Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 136: Walking in the Night with Splendid Clothes, Everyone is Fearful (Please Subscribe)

The struggle in the court is difficult and simple at the same time.

The difficulty lies in that if you are at the same level and want to defeat the opponent, you not only need to have evidence of the death, but also the person in a higher position must be willing to kill the opponent.

Just like Heshen, didn’t Qianlong know that he was corrupt and took bribes?
Qianlong knew it, but he didn't want to kill him.

To put it simply, if the superior wants to kill someone, he can give them any excuse, no matter how ridiculous.

It was Heshen again. After Qianlong's death, Jiaqing killed him directly after he came to power.

In a nutshell, if you want to kill someone, you have to make the person in the higher position hate him, and that will be very easy.

"Your Highness, this is the warrant His Majesty left before he left."

In the lobby of the Imperial Guard, the thousand-householders stood in neat rows, and the courtyard was filled with the flags of the hundred-household generals and small flags.

Each of them held a torch and pressed the handle of the knife at their waist, with a frighteningly cold look in their eyes.

Ji Gang handed a warrant to Zhu Zhanjun, which was the warrant that the old man gave him before he left.

Zhu Zhanjun stood up and bowed first, then took it with both hands and slowly opened it.

"If something serious happens, the Jinyiwei will follow the orders of the Second Grandson Zhu Zhanjun and cooperate with the Crown Prince to eliminate the disloyalty."

It is just this simple sentence, with the old man's signature, the imperial seal and the Ming Dynasty seal below it.

After Zhu Zhanjun finished reading, Ji Gang whispered, "As far as I know, the Queen has another copy, but I don't know what it is."

Zhu Zhanjun looked at him, and Ji Gang gave him a look that was probably that kind of look.

Zhu Zhanjun understood what the old man meant.

The old man has been fighting all his life and naturally understands the risks on the battlefield, so before setting off, he had made preparations for the worst.

He also knew that these might not be used, but it was good to be prepared in case of unexpected chaos in the court.

Although the meaning of this warrant is slightly different, this sentence is enough.

Taking the list handed over by Ji Gang, Zhu Zhanjun opened the first page. Except for Xia Yuanji, the names of the other five ministers were all on it.

There are several small circles behind each name.

"These circles are my habit of recording, indicating the level of this person's crime."

"One circle is a minor offense, three circles add up to a major offense, and if it exceeds six circles, the person deserves death."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded and ticked off two names without hesitation.

The Minister of Punishments was Liu Guan, and the Minister of Rites was Lü Zhen.

Turning to the second page, Zhu Zhanjun glanced at it and directly marked the names one after another. Most of them were censors of the Censorate, and the least were from the Ministry of Revenue.

This is not because there are not many honest officials in the Ministry of Revenue. The empty seal case has already been cleaned up in the Ministry of Revenue, and the new replacements are relatively clean.

After finishing five pages in a row, Zhu Zhanjun stopped writing and closed his eyes.

"Let's do it."

The rest are from outside. This time he is mainly targeting people in the court, so let’s leave those outside to the old man.

After what he did today, the old man will definitely investigate it when he comes back, and those people outside will not be able to escape.

"Yes!"

Ji Gang responded, picked up the roster and strode out.

The thousand households waiting in the lobby followed Ji Gang and strode out.

Ji Gang summoned only the people he could trust. He didn't even say hello to the Commander-in-Chief, who is probably still sleeping soundly in his concubine's arms.

Sitting on a chair at the entrance of the lobby, Ji Gang opened the roster and took out a warrant.

"Liu Guan, the Minister of Justice, has been corrupt and perverted the law, deceiving his superiors and subordinates. I have received the imperial order to arrest him and bring him to justice!"

"Sun Zhe!"

A captain stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"Be humble!"

Ji Gang threw the order to him and said coldly, "Go to Liu's house."

"Follow the order!"

Sun Zhe picked up the order, turned around and waved his hand, and all the centurions under his name moved together.

Ji Gang picked up another order and gave an order to another captain.

Soon, teams of people rushed out of the Jinyiwei Yamen and headed straight for their targets.

The Five Cities Army and the Yingtian Prefecture Yamen personnel who were patrolling on the road did not dare to stop the aggressive Jinyiwei and hid aside, watching them pass.

"This is going to be trouble!"

A patrol leader muttered in fear as he looked at the Jinyiwei who had just walked away with murderous intent.

The Jinyiwei went out in the middle of the night, and judging from the noises coming from other directions, it wasn't just this group of people. This was the first time he had seen such a large force in all these years. "Captain, what should we do? Should we continue patrolling?"

A subordinate who was frightened by the Jinyiwei asked in a low voice.

"What kind of patrol is this?" The squad leader said unhappily, "With the Jinyiwei's posture tonight, not to mention thieves and assassins, even rats wouldn't dare to leave their nests."

"Hurry, everyone, go back to the government office. I think we will be busy later."

Sun Zhe brought his men to a magnificent mansion, stood in front of the closed door, and raised his hand and waved it vigorously.

A team of Jinyiwei got a log from somewhere, and more than a dozen people held the log and rushed forward while shouting slogans.

"Boom..."

The door trembled violently, but the Jinyiwei did not take it seriously. After all, it was the door of a noble family. It would be too bad if it was knocked open in an instant.

A group of people retreated and began the second attack.

With such a big commotion, it was impossible for the people inside to not know about it.

The gatekeeper came out of the house cursing, wanting to see who was so bold as to cause trouble in the Shangshu's mansion.

If this affects the Shangshu's rest and delays the court work tomorrow, it will be hard for the people outside and for him too.

"Rumble..."

"Crack!"

However, just as he walked to the gate and was about to open the side door to take a look, there was a loud noise from the gate next to him and the bolt broke with a snap.

Normally, unless there was an important ceremony or an important person arriving, the middle door, which was never opened, suddenly slammed open to both sides.

One of the doors was directed towards him. The servant was so frightened that he couldn't dodge in time and was hit hard by the door. He screamed and was hit against the wall.

"Go in, don't let anyone escape."

At Sun Zhe's command, a large number of his men poured in from the middle gate. At the same time, the teams that had been on standby on various walls jumped directly onto the top of the wall, opened their bows and crossbows and aimed at the yard.

Once someone dares to resist, or their companions encounter obstacles, they will shoot without hesitation, clearing the enemy and making way for their companions.

Liu Guan had just returned from a dinner party in the early hours of the night. He was sleeping comfortably after having night exercises with his two concubines while drunk.

He frowned at the two noises of slamming the door and wanted to open his eyes, but he was too tired from doing night exercises. Then there was no more movement, so he fell asleep again in a daze.

"Ta Tata..."

"What do you want to do!"

"presumptuous!"

The chaotic footsteps and angry shouts made Liu Guan extremely irritated.

"Beat the noisy guy to death with a stick."

After shouting angrily to the outside, Liu Guan turned over and was about to continue sleeping.

"bump!"

The bedroom door was kicked open and the two concubines screamed in fright.

Liu Guan became annoyed and slapped his concubine in the face with his hand, then pulled open the bed curtain, and his angry figure froze in an instant.

The light of the torch illuminated the magnificent bedroom. A Jinyiwei with a famous sword drawn was looking at him with cold eyes.

Some of his peripheral vision kept glancing at the two concubines who were so frightened that they didn't bother to cover themselves.

"What are you doing, outrageous?"

When Liu Guan saw the Jinyiwei, he panicked for a moment, but then he remembered that the emperor was not there and no one in the court could order the Jinyiwei, and his confidence instantly increased.

"In compliance with the Imperial Order, please invite Minister Liu to visit the Imperial Prison."

Sun Zhe, who led the team, bowed.

He raised his hand and waved, "Take it away."

"How dare you! His Majesty is not here, where did you get the order? You are just a Jinyiwei, but you dare to fake the emperor's order. Don't you want to be killed?"

Liu Guan roared loudly, but the Jinyiwei who rushed over ignored him and went straight forward to hold him down, dragging him off the bed without hesitation.

Our Minister Liu had just finished his night exercises and had not put on his clothes yet. His naked body was directly exposed to the eyes of all the Jinyiwei.

The Jinyiwei glanced down slightly with disdain in their eyes, and looked at the two concubines with sympathy in their eyes.

"take away."

Sun Zhe also looked at him with disdain and waved his hand to have Liu Guan dragged away.

Liu Guan, who was still shouting loudly, saw that these guys were determined to drag him away, his face immediately changed and he shouted: "Wait..."

Sun Zhe, who was about to turn around and walk out, stopped and looked back at him.

Liu Guan moved his lips a few times and whispered, "Can you let me put on my clothes first? It's cold!"

(End of this chapter)