Cao Zhengchun started a massacre. The White Lotus Society's experts were no match for Cao Zhengchun. Perhaps Cao Zhengchun was humble and humble in front of Emperor Zhengde.
However, in front of the others, Cao Zhengchun was the Duke of the East Chamber!
Eunuch Cao's reputation was not earned through diligent teaching. Eunuch Cao's reputation was earned through slaughter!
Cao Zhengchun was like a tiger that had entered a flock of sheep. The White Lotus Society was instantly defeated.
Most of the members of the White Lotus Society had been captured. More than half of the ten guardians of the White Lotus Society, including the Three Uniques and the Two Saints, had been killed or injured. Those who survived had been captured by the barbarians of the East Chamber and tied up with gauntlets stuffed in their mouths!
Cao Zhengchun's East Chamber and Yu Huatian's West Chamber were crushing the White Lotus Society.
The uprising of the White Lotus Society in the capital had just begun, but it had already come to an end.
It wasn't that the White Lotus Society wasn't strong enough or that they didn't have any experts, but that they had chosen the wrong place.
They dared to assassinate the emperor at the feet of the emperor. They didn't know if they should be praised for their courage or scolded for being stupid!
Zhu Houzhao stood on the city wall and stared at the captured disciples of the White Lotus Society, but his face was gloomy!
"Your Majesty, I came late to save you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!”
Cao Zhengchun, who was covered in blood, appeared on the city wall and knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao.
"Cao Zhengchun! I'll let you be my eagle hound, I'll let you be my eyes and ears! I'll give you a high position and a generous salary! I let you have power in the court. Is this the explanation you gave me?”
"This is the result of Zhen trusting you!”
Cao Zhengchun knelt on the ground in fear.""Your Majesty, you're frightened. I deserve to die!”
"Men!"
"Yes!"
"Cao Zhengchun, the supervisor of the East Chamber, failed to do his job properly. He did not even notice the rebellion of the White Lotus Society.”
The imperial guards stepped forward and chained Cao Zhengchun up.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!”
"Drag him away."
The imperial guards were Zhu Houzhao's imperial guards and were only under his control.
Cao Zhengchun did not dare to resist Zhu Houzhao and allowed the imperial guards to lock him up with iron chains and seal his eight extraordinary meridians.
Zhu Houzhao was furious.
Cao Zhengchun had embezzled 320,000 taels of silver. He had given the money to the Empress Dowager, but Zhu Houzhao did not pursue the matter. In Zhu Houzhao's eyes, Cao Zhengchun was still useful.
Cao Zhengchun's East Chamber was the Emperor's eyes and ears, his minions.
But today, Cao Zhengchun had disappointed Zhu Houzhao.
The White Lotus Society had rebelled in the capital. Although Cao Zhengchun knew about the White Lotus Society, they still rebelled in the capital.
And the White Lotus Society's target was Emperor Zheng De!
When the White Lotus Society attacked, they were less than ten feet away from Zhu Houzhao!
Xiahou Wan 'er stood beside Zhu Houzhao, her face pale. She had almost fallen under the Emperor's arms just now…
……
Zhu Houzhao stood on top of the city wall and looked at the mess outside the city.
What was supposed to be a fireworks festival had now become like this.
There were casualties among the people, and countless casualties among the royal guards.
White Lotus Society!
What a White Lotus Society!
Zhu Houzhao was furious!
Qi Jingtong from the command room of the Embroidered Uniform Guards arrived.
The West Hall Supervisor Yu Huatian arrived.
Minister of War Xie Qian arrived.
The cabinet chief, Liu Jian, arrived.
"The capital is under martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave the capital! Whether it was a soldier, peddler, or a high official of the imperial court, they were forbidden from leaving the city!”
"Inform all the provinces and counties to strictly investigate the White Lotus Society members! Anyone who joined the White Lotus Society would be exterminated!”
As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Liu Jian's face showed fear. The White Lotus Society had a lot of followers, and most of them were illiterate commoners…
"Your Majesty, if we kill the entire family, I'm afraid it will involve a lot of people…"
"Is it very wide?" Zhu Houzhao turned his head and questioned Liu Jian.
"If it involves a lot of people, then exterminate the three clans!! Anyone who joined the White Lotus Society, regardless of whether they were commoners, officials, illiterate, or well-educated, would be exterminated once they were found to have joined the White Lotus Society! I won't forgive you!"
Zhu Houzhao looked around at everyone present, his killing intent overflowing!
Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and the others did not even dare to breathe loudly.
When they arrived, they had already heard that the Emperor had put Cao Zhengchun on death row. As the supervisor of the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun had been spying on the world for the Emperor, but he had not noticed the rebellion of the White Lotus Society. His crime was unforgivable.
"Qi Jingtong!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Lead 8,000 Embroidered Uniform Guards to monitor all the officials. Anyone who leaves the city without permission will be executed first and reported later. Be it a Rank One or Rank Two official, if they have anything to do with the White Lotus Society, they will be thrown into prison!”
"Yes!"
Qi Jingtong received the decree and left.
"Yu Huatian."
"Your subject is here."
"What were you doing when the White Lotus Society rebelled?”
"Your Majesty, I am at the city gates.”
"What are you doing in the city?"
" Your Majesty, the capital's fireworks festival is too close to the palace. I'm afraid of a fire, so I ordered people to hide in the crowd…"
Zhu Houzhao listened to Yu Huatian's explanation and did not pursue the matter further. He turned to look at the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Liu Jian, and the Minister of War, Xie Qian.
"What are the two beloved ministers doing?"
"Your Majesty, I'm resting." Xie Qian replied.
"Your Majesty, I'm dealing with cabinet affairs.”Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, reported.
……
After a while, Zhu Houzhao slowly said,""I finally understand."
"Sometimes, Zhen is too merciful!”
"Sometimes, Zhen is too overcautious!”
……
It was the first month of the lunar calendar, and the cold wind was blowing fiercely. However, cold sweat was continuously dripping down the foreheads of Liu Jian and Xie Qian, the Minister of War.
When the emperor was angry, millions of corpses would fall and blood would flow thousands of miles!
Those bastards from the White Lotus Society had caused a great disaster!
This time, the emperor was truly furious. He was even angrier than when the Tartars attacked!
"The two of you can go back. I have something to tell the civil and military officials at tomorrow's morning court!”
Zhu Houzhao waved his sleeves and walked down the city wall under the protection of the imperial guards and imperial guards. He ignored everyone present and returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
After Zhu Houzhao left, the imperial guards began to interrogate everyone on the city wall to see if anyone was working together.
The female historian, Xiahou Wan 'er, did not escape the investigation.
All the imperial guards and imperial guards present were examined.
The emperor was assassinated, and the sky was falling!
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, it was brightly lit. The imperial guards and imperial guards protecting the emperor were on the left and right.
After Zhu Houzhao returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he ordered the imperial guards to send some people to protect the Palace of Compassion to prevent people from the White Lotus Society from sneaking into the palace.
……
The entire capital city was surrounded by 150,000 soldiers. No one was allowed to leave or enter the city.
The capital was in a state of martial law.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Houzhao took down the Emperor's Sword and wiped its blade.
He finally saw it clearly.
He treated the people of Ming Dynasty as his own people and reduced their taxes. However, some people didn't know how to cherish them!
Zhu Houzhao knew that there were no less than ten thousand people who joined the White Lotus Society.
If such a person was left alive, it would be a disaster sooner or later.
Zhu Houzhao wanted to let the world know the consequences of joining the White Lotus Society!
Zhu Houzhao wanted them to know that joining the White Lotus Society was the biggest mistake of their lives!
……
The next day, Zhu Houzhao went to court.
He carried the unsheathed Emperor's Sword and entered the Imperial Court!
The civil and military officials naturally knew what had happened last night. They knew that the Emperor was furious…
When they saw Emperor Zheng De holding the Emperor's Sword, some of the timid officials were so scared that they collapsed to the ground!
Zhu Houzhao ascended the imperial court and sat on the dragon throne with a golden saber. He held the Emperor's Sword with both hands and stared at the civil and military officials in the court.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!" The ministers in the court greeted him one after another.”
The ministers bowed and paid their respects, but they did not hear the Emperor's response for a long time. The Emperor did not call for them to rise, so they could only bow and look at the ground.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the officials who were paying their respects. He held the Emperor's Sword with both hands and did not let them stand up. Instead, he said in a loud voice,"I know that some of you must have participated in yesterday's assassination!”
Clang!
The Son of Heaven Sword was pulled out.
"I also know that some of you want me to die immediately!”
As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court said,""Your Majesty, please calm down. We don't dare?"
"You don't dare?" Zhu Houzhao stood up. In this world, is there anything you don't dare to do?”
"I ask you, where were you at the Lantern Festival yesterday?”
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