Chapter 188: Even the royal relatives can't be forgiven
Where did Cai Zhen think that His Majesty the Emperor would come back alive, and where did he think that before His Majesty the Emperor came back, he would not be able to even get a Xu Jin, but he still had confidence, after all, he was the emperor's own uncle and an elder in the imperial family, and he believed that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would not treat him well, so he also explained like Prince Liang:
"The minister is also concerned about the chaos, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!"
"A good Jiangshan Sheji for the Ming Dynasty, for the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty, you can abandon me."
Zhu Houzhao smiled secretly in his heart.
Immediately, Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Mian again and asked, "Are you also for the Ming Dynasty?" ”
Jiang Mian's face was not red, and he replied without a beat: "The same is true of the ministers, the ministers and others have all done this unwise act because of mishearing the rumors, and the ministers have lost their fingers for a while, please punish Your Majesty." ”
"What a Jiangshan Sheji for the Ming Dynasty, in the final analysis, what you care more about is the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty, there is no such father as me in your eyes, right, as long as I am really captured alive, you will definitely abandon me without hesitation, and choose to be a new emperor! Isn't it! ”
With a hint of anger, Zhu Houzhao asked these people in front of him.
None of them answered.
Zhu Houzhao knew that they were acquiescing, he realized the ruthlessness of these people, and he had to admit that no matter how loyal these people were in front of him, he would still not hesitate when it was time to abandon himself as a king.
"Since you don't regard me as a monarch's father, why should I regard you as a courtier! Message! Punish Jiang Mian and Liang Chu for treason! Death penalty! I don't have the property of the three clans as an official! His family members were sent to Saiwai and served for ten years! Including Li Tiantian, He Tai's family members, including the people of the three clans! Violators will be killed! ”
Zhu Houzhao commanded coldly.
Immediately, Zhu Houzhao looked at Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, this imperial relative!
Thinking of the fact that after Chongzhen's suicide in history, his relative Zhou Kui did not hesitate to sacrifice his own grandson to a thief, Zhu Houzhao still made up his mind: "Cai Zhen, the captain of the horse, will also be sentenced to death for the crime of plotting rebellion!" ”
Although Liang Chu, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, and Jiang Mian of Zhan Shi, already knew that His Majesty in front of them was cruel and ruthless, at this moment, when they heard that they were going to be executed, they were still a little difficult to face.
Liang Chu, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, fainted directly.
Zhan Shi Jiang Mian directly kowtowed: "Your Majesty! The minister is guilty! The minister is wrong! Ministers should not misinterpret the words of the sage, despise the monarch's father, and the minister should not have the heart to abandon His Majesty! Please forgive your majesty, forgive your family, woo! ”
"Begging for mercy?"
"Does begging for mercy work?"
"I believe that if I am really captured alive, no matter how much I beg for mercy, you will definitely not save me! Why, then, should I have mercy on you! I am not a ruthless person, otherwise you would not have been born an official and a knight; I am not an inconsiderate person, otherwise I would not have increased your income; But you are impatient to abandon me! There is no righteousness to me, how can you let me forgive you! ”
Zhu Houzhao sneered, and then asked loudly.
Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, looked at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment at this time: "Your Majesty, is the minister also going to be sentenced to death by you, but the minister is your uncle!" ”
"If you still remember that you are my uncle, then you should not be in a hurry to abandon me and think about establishing a new king when you hear that I may be defeated and captured! How could you ever have the slightest sense of family affection! The eldest princess of Chun'an has passed away, and you just go down to be a companion! ”
Zhu Houzhao waved his long sleeves and sighed: "No wonder kings are all called lonely and widowed, and it is not unreasonable to think about it now!" ”
Cai Zhen didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would also execute himself, and he suddenly couldn't help but shout:
"Zhu Houzhao! Why are you so cruel! Do you know that you are losing the way of heaven by doing this! It's against human morality! It is precisely because of your excessive slaughter that you have no heirs! A tyrant like you, even if you kill all the people in the world! But that's where your throne ends! From the first year of Zhengde to the present, does the queen have a son, does the concubine have a son, it is not because you have provoked the anger of heaven and people and been punished by God! Hahaha! ”
Cai Zhen laughed and laughed wildly.
……
And this time.
An eunuch hurriedly ran over, Gu Dayong saw this, hurriedly left Zhu Houzhao's side, went to inquire, and then hurriedly ran over with excitement:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The queen gave birth to a son! ”
At this time, another eunuch hurriedly ran over, Gu Dayong left Zhu Houzhao again when he saw this, went to inquire, and then ran over with excitement:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Su Guifei gave birth to a son! ”
Then, another eunuch hurriedly ran over, Gu Dayong saw this, and left Zhu Houzhao's side again, went to inquire, and then ran over with excitement:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Liu Guifei gave birth to a son! ”
Then, at this time, Liu Jin suddenly hurriedly broke into the hall in person:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The female officer is happy! ”
Zhu Houzhao received a report about the pregnancy of the queen and the two concubines not long after leaving Beijing, but in order not to be taken advantage of by the villain, he replied to Xu Jin and Gu Dayong and others who stayed in Beijing, so that they blocked the news and did not let too many people know about the pregnancy of the queen and the two concubines too early.
Because of this, Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, didn't know about the pregnancy of the queen and the two concubines, and now he directly accused Zhu Houzhao of being cruel because he had no heirs.
However, Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that his queen and the two concubines would give birth to a son at this time, but it was when Cai Zhen, the captain of the horse, said that he had no woman in his harem and no heirs, probably because he was cruel and unreasonable.
Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, didn't expect that when he had just reprimanded Zhu Houzhao for being cruel because he knew that Zhu Houzhao would not forgive him, he would not have an heir, and suddenly there was news that the emperor had an heir! And three children, maybe even four!
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing, and pointed at Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses: "Didn't you say that I have a dry heavenly harmony and provoke the anger of the heavens, so I have no heirs?" Listen! Listen! ”
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao kicked Cai Zhen, the captain of the horse, with his foot and asked loudly.
Zhu Houzhao knew that in this era, people attached great importance to the Mandate of Heaven, so he continued to reprimand Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, and Liang Chu and other officials, and also let other officials listen: "I am the Son of Heaven!" I am the Son of Heaven to whom I am destined to return! I did everything right! All correct! It's all in line with heaven! But you, you are all selfish traitors! You are traitors! That's why I have the favor of God! Didn't lose to the Little Prince! Didn't lose to you! I will have children! And you traitors will only be defeated because of your betrayal of me, and you will be defeated! ”
Cai Zhen, the commander of the horses, couldn't help crying at this time: "God! Why are you like this? Why so! ”
Zhu Houzhao asked people to drag down Cai Zhen, Liang Chu and other Wenchen.
The civil officials present did not dare to speak at this time, and they had to start thinking to themselves, thinking that there really is a so-called mandate of heaven, although these civil servants often use this to fool the people and the emperor, but they never thought that the emperor would really be the destiny of heaven.
But at least now these civil officials have some god-like awe of Zhu Houzhao.
These officials began to understand a little that His Majesty the Emperor in front of them could not be easily provoked.
Zhu Houzhao announced the dissolution of the dynasty, and did not leave Xu Jin to continue the discussion, only let Xu Jin go back to rest, while he was ready to go to see the queen and the two concubines.
At the same time, Liu Jin came to report Ruyi's pregnancy, which naturally also showed that Ruyi and Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, had also entered Beijing, and as for Ruyi's pregnancy, of course, it was also caused by her hard work along the way.
Zhu Houzhao also issued an order to give Yu Ruyi, and carried people back to the palace.
Regarding the fact that he suddenly had three children, Zhu Houzhao was still a little surprised at this time, although he had already been mentally prepared.
Especially, when he looked at the three babies who were lying next to their respective mothers and only crying, he never thought that he would have his own blood in Daming.
And because of his possession, Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty actually had an heir in this era!
Zhu Houzhao knows that this not only means that history may change dramatically, such as Jiajing, Longqing, Wanli, these historical emperors may not appear again.
It also means that he will not be able to control the situation according to his own understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty, because the trajectory of history has changed a lot because of his own appearance.
Next, Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to deal with the gentry clique who were still secretly resisting his move to reform the Ming Dynasty, and he couldn't even predict that they would use means.
This is not like before, he can know in advance that Yang Tinghe is a loyal and traitorous person, so he can arrange eyeliner in advance to deal with it.
However, Zhu Houzhao had to admit that he could enhance the confidence of the reformers after he had an heir, and the emperor showed that God still favored the emperor, which meant that the national honor could continue.
For civil officials who were deeply influenced by Confucianism, it was a symbol of prosperity.
Therefore, Xu Jin was smiling all the way after returning to the cabinet, and he was even happier than he heard that Daming defeated the little prince and even captured the little prince alive.
The emperor has an heir, and he has also created extraordinary martial arts, which means that the majesty of the emperor has been consolidated again, and the hearts of the people in the world are more stable, and the behavior of Cai Zhen and Liang Chu is even more ridiculous.
Therefore, at this time, no one dared to sympathize with Cai Zhen and Liang Chu and others.
Cai Zhen and Liang Chu were also successfully punished by the Ming Dynasty, and all the officials applauded for this, in order to seek Zhu Houzhao's understanding and forgiveness.
Zhu Houzhao now knows the hypocrisy of these people, and he is not easily confused by these people, he knows that as long as there is an opportunity, these gentry who do not want their interests to be deprived will still spare no effort to oppose themselves and prevent themselves from reforming the heart of the Ming Dynasty, therefore, he is not careless because of the welcome of these officials.
However, after Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing and killed a group of civil officials who were relatively jumpy, the civil officials were indeed much more honest, and no one dared to stand up and accuse Xu Jin of nothing, let alone accuse Zhu Houzhao of something.
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