The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 161 A bunch of useless things
"Humph, His Majesty actually dared to abolish the title of Duke Yansheng. If we don't make a little noise, His Majesty may really think that we are lambs to be slaughtered."

"Yes, Jin is a lesson for us. We must not continue to let it go, otherwise the butcher's knife will soon fall on us."

"Yes, the title of Duke Yansheng has been abolished, and the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil. This is a perfect opportunity.

And it's not just us, the martial arts forces have been dissatisfied for a long time.

There are so many martial arts forces in Jiangnan, and the major martial arts families have a tacit understanding. What can Your Majesty do?"

"Of course, we can't make too much noise, otherwise His Majesty will probably keep a close eye on us.

It will not do us any good to force His Majesty into a corner, and those reckless men in the martial arts world are not easy to get along with."

"I understand. This is enough for now."

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Not only in Yingtian, but also in more than 20 other places in the Ming Dynasty, scholars attacked government offices.

Memorials expressing boiling public resentment came to the capital like a mountain torrent or a tsunami.

Rebellion also occurred.

"Hahaha, Zhu Houzhao has been doing perverse things one after another. First, the Zhu family members rebelled, and now he wants to abolish the title of Duke Yansheng.

Now that the people are full of resentment, it is a good time for our Holy Church to start an uprising. Let our Holy Church restore order to this world." A masked figure laughed loudly on the high platform, full of confidence.

"Homeland of the Vacuum, Mother of No Birth!"

On one side, a woman also wearing a mask spoke leisurely.

Below, hundreds of people seemed to be possessed.

"Homeland of the Vacuum, Mother of No Birth!"

"Homeland of the Vacuum, Mother of No Birth!"

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With each slogan, the expressions of these people became more and more fanatical.

"For the sake of the leader and the saint, overthrow the Ming court!"

Someone shouted slogans enthusiastically, and the others immediately followed suit.

Soon, the people on the platform issued orders one after another, and the uprising would start tomorrow.

Hundreds of people dispersed one after another to prepare.

There were only two people left on the podium.

"Haha, it turns out that fools are the easiest to deceive." The masked woman sneered.

"Okay, the mission the leader has given us is to start a rebellion and let the world know that our White Lotus Holy Sect has never given up the struggle.

We must also inspire everyone. There are still people in the Ming Dynasty who are not afraid of Zhu Houzhao or the imperial court.

As soon as our mission is completed tomorrow, we will withdraw.

The factory guards' noses are getting sharper and sharper, and we must not be caught by them." The masked figure said calmly.

"I understand." When the factory guards were mentioned, the woman's eyes flashed with vigilance.

It is true that the factory guards have become more and more different over the past year or so.

The strength is getting stronger and the intelligence is getting stronger.

She was almost caught once.

"It's a pity that my Holy Church will not really start an army this time, otherwise those factory guards will be in trouble." The woman said unwillingly.

"There is no way. No matter what, Zhu Houzhao is powerful, and there are more and more masters in the court. It is not advisable to fight the Ming court head-on now, otherwise we will lose the elite of our sect." The man also sighed.

The next moment, he raised his voice and said, "The leader said that everything that rises must fall. Zhu Houzhao is arrogant and doesn't take anyone in the world seriously. One day, he will suffer the consequences.

By then, it will be the time for our Holy Church to truly rise up and destroy the Ming court in one fell swoop."

"Ah."

It was the tenth day of the second month in the second year of Emperor Shengwu’s reign.

The White Lotus Sect rebelled simultaneously in five places: two in Shandong, two in Henan, and one in Hubei.

The slogans were shouted very loudly.

'Homeland of the Vacuum, Mother of No Birth!'

'White Lotus Pure Flame, the Saint is coming!'

Wait, memorials were quickly sent to the capital.

Starting from February 11, within just a few days, dozens of bandits attacked county towns across the country.

They seemed to have a connection, or it seemed like they just had a tacit understanding and chose these few days.

More memorials were sent to the capital.

Beijing, Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was looking at the memorials from various places and sneering.

There was no worry or fear in his eyes, not even a hint of seriousness.

Liu Jian and others were all there, and their expressions were quite solemn.

"Oh, this is the so-called consequence of abolishing the Kong family?

That’s all?

I am really disappointed, what a coward. "

"This is all the momentum of the rebellion? Is there a master?

The White Lotus Sect was even given several places to rebel, haha."

"And these bandits are attacking the county town. Is there anyone who dares to stay in the county town for a day?"

"The scholars attacked the government offices. What a useless thing! They attacked the government offices, but they didn't rebel or kill a few officials."

"What a bunch of cowards who can't even stand up to the standard."

Zhu Houzhao spoke, and his words were full of disdain, with only the murderous intent that was naked and undisguised.

“Your Majesty, if nothing unexpected happens, these are just the first wave of tests.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, many evil spirits wanted to jump out, but they were concerned about the power of the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to be targeted by it.

So they tried to test the waters by having scholars attack government offices and bandits attack county towns.

Even the White Lotus Sect was clearly only raising the profile of a rebellion and not putting in much real effort.

In this regard, our court must not show weakness, otherwise these traitors will surely become more aggressive. "Liu Jian was the first to speak.

He was more confident than ever before. The power of the four characters "First Assistant of the Ming Dynasty" was much stronger than before. The reason was very simple. It was the strength of the Ming Dynasty court that gave him such confidence.

If such a thing had happened during the time of the previous emperor, he would certainly have chosen to make a big deal out of a small matter and appease all parties.

But he had been with Zhu Houzhao for more than a year and was familiar with everything, so he certainly would not choose that method.

Besides, Duke Yansheng has already been deposed, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and the imperial court is powerful enough. Those treacherous ministers and rebels only dare to make small-scale attempts. We must not show weakness.

"I second the motion." Xie Qian and others bowed.

"Well, not bad, not bad. You have made progress." Zhu Houzhao smiled with satisfaction and said happily.

Liu Jian and others couldn't help but twitch their lips.

If you don't 'grow up', you don't deserve to be here.

“Issue an order that all local officials who were successfully attacked by scholars should be removed from their posts and investigated.

Humph, if you can't even control a bunch of useless scholars, even if you don't have bad intentions, you are still incompetent."

Zhu Houzhao said with a cold expression.

Wei Jinzhong quickly responded and wrote it down.

"Your Majesty, Yingtian Prefecture, Nanzhili?" Liu Jian hesitated slightly.

Other places are easy to deal with, but Yingtian Prefecture in Nanzhili has another team of the Ming Dynasty, with too many high-ranking officials.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have neglected it." Zhu Houzhao immediately realized what was happening and said in a cold voice without questioning, "The southern capital of the Ming Dynasty was attacked by more than 300 scholars at the Yingtianfu government office.

Oh, they are either bad or stupid.

What use do I have for them?"

"Issue an order to arrest all the ministers of the six ministries in Nanzhili, the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Censorate, and the eunuchs in charge of the garrison. Thoroughly investigate all of them.

Humph, do you think there are so many high-ranking officials in Nanzhili that I can’t tell who they are?

Do I need to distinguish?

“Your Majesty, if we take all these people down, there will be no one left to take charge of the situation in Nanzhili.

Nanzhili is the core area of ​​taxation for the Ming Dynasty, and no unrest can occur there."

Liu Jian and others were shocked. They didn't expect His Majesty to be so cruel.

We have to catch them all first.

"Will the Ming Dynasty be short of people?" Zhu Houzhao didn't care. "Issue an imperial decree to temporarily appoint the King of Weiwu as the governor of Nanzhili and preside over all matters of Nanzhili.

Let Lord Wang go to Nanzhili. The Jinyiwei and Dongchang of Nanzhili will obey Lord Wang. A group of elite guards from the capital will also be transferred to Lord Wang to investigate the officials of Nanzhili thoroughly. "

Mighty King!
Mr. Wang!

The people present were somewhat unfamiliar with these two people.

But they were all the real core officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they immediately figured out the identities of these two people.

The mighty king is as if he does not exist!

Wang Zhi!

After thinking clearly about the identities of these two people, Liu Jian and others instinctively wanted to persuade them.

But I endured it again.

His Majesty won't listen even if I advise him.

"I will invite another ancestor to go to Nanzhili to take charge. I want to see how many people dare to jump." Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said again.

Ancestor!
Liu Jian and others wondered who this person was?

They quickly thought of the great master who appeared when His Majesty destroyed the Jiannu and defeated the Mongols.

The heritage of the Ming Dynasty imperial family.

They didn't dare to say anything more about this.

"Issue an order that all scholars who attack government offices will be arrested and all their honors will be revoked.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards arrest people, and the Eastern Depot supervises.

After they are captured, I will let them farm, build roads, mine, and fight on the battlefield to see if they are still so brave. " Zhu Houzhao said again, full of the mentality of an old father who is disappointed in his children.

These rebellious kids are really stupid.

Liu Jian and others' hearts skipped a beat again, and they observed a moment of silence for those scholars.

"As for the rebellious White Lotus Sect and the bandits, huh.

Send an order to all local guards to cooperate with the Jinyiwei to wipe out the rebellion as soon as possible, but do not kill innocent people or good people for the sake of merit. " Zhu Houzhao sneered disdainfully, then said seriously.

He simply couldn't bring himself to visit these rebels and bandits.

It's obviously just superficial work.

It's killing innocent people to claim credit!
Liu Jian and others frowned and sighed in their hearts.

How did Wang Shouren, Li Xunhuan and others teach in the first place?

"Yes, we must supervise well and never let anyone kill innocent people and take credit for their achievements." Xie Qian said calmly.

Everyone agreed.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned. Was he killing innocent people to gain merit? Wasn't he trying to gain merit?
Never mind, it's just a small matter, not important.

“Spread the word that Lao Wang has reached the Grandmaster level.

Humph, I want to see if there are any martial arts forces that dare to jump out? " Zhu Houzhao hesitated, but still said.

According to his real idea, he should wait until all those who dared to jump jumped out, and then catch them all in one fell swoop.

But that would have too wide a impact, and he was not afraid and had absolute confidence.

But countless people will die.

This is not what he wants to see.

Therefore, the tough response just now, including publicizing Lao Wang’s strength, is a means to deter the scoundrels and stabilize the situation.

Tell all those with bad intentions to be honest.

As for when to catch all these people, Zhu Houzhao could only feel a little helpless. Just take your time, they will all be caught and killed.

(Chapter 3.)
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(End of this chapter)