Zhu Qiyu took the confession, glanced at it casually, and then laughed.
As expected, the officials protected each other, and the confessions recorded by the Third Division were all about evading the serious and trivial, and the ten people's crimes were just enough to carry out the death penalty.
The Third Division also knew that the death penalty was inevitable, but they refused to carry out Zhu Qiyu's request to confiscate their homes and exterminate their families.
Surprisingly, Zhu Qiyu did not raise any questions and directly ordered the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies to go through all the procedures and then execute the execution immediately.
Upon seeing this, all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.
The treasonous crime of confiscating the house and destroying the family was finally reduced to an ordinary murder case in which ten lives were worth one. It was lucky.
After half a day of tossing, no one wanted to further stimulate Zhu Qiyu.
Therefore, both the officials involved in the siege and Chen Xun and other important ministers stopped arguing and acquiesced to the result.
After Wang Hong and others finished writing their suicide note, had a meal, drank wine, and cried goodbye to the ministers, they were pinned down on the bench by their guards.
Liu Chang asked Zhu Qiyu for instructions: "Your Highness, everything is ready. Do you want to execute the execution immediately?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Liu Chang, your ability to manage troops is really good. In just one day, these personal guards under you can order and prohibit, and stay calm in times of crisis.
Work hard and your future will be limitless. Now, you can give Wang Hong a ride in person, which can be regarded as my respect for him. "
Oh, now Liu Chang was trapped, and he could only follow Zhu Qiyu to the dark side, and he could not look back from now on.
Cheng Jing and Liu Chang looked at each other, they were really inseparable.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and the execution began immediately.
In the square, screams suddenly erupted one after another, making every minister present to watch the execution tremble with fear and turn pale.
Dozens of ministers, who had already suffered from cold, fainted after being frightened again.
Fortunately, Liu Chang had already ordered his men to be more forceful during the execution in advance, so as to give these ministers as much pleasure as possible.
So not long after, the cane punishment was over, and the ten ministers had lost their voices.
Zhu Qiyu stood up and ordered: "Official leader, hang the head on the city wall to show the public, as a warning to others."
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials became anxious and knelt on the ground to persuade him.
Zhu Qiyu shouted angrily at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground: "Half a million elites were wiped out in one day, and now our Ming Dynasty is in danger. Not only do you not think about defending the capital and rescuing the emperor's brother.
Instead, he took advantage of the fact that the emperor's eldest son was young and acted arbitrarily. He even went to the court to kill the chief officer of the Imperial Guard, and gathered a crowd to threaten the prince who was in charge of the country. This is to ignore the emperor, despise the queen mother, and blatantly trample on the dignity of the royal family.
If we strictly follow the law, all of you will be punished. I want to take the lead in the national crisis and obey my authority in urgent matters, so I can spare your life for the time being.
Now you accomplices will all receive a major offense and will not be promoted for three years. After welcoming the Emperor's brother back, we will tell you exactly what happened and ask the Emperor's brother to continue to pursue your crimes. "
All the officials were stunned when they heard this: Wait until His Majesty comes back to continue the investigation? Ma Shun is a close aide of Wang Zhen, and Wang Zhen is a close aide of His Majesty, so will it be possible to trace it when the time comes?
Zhu Qiyu ignored these and continued: "From now on, Yu Qian will take over as the Minister of War and the governor of the capital's troops. The Ministry of War will quickly mobilize the king's troops to Beijing and start mobilizing the army immediately to prepare for war."
At this time, Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, quickly replied: "Your Highness, according to the formal procedures, the appointment of the Minister must be recommended by the court."
Zhu Qiyu replied with a serious face: "There is no more court push. From now on, all military and national affairs will be decided by a few people.
From now on, you will be responsible to me, and I will be responsible to Your Majesty.
After your majesty is welcomed back, if your majesty thinks that I have acted improperly and hindered the state affairs, then I should lie down on the ground to plead guilty, and I will kill you if I pull my neck.
If the capital is not protected, I will sacrifice my life for the country and live or die with the capital. "
Wang Zhi wanted to speak again, but Zhu Qiyu was the first to say: "If you don't agree, you can come, come, come, the seat of the supervisor is right here. If you don't agree, just come and sit.
Once you sit on it, you will have the final say on military and national affairs, and you will bear all the responsibilities.
Whoever wants to sit in this position, just come forward and I will never stop you. "
As soon as these words came out, Wang Zhi couldn't say anything else.
When Zhu Qiyu saw that the ministers were no longer speaking, he smiled and said: "The elders of the pavilion, ministers, ministers of Dali Temple, and censors of Zuodu will follow me to Cining Palace to meet the Queen Mother. The others can disperse, and you are allowed to rest for a day. , will be operating at full capacity from tomorrow on, preparing for the war."
A group of ministers agreed and hurriedly bowed and left.
Suddenly Zhu Qiyu shouted again: "Oh no, I forgot something."
The ministers were so frightened that they thought it was Zhu Qiyu who had remembered what he had just done.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Until the emperor comes back, there is no need to go to court. Everyone should go to their own duties. If there is anything, just write a memorial."
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu turned around and walked towards Cining Palace. Jin Ying, Xing'an and others quickly followed.
Arriving at Cining Palace, Zhu Qiyu took Chen Xun and others to stand outside the palace and ordered Jin Ying and Xing'an to go in first to report.
However, after Jin Ying and Xing'an went in, they didn't come out again for a while.
Zhu Qiyu didn't take it seriously, pulled Tai Qian away, and asked with a smile: "Yu Shangshu, where are all King Qin's troops?"
Yu Qian felt so miserable. Just now at Fengtianmen, everyone suffered a loss, and he was the only one who got promoted. He simply stood out from the crowd. Even if I have to get promoted, I can just change the time. This ridiculous prince, King Xin, has brought a huge hatred to himself. He is so immoral that he smokes.
Seeing that Zhu Qiyu was still eagerly waiting for his reply, Yu Qian had no choice but to bite the bullet and briefly explained King Qin's deployment.
When the two of them had finished talking, Xing'an happened to walk out of Cining Palace and invited everyone in.
Zhu Qiyu tidied up his appearance and brewed his feelings before leading the ministers into Cining Palace.
As soon as he arrived at the main hall and saw the Queen Mother from a distance, Zhu Qiyu ran to the Queen Mother in a panic, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and burst into tears.
Queen Mother Sun had already listened to Jin Ying's detailed explanation of the court meeting. At this time, she saw Zhu Qiyu crying and fussing, and became even more impatient. Then he scolded softly: "Why are you crying? Why are you crying? King Tan, you are so old, why are you still acting like a child? If you have anything to say, get up and say it."
Zhu Qiyu knelt on the ground and lamented: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that the ministers have rebelled. They commanded Ma Shun without going through any legal procedures. This shows that they have no authority of the Queen Mother and wantonly trampled on the dignity of the royal family.
They felt that the Ming Dynasty's 500,000 elites had been exhausted, and 200,000 tiled cavalry would arrive in the capital soon. By then, the capital would not be protected, and the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed soon. Therefore, the ministers no longer have Ming Dynasty and the Queen Mother in their hearts and eyes.
Queen Mother, the hearts of the people are scattered and the situation is over. I ask the Queen Mother to take the three princes to Nanjing immediately, and then call on the southern vassal kings and ministers to come to Beijing to serve the king.
I am willing to lead the civil and military nobles to defend Beijing and live and die with the city. If Beijing is not protected, I will die to express my gratitude to the world. Please give me a clear warning from the Queen Mother. "
