Rule over Ming Dynasty

The iron fist of Jingyuan Marquis Zhao Chengqing was like a cannonball, with the sound of breaking the wind, and hit Liu Ji's face hard.

Only a muffled sound was heard, and Liu Ji's screams echoed in front of Fengtian Gate. His body felt as if he had been hit by a giant hammer. He staggered back several steps, and finally lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Blood spurted out from his mouth and nose, immediately staining his official uniform red. His two old teeth flew out accompanied by blood. Due to the force of Marquis Jingyuan's punch, they flew into the crowd of officials behind him.

When they saw the two old teeth flying towards them, the officials immediately had a conditioned reflex, or they didn't want to get into Liu Ji's bad luck, so they all avoided them.

Two old teeth fell to the ground almost at the same time. One old tooth had a big cavity in it, and the other old tooth was stained with blood.

The officials present first glanced at Lao Ya who was knocked to the ground, then looked at Liu Ji who fell on the ground, and then looked at the perpetrator, Marquis Jingyuan, with admiration.

At this moment, there was deathly silence all around.

Many officials behind were stunned at this moment. They couldn't believe what they saw. Jingyuan Marquis Zhao Chengqing actually beat Liu Ji, the chief minister of the dynasty, and knocked out his front teeth.

Just thinking about Liu Ji's remarks and Liu Ji's obvious betrayal of the emperor, and seeing the miserable situation in which he was beaten until his teeth flew out, I felt very relieved.

There was Wang Wen in the past, and Liu Ji is now there. Everyone can find this traitor and punish him.

"Jingyuan Marquis, you dare to beat me, you... do you still have the law in your eyes?" Liu Ji lay on the ground in pain, covering his painful mouth, and accused him in a leaky voice.

"Jingyuan Marquis, you are committing the crime below! Come here, take down this evil lord!" Wang Ji, the left minister of the Ministry of War, quickly grasped this handle and ordered loudly.

Ping Liaobo Tie Xiangshan strode forward, grabbed Wang Ji's collar, punched him and cursed angrily: "You are not a good person, you are a loser!"

The arrival was like a hurricane, and before Wang Ji, a tall old man, could even recover, his fists as big as sandbags were shot out like heavy artillery.

Wang Ji's round face was like an egg. After a muffled sound, Wang Ji's face was covered with blood. Two old teeth spit out from the corner of his mouth and fell when the fist left.

When it comes to the principles of governing the country and the eloquence of debates, these generals and military honors are naturally beyond compare. It's just that "empty talk will harm the country, but hard work will prosper the country." They are undoubtedly more practical and have stronger hands-on ability.

Liu Ji and others were obviously trying to subvert the political power by supporting the emperor. As the emperor's most loyal ministers, how could they stand by and watch these traitors.

As for whether the emperor would take the blame, in their view, the only one who should be blamed and held accountable was not taking action at this time.

Lan Qi and General Secretary Liu Ji didn't have time to stand up for Liu Ji during the military affairs incident, but they suddenly felt a chill spreading through their body from their toes.

"Beat them to death!" Liu Zhengyu, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Industry, and other officials had already surrounded the officials who had just supported King Xing in supervising the country, and shouted viciously.

If Jingtai had not learned from the past, there would have been nothing wrong with having his uncle supervise the country because the prince was young, but subsequent developments have proven that this path is a recipe for inviting wolves into the house.

Regardless of whether Emperor Jingtai's reign was good or bad, in terms of the inheritance of the throne, Emperor Jingtai indeed took the throne from Taizong's lineage, and almost never came back.

Liu Ji and others now want to let King Xing supervise the country, which is tantamount to treason. They want to help King Xing seize the throne from Taizong's lineage. How can they, as loyal ministers, stand by and watch.

For a time, the square in front of Fengtianmen was in chaos.

There were shouts and curses from all the civil and military officials. Some officials punched and kicked them, and some officials threw the wat tablets in their hands or the memorials in their sleeves as weapons.

Liu Ji's face was full of panic, and he tried to wave the wat board in his hand with all his strength to resist the increasingly intensive attacks, but this kind of scumbag quickly fell to pieces.

Lan Qi's bun was messy and her black gauze hat was nowhere to be found. She waved her arms vigorously to try to resist the attacks from all directions, but she was kicked from behind and fell to pieces.

King Xing Zhu Youqi was also not immune to the disaster. A strong object hit him and immediately hit King Xing's head and blood flowed. What is loyalty? Naturally, he wants to cripple King Xing.

As for the dozen teachers, students or associates who were close to Liu Ji, they were also beaten by the officials nearby to vent their grievances.

Traitors, all deserve to die!

Tie Xiangshan was not interested in Wang Ji who was lying on the ground dying, and walked towards Liu Ji: "Liu Pifu, you dare to say such treacherous and unjust words, you are really the greatest traitor in the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty is still in the world, and now the emperor is the direct descendant of the Ming Dynasty. When the eldest son is in the government, if anyone dares to talk about supervising the country, I will be the first to kill him!"

As he spoke, he looked like he was going to kill someone.

"Uncle Pingliao, please calm down and don't do anything!" He Cong, the Minister of Household Affairs, stepped forward to stop him and advised him earnestly.

Tie Xiangshan's brows furrowed slightly, but he said cautiously: "He Shangshu, are you interceding for this traitor?"

"No! You are from the army, and your actions are indiscriminate. If you kill him, it will be hard to explain to His Majesty!" He Cong shook his head repeatedly and immediately stated his position.

"You princes and uncles, please don't break the rules in this matter. After all, he is the chief minister of the dynasty. Let us civil servants resolve the matter on our own!" At this moment, a rather majestic voice sounded from behind. .

Huh?
Everyone turned their heads and looked over when they heard the sound. Some officials also stopped kicking Lan Qi and others, and found that the people coming were actually Li Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Liu Xuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Although the two men are ministers, they have extremely high prestige in the court.

Especially since Li Yu was protected by Emperor Hongye, he existed like the emperor's confidant, helping the emperor deal with all personnel issues, and became one of the emperor's most trusted ministers.

Li Yu and Liu Xuan naturally knew the rules, and they saluted respectfully: "I am going to pay homage to the empress and the eldest son of the emperor. Please forgive me for being late!"

At this moment, the red-eyed civil and military officials seemed to have realized the existence of the queen and the emperor's eldest son, and they also restrained their arrogance.

Chang Yourong had never experienced the morning court before, and he did not expect that the morning court would be so bloody.

Just thinking that these officials who took action were protecting Taizong's lineage after all, not only would they not be afraid of this, but they would also feel a vague sense of relief.

When Chang Yourong saw her son starting to make a fuss, she said calmly: "It doesn't matter! Since His Majesty has made arrangements, you can handle it here. I will take the eldest son of the emperor back to the harem!"

Your Majesty's arrangement?

When hearing this, many officials immediately looked at each other, suddenly realizing that today's court situation was actually controlled by that talented and strategic emperor.

"Send the empress and the emperor's eldest son back to the palace!" Li Yu ignored the surprised looks of other officials, but led the civil and military officials to salute in a formal manner.

The officials present knew that the overall situation had been decided, and they all respectfully sent off the queen and the future prince of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that the officials present are all smart people. Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Liu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, were not surprised at all by the emperor's eldest son. The lover's family already knew everything.

Liu Ji's eyes flashed with shock when he saw Li Yu and Liu Xuan appearing together. Prince Xing Zhu Youqi was still a young man after all, so he naturally didn’t have a deep palace. He looked surprised and blurted out: "Are you two okay?"

In their original plan, the two most important and loyal ministers to Zhu Youtang were not only unable to appear in the court, but were even preparing for the funeral.

"Prince Xing, why are we two in trouble?" Liu Xuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, looked thoughtfully at Wang Ji, the left minister of the Ministry of War, whose face was beaten with blood, and then looked at Zhu Youqi with a half-smile.

Li Yu ignored Xing Wang Zhu Youqi, but turned to look at Liu Ji, who was lying on the ground in a mess after being beaten: "Mr. Liu Ge, do you really think we have no defense at all?"

"You two adults have come at the right time! Now that my eldest son is young, and His Majesty has fallen into the water and is not sure whether he is alive or dead, I propose that King Xing supervise the country. You know the righteousness well, so you can understand my painstaking efforts!" Liu Ji got up from the ground. , insisting on his position as if he was just and awe-inspiring.

This……

All the officials present couldn't help but look at each other. This chief minister's face was as shameless as a city wall.

"Mr. Liu Ge, your fox tail is finally exposed!" Liu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw that Liu Ji was still trying to struggle, and he shook his head gently and sighed.

Liu Ji frowned and immediately made a serious face: "Li Yu, what do you mean by this?"

"Liu Ji, you don't really think that you have no trace at all, do you?" Li Yu looked at the once respected chief assistant and asked seriously.

Although he did not expect that the person who betrayed the emperor turned out to be the chief minister, how could they really not find any trace of all the strange things that had happened in the capital over the years?

Liu Ji thought that all the plans were very thorough, so he said calmly: "Li Shangshu, what do you mean by this? What traces did I reveal?"

"Zhu Ji was able to know the news in advance and escape. Was it actually you who tipped off the news?" Li Yu said calmly when he saw that he didn't shed tears without seeing the coffin.

Although the officials present had concluded that Liu Ji was a traitor, they naturally did not know some of the inside information. Now that they heard that Liu Ji was related to Zhu Ji, they all turned to look at Liu Ji.

Liu Ji maintained his honorable status and wiped away the blood on the bridge of his nose: "If you want to impose a crime, why bother?"

"Did you actually plan the death of Concubine Shu, right?" Li Yu had already seen Liu Ji clearly in front of him, and asked another accusation.

Huh?
Officials such as Liu Zhiyu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, immediately thought of the earlier secret: "The emperor's heir tribulation, when the second queen, Zhang is like Qin, often a new one." If that secret is true, then they get rid of the concubine Zhang Yujiao, then the throne will belong to King Xing Zhu Youqiu.

But no one thought that such a treasonous thing was actually done by Liu Ji, the chief minister of the dynasty. He really knew people but didn't know what he meant!

Liu Ji didn't expect that the other party had dug so deep, but he thought he had done it perfectly: "Li Shangshu, you don't want to spit on others! If there is no solid evidence, you are slandering me. Do you know what the crime should be?"

"Don't worry, this time you will definitely die clearly, and all your crimes will be made public!" Liu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw that Liu Ji was still so rampant and clapped his hands.

At this time, Wang Xiang came over from the Meridian Gate with several royal guards escorting a person.

When he came closer, this middle-aged man with disheveled hair immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the civil and military officials present immediately became commotion.

"Ah? Is this Zhu Ji?"

"Zhu Ji was finally caught!"

"After being wanted for so long, where is this person hiding?"

……

The officials present saw that the middle-aged man who was being escorted turned out to be Zhu Ji. Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar face, they couldn't help but talk about it.

Zhu Ji lowered his head at this moment, and now that he was escorted to the square in front of Fengtian Gate and became the focus of civil and military officials, his heart seemed very complicated.

He used to be the high-ranking commander of the Jinyi Guards, but he got too close to Liu Ji, and Wang Yue was always scolded and beaten by everyone, so he secretly helped Liu Ji get rid of Wang Yue.

With Jin Yiwei's powerful energy, it was not difficult to fake a fraud case, but things still went wrong, and the emperor eventually found out.

Although Ma Shu and Yang Han were blocking him in front, the court still followed the clues and found out who he was. In order to ensure his own life, and in order to keep the secret, Liu Ji finally accepted Liu Ji's arrangement and hid in Liu Ji's residence.

Taking advantage of Zhu Youtang's southern tour this year, he also chose to change his name and go to Jiangnan to participate in the assassination plan, but he did not want to have their identity revealed by a city guard.

Zhu Ji appeared here again after many years, but he knew that this would be the last time, and the next step would be to accept his real trial, and even implicate the nine clans.

Do not……

When Liu Ji saw Zhu Ji appear, his face was pale and his eyes were full of fear and anger.

When Li Yu saw Zhu Ji being escorted here, he looked at Liu Ji coldly: "You hid Zhu Ji and Sun Jiao's two sons in your residence. This is beyond our imagination! It's just that Tianwang Huihui, they These have all been captured, and everything has already come to light!”

Zhu Ji's face was obviously much thinner, and he looked at Liu Ji with a complicated look at this moment.

"I am the chief minister of the dynasty, who dares to touch me!" Liu Ji knew that Zhu Ji had confessed, so he revealed his identity.

Li Yu was not surprised by this move, but he looked at the eunuch Wei Juan who had been standing on top.

Wei Juan was already prepared and took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve: "Mr. Liu Ge, take the edict!"

When Liu Ji saw the imperial edict issued by Wei Guanliang, he finally realized that it was not him who showed his flaws here. The emperor had already suspected him and even knew that he was the mastermind behind the scenes.

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. This was because he was not satisfied with just killing him, but wanted to kill his entire family and comrades.

After Liu Ji was dismissed from his official post, he was also escorted back to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment by Liu Zhong, the Minister of Punishment.

Within a few days, news came back from Jiangnan.

After Emperor Hongzhi returned to Yangzhou, he chose to rest in Yangzhou and planned to spend the Spring Festival in Yangzhou before returning to the capital. The reason for the sudden interruption of contact was actually Zhu Youtang's deliberate action, in order to cleanse the last rebels in the capital.

The winter of the fifth year of Hongzhi was still very cold, but with the continuous promotion and popularization of a kind of briquettes, more and more people were able to save more firewood to keep themselves warm.

In fact, the 80 million people do not want much, as long as they can have enough food and clothing. (End of chapter)