The Emperor of the Apocalypse saw it really on the city tower, and although he couldn't hear the answer, some guards had already relayed the following situation to him.

He couldn't help laughing and said, "It's ridiculous that the thief still dares to complain."

Huang Liji said beside him: "Although Lord Zhu is decisive in killing, it is really a bit appalling to destroy the eighteen clans, and it hurts the heavens and the peace to do so." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse glanced at him and said, "An Bangyan besieged Guiyang City, and the population of Guiyang City dropped from 400,000 to 20,000. How many people's eighteen clans have An Bangyan exterminated, so won't it hurt the peace of heaven if he does it? ”

Huang Liji moved his lips, and just as he wanted to say something, the Emperor of the Apocalypse interrupted him and said, "If you have anything to say, go and talk to Zhu Youcheng himself, I am a little tired." ”

Huang Liji had no choice but to step aside.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Wei Zhongxian, who was by his side, and whispered, "Wei Companion, why have you changed a little?" Originally, when you heard someone say bad things about Zhu Youcheng, you always had to refute two sentences, why are you silent now? Could it be that your cultivation has improved now, and you gradually have a city in your chest? ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "The old slave follows the emperor, and he must always improve." The so-called live to be old, learn to be old. With such a good example, I feel that my wisdom, self-cultivation, and so on are growing upward.

However, Zhu Youcheng's matter, the old slave also felt that it was a bit too much. It is okay to destroy the nine clans of the thief, and the eighteen clans can be destroyed...... From ancient times to the present, there has never been such an extinction of the Fa.

And I've heard that some of them are still young children. Parents are guilty, children are ignorant of the world, what bad things can they do? Such indiscriminate killings may have some impact on Daming's prestige. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was sullen and sighed: "No one thinks that Brother Cheng killed right, did he kill well?" ”

The ministers were silent.

No answer is the best answer.

The military and civilian officials of the Ming Dynasty have long been immersed in Confucianism and Buddhism, and they are kind and simple. will forgive people, pay attention to putting down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha on the spot.

Just like the Mongolian Tartars who have been doing evil in the Central Plains for 80 years, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, they did not kill them all, but regarded them as a member of the Ming Dynasty. Give them an equal chance.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols were many officials and generals in the imperial court, far away from Daotong in the early days of the founding of the country, and close to the current Liaodong war general Mangui.

However, it is precisely for this reason that ethnic minorities have repeatedly rebelled, and some people even take pleasure in killing - anyway, if you put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha, then kill a few more now. Bad things that are not punished are addictive.

Like the Yi people, three Tusi in a row rebelled one after another. Why? Isn't the reason that the cost of rebellion is too small? There is also Jiannu, why dare to risk the condemnation of the world and wantonly slaughter the Han people in Liaodong, isn't it just a wishful thinking that after surrendering, the previous sins will be eliminated?

Only by countering evil with evil and eliminating those with bad intentions by thunder can the Ming Dynasty deter Xiaoxiao and maintain the prosperity and stability of the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhu Youcheng's words. This is called saying a thousand things, it is better to hit them.

However, only a few people understand this truth. Therefore, most of the people looked at Jinyiwei with a strange gaze, both fear and contempt.

Probably the people are thinking in their hearts, these brocade guards are really like evil ghosts coming out of the eighteenth layer of hell, and the appearance of such troops in Daming is a blessing or a curse for Daming?

Zhu Youcheng understands the historical trend. Knowing that if the way of forgiveness is still preached, the civil strife of the Ming Dynasty will intensify, and in the end, those savages from Tunguska will be cheapened, and the Chinese civilization will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

So he didn't care about his reputation, and even felt a little happy about the people's fearful gaze.

Shin Oh is a man who cherishes feathers very much. Seeing the strange eyes of the people, I felt like I was on pins and needles.

He urged the horse to come to Zhu Youcheng's side and said, "Brother Cheng, say a few words, the eyes of the people make me very uncomfortable." ”

Zhu Youcheng glanced at him and said, "Ah Jian, do you think I should whistle a few times now?" ”

King Xin knew that he hated his appearance of escaping reality just now, so he had to plead: "Brother Cheng, I was wrong, at most next time I won't make any more nonsense ideas, okay." I know that you have a lot of methods, so hurry up and say a few words, so that the people know our purpose is so, to clean up the source, and restore the reputation of Jinyiwei. ”

Zhu Youcheng smiled: "It's really not easy to make you admit your mistakes. Okay, I'll help you. ”

After speaking, he beckoned, and the guards understood and called twenty or thirty people from behind--they were Zhu Youcheng's special megaphones.

Zhu Youcheng jumped off the war horse and said loudly in front of the people: "I know that you are muttering in your hearts, saying that our Jinyiwei is cruel, but if you are not cruel to the enemy, it is a ransom for the country and a crime against the people."

Just imagine, if Jin Yiwei talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality again and lets go of the traitors, will these traitors repent? And how many people will they kill? ”

The people nodded their heads again and again, and they finally understood that forgiveness is a virtue, but unprincipled forgiveness can only be exchanged for double the harm.

Zhu Youcheng continued: "As for the destruction of the eighteen clans of the An family, the reason is very simple, because from the top to the bottom of the An family, everyone is the heir of the traitor.

"For example, An Xiaoliang is An Bangyan's brother, who was named the prefect of Weiningtu, and received the emperor's favor, so it stands to reason that he should serve the country loyally and bravely.

But what is the truth? An Bangyan did something together, and An Xiaoliang killed all the Han officials in Zhiweining Mansion and openly rebelled. If Jinyiwei only exterminated An Bangyan's nine clans, then An Xiaoliang could still get away with it.

You say that if the rebellion is successful, you can become a king, and if the rebellion fails, you can save your life, and even keep the official, is there such a good thing in the world? ”

(Note, this is a historical fact, a surprising historical fact.) An Xiaoliang rebelled and was killed, but his son was not held responsible, and he also inherited An Xiaoliang's position as a toast. ）

The people believed that good would be rewarded with good, and evil would be rewarded with evil. As soon as Zhu Youcheng said this, the people replied in unison: "No! ”

Zhu Youcheng nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I killed the eighteen clans of the An family."

"Some people may complain that I didn't let go of the children who settled down.

But I want to ask, what are these children left for? Could it be that after eighteen years, they will inherit the rebellious will of the An family and continue to cause trouble in the Ming Dynasty? As the saying goes, cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. The more important reason is that from the old to the young, each of them has sin flowing through every pore.

Do you think that the children of the Ann family are not guilty? Each of them had at least two or three lives on their hands! The longevity locks tied around the necks of the children of the An family, the bracelets worn on their hands, and the anklets worn on their feet were all snatched from the children of the people of Guizhou.

There are no handicraftsmen in Guizhou. Those things were simply polished and put on the children of the An family. If you look closely, you can vaguely see the name of the original owner.

So what is the fate of the little ones who have been robbed of their jewelry? With An Bangyan's cruel character, you can know without asking. Therefore, for every child added to the An family, how many children would be killed in Guizhou. ”

The people were stunned by the news, they knew that An Bangyan had done a lot of evil, but they didn't expect him to do it to such a point.

One of the people shouted loudly: "Lord Zhu is still polite to destroy his eighteen clans, in my opinion." He should destroy his eighty-one tribes. ”

The people shouted in unison: "Destroy the eighty-one clans of Anjia!" ”

On the city tower, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled and said: "It's still our Xiaocheng who can speak, look, the people have been persuaded by him." ”

Qian Longxi knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Zhu Youcheng for bullying the monarch and acting arrogantly. ”

Emperor Tianqi sighed and said, "Zhu Youcheng really doesn't agree with the civil officials, and the Donglin Party wants to impeach him." and ye shall impeach him. Tell me, what did he do again? ”

"The emperor's decree is clear. will greet Zhu Youcheng on the gate tower of Daming Gate, what a great honor it is. According to the rules, Zhu Youcheng should put down all affairs and come to see the emperor as soon as possible. But you see him, he is talking nonsense to the people. This is clearly contempt for the emperor.

Also, the Han generals can only be used by the emperor. Look at Zhu Youcheng, he actually used twenty or thirty Han generals to help him pass the word, what is this not arrogance? ”

Qian Longxi talked eloquently.

Wei Zhongxian still didn't speak, and Wen Donglai, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, couldn't help it and said: "Mencius has clouds. The people are precious, and the monarch is light. Zhu Youcheng first the people and then the king, is the example of the saint's disciples.

"Then there are traitors who take the opportunity to slander my heroic Jinyi guard.

Zhu Youcheng explained, it is also a manifestation of single-mindedness. It must be known that Jinyiwei is the emperor's pro-army and represents the emperor's image.

"As for trespassing, that's even more nonsense.

"Zhu Youcheng is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and he is in charge of many Han generals, can't he use it?

"Besides, the emperor used twenty-four or forty-eight Han generals...... All the way up to three hundred and sixty. Zhu Youcheng used only twenty-five soldiers, and he didn't fight with the emperor's honor guard at all.

"And the Han generals used by the emperor are golden helmets and golden armor, and what kind of clothes are the soldiers used by Zhu Youcheng - it is said that the clothes are really cool and handsome."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse snorted angrily and said: "Deceiving the monarch and acting arrogantly, Zhu Youcheng can't get involved in these two crimes." But I still want to punish him, and if I have beautiful clothes, I don't give them to me first, but distribute them to soldiers, and I don't take my brother to heart. What is the punishment...... Punish him, punish him for a year! ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty, the last time Zhu Youcheng lost his honor at the celebration banquet, he has been punished for a year......"

Zhu Youcheng slapped the table at the celebration banquet and was furious, although he was worried about King Xin, but in order to block the mouths of the ministers, the emperor still gave Zhu Youcheng a small punishment.

Of course, it was just the meaning, and the decree didn't say it at all. In other words, Zhu Youcheng still doesn't know that he has been punished by the emperor.

Emperor Tianqi said: "Last time, it was the Ming Administration Academy's business that was punished, and this time he was punished by the Ming Military Academy's business!" ”

The ministers couldn't help but slander one after another.

You must know that no matter how many positions the Ming officials hold, they only receive one salary. The emperor's punishment like this is basically equivalent to no punishment.

Because he didn't take the money of the two courts, Zhu Youcheng could take the right attendant of the military department, and he could also take the money of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and he could even take the salary of the scholar of Longtu Pavilion.

No way, who let Zhu Youcheng have more official positions?

If you have the ability, your majesty, you have stopped all Zhu Youcheng's fortunes...... I guess you can't bear it. (To be continued......)

PS: Here's today's update.