Shaanxi Governor Lu Zhonghe and his relatives, as well as other officials involved in the case of collusion with the Tartars to harm the people, were escorted to Beijing.

At this time, Shao Daxia, who had also pretended to be a Tartar and was instructed by Li Dongyang to slaughter villagers, was also captured by Yang Yiqing.

Originally, Shao Daxia immediately hid as soon as he knew that Li Dongyang was imprisoned, but he had no choice but to be strictly investigated by the government, and he himself was unwilling to hide in the deep mountains and old forests as a real mountain bandit, so when Yang Yiqing contacted this Shao Daxia through the people in the rivers and lakes and revealed that he was willing to turn this Shao Daxia and his subordinates into court officers and soldiers, this Shao Daxia was also moved.

Even, this Shao Daxia also met with Yang Yiqing: "Lord Futai, I don't know why you intend to help Shao?" ”

"Just by virtue of this, Li Gefu's handwritten letter to the official, I really don't hide that the official also wants to have a person like Shao Daxia to help the official do something that the official can't do in the future, now that the court is strict, it is undoubtedly the safest to make you an officer and soldier of the court through the help of the official, what does Shao Daxia think?"

Yang Yiqing took out the handwritten letter that Li Dongyang once gave him, but he also completely persuaded Shao Daxia.

And this Shao Daxia really brought all his subordinates to Xi'an Mansion, but as soon as this Shao Daxia entered the inner city of Xi'an, Yang Yiqing immediately ordered the city gate to be closed, and the officers and soldiers who had been ambushed everywhere rushed out of the civilian houses.

And Shao Daxia himself was also captured alive.

"Yang Yiqing, you villain, you dare to lie to me, Lao Tzu will kill you!"

Shao Daxia was furious when he was escorted to Yang Yiqing.

And Yang Yiqing looked indifferent and folded Li Dongyang's handwritten letter into the recital, and smiled: "You are a criminal of the imperial court, how dare this official keep you and dedicate you to the imperial court, wouldn't it be better to wash away the relationship with Li Dongyang?" ”

Saying that, Yang Yiqing instructed a military attache again: "Be careful, you must send Shao Daxia to the capital safely, and this letter from this official is sparse!" ”

……

In the past, all the officials and thieves who killed the people of Sanyuan County together with the Tartars have all been brought to justice at this time.

Zhu Houzhao was not polite, and directly ordered: "As the saying goes, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and the slaughter of the people is naturally the same crime as the murder of the king, and the punishment of Lu Zhonghe and the Shao Daxia is also a deterrent to the officials and gentry in the north, don't think that it can really be lawless, once the court finds out that it colludes with the Tartars and slaughters the people, the court will not spare it!" ”

In this way, Lu Zhonghe, Shao Daxia and others were also sentenced to death, and the people of Sanyuan County who were slaughtered could rest in peace under Jiuquan at this time.

……

The months-long murder of the monarch and the resulting massacre of the people are now completely over.

In this major case, tens of thousands of people were implicated, which was not inferior to the major case in the Hongwu period, and the inside and outside of the government and the opposition were empty, and Zhu Houzhao's imperial majesty also reached the point where children stopped crying when they heard his name.

However, Zhu Houzhao still feels that he is actually a very kind and benevolent person, and he is not a ruthless and bloodthirsty person.

What's more, every time Zhu Houzhao looked in the mirror, he saw that he was just a fair-skinned teenager with stubble.

On the eve of the New Year in the first year of Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to convene a court meeting, and this time he summoned all the ministers and officials of the central government of the empire, as well as the ministers of the Hanlin Yuan and the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate to the Qianqing Palace.

There is no other reason.

Kill and kill, Zhu Houzhao still has to fulfill the duties of an emperor, and he really wants to turn the Ming Dynasty into a truly powerful empire, rather than die at the hands of a foreign race a hundred years later.

Zhu Houzhao obviously felt that the hundred officials in the court were much more pleasing to the eye at this court meeting, because he could see that these courtiers were now respectful to him, although they were a little too cautious, but it was better than despising themselves.

"Although there has been a major case of killing the monarch recently, many people have been implicated, but this is not my original intention, I am just avenging the first emperor, and I am just a righteous person for the society of the country, I still hope that the princes can govern the Ming Dynasty together with me, and I am determined to still uphold the legacy of the first emperor, continue the image of Hongzhi Zhongxing, and then open the prosperous era of Zhengde! Become the Emperor of the Ages! ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his wide sleeves as he spoke, and the tassel of the crown was raised in the wind, and he suddenly showed an imperial bearing.

"Your Majesty has the heart to make the country prosperous, the Ming Dynasty is very lucky, and the people are very lucky!"

Ma Wensheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, didn't expect that he, the emperor, was not disheartened because of the murder of the first emperor and only cared about pleasure, and he also felt very relieved in his heart, and hurriedly gave Zhu Houzhao a big salute first.

"Your Majesty has the heart to make the country prosperous, the Ming Dynasty is very lucky, and the people are very lucky!"

For a time, the cabinet minister Jiao Fang, the cabinet minister Xu Jin and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Zhang Sheng, the household secretary Wang Hua and so on all bowed to Zhu Houzhao, at this time, can still stay in the court, although it is not the Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty, but pragmatic and politically ambitious ministers are not a few, seeing that Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne after the first removal of the ministers and then revenge on his father, and now there is hope to rule the heart of the world, naturally they are also very respectful and moved.

"Zhu Aiqing can be of the same heart with me, I am very relieved, now that the traitorous ministers have been removed, the good governance of the new dynasty should be reopened, you can speak freely, I will not blame you, it is not involved in impeachment and slander, I will not punish crimes, political arguments are only high and low, right and wrong, no guilt!"

Zhu Houzhao stood up with a smile, wearing a gown, although he could show his majesty, but it was really too tiring to sit upright all the time, he had to stand up and walk around, and the imperial history who maintained the order of the court naturally didn't dare to care whether Zhu Houzhao's behavior was solemn or casual.

Ma Wensheng stood up first: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty wants to be the Emperor of the Ages, you should demonstrate your determination to rule the world, so that the subjects of the world can see Your Majesty's determination to govern the world, and the minister advises Your Majesty to demolish the leopard house!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal, His Majesty built the leopard house was a plan to raise the obscurity of Taoguang, and now the court is in the middle of the dynasty, and the world is only loyal to the ministers, and His Majesty has lived in the main palace, in order to show his determination in the world, the demolition of the leopard house is undoubtedly a move to win the hearts of the people in the world!"

Cabinet minister Jiao Fang also chimed in.

Then, all the ministers began to second, and they were all testing whether Zhu Houzhao really wanted to rule the world.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile, he didn't expect that as soon as he expressed his determination to rule the world, these ministers really didn't give face, and as soon as they came, they made a big move and wanted to demolish the leopard room by themselves.

"Your suggestion is reasonable, but I think that although the demolition of the leopard house can show determination, it is a bit of a violent suspicion of destroying the heavens, although this leopard house is just my other garden, but it is also built at the expense of people's power and national wealth, it is a pity to demolish it, I think it can be used for the construction of the school!"

Zhu Houzhao said and said: "The first emperor was killed, the so-called gentleman in the past regarded as a traitorous and loyal, I have to sigh that the people's hearts are not ancient, and I have to sigh that the education of the ministers is not enough, and the Tartars are raging, the leaves are not prosperous, and it is caused by the lack of opportunities for people to learn. ”