Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 28 The ministers beat Ma Shun to death and the king gave well water to all officials

As Wang Zhen's confidant, Ma Shun was already anxious, afraid of being implicated.

At this time, the ministers impeached at the court meeting, and Jian Guo was silent, which made Ma Shun even more upset.

When people are about to drown, they always have to desperately grab the last straw.

So when Zhu Qiyu looked at Ma Shun, Ma Shun understood that Zhu Qiyu wanted him to stop the officials.So Ma Shun went out to play and said:
"Reporting to Your Highness, Wang Hong has no proof and no proof, so he wants to frame a humble minister. Your Highness is wise and will not be deceived by the courtiers, so Wang Hong made a loud noise, disturbing the court meeting, intending to intimidate His Highness.

The minister thinks that Wang Hong should be expelled to maintain the order of the court meeting, please learn from your highness. "

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he immediately leaned back on the back of the chair and looked at Ma Shun sympathetically.

Before Ma Shun realized why the Supervisory Council had such an expression, Wang Hong had already rushed forward, punching and kicking Ma Shun.

Of course, Wang Hong alone couldn't beat Ma Shun, but a group of science officials joined in immediately.

Originally, two fists were hard to beat with four hands, and Ma Shun was already guilty, and he didn't dare to seriously fight back against the civil servants.

It's a pity that Ma Shun didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, and other civil servants also joined in.The enthusiasm of the crowd, coupled with the mentality that the law does not blame the public, and the general contempt for King Tan in the hearts of civil and military officials, led to hundreds of officials on the scene joining in the beating of Ma Shun.

Only a few important officials such as Chen Xun, Wang Zhi, and Yu Qian were concerned about their status, but they could still remain calm and did not end in person.

Jinying, Xing'an and other inner eunuchs, as well as other Jinyi guards, saw this scene, they were already terrified.

Jin Ying turned her head and whispered to Xing'an: "Hurry up, go back to the palace and report to the Empress Dowager."

Xing'an heard the words, if he received amnesty, he would turn around and run to the inner palace.

Unexpectedly, after only a few steps, Zhu Qiyu shouted loudly: "Xing'an is back, what are you doing?"

Xing'an had no choice but to turn around and play: "I'm going to report to the Empress Dowager..."

Before Xing'an could finish speaking, Zhu Qiyu interrupted: "Who would have allowed you to run around? Small things are worth bothering the Queen Mother. This is a court meeting. No one is allowed to leave without the widow's permission."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Qiyu turned his head and told Liu Chang: "Anyone who leaves without authorization will be captured directly."

Xing'an had no choice but to plead guilty, and stood beside Jin Ying again.

The siege in the square continued, and Ma Shun was gradually exhausted from the siege and interception of hundreds of people, and he persisted for a cup of tea, and was finally knocked to the ground.

Then all the ministers rushed forward, using both fists and kicks. After a while, Ma Shun only had the breath to breathe in, but no breath to let it out.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the people in front of him with a smile, but he was full of emotions in his heart: What is happening in front of him is an unprecedented and unprecedented scene, it is really a great event, and it is a great honor.

Based on Zhu Qiyu's limited knowledge, from ancient times to the present, Wu Qi was shot and killed by the group of cerebral palsy's random arrows from Chu State, which is comparable to today's scene.

To be able to witness such a grand event with my own eyes is a big surprise.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu remembered that he had brought wine, so he hurriedly took out the leather jug ​​from his pocket, and poured three mouthfuls of fine wine from the jug.

Seeing Zhu Qiyu's reaction like this, Chen Xun, Wang Zhi, Hu Wei and other ministers were all amazed in their hearts.Only Yu Qian, seeing Zhu Qiyu's performance, thumped a little, and his heart sank.

Among the ministers present, only Yu Qian and Zhu Qiyu had the most contacts and knew the Prince Jian Guo best: this was a prelude to a massacre, and Prince Yi seemed to have made up his mind.

Thinking of this, Yu Qian hurriedly said to several important ministers next to him: "The big thing is not good, let's all go forward and stop it together."

Hu Wei heard the words and complained: "The scene is in such a mess, how can we stop it. Let's go forward, and we might be accidentally injured. Let's wait and see."

Seeing that Hu Wei and the others were lucky and wanted to see Zhu Qiyu's joke, Yu Qian had to shake his head helplessly, stepped aside, and said nothing more.

After a while, without any persuasion, the officials stopped naturally.When the crowd dispersed, Ma Shun was already motionless, apparently dead.

Unexpectedly, all the ministers were still angry, and rushed to Zhu Qiyu again, demanding to hand over Wang Zhen's other two cronies, Mao Gui and Wang Changsui.

Zhu Qiyu just looked at everyone coldly, smiled without saying a word.

At this time, Jin Ying made his own decision and kicked Mao Gui and Wang Changsui out one by one.

Mao Gui and Wang Changsui were so frightened that they were about to be dragged into the crowd.

Zhu Qiyu saw that Jin Ying made his own claim and neglected his own existence again. He was furious and shouted sharply: "Presumptuous! Liu Chang, save the two and stop the chaotic party."

Liu Chang responded, and dispatched eighty personal guards to rescue Mao Gui and Wang Changsui, and separated all the ministers.

Mao Gui and Wang Changsui escaped from the dead, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and wept bitterly, expressing their gratitude to Zhu Qiyu.

But the officials who were stopped were even more angry, and rushed towards Zhu Qiyu together.

The 120 personal guards are also very difficult to deal with.

Zhu Qiyu took his time and told Liu Chang: "Go outside the Meridian Gate and pass on the order of Jian Guo to Zhao Yu: there is a rebellious party plotting rebellion, intending to kill the Prince Jian Guo, and the personal guards of the palace will immediately enter Fengtian Gate to escort him."

Liu Chang immediately dispatched ten people to avoid the crowd and convey the order.

Not long after, Zhao Yu led a thousand guards and entered Fengtianmen.

Zhao Juan ordered the guards to be divided into ten teams, first rushed in to isolate the crowd into several parts, and then every two guards controlled a minister.

The ministers were no match for the royal guards, and at this time they lost their superiority in numbers, and the situation was brought under control in a short time.

Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry to speak, and took out a pack of sauced beef from his pocket, ate the meat and drank the wine leisurely, as if what happened at the scene had nothing to do with him.

After another stick of incense time, the officials calmed down, and finally began to realize that they were afraid.Seeing so many soldiers gathered in the whole square, he gradually became flustered.

Some of the ministers who were most unsteady knelt down first and pleaded guilty to Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, until all the ministers who participated in the beating figured it out and knelt on the ground, Zhu Qiyu smiled at Cheng Jing:
"Mr. Cheng, I heard that there is a well over the Wenhua Palace. The water in the well is sweet and sweet. There seems to be some saying that the water in Yuquan Mountain is the best in the world, and the water in this well is the second. I haven’t lived in the palace much, so I don’t know if I’m right or not.”

Cheng Jing hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness, this well is named Dapao Well, and it is located in the Chuanxin Hall next to the Wenhua Hall. There is indeed a saying that 'the Yuquan is the first, and the Dapao Well is the second'."

Zhu Qiyu laughed and said: "It's good to have this well, Zhao Yu, and send two hundred guards to follow Mr. Cheng to fetch water from the well. Then give a basin of well water to each minister who made trouble, so that they can wake up wide awake."

(End of this chapter)