The court officials, each with their own mixed feelings, silently walked toward the main hall.
However, once they entered the hall, they were all instantly stunned.
It turned out that the hall was already full of kneeling people before they entered.
The person at the front was a very fat man, and there were some older ministers who recognized him at a glance as Prince Fu.
Behind Prince Fu, Wei Zhongxian was tied up.
Fearing that he might go mad before his death and reveal the late emperor's secrets, Luo Yangxing had already gagged him.
As for Prince Fu and Wei Zhongxian, countless Donglin officials knelt before them.
When the high-ranking ministers who came in for court saw this, how could they not understand?
"So the final winner is the little emperor? This... how is this possible!"
Many people couldn't believe it.
But Bi Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness!"
"The Mandate of Heaven for our Great Ming Dynasty is indeed still intact."
As the Minister of Revenue, he knew that the Ming Dynasty was now at a critical juncture of life and death.
If another usurpation were to occur, then the Ming Dynasty, which had been in a state of turmoil for over two hundred years, would truly be finished.
At this moment, Zhu Youjian walked out briskly and said to the assembled civil and military officials:
"My dear ministers, there's no need for formalities this time. Please come over directly."
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Chengen beside him.
Wang Chengen stepped forward, spread his hands, unfurled an imperial edict, and began to read it aloud.
The above details how Prince Fu overstepped his bounds and how Wei Zhongxian harbored such wolfish ambitions that he dared to rebel.
As for the corruption, bribery, and abuse of power by the Donglin officials, it was nothing compared to their actions, so the imperial edict did not mention it much.
It was said that the ringleader would be beheaded, while the rest were mostly exiled.
"Wei Zhongxian's crimes are unforgivable; he is sentenced to death by a thousand cuts."
“The Prince of Fu is a relative of the emperor, so he can be spared the death penalty. His fiefdom is hereby abolished, and he is to be placed under house arrest in the capital.”
So be it!
After Wang Chengen finished reading, an eerie silence fell over the hall.
None of the ministers expected that Wei Zhongxian, who was once so powerful, was the Prince of Fu who almost became emperor, and the Donglin Party who had recently almost taken control of the court.
Surprisingly, the little emperor dealt with them all at once.
"It seems we underestimated him before!"
"In any case, he is, after all, a descendant of the founding emperor, and cannot be underestimated!"
"Or perhaps someone close to him is plotting this for him?"
"That so-called Master Gao is very suspicious."
But some people got excited.
"With the eunuch faction finished and the Donglin Party sidelined, many positions in the court will be vacant."
"My chance has come!"
These people reacted in advance, immediately knelt down, and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Wei Zhongxian's crimes are unforgivable, and the Donglin Party members deserve no pity for their deaths."
"From now on, my Great Ming Dynasty will finally be filled with righteous officials!"
Zhu Youjian felt uncomfortable as soon as he heard the phrase "the court is full of upright officials".
But he also knew that these people were flattering him, so he could only patiently nod and say:
"You are right, our Great Ming Dynasty is indeed... about to be filled with righteous people!"
After saying this, he waved his hand.
Luo Yangxing led the Imperial Guards in and pulled away all the people who were kneeling.
By this time, Prince Fu had accepted reality and was no longer resisting.
However, Wei Zhongxian struggled for a moment.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Youjian suddenly had an idea.
He said to Luo Yangxing, "Take the contents out of his mouth. I'd like to hear what he has to say!"
Zhu Youjian was prepared to fiercely refute Wei Zhongxian.
Let's see if he can feel even a shred of shame before he dies.
Who knew that Wei Zhongxian wouldn't argue with him at all, and as soon as he was able to open his mouth, he started spewing profanities.
He cursed loudly, "Zhu Youjian, I'll f*** you!"
"You were born a prince. If it weren't for me putting in a good word for you back then, how could you have ascended the throne?"
"Now look what you've done to me, you've used me and then discarded me!"
"Just you wait, the Ming Dynasty is doomed sooner or later. I'm going to take my leave first and wait for you in the underworld!"
"Your ancestors from the Ming Dynasty are waiting for you down there!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian turned pale with anger.
Although he had long known that once Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth, nothing good would come out of it.
But I didn't expect him to hurl insults at me so directly.
Where have I ever been insulted like this?
Even though not long ago, he had prepared a long speech in his mind to denounce Wei Zhongxian.
By this time, I had completely forgotten about it.
"You...you..."
He was so angry he couldn't speak.
Upon seeing this, Luo Yangxing immediately punched Wei Zhongxian in the back of the head, knocking him unconscious and telling him to stop talking nonsense.
Then he knelt before the emperor:
"Your Majesty, even as he faces death, Wei Zhongxian still dares to spew slander and curse our Ming Dynasty."
Please don't take it to heart.
Zhu Youjian barely regained a sliver of his clarity.
"Yes, you're right."
"I certainly won't take it to heart."
"Take them away. Court is adjourned!"
After saying that, he stormed off.
Zhu Youjian, the historical emperor, had a very bad temper.
Moreover, Wei Zhongxian's words did indeed strike at his weak point.
"Although I dealt with the eunuch faction, I also dealt a heavy blow to the Donglin Party."
"But can this really change history? If it's true, as Wei Zhongxian said, that our Ming Dynasty couldn't escape its fate of destruction a few years later, what then?"
He frowned and wandered aimlessly around the palace.
Then, subconsciously, I arrived at the Taiye Pond.
As he approached, he heard a commotion in the distance.
"I've told you all, it's even colder when the snow melts, why don't you believe me?"
Gao Qingyun put her hands on her hips and said irritably.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the students beside him said, "Mr. Gao, you're looking in the wrong direction. We're over here."
Gao Qingyun coughed a few times, turned around, and faced the students.
He continued speaking to them:
"Today I'm going to lead you through an experiment so you can see this principle!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the deaf-mute eunuch behind him came over and placed two cups of warm water in his hands.
Then the deaf-mute eunuch lowered his body, grabbed a handful of snow, and put it into a cup of warm water.
After waiting for a moment, Gao Qingyun said to the students, "Now tell me, which glass of water is colder?"
Zhang Xianzhong was the first to raise his hand.
"Sir, do you know that it's definitely colder if snow is added?"
Even such a simple question is something he can understand.
The other students were somewhat disappointed.
"He beat me to it!"
Gao Qingyun nodded and said, "This child is teachable."
"Since you understand this principle, why don't you understand that snow absorbs heat when it melts?"
"If it not only doesn't absorb heat, but actually releases heat, then warm water with snow added should heat up."
Upon hearing this, the other five students understood.
He nodded and said, "Mr. Gao, you are right. It seems we were wrong before."
Only Zhang Xianzhong remained completely baffled.
"What's going on? I don't understand."
Gao Qingyun sighed helplessly.
"Xiao Li, why don't you teach him? I have other things to do."
He told Li Zicheng to tutor Zhang Xianzhong, and then walked towards Zhu Youjian.
"Xiao Zhu, what brings you here so early today? Why are you here so early?"
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