As Zhu Gaojie opened the window, a burst of air-conditioning suddenly poured into the hall, which shocked several cabinet bachelors.
Listening to the meaning of His Majesty's words, it is obvious that he is extremely dissatisfied with the Kong family. Could it be...
Yang Shiqi pondered and spoke very slowly:
"Your Majesty, judging from the current news, it is true that some people do not realize the majesty of God's grace, but if you use this to directly attack the Kong family, I am afraid it will not be appropriate..."
"oh?"
Zhu Gaojie turned his head and looked at him deeply:
"What's your opinion, Yang Qing? You might as well tell me and let me hear it."
Yang Shiqi was shocked when Zhu Gaojie looked at him. He knew that this was the most critical moment. If he was not careful, he would lose the Sacred Heart and bring disaster to himself, so he immediately spoke without hesitation.
said:
"Your Majesty, I think that since it is those families who are secretly hiding weapons and have evil intentions, then the imperial officers and soldiers will take action directly!"
"Copy the evidence of their rebellion and make it public, so that their true colors are completely exposed, and the world can also understand the extent of the crimes they have committed."
"As for the Kong family, we might as well wait and deal with it later. We might as well hold it high and deal with it lightly, and make plans for it in the future. We don't have to act too hastily at once, but we will get twice the result with half the effort, Your Majesty."
Seeing Zhu Gaojie's silence, Yang Rong on the side finally spoke up:
"Your Majesty, what Scholar Yang said is quite reasonable."
"To replace the big with the small, haste makes waste. It is a clear path to tie their hands and feet first, and then take action against the Kong family. Now that the government is stable, it can really be done slowly."
"However," he turned to Yang Shiqi with a solemn expression:
"On this matter, I have different views."
"Nowadays, the Kong family is jumping up and down, colluding with the big families in Beidi. It is true that they despise the emperor's favor and ignore the overall situation. We must take precautions and deal with it strictly to serve as a warning to others. We must not let these people take the opportunity to cause trouble."
"Let's start with the Kong family. Even if we are a little more relaxed in our methods, we can still very well deter the wealthy families in the North..."
Zhu Gaojie narrowed his eyes and listened to the speeches of several cabinet bachelors, his thoughts racing in his mind.
After a long time, after several people finished speaking and the hall became quiet, he slowly spoke:
"Dear dear friends, you are all my loyal ministers, so I might as well tell you clearly today."
"I will never let go of the Kong family so easily!"
"And these aristocratic families who secretly collude and want to rebel, I will definitely kill them all!"
"I have a lot of things to do next. I am very busy and will spend a lot of energy. I don't have time to play house games with these people anymore!"
As soon as Zhu Gaojie said these words, everyone present felt the bone-chilling chill.
"I have made up my mind and ordered Fengziying to continue to increase its efforts to block all the transportation arteries between the four provinces of Beizhili. Focus on interrogating the messengers and personnel of Jiang, Qi, Yu and other families, and completely cut off their contact with them.
Contact between the Kong family."
"Immediately send people to Yanzhou at high speed to clearly inform the Yanzhou magistrate of my intentions and ask him to make a quick decision to suppress the Kong family!"
"As for the magistrate of Qufu," Zhu Gaojie showed a bit of a sneer on his face:
"It is said that he has a very close relationship with the Kong family. I don't know how much money and benefits he has received on weekdays. I will ask the Jin Yiwei to send people over and capture him directly. He should go to prison and reflect on it!"
"Instruct the military department to prepare for the counter-insurgency. The five military camps must guard the capital and cannot move without permission. First, troops will be mobilized from Yongping and Jinzhou to sort out the prefectures in Baoding, Jizhou, Zhending, and Hejian.
past."
"I know that some people have secretly hoarded weapons, food and fodder, and built many forts. They want to use this to fight against the imperial court. It is simply ridiculous!"
"I want to see who dares to show up this time!"
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When the emperor is angry, blood will flow everywhere!
Following Zhu Gaojie's orders, the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, six ministries, and armies from various places quickly began to take action.
And some people saw all this and were frightened, while some people didn't notice anything at all and still went their own way.
Since the last meeting at Daming Mansion for discussion, the heads of families such as Jiang, Yu, Qi, Li, Cui, etc. have also begun to act secretly.
Although they knew that Zhu Gaojie, the new emperor, was very good at marching and fighting, they still felt that now that the court had no money or food, and everything was ready, what else could be used to drive the army?
In terms of official strength, these large families have been cultivating the Northland for dozens of generations and have long been connected with local officials through various interests. They are inseparable.
Since ancient times, the imperial power has not been sent to the countryside. All matters in the countryside have been decided by aristocratic families like them. As long as Zhu Gaojiao is severely hindered in terms of taxation, money and food, the court and the people will naturally be in chaos, no matter how much Zhu Gaojiao can do it.
When leading troops to fight, they can only think of ways to appease them.
And by then, everything will be easy to handle!
These family heads thought optimistically that even if Zhu Gaojie could really send three battalions out to quell the chaos, they had already made various preparations. Do they really think that Wu Bao and the militiamen were fake?
Moreover, behind them, there is the full support of the Northern Sect of the Kong family!
What is there to be afraid of?
It was with this idea in mind that when they learned that Zhu Gaojie actually sent out troops and began to purge people from one county after another in the north, they were dumbfounded and in disbelief.
"Here, this dog emperor, is he crazy?"
In Daming Mansion, these family heads gathered together again. Some were furious, some were yelling, and some were panicked.
Because just the day before yesterday, officers and soldiers came out from all directions to block all the roads and checkpoints between the four provinces of North Zhili, and strictly interrogated the people of their family.
At the same time, the imperial court began to issue orders to reprimand officials in Baoding, Hejian, and Cangzhou, and large numbers of imperial guards set out from the capital to carry out various arrests.
Many of the messengers and servants of their families have been captured by the government and the army. The caravans and goods have also been impounded. Officials who were friends with them in the past have been arrested and imprisoned one by one by the Jin Yiwei...
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This dangerous situation immediately made several family heads feel deeply angry and uneasy.
"Something is very wrong!"
The head of the Jiang family gritted his teeth and looked fierce:
"It seems that this dog emperor is really going to kill us and attack us!"
"He doesn't even think about how stable our family's power is in the North. He attacks so brazenly and is not afraid of being overthrown by us!"
Centipede insects are dead but not stiff. Although four or five states and counties have begun to cut off from them, and various properties have been confiscated by the court, their true strength has not been revealed yet!