The next day, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was solemn.
Ming Chengzu sat on the dragon throne and looked at all the officials looking down.
"My dear friends, today I have something to announce to you in the morning." He raised his left hand and waved it towards Wang Xiaosi beside him.
Wang Xiaosi took three steps forward, slowly opened a yellow scroll that resembled an imperial edict in his hand, raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Baiguan's face, coughed slightly, and then read loudly.
"Today, I bestow Xiao Chen, the Thirteenth Military Academy Commander of Dongchang, with purple robes from the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, I grant him the title of Imperial Envoy Purple Clothes Colonel of Dongchang. Seeing Ziyi, it feels like I am here in person."
After reading it out, Wang Xiaosi folded the edict and slowly returned to the emperor.
"Dear ladies, did you understand my edict just now?" Ming Chengzu looked at the officials with a straight face.
"I understand, seeing the imperial envoy Xiao Chen is like the emperor coming in person." All the officials shouted in unison.
"Well, it's good to understand. Before, I established the Dongchang Factory to inform the world about the power and functions of the Dongchang. However, there are still some people who don't take the Dongchang seriously, and even ignore me.
He ignored the edict, tried his best, and used all his conspiracies to oppose Dongchang."
Ming Chengzu's profound eyes swept over the faces of the officials one by one.
"Liao Xianghe, the governor of Fusi in Beizhen, was once the first person to be imprisoned by Jinyiwei. It was he who provoked Dongchang and me. Today, outside the Meridian Gate, I will use his head to tell the world that no matter it is
No one can provoke the imperial court."
Immediately, Ming Chengzu's expression softened a lot: "If there is nothing else to do today, then I will retreat from the court."
Hearing the emperor's words to withdraw from the court, all the officials felt relieved and were about to kneel down and worship. However, someone from the team stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask."
It was none other than Cangcheng, the Minister of Rites, who was rigorous in his work style, upright and especially incorruptible in the court.
He has a thin figure, wears the official uniform of the second-grade Ming Dynasty official, has a gray beard and a straight waist, and looks like an immortal and upright person.
Seeing Cang Cheng coming out of the queue, Ming Chengzu frowned slightly.
This Cangcheng is definitely a first-class incorruptible official. The only shortcoming is that he likes to be more truthful.
Since taking charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, any slightest deviation from etiquette will be dealt with.
Ming Chengzu didn't like this very much. However, this man was very measured in his actions and did not take bribes. If he wanted to remove him, he could not find a suitable excuse for the time being.
"Well, Cang Aiqing, what do you want to ask?" Although Ming Chengzu was unhappy, his tone was gentler.
Cang Cheng hugged his fists: "Since Taizu, this purple dress has been used by the emperor. Even the emperor's relatives dare not use purple on their clothes. The emperor wants to make Xiao Chen an imperial envoy, but I will not do it.
I object, but I think it is inappropriate to wear this purple coat on a little captain."
Ming Chengzu put his left hand on the desk in front of him and sat up straight: "I know that Cang Aiqing is in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette and is particularly cautious about the use of purple. I gave Xiao Chen the purple clothes of the Ming Dynasty just to ask him to replace me and use what I have given him.
His power helps me govern the world. The purple robe is for my royal use, so what’s wrong with me giving it to him?"
Cang Cheng straightened his back again: "The Emperor is the Son of Heaven, and this Xiao Chen is just a school captain in Dongchang. How can he be qualified to wear purple and stand shoulder to shoulder with the Emperor?"
Looking at the stubborn Cang Cheng, Ming Chengzu slowly stood up.
"Does Cang Aiqing want me to take back the edict that has been sent to all parts of the Ming Dynasty?"
"I don't dare. I just think it is inappropriate to give Xiao Chen the Ming Dynasty purple clothes." Cang Cheng answered with cupped hands.
Ignoring Cang Cheng's answer, Ming Chengzu scanned everyone's faces.
"Today, Liao Xianghe, the envoy of Fusi Town in Beizhen, is asking for help outside the Meridian Gate. After retreating for a while, everyone can stop by and have a look." Ming Chengzu said calmly.
He turned back and looked at Wang Xiaosi beside him: "You will personally send the Ming Dynasty purple clothes to the 13th battle of Dongchang later and tell him that I ordered him to wear Ming Dynasty purple clothes and supervise the execution of Liao Xianghe."
Seeing that the emperor still wanted to give Xiao Chen the purple clothes of the Ming Dynasty, Cangcheng hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, you can't do it."
It seems that he did not hear what Cang Cheng said. Ming Chengzu put down the word "retreat from the court" and walked towards the side door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Outside the Meridian Gate, the entire execution site was completely surrounded by the captains of the Dongchang School.
A little outside the area is the Jinyiwei commander Xu Kaiying, the Jinyiwei captain specially sent here.
Further out, there are numerous ordinary people.
In the middle of the field, there were two executioners who were seconded by Lin Shangli from the Ministry of Punishment to perform beheadings. They were dressed in brown uniforms, and the machetes in their hands exuded bursts of cold air. Standing in front of the guillotine, they looked like two little ghosts seeking their lives, which made people feel...
He trembled at the sight.
What is different from the previous law enforcement scenes is that today, there are more people dressed as servants on the outside, and there are not many real people in the city.
Early in the morning, the captains of Dongchang and Jinyiwei had arrived here to provide warning.
On the nearby wall, there is a notice with the height of a person, informing passers-by in detail the name and position of the person to be executed today.
For ordinary people, the word "Liao Xianghe" has basically never been heard of, but every minister in the court is famous for his expression.
It was not convenient for the dignitaries living in the capital to watch from the sidelines, so they could only send some smart servants to find out what was going on.
Just when almost all the powerful people in the capital sent people to the scene and surrounded the scene, the sound of gongs in the distance separated the crowded crowd by a five-foot-wide road.
A team of more than 200 Dongchang captains held Liao Xianghe in the middle. On the left was Duan Tianming, the thirteenth captain of Dongchang, and on the right was Du Shaoqin, the captain of Dongchang prison.
The two men held steel knives and looked at the crowd around them warily.
Liao Xianghe, who was walking in the middle, was wearing a white prison uniform. Because he had no left arm, he had two pairs of shackles on his feet.
This kind of shackles, which are only worn by serious prisoners, weighs thirty kilograms per pair, and two pairs of shackles weigh a total of sixty kilograms.
However, even though he was dragged with sixty kilograms of shackles and even though he was about to be beheaded in a short while, there was no fear on Liao Xianghe's face and his gait was still light.
"It turns out that Liao Xianghe looks like this. I thought he was so vicious."
"I never expected that after killing people all my life, I would end up like this."
"I never imagined that I was so powerful back then, but now I am a prisoner..."
The servants who knew each other in the distance began to whisper to each other.
The civil and military officials who had returned from the imperial court followed the emperor's instructions and came outside the Meridian Gate.
But his eyes were shocked by a thin purple figure at the end of the team.
"Look, the person at the end of the team is actually wearing purple clothes. Who is he? Couldn't he be Xiao Chen?"
"So young?"
"One Liao Xianghe died, but there was a murderer dressed in purple. Life will not be easy in the future."
