Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 9 Kill according to the family tree!

After Qinglong led his team to break down the gate of Qingyun Mansion, he immediately rushed in with his men.

Mou Bin followed closely behind, and then countless Jinyiwei came in one after another.

Outside the Qingyun Mansion, a large group of Jinyiwei surrounded it so tightly that not even a bird could fly in.

When the servants of Qingyun Mansion saw the vicious and ferocious Jinyiwei holding embroidered spring swords, they were immediately frightened and screamed in horror.

Some of the timid servants fell to the ground with weak legs, crying and wailing.

The noise in the front yard alarmed Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu in the backyard. They brought their servants with them and quickly came to the front yard.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Qingyun Marquis's mansion?"

"Jinyiwei, Mou Bin!"

Mou Bin rode forward and stood in front of Earl Qingyun.

When Changning Earl Zhou Yu saw Mou Bin, he was furious: "You are so good, Mou Bin, not only did you take my son privately, but you also dared to come to my house."

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

Zhou Shou stopped Zhou Yu who was about to rush forward and asked in a cold voice: "I wonder why the Jinyiwei broke into my Qingyun Earl's mansion at night?"

"If you don't have a reasonable reason, I will probably report you to the Queen Mother Zhou!"

"Of course I have something to ask. I want to borrow your Zhou family genealogy!"

The family tree is the most important and sacred item of a family. How can it be lent to others at will?
Mou Bin's words immediately made Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu furious.

"You! You are going too far!"

"You little brat! How dare you speak so arrogantly! I will severely report you to the Empress Dowager Zhou!"

"Oh, wait until you get to see her."

Mou Bin waved his hand: "Come here, arrest all the members of the Zhou family and put them in prison!"

"Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"Search the Qingyun Marquis's mansion carefully and register everything!"

"Yes, Commander!"

When Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu saw that Mou Bin seemed to be serious about it, their faces suddenly changed.

"I am the Earl of Changning, the emperor's uncle. I don't know who dares to touch me!"

"Mou Bin! You dare to take the royal relatives privately. If Empress Dowager Zhou finds out, you will have ten heads left!"

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

The Embroidered Uniform Guards acted quickly and hunted down members of the Zhou family in the Earl of Qingyun's mansion.

Any member of the Zhou clan who resisted was beheaded by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Blood and fear spread in the mansion of Earl Qingyun.

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

“Ahhhh! Murder! Help!”

"Sir, please spare my life!"

"Sir, I won't resist, don't kill me!"

“Ahhhhh! Spare me, sir!”

"..."

In an instant, there was chaos in the mansion of Earl Qingyun, and there was no peace.

Mou Bin was not in a hurry to arrest the Zhou family members. Instead, he and Qinglong went straight to the ancestral hall in the backyard.

Wherever he goes, no one dares to stop him.

In the ancestral hall, Mou Bin successfully obtained the Zhou family genealogy.

After confirming that it was correct, Mou Bin handed the family tree to Qinglong.

"Qinglong, arrest them according to the family tree. Don't let anyone recorded in the family tree go!"

"Yes!"

After confiscating the residence of the Earl of Qingyun, Mou Bin did not linger any longer and quickly led his men to search the residence of the Earl of Changning.

They were busy until dawn, when the Jinyiwei escorted a total of 76 people from the Zhou family to the Jinyiwei prison.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Huai'en, the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, knocked gently on the palace door: "Your Majesty, it is time to attend the morning court." Zhu Youtang was in a much better mood after talking with Empress Dowager Wu last night, and he slept very contentedly.

Only after Zhu Youtang was helped by the eunuchs to put on his court robes and Yishan crown did he walk out of the Qianqing Palace.

After a rain, the air seems to be a lot fresher.

Zhu Youtang faced the rising sun, took a deep breath, and smelled a faint smell of blood.

Zhu Youtang frowned in dissatisfaction: "Why haven't you cleaned it up yet?"

Huai En bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, there are too many people. All twenty-four supervisors have been dispatched to clean them up."

“How many people were cleared in total?”

Zhu Youtang sat on the dragon chariot and headed towards the previous dynasty.

Huai En quickened his pace and followed Zhu Youtang: "Your Majesty, a total of 2,482 eunuchs and palace maids were cleaned last night."

"They include the Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Food Department, the Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Household Department, and the Imperial Horse Department..."

"Most of those who were cleared out were eunuchs above the sixth rank. The others were of lower ranks and had no chance to come into contact with the outside world. Their backgrounds were clean."

"More than two thousand?"

Zhu Youtang sneered.

There were about 14,000 eunuchs and 6,000 palace maids in the entire palace.

Among them, one tenth of them secretly communicated with people outside the palace.

Most of them were eunuchs and palace maids of middle and high ranks.

No wonder the emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty had shorter lives than the last!
"Are you sure everything is cleaned up?"

"All those who were found to have had connections with Zhou, officials from the outer court, royal relatives, and other people outside the palace have been cleared out."

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

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

They felt a personal fear of imperial power.

Zhu Youtang nodded with satisfaction: "Continue to investigate, expand the scope, and investigate the Imperial Hospital thoroughly."

"The palace will remain under martial law for a month. Any palace maid or eunuch who has an affair with someone outside the palace will be killed without mercy!"

"Here!"

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

This is where the emperors of the Ming Dynasty held court, which was called the Imperial Gate.

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

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

Zhu Youtang stepped down from the dragon chariot and walked towards the Fengtian Gate.

Seeing Zhu Youtang's dragon chariot from afar, the eunuchs on duty at the Imperial Household Department hurriedly sang the salute: "The Emperor has arrived!"

Three whip sounds were heard outside the Fengtian Gate. Zhu Youtang walked up to the dragon throne and sat down steadily.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

In the square outside Fengtian Gate, thousands of civil and military officials knelt down together and roared like a tsunami.

There were so many people that when Zhu Youtang looked down, he felt like there were just a sea of ​​heads.

Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said, "My dear ministers, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up, and Zhu Youtang was able to see several second-rank officials who were nearby.

Huai En sang loudly with a shrill voice: "My Lords, there is a morning performance!"

As soon as Huai En finished speaking, someone holding a tablet stood out from the team.

This man is over sixty years old, with white hair and beard, and stands first on the left.

"Your Majesty, I have a script!"

This person is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Wan'an.

The chief minister of the cabinet and the most important civil servant.

No wonder he dared to be the first to speak.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Approved!"

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