After the death of the national abbot, Zhu Cihong sent someone to send a Fuman Qiankun pocket watch to Kunning Palace, and asked for an audience to ask Queen Zhou for his guilt.

Queen Zhou learned that Jiading Hou was given death by the crown prince, and fainted on the spot, Chongzhen heard that the old man was given death, and was even more shocked, thinking that the prince Zhu Cihong was crazy!

However, Chongzhen didn't dare to act rashly, from the initial anger to become more and more calm, he knew very well that now the nine gates of the Jingshi were controlled by the rebel, and it was not possible for this rebel to learn from Li Shimin to seize the throne.

Chongzhen felt that the more critical the moment, the more stable he became, didn't he also rely on calmness to win when he got rid of Wei Zhongxian, patience, showing weakness, paralysis, and waiting for the opportunity.

Compared with Wei Zhongxian's old fox, the crown prince Zhu Cihong has less political experience, not to mention that he has offended the gentry class now, and the civil officials are determined not to let him go.

The rebel son gave his grandfather to death, I am afraid that it will cause more dissatisfaction among officials and scholars, and when the public opinion in the world is overwhelming, can the rebel son still kill all the scholars in the world?

Chongzhen naturally did not sit idle, and has been operating secretly, and even issued a secret decree to the cronies and troops stationed near the Beijing Division.

After Queen Zhou woke up, she looked very sad and angry, when she knew that the prince had seized one million taels of silver from the Zhou Mansion, she was even more distressed, as the father of the country, he had millions of family properties, but he did not pull out a dime at the time of the national disaster, which was really chilling.

However, Empress Zhou still refused Zhu Cihong's audience and ordered someone to return the pocket watch, Zhu Cihong had no choice but to wait for a while to ask for guilt.

The day before Zhu Cihong's birthday, Cao Bianjiao rushed back from Shanxi, bringing a large amount of gold and silver and the families of the eight major Jin merchants.

Zhu Cihong praised Cao Bianjiao greatly, and ordered the eight Jin merchants to be imprisoned in the Tiger City Colosseum, and another tiger was released.

Zhu Cihong came to Hucheng to watch the eight profiteers fight the Siberian Tiger, but he was very disappointed, all he saw was the frightened screams and desperate wails of the eight profiteers, and he did not imagine the majestic posture of the eight traitors sliding the Siberian Tiger.

The scene in the Colosseum was very bloody, the eight profiteers were chased by a tiger and brutally played to death, and even several Jinyi guards who were in charge of the punishment grinned and couldn't look at them directly.

"It's cruel!"

Seeing Fan Yongdou being pounced on and torn by the tiger, Zhu Cihong smacked his lips and sighed.

Li Tingbiao thought that the crown prince was scared, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, do you want to stop?" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Stop, this tiger should be full, and then another one will go in." ”

Li Tingbiao was stunned for a moment, only to hear Zhu Cihong say again: "Clean up the leopard room again, put the clansmen of the eight major profiteers in batches, and remember to put a few more leopards." ”

After speaking, Zhu Cihong shook it, and said in his mouth: "It's too cruel, these tigers and leopards are rare animals, you see that they are hungry, and they have lost weight several times......"

There was a chill in the hearts of the people around him, this prince's murderous intent was too heavy, and it became more and more ruthless, and it was hard to imagine what would happen to those who opposed him in the future.

History, Chongzhen thirteen years of February three, the eight Jin merchants died tragically, the four years of the Jin Shang case ended, the Jin Shang case involved as many as 10,000 people, marking the Tianwu Emperor began to solve the gentry privileges, the Ming Dynasty began to ......

On the fourth day of the first month of February, the palace of King Xin is full of lights, this day is Zhu Cihong's birthday, the feast is huge, and there are countless civil and military officials who congratulate him on his birthday.

Originally, Zhu Cihong didn't plan to do a big deal, but he noticed that the situation outside was not clear, and many people secretly opposed it......

At present, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is very good, it can be said that it is the best period for the Zhongxing Dynasty, Zhu Cihong does not want to miss this opportunity, but he does not know how great the power of the civil official group and the scholar class is, and whether Taimiao can completely press them to the ground after cutting down hundreds of civil officials.

The banquet was greeted by Li Tingbiao, and Jingwu Bosun Yingyuan was the banquet manager, and the two of them went to the palace to stand in front of the palace, which immediately made many officials who came to congratulate their faces dark, and Li Tingbiao silently observed and remembered the faces of these officials.

"Xinlehou has arrived!"

"New Uncle arrived!"

"The horses have arrived!"

"Scholar of Wenhuadian University, Yang Ge, the first assistant minister of the cabinet, is old!"

"Dongge University Scholar, Prince Taishi, Fan Ge is old!"

"The military department is still in the book, the prince Taibao Chen Butang has arrived!"

"Lord Tian, the Governor of the Left Capital of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, has arrived!"

"General Miyun General Wang has arrived!"

"Governor Jiliao, Anxi Bohong Chengchou, greeting the box!"

"Shanhaiguan General Soldier, Zhenbei General Mao Yuanyi, greeting the box!"

"The chief soldier of Xuanfu, the general of Zhenshuo, Hu Dawei, greeting the box!"

"Yang Tinglin, the prefect of Fengyang Mansion, greeting the box!"

“.......”

In front of the palace of the king of letters, the guests were like clouds, and all the civil ministers and military generals around the capital came to come, even if the distance was far away and could not come, they also sent people to send congratulatory gifts early.

The generals of the Tianwu Army in the Beijing Division are all together, if it were not for the fact that the Xinwang Mansion covers an area of hundreds of acres and is extremely wide, I am afraid that the people who came to congratulate would have to line up on the street.

In the carrying hall, Zhu Cihong sat at the top, and at the bottom left sat Jingwu Bosun Yingyuan, followed by the generals of the Tianwu Army, and the other nobles and cabinet ministers sat on the right side.

Although the main hall naturally can't accommodate so many people, all the people who can enter the carrier hall are people with extremely high official positions, but ...... Why can a regiment of the Tianwu Army always enter the temple and have a seat? Moreover, the generals of the Tianwu Army sat on the left side, but Wenchen sat on the right side for the first time.

The Ming Dynasty has always been on the left and on the right, what does the crown prince mean by arranging the generals on the left? The officials felt unhappy for a while.

An imperial historian jumped out and immediately pointed out this problem, and reprimanded some generals of the Tianwu Army for relying on their military exploits to become more and more domineering, and had no court, and even accused Zhu Cihong of killing the gentry with beast punishment, which was too brutal.

Zhu Cihong just smiled, just waved his hand casually, and immediately two guards dragged the outspoken Yushi out.

After a while, a guard stood in the main hall with a wooden box in his hand, which contained the head of the roaring imperial historian just now.

Zhu Cihong swept towards everyone, looked at these frightened civil officials, and said coldly: "If someone provokes this palace by relying on the fact that it is not appropriate to see blood on the day of his birth, it is a big mistake, because this palace never picks a day to kill!" ”

Yang Sichang and the others all had flashing eyes and different expressions, not knowing what they were thinking.

Zhu Cihong tapped his fingers on the table and continued: "Who else wants to overturn the case for the traitorous profiteers?" Or do you think this palace is too brutal? If you have something to say, don't affect the start of the banquet. ”

Some civil officials looked left and right, although their expressions were indignant, but no one dared to stand up and speak, this prince was too strong, and his means were not weaker than Emperor Taizu Hongwu, if he was such an emperor in the future, what would his future be.

Compared with the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, more officials hope that their careers will be more stable and prosperous, as for what is prosperous, it is the king's business......

Zhu Cihong showed the cruelty to the fullest, seeing that no one spoke, he smiled coldly in his heart, and secretly said that he was really a group of cheap embryos!

Xu Sheng took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "The banquet begins, play music!" ”

The sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the civil officials were just about to relax, when they suddenly heard a bang, and all the generals of the Tianwu Army stood up and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Highness!" ”

The sound of the generals was like thunder, and it exploded in the hall, which immediately startled the civil officials, and even the wine that Yang Sichang had just picked up in his hand was spilled in shock.

Zhu Cihong stood up, slowly raised his glass, and shouted: "Congratulations to my heavenly warriors!" ”

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