Chapter 15 Kill all the officials and change the dynasty!
With a bang, the door began to shake.
Zhu Feng was sitting right above the Huagai Palace. He had just thrown the heavy inkstone on the table, and it hit the door, making a loud noise that shook the earth.
He Yi walked to the door and was almost hit by the inkstone. He was not scared. He just looked around, bent down to pick up the inkstone, walked up calmly and put it on the table.
"Wulian Tianzun."
He raised his hand in a salute and said, "Why are you so angry, Your Highness?"
Zhu Feng sat at the table with a gloomy expression and said fiercely, "This king asked all the civil and military officials to come into the palace to discuss important matters, but these people all pretended to be sick and asked for leave. Not a single one of them refused to come in!"
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"Humph, do they think that I must rely on them?"
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"When I swore my oath in Peking, I said this already: If Heaven does not favor me, I will split the sky; if Earth does not favor me, I will create Earth. If the civil and military officials do not accept me as their ruler, I will kill them all and overthrow the dynasty!"
A gust of wind blew in from outside the door.
Even on a hot day, He Yi felt a chill.
He glanced at the gloom between Prince Yan's brows again, sighed softly inwardly, and whispered, "Your Highness, why should you be angry with them over this matter? Your Highness has already entered Jinling, and the situation is already under your control. These officials simply sit back and watch, none of them daring to step forward."
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"In two days, when the situation has settled down, these people will naturally come and submit to Your Highness."
Zhu Feng glanced at him and said, "Do you think it's that simple?"
He Yi frowned but said nothing.
In fact, he also felt that it was not simple.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan had been preparing for this day for many years. In the Prince of Yan's Mansion in Peking, he was cautious, diligent in his work, and loved his people, and had a good reputation. It was because of this that the military generals whom the young emperor had sent to monitor the Prince of Yan around Peking defected one after another after he started the rebellion.
But when he arrived in Jinling, none of the civil and military officials came to surrender.
Among officials, there are some who have integrity, but there are also many who are afraid of death. The current situation is indeed rare.
He fell silent.
Zhu Feng continued, "I asked you to investigate. What did you find?"
He Yi said hurriedly, "Oh, I've already had someone investigate. It turns out that Taizu left behind several handwritten edicts before his death, but they were kept for three years until a few days before Your Highness captured Jinling City, when they were finally issued from the palace."
Zhu Feng frowned: "Who did you send it to?"
He Yi mentioned several names one after another. Without exception, they were all old ministers in the court who were serious and had many disciples.
He clenched his hands on the table into fists.
He sneered and said, "Now I understand why none of these civil and military officials came."
He Yi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
It turned out that it was Taizu's handwritten edict that had worked. He had been on guard against this son for a long time, and he had guessed that this son, who refused to submit to others, would definitely rebel after his death.
Therefore, he not only arranged countless obstacles along the way from Peking to Jinling, but also set up so many obstacles for him in Jinling City and in the court!
Zhu Feng's face turned ashen.
In my ears, I seemed to hear again the words that Taizu said before he ordered me to go to my fiefdom in Beiping.
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