King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The matter was settled.

This completely dispelled Zhu Gaosui's worries and concerns, making him feel completely at ease.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to waste time with him, so he turned his head to look at Lao He beside him and said in a deep voice:

"You heard everything I said just now, right?"

"Order someone to notify the boss, the six ministers of the court, and important officials. Half an hour later, everyone will go to the Qianqing Palace to discuss the matter."

"Ji Gang, the commander of the Imperial Guard, told him not to come to my residence anymore and to go directly to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to discuss matters together!"

"Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Lao He paused for a moment, then did not hesitate at all, bowed respectfully, and said:
"promise!"

"My subordinates will do it now."

Say it.

Without any hesitation, he turned around and left in big strides.

Looking at the figure disappearing at the gate, Zhu Gaoxu frowned and pondered for a moment, then stood up from his chair, walked slowly to the side of Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui who was still in a daze, raised his hand and gently patted Zhu Gaosui on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Lao San"

"Why are you still confused?"

"We are almost there. It's time to pack up and head to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."

"Otherwise, when everyone else arrives, it would be too late for us to go, which would be a bit inappropriate."

"Let's go!"

Feeling the slap on his body, Zhu Gaosui came back to his senses in an instant, and then simply sorted out his thoughts, half-closed his eyes and looked deeply at Zhu Gaoxu, and couldn't help laughing, nodded heavily, and replied:

"Okay @!"

"I have entrusted my life and my underwear to you, so I have to follow your instructions."

"Since you have arranged everything for now, let's go."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was too lazy to argue with him, nor did he respond to his meaningful words. He didn't waste time with him. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder heavily, exhaled a long breath, and put his hand on Zhu Gaosui's shoulder. The two stood side by side and slowly left.
Accompanied by the two people leaving.

The originally noisy courtyard gradually became quiet.

Qianqing Palace.

Whether it was the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi or the ministers who were summoned.

No one exceeded the time limit, and they all gathered here one after another within half an hour.

Seeing that everyone was present, Zhu Gaoxu did not beat around the bush with the ministers who were summoned. He waved his hand to the servant beside him and said:

"Distribute the letter that I prepared earlier to the ministers present!"

Just like this, in just a moment, the contents of the copied letters were handed to the hands of the ministers present one by one. Looking at the sealed letters in their hands, they all opened them and read the contents without Zhu Gaoxu's order.

Along with the content that comes into view, it records the names of people, places, and events that happened.

Almost everyone in the field had their brows twisted into a knot at this moment, their expressions changing unpredictably, their hearts suddenly skipped a beat, their eyelids twitched wildly, and their hearts were shocked beyond words.

The atmosphere here, at this moment, unconsciously became quiet and depressing, and the heavy and rapid breathing of the crowd echoed throughout the hall.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting on the high platform, naturally took in everything that was happening at the moment and the expressions of everyone in the field. After nearly a quarter of an hour, when he was sure that everyone had read the contents of the letter in their hands, he spoke quietly:

"Gentlemen, please read the contents of the letter."

"Is there anything you want to say?"

"At this moment, something like this has happened, which is clearly an act of sucking the blood of the people and the court. Do you have any way to solve the current worries, to recover the losses of the court, and at the same time guarantee the losses of the people of the world?"

"Let those who dare to be so reckless and disregard the laws of the Ming Dynasty receive the due punishment, so as to restore the rigor and authority of the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

That’s all I have to say.

Everyone in the field couldn't help but look at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, and fell silent, some of them didn't know how to answer this question.

Seeing that no one was saying anything, Zhu Gaoxu slapped the wooden table in front of him with a bang. He stood up straight from leaning on the chair. His half-closed eyes suddenly opened, anger rose on his face, and he shouted:

"What?"

"Are all of them dumb?"

"The King of Zhao worked so hard for this, risking his life, and getting along with those villains to collect so much detailed intelligence. This book of intelligence covers almost every detail."

"Don't you usually shout and call for the country and the people?"

"How come you all have nothing to say in the face of these reckless bastards?"

"Is there really nothing we can do?"

"Or, you are unwilling, or you dare not"

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was weird.

Except for the Crown Prince, Prince Zhao, Ji Gang and others who knew about this, the rest of the people participating in the council were all stunned and bewildered.

"Hmph." Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly, and looked around at everyone in the field. Then he fixed his eyes on Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue. The anger on his face was instantly restrained, replaced by a half-smile, and asked in a deep voice:

"Minister of Revenue, Lord Xia."

"These people are all moving your Ministry of Revenue's money!"

"Others here can just ignore it, but you don't have anything to say, are you willing to say anything?"

"Although the Ming treasury is relatively full now, I think you should know clearly whether it can withstand such a turmoil and how many times it can withstand it."

"to this end."

"I hope you won't be confused about certain things."

"Otherwise, will your Ministry of Revenue still be able to live a good life in the future? If your Ministry of Revenue is short of money, please don't complain in front of the court or us!"

Xia Yuanji: "???????"

Oh my god!

This is the rhythm that makes him take the lead.

He will definitely be pushed to the forefront and become the target of public criticism!

Why did no one answer or respond to such an obvious and detailed question? Zhu Gaoxu, the Crown Prince, Prince Zhao, and Ji Gang did not take the initiative to clearly state that these people should be punished. Did they not know the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty?

It is obviously impossible and completely unrealistic.

Why? Because the current situation is almost obvious. The people on these lists are not only related to many of the people who came to discuss the matter, but even those who are not related to them must be more or less related to some people in the court.

Losing one's own interests or giving up one's own interests is certainly not a terrible thing and can be endured with gritted teeth.

The problem is that it harms the interests of others!
God knows whether others are willing or not?

How to do this?
And it is not just the interests of one or two people, but the interests of the majority!

Of course, the most important point here is that, as for the current situation, everyone knows that many people have invested almost all their assets into it.

Once these individuals are involved, they will all be trapped here.

Even if they hold high positions, even if they are ministers.

He couldn't stand it, nor was he willing to do so. He offended almost everyone in the court, and he couldn't withstand the counterattack and revenge from everyone!
After all, as an official, who can say or guarantee that his or her bottom is 100% clean and without any problems?

This is obviously unrealistic.
It was precisely because of this that the ministers present were caught in a dilemma for a moment. Some of them didn't know what to do or how to deal with the current problems.

That's it.

Half a while passed.

Xia Yuanji came back to his senses from his daze, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand, raised his head carefully, and looked into Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, who was staring at him. Finally, he could not bear the pressure anymore, and knelt down, saying in a deep voice:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Prince Han, Prince Zhao"

"Old minister is guilty!"

"In this list, Liu Fang and Zhang Wen are relatives of this old minister. I beg Your Highness and the Prince to punish them."

That's what I said.

It can be said to be a very honest surrender. He chose to self-destruct and apologize cleanly. Anyway, the main point is that he didn't talk about others but only talked about his own problems.

Upon hearing this, and seeing Xia Yuanji choose to surrender by self-destruction, Zhu Gaoxu could not help but curse in his heart:

"Old fox!"

"This is true. I don't want to be involved in any karma at all!"

"No one wants to offend."

The voice just fell.

The echo of Xia Yuanji's words had not yet dissipated in the hall. The ministers who had been stunned just now also came back to their senses in an instant. A hint of determination flashed across their faces. Without the slightest hesitation, they all knelt down at the same time, kowtowed and apologized:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Prince Han, Prince Zhao"

"I am guilty!"

"These lists all include our relatives and in-laws, which is not what we want."

"I beg your highness, the prince will punish you."

Dele.

This is a complete raising of the white flag, all done cleanly at once, without any hesitation at all.

Seeing the person kneeling on the ground, Zhu Gaoxu was not surprised. After all, when he came to deal with this matter, or when the Daming Money House first opened, he had already anticipated and guessed what was happening.

It is estimated that these people would not be able to control themselves even with the prince's warning before.

There is no other reason.

Because the benefits here are so huge and it is a very profitable business, there is no risk at all.

But Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi who were standing by were completely shocked by the ministers who were kneeling on the ground and sincerely admitting their mistakes, guilt and punishment. They had never dreamed that none of these people could escape and were all implicated.

As they thought about it, both of them were in doubt and looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing on the high platform with an indifferent expression, and then looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground.

The atmosphere in the field suddenly became weird.

That's it.

After a long while, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses from his daze. His chubby face became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye, his pupils narrowed into slits, and his expression became cold and gloomy.

After that, there was a loud 'bang', and he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground. He suddenly stood up from the chair, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened wide, and he stared at the ministers kneeling on the ground with gnashing teeth, veins popping out on his forehead, and roared angrily:
"Bastard!"

"A bunch of bastards!"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Those who used to talk big, did they do it for the country and the people?"

"You have read the books of sages for so many years, but have you read them all into a dog's stomach?"

"Before the opening of Daming Bank, what did I tell you guys? How did I inform you?"

"How did you answer me?"

"Don't worry, don't worry. I will never let you down. I will never let you down."

"The result?"

"Is this what you call peace of mind, reassurance, and not letting down the trust and cultivation you have given me?"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi's fat body began to tremble uncontrollably, his face flushed red, and he breathed heavily like a bull. He pointed at the people kneeling in the middle of the hall and kept cursing and scolding them.

But after a while, Zhu Gaochi still felt unsatisfied after cursing, so he took a step towards the center of the hall, raised his thighs and kicked the ministers kneeling on the ground one by one.

In an instant, the ministers who were kneeling on the ground were kicked and fell backwards, gasping for air with their mouths clenched, but they did not dare to make the slightest sound. After falling, they quickly got up, knelt on the ground respectfully, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and kept shouting:
"Your subjects deserve to die! Your subjects deserve to die!"

That's it.

The ministers kneeling on the ground were kicked several times one by one.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Zhu Gaoxu could not really allow Zhu Gaochi to vent his anger wantonly. After all, each of these ministers was already old, and a few kicks would be enough. If there were to be a few more rounds, who knows if a few of them would really be kicked to death.

If something like that happened, it would naturally not be the result Zhu Gaoxu wanted to see.

And if you don't make the current situation better, it will inevitably get worse.

For this reason, Zhu Gaoxu stood up from his chair without any hesitation, took a few steps, and came to the side of the prince at a very fast speed, hugged him tightly, and persuaded him:

"hey hey"

"Boss, boss"

"Enough, enough"

"If this continues, someone will die soon." (End of this chapter)