Chapter 35 Are you all drifting away or do you think I can't lift a knife anymore?
Chapter 35 Are you all drifting off, or do you think I can’t lift the knife?
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Chongzhen, it is appropriate to pray for blessings and avoid disturbing the earth.
Hundreds of civil and military officials in Beijing, nobles from various families, students from Imperial College, and famous officials and elders from the countryside were notified early in the morning, and gathered in front of the Huangji Palace at the end of Shen Shi to have a banquet with the emperor.
It's not yet the New Year's Day, and the emperor is going to hold a big banquet, which many people find strange.
The imperial students recalled the emperor's promise that he would give them an explanation on the first day of the twelfth lunar month. Inspired by the imperial wine sacrifice, they all rushed to the banquet with high morale.
Before long, people were already waiting in front of the Meridian Gate, and at three o'clock in the morning, there was already a sea of people.
The city gate opened, and everyone entered one after another under the command of the Jin Yiwei.
In the large square in front of Huangji Palace, there are densely packed rows and rows of desks.
There is a sticker on the desk, indicating that people's names have been assigned to seats.
But above the Dan steps, a huge curtain was erected.
Everyone murmured among themselves, wondering what this meant and why a big cloth was erected here.
The sky was getting dark, the cold wind was blowing by, and many people were already rubbing their hands and stamping their feet.
This weather is really not suitable for outdoor banquets.
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the stars are already shining brightly in the night sky.
Some old people couldn't hold it in for too long, so they simply released themselves in a corner under the palace wall.
Regarding this kind of thing, both the imperial guards and the eunuchs all treated it as invisible.
When you are over seventy years old, you have no control over defecation or defecation.
Even the emperor would not punish him for this kind of thing.
Waiting until the beginning of the Xu period, as the Han generals waved their whips, the noisy front of the palace gradually became quiet.
The emperor of Ming Dynasty finally appeared in front of everyone.
"I invite you all to come here today. In addition to a banquet, I also want to invite you to see an ugly scene in the world."
He stretched out his hand to indicate the large curtain behind him, "I have obtained the most precious treasure from heaven and man, called the Eye of Heaven."
"This thing has great supernatural powers and can see everything in the world."
"A few days ago, there was a banquet in Jiading's Mansion." Li Yunze looked around the audience. "What everyone who participated in the banquet said was very exciting."
He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the Tai students and shouted, "Today I will show you how filthy your so-called loyal and upright people in the court can be in private!"
Amidst the uproar, many people who participated in the banquet at the Jiading Count's Mansion that day were already trembling.
It's just that they don't understand what video is, and they still have a trace of luck in their hearts.
But the look he looked at Jiading Bo was already extremely sharp.
There is no doubt that anyone who is not a fool can see that it was Jiadingbo who was a fool who tricked them.
Li Yunze stopped talking nonsense and stepped forward to operate the equipment to project the picture on the curtain.
In order to ensure the picture quality, Li Yunze spent a lot of money to buy the best equipment, high-fidelity surround sound speakers and high-resolution players.
As the banquet hall of Jiading Bo Mansion appeared on the screen, the square suddenly became noisy.
This is really amazing!
Li Yunze simply turned the volume up to the maximum level to suppress the noise.
Subsequently, the rebellious speeches and obscene performances of Chen Renxi, Xiang Yu, Zheng Yan, Zhou Yanru and others immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The Tai students were excited. They never imagined that a gentleman who was usually upright and upright could be so heartless and crazy behind his back!
Everyone involved was now paralyzed on the ground.
The darkest side of himself was displayed in front of the public.
Moreover, what he said and discussed was extremely treasonous and unethical.
This is social death.
The fact that the emperor actually had such a rare artifact from the Immortal Family made them completely despair.
Even the immortals are on the side of the emperor. I am waiting for him to die this time, or be ruined and the whole family will travel to the imperial prison together.
The complexity of the emotions in their hearts at this moment is really difficult to express in words.
After the video finished playing, Li Yunze looked at the Tai students, "I said I would give you an explanation. Are you satisfied with this explanation now?"
Imperial students are young and impulsive, but they are not brainless people.
No one without brains can enter the Imperial College.
The leader immediately stepped forward and saluted, "I am young and ignorant, and have been deceived by evil people. Please punish me."
"I am not showing this to you to punish you." Li Yunze sighed with emotion, "I am dedicated to serving the people and the world. I have never been afraid of these poisonous insects that lie on the Ming Dynasty and suck blood. It doesn't matter whether they assassinate or conspire against you."
"What I am really worried about is that you have been deceived by these hypocrites. If the country's political affairs fall into the hands of these traitors, the people of Ming Dynasty will be the ones who suffer in the end."
These words made the Tai students feel ashamed and angry at the same time. When they looked at Zhou Yanru and others, their eyes were already spitting fire.
"Dear fellow villagers."
Li Yunze walked down the Dan steps and came among many famous officials and village elders. "You guys can see clearly."
The old man, who was over sixty years old, opened his mouth with only a few teeth left and roared, "Your Majesty, there are rebels!!"
"Yes." Li Yunze looked at Zhou Yanru and others who were already lying limp on the ground. "They are indeed rebels. After you return home, you should tell the people clearly about this matter."
"When Your Majesty is dealing with the rebels, I will bring the villagers here with their steamed buns."
Arriving at the area where the nobles were, Li Yunze frowned and said, "I've been back for so long, why haven't you said anything?"
"The nobles in Jiangnan have been sorted out, don't you know? I'm waiting for you to take the initiative to hand over the occupied acres of land, shops, blood money, military power and other matters. Why don't any of you come? You are all confused.
Or do you think I can’t carry the knife anymore?”
Xu Xigao, Duke of Dingguo, lamented in his heart and led all the nobles to come forward to salute, "I, my ministers, are guilty."
"If you are guilty, you will be punished." Li Yunze, who was condescending, flicked his sleeves and said, "Take back your military power. If you steal the land, shops, etc., go and explain it to Dongchang yourself."
"If there is any violation, or if it is found that there is a yin and yang violation." Li Yunze stretched out two fingers, gestured with his eyes, and then pointed at the nobles, "I am watching you."
After hearing this, the nobles subconsciously looked at the huge curtain on the Dan steps.
The civil servants were completely defeated this time, and the attack was as miserable as ever, all because of the unheard-of clairvoyance.
They shuddered at the thought of the emperor's eyes staring at them every day.
The nobles of the Ming Dynasty are actually divided into two parts.
The Yingtian Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River is mainly composed of nobles passed down from the Hongwu Dynasty.
The representative figure is Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, the leader of the Southern Army, who fought from beginning to end and was finally imprisoned and suffocated by Zhu Di.
As for the capital, it is mainly those who made meritorious service during the Jingnan War and were canonized by Zhu Di.
The representative figure is Xu Da's third son, Duke Dingguo Xu Zengshou. He informed Zhu Di and led to a great defeat on the front line. He was eventually beheaded by Jianwen in the court, and his descendants succeeded him as Duke Dingguo.
The Duke Ding's Palace in the capital and the Duke's Palace of Wei in the south of the Yangtze River can be said to be a double family.
In this aspect, it is somewhat similar to the Jia family in Dream of Red Mansions.
When Li Yunze was in Jiangnan before, since he had rectified the nobles there, he naturally did not let go of the nobles here after he came back.
A very important point in this is that the nobles hold the military power of the Beijing camp.
The once famous Jingying camp, which followed Zhu Di in his five expeditions to Mobei, was completely reduced to a puddle of mud in the hands of these parasites.
However, the amount of food, wages and materials requested every year has never been less.
If Li Yunze wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty's military system, his first target and the easiest target would be the Jingying camp.
Because of this, he will never let these noble people go no matter what.
Xu Xigao, Duke of Dingguo, looked ashen, but there was nothing he could do.
The emperor has mastered the handle of the knife, the money bag, and now he has severely damaged the civil servants and even holds the official seal in his hands.
What can they do to these honorable nobles who have been raised to waste a long time ago?
Could it be that he is trying to encourage the trash in the capital camp to fight against elites like Tiger and Dragon Xiang?
The emperor was merciless, didn't care about being slandered in the history books, and didn't care about the situation getting serious.
Faced with such an emperor, the nobles racked their brains and could not figure out how to crack it.
After a moment of silence, Xu Xigao sighed, leaned forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, I accept the order."
The end of the confrontation is to go on the road with the civil servants.
If it were their ancestors, they might have done the opposite directly.
But after enjoying glory and wealth all their lives, where did they get this kind of backbone?
With Xu Xigao taking the lead, the nobles bowed their heads to Li Yunze.
These people have long been boneless.
Finally, Li Yunze walked to the civil service area with his hands behind his back.
He looked around at the faces that were either frightened, desperate, hopeful, or gloating. There was only disgust in his heart.
Whenever the barbarian cavalry goes south, they are the first to kneel down!
Suppressing the disgust in his heart, Li Yunze came to Jiadingbo, "This time, the abbot went into the enemy camp alone as an undercover agent and successfully obtained evidence of the traitors' rebellion. It's a great reward for your hard work. Among the homes of these traitors, choose a few places to send them to."
I think of it as a reward with the father-in-law."
Jiadingbo, who was ignorant and had no political experience at all, but was extremely greedy for money, saluted and thanked him happily, not feeling the complicated looks around him at all.
From then on, Jiadingbo will be the mortal enemy of all civil servants in the world.
If you have the opportunity, you must stumble him, and if you don't have the opportunity, you must create opportunities to put on small shoes for him.
If one day the emperor or empress is gone, the first person to be unlucky will be Jiadingbo.
Whether they are civil servants, military officers, nobles or others, they will all stay away from them from now on.
Even those who are loyal to the emperor will not come into contact with a villain who reveals his identity.
From the moment Jiading Bo was fooled into a trap, it was destined that he, and his descendants, would be completely isolated in this life.
No one from a well-matched family will marry into their family, regardless of marriage.
Looking at Uncle Jiading who was happily thinking that he had taken advantage, Li Yunze slightly calmed down and said, "Wen Tiren."
"I'm here."
"Execute the decree to the world, and Enke will be opened after the year. Write it clearly in the decree directly. There are many vacancies in the imperial court in Jiangnan. I hope you will seize the opportunity to come and take the exam."
'This is too straightforward. It doesn't give up any dignity at all. It's like the rebels are hungry for talents.'
Wen Tiren complained in his heart, but immediately spoke in a long tone.
"My lord, I obey the order~~~"
At this moment, this banquet has reached its final stage.
Li Yunze raised his hand and pointed at the civil servants who were collapsed on the ground, "Where are the Jin Yiwei? They came out to wash the floor."