The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 154 Outside Chengtian Gate
Following Zhu Houzhao's order, the Jinyiwei acted quickly.

Zhang Fengfu and others personally brought Kong Hongxu and his son to Chengtian Gate, and mobilized two thousand households to make arrangements to control the impending situation.

Figures were walking quickly through the government offices and streets of the capital.

“Your Majesty has ordered that Kong Hongxu will be publicly punished outside Chengtian Gate, and all officials and scholars must come to watch.

If the people want to watch, they can go there.”

The Jinyiwei's loud shouts spread throughout the capital at the fastest speed.

The officials and scholars who had already gathered and were excited immediately went out of Chengtian Gate.

"Let's go, let's go to Chengtian Gate. His Majesty wants to deal with Duke Yansheng outside Chengtian Gate. Let's go quickly."

"Your Majesty is talking about dealing with Duke Yansheng. You must have been deceived by the villain (evil eunuch). Let's go and defend Duke Yansheng."

"Yes, let's go."

"Humph, we must not let the Jinyiwei off easily this time. How dare they arrest Duke Yansheng!"

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This is the idea of ​​the vast majority of scholars and some officials.

Most officials felt something was wrong after experiencing what had happened over the past year.

Your Majesty directly mentioned the disposition, and did not even call Yansheng Duke by his name, but just addressed him by his name.

They were sure that the Jinyiwei would not dare to speak nonsense and would definitely convey His Majesty's words truthfully.

In this way, Your Majesty is obviously determined to deal with Duke Yansheng.

It is not easy to plead for mercy and seek justice for Duke Yansheng.

Also, if you want to deal with Duke Yansheng, why do you have to let all the officials and scholars go to Chengtian Gate to watch?

What exactly is your intention, Your Majesty?

In short, the prestige that Zhu Houzhao had established through his actions over the past year or so made most officials and a small number of scholars less impulsive.

In addition to officials and scholars, nobles and military officers were of course also unwilling to miss this major event.

Although the emperor did not give them any orders, almost all of them rushed to Chengtian Gate.

The largest group of people are naturally the people of the capital.

"Have you heard that His Majesty is going to deal with a high-ranking official outside Chengtian Gate, and all the people can go and see."

"What high official? He is the Duke of Yansheng, a descendant of the saint, whose lineage has been passed down for more than 2,000 years."

"He is so powerful, so why does Your Majesty punish him?"

"Your Majesty wants to punish him, it must be because he has committed a crime and harmed our people. Your Majesty loves the people like his own children."

"That's right. Let's go and have a look. Maybe we can really see His Majesty."

"Yes, let's go for a walk and watch the fun. If we can see His Majesty, it will be a lifetime blessing."

"Let's go to Chengtian Gate to watch the fun."

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In addition to the common people, many people in the martial arts world certainly couldn't help it.

"What is the emperor going to do? Is he going to take drastic measures against Duke Yansheng?"

"It sounds like that, but he is the Duke of Yansheng, a descendant of a saint who has always been treasured by the Zhu family and the court. Will the emperor take drastic measures?"

"Haha, this Shengwu Emperor is different from previous emperors. He has dealt heavy blows to the Ming royal family."

"That's right, let's go and take a look."

"Interesting, really interesting. I didn't expect that during our visit to the capital, we would not only meet someone like Brother Li, but also encounter such interesting things. His Majesty is indeed extraordinary. Let's go and see for ourselves."

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Amidst all kinds of discussions, countless people gathered outside Chengtian Gate from all directions.

Fortunately, the Jinyiwei had made plans and arrangements in advance, and the officials were positioned as close to the Forbidden City as possible.

They also formed a human wall as a cordon to prevent scholars and civilians from crossing the cordon.

As time passed, more and more people gathered in the large square outside Chengtian Gate.

Three thousand, five thousand, ten thousand, fifteen thousand, twenty thousand...

"Seek justice for Duke Yansheng! Severely punish the treacherous eunuchs!"

"Seek justice for Duke Yansheng! Severely punish the treacherous eunuchs!"

"As a disciple of the saint, I must never let Duke Yansheng be wronged. I swear to defend Duke Yansheng until my death!"

"Defend the Duke of Yansheng to the death!"

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Suddenly, a burst of loud and orderly slogans rang out, coming from far away and approaching Chengtian Gate, then blending into the crowd and squeezing to the front, continuing to shout in unison, attracting countless eyes.

Then, more scholars joined in the shouting.

The sound grew louder and louder, drowning out all other sounds.

Faced with questions from many officials, Liu Jian and others who remained silent frowned, somewhat confused and doubtful.

Was it a spontaneous act of the scholars? Or did the Kong family take action?
But no matter what the situation is, His Majesty will probably be even angrier and the conflict will become even bigger.

“It’s getting more chaotic.”

The high-ranking officials of the Imperial Guards were also frowning. Weng Taibei frowned and said to Zhang Fengfu.

Zhang Fengfu stared closely at the leaders among the shouting scholars, and then glanced at the increasing number of people, and said seriously: "Brothers, please pay attention and don't let any chaos happen.

Those who take the lead, keep a close eye on them.

And those martial arts masters must not let their guard down."

"I understand." Weng Taibei and others nodded.

Zhang Fengfu couldn't help but look back in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, feeling somewhat confused and worried.

"Your Majesty, what exactly are you going to do?" He knew that since this situation had occurred, His Majesty must be planning something big.

But when it comes to Duke Yansheng, so many scholars, and even officials, he can't help but feel worried.

The same idea is prevalent among officials.

I can’t figure it out, and I’m even a little afraid to think about it.

Li Xunhuan's eyes, as warm as spring water, were also filled with worry.

Barely dealing with the officials around him who were asking questions, he thought for a moment, and then sent a message to a place far away.

There were two figures in the crowd.

One glance at the two figures revealed them to be extraordinary.

The figure was a very unrestrained young man with a beard that was almost as long as his eyebrows.

The other figure had dull eyes, but one could understand at a glance what it meant to be a truly gentle and elegant gentleman.
The two were communicating via voice transmission when they suddenly received a voice transmission.

"Brother Hua, Brother Lu, the situation is complicated at the moment. If you have time, please pay more attention and protect the people from harm."

The two of them could naturally hear that it was Li Xunhuan's voice transmission. They looked in that direction and nodded solemnly, but did not transmit any message.

Because the distance was too far, their skills were not enough.

"The distance is dozens of feet, but the sound can be clearly transmitted to you and me. Brother Li's skills are probably about to reach the peak of the innate level, right?" The man who seemed to have four eyebrows praised in amazement.

The gentleman nodded slightly and said seriously: "There are too many people, let's be more serious."

"I understand." The man with four eyebrows nodded, then smiled again, "But there's no need to worry so much."

This is the capital city, the most powerful place in the Ming Dynasty. How could any expert dare to be so presumptuous?
If the Grand Master dares to cause trouble, he will probably be beaten to death.

If it were an ordinary person, the Jinyiwei would not be a pushover. Look, there are almost ten innate masters, staring at the crowd closely. We are also being stared at.

Hey, he stopped staring at us. It should be Brother Li who spoke up.'

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Not only the two of them, Li Xunhuan also communicated with several places in the crowd.

Afterwards, Zhang Fengfu and other Jinyiwei high-ranking officials were somewhat shocked.

I know that Minister Li has a wide range of friends, both in the officialdom and in the martial arts world.

But the fact that these were just a few innate masters still surprised them.

Originally, this situation should have been known to the Jinyiwei, but Li Xunhuan had a special identity and was the most trusted civil servant of His Majesty, so the Jinyiwei did not pay much attention to or investigate Li Xunhuan's situation.

"In the future, we can ask Minister Li to introduce some experts to our Jinyiwei." Weng Taibei couldn't help but say.

"Well, let's talk about it later." Zhang Fengfu nodded.

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There were more and more people in the large square outside Chengtian Gate.

There were huge crowds of people, and apart from the loudest voices of those who swore to defend Duke Yansheng to the death, there were also a lot of noisy discussions.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was still in the Qianqing Palace.

He knew the situation at Chengtian Gate very well.

He just watched and listened, and became more and more angry, towards the officials, the scholars, his father, and his ancestors.

After a while, seeing that the crowds of people had dwindled, Zhu Houzhao walked out of the Qianqing Palace and said, "Liu Banban, you guys follow me."

Liu Jin and Cao Youxiang were delighted and quickly followed.

Zhu Houzhao had already flown up at a very fast speed, like a gust of wind blowing towards the Chengtianmen city wall, and then fell from the sky, with his feet on a height of several feet in front of the city wall.

Liu Jin didn't care about anything else as he couldn't catch up with him. He quickly gathered his true energy and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Some shrill sounds came from inside the city wall, like a whistle that instantly drowned out all other sounds.

In an instant, outside Chengtian Gate, the crowd of more than a hundred thousand people that had gathered for about two hours suddenly became quiet, and everyone subconsciously looked towards Chengtian Gate.

Under the golden light, the tall figure standing in the air and wearing a golden dragon robe was so conspicuous.

The Emperor (His Majesty) is here!

This thought appeared in everyone's mind.

"See Your Majesty!"

Thousands of civil and military officials bowed and saluted immediately.

There was no more uncertainty. The hundreds of thousands of people immediately saluted, and most of the people knelt down directly.

This resulted in those who did not want to kneel down having to kneel down.

"See Your Majesty!"

The reverent and passionate voices were like thunder and sea, sweeping across the heaven and earth.

The power that cannot be described in words is like the mighty power of heaven, covering everything.

When many officials saw so many people kneeling, they immediately followed suit as they were already accustomed to the kneeling ceremony.

After this kneeling, all other officials had to follow suit.

Suddenly, between the vast heaven and earth, only Zhu Houzhao stood in the air, as if he was standing upright and holding up the sky for everyone.

Zhu Houzhao did not look at these officials, he only looked at the hundreds of thousands of people.

This was also the first time he saw so many people at a glance.

Listening to their worship, I felt an indescribable sense of heroism, arrogance and excitement in my heart.

"Get up quickly."

"The Ming Dynasty no longer has the practice of kneeling. All Ming citizens do not need to kneel down no matter who they meet."

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