Chapter 346 Do you admit your guilt or not

Zhengde's tone was cold, and the meaning in his words was even more shocking. The court officials were all shocked and looked up at each other in shock, not even caring about the rules.

Liu Daxia, the person involved, has always been dying. Even when Gu Dayong read out his many crimes or when his colleagues greeted him, he didn't raise his eyelids. However, when he heard Zhengde's decision, he didn't know where he got his strength. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes suddenly returned to clear light, and the expression on his face became even more distorted, showing great grief and anger.

The Jiubian important town was originally set up one by one in the late Yongle period, and later this general term was gradually established. Therefore, the punishment of Jiubian was not before Zhengde said it.

Although not, no one would have to gasp when they heard these four words, and then tremble all over. Obviously, this is to separate the head and body, and then not even be buried. In this era, it is a very severe punishment. In particular, the target of this punishment is Liu Daxia, who is the Secretary of the Six Ministers, which is even more shocking.

Although it shows that the dynasty is rich and powerful, there have been many officials who have been searched for their homes and asked for their deaths over the past 100 years, but most of them are concentrated in the decades of their founding.

After the Jingtai years, a convention gradually formed in the court. As long as the status reaches a certain level, unless it is a serious crime such as rebellion, it is mostly just a matter of time. No matter how bad the defeat is, as long as you know each other and propose to retire, you will generally not pursue it too much, whether it is an opponent or an emperor.

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, only Xiong Tingbi was rumored to be headed to the Nine Territory. This man had a bad temper, but had great contributions; he was unparalleled in strategy, but had no political vision. Therefore, he offended all over the court, both the eunuch party and the Donglin, and was eventually pushed down by everyone and sentenced to severe punishment.

In fact, Xie Hong didn't know so much. He just took a fancy to the murderous aura contained in these four words. Liu Daxia is the vanguard of the hardliner and has always been fighting on the front line. This person must be killed, and he must be able to shock the enemy's courage when killing. Therefore, Xie Hong made such a plan.

Zhengde was moved by Xie Hong's words, and could not let go of Hongzhi's death, so hesitated at all. What the ministers looked up were two cold eyes, murderous intent, making people shudder!

Several major officials immediately saw the unshakable meaning from it, but they couldn't believe it... Is this still the prince and the emperor from the past?

When I saw Zhu Houzhao's hippie smile and inappropriate expressions, the ministers were only angry in their hearts, but now when I think back, they feel a little kind of kind. That's right, even if the emperor is a bit ridiculous and naughty, it would be better than if he is now so arrogant and powerful without being angry and killing decisively.

In a trance, the court officials felt that it was not Zhengde who was sitting on the dragon throne, but Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu. Since its founding, there are only two emperors who can have such courage and murderous aura.

Li Dongyang sighed silently. Although it was silent, Liu Jian seemed to hear the sound. He turned his head to look at Li Dongyang, and his eyes were quite flickering.

At this moment, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar face on the dragon throne, he finally understood that this decisive emperor was created by him. If it weren't for the forced tyrants he led, there wouldn't be the current righteous deed. Li Dongyang's approach would be the most appropriate one.

Unlike Liu and Gu Gang when they appeared, although Zhengde's decision this time was even more outrageous, the Taihe Palace was quiet and occasionally heard was just a few low sighs. Everyone was frightened by the murderous aura that suddenly burst out from Zhengde's body.

In the silence, his eyes looked at the cold eyes, and the sadness and anger on Liu Daxia's face also disappeared. He understood that the emperor must kill him to vent his anger and establish his authority.

Resistance? Is it useful? Do you have to go back and suffer a few more days of torture? Thinking of the experiences these days, the old man was also very scared. He had seen the so-called spotlight. He originally just regarded it as a toy in a place of romantic affairs, but he never expected that this thing could be used like this!

He was indeed not punished, but he was shining on his face by the light and not allowed to sleep, but he was much more terrible than the punishments in the usual sense. He was like being in hell, making people live and die. Such a vicious method was only the plague god from the underworld who wanted to get it.

If it weren't for this, how could he admit those crimes with his personality? If he admits those, can he have other consequences besides being ruined? But there is no way, the inhuman torture is really unbearable for him. He would rather die than experience it again.

Therefore, in the face of Zhengde, Liu Daxia lowered his head for the first time. This was also the first time he avoided the emperor's edge, and it was probably the last time.

"Great use, and Gu Zuo, keep thinking!" When he looked around, Zhengde couldn't help feeling a little happy when he saw no one dared to look at him.

"I am a guilty minister, Gu Zuo..." Gu Dayong did not hesitate, and repeated his previous actions again, and continued to think about it with a slight slight resonance. The only difference from the previous one was that no one looked at it and no one noticed it. He took down the crime again.

Gu Zuo's crimes are similar to those of Liu Daxia. He is also greedy and favoritism, and he also did not mention the treason. However, no one is sure whether these two confessions involve treason, because Gu Dayong's recitation was only halfway through these two times, and whether there is any other content below, others don't know.

"Since no one has any objections, it will be executed in three days." Zhengde interrupted Gu Dayong coldly and then set the date of execution.

This time, no one spoke. The Minister of War was about to spread the heads to the Nine Territory. Who dared to speak randomly by the people below the Minister of War? Everyone's eyes were focused on several cabinet ministers and the people with the highest identities such as the Six Ministers and Nine Ministers.

Several important officials were also full of bitterness. The scene in front of them was very similar to the scene a few months ago. At that time, Zhengde also used Wang Yue as a bargaining chip and held a political exchange with the foreign court. But that time, Zhengde's request was irrelevant, but this time, he wanted to start a big killing!

Of course, this time his bargaining chips were even bigger. The candidate for the Sili Supervisor to be in charge of the seal of the eunuch obviously cannot be compared with the serious crime of plotting against the rebellious palace. What should I do?

Forced to turn against each other? This is how Liu Jian and others did it.

But after being hung up by Zhengde for three days, the momentum was much weaker. After being pulled around by Zhengde for a while, his spirit was even more lost. Now that Zhengde suddenly showed his murderous aura, most people were already shocked. It would be easier to attack the emperor in groups and let the emperor take back his life?

What's more, Zhengde does not mention the treason at all, and it will not cause any rebellion, which makes everyone worry about gains and losses. As long as the emperor is not targeting everyone, who is willing to give up a good high-ranking official and generous salary and sacrifice his life for justice?

Everyone understood that Zhengde’s current method is actually similar to what the scholars and officials used to do, that is, to fabricate charges, first destroy the other party’s reputation, and then do the real thing.

Those who can stand in the court cannot be very clean. No one is looking for trouble in normal times, so it is naturally calm. But once someone asks the bottom line, they can find many mistakes.

Let’s talk about Liu Daxia’s crime of greed for military pay. In fact, this kind of thing is the practice of the Ministry of War. From the Ministry of Revenue to the delivery of money to ordinary soldiers, every floor is a first-hand deal. If anyone dares to deliberately refuse to accept it, it will be a big trouble! Others don’t take it. Are you trying to pretend to be noble?

The most taboo thing in the officialdom is its independence. If anyone dares to do this, then wait for everyone to attack and then be unlucky. There are many ready-made examples, such as Zeng Jian, the Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works, and Wang Shouren, also the head of the Ministry of War.

The latter's approach was rather obscure. He deliberately avoided those positions that were worth money and specifically found some thankless errands to do, so no one was concerned about him.

This is also the most difficult thing for Xie Hong's strategy to solve. In the words of later generations, he used the default means within the system. If he wanted to overthrow this means, he had to overthrow it as an example. The difficulty can be imagined. You must know that this method has been enjoyed until hundreds of years later, and it is really difficult for the bureaucrats to deal with it for a while.

Once the crime is settled, it is impossible to call the world on this ground. I was punished by the emperor by corruption and favoritism, so I called on the world to clear the emperor's side? Isn't this a joke? Even if someone has the nerve to shout, someone must be right.

"In addition, Zhang Fuhua..." Zhengde's soul-tempering voice sounded again, and the ministers were trembling in their ears.

"Old minister..." Zhang Fuhua's mouth was bitter, and she had no idea why Zhengde was chasing him. Liu Daxia was the pioneer of Xie Hong, and Gu Zuo was also a representative figure of the scholars in Jiangnan. With Xie Hong's ruthlessness, no matter how miserable these two people were, they were understandable, but he was really innocent.

"Your Majesty! I have a memorial to the censor Su Shi!" Before Zhang Fuhua could speak, a person flashed at the end of the squad and started aloud:

"The Master said: If the name is not upright, the words are not going well. If the words are not going well, the things will not be done. If the thing is not going well, the rituals and music will not prosper. If the rituals and music are not going well, the punishment will not be won. If the punishment is not going well, the punishment will not be won. The sage said this. The matter of punishment is related to the laws of the court. How can it be done at will? If the name is not going well, how should people in the world think about it?"

"Oh, the censor Su Shi..." Zhengde looked up at Su Shi, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked through the table, looking at something, as if he was at a loss.

Su Shi was relieved when he saw this. It was a helpless move for him to stand up. Although the teacher was unlucky and would not directly implicate him, the indirect effect was great. Therefore, for the friendship between teachers and students, he had to fight for his own future.

"Your Majesty, since it involves the court officials, even if they are investigated, they should be handed over to the Youzi Department for trial in order to clarify the punishment of the ruling. This is..." Seeing that Zhengde was hesitant, Min Kyu was also lucky and went out to persuade him.

"Oh, Min Gui, Minister of Justice..." Zhengde didn't even raise his eyes this time, nodded slightly, but he still kept looking through his hands.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing that there seemed to be an opportunity, more and more people joined the ranks of persuasion. Liu and Gu's two bridgeheads have been lost, so it is necessary to protect Zhang Fuhua.

"Well, Shi Lin, Shi Lang, Zhao Lang..." Zhengde was still calm, just muttering something, as if counting.

Gradually, the court officials also found something wrong, so the Taihe Palace became quiet again until Zhengde raised his head again and smiled slightly at them.

"Censor Su Shi, you are over twenty years old and have not married yet, but I heard that you already have more than a dozen concubines. Is this the reason why the saint teaches you? You know, I have just gotten married and only have one, two concubines. Isn't this very disrespectful way of doing this? Do you admit your guilt or not?" Zhengde pointed to Su Shi with anger on his face.

"..." In addition to the flaws in life style, Su Shi was actually quite upright in his standing. Even so, he was still shot by Zhengde's counterattack. He didn't know what to say for a while. It would be disrespectful to have more women than the emperor? Is there any reason in the world?

"Shangshu Min Kyu, you have been rampant in the countryside before entering the court. I heard that you failed to rob a girl in the civilian that day, and then you were so angry that you burned her house, causing the other party's family to perish. Do you admit it?" Zhengde shouted again, scaring Min Kyu so much that she was sweating coldly.

Unlike Zhang Fuhua before, Min Kyu knew the charges of Zhengde. How could he not know about it? But he was also confused. How did the emperor find out about it after so many years? He even showed up as if he wanted to settle the accounts?

"Shi Lin, I heard you..." Zhengde flipped the volume on the table, and kept talking. He scolded everyone who had just made suggestions. The accusations were different, but he undoubtedly revealed Zhengde's determination to liquidate.

“…Do you admit your guilt or not?”

Zhengde's cold voice echoed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Every time he made accusations, the courtiers' faces became pale. When Zhengde Heju looked up, the hall of Supreme Harmony was already dead silent.

"You... admit your guilt or not!" As a summary, Zhengde sneered and looked around his ministers.
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