The emperor's angry shouts echoed in the huge palace. All the servants and maids in the palace were so frightened that they broke into cold sweats and lay on the ground without daring to move, for fear that they would be killed by the furious emperor.
Used as an object to vent anger.
Although the emperor is said to have a generous temperament and rarely angers others for anything, any fool can see that the emperor is really very angry at this moment. Even Ma Yongcheng and Qiu Ju have always been favored by the emperor.
Are all the eunuchs lying on the ground now and not daring to move?
Zhu Houzhao, who had vented his anger, glanced at Ma Yongcheng, Qiu Ju and others, took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger, and said coldly: "Ma Daban, if I read it correctly, this memorial
It should have been submitted by the Yangzhou government office. For such a big matter, is there no news from Jin Yiwei?"
Just looking at that memorial, he knew that it was an official document submitted by the local government. This made Zhu Houzhao a little curious. For such a big matter, there was no movement from the Jinyiwei side. This seemed to be something wrong.
However, Zhu Houzhao had forgotten that all the Jinyi Guards who were stationed in Yangzhou Prefecture, including hundreds of Jinyi Guards who went to the capital, were all killed, and the Yamen were burned to the ground. How could the Jinyi Guards get news from the local area?
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It was such a simple truth. Zhu Houzhao couldn't have imagined that Zhu Houzhao was so angry that he was stimulated by the sudden news. He didn't think so much at all and subconsciously asked Ma Yongcheng and Qiu Ju.
Ma Yongcheng, who was slightly relieved, listened to the emperor's question and said quickly: "Your Majesty, it's not that there is no news from Jinyiwei, it is actually that the Jinyiwei Yamen in Yangzhou Prefecture has been completely wiped out. Where is there anyone?"
Send the message."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but froze when he heard this, rubbed his forehead and said, "I'm just confused because of my anger."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at Ma Yongcheng and said, "In that case, Li Qing may not know that such a big thing happened in his Jinyiwei Yamen right now!"
Ma Yongcheng hesitated and said: "When this official document comes to Beijing, it will be copied first, one copy will be sent to the cabinet, and the other will be sent to the imperial city. However, if it involves the local Jinyiwei, then one copy will be copied and delivered to the Jinyiwei Yamen, so if it does not come out
If there is an accident, General Li should also have received the news."
Zhu Houzhao raised his brows and said subconsciously: "With such a big thing happening, with Li Qing's temperament, I'm afraid he should be on his way to the palace to see me by now."
While he was talking, he saw a young chamberlain running over in a hurry, bowing to the emperor and saying, "Your Majesty, General Li Huan is asking to see Your Majesty outside the palace gate."
Zhu Houzhao heard this and said, "I really got it right."
After waving his hand at the little chamberlain, Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and said, "Tell Li Qing to come to see you."
The little chamberlain trotted out to convey the emperor's will, but after a while, he saw a figure striding towards him.
Walking into the main hall, Li Huan stepped forward and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Li Huan, pays homage to your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Li Qing, there is no need to be polite, just get up without courtesy."
When Li Huan stood up and before Li Huan could speak, Zhu Houzhao turned to Li Huan and said, "I think Li Qing came here because of the fact that everyone in the Jinyiwei Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture was silenced."
Hearing what the emperor said, Li Huan was just stunned for a moment before he realized. If he could get the news, then the emperor must have also gotten the news.
Li Huan nodded slightly, and bowed to Zhu Houzhao with a solemn look on his face: "Your Majesty, in our bright and clear world, such an appalling thing has happened in a big dynasty city like Yangzhou Prefecture.
People have destroyed people from top to bottom. This kind of thing has never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Its nature is so bad and its influence is so bad that it is unprecedented."
Zhu Houzhao sat there with a solemn look on his face. As the emperor, he didn't know what kind of bad impact it would have if a Jinyiwei Yamen was destroyed.
To put it lightly, this matter was to show the dignity and dignity of the imperial court, but to put it more seriously, it was to shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it must not be taken lightly.
After a short pause, Li Huan said again: "I pray that your Majesty will allow me to go to Yangzhou City in person to investigate the case of the murder of thousands of Jinyiwei households in Yangzhou, so as to set the record straight."
Zhu Houzhao just pondered for a moment and then nodded and said: "Okay, I'm sure about this. I will order you, Li Qing, to go to Yangzhou Prefecture as the imperial envoy to supervise the case. You must investigate it and get to the bottom of it."
But after the words fell, Zhu Houzhao said to Li Huan: "But even if Li Qing wants to go to Yangzhou Mansion to investigate the case, he will not miss it in a day or two. Tomorrow, at the great court meeting, Li Qing will also receive titles with all the meritorious soldiers.
Reward, and if such a big case occurs, it will have to be discussed by hundreds of officials at the court meeting tomorrow."
No matter how anxious Li Huan was to go to Yangzhou Mansion, what the emperor said was not unreasonable, so he nodded slightly and said: "I will obey your majesty's arrangements."
But it was said that the officials were leaving the city to welcome the triumphant soldiers with meritorious service, and the emperor held a banquet for all the soldiers in the palace. The officials had been busy for almost a day, and all of them went back to their homes exhausted.
However, it was said that in the mansion of Prince Ge Laowang, several ministers of the court were drinking tea in Wang Hao's study.
After Chen Wenliang, the censor of Zuodu, was imprisoned, Wang Hao, the elder of the palace, had a difficult life in the court. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Chen Wenliang and Wang Hao were in the same party.
Chen Wenliang and Wang Hao were in the same age, and they supported each other in the court and had a friendship for decades.
This time Chen Wenliang was transferred from Nanjing to the capital to serve as the censor of Zuodu. It was Wang Hao's handiwork. However, he did not expect that Chen Wenliang would not succeed in impeaching Li Huan, but he would end up doing it himself.
This is naturally a big blow to the officials of Wang Hao's party. After all, Chen Wenliang, the censor of Zuodu, can definitely be regarded as a general of Wang Hao's party. Except for Wang Hao,
Besides the elders, Chen Wenliang has the highest official rank and the most prominent status.
Several officials in the study were the backbones of Wang Hao's party. The worst one was a member of the Sixth Ministry, and there were even high-ranking officials at the rank of minister.
Hong Wenlong, who is the Minister of Rites, looked at Wang Hao with a solemn expression and couldn't help but said: "The elder Ge hurriedly summoned me to come. Is there something going on?"
It turned out that these people were all in the evening, and suddenly received the news and rushed to see Wang Hao. Wang Hao summoned them so urgently that they didn't even know the reason. They were naturally very curious.
When the other people heard Hong Wenlong speak, they also looked at Wang Hao one by one, their eyes full of curiosity.
Wang Hao took a deep breath, glanced at a few people and said slowly: "Not long ago, news came from the cabinet that something big happened in Yangzhou Mansion!"
Hearing what Wang Hao said, Hong Wenlong and others looked puzzled. Hong Wenlong even chuckled and said: "What big thing can happen in the prosperous land south of the Yangtze River? If we really want to say it, it's Li Huan's traitor sect."
I went to Yangzhou Mansion with Jin Yiwei to handle the case..."
Just as he was speaking, Hong Wenlong suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Wang Hao with a look of horror on his face and said, "Sir, could it be that the people from Jinyiwei were responsible for confiscating homes and exterminating clans in Yangzhou Mansion?"
The rest of the people also reacted with expressions like Hong Wenlong's. In their opinion, only the Jinyiwei who caused trouble to the place, arrested and kidnapped people, and carried out things like confiscating homes and exterminating clans could be considered a big deal.
Wang Hao slowly shook his head and said: "This matter is indeed related to the Jinyi Guards, but it is the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Thousand Households and hundreds of Jinyiwei who went to Yangzhou Prefecture for official business. They were all killed. Even the Yangzhou Jinyiwei
All the government offices of thousands of households were burned to the ground."
"puff"
An official just took a sip of tea, and when he heard Wang Hao's words, he spurted out a sip of tea, his eyes widened, and his face was filled with astonishment.
The person next to him shook his hand and knocked the tea cup on the table to the ground, breaking it into pieces on the spot.
For a moment, everyone present looked at Wang Hao in stunned silence, as if hearing something incredible.
"Boss, you are not joking, are you? They are the Emperor's personal soldiers, representing the Jinyiwei who supervise the area. Who has such courage? He dares to kill even the Jinyiwei, and even burn the Jinyiwei's Yamen to the ground."
No wonder these people had such a big reaction. This incident was really shocking. It was simply the first time this happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
No matter how much they hate and curse Jin Yiwei behind their backs, they know better than anyone else what Jin Yiwei represents.
Now, if you are not shocked to hear that a Jinyiwei Yamen was burned to the ground and everyone in the Yamen was killed, it would be strange.
Wang Hao looked at the crowd and said: "Who dares to lie about such a big thing? You must know that if you are not careful, it will be a huge disaster."
Wang Hao then said: "If nothing else happens, the news may have spread by now. Whether it is Jinyiwei, Dongchang, His Majesty, or several pavilion elders, they all know about this."
matter."
Hong Wenlong suddenly exclaimed: "No, it's a disaster, it's really a disaster."
Several officials couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when they saw Hong Wenlong suddenly startled. They looked at Hong Wenlong in confusion, as if they didn't understand why Hong Wenlong was shouting about trouble when this was originally a good thing.
Hong Wenlong said solemnly: "With such a big thing happening, how could Li Huan let it go with his traitorous temperament? Li Huan might have to go to Yangzhou Mansion in person to supervise the case. By that time, who knows what Li Huan will do."
Will Huan take advantage of the organization to frame a loyal and loyal minister of the court? If he frames him and involves some important ministers in the court in this case, I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm in the capital."
"hiss!"
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this and looked at Hong Wenlong in shock, because Hong Wenlong's worries were not unreasonable. If they were to save others by themselves, Hong Wenlong's worries would most likely come true. After all, if they were Li Huan,
, I will never miss such a good opportunity.
The Jinyiwei Yamen was wiped out. For such a huge case, even if Li Huan took the opportunity to do something and drag one or two pavilion elders into the water, it would not be a big deal.
It can be said that anyone involved in this case, no matter what their status, even if they are hereditary and irreplaceable Dukes, will not be able to escape the fate of having their families confiscated and exterminated once they are involved in this case.
Hong Wenlong suddenly looked at Wang Hao and said, "Sir, who are you? He is so bold that he even dares to kill Jin Yiwei?"
Obviously the crux of the problem that Hong Wenlong had in mind was that he was not an ordinary person who could do such a thing.
Wang Hao's eyes flashed with a trace of worry: "According to a report from the Yangzhou government office, the Jin Yiwei captured people of the Chen family. As a result, the remnants of the Chen family attacked the Jin Yiwei Yamen at night. Not only did they kill all the Jin Yiwei people, but also a group of people.
The fire burned the Jinyiwei Yamen to ashes."
"Yangzhou Chen family, a clansman of Lord Chen Wenliang?"
Hong Wenlong stood up suddenly. It was hard to imagine that an old man in his fifties could be so agile. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that Hong Wenlong reacted so quickly.
Wang Hao nodded, and Hong Wenlong couldn't help but swayed. He took a few steps back as if he were mourning for his concubine. He subconsciously held the table with one hand before he stabilized his body. He said in a trembling voice: "Why is this so?
This is it."
When several officials present saw Hong Wenlong's reaction, they all showed sympathetic expressions and felt sad at the same time.
As colleagues, especially those who are close to him, they naturally understand why Hong Wenlong had such a big reaction.
In fact, Hong Wenlong and the Chen family were related by marriage. Hong Wenlong's son married the Chen family's legitimate daughter, and the relationship between the two families was extremely close.
Originally, because of Chen Wenliang's crime, Hong Wenlong was worried, fearing that one day the Jin Yiwei would send someone to take him away. Now he suddenly learned that the person who had committed such a heinous crime was his own in-laws. Hong Wenlong did not faint on the spot, it was already considered a good thing.
My mind is strong, if it were anyone else, I might have fainted from fear.
With a pop, Hong Wenlong knelt down in front of Wang Hao and said tremblingly: "Sir, help me, please save my Hong family."
Wang Hao looked at Hong Wenlong who was kneeling in front of him, with a look of sadness on his face and said: "I'm afraid I can't protect myself now, so how can I protect you?"
An official nearby heard the words and couldn't help but trembled in shock: "Why do you say this, sir? You are a dignified elder and a minister in the court. How dare Li Huan..."
But before the official finished speaking, he seemed to have realized something and closed his mouth.
Wang Hao glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, I have called you here today to tell you that whenever Li Huan wants to use this case to target some people, we must be his first target. Once this case is involved,
In the meantime, let’s all wish ourselves good luck.”
As he spoke, Wang Hao's whole body seemed to have been drained of energy, and his whole body had aged a bit.
Hong Wenlong and other officials were so distraught that they left the palace in a daze and got into their own carriages and horses. When they returned to their respective mansions, they did not come back to their senses.
Not to mention how Hong Wenlong and others reacted, let's just say that the sensational news spread at an extremely fast speed, first to the cabinet ministers, and then to officials from the six ministries of the DPRK and the Central Government. Without waiting for dawn the next day, unless the news was blocked to a certain extent
, almost all the officials knew the shocking news that all the thousands of households in the Jinyiwei Station in Yangzhou had been killed.
Originally, it was a great joy for the meritorious generals who triumphed the next day to receive the title. However, after this important event spread, the atmosphere in the entire capital changed drastically. It seemed that endless clouds enveloped the entire capital, and one after another's eyes subconsciously
He turned towards the location of the Jinyiwei Yamen and the direction of the Imperial City.
Everyone knew that if such a big thing happened, whether it was Li Huan who was in charge of the Jinyiwei Yamen or Zhu Houzhao, who was the supreme emperor, he would definitely burst into thunderous rage.
It was late at night, the sky was still dark, and the people in the capital were sound asleep, but many officials who had learned the news could not sleep. These people all knew that a terrible storm was brewing at this moment, and they did not know how many people would be affected.
Lost his life in this big storm.
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