Chapter 849 The rise of the Ministry of Punishment
Night comes as expected!
The night is getting darker and darker!
The four gates in the east, south, west, and north of the imperial capital are still open, and they are about to be closed!
At this time.
"Da da da"
The sound of horse hooves echoed inside the city gate.
I saw eunuchs in front, and teams of imperial guards behind. After leaving the city, they divided into small teams and quickly left the city and rushed to various places!
These eunuchs carrying orders carried two orders, one was to capture members of wealthy families who were serving as officials in other places, and the other was to garrison troops in various places!
After these eunuchs and imperial guards arrive in the local area, they will first enter the military camps in various places. After receiving the support of the local garrison, they will take action against the officials of various wealthy and aristocratic families in various places to ensure that this arrest will not cause local chaos!
The murderous spirit rushed from the imperial capital to all parts of Kyushu, passing through checkpoints one after another, all the way forward.
After these eunuchs and imperial troops who rushed to various places passed through, the checkpoints that had been blocked on the main roads in and out of the imperial capital were evacuated, thus opening up the connection between the imperial capital and various places.
Suddenly.
After each eunuch and the imperial army passed the order, all parties began to send information back!
An accident occurred suddenly.
"stop!"
One by one, young men with hidden swords appeared with the elites of Huangzhou, captured the intelligence personnel of all parties who had revealed their whereabouts, followed the clues, and uprooted the intelligence systems of all parties hidden in the imperial capital!
It was only then that all the forces suddenly realized that they had been "led out of the hole"!
They fell into the new prince's plan!
Everything is under Xia Tian's control.
Time, regardless of the joys and sorrows of the world, keeps running forward.
Three days later.
The rising sun is like a sword, breaking through the darkness and illuminating this capital city that has been washed away with blood.
After three days of purging, a small number of the rebels in the imperial capital will be strangled, most of them will surrender, and the people of the imperial capital will be able to go out and enter and leave the city normally.
At this time, the morning sun shone on the Penal Department Prison.
"squeak"
I saw the main door of the Criminal Department opened, and two teams of fully armed guards rushed out, lined up on both sides, and started to guard!
Immediately afterwards.
The heads of the family who had followed Zhang Shu in rebellion were taken out one by one.
I saw them wearing handcuffs and shackles, with desperate eyes and gloomy faces!
The head of the Niu family asked desperately: "Sir, are we being dragged to the Meridian Gate and beheaded?"
"yes!"
The newly appointed official of the Ministry of Justice replied: "You followed the Zhang family in rebellion and committed all kinds of evil, including murder, arson, robbery of women, and rape of women. The evidence is conclusive. I will behead you at the Meridian Gate today and use your heads to warn the world!"
The head of the Niu family was unwilling to give in: "Please tell His Highness the Crown Prince that the Niu family is willing to follow him and will devote everything to follow him!"
"I just want to let my Niu family live!"
"Hehehe"
The official from the Ministry of Justice sneered: "Delusion!"
"If your Niu family is not destroyed, God will not allow it!"
At this time.
I saw the head of the Chen family walking out of the gate without shackles, followed by a group of Chen family members, their figures bathed in the sunshine and smiling happily!
The head of the Chen family bowed to the officials of the Ministry of Punishments and said, "Thank you so much for your release!"
"Let's go back!"
"yes!"
The head of the Chen family thought for a while and finally said: "Please tell His Highness the Crown Prince that the Chen family has kept his teachings in mind. When I return, I will write those teachings into the family history so that the descendants of the Chen family can abide by it." A kind heart!”
"good!"
The official from the Ministry of Justice raised his hands toward the East Palace and said, "I will definitely convey the words of the head of the Chen family!"
"Farewell!"
"Walk slowly!"
The Chen family passed by the head of the Niu family and left facing the warm sunshine!
"I don't accept it!"
The head of the Niu family yelled angrily: "The Chen family also participated in the rebellion, why didn't they kill the Chen family?"
"Can you do the same?"
The official from the Ministry of Justice raised his eyelids and said: "The Chen family was just coerced by Zhang Shu to rebel this time. They did not send out a single soldier. Not only did they not attack the imperial city, they also secretly passed information to the palace during the war. The merits and demerits are equal to each other!"
"Furthermore, the Chen family has a strict family tradition. People in the family have never done anything harmful to nature. They have secretly helped countless refugees. They are a respectable and famous family. They were named and praised by the Holy Prince. Why should your Niu family be compared with others?"
"Is it just because your family name is Niu?"
The head of the Niu family looked crazy and said: "Throughout the ages, haven't wealthy families been as arrogant and domineering as my Niu family?"
"Why did you do something wrong when you arrived at Daxia Chao and my Niu family?"
"Why?"
"Hehehe"
The official from the Ministry of Punishment took out a judgment document with dense words on it: "This is all the imperial laws that your Niu family has violated. One sentence is enough to have your whole family beheaded, so please don't complain!"
"It's really not unfair at all for your entire Niu family to be raped and executed!"
"What about the women and children of my Niu family?"
The head of the Niu family finally asked: "Are they going to be killed too?"
"All are exiled to the deserted state!"
The official from the Ministry of Justice said seriously: "You have to thank the Holy Prince for his kindness!"
The head of the Niu family relaxed and sat slumped in the "mobile wooden cell" on the street: "That's good!"
"At least a trace of blood has been left for my Niu family!"
"Old Niu, I don't blame the new prince!"
"but"
At this point, the head of the Niu family stopped talking!
"If you have something to say, just say it!"
The official from the Ministry of Justice said seriously: "If you don't say it again, you will never have the chance to say it!"
The head of the Niu family also said seriously: "The prince is too kind, but his weaknesses are too obvious!"
"His crown prince was originally granted a temporary title. Once this chaos is over and the state treasury is filled after the money and food from various families are stolen, it's time for His Majesty the Emperor to cross the river and burn the bridge!"
"Tell the prince to prepare a retreat as soon as possible!"
"The emperor is a ruthless person, and he will never stop taking action just because the prince is his own flesh and blood!"
The face of the official from the Ministry of Punishment changed: "If you were His Royal Highness, how should you respond?"
"Can't handle it!"
The head of the Niu family shook his head and said: "The emperor kept the second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince in the imperial capital to let them balance the power of His Highness the Crown Prince. Then, he asked the three princes to deal with the Crown Prince."
"Kick His Royal Highness out of the East Palace and kill him secretly, placing all the blame on the three princes."
"In the end, the emperor's holy name was not damaged, and the prince died unjustly in the imperial capital!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has preserved the blood of my Niu family. Lao Niu will repay you with these words!"
"do not worry!"
The official from the Ministry of Justice said solemnly: "I will convey these words to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
at this time.
"The Minister of Justice accepts the order!"
A group of aggressive imperial guards came with the imperial edict, and the leader was the second prince: "His Majesty has given a secret order, please ask the Minister of Punishment to receive the edict!"
The official from the Ministry of Justice who was talking to the head of the Niu family immediately knelt down and said, "The new Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Hai Qingtian, accepts the order!"
"Are you Hai Qingtian?"
"yes!"
"My mother hopes that my subordinates will be honest and honest, and their sincerity will be open to heaven, so I gave him this name!"
The second prince handed the imperial decree in his hand to Hai Qingtian: "This is His Majesty's secret decree, take a good look at it!"
"yes!"
Hai Qingtian opened it and his face changed drastically: "No!"
"You dare to resist the decree?"
The second prince's tone was full of threats: "Do you know the consequences of resisting the decree?"
"die!"
Hai Qingtian stood up and said: "Please allow me to report this to the Crown Prince in advance, and then carry out His Majesty's decree!"
"presumptuous!"
"Are you a minister of His Majesty or a minister of the Crown Prince?"
The second prince waved his hand with a murderous look on his face: "Come here, the new Minister of Justice, Hai Qingtian, has disobeyed His Majesty's order, arrest him!"
"yes!"
Suddenly, Hai Qingtian was restrained!
The second prince's murderous intention soared to the sky and filled the entire Penal Department Prison: "Go in and carry out His Majesty's decree. No one will be spared. Kill!"
"yes!"
"Swish swish"
The imperial guards, full of murderous intent, drew their weapons and entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.