Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from his throne, and with a clang, he drew out the sword lying next to him.
"Suppress!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly, and the imperial protective dragon energy on his body suddenly expanded, covering the entire hall in an instant.
Ordinary people couldn't see it, but all the civil servants with Confucian and Taoist talents in the hall could see clearly. In their eyes, a huge five-clawed golden dragon suddenly flew out of Zhu Yuanzhang and entrenched himself directly on the entire hall.
The talents in the hall that were originally rising at night were suddenly suppressed, and everyone felt that they had transformed from Confucianism and Taoism extraordinary people back to ordinary people in an instant.
"Clang!" Following Zhu Yuanzhang's movements, the surrounding Jin Yiwei pulled out the Xiuchun Dao from their waists at the same time, and the bloody aura quickly spread throughout the Huangji Palace.
"The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has not seen blood for a long time!"
Zhu Yuanzhang held his sword and looked at Mu Ying and Lan Yu below and said: "Go, chop off their heads one by one on top of this hall, so that this hall can see blood."
"Let them understand that there are some things they cannot do in our Ming Dynasty."
The expressions of the more than sixty civil servants kneeling on the ground suddenly changed. They never imagined that Zhu Yuanzhang would actually overturn the table and start killing.
"Your Majesty, are you crazy?"
"Doesn't he understand what it means not to blame others? Isn't he afraid of chaos in the world?" Yan Maoqing thought with an ugly face.
"Your Majesty!" A figure flashed directly in front of Mu Ying and Lan Yu who were rushing towards them.
Wearing a red court uniform, he has a slender figure and has a long beard like Guan Yu. Although he has lost the support of his talent, he does not show any timidity in front of generals like Mu Ying and Lan Yu who have fought hundreds of battles.
"Zhang Juzheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, invites you to play!" Zhang Juzheng said loudly.
From the beginning of the Great Meeting to the present, Zhu Yuanzhang and Yan Dang have been in direct confrontation, and this is the first Qingliu Party to stand up and speak out.
"Say!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly when he heard the name, sat back on the throne and spoke in a deep voice.
"It is easy to kill them, but it is difficult to kill them..."
"I wonder if Your Majesty is ready?"
"What preparations do you think we need to make?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, squinting his eyes slightly.
"I would like to ask you to be transferred out of Beijing to patrol the southeast. Japanese rebellion is rampant in the southeast. Hu Zongxian is the pillar of the southeast, and there is no room for loss in the southeast." Zhang Juzheng said.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, the meaning behind his words was already obvious.
If Zhu Yuanzhang punished the Yan Party, it is difficult to guarantee that Hu Zongxian, who was a member of the Yan Party, would have any different intentions. Since the fight against the Japanese in the Southeast was now the top priority of the imperial court, Zhang Juzheng wanted to go there in person to keep an eye on Hu Zongxian.
"We have our own arrangements in the southeast!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said: "You can go north with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. You will patrol the northwest and the military and border defense affairs in the northeast. If the northwest border defense is stable and the Japanese rebellion in the southeast cannot be tolerated, the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed."
"Follow your orders!" Zhang Juzheng slowly stepped back.
Xu Jie and Gao Gong next to them glanced at Zhang Juzheng. They didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng would actually want to petition to leave Beijing at this time. Was this because he wanted to escape from the current political whirlpool in Beijing?
And why do you suddenly feel that there is a little tacit understanding between Zhang Juzheng and Emperor Jiajing?
Before this, it belonged to Yan Song alone.
Xu Jie felt a big word "danger" coming out of his head. It seemed that Yan Song was about to fall. Wouldn't his student want to surpass him, directly cater to the emperor, and become the second Yan Song?
And at the same time that Zhang Juzheng retreated, Lan Yu and Mu Ying appeared directly in front of Shen Mao, one pressed down and the other raised the embroidered spring knife without hesitation.
"Pfft!" The sword flashed and a huge human head rolled down.
Including Yan Maoqing, all the Yan Party members couldn't help but feel their hearts twitching, as if the knife had fallen on their heads.
After killing Shen Mao, the two set their sights on Lu Yi, the left servant of the Ministry of Personnel.
"Plop!"
When Lu Yi saw the bright sword in Lan Yu's hand, he was so frightened that everyone went numb.
Facts have proved that in the face of life and death, not everyone can have the determination to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.
He knelt down directly on the ground with a thud.
"I want to report it to Yan Maoqing, who instructed me to do this." Lu Yi shouted.
Next to him, Yan Maoqing was so frightened that he quickly stepped out of the queue and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, this man is just grabbing and biting, and I have never given him any explanation."
"Evidence!" Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Yan Maoqing, who turned pale with fright, and asked Lu Yi instead.
Lu Yi shook his head in despair.
Then, under Zhu Yuanzhang's indifferent gaze, his head was also cut off directly.
Some officials were so frightened that they wanted to run away, but they lost their extraordinary talents. As a scholar with no strength, he was no match for the guards surrounded by big arms and round waists. Soon, all the more than 60 people were killed without leaving a trace.
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The strong smell of blood permeated the entire hall.
Xu Jie looked at this scene and knew in his heart that from today on, Yan Dang was finished, but he could not imagine that Yan Dang was finished in such a way.
To be honest, he would rather have defeated Yan Dang through political struggle than to be killed in the court in such a naked way by the Holy Lord himself like now.
Because he was also a member of the civil service group, looking at the corpses being dragged away like dead dogs, he could not help but feel a sense of sadness at the death of rabbits and foxes.
"Continue reading the memorial!" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't feel any discomfort about this. After everyone was finished killing, he spoke again.
The Emperor Jiajing, who was beside him and was frightened by such a bloody and exciting scene, suddenly became excited and quickly picked up the second memorial and started reading it.
It was only then that everyone finally realized that it was that small argumentative memorandum that led to the destruction of most of the core members of the Strict Party.
This immediately gave people an extremely absurd and unreal feeling.
What is even more disturbing is that the memorial is still being read.
This immediately caused a panic to spread quietly among the entire civil and military officials.
Now, for them, the Holy Emperor sitting on the throne is too unpredictable, and he can kill more than 60 courtiers in the court. None of them can guarantee what will happen next.
After reading the second memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "The director of the Ministry of Industry, Yan Lin, came out!"
"Your Majesty!" A veteran minister in his sixties came out and knelt down.
"What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for the smooth flow of government orders on various projects, craftsmen, farming, water conservancy, transportation, etc. across the country."
"Is the memorial you submitted to plead grievance for Yan Shifan within the scope of your authority?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"No!" Yan Lin was lying on the ground, his body trembling a little.
"Do you have conclusive evidence to prove that Yan Shifan was wronged?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
"No!" Yan Lin lowered his head even harder.
"Then tell us, what is the meaning of this memorial?" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.
"Old minister, I admit my guilt!" Yan Lin admitted his mistake simply.
"Chen Hong, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, what should be the punishment for such dereliction of duty, overstepping of authority and false reporting?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Twenty battles..., one year's salary!" Chen Hong's voice sounded from behind.
"Delay it and execute it!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Seeing Yan Lin being dragged down to beat him, many ministers could not help but let out a long sigh of relief. Beating him was nothing, at least he could survive!
Zhu Yuanzhang did not wait for Yan Lin to finish his punishment, then signaled the court meeting to continue.
One memorial after another was read out in the court, and one official after another was punished, lightly or severely.
Gradually, the officials' minds calmed down.
They saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was not really killing people indiscriminately, and that all of his bases were based on Ming laws.
Except for those who directly contradicted others like Shen Mao and others, they basically fought against each other.
And not only the strict party members, but also those who wrote randomly in Qingliu were also punished.
Yan Maoqing gradually came back to his senses, and he suddenly had a feeling that perhaps the Holy Emperor was not targeting Yan Dang, but Yan Dang himself who wanted to die and insisted on hitting the gun.
It made him feel a little regretful.
Xu Jie also saw Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, and he looked deeper than Yan Maoqing.
This is obviously Zhu Yuanzhang setting new rules.
The set of rules that were used in the court before have become a thing of the past. From now on, if you want to get along in the court, you must follow the new rules.
In the final analysis, the new basis only has two words: do things!
Those who can do things will go up, and those who can't do things will go down.
No matter what party struggle, what faction, whether your people or mine are all treated equally by Zhu Yuanzhang, he only wants people who can do things.
This was the first message Zhu Yuanzhang conveyed to all civil and military officials through this great meeting.
This time the court meeting lasted for eight hours. Except for the more than 60 officials who were killed, nearly 70% of the remaining courtiers were beaten.
By the way, Zhu Yuanzhang also handled other government affairs that had accumulated in the past few days directly in front of all the ministers.
For eight hours, everyone stood there from morning to night, and even ate in the Huangji Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang was with them throughout the entire process, also working for eight hours.
This once again made many civil servants and military generals feel incredible.
It seemed that the holy emperor who devoted himself to Taoism and ignored government affairs had really changed. Suddenly Emperor Jiajing began to work hard to govern.
This made all the ministers feel uncomfortable for a while.
But those officials who truly care about their country, their country, and the world can't help but have hope in their hearts.
"I hope this is not the whim of His Majesty!" After finally walking out of Huangji Hall, Gao Gong said while beating his waist.
After a day's work, they finally finished processing all the memorials at ten o'clock in the morning the next day. Like Gao Gong, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng next to them also beat their stiff backs.
That is to say, everyone has the talent to support. Otherwise, with their seventy and eighty years old, it would be impossible for them to support for eight or nine hours.
"I think the Holy Spirit is really different this time!"
"So, you two ministers, maybe we should put aside our previous thoughts of party struggle and think about what we should do to benefit the Ming Dynasty." Zhang Juzheng said.
After hearing what he said, Gao Gong nodded in agreement, obviously doing things pragmatically was also what he thought deep in his heart.
The reason why he didn't do it before was because it simply couldn't be done. With Yan Song, a traitor like him, there would be no benefit to you if you did it well. If you did it even slightly worse, you would be doomed immediately.
But now the Holy Father suddenly became diligent and wise, which suddenly gave Gao Gong hope.
Xu Jie also nodded, but no matter how he looked at his disciple at this moment, he felt a little displeased.
Zhang Juzheng's previous actions in the court made him subconsciously think that this was a signal for Zhang Juzheng to actively move closer to Emperor Jiajing.
You must know that you are his mentor, and now you are still the second assistant. How can it be Zhang Juzheng's turn to flatter the Holy Emperor?
To be honest, he was a little unhappy with what Zhang Juzheng did.
But Xu Jie was cunning and cunning, and he didn't show it in any way.
He smiled and said: "Tai Yue, Su Qing, what we should consider most now is who will fill the vacancies for the more than 60 people killed by the Holy One. I asked the Holy One for permission before leaving.
Let the cabinet make a decision and let’s discuss this matter tomorrow..."