Hearing Zhang Hong's words, Bo 'er Gan, Ma Yun, and Ma Qing shook their heads and said,""We have no grievances, we just regret it and shouldn't have done something that harmed Great Ming.”
Zhang Hong said angrily," Have you been threatened by that treacherous eunuch Zhao Gao? You're really spineless. With the Emperor on your side, what are you afraid of? Just tell me the truth!"”
"Enough! Lord Zhang, with your current attitude, I should suspect that you're in cahoots with the cripple!”
Zhu Qizhen coldly said when he saw Zhang Hong's expression.
" Your Majesty, there must be a grievance. You…" Zhang Hong was still unwilling to believe it, or rather, he did not want to admit defeat.
"Take a good look at the good things they have done, then come and complain for them!”Before Zhang Hong could finish, Zhu Qizhen interrupted him coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Qizhen threw the letter in his hand into Zhang Hong's arms.
Zhang Hong subconsciously took the letter and read it. His face instantly turned red.
In the letter, it was recorded that Bo 'er Gan and the other two had been bribed by Wala to deliver information for them.
Moreover, he also mentioned that he wanted to ask Da Ming for a princess.
Looking at the contents of the letters in his hands, Zhang Hong's face turned green, white, and red.
"Puff!"
Suddenly, Zhang Hong spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, Zhang Hong was unwilling to accept this fact. He was both furious and ashamed!
The letter in Zhang Hong's hand was also thrown to the ground by him unconsciously.
The Minister of War Kuang Ye's expression changed slightly when he saw this. He immediately picked up the letter and read it.
The Minister of Revenue, Wang Zuo, the Duke of England, Zhang Fu, and a few other ministers also surrounded him.
After reading a few letters, everyone's faces immediately surged with endless anger!
"Damned Wala barbarians, you dare to dream of marrying my Ming Princess, you really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!”
"And these two bastards, they actually didn't report it. They really should be killed!”
"What's even more hateful is the cripple. As the Imperial Horse Superintendent's junior supervisor, he actually colluded with the enemy and reported the movements of our army to Yexian. No wonder we've been in a passive position ever since the battle began!”
“……”
After waiting for the ministers to curse for a while, Zhu Qizhen said indifferently,""Now that the truth is out, it seems that Zhao Gao didn't arrest people randomly. Not only was Zhao Gao innocent, but he had also done a meritorious deed!”
"The emperor is right. Lord Zhao has captured the spy for Great Ming and has contributed to the country!”
Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, the Minister of War, Kuang Ye, immediately greeted him respectfully.
Zhu Qizhen pretended to be silent for a moment before continuing,"Zhao Gao deserves to be rewarded for his meritorious service. The Imperial Eunuch Wang Zhen, who was in charge of the ceremonial department, has been killed by me personally. Zhao Gao will take over this position!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
After this day, Zhu Qizhen's prestige among the ministers grew stronger and stronger.
Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, everyone hurriedly echoed.
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Zhao Gao kneeled on the ground, prostrating himself in front of Zhu Qizhen as he thanked him respectfully.
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said,"Stand up!"”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gao thanked Zhu Qizhen and stood up.
Zhu Qizhen continued,"As the saying goes, meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and mistakes must be punished." Cripple betrayed the intelligence of my army and caused the sacrifice of an important minister of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, because of the crime committed by the lame son, this matter is very serious, should kill his three families, as an example to others!”
"Ma Yun and Ma Fei, as an interpreter, concealed important information and secretly accepted bribes from Wala. They were sentenced to execution and their families were exiled!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Upon hearing Zhu Qizhen's punishment for the three of them, all the officials present respectfully greeted him.
They hated the three of them to the bone.
Some people even felt that Zhu Qizhen's punishment for the three of them was a little too light.
However, since Zhu Qizhen had already made his decision, they did not dare to refute.
When Bo 'er Gan, Ma Yun, and Ma Fei heard Zhu Qizhen's decision, their faces turned ashen.
At this moment, the three of them were filled with regret.
However, it was too late!
"Zhao Gao, drag the three of them out and execute them outside the hall!”After a pause, Zhu Qizhen looked at Zhao Gao and ordered.
"This subject obeys the decree!"
" Understood!" Zhao Gao replied respectfully. He then ordered his subordinates to drag Bo 'er and the other two out.
Not long after, the three of them were all executed, and Zhao Gao entered the inner hall again.
"Your Majesty, now that the war has come to an end, should we write a report to the capital to show Empress Dowager An and the officials 'concern?”
After dealing with Bo 'er and Gan, the Minister of War hesitated for a moment before walking to the center and bowing to Zhu Qizhen.
"Yes, Emperor! Now that our army has killed 70,000 Wala soldiers and won a great victory, if we report this to the court, it will certainly be able to rouse people's spirits and shut up those who are dissatisfied with the Emperor's personal expedition.”
Ding Xuan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, also stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Qizhen.
Then, the others echoed.
"Lord Kuang and Lord Ding are right!”
"That's right. We should report this great victory to the Imperial Court.”
“……”
Zhu Qizhen nodded." Since that's the case, I'll leave the matter of the report to Minister Kuang. After Minister Kuang finishes writing the report, let me read it first before sending it to the capital."”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
When Kuang Ye heard this, he hurriedly acknowledged Zhu Qizhen respectfully.
"Urgent report!"
At this moment, a high-pitched voice came from outside the main hall of the City Lord's Estate.
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