As soon as Zhu Houzhao's voice fell, the four brocade guards detained Chen Yuanyan and Zheng Yushi together and dragged them to the open space on the side.

Chen Yuanyan panicked on the spot, he didn't expect Emperor Zhu Houzhao to be so unsympathetic, and still continued to shout: "Your Majesty spare your life!" The minister really didn't have any disrespectful words to Ma Gefu, and the minister didn't! ”

Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to take care of this Chen Yuanyan.

And this Zheng Yushi also felt very wronged, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister is really wronged!" The minister did not insult Ma Gefu! Ma Gefu, you can testify, please plead with Your Majesty for us! ”

Ma Wensheng really turned around and arched his hand towards Zhu Houzhao, but before he could speak, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to stop Ma Wensheng: "Needless to say, today's matter, I will not be spared, otherwise in the future, all the subjects will take my words as a joke?" Those who dare to intercede for them will be guilty of the crime! Beat! Give me a hard beating! ”

Ma Wensheng didn't persuade again, after all, he was pointed at his nose and scolded as a traitor and was spitted, as long as it was not a clay sculpture of the Bodhisattva, he would be a little angry, so he was able to count his benevolence and righteousness when Zhu Houzhao ordered Chen Yuancheng and other random sticks to be beaten to death, and now Zhu Houzhao has clearly stopped him from interceding, and also issued a warning, he naturally will not take the risk of disobeying Zhu Houzhao to intercede for these people who humiliate him.

Even, although Zhu Houzhao's current behavior is rough and ruthless, Ma Wensheng, as a civil official, has to show helplessness and pain, but he is still very satisfied and grateful to the emperor for supporting him, so Ma Wensheng no longer cares about Chen Yuanyan and Zheng Yushi, who were beaten with a cane.

Jiao Fang and Xu Jin also only remained silent, although they didn't dare to say that His Majesty the Emperor fought well, but in their hearts they were also very willing to see His Majesty the Emperor beat the officials who dared to rebel against him for his own staff, which undoubtedly increased his face.

Syllable!

Syllable!

Syllable!

The heavy sticks hit Chen Yuanqian and Zheng Yushi one after another, directly hitting their flesh and blood, screaming again and again!

Every stick hit Chen Yuanyan and Zheng Yushi, and all the Qingliu civil officials kneeling in front of Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but tremble.

At this time, they were very scared in their hearts!

At this time, they didn't dare to speak anymore!

At this time, they just want to get out of here, out of this cold and frightening place!

At this time, Chen Yuanqian and Zheng Yushi were both killed on the spot.

The three corpses just lay in this cold and snowy place, lying horizontally in front of a clear stream civil official, lying horizontally in front of Ma Wensheng, Jiao Fang, and Xu Jin.

Zhu Houzhao walked in front of Ma Wensheng and others: "This kind of person who gathers people outside the palace to make trouble and humiliates you Aiqing, why should you be polite, just drink and order the guards to beat, and it is not in the palace, what if you are killed outside the palace gate, remember not to be so cowardly next time, you have me behind you, there are people all over the world behind me, what are you afraid of!" You are my ministers, not their ministers, and if you want to be a powerful minister, you have to be ruthless! ”

Zhu Houzhao's words were obviously deliberately biased in favor of Ma Wensheng and others, and a group of Qingliu civil officials were very shocked when they heard it, and they all knew that now Ma Wensheng and others were really saints, and they couldn't afford to provoke them, so naturally they felt more hatred and jealousy for Ma Wensheng and others, but at this time, these Qingliu civil officials did not dare to show it.

Ma Wensheng and the others knew that they were being roasted on the fire by His Majesty, and His Majesty Zhu Houzhao wanted to force himself to completely break with the Qingliu civil officials, but they were also difficult to ride at this time, and they could only let Zhu Houzhao arrange it like this, after all, they themselves were already disgusted by the Qingliu civil official group, and they could only unite around His Majesty the Emperor.

At this time, the attitude expressed by Zhu Houzhao also made Ma Wensheng and others quite moved, and they were more confident to follow Zhu Houzhao together, as for the resentment of the Qingliu civil officials, they couldn't control much, since ancient times, the strong have been respected, and it is difficult to be the mouthpiece of hundreds of officials if they are not united around His Majesty.

The Qingliu civil officials knew that they couldn't intercede for Li Dongyang now, after all, they had already killed three of them, where did they dare to anger Long Yan.

"If Your Majesty has no other instructions, the minister will retire!"

At this time, a Qingliu civil official first saluted Zhu Houzhao.

"Retire!"

Immediately afterwards, other Qingliu civil officials also saluted and retired one after another.

Zhu Houzhao immediately shouted: "Stop!" ”

A group of Qingliu civil officials who had already been frightened hurriedly stood still, and one was uneasy in his heart, thinking that he couldn't leave?

"Gather a crowd to make trouble outside the palace gate, how can you just leave!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiao Fang as he spoke: "Why are they gathered here?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, they are here to intercede for Li Dongyang", Jiao Fang replied truthfully.

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "That's Li Dongyang's party, Li Dongyang's matter is involved in conspiracy to rebel against the king, his comrades naturally can't be spared, and even dare to gather people to make trouble, all of them will be sent to prison, and they will be dealt with after being interrogated and interrogated!" ”

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the Qingliu civil officials present were all surprised, they didn't expect that they would be sent to prison, and they almost couldn't help kneeling down and kowtowing and begging for mercy!

It's incredible for them!

They thought that if they didn't gather a crowd to make trouble outside the palace gate, they would leave directly, and this matter would be over, but they didn't expect that now they can't leave by themselves, as long as they gather a crowd to make trouble and intercede for Li Dongyang, they will also be sent to prison, and they will also be regarded as Li Dongyang's accomplice in the murder of the monarch and the rebellion!

What is Your Majesty doing here, isn't this to create a big case?

The civil officials were completely dumbfounded, they didn't expect Emperor Zhu Houzhao to play like this, to be so ruthless, to be so ruthless!

But at this moment, they can only shout that they are innocent and can only beg for mercy loudly!

"Your Majesty! The minister did not intend to offend the king, why did His Majesty lock up the minister! ”

"Your Majesty! Are you going to leave a legacy of infamy! ”

"Your Majesty! Are you going to be a tyrant? ”

……

But.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't listen to these at this time, he just wanted to give these civil officials a long memory, let them know that the emperor is not so gentle and deceitful as you think, and the emperor is essentially a butcher! It is the dictator who rules life and death and seizes power!

On the contrary, Ma Wensheng, Jiao Fang, and Xu Jin all looked panicked at the moment.

Ma Wensheng said directly: "Your Majesty is angry! Such a large-scale arrest of officials will surely shock the government and the opposition! The officials are not convinced! If the world is in turmoil because of this, it will be even worse for the Daming Jiangshan Society! The minister risked his life to beg His Majesty to take back his order and let them go back! ”

"Your Majesty, what Ma Gefu said is extremely true, now there is no clear evidence of Li Dongyang and others killing the monarch, and it is afraid that a big case will give birth to a big mess, after all, it is not the Hongwu period, please think twice!"

Jiao Fang was also busy persuading, he thought that His Majesty would kill a few civil officials at most to scare and scare, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would not only kill a few civil officials, but also arrest all these troublemakers into Jinyiwei, although the military power is now in the hands of His Majesty, it is difficult to guarantee that these officials will not go to any vassal kings or even Tartars outside the fortress to make trouble.

"Your Majesty, these people are certainly hateful, but at this moment, they are all in prison for fear of chaos, and the ministers also implore Your Majesty to bear with them for the time being, and it is not appropriate to destroy the friendship between the monarch and the minister!"

Xu Jin was also busy persuading.

Zhu Houzhao knew that what they said was right, but Zhu Houzhao didn't speak, he just wanted to try it now, and wanted to delay the time, so he went to the Qianqing Palace without looking back.

At this time, Ma Wensheng seemed to be in a hurry, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, if you don't take back your order, the old minister can only kneel down here!" ”

As he spoke, Ma Wensheng really knelt down.

Jiao Fang and Xu Jin sighed and knelt down.