Ming Dynasty: Is a mere unruly commoner rebelling against heaven?

Chapter 9: Kill According to the Family Tree!

Qinglong led his team to crash open the gates of Qingyun Manor, immediately rushing in with his men.

Mu Bin followed closely behind, followed by countless Jinyi Guards, streaming in one after another.

Outside Qingyun Manor, a dark mass of Jinyi Guards surrounded it tightly, not even a bird could fly in.

The servants and maids of Qingyun Manor, upon seeing the Jinyi Guards with their embroidered spring blades and fierce appearances, were immediately terrified, letting out horrified screams.

Some of the more timid servants collapsed to the ground, their legs weak, crying incessantly.

The commotion in the front yard alarmed Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu in the back yard, who quickly came to the front yard with their family retainers and guards.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Qingyun Earl's Manor!"

"Jinyi Guard, Mu Bin!"

Mu Bin stepped forward, standing in front of the Earl of Qingyun.

The Earl of Changning, Zhou Yu, gnashed his teeth in anger upon seeing Mu Bin: "So it's you, Mu Bin, not only did you take my son privately, but you even dare to come to my door."

"Do you really think my Zhou family is easy to bully?"

Zhou Shou stopped Zhou Yu, who wanted to rush forward, and asked in a cold voice: "May I know why the Jinyi Guards are barging into my Qingyun Earl's Manor at night?"

"If you don't have a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid I'll have to report you to the Grand Empress Dowager Zhou!"

"Of course, we have a reason, we need to borrow your Zhou family's genealogy!"

The family tree is the most important and sacred item of a clan, how could it be lent to others casually?

Mu Bin's words immediately caused Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu to bristle with anger.

"You! You are going too far!"

"You ignorant child! Spouting nonsense! This Earl will definitely report you severely to the Grand Empress Dowager Zhou!"

"Heh, wait until you have the life to see her again."

Mu Bin waved his hand: "Men, arrest all members of the Zhou family and押押 them into the imperial prison!"

"Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"Search the Qingyun Earl's Manor carefully, and register everything!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu's expressions changed drastically when they saw that Mu Bin seemed to be serious.

"I am the Earl of Changning, the Emperor's uncle, I want to see who dares to touch me!"

"Mu Bin! You dare to privately arrest a member of the imperial family, if the Grand Empress Dowager Zhou finds out, ten heads wouldn't be enough for you to behead!"

No one paid attention to Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu's roars, the Jinyi Guards silently and resolutely carried out Mu Bin's orders.

The Jinyi Guards quickly took action, arresting Zhou family members everywhere in the Qingyun Earl's Manor.

Any Zhou family members who resisted were beheaded by the Jinyi Guards.

Blood and fear spread within the Qingyun Earl's Manor.

The remaining members of the Zhou family were terrified after witnessing the Jinyi Guards killing people.

"Ahhh! Murder! Help!"

"Your Excellency, spare me!"

"Your Excellency, I won't resist, don't kill me!"

"Ahhh! Spare me, Your Excellency!"

"..."

In an instant, the Qingyun Earl's Manor was in chaos and unrest.

Mu Bin was not in a hurry to arrest the Zhou family members, but went straight to the ancestral hall in the backyard with Qinglong.

No one dared to stop them along the way.

In the ancestral hall, Mu Bin successfully obtained the Zhou family's genealogy.

After confirming that it was correct, Mu Bin handed the genealogy to Qinglong.

"Qinglong, arrest according to the genealogy, don't let go of anyone recorded in the genealogy!"

"Yes!"

After confiscating the Qingyun Earl's Manor, Mu Bin did not stay, and quickly led people to confiscate the Changning Earl's Manor.

It wasn't until dawn that the Jinyi Guards escorted a total of seventy-six members of the Zhou family to the Jinyi Guard's prison.

...

Qianqing Palace.

The Chief Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, Huai En, gently knocked on the palace door: "Your Majesty, it's time for the morning court."

After Zhu Youcheng had a heart-to-heart talk with Empress Dowager Wu last night, he felt much better, and slept extremely soundly.

After being dressed in court attire and the winged good crown by the eunuchs, Zhu Youcheng walked out of Qianqing Palace.

After a rain, the air seemed to be much fresher.

Zhu Youcheng took a deep breath in the morning sun, but smelled a faint smell of blood.

Zhu Youcheng frowned in dissatisfaction: "Why hasn't it been cleaned up yet?"

Huai En lowered his head and bowed: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there are too many people, and the Twenty-Four Directorates have all been dispatched to clean up."

"How many people have been cleaned up in total?"

Zhu Youcheng got on the dragon carriage and headed towards the front court.

Huai En quickened his pace, following beside Zhu Youcheng: "Reporting to Your Majesty, a total of two thousand four hundred and eighty-two eunuchs and palace maids were cleaned up last night."

"Including the Directorate of Ceremonial, the Directorate of Imperial Cuisine, the Directorate of Palace Attendants, the Directorate of Imperial Accoutrements, the Directorate of Imperial Workshops, the Directorate of Imperial Horses..."

"Most of those cleaned up were middle-ranking officials above the sixth rank, other lower ranks have not had the opportunity to contact the outside world and have clean backgrounds."

"More than two thousand?"

Zhu Youcheng sneered.

There are approximately fourteen thousand eunuchs and six thousand palace maids in the entire palace.

Among them, one-tenth of the people are privately communicating with the outside of the palace.

Most of them are still middle and high-ranking eunuchs and palace maids.

No wonder the emperors of the middle and late Ming Dynasty were shorter-lived than the last!

"Has it been confirmed that they have all been cleaned up?"

"Those who were found to have contact with the Zhou family, officials of the outer court, and members of the imperial family have all been cleaned up."

Along the way, Zhu Youcheng saw a large number of young eunuchs, still shivering as they cleaned the bloodstains in the palace.

Everything that happened last night will flash through their minds from time to time like a nightmare.

They felt a personal fear of imperial power.

Zhu Youcheng nodded in satisfaction: "Continue to investigate, expand the scope, and the Imperial Hospital must be thoroughly investigated."

"The palace will continue to be under martial law for a month, any palace maids and eunuchs who privately communicate with the outer palace will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

During the conversation, Zhu Youcheng had already passed Jinshen Hall and Fengtian Hall and arrived at Fengtian Gate.

This is where the Ming Dynasty emperors held court, called Yumen Tingzheng.

This was Zhu Youcheng's first court appearance after time-traveling, and it was also his first meeting with civil and military officials.

From now on, he will have many days to deal with these civil officials.

Zhu Youcheng stepped down from the dragon carriage and walked towards Fengtian Gate.

Seeing Zhu Youcheng's dragon carriage from afar, the waiting eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial quickly announced: "The Emperor has arrived!"

Three whips sounded outside Fengtian Gate, Zhu Youcheng walked up to the dragon chair and sat down securely.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live, long live, long live!"

On the square outside Fengtian Gate, thousands of civil and military officials knelt down together, making a tsunami-like roar.

There were too many people, and Zhu Youcheng only saw a sea of heads at a glance.

Zhu Youcheng waved his hand: "All my beloved ministers, rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up, and Zhu Youcheng could only see a few high-ranking officials of the second rank who were close to him.

Huai En sang in a sharp voice: "All officials, if you have anything to report, do so early!"

As soon as Huai En's voice fell, someone holding a tablet stood out from the crowd.

This person was over sixty years old, with white hair and beard, standing first on the left.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

This person is the Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, Wan An.

The Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet is the first among civil officials.

No wonder he dared to be the first to report.

Zhu Youcheng smiled: "Granted!"

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