Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 51 I will give you a six-horse torn body!
After hearing the news, Zhu Youtang's face gradually became gloomy.

The originally calm heart was filled with anger, and murderous intent was aroused in his heart.

"Bring the people up."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Mou Bin turned around and gave an order, and immediately a Jinyiwei came to the court meeting carrying Zhang Cai, who was covered in blood.

At this moment, Zhang Cai was no longer in human form. His face was covered with bruises, his body was covered with wounds of varying sizes, and one of his legs was broken.

Just by looking at his miserable condition now, it is not difficult to guess what kind of inhuman treatment he suffered in the Jinyiwei prison.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Zhu Youtang's sudden applause, heard in the empty Fengtianmen Square, seemed particularly eerie.

A sneer appeared on Zhu Youtang's face: "Zhang...Cai, right?"

"A mere doctor from the Ministry of Rites actually dares to compete with me for a woman. Hahahaha, wonderful, really wonderful!"

"It seems that I am still too kind to you."

Zhu Youtang was so angry that he laughed. His sneer was heard by everyone, making everyone present feel cold in their hearts.

Zhang Cai lay on the ground, trying hard to turn his head and look at Zhu Youtang.

He didn't even have the strength to raise his head and stand up.

But he still tried to utter a weak and inarticulate plea for mercy.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...Your humble servant..."

Zhu Youtang ignored him and spoke on his own.

"I am now a little curious about what kind of beautiful girl is that would make you risk having your entire family executed in order to keep her privately."

"Mou Bin, where is the beautiful girl he secretly kept?"

Mou Bin quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the eight beauties that Zhang Cai wanted to hide away were rescued by Zhuque, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, while they were on their way."

"They are all still virgins, and are currently being protected by the Suzaku Guards in their residence."

"Bring it up."

"Yes!"

Soon, the Suzaku Guards, dressed in red flying fish uniforms and with half a Suzaku mask on their faces, came to the front of the court with eight bright and beautiful women.

As soon as the eight women appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of most officials in the court.

After seeing their faces clearly, everyone suddenly understood why Zhang Cai dared to be so bold.

There are eight such charming and beautiful ladies. There is probably no man in the world who would not be moved.

Zhuque walked in front, knelt down and saluted: "I am Zhuque, your Majesty!"

The eight women had never seen such a scene before. As they walked on Fengtianmen Square, their legs were weak and they dared not even breathe.

They were terrified and felt an invisible pressure on their bodies, which made them dare not even raise their heads and could only stare at their toes.

Seeing Zhuque, who was walking in front of them, kneeling down, the eight of them quickly knelt on the ground as well.

"Your servant greets His Majesty the Emperor!"

The mellow and melodious sounds coming out of their mouths were like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate, which was really captivating.

Many of the civil and military officials secretly looked at these eight women and felt itchy in their hearts.

Zhu Youtang glanced at the ministers and said, "My dear ministers, how about you come closer and take a closer look?"

Those eyes full of curiosity, desire, and envy suddenly disappeared from the eight women.

All the civil and military officials in the court knelt down in fear, shouting: "We dare not!"

Some veteran officials in the court even closed their eyes, fearing that they might get into any trouble.

Zhu Youtang looked at the people below the stairs. Only now did he realize that the Suzaku Guard was actually a woman.

"Suzaku did a good job on this matter, and deserves a reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang waved to Zhuque, and Zhuque stood up and stood aside.

Then, Zhu Youtang looked at the eight women again. "You guys, raise your heads."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Rushi, Chen Yuanyuan and others slowly raised their heads and looked at Zhu Youtang with curiosity, excitement and awe.

When they thought of the man in front of them, he was the emperor of the entire Ming Dynasty and very likely their future husband.

Liu Rushi, Chen Yuanyuan and others blushed.

Zhu Youtang looked at them expressionlessly, feeling in his heart that these eight people were indeed good-looking and could be considered beauties picked out of a million.

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Bring him to the palace for a thorough examination. If he is innocent, he will stay in the palace. If not, he will be sent back to his hometown."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A eunuch from the Imperial Household Department came forward and took Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Rushi and others into the harem.

After Chen Yuanyuan and others left, Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Cai.

Zhu Youtang's eyes were cold, but there was a cruel smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Since you can't control your lower body, I will punish you by having you torn apart by six horses. Execute immediately!"

"Mou Bin, execute all of Zhang Cai's family members, not tomorrow, today!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Mou Bin took the order and immediately led his men to Zhang Cai's house.

At the same time, two Jinyiwei stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Cai, who was lying on the ground, and took him to a place a little further away from Fengtian Gate.

Several Jinyiwei went to the Imperial Stables and brought back six tall horses.

During the execution, a Jinyiwei asked: "I have only heard of being torn apart by five horses before. Your Majesty said you are torn apart by six horses. Which six places should be tied?"

"Of course we should tie up the big head and the small head together! Stop talking nonsense and execute the sentence!"

"Yes!"

Several Jinyiwei quickly tied six strong ropes to Zhang Cai's limbs and heads, and then whipped the horses hard.

The horse felt the pain and ran forward with all its might, causing the six ropes to be pulled in six different directions.

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

Zhang Cai screamed in pain as tearing pain came from six different directions.

Soon, Zhang Cai could no longer scream. All the blood in his body quickly gathered in his six limbs, and his skin turned red.

"Oh!"

Blood, body parts and flesh splattered together, creating a bloody mist on Fengtianmen Square.

All the officials present changed color when they saw this.

The scene before them reminded them of the scarlet hell left behind after thousands of horses galloped under the city wall that day.

Zhu Youtang stood up, glanced at the ministers, and spoke in a sharp tone.

"The selection of the world's best candidates is the most important thing in the harem. I will never tolerate anyone who wants to make a move on this!"

"If I find out that someone else has tampered with this selection, once confirmed, the entire family will be executed, and there will be no second choice!"

Under Zhu Youtang's cold gaze, all the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Some officials even felt their whole bodies shaking and even their voices trembled.

During the selection process, secretly keeping a concubine was actually a trivial matter.

The really serious matter was that various nobles, gentry, and ministers carefully designed to send the women they had trained into the harem.

These women would penetrate into the harem like nails and pass information to the outside.

If this woman is lucky enough to become a concubine, or even give birth to a prince, then in a few years, there will be a drama of the harem colluding with the cabinet to undermine the emperor.

Just like when Zhu Youtang first ascended the throne and the Zhou family controlled the government.

Zhu Youtang will never allow such a thing to happen again!

(End of this chapter)