Wei Zhongliang said: "Your Highness, didn't you just keep saying that you got the black powder formula from Dayan?"
"Do you believe me now? It's the formula that President Liu got."
"So, all the credit for this matter should go to Chairman Liu!"
"Your Highness, President Liu regards you as a friend, but you want to steal President Liu's achievements!"
"Fortunately, Chairman Liu and I have always been friends and have a good relationship, so that the truth of the matter can be revealed!"
Wei Zhongliang has a high position and has the courage to say anything.
Besides, this matter was originally the second prince's fault.
The way many people looked at the second prince changed.
At this moment, it is useless for the second prince to say anything!
It's really shameless to steal the credit of others.
And this matter is of great importance!
If a prince does something like this, he loses his prestige!
He lost the trust of all civil and military officials in him!
"Father!" The second prince already knew that he could not escape this time and did not dare to make any excuses.
Otherwise, the consequences of losing will be more serious!
Admit your mistakes immediately and stop losses in time!
The second prince knelt on the ground, his face full of pain.
"Father, I was wrong... I shouldn't have done this, I shouldn't have lied, and I shouldn't have treated President Liu like this."
"Please ask Father to punish me!"
At this moment, Lu Yuanzhang must punish the second prince.
Even if there are ten thousand thoughts in his heart, civil and military officials will look at him and he must be punished.
"Come here, take the Second Highness down and beat him fifty times! Execute immediately!"
"Imprisoned for a month, thinking behind closed doors!"
Being beaten fifty times is an extremely severe punishment for a prince!
You will be closed for a month, and you will not be allowed to leave your bedroom during that month!
Everyone was surprised. They did not expect that His Majesty would punish the second prince so severely.
If this fifty-fifty battle is fought, it will destroy the prestige and trust of the second prince, and the consequences will be very serious!
The second prince was also very frightened. Why would his father, who had always doted on him, punish him so severely?
"Father, I have realized my mistake...Father, please have mercy..."
The hit on Er's body hurt Lu Yuanzhang's heart, but Lu Yuanzhang had nothing to do.
In front of so many people, he can only make a fair decision!
Doing this can also convince the public, and moreover, it can scare the monkeys and let the civil and military officials see that they are fair and just. Even if the prince makes a mistake, he will be punished accordingly.
Absolutely no cover-up!
Lu Yuanzhang said: "Liu Dachang gave you the black powder formula, but instead of being grateful, you threatened us, almost causing us to lose the blueprints for making weapons!"
"How can you treat your friends like this?"
"Moreover, stealing the credit of your friends and burning bridges across rivers is even more excessive. I must punish you!"
When the second prince heard his father's words, he was immediately heartbroken.
If nothing else, beating him down with fifty boards would cost him half his life.
No one from the officials interceded, and even some people who supported the second prince did not dare to show up at this time.
Your Majesty hates forming cliques for personal gain!
Moreover, it is difficult to change what His Majesty decides!
But at this moment, suddenly, the eldest prince came and knelt on the ground.
"Father, the reason why the second brother committed such a serious mistake was because of Liu Dachang's special status. The second brother thought that the other party was a bad person, so he warned him to let him be. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Liu Dachang is not a bad person.
But he is the hero of our great prosperity!"
"So, I ask my father to show mercy and spare my second brother this time."
"If my father really wants to punish me, let me punish him too."
Many people at the scene were surprised. They did not expect that the eldest prince would plead for mercy to the second prince!
It was even a touching scene of brotherly love.
Seeing this, the image of the eldest prince suddenly became taller.
In comparison, the image of the second prince has plummeted!
This is the eldest prince’s plan!
Smart people all know that although this matter seems to have been done by the Prime Minister, they know that the Prime Minister supports the eldest prince!
Lu Yuanzhang was relieved to see the eldest prince showing his true feelings.
He knew that the two brothers sometimes had disagreements, so he was very happy to be able to speak for the second prince at the critical moment.
At this time, Wei Zhongliang spoke: "Your Highness is right. Your Highness has already realized his mistake and the misunderstanding has been resolved."
"His Second Highness is on guard against President Liu. It's all because President Liu stole Dayan's secrets and took away their formula drawings, which are more important than their lives. That's why Dayan and Daqian discredited President Liu. , causing everyone to misunderstand Chairman Liu."
"Your Highness is not entirely responsible for this matter. Please have mercy on me!"
After the two of them finished speaking, many officials began to kneel down and beg for mercy.
Whether they were supporting the eldest prince, those supporting the second prince, or some neutral officials, they all knelt down to beg for mercy.
This is exactly the eldest prince's plan. Your Majesty can completely bypass the second prince in all his pleas.
However, with the eldest prince’s understanding of his father, he will never let it go!
When the time comes, the second prince will remember his father, and there will be cracks in the relationship between the two!
Lu Yuanzhang saw everyone begging for mercy, but he himself was unwilling to punish the second prince.
However, if you do something wrong, you must be punished!
Otherwise, where is the majesty of the royal family? If the same thing happens in the future and someone imitates it, how should we deal with it?
Lu Yuanzhang followed the trend and said: "All of you, dear friends, believe that this matter is a misunderstanding, but the second prince has always been at fault. I will reduce the punishment and give him twenty slaps and a month's ban!"
The second prince's heart trembled. He thought that if everyone begged for mercy, his father would forgive him, but he didn't expect that he would still be punished!
The second prince was in agony!
I screamed in my heart, Father, do you really want me to be beaten in public?
What a shame!
This is a shame!
Father, don’t you always love me the most? Why is this, why!
At this moment, the second prince knew very well that this situation was still a game!
Let everyone see the eldest prince’s benevolence and righteousness!
I saw my own despicability!
Seeing that things have come to this point, there is nothing he can do!
The second prince was in great pain, but he could only express gratitude and said, "Thank you, father, I will accept my guilt!"
Lu Yuanzhang said: "Everyone is safe."
Next, two palace guards came in and took the second prince to the entrance of the main hall.
The second prince climbed on a prepared table.
All the civil and military officials looked outside.
Lu Yuanzhang gave the order, "President Liu, my prince is sorry for you, so you should execute it!"
"Don't be soft-hearted."
Fang Chen was surprised that he was asked to fight.
Now Fang Chen is a palace guard, and he accepted the order without hesitation.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon a palace guard handed a board to Fang Chen.
The second prince turned his head and glared at Fang Chen. It was obvious that he was threatening, so be gentle!
However, Fang Chen was not polite, took the wooden board and slapped it hard!
The second prince cursed in his heart, this bastard!!
The second prince endured the first few blows.
With so many people watching, he must not scream.
However, Fang Chen was too harsh. He spanked the second prince seven or eight times, and the second prince's butt was already bruised and bruised!
"Ahhh!"
The second prince could not help but scream in agony.
Fang Chen struck very harshly, one hit harder than the next!
After playing twenty boards, the second prince fainted.