Early the next morning, Liu Shimin led more than a hundred imperial guardsmen to launch a large-scale arrest in the imperial city.
Nearly a hundred eunuchs were questioned by the emperor because of the fire and burning of the treasury.
Before they understood what was going on, they were dragged outside the city and beheaded by fierce guards.
While beheading, Liu Shimin also gathered many eunuchs and maids to this temporary execution ground, and were forced to watch the execution live.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to use bloody knives and rolling heads to tell them to do their job well and not to think about other evil ways.
Although they were eunuchs, Zhu Youxiao had never regarded them as his own.
Those who say that eunuchs and emperors are one and the same, sharing weal and woe, do have a certain truth, but they are not entirely correct.
In this world, no one is ever dependent on anyone, only interests are always there.
The same is true for eunuchs. Although they are the emperor's servants, they are not completely dependent on the emperor.
To be more precise, it is the power attached to the emperor. The sum of the emperor and power can determine their status and power.
The first point is that the emperor has enough power. When the emperor's power cannot satisfy their inner interests, they will immediately abandon this stumbling block.
Just like the great eunuch Feng Bao, is his relationship with Emperor Wanli strong enough?
But what about in the end? Did Feng Bao collude with Zhang Juzheng to restrict and control the young emperor and prevent him from taking over the power that originally belonged to him?
Why Feng Bao did this was because of the power in Zhang Juzheng's hands. Although Zhang Juzheng was only a minister, he had considerable power.
Although he does not have the name of prime minister, he has the reality of being prime minister. His power is even greater than that of some emperors. This is why he can reform and implement the one-whip method.
Only such a powerful person who controls the world can satisfy Feng Bao's ambitions and desires.
And the deposed Emperor Wanli was naturally the best person to show his loyalty to this invisible master.
The emperor is a lonely man. This sentence is not wrong at all. Zhu Youzheng knew this very well, so he punished him severely both internally and externally.
Moreover, it was easier to deal with eunuchs than civil servants. Only by showing them the emperor's authority from time to time could they be afraid from the bottom of their hearts.
Although Liu Shimin didn't know these little eunuchs who were trembling with fear and breaking into cold sweats, he felt sorry and sympathized with them from the bottom of his heart.
These people could no longer live anymore, so they chose to commit suicide and enter the palace to gamble. However, due to greed, their bodies and heads were separated.
At the command of the commander of the Royal Forest Army Banner, the guards cut off their necks with a single move with the sharp long knives in their hands.
Then he rinsed directly in the moat, wiped the water stains with a dry cloth, put the sword back into its scabbard, and returned to the palace in neat rows.
Their task was only to behead people. As for collecting the corpses, that was the job of the eunuchs.
When Liu Shimin saw all this happening, he just sighed slightly, then looked at the frightened eunuchs and said:
"We have all seen it. Anyone who disobeys the palace's prohibition and is disloyal to Lord Long Live will be punished like this. You must remember this firmly for our family. Don't take chances or think about doing things that are not good for Lord Long Live! "
"Otherwise, someone else will come to see you next time, and our family doesn't want to have a second time!"
The panicked eunuchs responded one after another. Some of the older eunuchs who had been in the palace for a long time also secretly said that the emperor was really cruel.
"Okay, don't watch the tricks anymore, tidy up and clean this place!"
"Sew their heads and bodies with needlework, take them outside and bury them properly!"
Liu Shimin still had the last trace of kindness in his heart. If it were anyone else, let alone sewing up his head, he might not even bury it, but just throw it outside to feed the dogs.
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The imperial city was full of people, and in a temporary military camp only twenty miles away from the capital, screams could be heard endlessly.
"Ah~~~!"
When a piece of red-hot iron is branded on a person's belly, smoke instantly rises, followed by the aroma of cooked meat.
Jin Yiwei commander Xu Xianchun watched this scene quietly without blinking his eyelids. He was obviously used to it.
"Waking him up and continuing the interrogation!"
A Tiqi immediately picked up a ladle of water from the bucket and poured it directly on the unconscious prisoner.
December in the north is the coldest season. Although it is already quite freezing, when a scoop of icy cold water is sprinkled on the body, the biting feeling instantly overwhelms the pain just now.
Fan Yongdou, who was hung on a wooden pillar, covered in scars and blood, opened his eyes dizzily.
Seeing that he was awake enough, Xu Xianchun stepped forward and asked slowly:
"This Governor will ask you one last time whether you want to recruit someone or not!"
Fan Yongdou raised his hoarse voice and replied feebly:
"You falsely preached the imperial edict, deceived the emperor, and now you are abusing lynching. The officials and ministers of the whole dynasty will not let you go!"
"The emperor will not condone such random behavior of yours. When the news of our arrests reaches the capital, we will see how many days you dogs can still run!"
"At that time, the suffering I have suffered today will definitely be repaid a hundred times a thousand times!"
Until now, young Fan Yongdou still hopes that after the news reaches the capital, his protective umbrella will come to save him.
As everyone knows, the emperor has already arranged everything, and many of his protective umbrellas have already been sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the remaining ones are also cowardly turtles who are aware of current affairs.
Xu Xianchun sneered twice. He had heard countless threats like these. Basically, he only had to interrogate those civil servants to hear these contents.
"It's a good idea, but it's a pity that you don't have that time anymore. Let alone those Confucian scholars in the court who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if the King of Heaven comes, I can't save you unscrupulous profiteers!"
Then he shouted angrily:
"Continue the trial until he confesses!"
Two Tiqi who were responsible for the execution and interrogation immediately stepped forward with a special clamp. One was responsible for lifting his feet, and the other pointed the clamp at his nails, and then pulled them out hard, and the nail of one toe was removed. It was pulled out alive.
Fan Yongdou, who had not eaten food for two days and suffered another day of torture, had no extra energy to shout loudly. Xu Xianchun only saw a painful expression on his face.
At the same time, screams and heart-wrenching cries could be heard from time to time in the tents next door.
Among these voices, there are men and women. As the saying goes, if men and women work together, the work will not be tiring. The sergeants of Jinyiwei and Yulin Army are also men, and men will think about that!
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