In front of the Fengtian Gate, the autumn wind kills, and all kinds of honor guards and flags hunt and dance on the blowing square.

Hu Weiyong led the civil and military ministers behind him to kneel down and confront the emperor on the ground.

At this point, Hu Xiang has finished making moves on behalf of the hundred officials - we have taken care of His Majesty's face, but we are just pointing the finger at King Yan; and did not immediately resign en masse, so that the Ming court was suspended.

Behold, how well we understand the great righteousness, take the overall situation into account, and are loyal to the monarch and patriotic. Then please let Your Majesty take a step further, severely punish King Yan, and stop all spy actions!

Otherwise, we will have to point the finger at Your Majesty, resign en masse, and burn all the jade......

Now it's time for His Majesty the Emperor to deal with it.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang silently staring at the ministers at his feet, his expression was as indifferent as a 10,000-year-old snow-capped mountain, and he couldn't detect a trace of holy intent at all.

Just when the ministers felt about to suffocate, the emperor finally spoke slowly:

"That's right. Since you want to check, you will check it and check it to the end. Let the prince take the lead, and Zhongshu Province, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the Yushitai will thoroughly investigate the case together. ”

"Yes, the emperor is wise." Hu Weiyong and all the civil and military officers breathed a sigh of relief.

Their hearts were all in their throats just now, for fear that Boss Zhu would be angry and pout them all.

This kind of impossible move on other emperors, Boss Zhu can definitely do it.

Fortunately, the bet was won...... Right?

In the opinion of Hu Weiyong and others, Boss Zhu was reluctant to let go of the bottles and cans accumulated for more than ten years, and finally chose to compromise.

~~

After the hundred officials were leveled, the emperor said unhurriedly: "The fourth brother did really out of line this time, no matter what the reason, he can't fire in the capital." Yesterday, we and the prince have already whipped him and the sixth child heavily. ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has also been punished?" Hu Weiyong hurriedly asked.

"Of course, he was also present at the time, but instead of stopping him, he also coaxed, so we also punished him severely." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Although they are all my sons and the princes of the Ming Dynasty, and the sixth is still the prince, there are some taboos that cannot be touched." ”

"Ministers remember the Emperor's Hadith." Hu Weiyong hurriedly led the crowd to follow the teachings, as if they had the ability to shoot cannons in the capital.

"In addition, during the investigation of the case, stop sending King Yan's salary, temporarily remove the title of King Yan, commensurate with the four princes, and stop all errands, ban yourself from studying in the house, and wait for the final disposition."

When the ministers heard this, they all showed joy on their faces, and said in their hearts that it seemed that the emperor was also annoyed that King Yan was doing wrong, and this punishment was really not small.

It would be better if the King of Chu could also come to such a set of 'three stops and one ban'. Of course, they also know that they are thinking about peaches.

The emperor even had to protect Song Ne at the beginning, and he must definitely protect the King of Chu and the King of the Sea who shouldered the heavy responsibility of reforming the country.

Don't be in a hurry, take your time, as long as you open this head, the prince of Daming will completely drop the price. It will not be difficult to clean them up in the future.

Hu Weiyong's face was not full of joy, but was covered with a haze. He knew that the upper position was a lord who never suffered losses, and this time he treated His Royal Highness King Yan so badly, and he also repaired King Chu by the way.

So, what does he want the officials to pay?

Sure enough, I heard the prince say in a deep voice: "My father and the emperor have treated the fourth brother like this, and the sons have nothing to say." But the reason why the fourth child lost his mind was because someone beat his men to death and sent the corpses to the door of his house to demonstrate.

"Not to mention that this is a serious violation of the Prince's dignity. Just said that some of his subordinates who were killed were all pro-army soldiers of the Son of Heaven in the Governor's Mansion! was actually beaten to death by his courtiers when he was on a mission, the plot was so bad, and the contempt for imperial power was just fifty steps and a hundred steps with the fourth child.

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "If the father wants to strictly investigate the fourth child, then even those people must be strictly investigated!" If the father wants to give the fourth child 'three stops and one ban' during the investigation of the case, then he should also treat those people with 'three stops and one ban', so that it can be called fair! ”

Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, Marquis Tang Shengzong of Yan'an, Marquis Fei Ju of Pingliang, Marquis Wang Zhi of Liu'an, Marquis Zheng Yuchun of Xingyang, and Marquis Zhao Yong of Nanxiong all showed shocked looks.

Because those ten spies were killed by them and Lu Zhongheng...... Among them, Wu Liang, Fei Ju, and Lu Zhongheng all killed two.

As for why Qingyishui is a marquis, because the marquis does not get iron coupons.

Without iron coupon protection, who dares to be so arrogant?

It's the other way around - you have iron coupons to protect yourself, are you too embarrassed to hold back? Other Hou Ye beat the spy to death, and you will lose the price even if you are half dead, and you will be half a head shorter than others in the future.

Under the domination of this strange comparison psychology, among the eight marquis in Beijing, except for Zhongli Hou, none of them left a living mouth for the spies......

At that time, they were not afraid, anyway, everyone did it, the emperor can't pout us all, right?

Unexpectedly, the emperor didn't say anything, and the prince made trouble first.

"That's right, it doesn't make sense that the prince is still punished, but the Hou Ye is safe and sound!" Immediately afterwards, the other two listed Qi King Zhu Rong and Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian also chimed in: "They should be beaten up first." ”

Don't look at Lao Qi's good honey with his father-in-law, when it comes to standing in line, he will still be loyal to his royal identity.

Otherwise, his father would have pulled him out of the urine......

Of course, mainly because he didn't know, his father-in-law was among them.

~~

"Hmm." After listening to the opinions of the royal family, Zhu Yuanzhang threw the question to Hu Weiyong noncommittally and said, "What do you think of Hu Xiang?" ”

Hu Weiyong said in his heart that I stood and watched, how do I see it. The emperor is really not polite, and he is about to seize the military power of the seven marquis with his backhand!

This is the reason why the emperor has been lowering his posture and allowing them to attack, it turns out that it is to lure the enemy deeper!

"Back to the emperor, in the humble opinion of the ministers, the emperor's punishment of King Yan seems to be too severe. Before the case is clarified, there is no need to 'stop and ban him'. After a pause, Hu Weiyong said softly: "Of course, the same is true for the seven marquis." ”

"There is no need to discuss the matter of the fourth child, let's just say it." Zhu Yuanzhang said categorically: "He crossed the line this time, he is not overkill, how can he set an example?" ”

"Yes......" As soon as the emperor's trick of 'leading by example' came out, Hu Weiyong couldn't speak for Lu Zhongheng now.

The prince is going to 'stop and ban three times', and the seven marquis have no reason not to do it...... Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty is really wrong.

Only then did Hu Weiyong know why the two fathers in Beijing asked for leave and didn't come. If Cao Guogong and Song Guogong were present, how would they deal with themselves when he led hundreds of officials to force the palace just now?

At this time, the emperor is going to seize the military power in the hands of the seven marquis, and if they are present, they will definitely have more words to advise. And you have to fiercely oppose it, otherwise how can you convince the public?

But one of them is the emperor's nephew, and the other is the emperor's in-laws, and if they fall out with the emperor, they will do themselves all kinds of harm but no benefit.

So whether the emperor said hello in advance, they pushed the boat down the river; Or did they foresee today's unsolvable dilemma, in short, the two grandfathers would rather be poked in the backbone than be this 'shrinking turtle'.

Anyway, no one dared to scold them in front of them.

As long as you don't hear it, you can treat it as if you haven't been scolded......

ps. The first chapter, the remaining two chapters will be presented later. This plot progression and character are a little more complicated, and there are more characters to consider...... To put it mildly, it's a little stuck. Fortunately, there are not many cards, a little later.

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