Xu Fu stood among the ranks of civil servants. As the Minister of Rites, Xu Fu's figure was quite close to the front. However, as Xu Fu stood there, he felt a sense of hesitation, especially the people behind him.
The gaze he cast was filled with hesitation in Xu Fu's heart.
Xu Fu knew very well that once he walked out from the ranks of officials, he would definitely become the focus of everyone present, especially the target they wanted to target was the King of Wu, Chu Yi, who was sitting at the head of the emperor.
Xu Fu was still full of confidence before. After all, in Xu Fu's view, Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi were monarchs and ministers, so there could be no absolute trust between monarchs and ministers.
Not to mention other things, there are a few emperors in this world who are not born suspicious. Even if they are not born suspicious, once they sit in the throne of the emperor, they will inevitably become suspicious. Even if they are their own ministers, they will become suspicious.
There is a lot of trust, but also a lot of caution.
No one knows what kind of person Chu Yi is. In the Ming Dynasty, he was really inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people. With the power that Chu Yi had at that time, even if Chu Yi wanted to change the dynasty,
It's not impossible, and it even suppressed the glory of Zhu Houzhao, the emperor.
Everyone has always believed that Chu Yi's existence suppressed Zhu Houzhao's ability, so it was said that after Chu Yi left, Zhu Houzhao exploded with such ability, becoming a rare wise king in ancient times, and even took the Ming Dynasty to the sky.
A wise emperor, especially an emperor who holds great power like Zhu Houzhao, must have the character of being the only one in the world. So how could such an emperor accept sharing power with others?
As for Chu Yi dragging Chu Yi into sworn homage in front of so many officials, and even wanting to rule the Ming Dynasty together with Chu Yi, in the eyes of people like Xu Fu, this is nothing more than a trick of Zhu Houzhao.
Even in the eyes of Xu Fu and others, Zhu Houzhao's move was clearly to retreat in order to advance. He lifted Chu Yi high and then found a way to lift him up. In the end, Chu Yi's end would definitely not be any better.
go.
Because of this, they thought they had grasped the emperor's thoughts, so many officials led by Xu Fu and others naturally had their own little plans in mind.
There must be officials on the side of Chu Yi among the civil and military officials in the court. So when Chu Yi collapses and Zhu Houzhao liquidates one day, the situation in the court will inevitably change.
Therefore, if you want to take revenge on Chu Yi or go further, you must take sides in advance or even place a bet between Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao.
Needless to say, people like Xu Fu chose to take the gamble. If it succeeds, they will definitely be valued by the emperor in the future, and they will be prosperous and prosperous.
As for failure, they really haven't thought about it, because human nature is like this, unless the emperor Zhu Houzhao really wants to share the Ming Dynasty with Chu Yi.
But how is this possible? Looking at ancient and modern times, which emperor would be willing to share the power of the country with others and share his own power.
Even based on human nature, they don't think they will lose.
Standing among the ranks of courtiers, although Zhao Xiong and others are qualified to come to participate in the court meeting, they are not qualified to participate in the court meeting. After all, those who can really stand up to discuss politics must be at least minister-level officials. Otherwise, hundreds of civil and military officials
When we are all gathered together and everyone speaks whenever they want, wouldn't it be a chaotic mess?
Zhao Xiong and others naturally looked expectantly at Xu Fu, who was standing at the front. As their hope, if Xu Fu refused to stand up, he might stand up with others and target Chu Yi.
Zhao Xiong, Xu Fu and others know this very well. After all, Chu Yi made too many enemies back then. Decades later, those people in the past have regained some of their vitality and even stood above the court.
All have a place.
Regarding this point, even a powerful person like Zhu Houzhao cannot penetrate people's hearts and grasp the thoughts of his officials.
After all, Chu Yi offended not only the powerful officials, but also many well-known celebrities in the world. There were so many disciples under these celebrities. It was only natural that some people escaped the disaster back then.
Maybe if they hesitate, someone will stand up for them, and then it may be someone else who will leave a deep impression on the emperor.
How could they not know how important a preconceived impression was, so at this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Xu Fu.
Xu Fu gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and took a firm step forward.
Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair and looking down from a high position, couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw Xu Fu walking out from among the hundreds of officials.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao still valued the newly promoted officials such as Xu Fu. After all, these people were young and powerful and brought vitality to the court. In the future, they would surely become high-level officials in the court.
At this moment, Xu Fu stood up, which meant that Xu Fu had something to report, so Zhu Houzhao looked at Xu Fu with a smile and said, "Is there anything in Xu Qing's family that needs to be reported?"
When the officials saw the emperor asking Xu Fu so kindly, they couldn't help but look envious and jealous.
Xu Fu felt Zhu Houzhao's earnest gaze, and his spirit was shaken by it. His heart was filled with joy. His Majesty showed great love to him. As a minister, how could he live up to the emperor's great love?
Thinking of this, Xu Fu's confidence suddenly became much stronger and he took out a memorial from his sleeve. This memorial was a piece of flowers and flowers that he wrote with great effort and effort yesterday.
A memorial to murderous intent.
As soon as this memorial came out, Xu Fu didn't believe that Chu Yi was not unlucky.
"Your Majesty, I have the original memorial!"
After saying this, Xu Fu respectfully presented the memorial in his hand, and Wang Zheng walked down the imperial steps and presented the results of the memorial to Zhu Houzhao.
Just when Zhu Houzhao was reading the memorial, Zhu Houzhao glanced at the content of the memorial, and his expression suddenly became much gloomier. Even the aura of the gloomy-looking Zhu Houzhao affected the atmosphere in the hall. Many people were clearly aware that the emperor
He seemed angry.
Many people looked at Xu Fu, who had a proud look on his face. What kind of memorial did Xu Fu submit to the emperor, and what kind of affairs were involved. How could it come into Zhu Houzhao's hands that Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly changed? Could it be that it was
Is something really important happening that they have no way of knowing about?
It's not surprising that these people made such guesses. In fact, if they didn't make such guesses, they really couldn't figure out what happened and why Zhu Houzhao had such a reaction after reading the memorial.
At the same time, Xu Fu's eyes flashed with cold light and he said to Chu Yi in front of the civil and military officials of the court: "Chu Yi, you are an eunuch, how could you be so virtuous and capable, you actually dare to sit upright in the court hall?
Do you still have His Majesty in your eyes, do you have dignity in your heart..."
To be honest, Xu Fu was really brave when he spoke, but after he opened his mouth, he seemed to let go all of a sudden. His courage seemed to suddenly become bigger. He even pointed at Chu Yi and yelled, scolding them for what Chu Yi had prepared.
When the accusations were made one by one, his face even turned red with excitement.
Just when Xu Fu was attacking Chu Yi in the court hall, Zhao Xiong and others' eyes lit up, and they clenched their fists excitedly, looking at Xu Fu with admiration.
Xu Fu did not disappoint them. In front of the civil and military officials of the court, they did not believe that Chu Yi could still sit there steadily.
At this moment, among the ranks of officials on the side, an official stepped out and said loudly to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I second my opinion. Xu Negi's words are reasonable, and the Chu thieves must be punished, otherwise..."
"Hahaha!"
Before Xu Fu and the official who stood up had finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly burst into laughter.
Zhu Houzhao's laughter made many people look stunned and puzzled. Could it be that the emperor really had any quarrel with Chu Yi? Otherwise, why did the emperor suddenly burst out laughing when he heard someone criticizing Chu Yi?
Woolen cloth?
But for some reason, Zhu Houzhao's laughter echoing in the court gradually gave rise to a somewhat unpleasant feeling in the hearts of many officials present.
Zhu Houzhao's reaction was really wrong. Even if he was laughing, it shouldn't be like this.
Even Xu Fu and Chen Kai, who were standing there, gradually became worried. After all, they were simply gambling, and winning or losing only depended on their luck.
Suddenly, a terrifying power came suddenly, and then Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting there laughing, stopped laughing, and at this moment, Zhu Houzhao's face became extremely cold.
Many officials had been in the DPRK for more than ten years and had attended more than one DPRK meeting. Naturally, they had seen Zhu Houzhao's reaction when he came to the DPRK more than once.
It can be said that no matter how big the matter is, Zhu Houzhao leaves an extremely stable impression on people. He always keeps his expression unchanged when the mountain collapses. If you want to peek into the emperor's thoughts from Zhu Houzhao's expression, it is simply impossible.
possible things.
However, the cold look on Zhu Houzhao's face now allows even a fool to see how bad Zhu Houzhao's mood is at this moment.
"You bastard, do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao threw the memorial in his hand at Xu Fu and Chen Kai who were standing in front of him.
With a pop, Xu Fu and Chen Kai both knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to the ground with their heads: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am loyal to Your Majesty. Please root out the traitors..."
Zhu Houzhao stood there with one hand on the armrest of the dragon chair. Looking at Xu Fu and Xu Fu who were kneeling there and still targeting Chu Yi and alienating their relationship as monarch and minister, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes and he shouted in a deep voice:
"Where are the warriors in front of the palace? Drag these two people out and beat them to death with sticks."
"ah!"
Although they had anticipated the worst outcome before standing up, Zhu Houzhao was always magnanimous and broad-minded, and rarely killed courtiers indiscriminately. Since Zhu Houzhao came to the court, not many officials have been executed by Zhu Houzhao.
, over time, many officials had the illusion that Zhu Houzhao was a benevolent king.
However, at this moment, Zhu Houzhao's seemingly calm will was filled with murderous intent, which made people's hearts tremble. Many people suddenly looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was standing there with his imperial majesty clearly revealed. This was their king.
Ah, control their life and death, not just kindness.
Several powerful men in front of the palace immediately walked into the main hall and easily dragged Xu Fu and the two who were paralyzed on the ground. While being dragged out, the two Xu Fu tried their best to shout that Chu Yi was a traitor.
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Soon, the sound of sticks hitting human bodies and the screams of people who were gradually unable to withstand the blows of the sticks could be heard outside the hall.
As the sound of the sticks hitting became more and more rapid, the wails gradually became deeper and weaker. Obviously, under the chaos of the sticks, even an iron man can break you, let alone a mere flesh and blood body.
Already.
The screams and wails outside spread into the hall, and the civil and military officials of the court could clearly hear the noise one by one. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the emperor standing there, as if he could see through people's hearts.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao's power was fully displayed, and his imperial demeanor made even Chu Yi admire him.
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao's appearance, and couldn't help showing relief in his eyes. It seemed that Zhu Houzhao had really grown up since he left.
As if he noticed Chu Yi's gaze, Zhu Houzhao's originally furious mood suddenly became much better. When he looked at Chu Yi, there was a faint feeling of joy in his eyes.
In Zhu Houzhao's view, Chu Yi's pleased and appreciative eyes were the greatest affirmation and recognition of him.
Just when Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao looked at each other, the movement outside suddenly stopped, and most of the civil and military officials in the court could not help but tremble slightly.
Soon a powerful man in front of the palace walked into the hall, bowed to Zhu Houzhao respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Fu, Chen Kai and others could not bear the punishment and died on the spot!"
Although they already knew that Xu Fu and Chen Kai were destined to die, everyone was shocked when they heard the news that they were dead.
Zhu Houzhao withdrew his gaze, glanced at the powerful man in front of the palace, and snorted coldly: "Pass on my decree, order the Jinyi Guards and Dongchang to immediately search the residences of Xu Hui and Chen Kai, and tell the Jinyiwei and Dongchang that I want to
They dug three feet into the ground and dug out the two men's accomplices."
The powerful men in front of the palace retreated, and all the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads. Many officials with evil intentions even had their backs soaked to the skin. If they had not persisted with all their strength, they might have fainted by now.
Standing there, Zhu Houzhao's eyes full of infinite majesty swept over the officials present one by one, flicked his sleeves, and coldly snorted: "I am here to tell you today that there are some things that you cannot say nonsense, and there are some things that you cannot say nonsense."
Don’t think about it, don’t try to challenge my bottom line, otherwise, I will let you know what thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness!”
Among the courtiers, such as Wang Yangming, Yang Yiqing, Chen Ding and others looked at Zhu Houzhao's angry look and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. Then they looked at Chu Yi and Wang Yangming who were sitting there calmly, as if nothing happened just now.
Several people looked at each other and saw that His Highness King Wu was more calm and unfathomable than before.
A terrifying power enveloped the entire audience. After many years, Zhu Houzhao went berserk again, shocking the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.
