The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 158 Li Xunhuan wants to retreat and break through
"Yes." Liu Jin on the city wall responded quickly.

"Also, all the words I said today must be published in an imperial decree, and the Imperial Guards must spread them throughout the country.

We must let every citizen of the Ming Dynasty know this."

"Yes." Zhang Fengfu and other Jinyiwei high-ranking officials responded.

“Remove Li Dongyang and others from their posts and conduct a thorough investigation.

All people, all will be dealt with according to my instructions." Zhu Houzhao ordered again.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I was deceived by the Kong family, but now I have come back to the right path."

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!"

"Your Majesty, I also know I was wrong!"

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These words also awakened the officials and scholars who were detained.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Jinyiwei were distracted for a moment while the emperor was issuing the decree, most of the officials and scholars begged for mercy.

Those officials and scholars who had not stood up just now felt relieved.

Zhu Houzhao looked over when he heard the voice and frowned.

He scolded with disgust: "Look at what you look like, what do you look like?
Since you have done something wrong, you must be punished. As a man, what is there to be afraid of?
You were once scholars in the Ming Dynasty. It really makes me feel ashamed."

Those officials and scholars immediately looked despair.

This kind of punishment is too difficult.

Liu Jian shook his head helplessly and was about to ask for mercy. He was the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty and had to speak up.

At this time, Xie Qian pulled him and signaled with his eyes to Li Xunhuan who was not far away.

Liu Jian understood immediately, thought about it, and nodded slightly.

Xie Qian approached calmly and whispered, "Minister Li, there are some people among these people who are truly repentant. Please ask Minister Li to plead for mercy.

Now, I'm afraid your Majesty doesn't believe us, so I'll have to trouble you to speak up."

Li Xunhuan felt a little reluctant and was hesitating whether to plead for mercy.

Hearing this, he looked at Xie Qian and said seriously, "Thank you, Lord, I am willing to plead for mercy.

But the elder has underestimated Your Majesty's magnanimity.

Li Gelao and his men are just them, and Your Majesty will never distrust the rest of the officials because of them."

Xie Qian was startled, then came to his senses and said solemnly: "We have judged others by our own standards. Thank you, Minister Li, for reminding us."

"Your Excellency is too kind." Li Xunhuan said modestly.

"Then let's speak together." Xie Qian said with a smile.

"Okay." Li Xunhuan nodded.

Xie Qian went back and spoke to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian looked at Li Xunhuan deeply, and felt a sense of being pushed forward by the waves behind.

The people that Your Majesty values ​​are indeed extraordinary.

Without further hesitation, he said, “Your Majesty, there are many among these people who have truly been deceived and are sincerely repenting at this time.

Your Majesty is magnanimous and you may as well give them another chance."

"Your Majesty, you are the father of all the people in the world. When children make mistakes, their fathers must punish them, but they must also be given a chance to correct their mistakes. Your Majesty, please think twice." Xie Qian followed.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, looking thoughtful.

“Your Majesty, some of them are just full of passion and are blinded.

They are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the three generations of their family are also somewhat innocent. Your Majesty might as well give them a chance to reform. "Li Xunhuan also spoke.

The other officials saw that the two ministers and Li Xunhuan all spoke up.

Whether they intended it or not, they immediately started to plead for mercy.

Those are all the words I could use to plead for mercy.

King and father, please be generous and tolerant.

Zhu Houzhao felt a little annoyed when he heard this, and was not happy with these officials who were begging for mercy.

But it is for those officials and scholars who made mistakes.

He once again felt that being a father was a bit troublesome when faced with a rebellious son.

"What you said makes some sense. After all, I am their former emperor and father. Their three generations are also innocent."

Zhu Houzhao spoke, and those who were begging for mercy and those who had made mistakes were all happy.

"I will give these rebellious sons a chance. Those scholars who have just admitted their mistakes, you can all become teachers and teach children to read.

Twenty years later, if you have done a good job, I will pardon you, and your three generations will be able to take the imperial examinations."

"The officials are not good enough, and the scholars are still young and ignorant. As a king and father, I can give them a chance to correct their mistakes.

Every official has a bad heart.

They continued to punish those scholars who did not admit their mistakes in the same way. "

The scholars who had just admitted their mistakes and begged for mercy were excited. Although it would take twenty years, they would not be thrown out of the Ming Dynasty and would not be allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations.

And those officials and the scholars who had not admitted their mistakes and begged for mercy were as sad as if they had lost their parents.

They immediately knelt down and kowtowed for mercy.

Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to even look at them, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered the Jinyiwei to take them all away.

After these people were suppressed, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt his eyes clear.

When he glanced at the hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty people, he naturally felt a surge of heroism and domineering spirit in his heart.

“Okay, that’s all for today.

To all the people of the Ming Dynasty, I will say this to you one last time.

As long as you don't violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, you don't have to be afraid no matter what happens.

Anyone who dares to oppress and bully you is nothing but a paper tiger. I will always stand behind you. "

"I'm leaving now. You should go home early. Be careful not to crowd to avoid getting hurt. Jinyiwei, keep an eye on them."

The previous words seemed so domineering to everyone.

However, the two abrupt sentences at the end seem a bit out of place.

But that sense of familiarity came over me.

Looking at the tall golden figure who waved to them and left.

An indescribable feeling of emotion filled their hearts.

"Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

The earth-shaking and fiery shout rang out for the third time and lingered for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao paused when he returned to the palace, then continued on his way back to the palace.

Because he knew that if he didn't leave, it would be difficult for the people to leave first.

"Great Cao Banban, you should also be more careful and not let the people get hurt." Zhu Houzhao turned and said to Cao Youxiang.

"Yes, I understand. I'll go right away." Cao Youxiang said immediately and turned away.

After feeling that the instructions were complete, Zhu Houzhao returned to the palace happily.

Outside the palace, undercurrents were just beginning to emerge.

The Jinyiwei were the busiest and they were required to handle all kinds of matters.

Fortunately, Jinyiwei still has enough talented people, and they can handle the matters separately, so it is busy but not chaotic.

The sea of ​​people in front of Chengtian Gate also dispersed under the protection of the Jinyiwei.

With overwhelming heated discussion, it spread to the entire capital.

“The capital has been strongly suppressed by your majesty, but it is not so easy in other places.

We need to prepare early, and the evidence of the Kong family's crimes must be laid out as soon as possible." Xie Qian said in a deep voice just after leaving Chengtian Gate.

Now that things have come to a conclusion, let's focus on finishing them.

"Hmm." Liu Jian nodded and said thoughtfully, "Lu has Baoguogong, Guo Bujing, and Cao Zhengchun in it, and Kong Hongxu and his son are not here, so Lu can't be in chaos.

In other places, the Jinyiwei continued to expand, and the thousand households monitoring a province had already reached the innate realm.

Coupled with the current power of His Majesty and the court, it should be enough to control the situation.

As for the officials, let the six ministers and the left and right censors come to discuss the matter immediately."

"Ah."

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Li Xunhuan personally thanked several friends.

When it was Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou's turn, they first expressed their gratitude, and then said sincerely: "Brother Hua and the Hua family have great influence in Jiangnan. We ask Brother Hua to help the court and stabilize the situation as much as possible."

"Don't worry, Brother Li. As people of the Ming Dynasty, this is the Hua family's responsibility." Hua Manlou agreed without hesitation.

"Thank you." Li Xunhuan said with a smile.

"Brother Li, you are too kind." Hua Manlou said.

"Brother Lu, I wonder what your plans are next?" Li Xunhuan looked at Lu Xiaofeng.

"To be honest with you, Brother Li, I have just been considering whether to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard and help Your Majesty create a prosperous Ming Dynasty." Lu Xiaofeng said truthfully.

"If Brother Lu is willing to join the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei will be very happy." Li Xunhuan said with his eyes slightly shining.

"But after I think about it carefully, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Jinyiwei to control me with my personality." Lu Xiaofeng said distressedly again.

Li Xun Huan heard this, and after a moment's silence, he said seriously: "Zhang Tongzhi, Guo Tongzhi, and Yan Chenshi are all broad-minded and reasonable people.

Why don't you wait for a moment, Brother Lu? I'll go and discuss with them to see if there is any way to have the best of both worlds?"

"If it's true, that would be even better. Thank you, Brother Li." Lu Xiaofeng said with a grateful smile.

He also knew that if he went to discuss with the Jinyiwei himself and if Li Xunhuan went to discuss with the Jinyiwei, the results would definitely be different.

"Brother Lu, you are too polite. It would be a blessing for the court to have a talent like you," Li Xunhuan said sincerely.

After a pause, Li Xun Huan continued, "After discussion, I can no longer entertain you two."

“Brother Li is busy, so just ignore us.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask." Hua Manlou said sincerely.

“To be honest with Brother Hua and Brother Lu, the current situation in the capital is calm, but outside the capital, it may not be that easy.

Including this rebellion in Lu, there may be a mastermind behind it.

Therefore, the court needs a stronger deterrent, and I will go into seclusion. " Li Xunhuan did not hide anything and said it directly.

He has many friends, but these two must be the ones he trusts the most.

"Brother Li is going to retreat and break through to become a grandmaster!" Lu Xiaofeng said in surprise.

"Only a grandmaster can give the court more deterrence. I want to go into seclusion and give it a try." Li Xunhuan said cautiously.

"Congratulations, Brother Li. Brother Li will definitely succeed." Hua Manlou said confidently.

"Yes, if Brother Li can't succeed, then there won't be many people in the world who can succeed." Lu Xiaofeng said sincerely.

Xiao Li's Flying Dagger is famous far and wide.

They have seen the real Xiao Li Flying Dagger with their own eyes. Its speed is not just about speed, but also about belief and will.

They even doubted whether the grandmaster could resist when Xiao Li's flying dagger was launched.
With Xiao Li Feidao's determination and the court's training, he will surely succeed.

"Brother Lu, thank you for your compliment." Li Xunhuan said modestly.

Without saying anything more, Li Xunhuan took Lu Xiaofeng and went to the Jinyiwei.

After some discussion, Zhang Fengfu, Weng Taibei, and Yan Nantian made a decision.

Invite Lu Xiaofeng to be a guest official of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

(Chapter 4, extra chapter for every 500 average subscriptions. I'll say it again, one extra chapter for every 100 average subscriptions. Please let me die of exhaustion. Thank you for your support.)
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