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

Chapter 156 Kangxi: He said all my words (Please subscribe)

"I always feel like a lot of people are looking at me?"

Standing behind his father, Zhu Zhanjun always felt that there were countless eyes watching him from behind.

But every time I looked back, I didn't notice anything unusual.

After failing to find anyone watching for several times, Zhu Zhanjun asked Lao Zhu and others who were watching the broadcast in the space.

"Master, there were more than a dozen people staring at you, but as soon as you turned around, they looked away."

Kangxi, who was a careful observer, gave a positive response.

"who is it?"

Zhu Zhanjun asked hurriedly.

Before Kangxi could answer, the old man walked out of the hall in formal attire.

"I ask your Majesty's health."

All the ministers hurriedly bowed and greeted him.

The old man nodded slightly and sat on the throne.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been diligently handling state affairs every day, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, for fear of failing to live up to the teachings of my ancestors."

"Our Ming dynasty started from humble beginnings. We have seen the suffering of the people and understand their pain. Therefore, we govern the country with strictness. We hope that the officials of the world will be honest and the people will live and work in peace and contentment."

The old man's opening made many people feel a sinking feeling in their hearts, and they realized that it was time to start dealing with those corrupt officials.

"Bring them up here."

After saying a few words, the old man gave orders to the outside with a cold face.

Soon, the Jinyiwei came in escorting dozens of people.

The leaders were none other than the Minister of Rites Lü Zhen, the Minister of Punishments Liu Guan, and some censors from the Censorate.

"Kneel down."

Looking at these guys kneeling on the ground and lowering their heads, not daring to look at him, the old man's face was full of frost.

He pointed his finger downwards and said, "Look at these people. Every one of them is talented, well-educated, and a pillar of the imperial court."

Everyone looked at the group of people kneeling on the ground. Lu Zhen and others were lying on the ground trembling.

The old man slowly stood up and walked down the stairs.

"When I was young, I once asked my father who was the one who made the common people unable to eat and live a good life."

The old man said with a look of nostalgia: "My father told me that it was the Mongols. They occupied our land, harmed our people, and killed our children. As long as we destroy them and drive them away, the people of the world will be happy and healthy."

"When I was the King of Yan, I fought these grassland barbarians with all my might, in order to bring eternal peace to the world."

"But later, the Mongols were driven away, but why were the people still like this? I was confused at the time and didn't know what to do next."

"Later, Master Yao Guangxiao told me that there were treacherous ministers in the court who bewitched the emperor and turned the world, which was originally going to be better, into a mess."

"And these treacherous officials."

The old man raised his voice: "It's Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru."

In the space, the three idiots who were commanded by Zhu Qizhen to move grain into the warehouse trembled violently.

Their fear of the old man was really great, even greater than that of Old Zhu.

Because they did not enter the space directly, but entered the space after being killed.

Although it felt like a moment ago to Zhu Zhanjun and others, it seemed like a very long time had passed for them.

Thinking of the pain of being tortured to death, the three of them trembled again.

"Snapped!"

The whip landed on Fang Xiaoru's face. Zhu Qizhen led the big Tibetan mastiff with bared teeth, waving the whip and shouting, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and work."

The three of them looked at Zhu Yunwen, but when they saw him and his mother spinning miserably, they felt instantly disappointed.

When talking about his former enemy, the old man's face became even angrier.

"It was these three bastards who instigated that little bastard Zhu Yunwen to reduce the power of the feudal lords."

The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth twitched. He glanced at his father and continued watching the broadcast.

"You imprisoned the entire family of King Zhou in Yingtian, deposed King Dai, placed King Qi under house arrest, killed King Xiang, and murdered my brothers, my brothers who were related by blood."

The old man put his hands on his waist, paced back and forth, and said viciously: "Later, send a few junior officials to Peking to watch over me."

"Hahaha……"

Although the old man had a smile on his face, his expression was frighteningly cold.

"I was in the pig pen eating pig food for months."

"Seeing the court becoming increasingly chaotic, I could only rise up in anger, eliminate these treacherous officials who were causing chaos in the court, and save the Ming Dynasty."

The old man suddenly stopped and the expression on his face gradually became sad.

"Originally, I thought that if we destroyed these treacherous officials, everything would be better."

"But why, why is Ming Dynasty still like this?"

"I am very confused and don't know what the reason is."

"But today I know."

The old man pointed fiercely at the large group of people kneeling in front of him and said, "It is them, these parasites, these rats who feed on the Ming Dynasty and eat its blood and drink its flesh, who caused all this."

The old man's words were very disrespectful. Not only did he want to punish Lu Zhen and others, but he also wanted to completely degrade their reputation to the lowest point.

Today is a grand court meeting. According to the rules, it will be recorded in the books and also in the history books.

Adding on what they have to do today, Lu Zhen, Liu Guan and the others can be said to have left their names in history.

After taking a few deep breaths, the old man glanced at everyone present. "I know that there are people among you who are more greedy, more evil-minded, and more filthy than them."

"I would like to advise you all to take out your dirty hearts and lungs and wash them when you have time, so that they won't become rotten and smell bad one day, allowing me to find you."

Listening to the deafening rebuke, Kangxi scratched his chin, feeling that these words sounded familiar, as if he had heard them somewhere before.

The civil and military officials all lowered their heads, not daring to meet the old man's gaze.

The old man walked back to the throne tiredly and waved slightly.

Little Sniffle carried the tray and walked to Zhu Zhanjun's side, signaling with his eyes that Zhu Zhanjun should read the imperial edict.

Zhu Zhanjun glanced at the old man, who just glanced back at him indifferently.

Picking up the imperial edict, Zhu Zhanjun came to the second step at the old man's feet and said loudly: "The emperor's edict:"

All the civil and military officials bowed their hands in greeting and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man did not order a thorough investigation, but instead directly announced an imperial decree. Combined with what he just said, it was clear that the old man was planning to end it here and only punish these few people.

Zhu Zhanjun said in a clear voice: "Former Minister of Rites Lü Zhen, Minister of Punishment Liu Guan, Left Censorate..."

The names were read out one by one, and every time a name was called out, the corresponding person's face turned pale.

"…The above thirty-nine people were corrupt, perverted the law, deceived the emperor, and harmed the people…"

After reading out more than a dozen words in a row, Zhu Zhanjun took a deep breath and finally read out: "The thirty-nine people are sentenced to death by slicing, all their family property is confiscated, the males are exiled to Qiongzhou, and the females are sent to the Jiaofang Bureau as slaves. This will be announced to the world so that everyone knows."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Zhu Zhanjun slowly closed the imperial edict. The civil and military officials ignored Lu Zhen and others who had collapsed on the ground, saluted to the old man and shouted "My Lord is wise."

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. Your Majesty, please forgive me for the many years I have served you."

Lu Zhen kept struggling and begging for mercy from the old man.

"Drag down."

Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand.

The Jinyiwei who were in charge of the escort simply dragged dozens of people up and walked out.

The pleas for mercy and the cursing became quieter and quieter until the entire hall fell completely silent.

Zhu Zhanjun turned around, placed the imperial edict in his hand on the tray held by Little Bisi, bowed to the old man, and was about to walk behind his father to continue his duty.

"Just standing there."

Before Zhu Zhanjun could even lift his feet, the old man's voice rang out.

Zhu Zhanjun stopped immediately and stood properly on the second-floor stairs.

Such a scene made many people's eyes move slightly.

Zhu Zhanjun glanced at everyone below, looking for the impeachment his father had mentioned.

After waiting for a long time, no one dared to stand up.

Zhu Zhanjun guessed that he was frightened by the old man's brutal methods.

This was the first time that thirty-nine people were subjected to lingchi together since the founding of the Yongle reign.

The old man must be very angry at this time. If he stands up to impeach the emperor's grandson at this time, isn't this just asking for death?

It will be the same if you send it up later, why do you have to seek death at this time?

The old man knocked on the table and said slowly: "There are three things to discuss today. The first is to punish those corrupt people, the second is to reward the meritorious soldiers, and the third..."

The old man paused for a moment, "Since the fifth year of Yongle, many people have petitioned me to enthronize the crown prince to stabilize the country."

Zhu Zhanji's body trembled slightly. His father's behavior today made his guess finally come true.

I looked up at the old man, trying to see something from his expression, but after looking for a long time, I didn't find anything unusual.

But when he looked away, he saw Zhu Zhanjun standing on the second step. His eyes dimmed instantly, and at the same time there was a hint of deep unwillingness.

Without noticing the change in his grandson's eyes, the old man continued, "I think my grandsons are still young, so I'll wait another two years."

"Now that more than two years have passed, the children have grown up. Today I want to discuss with you the selection of the crown prince."

"Considering that this matter may take a long time, the reward for the meritorious soldiers will be discussed after the army returns."

"Today we will mainly discuss the selection of the crown prince."

In the eyes of the ministers, there was no need to choose the crown prince. The good and holy grandson who had been promoted for many years was already there.

But the old man's actions over the past year, coupled with letting the second grandson stand under the throne today, have made his meaning very clear.

Your Majesty wants to make the second grandson Zhu Zhanjun the crown prince to take over the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty.

The huge palace was in complete silence, and no one stood up to speak.

Or maybe they were silently protesting to the old man, protesting that he was challenging their bottom line and the ancestral laws of the Ming Dynasty.

This silence lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, and no one stood up to propose a candidate or protest to the old man.

The old man's expression did not change at all. He looked down calmly and just stared at the ministers.

Seeing that it was about to continue like this, a man stood up and broke the silence that lasted for half an hour.

When everyone looked, it turned out to be the Minister of Personnel Jian Yi.

The old man narrowed his eyes and looked straight at the other party, wondering how to express his dissatisfaction now that the other party had named the candidate.

Facing everyone's gaze, Jian Yi stood in the middle of the hall, looked at Zhu Zhanji, and then looked at Zhu Zhanjun who was standing under the throne.

After a debate in his heart, Jian Yi gritted his teeth, lifted up his robe, knelt on the ground and said loudly to the old man: "Grandson Zhu Zhanjun is smart and courageous, treats the people well, is brave and resourceful. If you are the only grandson of the Ming Dynasty, you can ensure the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years."

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