Zhengde's tone was cold, and the meaning in his words was even more shocking. The courtiers were all shocked, looking up at each other in amazement, and they couldn't even care about the rules.

And Liu Daxia, the person concerned, has always been dying, even when Gu Dayong read out his many charges, or when his colleagues greeted him, he didn't raise his eyelids, but when he heard Zhengde's decision, he didn't know where the strength came from, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes regained clarity in an instant, and the expression on his face was even more distorted, showing great sadness and indignation.

The nine-sided towns were originally set up one by one in the last years of Yongle, and then they slowly came to have this collective name, so the punishment of the first nine sides was not there before Zhengde said it.

Even if there is none, anyone who hears these four words will gasp and tremble. Obviously, this is to separate the body of the person, and then not even be buried, which is a very heavy punishment in this era. In particular, the object of this punishment is Liu Daxia, who is a six-part scholar, which is even more shocking.

Although the Ming Dynasty was a wealthy man, in the more than 100 years since the founding of the country, there were not many officials who were beheaded by raiders, but most of them were concentrated in the decades after the founding of the country.

After arriving in the Jingtai year, the court slowly formed a convention, as long as the status reached a certain level, then, unless it was a major crime such as rebellion, otherwise, most of them were to the point. No matter how miserable the defeat is, as long as you know each other and put forward the Zhishi, whether it is the opponent or the emperor, you will generally not pursue it too much.

In fact, in the final Ming Dynasty, there was only one Xiong Tingbi who was rumored to be the head of the nine sides. This man has a bad temper, but he has great merit; The strategy is unparalleled, but there is no political vision, therefore, whether it is the eunuch party or Donglin, the whole dynasty was offended by him, and finally was pushed down by everyone and sentenced to a heavy sentence.

In fact, Xie Hong didn't know so much, he just took a fancy to the murderous aura contained in these four words. Liu Daxia is the vanguard of the hardliners, he has been fighting on the front line, this person must be killed, and when he kills, he must be able to deter the enemy, so Xie Hong has such a plan.

And Zhengde was moved by Xie Hong's words, and he couldn't let go of Hongzhi's death, and he didn't hesitate at all. What the ministers looked up at was two cold gazes, full of murderous aura that made people shudder!

Several scholars immediately saw the unshakable meaning of this, but they were incredulous...... Is this still the former crown prince, the emperor?

In the past, when they saw Zhu Houzhao's hippie smiling and indecent expression, several cabinet ministers only had anger in their hearts, but now that they think about it, they feel a little kind. That's right, even if the emperor is more absurd and stubborn, it is better than being so angry and decisive as he is now.

In a trance, the courtiers felt that it was not Zhengde who was sitting on the dragon chair, but Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu, and since the founding of the country, there are only two emperors who can have such courage and murderous spirit.

Li Dongyang sighed silently, although it was quiet, but Liu Jian turned his head to look at Li Dongyang as if he heard a voice, and his eyes flickered a little.

At this moment, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar face on the dragon chair, he finally understood that this decisive emperor was created by him with his own hands, if it wasn't for the forced palace he led, there would not be this righteousness now, Li Dongyang's approach is the most appropriate.

Unlike when Liu and Gu Gang appeared, although Zhengde's decision was more outrageous this time, the Taihe Hall was quiet, and occasionally it could be heard, but it was just a few low sighs, and everyone was frightened by the murderous aura that suddenly erupted from Zhengde's body.

In the silence, his eyes met those cold eyes, and the sadness and indignation on Liu Daxia's face disappeared, and he understood that the emperor must kill him to vent his anger and establish his authority.

Revolt? Is it useful, do you have to go back and be tortured for a few more days? Thinking of what happened in the past few days, the old man was also afraid, he had also seen the so-called spotlight, which was originally only a plaything in the Fengyue place, but he never thought that this thing could be used like this!

It is true that he was not tortured, but he was shone on his face by the lamp, and he was not allowed to sleep, but it was much more terrible than those punishments in the usual sense, it was like being in hell, and it was impossible for people to survive and not to die, such a vicious method could only be imagined by the plague god from the netherworld.

If not, how could he have confessed to those sins by his surname? After recognizing those, will there be any other fate in the future besides being ruined? But there was no way, that kind of inhuman torture really made him unbearable, and he would rather die than go through it again.

Therefore, in the eye with Zhengde, Liu Daxia lowered his head for the first time, which was also the first time he avoided the emperor's edge, and it was probably the last time.

"It's useful, and Gu Zuo, keep reading!" Looking around at the scene, seeing that no one dared to look at him, Zhengde couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart.

"Guilty Minister Gu Zuo......" Gu Dayong did not hesitate, repeated the previous action again, and read it in a low voice, the only difference from the previous one was that no one wanted to probe his brain to see what was going on, and no one found out that he had taken down the charge again.

Gu Zuo's charges are similar to Liu Daxia's, they are all greedy for ink, favoritism, etc., and they also did not mention rebellion, but no one is sure whether these two confessions involve rebellion, because Gu Dayong's recitation of these two times is only half of it, and whether there is anything else below, others do not know.

"Since no one has any objections, then it will be executed after three days." Zhengde coldly interrupted Gu Dayong, and then set a deadline for implementation.

This time, no one is silent, the military department is about to pass on the first nine sides, who dares to speak indiscriminately below the Shangshu? Everyone's eyes were focused on a few cabinet ministers, as well as the highest-ranking people such as the Six Ministries and Nine Qings.

Several important ministers were also full of bitterness, and the scene in front of them was very similar to the scene a few months ago, when Zhengde also used Wang Yue as a bargaining chip to conduct a political exchange with foreign courts. But that time, Zhengde's request was insignificant, but this time, he was going to kill!

Of course, this time his bargaining chips are also bigger, and the candidate for the eunuch in charge of the eunuch is obviously not the same as the great crime of plotting against the palace. What to do?

Forcibly turn your face? Originally, Liu Jian and others did such preparations.

But after being dried by Zhengde for three days, the momentum has weakened a lot, and then Zhengde has been pulled for a while, and the sharpness is even more lost, and now when Zhengde suddenly shows his murderous aura, most people have been deterred, and they want to attack in groups, so that the emperor can take back his life.

What's more, Zhengde doesn't mention the rebellion at all, and it doesn't happen, so that everyone has scruples, and it is inevitable that there is also a heart of gain and loss, as long as the emperor is not aimed at everyone, who is willing to give up a good high-ranking official and give up his life for righteousness?

Everyone understands that the method that Zhengde is using now is actually similar to what scholars and doctors are used to, that is, fabricating accusations, first stinking the reputation of the other party, and then coming to the real thing.

can stand on the court, the butt can't talk about how clean it is, usually no one finds faults, it is naturally calm, but once someone finds the root cause, many mistakes can be found.

Let's talk about Liu Daxia's crime of embezzling military salaries, in fact, this kind of thing is the practice of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, from the household department receiving the money to the hands of ordinary soldiers, each layer is to pass a hand, if anyone dares to deliberately not take it, it will be a big trouble! Others don't take you, are you trying to pretend to be high?

The most taboo in officialdom is the surname of Reading Lite, who dares to do this, then wait to be attacked by everyone, and then be unlucky. There are many ready-made examples, such as Zeng Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Shouren, the director of the Ministry of War.

The latter's approach was more subtle, he deliberately avoided those positions that involved money, and found thankless errands to do, so no one bothered with him.

This is also the most difficult part of Xie Hong's strategy to crack, in the words of later generations, he used the default means within the system, if you want to overthrow this means, you have to overturn the precedent, the difficulty of which can be imagined. You know, this method has been used for hundreds of years, and the bureaucrats are happy to deal with it for a while, and it is really difficult to deal with it for a while.

Once the crime is decided, it is impossible to call on the world on this ground. He was punished by the emperor for corruption and favoritism, so he called on the people of the world to clean up the king's side? Isn't that a joke? Even if someone is embarrassed to shout, someone has to pay attention to it.

"In addition, Zhang Fuhua ......" Zhengde's soul-like voice sounded again, and all the ministers trembled when they heard it.

"Old minister......" Zhang Fuhua's mouth was full of bitterness, and he didn't know why Zhengde was chasing him to death. Liu Daxia is the vanguard of Xie Hong, and Gu Zuo is a representative of Jiangnan scholars, with Xie Hong's ruthlessness, no matter how miserable these two people are, they are understandable, but they are really innocent.

"Your Majesty! The minister supervised the death of the imperial history Su has a start! Before Zhang Fuhua could speak, a person flashed out at the end of the class, and said loudly:

"Zi said: If the name is not right, the words are not good, if the words are not good, the things will not be done, if the things are not successful, the etiquette will not be happy, the punishment will not be successful, and if the punishment is not good, the people will be at a loss. The sage said that the matter of punishment is related to the law of the imperial court, so how can it be done at will? If the name is not good, what should the people of the world think? ”

"Oh, Yushi Su Death......" Zhengde raised his eyes to look at Su Death, and did not speak, but looked up something on the table, and seemed to be a little at a loss.

Su Shu was also relieved when he saw this, he would stand up and it was also a helpless move, although the teacher's bad luck would not directly affect him, but the indirect effect was great, so for the friendship between teachers and students, or for the sake of his own future, he had to fight.

"Your Majesty, since it involves court officials, even if it is a rumor of criminal investigation, it should be handed over to Yousi for trial, so that the punishment can be corrected, this is ......" Seeing the hesitation on Zhengde's face, Min Gui also had a fluke and went out to advise.

"Oh, the criminal department Shangshu Min Gui......" Zhengde didn't even raise his eyes this time, he bowed his head slightly, but his hands still kept checking.

"Your Majesty's ......" seems to have an opportunity, more and more people have joined the ranks of exhortation, and the two bridgeheads of Liu and Gu have been lost, so it is necessary to keep Zhang Fuhua.

"Hmm, Shilin, waiter, Zhao Lang, Zhao Lang, ......" Zhengde was still silent, but there were words in his mouth, and he seemed to be counting.

Gradually, the courtiers also found out that something was wrong, so the Taihe Hall was quiet again, until Zhengde raised his head again and smiled at them.

"Yu Shi Su passed away, you are more than twenty years old, and you have not yet married a wife, but I heard that you already have more than a dozen concubines, is this the truth that the sage taught you? You know, I have just gotten married, and I only have one queen and two concubines, isn't it disrespectful for you to do this? Do you plead guilty or not! Zhengde's fingers were gone, and his face was full of anger.

"......" In addition to the fact that the style of life is a little flawed, in fact, Su Yu is still quite upright, even so, he was still stunned by Zhengde's counterattack, and he didn't know what to say for a while, it is also disrespectful to have more women than the emperor? Is there still such a truth in the world?

"Shangshu Min Gui, you also ran rampant in the countryside before you entered the court, I heard that you tried to rob the people's daughter, and then burned their houses in anger, causing the other party's family to die, do you admit guilt?" Zhengde let out another cold drink, which frightened Min Gyu into a cold sweat.

Unlike the previous Zhang Fuhua, Min Gyu knew the charges against Zhengdeok, and he did it himself, so how could he not know? But he was also at a loss in his heart, it had been so many years since this happened, but how did the emperor find out? also put on a posture to settle accounts?

"Squire Shi Lin, I heard that you ......" Zhengde casually flipped through the scroll on the table, and his mouth was also non-stop, and the people who had just given advice were counted by him, and the accusations were different, but there was no doubt that Zhengde was determined to liquidate.

“…… Do you plead guilty or not? ”

Zhengde's cold voice echoed endlessly in the Taihe Palace, and every time he made an accusation, the courtiers' faces turned a little pale, and when Zhengde raised his head, there was a dead silence in the Taihe Palace.

"You ...... Admit your guilt or not! As if summing up, Zhengde sneered and looked around at the ministers.

(To be continued)