Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 88 Zhang Chao: Your kindness is like the sea, your power is like prison, nothing more than that!
Now that things have come to this, who else dares to object?
Didn't you see the murderous imperial army outside the palace?
"Your Majesty, I have no objections!"

All the civil and military officials shouted in unison.

Zhao Yu nodded and glanced at the ministers below.

Everyone was swept by his gaze, and they felt chills all over their bodies.

"Marquis De'an, do you know your guilt?"

Hearing Zhao Yu's voice, the already pale Marquis of De'an Huang Wenbo couldn't stand anymore, knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed like garlic, and said with a hint of tears:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please spare my life! I, I know my crime, please spare my life!"

As he spoke, a smell of urine came from his body.

Zhao Yu: ...

This guy is so spineless. I haven't even tortured him to extract a confession, but this guy is already like this...

I thought that Huang Jingming was a good man, and Huang Wenbo, as his cousin, should be good too.

Who would have thought that this guy would be so miserable in the face of life and death!
If Huang Jingming knew this, he would be so angry that the coffin boards would be lifted.

If an enemy army invades Shenjing, this guy will most likely be the first to surrender!
It was a huge mistake for Huang Jingming to let this guy take charge of the Imperial Guard Masi at that time.

Thinking of this and scanning the yellow stain behind Marquis De'an's buttocks, Zhao Yu showed disgust on his face, waved his hand and said:

"Where are the guards? Take this beast to prison and interrogate it severely!"

As soon as Zhao Yu finished speaking, the closed door suddenly opened. Four guards walked into the Tai Chi Hall and carried Huang Wenbo, who had turned into a puddle of soft mud, out of the hall.

Seeing Huang Wenbo's tragic situation, a group of officials belonging to King Taihe's party could no longer bear it and cried and howled:

"Your Majesty, please spare the life of the guilty minister!"

"Your Majesty, I was forced to do this by the traitor Huang Jingming!"

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to the country, but I have no choice but to rely on the old thief Huang Jingming. However, my loyalty to Your Majesty can be seen in the sun and the moon, and can be expressed by the heaven and the earth. I hope Your Majesty will show it clearly!"

Listening to the cries and howls of King Taihe and his party for mercy, the non-yellow party ministers all showed disgust.

Seeing the ugly behavior of these ministers who were attached to King Taihe, Zhao Yu couldn't help but sneer.

"enough!"

Seeing that these guys were getting worse and worse, Zhao Yu gave a cold shout.

There was a sudden silence in the originally noisy Tai Chi Hall.

"Gao Lishi, bring me the memorials you wrote a few days ago!"

Hearing this, Gao Lishi hurriedly waved to the young eunuch waiting in the corner of the hall.

Several young eunuchs understood, hurriedly moved out a box from the side hall, and carried it to Zhao Yu with difficulty.

Zhao Yu kicked open the box and saw stacks of letters piled inside.

And these letters are exactly the letters connecting these officials with Huang Jingming.

What is written above, one by one, is shocking!
Seeing this, Taihe Wangdang felt his liver and gallbladder go cold, and his legs trembled like chaff.

If it hadn't been for the lessons learned by De'an Hou Huang Wenbo just now, I'm afraid they would have collapsed to the ground.

"You guys, feel free to pick out ten or twenty letters for me from among them."

Zhao Yu glanced at Taihe Wang Yidang who was restless and sneered.

"Yes!"

After hearing this, several young eunuchs hurriedly took out fourteen letters from a box full of letters and handed them to Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi respectfully handed the fourteen selected memorials to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu took it, opened the book casually, glanced at it a few times, and sneered:

"Fan Yizhou, the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, congratulations, you won the prize!"

Among the crowd, a minister rolled his eyes, staggered and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"waste!"

Gao Lishi complained in a low voice, and with a wave of his hand, several young eunuchs dragged and pulled the guy out of the Tai Chi Hall and handed him over to the hands of the imperial guards.

Looking at the silent ministers, Zhao Yu sneered in his heart.

What's the use of keeping a courtier whose loyalty is no more than a dozen points?

[Zhang Liuqi, Minister of the Ministry of War...Loyalty: 22 points]

After glancing at the system panel in his field of vision, Zhao Yu casually picked up another memorial.

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of War, Zhang Liuqi!"

The little eunuchs who had just returned to the palace and had not had time to take a breath heard Zhao Yu's voice and turned around and walked towards the person standing at the front.

"Hunjun, you can't take care of yourself... wuwu!"

A young eunuch crumpled his hat and stuffed it into Zhang Liuqi's mouth forcibly, only then did he stop him from cursing, and then several big-armed imperial guards entered the hall and dragged him down.

Among the six departments, the most important ones are the Department of Household Affairs, the Department of Officials and the Department of War.

Naturally, these positions cannot fall into the hands of others and must be controlled by Zhao Yu's cronies.

Therefore, after Zhao Yu regained power, those who occupy the six ministers in the Taihe King Party were doomed to be taken down.

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Justice, Zhong Yi!"

"Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Meng Chong!"

"Censor Zhongcheng, Jiang Guangtao!"

"Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Lu Guangquan!"

……

"Military Department member Wailang, Li Heng!"

Following Zhao Yu's voice, an important official in the court with a face ashamed as death was dragged out of the Tai Chi Hall by the guards' arms.

Among these people were either Huang Jingming's confidants or important ministers in King Taihe's party. Moreover, none of these guys were even over 40 loyal to Zhao Yu.

Seeing a minister who was dragged out of the palace like a bereaved dog, the remaining members of King Taihe's party couldn't help but feel sad for the death of a rabbit or a fox.

After just a moment, Zhao Yu finished reading the names of the fourteen memorials and said:

"Gao Lishi, give me ten more copies!"

Gao Lishi's expression changed, he suddenly fell to his knees and said sadly:
"Your Majesty, God has the virtue of loving life. The servants are bold, please forgive them!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, enough people have died today. Please spare them some time when your Majesty is employing people in the court."

Situ Zhang Kangnian came out to play.

"Your Majesty, I also have this intention."

Wang Pu came out and said the same thing.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Chu Ziwen, the imperial censor who belonged to the royalist faction, also came out to report.

Seeing someone blocking him, Zhao Yu's expression suddenly darkened and he said:
"Why, do you think that if I leave them, the court will not be able to function?"

"Old minister, I don't have this intention." Facing the somewhat furious Zhao Yu, Zhang Kangnian sighed secretly, faced Zhao Yu's gaze, and said bravely:
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that, except for the culprit, everyone else is guilty of all crimes and deserves to die. Your Majesty, please learn from me."

As Zhang Kangnian said these words, the entire Tai Chi Hall suddenly became silent, and everyone looked at the figure standing in front of the imperial steps.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yu suddenly smiled.

"Forget it, because the country is employing people, I will temporarily spare your life. If you dare to do this in the future, then don't blame me and punish me for several crimes!"

Below, when Baiguan heard Zhao Yu let go, the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

All the ministers who survived the disaster fell to their knees and shouted, "Long live the mountain."

Zhao Yu understood in his heart that the imperial court, as the core of the state machinery, could not be run by just a few people.

Killing all the members of King Taihe's party would bring temporary happiness, but the result would be that the center of the imperial court is short of people, its operation is not smooth, and all officials are in danger.

Because of this, in the original plan, Zhao Yu was not prepared to kill them all. Moreover, the script in the court today had been written long ago. Zhao Yu himself played the red face, Gao Lishi, Zhang Kangnian and others The purpose of playing white-face is to establish the majesty of imperial power in the hearts of the ministers.

Even if the remaining officials are indeed guilty of serious crimes, they are not the ones to be liquidated at this time.

These leeks need to be cut slowly, one crop at a time, to make them fresh, right?
"Everyone, get up. Gao Lishi, please burn this box and the letters inside! I will get angry just looking at them!"

Zhao Yu gave instructions to Gao Lishi.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Gao Lishi waved his hand, and several young eunuchs, as if they had been prepared, carried the box containing the memorials out of the hall, took out the fire folds from their arms, and set the box and the memorials on fire.

Looking at the black smoke rising outside the Tai Chi Hall, all the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Yu's hands.

If they read it correctly, our Majesty just grabbed a few more copies from the carton. Could it be...

Thinking of this, the big guy's heart was raised again.

Seeing the worried expressions of the ministers, Zhao Yu's lips curled up slightly.

"Don't worry, enough people have died in Tai Chi Hall today. I have no intention of expanding the scope of the liquidation, I just want you to see a trick."

As he spoke, Zhao Yu circulated the Yang Zhenqi in his body, turning it into a blazing flame of Zhenqi in his palm, burning all the memorials in his hand into black ashes.

Seeing this scene, almost everyone was dumbfounded.

Who said that Your Majesty does not know martial arts or has no cultivation base?

Whoever dares to say that again in the future will see if I don’t slap him with big-eared melon seeds!

"Your Majesty, could it be that your Majesty's cultivation level has already reached the level of a ninth-grade master?"

Situ Zhang Kangnian asked in surprise and joy.

Master Situ is really worthy of being praised!
Zhao Yu secretly praised in his heart and said with a smile:
"Old Situ is worthy of being a veteran of three dynasties, with a keen eye. Fortunately, I have this ninth-level cultivation. Facing a martial arts master like King Taihe, I can barely hold on until several commanders and troops come to help."

Seeing Zhao Yu admit it frankly, the officials could not help but look at each other.

Our Majesty, it seems that this year has not arrived yet, right?

A 17-year-old ninth-level master?

When His Majesty Wuzong was so old, he was only at the eighth level, right?
hiss!
Horror!
"Your Majesty, with his talent and military prowess, is truly the Great Hero of Chu! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

Among the officials, Zhou Rui, the left servant of the Ministry of Finance, who had escaped the disaster, was the first to react. He shouted "Long live the mountain" and knelt down.

Gan!
Let this old guy take the lead!
After a few beats, Ma Xian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was kneeling on the ground, thought bitterly, but the flattery in his mouth was not ambiguous at all.

"Your Majesty has killed the powerful ministers and cleared the world. I, Ma Xian, congratulate your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

At this time, the ministers who reacted also hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Suddenly, the voice of "Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty" resounded throughout the Tai Chi Hall.

"Everyone, get up. I don't like to hear these lies. If you are really serious, please help me put this court in order and govern this great country. Only in this way can we be worthy of the emperor, the emperor, and the empress. Be worthy of me and all the people, and worthy of your own conscience."

Zhao Yu waved his hand and signaled the ministers to stand up.

"Chu Qing, Wang Qing, this case of King Taihe's rebellion will be handed over to you, the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Yuan, and the Dali Temple. Give me and the officials a result as soon as possible. Well, this case is mainly led by you, Qing Wang. ."

Zhao Yu said lightly.

Among the officials, Zhang Chao, the Qing of Dali Temple who had been keeping his mouth shut all this time, was startled. He suddenly raised his head and met Zhao Yu's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile.

Is it...

Zhang Chao's thoughts changed rapidly. From the corner of his eye, he saw Wang Jing, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Chu Ziwen, the imperial censor's doctor, coming out to receive the order. He also hurriedly came out. Like the two of them, he bowed and said:
"My lord, Zhang Chao, Minister of Dali Temple, will obey the imperial edict!"

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to my two dear friends. I hope you two won't disappoint me."

Zhao Yu's words were heard by Zhang Chao, who was a little uneasy in his heart, and felt that there was something in his majesty's words.

If you don’t disappoint His Majesty, then who will you disappoint?

Zhang Chao, who retreated to his position, was worried about gain and loss for a while.

But in his heart he also
But he had to admit in his heart that the superb methods of the majesty in front of him were completely different from those of Emperor Daxing.

Instead, it was Emperor Daxing who sat on the dragon throne, and Queen Mother Xuande behind him. They would never treat this matter so lightly.

In this court, there will be rivers of blood unless someone dies, and the Queen Mother will definitely not give up because she is determined to retaliate.

Thinking of this, he finally had a new understanding of Zhao Yu's kindness.

Throughout the past dynasties, all palace coups, whether successful or failed, were not always bloody to the extreme in the end.

And this His Majesty just took down all the core members of King Taihe's party, but held the remaining people up high and let them go gently to see the consequences.

This move can be called a benevolent king.

However, no matter whether it was the Zhang Dynasty or the officials in the imperial court, they couldn't help but feel cold in their hearts when considering His Majesty's various actions after he ascended the throne.

He was able to change his fate and regain power in a desperate situation where it was almost impossible to make a comeback, being completely ignored by Mrs. Zhao and Wang, and being constrained by the Queen Mother.

Although he possesses superb martial arts, he holds back and acts obediently all day long. Aether and Wang follow their lead and paralyze everyone, but secretly cultivate their confidants and plan carefully until a decisive blow and a decisive comeback...

Thinking carefully about the various methods involved, it can be said that he is extremely sophisticated. Even a veteran who has been in the officialdom for many years cannot be so sophisticated.

However, our Majesty, who is under eighteen years old, not only did this, but he also succeeded in doing it.

Thinking of this, in the Tai Chi Hall, the ministers looked at the figure sitting on the dragon chair and became awe-inspiring, fearful and happy.

Could it be that our Majesty can really stop the great Chu from reviving?
For a time, everyone felt all kinds of things...

At the same time, in Zhao Yu's field of vision, several lines of small characters in regular script that ordinary people could not see appeared.

[Due to the death of King Taihe Huang Jingming, the influence of the faction "Wang Taihe Party" was reduced to zero, and the King Taihe Party was destroyed! 】

[Due to the destruction of King Taihe’s party, the national policy of “general assisting the government” was cancelled! 】

[The faction "Royalist Party" changes to "Imperial Party", and the faction's influence increases by 500! 】

[Applying both grace and power to shock the ministers, the imperial power will increase by 500 points, the loyalty of the ministers will increase by 10 points, the ambition will be reduced by 5 points, and the influence of all factions except the "Emperor Party" will be reduced by 50 points! 】

[Because of your outstanding methods, political strategy +3, wisdom +3, and charm +2! 】

[The Wuzong lineage has regained power. Please go to the Ancestral Temple within seven days, pray, burn incense, and pay tribute to the late emperor! 】

[Comprehensively grasp the state affairs of the Great Chu Dynasty, the function "National Fortune" is activated! 】

(End of this chapter)