Feng Sheng's few words made the remaining nobles who didn't believe it very excited. They all went home to study hard. He himself did not stay in Deng Yu's house for long, and greeted Deng Yu.
Then he took a carriage back to his home.
In the car, he suddenly remembered that when Zhu Biao took out the picture, Zhu Su was always standing behind Zhu Biao. And what Zhu Biao said: This picture was given by a stranger...
"Strange person..." Feng Sheng said to himself in the carriage, "Haha, it seems that His Highness is not leading this matter, but it has something to do with His Highness the Fifth."
"Whether our Feng family can take a step ahead depends on the Fifth Highness."
"Xu Shuai, Xu Shuai, since you are not in the capital, don't blame me for taking advantage of Yunnan's victory and taking away your son-in-law who would be riding a dragon..."
As if he thought of something interesting, Feng Sheng chuckled softly in the carriage. The wheels creaked, finally hiding his small laughter.
The horses' hooves trampled on the bluestone road, pulling the cart, and gradually disappeared into the night.
…
Feng Sheng's guess was correct. In the palace at this time, Zhu Biao was looking at Zhu Su with a hint of complaint. "Fifth brother, this matter should be your fault, why do you have to take the limelight from me?"
"In this way, they will not worry about this policy changing from day to day. At least they have the guarantee of two generations of emperors."
"That's right." Lao Zhu suddenly spoke. When Li Shanchang heard this, he thought it was Lao Zhu who was trying to persuade him to stay. His face was filled with joy, and he turned around and said, "Any other instructions from the superior?"
"Let me explain it as if this picture is from my hand. This is not what I want."
Lao Zhu's face darkened, and then he told Zhu Biao: "But although your brother is talented, he is a bitch who can't be taken away. When you ascend the throne in the future, you are not allowed to let him slack off. As an elder brother, you have to discipline him."
responsibility!"
"Hmph, it's easy to scare him." Lao Zhu snorted coldly. "If it weren't for the sake of Li Qi's righteous intention to destroy his relatives and his intention to connect civil and military forces, we should have confiscated the Li family!"
"Okay, Xuan, let's have a chat with him." Lao Zhu waved his hand and said.
"Hey..." How could Zhu Biao not know Zhu Su's plan? This younger brother wanted to pave the way for him in the future and also wanted to establish a unified Ming Dynasty. He could only remember this kindness silently.
In my heart.
After a while, Li Shanchang came in. He was leaning on crutches and looked old and haggard. When he saw Lao Zhu sitting in front of him, he tremblingly wanted to bow down: "Old minister Li Shanchang, I came here to ascend..."
Zhu Biao laughed when he heard this, while Zhu Su froze and became hopeless.
"It's because we've always been too kind to these people, so we let them bite their noses and forget about their superiority and inferiority!"
"After all, enfeoffment is a weapon of the emperor and cannot be said by ministers."
"...You go ahead." After saying that, he stopped looking at Li Shanchang.
"We have already ascended the throne and proclaimed ourselves emperor. After all, the title "superior" is against the laws and etiquette of the country." Old Zhu said. "From now on, remember to call us...your majesty!"
Li Shanchang was shaken all over, cold sweat flowed down, and he could hardly stand still. He stood there for a long time, then remembered to salute Lao Zhu, and walked out tremblingly. This time, he was not pretending.
He was so haggard that he really couldn't even walk safely.
"Brother, it is most appropriate for you to say this." Zhu Biao rolled up the huge map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms and explained to Zhu Biao: "The national policy of developing foreign countries cannot be achieved overnight.
It can be realized. I'm afraid it only takes several generations of emperors from the Ming Dynasty to work together to make progress, so that it is even possible."
"You are old, so you can't stay up late, and you don't have to stay home from now on. Your age can't let you lose your face and your evening."
After all, Li Shanchang was old and couldn't follow the train of thought of Lao Zhu's words. At this time, he was confused and didn't know what Lao Zhu meant. His mouth was open, but he didn't know what to say, but the emperor had already issued an order to expel guests.
, he had no choice but to pick up the crutches again and walk out shakily.
This burden was so huge that Zhu Su could not bear it, nor did he want to bear it.
Zhu Su deliberately gave up this limelight to Zhu Biao. He did not want to be remembered by those nobles, and from now on, any nobles who want to make contributions and ennoble themselves will become natural princelings who support Zhu Biao.
"Your Excellency, Mr. Han did not leave outside the palace. He stayed in the carriage the whole time. He waited for everyone else to disperse before he asked to see him again," Erhu said.
"You are so good." Before Li Shanchang could finish his words, Lao Zhu suddenly spoke. "We remember that you are almost seventy years old this year, right?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. South Korea wants to see you." The father and son were enjoying themselves, but they heard Erhu reporting from outside. Lao Zhu frowned: "Li Shanchang? Didn't we let them all go back? Why is he here again?"
"Li Qi is a good boy. I heard that you beat him frequently when you were in the house these days."
"Why did the superior say this?" Li Shanchang was stunned, as if he didn't expect why Lao Zhu suddenly asked this question. "Old minister, I will be able to listen to you next year..."
Lao Zhu thought for a while and then understood. Li Shanchang almost cheated the honorable man. Now that he is not a human being, he naturally has no shame to go with those rough guys, otherwise he doesn't know how he will be scolded.
"Yes, big brother! My younger brother doesn't have high requirements, just be a free and easy king!" Zhu Su's eyes lit up.
Seeing Li Shanchang leave in despair, Zhu Biao shook his head and sighed: "Hey, Li Xiang was also a dragon and a phoenix among people in the past, even worse than Xiao He in the early Han Dynasty. Who could have expected that he would be like this now... Seriously
Things in the world play tricks on people.”
"Go back, it's getting late at night."
But he also knew that he had done something he shouldn't have done. Although he didn't say any words to punish him, he was afraid that Li Shanchang would have been uneasy for a long time, so he simply invited him into the palace again, which was asking for his own fault.
Under such circumstances, it is reasonable for Li Shanchang to still want to return to abuse power after the fall of Hu Weiyong, and to connect the civil and military forces for this purpose.
"Oh." Lao Zhu said calmly. "That's because we remembered it wrong."
Zhu Su listened silently from behind. Not to mention, these distinguished prime ministers and others were really accustomed to such nonsense to a large extent because of the emperor Lao Zhu. They were rewarded with iron coupons to avoid death, and they were left to their own devices.
They formed cliques for personal gain and stayed together for warmth. They did not deal with Li Shanchang who had a strong desire for power in time, and even allowed him to successfully hand over the position of Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty privately. The court almost became the voice of Li Shanchang's party.
"You are the prince, the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Only by asking you to preach this matter can the nobles know that you, the prince, strongly agree with this national policy and are even one of the main promoters of it.
"
Lao Zhu over there has been listening to the conversation between their brothers. Hearing Zhu Su's words, Long Yan couldn't help but feel happy: "Okay, okay, seeing you brothers and sisters respectfully makes us happier than anything else!"
"If you think you can do whatever you want with just an iron bond, you are taking us too lightly!"
"Biao'er, your fifth brother is dedicated to helping you, you must not treat him badly in the future!"
"Don't blame him. We see that he is also very loyal."
Zhu Biao nodded heavily.
Anyway, his Li family also has iron bonds.
By the late Hongwu period in history, the Huaixi lineage had become deeply rooted and had formed a situation in the Ming Dynasty that was too powerful to be eliminated. Lao Zhu, who was belatedly aware of the situation, had no choice but to resort to ruthless measures and open major cases to eliminate these deep-rooted factions.
When the power was removed, the vitality of the Ming Dynasty was also severely damaged.
Fortunately, it is not too late to act now. After tonight, the court will have completely purged the Huaixi nobles and curbed Li Shanchang's plot.
As long as the civil servants are cleaned up, the whole Ming Dynasty will be completely new and prosperous from then on.