Chapter 1088: Early Dynasty
"Execute Ling Chi and exterminate the nine clans, so as to set an example of evil and serve as a warning for all generations!" After Zhu Di finished saying this murderous long string of words, he couldn't help panting, but a red color appeared on his face, and he felt extremely happy.
Huang Wei hurriedly recorded the emperor's words word for word, and then put down his pen and said: "The old slave will go to the cabinet to decorate ......."
"Don't embellish, just read it to him word for word!" Zhu Di said categorically: "If you don't do this, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in your heart!" ”
"Yes." Huang Wei couldn't help but secretly speak, the emperor directly issued a decree to kill people, which he had not seen for many years. Normally, no matter how guilty the courtiers are, they must first be handed over to the three law divisions for conviction, and if it is not good, they must let Dongchang Jinyiwei symbolically install a crime, and then draw up a punishment, and then report it to the emperor for approval. Now that the emperor has bypassed all judicial procedures, he is directly going to punish Wang Xianjiu, which shows how much the emperor hates him!
Huang Wei followed Zhu Di's instructions and stamped the jade seal on his will, and then handed it over to the emperor for inspection.
Zhu Di read the will carefully, and still felt very enjoyable, so he was satisfied with the yellow box on the imperial case......
In the early morning, the city of Beijing, which is expected to be cold in spring, was slaughtered.
The soldiers of Dongchang Jinyi Wei Shuntianfu went out in the second half of the night, and the whole city was under martial law, and no idle people were allowed to go to the street, so as to avoid accidents.
Throughout the night, the city of Beijing fell into an unprecedented dead silence, until the five watch drums sounded, and the Ming officials living in various parts of the capital began to leave home one after another to prepare for the court, and the capital regained some vitality.
But in the past, the noisy shouting, avoiding sedan chairs, and singing of officials on the way to the court could not be heard today, only the clatter of horses' hooves hitting the stone floor, and the creaking of the sedan pole being bent...... In addition, no one spoke, let alone greeted, and all the officials rushed to Xiyuan Gate silently like dumb.
It wasn't until outside the gate of Xiyuan that hundreds of officials gathered together, and someone whispered to each other, but the voice was extremely low, as if they were afraid of being heard by others......
"I don't know...... Will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be implicated? ”
"How could it not? Is it just for a loyal and brave man that the emperor is fighting so much......"
"I don't know how to be loyal and brave...... Will the family be implicated? ”
"I'm afraid I can't escape, the emperor likes the Zhulian Nine Clans the most......"
At this time, it was not yet dawn, and he was not worried about being seen by others, and the officials were suffering from their faces, and there was not the slightest hint of collective indignation in writing a crusade against the subordinates.
In fact, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were full of sympathy for Wang Xian in their hearts towards the crown prince, but no one dared to show it publicly, but they were forced by the emperor's obscenity to impeach Wang Xian. At this moment, it is natural to compete to show sympathy for Wang Xian to show that he is forced to do so......
But when Wang Xian appeared outside the gate of Xiyuan, all the discussion stopped abruptly, and no one dared to come forward to talk to him, not even to look at him...... lest he be regarded as his fellow party by the people of Dongchang and implicate himself.
Wang Xian also saved the nonsense with hundreds of officials, and walked straight to the position where he should stand. Zhang Hui's shift was next to Wang Xian, throwing a meaningful glance at him, Wang Xian shook his head slightly, and after a short eye contact, the two stood there quietly, looking at their noses and noses, like old monks in their hearts.
Zhang Hui's heart is like turning over the river and the sea, he has a very good relationship with Wang Xian, and he was once very optimistic about Wang Xian. When the king of Han was in turmoil, he risked his life to protect the prince from the city, and he had already laid the brand of hardcore ******, at this moment he was not only worried about Wang Xian's fate, but also worried about himself, he wanted to ask Wang Xian very much, is there no way at all? Zhang Hui always felt that with Wang Xian's character and scheming, it was impossible to do nothing, so he obediently washed his neck and was killed. But he couldn't open his mouth to ask, and he couldn't get any answer from Wang Xian.
As soon as the time came, the bell on the Xiyuan gate was melodious, the heavy palace gate slowly opened, and the civil and military courtiers were under the command of the officials on duty, cleaned up their clothes and crowns, and marched into the palace to go to court.
Wang Xian stood in the queue of ministers, his expression calm as water, as if this was just an ordinary early dynasty......
When the bell rang, the emperor was already waiting behind the Showa Palace, with the red box containing the edict in his hand.
Huang Wei brought the pill and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's time to use the pill." ”
Zhu Di looked at the yellow-orange-orange and kumquat sized pills in the box, and said slightly strangely: "Why is it not red?" ”
"This furnace is the third turn pill, which is very different from the previous two furnaces." Huang Wei explained: "Immortal Hu said that after the repair of the first two rounds of pills, the emperor's dragon body has become much stronger, and after taking this furnace of pills, he can be fierce and vigorous, and he can walk like flying!" ”
"Hmm, Daoist Hu is indeed a living immortal!" Zhu Di had completely believed in Daoist Hu and was full of confidence in his elixir. glanced at Huang Wei approvingly: "You have made great contributions, I don't know how to reward you!" ”
"The emperor can live a long life, which is the greatest reward for the old slave." Huang Wei slapped Zhu Di all over his body. He didn't ask any more, picked up a pill and put it in his mouth, and Huang Wei hurriedly served warm water to the emperor.
Zhu Di swallowed the large pill with some difficulty, almost choked out tears, wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and the emperor asked softly, "Are you ready?" ”
"Back to the emperor, everything is ready." Huang Wei knew what the emperor was worried about, and hurriedly replied: "The capital has been under martial law, and before the end of the court meeting, idle people and others are not allowed to go to the streets." The forbidden army is also all ready, and as soon as the order is given, they can immediately leave the barracks. ”
"Hmm." Zhu Di nodded, and asked again: "Have all the court meetings been arranged?" ”
"The ministers who challenged Wang Xian have already made promises, and they will be played in turn when the time comes."
"There won't be any accidents, will they?" Zhu Di was still not at ease, so he asked again.
"Your Majesty, everything is arranged, and there will be no accidents." Huang Wei and Zhu Di have been with Zhu Di for so many years, and they have never seen the emperor treat an unarmed minister so cautiously. secretly said in his heart: 'I'm afraid it's the abolished prince, but that's it......
Zhu Di also knew that he was a little too worried, but things were too smooth, and it made him suspicious, how could such a big traitor and evil man be arrested without the slightest struggle? So the more things come to an end, the more Zhu Di is at a loss. A hanging heart, I'm afraid that it can only be completely let go when the dust settles......
"It seems that I am really old, if I go back a few years, how can I have so many worries?" Zhu Di smiled self-deprecatingly, threw away the crutches in his hand, and sat down in the jade chariot with all his strength.
"Let's go!" Huang Wei shouted in a long voice, and sixteen strong eunuchs slowly lifted the heavy jade chariot and moved forward steadily......
In front of the Showa Palace, the Jintai curtain has long been placed, and 800 majestic Han generals set up a guard of honor in the square in front of the palace. After three whip sounds, the officials quickly finished their shifts under the golden platform.
Then the officials of Honglu Temple sang loudly: "Hundred officials welcome the emperor!" ”
"Ministers welcome the emperor!" The civil and military officials knelt in front of the golden platform according to the words. Zhu Di, with the support of Huang Wei, ascended to the throne in the Jintai curtain, the ministers shouted long live, the emperor nodded, and Huang Wei said in his throat: "Baiguan get up." ”
After thanking the hundred officials, he got up and stood up.
Zhu Di's eyes swept sharply over the ministers under the golden platform, and finally settled on Wang Xian. Wang Xian still lowered his eyebrows, and didn't seem to feel the emperor's gaze.
Zhu Di knew that Wang Xian must have felt his gaze, so he snorted coldly, and then said in a deep voice: "In the early court today, are there any officials absent?" ”
The officials of Honglu Temple on duty hurriedly bowed to the throne and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, a total of fifty-six officials are absent. ”
"Why?" Zhu Di frowned slightly: "Didn't you convey that you must not be absent today?" ”
"Thirty-two of them took sick leave, 12 took personal leave, and the remaining 12 were not known for what reason." The official of Honglu Temple hurriedly replied.
"Spread my will, the list of officials who are absent today, and inquire one by one in Dongchang, and those who are indeed extenuating will be demoted by three levels and fined for one year. Those who are absent without reason will be dismissed and will never be used. Zhu Di snorted coldly and said: "Those who dare to defy the laws of the imperial court, and dare to turn a deaf ear even though they have a will, I will never spare them!" ”
"Obey the order...... "The old eunuch Zhao Ying came out of the squad to receive the order.
Seeing Zhu Di open his mouth, dozens of ministers were sent down. The ministers in front of the palace all changed their color, but they also knew that this was just an appetizer for the emperor, and the real drama was still to come......
"Each yamen has something to do early, and nothing to retreat." After the emperor finished asking, Huang Wei sang loudly.
So, the ministers followed the sequence of the performance, and the yamen such as the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple of the Metropolitan Procuratorate performed the affairs in turn, but today, whether it is the minister who plays the music or the emperor who listens to the government, there is a smell of absent-mindedness, it is completely perfunctory, and everyone is waiting for the moment when it is the turn of the Metropolitan Procuratorate......
Zhu Di's left elbow rested on the armrest of the dragon chair, his right hand rested on the imperial case in front of him, and his fingers subconsciously tapped the table. The will, written in his own handwriting in the early hours of the morning, had been spread out before him. From time to time, the Emperor glanced at the Divine Decree, and then at Wang Xian, wanting to see some interesting expression on his face.
However, the emperor was disappointed, and Wang Xian still stood there quietly, with no expression on his face. Because he knew that Zhu Di could have made people attack him as soon as he came up, but the emperor didn't, and he had to wait for the six parts to finish in turn before firing the cannon, which was nothing more than playing a cat and wanting to torture himself for a while......
Half an hour later, the six departments were perfunctory, and the eyes of all the officials fell on the body of Wang Zhang, the imperial history of the left capital, and shouted wildly in his heart: "It's coming! ’
Wang Zhang sighed secretly, walked out of class with heavy steps, bowed to the emperor in full view of everyone, and then raised the wat board and performed in a deep voice.