Blood is thicker than water. Zhu Xi is his biological brother. As an elder brother, he is very sad when his younger brother makes a mistake, but he never thought of letting him die!
He thought that it would be good to give him a good beating, a good reprimand, and then punishment to make him change his ways. But when his son did this, it was not as simple as reprimanding.
The princes looked surprised and looked at Zhu Biao in disbelief.
In their opinion, Zhu Yunwen is just a five-year-old child. The reason why he said this must be someone who taught him. As for who taught him,
it goes without saying!
Zhu Biao felt quite uncomfortable when he saw the complicated, puzzled, and even annoyed expressions on his brothers' faces.
He could understand the feelings of these younger brothers: The throne is yours. If we don't fight for it, we can't take it from you. Can't we just become a vassal king?
We are all the sons of our father, so you can't deny us a mouthful of soup, right?
Zhu Yunwen himself didn't even know how powerful his words were!
The son does not teach, the father and the son live together. Zhu Biao knew that he had to do something, otherwise the palace would not be peaceful in the future.
"Asshole...!"
Zhu Biao strode forward, raised his hand and gave a loud slap.
"Pah——!"
There was no hesitation in this slap, which made Zhu Yunwen stagger and fall to the ground. Everyone was stunned. It took a while before tears started to flow.
"Biao'er, what are you doing?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Biao dissatisfied, his face full of distress.
"Father." Zhu Biao knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands and said, "Young words are unbridled. I hope your father will not take them to heart."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Why don't you take it to heart? What this kid said is right!"
Hearing this, everyone looked tense.
"Father, my second brother is not guilty..."
"Okay." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, "The King of Qin has done many evil things, harmed the people, and violated national laws. We cannot tolerate and indulge him just because he is our son."
After a pause, "Deprive him of his title for the time being and imprison him in the capital!"
At this time, Li Qing was shocked.
King Qin... is gone?
The princes were even more surprised. They didn't expect their father to be so decisive and so ruthless to his own son.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to punish him so severely at first, but after listening to his grandson's words and thinking of his former consort Ouyang Lun, he decided to take action.
If the emperor's relatives are not severely punished, they will become more unscrupulous in the future, and local officials will be less and less afraid to offend, and the consequences will be incalculable.
"Don't look at us with this expression." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, "If you don't kill him, it would be a great kindness. If you commit any crime in the future, you will suffer the same fate as him."
Zhu Biao knelt down and said: "Father, think twice!"
"No need to persuade, we have made up our mind!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Tomorrow we will ask the Ministry of Industry to start building a palace."
He glanced at everyone coldly, "If the vassal king does evil in the vassal territory, the capital palace will be his eternal home."
The hearts of all the princes were shaken wildly, and their expressions changed in horror.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked to Zhu Yunwen and gently touched his little face, "Okay, let's go back!"
"My son (grandson) retires."
All the princes left the hall with anxiety.
"Father, do you really want to be punished so severely?" Zhu Biao asked.
"Otherwise, it is not enough to shock people's hearts." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "Why can Ouyang Lun, as a consort, carry out smuggling with great fanfare?
Isn’t it just because of your royal status?”
"But brother, he belongs to our Zhu family..."
"No one can do it." Zhu Yuanzhang said sternly, "Civil officials can be killed, generals can be beheaded, and vassal kings can be deposed, but we, the Ming Dynasty, cannot be shaken in the slightest!"
"Let Zhu Ping go today, there will be more Zhu Ping in the future!"
"Father..."
"Don't say it." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands flatly, paused, and sighed, "Biao'er, we are old and you are too soft-hearted. There are some things and rules that I must help you do before I die. This way
It will be convenient for you to manage in the future."
Zhu Biao nodded bitterly, "What about Xi'an?"
"Let his eldest son inherit the title."
"But the second brother's eldest son is only three years old!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "I don't want him to be in charge of politics. I just want to enjoy my life. That's it."
Zhu Biao wanted to say something more, but seeing that his father was impatient, he had to give up.
"My son, please retire."
"Take this bastard away with you, we don't want to see him again."
"yes."
Zhu Biao went out and called two eunuchs, who took Zhu Ping out, who was looking confused.
The huge palace became deserted, and only Li Qing and Zhu Yuanzhang were left.
Li Qing cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what the emperor has ordered."
"Thank you for your hard work, please sit down first!" Zhu Yuanzhang signaled him to calm down and said in a loud voice, "Here comes someone."
After a while, two small yellow doors came in.
"Go and prepare a table of food and wine. We'll have two drinks."
"My slave obeys the order."
Xiaohuangmen exited the main hall, and two-quarters of an hour later, he came in with sumptuous dishes, arranged them on the plates, tested them for poison, and then left again.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the table and sat down. He looked back at Li Qing and said, "Come here and have a drink with us."
"Uh... I obey your order."
Li Qing was very surprised. He never expected that Lao Zhu would keep him and let him accompany him for drinks.
In this case...you have to pay more!
The imperial wine is pure and mellow, and the imperial food is delicious. Except for Lao Zhu’s stinky face, which may affect his appetite, everything else is good.
"Hey..." Zhu Yuanzhang put down his wine glass with a look of loneliness on his face.
Li Qing quickly gave him a glass of wine. He knew that Lao Zhu wanted to talk to someone about his inner feelings, but he did not want to get involved in these matters.
"Li Qing!" Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him slightly dissatisfied.
"I'm here."
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Li Qing had to take the initiative and said, "Why does the emperor sigh?"
"Do you think our father is too cruel?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"This..." Li Qing pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even more disgusting, "We are most annoyed by these clichés. Tell the truth. There are no outsiders here. No matter what you say, we are not guilty."
"Your Majesty is indeed wise."
Li Qing put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "The Emperor is the father of King Qin, but at the same time, he is also the father of everyone in the world.
A son has bullied his son. As a father, he must severely punish the evildoer and provide justice to the bullied party."
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled and nodded slowly, "Your metaphor is quite appropriate. Alas... The fault of a son not teaching his father is ultimately the fault of us as fathers who failed to do a good job."
He felt disappointed, "The vassal king is in trouble, corrupt officials are rampant, the eldest son and the second son bully the younger son, we are really... exhausted physically and mentally!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of wine and said bitterly: "We are just a farmer, we don't have any lofty ambitions. Even if we become an emperor, we have never thought about displaying our ambitions and being famous throughout the ages. We..."
Li Qing filled it for him, and Zhu Yuanzhang drank it all in one gulp.
He continued, “We just want the people to no longer suffer from hunger and cold, so that they have food to eat and clothing to wear;
Let’s make the imperial examinations civilian, and the imperial court will select scholars without asking about their origins and only looking at their grades. We thought that if a person who has suffered severe pain becomes an official, he will definitely be able to clean up the palace, but the result... alas!
We don’t want future generations to suffer what we have suffered, so we can give them kingships and let them live in fine clothing and food for the rest of their lives, but they... don’t let us worry about it either.”
"If you can't manage your sons well and your officials can't manage them well, there will still be hungry and cold people all over the world... We, the emperor, have really failed."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of bitterness. He asked in confusion, "Tell me, why are they unwilling to be content?"
Li Qing smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, most people will never be satisfied. This is the nature of human nature!"
"Yes! You will never be satisfied." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "We have killed so many corrupt officials, but the corrupt are still coming one after another, it is true!"
Li Qing gave him a glass of wine, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately raised the glass to his lips. Perhaps because he drank too much, he coughed violently.
"Your Majesty, please drink less." Li Qing advised.
"It doesn't matter, it's all up to you."
Li Qing sighed softly and poured him another glass.
Zhu Yuanzhang is old.
His hair has turned white, his wrinkles have become deeper, and his eyes are no longer so bright, which is worrying.
He drank one cup after another, and soon he became drunk. He murmured about "girls" and burst into tears.
at last,
A deep sleep!
He vented his anger, but Li Qing was miserable and didn't sleep all night.
The next day, it was dark and bright.
Zhu Yuanzhang woke up leisurely and saw that Li Qing was still with him, his face somewhat uncomfortable.
"Li Qing."
"Ah, I'm here." Li Qing said hurriedly, "I drank too much yesterday and I don't remember anything."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned red. He was quite drunk last night, but he was not drunk. He knew what happened.
After a brief moment of embarrassment, he quickly calmed down.
"Mao Xiang and the others should be back soon. When they come back, I'll give you a new job."
Li Qing: "..."
There is a new errand. The food at Lao Zhu’s house is really not delicious!