Li Zhi said sternly: "Your Majesty, all of these 1,161 people deserve to die. Your Majesty will understand after reading their letters of liaison with the Jiangbei Army."
Zhu Youjian asked: "Letter from Jiangbei Army? Letter?"
Li Zhi said: "I have transported five large boxes of letters from officials to the Jiangbei Army outside the Meridian Gate. Please send someone to move them in for reading."
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a while, waved his hand and said, "Send someone to get it quickly!"
Dozens of fans ran out, and after a while, five heavy boxes were moved to the Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, here are 1,837 letters written by officials from the capital to the Jiangbei Army. Some are written to Shi Kefa, some are written to Wu Sangui, and some are written to other Jiangbei Army officials. According to my statistics, among them There are 317 writers who deserve to be demoted for their crimes, 359 who deserve to be demoted to common people for their crimes, and 1,161 who deserve to be executed for their crimes!"
Zhu Youjian stood up and walked to the five big boxes. His scalp felt numb when he saw the densely packed letter papers.
Taking out a letter from the box, he opened the letter and read it, his brows furrowed. After looking at it, he sighed and said: "No wonder General Cao Hu Guangda was defeated, it turns out that the government is full of spies. "
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, these important officials of the DPRK took advantage of the decisive battle between the Beijing Camp's New Army and the Jiangbei Army to leak all the Beijing Camp's equipment, personnel, tactics, and general arrangements to Shi Kefa and Wu Sangui."
"General Xiao Cao was defeated precisely because of the betrayal of these shameless bureaucrats."
After a pause, Li Zhi continued: "The officials in the court informed the Jiangbei Army of all the truth and falsehoods of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili and the capital. That's why Shi Kefa went all the way north unscrupulously, gathered the rebels, and besieged the capital. "
"Shi Kefa made a wish in the letter and made various promises to the officials in the capital. The officials were all grateful and grateful, as if Shi Kefa was not the leader of the rebels, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Many officials even promised to open the gates of the capital. , welcome the Jiangbei Army into the city."
"If it weren't for the loyalty and bravery of the soldiers in the Beijing camp trained by General Xiao Cao during his lifetime, and if the Huben army hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the capital would have been sold to the Jiangbei army by these treacherous traitors."
Zhu Youjian took out another letter and read it carefully. The first part of the letter talked about the strength and strength of the defenses at the gates of Beijing, and the deployment of troops. The second part urged the Jiangbei army to move north quickly, "To correct the chaos in the world, we must correct it." The evil method of exterminating families. Make the world of scholars and establish virtuous kings!"
The last sentence, already blatantly said that Zhu Youjian was going to be abolished.
Looking at the person who signed the letter, Zhu Youjian's face turned pale: "It turns out that the Minister of Punishment also rebelled."
Putting the letter on the desk, Zhu Youjian's hands were trembling slightly, and he opened several other letters. Finally, his face turned white and he stood speechless by the box.
Almost all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were traitors. It turned out that he had been working hard every day to discuss with a group of rebels how to pacify the Jiangbei Army. Every word he said and every arrangement he made were accurate to the letter. He was reported to the Jiangbei Military Office by the courtiers.
I worked hard to run this court, and for more than 20 years, I repeatedly considered it and carefully selected and promoted officials. I never expected that in the end, the whole court would be full of traitors.
It turns out that the officials I promoted are all villains. It turns out that everything I have done is vain. None of the officials I promoted are loyal to me.
I have given these people high titles and generous salaries, but these people are not grateful to me. Once I change my ways, everyone will destroy me.
Zhu Youjian felt as if someone had hit his chest hard with a heavy hammer, and he felt an overwhelming sense of frustration.
Putting the letter back into the box, Zhu Youjian suddenly became breathless and coughed hard several times.
After finally regaining control of his breathing, the emperor closed his eyes helplessly.
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, these are the great Confucian scholars taught by the saints. They are called courtiers, but they are actually traitors. I think that if we don't kill these eleven hundred people, the people in the world will not know what law is and what country is!"
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When Zhu Youjian heard Li Zhi's words, he held the desk and said nothing.
Li Zhi looked at the emperor's snow-white face, raised his hands and said: "The evidence is as solid as a mountain, please give me the Holy Spirit!"
Zhu Youjian slowly walked behind the throne and sat down.
After thinking for a long time, he said: "If you kill so many people and kill all the officials in the court, how can the court still operate?"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Without the imperial court, the world may not necessarily be in chaos. Emperor Wanli Xian has not been in court for decades, and the world will still operate normally."
"It would be better to paralyze the court than to hide the rats in the court."
When Zhu Youjian heard Li Zhi's words, he thought for a while and said nothing.
"As for the urgent matters that must be dealt with..." Li Zhi said: "For urgent matters, Tianjin can support a group of officials from the imperial court. Tianjin's officials have strict management, good education, and guaranteed quality. After killing these traitors, you can
Let the officials from Tianjin first serve as officials in the imperial court and handle urgent matters."
Hearing Li Zhi's words, Wang Chengen's eyes widened and he looked at the emperor suddenly.
Li Zhi's suggestion is really ridiculous. With Tianjin officials governing the world, do these officials promoted and trained by Li Zhi listen to Li Zhi or the emperor? If they really follow Li Zhi's wishes, wouldn't the court become Li Zhi's?
Isn't Li Zhi's words more terrifying than letting Li Zhi win over civilian officials to control the government?
Wang Chengen was afraid that the emperor would nod and agree to this ridiculous proposal.
After hearing Li Zhi's suggestion, the emperor also raised his head and looked at Li Zhi.
He seemed to be discerning the intention of Li Zhi's words, trying to see clearly what Li Zhi was thinking. Was he truly selfless and dedicated to serving the country, or was he trying to control the court for some other purpose?
After a long time, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, seeming to believe Li Zhi's original intention.
But he shook his head again.
Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Li Zhi said: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to hesitate. If these traitors are not killed, the world will not know what loyalty is and what treachery is. If the court is in danger again, I am afraid that no righteous man will be able to withstand the temptation.
Stick to your duty.”
Zhu Youjian looked at the five big boxes on the ground, sighed deeply, and closed his eyes again.
"This matter is of great importance. King Qi allows me to consider it carefully and make long-term plans."
Li Zhi was stunned and looked at the emperor.
The emperor could not make up his mind to kill so many people.
The emperor seemed to have been greatly hit by being betrayed by everyone, and he looked very lonely and helpless.
This year there was a lot of bad news. First, the new army in the Beijing camp that he had worked so hard to manage was wiped out. The capital was surrounded by rebels, and then almost all officials were betrayed. Zhu Youjian's enterprising thoughts seemed to have disappeared, and he looked very depressed.
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Killing all the civil and military officials of the dynasty, and then using Li Zhi's people to reorganize the dynasty, this is too exaggerated for today's emperor.
Li Zhi couldn't bear to force the emperor anymore, so he raised his hands and said: "The Holy Spirit has given me a clear warning, I will retire."
Zhu Youjian nodded.
Li Zhi stood up from his chair and walked out of Qianqing Palace with some disappointment.
