Wu Mengming didn't look back, he didn't know that Li Zicheng had been overwhelmed by a large army.

But now, His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youzhen has used 20,000 elites transferred from nowhere to control the entire capital.

Therefore, he knew that if he hesitated at this time, he was afraid that before Li Zicheng came, he would be asked for his head by Zhu Youzhen first.

Therefore, Wu Mengming can only be a loyal minister unswervingly.

Zhang Jinyan saw Wu Mengming leave without looking back, and he was also very surprised when his words fell on deaf ears.

"Zhang Jinyan, do you really think that you are still the secretary of the military department?"

Zhu Youzhen asked with a sneer.

Zhang Jinyan didn't understand what Zhu Youzhen meant, but he also felt a little bad at this time.

looked back, but found that Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and Li Guozhen, the Bo of Xiangcheng, were not there!

"Zhang Jinyan fornicated with a gangster, the crime is extremely heinous, immediately dragged out, and the decision is made! His family property was confiscated, and the nine clans were destroyed! ”

The two brocade guards immediately dragged Zhang Jinyan out.

"Wait!" Luo Yangxing stood up: "This official is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, what is the matter with you, did the official let you take Da Sima (the book of the military department)?" ”

"Zhou Aiqing, kill this guy who has no royal law for me!"

Zhu Youzhen pointed to Luo Yangxing, a traitor who later took refuge in Jiannu, and he had long been unpleasant.

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Yuji appeared directly in front of Luo Yangxing and twisted Luo Yangxing's neck.

At this time, the ministers noticed that there was an unfamiliar military general above the court.

"There is also the eunuch Zhang Yin, the celebrant and the eunuch, Shi Min in the matter, Zuo Yu Shi Douding, and the ceremonial supervisor Wang Dehua, who dared to fornicate with the rogues, intending to rebel, and the crime was extremely evil, and they were immediately pushed out and decided!"

Zhang Yin, Shi Min, Dou Ding, and Wang Dehua knelt down in unison, kowtowed, and said, "Your Majesty spare your life, Your Majesty spare your life!" ”

At this time, Zhang Jinyan's head was also pulled in front of them, which frightened the four of them even more:

"This is all Wei Ge Lao and Zhang Butang's attempt to misbehave, they still want to dedicate His Majesty to King Chuang, Weichen doesn't know, Your Majesty!"

"Kill!"

Zhu Youzhen was too lazy to talk nonsense now, and with an order, four more heads fell outside the hall.

"My good father-in-law, do you want me to invite you out personally?" Zhu Youzhen asked coldly.

Zhou Kui, a relative, was also summoned to the court by Zhu Youzhen at this time, although he was Zhu Youzhen's father-in-law, Zhu Youzhen did not intend to let him go.

Because, he had learned that his father-in-law had also taken refuge in Li Zicheng, and in the original history, when Li Zicheng's city was broken, this man named Zhou Kui also dedicated his two grandsons, who were his sons, to Li Zicheng.

It can be described as ruthless and unjust!

Now, Zhu Youzhen naturally doesn't need to be affectionate and righteous!

Zhou Kui stood up tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister, the guilty minister." ”

"Leave him a whole corpse! If you don't have a family registration, you won't punish the nine clans, and only one person will be responsible," Zhu Youzhen ordered.

No one expected that the current emperor would be so ruthless, and the ministers were so frightened that no one dared to speak anymore.

Even with Zhou Yuji, he was a little scared now, and hurriedly walked out and strangled Zhou Kui.

Zhu Youzhen knows that he can't be soft now, he must not be soft, he must be ruthless enough to re-establish his prestige, otherwise it will be a situation where the tree will fall and scatter.

In the more than ten days when Li Zicheng was about to break the city, he had to make these people absolutely afraid of himself and obey him!

Because, now is the critical moment when either you die or I die, and there is no room for mercy!

Zhu Youzhen slapped the table suddenly: "The left waiter of the household department is Chongya!" ”

"Wechen, Wechen!" Dang Chongya thought that he could escape the catastrophe, but now when he heard His Majesty calling him, he hurriedly replied a few words, and then fainted on the ground.

"Wake up!"

Zhu Youzhen commanded.

Dang Chongya, who was awakened by a basin of cold water, also kowtowed: "Your Majesty spare your life, Your Majesty spare your life!" ”

"I will keep your dog's life first, and immediately return to the household department with my will, ban the additional taxes, and the tax of the three rings and the taxes that have been levied until the thirty-five years of Chongzhen are also exempted, but the silver that is currently collected will be paid back to me immediately, and if there is one less, I will want your head!

Now it is at the time of the national crisis, the people are poor, I heard that there are many rich businessmen and magnates among the people, so I order you, the left servant of the household department, to immediately levy a commercial tax of 15 taxes and 1, for the use of the state, and collect 300,000 taels of commercial tax in Beijing within three days, if you do it well, you will be exempted from the guilt. ”

Dang Chongya hurriedly responded and immediately rushed back to the household department.

At this time, Yushi Liu Yindong stood up: "Your Majesty, commercial taxes cannot be levied, and you can't compete with the people for profit!" ”

"Kill!"

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said: "Merchants are people, farmers are not people?" Since the land tax can be increased, why can't the commercial tax, it can be seen that you and others have ill intentions, and if there are any objections to the matter of commercial tax, ask directly! Otherwise, I will ban the right of scholars to do business! ”

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's words came out, no one resisted anymore.

Yushi Liu Yindong was also ambushed.

"Now, is there anything else to stop me from moving south?"

Zhu Youzhen asked.

No one spoke.

The Qianqing Palace of Nuoda was already drenched in blood, and the embroidered spring knife of the Jinyi Guard was shining around, and there was a martial artist who only obeyed His Majesty's orders on the side.

The officials were frightened.

"Elder Wu Ge, don't you want to ask for a decree to return to your hometown, do you still want to tell your hometown now?"

Zhu Youzhen asked coldly.

Wu Xian, a scholar of Dongge University, was so frightened that he knelt down directly, kowtowing like pounding garlic: "No, no, Weichen is sick now, and Weichen swears to follow His Majesty to the death!" ”

"Even if you are sensible and pass on the will, Wu Xian's loyalty is commendable, and he will be promoted to a scholar of Wenhua Palace!"

Zhu Youzhen directly promoted Wu Xian's official position, which can be regarded as a combination of grace and power, and after killing so many officials, it is time to ease the relationship between the monarch and the minister.

"It's not that I don't understand etiquette, and I know that the country is in danger now, and I can understand that you all have the heart to seek advantage and avoid harm, but some traitors and thieves dare to try to hold me hostage, I can't bear it, I am still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty now, and you are still the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty! If you dare to be ungrateful so quickly, don't blame me for my thunderous methods! ”

Zhu Youzhen said.

The ministers all knelt down and cried out, "Your Majesty! Ministers are guilty! ”

"It's good to know that you are guilty, and I will not blame you for all the sins of the past! But from now on, if anyone has the slightest disloyalty, I will not tolerate it! ”

Zhu Youzhen shouted: "Do you understand?" ”

"Commandment!"

Zhu Youzhen sat back on the dragon chair with great satisfaction and asked, "Is there anything else you want to say goodbye to your hometown?" ”

"The ministers are willing to follow Your Majesty to the death!" All the officials learned Wu Zhu's words, knelt down and said in unison.

Zhu Youzhen continued to ask: "Then is there anything else to stop me from moving south?" ”

"The world is so big, it is not the king's land, Your Majesty does not say that it is to go to Nanjing, it is to the ends of the earth, the ministers have no right to stop it, the ministers only want to follow Your Majesty, wait for him to reinvigorate my Daming rivers and mountains!"

Fan Jingweng, a scholar of Dongge University, was the first to stand up and express his attitude.

"Very good, Fan Aiqing is worthy of being an old minister seeking the country, passing on the decree, Fan Jingwen is well aware of righteousness, highly respected, capable and loyal, and will be added as a scholar of Jianji Palace, and the first assistant and leader of the cabinet!"

Fan Jingwen didn't expect him to become the first assistant of the cabinet as soon as he made such a statement, and he was busy thanking him.

And Ni Yuanlu couldn't help but regret that he was a step late, but he also hurriedly echoed and called my emperor wise.