As soon as he captured Hu Weiyong, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order to block the city gate.
As an Emperor Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang was very skilled in such matters.
He knew that many people must have participated in the rebellion.
In particular, he also found gunpowder and blunderbuss in Hu Weiyong's home, which further proves that this matter is not simple.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that there were many Hu Weiyong's parties in the court.
These people are probably related to the rebellion.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally could not let them go easily.
Catch those who deserve to be caught, and kill those who deserve to be killed.
So when those officials who wanted to escape arrived at the city gate, they found that the city gate had been blocked.
Not only can people in the city not go out, but they are also searching everywhere.
This is definitely an extremely dangerous signal for those officials.
"No, the city gate has been sealed. We're afraid we won't be able to escape!!"
"Ah! What should I do??"
"Go back, let's go back right away, and we'll find a way when we get back!!"
The official who wanted to escape could clearly feel that as long as they approached the city gate, they would be captured by those officials.
Under such circumstances, he was naturally unwilling to die.
Therefore, he thought that he would wait until he got home and slowly think of a solution.
And his family was obviously frightened.
Especially after hearing that they were going to be beheaded, many of them became confused.
Now when it comes to going back, they naturally don't dare to hesitate at all and plan to turn around and go back.
However, their ideas are very beautiful, but the reality is very cruel.
The moment they were about to turn around, a slightly majestic voice sounded.
"stop!!"
Hearing such a sound, their bodies couldn't help but stiffen.
And when they turned around and saw the person who spoke, their faces became even more ugly.
The person who stopped them was none other than King Zhu Di of Yan.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang had not asked Zhu Di to go to the battlefield to fight, Zhu Di seemed to have an obsession with leading troops.
Now he is patrolling everywhere with soldiers.
Whenever there is any suspicious person, he will stop him immediately and search him.
And the identity of King Yan Zhu Di made him even more disadvantageous.
No matter who it was, no one dared to put on airs in front of him.
And those who wanted to put on airs have been defeated by Zhu Di.
This official obviously also knew Zhu Di, King of Yan.
He did not expect that King Zhu Di of Yan would personally lead soldiers to patrol everywhere.
This was too fatal for him.
Once King Yan Zhu Di discovers something is wrong with him, he will definitely capture him as soon as possible.
Therefore, a smile that was even uglier than crying appeared on his face.
"I have met His Highness King Yan!!"
"Oh? You actually know me. It seems that you are an official of our Ming Dynasty!!"
"Uh, I'm the chief clerk of the household department!!"
"Oh~ it's you! I seem to remember that you and Hu Weiyong are very close!"
"Take it!!"
Zhu Di didn't give him any chance to refute, and just asked someone to take it down.
Firstly, this person is indeed very close to the Hu Weiyong faction, and secondly, this person and his family are taking a carriage out of the city at this time, which is problematic no matter how you look at it.
You can't go wrong by taking them down.
Even if they are wrong, it doesn't matter. If they really have no problem, they will naturally release it after they find out.
It is precisely because everyone has Zhu Di's thoughts that many officials in the Ming Dynasty were caught.
Nearly two-thirds of the high-ranking officials in Jinling City were captured.
When such a number of people was reported, Prince Zhu Biao was immediately shocked.
"Two-thirds were arrested? This...is this too much? Did they arrest a lot of wrong people? Otherwise, how could so many people be arrested??"
"Father, please don't do this. They are all officials of our Ming Dynasty, and our Ming Dynasty still needs them!!"
"Need them? They are going to rebel against our Ming Dynasty. What do we need them for??"
"But, there are probably too many people here. How come there are so many people involved?"
"Yes! There are so many people! Hu Weiyong is so hidden! He has unknowingly won over so many ministers of our Ming Dynasty. If Lao Liu hadn't arrived in time, our Ming Dynasty might no longer have the surname Zhu! !”
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao fell silent.
If Hu Weiyong really killed Zhu Yuanzhang, with the help of the ministers from his faction, he might really be able to secure his position as emperor.
This will definitely be a huge disaster for Lao Zhu's family.
If Hu Weiyong takes the position of emperor, he will definitely kill everyone in Lao Zhu's family without sparing any one.
Even if it is Prince Zhu Biao's newly born son, he will not be lenient.
Thinking of this, Prince Zhu Biao suddenly put away his kindness.
Although he has a kind heart, he is not a fool.
With so many people forming cliques for personal gain, no one would believe it if there was nothing fishy involved.
Therefore, arresting two-thirds of the officials does not seem to be a big deal.
However, with so many officials suddenly missing from the court, it may not be so convenient to deal with many things.
"It seems that our Ming Dynasty needs to conduct more imperial examinations and speed up the selection of talents!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill too many people. If he was not prepared, there would probably be no one available in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhu Biao no longer paid attention to killing people, but turned his attention to cultivating talents.
However, Zhu Biao did not pay attention to the killings, but the people were particularly concerned.
When they knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had killed 10,000 people in just one day, they were greatly surprised.
"Oh my god! So many people participated in the rebellion!!"
"It's too scary. Fortunately, His Majesty is wise and powerful, and protected by His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Otherwise, it would be really unimaginable!!"
"These people are all dog officials, and they all deserve to die. If they become high-ranking officials, it will be a huge bad thing for us!!"
"Yes! Especially that Hu Weiyong, he actually embezzled so much money and bullied us people. It is the most appropriate thing for him to die. Otherwise, we don't know what kind of hard life we will live in the future! !”
"That is, only His Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, are the ones who care about the world and the people. I only accept Your Majesty as our emperor!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang devoted himself to the people, so his reputation among the people was very high.
Not to mention, few of the officials he killed were good officials.
Most of them were corrupt, perverted the law, and oppressed the people. Their deaths not only did not scare the people, but instead made them applaud.
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