"I said, I said, I am the retainer of Uncle Zheng, the governor of the left, Zheng Yangxing. I am also the person who contacts Prince Fu, Prince Lu, etc. for Uncle Zheng. I mainly do business for them. Now I am at the Duke of Wei's mansion, working for His Highness. The main purpose of persuading the Dukes of Wei to speculate in grain together with the uncles is to make money, and of course it is also to get the imperial court to stop and stop reforming like this."
Dou Ding couldn't help but confess.
After Wei Zhongxian heard this, he didn't say anything, just fell silent, thinking: "This really involves the vassal king!"
"Put him back in jail first, and then we will report to His Majesty how to deal with him!"
Then, Wei Zhongxian only said this, and immediately came to Zhu Youxiao and reported to Zhu Youxiao everything Dou Ding had confessed.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao snorted: "Sure enough, none of them are good people. They all only think about how to make money for the country, and completely ignore the country. After all, the Ming Dynasty has the most to do with them. If the Ming Dynasty falls, , civil servants and generals can continue to be civil servants and generals, but what about them, can they still have the status of royal family members and foreign relatives?! Stupid! Selfish! Greedy! "
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly replied that he could understand why His Majesty the Emperor was so angry. After all, it was basically his own family who poached his rule. Anyone else would not be in a better mood.
"Send an order to Liu Ruoyu and ask him to immediately follow the order and let Concubine Zheng become a monk, and then strangle her to death with white silk on the grounds that she is suspected of murdering the late emperor!"
"Another decree was sent to Xu Xianchun, asking him to seize Zheng Yangxing's clan, execute all the adult men, and exile the women and children to Liaodong. The reason is also that he was planning to kill the late emperor and was guilty of regicide!"
Zhu Youxiao said suddenly.
When Zhu Youxiao first came to the throne, because he wanted to fight against the Donglin Party, he did not take any action against nobles and relatives, in order to prevent them from uniting against him alone.
But now that these vassal princes, relatives, and nobles have united to prevent him from reforming the New Deal through grain speculation, and also want to take advantage of the opportunity, he will naturally not let it go.
Although Concubine Zheng's presentation of a beautiful woman led Emperor Taichang to his death in indulgence, it is often mentioned by Donglin Party members, but it is difficult to prove it.
But when Zhu Youxiao wants to deal with Concubine Zheng and her natal family, this can also be the reason for Zhu Youxiao to deal with them.
Zhu Youxiao had long planned to deal with the Zheng family.
After all, these people were once political opponents of Zhu Youxiao's father, Zhu Changluo.
Before, it was just because the time had not come yet.
After all, King Fu is involved behind these people.
But now Zheng Yangxing is so dishonest.
And Zhu Youxiao's next reform will go into a deeper area, and he will take action against the feudal king.
Among these vassal kings, King Fu occupied the largest area and was the greatest threat to him as the emperor.
Concubine Zheng Guifei, Zheng Yangxing and others were the people who had the greatest relationship with King Fu.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao naturally had to deal with the Zheng family before dealing with Prince Fu.
"My slave obeys the order!"
Wei Zhongxian immediately replied. He had already guessed that the emperor would do this, so he seemed relatively calm and asked proactively: "Your Majesty, do you need me to let people from Dongchang reveal this news to Prince Fu?"
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian in surprise: "Have you guessed what I want to do?"
Wei Zhongxian suddenly knelt down in a cold sweat: "Your Majesty, please spare your life. I made a mistake. I just wanted to do more for Your Majesty, so I acted rashly!"
"Get up."
Zhu Youxiao said something and then said: "Accurate!"
"yes!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
Wei Zhongxian was granted amnesty.
Zhu Youxiao smiled lightly.
Then, Zhu Youxiao continued: "Pass an order to Li Zhizao and Lu Xiangsheng's First Battalion of Jinwei Town to continue to go to Henan to check the loan debts of Henghe Grain Store. Anyone who dares to stop them will be killed!"
"In addition, release Dou Ding and let him meet the nobles who are suspected of colluding with the feudal king and his relatives. Gather these nobles and then eliminate them one by one. Use thunderous means to quickly eliminate them. Before the vassal kings may raise troops to rebel, they can prevent these nobles from responding, and prevent the heroes from becoming rebels later, which will make our Ming Dynasty heroes disappear. This not only eliminates the possibility of them plotting rebellion together, but also protects the clan of the heroes."
Zhu Youxiao declared his intention again.
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also asked Han Xu, Xiong Tingbi and others: "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Xiong Tingbi replied first.
Han Xu saw that the emperor did not frown when Xiong Tingbi responded, so he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Go on, I don't want to get rid of the heroes for no reason, but to protect the heroes and get rid of their unscrupulous descendants for those who have made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty, so that their families can avoid the crime of treason. , so that the people after the meritorious officials know how to be kind, know how to guard their family property, and know how to uphold loyalty and filial piety, which is equivalent to me helping them clean up their families. This operation is called the Night of the Long Knife;
Han Aiqing and Xiong Aiqing, take the civil and military officials from Nandu to the Xiaoling Mausoleum first. While the Nanjing Ministry of Rites prepares the ceremony for the sacrifice of the Xiaoling Mausoleum and the sacrifice of the loyal heroes of our Ming Dynasty, I will personally arrest the unworthy descendants of these heroes, and then go to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to offer sacrifices. Tell Taizu and the officials who have made great achievements for the Ming Dynasty, tell them that today, for the sake of the safety of the country, the country, and the inheritance of their family, I have to decisively execute their unscrupulous descendants with thunderous means. I believe that Taizu and These heroes will support me. "
Zhu Youxiao said: "Act as quickly as possible, Han Aiqing, and immediately prepare a memorial and edict to commemorate Taizu and inform all the meritorious officials. Ma Xianglin, take the second battalion with me and prepare to arrest the distinguished family heads."
"According to the order!"
The ministers immediately replied.
…
This night.
Dou Ding was released, and according to Wei Zhongxian's request, he came to the Duke of Wei's mansion.
"When they found out that Queen Fu was behind me, they suddenly let me go, saying that this was the end of the matter. It seems that the emperor will not take action against his own uncle after all."
Dou Ding said this as soon as he saw Xu Hongji.
After hearing this, Xu Hongji nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out that the one-man tyrant doesn't want to leave a bad reputation of being disowned by his relatives!"
"I would also like to quickly ask the Duke to invite the nobles from Nanjing who participated in this grain speculation to come to your residence. Mr. Dou has something important to tell you, which is related to the safety of your family! There can be no mistakes!"
Dou Ding suddenly said solemnly.
Xu Hongji didn't dare to doubt it. After all, the family's safety was involved, so he couldn't help but ask: "Are the feudal princes going to take action?"
Dou Ding nodded and said nothing.
On the contrary, Xu Hongji felt even more that something big was about to happen, and hurriedly ordered his son: "Invite all the dignitaries involved in this grain speculation in Nanjing immediately!"
An hour later.
The nobles arrived one after another.
"What's the matter? King Fu is going to rebel?"
Funing Hou Zhu Guobi asked.
"It may be possible. Prince Fu lost a lot this time and borrowed a lot. There is also Prince Lu. The court may owe the debt to them as well!"
Gu Mingjiao, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, said.
"How many troops and horses has King Fu prepared? Will King Lu respond? Should he send troops to attack Nandu or go to the capital?"
Lingbihou Tang Xingzuo asked directly.
Dou Ding said: "After I was released from prison, I met the people sent by His Highness. His Highness said that he wanted to hear what you meant."
"What do we mean?"
Zhu Guobi asked.
…
But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of gunfire outside.
The nobles couldn't help but look outside.
Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, walked directly outside. Not long after, he ran back and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is here!"
Zhu Youxiao did come in person this time. In order to show that he was dealing with these unscrupulous descendants of the Ming Dynasty heroes, he also appeared in person.
But when Zhu Youxiao came, he just said one sentence: "Take them all away!"
Then, Zhu Youxiao left here.
Ma Xianglin, who was specifically responsible, then said to these nobles: "Masters, you have been arrested! Come out with us!"
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