Seeing his appearance, Luo Yangxing felt a sense of disdain.
He turned to Wei Zhongxian and sneered, "You're surrounded by this kind of people, and you still dare to rebel?"
After saying this, he completely ignored the minister's cries and waved his hand, saying:
"Take them all away!"
The minister was taken aback for a moment, then shouted, "Lord Luo, you must be mistaken! I am not one of Wei Zhongxian's men, you shouldn't have arrested me!"
However, the Imperial Guards would not listen to him and would obediently carry out Luo Yangxing's orders.
Soon after, at the palace.
Zhu Youjian sat on the dragon throne, looking at Luo Yangxing and Li Ruolian in front of him.
He frowned and asked, "Are they really that spineless?"
This question was not only directed at Luo Yangxing, but also at Li Ruolian.
Luo Yangxing spoke first.
"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case."
"Besides the person who drafted the edict for Wei Zhongxian, I also found dozens of Donglin Party members in the guest room of Wei Zhongxian's home."
"According to the servants of the Wei family, all these people have sided with that eunuch!"
Zhu Youjian snorted coldly.
"Master Gao was right after all; this group of Donglin Party members is indeed unreliable!"
"Today you side with a castrated dog, no wonder you'll side with someone else in the future..."
Only then did he realize that Li Ruolian was still kneeling in front of him.
Li Ruolian hasn't been spoiled by the plot and doesn't know about what happens in the future.
Zhu Youjian then composed himself and said, "Luo Yangxing, take these people back to prison. I will deal with them as I see fit."
He then asked Li Ruolian, "Minister Li, is Prince Fu also so spineless?"
When Li Ruolian led his troops to capture Prince Fu, he expected a fierce battle.
After all, in his view, the Prince of Fu's actions were nothing short of a rebellion.
They must have already made up their minds to die.
To deal with him, one must be prepared to face a desperate struggle.
So as soon as he led his troops closer, he ordered his men to draw their bows and fire several volleys of arrows.
Although the soldiers of the Beijing garrison were not skilled in martial arts, these volleys of arrows did not cause too many casualties.
But Prince Fu's mentality completely collapsed.
"I came to the capital by imperial decree, how dare you shoot me like this!"
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"
After saying that, he dragged his obese body and ran away.
Prince Fu was the leader, and his escape has already caused panic among his own men.
In addition, he was as fat as a ball, and when he turned around and left, he disrupted the formation again.
With these two factors combined, Prince Fu's men scattered in panic.
Li Ruolian brought Prince Fu back to the palace with almost no effort.
After hearing Li Ruolian's account, Zhu Youjian wore a strange smile.
"My uncle is really..."
He shook his head.
"Fine, bring Prince Fu and Wei Zhongxian to me now."
"I have a few words to say to them."
Li Ruolian originally wanted to stop her.
At the beginning of Emperor Xuanzong of Ming's reign, Zhu Zhanji, the Prince of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, plotted a rebellion.
Although the rebellion was quickly quelled.
However, when Zhu Zhanji personally interrogated Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu successfully ambushed him and tripped him.
Li Ruolian hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps this is not a good idea?"
Zhu Youjian also knew what Li Ruolian was worried about.
He stood up with a smile, spun around on the spot, and then said to Li Ruolian, "Are you perhaps worried that Prince Fu will ambush me?"
Upon seeing this, Li Ruolian suddenly realized what was going on and shook his head with a smile, saying, "I was overthinking it."
Prince Fu is so fat he's practically a ball; it would be impossible for him to launch a sneak attack on Zhu Youjian.
Soon, Prince Fu and Wei Zhongxian were brought into the main hall.
The two men immediately knelt down, saying the exact same thing: "Your Majesty, this is a complete misunderstanding!"
Because Prince Fu was too fat, he couldn't kneel down immediately, so he was a beat slow.
Wei Zhongxian spoke first: "Your Majesty, this old servant has learned from the Donglin Party that some of their followers are still plotting against Your Majesty."
"That's why this old servant sent someone into the palace to protect His Majesty."
"Who knew that Luo Yangxing would misunderstand and think that I was trying to harm you? You must investigate this thoroughly!"
On the way here under escort, Wei Zhongxian had already found an excuse for his actions today.
Although it didn't make much sense, at this point, he had no choice but to try anything.
"Hopefully we can get away with this!"
"Anyway, this little emperor isn't very smart; I've fooled him several times."
"This time, we might succeed too."
Zhu Youjian's lips curled into a cold smile.
"Oh? A misunderstanding?"
A glimmer of hope arose in Wei Zhongxian's heart.
"Yes, it's a misunderstanding! Just like... just like last time!"
"Your Majesty, your arrest of me last time was just a misunderstanding!"
Zhu Youjian snorted coldly a few times.
"If I say this isn't a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
"And it wasn't just this time; the last time wasn't a misunderstanding either!"
Wei Zhongxian was completely dumbfounded.
"What are you saying, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Youjian got up and went directly to Wei Zhongxian's side.
"Wei Zhongxian, there is already ample evidence and witnesses to prove your rebellion. Don't even think about denying it."
"As for the last time I sent people to arrest you, and then released you, it was not a misunderstanding."
"It was because I received guidance from a master!"
As Zhu Youjian spoke, he gradually became excited.
"That wise man told me that although you, Wei Zhongxian, have committed heinous crimes, you are also a good weapon that can be used to deal with the Donglin Party."
“It’s not too late to kill you after we’ve wiped out the Donglin Party, which is why I personally went to the prison to release you.”
"Hmph, if you serve me wholeheartedly after you are released from prison, I might spare your life."
"But since you've harbored rebellious intentions, then you deserve to die!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian finally understood. His face turned ashen, and he stammered:
"So, the reason you let me out last time was to make me a knife?"
Although Wei Zhongxian had vaguely guessed this long ago, it was still difficult for him to accept that Zhu Youjian admitted it to his face.
After a moment, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Who is that expert? Could it be that Master Gao?"
Zhu Youjian nodded proudly: "It is indeed Master Gao!"
"You might not know this, but your downfall today is also related to Master Gao."
Zhu Youjian was just about to pick out some things he could tell Wei Zhongxian, so that he would know how formidable Gao Qingyun was.
He was still young, and he regarded Gao Qingyun as both a mentor and a father.
So whenever he got the chance, he wanted to make Gao Qingyun famous.
However, Wei Zhongxian suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
Upon hearing this action, Luo Yangxing and Li Ruolian immediately tensed up and rushed over to protect the emperor behind them.
They were afraid that Wei Zhongxian would suddenly go berserk and attack the young emperor.
However, in the end, Wei Zhongxian just kept laughing.
After laughing for a while, he knelt on the ground and said to Zhu Youjian:
"Your Majesty, how could you listen to the sorcerer's nonsense and mistakenly kill a loyal subject like me?"
"The Ming Dynasty will not have a good end!"
By this time, Wei Zhongxian knew he was doomed.
Therefore, we must seize this last opportunity and plant a seed in Zhu Youjian's heart.
If it were someone else, Wei Zhongxian's performance might have been effective.
However, Zhu Youjian was not swayed by this at all.
"Heh, even on the verge of death, you still want to sow discord!"
"Guards, drag him out and subject him to severe torture. After the New Year, he will be executed by slow slicing, a public and just punishment!"
After Wei Zhongxian was dragged out by the Embroidered Uniform Guard like a dead dog.
Zhu Youjian came before Prince Fu.
"Uncle, you also cried out for innocence just now, why is that?"
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