Chapter 453: Kill them all? I am already very merciful!
The new emperor's ascension to the throne was indeed a rare experience for Zhu Gaojie himself.
He even had a vague feeling that the new personality in the world in his mind was gradually emerging, and it was estimated that it would not be long before the new personality would appear again.
"Last time it was Yue Fei and Yue Wumu. I wonder who it will be this time?"
Zhu Gaojie secretly murmured in his heart that Yue Fei's personality gave him a lot of help during the expedition to Mobei. It helped him a lot and trained the three battalions into elite soldiers and generals like the Qi family army!
This time he has become the Ming Emperor, so I don’t know who his new personality will be.
It's best to be a scientist, or an official with rich political experience...
Zhu Gaojie was thinking secretly when he heard a minister reporting below:
"Your Majesty, since you have ascended the throne, I don't know the name of the year..."
Only then did Zhu Gaojiao come to his senses. The era name had indeed not been decided yet. Mainly because Zhu Gaojiao himself was too lazy to think about it and just left the matter to Yang Rong and the others.
How big a deal is it to decide on a year name?
Yang Rong was so busy these days that he discussed with Xia Yuanji, the Ministry of Rites, and some people in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, but could not finally make a decision.
At this time, seeing a minister asking a question, Zhu Gaojie smiled and said:
"No rush, no rush. Changing the Yuan Dynasty is a major matter. I have handed it over to the cabinet for discussion. A conclusion will naturally be made in a few days."
When he said this, many officials immediately became excited.
If you can also participate in the discussion of the reign name, that would be very special!
Don't even think about the merits of Conglong now. The situation in the East Palace has always been very stable. There is no theory of hidden heroes. So if you want to establish a firm foothold in the new dynasty and even go further, you can only find ways to start with these things.
Started.
Zhu Gaojie raised this matter with the intention of getting everyone involved. Only in this way can he quickly open up the situation and temporarily shift everyone's attention to the issue of the year name.
Because next, the third thing in today’s court meeting is really shocking.
After another period of low-pitched discussion, Shen Qingyu, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who received Zhu Gaojie's signal, strode out of the line and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, after several days of interrogation and investigation, the criminals in the previous assassination case have been arrested, and they are all currently being held in jail, awaiting judgment."
"Among them, Wang Zhi, the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Cui Renhe, the former Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Hu Ming, the former right minister of the Ministry of Rites, etc. have all confessed, and the former Imperial Academy offered wine..."
"Wait, hold on!"
Chen Xun, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, frowned, interrupted Shen Qingyu's words, and asked somewhat rudely:
"Do these officials have any evidence?"
"Or do you mean that you will be tortured and tortured until you are beaten?"
In view of the special status of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the second-rank Zuo Du Yushi did not like royal spies such as Jin Yiwei. In addition, coupled with all the commotion caused by Dasuo Jingshi before, he expressed his disapproval of Shen in his words.
Qingyu, the commander, was very rude.
But Shen Qingyu didn't pay attention to his tone. Even if he was interrupted, he just said expressionlessly:
"The above criminals all have evidence and witnesses. There is sufficient evidence to show that they planned and implemented the previous assassination of His Majesty."
"And when we arrested them, some of them tried to resist with force. The tools they used were exactly the same as those of the assassins and came from the same source."
"Master Chen, I have a complete confession and evidence here. Do you want to take a look at it yourself?"
Of course, Chen Xun couldn't make such a mistake. His Majesty on the dragon throne hadn't seen it yet, so he rushed to see it himself. Isn't this asking for death?
Moreover, since Shen Qingyu dared to speak like this, it meant that the matter must have been finalized. Whether it was a forced attack or it was true, Chen Xun had no choice but to express his doubts verbally.
Zhu Gaojie, on the other hand, glanced at this person and immediately concluded in his mind that the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not seem to have his heart on his side...
As Shen Qingyu reported more and more official positions and names, the expressions on the faces of many officials in the palace also changed, and gradually began to become strange.
what's the situation?
How come there are so many officials involved in the assassination of the prince, oh no, his majesty?
Starting from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Household Affairs under Xia Yuanji, there is no shortage of officials in all six departments!
There was even Meng Xian, the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, who wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters!
After hearing this, even the British Duke Zhang Fu, who had never said a word and was as calm as a mountain in the court, couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise and felt a little unbelievable.
Is this still the world of the Ming Dynasty?
Why does it sound like there was chaos in the court at the end of the previous dynasty?
"Okay, Commander Shen, stop for now."
This smart man, who had become the Duke of the country by virtue of his victory over Annan and the recapture of Jiaozhou, finally couldn't help but interrupt Shen Qingyu's report.
When everyone saw Zhang Fu speaking, they all looked at him, wanting to know what this British Duke, who usually kept silent, would say.
"Your Majesty," Zhang Fu held it in for a long time, shook his head again, and then slowly said to Zhu Gaojie:
"Although the assassination is horrifying and heartbreaking, is it possible to only kill the culprit and spare the accomplices?"
"If this continues, too many people will be involved, which will be detrimental to the stability of the court."
"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne. It is time to offer amnesty to the world to show heaven's mercy. Why should you kill everyone..."
He was too embarrassed to say it. If you follow your arrest method and let the Jin Yiwei continue to arrest you like this, I'm afraid most of the officials in the court will be sent to the sky prison...
There are also various large and small families and forces in the capital. You are keeping a close eye on them. Is it good for the situation?
Now that you have ascended the throne, you should first think about stabilizing the situation in this world!
However, facing Zhang Fu's kind advice, Zhu Gaojie couldn't help but laugh:
"Mr. British, I'm afraid you have gone astray."
"Kill them all?"
"What I am doing now can be considered quite restrained and very merciful!"
He knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair, glanced around at the many officials in the palace, and then said word by word:
"I cut off the food and fodder for my army, colluded with the aliens outside the Great Wall, assassinated Yunzhou, assassinated in the capital, and even instigated Duke Ding to poison and murder my father!"
"Can such a charge of treason be easily dismissed?"
"For such heinous people, shouldn't I confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans?"
"I have been very merciful by not annihilating their nine tribes!"