Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

In the early morning, the sycamore tree showed the desolation of autumn, and a withered yellow leaf swirled in the air, and then fell lightly on the courtyard of the Ministry of Justice.

Prison vehicles have been prepared one after another, and prisoners wearing prison uniforms are being taken out of the prison by the Yamen one after another. These first batch are the relatives who are closest to Jiang Bin.

Although they had already known that death was inevitable, but now that they were one step closer to death, they couldn't help crying again here.

No one wants to die, especially if they once reached the top core circle of the capital, and now they suddenly fall down hard, you can imagine how much they regret.

Woohoo...

Jiang Wei was the one who felt the deepest feeling. At this time, she was crying so hard that she looked particularly sad. She even began to resent her uncle instead of resenting her parents.

Originally, she did not need to experience this fate and could completely avoid it.

When the emperor fell in love with her, she just had to obey. If she could give birth to a prince, she might not be able to be like the Empress Dowager Zhou and become the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager in the future.

Unexpectedly, her parents followed their uncle's arrangement and bet their money on the powerless Prince Xing, which led the emperor to resort to the method of bloodbathing the Jiang family, ultimately hurting himself.

"You who have killed a thousand swords, you have killed our whole family!" Mother Jiang cried loudest at this time, but she vented her anger on Jiang Qi, who was also escorted out.

Jiang Jiao seemed very silent. He was originally a person with no independent opinions, but now he was about to be pushed to the guillotine, and he was like a zombie.

Even though he was being scolded by his wife, there was no light in his eyes at this moment, but he silently allowed the officer to lead him forward, and then he was put into the prison car.

As the chief culprit of this incident, Jiang Bin cursed treasonously: "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit! Zhu Youtang, you are so cruel, not only will you cut off your descendants, but God will also accept you as a short-lived ghost, haha..." "

Snapped!

Just when he was laughing most wildly, a stick hit Jiang Bin firmly on the mouth. Two teeth suddenly fell out and his mouth was filled with blood.

"What a shame! Such disrespect is truly a disgrace to our Chinese people!" The leader of the Yamen responsible for the escort held a stick in his hand, swung it and scolded.

Jiang Bin saw that the person who committed the murder was an insignificant government official. Although he hated the fact that a tiger fell off the ground and was bullied by a dog, at this moment, he was in so much pain that he could not speak at all.

"Stop his mouth!" Liu Zhong, the Minister of Punishment, had already mounted his horse and was about to set off, but he ordered with a stern face.

He has now slowly integrated into the role of the Minister of Punishment. Not only is he a staunch imperialist, but he cannot let the prisoners under his control say such treacherous words.

These powerful people may have seen Zhu Youtang as cruel, but in the territory of Huguang, they knew that the people were grateful to Hongzhi.

Even in the capital, the people praised the emperor even more.

Not to mention, Li Jin and his gang wanted to hoard rice for profit, but Emperor Hongzhi forcibly suppressed the price of rice so that the people in the city could say that rice was affordable.

Jiang Bin still hasn't repented, and he still dares to speak nonsense here. He deserves death.

Woohoo...

Jiang Bin, who had been shouting just now, was stuffed into a ball of linen, but could no longer say a word.

"Liu Shangshu, it's almost time, let's go!" Wang Yue, who was also riding on horseback, said calmly.

I don’t know since when, some officials in the Ming Dynasty gradually appeared who liked to ride horses. Liu Zhong, who once measured the entire Huguang, was like this, and Wang Yue, who had been on the battlefield for many years, was also like this.

Since the Zhujiu clan was of great importance, Wang Yue jointly supervised the execution today.

Although Wang Yue's actual position is still the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he still holds the title of cabinet bachelor, and his identity and status are much higher than Liu Zhong's.

"Everything will follow Wangge Lao's arrangements!" Liu Zhong, the Minister of Punishment, did not ask for help, but nodded respectfully.

Sizzling...

The dead leaves and branches that had just fallen in the courtyard were rolled over by the wheels, making a slight breaking sound.

The Jiang family, who were still crying just now, now seemed to have accepted their fate, or were being escorted in a prison car, or being chained with them, like zombies.

Liu Zhong took the initiative to ride alongside Wang Yue, but he asked the biggest question in his heart: "Mr. Wang Ge, do you really think that the mastermind behind Lin Guodong's case is Wang Zeng?"

In the case of Lin Guodong's assassination, although it was found that Jiang Bin participated in assisting Lin Guodong, Jiang Bin had no motive for the assassination, so the real mastermind must be someone else.

After capturing Jiang Bin, the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Shuntian Prefecture also interrogated Jiang Bin, and Jiang Bin insisted that he was ordered by the former prince-in-law Wang Zeng.

It's just that Jiang Bin put the blame on Wang Zeng. Not to mention that Wang Zeng was dead and had no symptoms, and he was also imprisoned by nine tribes. In fact, it doesn't mean much.

Although Wang Zeng may indeed have such a motive, the motive for taking the opportunity is still insufficient, and Liu Zhong has a vague feeling that it was someone else who did it.

"How I think it is not important, the key is to look at the evidence, and Jiang Bin is the one who testified against Wang Zeng!" Wang Yue did not intend to make too subjective judgments, but was seeking truth from facts.

When Liu Zhong saw Wang Yue's reaction, he felt a little moved in his heart and said, "Are you always worried that this matter will turn into a major case and many people will eventually die unjustly?"

"That's wrong! There are not so many grievances in this world, but now the situation is becoming more and more obvious. There is no need to complicate simple issues! Since we have found out Jiang Bin, and Jiang Bin testified against Wang Zeng, there is also Wang Zeng's dealings As evidenced by his letters, why make random guesses?" Wang Yue had a good impression of Liu Zhong, so he expressed his thoughts.

Although he did not believe that Wang Zeng was behind the scenes, or that there was someone else behind Wang Zeng, this judgment needed to be based on facts, not groundless speculation.

It's not that he can't bear to see the emperor killing the powerful, but the situation is getting clearer and clearer now, and it's not appropriate to give the other party a chance to disturb the situation, otherwise the real murderer will escape.

Liu Zhong knew that Wang Yue looked more mature like this, so he nodded in understanding.

"This must be the heinous Jiang family!"

"Who else could it be? They almost became royal relatives!"

"I heard that a golden phoenix appeared. I wonder which one it is?"

"What golden phoenix? The Eastern God didn't say anything at all. This is the Jiang family's attempt to put gold on their own faces!"

…

The onlookers stood neatly by the street. Facing the death row prisoners who were being escorted past, they couldn't help but comment on the prisoners.

The Jiang family has a strong topic, and was even at the center of the struggle between the emperor and King Xing. However, as Jiang Bin's crimes were exposed, the Jiang family led by him was destined to overthrow.

Now they are about to witness that a family of high-ranking generals that was originally rising is heading towards complete destruction, and no one in the Jiang family will be spared.

Woohoo...

The Jiang family was once again reminded of the sad past by the people next to them. They could have become royal relatives, but they actually committed suicide and became enemies of the emperor, and they suddenly felt sad again.

Chinese people love to watch the excitement, it is their nature.

Although Jiang Bin was not well-known, and there was no well-known person in the Jiang family, the three sides of the Criminal Department were already crowded with people, and a large number of people gathered to watch the excitement.

It's not all without its highlights, such as Jiang Bin who is about to be punished by Lingchi, the Jiang family couple who don't know how to be loyal to the emperor, and Jiang Wei, who was once said to be the reincarnation of the golden phoenix.

It's just that some people who come for Jiang Wei are destined to be disappointed. Although Jiang Wei is a top beauty in the picture, in reality she is only average-to-average, and now she is even more unkempt.

"cut!"

After Wang Yue and Liu Zhong found out who they were, they didn't need to wait for long, and they immediately dropped the fire sign.

But it was at this moment that Jiang Xi seemed to wake up: "Sir, sir, I have important information to report, please spare this villain's life for now!"

"Jiang Wei, stop stalling here!" The official from the Ministry of Justice in charge of supervising the execution frowned and scolded Jiang Wei who was trying hard to survive.

As if he were drowning, Jiang Jiao said loudly to Wang Yue above him: "Mr. Wangge, Beizhi really has important information to report! As long as the court is willing to let Beizhi's family go, Beizhi is willing to report the information about the mastermind behind the scenes. If you confess, please give me a chance to make meritorious deeds!"

this……

Liu Zhong, the Minister of Punishment, found out that his speculation had come true, and immediately turned to look at Wang Yue with hope.

If they can get Jiang Wei's testimony, then they can continue to follow the clues and find out the most hidden mastermind behind the scenes.

"Don't say you want to save your whole family, even if you can't save it yourself, our wise Majesty never makes deals with rebellious ministers and traitors! Come on, kill them!" Wang Yue replied with a righteous look, and then gave the order to behead him.

ah?

When Liu Zhong, the Minister of Punishment, saw that Wang Yue was so determined to behead him, he immediately looked at Wang Yue with great confusion. He once suspected that Wang Yue was trying to protect the person behind the scenes.

Snapped!

The signs inserted behind the prisoners' backs were circled in red and then thrown heavily to the ground.

puff!

puff!

puff!

…

As the executioner's sword flashed by, the executions were carried out in sequence from left to right, blood spattered straight up, and the heads of the core members of the Jiang family fell to the ground one after another.

No!

Jiang Jie originally thought that he still had bargaining chips and could get a chance of survival, but he did not expect that Wang Yue did not intend to bargain with him, and directly issued an execution order.

In fact, no one knew that somewhere in the crowd, a man in Miao costume had quietly raised a short crossbow, and the direction was exactly where Jiang Xiao was.

puff!

When it was Jiang Wei's turn to be the trigger of the incident, this woman who in the original history could have been more valuable than her mother has now become a dead soul under the knife.

A splash of blood was no different from anyone else, but it was destined that the history of the Ming Dynasty had undergone very significant changes.

Jiajing has a good reputation in history, especially because he defeated the civil servant group headed by Yang Yanhe at the age of fifteen. Everyone knows that this is an emperor who is extremely good at power.

But for the Chinese nation, he was not considered a good emperor.

Because of his "incorrect access to the throne", he did not inherit the throne according to the script, but forcibly insisted on "succession without heirs", which ultimately consumed a lot of energy and national resources in the battle over great rituals.

Although Jiajing won in the Great Ceremony, it actually lost.

Zhu Houcong put too much energy into shaping his own orthodoxy. While raising Chengtian Mansion to the level of Shuntian Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, he also spent decades expanding the Chengtian Palace, which was not inhabitable at all.

Although there was a period of great efforts to govern, during his reign, the problem of southern Japanese and northern pirates became more and more serious, causing turmoil in many areas of the Ming Dynasty. There was even an example of a city being captured by Japanese pirates for the first time since the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Zhu Houcong's excessive centralization of power and his own way of practicing Taoism finally made it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to return.

In order to build Taoist buildings and Chengtian Palace and other projects, the court continued to impose more taxes and dispatches, and the people's lives became worse and worse, so much so that Hai Rui left the most heartbreaking comment: "In Jiajing, every house is clean."

With the death of Jiang Wei, the most important part of Zhu Houcong has completely disappeared. It is also destined that Jiajing, an obscure emperor, will not come to the world to cause harm to the world.

On this day, there was an earthquake in Tianshou Mountain, and several pieces of the spiritual tablets in the imperial mausoleum fell down.

After a brief moment of panic, Liang Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past, natural disasters were always blamed on the emperor, but now many things are quietly changing. Earthquakes, tsunamis, locust plagues and floods have been classified as natural disasters in the Imperial College books.

Now that such a small earthquake occurred in Tianshou Mountain, the matter could be considered major or minor, but Liang Fang finally chose to report the news to the Forbidden City in the form of a secret report.

Xiyuan, Yangxin Hall.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing a dragon robe, was handling the government affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces as before, giving instructions for the emperor's affairs, big and small.

In particular, areas affected by the locust plague must not only exempt these areas from autumn taxes, but also order the government to open warehouses to rescue victims in severely affected areas.

Although when it comes to money, there are bound to be unscrupulous people who want to take advantage of it, but it is impossible to stop eating because of choking, and the exemptions and relief must be implemented.

"I am guilty, please punish me!" Wang Yue and Liu Zhong came to return their orders, and Wang Yue also reported the execution despite Jiang Ji having clues about the mastermind behind the scenes.

Zhu Youtang stopped the pen in his hand and looked at Wang Yue calmly: "Mr. Wang Ge, do you think Jiang Xiao has key clues?"

"Jiang Huo was so confused during his imprisonment that he ignored it! Judging from his reaction on the execution platform, I thought he was inseparable and might have a key clue!" Wang Yue thought about his mistakes and also I replied seriously.

Zhu Youtang did not express his position, but turned to look at Liu Zhong beside him and said, "Liu Qing, what do you think?"

"When a person is about to die, his words are also good! I thought that Jiang Ji was not delaying, but that he did have important clues. Sparing his life at that time might reveal the mastermind behind the scenes!" Liu Zhong believed in his own judgment, but he said with a smile He said with some resentment.

Wang Yue felt Liu Zhong's resentment keenly and could not help but frown slightly.

Zhu Youtang put down his pen, but turned his gaze to Wang Yue and said: "Mr. Wang Ge, you are indeed at fault. It's just that your crime was not to kill Jiang Wei, but to ignore the interrogation of Jiang Wei and miss such a crucial matter. Breakthrough!"

Huh?

Liu Zhong originally thought that Zhu Youtang would blame Wang Yuechu for killing Jiang Xiao, but he did not expect that this was not the case at all.

"I owe you the divine favor, please punish me!" Wang Yue also realized that he was negligent, so he took the initiative to plead guilty.

"I was also negligent in this matter, please punish me!" Liu Zhong suddenly realized that he was more derelict in his duties than Wang Yue, and he immediately took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Zhu Youtang knew that they couldn't be blamed for this kind of thing. After all, who would have thought that Jiang Jing, who had no independent opinions, would be the best breakthrough point: "You can't be blamed entirely for this matter. The blame is gone! It's just that the Lin Guodong assassination case has been proven now." There is still someone behind the scenes, so this case cannot be finalized yet, so the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate should pay more attention!"

"I thank your Majesty for your generosity, and I will obey your order!" Wang Yue and Liu Zhong sincerely admired Zhu Youtang and expressed their stance seriously.

Zhu Youtang sent the two people away and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Earlier, I thought that Wang Zeng was the biggest promoter of all events, but after digging deeper, more and more evidence showed that things were not as simple as they appeared.

In this era, there may not be heroes vying for power, nor vassal kings rebelling, but there seems to be a mysterious force in the prosperous place of the capital that intends to influence the situation of the court.

However, things eventually evolved in a good direction. Although he still could not solve the problem of the offspring, he could indirectly solve the problem of the son of destiny.

That's why he planned to find the queen first tonight, and then find Fan Jinling and Qingyue tomorrow night. Maybe he had really succeeded in freeing himself from the shackles of destiny.

At dusk, Taiye Pond is covered with a layer of golden color by the setting sun.

Zhu Youtang knows that there is not much time left for him to fish, so he cherishes this time very much. Recently, he comes to Tingchao Pavilion to enjoy tea and fish almost every day.

I originally thought that when the nylon stick appeared, I would not be too far away from the nylon line, but judging from the feedback from Xuan Dao Institute, at least there would be no surprise before the lake froze.

Han Youying's long legs appear to be getting straighter and straighter, she looks more and more beautiful, and her delicate facial features are also more charming.

But she saw that the sky was getting colder and the lake was becoming more and more calm, but she knew that the time spent with the emperor was getting less and less, and a trace of sadness inevitably appeared in her beautiful eyes.

When Zhu Youtang took a sip of tea, he looked at the beautiful Han Youying in front of him and said: "When the lake freezes, I will make you my concubine!"

"Your Majesty, if this slave is a concubine, can I still make tea for Your Majesty every day as I do now?" Han Youying felt moved in her heart, but she still said with the last trace of stubbornness.

Zhu Youtang looked at the woman helplessly, but asked lightly: "Aren't you tired of this work?"

"I just want to make tea for your majesty for the rest of my life!" Han Youying was no longer as arrogant as before, but she said her greatest wish.

At this moment, a figure ran over in panic, with no trace of blood on his face.

Liu Jin walked toward the door and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty! God... God will not bless your Majesty!" Tan Conggui noticed Zhu Youtang's concerned gaze and said as if he was mourning.

Liu Jin felt nervous and immediately scolded: "Are you crazy?"

"Concubine Shu is dead!" Qin Conggui ignored Liu Jin's cannibalistic gaze, but reported the latest news. (End of chapter)