The Crown Prince stood out.
Zhu Gaochi saw that the situation was not right. This little brat of his was going to kill more than a dozen of the civil officials in the court!
The knife went down!
Zhu Gaochi felt a lingering fear.
Butcher!
Zhu Gaochi bowed to Zhu Zhanshi, who was standing below the Dragon Emperor. He still had to consider his son's status as the country's supervisor.
"Country Supervisor, allow me to say something. These ministers are only remonstrating for Great Ming, there is absolutely no fault!”
"On the contrary, if you start a massacre, it will go against the rule of our Great Ming Dynasty, which has always been 'governing the world with benevolence and virtue, and stabilizing the country with law'!”
Zhu Gaochi was neither servile nor overbearing. At the same time, he had a good grasp of the relationship between him and his son. He was giving advice, but he did not make decisions for his son and thus put pressure on him.
When he saw the Crown Prince come out to plead for mercy.
The ministers who were about to be dragged out were all grateful and kowtowed in unison.
"The Crown Prince is so kind!"
"Benevolent King!"
"Thank you, Crown Prince."
"Crown Prince…sob, this subject is extremely grateful!”
That's all!
Zhu Zhan Xin's expression did not change. This group of ministers who stood up to oppose him, there was one after another.
If he didn't kill them today, he wouldn't be able to maintain his prestige.
Therefore, even if his father stood up, Zhu Zhan Xin did not hesitate too much. He stood up and shouted,"Where are the Embroidered Uniform Guards? Is it because my words are useless, or do you all want to disobey the decree? I govern the country like a saint, and my orders are like an imperial edict! Men, drag all these ministers out and execute them at the Meridian Gate!”
"Yes, sir!"
The Embroidered Uniform Guards outside the door no longer hesitated and replied in unison.
In an instant, dozens of Embroidered Uniform Guards entered in a single file, forming groups of two each. They dragged the wailing ministers out of the hall.
"Crown Prince!"
"Crown Prince, save this old minister!"
"Save me, Crown Prince!"
"Butcher! Butcher!"
"Sob, sob, sob, I'm innocent, I'm innocent!”
"I want to see His Majesty!"
Zhu Gaochi stood rooted to the ground, dumbstruck.
He looked at his son on the Nine Dragon Jade Platform in disbelief. He didn't recognize him for a moment.
The King of Han and the King of Zhao looked at each other, unable to hide the shock in their expressions.
A dozen ministers were killed just like that!
Good heavens, this is the country's supervisor?
Or rather, it was the old master!
In the Imperial Court, the military officials looked at the civil officials being dragged out and felt a chill run down their spines.
As for the civil officials who were still standing there, they all lowered their heads, afraid that the imperial grandson above would notice them.
Zhu Zhan sat back on the dragon throne and said expressionlessly,""Alright, regarding the issue of customs taxes, Lord Yang Shiqi, you go first.”
Just like that, in the morning court that was filled with the smell of blood.
Da Ming finalized the issue of customs duties.
The morning court session ended.
Zhu Zhan watched as the officials left after kneeling.
At this moment, he noticed that his father, Zhu Gaochi, was still standing in the hall.
The father and son looked at each other and said nothing.
Then, Zhu Gaochi broke the silence first. He pointed at his son with slight reproach and displeasure and said,"Are you crazy? Or was he crazy? The way to be a ruler is benevolence!"
Zhu Zhanmo walked down the dragon platform and came to his father. He asked with a serious expression,""Father, don't you know that during the Song Shenzong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi's reform failed because of the collusion between officials and merchants to sweep away the tea and salt taxes, causing countless refugees to appear in various places! Even the wealthy Northern Song Dynasty could not withstand the torment of merchants. My Ming Dynasty did not have that kind of financial resources, so how could it withstand it?
Zhu Zhanji pressed on and asked,""The failure of Song Shenzong's reform directly led to the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty. He pointed to the lesson of Emperor Hui and Emperor Qin being captured in the five kingdoms.”
This sentence stopped Zhu Gaochi.
How could Zhu Gaochi not know that he was familiar with the classics and history?
Seeing that his father was no longer speaking, Zhu Zhan thought for a moment.
He continued to explain earnestly,"Merchants value profits. Among the officials of the Jiangnan faction in our dynasty, which one of them doesn't come from the underworld? These scholars are all the representatives of the merchants. Every one of them wants to suck blood from my Ming Dynasty and eat meat from my Ming people!”
Zhu Gaochi's expression became somewhat conflicted!
Seeing this, Zhu Zhan Xin finally poured fire and said,""As for the censors, what else do they do other than endorsing for the capital behind them? It was not even as useful as a teacher! The lesson of Jianwen Emperor was not far away. Father!”
At this moment, Zhu Gaochi was completely shocked!
"Father has been in charge of the country for a longer time than me, so he naturally knows better than anyone else. It's just that he doesn't want to cut the Gordian knot.”
Zhu Gaochi sighed heavily.“
"Ah, fine. Father, I'll support you. The old master has also decided.”
"Sigh!" Zhu Gaochi waved his hand. Although he was a little reluctant, he had already promised his son. He could only swing his sleeves and turn around to leave."Don't think too much! Your father will help you!"
He looked at the back of his father, the benevolent ruler of history, as he left.
Zhu Zhan Xin didn't have much hesitation or regret in his heart.
How could a reform not kill people?
The world was not peaceful.
The consequences of killing these officials.
In less than half a day.
He became a household name in the capital.
The second son of the current Crown Prince, who was now the Minister of State.
On the first day of court, he had already beheaded more than ten ministers.
For a time, the rumor that the country supervisor was a butcher, cruel and heartless, spread like wildfire.
There were even more violent, eccentric, and muddle-headed people who ruled the country.
Anyway, they were not good words.
……
The next day, what Zhu Zhan Xin did not expect was that although the officials did not dare to oppose him on the surface.
However, in private, none of them treated their decrees as ironclad policies.
It was fine if he agreed on the surface but went against it.
This was obviously--
In reality, it was empty, but on the surface, it was obedient.
This was the old trick of the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrat group.
Zhu Zhanxin sneered and found Haitang.
Why did he like to disobey his orders in private?
Then dying in private is the best place for you.
He had to kill one to warn a hundred.
At the same time.
Zhu Di, who just left the capital
He received a secret report on the straight road.
When the secret report arrived.
The Han King and the Zhao King had already caught up to Zhu Di after the morning court session yesterday.
As soon as the secret report arrived, they were beside Zhu Di.
The two brothers guessed what it was.
Just as the old man left, the imperial grandson killed more than a dozen ministers.
Among them were the candidates from Jiangnan who were hand-picked by the old master.
How could he not be angry?
The King of Han and the King of Zhao felt that they could already look forward to seeing the old man's anger.
However, what happened next shocked the two of them so much that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
The old man sneered and crumpled the secret report into a pile of waste paper. He threw it into the fire and said,"Aiya, this kid has the boldness of my father back then. As expected of the son of my Zhu family!”
"Father, are you very satisfied?" The Han King couldn't help but ask.”
Zhu Di glared at the King of Han and said unhappily,""Get me a pen washi. I want to write a letter.”
"Alright, I'll go now!"
"Third Brother, bring me a jug of wine."
"Yes, Father."
……
Night fell in the capital.
As autumn and winter approached, the temperature had already turned cold.
Basically, no one would want to go out for a walk at night.
In a few alleys near the Imperial City.
A night watchman was drinking hard liquor to warm his body.
At this moment, a few gusts of cold wind suddenly blew behind him, making him feel a chill on his neck.
"Eh?"
The night watchman touched the back of his cold neck and turned around. He looked around and found it strange.
He felt as if someone had just flashed past him!
"Strange! It's so cold…Drink some wine."
"The weather is dry. Be careful of the fire."
"It's time for the first update!"
"Guard against thieves at night."
Not long after the night watchman left, he saw ten men in black flying out from a tall courtyard.
Immediately after!
A woman's frightened scream came from the courtyard.
"Ah!"
"Someone come! Old Master, sob sob, Old Master is dead!"
"Master!"
The Imperial Censor, Shang Shu Ling, was stabbed to death in his home tonight!
In the next two hours.
Several censors were also stabbed to death in their homes.
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