Such bloody scenes were staged in Nanjing for days, triggering one good show after another.
And for many nobles, their mood is also particularly bad.
The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.
As the saying goes, the most prosperous one in the Ming Dynasty is the Xu family with two clans.
As a descendant of King Xu Da of Zhongshan, Beijing is the Duke of Ding and Nanjing is the Duke of Wei. It has flourished for more than two hundred years and can be said to be a tree with deep roots.
Unfortunately, by the end of the dynasty, even the richest families will fall into decline.
"Master, save me, master—"
"I was wronged..."
Dozens of people cried and shed tears. The former powerful slaves now looked particularly weak.
In the hall, Wei Guogong Xu Wenjue sat paralyzed, looking forward angrily with his eyes flushed. He wanted to say something, but was frightened by the military man next to him.
The servant in front of him had served him for more than ten years and had been a domestic slave for generations, but today he was taken away in front of him. What a shame.
"My lord, since everyone has been arrested, I will leave first."
The big man from the Military Justice Department handed over his hand and left in a swaggering manner.
Behind him, dozens of slaves were wailing and looking back with sorrow on their faces, looking forward to being rescued by their master.
Unfortunately, Xu Wenjue did not dare to provoke King Yu, so he could only turn his head and pretend not to see it.
After a long time, when the sound disappeared, Wei Guogong Xu Wenjue pursed his thin lips and looked at the empty hall without saying a word.
"Master, what's going on?"
At this time, the Duke's wife ran out, taking the maid with her, her face was ashen: "Those few, I brought them from my parents' house, why did you let them be taken away?"
"take away?"
Xu Wenjue gritted his teeth and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire: "Do you think I want to? How many of my milk brothers are there among them?"
As he spoke, he let out a sigh of relief: "King Yu's people, what can we do? It's pretty good if it doesn't involve us."
The lady frowned and said in confusion: "You are the Duke of Wei, how dare Prince Yu bully you at will?"
“Today is different from the past!”
"Go and have a look at other homes. We nobles and nobles share the same sentiments, but we can't be bullied like this. Duke Baoguo and Uncle Xincheng are not allowed to take care of it?"
Hearing this, Xu Wenjue was stunned.
Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, was originally the Marquis of Funing. During his reign, he flattered Ma Shiying and became the Duke of Nanjing and the leader of Nanjing's nobility.
In fact, Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, who actually led the Nanjing defense, was not only senior, but also powerful and received widespread support.
"Ma'am, what you said makes sense!"
Xu Wenjue nodded and said eagerly: "I'll go take a look right now."
After saying that, he changed his clothes and went out.
When he arrived at Xincheng Bo's Mansion, he saw that the servants were in a trance and their faces were pale. They were obviously frightened.
Could it be that Xinchengbo Mansion was also arrested?
Xu Wenjue was shocked and his steps slowed down a little.
"Master, please come this way!"
The servant led the way to the drawing room.
"Good morning, sir!" "Good day, sir!"
A series of nobles bowed and saluted, and their voices filled the living room.
This is a sign of respect for Duke Wei, the most honored figure in the Ming Dynasty.
At the annual sacrifice, this person stands in the front row.
"Well!" Xu Wenjue nodded, looking a little dazed.
I saw that all the dignitaries from Nanjing City were arriving at the mansion.
The famous ones include:
Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo (descendant of King Tanghe of Dongou); Anyuan Marquis Liu Zuochang (descendant of Rong Guogong Liu Sheng in Yongle period); Yongkang Marquis Xu Hongjue (descendant of Cai Guogong Xu Zhong in Yongle period); Linhuai Marquis Li Zushu (Hongwu
Descendants of Li Wenzhong, King of Qiyang during the period).
In addition, the Marquis of Zhenyuan is Gu Mingjiao; the Marquis of Longping is Zhang Gongri; the Marquis of Huaining is Sun Weicheng; the Bofang of Nanhe is Yiyuan; the Bo of Dongning is Jiao Mengxiong; the Bo of Ningjin is Liu Yinji; the Bo of Chengan is Guo Zuoyong.
Even the consort Qi Zenyuan (Princess Suiping of Shang Guangzong) was also in the mansion, bowing respectfully.
After returning the gifts one by one, Xu Wenjue sat on the lower left hand of Zhao Zhilong.
At this time, Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi were sitting on the left and right. As soon as he stepped forward, the two old nobles had to stand up and salute each other.
"My lord, why are you here too?"
Zhao Zhilong asked knowingly.
"It's just that my house was ransacked and I felt uneasy, so I came here to find out more information."
Xu Wenjue sighed, his face solemn.
"What a coincidence, everyone is."
Zhu Guobi sighed, with a long drawl.
At this time, everyone present fell silent and watched these three people speak.
Zhao Zhilong smiled, pursed his lips and said, "Didn't King Yu say that this is cleaning up the remaining poison?"
"Or, kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"
Zhu Guobi suddenly said something that directly touched everyone's hearts.
It made them nod.
The arrests were made at their house with great fanfare, which not only ruined the reputation of their house, but also blatantly targeted them.
It can be expected that those scholars who have been watching for a long time will definitely impeach the king. Once King Yu takes it seriously, they will be in danger.
"Could King Yu blame us for dedicating the city in the first place?"
Duke Xu Wenjue of Wei said suddenly.
"No wonder we are, the late emperor ran away a long time ago!"
"Without a leader, don't we have no choice but to surrender?"
All the honorable nobles shouted one after another and tried their best to break away from each other, as if they were white lotus flowers.
At this time, Zhao Zhilong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up: "Okay, we can't discuss anything here. Now we should keep to ourselves and keep those hands and feet clean before talking about it."
As he said that, he glanced at everyone and said with a cold face: "If I get caught by the tail, I don't want to ask someone to pick it up."
As a result, this meeting ended in vain.
After everyone left, Zhao Zhilong secretly came to Qian's house and asked to see Qian Qianyi.
"Why is Uncle Xincheng here?"
In the study, Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi were playing the piano and talking about musical scores. The woman's eyes were watery, her waist was soft, and she was lying in his arms with affection.
Qian Qianyi was disturbed and was overjoyed. He hurriedly stood up and said apologetically: "Madam, please wait a moment. I'll go back for my husband."
At that time, he was greedy for beauty, but now after the birth of his daughter, he is even more frail. He can no longer resist women who are upright and in their prime.
After arranging her clothes, Liu Rushi said with resentment in her eyes: "Husband, go ahead!"
Qian Qianyi came to the living room and met Uncle Xincheng and Zhao Zhilong who were cautious.
"Shang Shu!" Zhao Zhilong sat down and sighed: "Since King Yu entered Nanjing, he has been extremely unhappy with our old ministers. Today, he entered our house with great fanfare to catch thieves, showing no mercy."
"Come to think of it, he hates our move to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Today it is me, but tomorrow I am afraid it will be you."
Qian Qianyi was slightly moved,
Even if all the nobles died, he would not be sad. The only thing he considered was that King Yu was settling old scores.
It would be troublesome to wait for others by yourself.
Gao Hongtu and others are still in the field and have never returned. It would be bad if the Donglin Party is completely rejected by King Yu.
"My uncle came today to talk about more than just these things, right?"
Qian Qianyi looked directly at the man and said in a deep voice.
Zhao Zhilong raised his head and said seriously: "I will no longer hide anything about the department."
As he spoke, he revealed a hint of excitement and said:
"Now the King of Yu is still in charge of the country. The country cannot live without a king for a day. This is the time for us to take action."
"As long as we write to the King of Yu at this time and persuade him to ascend the throne, even the previous disgust will be almost washed away after this."
"When the time comes, it won't be far to regain trust."