Quiescence...... There was silence

The entire hall can only be described as silent, needles can be heard, everyone is stunned to look at the Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao who came down from the dragon, they looked hard, looked carefully, hoping to find something different from usual, but unfortunately, in front of this Zhu Youxiao in front of him except that his appearance was thinner than before, there was no difference from the Zhu Youxiao they were familiar with.

Looking at the ministers in the hall who were stunned and looking at him, Zhu Youxiao felt a chill in his heart, this distress gave him too many warnings and shocks, and let him know how bold these ministers who always bowed to him respectfully on weekdays were.

When his gaze turned to Gao Panlong, who was less than ten steps away from him, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Youxiao's mouth, and he immediately turned his gaze to it again, and said loudly: "Why didn't everyone talk anymore, didn't they talk quite happily just now?" Now that I'm here, why have I become dumb? By the way, didn't you just say that you were going to punish the Nine Clans, why don't you say it now? ”

The official had already turned pale, at this time he just kept kowtowing to Zhu Youxiao, with the sound of kowtowing sounded, his forehead had already become dark blue and swollen, but he didn't realize it, he still continued to kowtow, and kept saying, "Your Majesty forgives you!" ”

Looking at the official who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, although the officials next to him also had relatives, none of them dared to speak out to intercede for him, after all, everyone heard what this official said just now, and shouted in front of the emperor that he wanted to punish the nine clans of the family, no matter how Zhu Youxiao dealt with him, such a sin was not too much.

Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly, turned his head and said magnificently to the Shangshu Fang of the official department closest to him: "Fang Aiqing, what position does this person hold in which yamen?" ”

Fang Zhuangli walked out and arched his hand towards Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, this person's name is Sun Zengshou, and he holds the position of Zuo in the six branches. ”

Zhu Youxiao chuckled: "It is worthy of Fang Aiqing, he has only been the secretary of the ministry for a few days, and he can write down all the officials in the court, and he is really diligent in his work!" ”

Fang Zhuangli couldn't help but tremble in his heart, Zhu Youxiao's words seemed to be praised, but the meaning of his words was very meaningful.

Fortunately, after Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he didn't stride to the dragon chair, and sat down with the support of the eunuchs beside him, and he didn't talk nonsense and said directly: "Where is Gao Panlong, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" ”

As Zhu Youxiao's voice fell, the eyes of almost everyone in the hall fell on Gao Panlong's body, and many people's eyes showed complicated expressions. What Gao Panlong did outside the noon gate today naturally couldn't hide from these officials.

In the eyes of many people, Gao Panlong led the officials of the Donglin Party today to block the noon gate and want to force the queen to issue an edict to believe in the king and supervise the country, which is indeed a wonderful move, as long as the king can ascend the throne in the future, Gao Panlong's contribution today is no different from following the dragon's work, and it is inevitable that he will be reused. But now that Zhu Youxiao has miraculously recovered from his illness, what Gao Panlong did today has become a bad stinky move, but no one can bear it, you dare to take advantage of my serious illness to lead someone to persecute my daughter-in-law, this is what my uncle can bear and aunt can't bear.

Gao Panlong walked out with a calm face, and respectfully knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao and said respectfully: "Minister Gao Panlong knocks on my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Gao Panlong!"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't see any expression on his face, and said lightly: "I have been unwell in the past few days, and I have been recuperating in the Qianqing Palace, but I was surprised to hear that Aiqing gathered a group of officials to block the noon gate today and shouted for the queen to make an order to let the king of Xin supervise the country, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Hearing this, the hearts of the officials in the hall began to rise, "It's here...... is coming, the emperor is going to settle accounts after the autumn. ”

Gu Bingqian squinted at Gao Panlong, who was kneeling next to him, and sneered in his heart, this Gao Panlong always considers himself a saint on weekdays, with a group of Donglin Party people who raise their eyebrows and raise their eyes at every turn, these days after seeing Zhu Youxiao critically ill, he finally couldn't help jumping out and going into battle shirtless, now he is dumbfounded, let you bully other people's daughters-in-law, now that people are sick, they want to seek justice for their daughter-in-law.

Gao Panlong's face remained unchanged and said: "These days, Your Majesty's dragon is not in good health and can't take care of the government, and the ministers are anxious. And His Royal Highness King Xin is smart and resolute, and it would be good if he could temporarily oversee the country while His Majesty was recuperating from his illness, so that he could ......"

"Is it to lead a group of people to block the noon gate and force the queen to make an edict?" Zhu Youxiao interrupted Gao Panlong's words, and there was a sarcastic smell in his eyes.

"It's not persecution, but I hope that the queen will put the country's society first, and why not let King Xin replace His Majesty for the time being?" Gao Panlong's face was awe-inspiring, if Zhu Youxiao hadn't seen his true face a long time ago, he would have really deceived him.

"Oh...... Speaking of which, I have to thank you for working so hard for the Ming Dynasty during my serious illness? Zhu Youxiao smiled instead of being angry: "To be honest, it has been more than seven years since I ascended the throne, but it is the first time I have seen a person's face be so shameless. What is reversing black and white, what is referring to a deer as a horse, today I saw it, Gao Panlong...... You've really opened my eyes! ”

"Your Majesty......"

"Shut up!"

Gao Panlong still wanted to speak, but was unceremoniously interrupted by Zhu Youxiao.

"I didn't let you speak!"

Zhu Youxiao turned his eyes and looked around and said in a deep voice: "Where is King Xin, are you here?" ”

There was silence in the main hall, and the eyes of the ministers all looked to the right, and a slightly thin figure stood up with some trembling and waved towards Zhu Youxiao: "Brother has seen Your Majesty!" ”

Now Zhu Youzhen's face no longer has the high-spirited look of this morning, replaced by a look of panic and uneasiness, he knows very well what he did this morning, his brother is not dead, and he is thinking about the seat under his brother's ass.

Well, this kind of thing is something that a person will worry about, but if you think about it in your heart, you even jumped out in person, this kind of thing is unbearable for a person. Just now, when the palace sent someone to inform him of the court, Zhu Youzhen felt that something was wrong, but he still kept comforting himself that his brother was already terminally ill, and someone must have falsely preached the holy decree, but when he saw Zhu Youxiao coming down from the dragon just now, all his hopes disappeared without a trace like green smoke blown by the wind.

"Deyo, do you know what I called you for?" Facing his younger brother, Zhu Youxiao's tone involuntarily softened, after all, this is his beloved younger brother.

"Brother knows." Zhu Youzhen laughed miserably: "The younger brother knows that he has made a transgression today, and he does not ask for His Majesty's forgiveness, but he is letting His Majesty fall, and the younger brother has no complaints." After speaking, Zhu Youzhen knelt down heavily and put his face on the ground.

Zhu Youxiao looked at his younger brother lying on the ground, and a complex expression of love, regret and hatred flashed in his eyes, and after a while he sighed: "Deyo, the so-called eldest brother is like a father, and it is strange that I have taught you all these years, so that you are deceived by the villain." But you will be punished for doing something wrong. Coming, the purpose is ...... Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, was young and arrogant, and his virtue was insufficient. From today onwards, he has been thinking about it in the house for a year, during which his income has been halved. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

When he heard Zhu Youxiao's personal narration, Zhu Youzhen, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't believe his ears, and today's matter was gently revealed? His brother didn't punish himself?

The original Zhu Youzhen had already made preparations, and he did such a bastard thing, although Zhu Youxiao was unlikely to kill himself, but he could trap him, and he could only stay within the high walls of Fengyang Mansion until he died, but what he didn't expect was that Zhu Youxiao only let himself think about it behind closed doors in the Xinwang Mansion for a year, and such a punishment was simply too light.

The officials in the Taihe Hall looked at His Royal Highness King Xin, who was kneeling on the ground with tears in his eyes, and then looked at Gao Panlong, who was kneeling next to him, many people secretly shook their heads in their hearts, His Royal Highness King Xin, this is to let Gao Panlong give a pit, but His Majesty seems to be in a good mood today, and he actually forgave King Xin, they originally thought that Zhu Youxiao would have to clean up this younger brother who dared to come out of his head, but he didn't expect it to be raised high and put down gently. However, from this point of view, His Majesty is still in a good mood today, and even His Royal Highness King Xin has forgiven him, and Gao Panlong should be fine.

Not to mention the civil and military officials in the main hall, even Gao Panlong himself breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the person in front of him is still the soft-hearted emperor before, he is reluctant to punish his younger brother too much, and he should not be too heavy a punishment for himself.

"As for you!"

Zhu Youxiao finally turned his gaze to Gao Panlong, and a cold voice spat out of his mouth.

"Gao Panlong, taking advantage of my serious illness, bewitched King Xin to force the queen to issue an order to supervise the country, which is against the way of the ministers. What's more, Gao Panlong is still spreading rumors everywhere in the court, maliciously slandering the monarch's father, this case must not be opened, this wind must not rise, where are the guards in front of the palace? ”

"Whoa!"

With Zhu Youxiao's shouting, two guards in front of the hall strode in from outside the door.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Gao Panlong, who was kneeling on the ground, and sneered: "Take off Gao Panlong's black yarn, push him to the entrance of the vegetable market and behead him immediately, and then order the third division to ask the officials who gathered outside the noon gate today. ”

"What?"

Gao Panlong was stunned for a while, he never expected that Zhu Youxiao would change his gentleness towards King Xin just now, revealing his hideous side. Although Gao Panlong had long been mentally prepared for his ending, in his opinion, the big deal was to lose his official position and drive himself back to his hometown, and he never thought that the emperor would kill him. You must know that you are not only the leader of the Donglin Party, but also the leader of the Qingliu in the court, how dare the emperor kill himself?

"Whoa!"

Without saying a word, the two guards took off Gao Panlong's black gauze hat, grabbed his arm and then twisted it with his backhand, how could Gao Panlong, who was nearly seventy years old, be able to block the brute force of the two strong guards, and was immediately escorted out by them.

"Your Majesty...... Think again! ”

Zhu Youxiao's statement was not tight, but it frightened the hundreds of officials in the entire hall.

The emperor actually wanted to behead Gao Panlong? This is too exaggerated, in the eyes of most people, Gao Panlong led the Donglin Party to block the noon gate and force the queen to let the king of Xin supervise the country, but it is not a crime to death, at most he will lose his official position and even send Qionghai, and now this person is going to be beheaded without saying a word, is it so serious?

Huang Liji, a former secretary of the military department and a member of the Cabinet University, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, although Lord Gao is at fault, but Lord Gao is not selfish in this matter, it is completely for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, is it too serious to behead him?" ”

"Serious?" Zhu Youxiao let out a sullen breath from his nostrils, "Bewitching the king of the prison and trying to usurp the throne, I beheaded him, and you still say that it is too serious?" If I go around him at this moment, can anyone try to support an imperial relative and plot to usurp the throne in the future? ”

"This ......"

Huang Liji then remembered that Gao Panlong's guy really hit this idea, so it was really not wrong for the emperor to kill Gao Panlong, if anyone could click on the chair under the emperor's buttocks, wouldn't it be a big mess in the world?

When he said this, Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth, he also had a new perspective on some things after escaping death this time. In the past, although Zhu Youxiao was not used to these civil officials, he always thought that it was impossible to govern the country without scholars, even if Yang Feng told him many disadvantages of the Donglin Party, he did not have the idea of being ruthless to these people, and always wanted to slowly lay out the power of the Donglin Party.

It was only after the drowning in the back garden that he realized that he was still too naïve, and that political struggles were never about inviting guests to dinner, and that they were not at all false and polite, in essence, it was a struggle between you and me.

The emperor wants to collect taxes, pay grain to the gentry in the mu, and open the sea ban, no matter which policy in this will touch the foundation of those vested interest groups in Jiangnan, and those people can't do anything for silver? In order to protect their vested interests, those people dared to attack him, the emperor, and they were so unhesitating and resolute that even his successor after his death was drawn up, in their eyes, the country of the Ming Dynasty was like a plaything in their hands, and even the life and death of his emperor were under their control.

Thinking that his father, Emperor Guangzong, died after only one month on the throne, although it was claimed that he died of a violent illness, no one knows what the truth is. Now it's his turn, if there is no Yang Feng's rescue this time, he will die unexplained, and no one understands the real idea here, Zhu Youxiao shuddered a little when he thought of this.

In the eyes of the superiors, there are some things that do not need evidence at all, as long as there is this possibility and intention, they can make a decision.