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Chapter 48: Grabbing the Throne

"The events after Zhu Di came to the throne," Subai's mind quickly started: "In 1402, he usurped the throne of his nephew, which led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people on the battlefield; the palace servants, female officials, and eunuchs in the Jianwen Emperor's Palace

He was killed several times; he killed more than 14,000 people in one go. He also killed all the old ministers who were loyal to Emperor Jianwen, such as Fang Xiaoru and others; Fang Xiaoru and his family alone killed 873 people when they wiped out ten clans! For Jianwen's loyal ministers,

Zhu Di actually sent his wives and daughters to brothels and military camps, where they were tortured to death. If any of them were tortured to death, Zhu Di issued an edict to feed the bodies to dogs."

Tang Sancheng and Yue Qing looked at each other. This emperor's methods were really ruthless. After Zhu Yuanzhang, it was his grandson, Zhu Di's nephew Zhu Yunzhen, who came to the throne. King Yan Zhu Di had always been restless in his position as prince. Zhu Di felt that the court would show his disapproval.

He took action. Under the planning of his adviser Yao Guangxiao, he launched a rebellion in Peiping in July of the first year of Jianwen. He was known as the side of the Qing emperor. He pointed out that Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng around Emperor Hui were traitorous officials who needed to be eradicated. He called his actions Jingnan. After Jingnan,

Zhu Yunwen disappeared without a trace, and Zhu Di became the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"These people come from the Jianghu, and the palace struggle is the most difficult game for them to understand clearly." Yue Qing said: "Choosing to leave may be the best choice."

"Zhu Di was a murderer," Subai said. "Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, who killed heroes indiscriminately, he was even worse. Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that the heroes' achievements would shock the master, but Zhu Di was a little 'willful' and cut three alive.

The Thousand Palace Maid is quite famous."

After Zhu Di's queen died of illness, he never established a queen. In the harem, there was Concubine Quan Xian, a North Korean beauty who was extremely beautiful, good at singing, dancing, and playing the flute. She was extremely intelligent and was Zhu Di's favorite. Unexpectedly, Yongle

In the eighth year, Quan followed Zhu Di in his northern expedition and died on the way home. When Zhu Di was grieving for the loss of his beloved concubine, a palace maid revealed that Quan was poisoned with arsenic by Concubine Lu in collusion with eunuchs and silversmiths. Zhu Di was furious.

, without any careful investigation, he immediately ordered the eunuchs and silversmiths who were accused of poisoning to be executed. Lu was tortured and burned with a hot iron for a month before he died. Hundreds of people were killed because of Lu's involvement.

In the eighteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Di's beloved concubine Wang, who was about to be made empress, died suddenly. At this time, someone in the palace reported Jia Lu, and Yu had a fight with the eunuch. The emperors of the late Ming Dynasty were very concerned about such things.

He often adopted a resigned attitude. Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty even personally paired eunuchs and palace maids as enemies. Zhu Di was furious. Jia Lu and Yu Shi hanged themselves in fear of disaster. Di did not give up, and instituted the law of implication and arrested them.

The palace maid who was close to Jia Lu personally interrogated Jia Lu and others to see if there were any other conspiracies. The palace maid was tortured and falsely accused that someone in the harem wanted to murder the emperor. This confession aroused Zhu Di's murderous nature.

, more people were arrested one after another, and more people were beaten into submission. After a lot of fighting, the number of palace maids and maids who thought they were treasonous actually reached nearly 3,000.

Zhu Di ordered that all the beautiful palace maids selected from all over the country be beheaded. The so-called beheading was to be executed at Lingchi. The lives of three thousand palace maids were buried in such a cruel way.

"Three thousand palace maids, these palace maids will all be at the level of black shadow or above after death." Yue Qing immediately said, "What a sin."

"Would such an emperor leave seven people alone?" Su Bai shook his head: "No matter how you think about it, it's wrong. These seven people are the ones who know the details of Zhu Di best. He stole the throne from his nephew. This matter is also

What he is least willing to admit is that if I were Zhu Di, I would also send people to hunt down these seven people."

"Don't forget, they are Maoshan magicians." Yue Qing said: "As long as they are willing to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, no matter how many soldiers Zhu Di sends, they will not be able to find them. The various formations in Maoshan magic are very mysterious, such as the blinding method, the blinding method,

For Yaoguang, it may not matter at all. If the wolf shape is the symbol of the seven of them, then what does the lotus mark on Yaoguang's hand mean? There is no mention of it on this parchment."

"Seven Maoshan warlocks, Zhu Di's secret dead men, marched bravely to those two tombs." Tang Sancheng felt that he needed to find his companions to sort out these clues: "Perhaps, we should also include that person

Novelist Cui Ying, where did she get the parchment?"

"I wonder if she has left there now." Suber took out the bottle of hallucinogen and said, "This medicine is very strong."

"She will definitely not give up when she finds out that the parchment is missing." Tang Sancheng said: "We want to know the origin of the parchment, so why not take the initiative and lure her over."

"Boss, what should we do?" Su Bai couldn't imagine an effective method.

"Leave this matter to us." Tang Sancheng said, "Just wait for the fish to bite the hook. By the way, I will sell the bright weapons you brought out this time in the store, and the proceeds will belong to you.

, of course, antique stores also charge handling fees.”

The two looked at each other and couldn't deny the exciting feeling of satisfaction in their hearts. Subo asked cautiously: "Isn't this illegal?"

"Illegal." Tang Sancheng said simply: "But will you publicize it everywhere?"


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