Chapter 50: Stop it, King of the Faith, there are all Jinyiwei outside!
Zhu Youjian knew that the situation was over, but he was still unwilling to give in. With a look of madness in his eyes, he shouted loudly: "Kill, charge the battle for me, kill the false emperor, and wipe out the eunuchs. Only then will we have a chance of survival."
"kill!"
As King Xin's cronies took the lead in the charge, the accompanying soldiers had doubts and hesitations in their hearts, but they could only follow and charge.
When Jiang Fan saw this, he thought to himself: "What a prodigal son!"
The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, and even now, Zhu Youjian still thought about forcing his way into the formation, which was simply harming others and himself.
However, when the two armies were fighting, Jiang Fan did not hesitate and gave the order immediately.
"Fire the arrow!"
With an order, thousands of bowstrings sounded in unison, and countless arrows flew towards the rebels in the front row.
Among the rebels, there were only a few hundred shield bearers, and they all raised their shields to block.
However, their military morale was in chaos at this time. Some rushed forward, while others retreated. They could not form an effective defensive formation at all. Wherever they were opponents, they were beaten to pieces after just a few rounds of shooting and were completely defeated.
The only reason to blame is that Zhu Youjian is stubborn, he clearly doesn't understand military affairs, and he still gives random orders. It would be fine if the battle goes smoothly, but once defeated, he will no longer be able to fight back.
Countless soldiers fell under the rain of arrows, their corpses piled up in mountains, and blood filled the air.
At this time, Zhu Youjian realized that he had made a wrong judgment.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Youjian was so angry that he almost fainted on the ground.
He knew that he was doomed and could no longer restore the situation.
Wang Chengen on the side said: "My lord, please leave quickly and evacuate the capital. I will hold them back. As long as you are alive, there is still hope."
Zhu Youjian nodded with a pale face. He suddenly thought that Lu Wenzhao still had two thousand Jinyi guards who could be mobilized. If he relied on the power of these people, he should be able to break out a bloody path.
As long as you can survive, you may not be unable to make a comeback.
But just as he thought of this, an arrow shot out, knocking Zhu Youjian off his horse.
"Protect the prince."
Wang Chengen protected Zhu Youjian and called on the soldiers to guard him.
There are not many people who can follow.
Seeing that there were not many resisters left, Jiang Fan ordered: "Stop the attack."
The crossbowmen stopped shooting and waited for orders.
Zhu Youxiao said a few words to the prince. The prince nodded and said loudly: "The emperor has decreed that all the officers and men were bewitched and coerced here. I feel the dedication of all the officers and men to serve the country with all their strength. I hereby pardon all the officers and men. Don't make the same mistake again."
wrong."
Seeing that the situation was over, most of the rebels no longer wanted to fight. After hearing the oral instructions, some people immediately shouted.
"The guilty minister accepted the order and begged the emperor to forgive me."
Under the leadership of a general, the surrounding soldiers put down their weapons and knelt on the ground.
The rebels surrendered one after another, leaving only a small number of soldiers guarding Zhu Youjian.
Knowing that there was nothing he could do to save his life, the injured King Xin Zhu Youjian looked pale and sat on the ground dejectedly.
Wang Chengen refused to leave and said to Ding Baiying who was on the side: "Ding Baiying, take the prince away quickly. You must keep the prince safe."
Ding Baiying nodded and helped Zhu Youjian walk toward the palace gate.
At this time, Lu Wenzhao appeared at the palace gate with a group of royal guards.
Zhu Youjian was overjoyed when he saw this, but before he could be happy, he heard Lu Wenzhao say: "Stop it, King Xin, there are all Jinyi guards outside!"
At the same time, Ding Baiying suddenly took action and put a long knife on Zhu Youjian's neck: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
"How dare you betray me?"
Zhu Youjian stared at her angrily, and then suddenly realized: "Lu Wenzhao, Ding Baiying, you capricious villains, I should have killed you long ago!"
"Your Majesty, you can't say that. My senior brother and I really wanted to be loyal to Your Majesty at first. However, you are so narrow-minded and jealous that you have no tolerance for others. In order to achieve your goal, you are willing to give up even the one you love at any time."
"In your eyes, the life and death of us little people is insignificant. If we don't find another way out, I'm afraid you will be the first to get rid of us after you succeed."
"It was you who was unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. After all, we little people also want to live."
Ding Baiying's words can be described as heartbreaking.
Zhu Youjian's original thought was indeed this. As soon as he took office, he would immediately clean up Lu Wenzhao and others. He did not want to leave any loopholes.
I just didn't expect that the other party had already noticed my thoughts and turned against him!
Ding Baiying took the injured Zhu Youjian to join Lu Wenzhao, and King Xin was captured. Wang Chengen knew that everything was over, so he gave up resistance.
Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Jiang Fan waved his hand, and the Jin Yiwei came forward, confiscated their weapons, and captured all the rebels.
Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying escorted King Xin to the front and looked at Zhu Youxiao: "The guilty minister Lu Wenzhao and his junior sister Ding Baiying were ordered to lurk around King Xin. King Xin has been arrested. Please punish the emperor."
"You did a good job. I will reward you later."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, motioned for the two of them to step back, and then looked at Zhu Youjian: "Why are you doing this?"
He really couldn't understand why Zhu Youjian had to rebel?
He has no heirs now, and he is already weak and sick. He has worked hard these years just to improve government affairs, adjust taxation, enhance national strength, and then hand over a stable and prosperous Ming Dynasty to his younger brother.
Grain
But the reality disappointed him. Zhu Youjian did not understand the painstaking efforts of his brother at all, and he also wanted to seize the throne.
How could such a person take over the Ming Dynasty?
"Why? Hahaha~"
Zhu Youjian, who knew that he would not end well, smiled miserably and simply expressed his anguish: "I just don't accept it. Why did you become the emperor when you were born a few years earlier than me, while I am just a powerless person?"
King Xin? In what way am I inferior to you?"
"In front of you, I have to be loyal and filial. In front of the officials, I have to behave myself. In front of the eunuchs, I have to pretend to be stupid. Do you know how I got here these years?"
"But as the emperor, you are obsessed with carpentry, neglecting the government, and favoring the eunuch party. Do you know what people outside call Wei eunuch? If you call him nine thousand nine hundred years old, if this continues, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"
"Since you don't want to be a good emperor, why can't I replace you? I do this all for the sake of Ming Dynasty!"
At the end, Zhu Youjian's voice became more and more sad and angry.
A flash of anger flashed across Zhu Youxiao's face, and he shouted: "How presumptuous!"
"The way of kings and the way of employing people, only those who can control people's hearts are qualified to control the world."
"Loyal ministers are valuable!"
"But villains are sometimes more loyal than loyal ministers."
"At the beginning of my accession to the throne, there were constant factional strife in the court. There were the Hou Jin tigers outside and the refugees inside were in chaos. The ministers did not know how to share the king's worries, but only fought for power and profit. Only Jinzhong devoted himself to assisting me, pacifying Liaodong, and reforming taxation. That matter
Isn’t it something that benefits the country and the people?”
Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian with hatred of iron and steel: "Who can distinguish clearly between kingship, country, benevolence and righteousness, and the world? Can you?"
Zhu Youxiao was extremely disappointed with this stupid brother.
I recall that once, the young Zhu Youjian asked Zhu Youxiao: "Can I be your emperor?"
At that time, Zhu Youxiao replied with a smile: "Okay, after I do it for a few years, you can do it."
In Zhu Youxiao's mind, he actually didn't want to be the emperor in the first place. He was just born into the royal family and he needed to shoulder the responsibilities of the royal family.
All these years of hard work, dragging a weak body while doing carpentry and handling government affairs, wasn't it just to let Zhu Youjian take over a powerful Ming Dynasty?
As long as the Lower Donglin Party is suppressed, national taxes are adjusted, and civil unrest is quelled, Houjin from outside the customs will have nothing to fear.
When the time comes, the eunuchs will be disbanded, power will be returned to the government, and the army will be integrated to attack the Hou Jin Dynasty. In this way, the Ming Dynasty will be able to live in peace for at least a few decades.
At that time, he would abdicate in favor of someone more worthy, and the young and powerful Zhu Youjian would take the throne. What's wrong with being a conservative king?
But even if Zhu Youxiao had long wanted to give up his throne and planned to "abdicate his position to make way for someone more worthy", it would have to be led by Zhu Youxiao.
If I don’t give it to you, you can’t rob it!
This is the rule!
It is taboo to kill the king and usurp the throne. Even if Zhu Youjian succeeds in proclaiming himself emperor, I am afraid that the people of the world will despise him as a traitor.
With a good hand, Zhu Youjian is playing like this, and still has a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude. Who gives you the face?
As for the rebel generals and officials, they were all kneeling on the ground, not daring to breathe.
They all regret it now, but it's a pity that the done thing is done and it's too late to regret!
Seeing that Zhu Youjian was speechless, Zhu Youxiao sighed and ordered: "All the officials and generals who committed the crime will be escorted to Dongchang Tianlao for trial by Dali Temple, Sanfa Division and Dongchang."
"The surrendered soldiers were escorted back to the capital camp and awaited their surrender."
If there is no destruction, no establishment, these incompetent and greedy officials should be dealt with properly.
The Donglin rebels are plotting a rebellion, and the evidence is conclusive, but it's basically just a formality.
As for the letter to King Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youxiao thought about it for a while and said: "I will imprison King Xin Zhu You and send him to the palace for confinement, and order Dr. Hong to go and treat him."
Zhu Youxiao is still soft-hearted. In terms of cruelty, he is indeed not as good as Zhu Youjian.
Lu Wenzhao and others were somewhat dissatisfied with the result.
They betrayed King Xin. If King Xin survived, they might still have a chance to ascend to power. How would they be able to survive by then?
Even though you have a deep brotherly love, you can't put those of us who are working hard underneath to roast on the fire!
But Zhu Youxiao is the emperor, and if they disobey orders now, they are seeking death, so they can only curse in their hearts that the two brothers are nothing.
Jiang Fan was also dissatisfied with the result.
Looking at the numerous casualties among the lower-level soldiers in the palace, he felt that the punishment given to King Xin Zhu Youjian was too easy.
In Game of Thrones, it is the soldiers at the bottom who suffer the most casualties.
Many of them don't even know why they are fighting, they just follow the orders of their superiors.
In the end, he worked hard and lost his life for nothing, but Zhu Youjian, the one who deserved the most damn thing, escaped unscathed. Is this fair?
Perhaps Zhu Youxiao did it out of brotherly love, or he may have other considerations.
But Jiang Fan doesn't care about that, he doesn't like to give up halfway.
Either don't do it, or do it to the last detail.
"Zhenzi - thunder!"
Forming a seal in the dark, thunder suddenly broke out in the void, and a bolt of thunder cut through the darkness and directly hit the Heavenly Spirit Cap of King Xin Zhu Youjian.