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Chapter 13 Burning Shu (Please collect and recommend)

"Tell me, who opposed me before I became the throne?"

Zhu Yousong asked so straight to the point, which no one expected. Whether it was the people from Donglin Fushe or Ma Shiying's party, they suddenly became nervous, because they all opposed Lifu King Zhu Yousong as emperor at the beginning. Is the emperor going to openly turn over his account today?

Especially Qian Qianyi learned the lesson two days ago. The leader of the Donglin Party thought he had guessed right, and in his heart he called Zhu Yousong a fool.

Including Han Zanzhou, the eunuch serving next to him, was also nervous. Although he did not oppose Zhu Yousong's ascension to the throne at the beginning, he is now fighting fiercely with those who opposed Zhu Yousong's ascension to the throne.

Li Zhan, Qing of Taichang Temple knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth, said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Jiang Riguang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, advocated supporting Lu Wang Zhu Changfang, and Lu Daqi, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials. this claim."

When Li Zhan said this, Jiang Riguang and Lu Daqi's faces turned pale, feeling like a catastrophe was imminent, and they cursed inwardly, "Good Li Zhan, take a bite and you'll get three points!"

Ma Shiying was overjoyed. According to his plan, the emperor had to dismiss the two of them at least. Now that the post of Shangshu in the Central Military Department is vacant, Jiang Riguang will be relegated, and the throne of Dongge University scholar will be vacated. Even Lu Daqi After being implicated, the minister of the Ministry of War and the chief assistant of the cabinet can at least get one of them, and then instigate Eunuch Han to pick some beautiful women from the south of the Yangtze River for the emperor, and ask Ruan Dacheng to offer some medicine for imperial women to the emperor, so that this faint king can continue to indulge in debauchery. Up and down the hall is my Ma Shiying's world.

Thinking of this, Ma Shiying showed a smug expression, looking forward to the emperor's next words.

"The Yonglu faction is not just their two love ministers, what other officials are there?"

Zhu Yousong's face was calm, and he didn't show any resentment at all. This may seem more worrying to some people, but his sentence is still unexpected. Longyan was furious, and the court accused Jiang Riguang and Lu Daqi in line with the routine, right?

"Ah... I don't know." Li Zhan crawled there feeling like he wanted to sweat.

"I'll ask you again, who were the ones who advocated supporting King Gui at that time, and who were the ones who advocated supporting King Lu?"

As soon as Zhu Yousong uttered these two sentences, all the officials were surprised, isn't the emperor too straightforward?However, seeing that the emperor is so calm, it seems that he has known these things for a long time. Is it necessary to settle the general account today and scoop up all those who oppose his ascension to the throne?

The Donglin party and Ma Shiying's party did not change their colors, and their hearts began to beat. They did not dare to meet the emperor's eyes, and all their eyes were fixed on Li Zhan who was kneeling.

This is a hard time for the Minister of Taichang Temple. Li Zhanfu didn't dare to get up on the ground. He didn't know where the emperor wanted to take the limelight today. He really didn't know some things, but Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa both He did not support King Lu, nor King Fu, but he knew about secretly discussing the establishment of King Gui.

Therefore, when the emperor asked this question, he involuntarily turned his head and glanced at Ma Shiying. What greeted him was Ma Shiying's old, cunning and fierce eyes, which meant idiot, what do you think I am doing? !

Li Zhan's sweat really came down, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty knows that, I don't know, so I dare not lie."

Say nothing, dare not lie?You are already lying!

Zhu Yousong sneered in his heart, and said with a blank face: "I know all this, why don't you let me tell you. Don't think that I was the King of Fortune before I ascended the throne, but I am really unlucky. The robbers ravaged Jifu, the soul of the late emperor Broken Coal Mountain, the crown prince fell into the hands of thieves, my Ming Dynasty is in danger, and now only half of the country is left. But the country cannot be without a master for a day, according to the ancestors' legacy, there is a descendant to establish a descendant, and no descendant to establish an elder. Tong should be the best candidate, but your performance at that time really chilled me. Some advocated the establishment of King Lu, some advocated the establishment of King Gui, and some even advocated the establishment of King Lu..."

When Zhu Yousong said this, he paused on purpose. Now it's the turn of Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, Qian Qianyi, Zhu Guoyan, Liu Kongzhao, Zhao Zhilong and others to sweat. How did they know, all of them were ashen-colored and worried.

But the most disturbing thing is that Li Zhan who has been kneeling and dare not get up, doesn't know what will happen next.

"Fortunately, these things are in the past. Let him pass the past. I am not a small-hearted person, so I won't entangle you deeply."

When Zhu Yousong said this, he ordered someone to bring over the fire zip, and under the astonished eyes of all the ministers, burned the zhang that was given to Li Zhan, Minister of Taichang Temple.

The officials involved felt grateful to God, and met a benevolent emperor through the ages, and Li Zhan felt a lot more relaxed. Ma Shiying was the only one who was unhappy. Li Zhan once?
At this time Zhu Yousong spoke again, "Dear dears, although I intend to let this matter go, he urged me to be vigilant. In fact, when I think about it, I can't blame you for being unclear. The root is in me. In the past, I There are indeed many problems in my body, such as greed, prostitution, drinking, not reading, neglecting government affairs, abusing subordinates, and interfering with the boss. Not one will be left behind. I am going to make a special correction here today, if there is anyone who flatters me in front of me and chooses a concubine indiscriminately, I will be punished without mercy!"

Zhu Yousong's words were resounding and deafening. As the emperor, he not only exempted his courtiers from the crime of arbitrarily discussing and abolishing the establishment, but also publicly admitted that he had seven deadly sins, and vowed to correct them. The beauties, looking at ancient and modern times, which king has such courage?In the eyes of these courtiers, Zhu Yousong became a wise king who dared to compare Yao and Shun for a while.

Jiang Riguang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, and Lu Daqi, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, are not treacherous ministers. They opposed Zhu Yousong as emperor at the beginning, and they did not have any selfish intentions. Seeing that the emperor can do this now, they are moved Tears welled up in their eyes, thinking that this time the attack was wrong and the emperor was right, the two of them knelt down with a soft thump.

There are also Gao Hongtu, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, Huang Daozhou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zheng Hongkui, the new Commander of Jinyiwei, Zhang Shenyan, who is in charge of the Ministry of Affairs, Zuo Maodi in the military department, Qu Shixu in the household department, Huang Duanbo, head of the Ritual System Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, and so on, these were loyal ministers before Chongzhen, and some were veterans of three or even four dynasties. Seeing that their emperor was so determined to repent and inspire, they all knelt down in excitement. It seems Daming still has hope.

Even Shi Kefa, who was ambitious and talented, Qian Qianyi, who had always opposed the emperor, Ma Shiying and his sons and their accomplices Zhu Guoyan, Liu Kongzhao, Zhao Zhilong, etc. all knelt down.

Shocking praises sounded again from the court hall, "Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch through the ages, comparable to Yao and Shun, and a blessing to the Ming Dynasty and the country..."

(End of this chapter)