When he heard everyone begging to see him, Zhu Cihong wiped his mouth and said:

"Let them in!"

"Follow your orders"

Hu Bao followed the order and exited, and soon walked in with a few people.

The fastest runner turned out to be Wu Mengming. He quickly came to Zhu Cihong and knelt down and kowtowed:

"See Your Highness, I have successfully completed the task in accordance with your order. I killed 25 people who resisted the order and arrested 539 demonstrators outside Fengtian Gate. What else does your Highness need from me? I am willing to die for my loyalty.

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Wu Mengming was still hesitant about civil servants at first. Under Zhu Cihong's strong pressure, he had no choice but to raise a butcher's knife against civil servants. Now there is no turning back, and he can only express his allegiance to Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cixiang was quite satisfied with Wu Mengming's performance. He raised his hand slightly and said with a smile:

"Wu Qing, please give me a seat without any courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, I am a thousand years old!"

Wu Mengming thanked En for his flat body and carefully sat half-assed on the stool, acting very respectfully.

Li Ruolian, Yue Yang and the other three looked at Wu Mengming with half-smiles, then stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Cihong:

"See Your Highness."

This is the gap. Wu Mengming needs to kowtow, while Li Ruolian and the other three only need to bow and salute.

Zhu Cixiang waved his hand:

"Excuse me, is everything going smoothly?"

Li Ruolian:

"Your Highness, when I rushed to the residence of Tang Shiji, the censor of Zuodu, Tang Shiji knew that he had committed a serious crime and committed suicide in fear of the crime!"

Gao Wencai:

"Your Highness, the deputy capital imperial envoy Gao Jie, the minister of justice Shi Jie committed suicide in fear of crime. In addition, there were more than a dozen censors and eight Liuke who died in front of Qianqing Palace and committed suicide in fear of crime at home."

Yue Yang:

"Your Highness, according to Jin Yiwei's intelligence, the Imperial College committed suicide out of fear of committing a crime, and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and two ministers and editors committed suicide at home..."

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Wu Mengming was shaking with fear. Over the night, more than 30 court officials committed suicide in fear of crime, including many third- and fourth-grade civil servants. Wu Mengming was not a fool. He knew that there must be a hidden secret.

It is definitely not a coincidence that so many officials committed suicide or died suddenly. The seven-year-old crown prince's methods were really terrifying. Wu Mengming was sure that this was definitely not the last time. The killing of a crown prince was rare in history.

Wu Mengming knew very well that if he had not been of value, he and the Wu family would have died violently or committed suicide out of fear of crime last night.

From now on, I must be loyal to the Crown Prince with all my heart, and I must not take a step beyond the limits, otherwise I will be doomed!

Zhu Cixiang glanced at Wu Mengming from the corner of his eye, and found that Wu Mengming's body was shaking slightly. Zhu Cixiang secretly sneered in his heart, the dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards was actually greedy for life and afraid of death.

Zhu Cixiang deliberately let Wu Mengming be present to listen, in order to let him know what to do and what not to do. Zhu Cixiang withdrew his gaze and said calmly:

"Since they committed suicide out of fear of crime, have you found any evidence that these people committed crimes?"

Li Ruolian and the others cupped their hands and said:

"Reporting to Your Highness, these people are all corrupt officials. I found a lot of evidence of corruption in their houses, and now they have been confiscated and exterminated!"

"Reaching the house and exterminating the family?"

These four words made Wu Mengming shudder again. He had also taken advantage of his position as Jinyiwei to get tens of thousands of taels of silver. Wu Mengming was considering whether to hand it over.

At this moment, the Crown Prince's voice sounded in his ears:

"Wu Mengming, as long as you were not heinous in the past, I will not pursue you. From today on, you can't take a penny of money that doesn't belong to you, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. Step back!"

Wu Mengming hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed:

"Thank you, Your Highness. I was deceived by lard and gained 30,000 taels of ill-gotten wealth. I will hand it all over to you tomorrow..."

"No need, go ahead!"

In history, Wu Mengming's real wealth-making spree was almost always after he took over as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, but he is still making small fortunes at the moment.

Now that he has followed Zhu Cixiang, Zhu Cixiang will definitely not let him hand over the tens of thousands of taels of silver. Who would be willing to follow him in the future if he is so stingy?

"Bang bang...Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness, I will resign!"

Wu Mengming kowtowed to Zhu Cixiang three times with tears of gratitude, then bowed and exited Zhongcui Palace. He stood outside the palace and looked back at the gate of Zhongcui Palace. He clearly felt that it was the Palace of Yama!

Zhu Cihong let Wu Mengming listen in front of him, which was to intimidate him.

When it comes to business matters, he doesn't want Wu Mengming to know too much yet.

Although the Yongwei camp was not the crown prince's team, Zhu Cihong already regarded Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan as his own, and they sat in the corner without talking after the ceremony.

During this period, the seven-year-old prince was shocked and dumbfounded. He dared to kill at will among the civil servants who were at the height of their power, and even killed and arrested nearly a thousand people. It was really unbelievable.

Seeing the crown prince looking at them, Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan hurriedly stood up and raised their hands:

"Your Highness, the outside of Fengtian Gate has been restored to its original state. I wonder what instructions your Highness summoned?"

Of course Zhu Cihong had his own reasons for summoning Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan. The capital camp was in a mess, and the Yongwei camp was currently the only combatable force in the capital.

It is impossible for Zhu Cixiang to lead the Yongwei Battalion and 100,000 Jiannu to resist head-on. With the equipment currently not in place, it is very likely that the 5,000 Yongwei Battalion will suffer heavy casualties.

The Beijing camp could not be reused, and the Yongwei camp also became an important barrier to protect the safety of the capital. Zhu Cixiang would never allow any danger or accident to occur in the capital.

Picking up the teapot, Zhu Cihong personally filled the teacups in front of Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan. The two were heroes and national heroes who sacrificed their lives for the Ming Dynasty in history. Zhu Cihong respected them.

"Your Highness must not..."

Seeing the Crown Prince pouring tea for them in person, Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan were immediately in a hurry and stood up in a hurry to salute. Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said:

"You two are the pillars of the country, and I have important matters to entrust to you!"

The two of them were just junior generals in the Yongwei Battalion, but they were praised by the Crown Prince as the pillars of the country. How could they not feel flattered, and they lifted up their shirts and knelt down to express gratitude:

"Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders. I will swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty to the death, and I will go up to the mountains of swords and the seas of fire without hesitation!"

Zhu Cixi stretched out his hand to help the two of them up, and handed them the East Palace waist badge:

"According to reliable information, Jiannu will enter the pass to plunder the country in the near future. These two Japanese palace generals will lead the East Palace Guards out of the city to surprise Jiannu. The capital camp cannot be reused. The safety of the capital depends on the soldiers of the Yongwei camp. The two generals must cooperate with the Jinyiwei."

Work closely together to ensure the safety of the capital. Once anyone is found to be endangering the safety of the capital, no matter who is found, he will be killed without mercy!"

Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan were stunned for a moment, then reacted:

"This... Your Highness's safety is very important. Bring the Yongwei camp with you. I will protect Chitose to the death!"

Zhu Cixi shook his head:

"No, the safety of the capital is the most important. Once an accident occurs in the capital, it will affect the prosperity and disgrace of the country. There must be spies in the city, and the news of my leaving the city must be blocked.

The attack on Jiannu must be believed to be the work of a small group of Ming troops. They will not chase and fight the East Palace Guards. Once the news of the palace's departure from the city is leaked, how can Jiannu let it go easily? The East Palace Guards will surely encounter a fierce battle.

Regarding the safety of this palace, you can rest assured that no matter what happens, there will be no problem in protecting myself. You just need to guard the capital. Go back and prepare well!" I like the Ming Dynasty. In the prosperous times, I started to invite the prince to supervise the country.
Chapter completed!