"I dare not!"
Yang Yuxuan trembled.
The reason why he was able to rise from an ordinary commandant to where he was today was largely due to the support and assistance of the Kong Clan and Kong Mingwen. He could not defy the imperial edict, but he could not watch Kong Mingwen die.
As for the real reason, only he and Kong Mingwen knew.
"If there's nothing else, you can go back! I'm tired!"
"This…"
Li Dongyang, Yang Yan, and the other officials looked at each other and sighed. The Emperor was already determined to do so. Could they still force the abdication?
Even if they wanted to, they didn't dare to do it.
The Ming Dynasty was not the Ming Dynasty in history.
Here, martial arts were respected, and the strong were above. Although the status of scholars was not low, without them, Great Ming would still turn.
"Then, we will take our leave!"
Li Dongyang and the others bowed and turned to leave.
At this moment, they also noticed Yang Yuxuan, who had been kneeling since he arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"You are courting death!"
Whether it was Li Dongyang or Yang Yanhe, everyone could see that although the Emperor was young, he was not a child that could be manipulated. He wanted to force Zhu Houzhao to change his mind.
It would only cost him.
Unfortunately, Yang Yuxuan did not seem to understand this principle.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Yang Yuxuan who was kneeling on the ground and said lightly,""Minister Yang, is there anything else?"
That indifferent gaze was so calm that it was as if he was looking at the soil on the ground.
Yang Yuxuan knew that what he did today had already made the Emperor angry. He had a premonition that if he were to push his luck, Zhu Houzhao would definitely strip him of all his official positions and throw him into the imperial prison. His fate would not be any better than those people captured by the West Military Hall.
"I…"
Yang Yuxuan opened his mouth and finally shook his head dejectedly.""Farewell!"
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After the officials left the palace, they sighed and parted ways in front of the palace gates.
Tonight, they had entered the palace to change Zhu Houzhao's decision, hoping that he would retract his order, abolish the West Military Hall, and punish the West Military Hall's superintendent, Yu Huatian, and the others.
but the result
He thought of Zhu Houzhao's thunderous rage and the cold gaze he gave them.
Even the cabinet elder Yang Yanhe, who had once been Zhu Houzhao's teacher to a certain extent, did not dare to bet his life on whether the Emperor would compromise.
As for Yang Yuxuan…
Both Li Dongyang and Yang Yanhe knew that Yang Yuxuan's fate was already set for him if he openly contradicted the Emperor tonight.
After the crowd dispersed, the Embroidered Uniform Guards commander, Azure Dragon, walked out of the darkness.
"Lord Chief, you haven't left yet?"
"Tonight will be very long!"
Li Dongyang looked at the capital city under the dark night sky. Although he could not see more than ten meters in the darkness, he seemed to see endless blood light soaring into the sky.
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Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Men!"
After the officials left, Zhu Houzhao summoned the guards in front of the palace and said,""Pass down my decree. Have Yu Huatian and Cao Zhengchun investigate Yang Yuxuan thoroughly. Also, investigate all the important officials who entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity tonight, except for Li Dongyang and the other cabinet elders.”
"Your Majesty, Li Dongyang and Azure Dragon request an audience!”
"Let them in!" Zhu Houzhao's hand paused.”
"I, Li Dongyang, pay my respects to the emperor.”
"This subject, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Qing Long, greets the Emperor.”
Zhu Houzhao looked at the two people who had returned. There was not much surprise in his eyes. He only ordered indifferently,"There's no need to be formal. Come, give me a seat.”
The seat belonged to Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet.
As for Azure Dragon, although he was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he could only stand in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Thank you, Emperor!"
After Li Dongyang took his seat, Zhu Houzhao turned to look at the Azure Dragon, who was standing in front of him.""The Embroidered Uniform Guards produced a scum like Ying Wuqiu. Azure Dragon, what explanation do you want to give me?”
"Ying Wuqiu's matter is this lowly official's dereliction of duty, but it is up to the emperor to deal with it.”
"Punishment?"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at him coldly.""Ying Wuqiu colluded with foreign enemies and used the position of the Embroidered Uniform Guards to bypass the palace defense. Just this point alone is enough to make the Embroidered Uniform Guards guilty. Using the lives of my personal palace maids and eunuchs to threaten me to death. He even helped the Mengyuan assassin deal with the aftermath, almost cutting off all the clues.”
"With just these two points, it would not be too much for Zhen to abolish the entire Embroidered Uniform Guards and send everyone in the Embroidered Uniform Guards to prison.”
"Emperor…Your Majesty!"
Green Dragon's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He knew that Ying Wuqiu's crime was very serious, so he wanted to shoulder the other crimes with his own strength so that the Brocade Guard could continue to serve the Emperor.
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But he never thought that the crime would be so serious!!
Li Dongyang, who was standing at the side, also looked at Azure Dragon in shock. A scum who attempted to kill the emperor had appeared within the Embroidered Uniform Guards. This sin was not something that one or two people could bear.
It would be fine if the Emperor did not pursue the matter, but once the matter was investigated, all the personnel in the capital would be stripped of their official positions and status, or even thrown into the imperial prison for investigation.
Of course, although the existence of the Jinyiwei could not be said to be indispensable, it was still the personal army of the Zhili Ming Emperor. Zhu Houzhao could not be abolished just like that.
"North Town's governor will be fined half a year's salary.”
"Azure Dragon is not strict with his subordinates and has neglected his duties. He will be stripped of his position as the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. He will face the wall for half a year and will not be allowed to go out. During this period, all matters will be handed over to Deputy Commander White Tiger.”
After Zhu Houzhao spoke of the punishment for the Green Dragon and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he coldly glanced at him and said,""What are you waiting for? Go back to the North Town Fu Division and purge the Jinyiwei. If there is a next time, you don't have to come to the palace to see me.”
Azure Dragon almost thought that he was hearing things. After confirming it again and again, he finally knelt on the ground in ecstasy and kowtowed a few times in succession. He replied excitedly,"Yes, yes, thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty! When I go back, I will definitely purge the vermin and scum within the Brocade Guard. There won't be a next time!”
With that, Azure Dragon got up and left the Palace of Heavenly Purity quickly.
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