Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 291 Burning Zuo Liangyu on Fire

Zhu Youxiao walked up to Zuo Liangyu, looked at the slender, tall and straight man with a face as red as blood and was tied to a wooden frame and asked a question.

It was also the first time for Zuo Liangyu to meet His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, and he was no stranger to this king. From the newspapers and the mouths of higher-level officials, he had already deeply understood the reality of this young emperor who seemed to be less than [-] years old. He is a ruthless emperor with a heart of stone.

Although the Chu King Zhu Huakui's uprising was not inevitable, it was well prepared, but the imperial guards appeared outside Wuchang city overnight, and the time was just before Chu Huakui's uprising. The number of Dongchang fans dormant in Wuchang City has actually reached thousands of people, and Zuo Liangyu has to suspect that from the beginning, all this is under the control of the emperor, and he just wants to force Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, to leave Take this step, and then use his butcher knife justifiably.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's clear and bright eyes, Zuo Liangyu felt a strong sense of oppression and fear. He lowered his head and replied, "The criminal is Zuo Liangyu."

Hearing that he called himself a guilty minister, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sneered. From the aloof look in this man's eyes, it could be seen that Zuo Liangyu was not a person who was willing to bow his head and admit defeat, and he was obviously unwilling, but now he actually gave in directly. Zhu Youxiao was very curious and wondered if he was pretending to be pitiful so that he could give him a chance to live again.

But Zhu Youxiao naturally wouldn't spare him, even if he didn't conspire with Zhu Huakui, king of Chu, or commit burning, killing and looting, because Zuo Liangyu himself was a dangerous factor in Zhu Youxiao's eyes. From the very beginning, Zhu Youxiao asked the people from Dongchang to follow him.

And at that time, he was only working in the capital of Liaodong. Perhaps he never imagined that he would be targeted by the people of Dongchang so early, and his life would even be in danger at any time.

"Let's start the trial." Zhu Youxiao didn't say much, but after giving an order, he got on the platform and sat down in the middle.At this time, Li Mingrui patted the gavel and began to interrogate Zuo Liangyu. The interrogation was nothing more than why he participated in Chu Huakui's rebellion. Do you know the whereabouts of Chu King Zhu Huakui and Ruan Dacheng and what Dongchang found out? Whether he admits to the accusation of his illegal and criminal deeds in Huguang territory.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't make any big sense either. He accepted the reprimand without saying a word in front of Li Mingrui, and he couldn't argue with Yuan Chonghuan and Kong Yinzhi in front of Zhu Youxiao like Yuan Chonghuan and Kong Yinzhi. Admit it, or say you don't know.

Li Mingrui interrogated for a long time, and even sent someone to punish him, but seeing that Zuo Liangyu didn't say anything, he had to ask Zhu Youxiao for instructions. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao also guessed that Zuo Liangyu really didn't know about King Chu. The whereabouts of Zhu Huakui and Ruan Dacheng nodded: "Execution."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao picked up the roster of the officers and soldiers of the Zuo army and the guards of the Chu Palace who were waiting to be executed, and saw the names of Zuo Menggeng, Lu Guangzu, Li Guoying, Xu Ensheng, Hao Xiaozhong, Jin Shenghuan, Zhang Yingyuan and others suddenly appeared on it. Can't help but smile knowingly, these figures who should have shown their demeanor in the future history of Nanming and most of them will be recorded in the biography of Erchen by Qianlong have all died in Jiuquan at this time because of their own hook.

Perhaps, I saved them and let them die because of treason before they made a fortune, otherwise they will only be infamous for thousands of years in the future.

The flames began to spread among the firewood, and with the sound of fire oil cracking, it became louder and louder, and it was best to ignite the entire woodpile.

Although it has entered autumn and the sky is a bit cool, Zuo Liangyu is already sweating from the steaming heat at this time. He feels that he is about to be cooked, and the scalding sensation from the soles of his feet makes him jump involuntarily. A hot feeling came from his body, and his whole body turned purple from the heat.

Ah!
Zuo Liangyu couldn't help shouting, he was looking forward to a heavy rain falling from the sky at this time, to quench the heat in his heart.

Zhu Youxiao had already left the place of execution at this time. The pain caused by the screams and cruel burning was for the common people to see. He did not regard this as a good show. Perhaps, he also avoided it instinctively. , although because of political struggles, some cruel actions had to be made.

Chu palace.

Zhu Youxiao looked up, but he had to admit that this palace was not inferior to his own Forbidden City in terms of scale and decoration, but it was a bit inferior in terms of specifications, with red walls and green tiles, gold bricks and stone carvings, and jade-staired windows. , everything you need.

"Have all the family members of the Prince of Chu's mansion been imprisoned and taken care of properly? Don't be like Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and Qiu Mushun, the right servant of the Ministry of punishment, when they raided Zhangge's old mansion. Dozens of people starve to death, otherwise I will not forgive you lightly," Zhu Youxiao said.

The accompanying Wang Cheng'en couldn't help but be taken aback. From His Majesty's words, he seemed to hear another meaning. As a close minister of the emperor, sometimes it is not necessary to follow what His Majesty clearly said, even if there is another meaning in the words. He understands it clearly, and has done it well for His Majesty, so Wang Chengen kept in mind the fact that Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet who was classified as a traitor by the Wanli Dynasty, was now called "Old Zhang Ge" by His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will provide food and drinking water, and we have prepared a doctor. It will not be a problem, but the whereabouts of Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, has not been found yet. I am preparing to send someone to contact the general immediately." Governments in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, expand the search scope."

Fu Haihai replied truthfully.

"It doesn't have to be like this. Even if Chu Huakui, the king of Chu, can fly, he won't fly so far. Why waste manpower and financial resources, just search the surroundings strictly." Zhu Youxiao said and entered the palace. The family members of the Chu palace, There were many maidservants and servants, and when Zhu Youxiao came to the inner courtyard, he saw the entire hall crowded front and back.

Seeing that these people had been kneeling on the ground, and some of them were already trembling, Zhu Youxiao ordered them to stand up, and at the same time he himself walked towards this side, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a corner of the wall that seemed to be There's something chubby.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but walked over, and the others hurriedly followed.

Zhu Youxiao lifted the bushes, entered directly inside, and then kicked over: "Good guy, it's true as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place, and you're actually hiding in this dog hole!"

Wang Chengen, Fu Dahai and others were very surprised by His Majesty's actions, but when they took a closer look, they found a butt dangling in a hidden corner with a footprint left on it.Fu Haihai hurriedly ran to the opposite side, and it didn't take long to hear his exclamation: "It's Zhu Huakui, king of Chu!"

Zhu Huakui, the King of Chu, looked at Fu Dahai in front of him speechlessly, and he also showed pain because he was kicked in the buttocks. He never thought that he would not be able to get out of the dog hole, nor did he think that he would be trapped behind the dog hole He hadn't been discovered for a long time, which caused him to faint from starvation several times. Now that he was discovered, he also cried with joy: "How did you find Gu? If you don't come, Gu will starve to death!"

(End of this chapter)