Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 67: Bloodbath in the court, so what if he is a tyrant!
Six ministries.

The officials were working when suddenly several teams of Jinyiwei rushed in and entered the government offices of various ministries. They held portraits in their hands and began to arrest people. People from various ministries were arrested.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards shuttled back and forth in the offices of the six ministries. Officials were constantly escorted out, with cries of wailing everywhere and voices of “It’s unfair, it’s unfair!” being heard all the time.

Wang Wen, the Minister of Personnel, and Yu Shiyue, the Minister of Punishment, stood side by side on the steps, looking solemn, but they did not dare to easily stop the Jinyiwei. In recent days, Jinyiwei has arrested many officials involved in land annexation, and the court was in a state of panic.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to massacre the court?" Wang Wen snorted coldly, feeling dissatisfied. "Isn't this just nonsense?"

Yu Shiyue lowered his voice and said, "If you don't kill some people, how can you arrange for your own people to take the position? Your Majesty's tactics are becoming more and more like Taizu. I heard that he likes to study "Taizu Shilu" most on weekdays."

Wang Wen was worried, and he spread his hands and sighed, "Should we report to the Queen Mother? Will the Queen Mother allow Your Majesty to do such a thing? It's her people who are being harmed!"

Yu Shiyue shook his head and whispered, "The Queen Mother's move actually has a deep meaning. She is waiting for the situation to become more chaotic and out of control. Then she will step forward. By then, it can only mean that Your Majesty is not yet able to rule the country."

Wang Wen suddenly understood what he said, but his brows were still furrowed: "If this happens, won't many people die?"

"Humph, even the Queen Mother's brother died, who else can't die?" Yu Shiyue smiled bitterly, "We are just pawns after all. The Queen Mother is the real master."

"After studying hard for more than ten years and enduring for decades, I finally wrote a book, but I am still just a pawn." Wang Wen sighed lightly, full of helplessness.

"Your Majesty was once a chess piece, let alone us?" Yu Shiyue smiled calmly, "However, now your Majesty has begun to play chess. Wait, the future court will be even bloodier."

As they were chatting, they saw a white-haired old man walking down the steps, hunched over with a worried look on his face. Wang Wen squinted and looked at him: "Is that Mr. Cao Ding? He's over 70 years old, and he still goes out in the wind and rain every day."

Yu Shiyue smiled and said, "Mr. Cao might be in some trouble. He has several acres of land that Wang Zhen gave him by force. Those were good farmlands of the common people, but they were occupied by Wang Zhen."

"It's just a few acres of land, what's the big deal? Mr. Cao worked diligently for the Ming Dynasty all his life and served four dynasties." Wang Wen was puzzled.

"Your Majesty should not be partial to this matter at this time." Yu Shiyue sneered, "Let's go find Marquis Huichang and give him a suggestion."

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Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qizhen looked at the list of criminals to be executed that was handed over by the Jinyiwei. He picked up a pen and crossed out the names without hesitation, saying in a cold voice: "Kill those who should be killed, confiscate their property, exile the male members of their families and send the female members to the Jiaofangsi."

Li Xian, who was standing aside, felt a chill down his spine and bowed, "Your Majesty, with a stroke of your imperial pen, more than a hundred people were beheaded. The ministers all said that you were going to massacre the court. I am worried... worried..."

"Are you worried that I will be called a tyrant?" Zhu Qizhen snorted, "I have never killed a single civilian. I only killed corrupt officials!"

Li Xian hesitated to speak, and finally lowered his head.

After Zhu Qizhen reviewed the list, he said in a deep voice: "The local authorities must work even harder. Xu Youzhen, you select thirteen supervisory censors and rush to the thirteen provincial governments to make sure they return the occupied land."

"As you wish." Xu Youzhen bowed.

"Tell those censors not to be bribed. I will review it again. If there are any mistakes, I will chop off their heads." Zhu Qizhen shouted coldly.

He waved his hand, and Xu Youzhen, Li Xian and Shi Biao all retreated.

Just as he was about to take a short nap, the Queen Mother came up with her people. Zhu Qizhen immediately stood up to greet them: "Son greets the Queen Mother. Haha, why did the Queen Mother think of coming to your son's place today?" He wanted to reach out to help the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother shook his hand away with a cold look: "What do you want to do? The ministers have come to me and said that you want to massacre the court?"

"Mother, do you think I have gone too far?" Zhu Qizhen asked loudly.

The Queen Mother's face was icy, and she waved her sleeves fiercely: "In just a few days? You arrested more than a hundred people, and all of them were sentenced to death. Among them, there are only dozens of people with solid evidence, and the rest were implicated by others. You sentenced innocent people, and you could not produce any witnesses or evidence, but you convicted people based on a few confessions. I ask you, what is this? Is it a melon vine raid?"

Zhu Qizhen raised his head and chest and approached the empress dowager a few steps: "Hard government is like a tiger, we must fight it! Mother, the people have suffered from harsh government for a long time!"

"The country has its own laws. Even when it comes to enforcing discipline, we must follow the rules. Enlighten the people with etiquette and enforce the law to punish the stubborn. The Great Ming Code does not allow you to kill people like this." The empress dowager's beautiful eyes were as cold as ice.

"We must correct the wrongs, and we must take the initiative in urgent situations. If the departments had not betrayed their grace and neglected their duties, would the Ming Dynasty have suffered from the current problems?" Zhu Qizhen said in a deep voice, "We must know that it is better for one family to cry than for everyone to cry, and it is better for all officials to cry than for the people to cry."

"It's better for the officials to cry than for the people to cry!" The Queen Mother sneered, "Do you want to be a tyrant of the Ming Dynasty? Fine, fine, you don't want to listen to me, right? I don't care!"

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left.

Zhu Qizhen looked at her swaying back and frowned.

The Queen Mother came here to have a quarrel on purpose to show that she has tried her best and only Your Majesty insists on having his own way.

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dusk.

On the Deshengmen Tower, Zhu Qizhen stood on the top and looked into the distance in a daze. He always thought of the battle in front of Deshengmen that day.

Yu Qian came up to him and bowed: "Your Majesty, are you worried again?"

"Old Yu." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Have you ever thought about becoming an emperor?"

Yu Qian paused, then bowed again: "Your Majesty, if you want to chat like this, I will take my leave now."

"Why are you panicking? I just want to say that being an emperor is really hard." Zhu Qizhen spread his hands, "I treat you as a friend, and I am just expressing my feelings. I believe you also know my situation. If I don't handle it well, the government and the country will be in turmoil."

Yu Qian shook his head, his expression serious: "No! Your Majesty, what you are doing is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world. I will firmly support Your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen smiled slightly: "Don't you think I am a tyrant?"

"It is better for officials to cry than for the people to cry." Yu Qian sighed, "Your Majesty can say this, how can you be a tyrant?"

Zhu Qizhen seemed to have relieved the depression in his chest, and he exhaled and said, "Emperor Taizu said that the Ming Dynasty would share the world with the people. He wanted to do it, but he didn't do it in the end. This is too difficult. You scholars are so strong-willed, but who did you defend in the end? Haha, who can enter the city without listening to music?"

"Your Majesty, please don't scold me. I am not a scholar." Yu Qian came closer and said, "Your Majesty, that Liu Dingzhi is very good. Your Majesty, you have a good eye for people."

Liu Dingzhi studied in order to use his blood to open the emperor's eyes.

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