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

Chapter 95 You Don’t Regret, You Know You’re Going to Die
Suddenly, a servant of the Wang family who was fleeing in the Wang’s mansion took advantage of an opportunity when the Western Factory soldiers were fighting and ran out of the gate.

When the Western Factory guards saw this, they were about to chase after him, but they saw that the man who was trying to escape had been knocked to the ground by a stone.

The farmer who had first cried out for justice to Qin Lu rushed over from the side and sat on the servant.

He raised a stone in his hand and smashed it hard on himself, roaring heart-wrenchingly.

"Wang Dahu, you bastard!"

"You've become a lackey of the Wang family and caused me so much trouble!"

"Tell you to hit me!"

"I told you to beat my son!"

"I told you not to steal my daughter!"

"I told you not to steal my land!"

"I told you not to steal my food!"

"I'm going to smash you to death! I'm going to smash you to death!"

"Smash you to death, you bastard! Smash you to death, you bastard!"

"..."

One sentence at a time!
One sentence at a time!
When the farmer felt his hands aching and gradually came to his senses, he discovered that the head of the person under him had been smashed to pieces by him.

"what?!"

After coming to his senses, the farmer was shocked by his own behavior and quickly stepped back.

But more farmers with red eyes have rushed into the Wang family mansion and started to take revenge on the servants and slaves who once oppressed them.

After enduring hatred for seven or eight years, I can finally take revenge on my enemies with my own hands.

After the panic, the first thing farmers felt was relief!

It was as if my whole body was transparent and even my body felt a lot lighter!
The farmer suddenly turned around, knelt down towards the sun, and kowtowed repeatedly.

While kowtowing, he cried out in a sobbing voice: "The Emperor is wise and wise!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping me to avenge my people!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping me to avenge myself!!!"

Qin Lu looked at the farmers who rushed in with an indifferent expression.

I didn't feel any emotional fluctuations because of their coming to help.

Because Qin Lu knew that these farmers would help whoever won.

After eliminating all the resisting guards in Wang's mansion, Qin Lu ordered: "That's enough, let them calm down."

"Yes!"

The farmers, who were mad with anger, wanted to continue fighting, but when Xichang put the knife on their necks, they immediately calmed down.

They all knelt on the ground, feeling terrified in their hearts: "Sir, please spare my life, sir, please spare my life!"

Qin Lu waved his hand and said, "Go and search. Bring the three Wang brothers to me."

"Yes!"

The Western Factory guards stopped harassing the farmers and began to thoroughly investigate the mansion.

The Western Factory soldiers quickly searched the secret room in the study, where Wang Yuan and Wang Qing were trembling with fear.

Soon, Wang Yuan and Wang Qing, whose limbs were as limp as two dead dogs, were dragged in front of Qin Lu by the guards of the Western Factory.

Wang Yuan and Wang Qing looked at the tragic scene in the mansion, their faces turned pale, their lips turned blue, and they showed signs of fainting at any time.

They are regretting it so much at this moment!
If I had known this would be the outcome, I should have listened to my third brother Wang Jun and returned the land to the farmers sooner.

Do not!
Even earlier!
In the 16th year of Chenghua, the land should have been honestly and truly returned to the people, instead of registering the land in the name of their own slaves.

They regretted it, they really regretted it!
Now that the knife is about to fall on them, they are no longer greedy or stupid, and have begun to repent.

After Wang Yuan and Wang Qing were pulled in front of Qin Lu, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

While kowtowing, he loudly confessed and begged for mercy.

"My Lord! I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

"Give me a chance, sir. I will return all the land to the people! All of it to the people! I won't keep even a single acre!"

"Can I not keep even a single acre? Can you give me a chance to make a fresh start?"

"I promise I will never invade their land again! I really promise!"

"I was really wrong, sir! I really regret it, sir!"

"Sir, please give me a chance to make amends!"

Qin Lu looked at Wang Yuan and Wang Qing who were chattering incessantly, his face solemn, looking down at them and shaking his head slightly.

"You don't really regret it, you just know that you are really going to die."

Qin Lu's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Wang Yuan and Wang Qing suddenly didn't even have the strength to kowtow, and they fell to the ground and broke down crying.

Qin Lu frowned and asked, "Why are there only Wang Yuan and Wang Qing? Where is Wang Jun?"

At this moment, a group of Western Factory soldiers came dragging three corpses.

"Second boss, Wang Jun and his family committed suicide by taking poison out of fear of punishment!"

"What?! He was actually killed!"

Qin Lu frowned deeply, very dissatisfied with the result.

But now that things have come to this, I can only report the truth to Your Majesty.

"Come here, send the three Wang brothers to the West Factory Prison, including those who are dead."

"Send Zhang Hai, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, along with him."

"Immediately confiscate all property and land of Jinghai Wang family, including the Rui'an Earl's Mansion and Chongshan Earl's Mansion."

"All the confiscated property will be sent to the imperial treasury!"

"Yes, Second Gear!"

After receiving the order, the Western Factory guards immediately began to search the house.

Qin Lu went back to his room to write a secret letter and personally apologized to Zhu Youtang. The Western Factory acted quickly.

That afternoon, the prison van carrying Wang Yuan, Wang Qing and Zhang Hai, and the ox cart dragging Wang Jun's body, entered the capital and paraded through the streets towards the Dongchang Prison.

The people of the capital city along the way all stopped to watch.

Some people who didn't know Wang Yuan and Wang Qing were asking each other which corrupt officials His Majesty had arrested.

When the people learned that these two men were the brothers of the current Empress Dowager, they were first amazed, and then cheers echoed throughout the streets.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Great! Great! We've captured two more of the damned royal relatives!"

"The current emperor is truly the Ming Emperor, truly the Ming Emperor!"

"..."

The foreign relatives in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were more hateful than many officials in the court.

These people relied on their relationship with the emperor to commit crimes worthy of being confiscated and beheaded.

At this moment, whether there were people being persecuted by him or not, everyone felt happy from the bottom of their hearts.

The news that Rui'an Earl Wang Yuan and Chongshan Earl Wang Qing had been arrested quickly spread throughout the capital.

Even the eunuchs and palace maids deep in the harem heard the news from the young eunuchs who were out shopping.

Runqiu, the maid in charge of Ciqing Palace, returned to Ciqing Palace in a panic and came to the bedroom of Queen Dowager Wang.

"My lady, this is bad. This is terrible."

As soon as Runqiu entered the room, he knelt down in front of Queen Mother Wang.

Queen Mother Wang was having afternoon tea. Seeing Rachel so flustered, she smiled helplessly and said, "Runqiu, you have been with me for more than 20 years, why are you still so irritable?"

Empress Dowager Wang has been in a good mood recently. Zhang Wan'er, who was favored by her, is the most favored by Zhu Youtang, and Zhang Wan'er often comes to her Ciqing Palace to drink tea and chat.

It is said that a mother's status is determined by her sons, but Queen Dowager Wang never had a child in her entire life.

Now, she wanted to adopt Zhang Wan'er as her goddaughter and help her ascend the throne of queen.

This way, I'll have someone to rely on for the rest of my life.

Runqiu quickly pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I am telling you this. Please forgive me."

Queen Mother Wang picked up the teacup beside her and asked while drinking tea: "Tell me, what happened to make you so panicked?"

"Mr. Rui'an and Mr. Chongshan have been arrested by the Western Factory and imprisoned!"

"what?!"

Queen Mother Wang's hands went limp, and the cup fell to the ground and shattered, with the tea leaves and water staining her gorgeous dress.

"Where did you hear this news? Is it accurate?!"

Queen Mother Wang didn't care about the dirt on her body. She stood up, held on to the table and took two steps towards Rachel. She looked panicked and her voice trembled.

Runqiu nodded eagerly: "It is absolutely true. I heard it from the eunuch who bought charcoal from the Xinxinsi."

"It is said that the Western Factory took the eldest and second masters and paraded them through the streets. Everyone in the capital saw it!"

Queen Mother Wang was at a loss, her body softened and she was about to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, the palace maid supported Queen Mother Wang in time and helped her to the soft couch next to her.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

Queen Mother Wang muttered to herself, losing all her composure.

Her two younger brothers were ordered to be imprisoned by Zhu Youtang, which made her very confused and she didn't know what to do.

There is a precedent of the Zhou family’s demise. Your Majesty can exterminate the three clans of the Zhou family, so naturally you can do the same to the Wang family.

It was precisely because Empress Dowager Wang did not know that Wang Jun had committed suicide out of fear of punishment, otherwise she would have fainted from anxiety.

"Emperor, I want to see the emperor."

Suddenly, Queen Dowager Wang got up in a hurry and went to the Qianqing Palace to find Zhu Youtang.

"Your Majesty, your clothes are dirty. Please change into another set of clothes first." A maid reminded.

Only then did Queen Mother Wang realize that her clothes were stained by the tea.

"Yes, yes, I need to change my clothes. Change my clothes."

Queen Mother Wang was a little dazed. This sudden blow made her mind a little confused.

But the only thing she understood was that the only person who could save the Wang brothers now was Zhu Youtang.

She had to go see Zhu Youtang, and she had to do it quickly.

In the Xichang Prison, every second late in rescuing someone means an extra second of risk of death.

If the rescue is too slow, the person might not be able to get out upright.

Queen Dowager Wang changed her clothes as quickly as possible, took a sedan chair to the outside of the Qianqing Palace, and prepared to go in to meet Zhu Youtang.

But outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace, he was stopped by Fu Dahai, the eunuch in charge of the Jingshifang.

"Your servant greets the Empress Dowager."

"Move aside, I want to see the emperor."

Fu Dahai had a smile on his face, but his attitude was firm.

"Empress Dowager, His Majesty has ordered that no one will be seen. Please go back."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Empress Dowager Wang was distracted, and when she saw that Zhu Youtang was determined not to see her, she actually knelt at the gate of the Qianqing Palace.

"Please tell His Majesty that if His Majesty does not see me, I will kneel down and not get up."

When Queen Mother Wang knelt, all the palace maids and eunuchs in Ciqing Palace knelt behind her.

"what?!"

"This...this...Alas!"

Fu Dahai was dumbfounded. The Empress Dowager knelt in front of the Emperor's bedroom. This had never happened before!

This matter was of great importance, and Fu Dahai did not dare to make the decision, so he had to hurried into the Qianqing Palace again.

(End of this chapter)