The Duke of Cheng Mansion, which stood at the top of the pyramid in the Ming Empire, had collapsed!
The High Duke's Public House, which used to be able to look down on any powerful minister and kill civilians at will, was like a rotten piece of wood that could be pushed down.
Zhu Chunchen's network of connections had become a joke. A single imperial edict from the Emperor had turned the Public House into dust in history!
The price to pay for despising the Son of Heaven, murdering the previous Emperor, and angering the Son of Heaven was too heavy.
The three tribes were already merciful enough to not completely destroy the Public House.
At least there were still three Zhu bloodlines that survived and did not die out!
How many commoners had died in the hands of such nobles, and how many families had been destroyed by the greed of the High Duke's Public House?
Many innocent families had been colluded and exterminated because they had nowhere to go. In the current Ming Dynasty, such things were everywhere.
It had become a custom for the officials to protect each other. The civilians of the empire were killed and bullied by the children of the nobles as if they were grass.
Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Chunchen's ashen eyes and revealed a cold smile, but he did not feel any pity.
Listening to the tsunami-like cheers of the surrounding people, it could be seen that the people had been oppressed by these dignitaries for too long and finally saw the dawn of the Ming Empire.
Xu Xianchun revealed a smug expression as he looked at Zhu Chunchen and said,""Listen to the cheers of the people outside. It can be seen how many hateful and infuriating things the High Duke's Public House has done. If a good family is friendly and has the people in their hearts, why would there be such cheers?”
"A group of commoners, how would they know my heart for the country!”
Zhu Chunchen was stubborn and forced himself to put on a gorgeous coat to hide his greed and endless sins.
"No matter how much you say, you can't hide your sins!" Xu Xianchun said indifferently.
Your greatest reliance is the three battalions.
You have lost your greatest reliance, especially the trust of the emperor, causing these factors to happen.”
The Jinyiwei acted quickly, but the people who counted the wealth were personally sent by His Majesty to be counted by professionals.
They were only in charge of checking and didn't interfere with the calculation of money.
Therefore, after arresting everyone in the Public House, he immediately brought the Duke of Cheng's family and left swiftly.
If they wanted to covet the mountain of silver inside, they would be thinking too much! Whoever reached out would die!
"I want to see His Majesty. I've been wronged…"
Zhu Chunchen's family was crying and crying, and Zhu Chunchen was even shouting to see the Emperor and say that he was wronged.
He was truly afraid. His so-called methods were just a joke in front of Tian Zi.
Dong Lin, his diehard ally, was also in a difficult situation now. No one had the mood to care about him.
Zhu Youjian did not see the two leaders of the capital, Xu Yunzhen and Zhang Weixian, and could not help but feel disappointed.
To be honest, if the Duke of Dingguo or the Duke of England were to save the Duke of Chengguo, he would blacklist their names.
It was a pity that Xu Yunzhen and Zhang Weixian were not involved in the murder of the former emperor. It was obvious that the two of them had a bottom line.
Although he was also greedy and followed others to gain benefits, he had not reached the level of insanity and was still worth saving.
"Unfortunately, the Duke Dingguo and the Duke of England really didn't participate in this matter.”
"Your Majesty, not all dignitaries are as stupid as the Duke of Cheng. Without Ming, would they still be dignitaries?" Wei Zhongxian said.”
"Yes, Old Wei is right. He hasn't completely made Zhen lose trust in these dignitaries. There are still some people who can be saved.”
Wang Chengen said," Your Majesty, according to my investigation, Duke Dingguo and the British Public Relations Department of Jinling are not as harmonious as they are outside."
At least Duke Dingguo was not as greedy as the Duke of England. He was already in cahoots with the Jiangnan gentry and dignitaries.”
" Zhang Weixian doesn't really like civil officials," Wei Zhongxian agreed." He prefers martial arts. He's very powerful, but he's not capable enough.
With him in charge of the Central Army Protectorate, the stability of the Great Ming capital was stabilized.”
He knew that Zhang Weixian had personally protected Zhu Youjian to ascend the throne!
Zhu Youjian said this because he was prepared to use Zhang Weixian.
However, Zhu Youjian still tested Zhang Weixian and didn't inform Zhang Weixian and Xu Yunzhen, directly stripping them of their authority over the three battalions.
If Zhang Weixian and Xu Yunzhen had second thoughts, they would definitely retaliate or force him to abdicate!
However, Zhang Weixian, Zhang Dadan, did not show any dissatisfaction.
On the contrary, Zhang Weixian stayed at home obediently.
Zhu Youjian understood that not all the nobles in the capital wanted to empty the Ming Dynasty.
At least, the Duke of England and the Duke of Dingguo did not think so. However, the situation in the world was like this, and they could do nothing.
Now that the emperor wanted to make a difference and strive for change, the two of them maintained their duties as ministers, which made Zhu Youjian's mood much better.
At least not all the nobles wanted the emperor to die and treated him as a mascot.
"The country is not a country, and the pure officials are not pure. They deserve to die!”These were the words left behind by the emperor after he left the Duke of Cheng Mansion.
Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chengen showed a trace of regret. After all, Zhu Neng had made great contributions during the Chengzu period and was conferred the title of Duke of Chengguo.
Who would have thought that his descendants would be so unbearable? He had buried the title of Duke that Zhu Neng had obtained for his descendants.
If Zhu Neng knew that such an unfilial descendant would play like this, he would definitely climb out of his grave and strangle this unfilial descendant.
The emperor's seemingly casual comment directly sealed the rise of the Duke of Cheng's descendants.
When Zhang Weixian saw that the Duke of Cheng Mansion had been raided and the three clans wiped out, a cold smile appeared on his face. He said to his son, Zhang Zhiji,"Now you know how powerful Tian Zi is!”
"Father is wise. If it weren't for you, I would have gone to make a scene." It turns out that the emperor had a plan long ago. There is hope for our Ming Dynasty to revive.”
"These nobles have forgotten their duties as officials and want to drag me down with them. Hehe, although Father is praised by the world as a bold man, it doesn't mean that Father is stupid.”
After Zhang Weixian protected Zhu Youjian's smooth ascension to the throne, he realized how terrifying the emperor was, so he did not participate in the power struggle.
Especially since the previous emperor's death was too bizarre and unreasonable. He sensed the danger and silently waited for the emperor's conclusion.
This was the rule of the Zhang family for generations. They could not do whatever they wanted after the emperor ascended the throne, nor could they look down on the emperor.
He did it. Especially after the emperor ascended the throne and immediately appointed Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Yingyuan, and Zhou Yuji, he knew that the emperor was going to make a move.
The emperor then attacked the three camps, bypassing the cabinet and directly carrying out personnel appointments.
After learning that Cao Wenzhao had taken over the three battalions of the capital and expelled their generals, Zhang Weixian immediately put his family and subordinates under surveillance.
However, Zhang Weixian did not expect the storm to be so fierce. The impact was comparable to the Hu Weiyong case at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
The momentum created by Dong Lin and Xun Gui was like powder under Tian Zi's iron fist, and it was blown away by the wind.
Zhang Zhiji also understood his father's painstaking efforts. The reason why his father was strong was to protect his own interests.
The three battalions of the capital were loyal to the emperor and protected his safety.
If he didn't act aggressively, he would be controlled by the civil officials in the court. If he didn't act aggressively, he would be controlled by the eunuchs.
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