Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 175

Stabilizing Zhu Liangzu is only the first step. The next thing to do is to wait for Zhu Yuanzhang's order to come down, and then arrest Zhu Liangzu and bring him back to Tianfu for interrogation.

As for eating at Zhu Liangzu's side, of course there is no need.

Zhu Qi is still very cautious, what if Zhu Liangzu poisons my food?

The group of Jinyi guards on the side finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and they no longer have to protect His Highness King Liao under Zhu Liangzu's nose.

It's just that Zhu Qicai had just left Zhu Liangzu's mansion, and before he had gone far, the sharp-eyed Jin Yiwei saw a group of people dressed not far away, very familiar.

Gao Jin immediately said:
"Your Highness, there seems to be a group of people in front of us from Jinyiwei."

Zhu Qi looked forward, but what he saw was only a few people in luxurious clothes, he didn't see the people in flying fish suits.

Seemingly seeing the puzzled expression on the face of His Highness King Liao, Gao Jin immediately said:

"Click on the belts of the people in front of you, and the accessories on the belts.

It was when we Jinyiwei were handling cases outside that we had to wear what we had to bring with us, so that we could recognize each other. "

After Gao Jin said this, Zhu Qi also found that the decorations on the belts of the people in front were all exactly the same.

And if Jin Yiwei appeared here, he must not have ordered them to come here, so who would it be?

Zhu Qi suddenly thought of an answer in his heart, but before he had time to go over to verify it, he saw a man with thin skin and tender flesh poking his head out of the alley and beckoning to Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi recognized it at a glance, isn't this person the father-in-law who is beside Zhu Yuanzhang?
Good guy, Zhu Yuanzhang is really here!
Zhu Qi hurried over with a group of Jinyi guards around him, and sure enough, he saw a big sedan chair in the alley.

Zhu Qike is very familiar with the person sitting here, isn't he his father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Qi hurried up with a bewildered expression, then saluted Zhu Yuanzhang in the sedan chair, and then said:

"I pay homage to my father! Father, why are you here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, but didn't speak, but raised his hand, making everyone around him back down, and let Zhu Qi walk into the sedan chair, then leaned over and said:
"What are you doing in Guangxi, do you think neither your mother nor I know about it?

Your mother asked me to send someone to watch you every day to see what this third future daughter-in-law looks like.

I was annoyed by what she said, and I was bored in Yingtian Mansion, so I came over to have a look by myself.

The main reason is to see if your youngest son is patronizing women and forgetting to do errands. "

Zhu Qi was ashamed again when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking like this.

He didn't take chances, thinking that Zhu Yuanzhang must not know that he came to Guangxi to find Lan Xian'er, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang knew about it early in the morning.

But think about it, this Jinyiwei is Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guard.

It is estimated that Jin Yiwei will report to Zhu Yuanzhang when I go to the hut several times a day, but it is not that Zhu Yuanzhang is deliberately monitoring him.

The most important thing is not to do anything wrong, not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, Zhu Qi is not corrupt, and he doesn't deliberately frame Zhongliang, and he is also very kind to the people.

Therefore, there is no fear of Zhu Yuanzhang at all, and more respect and love for Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang found out about his little thoughts, Zhu Qi was also quite embarrassed, smiled awkwardly, and said:

"My son mainly wants to be loyal to the country. As for other things, it's just incidental."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not expose Zhu Qi's small thoughts, but asked very seriously:

"Let's not talk about that, I've already read the memorial you wrote to Yingtian Mansion, third child, tell me, what is going on between this Panyu County and this Zhu Liangzu?"

This matter was already obvious, and Zhu Qi didn't hesitate, and directly explained the cause and effect, that is, Zhu Liangzu protected his brother-in-law and beat the imperial court official.

Not only that, but he also acted as the backing of local hooligans and oppressed the people. These things are all evidence of crimes.

I still have written evidence in my hand, not to mention the testimony of the people on the Panyu line.

The ironclad evidence is like a mountain, and there is nothing to turn over.

After Zhu Qi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became more and more angry.

He snorted heavily, and then said:

"When Zhu Liangzu was in the army, I told him not to do things arbitrarily.

Especially now, as a Marquis, one should lead by example.

But he just didn't listen, thinking that he is a meritorious military general, and now he has done such a thing, fish and meat people, I will never spare him lightly. "

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he planned to let Jin Yiwei around him go in and arrest people, but Zhu Qi hurriedly said at this time:
"Father, wait a moment, I don't think it's the right time to arrest Zhu Liangzu."

Zhu Yuanzhang froze for a moment, then asked:

"Why?"

Zhu Qizheng said:

"When Zhu Liangzu was in Yingtian Mansion, he kept his own law and order, but it was only a year since he arrived in Guangdong and Guangxi, and he acted recklessly like this.

It's just because of that old saying, the so-called sky is high and the emperor is far away. If you feel that he runs so far away, you, the emperor, can't control him.

But if you come forward to arrest him now, father, you can change to another guard later, maybe you will still be like Zhu Liangzu, a fish and meat commoner.

It would be better to leave this matter to Daotong, the county magistrate of Panyu County, so that the officials who come here in the future can be warned.

Even if the general guarding the frontier broke the law, he would still be sanctioned by the laws of Ming Dynasty. "

After hearing Zhu Qi's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that this was the truth. After many military generals and nobles arrived at the frontier.

Zhu Yuanzhang would be worried that they would act arbitrarily.

But if civil servants are used to suppress them, it is hard to guarantee that the situation in the Song Dynasty will not happen, emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs.

leading to the weakening of national power.

In fact, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the construction of generals and force, and did not continue the tradition of emphasizing literature over military as in the Song Dynasty.

It's just that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it was inevitable to develop in the direction of emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs. The civil official group occupied the main force, and the generals became the vassal of the civil official group.

This is especially true in the late Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qi also knew what Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about, so before Zhu Yuanzhang could ask any questions, he said:
"Of course, my son suggested that Dao Tong should try Zhu Liangzu.

Nor is it to restore the tradition of civil servants restraining military officials in the Song Dynasty.

Father, you attach great importance to the law, and this local county magistrate is the embodiment of my Ming law at the grassroots level in this place.

If a senior official like Zhu Liangzu broke the law, the county magistrate could judge him according to the laws of Ming Dynasty.

There are such examples before, and if such things happen in various parts of the country in the future, there is also a basis. "

Zhu Qi's meaning is also very simple. It is not to use civil servants to suppress military officials, but to emphasize the use of laws to suppress military officials.

And Zhu Yuanzhang very much agrees with the legalist idea of ​​governing the country, and is a firm supporter of Confucianism outside and law inside.

It can be seen from the various laws that have been enacted since his own accession to the throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang hopes to promulgate a complete law, so that future generations can follow this law to maintain the unity and prosperity of the dynasty.

In this era, it is certainly not so easy to establish the authority of the law. Even in modern times, it is a long and difficult task to establish the authority of the law in the hearts of the people.

But difficulty does not mean that we should not do it. If a few more people work hard, such a goal will be achieved one day.

After Zhu Qi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, and he also felt that this was the reason. Instead of coming forward to clean up Zhu Liangzu, it would be better to set up the banner of the law.

Let the latecomers know that even if they are no longer at the foot of the imperial city, they can't do anything wrong.

But Zhu Liangzu may not be willing to submit to Daotong's trial, but there is no need to worry too much about it. Since Zhu Qi said so, he has already considered it in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang no longer hesitated, and let Zhu Qi take full charge of this matter.

Zhu Qi was naturally happy to take the order. He thought it would take many days to wait for Zhu Yuanzhang's order.

But I didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to come over by himself. It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang is also very concerned about the tariff in his heart.

Fortunately, after I arrived in Guangxi, I arranged for someone to deal with the customs duties as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if he didn't do anything and just patronized Lan Xian'er, he would definitely be scolded now.

The matter of tariffs will be reported to Zhu Yuanzhang later, but now, the main thing is to deal with Zhu Liangzu.

Zhu Qi then divided his troops into two groups. On the one hand, he arranged for people to go to Panyu County to find Daotong, the county magistrate, and get him ready to try Zhu Liangzu.

On the other hand, he went to find Zhu Liangzu himself and took him to Panyu County.

So a few days later, early in the morning, Zhu Qi brought people to Zhu Liangzu's house again.

This Zhu Liangzu just felt relieved, thinking that he only needs to wait for His Royal Highness King Liao to come with the emperor's order, and then clean up Daotong.

As for his brother-in-law, he must have given up. It took him a whole night to convince his wife.

It's okay if you don't want to be persuaded, then just leave the house.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, His Royal Highness Liao Wang came again, Zhu Liangzu hurriedly got up to greet him, and saw His Highness Liao Wang at the door with a happy expression on his face.

After introducing His Royal Highness King Liao into the door, Zhu Liangzu hurriedly asked what happy event made His Royal Highness Liao so happy.

His Royal Highness King Liao followed closely and said:

"Naturally, it's a great joy! To be honest, Jin Yiwei just found out that this Taoist had a correspondence with Beiyuan. This is conclusive evidence, even the correspondence has been intercepted by us."

As Zhu Qi said, he took out the letter in his hand and handed it to Zhu Liangzu who was beside him. Zhu Liangzu picked up the letter and looked at it. Sure enough, isn't this the note of Daotong?
And the content in the letter was actually written to Bei Yuan, but it didn't mean that he had colluded with Bei Yuan long ago.

Instead, he said that he was beaten by Zhu Liangzu and was not trusted by His Royal Highness Liao Wang, so he wanted to find a way out.

But no matter what, with such a letter in hand, it is solid evidence.

Not to mention how happy Zhu Liangzu was, he just wanted to frame Daotong.

But he didn't expect that this Daoist had lost his head and really colluded with Bei Yuan.

The general situation in this world is so clear, if you go to Beiyuan at this time, only the desperate Daotong will do it, right?
Zhu Liangzu didn't have too much doubt, and immediately asked His Highness King Liao with the letter:

"Your Highness, what should we do at this time?"

Zhu Liangzu really had no doubts, but now, he already regarded His Royal Highness King Liao as his side, and was already thinking about how to deal with Daotong together.

Zhu Qi nodded and said:
"Naturally, we should take down this Taoist as soon as possible before doing other things, but the number of people under my king's command is not very large, and this Taoist is quite famous in Panyu County.

The king is worried that it will be bad if I go to arrest Daotong and cause a local civil uprising. "

Just after Zhu Qicai finished speaking, Zhu Liangzu immediately patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, Your Highness, if you don't serve as the guard of Guangdong and Guangxi, you will naturally have some military power under your command. I will immediately dispatch troops to follow Your Highness to Panyu.

Together with His Highness, catch and hold the rebel Daotong.

This Dao Tong definitely dare not resist, even if he asks all the people in Panyu County to help him, no one will dare to resist when we see our Daming army present, if there is any resistance, it will be Kill Unforgiven. "

After Zhu Liangzu finished talking about his pride and ambition, Zhu Qi almost couldn't laugh out loud.

I haven't even said it yet, but he has dug his own grave, which is of course the best thing.

Zhu Qi had been thinking about how to trick Zhu Liangzu into Panyu County, now he didn't need to say anything, so he immediately nodded and agreed:
"What the general said is true, then the general should prepare quickly. We will set off for Panyu County tomorrow morning."

Zhu Liangzu was overjoyed, what are you waiting for tomorrow morning, let's go to Panyu immediately!

"Your Highness, there is no need to wait. I will train those generals every day, and I can set off anytime and anywhere. Besides, there are not many defenders in Panyu, and five or six hundred people are enough."

Zhu Qi is happier than Zhu Liangzu. There was still one night to make you happy, but I didn't expect that you didn't even want to play for one night. Well, let's go straight away.

Don't say anything over there, Zhu Liangzu ran faster than anyone else, immediately ordered more than 500 soldiers, and then followed Zhu Qi towards Panyu County, and it took less than a day to go back and forth It's just time.

As for who is in command of the five hundred people?

Do you still need to ask?Of course it is His Royal Highness Liao Wang. Here, the highest official position is His Royal Highness Liao Wang.

What's more, Zhu Qi's reputation was already very famous in Daming, and those soldiers also recognized His Highness King Liao.

Now that I know that I went to Panyu County to suppress the bandits with His Royal Highness King Liao, that is a proper credit. I didn't expect that I could share such a credit. Every soldier is very happy in their hearts.

But what these soldiers didn't know was that they were indeed going to suppress bandits, but the target of suppressing bandits was not Daotong, the magistrate of Panyu County, but the general beside them, Zhu Liangzu!
(End of this chapter)