"No need to fight anymore!"
Zhu Youxiao directly interrupted Xu Guangqi who was about to speak, and sneered at Zhou Yanru and asked: "Do you really think I am easy to bully, or are you really stupid?"
Zhu Youxiao stared at Zhou Yanru with sharp eyes: "You, Zhou Yanru, who have read the books of sages and know the principles of loyalty and filial piety, would still do such treacherous things as spying on the emperor or even replacing him for your own benefit! To save the lives of the people! Will you stop causing trouble once you can't survive? Will you be able to suppress it after making trouble? Do you want me to ignore the destructive power of the common people in the world, or do you want to turn a blind eye to the destructive power of the common people in the world?"
As he said that, Zhu Youxiao came to a conclusion: "You, Zhou Yanru, are also familiar with historical materials. You are not unaware of how many people have caused rebellions throughout the ages, leading to the destruction of the country and the family!"
Then Zhu Youxiao pointed at Zhou Yanru's nose and taught him a lesson: "From my perspective, you Zhou Yanru clearly have ulterior motives! I feel that the fall of the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with you. Anyway, when the new imperial court takes over China, it will still use you like Zhou Yanru." Take the scholar-bureaucrat as an official!"
Zhu Youxiao grinned at this, and his eyes showed sharpness: "But you and those like you think things are too simple! As long as a monarch wants to make a difference, he will not sit back and watch the people without a foothold. , allowing the powerful to control the government!"
Zhou Yanru was speechless when he heard what Zhu Youxiao said and didn't know what to answer.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Fang Congzhe and asked: "Yuanfu, according to the "Da Ming Law", how to punish the crime of rebellion?"
Fang Congzhe's heart sank, thinking to himself that His Majesty was going to directly deal with these Donglin civil servants as a major treason case, without any mercy!
If this is the case, Your Majesty will definitely be known as a tyrant, and you will also be called a traitor.
But Fang Congzhe also knew that the imperial power could not be violated, so he could only reply truthfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the Ming Dynasty Law, anyone who conspires or conspires with great rebellion will be executed without distinction, regardless of the leader or subordinate. Grandfather, father and son, and grandson brothers , and people who live together, regardless of different surnames, and the sons of uncles, uncles, brothers, regardless of the same or different nationality, who are over sixteen years old, regardless of whether they are seriously ill or disabled, they will all be beheaded. Those who are under fifteen, as well as their mothers, daughters, wives, concubines, sisters, and children Wives and concubines are paid as slaves to the families of meritorious officials. Their property is transferred to the official position. If a girl's marriage has been decided, it belongs to her husband. Children and grandchildren who live with others and those who have not yet married a wife will not be pursued. Anyone who knows the truth and hides it will be killed. Yes. Those who can be captured will be given civilian officials by the people and military posts by the army, and the prisoners' property will still be fully rewarded. If they know it and report it first, the officials will only give property to those who capture it. Those who do not surrender will be punished with a hundred sticks and three blows. Thousands of miles.”
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said directly: "This law will have to be stricter in the future, because currently it seems that it is not enough to deter Xiao Xiaoxiao. In order to draft the decree, Miao Changqi, Zhou Yanru, Fan Yuqing and the inner court who colluded with them Everyone is condemned for treason! On the basis of the original Ming law, the nine tribes will be annihilated!"
The so-called "annihilation of the nine tribes" naturally means not sparing any one and killing them all.
Fang Congzhe was naturally shocked after hearing this, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, is this too cruel?"
Zhu Youxiao glanced at him: "You said I'm cruel? Have you ever thought, dear dear, that they already have harmful intentions for me? If I are really harmed by them, the whole country will be harmed. Then the world will be in turmoil and troubled times will come. , how many innocent people and even babies and children will not be spared. It will be a waste of time for the people of the city! Even generations of Han people will be slaves of the alien race! And my life is tied to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, the safety of the world, and immortality. Their nine tribes are not enough to deter the world! Compared with these traitorous tribesmen and the common people of the world, who deserves more pity? If you want to be benevolent and righteous, you must first destroy them!"
Fang Congzhe was sweating like rain, and he immediately prostrated on the ground and said tremblingly: "I made a mistake, I will make a decree right now!"
Then, Zhu Youxiao said: "The rest of Liu Guojin and others who, together with Miao Changqi, harbored imperial invaders and broke into the city to resist the imperial decree, will all be executed! They have no family property!"
"As for Liu Yishui, Wang Huazhen and others who are liaising with foreign enemies, they will be regarded as treason and treason, and they will be guilty of conspiracy and rebellion!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Fang Congzhe and continued.
Fang Congzhe didn't dare to persuade him anymore. He just said what he wanted, secretly thinking that His Majesty is really like the great ancestor of the past! It's as strict as a knife!
"tyrant!"
"You tyrant!"
"You're right. I'm just bullying you. What does the death of the Ming Dynasty have to do with me? This is just your Zhu family's empire! I just hate that I should have found a way to kill you as soon as possible!"
Zhou Yanru did not expect that Zhu Youxiao would destroy his nine tribes, so he was so angry that he cursed Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhou Yanru and directly ordered: "Add five hundred knives to Zhou Yanru's punishment of Ling Chi, Ling Chi for five days!"
After hearing this, Zhou Yanru hurriedly shut up and started crying in frustration.
"Since you called me a tyrant, I should naturally be more cruel. You are right. The Ming Dynasty is the country of my Zhu family, but now the country still belongs to the Ming Dynasty. It is I who have the final say! Not you!"
Zhu Youxiao shouted: "Drag him down!"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! I'm aware of my crime! I'm confused, I'm a bastard, I just made a mistake..."
But Zhou Yanru understood what Zhu Youxiao said, and knew that he was really nothing in front of Zhu Youxiao, and he shouldn't be so quick-tongued, so he yelled when he was taken away by the Jin Yiwei.
Zhu Youxiao just pretended not to hear, and then looked at Fang Congzhe, Xu Guangqi and others: "The rules and regulations are corrupt, and even the elites in the Imperial Academy have the intention of regicide, so we can't do it without heavy rules! Rebellious ministers must be dealt with severely, and loyal ministers must be rewarded, even severely Xu Qing's family was rewarded for their meritorious service in preventing Miao Changqi and other rebellious ministers from entering the city at You'anmen. It was planned to promote him to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and censor of Zuo Qiandu. He was also appointed Prince Shaobao, governor of Shuntian, and admiral of the Imperial Guard. Politics!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Guangqi immediately thanked him.
Fang Congzhe immediately began to go back to the cabinet to draft an edict in accordance with Zhu Youxiao's order.
When Han Xu saw Fang Congzhe's decree, he was almost shocked. He did not expect that the emperor would be so cruel, so he couldn't help but ask Fang Congzhe: "Yuanfu, your majesty is so harsh, didn't you give me any advice?"
Fang Conzhe smiled: "If someone planted an informant next to your bed, or even a killer who could kill you at any time, would you choose to be merciful? A king is like a father, and a minister is like a son. These rebellious ministers are so rebellious and unethical, and they are ministers. You should hate these rebellious ministers more than the emperor, as a servant, it would not be an exaggeration to destroy ten clans!"
Fang Congzhe didn't want the emperor to know that he was dissatisfied with his harsh punishment behind his back, so he simply acted tougher than the emperor.
Han Xu couldn't say anything else.
And when the decree was issued, there was naturally an uproar between the government and the public.
Not all ministers followed the emperor like Fang Congzhe.
Many Donglin officials or officials sympathetic to Donglin went to Shu to plead for these people.
However, Zhu Youxiao ignored him and asked the cabinet to deal with it.
And many civil servants became even more angry.
The Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple even came directly to Sun Shenxing, who was acting as the Minister of Rites, Zuo Shilang, and said: "Young uncle, I am a lower-level official. Now the only way to make His Majesty change his mind is to kneel down in Fuque and remonstrate! Otherwise, our Donglin Party will suffer heavy losses." , and he really bears the name of treason!"
Sun Shenxing also nodded and said: "This matter can only be like this. Fuguo kneels down to remonstrate. If the emperor insists on using severe torture on the scholar-officials, then we can only resign!"
"That's right! When Fu Que kneels down and remonstrates, let your majesty see the wishes of us scholar-bureaucrats, otherwise your majesty will really think that all the scholar-bureaucrats in the world are just like Fang Congzhe and Xu Guangqi who will blindly obey."
Chen Yuting, the young minister of Taichang Temple, also agreed.
So, early the next morning, a large group of civil servants came outside the Forbidden City, including many senior civil servants such as Sun Shenxing, Zou Yuanbiao, etc. They knelt down and shouted: "We want to see Your Majesty!"
