"Your Highness, spare your life..."

Zhu Cixiang's order made the troubled civil servants tremble with fear. They all knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Faced with the sudden appearance of the little murderer, some people were instantly frightened and lost control.

In the past, they were not afraid of court battles because the Jin Yiwei would show mercy, but it was different today. The commander of the Jin Yiwei, Luo Yangxing, was killed by the prince with a hammer. Who dared to show mercy?

What frightened them the most was entering Jinyiwei Zhao Prison. It was not a place for humans at all. How many people could enter Zhao Prison and still come out alive?

"Your Highness, please be patient. It is the ancestral motto for an official to be honest and courageous to give advice. I would like to ask Your Highness to give the old minister a little kindness and a royal staff."

Three of the younger brothers were killed by the crown prince, and even Luo Yangxing was hammered to death. Now twenty or thirty more people are about to be sent to Zhao Prison.

The old fox Wen Tiren can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, otherwise no one will hang out with him in the future.

Zhu Cihong looked at Wen Tiren:

"Mr. Wen Ge, since you are interceding for them, I will give you a favor and ask each of them to give 10,000 taels of silver to the prison to redeem their people. The time limit is one day, and we will not wait until the expiration date!"

"Suck...this..."

The crown prince did not follow the routine at all. Not only did Wen Tiren take a breath of air this time, but Zhang Zhiji and the others felt that Zhu Cixiang was fooling around. Isn't this a robber?

Seeing that Wen Tiren was speechless for a moment, Zhu Cixiang guessed what he was thinking and smiled lightly:

"Mr. Wen Ge, you should know better than me what these so-called upright civil servants have done behind their backs. Don't tell me that they are all upright officials who have no money at home. They should spit out some of the blood of the people when they drink it."

Of course Wen Tiren knew the virtues of those civil servants. Any one of them could easily give out tens of thousands of taels of silver.

It's just that Emperor Chongzhen has been kept in the dark, but how the prince found out is terrible!

Wen Tiren's work as chief minister was not in vain. Since the crown prince could say such things, he believed that it was definitely not a lie fabricated out of thin air.

However, how many civil servants can bear the heavy blows of the twenty imperial staffs?

"Your Highness, let me discuss this with your family and see if the imperial staff can be dispensed with?"

Seeing that the old fox still wanted to bargain, Zhu Cixi refused without hesitation:

"No, since you must be punished for daring to despise me, the money is not for my own use, but to help the refugees in the capital. No one tael should be left behind."

"This...obeys the order!"

Forget it, it's better to get them out of Zhao Prison as soon as possible, and wait until Emperor Chongzhen returns to court to settle accounts with the naughty crown prince. Wen Tiren has no choice but to compromise.

Seeing Wen Tiren's old face twitching, Zhu Cixiang knew what he was thinking, but he didn't care. At worst, he would quit when Chongzhen recovered. With his current ability, he could protect himself.

"Mr. Wen Ge, I have something to tell you. From today on, if my decree does not pass the cabinet, it will take effect. The morning court meeting will be cancelled. The court meeting will be held every three days until my father recovers."

"This...obeys the order!"

Zhu Cixiang's move was tantamount to temporarily vacating the cabinet. Wen Tiren originally wanted to object, but he was worried about being beaten to death by the crown prince, so he could only pray that Emperor Chongzhen would recover as soon as possible and return to the court.

When replying to Zhu Cihong, Wen Tiren's words were very connotative. He always used the word "respect for orders" rather than "obey" for Zhu Cihong's orders. In fact, the prince's supervision of the country is equivalent to the emperor's reign, so he should obey the orders.

Zhu Cihong didn't care about this. Wen Tiren was going to be killed sooner or later anyway, so it didn't hurt to let him flapping for a few days first.

The British government was so public that Jiang Fengyuan, the official minister, and other ministers did not know how to describe the crown prince.

Although they knew that the Crown Prince was messing around, they felt really happy when they saw that the usually arrogant talkers were kept in check. Instead, they looked forward to the Crown Prince's future.

Wen Tiren did not get any benefit from Zhu Cihong. Instead, he asked his group of subordinates to give him 10,000 taels of silver, so he had to return to court in despair.

Zhu Cixiang thought for a moment and decided to start the reform from Jinyiwei. He wanted to firmly control Jinyiwei in his hands before Chongzhen went to court.

Luo Yangxing has been hammered to death by him, and now the Jinyiwei comrade Wu Mengming is an informant installed by a civil servant, which is also not a good thing. The most suitable candidates at present are Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai.

He looked at Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai and said:

"Li Ruolian has great literary talent and listens to orders!"

The two men hurried forward and knelt down to receive the order:

"Your Majesty Li Ruolian, accept the order!"

"The minister has great literary talent and accepts the order!"

"Li Ruolian, Gao Wencai, is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. This palace has decided to designate Li Ruolian as the Commander of the Jinyi Guards and Gao Wencai as the Commander of the Jinyi Guards. I hope you will know people well and make good use of them, and always be loyal to the Ming Dynasty royal family!"

"I've been promoted, from the fifth rank directly to the third rank, from the seventh rank directly to the third rank?"

Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai were instantly confused. This was something he didn't even dare to dream about, but today it became a reality because he obeyed the prince's orders.

Seeing the two of them looking silly, Yuan Gui hurriedly reminded:

"No thanks!"

"Thank you to Your Highness the Crown Prince for your kindness. Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai swear to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and Your Highness to the death! Bang bang..."

The two of them hurriedly kowtowed their heads to express gratitude at Yuan Gui's reminder. When they raised their heads, their foreheads were already dripping with blood.

"Retreat!"

Zhu Cixiang flicked his robe sleeves, and Yuan Gui immediately announced his withdrawal from the court.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were speechless. On the first day of the Crown Prince's supervision of the country, he did not do anything serious except massacre.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen was diligent in his administration, and could not accomplish much even in court every morning. Most of the time, the ministers would argue with each other.

Returning to Zhongcui Palace, Zhu Cihong immediately summoned Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai. There were some things that could not be explained openly in court.

Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai came to Zhongcui Palace as soon as they received the notice. When they saw the crown prince, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed:

"See Your Highness!"

Zhu Cixi stood up and helped the two of them up:

"Excuse me, you are already the leader of the Jinyi Guard. You don't need to give me a big salute when you see me in the future. I will give you a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After the two thanked each other, they carefully sat on the stool with half their buttocks and waited for the Crown Prince's order.

Zhu Cixiang looked at them and his tone suddenly became harsh:

"The Jinyiwei has seriously changed its taste. Starting today, you will rectify the Jinyiwei. Those who are sitting there waiting to die and those who were installed by the civil servants will be cleared out without leaving any one behind.

The salary of the remaining personnel will be paid in full by adding 2 taels per month. No one can embezzle, including you. From now on, the salary of the Jinyiwei will be paid by this palace. I require the Jinyiwei to quickly restore its former glory.

You must vigorously develop the Jinyiwei intelligence work, conduct secret surveillance on civil and military officials, important local officials and generals, as well as famous gentry and wealthy businessmen as soon as possible, and I will provide development funds..."

Zhu Cihong gave detailed instructions to Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai on what Jinyiwei would do in the future, and asked the Jinyiwei intelligence network to cover important places in the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

Seeing that the crown prince wanted to revive the glory of Jinyiwei, Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai's eyes began to shine, and they knew that spring for themselves and Jinyiwei was finally coming.

The imperial guards of the Chongzhen Dynasty were almost deposed, and any civil servant could yell at them without taking them seriously.

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