Chapter 620 Royal Charter, kill first and report later

Author: Hungry Disaster

Chapter 620 Royal Charter, kill first and report later

Zhu Houzhao knew Shi Wenyi's difficulties and glanced coldly at the vassal kings. The Tailong Divine Sword appeared in his hand and handed it to Shi Wenyi.

"I will give you a sword and give you the right to kill first and then report. Anyone who dares to stop the investigation of Yangzhou's thin horses will be killed without mercy."

"You can go check it out with confidence. If anything happens, I will take care of it for you."

The royal family participated in the management of Yangzhou Shouma, which also happened in the Taiwu Dynasty. For this reason, Zhu Houzhao killed several vassal kings.

This is not the case for this dynasty, which is suppressed by his iron fist, not to mention that there are many vassal kings from other dynasties who have their hands on Yangzhou's thin horse.

If Zhu Houzhao did not personally support Shi Wenyi, Shi Wenyi might not be able to win over those lawless feudal kings.

"I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations."

Shi Wenyi took the Tailong Divine Sword and assured with confidence that with the emperor's support, he would not be afraid of anyone.

The imperial power granted him the power to kill first and report later, which was his confidence.

"If you don't even spare your own family, why did our old Zhu family give birth to such a cold-blooded and heartless bastard?"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao once again aiming the butcher's knife at the vassal kings, Lao Zhu couldn't help scolding Zhu Houzhao in his heart.

As a descendant of the old Zhu family, but he did not protect the people of the old Zhu family, Zhu Houzhao could not be considered the emperor of the old Zhu family.

Fundamentally speaking, Zhu Houzhao is very similar to Lao Zhu. They are equally ruthless and ambitious, but they are completely different.

When treating members of the Lao Zhu family, even if they committed heinous crimes, Lao Zhu would at most reprimand them. This was clearly demonstrated by King Qin and King Jin.

Zhu Houzhao was not like that. Anyone who stood in the way of his grand ambitions, no matter whether he was a vassal king or an official, would be treated equally and killed without fail.

Lao Zhu was first the emperor of the Zhu family, and then the emperor of the people of the world. Zhu Houzhao was only the emperor of the people of the world, and the royal family was also among the people of the world.

This is the difference between Lao Zhu and Zhu Houzhao, and it is also the most essential difference between the two.

Behind Lao Zhu, the faces of the vassal princes and ministers from various dynasties were extremely gloomy. It was obvious that they all had a lot of interests in the Yangzhou thin horse business.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to eliminate the existence of Shouma in Yangzhou in order to cut off their financial resources. Everyone hated Zhu Houzhao in their hearts, but they felt powerless.

His personal strength dominates the world, and the power he controls is enough to sweep away everyone. Even if he hates Zhu Houzhao deeply, there is nothing he can do to him.

Times have changed. No matter how noble your status is, no matter how huge your power is, you have to succumb to unstoppable absolute strength.

Compared with clearing out the thin horses in Yangzhou and cutting off countless people's financial paths, Zhu Houzhao's subsequent proposal to turn the dynasties into states passed without even a single turmoil.

The Hongwu Dynasty was transformed into Hongwu Prefecture, and Fang Xuanling was appointed as the head of the state, taking charge of all matters of Hongwu Prefecture.

The Yongle Dynasty was transformed into Yongle Prefecture, and Du Ruhui was appointed as the governor of the prefecture.

Xiaokang Dynasty turned into Xiaokang Prefecture;

The Hongxi Dynasty became Hongxi Prefecture; the Xuande Dynasty became Shixuan Dezhou;

The orthodox dynasty turned into a sinful state;

Jingtai Dynasty became Jingtai Prefecture, Chenghua Dynasty became Chenghua Prefecture; Hongzhi Dynasty became Hongzhi Prefecture;

The Jiajing Dynasty became Jiajing Prefecture; the Longqing Dynasty became Longqing Prefecture; the Wanli Dynasty became Wanli Prefecture;

Taichang Dynasty became Taichang Prefecture; Tianqi Dynasty became Tianqi Prefecture; Chongzhen Dynasty became Chongzhen Prefecture;

Transforming the Fifteenth Dynasty into a great state under the new Ming Dynasty, dominated by the Taiwu Dynasty, everything was a matter of course, but the faces of Lao Zhu, Zhu Di and others were as dark as coal, making it difficult to see the extreme.

Watching your own great country become a territory controlled by others, this feeling is simply not too aggrieved, it is more uncomfortable for them than killing them.

Zhu Houzhao's biological father, Zhu Youtang, also looked unhappy, not because Zhu Houzhao turned his Hongzhi Dynasty into Hongzhi Prefecture.

Instead, he was angry that Zhu Houzhao did not keep his word and promised to make proper arrangements for King An and his old ministers. As a result, Zhu Houzhao did not allow King An to participate in the family meeting on Zhaoming stage. At this celebration banquet at Wuying Palace, Zhu Houzhao just

Not mentioned.

Disappointed, extremely disappointed, Zhu Youtang finally realized that this good son of his did not take his promise to him seriously at all and just turned around and forgot about it.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't forget to arrange for King An and Hongzhi's old ministers. The memory of the peak Taiyi master is so deep, how could he forget it.

The fundamental reason is that Zhu Houzhao is still hesitating about what kind of treatment he should give to the old ministers of King An and Hongzhi.

It would be easy to rectify the old ministers of Hongzhi, just let them take part in the scientific examination with the general public, and select those who are capable.

But King An is a bit tricky!

Zhu Houzhao knew in his heart that King An had too much talent but too much talent to make a big impact. There was no need to worry about him becoming a serious trouble and threatening Zhu Qiyuan's status. It didn't matter if he was given an idle vassal king, just like raising a pig.

But Zhu Houzhao had just decreed that no member of the royal family could be crowned king without merit, and then he conferred the title of king on his cheap younger brother. How should the people of the world treat him? How could he convince the public? He, as an emperor, would no longer have the face of the emperor.

The most important thing is, if King An is given the title of king, what will the other vassal kings who have their titles be stripped of their titles will think, and it will be another big trouble if they start to cause trouble.

Therefore, if King An wanted to obtain the title of vassal king in the new Ming Dynasty, it was not something Zhu Houzhao could decide arbitrarily. Zhu Houzhao had to consider the impact of this matter.

The right way is to choose the lesser of two evils. In order to ensure that his will is strictly implemented, Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to shamelessly not honor his promise to his own father.

Under the angry eyes of emperors, vassal kings and ministers of all dynasties, the celebration banquet at Wuying Palace came to a perfect conclusion.

Of course, this perfection was for Zhu Houzhao, but for other people who were not from the Taiwu Dynasty, it was only full of complaints and anger.

One Zhaomingtai family meeting and one Wuying Palace celebration banquet, their interests were almost completely deprived.

After the celebration banquet at Wuying Hall, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian, Gao Gong, Shen Shixing, Ye Xianggao and other ministers gathered together to discuss how to protect their own rights and interests.

They could see clearly that former emperors such as Lao Zhu and Zhu Di were unreliable. If they wanted to maintain their own interests, they had to rely on themselves.

His eyes scanned everyone over and over again, and after confirming that there were no spies from Jinyiwei, Li Shanchang breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The Sixteenth Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty has been unified. Emperor Taiwu is obviously not someone to be trifled with. If we want to get back the benefits we once had, we need to cooperate sincerely and plan together."

"What Mr. Li said is true."

In order to protect their own interests, everyone abandoned their original identities.

So what if they come from different countries and dynasties? In the face of naked interests, none of them are worth mentioning.

"We are like grasshoppers on a rope. I hope you will not do anything that will hurt your relatives and make your enemies happy."

Although he was quite satisfied with everyone's attitude, Li Shanchang still warned everyone meaningfully.

It's not that he doesn't trust these people, it's that there is no trust between them at all, and they are all brought together because of their interests.

Gathering for profit can also break up for profit. Maybe someone sold them out in order to please Zhu Houzhao. Therefore, the necessary warning is to give everyone a reassurance and stop them from thinking about becoming a wallflower.

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As long as the benefits are in place, there is nothing that cannot be sold. As an old fox in officialdom, Li Shanchang knows the nature of these people very well.

The grass on the wall, the wind blows on both sides, describes these officials who only have interests in their eyes.

People in the martial arts world, for the sake of loyalty, will go out of their way to help their friends.

Those who have been in the officialdom for many years are on the other extreme. In order to get promoted and make a fortune, I can interfere with my teammates.

People in the officialdom are the most unscrupulous, especially those who claim to be scholar-bureaucrats. They are usually five to six people and look like dogs, but in reality they are like jackals and extremely vicious.

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