Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 187 Loyalty
Not long after, Zhu Houzhao walked up the jade steps in a dragon robe, and all the officials paid homage together, and no one dared to look up.

All of them lowered their heads, for fear that they would be negligent today, in case something happened to them.

Don't do bad things during the day, and don't be afraid to beat others at night.

However, so many ministers did not come to the morning court, did something really happen?
Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair and accepted the worship of the officials!
Many people knelt down there, at a loss, because the issue that had just been discussed in the early morning, how come it is brought up again now?

In fact, they don't know that His Majesty has something else to say today.

"You kneel before me one by one, you should all feel lucky!"

As soon as these words came out, many people felt a chill behind their backs, but then they thought about it, did those people who didn't kneel here and go to court at this time have moved their heads now?
Especially Qian Ning, Jin Yiwei's deputy, who usually stood in the ranks of generals, although his position was not too far ahead, he was not here at the moment.

"Everyone is surprised! I tell you that King Lu Zhu Wencheng secretly hid artillery and built a navy of [-] people. There is no record of this.

Speaking of this, most of the ministers in the court understood what Zhu Houzhao meant, and it turned out that King Lu rebelled.

Since ancient times, whenever there is a rebellion, there are so many people involved, and even some people are still talking to you at this time, but they will be turned into prisoners in the next minute.

You must know that the Emperor Zhengde in front of them is a decisive person!
Once the charge of treason is confirmed, there will only be one end, being beaded and chained by the three clans!
At this time, His Majesty summoned all the officials to the Xuanzheng Hall to explain the matter, with the purpose of finding out more people.

"The ministers are loyal to His Majesty, and the sun and the moon can learn from each other!" The ministers shouted in unison.

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, and the ministers kneeling on both sides trembled one by one.

It's like the majesty of the emperor just now is all over them.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair, glanced around at the civil and military officials kneeling below, and said, "Wang Shouren, I order you to quickly lead [-] elite soldiers to Dangpinglu Palace."

"But if you encounter resistance, shoot and kill!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Wang Shouren had just returned from the Liaodong battlefield, and he still had important military information to report to Zhu Houzhao. Before he had time, he was sent to the southeast to counter the rebellion. It seems that this matter is very difficult now.

Although this incident was clearly aimed at suppressing the rebellion, it was actually a large-scale dispatch of troops secretly, because the rebels always started with resistance when they were not caught with enough evidence.

If he didn't have that strength, he wouldn't dare to raise an army to resist, let alone wait to be captured at home.

At this time, Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, knelt and went forward and said: "Your Majesty, I hope that your majesty will listen to the minister's words. If the three clans of King Lu are wiped out, the corpses will basically be scattered all over the field, and the innocent people who will be implicated are countless. I suggest that your majesty First arrest King Lu, and then make a decision!"

In the huge Xuanzheng Hall, only Li Dongyang's voice was heard.

It shows that his courage as the chief assistant of the cabinet is really admirable.

However, at this time, many people have drawn a boundary with Li Dongyang in their hearts, because they dared to intercede for the rebellion, is it because their necks are too stiff, or is there some reason?

Soon, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Dongyang with a gloomy face. He actually knew the heart of the veteran of the three dynasties, and he was trying to disguise Quan Jian himself so as not to kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao hadn't spoken, Li Dongyang continued to cup his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty is wise, but after thinking about it, Your Majesty, I still can't bear to watch Xifeng's mouth bleed like a river!"

In the main hall, all the ministers felt a chill. His Majesty had given Li Dongyang a chance, but unexpectedly, he was still stubborn.

Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes on purpose, looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Li Aiqing, don't you really think that I dare not kill you?"

Li Dongyang cupped his hands for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, I definitely don't mean that. I just hope that your majesty can understand the painstaking efforts of the minister. I just want to say something for the people of the world. Since ancient times, whenever there is a war, it is the one who suffers in the end." Those ordinary people, I hope His Majesty will think twice!"

At this time, anyone with a discerning eye would know that Zhu Houzhao had already planned to kill someone. If Li Dongyang kept contradicting him, he would very likely use the chief minister of the cabinet to sacrifice the flag.

"Your Majesty, I still have something to tell Your Majesty!"

Wang Shouren, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong who was kneeling below, suddenly spoke.

"Well, Wang Aiqing, if you don't say it, I almost missed it, so tell me!" After calming down a little, Zhu Houzhao continued to ask.

"Then, Your Majesty, how should King Lu deal with it?"

He had to figure out the source of this incident. King Lu was from the royal family. If he looked through the three clans according to the laws of Ming Dynasty, wouldn't many people from the royal family be involved?

There are also several vassal kings around King Lu. Although their fiefdoms are different, they all know more or less the news in this regard. If they come to help, will these people be killed or not?

Back then when Emperor Yongle launched the Jingnan Campaign, he had the help of the vassal king. This is a lesson from the past. Wang Shouren is very smart.

Of course Zhu Houzhao also knew what Wang Shouren meant, and said, "Let's kill those from King Lu's family!"

He thought Wang Shouren was going to tell him about the war in Liaodong, but he didn't expect Wang Shouren to ask this question directly. It seems that he had already arranged the affairs in Liaodong.

Zhu Houzhao got up suddenly, looked around at the ministers in the hall, and said loudly: "King Lu's rebellion is a warning to you. I made it clear that I know your every move. Don't put yourself in a cover."

"The reason why I want you to know about this is to tell you that my Daming is still my decision."

"Retreat!"

Before the civil and military ministers could react one by one, Zhu Houzhao left the Xuanzheng Hall angrily, leaving only a group of civil servants and generals kneeling there.

The meaning of the emperor's words is very clear. Since King Lu can keep his eyes and ears in the capital and the court, what about the other vassal kings?

Are all of them dangerous?

The words that the emperor said were not only intended for all the civil and military officials present, but also intended to reach the ears of the vassal kings through their mouths.

Don't just treat Your Majesty like a child. He has already experienced and trained to control the officials. The reason why he hasn't done anything to these vassal kings is that they haven't touched the bottom line of the emperor. If they touch the bottom line of the emperor that day, wait Theirs will be a bottomless abyss.

After most of the ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall left, only Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, knelt there and refused to stand up.

Seeing this, Wang Shouren couldn't bear it. He was only in his early twenties, and his knees would feel numb after kneeling here for an hour, let alone the cabinet Li Dongyang who was over the middle of his life.

"Lord Li, you can't change His Majesty's will. What he hates the most is the rebellion. I think you should get up!"

Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "Lord Wang, you don't have to persuade me. If His Majesty doesn't change his mind, I'd rather kneel and die here than get up."

Wang Shouren sighed and said, "Lord Li, why are you bothering? As subjects, you and I are supposed to solve His Majesty's worries and problems, but"

Speaking of this, Wang Shouren was embarrassed to continue, because before that, some people kept saying that he was a nerd, but now it seems that he is not confused.

(End of this chapter)