Chapter 457 Whoever dares to stop me is the enemy of Ming Dynasty!
Jin Yiwei was very efficient in doing things, and Shen Qingyu was even more loyal to Zhu Gaojie. After receiving the order, she did not hesitate at all, turned around and went directly to the prison.
"What? What do you want to do..."
Seeing several Jinyi guards walking into the prison with a bucket of water and a pile of linen cloth, Wang Zhi, who was sitting calmly on the straw, suddenly stared blankly and his tone became frightened.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was previously responsible for criminal matters. He is not a white-faced scholar who knows nothing about it. Of course he knows what these linen cloths and this bucket of water are used for.
At this time, he saw Shen Qingyu standing outside the prison without saying a word, just staring at him coldly. The former Minister of Punishment suddenly collapsed completely, crying and shouting, with tears streaming down his face:
"Don't kill me, no, don't kill me. I will say everything and admit everything. Please, don't kill me!"
"I request to see His Majesty..."
"Well……"
Jin Yiwei got Shen Qingyu's signal and would not give him any chance. Without saying a word, he pressed Wang Zhi to the ground, unable to move at all. Then he wetted the linen with water and slapped it on his face one after another.
Cover it.
After only a dozen sheets were placed, Wang Zhi, who was still struggling desperately, suddenly became completely quiet after kicking his feet wildly and lost his breath.
Jin Yiwei took off the linen cloth, checked his breathing and heartbeat, and then nodded to Shen Qingyu.
"Humph, it's your own fault."
Shen Qingyu walked in, felt the man's pulse, and after confirming it, he snorted coldly and continued walking to the next cell with his hands.
After the same panicked cry, there was no sound in that cell.
…
"What?"
After suddenly hearing the news, everyone who had gathered in a house in the capital was immediately shocked, and then their expressions suddenly changed.
"How dare he!"
"To act so violently! This, this is clearly a tyrant!"
Because the Kong family was involved, they even sent the housekeeper to personally contact these aristocratic families, hoping to pin all the charges of assassination on Zhou Ming, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and save the rest.
Originally, things were going smoothly. Even if Zhu Gaojie ascended the throne as emperor, the court was not monolithic. Many officials still had doubts about him. Especially after Zhu Gaojiao made it clear that he was dissatisfied with the Kong family, many people even contacted him secretly.
Arriving at Kong’s house...
If it weren't for the few princes who seemed to have smelled something and were unwilling to come forward for them anymore, forcing these people to use various means to seek to delay the time, the result might have been achieved long ago.
After all, as soon as Zhu Gaojie came to the throne, the Ming Dynasty had already lost a Dingguo Duke. If a bunch of ministers and ministers died again, the government and the public would probably have doubts about him as the emperor.
Could this be the arrival of a tyrannical and foolish king?
These people expected that Zhu Gaojie would stop because of the influence, but they never expected that Zhu Gaojie did not give them any chance at all, and directly ordered the Jin Yiwei to secretly execute the leader Wang Zhi and others in prison!
They even let Jinyiwei take over all the guarding work of the Tianlao. Now it is no longer possible for them to go in and visit the prison!
"Stop talking, the matter has come to this. It seems that this foolish king has made up his mind to attack us."
One person said in an angry tone:
"Let's quickly think about how to deal with it next!"
The housekeeper of the Kong family was also here. He looked in disbelief and kept asking:
"Really killed?"
"You didn't give the order and just let Jin Yiwei be framed and killed in prison?"
"Then what should we, the Kong family, do?"
Everyone looked at him with incomprehensible eyes, and the scene was a little quiet for a while.
what to do?
The tyrant acts so wantonly and has no regard for human life. What else can you do?
The Wang family and the Cui family are all dead, and members of several small families have also lost their lives. How can you, the Kong family, survive?
You know, at that time, His Majesty openly expressed his extreme dissatisfaction with Yan Shenggong's lineage in the court, and even said that the Confucius family was nothing!
"Lao Kong, you'd better leave Beijing quickly and go back to Qufu to report this matter to your family head."
One householder said:
"I have to go back quickly. This faint king is simply the reincarnation of an evil star. He is so murderous. I'm really afraid that he will send troops to block the city. Like last time, he will be beaten from door to door by the Jin Yiwei and the gang of soldiers.
Get someone.”
Another person also spoke:
"Yes, let's go back first. The foolish king behaves so tyrannically and perversely. He will definitely not be able to last long. Maybe he will be like Jianwen. He will soon completely lose the support of the people and start chaos again."
"We just went back to reorganize, gather strength, wait for a comeback, and seize chestnuts from the fire..."
The big families are like centipede insects, dead but not stiff. The Mongols have ruled the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, but they have not been able to cause any fatal blow to them. Instead, they have allowed some families to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the Mongols' power.
In a flash, they became a powerful Han family in the north. Even when Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, he had to show some kindness to these families.
Now that they encountered a man like Zhu Gaojie who seemed to be arrogant and unreasonable, but he still wanted to target families like them and take action, they were not afraid. At worst, they could just stay away from the edge for a while and delay it for a while.
Your court has to collect taxes, right? It has to rely on the people below, right?
And these are all in our hands!
Since ancient times, the imperial power has not been sent to the countryside. You, Zhu Gaojie, have acted so wantonly and secluded yourself from the aristocratic family. Without our help, we will see whether your throne will be stable in the future!
With this idea in mind, everyone here discussed for a long time and finally made a decision. Then they started to pack up their schedule and went back to their respective homes, preparing to give Zhu Gaojie a hard blow in the coming days!
And after these people dispersed, especially after the housekeeper of the Confucius Mansion left the city in a panic, Zhu Gaojie immediately received the news reported by the Jin Yiwei.
At that time, he was discussing with the cabinet the next political policy and how to start cleaning up these stubborn families in the North.
"Ha," Zhu Gaojie couldn't help but sneered after reading this secret document, and threw it directly in front of several cabinet bachelors:
"Let's take a look, these are the ministers under the Ming Dynasty!"
"Everyone is ambitious!"
Several cabinet bachelors also shook their heads and were speechless after reading the secret book.
Those Beidi families are just that, why are you, the Qufu Kong family, here to join in the fun?
Do you really think that His Majesty will not take action on you?
Zhu Gaojie walked to the big map and stared at it for a long time, then turned to several bachelors and said:
"I have said before that whoever dares to stand in front of me is my enemy and the enemy of Ming Dynasty!"
"Now that some people dare to show up, don't blame me for punishing them!"