As soon as Zhou Juren said this, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly dropped to freezing point.

In fact, Zhou Juren did not know that these words could not be said.

Threaten the court?

How much do you weigh?

But for Zhou Juren, he was also desperate, because...he was going to die anyway, and it was better to fight hard than to die without a burial place.

But when he said this sentence, Zhou Juren actually knew that he had no way out.

Some of the gentry behind him were kneeling on their knees and trembling, as if they realized that these words were serious.

But at the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little hope in my heart.

They held their breath, waiting for His Majesty's reaction.

Zhu Di did not respond immediately.

He stood up, walked a few steps, and then said: "People's hearts are lost, and chaos is coming..."

He pondered and suddenly said: "Qiu Qing's family..."

Among the officials, someone walked out.

Today, Qiu Fu is already a bit old, but when he walked out of work, he was particularly energetic. Although he was not physically strong, he said plausibly: "I am here."

Zhu Di asked: "How many troops are there in the capital camp under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion?"

Qiu Fu said: "Your Majesty, the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army has five military camps with a total of 72 guards, totaling 350,000 soldiers. Three thousand camps have elite cavalry with a total of 14,000 soldiers. The central army of Shenji Camp, left and right

Tie, sentry posts on the left and right, etc., totaling thirty-nine thousand people."

Zhu Di nodded.

Then he asked Yi Shiha: "How many horses and horses are there in the guard?"

Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "The pro-army is under the jurisdiction of the pro-army guards, the twelve pro-army guards, totaling 130,000 people. There are also the four-guard army under the jurisdiction of the Yuma Prison, totaling 70,000."

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "How many plans are there in the model camp?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, the model camp has the smallest number of people, only 18,000 people."

Zhu Di said: "Less is a little less."

While saying this, he slowly walked up to Zhou Juren and said calmly: "Do I have many soldiers and horses?"

Zhou Juren was unable to answer for a moment. He felt like the pressure was crushing him like a mountain, and he was dripping with cold sweat.

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Zhou Juren, and said: "I have been raising troops for a thousand days, and I have spent countless amounts of money on food, horse feed, ordnance, and gunpowder every day. Isn't this the moment I have been waiting for? If you want to rebel, then

It's better now. It's time for me to try out the sword. I've been killing people all my life, so I might as well add some more."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di's eyes flashed like a sharp blade ready to go. But his voice was strangely steady, and he said: "As for you, you deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors. You hoard goods in the year of great disaster. This is

A crime that will lead to death. Come on... take them all down, don't let anyone go. Tomorrow at noon, we will go to the outskirts of the city and execute them and behead them!"

There are as many as two to three thousand people here, both inside and outside.

Originally, Zhou Juren dared to say such stupid words, but he was actually relying on his own strength because of his large numbers. He thought that even if it was not good enough, the emperor should also pay attention to the impact.

But when he heard the word beheading, his whole body was shaken and he almost fainted.

Suddenly, my vision went dark.

After a moment, the guards rushed up and held them down unceremoniously.

This week, dozens of people were shocked, and each one shouted in horror: "Spare my life, spare my life!"

Unfortunately, no one paid attention to them, and these embarrassed people were soon escorted and dragged out by a group of tigers and wolves.

But at this moment, Zhu Di said calmly: "Wait a minute."

When Zhou Juren heard this, he raised it in one breath, and there seemed to be a glimmer of hope in his heart.

He thought to himself that maybe the emperor had just frightened him. At this time, the emperor had regained his senses and might be given a lighter sentence, so he cried loudly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Zhu Di frowned, but said slowly: "You have done evil and oppressed the people. I am afraid that your relatives will enjoy a lot of the profits you have made over the years. I will kill you tomorrow and the factory guards will go there naturally."

Take your children. But you'd better hope that your wives, children, and children can be killed at the neck. If you don't accept it and dare to rebel as you said, then I will be waiting for you to be cut into pieces with a thousand knives.

"

When Zhou Juren heard this, his heart was completely cold. Thinking that his life was gone, and now... that he had affected the entire family, he felt chills in his heart and felt indescribable sadness.

He wanted to say something more, but the guard holding him behind him covered his mouth and dragged him out again.

Outside the Meridian Gate.

Two to three thousand people were kneeling here, one by one, as if mourning their heirs, or wailing in mourning.

But at this moment, groups of men and horses suddenly rushed over. Some were factory guards Fanzi and Tiqi wearing fish suits, and some were guards under the Royal Horse Supervisor wearing armor. For a moment,

In the meantime, the gentry kneeling here saw this and felt something was not good, so they became confused.

At that moment, someone shouted: "Who are you? Do you know who we are?"

"Don't be presumptuous!"

"This is the gang member of Bandit Eunuch and Thief Zhang."

Some people even shouted: "I am a scholar, I have fame!"

Amidst the noise, many people's voices gathered together, making it increasingly chaotic.

The eunuchs and generals in charge of the arrangements here were sweating. They all felt that if these thousands of people really went crazy, they would make a big fuss. After all, this is the imperial city, and it would be difficult to account for one mistake.

But soon, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Because although there were constant curses here, once the wolf-like captain rushed in to take someone away, there was no resistance at all. However, even though they were held down, these people were still chattering, yelling, or uttering some words.

Anyway, I didn’t understand much, so I quickly captured them all without missing a single one.

There was no blood splatter.

Zhu Di returned to Wenlou.

Soon a eunuch came to report what happened at the Meridian Gate.

Zhu Di just nodded and said: "I know."

His Majesty's mood today can be described as both happy and angry. Yi Shiha is by his side, serving him carefully.

Fortunately, Zhang Anshi also came with him, which made Yishiha feel more relaxed.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said: "I have issued an order to the personnel in the four provinces to take precautions against emergencies. They must not be careless and respond to civil unrest at any time."

Zhang Anshi said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have already given your instructions."

Zhu Di nodded, but then remembered something, so he said: "Besides, when can this railway be built?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Now the roadbed has basically been formed. Now we only need to lay sleepers and rails. As long as there is enough money, major workshops will increase their horsepower and production, and time is not a problem."

To Zhang Anshi's surprise, Zhu Di actually said very grandly: "Then don't cherish money. Didn't I make a lot of money this time? I want to connect the railway into Guanzhong, the sooner the better."

Zhang Anshi felt happy and said hurriedly: "Yes, I obey your order."

Zhu Di's expression softened a lot, but his words were astonishing: "Zhang Qing is really a national scholar, hey... if you are my son, I will definitely teach you to succeed to the throne."

Zhang Anshi's heart skipped a beat, his face changed, and he hurriedly waved his hands: "I don't dare, I don't dare."

Zhu Di smiled and said: "When Cao Cao met Sun Quan, he sighed that his son would be like Sun Zhongmou. I was just extemporaneous."

Zhang Anshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Zhu Di's words, he became more energetic: "Then Sun Zhong is a scheming man. No, Your Majesty, I shouldn't be discourteous in front of Your Majesty. I just feel that this Sun Quan can't be good at civil and military affairs."

, they are just the defending army, Cao Cao’s sons..."

However, Zhu Di waved his hand and interrupted him: "I am using allusions. You don't want to be like those academics who always argue."

Zhang Anshi opened his mouth, but he had no choice but to swallow back the words he had not yet spoken, and said obediently: "Yes."

Zhu Di pondered, thought for a while and said: "Henan and Guanzhong...now that they have reached such a point, it is time to implement the New Deal."

He said, bowed his head and started pacing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to implement the New Deal is obviously the best result for Zhu Di.

But the problem lies in how to implement it, how to structure it, and who should be appointed to preside over it.

Zhang Anshi remained silent.

Such matters are very sensitive. For Zhang Anshi, he wanted to implement the New Deal all over the world immediately. He could not stand the Zhou Juren in these places.

But Zhang Anshi also understood that the biggest problem in the new policies of the provinces was who would preside over them and who would implement them.

The previous officials were obviously not suitable, so the only one with such prestige and experience is Zhang Anshi.

This undoubtedly greatly increased Zhang Anshi's authority.

But Zhang Anshi already controls Zhili. If he adds a few more provinces, it will be ugly. Even if His Majesty is willing, Zhang Anshi will be worried that someone will use this to criticize him.

So Zhang Anshi simply pretended to be deaf and dumb.

At this moment, a eunuch suddenly came quickly and said in a panic: "Your Majesty..."
To be continued...