"Yes, Your Highness. Please give me an explanation."
"Please understand, Your Highness."
Zhu Zhanji looked at them coldly and said,""Li Banghua, Qian Qianyi, and the others are righteous people in your eyes. In your eyes, they are the pillars of Ming Dynasty?”
"Isn't that so?"
"That's right, Your Highness, all of you are wholeheartedly serving the people!"
Zhu Zhanji took out the confession in his arms with a gloomy face and said,"Qian Qianyi, the former Minister of Rites of Ming Dynasty, was a scholar in the 4th year of Chongzhen, a member of the Donglin Party!”
"In the sixth year of Chongzhen, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Minglou! During his term of office, he bullied the people, committed all kinds of crimes, and occupied land. The people called him the Demon King of Money!”
"In the eighth year of Chongzhen, Qian Qianyi was transferred to Taiyuan's prefect. During his tenure, he joined the Donglin Party. During his tenure, he promoted his cronies wantonly, accepted bribes, and bought official positions!”
"In the 10th year of Chongzhen, Qian Qianyi was transferred to the Ministry of Rites and bought a residence of a former prince worth three million taels of silver in the capital. Moreover, he cheated in the imperial examinations and sold the examination questions many times!”
"Starting from the 16th year of Chongzhen, Qian Qianyi saw that the intruders were powerful, so he secretly contacted them many times, intending to be their spy."
Bang!
Zhu Zhanji threw out the memorial in his hand and said,""Is this what you call serving the people wholeheartedly? This is what you said about doing your best for me, Da Ming!”
"The day before yesterday, Qian Qianyi's house was raided. Just the silver alone was worth more than four million taels, and the gold was worth ten thousand taels. The rest of his assets are even more uncountable.”
"Liar, impossible. Lord Qian is a leading figure in the intellectual world and a disciple of a saint. This is slander and framing!”
"Yes, it's framing!"
"Let go of Lord Qian, let go of the officials of Donglin. The Emperor has just arrived and has been deceived by the crafty villains.”
"Set things right! Clean up the side of the monarch!"
Zhu Zhanji turned to look at Ji Gang.
Ji Gang understood. The Brocade Guard behind him rushed into the crowd and pulled out the few people who had shouted the loudest. Soon, a row of people were tied up and knelt at the front.
"Hmph, may I ask why you want to capture us?"
"That's right. Since the Hongwu Dynasty, we have never been punished for speaking!”
"Your Highness, are you going to start a literary inquisition?”
"Haha, we scholars, the Ming Dynasty has nurtured 300 kinds of scholars. Today is the day we die for justice, everyone! Purging the side of the emperor!"
The scholars were ignited by a few words and began to roar as they rushed forward.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows and arrows were fired continuously, and the row of white scholars in front of them were all shot to death!
"Presumptuous! Those who cross the human wall will die!"
This group of scholars was spoiled. They even thought that this was the time for Chongzhen. They attacked the city walls and the emperor would yield no matter what they did.
However, wasn't this Emperor Xuande in front of them a wise ruler? Why would he kill loyal officials like them?
They were starting to get confused.
Zhu Zhanji looked at them coldly and said,""Are you trying to rebel?"
"You are all scholars, don't you know the laws of my Ming Dynasty? During the Hongwu period, the law was announced that the students of the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to discuss state affairs.”
He looked down at the row of people kneeling in front of him and said,""I don't know who instructed you, and I don't want to know.”
"Someone come!"
Ji Gang took a step forward and said,"Commander of the Royal Guards, Ji Gang, requests Your Highness to show me!"”
"Instigating students to attack the city walls, students discussing the government, and not distinguishing right from wrong, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they will be executed immediately! Three generations of his direct descendants were not allowed to participate in the Ming Imperial Examination!”
"All his children will be slaves!"
"This subordinate will obey."
The scholars were stunned. At this time, they also calmed down. A large portion of them were here to join in the fun. As long as they participated in this kind of thing, it would be a topic of conversation and capital in the scholarly community!
It could be considered a way to gild themselves. They really wanted to gild themselves, but they were not stupid. They definitely knew which was more important between dying and gilding themselves.
Hence, they began to retreat nervously.
"His Highness has ordered immediate execution!"
"Attack!"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A row of Embroidered Uniform Guards raised their hands and slashed down!
The scene instantly fell silent. Other than the sound of breathing, there was no other sound.
Zhu Zhanji laughed mockingly. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, he cleared his throat and shouted,"Since you all think that the officials of the Eastwoods are the pillars of the imperial court!”
"I'll give you an explanation. Tomorrow, I'll publicly interrogate these people at the entrance of the East City's food market. I'll let you see what the loyal people in your eyes look like in the eyes of the people.”
"But one yard is one yard. You were born as scholars of my Ming Dynasty and are the hope of my Ming Dynasty's future. You actually can't distinguish right from wrong and violate the laws of my Ming Dynasty!”
Zhu Zhanji took a deep breath and said,"Imperial decree!"
"Those who participate in the gathering will receive thirty strokes of the court cane!”
"The instigator will be executed immediately. He will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations for three generations, and his children will be slaves!”
"Embroidered Uniform Guards!"
"I will obey your orders!" Ji Gang bowed.”
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