Chapter 61 Martyrdom
On the morning court that day, Zhou Yanru was indeed recovered from his illness and went to court as Wang Chengen expected.
All civil and military officials shouted "Long live" and returned to two squads. The eunuch Wang Chengen, who was on the pen, stepped forward and shouted in a sharp voice: "If you have something to do, report it early, and leave the court if you have nothing to do..."
As soon as Wang Chengen finished speaking, Liu Zongzhou, the left censor, came out of the squad and knelt under the Danqin, singing loudly: "Long live, I have this memorial."
Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "What's the matter?"
Liu Zongzhou said loudly: "Long live, Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, deceived the emperor and the emperor, withhold food and pay, appointed people to nepotism, embezzled and accepted bribes, condoned and sheltered, occupied houses, concealed the superiors and deceived their subordinates, abused their power, and committed eight major crimes. I requested that Long live to remove his official position and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for punishment!"
Chen Xinjia suddenly changed his brilliance and rushed out of work to retort: "Liu Zongzhou slandered people with blood and falsely accused his colleagues. Long live without listening to him."
"Long live." As soon as Chen Xinjia finished speaking, Li Banghua, the right capital's civil servant, came out to echo, "The articles reported by Lord Liu are true and there is evidence to investigate. I also requested that Long live remove Chen Xinjia from the title of Minister of War and send him to the Ministry of Justice for treatment!"
"Long live, Chen Xinjia's crimes are unforgivable, and he should be severely punished."
"Long live, I'll dismiss Chen Xinjia immediately to investigate and investigate it to serve as a warning to others."
"Long live, I have ironclad evidence to prove that Chen Xinjia had accepted bribes from Wang Pu..."
"Long live, I have ironclad evidence to prove that Chen Xinjia has occupied the house..."
Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua, two geniuses, just finished speaking. The Censorate, the Six Sections, and Thirteen Censors flew out like hornets that exploded their nests. For a moment, the hall was full of voices of despising Chen Xinjia. Poor Chen Xinjia only had one mouth. How could he argue about these Censors?
But in a moment, Chen Xinjia was speechless after being questioned.
Emperor Chongzhen sat upright on the dragon throne, watching the performance of His Highness and ministers coldly but not saying anything. Just when the Qingliu thought he was sure to win, the cabinet chief Zhou Yanru suddenly stepped out slowly and bowed to the point of saying, "Long live, my minister Zhou Yanru has a memorial."
The hall suddenly became silent, and the eyes of civil and military officials fell on Zhou Yanru. Obviously, neither the Qingliu ministers led by Liu Zongzhou nor Chen Xinjia expected that Zhou Yanru would make a memorial at this time. Only Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "What has Zhou Aiqing reported?"
Zhou Yanru said slowly: "The three court trials have already been found. The big bearded man from Datong has indeed been to Liaodong. Every word that General Wang said is true, that is, General Wang resisted the imperial edict and robbed the court. Although this move is a great rebellion, I think it is understandable that I beg you to take it back and pardon General Wang's death penalty!"
"ah?"
"this……"
"Pardy Wang Pu's death penalty?"
As Zhou Yanru finished speaking, the ministers of the Qingliu school changed their brilliance, but Chen Xinjia was overjoyed! Zhou Yanru submitted a memorial to pardon Wang Pu's death penalty, undoubtedly supporting Chen Xinjia! Now everyone knows that Chen Xinjia and Wang Pu are grasshoppers on the same rope. As long as Wang Pu is fine, Liu Zongzhou and others can't do anything to him.
"Long live to take back Cheng's life and pardon General Wang's death penalty!"
"Long live, I think General Wang will not die."
"Long live, the case of the bearded man has been revealed. General Wang first resisted the order and then robbed the court of justice, but there was a reason for this."
The Minister of Rites Xie Sheng, Minister of Works Fan Jingwen, Minister of Personnel Wang Xiyan, Jiang Dejing, Minister of Personnel Ni Yuanlu, Wei Zhaocheng, Fu Zonglong, and other disciples of Zhou Yanru, including Gong Dingni, all came out to agree. This sudden slap beat Liu Zongzhou and other ministers of the Qing sect, and could not organize a strong counterattack in a hurry.
The most intriguing thing is the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen.
Liu Zongzhou and Li Banghua, the ministers of the Qing sect, finally realized it. When they were about to go out to refute, Emperor Chongzhen unexpectedly left. It seemed that he was angry with the requests of the ministers, but Zhou Yanru knew that Emperor Chongzhen had actually approved his report.
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Caishikou, the court.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, an unprecedented torture will be staged here. The Jiannunu Chief Emperor Taiji, Jiannu Li Prince Daishan, and Datong General Wang Pu were sentenced to death here at the same time. The Five Army Governor's Office and the Five City Military and Masi were facing a great enemy. Two thousand Beijing camp officials entered the court to defend early.
The people from all over the countryside flocked into the capital, and there were thousands of people in the city of Beijing, rushing to witness this unprecedented and extraordinary punishment. They were both happy to cut Huang Taiji alive, and indignant to cut Wang Pu alive, because no one has been as unlucky as Wang Pu, who was actually sentenced to the same scene as the enemy leader he captured himself, and was also sentenced to death!
Just after the Si hour, two teams of Jinyiwei slowly walked out of the Daming Gate with three prisoners. The onlookers crowded on both sides of the long street became furious and rushed to throw the debris in their hands towards Huang Taiji and Daishan's prisoners. Wang Pu, who was sitting in the first prisoner car, also suffered a lot of trouble.
Many people don’t know who Wang Pu is and who Huang Taiji is, so they greet each other indiscriminately.
Scarface, Xiaoqi and more than a dozen servants were mixed among the onlookers. Seeing Wang Pu being besieged by the onlookers, Scarface was furious and was about to draw his sword at that time, but Xiaoqi beside him held down: "Scarface, calm down, Mr. Zhen said that he already had a way, we must not have any trouble at this time!"
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In the camp outside the city, Wang Pu held a tent.
A good nanmu coffin was placed quietly in the tent. With the sound of light footsteps, Chen Yuanyuan walked out of the back tent. Chen Yuanyuan had obviously put on some careful makeup, painted Emei, painted her red lips, and put on a bright red wedding dress, making her look particularly beautiful and charming.
The two servants opened the coffin lid with a sad expression, then turned around and left the tent.
Chen Yuanyuan thanked the heretics for his blessing, and then stepped into the coffin gently. Next to the coffin was the case. An hourglass was placed upright on the case. When the sand in the hourglass leaked, it was time to noon. Chen Yuanyuan should follow Wang Pu to "set the road".
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Caishikou, the court.
Wang Pu, Huang Taiji and Dai Shan have been tied to the execution stake. Huang Taiji and Dai Shan are tied very tightly, but Wang Pu is tied very loosely. Obviously, even the same punishment is different. Experienced executioners can make the prisoner die if he gets killed by a thousand swords, and can also make the prisoner die if he gets killed by one sword.
There are differences between people when death comes to an end.
Dai Shan was so scared that he cried loudly. Wang Pu closed his eyes and waited for death. Huang Taiji was still in the mood to say something sarcastic to Wang Pu: "Wang Pu, Wang Pu, take a look, this is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who is loyal to you! You destroyed Shengjing and captured me, but he wanted to cut you into pieces with me. Is such an emperor worthy of your loyalty?"
Wang Pu had nothing to say and could only pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"What a pity." Huang Taiji shook his head and sighed, "If you surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong, I dared to assert that you would be the general who stepped on the Central Plains and conquered the Ming Dynasty. You would become the founding father of the Qing Dynasty and be admired by future generations forever! But now, you are going to be cut alive on the court like me. Don't you feel wronged?"
Wang Pu still has nothing to say.
Huang Taiji continued: "Song has Yue Fei, Ming has Yu Qian, you Wang Pu is not the first loyal minister and general to be killed, and you will never be the last one, but have you ever thought about Wang Pu? You are loyal to the country and galloping on the battlefield, but why did you end up like this in the end? Why is this?"
In the end, Huang Taiji was already yelling at the onlookers and the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who were responsible for the order of the court: "This is because the treacherous ministers of the Ming Dynasty are in power, the party is invincible, and they are devoted to their own people. Such a country will perish sooner or later, and it is not worthy of your loyalty..."
Liu Zongzhou, the censor of the Zuodu who was in charge of the execution, could no longer bear it and had to order Huang Taiji's mouth to block.
Among the onlookers, Zhen Youcai, Xiaoqi and more than a dozen servants were already nervous and sweating on their foreheads. It was almost time for noon to arrive, but there was no movement in the direction of the Wumen Gate. Is it really ambition to kill the general? All their efforts, including sending them to the Zhou Mansion, Tian Mansion and eunuch Wang Chengen's mansion, were they really spent in vain?
Chapter completed!