The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 143 The traitor Li Jing breaks through
"Well, this is not bad." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said casually: "Write it down, check his progress from time to time to see if he is working hard?"

This member of the Zhu family was dumbfounded.

Everyone else suddenly realized that His Majesty should write down all of this and urge them to work hard.

The Zhu family members, who were excited to escape from this hell after completing their training, felt like they had just escaped from the tiger's den and entered a wolf's lair.

But there is no other way but to keep talking one after another.

Don’t play those tricks and try to choose a career that you like.

This way at least I can be happier and more relaxed.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what I want to do." It was Zhu Houxu's turn. He shook his head and said a little stiffly.

"What's wrong with you? How can a man born between heaven and earth not have ambitions?" Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and scolded lightly.

Zhu Houxu lowered his head slightly.

"Forget it, since you have no ambition, I will give you one.

As a member of the Zhu family, you should fight for the people and the country of the Ming Dynasty.

From now on, this should be your ambition.

Are you willing?" Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and said.

Zhu Houxu looked at Zhu Houzhao, and a faint light rose in his eyes.

"Yeah, I agree." He nodded.

This boy, why does he look so stupid?

No wonder I once thought he had a weird personality.

It’s a pity that he has such good martial arts talent.

Zhu Houzhao grumbled in his heart, and with a bit of sympathy, he said: "After that, you will go to Jinyiwei and learn to be smart first.

Don’t let yourself be bullied. If anyone dares to bully you innocently, fight back and I will take care of it for you.”

"Can anyone fight back?" Zhu Houxu blinked and said honestly with a hint of expectation.

"Of course, I am the greatest in the world." Zhu Houzhao patted his chest and said domineeringly, and then added: "But you can't take the initiative to bully others."

"Yes." Zhu Houxu replied.

A hint of thought emerged under those usually dull eyes.

The emperor said so, so my father can do it too.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the next moment again.

It didn't take long for more than 300 people to express their aspirations, and everything was recorded.

"Okay, I have written down your aspirations, and I will use them to urge you in the future.

You all should remember this: whoever dares not to work hard, I will definitely punish him.

Anyway, the descendants of the Zhu family must never be like pigs, but must be real men who stand tall and fight for the people and the country of the Ming Dynasty.

Only in this way can one be qualified to become a member of the Ming Dynasty royal family.

Did you understand everything?" Zhu Houzhao shouted domineeringly.

"I understand." More than 300 people shouted in unison again.

"Okay, those who are willing to stay in the Dragon Riders can return to their original flags, and the rest of you can leave." Zhu Houzhao ordered.

That’s right, among these more than 300 people, there are still some who are willing to stay in the Emperor Wu Dragon Riders.

But there are not many, only about twenty people, less than one-tenth.

These twenty people stood up and returned to their original banner.

"Dong dong~!"

The military drum sounded, the same drum sound that was played every time the dragon riders were sent away.

The remaining three hundred people were stunned. They knew this because they had experienced it once before.

When Li Jing led the two hundred dragon riders away, they were all onlookers.

At this point, they became the protagonists.

Looking at the dragon riders rushing in from all directions, many of them suddenly had red eyes and felt ashamed.

Because they wanted to leave on their own.

Most of the remaining people also have complicated feelings.

I felt an unprecedented complex feeling.

I felt a little proud, a little proud, a little reluctant, etc., but the excitement of leaving hell was mostly missing.

"The sun, the moon, the mountains and the rivers will last forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

Someone shouted at the top of his voice.

Immediately, the remaining people shouted: "The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will last forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

Among the voices, some people even had the idea of ​​staying in the Wu Emperor Dragon Riders.

Someone also brought it up.

Zhu Houzhao directly rejected this.

“Since you have chosen to leave, there is no chance to regret.

What are real men and nagging women to do?
Let's go. "

With that unquestionable voice, more than 300 people left Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry Camp.

As soon as they left, half of the people were hit hard.

"Father, you said that our family is no longer a prince, and the only one left is the lieutenant who guards the country?" Prince Ning's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief.

When Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao was asked this question, his eyes immediately turned red. He wanted to curse but didn't dare to. He gritted his teeth and said, "The palace is gone, and the money and land are gone. This is all because of your majesty's grace."

Prince Ning was in tears. After only three months, he lost his princely title!
"Our family will depend on you from now on. Do more meritorious deeds and bring our prince back." Zhu Chenhao was overwhelmed with grief and tears flowed down his face. He patted his son's shoulder and said expectantly.

He knew that the emperor was despicable and shameless, and had no martial ethics. He trapped him in the capital and investigated the Ning Wang Mansion thoroughly in one fell swoop.

All his strength and savings were gone.

Rebellion was impossible for him, and it was impossible for him to take back the title of prince himself. He could only rely on his son.

“Father, I…” Prince Ning opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Does he have the ability to win back his princely title by performing meritorious deeds?

"You must have confidence. Father and dad have heard that the training of the Emperor Wu Dragon Riders is extremely difficult. You have been able to persist for three months, and your body is indeed much stronger now. You can definitely do it." Zhu Chenhao encouraged his son.

Did I last three months?

Prince Ning was a little confused. If there was no other way, he would not be able to escape from Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry Camp, let alone dare to escape. How could he hold on for three months?
Among these nearly half of the people, many are similar to Prince Ning, and some are even worse than him.

In the worst case scenario, my father is gone and I am arrested immediately.

The best case scenario is that he would only be stripped of one class of title, from a prince (crown prince) to a county prince (crown prince).

The remaining half of the people who were safe were those whose situations the Jinyiwei had not yet fully investigated.

And after listening to what has happened in the outside world over the past three months.

Few of them were confident that their families would be safe.

Immediately, some people whose titles were badly demoted regretted that they should have stayed in Emperor Wu’s Dragon Riders.

The chances of climbing up in Emperor Wu's Dragon Rider are obviously much greater.

But as Zhu Houzhao said, they had no chance to regret.

The thorough investigation of the kings and royal family members is still ongoing.

So far, more than eighty people have been killed, including eight kings.

Eleven princes lost their titles and were demoted to varying degrees.

Even more people lost the title of prince, more than a hundred of them were gone.

After more than a hundred years, these raised pigs have become almost greedy for money.

There is almost no one who can avoid making mistakes.

In any case, Zhu Houzhao had no hope at all. His anger was repeatedly broken to the limit and he was almost numb.

This also made him more determined to clean up and sort out these wastes in one fell swoop.

A rather luxurious mansion.

"What's the matter? Does His Majesty think highly of you?" Zhu Youji, who was still the Prince of Ping, couldn't help but ask, looking a little uneasy.

Even though he is the emperor's uncle, he no longer has confidence in himself.

Because there was already an emperor's uncle who was demoted to the rank of general guarding the country.

After much thought, the only chance for him to avoid being demoted, or at most be demoted by one level, is his son's outstanding talent in martial arts.

Zhu Houxu thought about it seriously and felt that His Majesty did not seem to think highly of him.

He just shook his head.

King Ping's expression froze, and then he became angry.

"waste."

He slapped Zhu Houxu in the face.

Zhu Houxu's eyes lit up and he took a step back, so the slap missed.

King Ping was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he was furious: "Waste, rebellious son, how dare you hide!"

He took a big step forward and was about to attack.

Zhu Houxu looked very calm, looking straight ahead, and suddenly said: "His Majesty told me that I can fight back anyone who dares to bully me innocently."

His tone was a little strange.

It seems to be mixed with a little timidity, a little determination, and a little expectation.

It was as if a new door had been opened. He stood in front of the door, looking at the other side with curiosity.

King Ping was completely stunned, and his raised hand froze.

He had an inexplicable feeling that if he continued to hit him, this rebellious son would hit back.

This made him extremely angry, but he couldn't continue to hit with his hand.

"The traitor! The traitor!"

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Time flies and it is already mid-November.

On this day, Zhu Houzhao received good news.

He was not disappointed. Li Jing, who had just been training recruits for only a month, broke through to the innate realm.

Zhu Houzhao was happy, he had a vague premonition.

The sharpness of Li Jing's sword hidden in its sheath has only been revealed a little bit, and perhaps it will exceed his expectations.

Li Jing's breakthrough also reduced a lot of the countless questioning eyes.

Innate and acquired are two completely different levels.

Late November.

All departments of the court were becoming increasingly busy.

Because the year is coming to an end, many things come to an end before the New Year.

Even officials want to have a good New Year.

The two busiest places are the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which are responsible for reviewing the Three Departments.

There are so many cases, big and small, and they have to be accurate in all of them.

Because of this, the second reward for the factory guards has not yet been issued.

The other place is the Censorate.

The Censorate, which held such great power for the first time, had no free time in the past year as it was preparing for the year-end review.

Since November, the results of the audits of officials from all over the country in the past and this year have been sent to the headquarters of the Censorate in Beijing.

Almost everyone in the Censorate was so busy that they had no time to rest.

They have to have everything ready and send it to the Cabinet by mid-December.

The cabinet will distribute the review results to relevant officials before the end of the year.

If any official is dissatisfied with his or her assessment results, he or she can report it to the Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Personnel.

It will be reviewed again by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Ministry of Personnel.

If the review results of both parties are different, then the person who reviewed this official in the Censorate should be investigated.

This is a form of supervision and pressure on the Censorate, and also a necessary check and balance.

(Chapter 1.)
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