One by one, corrupt officials were executed, dragged out of the hall and beheaded.
With the imperial edict in hand, Zhao Gao quickly left the throne room.
What he was going to do next would be a huge earthquake in the Great Ming Dynasty.
And this kind of thing also made the court officials shiver.
This was because the implications this time were indeed a little too wide. Many of these people were important officials of the court.
Especially that second-grade official.
In the history of the Ming Dynasty, other than Zhu Yuanzhang, no one had ever killed like this.
At this moment, the ruthlessness and strength that Zhu Houzhao displayed were too shocking!
……
Not long after!
Da da!
The sound of footsteps could be heard clearly. All the officials were silent. They lowered their heads and no one dared to say anything.
Zhao Gao led Quicksand and the captured people into the hall and knelt down.
" Your Majesty," he said respectfully," all the remaining corrupt officials have been successfully arrested. Not a single one of them has been left out on the list. They are all outside the Meridian Gate!"”
"Yes!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded and looked at the civil and military officials."All of you, follow me to take a look!"
All the officials took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
Outside the noon gate.
At this moment, the sky was already covered with dark clouds. It was as if the atmosphere in the Imperial Palace was oppressive and heavy.
The families of corrupt officials were escorted outside the main hall. Some generals were counting the number of criminals and their names.
"Your Majesty, all the criminals have been identified.”
The general shouted.
Zhu Houzhao's gaze swept over the crowd. They were all men, women, young, and old with disheveled hair. All of them were trembling.
Some of the more timid ones were so scared that their eyes were dull, like fools.
The rest lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the Emperor. They could not even hold back their tears.
However, they did not dare to raise their voices. Instead, they cried in low voices for fear of angering the Emperor.
This was not just fear of the Emperor's majesty!
It was a way to fear death!
One had to know that beheading was the easiest way.
If you angered the Emperor, what would you do if he cut you in half?
"Very good!"
Zhu Houzhao's expression was indifferent, without the slightest bit of pity.
He looked at all the officials and said coldly,""All of you, take a good look. This is the outcome of corruption and bribery!”
Hearing this, all the officials felt a chill in their hearts as they looked ahead with complicated expressions.
These people in front of them were the families of many high-ranking officials. Among them, they had previously possessed immense power and even had a higher status than them. There were also the descendants of the founding fathers.
Throughout the history books, they had never seen so many families of high officials and nobles being implicated. This was too ruthless.
Especially when he was punished for corruption and bribery. How could he be killed like this?
Only the founding emperor had done this once!
"This is the emperor's way of showing off his might after ascending the throne!”
Some officials sighed in their hearts.
"Zhu Houzhao is crazy.
"The implications are too wide!"
"Why do you have to do this!"
The civil and military officials had complicated thoughts.
It was also at this moment that the first row of more than thirty families who broke the rules were pushed onto the stage while crying.
Zhao Gao personally supervised." Behead!"
His actions surprised everyone.
This fellow!
He was already determined to follow the Emperor!
But thinking about it, this guy was a eunuch!
If he didn't follow the Emperor, who else could he follow?
This situation made many officials complain endlessly.
The days to come would not be easy.
But…
Zhao Gao, are you really not afraid?
One had to know that the relationships between the officials of the aristocratic families were very deep.
Although this batch of officials had fallen, there were still many more people alive.
These people naturally didn't dare to hate the Emperor, but for Zhao Gao, who was carrying out this task, didn't they hate him?
He probably hated her so much that his teeth itched, wishing he could swallow her flesh and gnaw her bones!
He would definitely think of a way to bring Zhao Gao down.
"Swoosh!"
Swoosh!"
Swoosh!"
Dozens of heads flew up, and scarlet blood splattered all over the ground. At the same time, all the officials were so shocked that they held their breaths.
The atmosphere, which was already extremely oppressive, became even heavier.
Some of them even vomited on the spot, and the timid officials fainted.
"A bunch of trash!"
Zhu Houzhao coldly snorted and casually waved his hand.
Immediately, eunuchs came forward and dragged those officials who had vomited and fainted away.
"Continue to the next batch!"
Zhao Gao raised his head and glanced at the Emperor, then immediately gave another order.
"Swoosh!"
Swoosh!"
Swoosh!"
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
One batch after another!
The heads fell to the ground one after another.
Blood flowed like a river!
Soon, it was the women and children's turn to be pressed up.
This made many officials turn their heads away, unwilling to look any longer.
"Continue killing!"
Zhu Houzhao said lightly.
There was no expression on his face. Even if there was, it was only coldness.
Although he was not a butcher, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and its people, these people had to be killed.
If he wasn't ruthless, how could he be an emperor?
Zhu Houzhao had always been clear about this matter.
From the moment he inherited the throne, kindness was already a luxury.
This was the only way to make everyone respect him!
The Emperor would never be soft-hearted!
Moreover, these officials should have known the consequences when they were corrupt and took bribes.
It was just karma!
To be able to show mercy at this time, he could only say that he was really stupid!
In just a moment, the outside of the hall was already dyed red with blood.
All the officials turned pale. Some of them even started to tremble, and their legs went weak.
Zhu Houzhao killed the family of a corrupt official.
But were there really no cars among these people?
The lips are gone, the teeth are cold!
"Return to the main hall!"
Zhu Houzhao sensed everyone's thoughts. He had no intention of continuing to watch. The degree of intimidation was enough.
When he returned to the main hall, he sat on the dragon throne and looked down at the officials with a pair of cold eyes.
"Do you think I'm cruel?"
" That's right. Since ancient times, the crime of corruption shouldn't be like this. In fact, these people's ancestors had contributed to the Ming Dynasty after all."
"But I want to tell you that corruption and bribery are also major crimes!”
"However, if you are guilty, you have to be punished.”
"Zhao Gao has contributed greatly to the encirclement and suppression this time. From today onwards, he will be in charge of the West Hall and will be the supervisor!”
"Human and cat have also made contributions. From today onwards, I will be the supervisor of the East Chamber!”
"In the future, the responsibility of the East and West Chambers will be to supervise the world for me!”
"Does anyone have any objections to this?？”
Zhu Houzhao said calmly and then turned his gaze to the officials.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
At this moment, all the officials were scared out of their wits and did not dare to refute.
One had to know that the head at the Meridian Gate was already a lesson. The blood had not been cleaned up yet!
Who dared to object?
Who could object?
He was probably courting death!
"Human cat! Zhao Gao! Such power!"
Li Si frowned but did not refute.
Zhangsun Wuji, Pei Ju, Yan Song, and the others had the same thoughts as him.
In the end, they all chose to shut up!
Because of the various countries, there was no one like them in the royal court who had complete power.
Moreover!
No one knew if Zhu Houzhao had any evidence, and no one dared to bet on this possibility.
If he gambled wrongly, not only would his life be ruined, but the power behind him would also be uprooted.
Not worth it!
Anyway, the fire didn't burn him.
……
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