Ming Dynasty: A centenarian madman criticizes the Grand Secretary and brings his coffin to court!

Images flow across the sky.

The smoke of the Battle of Beijing has cleared.

That fierce chase and humiliation of the defeated enemy made the Ming Dynasty stand tall again!

but.

Although the foreign enemies were driven away.

The mice in the house haven't been completely eliminated yet!

【Ding--】

[Time: October of the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign.]

Location: Forbidden City, Beijing, Fengtian Hall.

[Event: A belated but terrifying reckoning that will shatter the spirits of all those who surrendered!]

on the screen.

The autumn wind was bleak, swirling up a few withered yellow leaves that danced in the square outside the Meridian Gate.

The palace should have been filled with joy because of the victory.

now.

Yet it was shrouded in an atmosphere even more terrifying than when the Oirat army besieged the city—

Low pressure!

Inside the Fengtian Hall.

Deathly silence!

The newly enthroned Jingtai Emperor, Zhu Qiyu, sat on the dragon throne as if he had nails stuck to his bottom, twisting and turning, his eyes darting around, not daring to breathe loudly.

The entire court of officials lowered their heads, staring at their toes, as if flowers could sprout from the ground.

because.

In the center of the main hall.

Grand Tutor Gu, who had just returned from the battlefield, still wearing his blood-stained clothes and exuding a strong smell of blood.

He was carrying a grand armchair and sitting there with an air of superiority!

In my hand.

He was also holding something tattered and stained with what appeared to be human or pig's blood—

Notebook!!

"Cough cough."

Gu Canghai cleared his throat.

This soft cough, in the silent hall, was like a thunderclap!

Several ministers were so frightened that their legs went weak and they almost knelt down.

Gu Canghai slowly opened the small notebook in his hand, stuck out his finger, moistened his tongue with saliva, and turned a page.

"Splash—"

To some people, the sound of turning pages is like the sound of chains from the Black and White Impermanence!

"Fellow colleagues."

Gu Canghai raised his head, and a chilling glint flashed in his cloudy old eyes:

"The battle is over."

"The Oirat people have escaped."

"Our Great Ming Dynasty has held out."

"but……"

Gu Canghai's tone suddenly shifted, his voice becoming sinister:

"In my heart..."

"It's still a bit congested."

Why?

"Because when I'm out there working my butt off, I always feel a chill down my spine."

"I have a feeling..."

"Someone's trying to sell me out!"

"Someone wants to sell Beijing!"

"Someone wants to sell the Ming Dynasty's empire... for peace and wealth!"

boom!!!

Upon hearing this, the entire court instantly knelt down!

"Grand Tutor, you are wise indeed!"

"I'm innocent!"

"My loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is as clear as day!"

"Injustice?"

Gu Canghai sneered and suddenly threw the notebook in his hand to the ground!

"Snapped!"

"Shut the hell up, all of you!"

"Whether it's a miscarriage of justice or not, it's all clearly recorded in my 'Book of Life and Death'!"

Gu Canghai stood up, picked up the notebook, and scanned the hall with a sharp look in his eyes.

At last.

He was firmly pinned to that person who was huddled at the very back of the crowd, wishing he could disappear into the ground—

Xu Youzhen, Lecturer at the Hanlin Academy!

"Master Xu."

Gu Canghai's voice was so gentle it gave me goosebumps:

"Why are you hiding?"

"Let's go out and talk."

"Weren't you quite eloquent in court that day?"

Xu Youzhen trembled all over as two Imperial Guards dragged her out like a dead dog and threw her at Gu Canghai's feet.

"Grand...Grand Tutor..."

Xu Youzhen kowtowed repeatedly, until his forehead was bleeding.

"This humble official...this humble official did it so that the flame of the Ming Dynasty could be preserved..."

"Your humble servant meant well..."

"With good intentions?"

Gu Canghai squatted down and patted Xu Youzhen's face with his large, calloused hand:

"You just said..."

"Did you observe the celestial phenomena at night?"

"You say Mars guarding the heart of the constellation signifies that destiny lies in the south?"

Xu Youzhen nodded tremblingly, "Yes...it's because of the stars..."

"Excellent! What a magnificent celestial phenomenon!"

Gu Canghai suddenly laughed.

Her smile was so radiant, so "romantic".

"Since Lord Xu enjoys stargazing so much..."

"Then I have to grant your wish!"

"I'm a man of great reason and a willingness to help others!"

Gu Canghai stood up and waved his hand:

"Someone come here!"

"Prepare a carriage for Lord Xu!"

"No need to go to Nanjing, the smog there is too thick, you can't see anything."

"Tie him up!"

"Put them in a pig cage!"

"Throw it into the East China Sea!"

"Let him go to the sea to observe the stars!"

"The view there is great! The air is fresh! And..."

Gu Canghai leaned close to Xu Youzhen's ear and whispered devilishly:

"That's to the south!"

"Isn't that difficult enough?"

"This perfectly matches your destiny being in the South!"

"ah?!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Youzhen rolled her eyes and fainted from fright!

Throw it into the sea to watch the stars?

This is physics-based stargazing! It's like feeding sharks!

"Drag it away!"

Gu Canghai waved his hand dismissively:

"Remember, don't let it sink too quickly."

"Tie two empty wine jars to his body."

"Let him watch a little longer!"

"This is called—"

"Gu-style romance!"

Without a word, the Imperial Guards dragged Xu Youzhen, who was like a dead dog, away.

The screams faded into the distance, sending chills down the spines of the entire court, their backs drenched in cold sweat!

ruthless!

Too bad!

This isn't a reckoning; it's clearly the King of Hell calling roll!

however.

This is just the beginning!

Gu Canghai reopened the notebook, his eyes still wandering.

"Next."

"Let me think about it..."

"Oh, right."

Gu Canghai pointed to a trembling Vice Minister of Rites:

"That guy."

"You, stop looking."

"When the Oirat army besieged the city that day, was it you who proposed negotiating peace?"

"Did you say that as long as we pay some money and give some women, Yetson will withdraw his troops?"

The Vice Minister of Rites knelt down with a thud, weeping bitterly:

"Grand Tutor! That was merely a delaying tactic!"

"I am only doing this to save the people from suffering!"

"A delaying tactic?"

Gu Canghai chuckled and walked up to him.

He pulled a dagger from his boot and fiddled with it in his hand.

"For the sake of the people?"

"Do you know that every copper coin you give away becomes an arrow aimed at the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Are every woman you send away a sister of our Great Ming?"

"Is this what you call doing it for the people?"

"Look at your mouth..."

"Besides spraying feces, it's pretty useless."

Gu Canghai's eyes turned cold, and he swiftly brought down his knife!

"Since this mouth can't speak human language..."

"Then don't want it!"

"Someone come here!"

"Hold him down!"

"Cut your tongue out for me!"

"So that if he wants to negotiate peace in the future, all he can do is 'baba aba'!"

"Do it!!!"

"ah--!!!"

A piercing scream echoed throughout the hall!

Blood splattered!

The Vice Minister of Rites covered his mouth and rolled on the ground, blood flowing from between his fingers!

shocking!

Extremely cruel!

Sitting on the dragon throne, Zhu Qiyu was so frightened that his face turned green. He covered his eyes and dared not look, his stomach churning.

Yu Qian, standing nearby, felt that this method was too cruel and violated the teachings of the sages.

But he kept his mouth shut and did not plead for him.

Because he knew.

In times of chaos, harsh measures are necessary!

At this point, if we don't completely break these spineless cowards, the Ming Dynasty will perish in their hands sooner or later!

……

The Hongwu Plane.

Zhu Yuanzhang watched the bloody scene unfold before his eyes.

Looking at Xu Youzhen being dragged away to "observe the stars," and at the vice minister whose tongue had been cut out.

I didn't find it cruel at all.

instead……

I let out a long sigh of relief!

"call……"

"Cool!"

"This is fucking awesome!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his thigh, pointed at Gu Canghai in the picture, and said to Zhu Biao:

"Biao'er!"

"See that?"

"That's what you call—swift and decisive action!"

"You can't reason with these treacherous bastards!"

"Reasoning?"

"They have a million fallacies ready to refute you!"

"What celestial phenomena, what benevolence and righteousness? It's all bullshit!"

"That's how you should be, like Crazy Gu!"

Want to see the stars? Throw them into the sea!

"Want to negotiate peace? Cut out your tongue!"

"Simple! Direct! Effective!"

Zhu Yuanzhang became increasingly agitated as he spoke, as if he himself were the one wreaking havoc in the court:

"These scholars, they've wasted their time studying!"

"He who in ordinary times idly discusses matters of the heart, yet in times of crisis is willing to die for his sovereign?"

"fart!"

"They knelt down and became traitors in the face of danger!"

"Well done!"

"He deserves to die!"

……

on the screen.

As dozens of surrendered officials were dragged away, they were either exiled, executed, or physically crippled.

The once crowded Fengtian Hall was instantly emptied by more than half.

The rest.

Only those hard-hearted advocates of war, and those honest people who, though lacking in their own opinions, dared not surrender.

A strong smell of blood filled the air.

Gu Canghai stood beside the pool of blood.

He used the tattered cloth that had been used to wipe the Emperor's Sword to wipe the blood off the dagger.

then.

He turned around.

Facing the remaining civil and military officials.

Facing the terrified new emperor.

He concealed the ferocity on his face, revealing a hint of...

His expression was one of extreme exhaustion, yet also extreme determination.

"Gentlemen."

Gu Canghai's voice echoed in the empty hall:

"Do you think I'm ruthless?"

Do you think I'm a thug?

No one dared to speak.

But their eyes clearly said, "You are the devil."

"hehe."

Gu Canghai gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"I am one hundred years old this year."

"He should have been lying in his coffin and sleeping a long time ago."

"Why did you have to play the villain?"

"Why should I bear this infamy?"

Gu Canghai suddenly slammed the dagger into the imperial desk!

"Because the Ming Dynasty is ill!"

"The problem is deep-seated!"

"These surrenderists are a malignant tumor on the Ming Dynasty!"

"If we don't eliminate them, the Ming Dynasty... will be doomed sooner or later!"

Gu Canghai pointed to the magnificent, golden hall and uttered that famous line that would ignite the passion of countless people throughout history:

"You'd better remember all of this!"

"An official!"

"Civil officials...do not love money!"

"The military officer...is not afraid of death!"

"This Ming Dynasty... is finally salvageable!"

"As for those who are afraid of death..."

"Those who want to use the bones of the Ming Dynasty as fodder for the enemy..."

Gu Canghai's eyes sharpened, filled with murderous intent:

"You all better die!"

"In my coffin..."

"I won't install this kind of garbage!!!"

……

quiet!

Deathly silence!

Then.

Yu Qian was the first to kneel down, tears welling in his eyes, and shouted loudly:

"Grand Tutor's teachings! Your student... will remember them forever!"

"Scholars will die for their principles! Warriors will die in battle!"

"Long live the Great Ming Dynasty!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!!!"

The remaining officials, infected by this momentum, all knelt down and shouted.

This moment.

The Ming Dynasty's court has finally been thoroughly cleansed!

That decadent, weak, and surrendering evil wind was forcefully suppressed by Gu Canghai using the most violent means!

Instead.

It's a force of steel! A spirit of unyielding courage!

This……

That was the Ming Dynasty that Emperor Hongwu conquered!

This……

That's the Ming Dynasty that Emperor Yongle brought forth!