Imperial power was supreme!
Many times, although the Empress Dowager's power was higher than the imperial power and could restrain the imperial power, the root of this situation was still the imperial power.
Without the support of the imperial power, the power of the Empress Dowager was nothing.
This was the reason why Zhu Qiyu and Sun Ruowei were able to win the first round of confrontation. It was also the reason why after Zhu Qizhen was captured, the person in charge of the country was Zhu Qiyu and not Sun Ruowei.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Yu Qian nodded and looked at Zhu Qiyu with a strange look in his eyes.
In the face of such a major crisis, Zhu Qiyu's performance so far was still very good. At least he did not show the slightest bit of timidity. He even said that he would live and die with Beijing.
"Alright, all of you can leave first. Think about how to fight the next battle to defend Beijing. Please remember that Great Ming will never let any of the meritorious officials feel disappointed. When the haze passes, everyone's efforts will be rewarded.”
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said indifferently.
Although he didn't know how effective it would be, he still had to draw the big picture because he had absolute confidence in winning the upcoming battle to defend Beijing.
This way, after the battle ended, he would have enough reason to deal with those who took advantage of the situation.
"We will take our leave!"
The officials bowed and turned to leave.
Yu Qian paused and knelt down again."Your Highness, the reason why the Northern Expedition is in such a state is all because of Eunuch Wang Zhen. I request that Your Highness give the order to kill the traitor. Although Wang Zhen is dead, his family still exists.”
The biggest problem in this incident at the Earthwood Fortress was definitely Zhu Qizhen, but who dared to say it out loud?
No one dared to say anything.
Thus, Wang Zhen, who had instigated Zhu Qizhen to go to war, became the perfect scapegoat.
"Huala!"
When the ministers heard this, they knelt down and gritted their teeth."Your Highness, please issue a decree to kill Wang Zhen's entire family.”
In the past, Wang Zhen had the power to cover the sky in the imperial court. They had been suppressed by Wang Zhen many times. Although Wang Zhen was dead now, the anger in their hearts had not been vented. This was a good opportunity to vent.
"Swoosh!"
Ma Shun looked at the furious expressions of the crowd, and his heart instantly became incomparably panicked.
He knew that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
As Wang Zhen's henchman, he knew that he couldn't just stand by and watch. Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward and said,"Milords, what are you doing? Eunuch Wang is His Majesty's personal attendant. Even if he is guilty, His Majesty should be the one to deal with him. Why are you so anxious…"
If it wasn't for the fact that his life was at stake, he wouldn't have been willing to show his face at this time. He knew that if he spoke now, he would offend a large number of officials.
However, he had no choice.
Once Wang Zhen's family was killed, it meant that the settlement had officially begun. At that time, he, an official of Wang Zhen's party, would definitely not be able to escape the calamity.
"Ma Shun, he is Wang Zhen's lackey. Kill him…"
One of the officials roared and punched Ma Shun.
This shout was like igniting a barrel of gunpowder. The anger of the officials directly found an outlet to vent, and they all launched attacks on Ma Shun.
"Tsk tsk…"
Zhu Qiyu looked at the chaotic court in front of him with a playful expression.
Cheng Jing frowned slightly and walked to Zhu Qiyu and asked,""Wangye, should we stop them?”
No matter what, being so audacious in front of Zhu Qiyu was an extremely disrespectful matter.
"No worries!"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said indifferently.
In history, when Zhu Qiyu was in charge of the country, such a thing did happen in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
He did not expect that this scene would repeat itself in this life. From this, it could be seen how much Wang Zhen's past actions had angered the civil servants.
Ma Shun, Wang Changsui, Mao Gui.
If he remembered correctly, in this conflict, these three people would be beaten to death by angry civil officials. Meridian Gate Murder Case.
Among them, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Ma Shun, was also the only Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the Ming Dynasty and even in history to be beaten to death by a group of civil officials.
However, this was still a historical record.
"Yes, sir!"
Cheng Jing nodded and no longer spoke. He stood to the side and quietly watched the chaotic scene in the court.
In reality, aside from disrespecting Zhu Qiyu by doing this, letting Ma Shun and the others die was the most beneficial thing for Zhu Qiyu. After all, Ma Shun and the others were people of Zhu Qi Town, and at this time, they would naturally become Sun Ruowei's people.
...
Ten minutes later!
The courtiers 'hot-blooded emotions dissipated, and the anger in their hearts was vented.
On the ground lay three badly mutilated corpses.
"This…"
Yu Qian was also a little dumbfounded. He did not expect things to blow up so much.
His original intention was to cover up for Zhu Qizhen and throw the blame onto Wang Zhen. This way, Zhu Qizhen would naturally be able to come out of the house. Everything was bewitched by Wang Zhen.
They never expected that the courtiers had hated Wang Zhen for a long time. Now that Wang Zhen was dead and Zhu Qiyu looked like he was going to replace Zhu Qizhen, all these coincidences caused them to do such a crazy thing.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
Zhu Qiyu clapped his hands and said with a half-smile,""Sirs, this king has really misjudged you. It is unexpected that all of you are so well-hidden…"
With this bloody conflict, wouldn't he have an excuse to clean up the palace?
Although the excuse was not important, with an excuse, it would be more logical.
"Plop…Plop..."
The officials all knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe loudly.
As the blood in their hearts faded, they all realized a problem. Although their actions of killing Ma Shun, Mao Gui, and Wang Changsui were very satisfying and had greatly vented the resentment in their hearts, such an action was undoubtedly a provocation to Zhu Qiyu. Moreover, Zhu Qiyu was a ruthless person who killed decisively.
With that, the problem was, would Zhu Qiyu kill them because of this?
"Haha, sirs, please rise."
"The traitors of the country are truly hateful. I can understand the anger in your hearts.”
Zhu Qiyu said lightly with a smile.
At this moment, even if an official came forward to plead guilty, he would not allow it.
Now that he understood the ministers, the ministers should also understand his actions of purging the palace!
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