Zhou Kui?

The father-in-law of the king of faith?

Believe in the princess's father?

Tianqi was stunned, so he asked Zhang Gui: "What you said is true?" ”

Zhang Gui nodded: "Your Majesty doesn't know, up to now, there are big clan families that will let domestic slaves participate in the imperial examination in the name of adopted sons, and then become a tool for the clan to fight for their own profits in the officialdom." ”

"And this Zhou Dao Deng, who can be a high school scholar, and even a cabinet scholar, has been secretly contributing a lot to Zhou Kui, a wealthy family of the Shu family. It can be said that Zhou Kui is the head of Zhou Daodeng's family! Of course, now Zhou Daodeng is no longer a casual house slave, and he and Zhou Kui have long been in a relationship of mutual use, after all, with Zhou Daodeng's current status, there is no need to really continue to obey Zhou Kui. ”

Apocalypse asked again, "Is there any evidence?" ”

Zhang Gui said: "Princess Xin has come, she can testify for the minister!" ”

"Believe in the princess?"

Apocalypse asked in surprise.

Zhang Gui nodded: "The minister had already ambushed someone around Princess Xin, and Princess Xin wanted to hang herself and go with her husband after hearing about King Xin. But the minister's ambush beside Princess Xin prevented Princess Xin from hanging herself, and the minister also asked Princess Xin to be escorted first, and after the minister's inquiry, Princess Xin confessed many things to the minister, including the relationship between Zhou Kui and Zhou Daodeng, and the relevant evidence that she knew. ”

After Zhang Gui said this, he asked: "Princess Xin is here now, can Your Majesty announce it?" ”

"Xuan!"

Apocalypse said in a deep voice.

Here, after Zhou Daodeng heard Zhang Gui say Zhou Kui, his whole person was in a state of shock, he never thought that Zhang Gui would notice Princess Xin, and even notice Zhou Kui.

In fact, it was impossible for Zhang Gui not to pay attention, because he knew that this Chongzhen's father-in-law in history was a well-known bastard, and he naturally had to be closely monitored.

Not long after, Princess Xin Zhou came to the apocalypse.

Princess Zhou already knew about the suicide of King Xin, and it was also because she wanted to seize the throne with the reactionary scholars, so she committed suicide with shame, so she had no complaints about the apocalypse, and even worried that the apocalypse would be connected to her because of King Xin's plot to seize the throne, so after seeing the apocalypse, she saluted quite tremblingly: "The sinner Zhou has seen Your Majesty!" ”

Apocalypse said: "You don't have to worry. As long as you are upright and respectful, and teach my nephew with peace of mind, I will still treat you as a brother-in-law. You also tell me what the relationship between Ling Zun and Zhou Daodeng is, and in addition, tell me all the details of your father. Since ancient times, people should be loyal and filial, so you don't have to worry about me blaming you for this. ”

"Yes!"

Zhou agreed, and told Zhou Daodeng and Zhou Kui about their conspiracy to manipulate King Xin.

And Tianqi only then knew that his younger brother King Xin had long been targeted by Zhou Kui and Zhou Daodeng!

Zhou Daodeng was responsible for finding a way in the officialdom to make Zhou choose to be the princess of Xin, and Zhou Kui was responsible for cultivating Zhou, so Zhou Kui became King Xin's father-in-law, and also controlled many of the subordinates of King Xin's mansion.

Zhou also told the apocalypse why he was willing to confess Zhou Kui's sins now, and it turned out that Zhou Kui forcibly took away King Xin's son Zhu Cihong and even snatched King Xin's coffin after learning that King Xin was defeated.

When Tianqi found out, he was furious: "This Zhou Kui, he took away the coffin of the prince and my brother, what do you want to do?" ”

Zhang Guiyu said: "Back to Your Majesty, this Zhou Kui naturally wants to go out of the city conveniently, and return to Jiangnan, by the way, borrow the coffin of the king of the letter, so as to hold a public sacrifice, and take the opportunity to unite some Donglin remnants in Jiangnan to continue to fight against the imperial court!" ”

After hearing this, Tianqi was even more angry: "My brother has committed suicide, and they still want to use him instead of letting him be buried in peace, it's really hateful!" ”

Zhang Guixin said: "This is not very normal. Historically, your younger brother hanged himself in the coal mountain, and these scum still used him, in the name of revenge, to collude with Jiannu to enter the customs, and then slaughter the Han people in the world! You must know that as long as these people can continue to be slave owners of the Han people in the world, there is nothing they can't use. ”

After saying this, Tianqi immediately ordered: "Pass the decree and arrest Zhou Kui immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Then, Tianqi said: "Put Zhou Daodeng in the edict, as for how to deal with it, let the surgical medical officer of Daming Medical College study it to see if it can break through Ling Chi's record, and amplify the pain, which can be regarded as determining where the limit of what a person can be rescued after being seriously injured, or take this opportunity to figure out the direction of the meridians and draw a map, so as to facilitate the treatment and rescue of people in the future." Although this is cruel, it can be regarded as using the pain of the bad guy to alleviate the pain of the good guy after being injured and infected. ”

Apocalypse said this in a particularly calm tone.

But after hearing this, Zhou Daodeng's breathing became heavier and heavier, and he suddenly knelt on the ground: "Please be gracious!" Even if you destroy the ten clans, don't torture the ministers like this, the ministers are really afraid of pain! Your two whips have made the minister very uncomfortable now, and the minister has already tasted the pain. ”

Apocalypse sneered: "You are cold-blooded enough, and you would rather pay the price of exterminating the Tenth Clan to alleviate your own pain." ”

Zhang Gui proposed at this time: "Your Majesty, for this kind of cold-blooded person, don't destroy any of the Nine Clans, and they don't care about the lives of the people of the Nine Clans. It's not as good as this, if the medical officers break the autopsy record this time, on the basis of Liu Jin's Ling Chi, every five hundred knives that can be added will be exempted. For example, this time, a heinous person like Zhou Daodeng should be punished by the ten clans, but since he doesn't even care about his own ten clans, it is better to try to add five hundred knives to him, and if he succeeds, he will be exempted from the tenth clan. ”

Tianqi nodded: "This can also be regarded as a blessing, if the medical officer can make Zhou Daodeng add five hundred knives to Ling Chi and not die, he will only punish the nine clans, and avoid the tenth clan, if he adds a thousand knives and not die, he will not die the old and young women and children of the nine clans outside the three clans; If you add 500 knives to the 1,000 knives and don't die, you will only punish the three clans! ”

"Uncle Zhang Guo!"

Zhou Daodeng shouted anxiously because of this, looked at Zhang Gui and said, "Can't you be merciful?!" ”

"Am I still merciful, I will be bold and straightforward, and in the name of slashing you a few more times, I will spare the lives of your clansmen!"

Zhang Gui replied.

Zhou Daoden: "......"

Next, Zhang Gui and Tianqi left here.

And these reactionary scholars and reactionary monks of Changchun Temple who were still in Changchun Temple were gathered together and executed because they surrendered voluntarily, and then they were sent to the medical hall.

As a result, these anti-scholars and reactionary monks were ordered to kneel on the steps outside the temple.

At the same time, the official academy of the Guards Shenshu Battalion held the muzzle of the gun to the heads of these people.

"Etiquette is immortal!"

At this time, some scholars even shouted passionately.

But shouting is useless.

"Put!"

With an order.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

For a while, the gunfire continued, and all of them fell to the ground.

Outside the entire temple, thus rivers of blood flowed.

Zhang Gui listened to these gunshots, and did not feel sympathy, because he understood that although these people were indeed resolute enough, they only insisted on the rights and interests of slave owners.

"I didn't expect these monks from Changchun Temple to actually get involved."

Apocalypse suddenly mentioned something else at this time.

Zhang Gui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is not surprising, the new deal has actually harmed the interests of monks, especially monks, until now, the Ming Dynasty does not know how many fertile fields have become temple properties, how many people have become temple serfs, and even many wealthy families have turned many of their property into temple properties to avoid taxes, so in the future, in the eyes of the ministers, the property of this temple and monks must also be rectified and dealt with." ”

After hearing this, Tianqi nodded: "It has to be rectified, you can recite the scriptures, but you can't do nothing, and you can't take away the country and benefit the people." ”

At this time, at the Yongding Gate of the Beijing Division, Zhou Kui wept silently and said to the guards of the city: "The old man was ordered to send the coffin of the king out of the palace with his son Zhu Cihong for burial, and asked the military master to let him go!" ”

Zhou Kui really took out the holy decree as he spoke, and glanced around.

The official school guarding the city glanced at the holy decree and said, "Open the city gate!" ”

"Wait!"