Chapter 164: Kill Them All
This is going to be a big deal.

Hu Weiyong's face turned heavy at this moment.

He had planned everything, but he had not expected that Deng Qianqiu would dare to do this.

So he glanced at an imperial censor in the distance with a cold look.

The censor understood and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Deng Qianqiu mobilized troops without authorization, he deserves death..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall fell into an indescribable silence.

This is indeed an extremely sensitive issue. The Ming Dynasty's military forces and horses, especially those under the emperor's feet, can you mobilize them whenever you want?

If this starts happening and everyone follows suit, it will be a huge problem.

Corruption... and arbitrarily mobilizing troops.

Even if Deng Qianqiu was the king of the world, he would still die if Zhu Yuanzhang's own son came.

"Your Majesty, arbitrarily mobilizing troops is really a serious matter. Throughout the dynasties, haven't there been many disasters caused by such arrogant and fierce generals? Even the violent Yuan Dynasty was like this, wasn't it? Your Majesty, the lessons of the previous dynasty are not far away. I beg Your Majesty to arrest Deng Qianqiu immediately... and execute him."

Hu Weiyong breathed a sigh of relief.

I was a little nervous just now, but slowly I relaxed.

That Deng Qianqiu...is too naive.

Since he dares to make trouble, then... just send him to death.

Therefore, Hu Weiyong looked calm again.

The censor's words, like a dog whistle, immediately resonated with many ministers.

So many people said, "Please kill Deng Qianqiu."

"Your Majesty, if Deng Qianqiu is not killed immediately, there will never be peace in the Ming Dynasty."

"How dare you do this in the open world under the feet of the emperor? How can you let such a person stay?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered. At this time... he had already noticed that today's political situation seemed to be different.

So he asked slowly: "What do Wang Qing's family think?"

Wang Guangyang said: "Your Majesty, the cause and effect of this matter still need to be investigated. It is better to order people to arrest Deng Qianqiu first, and then make a decision."

Zhu Yuanzhang then showed a satisfied look, and then looked at Liu Ji again: "Mr. Liu... do you have any advice?"

Liu Ji said calmly: "Mr. Wang is right. Deng Qianqiu committed a crime. There are laws in the country. How can we kill him without authorization? This happened suddenly. There are too many suspicious points..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Issue an order. Xu Da should bring Deng Qianqiu, Lu Zhongheng and the other two to the imperial court immediately. I want to personally investigate."

This matter is very serious. First, there was corruption and abuse of power, and then there was unauthorized mobilization of troops.

Either of these two things is a capital crime.

If we completely cover it up, it will cause endless harm, but...

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I will personally judge the right and wrong, and everything will be clear! You can withdraw!"

The ministers had no choice but to say, "We will take our leave."

Immediately, all the ministers dispersed.

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"Mr. Wang..." Liu Ji quickly caught up with Wang Guangyang.

Wang Guangyang paused slightly and looked back at Liu Ji. The two looked at each other and seemed to see the confusion in each other's eyes.

"Mr. Wang, what happened?"

"I still want to ask Mr. Liu." Wang Guangyang smiled bitterly.

Liu Ji flashed a surprised expression: "This happened too suddenly. Everything that happened afterwards was not in their favor. But since this was not planned by Lord Wang, then... it is really unbelievable."

"Don't people say that you, Liu Ji, are good at making plans? Can't Lord Liu figure out the purpose behind this?"

Liu Ji smiled bitterly: "This is just false praise. I am not a god in heaven who can predict the future."

Wang Guangyang said: "But you are right, it is hard to imagine that they actually quarreled among themselves."

Liu Ji thought for a moment: "Maybe... they have other purposes..."

Wang Guangyang looked at Liu Ji steadily and asked, "What did Mr. Liu think of?"

Liu Ji shook his head again: "Ah... the secrets of heaven are hard to predict, the secrets of heaven are hard to predict... From the current perspective, the person who planned this must be an unfathomable person, or... this person is simply a brainless man."

Wang Guangyang thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Liu...what do you think...what will be the possible outcome?"

Liu Ji said without hesitation, "There is only one ending... Deng Qianqiu must die!"

"Hmm?" Wang Guangyang's face was indifferent. He couldn't say that he had a hatred for Deng Qianqiu, but he couldn't say that he had a good impression of him either. He just thought he was annoying.

Death or life is of no concern to him as the left prime minister.

only……

Wang Guangyang asked again: "So...what about them?"

"They?" Liu Ji paused and said, "It is precisely because of them that Deng Qianqiu must die. As for them...ah...they don't know how to advance or retreat, and are only proud of those petty political schemes. Such people...may succeed for a while, but in the long run...they are also seeking death by doing this."

After hearing this, Wang Guangyang couldn't help but ask, "Why do you think so?" Liu Ji said, "In many cases, scheming is useful. People say that Liu is good at scheming, but in fact... since Liu became the Chief Censor, can he still be good at scheming? But in my Hongwu Dynasty, those who use so-called scheming and scheming to seek higher wealth and honor have forgotten only one thing, that is, what kind of person I, the Hongwu Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty, am. These so-called little tricks are nothing but a joke."

"At this time, when your wisdom is not enough to conceal such an emperor, it is better to be an honest person. Otherwise... death and extinction of the family will not be far away."

Wang Guangyang was thoughtful. He glanced at Liu Ji deeply and said, "So what you mean is... I will be an honest man and not get involved in today's matter?"

"Just stand by and watch." Liu Ji said, "Mr. Wang, please don't make any moves. I feel more and more that Deng Qianqiu... seems to have some problems... But where the problem is, I need to think about it more."

Wang Guangyang nodded and said, "Okay, as you say."

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The one who returned to the Secretariat the fastest was Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong returned to his public housing with a relaxed look.

But when he entered the public housing, his expression became solemn.

Behind him, a clerk came in and poured him tea.

Hu Weiyong said: "Go find someone to pass the message to Lawrence Lu... If they want to live... then... Deng Qianqiu must die."

The clerk was stunned, swallowed, and opened his mouth to ask something.

Hu Weiyong said, "There is no time to lose, leave immediately."

"Here."

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The Mansion of Marquis of Ji'an.

At this time, Deng Qianqiu had already arrived with his men, and someone holding a royal decree was knocking on the door.

There was no movement inside the door.

Just when the situation was tense, troops from the Five Cities Army suddenly arrived.

The leader was actually the deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Division.

This is the second-in-command of the Five Cities Army.

You know, although the status of the Wucheng Bingmasi is far inferior to that of the Yiluansi and Gongweisi.

However, the commanders, associate governors and assistant governors who hold important positions there are often the emperor's confidants. After all, this is the place under the emperor's feet and it is of great importance. Only the emperor's confidants can guard it.

The commander-in-chief's name was Zhou Han.

Zhou Han stepped forward and asked, "Where is Captain Deng?"

Deng Qianqiu had already ordered his men to rush into the mansion.

Zhou Han had already stepped forward and said with a sullen face, "Why are you mobilizing troops for no reason? Do you know where this place is?"

Deng Qianqiu looked at him calmly and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

"you!"

Zhou Han was furious, but he quickly calmed down: "This is the residence of the founding marquis. Without the imperial decree, we cannot move lightly. However... if the Qianhu Office needs to ask the marquis to come out, in order to avoid trouble, please allow me to go in and explain a few things. How about it? One stick of incense, one stick of incense will be enough."

Deng Qianqiu glanced at Zhou Han with a playful look: "Okay, just one stick of incense."

Zhou Han did not hesitate any longer. He immediately went to the front door, knocked on it, and shouted, "I am Zhou Han. Open the door quickly."

The door inside was opened a crack.

Looking inside through the gap, I saw many figures inside, and it was obvious that the Marquis' Mansion had been prepared.

When the country was founded, many of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals actually joined the army with their clansmen and children, just like Lu Zhongheng, who led these people to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world. When the country was founded, except for some people who received rewards, many soldiers who had experienced many battles retired and returned to the countryside, but most of them joined Lu Zhongheng, became Lu Zhongheng's servants, and enjoyed the support of the Lu family.

Therefore, all these people behind the door were murderous. The bloody aura that had been soaked in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood had not dissipated even after several years of peace.

Zhou Han strode into the gate, walked through the porch and entered the atrium.

Here, Lawrence Lu was already extremely anxious. When he saw Zhou Han, he immediately shouted, "Did the people outside come to take me with a sacred order?"

Zhou Han stepped forward and said, "My Lord, don't worry..."

"Not worried? There are imperial guards outside this mansion! I followed him to conquer the world, experienced hundreds of battles, and made such contributions. If it weren't for someone like me, how could he be where he is today? What's wrong with me? I just like to play with a few women, like some gold and silver treasures, and I just robbed some women and killed a few blind and unruly people. Is he going to catch me?"

Zhou Han looked at him strangely and said, "They don't have a holy order."

"What?" Lawrence Lu was stunned. He was furious: "If that's the case, how dare they..."

Zhou Han said: "I came here just to tell people something..."

"who?"

"Mr. Hu..."

Lawrence Lu couldn’t help but shouted: “Mr. Hu…Mr. Hu…Mr. Hu is kind-hearted and finally came to save me.”

"Now... this matter has reached the point where the whole world is shocked, and as for your story, it will also be made public. What Lord Hu meant is... rather than sitting here and waiting to die, it is better to fight hard. Do you still remember the courage of leading the army to the front?"

After hearing this, Lawrence Lu, whose body had been hollowed out by wine, sex, money and anger, seemed to straighten up a lot: "I fought thousands of miles away, beheaded generals and killed bandits like slaughtering pigs and dogs!"

"Then don't leave them alive!" Zhou Han said, "Deng Qianqiu actually dared to mobilize troops without permission. How can the Marquis tolerate them? After I leave here, I ask the Marquis to follow the example of the past and kill all the more than a hundred people outside!"

(End of this chapter)