Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Zhu Youxiao had just finished receiving the homage of all the officials when he saw a eunuch running towards him.

"Your Majesty!"

"Jiexiu County Magistrate Fan Liangxuan kneels and asks for an audience!"

When he heard the name, Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment.

Jiexiu County Magistrate?

Why, didn’t Li Zicheng kill him?

He immediately ordered: "Quick, call him in!"

Not long after, a ragged middle-aged man stumbled up to Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"

Seeing that Fan Liangxuan in front of him was not wearing official uniform but tattered plain clothes, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but frown.

"What's wrong with you?! Get up and talk!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Liangxuan not only did not stand up, but instead lay there and burst into tears.

"Your Majesty! I am in great pain!"

"Your Majesty, you don't know that the traitor Li Zicheng actually took advantage of the New Year to attack Jiexiu!"

"Tens of thousands of bandits raped, looted, burned, killed and robbed the city!"

"There are more than 100,000 civilians in the city, and no one survived!"

"I managed to escape from the city with great difficulty, but I left my official uniform and seal inside the city."

"From Jiexiu to the capital, I begged all the way here!"

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me and the people of Jiexiu!"

This guy cried miserably, but Zhu Youxiao didn't believe a word of it...

Because of the Jiexiu incident, in addition to Li Guo's report, the Jinyiwei hiding under Li Zicheng had also sent a secret report long ago.

In that secret letter, the so-called rape and looting did not exist at all!

And Fan Wenxuan himself was not in the city at all when the Qin army entered the city!

Instead, he was playing poker with Fan Yongdou's concubine in the Fan family villa outside Jiexiu City!

What’s more, Jiexiu is more than a thousand miles away from the capital. How can one run back on foot?

Zhu Youxiao immediately slammed the table, walked up to Fan Wenxuan and kicked him hard.

Fan Wenxuan was knocked down and quickly turned over and knelt down again.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am guilty of losing the city and I deserve death!"

"But I beg Your Majesty to send troops quickly to wipe out the thief Li and avenge the 100,000 people who died in Jiexiu City!"

Zhu Youxiao:..........

If he didn't know the inside story, these one hundred thousand people would definitely make him furious.

But this guy made a wrong calculation.

He squatted down, pulled out a revolver from his waist, lifted Fan Wenxuan's chin, and asked sternly.

"Do you know why I kicked you?"

Although Fan Wenxuan had never seen a revolver, he knew that this thing was definitely not a good thing!

Feeling the chill on his chin, he shivered involuntarily.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is guilty of losing the city!"

"Lost city?" Zhu Youxiao sneered and shook his head, "No, think about it again!"

Fan Wenxuan was a little surprised, but he racked his brains for a long time and couldn't find the problem.

He glanced at the clothes he was wearing and replied unsurely.

"I... am not wearing official uniform. Is this inappropriate?"

"boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao swung his revolver and hit him hard on the right arm.

Fan Wenxuan suddenly screamed and rolled on the ground with his arms hugged.

This brutal scene made all the officials present open their eyes wide. They couldn't believe that the emperor before them could be so cruel!

A man walked out from behind the Minister of Justice Su Maoxiang and said with a righteous face.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"County Magistrate Fan is just a civil servant, and Jiexiu is a small county. It is normal that he cannot resist the attack of tens of thousands of bandits!"

"So, please show some mercy, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and glanced at him, then looked at Su Maoxiang: "Is this your man?"

Su Mao met his cold gaze and quickly pulled the man who spoke back.

"Shut up, you have no right to speak!"

But the man didn't appreciate it at all. After shaking off Su Maoxiang's arm, he lifted his skirt and knelt down.

"I am the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zheng Sanjun!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you to put away your nameless fire!"

"Mencius said, 'If the ruler treats his subjects as his own hands and feet, then the subjects will treat the ruler as their own heart and soul; if the ruler treats his subjects as dogs and horses, then the subjects will treat the ruler as their fellow countrymen; if the ruler treats his subjects as dirt, then the subjects will treat the ruler as their enemy.'"

"So, even if Magistrate Fan is guilty, he should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial and punished according to the law, instead of being tortured in front of all the officials!"

"Your Majesty's actions are truly unbecoming of a monarch!"

Chapter 210 Even if Mencius is right, do you know why I want to beat him?

Zheng Sanjun?

Zhu Youxiao subconsciously looked at Wei Zhongxian.

I have to say, this old guy's methods are not strong enough!

As a front-row figure in the Donglin Generals' Record, it was surprising that Zheng Sanjun was let go by him.

But it’s okay. According to records, although Zheng Sanjun was a Donglin figure, he was indeed a capable person and was also quite honest as an official.

If you stay, you can also do something for the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Zhongxian was a little confused by his stare.

Why does the emperor look at our family like this?

Could it be that...

Does the Emperor want our family to kill Zheng Sanjun?

But as soon as this thought arose in his mind, he saw Zhu Youxiao pointing at Fan Liangxuan and asking Zheng Sanjun.

"Minister Zheng's words make a lot of sense!"

"But Mencius's knowledge doesn't work in the Ming Dynasty!"

"This is a rule that has existed since the Hongwu Dynasty!"

"Let's take a step back and say that even if Mencius is right, do you know why I want to beat him?"

Zheng Sanjun was stunned.

He didn't expect that Zhu Youxiao, who seemed to be angry, didn't get angry with him.

After staring at Fan Wenxuan for a long time, he still couldn't find any obvious problems with Fan Wenxuan.

After hesitating for a while, he finally shook his head.

"Your Majesty, please explain!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and once again pointed the gun in his hand at Fan Wenxuan's chin.

Fan Wenxuan's mind went blank!

I have managed to escape from the hands of the rebels. Logically, shouldn't the emperor ask me about the situation of the rebels?

But why is the result different from what I expected?

While he was confused, Zhu Youxiao's gun had already moved all the way down from his chin.

It didn't stop until it slid to his dantian.

He was just about to ask for mercy when he saw Zhu Youxiao looking at Zheng Sanjun and smiling.

"Minister Zheng, do you understand now?"

Looking at the location where the gun was pointing, Zheng Sanjun was suddenly enlightened.

He immediately bowed and said with a face full of shame.

"Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty!"

"I am so blind that I didn't even notice the loophole in Magistrate Fan's words."

Fan Wenxuan was like a fool. He still didn't know where he had done wrong. When he saw that Zheng Sanjun, who had just spoken for him, had changed his position, he immediately shouted in panic.

"Master Zheng, help!"

"You can't just ignore me!"

Zheng Sanjun shook his head with disdain.

"County Magistrate Fan!"

"Did you really run back to the capital from Jiexiu on your own two feet?"

"With your belly that's bigger than a pregnant woman's, are you treating everyone in the world like a fool?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards Fan Wenxuan's belly.

Isn't it!

That belly doesn't look like that of someone who has been running for a month!

If you say she is eight months pregnant, I guess people would believe it!

"County Magistrate Fan, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhu Youxiao hit Fan Wenxuan's stomach twice with the gun in his hand.

Fan Wenxuan's face suddenly turned pale!

I planned so much, but I forgot to take my stomach into account!

Then, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

"It would be fine if you just abandoned the city and fled, but you actually deceived the emperor!"

"Come here, escort Fan Wenxuan to the Royal Guards for strict interrogation!"

Until Fan Wenxuan was taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, no official stood up to speak for him.

Really......

I'm too embarrassed to say wow!

Run more than a thousand miles on your own two feet?

Not to mention that she has a belly full of fat, even if she is really pregnant, it should have run away, right?

There is only one possibility for a belly like this.

He lied about running back on his own legs!

But if he had returned to the capital long ago and only came out now to report the fall of Jiexiu City, then that would be dereliction of duty and deceiving the emperor!

If he really had just returned to the capital, then where had Fan Wenxuan been in the past month?

No matter which possibility it is, Fan Wenxuan cannot escape blame!