Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 57 The Execution of Qian Qianyi

This was the end of Zhu Youjian's first day in Nanjing.

After all the civil and military officials were gone, the grand Nanjing Imperial Palace, which had been empty for more than two hundred years, was now peaceful again.

The afterglow after dusk in early summer sprinkled the mottled red walls.

The glow on Zhongshan slowly dissipates in the sky as the sun sets.

Han Shoujing led a group of eunuchs who had followed Zhu Youjian to the south and had been dispatched to Nanjing to shuttle back and forth between various palaces.

Empress Zhou took all the concubines touring around the East and West Palaces.

Moving into a new home is naturally a fresh feeling for them who have not been out of the Forbidden City for several years.

Shi Kefa sorted out the documents alone.

In the end, Zhu Youjian did not let him learn from Sima Qian and go to prison to study history, but held the power to criticize the red.

As the emperor, Zhu Youjian became a loner at this time.

Moved from Beijing to Nanjing.

For a modern person, it seems to be just another hotel.

There were not many people in the Nuo Da Palace, and not all the attendants and eunuchs came to Nanjing.

Zhu Youjian himself dismissed a lot.

Therefore, there are not many people around him, the emperor, listening to the announcement.

Only one Chen Yuanyuan stood ten steps away from Zhu Youjian because there was no one to serve the imperial court.

However, it was not quiet outside the palace at this time.

Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian was stationed in Nanjing.

No small thing for anyone.

The restaurants and teahouses began to discuss how spectacular the emperor's entry into the city was, what the emperor was like, and how stunning the emperor's concubines were.

Under the unified deployment of He Xin, the officers and soldiers of the Second Guards Army took people everywhere.

One by one, the sentry riders left Zhengyangmen with their orders.

The entire city of Nanjing is like boiling water, there is no place that does not echo with the sound of horseshoes and hurried footsteps.

Zhu Youjian could not feel the hustle and bustle outside the palace walls.

At this moment, he seemed to have nothing to do.

Train troops, stockpile food, recruit, build city walls and water conservancy, provide disaster relief, develop technology and commerce, and increase treasury revenue.

and many more.

Everything needs to be done, but we don't know where to start.

If Zhu Youjian's expectations are not bad.

Li Zicheng and Jiannu should still be fighting in the Gyeonggi area at this moment.

Liu Liangzuo should be running out of time, and Li Banghua probably will bring his head to see him soon.

Zuo Liangyu may still be recuperating from his illness. Before Li Zicheng and Jian Nu fled into Huguang, he should still stay in Huguang.

Zhang Xianzhong should soon conquer Chongqing, enter Chengdu, proclaim himself emperor in Sichuan, and establish the country Daxi.

"Skefa!"

Zhu Youjian shouted.

Shi Kefa, who was sorting out the documents, had no choice but to run out: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"I want to personally execute Qian Qianyi, and order the three court officials to accompany me to the imperial prison!"

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he asked Shi Kefa to lead the way.

Shi Kefa used to be Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, so he naturally knew where the Nanjing Imperial Prison was, and now that Wang Chengen was not around, the East Factory was temporarily taken over by him, so it was in line with his status to take Zhu Youjian to the Imperial Prison.

The Taiping Gate is the Zhengbei Gate of Nanjing. As explained in the previous article, the Imperial Prison and the Sanju Judicial Department are located here.

And the place where Zhu Youjian is now is the Taipingmen area.

However, although it is called Taiping Gate, people can't feel the peace and harmony here.

As soon as Zhu Youjian came here, he could feel a gloomy and a chilling atmosphere from blood and death.

Taiping Gate is located between Zhongshan Mountain and Xuanwu Lake, so although this area is gloomy, it is also extremely cool.

Because Zhu Youjian was hot all afternoon, he didn't bother to go to the dark prison, so he went to sit in the gazebo by Xuanwu Lake by himself, and ordered Shi Kefa to send someone to escort Qian Qianyi from the prison to here.

Chen Chunde, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wei Botong, Minister of Dali Temple (formerly Qing of Dali Temple in Nanjing), and Jiang Yueguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, had also heard the news and came to the bank of Xuanwu Lake at this time.

Because Zhu Youjian was sitting in the gazebo, although the three of them were high-ranking officials, they did not dare to sit with Zhu Youjian, so they had to stand on both sides of Zhu Youjian to enjoy the breeze by the lake.

The surface of the lake is sparkling, and everything around is completely silent, except for the croaking of frogs that begin to appear in the evening when the sky is getting darker, and the noise of the city cannot be heard at all.

The sound of heavy footsteps accompanied by the metal clang of the iron chain dragging on the bluestone slab reached Zhu Youjian's ears.

Qian Qianyi was brought here by Shi Kefa and others.

Shi Kefa kept his head down. Jiang Yueguang, Minister of Criminal Affairs, and him were close friends, both members of the Donglin Party, but now one has been restored as Minister, and the other has become the Governor of Dongchang.

Zhu Youjian's imperial power made Shi Kefa the person he hated the most, and Jiang Riguang didn't expect that his friend would eventually become the Duke of Dongchang.

Jiang Yueguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, could only ignore Shi Kefa, but he sighed in his heart.

However, when he saw that Qian Qianyi, who was also a good friend, is now in prison with handcuffs all over his body, he suddenly felt a little glad that Shi Kefa became the owner of Dongchang, at least he would not die, and he could serve Daming slightly. It might be better to do our best and let the honest Shi Bingbu take charge of the East Factory.

Chen Chunde, the censor of Zuodu, was an old minister who followed Zhu Youjian to the south. He was suddenly promoted to be the censor of Zuodu and became the Dajiuqing. Therefore, he was determined to be Zhu Youjian's hard-core confidant. When he saw someone like Qian Qianyi, he was naturally He stared contemptuously, not hiding the disgust in his heart at all.

Wei Botong, Minister of Dali Temple, was an old minister during the Wanli period. He was half buried in the ground and had no interest in everything in front of him. If it wasn't because Zhu Youjian had just arrived in Nanjing, and it was the time when he was rectifying the imperial court, he would have just claimed to be sick at home. Continue to provide for the aged.

"Qian Qianyi, do you like water?"

Zhu Youjian didn't know when, he already had an extra fishing rod in his hand, and when he flicked it hard, the hook sank into the water, and only the white buoy was still rippling with the lake waves.

Qian Qianyi was always striving for a chance to live. Seeing Zhu Youjian's question, he hurriedly replied:

"Return to your majesty, the criminals like it, water is the foundation of all things, human nature is, when the water is pure, there will be no fish, and people will have no friends when they are observant. Water can accommodate all things. Although it is soft, it is the strongest thing. It cannot be cut by a sword. .”

Zhu Youjian understood Qian Qianyi's meaning, and knew that he was using his evaluation of Shui as a threat to euphemistically beg him to forgive him. It is also necessary to mix the Taiqing court, so as not to leave the emperor in a helpless place.

However, Zhu Youjian had no intention of letting Qian Qianyi live. A person like Qian Qianyi who claims to be talented and extremely smart is actually a generation with great ambition and talent, and it is easy to make something that seems earth-shattering but is the most unwise. things, like the murder of a king.

Zhu Youjian believed that there were many such people in the city, like Qian Qianyi, who were ignorant scholars but extremely rebellious, especially the members of the Donglin Party and Fushe who liked to talk.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian must kill Qian Qianyi to teach those Donglin Party members who disregard the rules and self-righteousness.

However, the reason why Zhu Youjian asked Qian Qianyi whether he liked water was just to recall the allusion that in the original history, he invaded Nanjing because he was a slave, and he wanted to drown himself in the water, but he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because he was afraid that the water would be too cold.

"It's good to like water," Zhu Youjian clapped his hands, and then ordered: "For the sake of you being a veteran of the three dynasties, I won't kill you before you die, so that you won't suffer more and cut him off." Hang up, sink into the water and slowly drown."

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