More than 400 ministers knelt in front of the Chengtian Gate. ,ybdu,

This is a direct collision between imperial power and vassal power, and the two are-for-tat and uncompromising.

The cry in front of the Chengtian Gate shook the sky, the ministers who banged their heads against the door one after another, and the onlookers were three layers inside and three layers outside, and people realized for the first time the sacredness of the word "Lile", and for these two words, some people did not hesitate to defend it with their lives and blood.

Zhu Houyu was so anxious in the Qianqing Palace that he sent out to persuade the eunuchs one after another, but the ministers didn't pay attention to it at all, except for Zhu Houyu who took the initiative to issue an edict to change his father, this matter was not negotiable, and if he didn't agree, everyone would die in front of the palace gate together, and you should change a group of people to be ministers.

Anyone can see that this is blackmail.

But this kind of coercion is upright, even if Zhu Houxi carefully reads the thousands of volumes of ancient and modern scriptures and history and argues with the ministers, he can't argue the result, because he doesn't take advantage of the reason, any minister just turns out the book of sages and sages, and points it out to him one by one, which is reasonable here, reasonable here, ah, there should be applause here......

The persuaded eunuchs came back one by one, and it was obvious that the ministers were more interested in banging on the door and masochism than the persuasion of the tongue and lotus.

Zhu Houxi was anxious, he had never experienced such a battle, he only heard that when he came to the capital to be the emperor, his power and status were not the same as those of the original confining the palace, but who knew that he would encounter this kind of thing as soon as he ascended the throne, if he didn't agree, if the ministers really killed a few, his reputation as a faint monarch would spread all over the world, agree, where is the dignity of himself and his biological parents? Besides, he compromised with the minister this time, so that the ministers could find out his bottom line, and he had to do anything in the future. What does it mean for him to be an emperor?

When Zhu Houxi was hesitating and hesitating in the Qianqing Palace, there was a shocking change in front of Chengtianmen.

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Crying on the Chengtianmen Square, Yang Tinghe was quite helpless and knelt together with the officials to petition, from the heart, Yang Tinghe was really unwilling to use this way to blackmail the emperor to achieve the goal, no matter how noble and righteous the purpose is, once the means of coercion are used, the whole thing seems to be a little waiting, but helplessly, today this matter was instigated by his own precious son Yang Shen. Yang Shen hadn't discussed this matter with him before. Even he was caught off guard in the court today, and before he could say anything to stop him, a large group of enthusiastic ministers followed Yang Shen out of the palace gate.

Under the anger of the masses, Yang Tinghe served as the first assistant university scholar of the cabinet. I had to happily comply. When most people are doing something they think is righteous. The remaining small number of people, even if they do not agree with it in their hearts, have to be kidnapped by strong public opinion, for the ministers. Fame is more important than life.

Yang Tinghe coldly watched as batch after batch of ministers banged their heads against the palace gate, causing blood and even fainting, he kept his head down, but Qin Kan's elegant and gentle face involuntarily appeared in his mind.

So many big things happened in the court for a few days in a row, and Grandpa Qin didn't care about it, as if he was in seclusion, and even the new emperor lowered it to the bright and secret, and it was obvious that he was going to deal with him next, and he still didn't have any response, he ...... What the hell are you thinking? In terms of his temperament, he shouldn't be such a reluctant person.

When he was in doubt, Yang Yiqing, the secretary of the Ministry who was kneeling aside, came over.

"Jiefu, it's not a way to make trouble like this after all, even if you force Your Majesty to compromise today, but in the future, the monarchs and ministers will become more and more alienated and indifferent and even hate each other, which is not good for the country......"

Yang Tinghe's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "How can the old man not know that this move is too Meng Lang, but I hate that my son of law instigated the ministers without consulting the old man, and made trouble in the current situation, if His Majesty is unwilling to compromise, how will it end today?" ”

Yang Yiqing sighed: "I can't close it, Your Majesty doesn't agree to the ceremony, but second, if we provoke Long Yan's anger, I'm afraid that there will be a river of blood in front of this Chengtian Gate today......"

Yang Tinghe was shocked: "Your Majesty won't be so brutal, right?" ”

"This new monarch is only twelve years old, it is said that he was a famous virtuous son when he was in the Xingwang Mansion in Anlu Prefecture, he read poetry and books intensively, and he was well versed in historical affairs, and he was only twelve years old and began to learn to write and discuss scriptures and righteousness. Are there fewer tyrants in history who like to read and kill? ”

Yang Tinghe's expression gradually slowed down, and he shook his head with a smile: "Brother Ying Ning, you are too worried, today there are more than 400 civil officials above the fourth rank of the Beijing division gathered in front of the palace gate, the old man does not believe that His Majesty dares to poison these more than 400 people at the same time, and kill us all, who will govern the huge country?" Isn't he afraid that the world's scholars will be separated from the royal family of the Heavenly Family? The reputation of abusing and killing doctors spreads, how will he become an emperor in the future? ”

Yang Yiqing smiled bitterly: "I hope the old man thinks a lot......"

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden chaotic sound of footsteps in the east, west and north directions of the square, gradually from far to near.

Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe stood up at the same time, turned their heads and looked out, but saw more than 100 sergeants wearing feather forest felt hats and dark red costumes holding water and fire sticks, gradually gathering in front of the palace gate in three horizontal rows from three directions, and surrounded more than 400 crying ministers in the middle in an instant.

All the ministers who were crying and forgetting their emotions heard the footsteps, turned their heads to look, but found that they were surrounded by people, and they clearly put on a posture of closing the door and beating the dog, and all the ministers could not help but be furious.

The little eunuch and the Han general on duty at the palace gate were also stunned, and after looking at each other, they found that these people were all tight, neither like the factory guards nor like the guards of the forbidden palace, but the clothes they wore looked like the soldiers of the 3,000 battalions.

The corners of the eyes of a eunuch standing in front of the palace gate twitched vigorously, and his expression suddenly rose.

Three thousand battalions, isn't the governor of the three thousand battalions just sealed by His Majesty Jiang Bin, who is now extremely favored? If these people belong to Jiang Bin, it seems that His Majesty has made a new will and intends to kill this group of lawless ministers......

After pondering for a moment, the eunuch felt that something was not quite right, and even he, a eunuch, knew what the consequences would be if he killed more than 400 ministers at this time, and His Majesty was wise and wise. How could I not know? There's something strange about this......

The eunuch was in shock, but saw that the soldiers had surrounded the ministers, and the first of the hundred households shouted loudly: "According to the holy decree, the ministers who gathered to make trouble quickly dispersed back to the yafu, the palace gate is a royal forbidden place, and it is not allowed to gather the crowd to make noise, and the violator will be killed with a cane!" ”

Yang Shen, who took the lead, was furious, stood up and said, "Who are you?" We ask for the lives of the people, and urge the Son of Heaven to rely on the ancestral system and not to tarnish the holy name. Do not disgrace the heavenly family. What are we doing wrong? Why does Your Majesty treat us like this? ”

Baihu sneered: "The last general is just a martial artist, and the last general will not understand the major national affairs that the lord said, and the last general will only be given a holy decree, and if the incense does not disperse within half a pillar of incense." Ladies and gentlemen, don't blame the end of the offended! ”

And all the ministers were angry. The shouts and scolding suddenly came and went. All of them are blushing and thick-necked, and many people's eyes are shining with excitement, this is an opportunity to become famous that you can't ask for. If you are really knocked a few sticks by these stupid soldiers, what glory will it be to say it in the future? If the official does not receive a few court rods, will he not be in vain?

All the ministers have their own calculations in their own hearts, but their mouths are becoming more and more unforgiving.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are all short-tempered, and they have to mess around a little bit if they are unreasonable, not to mention that today's everyone consciously has taken advantage of the reason, and they must intensify it, and it is best to provoke these soldiers to beat them, and in the future, they can swagger through the market with satisfaction with scars, so the ministers rolled up their sleeves while arguing, and the soldiers have not moved, and the ministers have taken the initiative to push them.

In the hustle and bustle of the out-of-control crowd, only Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe glanced at each other solemnly, and they gradually had an ominous premonition, I am afraid that something will happen today, something big!

Seeing that the situation in front of the palace gate was gradually getting out of control, the corners of the mouth of the hundred households led by him showed a smile of triumph, and then he took three steps back, raised his right hand high, waved it down, and shouted: "Do it!" ”

More than 100 soldiers heard the order, and immediately raised the water and fire sticks in their hands, in the disbelief of the ministers, more than 100 water and fire sticks smashed down on the heads of the ministers, and the first minister who insulted and pushed the most vigorously was the first to be hit in the forehead, and the red blood gushed out like a fountain, the minister didn't snort, when he fell to the ground, his legs and feet twitched, and he couldn't live.

The soldiers moved seriously, and the ministers suddenly felt cold hands and feet at this moment, staring blankly at the blood that gradually soaked into a large patch of blood on the ground kept meandering, and a thought appeared in everyone's hearts: Your Majesty...... How dare you do it to them!

"陛xià! You deceive people too much! Since Hongwu in our dynasty, there have been few people who have tortured and killed scholars and doctors, and we are the important weapons of the country, so what is the crime of asking for the lives of the people today? What a sin! In the crowd, Yang Shen let out an angry roar.

When the ministers heard this, they were stunned and cried out in grief, and there was chaos in front of the palace gate, and the cries and roars were intertwined.

On the periphery of the square, the Jinyi Guard, the East and West Factory, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Shuntian Mansion Inspectorate surrounded a large circle, and the black pressure gathered in a pile, and there were people in the crowd who were suspicious and wanted to come forward to ask, but the hundred households who took the lead suddenly turned back as if they had a feeling, and shouted: "We will do errands according to the holy decree, and all the idle people will get out of the way, otherwise they will be punished against the party!" ”

The factory guards and the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were startled, and they all took more than ten steps back, the momentum of the hundred households was too strong, and the word "holy oracle" alone was enough to make everyone retreat, even until now, they didn't see which camp and town this hundred households and their subordinates belonged to, and everyone didn't dare to meddle anymore, but everyone also secretly defined them in their hearts, wearing the clothes of three thousand battalion soldiers, and acting so rampantly and arrogantly, no one in such eyes, who is Jiang Bin, who is not under the command of Jiang Bin, who is not being favored by the Holy Grace recently?

Baihu turned his head at this time, and said coldly to the ministers who were kneeling and crying: "Your Excellency, please quickly disperse back to the palace, the last general has received the will, and the time of half a pillar of incense has arrived, if anyone does not leave at that time, it is no wonder that the last general will wait for you to be killed on the spot!" ”

When the ministers heard this, they scolded one after another, and the eunuch on duty at Chengtianmen was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and casually pulled a Han general and whispered in his ear: "This is not right, you hurry up and go to the Qianqing Palace to pay tribute to His Majesty to confirm whether this group of people have been given the holy edict......"

General Dahan paused, and then looked horrified: "What my father-in-law means, it means, these people in front of him ,...... Edict? In front of the palace? ”

The eunuch's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down: "How can you know if you are overbearing?" Hurry back to the palace and ask! I'm afraid it's too late! ”

"Yes!"

When the Han general crawled towards the Qianqing Palace, there was a shock in front of the palace gate.

The time of the half-pillar incense is coming in a flash. Of course, no minister leaves, no matter fear or fear, leaving at this time is equivalent to ruining his life and career, and the court will never give a person who escapes any chance of promotion, not only that, but he will also become the public enemy of the ministers in the future.

The ministers refused to leave, but Baihu really didn't say anything polite to them, looked up at the sky, and there was a murderous flash in his eyes. The order was given heavily.

"Do it!"

Brush!

More than 100 sticks of fire and water mercilessly smashed into the heads and bodies of the ministers. There were bursts of unsuspecting screams one after another, and the square was full of murderous intent, only the sound of bones breaking could be heard, and pools of blood flowed from the heads and bodies of these ministers. Gradually, the white jade floor tiles on the square were dyed blood-red.

A real carnage slowly unfolds......

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Zhu Houxi fidgeted and paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace. Wait for news from outside the palace gate.

In his expectation. Things are still out of control, but a few ministers have broken their heads, and he believes that the ministers will not really want to die. Of course, the worst outcome is nothing more than that he finally compromises with the ministers and posthumously recognizes the first emperor Hongzhi as his father.

In fact, Zhu Houxi gradually figured it out, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds in the world, he wants to be the emperor and maintain his self-esteem, such a noble position, how can the Manchu Dynasty civil and military let him sit in vain? There is always some price to pay, recognize the father, recognize the father, in the future, he has a foundation in the court, and after he is full-fledged, he will make a holy decree, and then posthumously recognize his biological father Xingxian Wang as the emperor, and the matter will not be completed?

The more Zhu Houyu thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and he even secretly made up his mind to persuade the ministers to go back today, and after two more days of hypocrisy, he agreed to the ministers' request to temporarily compromise with them once, and then he should start to cut off Ning Guogong's power step by step, and his henchmen in the court and local areas also cut off the derogatory words step by step, and get rid of this powerful minister, compared to him, Zhu Houxi's future life will be better, and the powerful minister will fall, and the emperor's prestige will naturally be established......

It's beautiful, it's as beautiful as an unreal dream......

The sound of panicked footsteps disrupted his sweet dream, and Zhu Houxi frowned, staring coldly at the empty temple door.

A burly figure soon appeared outside the threshold of the temple gate, but it was a Han general.

"Gift...... His Majesty, there was an accident in front of Chengtian Gate, and Gonggong Li, who was on duty at the palace gate, asked His Majesty if His Majesty sent someone to Chengtianmen to kill the minister? ”

Zhu Houxi was confused: "The courtiers are the important weapons of the country, how can there be a reason to kill them without sinning?" How could I make such a will? ”

The Han general was shocked, his face suddenly turned extremely pale, he opened his mouth, and was about to continue the performance, when another panicked footsteps came, and a little eunuch gasped and knelt outside the threshold.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong! I don't know who claimed to have received the holy edict and ordered more than 400 ministers in front of the palace gate to disperse and leave quickly, but the ministers did not comply, and the man ordered more than 100 soldiers under his command to beat them to death with sticks......"

Zhu Houxi suddenly felt that the sky was spinning, as if a thunderbolt from a sunny day struck the top of his head, and even the extremely clear sky outside the hall looked dark at this moment.

"Who...... Who is so bold as to dare to falsely proclaim the Holy Decree! Zhu Houxi raised his hand weakly and pointed to the trembling rope outside the hall: "I ...... When did I make the decree to kill the minister? Who is it that has fallen into unkindness and injustice? ”

"That man and more than 100 soldiers under his command were wearing the uniforms of the 3,000 battalions, and they kept saying that they had been given a holy edict, and Gonggong Li felt that something was wrong, and just sent someone back to confirm the truth to His Majesty, and he began to do it in front of the palace gate......"

Zhu Houxi only felt that his head was getting more and more dizzy, and he had a bad premonition that a catastrophe was coming, and asked in a trembling voice: "Ministers...... Are there any casualties? ”

"The hundred households and their subordinates were armed with a fire and water stick, and the ministers were all old and unarmed, and they went down with a stick and killed 113 ministers on the spot......

Zhu Houxi's face became more and more pale, tears welled up in his eyes, and he looked up to the sky and cried: "Who is so harmful! Teach me how to face the world! Wrong, I was wrong! You shouldn't be this emperor! ”

"Your Majesty, the hundred households and the generals under his command killed more than 100 ministers and then ordered to return to the palace to make a mission, and then left, more than 100 ministers' corpses are still placed in front of the palace gate and no one cares, the Han general on duty at the palace gate, the onlookers of the factory guards and the five cities do not know the holy will and dare not move, Your Majesty, you should hurry up to Chengtianmen to see, the two or three hundred ministers who are alive have left the anger, the right attendant of the household Xu Heng and the Dali Temple Shaoqing Zhang Pei originally survived, but they were humiliated, just before the slave came to report the letter, the two of them were angry and slammed the door, I died in front of the palace gate......"

Zhu Houxi wiped away his tears and said: "Of course I want to go, quickly, set up the Chengtianmen, this is not my will, the thief is overbearing, and he has offended the world!" I want to explain it to all my ministers. ”

After packing up his uniform, Zhu Houxi, surrounded by a group of eunuchs, just raised his legs and stepped out of the threshold of the Qianqing Palace, when he heard a rush of footsteps, but he felt terrified in Zhu Houxi's ears.

"Your Majesty, it's not good! The bloody case at the gate of Shicai Palace has reached Cining Palace, and the Queen Mother is furious, saying that it is ...... It is said that the new monarch is not benevolent, and he tortured and killed more than 100 people in the country, which is really appalling since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the Queen Mother has urgently summoned Her Majesty Xià to Cining Palace to talk about this matter in detail......"

Zhu Houxi's body staggered, almost fell to the ground, was stunned for a long time, and cried again. (To be continued......)