Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 311 Destroying the Shen family, destroying the Lü family! How gratifying!

There were two things in a glass bottle inside the box.

Everything is white.

Refined salt.

sucrose.

Although salt existed as early as the Xia Dynasty, the technology used to produce it was not advanced. Even now, although wealthy and powerful families in the Ming Dynasty used fine salt, it was still far inferior to the refined salt in front of Zhu Ying.

And this cane sugar.

Although cane sugar and white sugar truly originated in the Ming Dynasty, it was not in the early Ming Dynasty, but in the late Ming Dynasty.

In this day and age, cane sugar has not yet truly taken shape.

"These three items are quite good."

"Send my order."

"Reward the artisans who participated in the creation of these three crafts with a hundred gold pieces and a hundred jars of fine wine," Zhu Ying said to Liu Lei immediately.

"Your subordinate obeys," Liu Lei replied immediately.

"Your Majesty."

"Now that the technology is complete, can we take it out and start mass production?"

"Leaving aside the refined salt and this unprecedented sugar, this glass alone is a rare treasure, and we can definitely make a fortune from it," Liu Lei said excitedly.

"Not urgent."

"I will discuss this matter with the Emperor and the Crown Prince before proceeding with mass production," Zhu Ying said.

"Understood, sir." Liu Lei nodded respectfully and said no more.

"Let the artisans of gunpowder and other craftsmen also speed up their research and development."

"Whoever thoroughly studies it and can mass-produce it will be richly rewarded by me."

“His family will also receive the favor,” Zhu Ying added.

"Understood, sir." Liu Lei nodded immediately.

"All right."

Let's leave it at that.

"Tomorrow, mobilize a thousand royal guards to accompany me to the execution ground," Zhu Ying said again.

"Your Majesty."

"Is this a move to deal with the Shen and Lü families?" Liu Lei raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"It should have been cleaned up a long time ago," Zhu Ying said with a faint smile.

……

The next day!

Yingtian Outer City.

execution ground.

From the very beginning of Yingtian City's existence, and from the establishment of the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Yuanzhang, this place has served as an execution ground.

Countless of Zhu Yuanzhang's rivals were beheaded here.

Countless people from the Yuan court were beheaded here.

And this moment.

The execution ground was surrounded by layers upon layers of people, creating a noisy and bustling atmosphere.

Under the command of the Governor's Office, 5,000 Kyoto soldiers were stationed here to maintain order, and another 5,000 Kyoto soldiers were responsible for escorting prisoners.

But inside the field.

Five hundred executioners were already prepared. There were quite a few people to be dealt with today. The entire Shen family had several hundred members, while the nine clans of the Lü family numbered as many as two or three thousand, implicating a wide range of people.

here.

The prisoners have not yet been brought in.

Li Jinglong, the governor of the governor's office, was on duty here, responsible for guarding and maintaining order.

At this moment.

In the distance along the official road, rows of royal guards, dressed in red cloaks and with swords at their waists, led the way, followed by a royal carriage pulled by six horses.

See this.

Li Jinglong was deeply moved.

"Your subject respectfully welcomes King Yu Huai."

Li Jinglong hurried to the king's carriage and bowed deeply in excitement.

The royal carriage stopped.

Liu Lei immediately lifted the curtain, and Zhu Ying slowly walked out from it. However, inside the royal carriage, Zhu Yunwen, also dressed in a gentleman's robe, slowly followed Zhu Ying down.

"Li Jinglong, you may dispense with the formalities." Zhu Ying looked at Li Jinglong and smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Your Highness," Li Jinglong said immediately.

recent.

He had just returned from other cities in Yingtian Prefecture and, by imperial decree, had carried out some dispatching work for the Governor's Office.

And as soon as I got back, I heard some big news.

Zhu Ying was the eldest grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xiong Ying.

Upon hearing this news, Li Jinglong was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse.

"Your Majesty."

"We are ready this time."

Li Jinglong smiled and pointed to the center of the execution ground.

Four spots have already been prepared there.

Zhu Ying, Zhu Yunwen, and Shen Jin, the Minister of Justice, along with Li Jinglong, held positions.

This time, a large number of people are to be dealt with, so it is natural that the head of the Ministry of Justice needs to be personally in charge.

"Yun-yi, let's go."

Zhu Ying turned to Zhu Yunwen and said.

"Yes." Zhu Yunwen nodded, looking extremely serious at the moment.

Li Jinglong nodded slightly and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

today.

That will be the time to wash away all past hatred.

"Look."

"King Huai of Yu".

"The eldest grandson of the emperor."

"I never expected that the eldest grandson of the emperor would personally oversee the execution."

"I have long heard of the Emperor's eldest grandson's illustrious reputation, and today I finally get to meet him."

"Yes."

“Prince Yu Huai is the eldest grandson of the emperor who grew up among the common people. From now on, the people of our Great Ming Dynasty will have good days ahead.”

"That's right..."

The moment Zhu Ying stepped down from the royal carriage and walked towards the main platform.

The surrounding crowd became extremely excited, shouting for Prince Yu Huai and the eldest grandson of the emperor.

I was extremely excited.

The sounds also came in layers.

"Your Majesty."

“Your prestige among the people of the Ming Dynasty is extremely high,” Li Jinglong said with a smile.

“The people know who will be kind to them, and they will be grateful to them,” Zhu Ying said meaningfully.

His original prestige among the people was gained through years of fighting and conquering the Northern Yuan.

The humiliation suffered by the Yuan Dynasty, a former citizen of China, is a national and personal tragedy.

Almost every Han Chinese living in the Central Plains was oppressed by the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Ying's destruction of the Northern Yuan dynasty makes him a hero.

Zhu Ying's status as the eldest grandson of the emperor has already spread throughout Yingtian and has been recognized by countless people. After all, many people believe that Zhu Ying grew up among the common people and knows their hardships better, so he will be a good crown prince and a good emperor in the future.

natural.

His reputation grew even greater.

One can imagine the excitement that will evoke when Zhu Yingzhen truly acknowledges his ancestry and announces it to the world.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Highness."

Upon seeing Zhu Ying arrive, Shen Jin quickly approached and bowed deeply to Zhu Ying.

"Minister Shen, you may dispense with the formalities." Zhu Ying smiled and raised his hand.

"Thank you, Your Highness," Shen Jin said immediately.

"Greetings, Young Master Yunwen." Shen Jin then addressed Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen naturally returned the greeting immediately.

In Yingtian City today, the situation of the royal family is quite clear.

Although the position of the third-generation crown prince has not been completely decided, it is no longer in doubt.

After Zhu Ying was recognized as the ancestor, he would inevitably become the third-generation crown prince. As Zhu Ying's younger brother, Zhu Yunwen's status would naturally rise accordingly.

"Greetings, Minister Shen." Zhu Yunwen immediately returned the greeting with clasped hands.

After a series of formalities...

"Your Majesty."

"Take a seat."

"The prisoner is already on his way; it will probably take some time today," Li Jinglong said with a smile.

"kindness."

Zhu Ying nodded and sat down in the main seat.

Zhu Yunwen also sat down to the side.

Liu Lei led a thousand royal guards to protect the area.

soon.

In the direction of the inner city. Escorted by Kyoto military forces.

One by one, people dressed in prison uniforms and wearing chains were escorted here.

The first ones are the Shen family.

Hundreds of people.

Shen Wansan, having been angered to death by Lan Yu, escaped being publicly displayed today.

Under the escort of the Kyoto military.

The entire Shen family, numbering several hundred, was brought to this execution ground. Many of them were even dragged there by soldiers from the capital.

Because they were all terrified.

"The Shen family."

"The richest family in the Ming Dynasty will be gone after today."

"A family that brought this upon themselves."

"I heard that the son-in-law of the Shen family was originally supposed to be the eldest grandson of the emperor, but this Shen Wansan, in order to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, actually tricked the eldest grandson of the emperor into joining the border army, wanting the eldest grandson of the emperor to die on the battlefield. He was truly extremely wicked."

"I've heard about that too."

"It must be said that the eldest grandson of the emperor is truly blessed. He went to the most dangerous border army of Da Ning and was not harmed by the Shen family. Instead, he became a hero of our Great Ming Dynasty and rose to his current position step by step through his military achievements. If it weren't for the Shen family's harm, perhaps the eldest grandson of the emperor would never have come to Yingtian, let alone regain his royal status."

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting? If the eldest grandson of the emperor were really killed by the Shen family in the northern frontier, that would be a real disaster. It's only because the eldest grandson of the emperor is capable that he can stand out in the border army and turn bad luck into good on the battlefield. Otherwise, our Great Ming would really suffer a great loss."

"Yes."

"The Shen family deserves to die."

……

The people around the execution ground couldn't help but discuss it, and they all angrily denounced the Shen family.

soon.

"Reporting to King Yu Huai."

"Reporting to Minister Shen."

"All 586 members of the Shen family who were imprisoned have been brought here. Except for the main culprit, Shen Wansan, who died in prison, all the others have arrived."

A vice minister from the Ministry of Justice came before Zhu Ying and loudly reported.

"kindness."

Zhu Ying nodded.

"Issue the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat to announce the crimes of the Shen family," Shen Jin declared loudly.

echoed.

The Vice Minister of Justice, who was standing nearby, immediately held up a document from the Ministry of Justice and loudly proclaimed: "The Shen family! In the twentieth year of Hongwu, they bribed the head of the Beiping Prefecture Recruitment Office to alter the age of the eldest grandson of the emperor and forcibly assigned him to the border army of Daning. They intended to use the instability of the border and the frequent outbreaks of war to secretly harm the eldest grandson of the emperor. This is their first crime."

"The second crime is that a bounty of 100,000 gold coins was offered on the black market to assassinate the eldest grandson of the emperor. Shen Rong, the eldest son of the Shen family, and his steward have already confessed to their crimes."

"Regarding these two crimes."

"First, to murder a member of the imperial family; second, to murder the Duke of the Great Ming; and third, to murder the Northern Yuan Heroes who will destroy the Great Ming."

"Unforgivable crime."

"The Ministry of Justice has now drafted a proposal, which has been submitted to His Majesty and approved by His Majesty."

"When the entire Shen family is exterminated, all their property will be confiscated and put into the national treasury."

“Here, carry out the execution.”

As the words fell.

The rumors that had been circulating among the people were indeed confirmed.

Shen family.

They truly committed an unforgivable crime by repeatedly plotting to harm Zhu Ying.

"cut!"

Zhu Ying remained expressionless, picked up a command token from the table, and threw it onto the execution ground.

Above the command arrow is a single word: 斩 (zhǎn, to cut).

This time.

Perhaps the Shen family includes the elderly, children, and women.

But Zhu Ying would show no mercy whatsoever.

After all, the Shen family wanted him dead, as well as his wife and Uncle Lin dead.

If he hadn't awakened his cheat ability on the battlefield and experienced so many battles, he would have been certain to die. If he still had any pity for the Shen family under the hatred that wanted him dead, then Zhu Ying would be unworthy of being a person who fought his way out of the battlefield.

"Forgive me."

"Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

"It was all the master's doing; we really had no idea."

"The eldest grandson of the emperor..."

As Zhu Ying's command arrow fell.

Most of the Shen family members who had been escorted to the execution ground burst into tears, the elderly and the young children alike.

It was extremely tragic.

This scene might evoke pity among some of the onlookers, but everyone knew that the Shen family deserved it.

The crime of exterminating an entire clan.

The Shen family committed the offense twice.

If Zhu Ying hadn't taken the initiative to say not to implicate the entire Shen family, things wouldn't have been as simple as wiping out the Shen family today; they would have suffered the same fate as the Lü family.

The cries of agony echoed across the execution ground.

However, it did not stop the executioner's actions.

As the executioner took his place.

"cut!"

A command was given.

Five hundred executioners raised their blades and brought them down; instantly, five hundred heads rolled on the execution ground.

Blood was spilled all over the ground.

Five hundred lives were lost, and the remaining members of the Shen family were also killed in despair.

On the execution ground, blood flowed like a river, and corpses littered the ground.

It was just for a while.

The entire formation was permeated with a strong smell of blood.

However, for Zhu Ying, this was child's play compared to the chaos of the battlefield.

None of Zhu Ying's guards frowned, after all, they had all crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"Report to the prince."

"All criminals in the Shen family have been executed. Please give your instructions, Your Highness."

Immediately after the execution, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice came to report, holding an official document in his hand.

Zhu Ying directly wrote his name on the official document, thus declaring that the Shen family had completely ceased to exist.

"Take the body away and bring the entire Lü family, including all nine clans, to justice," Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.

"Your subject obeys." The Vice Minister of Justice immediately accepted the order.

And in the inner city.

More people dressed in prison uniforms were brought in, and they were none other than the nine generations of the Lü family.

Simultaneously.

At the very front.

There was also a special prison van.

Above.

Lady Lü was held in solitary confinement, her eyes lifeless and empty.

Behind her, the entire Lü family, her brothers, and her father, whose arms and legs had been broken, were dragged directly onto a carriage.

The entire Lü family.

Even all of Lü's distant relatives will perish today.

"The Lü family."

When Zhu Yunwen saw Lady Lü at the front, an indescribable hatred welled up in his eyes.

So many years of humiliation, the hatred of killing my mother.

How could Zhu Yunwen possibly forget?
today.

The time for revenge has finally come.

"Report to the prince."

"All three thousand eight hundred and fifty-two members of the Lü family's nine clans have been brought here."

"Please give your instructions, Your Highness."

The Vice Minister of Justice, holding the official document, announced loudly.

"kindness."

Zhu Ying nodded, then turned to Shen Jin: "Minister Shen, read it aloud!"

Shen Jin did not hesitate.

He stood up again, holding an official document stamped with the emperor's seal.

"A joint investigation was conducted by the Ministry of Justice and the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"The head of the Lü family, Lü Ben, the former Minister of Rites, has committed numerous evils and brought disaster to the imperial family. He is an unforgivable criminal. Now, he has been charged with the following crimes."

"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, a smallpox epidemic broke out in Yingtian. It was not a natural disaster, but a man-made one."

"The Lü family harmed the eldest grandson of the emperor by sending a smallpox patient to Yingtian. The patient came into contact with the eldest grandson, causing him to contract smallpox and become seriously ill. The Empress also contracted the disease while taking care of the eldest grandson."

"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the Empress and the eldest grandson of the Emperor died of smallpox."

"Fortunately, Heaven has eyes and sent down a miracle, allowing the eldest grandson of the emperor to be brought back to life."

"Of course."

"The crimes of the Lü family are heinous and unforgivable, and they deserve to be executed."

……

(End of this chapter)