Warm Pavilion!
Zhu Youxiao and Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei, sat opposite each other!
The Sixth Pavilion Elder and the Sixth Minister glared at the Duke of Wei with a hint of ambition in their eyes.
As expected, the highest ranking military officials, the Duke Group, had been abolished, and the five military governors 'offices were vacant. The five military governors' offices were about to be purged, and it seemed to be an opportunity for the civil officials!
Today, the decree to separate the military and the government was still in the cabinet. Only a few people beside him knew that the Emperor was reorganizing the highest military organization in Ming Dynasty.
If they could get their students and old officials into the five armies 'governor's office before the imperial edict arrived, even if they had no hope of managing the office, they would be able to do well.
At that time, there would be people in the military and civil officials. The factions would definitely welcome a new breakthrough!
Oh, I'll write a memorial when I get back and recommend my students and old officials!
"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty!"
Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, had just turned twenty-five years old. Naturally, he could not withstand the Emperor's indifference. Many old fellows had sinister looks in their eyes as they knelt on one knee and apologized.
"Oh?"
Zhu Youxiao, who was carving with a small knife in his hand, glanced at him and said with a faint smile,""What crime has Duke Wei committed?"
Xu Hongji was stunned!
That's right!
What crime have I committed?
When he heard that the Duke of England had entered the palace, and that the Duke of Qian, the Duke of Cheng, the Duke of Dingguo, and the Duke of Han had been arrested by the East Chamber and the Brocade Guard, Xu Hongji rushed to the palace in shock. He seemed to have forgotten to ask for the reason.
"I am young and frivolous. I lead the military of a prefecture and admit that I have made many mistakes. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!”
Xu Hongji was quite quick-witted. He connected the many people he had arrested. It was not difficult to guess that the Emperor was dissatisfied with the Five Armies Governor's Office and continued to plead guilty!
Although I am the Duke of Wei, the title is hereditary. I am only twenty-five years old. If I have done anything wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty.
"Duke of Wei, raise your head and look at me!"
Hearing this, Xu Hongji raised his head and looked at the side profile of the young man."The royal family is a monster!"
The docile officials nearby, as well as the disposition and methods to issue an edict to capture the five Great Dukes, were even more stable than Emperor Wanli, who had sat on the throne for decades.
"Young and frivolous?"
Zhu Youxiao laughed lightly." I'm a loyal servant of the emperor. The dynasty has given the Xu family countless rewards. Why would they come to my beloved minister and use such a lousy excuse to prevaricate me? Are you bullying my youth?"”
"I don't dare!"
Duke Wei's heart tightened, and tears instantly welled up in his eyes."The emperor's kindness is vast, and the Xu family is grateful. Although they can't repay His Majesty even if they die ten thousand times, how dare they deceive the emperor!”
She was crying!
She cried just like that!
Ye Xiang and the others looked at him with admiration. If he had such ability, why would he worry about his faction being purged?
Envy!
"Shut up!"
The corner of Zhu Youxiao's mouth twitched, and he said with a toothache,""As a Duke, how can you disregard your manners and let the soldiers of the Nine Border and Eleven Towns see you?”
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!"
Xu Hongji immediately retracted his tears, his nose sniffling from time to time. He was acting like a little girl!
Awesome!
Zhu Youxiao was speechless!
After the founding of the six kings, his ancestor Xu Da was a heroic hero who had driven the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty into the desert in one battle.
Why was it that when it came to Xu Hongji, he was crying and acting pitiful, not showing any pride at all?
"It is decreed that the Duke of Wei, Xu Hongji, who is in charge of the rear army, is ignorant of the world and has harmed the country. He will be sent to Shanxi Town and demoted to the rank of commander of Shanxi.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Hongji grinned and kowtowed,""I will immediately head to Shanxi to take up my post!"
After saying that, he ran away!
"Duke of Wei, you are truly a man of character!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Ye Xianggao laughed out loud and cursed in his heart!
He was ignorant of the world!
It would hurt the country!
This generation's Duke of Wei was simply smarter than a monkey!
In recent years, the conflicts between the various tribes of the Mongol Empire had intensified, and they had fought against each other. Normally, there was not even a single Mongolian in Shanxi Town. In the past, being a local emperor was much more comfortable than being in a place like the capital.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Wei and Commander Liu have arrived at the Warm Pavilion with the four High Dukes!”
"Pass!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
State Duke Qian and the others entered and glanced at the civil officials who were looking down at them. They thought to themselves,'As expected!'
"Langguan, take the 'Daily Life Notes' and show it to the four High Dukes!”
Zhu Youxiao turned his back and continued to carve. He was disgusted just now.
The Living Notes were passed around one by one. Mu Changzuo's face was ashen as he shouted angrily,""Nonsense!"
"Duke of Qian, before you arrived, the Duke of England and the Duke of Wei had already pleaded guilty!”
Ye Xianggao's voice sounded leisurely as he added,""They are all stripped of their titles and sent to the border. Duke Qian can resist and let us see the imperial prison.”
"I plead guilty!"
State Duke Zhu Chunchen sighed and said in a clear voice,"I have let down my ancestors. I am willing to lead the army of Yansui Town and guard the country for generations!”
[Yansui Town: The buffer area for the Mongol and raiders to attack the Ming Dynasty. The frequency of the war and the number of soldiers killed are ranked first in the eleven towns on the nine sides.]
[Zhu Chunchen: After King Wulie, in official history, Li Zicheng broke through Beijing City and fought until the last moment before being captured and dying!]
"Allow!"
"This humble subject will take his leave!"
Zhu Chunchen had gone to Yansui Town, and he would probably never return in this life!
"I plead guilty!"
Duke Dingguo Xu Wenbi knelt down and said in a deep voice,""This old minister is already old and is unable to guard the country anymore. Your Majesty, please give me a cup of poison wine to atone for my sins!
I have two sons, one of whom has died in front of me, and the other two are rotten wood. I am afraid they will harm the country and the people. I hope Your Majesty will have a wise eye and strip me of my title and demote me to a commoner!”
"Allow!"
"This humble subject will take his leave!"
Duke Dingguo, who was in his seventies, was still very strong. He walked out of the palace step by step, followed by eunuchs holding brocade plates.
There was poison wine in the plate!
Death!
Just as State Duke Qian and State Duke Han were wondering if they should kneel down and demean themselves, Wei Zhongxian and Liu Qiao knelt down first.
"Emperor, this servant has something to say!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
"Speak!"
"This servant was ordered to go to the Qian Public House and encountered the guards sent by the Qian Public House. I'm afraid they want to disobey the order!”
"I was ordered to go to the Han Public House, but I encountered resistance from the Han Public and Private Army. Each of them had a military-made sword and divine crossbow. In the end, I even encountered…a siege crossbow!”
A bolt from the blue!
"Han Country Duke, you want to rebel?”
"Everyone has the right to kill traitors!”
"This is treason. Your entire family should be exterminated!"
……
The six cabinet elders were furious and terrified. The appearance of siege crossbows in the capital had been a rebellion for a long time!
"It is decreed that Duke of Qian, Mu Changzuo, and Duke of Han, Li Miaoqi, will be exterminated. All officials within the nine families will be dismissed, and the imperial examinations will not be allowed for three generations!”
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