Evil will be retribution

Wei Zhongxian was punished by Lingchi in public, which was still a great impact on the eunuch party officials in the court. It was not until this time that they fully saw the situation and knew that the emperor would really not leave any affection this time. In addition to fear, these people made different choices. Some wanted to resign from their official positions to save their lives, some wanted to express their feelings to the emperor and seek forgiveness from the emperor. Anyway, these people had long lost their original arrogance.

But at this time, Chongzhen, who had already taken the initiative, would no longer give them the chance to escape unscathed. When Gu Bingqian, who begged for the old bones, was about to leave the capital, the Jinyiwei's Tiqian suddenly came to the door. They held the imperial edict in their hands and directly confiscated all the property of the Gu family and took Gu Bingqian back to the yamen of the Fufu Department. Because the Gu family was about to leave, the property at home was also packed, which saved the Jinyiwei's efforts to take the property directly.

The original chief minister, Lord Gu, fell, and the eunuch party in the court was even more anxious all day long. However, at this time they had no means to protect themselves. The only thing they could do was pray that the emperor would not kill them all and could leave themselves a way out. Chongzhen really did not intend to kill them all. Except for the backbone of the eunuch party such as Gu Bingqian and Li Kuilong, some other officials who helped Wei Zhongxian and others were just taken away for the sake of many evil officials, either exiled to the remote side or were directly sent back to their hometown.

The crimes of these people are also easy to determine. In addition to the remarks left by Wei Zhongxian in the Ministry of Justice, the move that allowed them to expose each other's faults was also very useful. All the eunuchs in the court were taken down, and only some of them were considered accomplices. After seeing the ending of Shangguans, these people were already frightened and did not dare to cause trouble. In this way, the attack on Tang Feng was gone. Everyone knew that he was the emperor's most trusted person now. If he had such a strong enemy, he would be afraid of dying faster and more miserable.

Tang Feng has been busy all these days. In addition to arresting some senior eunuch party officials in the capital, he also sent capable people to Jizhou to arrest Cui Chengxiu, who was expelled from Beijing by himself in the early years, and returned to Beijing to convict him. The think tank of this eunuch party at that time was no less evil than Gu Bingqian and others, and he had no reason to be able to escape the punishment when others were sentenced. At the same time, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun, who had been imprisoned for some days, were also raised again. These people were convicted in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, and then punished according to their respective charges.

As for Wang Tiqian and other accomplices in the palace, they died long ago by the torture of a distorted person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and saved this effort. Another difficult person is Keshi, because she died before the Apocalypse, so she had been solemnly buried outside Beijing. According to the people who have always emphasized that people die like lamps, and once all the guilty people die, they will disappear, and she should be able to stay underground with peace of mind. However, when her brother was deceived by this woman, many unborn royal children died because of her, and when Wei Zhongxian became the first person in the court because of her, Chongzhen was unwilling to let her bury her in the grave like this.

The day after Wei Zhongxian was sentenced to death, Keshi's remains were dug out of the tomb and were once again punished by the national law, crushing his bones and ashes, and he could not live in peace even if he died.

When the charges of Natian Ergeng and others were made, an amazing scene occurred in Dali Temple. At that time, in addition to Tian and Xu, who were on trial, there were also a group of victims who had been killed by these two people or relatives of the victims. As the saying goes, the enemies were particularly jealous when they met. When they saw that the two leaders of the Jinyiwei were today, everyone scolded them. If it weren't for the officials of the Dalu Temple above who kept patting the arbor and the yamen runners around them, they would have pounced on them to take action.

Seeing this scene, Xu, Tian and the other two who had been imprisoned for several months were even more frightened. However, because this was a time for their survival, they still gritted their teeth and refused to admit everything. They just kept emphasizing that this was all done by their orders, and that everything was asked by the original leader Wei Zhongxian to do this.

Although the officials above knew that they were just pushing the committee and pushing all the mistakes onto a dead person, it was a bit difficult to deal with. After all, this was in full view of the public, and he had never seen the situation in the prison of Jinyiwei, so it was difficult to draw a conclusion for a while. At this moment, a young man standing among the witnesses walked out and bowed to the official above and said, "Sir, can you listen to the students say a few words?"

When the judge saw that the young man was a scholar and behaved politely, he nodded and said, "You are sure to ask."

The young man then talked about the fact that his father was killed by the people of the Jinyiwei: "At that time, my father Huang Zunsu, as a high-ranking official in the court, was framed and imprisoned by them because of his disagreement with the eunuch party and government! In prison, he suffered even more and finally died in prison. All of this can be proved by me, a son. Moreover, the body of my father Huang Zunsu is now in the suburbs of Beijing. If the adults do not believe it, you can go and see it. As for everything they said, it is such a thing that Wei Zhongxian forced them to do. It is even more nonsense. The Jinyiwei is an existence outside of the judiciary. If you hadn't issued an order, who would dare to torture the prisoner?" This person was the first young man Huang Zongxi, and now he has grown up.

After he said this, the witnesses around him also came forward to state their miserable experiences, which made everyone feel outrageous. When Tian Xu and the others saw the appearance of the crowd, they were afraid to argue. Just when they were in chaos, Huang Zongxi suddenly shouted: "Sons of man can kill their father and enemies in front of him and cannot avenge them. How can they stand between heaven and earth?" As he said that, he pulled out the pointed cone hidden at his waist and rushed towards Xu Xianchun.

Xu Xianchun didn't expect that someone in the court would be so bold. Secondly, because he was wearing shackles and unable to move, he was stabbed by Huang Zongxi with a pointed cone after a scream.

The officials above were startled at first, but then they had a sneer and did not stop him. He was also angry at the two of them who refused to admit their guilt. It was a good thing for someone to teach them a lesson. The yamen runners around them stood aside when they did not see the adults speak. This made Xu Xianchun feel miserable, and his whole body was stabbed by a pointed cone, and his body was covered with blood.

The official was afraid that he would not be able to explain his life, so he ordered people to stop Huang Zongxi's atrocities in the end. But just as he pulled him away, Huang Zongxi came to Tian Ergeng again and injured him many places again. This was also because everyone was deliberately letting go, otherwise he, a scholar, would not have hurt two people in a row.

"Don't be arrogant and drive him out of the hall!" The official ordered righteously until Huang Zongxi injured the two. Although he could not kill the two, Huang Zongxi, who had already taken revenge, left the yamen. Since then, his reputation has become popular among the people. After he left, the official looked at Xu and Tian and the others again: "What do you have to say now?"

The two people who were attacked in this way were already dying. Now they knew that they would not be able to escape and die no matter what. So under the gaze of everyone, they had to admit the crimes they committed in the past. What awaited them would be the same as the other people!

The fall of the eunuch party made everyone in the court and the public applaud. Some even thought that Chongzhen was the hero of Zhongxing's revival of our Ming Dynasty, and compared it with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Emperor Wu of Han. Chongzhen did have the intention to revitalize the Ming Dynasty at this time, and wanted to put the already devastated empire back on track in his own hands.

Over the past few days, in addition to occasionally paying attention to the crimes and handling of these eunuch party officials, Chongzhen focused more on governing the country. He had to review memorials every day until the second update, but he never stopped in the morning court every day. All this was very impressed in Tang Feng's eyes. He believed that if he changed his position, he would not have such great perseverance to spend all day in the heavy and boring state affairs.

In addition to severely punishing eunuch party officials, the emperor also made good deeds. For example, he ordered the officials and the common people who were guilty of offending eunuch party before were released. In addition, because of some people's advice, although the emperor did not know the suffering of the people, he also knew the hardships of the people and the exploitation of eunuch party at this time. So after thinking for a while, the emperor finally issued another decree to reduce the money and food from all over the world, which was not only a joy to celebrate the new emperor's ascension to the throne, but also to repay the crimes committed by eunuch party before. Anyway, after these confiscations of home property, the treasury is now full, and we can rest with the people.

Everything all shows a signal: Chongzhen will be a promising king, and will completely cut off from everything in the past, and do everything he should do for the future of the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor's imperial edict to amnesty the world, and the people who were bullied were all excited. It turned out that the people who could not pay as much taxes finally breathed a sigh of relief. Those who were imprisoned for certain improper reasons were also released from prison. For a while, everyone praised it and everyone was full of hope for the future.
Chapter completed!