After Mao Xiang finished speaking, the hall suddenly fell silent. Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had been mentally prepared, his face was already gloomy. He was only a county magistrate, and he would never have the opportunity to work in Beijing in his lifetime.
But this guy happened to be the heir of a benefactor of the Zhu family. After Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously named Liu Jizu the Marquis of Yihui and his wife Lou as his wife, he also decreed that every emperor in the future should treat the Liu family well.
, the title will remain with the country forever.
Although Liu Chun is not a contemporary Yihui Hou, he is still a legitimate direct descendant of the Liu family. If he kills the Zhu family, his reputation as ungrateful will be inevitable. When Liu Chun dies, no one will care about the evil things he did during his lifetime, and the good deeds he did.
The perpetrators will only seize on the fact that they are ungrateful and kill the blood of their benefactors. As for the truth and the justice of the victims, who cares?
Mao Xiang also knew that the news he had sent was a trouble. He immediately fell to the ground and lowered his head and said: "The letter from the Imperial Envoy will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. Do you want to arrange for Liu Chun's accidental death?"
This is also a solution. After Liu Chun's accidental death, the imperial envoy will not say anything more. They also know that it is very rare for the royal family to make such a concession. The most the court officials can do is discuss it privately for a few days.
, if a talented person writes a few strokes in his own book, in the final analysis, if Yihui Hou Liu Ying doesn’t pursue the case, who will care that his brother is dead.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his son. After all, it is not the right way to hide one's ears and steal the bell. It also goes against his determination to clean up the government. If he wants to reverse the trend of corruption and harsh government, he can only remove the dignity of the officials and expose their bloody bones to the world.
Everyone knows that the imperial court will show no mercy to those who are corrupt and bend the law!
Only in this way, when his son takes over, can the world be ruled by officials and Qingming. Zhu Yuanzhang knew that there were many things that he could do, but his son could not do them. One generation has its own work, and the purge of officials must be implemented by him.
The generation of children and grandchildren can enjoy peace and prosperity.
On the other hand, if he wanted to be a perfect founder of the country, Sun You would have to suffer. Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that Liu Chun had come at the right time. It was also a big deal that someone close to the royal family could die now.
Good thing.
In particular, his status is quite clever. He is a civilian official and can be regarded as a noble. He is about to expand the scope of the eradication of corruption and include military officers and nobles. In fact, the court has mainly targeted the civil servant group so far, and military officers and nobles are all
Turn a blind eye and close one eye...
It’s just that, Mr. Liu, I, Zhu Chongba, can’t help you, but you don’t have to worry too much if you know something secretly. The Liu family’s incense will not be cut off. As long as Liu Ying does her duty, her title will be hereditary and her title will be hereditary. After all, you will be indispensable.
Incense offering
Zhu Yuanzhang's look must have commanded: "We understand, you immediately arrange for someone to keep an eye on Liu Chun. We can't die without him."
Mao Xiang immediately agreed and retreated, and Zhu Biao naturally understood his father's plan: "Tomorrow the imperial envoy's pleading will arrive in Beijing. Does my father plan to go to Cangyang to hear the case in person?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Aren't those people saying in private that Zhu Yuanzhang can make civil servants urinate, but he will not easily touch their meritorious nobles? We will give them a good example this time."
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "I'd better go to my son. After all, Liu Jizu donated the land to bury Huang Kao's concubine. He was such a kind father and the emperor couldn't judge Liu Chun himself. My son went to enforce the law impartially and cried a lot when he was executed.
That’s it.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son with relief and said: "You don't cry enough. It makes sense for us to cry together. Even if you are so ungrateful, you can't escape the name. Fortunately, it was not Liu Ying who committed the crime, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with."
Zhu Biao sighed and nodded. In this era, filial piety is fundamental. It is not too much to give land to bury his parents. Selling himself as a slave in peacetime is not too much. If Liu Ying was the one who committed the crime, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son would not have to sleep tonight.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "In this case, we have to send people to Fengyang's hometown to invite Marquis Yihui and several respected village elders. The family law and clan regulations also have to request that Liu Chun be severely punished."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, this is inevitable. National laws and clan rules are the rules of this world, and they are equally valid. Even in the countryside, there are only clan rules and family laws but no national laws.
The father and son discussed for a while that if Liu Chunde died, Zhu Yuanzhang might have let him go a few years ago, but now there is no turning back once the purge of officials is launched, and the emperor's relatives cannot escape the law.
Zhu Biao suddenly became a little worried about his mother's family, and was about to send people to check. The Ma family was considered wealthy in Xinfengli, Minzi Township, Suzhou, Guide Prefecture. Although there was no direct relative of Queen Ma, the cousin of the family was
There are many more.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, his father wanted to find the queen's clan members to give them official titles. The empress' family was still living in the countryside and there was no official or semi-noble person. Lao Zhu probably just wanted to give his legitimate wife dignity and make her happy.
Zhu Biao still remembered that his mother was knitting cloth shoes and replied in a deep voice: "It is not good to prefer the families of relatives when enfeoffing titles and titles. They serve as officials in the same court as the generals who fought bloody battles for nothing. What will you do in the future, Chongba?"
To convince the public? It is enough to give them some grain and cloth so that they can cultivate with peace of mind."
His father returned in despair, but his mother was still busy with her work, but Zhu Biao saw a few tears falling on the shoe in Queen Ma's hand.
At that time, Zhu Biao knew that his mother didn't care about her clan members, but she was just considering the overall situation. Zhu Biao didn't say anything, but in the future, he would send a lot of food in the name of Queen Ma during every new year and festival.
Just as Zhu Biao was thinking about it, Lao Zhu stood up and walked around quite irritably. He decided that Liu Chun was going to die. He recalled the embarrassment of his youth. There was nowhere to bury the bodies of his parents and brothers at home, so he went around begging for people to kowtow.
Please ask someone to provide a suitable land for the family to bury in peace.
It was Liu Jizu who helped him when he was so miserable that he couldn't get his request. At that time, he swore that he would repay his favor in the future, but now he wanted to kill his benefactor's second son...
It would be fine if there was nothing he could do, but Liu Chun's life and death depended on his thoughts.
Zhu Biao saw it but didn't want to persuade him. He also knew that once his father had made a decision, it was impossible to change it, but the guilt in his heart was unavoidable.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the window and took a few breaths: "Biao'er, you promise dad that the Liu family will never be cut off from now on. We must make them peaceful and prosperous. Even if the direct line dies, we must let the collateral lines replace it."
The title of Marquis Hui is hereditary and cannot be replaced!"
Zhu Biao stood up and bowed and said: "The Liu family has a great debt to my Zhu family. My son will never let Marquis Yihui cut off his incest, and the same will be true for future generations."
Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care about the promises he made after he became rich, but he couldn't let go of what he had experienced when he was still Zhu Chongba, not to mention that it was his biological father and mother who Liu Jizu helped to resettle him.