第十集祸起萧墙第九十九章诛凶殄逆(1/13)

次日朱元璋上朝，由数十个卫仪护着登上金銮殿。文武百官分班肃站，三呼礼毕，各归班次。朱元璋往众臣望去，唯独胡维庸却称疾不朝。
                                                                                                                                                                大将军赵翼云上前奏道：“启禀皇上，昨日吴贞、叶升和徐敬三人，统率前左卫军叛乱，杀死侍卫、太监、宫女等合共四百零六人，双方死伤，合共一千五百二十三人，并妄图弑君未遂，现三名贼首全被抓获，请皇上圣裁！”
                                                                                                                                                                朱元璋怒道：“把众贼押上殿来！”
                                                                                                                                                                须臾，御前侍卫将吴贞、叶升、徐敬等横拖倒拽的押上殿前跪下，只见三人麻绳捆绑，均是满身满脸血污，而吴贞左眼正冒着鲜血，显然是在牢中给严刑拷讯。而徐敬乃御史大夫，文弱书生一名，身穿蓝色官服，脸上却怒气冲冲，毫无半点惧色。
                                                                                                                                                                朱元璋冷哼一声，问道：“大胆吴贞，朕向来对你不薄，因何聚众叛逆？”
                                                                                                                                                                吴贞身上虽三环五扣，却无所畏惧，圆睁独眼，高声骂道：“朱元璋，你这个无道的昏君，还敢问我为何？你霸占了我两个妹妹，也不怪你，竟还糟踏我妻子……”
                                                                                                                                                                朱元璋恐他在众臣跟前揭他丑事，忙打断他的话，怒道：“直是一派胡言，给朕押下去，立即处斩！”
                                                                                                                                                                数名殿前侍卫走将上来，把仍是破口大骂的吴贞拖出殿去。大将军赵翼云连忙出班，道：“皇上且慢，吴贞等三人是否还有同党，迄今尚未查明，不如先将三人交由刑部审讯，待同党一网打尽，再杀不迟。”
                                                                                                                                                                朱元璋想了一想，点头道：“爱卿言之有理，刚才真把朕气胡涂了，差点儿害了大事。”当下把吴贞等三人交给刑部主事陈炎审问。
                                                                                            

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