Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 101 The Duke of Wei died, the Duke of Qian died!
Ginger is used as an ingredient.

It is based on the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Carve a miniature version of the Ming Dynasty.

The Duke of Yingguo, the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Chengguo, the Duke of Weiguo and the Duke of Qianguo were all present.

The pungent smell upon entering the palace was clearly the smell of ginger. However, the dukes, who were used to eating delicacies from land and sea, could not distinguish it for a moment.

No wonder I felt familiar with the dish when I first saw it. As a military hero, it would be a huge sin if I didn’t recognize this “Jiangshan” at the first sight and sit down at the table.

Jiang Shan! Jiang Shan!
"Snapped!"

The chopsticks fell to the ground.

The Duke of Qian's hands were shaking.

Where he sat, the ground that his hand could reach was exactly the Nanyun area on Jiang Mountain.

It can be seen that the "intentions" of the officials of the Ministry of Rites were truly thoughtful.

The five dukes were sitting in their seats, sweating profusely. If they took a piece of the food and ate it with chopsticks, the lives of their entire clans would be in danger in a matter of moments.

"Come on, everyone, don't be so polite. Let's share this dish today." Zhu Houcong looked at the Duke of Yingguo and called out, "Duke of Yingguo, you are the role model for all the honored men. Take the lead."

The "Ginger Mountain" here.

The dukes haven't eaten yet, but the two capitals and thirteen provinces have eaten a lot.

The establishment and consolidation of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the five ancestors of the Five Dukes sacrificed their lives and shed their blood, it is only natural that the court respects and favors them.

Considering the contributions of founding fathers such as Xu Da, it is not a bad idea to benefit their descendants for generations.

But the dukes are never satisfied.

He disregarded the ancestral teachings of Emperor Taizu Gao and the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

The "Li Lou Chapter and Verses, Part Two" of "Mencius" says: The kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations; the kindness of a villain will also be cut off after five generations.

Among the five Duke's Palaces, the youngest is the Duke of Yingzhou Palace. It has been 155 years since it was conferred in the fourth year of Yongle. It has been passed down to Zhang Rong, the fourth generation Duke of Yingzhou.

But the Duke of Yingzhou’s mansion was not so much established in the fourth year of Yongle as it was in the second year of Jianwen, when Prince of Hejian Zhang Yu died. Emperor Chengzu Wen called him a famous general who “made the greatest contribution to the Jingnan Campaign”.

The first Duke of Yingguo, Zhang Fu, had inherited the throne from the King of Hejian, and up to the present day, it had been exactly five generations.

"I dare not!"

"Absolutely not!"

"No, Your Majesty!"

The Duke of England immediately led the other dukes to kneel down, expressing great fear and trepidation.

The Zhu emperors were known to be heartless and disloyal. If they took advantage of the Ming Dynasty behind its back, it would be fine, but if they did it in front of the emperor, it would be fatal.

"I have heard more than once that the Ming dynasty was conquered by the nobles. On behalf of our ancestors, I will share it with you today!"

Zhu Houcong stood up from the dragon chair and said gently: "This country belongs to the nobles. The Duke is the leader of all the nobles. Of course, he can eat whenever he wants and eat from wherever he wants first.

The Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian will take it first, and then the Duke of Ying, the Duke of Ding, and the Duke of Cheng will take it themselves."

The Duke of Wu knelt there, shaking constantly as if he were crazy.

Especially the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian, who were chosen to seize the throne first, seemed to be abandoned by heaven and earth. The strong feeling of suffocation made it difficult for the two dukes, who were local tyrants, to even breathe.

His forehead was pressed against the floor tiles, unable to move at all.

"I dare not!" "I dare not!"

The Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian flushed, gasped, and answered with difficulty.

"Since the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian are unwilling to take it first, then the Duke of Ying, the Duke of Ding, and the Duke of Cheng should take it first."

"I don't dare!"

The three dukes in Beijing kowtowed heavily at the same time and said in unison.

The tacit understanding of one or two hundred years is all contained in this word "dare not".

Zhu Houcong walked down and walked around the "Million Miles of Rivers and Mountains": "When I heard that Duke Wei had intercepted the matter and put it on my head, I remembered the two sentences that Emperor Taizu Gao said when he was entertaining his meritorious officials. Duke Wei, do you know what the two sentences that Emperor Taizu said were?"

Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from God.

Thunder rumbled in his ears, and Duke Wei was soaked with sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water. When the emperor suddenly mentioned Emperor Gaozu, his mind went blank and he could not remember anything. He knelt beside the table and said, "I don't know. Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Houcong stopped and said, "You don't know, but Duke Ying, Duke Ding, Duke Cheng and Duke Qian know that the court does not have high requirements for nobles, but they must learn the "Taizu Shilu" and memorize it by heart.

When you are causing trouble to others, you should have remembered those two words of Taizu.

But you all forgot, you all forgot!"

Speaking of it.

Zhu Houcong's eyes swept over the five kneeling dukes one by one, and then he recited word by word the two sentences that Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang said when he entertained his meritorious officials: "I will drink from the golden cup with you, and I will not spare you with my sword!"

If Zhu Houcong's words just now were thunder, then these two sentences from Taizu were thunderbolt!

The Duke of Wei kowtowed three times and continued to lie on the ground, not daring to answer.

The four Dukes of England also bowed their heads and did not raise them again.

"The Japanese pirates are making trouble in the southeast, the Tatars are making trouble in the north, and you are making trouble in the two capitals and the thirteen provinces. You are withholding taxes, beating your biological mothers, running rampant, bullying and dominating the market. You are unfaithful, unfilial, unkind, and unjust. So many people, both innocent and guilty, have died and so many people have been harmed in this world. You have forced me to draw my sword. Tell me, who should I kill?" Zhu Houcong said to the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian.

The dragon's eyes are like torches.

The Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian could clearly feel the emperor's gaze, as well as his cold murderous intent.

Duke Wei could only kowtow once more and said, "Your Majesty, I have been arrogant and have committed a great crime. I have caused great disaster and I am willing to accept your punishment!"

The Duke of Qian committed all of the serious crimes. If he were in Nanyun, he might be unwilling to surrender, but this is the capital!
"I, a guilty minister, am willing to accept the punishment from the Holy Spirit!" said the Duke of Qian in despair.

"The Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian would rather die than take a piece of 'Jiang Mountain'. I am very pleased and will not force them any more."

Zhu Houcong looked at the setting sun outside the Wuying Palace and said, "Since this is the case, I will strip you of your titles as Duke of Wei and Duke of Qian, confiscate all your property, and hand over all the people in the Duke of Wei and Duke of Qian to the Jinyiwei for investigation. The innocent will be demoted to commoners, and the guilty will be killed!

Huang Jin, give Duke Wei and Duke Qian a pot of poisoned wine!"

Maybe there was some preparation in advance.

Huang Jin quickly brought two pots of poisoned wine, poured it into two golden cups, and presented them to the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian.

Holding the poisoned wine, the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Qian smiled bitterly. In the two duke's mansions, people from top to bottom were used to being arrogant and domineering. How many innocent people could there be?
Most of them are children who are just learning to speak.

Compared with the execution of the entire family and the extermination of nine clans, the emperor left bloodlines for the two duke's mansions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Duke Wei drank it all in one gulp and fell to the ground dead!

The Duke of Qian followed closely and followed in the footsteps of the Duke of Wei.

(End of this chapter)