Li Yongchang suddenly trembled and secretly glanced at the Queen Mother Sun. He saw that the old lady was still holding her heart, looking frightened and unable to say a word.
Mao Gui and Wang Changsui were both well-known officials in the inner palace. They were now filial to the Queen Mother, and even the internal officials of Wang Zhen's party were also very respectful to the Queen Mother.
Since Jinshang's expedition, it can be said that the Queen Mother Sun controls the inner palace, relying mostly on these internal officials, so Li Yongchang hesitated.
However, the Queen Mother's current state seemed to be incapable of making a decision. Thinking of the aggressive ministers outside and wanting to pounce on them immediately, Li Yongchang had no choice but to say.
"yes!"
The ministers were still kneeling outside. Li Yongchang led the people back to the palace. After a short meeting, he brought the two big men tied up with five flowers in front of Zhu Qiyu.
After looking at Mao Gui and Wang Changsui who still didn't know what happened, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said calmly.
"Kick these two out of the house!"
Li Yongchang suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He thought about the ministers outside who wanted to kill Wang Zhen and his party. If they were released, they would be beaten to death like Ma Shun...
However, under Zhu Qiyu's indifferent glance, Li Yongchang still did not dare to speak, and ordered people to push the two of them, Mao Gui, Wang Chang, and his companions out through the crack in the door.
The ministers and officials who were kneeling outside suddenly became excited when they saw that these two internal officials, who usually followed Wang Zhenzhen and acted arrogantly, were tied up and thrown out.
"Thief!"
"Wang Zhen's party members should be damned!"
"The eunuchs are here to be beaten!"
Several young and enthusiastic censors jumped up, jumped on the two of them, and punched them one after another.
Immediately afterwards, more and more ministers came up. They were beating and scolding them, and they were still angry. They spat on the two of them one after another, and even worse, they directly bitten and hit them.
It wasn't until a moment later that both of them lost their breath that the anger of the officials gradually subsided...
At the same time, there was a sound of close footsteps in the distance.
I don't know when, hundreds of people wearing pointed hats, brown clothes, and white boots poured out from all directions, each holding a short stick in their hands. The leader was Jin Ying, who disappeared without knowing when.
Immediately afterwards, another group of people came from the west, also about a hundred people, each carrying an embroidered spring knife, and the leader was wearing a brocade flying fish robe.
The two groups of people arrived at the center of the square almost at the same time, and then surrounded the chaotic ministers from a distance of forty or fifty steps.
Before the officials could react, they saw the Zuoshun door that had been closed being slowly pushed open.
Zhu Qiyu came out, surrounded by a group of internal servants, and stood in front of the ministers.
Then, Jin Ying and the Jin Yiwei in the flying fish robe came forward together, knelt down on the ground and said.
"My ministers Jin Ying and Lu Zhong led Dongchang and Jinyiwei to escort you."
"You guys step back for now..."
Zhu Qiyu nodded, waved his hands, and the two of them stood up and retreated behind him. They glanced solemnly at the surrounding ministers before Zhu Qiyu slowly spoke.
"You guys, do you know the crime?"
The understatement was like a basin of cold water poured over the heads of the courtiers, cooling them down and immediately calming down all the courtiers present.
Of course, the main reason was because of the hundreds of sword-wielding Jinyi Xiaowei and Dongchang Fanzi who were all around.
Although it was chaotic just now, no matter it was the few Jinyiwei junior schools brought by Ma Shun or the ministers who later fought, they still did not dare to mess around with the important ministers at the level of Jiuqing. Therefore, despite the chaos, they did not do anything.
Surprisingly, it was just a lot of dust on my robe.
But at this moment, looking at Zhu Qiyu's gloomy face, which was almost dripping with tears, these ministers couldn't help but secretly scream something bad.
After being in contact with each other these days, others don't know it, but these important officials of the Nine Qing Dynasty naturally know clearly that King Xin is not a weak person who can be bullied in the outside world. Just looking at the current situation, you can know that this King Xin is
Really angry...
However, before they could speak, several angry young censors jumped out and shouted.
"His Royal Highness King Xi, Wang Zhen's party is monopolizing power and causing harm to the country, and he acts wantonly. What is wrong for us to kill these thieves?"
"Yes, Your Highness, we are dedicated to serving the country and working hard to kill thieves. What crime do we have?"
"Your Highness must not listen to slanderous words, do stupid things, blame loyal ministers, or bring shame on the world!"
Suddenly, the square that had just calmed down became noisy again, much like the turbulent crowd just now.
However, Zhu Qiyu was not Ma Shun, and he would not accept this trick. He frowned and shouted softly.
"That's enough! Where are the Jin Yiwei? Take down these bastards who have no king or father!"
Miso miso miso!
There was a sound of weapons being unsheathed, and the surrounding Jinyiwei took out their Xiuchun knives one after another. The Jinyiwei commander Lu Zhong behind Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, and more than a dozen Jinyiwei primary schools rushed forward, grabbing a few from among the officials.
The most powerful Qingpao censor.
This group of ministers had just experienced a fight and had long since lost their physical strength. They were grabbed by several Jinyiwei primary schools and carried in front of Zhu Qiyu.
When it comes to talking nonsense, no one can match the censor, but when it comes to arresting people, no one can match the Jin Yiwei.
These Jinyiwei primary schools had received instructions before coming here not to be polite to these people. They grabbed the most powerful censors who were jumping around, fought each other one by one, and brought them to Zhu Qiyu.
Seeing that they were holding their necks and refusing to admit their guilt, several junior high school officials kicked their legs hard, causing the censors to fall to the ground.
"You dare!"
"Disgraceful to politeness!"
"You Jin Yiwei are so brave, you dare to attack the imperial official!"
Seeing that these Jin Yiwei took the opportunity to retaliate, the censors who were captured became even more indignant and shouted harshly.
However, these Jin Yiwei turned a deaf ear. One on each side grabbed the arms of these censors and pressed their heads down.
Even so, there were still a few censors who were holding their necks and refused to bow their heads.
What's more, some even shouted loudly during the struggle.
"Since the founding of our country by Taizu, there has never been a case of anyone being punished for speaking out or killing an admonishing official without authorization. His Highness is in charge of the country, but he allows factory guards to bully courtiers. How is he different from Wang Zhen's party?"
It’s over…
All the important ministers below silently closed their eyes, unable to bear to look any further.
This is not the way to add fuel to the fire, these stupid young people!
"hehe……"
As expected, Zhu Qiyu stood at the top with a gloomy face and cold eyes. He actually smiled angrily and said.
"Indulging the factory guards to bully the court officials?"
"Today, I finally saw my character as an admonishing official in the Ming Dynasty. Since you said that I am no different from Wang Zhenyi, come on, let him go!"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, signaling Jin Yiwei to let him go, and said coldly.
"I am standing right here. Come over here and kill me just like you did with Ma Shun!"
The few Jinyiwei primary schools didn't know what to do for a while. They shouldn't let go or arrest. Finally, under Lu Zhong's hint, they had to let go of their hands fearfully, but they still stared at these censors. I'm afraid that they will do something stupid in the heat of the moment.
Fortunately, these censors were not hopelessly stupid, and they did not do anything drastic after Jin Yiwei let go.
However, Zhu Qiyu did not let them go because of their actions. Instead, he took two steps forward, stood directly in front of them, and shouted sternly.
"Why don't you move? You just killed the imperial officials, didn't you all work hard?"
"Didn't you say that I bully the courtiers, just like Wang Zhen? I am standing here now, why don't you move?"
Zhu Qiyu stepped forward and shouted fiercely, and his angry voice echoed throughout the square.
"You are all so brave!"
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with, as the initiator of this remonstrance and the chief leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Yi was afraid that these arrogant censors would say anything that would worsen the situation, so he immediately stepped forward on his knees. , kowtow.
"Your Highness, calm down your anger. I will remonstrate and impeach you. You are loyal to the country and you will never dare to do anything wrong!"
Two cabinet ministers, Chen Xun and Gao Gu, followed closely behind and walked forward on their knees.
"Your Highness, during the civil war, all the ministers were heartbroken and resentful of Wang Zhen, so they lost their composure just now. I hope that Your Highness will temporarily suspend his thunderous anger. The ministers will be sincere and will never dare to do anything wrong."
The other important ministers also echoed, and they all knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
But Zhu Qiyu obviously did not let these few words dispel his anger, and sneered.
"Don't you dare? You are too brave!"
"I have already said that the matter of civil engineering needs to be dealt with personally after the emperor returns. However, you insist on acting recklessly and fail to give advice. Instead, you kill people and kill courtiers in public. You act wantonly and behave without the decency of a minister.
There are no regulations from the imperial court.”
"I only asked you whether you are aware of the crime, but how dare any censor dare to accuse me of being a party member of Wang Zhen?"
"I think it's not that you don't dare, but that you are too courageous. You are so bold that you no longer know who is in charge in this court!"
As he spoke, Zhu Qiyu felt angry, and his voice became more and more fierce.
The censors below were originally dissatisfied because they were forced to lower their heads, but now they were severely reprimanded, and the emotions that had been calmed down by Chen Yi surged up again.
However, under the stern gazes of all the important ministers, the ministers no longer had the same passionate impulse at the beginning. Naturally, they did not act excessively. However, some censors could not help but whisper.
"Your Highness's words are biased. If His Highness hadn't deliberately protected Wang Zhen's party, how could I have ended up like this..."
"shelter?"
Although he didn't say it loudly, Zhu Qiyu was standing close to them, and when he heard this, he laughed angrily and said.
"What? Just because I obey your wishes in every aspect, doesn't that count as harboring?"
"Today is a meeting of the imperial court. There is nothing wrong with you submitting the memorial as usual. But does it mean that when you submit the memorial, I must be accurate, so that it does not count as cover-up?"
"If you come to remonstrate and impeach, it can replace the trial and impose punishment. What's the use of the Dali Temple if you need the Ministry of Punishment?"
"Without a king or a father, you have violated the court's regulations, publicly killed ministers, disrupted court meetings, and intimidated the court. Until now, you still dare to say it here without any hint of repentance. I only criticize you a little bit.
You have repeatedly contradicted me. Could it be that because the Ming Dynasty is in danger and the emperor is captured, I feel that since I am a member of the clan and there is only the youngest son of the queen mother in the palace, I am easy to bully?"