At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 492
(I sent out the draft in a daze last night, only to find out after seeing the comments, it has been re-uploaded)

Juyongguan had been reduced to ruins, Zhu Qizhen led an army to drive straight in, and the students of the Academy of Sciences led by Beilen came to meet him.

"Your Majesty is welcome to enter the customs!"

Zhu Qizhen got off his horse and looked at the scholars in front of him, Bei Lin, Mei Chun, Tong Xuan, Xu Pu...all of them were young talents from the Academy of Sciences. I never expected that Juyongguan, which is indestructible, only relies on 150 Jinyiwei and [-] soldiers. Famous scholars broke through.

"Your family please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Qizhen asked, "How did you get the news?"

Beilin leaned forward and said in a low voice: "The Jueshengwei got the information and informed the Jinyiwei that Qian Shiwangui will lead the big Han general to guard the gate of the palace, and Baihu Wantong and his ministers will come to Juyongguan to welcome the holy driver!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, Jueshengwei is the top secret, and he will never take the initiative to contact anyone other than himself unless it is absolutely necessary.

These people kept their names incognito all the year round, spied on intelligence, and made great military exploits, but they couldn't publicize it, because their identities were the last amulets of the royal family, and they would continue to endure it for a long time to come.

Now, only after returning to Beijing, he will vigorously favor his family and children to reward his achievements.

However, these are all things for later, the most urgent task is to regain the capital and clean the court thoroughly!
This group of dogs, if you don't want to be good, then don't live!

At dawn, the battlefield was cleaned up.

Li Zhen and Ha Ming came forward to report that more than [-] Juyongguan defenders were killed, burnt to death, and seriously injured, and more than [-] were seriously injured. The rest all surrendered, and the right governor Yang Jun was captured.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Above the flag officer and above, all beheaded for public display, the rest are released, and they can go wherever they like, there is only one rule, they will not be allowed to enlist in the army for life!"

But Kuang Ye leaned forward and said, "The old minister has the courage to say that if you don't ask indiscriminately, beheading all the banner officials and above, isn't it a bit...too harsh?"

Zhu Qizhen glanced at him and asked, "What do you think is appropriate?"

Kuang Ye thought for a while, and then said: "The officers and soldiers at the grassroots level should be investigated immediately. If it is found that they were deceived by the chief, they should be exonerated."

Zhu Qizhen lowered his face and said: "I don't have the time to find out if they have been deceived. It would be the best of humanity not to kill them!"

Kuang Ye was still not selfish, and said: "Since ancient times, the law does not blame the public..."

"Is there a clause in the law of the Ming Dynasty that the law does not blame the public?"

Zhu Qizhen interrupted him mercilessly, and said sharply: "From now on, I don't want to hear the words that the law does not punish the public. If one person breaks the law, one person will be punished. If ten thousand people break the law, ten thousand people will be punished!"

Kuang Ye was choked back before he finished the second half of his sentence. He wanted to continue to fight, but when he thought about what these people did, it was a shame that he had committed a crime. Today’s incident is purely your own courting death. I can't control it!
Besides, there is nothing wrong with what the emperor said.

During the Hongwu period, there never existed the so-called law that does not blame the public.

For the Emperor Taizu, as long as there is a crime, no matter if it is one or two, or one hundred and eighty thousand, they will all be treated equally, and will never be lenient just because there are too many people.

Which of the four major cases in Hongwu that has made people change their minds involved tens of thousands of people!

After bursts of screams, dozens of officers, large and small, were executed on the spot.

As for Yang Jun, the right governor, he was tied up and interrogated by Yuan Bin himself.

Yuan Bin didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so he said bluntly: "Say it, tell me what you know, and I will let you go faster!"

Yang Jun burst out laughing suddenly, and said: "Do you think it's enough to break through Juyongguan? Let me tell you, the emperor has done well. If you are sensible, let me go as soon as possible. When the crown prince ascends the throne, my Yang family can continue to let you be the Jinyiwei." Commander!"

Yuan Bin smiled lightly: "The emperor is doing well, as for whether I will be a commander or not, it's not your Yang family's turn to worry about it!"

"The crown prince will ascend the throne soon. At that time, whether the emperor lives or dies will be meaningless. Don't you understand?"

Yuan Bin shook his head and said, "I don't understand, please clarify!"

Yang Jun said: "The current emperor is cruel and ruthless, competing with the people for profit has already provoked anger and resentment. Why don't all the officials support an obedient emperor?"

Yuan Bin nodded and asked, "How do you know that His Royal Highness will listen to you?"

"Commander Yuan, don't be joking!"

Yang Jun shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness is only nine years old. Could it be that a nine-year-old child can govern? Think about it again. When the current emperor ascended the throne, he was only less than eight years old. Who held the power at that time? "

Yuan Bin frowned and asked, "Could it be that the death of the late emperor is also related to you?"

Yang Jun shut his mouth and couldn't help sneering on his face.

Yuan Bin's expression became extremely ugly, and he said coldly, "I'll ask you again, do you want to tell me?"

"Is Commander Yuan planning to use torture?"

Yang Jun looked around and said, "Even if you want to use torture, you should at least go back to Zhao Prison, right?"

Seeing this, Yuan Bin knew that he didn't want to explain at all, so he stopped talking nonsense.

"Break his hands and feet!"

"Yes!"

Two school lieutenants came forward with sticks in their hands.

Yang Jun was in a hurry, and hurriedly shouted: "Wait, wait, have you thought about it, do you really want to be an enemy of my Yang family?"

Yuan Bin said impatiently: "Don't use a stick, find a few stones and smash his hands and feet!"

A school lieutenant trotted out, and came back with a few broken wall bricks after a while.

"My lord, can bricks work?"

Yuan Bin looked at it, nodded and said, "Be careful when you strike, don't kill people!"

"Yes!"

Holding up bricks, the two came to Yang Jun.

Fear appeared in Yang Jun's eyes, and he hurriedly said, "You can't...ah!"

Under the severe pain, his entire face was distorted.

A school lieutenant pressed his arm to the ground, while another held a brick and smashed it down, another heart-piercing scream.

The two smashed together for half an hour. Yang Jun fainted from the pain every time, and then woke up again until his hands and feet were all shattered, and he was thrown in the corner of the room like a dead dog, groaning in a daze .

"I...I said..."

Soon, Yuan Bin came to Yang Jun again. Seeing his condition, he ordered someone to pour half a barrel of well water on his head.

The well water was freezing cold, and Yang Jun woke up immediately.

Yuan Bin knelt down and said slowly, "Speak!"

Yang Jun's face was full of pain, and he said: "I don't know, it's not me, it's not me..."

"What did you say it wasn't you?"

"The late emperor, the late emperor..."

"You mean that the death of the first emperor was murdered by someone, and you are not the murderer. Is that what you mean?"

Yang Jun was in a trance, nodding his head hard.

Yuan Bin never imagined in his dreams that he could find unexpected rewards!
"It's not you, who is that?"

Yang Jun struggled and said: "Yang, Yang..."

"Yang what?"

"Yang Shiqi... the cabinet headed by three Yangs, and... civil and military officials..."

Yuan Bin's expression froze, and he acted very shocked.

The Sanyang cabinet has an excellent reputation, how could it be possible to do such a thing?
Could it be that this guy is lying to himself?

However, throwing the pot on San Yang's head, what benefit can he get?

"Tell me more clearly, what's going on?"

Yang Jun said weakly: "That's all I know, I just heard it, just, that's all..."

After finishing speaking, he fainted again.

Yuan Bin didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately reported the information to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen was also shocked, thinking to himself, could it be that my cheap dad was murdered?
When I think about myself again, I can indeed conclude a rule that ministers like emperors who are young and whose words don't work.

If the emperor is mature and full-fledged, there will be nothing good for the ministers.

For example, these new policies that I have implemented are originally policies that benefit the country and the people, but these people firmly control the social labor force and resources, and they just don't let go.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Qizhen decided to win Nanjing first, and talk about other things later.

It is only a hundred miles from Juyongguan to the capital, and it took three days to arrive.

Afraid of the power of the Flying Tiger Cannon, Zhu Qizhen ordered the troops to be stationed fifteen miles outside the city for the time being.

Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came to Desheng Gate with the imperial decree in hand.

This place has long been prepared for battle, and the city walls are full of black muzzles.

"This old man is the Minister of Rites, open the city gate quickly!"

After a long time, a voice came from the city wall: "Lord Kuang, please stay safe!"

Kuang Ye followed the reputation, and the person who spoke was Yang Hong, the left servant of the Ministry of War.

"Yang Hong, hurry out of the city to receive the order!"

But Yang Hong asked back: "Whose order?"

"Nonsense, of course it belongs to the emperor!"

"Hahaha!"

Yang Hong suddenly burst into laughter, and then said: "The emperor has clearly died at the hands of the Tatars, I think you are passing the imperial decree falsely!"

Kuang Ye said loudly: "Yang Hong, are you going to rebel?"

"Why did Lord Kuang say such a thing?"

"The emperor is in the camp fifteen miles to the north. If you don't want to rebel, hurry out of the city to receive the order, and then go to meet him!"

Yang Hong said again: "Master Kuang, could it be that you were also bribed by the Tatars?"

Kuang Ye said angrily, "You... spew blood!"

Yang Hong sneered and said: "The Tatars attacked Mobei, and the emperor died unfortunately. Everyone in the capital has already known it. Now that you come here with the imperial decree, it is clear that you are colluding with the Tatars and intending to deceive the city gate!"

Kuang Ye knew that Yang Hong had turned against him, so it was useless to say anything now.

"Well, you wait!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran back.

Yang Hong laughed lightly, shook his head and said, "I still don't believe it, the defense of the capital is impenetrable, what can you do to me?"

Half an hour later, someone saw the situation ahead and rushed to inform Yang Hong.

"My lord, the other party has come again."

Yang Hong had already taken off his coat and was about to take a nap, so he waved his hands and said, "He can do whatever he likes, just ignore him."

"But... my lord, something is wrong..."

"What's wrong?"

"They were pushing a cart with a pillar erected on it, and a person was tied to it."

Yang Hong was puzzled: "Who?"

"It's a little far away, I can't see it clearly, but..."

"But what, you said it, you are so anxious to death!"

"Like, it's... Eldest Young Master!"

"what?"

Yang Hong almost jumped up, and immediately realized in his heart that the emperor was going to Juyongguan.

Before that, Yang Jun was in charge of the defense. Now that Juyong Pass has been breached, where did my son... go?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly put on his clothes and came to the battlements.

Looking down from here, we can only get a rough idea.

The man who was tied up was indeed a bit like his own son, but... why are all the hands and feet of this man drooping?
This is unreasonable!
The cart stopped fifty steps in front of the city gate, and then the two Jinyiwei school captains who were in charge of the escort drew their daggers from their waists.

Yang Hong couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and immediately shouted: "Binoculars!"

His subordinates handed over a binoculars, Yang Hong leaned close to him, and looked carefully, it was indeed his eldest son Yang Jun!

"Juner!"

Yang Hong shouted anxiously, but Yang Jun still hung his head like a dead man.

At this moment, he was slightly conscious, but he couldn't move, and the piercing pain at the severed limb made him groan all the time.

Originally, because he came to the capital, he had a chance to be rescued, but he didn't know that the nightmare had just begun.

Yang Hong kept yelling, but the people below couldn't hear him at all.

Next, a scene that made him shudder appeared.

The two Jin Yiwei held daggers and began to cut Yang Jun's body!
Cutting punishment is also called Ling Chi, this craft is not simple, it needs to cut a thousand knives, and the person can't die, otherwise it will be too cheap for him.

Generally speaking, the executioner will first wrap the prisoner with a fishing net. After tightening, the prisoner's flesh will be squeezed into the holes of the fishing net, and then the protruding meat can be cut off piece by piece.

It's a pity that they didn't bring fishing nets when they went out. The two of them took out their knives carefully, but they only lasted for more than 500 knives before they died.

Yang Hong was going crazy. Through the binoculars, he clearly saw the process of his son's torture, and watched him die bit by bit.

For an entire hour, this kind of torture was even worse than killing him!
He even wanted to rush out of the city, but seeing the troops behind him, this idea was dispelled.

There are no troops in the city at all, and these defenders are all transferred from the Wucheng Bingma Division.

These people are usually responsible for patrolling law and order, but if they really want to fight, their combat effectiveness is very limited.

The only hope is the dozen or so cannons on the city wall. It doesn't matter if you are the emperor or not, if you bombard them, there will be no scum left.

It can be seen from Yang Jun's experience that the emperor is really going to kill.

However, the matter has come to this point, and there is no way out!

Even if it is a dead end, you can only walk into the dark with your eyes closed!
"Listen everyone, Juyongguan has fallen, and all [-] defenders have died. Now the enemy is going to attack the capital. If the city breaks, that will be our end!"

While speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed forward.

Everyone on the city wall witnessed Jin Yiwei Ling Chi and Yang Jun's process with their own eyes, and they were extremely shocked.

A big living person was cut with a knife like this, and it hurts to think about it...

Yang Hong continued: "Notice, all the artillery is loaded, if the enemy invades, fire directly!"

(End of this chapter)