Alazhiyuan's official addiction had just been satisfied, and he was in high spirits, eager to carry out the Ming Emperor's edicts to show his loyalty.
Yu Qian was the complete opposite. Although he did not dare to openly disobey the emperor's orders, he carried them out with some reluctance because these rebel generals were not just Yang Hong's old subordinates.
So Yu Qian replied to Alazhiyuan: "King Cheng, don't worry. The emperor's edict clearly stated that all the civil and military officials of the seventh rank and above of the Xuanfu must be present. Therefore, the lower official must check the roster to ensure Everyone has gone to the top of the city to watch the execution."
Ala smiled and said: "Okay, don't worry, these people have to die today anyway. The emperor also said that Yang Jun will be sentenced to death soon. Please tell Yang Hong in Shangshu and ask him to prepare the coffin early." .”
When Yu Qian heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
From the bottom of his heart, Yu Qian already admired Zhu Qiyu. The emperor's execution ability was really good, and he was really merciless when he said he wanted to attack Shanxi's officialdom. Only three months after he ascended the throne, the emperor had already begun to attack Shanxi.
But admiration is admiration, after all, everyone has different positions. At the beginning, Hu Bi, Wang Zhi, and Yu Qian were all intimidated by the new king. But now, these important officials of the Xuande Dynasty are gradually coming to their senses: the emperor wants to do more than just suppress the line of orthodox emperors in order to secure his throne.
These are nothing, and they are still within the acceptable range of the important ministers. But now everyone is increasingly aware that the emperor actually wants to completely liquidate the Xuande Dynasty.
This thing is strange. This is the first time that the ministers have seen their son insisting on liquidating me.
Moreover, the new monarch's hatred for the Xuande courtiers was far greater than his hatred for the orthodox courtiers.
Regarding Zhu Qizhen's direct descendants, Wang Ji, Chen Mao, Liu Pu and others, the new emperor either promoted them to officials or just ignored them. From the beginning to the end, there was no extreme behavior. On the contrary, he has completely grasped Sanyang.
Although San Yang died, his cronies were still everywhere in the court.
Unfortunately, Yang Hong on top of the Xuanfu city and Yu Qian himself outside the Xuanfu city gate were both San Yang's cronies. Moreover, during the Xuande Dynasty, the relationship between Yu Qian and Sanyang was so obvious that it is difficult to put it aside now.
After repeated calculations, Yu Qian finally made the final decision and refused to follow Xinjun's strategy of liquidating Sanyang.
Yu Qian could accept the liquidation of Yang Hong, but he really couldn't accept the liquidation of Sanyang.
Soon, Yu Qian counted all the civil and military officials in Xuanfu, and there were quite a few of them. Even Yang Hong stood on the tower to watch the execution.
Alazhiyuan asked with a smile: "Yu Shangshu, are you feeling better now?"
"alright."
Yu Qian was worried and didn't think much, so he subconsciously replied. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Alazhiyuan waved his hand.
Dozens of soldiers immediately pushed more than ten rebel generals to the gate of Xuanfu City, with swords in hand and heads rolling down.
After finishing, the soldiers threw the rebel general's body on the spot and kicked him a few times, signaling Yang Hong on the top of the city to come down and collect the body.
As for the rebel general's head, the soldiers picked it up again and put it on their waist as a trophy.
Not only did the soldiers on the top of the city start to make noise, but even Yu Qian below the city couldn't stand it anymore and asked Alazhiyuan: "King Cheng, what do you mean by this? As the saying goes, when a person dies, his grudges will disappear, and everything has been chopped down." If you chop it down, why do you still want to humiliate the body?"
Alazhiyuan retorted with disapproval: "What Yu Shangshu said is wrong. Even according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the head of a person who has committed a heinous crime must be shown to the public after being beheaded.
Besides, I am following the imperial edict of the Emperor of Heaven to send the heads of these traitorous generals back to Beijing. How about I show Yu Shangshu the emperor's edict? "
Yu Qian glanced at Alazhiyuan coldly, stopped entangled, turned back to the city, and ended this weird and embarrassing scene: In this execution ceremony, Alazhiyuan looked like a loyal minister of Zhu Qiyu, and Yang Hong seems to be a traitor who rebelled against the new king.
And Yu Qian was caught in the middle, loyal to neither the orthodox emperor nor Emperor Jingtai, but loyal to the late Emperor Xuande, which seemed particularly redundant and embarrassing.
Fortunately, the execution was over, and after returning to the city, there were complaints and curses among the civil and military officials of Xuanfu.
The smartest people, like Cui Wenxiu, saw that the situation was not right and took the lead in running away without looking back. The rest are also very smart, even those who are a little slower to react. When they see the dozens of heads rolling on the ground, they come to their senses and start writing memorials one after another to draw a clear line between Yang Hong and Xi Jinping. You show your loyalty.
The memorial was soon written. As soon as the special envoy sent by Zhu Qiyu was about to leave the city, he was surrounded by civil and military officials from the Xuanfu.
The special envoy was startled. He saw each of these officials holding a memorial in their hands, stuffing the memorial into their own hands, and shouting long live the Holy Spirit.
The special envoy followed Zhu Qiyu's acting style and told everyone directly: "You don't need to submit the memorial, it is useless. If you were honest and loyal when you were in office, and you don't submit the memorial to show your loyalty, the emperor will not do anything to you.
If you do things that are corrupt and pervert the law, even if you shout "Long Live" and break your throat, it will not help.
Yu Shangshu was sent by the emperor to investigate you. Check them one by one, no one can escape. That's it, everyone disperse, I'm going back to report to the emperor. "
After saying that, the special envoy separated from the crowd and left in a hurry.
While people in Xuanfu were panicking, Zhu Qiyu was lying on the bed, praying for rain leisurely.
This request for rain was really a request for rain. Several beloved concubines just stared blankly, feeling incredible at the emperor's behavior.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't stand the sympathetic and caring looks of his beloved concubines, so he had to explain seriously: "Although I am not the Dragon King, I am the True Dragon Emperor. The True Dragon Emperor is also a dragon. If it rains, it will rain." .”
Hearing this, Mu Yu also asked seriously: "Husband, today the inner court just sent a bunch of things. Ginseng, deer antler, polygonatum and the like, said to be for the emperor and the noble concubine.
How about I cook some ginseng chicken soup for you? Two bowls will be much better. "
Zhu Qiyu waved his hands vigorously: "Tell them not to send any more. We can't eat a bite of the things sent by the inner court. These people want our family to die early and have children early, and you actually want to use the ginseng soup they sent."
Mu Yu quickly agreed, and then asked: "What about the things that have been sent? Give them to the guards?"
"No, no, no, don't give it to the guards either. Our lives are life, but the lives of the guards are not life? What if we are poisoned?
Chronic poisons are especially scary. What if you can’t have children after taking them? Wouldn't that ruin a person's life?
Well, let the princess use a separate warehouse to put these things away. In the future, weddings, weddings, weddings, and greetings will be used as gifts and sent to the homes of dignitaries, relatives, and ministers of the emperor's faction. "
Mu Yu was afraid that Zhu Qiyu would get angry again, so he quickly agreed and immediately turned around and went out to make arrangements.
Zhu Qiyu also ordered the other beloved concubines with lingering thoughts: "You must keep in mind that you must guard those in the palace as sworn enemies."
(End of chapter)
