"Wang Duo, how can you be so shameless? I didn't say a word after arriving in the capital.

How can you frame him as the mastermind? It should be said that the masterminds are the old immortals and Qian Qianyi who were killed by the prince just now..."

At this time, Zhou Yanru and Zhang Zizi also crawled out on their knees, and they immediately passed the responsibility on to the killed old friends and Qian Qianyi who had just fainted.

Dog bites dog, Wang Duo was already shameless, but now it turns out that Zhou Yanru, Zhang Zizi and Qian Qianyi are the shameless ancestors. Compared with them, he is completely dwarfed...

Seeing that several of their great scholars said this, Wang Duo hurriedly followed the trend:

"Yes, Qian Qianyi and the dog officer who was killed by the prince just now are the masterminds. We have all been deceived. Are you guys right?"

Other officials immediately began to echo:

"Yes, the culprit has been eliminated. Your Highness, spare your life..."

Zhu Cixiang really saw today the extreme shamelessness of officials in the late Ming Dynasty.

How can I, the simple emperor, be their opponent? You must know that Chen Yan and Wei Zaode are not even more shameless people among them.

Zhu Cihong ignored this group of shameless officials and former cabinet ministers. He looked at another former cabinet minister, Wang Yingxiong, who said nothing.

Wang Yingxiong, whose courtesy name is Feixiong and nickname is Chunshi, was born in Qingxi, Leqi, Ba County, Sichuan.

In the 40th year of Wanli's reign, he was promoted to Jinshi in the 41st year of Wanli's reign.

From the official position, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of Dongge University, and the Minister of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Hongguang regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty appointed Wang Yingxiong as Minister of the Ministry of War and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The governor of Chuan, Hu, Yun, Gui Military Affairs, Chu, Yun, Gui, Guangxu listened to Xiong Jiezhi, specifically suppressed Zhang Xianzhong, and gave thirty thousand taels of silver and Shang Fang's sword.

It's hard to be appointed, named Supervisor but there is no teacher to supervise, no merit, just sitting upright and receiving worship.

Wang Yingxiong dispersed all his wealth, recruited thousands of troops, established his government in Zunyi, and recommended Sichuan generals Luo Yuxin, Hou Tianxi, Zeng Ying, and Wang Xiang.

In the first year of Longwu, he was promoted to Shaobao and became a bachelor of Wuyingdian.

In August, Wang Yingxiong went to Wushan to organize armed forces in eastern Sichuan to resist Zhang Xianzhong.

Yang Zhan regained southern Sichuan, and Wang Yingxiong moved to Qijiang, then to Luzhou, and finally returned to Zunyi.

In the second year of Longwu, the Qing army entered Sichuan and surrendered Wang Yingxiong. Wang Yingxiong killed the envoys and abandoned Zunyi and entered Bijie.

In the first month of the first year of Yongli, he was granted the title of Uncle Changshou, and he died in the most benevolent and pregnant way.

Through history, we can see that Wang Yingxiong is a man. Although he has no ability and has never achieved anything during his tenure, he is not a weakling.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he still persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty. He was not swayed by the temptation of high-ranking slave officials and generous salaries. Instead, he killed the envoys who came to persuade him to surrender.

As for those who participated in the anti-land annexation and abolition of the crown prince, it must have been the crown prince's new policy that touched the interest groups behind him, and he only acted as a spokesperson. There are many such officials.

Zhu Cixi disdainfully glanced at Wang Yingxiong and said calmly:

"Master Wang, why did you come to this flood? Do you only have the interests of yourself and your family in your heart, but not the safety of the people and the country?"

Wang Yingxiong sighed and said:

"His Highness's new policy will offend scholars all over the world. Do you think that only ordinary people are the people of the Ming Dynasty? You will definitely fall badly when walking on one leg. I have no objection to you becoming the crown prince, but I am also not optimistic about your reforms..."

Zhu Cixiang smiled faintly:

"Sir Wang, although you have served as a cabinet minister, I believe that you are just a vain name. It's not that I look down on you. With your vision and ability, you are not worthy of being the head of a county.

Today, I will let you live. You will go to Liangxiang to be the county magistrate. In two years, I will let you see with your own eyes the great changes in the Gyeonggi region. Take away all the people who come except Wang Yingxiong!"

Wang Yingxiong was stunned. He originally thought that he would die, but he did not expect that the crown prince would let him go.

In fact, he is somewhat similar to Zhu Dadian. Zhu Dadian was also a corrupt official, but although Zhu Dadian was corrupt, he did practical things for the people and did not bully the people.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Dadian would rather die than surrender. Later, he returned to his hometown of Jinhua and spent his wealth to recruit troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty. In the end, all his family, old and young, died in the battle.

For people like this who still have some backbone, Zhu Cixiang would not kill them at will. This was the case in the late Ming Dynasty. People like Cheng Guoxiang would starve to death if they were not greedy.

If they can correct themselves in the later period and work for the people in a down-to-earth manner, Zhu Cihong can give them a chance to redeem themselves as long as Qianqi is not a heinous and corrupt person.

There are corrupt officials all over the court. It is impossible to kill them all. Otherwise, who can govern such a huge country for you? It is unrealistic to just rely on a few warriors under your command.

Seeing that the crown prince refused to kill Wang Yingxiong, the officials immediately started shouting again:

"Your Highness, Wang Yingxiong is the mastermind behind the scenes. You can't let him go. You have to let him go together. We don't accept it..."

Zhu Cixi looked at the corrupt officials in front of him speechlessly and shouted:

"Shut up, I will cut off your tongues and knock out your dog teeth. It is my decision whether to let you go or not. If you don't agree with me, I will take you away!"

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, and the Jin Yiwei and the soldiers of the National Defense Army immediately escorted these shameless dog officials out of the residence of the Minister of Rites and went straight to the Ancestral Temple.

"Your Highness, spare your life, we will never dare to go against you again..."

The officials who were taken away saw their family members and tribesmen being taken away with them. They all cried bitterly and regretted deeply.

In order to oppose the Crown Prince's new policy, they made every effort and even risked the lives of their families and entire clan, but they had almost no impact on the Crown Prince...

When Zhu Cihong came to arrest corrupt officials in person, Gao Wencai and Sun Yingyuan were still arresting nobles. Nine more noble families had their homes confiscated, and their clansmen were also taken away.

They are Anyuan Hou Liu Zhachang, Cheng'an Bo Guo Zhaoyong, Nanhe Bo, Dongning Bo, Wuding Hou, Ning Jin Bo and so on...

The total strength of the Jinyi Guards and the National Defense Army is more than 30,000, which takes a full night and half of the morning.

Only then were all the troublemaking nobles and officials in the court who petitioned to depose the prince were caught.

This time, more than 430 civil and military officials were captured, and 21 were killed on the spot.

More than 470 gentry and merchants participated in the turmoil, including nine noble families of Hou Boxun.

It was directly announced that 2,345 families of the nine tribes had been exterminated, and the remaining three tribes had all been exterminated.

This time more than 8,000 people will be publicly executed in the square in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple is located to the east of the central axis from Chengtianmen to Meridian Gate, adjacent to the Liukezhifang. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle and covers an area of ​​more than 200 acres.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple was the place where ancestor worship ceremonies were held during the Ming Dynasty. Its buildings were built according to the traditional etiquette of "respecting heaven and ancestors".

The ceiling and pillars in the main hall are all decorated with red gold flowers, which are exquisitely crafted and luxuriously decorated.

The east side hall enshrines the shrines of the distinguished royal families of the Ming Dynasty, while the west side hall enshrines the shrines of some meritorious officials with different surnames.

Hundreds of officials and troubled gentry, as well as their families and clan members, petitioned in front of the main hall and burst into tears.

He and the others were pushed to the ground one by one by the Jin Yiwei and the soldiers of the National Defense Army, and they knelt neatly in countless rows.

Knowing that the crown prince wanted to kill them in front of the Ancestral Temple, all the officials were terrified. Many people wet their pants and wanted to shout, but their mouths were blocked and they could not make a sound.

A young nobleman struggled fiercely, wanting to tell the prince that there was a shrine of his ancestor in the west side hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. He was the queen of the nobleman and asked for his life.

However, what responded to him was the heavy rifle butt of the National Protector Army soldier, which directly caused his head to break... I like the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age started from the prince supervising the country, please collect: (https://www.myxls.net) The Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age started from the prince supervising the country
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