Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 362 Desperate Situation, Like a Dog Jumping Over a Wall?
When the Cangyun Army bared their fangs and unleashed their invincible reverse-blade swords.

When Tian Cefu revealed their sharp spears and their invincible fighting power.

The entire capital city fell completely silent.

Until all resistance was easily crushed and extinguished by the patrolling Cangyun or Tiance soldiers.

Those who were still indulging in wishful thinking were horrified and desperate to discover this.

The unchanging blue sky above them already had a master they could hardly look up to.

It's ridiculous that they even tried to use so-called means to hinder, negotiate, and test Zhu Jinzhen, hoping to force him to compromise.

But by the time I found out... it was all too late.

"The Ming Dynasty only needs one voice, and that is His Majesty's."

"The days when the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, the Six Ministries, the Three Temples, the Five Offices, including the Grand Secretariat, attempted to share the empire with the emperor are long gone."

"You are very smart, but you are smart too late."

"kill!"

Yu Huatian and Cao Zhengchun's voices were cold and ruthless. After clearing up the last trace of doubt in the hearts of those to be executed, they waved their hands and sent them to the guillotine.

"Lord Yu, spare me! Lord Cao, spare me!"

“You cannot kill me. My ancestor was instrumental in the Jingnan Campaign and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.”

“My family still possesses an iron certificate bestowed by Emperor Taizu Gao, which can spare me from death. You cannot kill me.”

Outside the Meridian Gate, shouts, screams, and pleas for mercy rose and fell in a cacophony of noise.

But none of them survived.

Among the remaining crowd, the powerful and noble families and officials in the capital who had not yet been implicated felt even more desperate after hearing the news, but some of them were still unwilling to succumb to the status quo and prepared to make one last desperate attempt.

Not to threaten the emperor, not to change anything, but simply to protect themselves.

This reminded Zhu Jinzhen that they still had some use.

……

Jiangnan, the residence of Prince Ning.

Upon hearing the report from the capital, Prince Ning was so anxious he jumped up and down: "Has Zhu Jinzhen gone mad?"

After the Jingnan Rebellion succeeded, shouldn't the first step have been to appease the vassal kings and gain their support? What was Zhu Jinzhen doing?
Before even officially ascending the throne, he immediately began a massacre in the capital?
He pondered deeply, but could only shake his head.

He couldn't understand what Zhu Jinzhen was trying to do either.

But Chuan Chang knew perfectly well that Prince Su was definitely not going mad.

"In just three days, all the high-ranking officials in the capital from the faction I supported were imprisoned by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and two were beheaded on the spot by the Eastern Depot." Prince Ning's chest heaved violently, clearly furious: "Zhu Jinzhen is one thing, but the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard are nothing but the emperor's dogs, how dare they show me such disrespect?!"

He lowered his head to Chuanchang, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Everyone knows that the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard are the emperor's dogs, so why would they need to give Prince Ning any face?
However, as a staff member, he dared not speak up.

……

Prince Taiping's Mansion.

As Gong Jiu listened to the secret report from the capital, a flash of savage killing intent crossed his phoenix eyes.

"What did Master say?"

"Hold your positions and remain dormant."

A woman in a long purple dress, her face veiled, with a graceful figure, shook her head at Gong Jiu and said, "Without his summons, the Invisible Man Organization is all lying low and not allowed to move."

"Those who violate this rule will be expelled from the Invisible Man's territory."

It's called expulsion, but the Invisible Man's rule is that the expelled organizer...dies!

"Is he scared?" Gong Jiu's lips curled into a sneer.

The woman in purple shook her head, her tone wistful: "You don't understand."

"If you had seen with your own eyes what he had seen, you would understand that no one can be without fear!"

Gong Jiu retorted:

"Ha, to slay celestial beings?"

"Such an outrageous rumor, and you, as intelligent as you, actually believe it?"

The woman in purple looked at the stubborn Gong Jiu and couldn't help but shake her head again: "One person might be wrong, but what about tens of thousands of people, or the entire population of the capital?"

"Even if we assume it's fake!" "With the Invisible Man's meager strength, do you really think he's qualified to challenge the two invincible iron cavalry under Prince Su's command?"

The Cangyun Army and the Tiance Mansion are no secret throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention anything far away, the Cangyun Army is stationed at the location of the Taiping Prince's Mansion. The woman in purple has personally witnessed and even experienced the strength of those people.

Strong, terrifying.

Organized armies are not scary.

Are well-organized armies of Vajra Realm experts terrifying?

terrible!
With just one strike, the purple-clad woman, a dignified master of the Finger Profound Realm, nearly died on the spot. Even with Gong Jiu's help, she almost couldn't escape that day.

Afterwards, she was relieved that it was just a test and that no murderous intent was revealed.

In addition, she had made meticulous plans and chose a patrol team of Cangyun Army without any Zhixuan realm masters. Otherwise, if there had been even one Zhixuan realm Cangyun Army member on that day, she and Gong Jiu would have been killed on the spot.

"I didn't choose this path."

"That old geezer helped me choose it."

"Now……"

A violent killing intent flashed in Gong Jiu's eyes. He paced back and forth in frustration, finally saying angrily, "Now, he's going to act like a coward?"

The Prince Taiping's Mansion has embarked on a path of no return.

Although he used a clever trick back then to avoid dragging the entire Prince's Mansion down with him, there was still some room for maneuver in theory.

But, it was a terrible mistake.

The Invisible Man organization and the Taiping Prince's Mansion shouldn't have bothered with the border troops' pay.

In particular, a portion of that military pay came from the Shaanxi border troops.

Gong Jiu didn't believe it, but Zhu Jinzhen and the Xuanjia Secret Guard would turn a deaf ear to it.

The woman in purple hesitated.
"We will do our best to help you with this matter."

"Prince Su has just succeeded in suppressing the rebellion, and there are many affairs in the capital. He doesn't have much time to pay attention to you."

"you can……"

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

Gong Jiu snorted disdainfully.

"This is the best way."

The woman in purple didn't care about his attitude and replied calmly as before.

……

Deep within the majestic imperial city, Zhu Jinzhen stood by the window of the Wenhua Hall, watching the sky gradually brighten outside.

Petitions pleading for leniency and memorials to the emperor have piled up on the desk.

With the cabinet temporarily abolished and vacant, all matters, large and small, were sent to the Wenhua Hall for Zhu Jinzhen's review.

During this period, Zhu Jinzhen didn't even pay attention to the ups and downs outside.

The Xuanjia Secret Guard had even more secret reports, and there were fools in various places who were eager to make a move.

But more often, these are the last resorts of those powerful official families who have already reached the end of their rope.

"Your Majesty, an urgent message has arrived from Fuzhou Prefecture: Japanese pirates are harassing the southeastern coast of our Great Ming Dynasty."

"Report, Your Majesty, a Miao rebellion has broken out in the south. The White Lotus cult has been resurrected and is poised to make a comeback. In just a few days, it has occupied several county towns."

"Your Majesty, military intelligence in the southwest..."

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report. A sudden flood has struck Jiangnan, leaving tens of thousands of people in distress. We do not know how to resettle them."

"Your Majesty, the water level of the canal has risen, and the floods along the way have caused countless people to be displaced. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, bandits are rampant in Huaixi..."

Since Yang Yanhe, Li Dongyang, the chief minister and second minister, and other cabinet members were imprisoned on charges of regicide and treason, and were to be executed on a later date, their families would be exterminated.

Two of the six ministers were dismissed, and the six vice ministers were successively purged.

They finally couldn't hold back any longer and resorted to desperate measures!

In less than five days, the entire Ming Dynasty was in a state of turmoil, with signs of impending collapse, accidents, natural disasters, man-made calamities, banditry, and the spread of cults.

(End of this chapter)