Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 33 Holy Wrath

Cao Zhengchun, who was covered in blood, knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Houzhao, not even daring to lift his head.

"Cao Zhengchun, I let you be an eagle dog, I let you be my eyes and ears! I gave you a high official and generous salary, and let you have power in the government. Is this the final answer you gave me?"

"This is the result of my trust in you!"

After Zhu Houzhao's words fell, Cao Zhengchun knelt down in fright: "Your Majesty is frightened, I deserve death for my crimes!"

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, is not good at doing things. The remnants of the White Lotus Sect have hidden evil intentions, and they didn't realize it at all. The title of Governor of the East Factory will be revoked, and he will be sent to death row with immediate effect."

The Ouchi guards immediately stepped forward, put an iron chain around Cao Zhengchun's neck, and locked him up.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Drag it!"

The Ouchi guards are Zhu Houzhao's forbidden army. In the entire Forbidden City, only Zhu Houzhao is under the control of him.

Cao Zhengchun didn't dare to resist in front of Zhu Houzhao, and let the guards lock him up, sealing off his eight extraordinary meridians.

Zhu Houzhao is furious!

In recent years, Cao Zhengchun had embezzled 50 taels of silver and handed it over to the Queen Mother Zhou. Zhu Houzhao did not pursue the matter afterwards.

In his opinion, Cao Zhengchun still has something to offer.

In particular, Dongchang, which he led, was the emperor's eyes, ears and minions.

But judging from what happened today, he didn't do well enough, which even made Zhu Houzhao very angry and disappointed.

The White Lotus Sect caused rebellion in the capital, poisoned his food, and large-scale uprisings, all of which he did not do enough.

Of course, the target of the remnants of the White Lotus Sect was Zhu Houzhao, the Emperor of Zhengde. When they killed them, they were less than ten feet away from Zhu Houzhao.

The court lady Lingling was standing beside him, less than ten feet away. For this matter, Cao Zhengchun should bear all the responsibilities from the beginning to the end.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others stood in front of Zhu Houzhao, not daring to show their air.When they arrived, they heard that His Majesty had put Cao Zhengchun in death row.

"Qi Jingtong!"

"Chen is here!"

"You immediately lead the eight thousand Jinyi guards to monitor all the censor officials, but if anyone enters or leaves the city privately, they will be killed first and then reported. No matter what official position he holds, if he has the slightest connection with the White Lotus Sect, he will be held like a prison!"

"According to the order!"

Qi Jingtong led the order to leave.

"Yuhuatian."

"The minister is here."

"What were you doing during the White Lotus Rebellion?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am responsible for the safety of other facilities in the capital, especially inside and outside the Forbidden City. I am afraid of fire, so I asked people to dress up as ordinary people and blend in with the crowd."

Zhu Houzhao listened to Yu Huatian's explanation and didn't delve into it any further. He turned his head to look at Xie Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Liu Jian, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet.

The two men were not with him at the time.

"What are you two doing?"

"Your Majesty, I am on vacation," Xie Qian replied hastily.

"The minister handles the memorial in the cabinet."

For a long time, Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "I finally understand that sometimes I am too kind. Kindness to some people is weakness in the eyes of some people."

The bastards of the Bailian Sect have now caused a catastrophe.

This time, Zhu Houzhao was really angry, even more angry than before when the Tatars violated the border.

"You two go back, tomorrow morning, I have something to explain to the civil and military officials!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his sleeves, and under the protection of the Imperial Forest Army and Jin Yiwei, he walked down from the top of the city, ignoring everyone present, and walked straight to the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City.

After Zhu Houzhao left, the Ouchi guards interrogated all the people on the top of the city to see if there were any people who cooperated with each other.

Ouyang Jing, the female maid, did not escape the fate of being interrogated.

The emperor was assassinated again. This was a major case that happened consecutively within two months of Zhengde's ascension to the throne, just like the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

The lights were brightly lit, and there were as many as three floors of imperial guards and inner guards guarding the outside of the hall.

The first thing he did when he returned to Qianqing Palace was to send someone to guard the Compassionate Ning Palace. The safety of his mother, Empress Dowager Zhang, was also very important, and it was necessary to prevent people from entering in advance.

The entire capital city was immediately plunged into a battle of war, and the 15 defenders surrounded the capital like an iron bucket, and no one was allowed to enter the capital for half a step.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao took down the Tianzi Sword hanging on the dragon pillar, and wiped the edge of the Tianzi Sword with a piece of yellow brocade handkerchief.

He finally understood how difficult it was to be an emperor, especially how difficult it was to be an outstanding and good emperor.

He cut taxes for the people of the world, and wanted to solve the conflict from the root, but some people just don't want to make it easier for you.

He felt that the more than 1 members of the White Lotus Sect were sorry for him, at least in terms of conscience, they should pay a heavy price for this.

Keeping such a person will be a disaster sooner or later.

He wants to let people in the world understand the consequences of joining the White Lotus Sect.
Early the next morning.

Under the service of the court lady, Zhu Houzhao dressed up early and came to the court.

He is carrying the Emperor Sword, and this time, he wants to dominate the world.

All civil and military officials are aware of what happened yesterday. They know that if His Majesty is angry, the consequences will be disastrous
When they saw Emperor Zhengde raising the Tianzi Sword to the court, some timid officials were already so frightened that their legs sifted.

Zhu Houzhao came to the court, sitting majesticly on the dragon chair, holding the emperor's sword in both hands, and staring at the officials.

The ministers of the court knelt down and said: "See Your Majesty, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

They knelt there, and for a long time they did not hear Zhu Houzhao call them flat. This was a phenomenon that Emperor Zhengde had never encountered since he ascended the throne for two months.

He looked at these kneeling courtiers, leaning on the emperor's sword with both hands, for a long time, and shouted loudly: "I know, among you, there must be someone who participated in the plan to assassinate me yesterday!"

Keng!
The Son of Heaven sword is out of its sheath!
"I also know that some of you wish that I would die immediately! If you establish a new emperor, this will suit some people's tastes."

As soon as Zhu Houzhao's words fell, the civil and military officials of the whole court said in unison: "Your Majesty calm down, I dare not wait!"

Zhu Houzhao stood up with a serious face and asked, "Don't you dare? I ask you, what were you doing when I was assassinated yesterday?"

There was silence in the court.

"Your Majesty, we heard that Your Majesty was assassinated yesterday. We were so frightened that we stayed up all night."

Manchu civil and military listened to Zhu Houzhao's scolding, and a bold courtier replied.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao heard it, he knew that they were perfunctory, and he sneered at the answer.

"They're all a bunch of trash, scumbags!"

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhu Houzhao reprimanded the civil and military ministers, and some of them almost touched their noses to the ground.

Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Li Dongyang, the second assistant, Xie Qian, the minister of the Ministry of war, and others were even more trembling. They were afraid that they would be caught by Zhu Houzhao and thrown into prison if they opened their mouths.

Cao Zhengchun, His Majesty's most trusted governor of the East Factory, has been taken down, and he is said to be unfavorable.
From this we can see how angry Emperor Zhengde was about this matter.

The whole capital is full of jitters, and the grass and trees are full of soldiers.

Overnight, the Forbidden Army and Dongxichang fanzi searched and arrested the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. In just one night, more than 3 people were arrested.

All the gates in the capital were blocked by Jin Yiwei, and no one was allowed in or out, no matter officials or ordinary people.

The people in the capital also heard about this, and they were very excited and reported to the government that there were people who believed in the teachings of the White Lotus.

In the minds of the common people, they take advantage of the White Lotus Sect to the bone.

What can't you do?Why do you have to assassinate the emperor?

　Ask for collection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)