Yan Song left the palace full of doubts. If Emperor Zhengde hadn't always been wise, he would have been a bit suspicious.
But now, I can only think about it carefully when I go back and connect Qingtun, the vassal king and Li Mengyang.
On the second day after the emperor summoned Yan Song, Qiu Yue finally entered the capital.
When King Anhua rebelled, Qiu Yue was the first to lead troops to attack the town, and he was also the first to enter the palace of King Anhua besides Jin Yiwei.
Based on his meritorious service, he was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief and guarded a single town. Finally, he went directly from a guard commander to a general in charge.
Military merit is worth thousands of dollars in any era.
Originally, the Ministry of Rites was going to hold a prisoner presentation ceremony, but Zhu Houzhao refused. The Tatars could accept surrender and put down the rebellion. It only took a few days to make a big fuss like this, as if they had never won.
But basic rituals are still required.
The emperor held a morning court for Qiu Yue.
In the autumn, the capital is cloudless, with a clear blue sky, and the Forbidden City is majestic. Jinwu, the left and right guards among the imperial guards, are ordered to guard the imperial city. The armored guards stand in two rows from behind the Meridian Gate, all the way to the Fengtian Hall. The marble steps of Fengtian Hall look crystal clear and dazzling in the sun.
The weather was so good that the emperor was not in Fengtian Hall, but summoned the ministers at Fengtian Gate.
He is wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with a jade belt hanging around his waist, and a black gauze winged crown on his head. His young figure is as tall and straight as a pine tree, and with the majestic imperial power beside him, he gives people an irresistible power.
Qiu Yue brought two personal guards into the palace to see the emperor. This was his second time, but even though it had been twice, he still didn't dare to raise his head and take a closer look at the emperor's appearance.
"My ministers, all in command of Qianshi, served as Qiu Yue, the chief military officer of Ningxia. I was ordered to quell the rebellion. After returning victoriously, I am now delivering the head of the rebel Wang Anni!"
"reward!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
"Where is An Ni? Bring him here and I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Your Majesty!" Wang Hua, the Minister of Rites, came out, "An rebel king who does not know loyalty and filial piety is not a human being. If animals are allowed to roar in the important place of the palace, it will inevitably damage the saint's virtue! I think that I should be imprisoned according to the law, and I will choose a day to be executed to show the heaven. Powerful!"
Wang Bing, a scholar in the cabinet, had a different opinion, "It is an unforgivable crime for An Ni to raise troops to rebel. Because your Majesty punished him in front of all the ministers, he was doing justice for heaven. How can he harm his saintly virtue?"
Zhu Houzhao also wanted to meet this historical King Anhua.
So he turned to look at You Zhi, and this guy also understood.
"Bring Anni!" Although he was a eunuch, he shouted out with a sense of righteousness.
Zhu Houzhao raised his head and looked into the distance. I saw two heroic guards pinching a down-and-out man wrapped in white linen clothes. His hair was disheveled, his beard was extremely dirty, and he was stumbling around as he walked.
At this moment, he understood why Wang Hua stopped him.
It is indeed 'discourteous' for such a person to be brought to such a place.
Zhu Houzhao didn't have any extra interest and just asked, "An Ni, as a descendant of my Zhu family, you gathered people to conspire to rebel, kill my people, and destroy the foundation of my country. Do you know your crime?!"
The King of Anhua had been planning for many years and ruthlessly launched a rebellion, but everything came to nothing in an instant. He even had to risk his own life and was brutally taken from Ningxia to the capital. Not only did he suffer a mental breakdown, but his body also collapsed.
When the emperor asked questions, he was also confused.
"Wildly rebel against the king! How dare you not answer His Majesty's questions?!" Zhang Fuhua, the censor of Zuodu, reprimanded.
"Your Majesty..." King Anhua muttered, then raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao on the dragon throne in confusion, and then he actually smiled, "This is the Emperor, haha, this is the Emperor, this is what I want to be. The majestic emperor!"
! !
The relatively calm old minister knew that this person had gone crazy.
The younger ones were frightened half to death by his words. How could he say such words outside the Fengtian Gate and in front of the emperor's palace.
Zhu Houzhao also frowned.
In fact, he had something else on his mind, just to show the ministers, shouldn't such a prince be killed?
"Your Majesty! Please kill this beast!" Wang Hua was anxious. He was worried that such a scene would happen.
But the emperor was not in a hurry. He stood up, left the dragon chair, and walked down slowly.
As he approached, King Anhua struggled more vigorously, making the iron chains on his hands and feet rattle. His eyes did not avoid the emperor, and he looked straight at him.
"Your Majesty." You Zhi took two steps to catch up. He was a little worried that the emperor would continue to approach.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "It doesn't matter."
This is not the time for women to be kind.
"Your Majesty, kill the rebels!" Among the ministers, some were even more anxious than the emperor.
"I have upheld my father's last wish and shouldered the responsibility of my ancestors. If I don't kill you today, I will not be able to face Taizu Taizong a hundred years later." Zhu Houzhao raised his hands to the sky and said, "Ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, the descendants of the Zhu family, Houzhao, kill you today according to the will of God and the law of the country. To be unworthy of children and grandchildren is, firstly, for the inheritance of the ancestors, and secondly, to clean up the family. This sincerity is witnessed by the gods of heaven and earth."
The second half of the sentence was not loud, but the main officials standing around Zhu Houzhao could hear it. Therefore, they also knelt down, and then knelt down in large areas one after another.
After the drama was over, the emperor turned around and pointed at King Anhua, "Push this traitor out of the Meridian Gate and behead him! He will also pass it on to the clan, destroy the jade certificate, and remove the feudal lord. From now on, there will be no King of Anhua County in the Ming Dynasty! Qing! king,"
The emperor paused slightly here.
All the ministers listened carefully, for fear of missing a word.
"Prince Qing, did you call An Ni your emperor?"
Only Qiu Yue, who came back from Ningxia, knew about this matter. He had only entered the palace for the second time and felt the power of the king personally. He did not dare to lie at all, so he could only reply: "King Qing is a thief. Long live this matter. Everyone in Ningxia Everyone knows it.”
Zhu Houzhao suddenly smiled, "The Zhu family has been around for a hundred years since Taizu, and has been passed down for ten generations. I really don't know where there is such a lack of moral governance that there are two such shameless things in this dynasty! If King Qing calls him For your majesty, what am I? Needless to say, Prince Qing and An Ni are guilty of the same crime, and the punishment is the same! This is not only a state matter, but also my family matter. I hope you all will know it."
Zhang Fuhua, the censor of Zuodu, requested the order, "I am bold enough to report that although King Qing became a thief, it was because of coercion. His original intention was not to commit rebellion. If he is guilty of the same crime, it seems to be too serious. I hope your majesty will investigate clearly."
Zhu Houzhao tilted his head, "So, what does Zhang Aiqing think Prince Qing should be guilty of?"
"It would be better to seize his title, imprison him at home, and make him look back on his mistakes."
"Does Zhang Aiqing think that as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, he only needs to think about his faults when calling others "Emperor?"
Zhang Fuhua was speechless for a moment. That's not what he said. Isn't it because he is Prince Qing and not an ordinary person.
After Zhu Houzhao asked in reply, he glanced coldly, and the Sacred Heart was still changed, "I have already said that this is not only a national matter, but also a family matter. If the national law imposes imprisonment, then my family law is to destroy the jade ultimatum and remove it. Lord of the vassal. People have things to do and things not to do. Don’t Confucian sages often say that benevolence, justice, loyalty and filial piety are more important than life? If you ignore loyalty and filial piety in order to survive, I, the Zhu family, will not recognize such a person!"
It’s hard for the ministers to talk about it anymore, but they actually have some thoughts. Outsiders help you to spare your family members, but the emperor himself wants to be cruel. It can only be said that Lao Zhu’s family all have their own personalities.
Zhang Fuhua bowed his head and retreated dejectedly. He seemed to know what many people thought of His Majesty, so he actually wanted to save the Emperor from some moral dilemma. However, the Holy Will insisted on this, so there was no other way.
King Anhua is a branch of King Qing, and only King Anhua is dealt with. In fact, Qing Fan still retains it.
But if King Qing is also guilty of the same crime, this same crime includes the elimination of the vassal clan. In other words, the Qing vassal clan has been removed since then, and the main body is no longer there, making it more difficult for other branches to survive.
Most of the main vassal kings handed down from the Zhu Yuanzhang era are as 'fruitful' as big trees. The relatively large Zhou Fan and Han Fan had thousands of clan members, large and small.
For Zhu Houzhao, it would be difficult to find an excuse if he did not encounter rebellion and rebellion. That's why he held on to it, even if it cost some public opinion, he was willing to do so.
Besides, he also has 'treacherous minister Yan Song'.
Killing the two kings this time was just the right time to stir up discussion in the capital.
(End of chapter)
