Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"What happened?"

"Why did the Emperor urgently summon us to Xiyuan?"

"I don't know..."

Xiyuan.

Dozens of figures hurried forward, and without any warning, the inner court suddenly ordered people to pass on the emperor's oral instructions and urgently summoned them to Xiyuan to meet the saint. This made many people inevitably think too much.

The current situation in the DPRK seems to be stable, but in fact there is an undercurrent.

Those who are in the center of the temple are always cautious, fearing that they will get into trouble.

Liaodong is corrupt, the southwest is rebellious, and the southeast is resisting taxes...

Various signs reveal that the Ming Dynasty has declined.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

The cry of the mountain sounded in Chengguang Hall, but the expressions of the ministers gathered here were very complicated, and they had different thoughts in their hearts.

Just because the emperor was wearing a shawl and a eunuch's python robe that didn't fit so well, he was sitting on that throne with several charcoal basins at his feet.

Wei Zhongxian, who was serving in front of the emperor, was missing the python robe he was wearing. He was kneeling beside the emperor with his head bowed. People with sharp eyes could vaguely see that there were red marks on Wei Zhongxian's face.

"Xingbu!"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were sharp as he scanned the ministers gathered in the hall, showing an aura of calmness and authority.

"The minister is here."

Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of Punishment, resisted his surprise and walked out of the courtroom quickly, bowing to the emperor.

"I want to ask you, what is the crime of regicide?"

Zhu Youxiao said with a cold expression.

One word stirred up a thousand waves.

All the ministers gathered together were shocked.

The emperor was assassinated?

Who did it?

Could it be Wei Zhongxian?

Is Wei Qiansui/Wei Gaun crazy?

In this fleeting moment, everyone had various thoughts. No one expected that the emperor, Xing Xiyuan, would be assassinated. Who would believe it?

"Chen~chen..."

Zhou Yingqiu was the most shocked and sweat broke out on his forehead. Not knowing the truth, he thought that Wei Zhongxian was responsible for the emperor's assassination, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Is it difficult to answer my question?!"

Zhu Youxiao raised his sword eyebrows and scolded sternly: "The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice, a second-rank imperial official, can't even answer such a simple question for me. What kind of job are you doing? Come on! Get rid of this person!" Official robe, take off that black veil, I want to depose such mediocre people!!"

"Your Majesty!! I am wronged~"

Zhou Yingqiu's expression changed when he heard this, and he knelt down on the ground, kowtowing frequently.

Being deposed by the emperor was something Zhou Yingqiu never expected.

He was just hesitant to answer. He knelt down to lick Wei Zhongxian, curry favor with Wei Liangqing, and was nicknamed "Simmering Hoof President", so the official position he finally got was gone?

wronged?

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, sneered in his heart when he looked at Zhou Yingqiu who was kneeling and crying out for injustice.

A low-income person who relied on flattery and flattery has made his official career prosperous since then. How dare he say that he was wronged?

This thief is the leader of the Ten Dogs of the Eunuch Party. He has done all kinds of bad things. He bribed officials, harmed loyal people, took credit for three palaces, took bribes and perverted the law. Wei Zhongxian was overthrown by mistake. I'm afraid this thief will not die.

Since it is of no use to oneself, let alone to the country, one should take advantage of this fall to show off one's power and depose these wastes first.

The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the national penal decrees and review of criminal names. If this kind of trash is allowed to sit in this high position, there will be many unjust, false and wrong cases in the world!

The Ministry of Punishment must be in charge of loyal people, people with integrity and bottom line.

And in Zhu Youxiao's heart, he already has a suitable candidate!

Although he was frightened by this assassination, he did not lose his sense of proportion. He wanted to use this fall and assassination to regain some power from Wei Zhongxian and the civil servants. He would kill the officials who only talked and talked and harmed the country. The more, the more power will be regained, so it is possible to save Daming, and he can live well!

"Assassinating the emperor is a capital crime that involves the nine clans. I boldly implore your majesty to hand over the case to my supervision. I will definitely find out..."

"Take it down!!"

Seeing Zhou Yingqiu barking, Zhu Youxiao shouted with sharp eyes.

He didn't want to let others know the truth about the drowning case. He wanted to investigate it himself.

Staring at Zhou Yingqiu who was dragged away by the Jin Yiwei, Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, glanced at the ministers gathered in the hall and said, "Bring the assassin to me!!"

The atmosphere in Chengguang Hall changed.

Very depressing.

Very suffocating.

Everyone knew that the emperor was angry and dismissed the Minister of Punishment without any mercy. You must know that Zhou Yingqiu was able to take over as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment because of Wei Zhongxian's connection.

Could it be that the person who assassinated the emperor was really Wei Zhongxian?

No, if it had been him, he would have been taken down long ago.

For a time, all kinds of suspicions and speculations arose in the hearts of the ministers in the palace. No one knew how to escape from this crisis.

"Kneel down!!"

Tian Ergen and Xu Xianchun personally escorted the kidnapped eunuch. In front of the ministers present, Tian Ergen showed a fierce expression and kicked the man in the knee. The eunuch fell to his knees in pain and knocked his knee heavily on the ground. , but with linen stuffed in his mouth, no sound came out.

"Do you know why I urgently summoned you to Xiyuan?"

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao slowly stood up from the throne and said in a cold tone: "This thief has confessed to me and stated who wanted to assassinate me. The culprit is among you. Since he did it, it will be a big deal." If you stand up Fangfang... I still admire you for being a man."

Now that the game has been made, it must be played well.

"!!!"

Gu Bingqian, the first assistant of the cabinet, Wei Guangwei, the second assistant, Zhu Yanxi, Zhou Rupan, Ding Shaoshi and Huang Liji, the group assistants, together with the court ministers Jingqing from various ministries and monasteries, as well as the British Duke Zhang Weixian, Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen, Dingguo Duke Xu Xigao and other distinguished nobles , one by one, while feeling surprised, they began to look back and forth, with complicated expressions on everyone's faces.

Conspiracy to assassinate the emperor was a capital crime that implicated the nine clans.

There are such crazy people among them.

"Your Majesty, this thief is so vicious and evil, I am afraid that what he said is not the truth."

At this time, Wang Shaohui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty should give priority to the dragon body and send the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. As for the trial of this thief, it can be handed over to the Department of Sanfa to demonstrate the power of the law of the country. "

"What a sentence about the power of the law of the country!"

Zhu Youxiao stared at Wang Shaohui with cold eyes and said: "They say they care about me, but in fact they want me to die early. In this way, it will be difficult to find out the truth about the drowning case, right?"

Just when I was about to doze off, the pillow came.

Winning the Minister of the Ministry of Justice would be a bit too small for Zhu Youxiao, but if he could win the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he would be able to control the personnel power.

This is an important position!

The Ministry of Personnel holds the title of official and is the head of the six departments of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if you are the second or group minister of the cabinet, you should look kind and cheerful when you see the minister of official affairs, and you will not dare to offend the minister of official affairs easily. Even if you are the first assistant of the cabinet, you must have a good relationship with the minister of official affairs, otherwise it will really stumble you. , you really have nothing to say.

According to the Ming Dynasty system, only the official minister could not enter the cabinet to assist in government affairs.

If the Minister of Personnel really joins the cabinet, wouldn't he be the prime minister?

Since he has resurrected his life, Zhu Youxiao never wants to live in ignorance. He must destroy the Jianlu rebellion, otherwise the humiliating history will repeat itself. This is something Zhu Youxiao cannot accept.

The man with the money rat tail would kneel down and call himself a slave at every turn. It’s disgusting to think about it!

He also asked Jianlu to pick up the leak, causing Han'er's spine to be abruptly broken.

As for Wang Shaohui, he was not a good person. He relied on Wei Zhongxian to gain power and compiled a "Donglin Point General Record". If it was limited to this and not capture this person, it would be fine.

After all, most of the Donglin Party members who talk about harming the country and flaunt their morality are damned people. They are all hard-nosed internally and soft-kneed externally.

The best example among them is Mr. Shui Tailiang!

It's just that the Wang Shaohui in front of him is the same as the captured Zhou Yingqiu!

"I don't think so!"

Wang Shaohui was horrified, raised his hands and bowed: "Everything I said is for the sake of the country and your Majesty, I..."

“Tian Ergeng!!”

Looking at the noisy Wang Shaohui, Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly.

"Chen is here!"

Tian Ergeng was busy bowing and bowing.

"Get this person for me and put him in jail for severe interrogation!"

Zhu Youxiao shook his robe sleeves and said.

There is no need to go through too much trouble to depose Zhou Yingqiu's Minister of Works. After all, the Ministry of Works ranks at the bottom of the six departments, but the Ministry of Personnel is different. This is the first of the six departments.

If Wang Shaohui is not arrested and sent to prison, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel will not be vacant.

How can we arrange for loyal and reliable people to be in the position?

Jin Yiwei's prison was entered vertically and came out horizontally!

"I...obey your order."

Tian Ergen hesitated for a moment and glanced at Wei Zhongxian who was bowing his head. He felt the emperor's anger. Although he was hesitant in his heart, he still replied.

"Someone is coming!!"

After returning to the emperor, Tian Ergen hurriedly shouted in a deep voice, and the Jinyi guards waiting outside the hall immediately rushed into the hall with more than ten people, which frightened Wang Shaohui.

He just explained what he was thinking and why he suffered such a catastrophe.

The power of the eunuch party is not small.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian who was kneeling on the ground. He saw the scene clearly.

Obviously he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and when he issued an order in public, Tian Ergeng's first reaction was not to follow the order first, but to go and see Wei Zhongxian. This is somewhat intriguing.

Taking down two high-ranking officials who had Wei Zhongxian's back in succession did not mean that Zhu Youxiao was going to take down Wei Zhongxian. The beating and scolding was to beat Wei Zhongxian. As for killing, Zhu Youxiao had never thought about it, because he still needed Wei Zhongxian. Come and deal with the Donglin Party and even the vested interest groups in the southeast behind it!

Although many Donglin Party members in the current court have been ousted by Wei Zhongxian and the Eunuch Party, the Donglin Party still controls the direction of public opinion and controls the pen, and the threat from the Donglin Party is still considerable.

Not to mention that the taxes collected in the southeastern provinces cannot be raised, and most of them will go into private pockets. If we don't try to completely eradicate these stubborn diseases, what can we do to turn the tide in the future?

"I will give you one last chance."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked around at the ministers in the palace and said: "Now take the initiative to stand up. I am not implicated in the nine tribes. If it is made clear to me, then don't blame me for being ruthless and daring to plot regicide in Xiyuan. What is it?" Who gave you the courage!!"