Chapter 129 Killing the vassal king
"Your Majesty will never really do anything to us, right? We are all a family. If he is too harsh on us, where will the majesty of the Ming royal family be?"
"Oh, those vassal kings who were arrested in Jin came to Beijing in prison cars. What does your majesty care about the majesty of the royal family?"
"Yes, your majesty is powerful in the world, and he is young and energetic, so he doesn't care at all. Face.
This time, the kings of Jin will not be easy, and many of us will probably be punished too.”
"It's enough if we just receive training. What if His Majesty wants to treat us like he did to the kings of Jin?"
"Probably not. Didn't I say that everything will only stop in Jin?" "
"But we are different. Strictly speaking, His Majesty is also a family matter to us. Who can interfere? Summoned?”
“It seems that there are none.”
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More than a dozen kings discussed and discussed, but there was no word that could reassure everyone.
The more I talked, the more uneasy I became.
In the end, they had no choice but to disperse.
There were not just one or two such discussions, but many, many of them centered on the prince.
After all, the prince is the bloodline of those county princes.
Only King Nan, King Ping and others, who were the first generation princes, did not participate in such occasions.
After all, they are the emperor's uncles and have the closest relationship, so there is always something different.
"Jiu'er, if you have the chance this time, you have to show yourself to His Majesty with all your strength, do you understand?" King Ping looked at his teenage son Zhu Houxu and said calmly.
"Well, I understand." Zhu Houxu lowered his eyes and said somewhat dullly.
"Huh." When King Ping saw it, he was immediately displeased and scolded: "How can your majestic prince be so submissive? It's really embarrassing for me."
Hearing this reprimand, Zhu Houxu also lowered his head. As he continued to stand, he became even more dull.
Ping Wang was even more angry. He raised his hand and slapped him directly in the face with a 'pop' sound, "Useless trash."
Zhu Houxu was indifferent to the slap.
Ping Wang snorted coldly and cursed, 'Get out'.
Seeing the back of his son going out, he became even more angry. He was really useless except for his talent in martial arts.
Another place.
"Gucheng, your Majesty will meet with the kings tomorrow. I can get some news from my thirteenth brother.
I am afraid that your Majesty will make a big move against the kings this time. Yes, capable members of the clan will be reused by His Majesty.
You know that the Ziyihou of Jin is indeed a member of the Zhu family.
And with your strength, as long as you are willing, you may not be inferior to Zi Yihou.
By then, your lineage may be able to return to the ranks of vassal kings. "Nan Wang said meaningfully to the person in front of him.
This person was dressed in white and had an extraordinary handsome face. He looked like the blue sky and white clouds, untainted by dust, and had a lonely temperament.
Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said: "I am quite willing to have a sword duel with Zi Yihou. "
"Haha. "Nan Wang laughed and didn't say much on this issue. He just looked at the other party.
"Your Majesty's character is well known to the world. The kings will never feel easy this time. Aren't you worried?" Ye Gucheng still didn't respond and just asked.
“Oh, after all, I am His Majesty’s uncle and the first generation prince. There are indeed some dirty things in the house, but not much.
What should be worried about is the other princes. , not this king." King Nan said with a confident smile.
"Okay, then let me see how your Majesty will treat the kings?" There was a faint flash of something strange in Ye Gucheng's cold eyes.
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Not only are these kings uneasy, the entire capital has long been attracted by the kings coming to the capital.
Many people know what most of the vassal kings of the Zhu family are like.
They are all watching to see how His Majesty treats these feudal kings?
Severe punishment should be certain.
After all, His Majesty's temperament is there, and the kings who committed crimes in Jin Dynasty all came to Beijing in prison cars. Obviously, Your Majesty will punish them severely.
But how strict is it?
Many people are looking forward to it.
Some people want to be stricter, some want to be less strict, and some want to keep the overall situation stable no matter what.
In the midst of countless discussions, time came little by little to the next day.
Early in the morning, all the princes, princes, and their princes went to the palace. The only one who was not a king was Zhu Wuwu.
Of course, no one among these kings dared to underestimate him.
Some are just flattering.
The kings came to the large square in front of Fengtian Hall, where many Jinyi guards were already standing.
Soon, the three princes of Jin, a dozen county princes and their princes were also brought here, wearing prison uniforms.
Seeing this scene, many people became even more uneasy.
But at this time and in this scene, no one dared to say anything and just waited quietly.
At the same time, many officials could not help but move their thoughts to the Fengtian Palace while working.
"Your Majesty shouldn't be too harsh." Liu Jian suddenly said with some worry.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were silent, not knowing what to say.
"Maybe." After two breaths, Li Dongyang said.
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In front of Fengtian Palace, the kings did not wait long before Zhu Houzhao arrived.
"I see you, Your Majesty!" More than 700 people knelt down and saluted.
Zhu Houzhao never liked people kneeling down, but this time he didn't stop them, and he didn't even let them get up.
With eyes that were filled with anger, he scanned these people.
No, a lot of them. ‘What does Zhu Houzhao want to do? Insult us? ’
Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was kneeling, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Many other kings frowned secretly, feeling displeased.
Until the sun and the moon descended, an extremely domineering aura rose up, pressing on them like a heavy stone.
Most of that unhappiness and dissatisfaction disappeared immediately, and they all lowered their gazes, not daring to look directly at the figure above.
"Uncle Thirteen, get up first and stand aside." Zhu Houzhao spoke, with undisguised anger in his tone.
Zhu Wuwu responded, stood up and walked to the side, standing with his eyes, nose and heart in mind.
“I never like people to kneel down, because I hope that all of my people in the Ming Dynasty will be upright and strong-willed heroes.
And you are all my relatives, so it stands to reason Speaking of which, I don’t like to make you kneel down even more.
But do you know why I don’t let you get up? "
Zhu Houzhao shouted loudly, and every word was like a thunderous explosion, carrying great pressure.
Some kings felt frightened and in awe just when they heard it.< br>
“Because there are too many beasts among you who are not worthy of being members of my Zhu family.
I know a saying, if you don’t sweep your home, how can you sweep the world?
Today, I have plenty of time, so I will first clean up our old Zhu's house. "
Without giving any answer to the kings, Zhu Houzhao's tone was even more furious. The momentum was like a churning sea, which made many kings have difficulty breathing.
Many kings were sweating coldly. , almost paralyzed to the ground.
“Let’s start with the criminal kings in Jin. "Zhu Houzhao pointed to the different criminal kings of Jin who were wearing prison clothes.
Jin Wang Zhu Zhiyang and others had already collapsed on the ground, shaking all over.
"Prince Jin, Prince Dai, Prince Shen, and more than a dozen princes, you are so brave!
Smuggling Jiannu and Mongolian Yuan, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.
Occupying people's land , killed people, robbed women, and colluded with bandits to rob people, you are really worthy of death." Zhu Houzhao said one sentence after another, and he took a breath. Urgently, the breath on his body was undulating, making it even more terrifying.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, we are a family, and our surname is Zhu. Your Majesty, spare your life."
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The kings of Jin heard the substantial murderous intention, He immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Shut up."
Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily, suppressing all the voices.
"You still have the nerve to beg for mercy? Do you deserve the surname Zhu?
You are not worthy at all, let alone be my family.
Take them all aside and behead them tomorrow."
Zhu Houzhao cursed angrily, and with a wave of his hand, the Jin Yiwei immediately stepped forward and pushed these collapsed kings aside.
Seeing Zhu Houzhao kill three princes and more than a dozen county kings so easily, the other kings felt a chill and fear all over their bodies.
Zhu Chenhao shook his hands and swallowed.
Nan Wang, Ping Wang and others also trembled.
The dull eyes of Zhu Houxu, who was kneeling next to Prince Ping, moved, and he looked at his father with a strange look.
The trembling movements were so clear and bright in his eyes.
Father, are you also afraid?
Even Zhu Wuwu, who was most expecting it, frowned.
In the more than 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this was the largest attempt to kill a vassal king.
But no one dared to stand up and say anything.
"Pass an edict to abolish the titles of King Jin, King Dai, and Prince Shen, and reduce them to generals of Fengguo.
Choose an innocent person from among the heirs to inherit the title.
All these county princes abolished their titles as princes and were demoted to lieutenants of the country, and an innocent person was selected from their heirs to inherit the title. "Zhu Houzhao said without any doubt.
Wei Jinzhong responded immediately.
The kings who were still kneeling below breathed a sigh of relief.
No one was abolished to the end and demoted to Just be common people.
Looking at the murderous look on the emperor's face, they really didn't doubt that the emperor would just depose all the kings of Jin into common people.
But after he breathed a sigh of relief, he felt heavy again.
Although not all of them were abolished, the prince and the prince were all demoted to the fourth level, which was indeed serious enough.
"After handling the affairs of the criminal kings in Jin, I will settle your accounts."
Zhu Houzhao took a step forward and glanced at the remaining kings.
Most of the six to seven hundred people were trembling all over.
"Haha."
Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao laughed angrily, "King of the Ming Dynasty, what a good Ming Dynasty king!
How many of you are worthy of being the king?
How many of you have not oppressed the people?
Stand up and show me.”
Thunder roared and exploded across the sky and earth.
The kings and princes kept their heads down, not daring to show their heads.
Isn’t that normal to oppress the people?
The vassal kings were not allowed to engage in business, politics, or the military, and how could they become rich if they did not oppress the people?
Even those who think they do not bully the people are not confident that their government has not done such things.
(Chapter 2.)
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(End of this chapter)