The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Two more ministers knelt and climbed out of the row to plead guilty to Emperor Wu of Zhou.They are the Xun family and the Yuan family.

Seeing this, the ministers exclaimed in their hearts: The Xun family and the Yuan family are also involved in the affairs of Yangzhou? !

Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all by the three people who came out.

The ministers looked at Zhen Guogong and Xuan Pinghou, and guessed in their hearts: The Xie family and the Yu family will also participate, right?
Lord Zhen Guo knelt on the ground with his usual expression, without any guilt or panic.But Xuan Pinghou was a little uneasy. When the people from Yangzhou came to him for cooperation, he almost agreed.Fortunately, he was smart, so he entered the palace and asked Concubine Rong for her opinion.

Concubine Rong told Xuanpinghou at that time that she must not mix with the family in Yangzhou.No matter how much money Yangzhou pays, you must never agree to cooperate with them.

Xuan Ping Hou felt a little pity at that time, after all, Yangzhou gave too much money.Now he is very fortunate that he did not agree to cooperate with the aristocratic family in Yangzhou after listening to Concubine Rong's words, otherwise their Yu family would be ruined.

Emperor Wu of Zhou asked the three people who came out to plead guilty to talk about what they had done.

These three people did not dare to play tricks in front of Emperor Wu of Zhou and concealed some things.With pale faces and shaking bodies, they told all about their cooperation with the family in Yangzhou.

When the family from Yangzhou came to ask for cooperation.The Wang family, the Xun family, and the Yuan family kept their minds in mind, and did not send people from the direct line to cooperate with them, but sent people from the collateral line to cooperate with them.These three people are the Wang family, the Xun family, and the collaterals of the Yuan family.Their official positions in the court are not high, and they are all five ranks.

The reason why the Wang family, Xun family and Yuan family did not refuse to cooperate with the family in Yangzhou was that the money offered by Yangzhou was too much for them to refuse.

The aristocratic family in Yangzhou and the Wang family did not cooperate much, but the cooperation was very important, such as water transportation, ore, salt, grain, medicinal materials, etc.

By the way, they are also married to the family in Yangzhou.

After hearing the words of the three of Wang's family, the ministers gasped in shock.

Don't they want to live? !
After the three finished speaking, they kowtowed continuously, begging Emperor Wu of Zhou to forgive them.

Emperor Wu of Zhou gave Sun Kui a look, and Sun Kui understood, and called out to the guard at the door.

Several guards came in and dragged the three of them out.

When these three people were dragged out, they told them that they were convicted and begged the emperor for mercy.

At this time, Anyang Hou knelt and climbed out of the queue, kowtowed vigorously to Emperor Wu of Zhou, and immediately pleaded guilty to Emperor Wu of Zhou, saying that he was not strict in governing.

Then Wupinghou and Yingchuanhou went out to plead guilty to Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Anyang Hou is the elder brother of Concubine Shu and the head of the Wang family.

Marquis Wuping is the elder brother of Concubine De and the head of the Xun family.

Yingchuanhou is the elder brother of Concubine Liang and the head of the Yuan family.

The three people just now belonged to their family, and as the heads of the family, they naturally wanted to apologize.

However, Marquis Anyang said that they were lax in governance.The ministers couldn't believe that they didn't know what the three people had just dragged out to do.If there is no nod from the head of the family, the people in the collateral line will not have the guts to agree to cooperate with the family in Yangzhou.

After listening to Anyanghou and the others, Emperor Wu of Zhou asked them with a smile, "Do you think I'm a fool?"

Hearing Emperor Wu of Zhou's words, Marquis Anyang and the others felt their hearts tighten, and then fear welled up from the bottom of their hearts.

"Chen... no, dare not..."

"I see you are quite brave."

Anyang Hou and the three of them had no blood on their faces at this time, and their eyes were full of horror.The cold sweat on their foreheads and faces fell to the ground drop by drop.Their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Emperor Wu of Zhou stroked his chin and said, "Is my temper too good lately?"

All the ministers who said this sentence were full of horror.With their foreheads pressed to the ground, they said in trembling voices: "Your servant is guilty, please forgive me!"

Emperor Wu of Zhou changed his posture. He rested his elbows on his legs, crossed his hands and supported his chin, squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "It's a good word that the rule of law is not strict."

"My lord is guilty!"

"Hey, I told you before, I told you not to play tricks in front of me..." At this point, Emperor Wu of Zhou clicked his lips, "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to learn a lesson. If that's the case, then don't blame me. I am ruthless." After speaking, he patted his thigh and stood up immediately.

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty!" Anyang Hou said, and kowtowed heavily again.

Marquis Wuping and Marquis Yingchuan hurriedly followed up to confess their crimes.

Anyang Hou and the others knew in their hearts that if they refused to plead guilty, the consequences would not be acceptable to them.

Emperor Wu of Zhou stood on the steps, looked down at the ministers kneeling on the ground from a high position, and said with a smile, "That's right." After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something, and he said to the ministers kneeling on the ground with a smile , "I forgot to tell you, I killed all those people in Yangzhou."

kill them all? ! ! !

Many ministers swallowed their saliva in fright when they heard this.

There are also some ministers whose clothes have long been soaked in cold sweat.

There was a pool of water in front of them, the cold sweat that fell from their foreheads and faces.

"There are still more than a dozen people on the way back to the capital under escort. They should arrive in the capital in two days, and then they will be dragged to Caishikou and beheaded together." Emperor Wu of Zhou folded his arms and said calmly, "Let the common people see What happens to these criminals."

The ministers thought of the news they had heard before, saying that the families of the aristocratic families in Yangzhou were mainly escorted to the capital for execution.Did not expect to be true.

The emperor wants to clean up Yangzhou thoroughly this time.

The situation in Yangzhou is not as simple as that in the capital. The emperor actually took over Yangzhou. I am afraid that the emperor has been planning for a long time to clean up Yangzhou.

And the rebel Dong Jin.

The emperor probably knew that Dong Jin was cooperating with the family in Yangzhou, and also knew that the family in Yangzhou had been protecting Dong Jin.

Wait, did the rebellion in Yangzhou before... the emperor cause it on purpose?
The emperor sent Zhen Guogong's youngest son to Yangzhou to suppress the rebellion, but he failed for a long time. Could it be that the emperor did it on purpose?
Did Zhen Guogong know that the emperor was going to deal with the family in Yangzhou?

The aristocratic family in Yangzhou cooperates with the aristocratic family in the capital, so it is impossible not to find the Xie family.

The Xie family did not participate in this matter, which means that the Xie family refused to cooperate with the family in Yangzhou.Lord Zhen Guo must have known that the emperor wanted to eradicate the powerful family in Yangzhou, so he refused to cooperate.

It is impossible for the emperor to tell Lord Zhen Guo that he plans to eradicate the family in Yangzhou.

Zhen Guogong, an old fox, might have guessed something through the emperor sending his youngest son to Yangzhou to calm the chaos.

Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy!
They didn't even hear about the Emperor's plan to eradicate the family in Yangzhou. The Emperor is really scheming!
Sure enough, the emperor is still as terrifying as ever!
The ministers did not know how they came out of Chengguang Hall.

Concubine Shu in Fuyang Palace learned that her elder brother was fined a hundred bucks by the emperor, and was also fined by the emperor for three years and confinement for three months. She was both happy and scared.

Fortunately, the emperor was merciful and did not deprive his elder brother of his title, but his elder brother's order of Zhongshu was gone.

The last thing I was afraid of was that the emperor even knew about the secret cooperation between the Wang family and the family in Yangzhou. Fortunately, she advised her brother not to come forward directly.

Concubine De's elder brother and Concubine Liang's elder brother received the same punishment as Marquis Anyang.However, Wu Pinghou's Da Shangshu is gone.The hussar general of Yingchuanhou is gone.

That is to say, the three of them only have the title of Marquis left, and they have no important positions.

Not only that, most of the officials arranged by the three of them in the DPRK were also removed.

This time, the Wang family, Xun family, and Yuan family suffered heavy losses.But fortunately, they did not end up with the family in Yangzhou.

The other aristocratic families that cooperated with the aristocratic families in Yangzhou were all punished, and none of them were spared.Beheaded beheaded, exiled exiled, imprisoned.

In the East Palace, the crown prince and Zhen Guogong were talking about Yangzhou.

"Uncle, you are still smart. You refused to cooperate with the family in Yangzhou at the beginning." The prince did not approve of cooperation with the family in Yangzhou.He thought his uncle would agree, but he refused without hesitation.

"The people in Yangzhou are just mobs." Duke Zhen looked down on the aristocratic families in Yangzhou, and disdain to cooperate with them, even if they offered a huge price. "They think they can compete with the emperor, and they don't take the emperor seriously, but in the end, they are played by the emperor."

The prince exclaimed: "Father is really unfathomable."

"The emperor's move kills two birds with one stone. It not only wiped out the aristocratic family in Yangzhou, but also shocked the aristocratic family in the capital." Zhen Guogong said seriously, "The emperor is warning us to be honest."

"The aristocratic family in Yangzhou is indeed too rampant. It's not surprising that the father arranged to eliminate them."

"Although there are a bunch of mobs in Yangzhou, it's not easy to get rid of them all at once." Zhen Guogong said with emotion, "The emperor's means are really high."

"It's a pity that the Yu family didn't participate." The prince's tone was full of regret, "I didn't expect Xuan Pinghou to resist the temptation and refuse the cooperation with the family in Yangzhou."

"Xuan Pinghou is a fool, but Concubine Rong is not." Duke Zhen said coldly, "Concubine Rong has not been favored by her appearance for more than ten years."

"Although there is no Yu family, the Wang family, the Xun family, and the Yuan family have been punished. This is a good thing for us." The Wang family and the other three families are also a threat. Now that they are being punished by the emperor, they will not have to deal with it.

When mentioning the Wang family and the others, Duke Zhen showed a contemptuous smile on his face: "Wang Yongnian wants the Wang family to take the Xie family, it's really ridiculous."

"Next, the Wang family will be honest for a while." The prince said, "Father has relegated many people from the Wang family, Xun family, and Yuan family today. We must quickly arrange our people to fill the vacant positions."

Lord Zhen nodded slightly and said, "I will arrange this matter."

"The two important positions of Zhongshuling and Dashangshu, we must at least grab one." The prince said, "We must not let the person who acts as the king snatch it."

Afraid of being blocked, I didn't write about the Yangzhou aristocratic family.If you expand it and write it, you will definitely be blocked.

Emperor Wu of Zhou: My temper has improved recently, so you are not afraid of me anymore.

Ministers: Are we all scared to death?

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