened when the prince-in-law Cai Zhen said that there were no women in his harem who were pregnant and had no heirs, maybe because of his cruelty and immorality.
The prince-in-law Cai Zhen did not expect that just when he had rebuked Zhu Houzhao for being so cruel that he would not have an heir because he knew that Zhu Houzhao would not forgive him, news suddenly came that the emperor had an heir! And there are three heirs, maybe even four!
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but burst out laughing and pointed at the Prince Consort Cai Zhen: "Didn't you say that I have the harmony of heaven and anger, so I have no heirs? Listen to me! Listen to me!"
With that said, Zhu Houzhao kicked up the Prince Consort Cai Zhen and shouted loudly.
Zhu Houzhao knew that in this era, people valued destiny, so he continued to scold the prince-in-law Cai Zhen and Liang Chu and other civil servants. At the same time, he also asked other officials to listen: "I am the emperor! I am the emperor to whom destiny belongs!" Everything I did was right! It was all correct! That's right! You are all selfish traitors! That's why I won't lose to the little prince! I won't have children because of your betrayal! It will fail, and it will fail miserably!”
Commander-in-law Cai Zhen couldn't help crying at this time: "Oh my god! Why are you like this! Why are you like this!"
Zhu Houzhao asked people to drag away the prince-in-law Cai Zhen, Liang Chu and other civil servants.
At this time, the civil servants present did not dare to speak anymore. They had to start thinking in their hearts. Is there really such a thing as destiny? Although civil servants like themselves often use this to deceive the people and the emperor, they have never thought about it. , the emperor will really be his destiny.
But at least now these civil servants have some god-like awe for Zhu Houzhao.
These officials began to understand that the emperor in front of them could not be easily offended.
Zhu Houzhao announced the disbandment of the dynasty, and did not leave Xu Jin to continue the discussion. He only asked Xu Jin to go back to rest, while he was going to see the queen and the two noble concubines.
At the same time, Liu Jin came to report that Ruyi was pregnant, which naturally meant that Ruyi and the chief minister of the cabinet, Jiao Fang, and others had also come to Beijing. As for Ruyi's pregnancy, it was of course due to her hard work along the way.
Zhu Houzhao also issued an order to give the chariot to Ruyi, who carried it back to the palace.
Zhu Houzhao was still a little surprised at the fact that he suddenly had three children, although he had already been mentally prepared.
Especially when he looked at the three crying babies lying next to their mothers, he never thought that he would have his own bloodline in the Ming Dynasty.
And because of his possession, Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty actually had an heir in this era!
Zhu Houzhao knew that this not only meant that history might undergo huge changes, but that historical emperors such as Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli might not appear again.
It also means that I will not be able to control the situation based on my understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty, because the trajectory of history has changed greatly due to my appearance.
Next, Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to deal with the gentry group who still secretly resisted his move to reform the Ming Dynasty, and he could no longer predict the methods they would use.
This was unlike before, where he could know in advance that Yang Tinghe was a traitor and a loyal person, so he could arrange his spies in advance to deal with it.
However, what Zhu Houzhao had to admit was that having an heir would enhance the confidence of the reformists. The emperor's birth showed that God still favored the emperor, which meant that the country could continue.
For civil servants who were deeply influenced by Confucianism, this was a symbol of prosperity.
Therefore, Xu Jin smiled all the way back to the cabinet, and was even happier than when he heard that Daming defeated the little prince or even captured the little prince alive.
The emperor had an heir and achieved extraordinary martial arts, which meant that the emperor's majesty was once again consolidated, and the hearts of the people of the world became more stable, and the actions of Cai Zhen, Liang Chu and others became even more ridiculous.
Therefore, no one dared to sympathize with Cai Zhen, Liang Chu and others at this time.
Cai Zhen and Liang Chu were all successfully punished by Ming Zhengdian for this, and all the officials applauded this, in order to seek Zhu Houzhao's understanding and forgiveness.
Zhu Houzhao now also knows the hypocrisy of these people, so he is not easily fooled by these people. He knows that as long as there is an opportunity, these gentry who do not want their interests to be deprived will still spare no effort to oppose him and prevent him from reforming the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he did not become careless because of the flattery of these officials.
However, the civil servants did become much more honest after Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing and killed a group of more aggressive civil servants. No one dared to stand up and accuse Xu Jin, let alone Zhu Houzhao.
Thank you to book friend Gui Hong for the reward of 100 starting coins for 30 years of professional diving. Sorry, I was too busy with work yesterday and did not have time to update. I will resume the update today, but there are some glitches, so the update is a bit late. I'm not very satisfied with the writing of these two chapters, but I tried my best and will continue tomorrow! Thank you to those book friends who are still subscribing.
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