Jiao Fang smiled slightly, took a step forward and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, naturally I am not interceding for the Zhu family, but dozens of important officials in the court have been imprisoned this time. Your Majesty still needs to give me a clear explanation about the disposition of these people.
, what crime should be punished?"
After all, hundreds of officials are involved. If we include the nobles involved, there are more than a hundred court officials, many of whom are important ministers of the court.
Now these people are in prison, but these people always have to be dealt with, so it is very important to know what crime Zhu Houzhao will punish these officials with.
If it is the crime of treason, then the consequences are a bit scary. The number of people directly or indirectly implicated by then may reach tens of thousands, far exceeding the Hu Weiyong case and Lan Yu case at the time of Taizu.
scale.
Several pavilion elders all looked at Zhu Houzhao. It can be said that Zhu Houzhao's one thought led to the death of many people.
Looking at the expressions and reactions of several pavilion elders, Zhu Houzhao was not a foolish and unprincipled person, so he naturally understood.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "I am well aware of the worries of the Qing family, and you don't have to worry. I will deal with them separately based on their performance."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, everyone, including Jiao Fang and Wang Hua, breathed a sigh of relief. They all bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty is kind and merciful, and he is a wise and wise king throughout the ages!"
Zhu Houzhao said with a cold look: "But I have said something ugly in front of you. I am very angry this time, so I want to kill a group of people. I just hope that a few cabinet elders can help me appease the officials. I don't want to see anyone doing anything for me again."
These rebellious people, as well as the Zhu family in Jianyang, wrote to me to plead for mercy."
In Zhu Houzhao's view, as the emperor, whether it was what Jiang Mian and others did, or the Zhu family's assassination of the emperor, it was a major crime of rebellion against the nine tribes, and he was willing to forgive some of them who were implicated.
officials, that is already a great gift from God. If someone like Chen Ding writes a letter to plead for these people, it would be strange that Zhu Houzhao would not be angry.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao directly warned several pavilion elders, otherwise, don't blame him, the emperor, for going crazy.
Jiao Fang and others looked at each other and all said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty is kind, and I will definitely inform the civil and military officials of the DPRK about your kindness."
After waving his hand, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Jiao Fang and others and said: "That's all, it's getting late, and I won't keep you in the palace. There are so many things going on today, and I'm afraid even your relatives in the house will be impatient to wait."
Got it!"
Zhu Houzhao sent a palace servant to send Jiao Fang and others to reply.
As Jiao Fang and others left, only Zhu Houzhao, Chu Yi and several chamberlains were left in the hall.
Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly collapsed and he said to Chu Yi: "Why didn't my companion just speak for me?"
With Chu Yi's power, if Chu Yi opens his mouth, it will naturally make Zhu Houzhao feel much less stressed when facing the elders of the cabinet.
When Chu Yi heard this, he looked at Zhu Houzhao with a straight face and said: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, and the Holy Heart can only be arbitrary. As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, blood will flow everywhere! Think about Taizu and Chengzu, isn't your Majesty going to do it like this?"
Are the two emperors the target? If even the court elders cannot suppress them, how can they surpass the ancestors?"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, his eyes gradually flashed with light, and an inexplicable aura in his body seemed to be awakening, and he couldn't help laughing.
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao's changes, and not only felt a sense of relief in his heart, but in Chu Yi's opinion, Zhu Houzhao was not actually a qualified emperor.
Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, who focused on life and death, and Zhu Di, who fought decisively on the battlefield, Zhu Houzhao was, in the final analysis, a conservative king who was shaded by his ancestors.
It can even be said that Zhu Houzhao was a little short of being a Shouchengjun, but Zhu Houzhao was also a malleable talent, and what he lacked was nothing more than a kind of spiritual transformation.
Of course, if one day Zhu Houzhao truly grows up to be an emperor comparable to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, then Chu Yi's situation will obviously be very embarrassing.
However, Chu Yi never worried that one day the emperor and his ministers would turn against each other. Even if Zhu Houzhao grew up a little, it would be extremely difficult to reach that level in less than ten or twenty years.
Even Chu Yi himself couldn't guarantee that he would be able to see the day when Zhu Houzhao fully grew up. He didn't know when he would leave this world. As a ruler and minister, if Chu Yi had no feelings for Zhu Houzhao, then that would be fine.
No, he would not spend any time supporting and guiding Zhu Houzhao.
It is precisely because of the friendship between the emperor and his ministers over the years that Chu Yi naturally does not want to make the same mistakes again after he leaves one day and Zhu Houzhao is unable to take over due to his own ability or even suppress the power he has cultivated for him.
How could the relationship of more than ten years be idle? He spent so much time trying to pull Daming back from the abyss. Naturally, he didn't want everything to return to its original position after he left.
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao also looked at Chu Yi. From Chu Yi's eyes, Zhu Houzhao felt Chu Yi's ardent expectations and encouragement for him, which made Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be moved.
In his life, except for Emperor Xiaozong, he had never felt such true feelings from Chu Yi from anyone else. Zhu Houzhao, who was already sentimental, stepped forward, took Chu Yi's hand, and couldn't help but reveal his true feelings.
Said: "My dear companion... I will definitely not disappoint your expectations."
Time flies and less than half a month has passed. It can be seen that the successive changes in the capital half a month ago are gradually spreading, whether it is the fire in Qianqing Palace, Guo Xun leading his army to besiege the Forbidden City, or Jiang Mian and others at the Great Court Meeting.
The Queen Mother was forced to choose a prince, but the Emperor directly took over. This extremely explosive news spread as if it had wings, and it shocked many people.
The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, a land of plenty, abundant resources, and outstanding people.
Although there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below, Yangzhou is not bad either.
Yangzhou is located on the Grand Canal and is an important node. In the past, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty stopped in Yangzhou City when he toured the south of the Yangtze River.
As an important city in the south of the Yangtze River, because of the Grand Canal, there are many people traveling from south to north, so it is natural that the news is also very well-informed.
As the news from the capital came, for ordinary people, few people would pay attention to the changes in the capital. Even if the emperor changed, it would not be as important to them as the imperial court's tax reduction and exemption policy.
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However, ordinary people will not pay attention to the changes in the capital, but for these powerful people and gentry in Jiangnan, I don't know how many people have been keeping an eye on the capital.
The fact that Duke Muzhai moved to the capital did not represent him alone, but represented the will of most of the wealthy families and powerful people in Jiangnan.
If this were not the case, just relying on Xie Qian's influence, he could win over so many officials in the capital to accompany him to change the sky.
But behind Xie Qian stood most of the powerful and powerful gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, so Xie Qian was able to enjoy himself in the capital like a fish in water, and easily gathered hundreds of important officials from the court to cheer for him.
In a quiet and elegant garden, a dozen figures are sitting in the hall with solemn expressions.
The leader was dressed in filial robes, with a hint of sternness in his eyes. This person was none other than Xie Mingyu, the head of the Xie family in Jiangnan.
As Xie Qian's eldest son, Xie Mingyu has been with Xie Qian since he was a child. Even when Xie Qian was an official in the capital, he took Xie Mingyu with him to teach him.
Xie Mingyu himself was not bad in ability. He was admitted to the Juren Examination by virtue of his talent and learning. He also had an official status. However, Xie Mingyu resigned and returned home with Xie Qian after Xie Qian was forced to become an official by Liu Jin.
Although Xie Mingyu resigned, he took over Xie Qian's position as the head of the family and took charge of the entire Xie family. Under his hands, the Xie family expanded rapidly, and the family's strength almost increased several times, becoming one of the best in Jiangnan.
The wealthy maritime merchant family.
Not long ago, news came from the capital that Xie Qian was forced to death by Chu Yi, and the Xie family felt as if they were mourning for an heir.
Although Xie Qian has already become an official, Xie Qian has been an official for decades, and the large network he has weaved in the government and the public is simply too important to the Xie family.
It can be said that the reason why the Xie family has been able to suddenly increase in strength so much in less than ten years is because Xie Qian, a white jade pillar like Xie Qian, has blocked the Xie family from countless storms.
Now that Xie Qian was forced to death by Chu Yi, it was equivalent to directly cutting down a towering tree that provided shelter from the wind and rain in Xie's family. If that were just the case, then that would be fine.
The loyal servants of the Xie family traveled day and night from the capital to return the news that the imperial court had sent an order to Yangzhou Prefecture to arrest the Xie family. This would naturally be a catastrophic disaster for the Xie family.
Xie Mingyu, who was dressed in filial piety, looked at the time and said slowly: "Everyone, the time has come. Xie will not talk nonsense. The purpose of inviting everyone to come today. I think Xie will not say it, but you should also know it in your heart.
clear!"
As he spoke, Xie Mingyu's eyes fell on a scribe in blue shirt and said: "Brother Mo must have received news from the capital. The unscrupulous king has issued an order to arrest me and other young people. I am afraid that the people from Jinyiwei are already on the way.
He will arrive in Yangzhou City in a few days at most. He is going to eradicate them all and kill them all!"
Maud, who was dressed in a green shirt, couldn't help but change his expression, and gritted his teeth and said: "The eunuch sent my father to prison. That foolish king didn't care about my father's service to the emperors for several generations, and actually wanted to destroy my Mo family. What's wrong with brother Xie?"
To put it bluntly, which one of us gathered here today has not been driven to a dead end by a foolish king and eunuch!"
Xie Mingyu nodded slightly, glanced at the crowd, and said word by word: "As the saying goes, the king treats his ministers like grass, and his ministers regard him as a bandit. The emperor is stupid and immoral, so don't blame us for rebelling against this foolish king!
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"Rebellion, rebellion!"
More than a dozen family heads who were in the same situation as the Xie family and the Mo family were filled with indignation and shouted loudly.
Seeing this situation, Xie Mingyu nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Since everyone is of the same mind, Xie will recommend someone who can save us from the sea of suffering!"
Everyone couldn't help but show some doubts. Who has such ability can actually be praised by Xie Mingyu, and even said that he can help them escape from the sea of suffering.
They have all been forced to rebel. The emperor's decree has been made. Who in the world can help them escape!
While speaking, Xie Mingyu bowed towards the side hall and said: "Your Majesty, Sir!"
After Xie Mingyu finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present could not help but change. They looked towards the entrance of the side hall and saw a figure slowly walking out.
When they saw the person coming, many people's eyes flashed brightly. Most of them were familiar with this person. This person was Yang Tinghe, the former chief minister of the cabinet who was wanted by the emperor!
Yang Tinghe's reputation in Jiangnan is not small at all. It can even be said to be a bit bigger than Xie Qianlai. The news that Yang Tinghe entered Prince Ning's Mansion was only circulated among a very few people. It can be said that among those present, only
Xie Mingyu knew that the person standing behind Yang Tinghe was Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao.
Seeing Yang Tinghe, everyone bowed to Yang Tinghe. Although they showed some respect, their expressions were suspicious.
After all, Yang Ting and himself were unable to protect themselves. Could they still expect Yang Tinghe, who was wanted by the emperor, to intercede with the emperor on their behalf?
Not to mention that Yang Tinghe has become a repeat offender of the imperial court. I am afraid that even if Yang Tinghe is still the chief minister of the cabinet, he cannot save them.
Yang Tinghe glanced at everyone, and naturally saw the reactions of everyone in his eyes. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stroking his beard and said: "Everyone, as the head of the Xie Mingyu family said, Yang is here to show you a clear path.
, a road leading to the sky!"
Maud took a deep breath, took a step forward, and said to Yang Tinghe: "Please give me a clear explanation, Mr. Yang!"
Others also reacted and gave a big salute to Yang Tinghe: "Please make it clear to Mr. Yang that if we can escape this disaster, we will never forget Mr. Yang's great kindness!"
Yang Tinghe said slowly: "Everyone, Yang was favored by King Ning not long ago, and now Tian is the chief official of Prince Ning's palace. This is to invite you on behalf of King Ning to help the prince participate in this grand event!"
"Prince Ning!"
Everyone was stunned, obviously they did not expect Yang Tinghe to come on behalf of Prince Ning.
Being in Jiangnan, everyone is naturally familiar with Prince Ning, and even with their network of connections, they have heard about some of Prince Ning's unscrupulous actions.
But they didn't expect that Yang Tinghe would recruit them on behalf of Prince Ning this time. In the past, they would naturally hesitate, but now they are like drowning people, and they will not let go of any glimmer of hope.
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With almost no hesitation, everyone turned to Yang Tinghe and said, "Thanks to your lord's love, I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"
When Yang Tinghe visited several big families in the south of the Yangtze River to offer money and help, he avoided these small and medium-sized families. For example, the Xie family had long known that Yang Tinghe was planning to raise an army for King Ning, but the large and small Yangzhou families present had no idea about it.
Know.
Seeing everyone making a decision, Xie Mingyu and Yang Tinghe looked at each other, with a bit of a smile in their eyes.
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