"Huh? The master overseeing the execution over there, does he look strange?"
Around Zhu Yunxi, the idle men who craned their necks to watch the excitement asked questions again.
"Are you showing off?" Someone smiled and showed off, "The bearded one on the left is Baozhao, the Minister of Integrity, Zuodu Censor, and the young and tall one on the right is Xin Yande, the Censor of Qiandu, the Minister of General Affairs!"
"These two are so stern that they won't even be recognized by their relatives!"
"Well, the enemy of the country! I heard that Mr. Xin is famous for his courage to say that he will interfere with anyone who breaks the law with the emperor's relatives!"
"Hey, that's not right! I heard that there is Duke Cao Guo who is trying the case of King Zhou. Why don't you see others?"
"He's just a man who makes up the numbers! That man is a good hand at making money for food, drinks and entertainment. When something like this happens, it's too late to hide, so how can he still go ahead and make up the money!"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong blushed and looked at those idle men with eyes filled with anger.
"Look, everyone in the market knows who you are!" Zhu Yunhe smiled teasingly, looked at Li Jinglong and whispered, "Whether you want to be like this in the future, or take on a big responsibility, you have to weigh it yourself!"
"To tell you the truth, I have been having trouble sleeping and eating at home these days, and I have come to my senses after painful experience. I am already halfway through my life. If I continue to be confused, I will not be sorry for the cultivation of two generations of emperors, and I will be sorry for my father and grandfather...
"
"Got it!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand slightly, "Let's start!"
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Bao Zhao and Xin Yande were sitting on the high platform, both looking upright.
His eyes were extremely cold-blooded, and he even looked at the prisoners waiting to be slaughtered with a bit of ridicule on his lips.
"Quiet! Mighty!"
Under the shouts of the government officials, the long street suddenly became quiet.
Xin Yande stood up slowly, opened the scroll in his hand, and read aloud, "Someone has committed corruption and perverted the law..."
He read out the charges of these people loudly, including the part about Zhou Wang Zhu Ju, without any concealment, and read them out together.
"If you read the books of sages, you should know that the people are going through hard times and the country is not easy. However, they have lost their conscience and not only amassed wealth, but also acted as a scheming agent. The laws of the country and the laws of nature are so clear that even the sun and the moon cannot tolerate them!"
Saying that, Xin Yande shouted, "Execution!"
"Behead!" Bao Zhao also shouted and threw the lottery in his hand directly to the ground.
"Okay!" The crowd burst into cheers.
On the second floor of the teahouse, those idlers watching the excitement by the windows were even more excited, their hands were red and the window frames were shaking.
Killing Tan officials will make the people happy to hear about it.
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"You always invite me!"
The executioner's head was wrapped in red cloth, he held a ghost-headed knife in his arms, and clasped his hands in fists.
Then, without waiting for the trembling prisoner to speak, he was directly dragged by the shoulders to the execution platform.
"Just close your eyes, and with a snap, you will be relieved!"
"Don't blame me, I wish you a bright future after reincarnation!"
As he said that, he raised a glass of strong wine and drank half of it in one breath. Then with a pop, all of it was sprayed on the ghost head knife.
"Execution!" the commander shouted.
"The evil spirits are coming!"
A swish, a thud.
The blood rose and the head fell, but the prisoner's kneeling body remained kneeling until the head rolled a few times on the ground before the body slowly fell over, as if he had fallen drunk.
"Okay!" The crowd cheered loudly again.
"Next!" the commander continued to shout.
Another executioner stepped forward and as soon as he grabbed the man's shoulder, the man trembled and shouted, "I still have something to say, I... I still have a crime to confess, I sent money to the Ministry of Finance, I gave money to the officials
The Ministry gave me money, and I...In order to get promoted, I bought a concubine for Shangguan..."
"Shut his mouth!" Bao Zhao said angrily.
A ball of rags was stuffed directly into his mouth. The prisoner whimpered and was pulled by the executioner like a dead dog. But wherever he passed, there was a stain. It turned out to be the result of the panic, the urine and feces, and the ugly appearance.
"Baobutang!" Xin Yande whispered, "Is what he said during the trial...?"
"It's just a fight before death!" Bao Zhao said sternly, "If something happened, he would have told the Jinyiwei Town Fusi. Huh, talking nonsense at this time is just to prolong life and delay time. If everyone is like this,
Then there will be no need for execution today!"
Having said this, Bao Zhao grinned again, "Humph, these people are so shameless, they dare to say anything to survive!"
"That's what you said!" Xin Yande nodded and paused, "According to the list, there are more than seventy people to be killed today, right?"
"The remaining ones are military attachés!" Bao Zhao whispered, "Some of them have served the country well, and the emperor has ordered them to be dealt with everywhere and leave a whole body intact!"
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puff!
Another head fell to the ground, and blood suddenly appeared.
Zhu Yunxi, who was on the second floor of the teahouse, had already turned his back and slowly walked downstairs with the people around him.
Behind him, countless voices rose up and filled the sky and the earth.
These corrupt officials who colluded with King Zhou are dead. The next step is to give King Zhou a result.
"Xie Jin!" Zhu Yunxi said calmly.
Among the entourage, a pale-faced Jie Jin slowly came forward from behind and whispered, "I'm here!"
"You made a decree that the King of Zhou ignored Heaven's grace and used his dignity as a vassal king to break the law, harm the people, banish the king, and imprison Fengyang." Zhu Yunxi walked slowly in the long alley with his hands behind his back, and spoke slowly, "
The land of the King of Zhou's farmland was recovered together, and the land under his name belonged to the Chief Secretary of the Central Plains and sold to the farmers and the people. Remember, those who invaded and occupied the people must be returned double!"
"The guards under his command have enriched the Central Plains capital, and the cavalry has been sent to serve in front of the Gansu army. From the crown prince Zhu Youdun onwards, all of them are commoners... and they will all become lieutenants of Fengguo."
Li Jinglong, He Guangyi and others who followed Zhu Yunxi looked calm, while Xie Jin's heart was tumbling.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the kindness of relatives has been used for everything, and the kindness is far greater than that of previous generations.
But now the emperor's imperial edict is tantamount to directly breaking this kind of all-purpose kindness, without even caring about good or bad.
The titles of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty are all hereditary. The prince's legitimate son is the prince, and the remaining son is the county prince. Fengguo Lieutenant is the lowest title in the royal family of the country, and it is a title only held by the sixth generation grandson of the county prince.
At this time, the country had only been founded for more than 30 years, and the sons of King Zhou were the first batch of lieutenants serving the country. Such treatment is not unreasonable.
But Zhu Yunxi's words were not finished yet, "Lieutenants of Fengguo are not allowed to live in the Central Plains, let alone the capital. The older ones are sent to serve the King of Korea in Goryeo, while the younger ones are raised by Princess Zhou, and the court provides money and food. After they become adults, they are sent to Yunnan.
Serve. I cherish the love of my flesh and blood, and hope they can become talents tomorrow and wash away their shame!"
"I obey the decree!" Xie Jin said hurriedly.
Li Jinglong, on the other hand, thought carefully about the emperor's intention.
Goryeo has returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but only one emperor, twenty-one sons, King Han, was granted the title. They were sent to King Han, saying that they would serve under his command, but the focus was on hoping that they would become talents.
Once these sons of King Zhou gain a foothold in Goryeo, they will be able to restrain the power of King Han. Goryeo is so big and there are so many royal children, so it is impossible for King Han to have the final say.
There is also Yunnan, where the second son of the King of Yan family has gone. With that boy’s free-spirited temper, there will definitely be corpses everywhere. When the time comes, whether the court emigrates or directly grants a title to the vassal king, he will have the king of Zhou as his wife.
The descendants also have the same approach as Goryeo.
High! So high!
Thinking of this, Li Jinglong was startled and couldn't help but look at Zhu Yunxi's back secretly.
"The emperor can't wait any longer. Is he going to start cutting down the vassals now?"
"The two kings of Qin and Jin probably wished that all the brothers around them would stay away from each other. The king of Yan had already relented, the second brother went to Burma, and the eldest son stayed in the capital. The other kings were not afraid. The only one who was so troublesome was the king of Chu.
And Prince Ning, who has always been rebellious and never dealt with the emperor before..."
"The Emperor left a tail in the case of King Zhou, and the Emperor also left a tail in the case of Sheng Hengda. That means...?"
In fact, Zhu Yunxi had this plan in mind. The future enfeoffment of the royal family was to have me among you, and you among me. It was necessary to ensure that the vassal kings could gain a foothold in the fiefdom, and to control them from being a dominant family.
Only in this way can we ensure that all the territories developed by the Ming Dynasty can truly belong to the Ming Dynasty.