Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 629

At the court meeting, the atmosphere was eerily quiet and silent, all civil and military officials bowed their heads and said nothing as if they had taken dumb medicine.

They didn't dare to speak.

The turmoil outside is intensifying, and the rumors are spreading more and more widely, and it involves the prince and prince, whoever talks nonsense will suffer.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the throne, his imposing manner was not angry, his tiger eyes were bloodthirsty and violent, full of murderous intent and anger.

Those people are so bold to spread rumors about his son's rebellion. Do they really think that he dare not kill people?

During this special period, he didn't want to cause too much trouble, but it didn't mean he could tolerate the unscrupulous rioting of those people.

"It is rumored that the crown prince is rebelling and intends to change the Xuanwu Gate. Don't you have anything to say about it?"

The tone was quiet, no joy or anger could be heard, but it made the officials even more frightened.

The emperor who hides and hides is the most terrifying.

"A bunch of bastards who are full and have nothing to do."

The officials cursed secretly, and greeted the eighteen generations of the ancestors of those who spread the rumors over and over again.

It's nothing more than courting death by oneself, and they are also worried and frightened, which is simply not human.

Cautiously raised his head and glanced at Zhu Houzhao, Yang Yiqing, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the rumors that the prince is rebelling are purely groundless and nonsense. I implore your majesty to investigate the person behind the incident and give the prince justice."

"What Lord Shoufu said is true. If you spread rumors to frame the crown prince, the people behind the scenes will be punished, and you must not tolerate it."

"Spreading rumors that the crown prince rebelled and disturbed the situation in our court is a capital crime, and it is better to be in vain than to let it go!"

All the ministers followed suit and spoke for Zhu Qiyuan's platform.

They followed Zhu Houzhao to exterminate other dynasties, and they naturally had a grudge with the survivors of the dynasties. Coupled with the conflict of interests, they couldn't get along with each other, and they looked at each other and hated each other.

If Zhu Qiyuan falls, and the future successors to the throne are not Zhu Houzhao's descendants, but those elected by the survivors of other dynasties, then their fate will definitely not be much better!

It's a lie to say that the emperor and the courtiers once reigned.

Therefore, no matter whether Zhu Qiyuan rebelled or not, they had to keep Zhu Qiyuan, and to protect Zhu Qiyuan was to protect themselves.

Zhu Houzhao was quite satisfied with the attitude of the ministers, at least his people didn't go astray, and he knew who was the master of their future.

Looking at Zhu Qiyuan who was standing beside him, the killing intent in his heart surged again, like the Yellow River flooding, out of control.

Don't kill and clean up, some people think he is old and can't lift a knife anymore.

Spread rumors about Zhu Qiyuan's rebellion?
Whether Zhu Qiyuan rebelled against him or not, as a father, he might not know.

If he wanted to rebel, Zhu Qiyuan would have done it long ago during his retreat, so why wait until now.

Standing up slowly, he first patted Zhu Qiyuan on the shoulder, signaling Zhu Qiyuan not to make a sound, leaving everything to him to handle, and then turned to the officials, unable to suppress the anger in his heart any longer.

"Whether the prince has rebelled, I know better than anyone else. The rumors outside are purely fabricated and framed. His heart can be punished, and his actions are unforgivable."

"If we catch the person who spread the rumors behind the scenes, I will smash his corpse into thousands of pieces and shatter his bones into ashes."

With his cultivation reaching the peak of Taiyi, he is already qualified to step on the long river of time, grasp the cause and effect of fate, and everything in the world can be seen at a glance, and the plans of King An and the survivors of various dynasties cannot be hidden from his eyes.

It was precisely because he knew everything that he was so angry that he intended to destroy his son and covet his inheritance. Well, no one who participated in the frame-up of Zhu Qiyuan would have to live.

"Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Zhang Cai, Cao Zhengchun, Lin Pingzhi, Zhu Wushi"

"Order you to thoroughly investigate the matter of spreading rumors and framing the crown prince, catch those who spread the rumors, and immediately punish them with capital punishment, and punish the ten clans."

All the knives in his hand were highlighted at once, which shows how angry Zhu Houzhao is at this time.

The remnants of various dynasties are simply fighting for power and profit, and Zhu Houzhao may even play with them. Political struggles are not about you coming and going, but they dare to stare at his son. The rules are over.

Zhu Houzhao would like to see whether the necks of the survivors of the dynasties are stiff, or his knives are sharper.

Looking at all civil and military officials with a murderous look, Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "I only have one son. If anyone tries to make me die, I will let his ten clans be wiped out."

"I'm not dead yet, and I'm not confused. Mere rumors are not worth mentioning, but this trend must not rise. I hope that all the ministers will take warning."

The ministers were silent, and their minds that had been relaxed due to the unification of the Ming Dynasty became cautious again. They all understood that the emperor was warning them.

Those who spread rumors and framed the prince as rebels would undoubtedly die, but after this incident, the emperor also became wary of them. After all, spreading rumors does not cost money.

In case one day, they were not satisfied with Zhu Qiyuan, the crown prince, wouldn't they be able to drive Zhu Qiyuan away by spreading rumors and framing him, and support another person who satisfied them to go up.

Although Zhu Houzhao has only one son, he still has a grandson. It is not a bad idea to directly skip the prince and support a grandson, as long as the throne is still in Zhu Houzhao's line.

Such an operation is not impossible, and its practicality is very high. Zhu Houzhao is thinking about this, so he can take precautions and prevent these ministers from imitating the example.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the officials coldly. He had already warned that if the officials dared to spread rumors and frame them in the future, they could not blame him for being cruel.

His eyes moved to Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and others, and stayed for a moment on Cao Zhengchun, Lin Pingzhi, and Zhu Wushi.

The reason why there are three people in the thorough investigation of rumors and slanders is that they belong to Zhu Qiyuan, and they are the three knives he prepared for Zhu Qiyuan. The participation of these three people in the thorough investigation of rumors and slanders also shows his absolute trust in Zhu Qiyuan.

When the sharp knife is out of its sheath, blood must be seen.

He, the emperor's murder knife, and the future king Zhu Qiyuan's knife were shot at the same time, so everyone should know that rumors are always rumors.

"I give you the right to kill first and then play. If anyone dares to obstruct you from thoroughly investigating the matter of fabricating rumors and framing the crown prince, you can be killed on the spot. No matter the royal family, civil or military ministers, I will forgive you for not guilty."

Zhu Houzhao was very aware of the seriousness of the matter, not only the survivors of various dynasties were involved, but also his cheap younger brother An Wang was involved, and a thorough investigation would inevitably be full of difficulties.

How can old Zhu Zhudi and others be indifferent when the old ministers of the past are in distress? The death of a self-righteous Li Shanchang may not affect much, but if there is a large-scale cleanup, old Zhu Zhudi and others will never stand idly by.

If the old Zhu Zhudi and others want to make a comeback in the future, the support and help of those survivors from various dynasties are indispensable. These Zhu Houzhao are all clear.

Giving Liu Jin and others the right to kill first and play later is to prevent old Zhu Zhudi and others from getting involved and hindering Liu Jin and others from doing things.

Those survivors of all dynasties who framed Zhu Qiyuan must die, and no one can stop them.

Zhu Houzhao said it!
Dare to frame his sons, all of them have eaten the heart of a leopard, and they are tired of living and don't want to live anymore.

Since he doesn't want to live anymore, Zhu Houzhao doesn't mind fulfilling them and sending them to bliss.

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Zhang Cai, Zhu Wushi, Cao Zhengchun, and Lin Pingzhi responded respectfully and took over the task of thoroughly investigating the rumors.

(End of this chapter)