The lineage of Cheng Guogong has been passed down to twelve generations since the Yongle period, but each generation is not as good as the last.
However, he was still favored and trusted by successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Over the past dynasties, more than half of the Chengguo Dukes have been in charge of the capital camp, and they have also been in charge of all the governor's offices of the five armies. Many of them have been awarded the title of Taishi Taifu, and several have even been awarded the title of county prince after their death.
In history, when the intruders came to the city, Chongzhen also pinned his hopes on Zhu Chunchen and ordered him to command the armies and assist the prince.
But this guy opened the city gate and surrendered directly to the intruders. Later, he and Chen Yan took the lead in urging them to enter.
It can be described as extremely shameless.
At this moment, more than two hundred Jinyi guards and Dongchang fans came in front of the gate of Duke Chengguo's mansion.
The entire street had already been sealed off, and teams of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi held imperial edicts and rushed to the mansions of the earls and marquises.
Bump bump bump…
"Open the door, open the door!"
"The factory guards are working together to run the mission. If you dare to block it, you will be killed without mercy!"
There was a loud banging on the two red-lacquered doors.
But instead of opening the door, the slaves inside yelled and cursed.
"I bother!"
"You are so blind that you don't even look at where this is. Is this a place where you, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, can be so arrogant?"
"Don't talk about you little minions, even if Li Ruolian and Wang Dehua came in person, they still have to hand over the greeting cards obediently..."
I don’t blame the people inside for being arrogant and not buying it. Civil servants are afraid of factory guards, but the nobles are really not that afraid.
Especially top-level dukes like Duke Cheng, Duke Ying, and Duke Ding.
Even Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, who were in power back then, did not dare to provoke them easily.
Not to mention Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei who had only been in office for two days.
"Sir, why don't you just hit the door?"
Hearing the yelling and cursing coming from inside, all the Jinyi guards were almost furious, and they all looked at Li Ruolian.
"No need! Bring me the imperial edict."
Li Ruolian waved his hand, took the imperial edict expressionlessly, walked to the gate with his hands raised high, and said coldly:
"The emperor's edict has arrived, and the Duke of Chengguo will receive it."
Sure enough, after hearing the emperor's edict, the place suddenly became quiet.
After a while, the door was opened, and the sons of Duke Cheng came out with anxious faces.
"Commander Li, how come the emperor's imperial edict is allowed to be read out by the royal guards?"
"The Imperial Guards are the emperor's personal soldiers, what's wrong with that?"
"Your Majesty, prepare to receive the order!" Li Ruolian remained expressionless.
Although Cheng Guogong's sons knew that they were coming with bad intentions, they had no choice but to turn around and prepare to receive the order.
They don't have to sell the tent of Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei. Even if he has the Emperor's badge and Shang Fang's sword, they dare not open the door.
But the emperor's edict was different. Unless they rebelled directly against the government, they had no choice but to accept the order obediently.
The emperor's imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty were roughly divided into four types.
They are edict, edict, system and edict respectively.
The edict is of the highest standard and is generally only used for major events such as the appointment of a prince, queen, queen mother, succession of a new king, etc. The edict must be published to the world.
The second is the edict, which is mostly used to confer or deprive people of titles below the king's title, to confer imperial concubines, to grant amnesty to the world, to exempt people from taxes owed, etc. Some of them require Mingfa Tianxia, and some do not.
Then there is the production of books, which are mostly used for reforms within the imperial court.
For example, if the emperor wants to establish a yamen, he must use bookmaking.
In fact, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to rebuild the East Factory several times in his later years, but the documents he issued were always rejected by the cabinet.
The last type of imperial edict is the imperial edict commonly used by emperors, which is divided into temporary oral edicts and written forms.
It can be said that most individuals and families can receive the highest level of imperial edict, which is called an imperial edict.
Disobeying the imperial edict may result in a single blow at most, and the whole family will be implicated, but if one dares to disobey the edict and edict, the clan will really be executed.
No, it only took half an hour. Hundreds of people from all over Chengguo Palace, including men, women, old and children, came to the front yard to receive the order.
After Li Ruolian read out the edict, everyone collapsed on the ground in despair, crying as if the sky was falling.
Seeing the Jinyi guards rushing up to kidnap someone, the evil slaves on the side subconsciously rushed up to protect their master.
"Be bold!"
"You dare to disobey the emperor's edict. Do you really want to be executed by the nine tribes?"
Li Ruolian shouted loudly, holding a knife in one hand and an imperial edict in the other, staring at the more than two hundred servants holding weapons and preparing to rush forward.
The other Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi also drew their swords one after another.
The servants looked at me, I looked at you, and then at the imperial edict in Li Ruolian's hand. Finally, they all dropped their weapons and stepped aside.
"The Chengguo Duke's Mansion is finished. If you are willing, you can join my Imperial Guard and serve."
Li Ruolian saw that they were aware of current affairs, that they were all tall and strong and had swords, so he immediately became interested in recruiting them.
"ah!"
"Really, my lord?"
"Can I also join the Jin Yiwei?"
All the servants and servants looked at each other, and then they were overjoyed.
"Hold on... Our East Factory is also short of manpower. Is there anyone willing to join?"
A young eunuch also reacted and shouted quickly.
It was Fan Xian, Zhu Cihong's former personal eunuch, who is now the third-in-command of the East Factory.
"Yes, yes, my father-in-law is willing to join Dongchang."
In less than a moment, more than two hundred evil servants were transformed into the followers of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.
Then he helped ransack homes and kidnap people, working even harder than the real Jin Yiwei and Dongchang people.
He showed no mercy to his former master, how could there be any kindness at all?
Especially when it comes to tying up ladies and ladies, everyone is scrambling to do it.
Fortunately, the imperial edict only said that all the direct relatives of the general's government should be arrested and imprisoned first.
No one dares to do anything like a bastard animal.
At most, I am addicted to my hands.
"Sir, the bank has been found. Look..."
Several Jin Yiwei Baihu came to Li Ruolian to report, their eyes glowing with excitement.
"The Holy One has treated us well. We are in a national crisis now. Tell the brothers to load everything into cars and take them to Wuying Palace. The Holy One will then reward you. Anyone who dares to intercept and hide them will be killed without mercy!"
Li Ruolian said in a deep voice, his eyes unusually stern.
"yes!"
Although everyone was unwilling, they did not dare to refute.
Originally, when a house was searched, the purpose was to inventory the finances, report them, and then escort them to the palace treasury.
The specific amount to be reported was all negotiated, but this time Zhu Cihong ordered that the confiscated proceeds be transported directly to Wuying Hall, where they would be centrally counted and then returned to the treasury.
Even the roads along the way were blocked by the Jing army. There was no way to take a side road. The only way out of the mansion was to go to Wuying Palace.
Li Ruolian, the commander, didn't nod, and the guards in charge of the investigation didn't dare to intercept and hide it alone, so they had no choice but to pick some gold nuggets and jewels and put them in their pockets.
Li Ruolian didn't say anything about this, he just pretended not to see it, otherwise if he really screamed, people's hearts would be scattered.
Anyway, no matter how much you carry, you can't carry much, so you can't carry a big baggage, right?
Perhaps he was really grateful for Zhu Cixi's trust, so Li Ruo went to other prefectures to check one by one.
To see if there is money and property hidden in each government, I personally check every corner, which can be said to be meticulous.
And as groups of people were taken to the Jinyiwei Prison, and carts of property and materials were transported to Wuying Hall, the entire inner city was once again shocked.
However, except for the royal family and nobles, almost all the scholars, civil servants, common people and businessmen clapped their hands and applauded.
It can be seen how bullying and domineering these nobles were in the past.