The next day!

Qianqing Palace,

Zhu Zhanji sat on the small chair next to the imperial desk as usual.

Next to him, sitting on another chair leaning against the imperial case, was Zhu Gaochi.

Civil and military officials stood quietly in the spacious hall.

Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, held the booklet in his hand and reported in a loud voice:

"Your Highness Taisun, after an inventory last night, it was found that the Ministry of Revenue seized a total of 67.5 million taels of silver, 5 million taels of gold, more than 7,800 pieces of various treasures, and 1,300 antique calligraphy and paintings from Ji Gang's residence. One hundred pieces, one hundred thousand taels of pearls of all kinds, the heaviest of which weighs seven taels and three cents!"

Xia Yuanji paused for a moment and then continued:

"There are also five thousand sets of armor, one hundred and forty fire guns, thirteen thousand kilograms of gunpowder, one dragon robe, four phoenix robes, twenty-four python robes, and thirty-one bullfighting uniforms."

After Xia Yuanji read in front of everyone all the things he had checked and inventoried last night.

Everyone in the main hall still hasn't recovered from what they saw and heard last night.

When we checked the last warehouse last night, the sets of various types of soldiers and armor in the warehouse really made everyone present take a breath.

It’s no wonder that Little Sniffle didn’t dare to say anything and insisted on letting everyone watch it together.

Not to mention anything else, if there was an accident with more than 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder and an explosion occurred, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Until now, some people still have some lingering fears, and they are thankful that they caught Ji Gang in advance and in time.

Otherwise, once Ji Gang is on guard, these things will be enough to drag a lot of people along with him!

As for the dragon robes and phoenix robes found in subsequent searches, people were not so shocked.

After all, strictly supervised firearms can appear in Ji Gang's mansion, so what's impossible with a few pieces of clothing?

Zhu Zhanji took the fold from Xia Yuanji.

After reading the contents on the fold, he handed the fold to Zhu Gaochi aside.

"Execution!"

Zhu Gaochi didn't answer the question and said directly.

Zhu Zhanji nodded when he saw this. His stupid father was indeed very angry.

Ji Gang did such a thing under the nose of Lao Zhu's family, including firearms, armor, and dragon and phoenix robes.

It was just a matter of driving Lao Zhu's family off the throne and sitting on it himself.

As a member of Lao Zhu's family, no matter how kind I am, I am really annoyed this time.

"Bring Ji Gang up!"

Zhu Zhanji said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Sniffle began to pass orders. Not long after, Ji Gang, who had changed into a prison uniform, was escorted in by several big Han generals!

At this time, Ji Gang no longer had the high spirits of yesterday. Overnight, Ji Gang seemed to have aged more than ten years, and his face was ashen.

He was kicked over by two big Han generals and fell to his knees on the ground without struggling. He looked as if he had lost his soul.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji curled his lips and was a little disappointed. To be honest, he wanted to see Ji Gang say a few harsh words before he died.

Killing Ji Gang like this made him feel that this piece of shit was a little too cheap.

But seeing Ji Gang's appearance, he lost interest and announced calmly:

"Lingchi, um, by the way, peel off the skin and fill it with grass first!"

When Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, all the officials present felt a chill in their backs.

The two punishments of Ling Chi and skinning and filling with grass are already capital punishments. The grandson combined the two types of capital punishments into one as soon as he opened his mouth. Is this like the emperor's precedent of punishing ten clans?

However, no one dared to speak at this moment. After all, Ji Gang was rebelling against the Zhu family. No matter how the Zhu family dealt with it, it would be reasonable.

If they object now, let alone Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi, who has always been kind, might even turn his back.

"Drag him down and execute him!"

No one objected, so Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and gave the order, and several Han generals dragged Ji Gang up without saying a word.

At this moment, Ji Gang, who was about to be dragged out, seemed to finally come to his senses. He was being held by several big Han generals and suddenly began to struggle.

At the same time, he also started shouting to Zhu Zhanji:

"Zhu Zhanji, you can't kill me. I am a member of the emperor's personal army. Even if you kill me, it must be ordered by the emperor himself. Without the emperor's permission to deal with the emperor's personal army, you are rebelling, Zhu Zhanji..."

However, no matter how Ji Gang screamed and struggled, no one paid attention to him at this moment.

Zhu Zhanji didn't even bother to raise his head and continued to deal with subsequent government affairs.

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Datong Mansion!

In the eighteenth year of the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (730 AD), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty established Yunzhou here.

During the Five Dynasties and later the Jin Dynasty, it was ceded to Khitan.

Xingzong of Liao Dynasty changed the name to Datong Prefecture, also known as Xijing Datong Prefecture.

In the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Datong Road and belonged to the Xuanwei Division of Shanxi Road in Hedong Province.

In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Datong Prefecture, which administered four states and seven counties. It was 670 miles south from the Chief Secretary's residence.

In the seventh year of Yongle, Zhu Di established the garrison commander here as the highest commander of the town.

At the same time, it also became the first line of defense for the Ming Dynasty to defend its borders.

In the big tent, Zhu Di was sitting on the dragon chair at the top, holding a map of Kantu in his hand and leaning slightly.

The posture is comfortable and casual, and there is a sense of ease and ease all over the body.

There is a huge sand table placed in the center of the big tent.

A group of rich and powerful men were furious at this moment.

The leaders were Zhu Gaochi, King of Han, and Zhu Gaosui, King of Zhao.

"Report, please report urgently to the Jinyi Guards of Tianfu!"

Outside the big tent, a sudden sound sounded, and the two parties who were arguing inside the big tent also looked towards the entrance of the big tent.

The next moment, a Jin Yiwei wearing Feiyu uniform and covered in dust rushed straight into the big tent with three or two steps.

He did not show any courtesy, but threw himself to the ground and said loudly:

"Report, in response to an urgent report from Tianfu, Jinyiwei commander Ji Gang conspired to rebel, and the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji skinned him and Lingchi!"

After Jin Yiwei finished speaking, everyone in the big tent stared at each other, and all the Jingnan veterans who were fearless took a breath of air.

Ji Gang rebelled and was skinned by the emperor's grandson. Was it too late?

As the emperor's number one henchman, with all the power in the government and the public, Ji Gang, who relied on the emperor's trust and even looked down upon by the duke, died so suddenly?

Are you sure you are not a spy sent by Mahamu to sow discord between the emperor and the emperor's grandson?

For a moment, the generals in the tent who had just been quarreling over the attack on Mahamu were as quiet as sculptures, and they all looked at Zhu Di who was sitting at the head.

Sure enough, the next moment, the leader Zhu Di put down the map of Kanyu in his hand, frowned slightly, then looked at the Jin Yiwei kneeling on the ground with a calm face, tilted his head, and asked as if he hadn't heard clearly just now:

"You...just said that Ji Gang rebelled?"

Somewhat unexpectedly, Zhu Di did not directly ask Zhu Zhanji about killing Ji Gang.

The expression on his face began to frown, and then returned to calmness, as if everything was not unexpected.

Jin Yiwei, who was kneeling on the ground, did not dare to raise his head, and continued after hearing this:

"Back to the Emperor, at noon yesterday, Li Ziqi, a member of the Ministry of Justice, interceded for Xie Jin, the former chief minister of the cabinet, in the Palace of Qianqing. Xia Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, rebuked him for alienating the emperor and His Highness Taisun. His Highness Taisun insisted that Li Ziqi was under the command of Jin Yiwei. Under Ji Gang's instructions, he immediately ordered the Ministry of War to block Yingtian Mansion, and asked Dongchang to arrest Ji Gang's accomplices, while His Highness Taisun personally led eighteen mysterious black riders to arrest Ji Gang before the imperial edict."

"In the evening, Dongchang and the Yulin Army surrounded Ji Gang's residence. Suddenly, 1,500 dead soldiers appeared in Jigang's residence and confronted Dongchang and the Yulin Army. His Highness Taisun mobilized eight general cannons to blow up the courtyard wall of Ji Gang's residence. Dongchang and the Yulin Army Rush into it.”

"Ji Gang failed to capture the dead soldiers. His Highness Taisun and hundreds of civil and military officials discovered a copy of "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" in the lobby of Ji Gang's residence. Later, they discovered an underground treasure house in the garden behind Ji Gang's residence, with a total of ninety-nine treasures. During the period, they found countless gold and silver treasures, five thousand soldiers and armor, more than one hundred firearms, more than ten thousand kilograms of gunpowder, one dragon robe, four phoenix robes, twenty-four python robes, and thirty-one bullfighting uniforms."

Jin Yiwei finished all the words in one breath, then held up a sealed letter with both hands and said loudly:

"This is a secret letter sent from the secret post in Jinyiwei Qianqing Palace yesterday. Please read it to the emperor!"

"Pa~"

When Jin Yiwei finished speaking, Zhu Gaosui, who was holding a baton at the side, suddenly dropped the baton to the ground.

His face suddenly turned pale.

Then without thinking, he suddenly fell to his knees on the ground and said in horror:

"My son Zhu Gaosui failed to supervise me well, please punish me!"

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaosui lightly and said nothing. Instead, he took the secret letter from the hand of Jin Yiwei, the nearest attendant.

After checking the seal of the seal to make sure it was not forged or opened, he opened it and quietly leaned on the chair to read the seal.
To be continued...