At this point, the Tongzhou Rebellion was pacified in a very short period of time.

The main culprit Gui Zhong was escorted back to the capital.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao soon learned about the news and even learned the details of the entire counter-rebellion process.

However, Zhu Youxiao had already known that Hua Yuncheng would do this.

Otherwise, he would not have directly used Hua Yuncheng when discussing this matter at that time.

"Hua Yuncheng did not disappoint me, but these rebellious hired workers disappointed me. They are still as easy to be bribed, disintegrated, and betray the heroes who stand up for them. If they want them to awaken completely, there is still a long way to go. I, the emperor, still have to continue to be dictatorial, because no one wants them to receive education more than me and hopes that the wisdom of the people can be opened!"

Zhu Youxiao said in his heart.

And he was right.

A qualified emperor and his ministers will do their best to give his people a good life, so that they will not question the legitimacy of their rule, and will do their best to numb the people's spirit and make them as ignorant as possible.

But Zhu Youxiao was from later generations, with a sense of national responsibility and values ​​after receiving more than ten modern education in later generations.

Therefore, he hopes that the Chinese people in this world can be more wise.

"Thank you to your Majesty, in the opinion of your ministers, the rest of the people involved in the rebellion can be regarded as being deceived and coerced. However, Gui Zhong did organize a rebellion and should be punished with storm and exterminated nine clans to maintain the imperial system and national laws!"

Regarding major cases such as human life and rebellion, Zhu Youchao directly summoned the officials of the Three Laws and the cabinet, the Privy Council, and the Political Affairs Hall to discuss how to execute them to show justice.

Therefore, when it comes to how to execute Gui Zhong’s conspiracy case, Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Justice, directly put forward his own views.

"So, if the troublemakers commit crimes, they should be dealt with according to the law! In addition, in the opinion of the minister, not only should they be dealt with according to the law, but they should also be dealt with strictly. It is also rumored to be in major official factories, so that no one in the world dares to demand malicious wages! No one dares to organize the people to cause trouble!"

Zuodu Censor Min Hongxue also echoed.

Zhang Jie, the minister of Dali Temple, also said: "It should be not only passed on the head. He should scatter himself and the nine tribes in Tianjin New City, where the most employed workers in the Ming Dynasty, and execute him so that the employers can know the consequences of maliciously disrupting the operation of the official industry. Even if they do not expect the unruly people to be grateful to the emperor's kindness, they should make the employers in the world fear the authority and be tactful!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded because of this.

From the perspective of a general public, he actually admires Gui Zhong, a person who dares to stand out for the people because of injustice, and even sympathizes with him.

But Zhu Youxiao had to admit that Gui Zhong was indeed planning to rebel.

His ministers could not sympathize with a conspirator, especially a conspirator who came from a low class and was involved in a decapitated civil servant.

Moreover, because Zhu Youxiao was the emperor.

Therefore, the more loyal the ministers to Zhu Youxiao would not be careless, nor would they be merciful to him.

"Hua Aiqing, what do you think about this?"

Zhu Youxiao asked at this time.

Hua Yuncheng has become the auxiliary minister of the Political Affairs Hall, so at this moment, Hua Yuncheng is also here.

Hua Yuncheng also supported the culprit of Gui Zhong at the beginning.

When Zhu Youxiao asked him, he replied: "Your Majesty, Gui Zhong is the first person to hire workers in the country. Today, there are many employees, and there are more than three million employees in the official industry in the capital. They are more organized than the villagers, and they have more skills, have higher literacy rates, and have more knowledge. Once they are not subject to control, they will have a great influence on the country. Therefore, the ministers believe that they should be punished to be punished! It will make the world's employees afraid! They would rather swallow their anger and lose some of the owed wages than cause trouble and harm the court."

"That's right, I would rather hire a worker than damage the interests of the government, and the imperial system should not be disturbed!"

Min Hongxue followed and agreed.

"If kings, princes, generals and ministers are planning to rebel, they need to be severely punished, let alone the common people. I ask Your decree to punish the rebel Gui Zhong severely!"

Zhang Jie continued.

"Please give your order!"

The other ministers followed suit.

"On the East Factory has found out that Gui Zhong has no relatives and is a widower, and there is no nine clans. So I will give him a stern and retreat to the court!"

Zhu Youxiao had to admit that he was the emperor after all, and he could not destroy the imperial rules and laws used to maintain his rule for a person who rebelled.

Therefore, he approved the request of the minister.

But Zhu Youzhai couldn't be happy.

"Why is Your Majesty frowning?"

By the evening, after Zhu Youxiao and the queen were sleeping with each other, the queen started asking.

Zhu Youxiao said: "Today I have to allow severe punishment for a person who dares to stand out for the people! This is not conducive to the development of the entire Chinese nation. I cannot betray my own role. Once I betray it, it will be even more disorderly."

"Is Your Majesty worried that there will be no traitors in the world in the future?"

The queen smiled, looked at Zhu Youxiao affectionately, and asked.

"This is not. Throughout history, many people have brutally suppressed the rebels. There are no people who have rebelled. It's just that I am a different emperor."

Zhu Youxiao said, "It is said that Wei Zhongxian is here to see me!"

Not long after, Wei Zhongxian came to Zhu Youxiao: "The Emperor!"

Zhu Youxiao ordered Wei Zhongxian: "That Gui Zhong, don't let him live tonight!"

"yes!"

Wei Zhongxian retreated and was surprised by this.

He had to admit that his emperor was really different. He was not ruthless to the powerful officials and gentry who committed the crime. Sometimes he felt that he was too cruel. But he was surprisingly kind to the common people. Not to mention that millions of refugees returned to a stable life, the entire Ming Dynasty has no corvee service, and even private baby girls have been taken care of by themselves. He directly strictly enforced the orders to not be abandoned by his parents and drowned by his parents. The offenders were both beaten to death. The local magistrate who had a case of abandoning infants was in prison. It also stipulated that women should not be bound by their feet, and the offenders were exiled.

Now I let myself get rid of Gui Zhong in advance.

Wei Zhongxian can therefore be sure that his emperor is not a person who is really sinister and extremely selfish.

After all, an emperor is so kind to the common people, let alone the people around him.

As long as you follow the rules, you can still do a good job.

"Gui Zhong, this poison is very toxic. You will suffer a lot after taking it, but it will be very quick. In this way, you don't have to suffer from Lingchi's suffering in a few days. If you endure it, even the most powerful coroner will not see the clues. This is what Your Majesty meant, please accept him."

Wei Zhongxian said this to Gui Zhong.

Gui Zhong was a little surprised, but he also understood the emperor's kindness, so he took the poison: "Please thank the emperor for me! The emperor is always a good emperor, but it's a pity that others may not be good people."

After Gui Zhong said that, he took the poison.

...

"If you die, just die. It is not realistic to cut a bandit and try to shock millions of hired workers. Although I, a Chinese Han, have a lot of cords, but I don't lack people with hard and bloody bones!"

Zhu Youxiao, who was in the Political Affairs Hall, said this after learning that Gui Zhong suddenly died in the East Factory Prison.

Then, Zhu Youxiao said to Yuan Keli: "If you want the people to use the law, you still need to strengthen education!"

"Your Majesty's wiseness! This is nothing. The most important thing now is that the rewards after the Donglu were wiped out have not been dealt with. In addition, whether the Tatars, who are allied with the Donglu, should also use military force against them, should make a decision early in the opinion of the ministers!"

Yuan Keli replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao said, "My dear is the chief auxiliary minister of the Political Affairs Hall, so he started to preside over a court discussion with Zhu Xieyuan of the Privy Council to discuss these two matters."

"Abide by the order!"

...

So, Yuan Keli and Zhu Xieyuan presided over such a court discussion.

After the court debate began, the first thing the ministers had argued was whether to grant several hereditary lords the war to pacify the Eastern Reich.

He was granted a title of marquis for his military achievements, and whether he was a civil servant or a military general, he was the supreme honor.

However, there are no shortage of dovish ministers in any era.

After all, there are always people who are not interested in military wars but care more about the national economy.

"The Eastern Barbarians are just powerful rebels on the border, and they are not considered a great achievement! They can be compared with the founding of the country and the achievements of the crisis? Therefore, in the opinion of the minister, it is not necessary to be granted titles, but it is enough to give a few meritorious people to inherit the position of Jinyiwei!"

At this time, like Bi Ziyan, the cabinet minister Li Guopu, who was highly qualified in government affairs and was highly praised, directly expressed that he did not value the extermination of the Eastern Captains.

In addition, Wang Zaijin, a capable minister who was good at logistics dispatch, did not agree with the court to launch another war against the Tatars, namely the forces of Lin Dankhan.

Of course, he was not out of selfishness, but his political concepts made him feel that war is not something worthy of promotion, because his practical experience told him that war is really a waste of money.

Therefore, Wang Zaijin also said in this court discussion: "It is unwise to stop disputes between the two countries by their ministers' opinion and killing. It will only waste people and damage money, and even increase hatred. It is better to use moral influence! Treat each other with courtesy and make them surrender according to their hearts."

"If morality can influence the barbarians, why should we send border troops to guard the camp there? It is better to send a group of respectable great scholars to guard the camp! Let these great scholars influence them. I want to ask, is this useful? Do you really want the court to try this?"

Sun Chuanting, who had returned to Beijing to serve as the Minister of War and was considered a hawkish, expressed his objection to this and asked.

"I have to say justice for the Ming soldiers who were killed in the hands of the Eastern Cap since the Battle of Sarhu and the scholars and people who were slaughtered by the Eastern Cap. Perhaps some people think that the imperial court's suppression of the Eastern Cap this time is not a great achievement and is not enough to be recorded in history. But for them, this is a real revenge on them, and it is also a failure to let them down for the lives they lost!"

"In addition, in the opinion of the servant, the extermination of the Eastern Captains is not just like ordinary suppression of rebellion. For the state and China, it is even more important than the Han Dynasty to destroy the Xiongnu, because when the Han and the Huns confronted each other, no matter how strong the Huns were, there was no possibility of destroying the Han Dynasty. However, for the Ming Dynasty when His Majesty ascended the throne, the Eastern Captains had the possibility of destroying our world!"

When Yuan Keli said this, his voice became louder and echoed throughout the hall.

Then, Yuan Keli said again: "You may think that this is nonsense, but this is indeed what I think for a long time! It is not that the Donglu cannot destroy the Han family if the Donglu is not very strong. In the eyes of the servant, the party struggles in the court were fierce, and the civil and military play were already terminally ill. In the people, illegal businessmen have colluded with civil and military officials and generals to sell their national interests. There are even a group of selfish officials and scholars who forget their ancestors for several purposes and are willing to be humble. They take the initiative to surrender to the Donglu, and actively help the Donglu destroy our Han family.

Next! Like Li Yongfang, Ning Wan, and I, like Xining! If His Majesty had not been wise and had no doubts about employing people, insisted on letting Xiong Gong conquer Liaodong without the disaster of the party and imprisonment, and then purged the court's principles. Now the national situation is so bad. I am afraid that the Eastern Captains have already occupied Liaoyang, Shenyang, and even have the opportunity to control the grassland tribes and take the opportunity to enter the pass and detain the plunder, which will make our Ming Dynasty increasingly deprived! Therefore, the extermination of the Eastern Captains this time is indeed not brilliant, but for the National Court, it is a feat to turn the tide and is worthy of writing in a special book!"

At this time, Li Guopu seemed to have forgotten his position because the court was fierce and sometimes he had forgotten his position. Therefore, he said directly: "I heard that Yuan Fu was strong and hard, so many people at that time criticized you for this. Now that I think about it, Yuan Fu does seem to be a good match. Although Your Majesty is wise and powerful, this does not mean that Mr. Xiong was the most suitable person to be a Liaodong governor back then. There was no public opinion at that time. If Yuan Dalai (Yuan Yingtai) Mr. Yuan was the governor at that time, he might have wiped out the Eastern Captains long ago, and he would not have to wait until today."

"Can Yuan Dalai compare with Mr. Xiong? You, Master Li, are clearly talking nonsense. If you talk about controlling generals and soldiers, ten Yuan Dalai are not as good as Mr. Xiong! I understand that you are going to fundamentally deny this great victory and deny our merits!"

Zhou Yuji, who had been promoted to Deputy Privy Councilor as the representative of the military general, slapped the table and stood up at this time, and pointed at Li Guopu and scolded him.

Lu Xiangsheng, who also had an official position, brought Zhou Yujila back to his seat.
To be continued...