Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

Zhang Yi and Zhu Shou stood on Cao Xing's left and right, watching the Jinyiwei riding horses on the snow in the distance and talking with interest.

As he was speaking, the Jinyiwei with cold and sharp expressions had already arrived downstairs. A deafening sound of horse hooves hit his eardrums, and then the sound went away in another direction.

Cao Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Why don't we just ask someone to find out?"

Zhang Yi was always the most proactive. He immediately turned around and waved to the attendant standing by in the corner, "Go check it out!"

"Yes, my lord." The servant responded and walked straight out of the box.

Zhang Yi no longer paid attention to the scene downstairs. He reached out, pulled the window inward, and closed it tightly, saying with a smile, "Come on, come on! No matter whose family has an accident today, we can't delay our fun, right?"

As he spoke, he walked back to his original position.

He picked up the dice cup again with his left hand, and did not forget to open his arms to hug the woman next to him and touch her.

Cao Xing and Zhu Shou also put this matter behind them.

Return to position and place bets.

The warm, spring-like treasure chest was once again filled with shouts, laughter, and the soft, charming voices of women...

About half an hour passed.

The servant who had left earlier came back, opened the door, and walked up to the three of them.

"What's the matter?" Cao Xing frowned and threw the silver he had just paid out in front of Zhang Yi, asking unhappily.

The attendant lowered his eyes and bowed, saying, "Your Excellencies, I have inquired and learned that His Majesty has ordered the execution of a captain of the Imperial Guard, along with two of his lieutenants. Their entire family has also been executed."

Zhang Yi picked up the dice cup on the table with a smile, knocked on the table and said to Zhu Shou and Cao Xing, "Place your bets." After that, he began to shake the dice cup in his hand.

At the same time, he chuckled nonchalantly and said, "Oh! The Jinyiwei raided the homes of Jinyiwei centurions and their adjutants? This is something I haven't heard of much."

"What have this captain and his two lieutenants done wrong? I'm going to bet big this time!" Captain Zhu Shou pulled out a Ming Dynasty banknote from the pile of money in front of him and slapped it on the "big" side.

The servant pursed his lips.

He slowly spoke, "My Lord, this Captain's name is Zhou Baiqiang. He's a member of the Imperial Guards who's in charge of mining coal at the Datong Mine. I heard he was caught deceiving his superiors and embezzling money while mining and hiring miners. His Majesty's men caught him and his house was raided."

Zhu Yunhuan was so anxious to investigate the mine's accounts and dealt with the corruption case so vigorously this time. His main purpose was to make an example of someone else to scare others.

It was a warning to those who were responsible for the sale of anthracite, and also a warning to the group of Huaixi nobles.

Of course, relevant news will not be deliberately blocked.

In other words, he would arrange for people to spread the news everywhere, and Zhang Yi's people would of course easily get the news.

"His Majesty in the palace was furious and ordered a thorough investigation into this incident. All those involved will be executed along with their entire families. The main culprits will be skinned and stuffed with straw, and their bodies will be left exposed in the wilderness..." The attendant told them all the news he had just heard, and his voice trembled slightly at the end.

Skinning and stuffing with straw was a special invention of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Those punished were even hung in the most conspicuous place at the Caishikou Market as a warning to others. These few words were enough to scare people, whether in the government or in the opposition...

Don't talk about this servant.

Even Zhang Yi, Cao Xing and Zhu Shou, who were marquises and used to abusing their power, felt a pang of fear in their hearts.

His expression and movements were all stagnant.

The sounds of laughter, clapping of the table, shaking of dice cups...all the lively sounds stopped abruptly in an instant.

The room suddenly fell into a terrifying silence...

"Skin them, stuff them with straw, and leave their bodies exposed in the wilderness? Hiss..." Zhu Shou's mouth twitched in fear, and he immediately gasped, "Who says our current emperor is more merciful and lenient than the previous emperor? The methods used by grandfather and grandson are exactly the same!"

Cao Xing swallowed subconsciously and said through bared teeth, "It's fine to just execute the whole family... Your Majesty is only a teenager, never taught a sword since childhood. How can you be so ruthless when you attack?"

For a moment, they did not realize the deterrent effect of this matter. The gentle and soft face with a smile appeared in their minds, but they felt a chill.

The three of them exchanged glances.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yi seemed to suddenly realize something and took another breath. "Wait! Your Majesty, does this... have other intentions?"

"Another intention? What intention?" Hou Zhuo Zhuo asked, not knowing what he was referring to.

Cao Xing showed a look of realization on his face.

He widened his eyes and said, "Old Zhang...you mean...he is warning us!?" After saying that, his eyes rolled slightly in thought, and his heart became more and more convinced of this idea. He narrowed his eyes and said, "He is indeed warning us!"

"How else could it be such a coincidence? We've just started taking action, and he's already cracking down on corruption?"

"So... he still wants to be a good emperor! Those things he said in front of the late emperor's spirit tablet, were they really just a trick to trick us into helping him ascend the throne?!"

When he thought about this matter, he immediately thought of that.

A hint of coldness appeared on his face.