If you want to be a good person that everyone likes, you are destined to be a mediocre person in this life. In fact, a person is not fighting against others in this life, but with his own heart that is content with the status quo.

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There is a wind in the morning, blowing the clouds away and revealing the clear sky.

The golden glazed roof of the Forbidden City is magnificent when the clouds surging.

The long street outside the imperial city was crowded with people. The Yingtian Prefecture yamen runners, Jinyiwei, and the military officers, and more than 10,000 elite soldiers who had already been dispatched from the Beijing camp were lined up along the way, and the people who were looking forward to it across the street.

Countless people were dragging their families and stretched their necks to look at the solemn and dignified Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty, with their eyes full of fanaticism.

Today is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the folk saying goes 27th to cure guilt and illness.

This custom symbolizes the washing away the body's diseases and the healthy welcome of the New Year. The Mysterious Gate of the Ming Dynasty was chosen today.

The capital city almost became an empty city, and everyone gathered outside the Meridian Gate, waiting to witness the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Meridian Gate offered prisoners.

"Grandpa, what is the Meridian Gate prisoner?" In the crowd, a kid riding on the old man's neck asked with a finger.

"It is to arrest those who dare to resist my Ming Dynasty and ask the emperor to punish me!" The old man looked at the head of the Meridian Gate, "The power of the country cannot be violated. Whoever stabs us will be punished!"

The kid seemed to not understand, but he knew that the scene was very lively and continued to bite his finger, "Why didn't it before?"

"Before?" the old man murmured, "Before... the glory of our Han family has been dark for hundreds of years." As he said that, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Now it is our Ming Dynasty, and it will be available every year from now on, so that those barbarians can know what a glorious power is inviolable!"

Suddenly, a cheer came from the dark crowd.

A huge yellow umbrella appeared at the head of the Meridian Gate, which was the symbol of the emperor's appearance.

"Long live, long live!"

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In the wave of cheering, Zhu Yunyu appeared on the Meridian Gate Tower with all civil and military officials.

In his eyes, there were people who could not see the end, and there were endless cheers in his ears.

All the civil and military ministers around him seemed to be intoxicated by this grand occasion. But only his eyes were always a bit clear.

"For the past three generations, my martial arts are the only ones who are my Ming Dynasty!"

Duke Cao Li Jinglong chuckled in Zhu Yun's ear, "I am congratulating the Ming Dynasty, and my emperor, and the sun, moon, heaven and earth are unified for thousands of years!"

"I am congratulating my emperor!" The ministers around him all bowed their heads and praised him.

Zhu Yunxiu didn't say anything, but waved his hand lightly, and whispered amid the cheers of the Wushu people at the Wumen Gate, "Start!"

"Abide by the order!"

Li Jinglong responded.

Then, Duke Cao Li Jinglong, Duke Zheng Changsheng, and Duke Zheng Mei Yin and Li Jian. Four martial officials in python uniforms slowly walked to the wall and whispered to the solemn military officer below, "The emperor's oral order, the ceremony begins!"

Then, the cheers like a tsunami were suddenly suppressed by the roars of the soldiers.

"The emperor's oral order, the ceremony begins!"

Suddenly, the long street became silent again.

Dada, the galloping war horse's iron hooves were like a storm. Dozens of cavalry rushed out from the side of the Meridian Gate. The knights on the horse were all shiny silver helmets, and the gorgeous feathers were flying in the wind on the tip of the helmet's gun.

Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, rode a white horse and shouted under the Meridian Gate, "Please give prisoners!"

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Dongdong, the war drums on the Meridian Gate thundered and resounded throughout the world.

Countless people on both sides of the long street also turned their attention elsewhere.

On the other end, the Jinyiwei in the flying fish suit, the majestic man will take the surgery in front, and behind it is a long string of captives.

Nearly a thousand people, including the rebel chieftain Dao Menggan, his family members of the rebels, the backbone of the rebels, and the head of the Burmese people, were worn by a rope and pulled forward like animals.

All of them had white ropes wrapped around their necks, which was the most insulting way for the Chinese to treat people as animal sacrifices.

As early as the day before, these prisoners had been dragged to the Taimiao and the Temple of Heaven and used as sacrifices.

Now their steps are empty and their bodies are trembling, their eyes are full of fear. They all lowered their heads and dared not look at the magnificent capital of the Ming Dynasty, and they dared not look at the countless snatching gazes around them.

"Menggan, the chieftain of Yunnan, did not know the kindness of heaven, and used rash weapons to the heavenly dynasty, causing the people on the frontier to be displaced and wars flew!"

The Jinyiwei, who led the way, read out loudly the prisoner's charges, "Kill my people, destroy my fields, and plunder my livestock. God can still live if he commits evil deeds, but he will not live if he does evil deeds. The emperor ordered the emperor to wipe out this thief to show the grace of the great tomorrow!"

"Okay!" A cheer suddenly burst out from the crowd, which was even louder than the sound of long live.

Immediately afterwards, someone cursed, "I'm suffering from my mother's swelling!"

Then he pulled off the cloth shoes on his feet and threw them at the prisoner.

In an instant, cloth shoes and other objects covered the sky and the sun. Not to mention the captives, even the Jinyiwei and others who escorted the captives were hit by a lot of heads and faces.

"Stop!" The officers and soldiers who maintained order drew their swords and looked coldly, "Don't fight!"

"Hey, if you don't fight, you're still a big man?" The man in the capital had a bad temper and was forced to fight with the officers and soldiers.

"Everyone, everyone!" The slick yamen runner bowed and smiled, "It's not worth it, it's not worth it. You can't kill you with shoes. You'll have to buy new shoes later, right?"

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Zhu Yunxiu looked from the Meridian Gate, and the string of prisoners on the long street gradually approached.

"Your Majesty, you will meet again..." Someone spoke among the officials.

"What did I do when I see them?" Zhu Yunsheng sneered, "Where is the time to have that free time?"

At this time, the prisoners were taken under the Meridian Gate.

Xu Huizu shouted immediately, "Kneel!"

The originally fierce barbarian chieftain was now respectfully prostrated.

Perhaps, they had already thought about it. Since ancient times, as long as the frontier chieftains are respectful to China, even if they have serious sins, they can leave a way out.

Offering prisoners is to demonstrate the emperor's martial arts.

Forgiveness means the kindness of the empire.

But, they were wrong.

Bang bang bang, three cannons sounded.

Several Han generals read out the names of prisoners of war and their charges loudly at the city gate.

"Hello! Kowtow!"

After the reader of the name of the Ministry of Rites, officials led the prisoners of war to bow to the emperor's direction.

On the Meridian Gate Tower, the glory on the faces of civil and military officials became stronger and stronger, while Zhu Yunyu was still as he had just now, with a weak expression.

Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, turned over and dismounted, and continued to shout under the city, "I will report to the emperor to quell the rebellion of Yunnan chieftains. The thief chiefs I have obtained will be offered to the palace, and I will ask for the orders!"

Suddenly, the world fell silent again.

The wind was silent, and my breathing was nervous and suppressed. Everyone was waiting, waiting for the emperor's golden mouth, and the waiting emperor decided the fate of these prisoners of war.

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"Emperor!" Xie Jin carefully unfolded the written Xuan poem and wanted to put it in front of Zhu Yunxiu, but was suddenly stopped by Zhu Yunxiu.

Zhu Yunxiu didn't even look at the gorgeous and grand prose lyrics produced by the Hanlin Academy, and then took a few steps forward in the surprised eyes of the officials.

"These barbarians and barbarians are the ones who are not good at supporting them. My Ming Dynasty supports them with Chinese people, but colludes with foreign enemies to trample on the country and kill our border people."

It's over! As soon as Zhu Yunsheng spoke, all the officials in the Hanlin Academy were stunned.

According to the etiquette system, these prisoners were to be pardoned to show the kindness of heaven, but the emperor was... going to kill people?

Killing prisoners is not bad, and it is approaching the end of the year again.

Even if it is not pardoned, it can be handed over to the Ministry of Justice. Why do you want to kill someone in front of the people?
Chapter completed!