high official

Chapter 867
On the tower of Chengtian Gate, seeing the prince kneeling and bewildered by the officials kneeling, Zhu Di sneered coldly, and said in a low voice: "This ability to invite people's hearts is really unique in the world..." Although the emperor There is no subject, but no one knows who he is referring to.

Seeing that the situation showed signs of being controlled by the prince, Zhu Zhanji secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Although he didn't like to see his father show off, he could still distinguish the priorities.

"If he can persuade these people to leave," Zhu Di glanced at him, seeing through the grandson's mind, but laughed strangely: "I will abdicate to him..."

"Grandpa Huang! Absolutely not!" Zhu Zhanji exclaimed, and realized that this was just a joke from the emperor. He secretly observed Zhu Di's face and said softly, "Grandpa Huang doesn't believe that they can be persuaded away!" ?”

"I have dealt with these people for 40 years, how can I not know what they are?" Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said, "If I can be persuaded, why should I barbarian Fang Xiaoru ten clans?!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded, and when he heard that the situation downstairs had changed again, he hurriedly looked down.Then I heard the leading officials kowtow to the crown prince and sobbed: "Your Highness's will, the ministers have to listen to it, but the ministers of Jiangshan Sheji can't ignore it, Your Highness...don't embarrass us..."

"Everyone..." Zhu Gaochi said with red eyes: "The matter has not been investigated clearly, so don't jump to conclusions..."

"This is still like a human saying." Zhu Di, who was upstairs at the city gate, actually expressed his approval to the prince, which surprised Zhu Zhanji inexplicably. "But still playing the piano to the cow..."

Zhu Gaochi was persuading him, when Ma De suddenly yelled: "The incense stick is burnt out!"

It was only then that everyone remembered that there was still this stubble, and sure enough, the incense sticks had been reduced to ashes, dancing in the north wind...

"Retreat or not?!" Zhao Ying uttered a few more words between his teeth!

"Never retreat! I will never retreat!" Thousands of officials' voices were in unison, and the momentum completely overwhelmed Zhao Ying.

"Hit!" Zhao Ying waved his hand, and the last word popped out between his teeth!

The Dongchang fanzi, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed out immediately after hearing the order, raised his stick and whip, and fell down hard!It's really called a tiger like a sheep.Before those officials could react, many people were knocked to the ground, and blood burst out with screams!
"Don't hit people!" Zhu Gaochi came to his senses, and hurriedly stopped Zhao Ying and said, "I order you, tell them to stop immediately!"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness," Zhao Ying glanced at him and said indifferently, "You are not the emperor..."

"Then beat me together!" Zhu Gaochi rushed into the beaten crowd, furiously said: "Beat Gu to death first!"

The fans of the East Factory will never do anything to the crown prince, and they dare not do anything to the prince, but there are too many officials asking for orders. Except for the main halls of the ministries, almost all the officials in Beijing are here... The crown prince can protect a few with his life. ?

"Stupid, just avoid him!" Made ordered loudly to remind.

The Dongchang fanzi just woke up from a dream, so they went around the prince to beat others!Wherever the prince went, he stopped temporarily, but where the prince had just walked, the atrocities immediately resumed as before...

Zhu Gaochi couldn't protect so many officials at all. After a cup of tea, all the officials in front of Chengtian Gate had already been laid down. The mild ones were bleeding, the severe ones had broken bones, and the more serious ones were already lying on the ground, life or death unknown...

Behind the Chengtianmen, the flames have been reduced a lot, but the thick smoke is even heavier, billowing up, covering the sky and the sun!
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Upstairs above the city gate, Zhu Di was still expressionless, as if the beatings under the city were just child's play in his opinion...

When there were only groans in the city, and no more shouting and persuasion, Zhu Di spat lightly: "It's so vulnerable, I'm so disappointed..."

"Grandpa Emperor," Zhu Zhanji said in his heart that those officials were unarmed and powerless, and he expected them to fight against the wolf-like Dongchang fans?But it's reasonable, and it's time for him to say something for them: "It's almost okay, right? It's not so good if someone dies?"

"Are you interceding for them?" Zhu Di cast a cold glance at Zhu Zhanji, and His Royal Highness felt a chill from the soles of his feet to his forehead.

"This..." Zhu Zhanji's back was full of sweat, he quickly weighed the pros and cons, and said in his heart that he changed his words at this time, so that the grandfather could see himself clearly.Then he made up his mind and said bravely: "Yes. Sun'er doesn't think they are right, but he is afraid of killing people. It is not easy to record this in the history books."

"Return the history books?" Zhu Di laughed at himself sadly: "I have been a laughingstock for thousands of years, so what if I add this extra money?!"

"Grandpa Emperor, no..." Zhu Zhanji knows Zhu Di's thoughts best, that is to aspire to be an emperor through the ages, but now he says such words, it can be seen how heavy the blow to the emperor was when the three halls were burned... …

"Huang He." Zhu Di didn't want to continue this topic, and looked at the eunuch at the side wearily.

"The slave is here, what is the master's order?" Huang He hurriedly responded.

"Go down and pass the decree, let Zhao Ying's people come back." With the support of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di went back to the bed and sat down, paused and said: "Just say that His Royal Highness Taisun asked them..."

"Yes." Huang He hurriedly went downstairs to deliver the order.After a while, Huang He's drake-like voice was heard downstairs from the city gate: "Okay, stop beating, His Royal Highness Taisun is kind, and begged the emperor for mercy, Eunuch Zhao stop."

"Observe the decree." Zhao Ying just waved his hand, and the Dongchang fanzi stopped beating like the tide was ebbing, and returned to line up in front of Chengtian Gate.

"Please Your Highness the Crown Prince to clean up the situation." Huang He looked at the embarrassed Crown Prince, turned around and returned to reply.

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly asked people to lift the injured official into a cart and take him to Tai Hospital for treatment.There were too many injured officials, and most of them were fighting the fire again. Zhu Gaochi's Donggongwei went back and forth many times, and it was almost dark before transporting all the officials away...

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The fire in the three halls was completely extinguished at midnight.In the early morning of the next day, when Zhu Di came to make an inspection tour, the splendid and majestic three main halls were completely gone, only the ruins still smoking black, sitting on the blackened white marble base...

The prince, Cheng Guogong, Anyuanhou, Yangwuhou, Wang Xian, Zhao Ying and other emperor's close officials knelt behind the emperor, sobbing endlessly.

Zhu Di turned his back to his courtiers, his back was as motionless as a mountain.Zhu Zhanji, who was standing by the side, clearly saw two lines of tears hanging on the old face of the emperor's grandfather... The three main halls were burned to ruins, and the blow to the emperor was too great!The losses caused were second to none. After all, the family of the Ming Dynasty had a big business, so they couldn't bear it.The key is that these are the three halls!The symbol of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was completed less than a year ago, and it has only been officially opened for less than 20 days!To be burned by a fire like this is really the cruelest tease for this proud emperor...

"Could it be true that it's my fault?" Zhu Di Cang sighed, tears streaming down his face.

"Your Majesty!" All the courtiers cried: "It's all the fault of the ministers, the Emperor must not blame himself!"

"The three main halls that have just been opened have been burned to the ground. If I don't blame myself, how is it different from Emperor Hui of Jin and Empress Chen?" Zhu Xi said in a shy voice, "I am going to issue an edict to sin against myself..."

"Your majesty must not do it!" The courtiers hurriedly exclaimed, Anyuan Hou Liusheng said: "It is obvious that the Bailian monster rebelled and burned down the three halls of the palace! How can it be counted on the emperor?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," the courtiers wiped their tears and said, "If you want to say crimes, it is because the courtiers are too negligent that they give the demon a chance!"

"Yes," Zhao Ying stepped forward and kowtowed, "It's an old slave who is useless and failed to protect the palace. Please forgive me!"

"Being a minister is also guilty," Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong also took a step forward on his knees, kowtowed and said: "I have failed the emperor's great trust, please forgive me!"

"Being a minister is also guilty!" An Yuanhou Liu Sheng followed suit, stepped forward and kowtowed: "I have failed the emperor's trust, please forgive me..."

Seeing that those who were guilty or innocent rushed to plead guilty, Wang Xian knew that he, the person directly responsible, could not escape.I had no choice but to go forward, took off the black gauze and kowtowed: "It has nothing to do with your lords. They are all ministers who have no eyes and no eyes. They did not do a good job of security and let the monsters recklessly stir up trouble. Please kill the ministers to thank the world!"

Li Pan, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, also stepped forward to plead guilty.In fact, everyone knows that the biggest sinner this time is the emperor!If you are willing to listen to Wang Xian and not allow the Lantern Festival to enter Beijing, or cancel the Shangyuan carnival, this tragedy will probably not happen... But the emperor is always wise and correct, and the courtiers have responsibilities and obligations Take the blame for the emperor.

Seeing the courtiers pleading guilty one after another, the emperor looked a little better.He is so proud, how could he be willing to make such a fuss against himself?It's just a gesture.After a pause, Zhu Di looked at all the courtiers, and said calmly: "It's not time to punish the crime, the most urgent thing is to find out this matter!" Then, the emperor couldn't suppress his anger, and said angrily: "Has the white lotus witch been caught?" ?”

Everyone's eyes fell on Wang Xian. From the accident to now, Wang Xian has not closed his eyes, his eyes are bloodshot, and his voice is hoarse and unpleasant: "Return to the emperor, there were too many people watching the lantern that night, and the demon girl took advantage of the chaos and escaped." ..."

"I think she is flying in the sky," Zhu Di said coldly, "Is there really someone in this world who can fly?"

"This has been investigated. A black rope was found on the Aoshan Lantern's pole. She climbed the rope, slid to the opposite roof, and then escaped." Wang Xian quickly explained: "It's not true. flying."

"But don't worry, the emperor, the gate of the city has not been opened yet," Li Pan added: "The ministers have put the whole city under martial law and searched house by house. We will definitely bring that demon girl to justice!"

"Such a high and high monster, can a mere city wall trap her?!" Zhu Di sneered, knowing that it would be impossible to rely on civil servants for such a thing, and turned his attention to Wang Xian and Zhao Ying: "You two stay here, the rest Everyone back down!"

"Yes." All the courtiers hurriedly resigned as if they had received an amnesty, leaving only Wang Xian and Zhao Ying kneeling in front of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)