The Hall of Supreme Harmony is also commonly known as the Golden Palace. During the great dynasty gatherings, the emperor sat in the hall, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood in the square outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The square was very large. This time, all officials of the seventh rank and above were called. , and allowed the people of the capital to watch.
The external reason for this meeting was to deal with Yuan Chonghuan, so people from both inside and outside the capital came, as did envoys from various countries in Beijing.
As a major court meeting, they also have a seat at Honglu Temple.
"Yuan Chonghuan, look how much the people in the capital hate you!"
Zhu Youjian looked at the large number of people entering the first three halls, then looked at Yuan Chonghuan who was silent, and shook his head. This matter is a bit big today. He did not expect so many people to come in. He was a little afraid of the people. There was a riot, and there were tens of thousands of people inside and outside here.
Yuan Chonghuan looked at the large number of people pouring in and the invisible people outside, and he felt a sense of fear in his heart. If it hadn't been for Zhu Yuanzhang and the others, he would have died.
Because he aroused public outrage.
"Don't worry, you won't die. After all, since ancient times, military merit has been the greatest, and the greatest military merit is to rescue the enemy. After this time, you will... return to Master Sun's command and stay in the capital!"
Zhu Youjian looked at Yuan Chonghuan. He had already planned to call Sun Chengzong back. Sun Chengzong was his teacher and could be reused.
Zhu Youjian directly ordered people to move the dragon chair to the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This place was specially designed so that as long as he spoke in a normal voice, everyone in the square could hear him.
"Take Yuan Chonghuan."
Zhu Youjian looked at the Taihe Palace Square where he could no longer stand, and said hello to Wang Chengen beside him.
Wang Chengen immediately ordered the Han general to take Yuan Chonghuan to the imperial road in the square, which was also designed so that everyone could hear him once he spoke.
"Yuan Chonghuan, do you know what crime you have committed!"
Chongzhen directly began to ask questions without saying anything.
At this time, the people of Shanzong under Yuan Chonghuan were secretly cursing Chongzhen for being a coward. In their opinion, Governor Yuan, who could bring them military pay, was clearly the pillar of the country. A man who devoted himself to the country was now being betrayed by a treacherous minister. As a result, Chongzhen didn't know people well, and he was a foolish king if he didn't distinguish between loyal and traitors.
"The criminal Yuan Chonghuan knows what crime he has committed."
But what they didn't expect was that Yuan Chonghuan actually confessed directly.
At this time, someone had already run to the Governor's Mansion, wanting to take Yuan Chengzhi to escape. The destination was Huashan. I don't know what these people were thinking. They didn't decide anything, so they went to lead the people to escape first. , he is really a god.
"Then you say it yourself!"
"I should not sit back and watch Hou Jin enter the customs."
As soon as Yuan Chonghuan said this, many people in the capital became angry. There was an uproar inside and outside the palace. Someone immediately shouted that they wanted to kill Yuan Chonghuan, and there were still a lot of people who responded.
When Yuan Chonghuan heard the killing sounds behind him, his back became wet. He was really scared.
"The fault of Hou Jin's entry into the customs this time is not yours, it is all the fault of Ji Liao Prime Minister Liu Ce. He did not listen to your words, which led to the fall of Da'ankou. You have made corrections since then. There is a reason for the incident. I cannot blame you."
In fact, this matter was Yuan Chonghuan's fault. If he had gone directly to the capital after Huang Taiji entered the customs, it would not have been such a big deal. However, he would have been accused of leading troops to the capital with evil intentions. He followed him all the way to protect himself. Intercepted.
"What you did was to sit back and watch Datong's general Man Gui die in battle without going to rescue him. This is the crime of not advancing before the battle and watching your colleagues die in battle. You must be convinced!"
It took Zhu Youjian, Yuan Chonghuan, Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru to find out this crime for a long time.
Because this is the only charge that can be used, Mao Wenlong's case cannot be brought out again. If this matter is brought up again, many people will be killed.
The secret talks between Yuan Chonghuan and Qian Longxi cannot be said publicly. If they say that Yuan Chonghuan and Qian Longxi will definitely die, they are foreign military generals colluding with internal servants.
The people in the capital knew everything about the major and minor affairs of the court. They also knew what the crime was and how to punish it.
Therefore, some crimes cannot be mentioned. If you mention them, you will die. There is no way to evade them even if you want to.
"I plead guilty!"
Yuan Chonghuan felt relieved when he heard that he was guilty of sitting back and watching his colleagues die in battle. This crime was agreed upon by them.
"As a general, it would be a capital crime for you to sit back and watch your subordinates die in battle. However, you also contributed to the rescue and the incident happened for a reason, so you are exempted from the death penalty. However, you will not be able to escape the living crime. I have a hundred imperial staffs. Do you have any complaints?"
What else could there be to complain about? The reason he didn't save Man Gui was because the two of them didn't get along, but he couldn't say this clearly, otherwise Datong's troops would be able to fight with his Guan Ning army.
"An Jianqing, go!"
An Jianqing has been remembered by Chongzhen because of the rescue incident, and is now a colleague of Jinyiwei. Letting him handle the punishment is to replace Luo Yangxing, and it is also a signal that the court wants to recruit people from the martial arts world.
An Jianqing came to Yuan Chonghuan's side with a few Jinyi guards holding Baihu without any expression. Then the four Baihu pulled Yuan Chonghuan's limbs without saying a word, shook him up, threw him to the ground, and then let him go. Got to the bench.
Then four big, round-waisted men with chestnut-wood, iron-covered staffs and inverted iron staffs stood next to Yuan Chonghuan.
"Hit hard!"
The four of them shouted to beat them with all their heart, and then started beating them with sticks one after another.
The people in the capital could see clearly that Yuan Chonghuan's buttocks were already stained red with blood after just a few strokes of the stick. This was a real beating, not a fake beating paid for by civil servants. However, he did not remove his clothes this time. , and Yuan Chonghuan was also wearing a thick-soled cotton-padded coat with heavy straps on his buttocks. This was the way of fighting before Chenghua to show humiliation.
Then the Jin Yiwei who mingled with the common people explained this method of fighting clearly, and explained to others that Yuan Chonghuan was the leading general and had won the battle, so he could not be killed. The Ming Dynasty did not have the right to kill heroes.
Even Yang Hao, who lost his troops and generals, was not killed, and Yuan Chonghuan was even less likely to die.
When the people found out, they gritted their teeth and became angry.
Those Jinyi guards went on to say that one hundred imperial rods was already the maximum punishment, and no one could survive one hundred imperial rods. Even if he didn't take off his clothes now, Yuan Chonghuan would not survive.
This word quickly spread to the ears of the people in the capital. In addition, this time the executioner shouted that he was beating with all his heart, so they felt even more relieved. They all thought that Yuan Chonghuan would definitely die!
And those Jinyi guards also asked what they would do if Yuan Chonghuan survived, and the people in the capital also gritted their teeth. If he could survive even a hundred imperial sticks struck with care, it means that his life should not be cut off, and God will spare him.
