My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 70 Chongzhen: Rebellious son! Have you forgotten what you promised me?
At this moment, Zhou Yanru, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke:

"Your Highness, I believe there are some suspicious circumstances surrounding this matter, and we cannot make such a hasty decision."

"How can you convict the lords based on the confession of a slave? This is too loose."

Xue Guoguan, who was standing by, heard this and sneered:
"Master Zhou, if you say so, are you also behind this matter?"

"presumptuous!"

Zhou Yanru raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily:
"Master Xue, please watch your words! Can you even joke about something like this?"

Xue Guoguan continued to sneer:

"This mission was carried out by the Imperial Guards. The witness and the murderer are currently in the Imperial Prison of the Northern Pacification Division."

"The evidence is in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. One of the masterminds, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Tian Youlin, was so terrified of being held accountable that he was frightened to death."

"Isn't that enough?"

"Do you think that the Imperial Guards and His Majesty are deliberately wrongly accusing them?"

Zhou Yanru's expression changed and he said:
"Don't talk nonsense, that's not what I meant!"

Xue Guoguan pressed on, asking:
"So what do you mean? Hiring someone to set fire to the government office and killing five Jinyiwei, you should know what that crime is, right?"

"This is a serious crime of treason!"

"I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to severely punish those involved!"

As he spoke, Xue Guoguan bowed to Zhu Cilang again.

Hearing this, the ministers kneeling on the ground cried even harder.

"Your Highness, I am truly wronged!"

"I truly know nothing about this matter! I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to enlighten me!"

"I am wronged!"

Zhou Yanru looked at the people kneeling on the ground crying and was about to say something.

But at this moment, Zhu Cilang finally spoke:

"Luo Yangxing, first take them to the Imperial Prison for another trial. Remember not to wrongly accuse a good person, but don't let a bad person go either."

"As for how to deal with this in the end, I will consult my father."

"Retreat!"

After Zhu Cilang said this, he immediately stood up, looked at the people kneeling on the ground with a look of pretended grief and anger, and then left.

"The minister obeys the order."

Luo Yangxing bowed in the direction Zhu Cilang left, and then waved to the Jinyiwei who had been waiting outside the hall.

The next second, dozens of Han generals filed in and took the ministers out.

What awaits them will be cruel punishment in the imperial prison.

Zhou Yanru looked at the people being dragged out, and for a moment he felt even more uneasy.

Because most of these people are members of the Donglin Party.

He had just felt that something was amiss with this matter, and now this feeling was even stronger.

He knew there must be someone behind this incident, but he really couldn't figure out who did it?
Just like that, the morning court ended in such a muddle.

After leaving the court, Zhu Cilang did not rush back to the East Palace, but came to Chengde Hall. He planned to rest here first.

There was no way. He only slept for two hours last night and was extremely sleepy now.

"I'm going to sleep for a while. Remember to call me if you need anything."

Zhu Cilang said to Ma Bao who was standing beside him.

"The servant knows."

Ma Bao nodded quickly, then considerately brought a cloak to cover Zhu Cilang.

I slept until noon.

After waking up, Zhu Cilang stretched comfortably and felt refreshed.

Just as he was about to eat something, a eunuch suddenly ran over in a hurry:

"My Lord, something's wrong. His Majesty is clamoring to see you."

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he felt speechless.

Why did Chongzhen keep looking for him for no reason?

But the next second, he suddenly understood why Chongzhen was looking for him.

Needless to say, it should be for today's Daming Daily.

He had previously promised Chongzhen that he would send him the latest Ming Daily every morning.

Today, because of what happened last night, he postponed the publication time of the Daming Daily, so Chongzhen naturally did not get the Daming Daily.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang smiled helplessly, and then instructed Ma Bao beside him:
"Send someone to the Daming Newspaper Office and get a copy of the latest Daming Daily to deliver to Father."

"Slave, go now."

Ma Bao nodded and then left.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cilang also came to the harem.

Before entering the door, Chongzhen's voice rang out:
"This unfilial son is really taking me less and less seriously! He went back on his word after clearly agreeing on something before! This unfilial son is truly disobedient and unfilial!"

Zhu Cilang shook his head helplessly, then walked in.

Seeing Zhu Cilang coming, Chongzhen could no longer curse and could only sit at the table with an unhappy look on his face.

Queen Zhou smiled and said:

"Ying'er, you're here. Haven't you eaten yet? Come, have something to eat with your mother and your father."

As they were talking, all kinds of delicious food were served.

It must be said that since Zhu Cilang's usurpation of the throne, the food in the harem has become much richer. It's not like they have all the delicacies from the mountains and the sea every day, but there is definitely fish and meat every day.

You should know that in order to save money, Chongzhen only ate meat once every two or three days, so the concubines, princes and princesses in the harem had to eat coarse food with him.

But now it's different.

After all, this rebellious son had confiscated more than 50 million taels of silver from his property before. How much money could it cost for an emperor to eat good food?

Besides, he had been "usurped" by this rebellious son, so what was wrong with eating these things?
In this way, the family of three sat at the table and ate, and Queen Zhou picked up some food for Zhu Cilang from time to time.

Chongzhen, who was eating on the side, did not forget to glare at Zhu Cilang a few times.

But Zhu Cilang pretended not to see anything and just focused on eating his meal.

Soon, Zhu Cilang was full and satisfied.

After the eunuchs and palace maids removed the food, Chongzhen finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Unfilial son! Have you forgotten what you promised me?"

"whats the matter?"

Zhu Cilang asked with pretended confusion.

Chongzhen almost jumped up when he heard this, but he still controlled his temper and said:

"What else could it be? Of course it's about the Daming Daily!"

"You promised me that you would send me the latest Daming Daily every morning, but it's already noon, why hasn't today's Daming Daily been delivered yet?"

Zhu Cilang pretended to suddenly realize something, then said helplessly:
"There was a problem today. The Ming Daily couldn't print normally, so there was a slight delay."

Chongzhen thought Zhu Cilang was playing a trick on him, and then said with an unhappy look:

"Humph! I think you just want to deceive me!"

Zhu Cilang didn't waste any time and took out a memorial from his pocket and handed it to Chongzhen.

This was the confession Luo Yangxing gave him during the morning court session.

what?
Chongzhen was confused, but still took it and opened it to read.

Soon, Chongzhen's brows furrowed.

After reading all the content, Chongzhen's face was almost distorted with anger.

Snapped!
He slapped the table and yelled angrily:
"Damn it! What on earth were these guys thinking? Don't they know that hiring someone to set fire to the government office is a capital crime punishable by rebellion?"

"Five Jinyiwei died. What on earth were they planning to do?"

Chongzhen originally thought that he had enough understanding of the shamelessness of these civil servants.

But what he didn't expect was that every time this happened, these guys would always refresh his bottom line again.

Looking at Chongzhen's angry expression, Zhu Cilang touched his chin embarrassedly.

Because except for Tian Youlin, who was already dead, all the other names were added by Luo Yangxing according to his instructions.
Of course, it doesn't matter!

The important thing is that these people really deserve to die!
Queen Zhou knew that this matter involved state affairs, so she left Kunning Palace on her own initiative.

Immediately afterwards, only Chongzhen and Zhu Cilang were left in Kunning Palace.

At this moment, Chongzhen suddenly calmed down and asked with a cold face:
"What are you going to do with these people?"

Zhu Cilang replied calmly:
"What else can we do? Kill them all, of course!"

"If we don't kill these guys, where will the dignity of the court be? Where will the face of the royal family be?"

"Everyone knows that the Ming Daily is sponsored by the imperial court and the emperor. These guys dared to do this, which is a blatant offense to the majesty of the imperial court and the royal family."

When Chongzhen heard this, he looked at the evidence in his hand again and then nodded.

"Kill them! These people deserve to die!"

"I'll help you write the imperial edict this time!"

"Although I can't kill them myself, it's okay to satisfy my urge to do so, right?"

Zhu Cilang was speechless.

Just want to satisfy your urge to masturbate?

Why does this sound so awkward?

However, since Chongzhen was willing to write this imperial edict, Zhu Cilang naturally would not refuse.

After all, in this way, everyone will know that it was Chongzhen who wanted to kill people, and it still had nothing to do with him, the crown prince.
Soon, pen, ink and a blank imperial edict were delivered.

Chongzhen picked up the pen and was about to write, but before he could put pen to paper, Zhu Cilang's voice rang out again.

"Remember, just like last time, the handwriting can't be too clear. It has to look like an imperial edict written by someone seriously ill."

"Otherwise, I will have to write it all over again!"

When Chongzhen heard this, he was instantly furious and his writing became distorted and sloppy.
Even if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was deceived and cheated, when he really decided to kill someone, no one could stop him!
At most, Chongzhen killed more than 30 civil and military officials in one go!
Even in the last year of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen wanted to kill Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, and he killed him with just one sentence!
What's more, Liaodong is still there and the Ming Dynasty's basic foundation has not collapsed. No matter who Chongzhen wants to kill, it is just a matter of a word!
Of course, the prerequisite is Zhu Cilang’s consent!
Soon, Zhu Cilang prepared to leave Kunning Palace with the imperial edict written by Chongzhen himself.

"Rebellious son, don't forget my Ming Daily!"

As soon as he stepped out of Kunning Palace, Chongzhen's voice rang out again.

Zhu Cilang smiled slightly.

"Do not worry!"

Then he left Kunning Palace.

When Zhu Cilang returned to Chengde Hall, Luo Yangxing was already waiting for him there.

"Your Highness, this is the confession I extorted from them!"

As Luo Yangxing spoke, he handed a stack of rice paper filled with words to Zhu Cilang.

Zhu Cilang took a quick look and couldn't help but give Luo Yangxing a thumbs up.

Sure enough, as long as you enter the Jinyiwei prison, there is no evidence that cannot be obtained.

(End of this chapter)