In front of Fengtian Gate, the autumn wind was chilling, causing all kinds of ceremonial flags to dance in the square.
Hu Weiyong led the civil and military officials behind him and knelt down to confront the aloof emperor.
At this point, Prime Minister Hu has completed his move on behalf of all the officials - we have taken into account His Majesty's face and just pointed the finger at King Yan; we have not immediately resigned collectively and shut down the Ming Dynasty.
Look, how deeply we understand justice, take the overall situation into consideration, and are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Then please give in, Your Majesty, severely punish King Yan, and stop all spy operations!
Otherwise, we will have to point the finger at His Majesty, resign collectively, and we will all be destroyed...
Now it's up to His Majesty the Emperor to deal with it.
I saw Zhu Yuanzhang silently staring at the ministers at his feet, with an expression as indifferent as a thousand-year-old snow-capped mountain, unable to detect a trace of holy intention.
Just when the ministers felt that they were about to suffocate, the emperor finally spoke slowly:
"That's right. If you want to investigate, let's do a big investigation and get to the bottom of it. Let the prince take the lead, and the Zhongshu Province, the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the Yushitai will thoroughly investigate the case."
"Yes, your Majesty is wise." Hu Weiyong and all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.
Their hearts were in their throats just now, for fear that Boss Zhu would pout them all in anger.
This kind of move is impossible for other emperors, but Boss Zhu can definitely do it.
Fortunately, the bet won... right?
In the eyes of Hu Weiyong and others, Boss Zhu was unwilling to part with the bottles and cans he had accumulated over more than ten years, and finally chose to compromise.
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After Bai Guanping died, the emperor said calmly: "What the fourth child did this time is really out of line. No matter what the reason, we can't open fire in the capital. Yesterday, the prince and I whipped him and the sixth child hard.
"
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu was also punished?" Hu Weiyong asked hurriedly.
"Of course, he was also present at the time. Not only did he not stop him, but he also started to make noises, so we punished him severely." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Although they are both my sons and princes of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Liu is still a double prince.
, but there are some taboos that cannot be touched.”
"I will remember the Holy Instructions of the Emperor." Hu Weiyong hurriedly led the crowd to follow the instructions carefully, as if they had the ability to fire cannons in the capital.
"In addition, during the investigation period, the salary of the King of Yan will be suspended, the title of King of Yan will be temporarily suspended, and he will be treated as the fourth prince. All errands will be stopped, and he will not be allowed to study in the mansion, pending the final disposition."
When the ministers heard this, they all looked happy and said to themselves that it seemed that the emperor was also annoyed by King Yan's misbehavior, and the punishment was really severe.
It would be better if the king of Chu could also have such a set of "three stops and one ban". Of course, they also knew that they were thinking about Tao Zi.
The emperor wanted to protect even Song Ne at the beginning, and he must have wanted to protect King Jiahai of Chu, who shouldered the important task of reforming Guozixue.
Don't be in a hurry, take your time, as long as you get started, the price of the princes of Ming Dynasty will be completely reduced. Dealing with them in the future will not be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Hu Weiyong's face did not show any joy, but was covered with gloom. He knew that the superior was a master who never suffered losses. This time, he treated His Highness the King of Yan so miserably, and also repaired the King of Chu along the way.
So, what does he want the officials to pay?
Sure enough, I heard the prince say in a deep voice: "My father treated my fourth brother like this, and I have nothing to say. But the reason why the fourth brother lost his mind was because someone beat his men to death and sent their bodies to him."
Demonstration in front of the government.
"Not to mention that this move seriously violated the prince's dignity. Just talk about his subordinates who were beaten to death, but they were all the emperor's personal soldiers in the Duwei Mansion! In the execution of their mission, they were beaten to death by their ministers. The plot
His bad attitude and contempt for the imperial power are nothing more than the same thing as Lao Si.
After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "If my father wants to strictly investigate the fourth child, then he must also investigate those people! If my father wants to give the fourth child 'three suspensions and one ban' during the investigation, then he should also
Treating those people with the same 'three stops and one ban' is only fair!"
Wu Liang, the Marquis of Jiangyin, Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Yan'an, Fei Ju, the Marquis of Pingliang, Wang Zhi, the Marquis of Liu'an, Zheng Yuchun, the Marquis of Xingyang, and Zhao Yong, the Marquis of Nanxiong, all looked shocked.
Because seven of the ten spies were beaten to death by them and Lu Zhongheng... Among them, Wu Liang, Fei Ju, and Lu Zhongheng killed two.
As for why Qing Yishui is a marquis, it’s because no one below the marquis has an iron ticket.
Who would dare to be so arrogant without an iron bond to protect themselves?
The same goes for the other way around - you already have iron bonds to protect you, why are you so embarrassed to be so timid? Other marquises beat spies to death, but even if you beat them half to death, your price will be reduced, and you will be half a head shorter than others in the future.
Under the control of this strange comparison mentality, among the eight princes in Beijing, except for Zhongli Hou, none of them left the spies alive...
They weren't afraid at that time. Everyone had done it anyway, so the emperor couldn't just pout us all, right?
Unexpectedly, before the emperor said anything, the prince attacked first.
"Yes, it is unreasonable for the prince to be punished, but the marquis is safe and sound!" Immediately afterwards, the other two kings of Qi Zhu Su and Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian also agreed: "We should give them a good beating first."
Despite the good relationship between Lao Qi and his father-in-law, when it comes time to take sides, he will still be loyal to his royal status.
Otherwise, his father can make him urinate...
Of course, the main reason was that he didn't know that his father-in-law was among them.
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"Hmm." After hearing the royal family's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang noncommittally asked the question to Hu Weiyong: "What do you think, Prime Minister Hu?"
Hu Weiyong thought to himself, "I'll just stand and watch. What do I think?" The emperor was indeed rude and wanted to seize the military power of the Seventh Marquis!
This is the reason why the emperor had kept a low profile and allowed them to attack. It turned out to be to lure the enemy deeper!
"Back to the emperor, in my humble opinion, the emperor's punishment for King Yan seems to be too harsh. Before the case is investigated, there is no need to 'stop and ban' him three times." After a pause, Hu Weiyong said softly: "Of course.
The same goes for those seven princes."
"There is no need to discuss the matter of the fourth child. As an old man, we can let it go." Zhu Yuanzhang said decisively: "He has crossed the line this time. If he does not go overboard, how can he set an example?"
"Yes..." As soon as the emperor's conspiracy of 'leading by example' came out, Hu Weiyong could no longer speak for Lu Zhongheng.
The dignified princes have to "stop three times and ban one time", and the seven princes have absolutely no reason not to comply... Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would be wrong.
Only then did Hu Weiyong know why the two princes in Beijing had asked for leave and could not come. If Cao Guogong and Song Guogong were present, how would they have behaved when he led hundreds of officials to force the palace just now?
Now the emperor wants to seize the military power from the hands of the Seven Marquises. If they are present, they will definitely have to give advice. And they have to oppose fiercely, otherwise how can they convince the public?
But one of them is the emperor's nephew, and the other is the emperor's relative. If they break up with the emperor, it will be harmful to themselves but not beneficial at all.
So whether the emperor had greeted him in advance and they were following the trend; or they had foreseen today's unsolvable dilemma, in short, the two gentlemen would rather have their backs stabbed than to be like this 'shrinking tortoise'.
No one dares to scold them in front of them anyway.
As long as you don't hear it, you can pretend you weren't scolded...
ps. One chapter first, and the remaining two chapters will be presented later. The plot progression and characters are a bit complicated, and there are more characters to consider... In human terms, I am a little stuck. Fortunately, I am stuck.
