The main hall platform of the Ganqing Palace.

The three ministers of the cabinet, the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, the officials of the Dali Temple, and the main generals of the Guards gathered here at this time.

It also includes Guo Rong, the assistant commander of the Jinyiwei.

Zhu Houzhao summoned these important officials involved in the imperial military, internal affairs, judicial and intelligence to discuss the matter for one thing, which was whether to deal with Urus Borot and punish him for slaughtering countless Han people in Sanyuan County.

It can be said that the life and death of Urus Borot implicated the Ming Dynasty's handling principles in military, political and judicial aspects.

In the end, was it to avoid further intensification of the contradictions and to avoid the little prince from attacking the whole country and choose to forgive Urus Borot?

Or should we insist on punishing any guilt and safeguard the integrity of the judicial sovereignty of the Ming Dynasty?

This made Zhu Houzhao and the officials at the center of the empire have to think deeply about it.

"Your Majesty, according to the law, I should punish this thief severely! But for the safety of all people in the world, this matter should be treated with caution. If you kill it rashly, you may anger the little prince and make the whole country come to fight it. The border troubles of our Ming Dynasty will inevitably intensify, but I am afraid that the Tumubao incident will repeat!"

Jiao Fang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said first.

However, he said this sentence was equivalent to not saying it, but he did not express his clear views. This was also a common trick by the old ministers in the court. Before finding out the emperor's veins, he would not express his views immediately.

"Although the court has accumulated a lot of savings because the tax sources in Jiangnan are guaranteed, Ma Gong, who is in charge of the three sides of the army, has spent countless silver on his orders, to repair the border walls and train the village soldiers, and to reclaim grain. Now, it is necessary to build the road from the capital to Datong, and to expand production of new firearms from the Ordnance Bureau, as well as famine relief in the Huaiyang area, all of which require money;

Although the Guards who recovered Hetao were the military pay of His Majesty Hua’s inner treasury, the Ministry of Revenue, which was built by the county and the transportation of food and grass was still Hua’s Ministry of Revenue. If the little prince raises troops to attack again, the border troops will inevitably enter the battle. At that time, the military expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue will increase sharply, and the Ministry of Revenue will owe to greater debts!

Therefore, I think you should bear it! Let him go back first. The little prince has not conquered the right wing of the Tatars. He will not rashly go south to attack Ming because his son was humiliated! But if he kills his son, he will probably completely anger him!"

Grand Secretary Wang Hua expressed his opinion that he did not agree with the killing of Urus Borot.

"But if this thief does not kill me, where will the laws of the Ming Dynasty be placed? Countless Han people died under their butcher's knife. If they are allowed to return safely, will these Tartars still slaughter my people at will in the future? Moreover, the laws cannot be abolished! I think they cannot forgive their crimes! They should be killed!"

Zuodu Censor Liu Yu said.

The officials present all started to talk.

There is hope that the court will put the overall situation first and not kill Urus Borot; there are people who believe that the prince violates the law and commits the same crime as the common people, and that they cannot be punished because of their special identity, which makes the people feel disappointed.

Moreover, the former is more than the latter.

After all, in the eyes of most court officials, compared with the safety of the entire Ming Dynasty, the slaughtered Han people in Sanyuan County are nothing. Of course, there are reasons why they are not very confident that the Ming Dynasty can fight against the little prince. After all, these civil servants have grown up learning Confucianism since childhood, and still hold the view that war can be avoided.

Zhu Houzhao had to disagree with all his opinions: "Will you not anger the little prince if you don't kill Urus Borot? I have whipped him and no longer rewarded his tribute. If the little prince dares to despise my Ming Dynasty and wants to destroy my Ming Dynasty, you can find reasons to launch troops to attack. You and others think that if the little prince intends to launch troops to attack my Ming Dynasty, if I don't kill Urus Borot, will his little prince not attack my Ming Dynasty?"

After Zhu Houzhao said this, the ministers also understood it a little, and felt that it seemed that it was true. Whether it was killed or not, as long as the little prince wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty, he would attack the Ming Dynasty. If the little prince was afraid of the Ming Dynasty, even if the Ming Dynasty killed the Urus Borot, the little prince would still be afraid and scruples.

"The law cannot be abolished by others, especially the execution of the crimes committed by Gentiles in our Ming Dynasty. This is the power of our Ming Dynasty's judicial department! We cannot tolerate and neglect because of the strength of our country. Otherwise, wouldn't we seem to be weak and incompetent in our Ming Dynasty? Will the people not regard the court as incompetent?! This is called the power of extragovernance! Our Ming Dynasty does not belong to other countries, and the power of extragovernance should be due to it!"

Zhu Houzhao clearly expressed his views because people in this era had never heard of the concept of extraterritorial legal power, so he did not say from the beginning that the Ming Dynasty had the independence of extraterritorial legal power, but explained it in language they could understand.

Therefore, after Zhu Houzhao explained, the ministers also understood more clearly that as an empire, one must have extraterritorial legal power and the right to deal with the crimes committed by Gentiles in their own country, so that they can be considered a country that does not belong to other countries.

"But your Majesty! Now that the little prince is getting bigger and bigger, even the right-wing divisions of the Tatars cannot be taken lightly. Now that he rashly provokes his large-scale attack on the south, it may lead to border troubles everywhere. Moreover, the Tatars are mainly cavalry. I am worried that they will attack the capital while they are unprepared and imitate the things that Yesen did back then!"

As Zhu Houzhao increased his attention to military officers, generals like Qiu Yue also participated in the court discussion as the Left Minister of the General Staff of the Guards and also put forward their own views.

"If the cabinet is afraid of the little prince, I can understand that the cabinet is the center of the world and needs to coordinate the overall situation. But why should your guards and even the entire Ming army be afraid? Is it necessary to consider whether the Ming Dynasty can deal with a foreign vassal barbarian in accordance with the law? As for the military crisis brought about after the handling, this is the business of your guards and even the entire Ming army. If you can't guarantee that the Ming Dynasty can deal with the external affairs of the Ming Dynasty, then what is the use of the imperial court and the people of the world to support you officers and soldiers?"

Zhu Houzhao said again, "My Ming Dynasty has an army, and there are loyal and brave men who dare to die generously. Why do the court still have to compromise and dare not deal with a crime? Why did the murderer who massacred the people of our Ming Dynasty come to my Ming Dynasty, and I dare not ask for guilt?"

Zhu Houzhao made Qiu Yue, Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao and other military systems ashamed, and Qiu Yue even bowed: "Your Majesty forgive me! I am not afraid of the enemy, but just consider the court. Now that Your Majesty says that, I have nothing to say. Since the court and the people of the Ming Dynasty and other officers and soldiers, I should safeguard my dignity for the Ming Dynasty, and I will not regret it even if I die!"

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At this time, Ma Yongcheng, the admiral of the East Factory, hurriedly walked in and came to Zhu Houzhao: "Emperor! Just now, Urus Borot broke out of the Huitong North Pavilion and killed a merchant from the Ming Dynasty in Wuman City!"

Zhu Houzhao and the officials present were shocked when they heard this.

But because Zhu Houzhao had decided to execute Urus Borot, Jiao Fang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, directly expressed his opinion: "Rareless! This Urus Borot really thinks that my Ming Dynasty can deceive the country! The massacre of our Han people has not yet been investigated, and now he kills our Ming people in the capital, and his crimes should be punished! Your Majesty, I think that there is no need to discuss this matter anymore. Such evil people should be killed immediately!"

"Not only should I be killed, I should also be executed by Lingchi! The crime of slaughtering our Han people and the crime of killing our Han people nowadays, are punished with multiple crimes. And I have long said that the massacre of the people is the same as the monarch!"

Zhu Houzhao said after deep thought.

"I will obey the order!"

At this time, a group of officials quickly stood up and replied.

Immediately, Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Is the evidence of Urus Borot's murder of our Ming Han people all prepared?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, you have already prepared. The confessions of the rebel Li Dongyang and Lu Zhonghe mentioned that Urus Borot was the culprit! The evidence is conclusive! As long as the court is willing to execute Urus Borot, it is not difficult to prove his death penalty or even storm!"

Min Gui, Minister of Justice, replied.

"Very good. Now the Censorate, the Three Laws of the Ministry of Justice of the Ministry of Justice, immediately opened trial of Urus Borot's murder of our Han people and killing us! The Ministry of Justice immediately arrested him!

In addition, the Ministry of Rites informed the officials outside the capital of this matter to keep in mind the case of Urus Borot, and in the Ming Dynasty, we must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and abide by the rituals of the Ming Dynasty! At the same time, we inform the scholars and people all over the world to know the reason for this matter! I will ask the Second Assistant Office to assist you!

I want Urus Borot to know that not only I want to kill him, but the public opinion of the world will also kill him!

Not only will the public opinion kill him! The justice of the world also kills him!

At the same time, we will use this to win over the hearts of the people of the world and let the people of the Ming Dynasty know that the court is responsible and that their emperor will make the decision for them, even if they offend their strong neighbors! Naturally, if there is a great war in the future, the people will understand it! War is related to them!"

After Zhu Houzhao said this, all the ministers understood Zhu Houzhao's intention, and admired Zhu Houzhao from the bottom of their hearts. His Majesty, who admired his emperor, could still use this matter to arouse public opinion. They did not understand why His Majesty, who was good at the deep palace, always knew how to use public opinion! In this way, the entire people were tied to their own chariots, so as to avoid being attacked by gentry all over the world and doing so was not in line with public opinion.

"My emperor's wise!"

The ministers could only express their admiration for Zhu Houzhao in these four words.

At the same time, Zhu Houzhao said to Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao, Qiu Yue, and the Minister of War Xu Jin: "The people who are about to bear the greatest pressure are you who are in charge of the Ming army. The little prince knows that this matter can be as short as half a year as long as a year, so time is very tight, so continue to prepare for a war!"

As he said that, Zhu Houzhao said to Wang Hua, who was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, "All the Guards and the Ministry of War agreed to the request, how much money and how much money you need! How many people you need to give? If you don't have money, go to the Royal Bank to borrow money! Don't be afraid of debts. After being afraid of the little prince, you will find a way to pay it back slowly."

Then, Zhu Houzhao asked Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao, Qiu Yue and even the Minister of War Xu Jin: "Is it safe to prove it to the little prince of Tartar? Isn't the Ming Dynasty easy to mess with?"

"Report to your Majesty, I have it!"

Ma Wensheng and others replied in unison.

"Very good, go and prepare!"
Chapter completed!