Chapter 512 Yan Shaoting returns!
In front of Huangji Gate.

Following Lu Fan's loud shout, all the princes, nobles, civil and military officials present began to kowtow and bow their heads.

According to the Ming Dynasty Code, five bows and kowtows are the etiquette for a minister to meet his sovereign. First, he bows his head four times and then bows his head once to complete the ceremony.

The ministers performed five bows and three kowtows according to the highest etiquette for paying homage to the emperor.

They all stood with their hands clasped and bowed.

Prostrate yourself and bow, holding your hands in worship.

at this time.

Jiajing had also sat on the chair under Huangji Gate.

Lu Fang stood slightly ahead of the steps and looked at the officials who were prostrating themselves on the ground.

"prosper."

The officials stood up.

Second, bow.

Bow down and worship as before.

Lu Fang said again: "Xing."

All the officials also stood up, and this happened again and again.

By the time Lu Fang had shouted "Xing" four times.

All officials stood up, bowed for the last time, and prostrated themselves.

At this moment, all officials no longer bowed their heads with their hands clasped in worship, but instead placed their hands on the ground, touching the ground with their heads, and kowtowed three times.

Lu Fang glanced sideways at the emperor sitting on the chair, then shouted loudly.

"prosper."

In front of the Huangji Gate, all officials finally completed the entire process of five bows and three kowtows.

The imperial city was silent.

All the officials were eagerly looking at the figure at the palace gate.

That is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
Those who were close could see the emperor's face, while those who were far away could only vaguely see his shape.

Sitting on this chair that had been used by the Ming emperors since the Hongwu period, Jiajing calmly gazed at the endless number of ministers in front of him.

Civil and military officials in the capital wore red robes, followed by green and blue.

There were imperial flags and war flags everywhere, and the soldiers were brave and heroic.

The air exhaled by the officials turned into white smoke, which was hazy and rising, covering the air.

No one spoke.

No one moved.

This.

That is the Ming Dynasty!

Jiajing shifted his gaze and looked towards the steps, where Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui was holding the hand of Heir apparent Zhu Yijun.

A tender smile appeared on the emperor's face.

This.

It is the emperor’s home!

Jiajing slowly stood up and placed the jade tablet in his hand on the table beside him.

He walked to the edge of the steps, his eyes downcast, looking at the group of noble relatives who were still kneeling on the ground under the guard of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Fang Chengyu, Jiang Rong and others looked up at the emperor who was right in front of them, with fear in their eyes.

They have been shouting in front of the Meridian Gate since yesterday, demanding to see the emperor.

However, even though the emperor was right before their eyes, they dared not say a word, let alone make a sound.

The emperor's majesty was materialized at this moment.

Just when all the officials were wondering why the emperor had summoned all the civil and military officials in the capital for a court meeting today.

Zhu Qi, a captain of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei who had disappeared from the capital for a long time, appeared in people's sight from the side of the Huangji Gate wearing a Feiyu uniform.

Zhu Qi was seen holding a thick booklet in his hand, walking behind the emperor and bowing.

The emperor just nodded.

Zhu Qi stood up, walked down the steps, and came before the nobles and relatives who had enjoyed his favor.

He opened the book in his hand, then looked down at the noble man kneeling on the ground.

"The emperor's uncle, the cousin of Empress Cixiaoxian, was conferred the title of Earl of Yutian in May of the first year of Jiajing, and was granted 600 hectares of land. He died in the fifth year, and his nephew Rong inherited the title. I request that he be granted 700 hectares of land, and the emperor agreed."

When Zhu Qi opened his mouth, Yutianbo Jiang Rong was already trembling all over.

Zhu Qi continued, "The Yutian Earl's Mansion was granted 1,300 hectares of land in Xian County, Shuntian Prefecture, etc. However, Jiang Rong betrayed his ancestors, abused his power, was greedy, and forcibly seized 920 hectares of land from the people. According to the law, he should be stripped of his title and punished."

As soon as the words "deprive the title and punish the crime" were uttered.

Yutianbo Jiang Rong, who was still clamoring in front of the Meridian Gate yesterday, suddenly trembled violently and collapsed to the ground.

But no one cares.

Zhu Qi didn't even glance at him, but continued, "Fang Rui, the father of Empress Xiaolie Fang, was appointed Jinyiwei Zhenfu in the ninth year of Jiajing, and was promoted to a captain. In the thirteenth year, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief, and accompanied the emperor on a hunting expedition in the south. He was appointed the left commander of the rear army governor's office and was granted the title of Anping Earl. In the twenty-first year, he was promoted to Anping Marquis, with an annual salary of 1,730 dan. In the twenty-fifth year, he died. The emperor sent eunuchs and a doctor from the Ministry of Shrines to attend the funeral, and ordered the Ministry of Works to arrange the funeral. He granted an order to offer sacrifices at eighteen altars, and gave him the title of Taibao, and the posthumous title of Rongjing."

At this moment.

Anping Earl Fang Chengyu had already pressed his head against the ground, his legs trembling.

But even so, he could not stop Zhu Qi's voice from reaching his ears.

"In the 26th year of Jiajing, Rui's son Chengyu inherited the title and requested 700 hectares of land, which the emperor agreed to. However, he was greedy, exploited and oppressed people, and forced them to surrender. He occupied 1,289 hectares of land and seized 3,670 people as tenants. He forced 35 women into prostitution and concubines, and forced 83 people into slavery and killed them. Chengyu was extremely greedy and had no regard for the law. He colluded with merchants, sold salt and iron, and acted as a friend of Altan. According to the law, he should be stripped of his title and sentenced to death."

Bang.

Fang Chengyu fell to the ground, shaking all over.

A fishy smell seemed to emanate from him, causing everyone around him to move aside and avoid it.

It was at this time.

From the Wumen Gate, a team of Dongchang guards were escorting dozens of people to the Huangji Gate.

Judging from the way these people were dressed, they were basically gentry and businessmen.

But at this moment, these people had obviously been tortured, and there were still some wounds and scars on their bodies that were visible to the naked eye.

When some people saw the emperor sitting on the chair under the Huangji Sect, they wanted to speak up and protest their injustice.

however.

The Dongchang guard put his knife to his neck and immediately stopped all movement.

Zhu Qi took a look and said, "There are witnesses and evidences for the crimes of Yutianbo and Anpingbo."

The wind rises from the ground.

Gao Gong and the others looked solemn, with countless guesses emerging in their minds.

He looked at the nobles kneeling on the ground, and then looked at the emperor under the Huangji Sect.

At this moment, even Gao Gong and Gao Suqing could not help but feel a mixture of emotions.

Yan Song grabbed Yan Wuyou's shoulders and hid him behind his imperial robe.

Opposite the civil officials were the nobles and military generals in the capital, led by Duke Dingguo Xu Yande, Duke Yingguo Zhang Rong, Duke Chengguo Zhu Xizhong and others.

The three old dukes were extremely upset at this moment.

They have tried their best.

But there were still so many people in the capital who followed suit and ran to the Meridian Gate to cause trouble.

Even if the emperor was seriously ill.

But the emperor is still the emperor after all, the ruler of the world, and the only person in the world who has the power of life and death!

"all……"

"Behead immediately!"

When people are speculating and uneasy in their hearts.

Disciple of Huangji.

Jiajing spoke lightly.

But the sound was extremely loud, and was constantly amplified by the structure under the palace gate and reached everyone's ears.

In an instant.

The Jinyiwei who were originally on the left and right of Huangji Gate immediately dragged the two earls, Fang Chengyu and Jiang Rong, who were lying limp on the ground, out of the crowd and dragged them to the open space on the west side of Huangji Gate.

bass!
It was just a crisp sound.

Two heads rolled to the ground, and blood spilled all over the ground, dyeing the snow that had not yet been cleaned red.

The two headless bodies fell to the ground without any chance to react.

There was a noise in front of the Huangji Gate.

The emperor convened a court meeting for the first time in decades, and in front of all the civil and military officials in the capital, he chopped off the heads of the two earls.

It would be a lie to say that I am not afraid.

The two heads were right in front of me, and the blood on the ground came into view.

The nobles and relatives kneeling in front of the Huangji Gate finally began to shout loudly, all of them begging for mercy.

However, Jiajing remained silent.

He just looked at these people quietly, no longer having his usual manners. He knelt on the ground without any shame, crying bitterly and begging for mercy loudly.

At the end of his life, he examined the reactions of his ministers.

And on the other side.

Some of the gentry and merchants who were taken into the palace by the East Factory were also picked up and taken to the west side of Huangji Gate, not far from the bodies of Fang Chengyu and Jiang Rong. According to the emperor's order, they were beheaded.

Muffled sounds were heard.

Heads fell one by one.

Amid the sounds of beheadings, Zhu Qi continued to hold the book in his hand, calling out the names of the nobles present one by one, and enumerating the crimes committed by these people.

All of them were occupying farmland, secretly colluding with border guards, and colluding with merchants to engage in smuggling.

Zhu Qi spoke of the sentences that were to be put to death one by one.

The Jinyiwei then dragged the man to the west side of Huangji Gate and beheaded him on the ground along with the gentry and merchants who were implicated.

As for those whose crimes were less serious, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling with fear, with their heads buried in the ground, fearing that they would also be sentenced to death in Zhu Qi's mouth.

at last.

The wind brought a gust of bloody smell into the noses of the civil and military officials in front of the Huangji Gate.

Zhu Qi stopped the words that frightened everyone.

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however.

Followed by.

It was the eunuch Huang Jin, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot. He took out another booklet, walked down the steps and stood beside Zhu Qi.

"Cao Rui, the director of the Jiangxi Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue, occupied 3,215 acres of civilian land and abducted 16 civilian women as concubines. According to the law, he was convicted and imprisoned to await trial."

South side of Neiwulong Bridge.

A muffled sound was heard among the civil servants, and Cao Rui, the head of the Jiangxi Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue, whose name was called, had already fallen to the ground.

Huang Jin continued to shout, "Qu Huai'an, the left minister of the Dali Temple, was in charge of criminal cases. He protected and concealed the truth, indulged his family members, and shielded old grudges. Seven people who should have been killed were acquitted and 5,823 acres of land were occupied. He was convicted according to the law and imprisoned to await trial."

Another muffled sound.

Another person fell to the ground.

"Xu Hong, an official at the Central Military Governor's Office, forged military registers, paid salaries to 1,389 people, and accumulated countless taxes and grain. He also seized 1,740 mu of civilian land, took civilian women as concubines, and had sex with the wives of soldiers, killing six people. He is guilty according to the law and is in prison awaiting trial."

This time, it was the turn of the generals, and a muffled sound was heard.

however.

The Dongchang guards and Jinyiwei cavalry present had already walked into the crowd and started dragging these people out.

But the sound from Huang Jin's mouth never stopped.

Civil officials and military generals were dragged out one after another.

In the end, before Huang Jin even called out the name, someone had already knelt on the ground and confessed his crime.

And at the same time.

On the north side of the imperial city, at Bei'anmen.

Yan Shaoting finally appeared outside the imperial city with his loyal and brave soldiers.

The palace gate was slowly opened.

Chen Ju, the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, came out from behind the palace gate with a group of people.

He arrived in front of Yan Shaoting who was riding a horse in front.

Chen Ju bowed and said, "Mr. Yan, His Majesty has summoned all the officials in the capital to hold court at the Huangji Gate."

Yan Shaoting nodded, and without getting off his horse, he asked, "How is the Beijing camp?"

Chen Ju replied, "Marquis Zhenyuan was summoned to the cabinet yesterday to take charge of the center. Duke Dingguo, Duke Yingguo, and Duke Chengguo have also sent messages to the ministers in the capital. At this moment in the Beijing camp... I think many people have been arrested."

Only then did Yan Shaoting's face show some fluctuations.

This time, the old Taoist priest wanted to do something big before he died. In addition to Guo Yuchuang's three thousand emperor's troops, Xiao Que'er's three thousand dragon and tiger troops, and the three thousand loyal and brave battalions he had just brought back to the capital.

We still have to keep the Beijing camp in our hands.

In order to ensure the safety of the capital, the Beijing camp must be cleaned up.

Now that I think about it, the Huangji Sect must have been filled with murderous intent, and there might have been a river of blood.

Then the major camps of the Beijing Army must be killing and beheading people at this moment.

After all, even though the Jinyiwei cannot be fully mobilized after so many years, the Dongchang led by Huang Jin is still usable.

With the cooperation of the Dongchang guards and the Jinyiwei cavalry, and with Gu Huan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan who is in charge of the Beijing camp, it is very easy to catch the termites in the Beijing camp.

Yan Shaoting looked up at the sky.

The sky is still clear and cloudless.

And he said: "It's snowing again."

Chen Ju was stunned and looked up blankly.

It was just as Yan Shaoting said.

It started snowing again despite the clear sky.

When he lowered his head.

Yan Shaoting had already entered Bei'anmen with the soldiers of the Loyal and Brave Battalion.

Three thousand people entered the imperial city, and it was not actually crowded.

Heading south, bypassing Wansui Mountain, we arrived at the Xuanwu Gate, and the palace gate was still open.

This is waiting for the Loyal and Brave Battalion.

When they arrived here, Yan Shaoting led his troops to dismount and walk, bypassing the harem and walking all the way from the east side to the middle left gate on the east side of the Huangji Hall.

In this way, three thousand troops entered the Huangji Gate.

That is at this moment.

In front of Huangji Gate.

Because of the emperor's sudden change of behavior, nearly a hundred civil and military officials have been arrested for various crimes according to Huang Jin's mouth.

of course.

These people were not like the group of nobles and relatives who were immediately convicted and executed.

But the feeling of fear was growing rapidly in everyone's hearts.

No one knows what the emperor is going to do, let alone how many people he is going to punish.

Under this inexplicable fear, someone finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"emperor!"

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask you what you want to do today?"

"The laws of our dynasty are clear and every provision is on record. Even if an official breaks the law, there are three courts to investigate. The emperor summoned me to a court meeting today, but I don't know the reason, so he arrested the civil and military officials based on what the inner factory said."

"Your Majesty, are you going to listen to one side and start a court prison?"

This man probably knew that he had done nothing wrong as an official in the court, so he dared to kneel down and make a remonstrance.

And there are quite a few people like this.

Immediately afterwards, he walked out of the train and knelt on the ground.

Jiajing was still standing on the steps under the Huangji Gate, but he was staring at the ministers who came out to kneel and make remonstrances with a slightly frowned look.

It is at this moment.

A sound of orderly footsteps was heard from behind the Huangji Gate.

Amid the footsteps, there was also the clanking sound of weapons and armor.

This is the movement of the army.

It immediately attracted the attention of everyone in front of Huangji Gate.

It is also at this time.

A loud voice came from behind the Huangji Gate.

"minister."

"Guest of the Crown Prince, Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Censorate, Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household, Attending Scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Director of the Treasury and Grain and Money Storage of Nanzhili, Zhongdu, Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and Superintendent of Nanjing Military Affairs and Local Inspection, your humble servant Yan Shaoting."

"According to the imperial order, lead the 3,125 loyal and brave bandit-suppression battalion back to the capital to obey orders!"

Immediately.

Yan Shaoting, who had been away from the officialdom of the capital for nearly two years, appeared in people's sight.

He was wearing a red robe of a third-rank civil official, with a half-body armor on the outside and a sword at his waist. He walked from behind the Huangji Gate to the front with a tiger step, walked down the steps, turned around, and knelt on one knee facing the emperor.

The 3,125 Loyal and Brave soldiers of the Camp, led by Zhu Shitai and the deputy general of the camp, formed a battle formation and marched out of the East Corner Gate and the West Corner Gate on the east and west sides of the Huangji Gate.

There was once again noise and commotion among the crowd of officials.

Who can imagine.

Yan Shaoting, who was supposed to stay in Nanjing, would return to the capital at this time today and appear in front of everyone.

Especially the more than 3,000 soldiers from the Loyal and Brave Camp who returned with them.

Anyone can understand the meaning behind this.

However, Yan Shaoting remained motionless.

In Jiajing's sight, a few flakes of flying snow fell on the armor on Yan Shaoting's shoulders.

A smile appeared on his face.

Under the gaze of the people, Jiajing walked slowly and sat back on the chair under the Huangji Gate.

"Ai Qing..."

"Be flat!"

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