As Zhu Youxiao's voice fell, two Han generals immediately strode in from outside the hall, and when they came to the main hall, they pressed Wang Hengzhuang to the ground without saying anything.

Wang Heng was shocked, and shouted while struggling: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Weichen is brave and loyal, completely for His Majesty's sake and for the sake of Daming! ”

Zhu Youxiao sneered: "For my sake? Wang Hengzhuang, as a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, you should know how to be knowledgeable, but I didn't see any knowledge of etiquette from you. You also said that Xin Guogong has made immortal contributions to the Ming Dynasty over the years, destroying Jiannu in the north and recovering Taiwan in the south, and saving the Ming Dynasty from danger, but because you said that the Jiang Ning Army only knew that there was Yang Feng and did not know that there was me, you had to transfer him back to the capital to be dismissed and investigated, is this how you treat the heroes?

Have you ever thought about what would happen if I really listened to you, if I really dismissed Xinguo Gong from his post and investigated it? If the entire Jiangning army is light, the entire Jiangning army will be leaderless, resulting in Jiangnan Liukou being free to wreak havoc on Jiangnan.

At that time, the entire Jiangnan will inevitably fall into the hands of the Liukou, and once such a rich place as Jiangnan falls into the hands of the Liukou, it will be in danger? And the culprit for all of this is you idiot! ”

Listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, everyone in the Wenhua Hall was stunned.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao, who was standing on the throne with angry eyes, a strange feeling rose in everyone's hearts, is this still the carpenter emperor who only knows how to fiddle with wood in the palace and only knows how to deal with mud in case of trouble?

"Someone!"

I only heard Zhu Youxiao shouting.

"Whoa!"

The two Han generals below answered in unison.

Zhu Youxiao pointed at Wang Hengzhuang and said coldly: "Pick off this guy's official robe and hat, drag it down and beat me hard!" ”

The Han general didn't say a word, one person ripped off Wang Hengzhuang's black gauze hat, and the other ripped off his official robe and belt, and then dragged him down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Weichen is wronged! Your Majesty......"

Listening to Wang Hengzhuang's voice that was getting farther and farther away, there was silence in the Wenhua Palace, and many officials were silent.

Wei Zhongxian, who had been standing at the bottom for a long time, asked softly: "Your Majesty, I don't know how many court rods you want to beat Wang Hengzhuang?" ”

Zhu Youxiao sneered: "I heard that since the attack on the Divine Sect, our Ming officials have not only not been ashamed after being beaten by the court staff, but have been proud. In this case, I will fulfill them, spread my will, and beat them hard, and stop when they are killed! ”

And the ministers in the Wenhua Hall changed their faces one by one, and even the three pavilion elders such as Sun Chengzong, Zhu Guozhen, and Han Yi were taken aback.

Sun Chengzong hurriedly stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, by all means, the court is free, and the court staff can only hit a hundred times at most, Your Majesty's move is really inappropriate." ”

Zhu Youxiao was slightly stunned, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Since this is the case, Wei Zhongxian, then you will personally supervise the court staff and hit a hundred times with practical intentions, understand?" ”

"Whoa!"

Wei Zhongxian responded, glanced at Sun Chengzong and the others with a sneer, and strode out of the Wenhua Palace.

The court rod, that is, beating people with a cane on the court, is a punishment imposed on officials in the court, which first began with the Ming Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

By the Ming Dynasty, the court staff had formed a system, and it was reasonable to say that it should be a shame to be punished by the emperor Lao Tzu, but in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it changed its taste.

In the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty, there is such a record: "Although the court staff of the Ming Dynasty is cool, the righteous people are roded, and the world thinks it is the most honored, and it is admired for life." ”

The court staff of the Ming Dynasty began in the Zhu Yuanzhang period and lasted for nearly 300 years, during which countless people died. However, what is surprising is that the officials of the Ming Dynasty gradually turned from their initial fear of the court staff to their eagerness. Especially in the middle and later periods, the courtiers were proud to have received the court staff.

This is why, because in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, in order to avoid being sick by the history books or future generations, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty usually raised it high and put it down gently, and the officials who were beaten to death by the court staff were rarely killed.

In this way, the taste of the court staff changed, and the officials quickly discovered a way to quickly become famous without paying too much price, as long as they found a way to anger the emperor and let themselves be beaten by the board, as long as they cultivated for two or three months, they could be alive again.

And once you have the experience of being in court, you will immediately become a celebrity admired by the people of the world, the cost is small and the harvest is large, as long as the individual knows how to choose, how can such a thing not be liked by officials.

But today, this matter has changed, as long as the officials in the Wenhua Hall are not blind, they know that Zhu Youxiao has moved to kill.

Although as Sun Chengzong said, the court staff can only be hit a hundred times at most, but usually the emperor orders to hit the court staff only twenty or thirty times, but today Zhu Youxiao uncharacteristically pointed out that he would hit a hundred times, which is simply clear that Wang Hengzhuang's life is wanted.

Although he knew that Zhu Youxiao had murderous intentions, Sun Chengzong couldn't say anything yet. Han Yi was a little unbearable, and wanted to stand up and speak, but was stopped by Zhu Guozhen, he glanced at Han Yi, and signaled him not to anger the emperor at this time.

Wang Hengzhuang was beaten with a cane, and the officials who stood up to support him began to panic, not knowing whether to continue to speak out against it or quickly retract at this time.

But it wasn't their turn to think about it, Zhu Youxiao had already looked at them and asked, "Now, do you still insist on investigating and prosecuting the dismissal of Xinguo Gong?" ”

"This ......"

Zhu Youxiao's words forced these officials into a corner, from this incident, they have seen how important Zhu Youxiao's heart is to protect Yang Feng, Wang Hengzhuang has already lost his life for this, if they continue to insist on disposing of Yang Feng, they will follow in Wang Hengzhuang's footsteps.

But if you change your tune now, the consequences will be even worse.

Once they change their words, their reputation will be completely ruined, and what is the right for a person who can change his position at will in front of the emperor and the Manchu officials under threat to continue to wear this official uniform.

After thinking about it for a long time, these officials finally gritted their teeth and made a decision, anyway, there are so many of us, no matter how brutal the emperor is, it is impossible for him to beat us all to death, does he still have a reputation?

Soon, a neat sound sounded in the Wenhua Palace.

"The ministers still insist that the Duke of Xinguo should be immediately recalled to the capital and dismissed for investigation!"

"Good...... Okay! ”

Zhu Youxiao was amused, and he nodded: "It's really worthy of being the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, all of them have so hard bones." In that case, I will fulfill you, O man. ”

"Whoa!"

"Some time ago, Xin Guogong wrote a letter complaining that there were too few officials in Nanyang, and hoped that the imperial court would send more officials to Nanyang? Really make the decision, send all these people to Nanyang, let them and Jiang Ningjun work together to educate those natives and barbarians in Nanyang, and let them also enjoy the grace and care of the Ming Dynasty. ”