The noon sun was bright and beautiful, and there was a faint sense of dryness.
At Zhu Youxiao's invitation, the six cabinet elders and six ministers arrived at the Meridian Gate as scheduled.
On the large Meridian Gate Drill Ground, there were nearly 3,000 people dressed in prison uniforms. Standing beside them was a powerful executioner.
Chief Assistant Ye Xianggao, Second Assistant Fang Congzhe, Profound Language Pavilion Grand Secretary Zhu Guozuo, Cabinet Grand Secretary Han Bi, Liu Yi Bi, and He Zongyan all had ugly expressions.
Recalling Wei Zhongxian's vague warning last night, the Jinyiwei seemed to have an unrivaled talent in the path of implicating others.
All the officials involved in the capital were executed!
How ruthless!
Minister of Personnel Zhou Jiamo, Minister of War Sun Wei, Minister of Works Chen Daoheng, Minister of Justice Wang Ji, Minister of Revenue Li Qiyuan, and Minister of Rites Gu Bingqian felt their hearts sink.
Apart from the thirty-two Imperial Censors, the other hundred officials were once their subordinates. They were even chatting and laughing yesterday, but today, they could only send them off and could do nothing.
The mountain of evidence represented the evidence of the previous crimes!
Three years, the magistrate was cleared, and 100,000 silver was carefully embezzled. In the end, before he could enjoy it, it was all deposited into the national treasury.
How pathetic!
"Six cabinet elders and six ministers, do you have any objections to the crimes of the people on the execution ground?”
Dressed in a bright red bullfighting uniform, the high-spirited Liu Qiao led several historians to the drill ground. He cupped his hands toward the execution platform and sat down at the main execution officer's seat.
He had killed more than a hundred officials and implicated more than three thousand people. It had been a hundred years since he had encountered a major case. He needed a historian to be present in order to proceed in an orderly manner.
Liu Qiao was not someone who would kill indiscriminately or implicate others. This was reflected in Wei Zhongxian's intention to use this character flaw to deal with him!
However, the prisoners in the execution ground were different. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, all the innocent people were killed. Liu Qiao's heart did not waver at all!
"Since there are no objections, the time has come.”
Liu Qiao smiled. He looked at the center of the sun, took a token arrow, and shouted.
"The time has come. Execution!"
"The time has come. Execution!"
"The time has come. Execution!"
The herald shouted loudly, and the black flag in the flag bearer's hand swayed!
Thousands of executioners drank the strong liquor and sprayed it on their rusty long sabers before slashing down!
The head flew up high, forming a magnificent scene!
Everyone on the execution platform shed tears. They even wanted to turn their heads in pain, but they couldn't even close their eyes.
When the imperial edict ordered them to watch the execution, their eyes had to be wide open. If they closed their eyes, they would be disobeying the imperial edict, not to mention that there would be a memorial between the monarch and his subjects. If they did not have a good impression after watching, it would be even worse.
"Ministers, do you feel the chill of the teeth when the lips are gone?”
Wei Zhongxian walked onto the execution platform and looked at the majestic Liu Qiao. A hint of envy and killing intent flashed in his eyes.
This fellow who was taught a lesson in the past was really strong in his ability to ride the wind.
"The vermin of the country should have been skinned and turned into grass. It is already the greatest mercy for Your Majesty to kill their heads and not destroy their bodies!”
He Zongyan walked past Wei Zhongxian and snorted. He said in a bad mood,"Eunuch Wei, stop doing dirty things. Otherwise, you won't end up much better than these people!”
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Looking at the thin back, Wei Zhongxian clenched his fists and loosened them. Why did this old man look so unpleasant?
"Ministers, the execution has ended. The emperor is already in the warm pavilion. Please follow me!”
Wei Zhongxian was so angry that he swallowed his words of provocation. He walked in front of them hatefully and did not even dare to say anything.
If any of his words were wrong and angered this seventy-year-old cabinet scholar, he would most likely pay with his life.
Humans, after all, lived longer than others. Just like Sima Yi during the Three Kingdoms, he couldn't defeat Zhuge Liang, but he could endure Zhuge Liang until he died. In the end, the one who remained was the king!
Warm Pavilion!
Zhu Youxiao was still hammering, and the side was filled with yellow rosewood blocks. When he saw that the old minister had arrived, he pointed and said,"Sit down. There's no monarch or minister today, so you can speak freely!”
Wei Zhongxian, who was leading the way, felt his heart skip a beat. He didn't know why, but his eyelids were twitching wildly when he saw this yellow rosewood block.
Wei Zhongxian was the first to sit on the stool, and his power had been reduced by more than half.
The second was Liu Qiao. His power had skyrocketed, but looking at his arrogant appearance, he felt that he would not live long.
These elders and monks were the third batch. He had a feeling that these 'big shots' were going to be tricked!
Hiss!
If he returned to his private residence and changed all the rosewood products, he would be traumatized sooner or later.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The old Minister Liu sat down obediently, like a child who had just entered school, holding his breath and listening attentively to his teacher's teachings!
Ye Xianggao and He Zongyan were both teachers of the Emperor, so they were even more emotional. In the past, when they saw the Emperor being so " decadent," they would always reprimand him first. Now, everything had changed.
"I see that all of you have yet to wake up from the execution ground. I'll give all of you a gift first to ease the tension!”
Zhu Youxiao took out a brocade box, which contained twelve wolf-hair brushes that were forged last night, and gave them to the important ministers of the country!
One star work: Wolf Brush!
[Attributes: Calligraphy 8, Focus 8, Confidence 8.]
The 12 Wolf Hair Brushes did not have a high star rating. They only gave Zhu Youxiao a few thousand woodworking experience points and one point of endurance. It was better than nothing.
However, his attributes were indeed not bad. Last night, Zhu Youxiao's calligraphy skills had improved greatly. His state of mind was extremely calm, and his confidence was simply bursting!
It was suitable for the important officials who were like frightened rabbits at the moment.
Holding the brush, Ye Xianggao had an obvious change. His expression became much more natural. He bowed slightly and said,"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After calming down, the important officials returned to their former selves and expressed their gratitude in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.
"It seems that the beloved ministers have recovered quite well. Then, the performance officially begins. Chief, I'll start with you.”
Putting aside his personal feelings, Zhu Youxiao felt that the quality of the important officials of the Celestial Dynasty was quite strong. He nodded in satisfaction and entered the main topic today.
The monarch and his subjects reported to the emperor!
"This lowly subject obeys!"
Ye Xianggao left the block and bowed.""When I saw the execution ground just now, I wasn't very afraid. There are more than a thousand officials in the capital, and more than a hundred of them are corrupt.”
After all, the chief assistant was the chief assistant. His political awareness was extremely high. As soon as he opened his mouth, he set the tone for the execution ground. It was a major corruption case in history!
"This subject has been the chief assistant for three years and has seen all the officials in the capital. I was proud of it, but today, I understand that these eyes don't have the ability to judge people.
Therefore, I am willing to demote myself to three ranks to warn future generations…"
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