Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

"Come here, drag him away and give him eighty lashes!" Chu Ze was furious and kicked Li Shanchang to the ground.

Countless guards rushed in from outside the palace and dragged Li Shanchang away.

Soon, a series of shrill screams were heard outside the hall, making people shudder.

Chu Ze snorted coldly, his face as gloomy as water.

He looked around and said in a deep voice, "Pass the order down, remove Li Shanchang from his post as Minister of Personnel and send him into exile!"

"Appreciate this!"

All the civil and military officials in the court responded in unison and knelt on the ground.

"Also," Chu Ze looked at Hai Rui again, "My dear Hai, you are good at investigation and loyal. I have already appointed you as the Minister of Personnel. I hope you will live up to my expectations, select virtuous people for the court, and support the Ming Dynasty!"

Hai Rui was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. He hurriedly leaned forward to greet him: "I will obey the emperor's order and will do my best until my death!"

Chu Ze nodded and waved for him to leave.

Silence returned to the palace.

Chu Ze sat alone, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He didn't expect that there was such a treacherous minister lurking around him.

If Hai Rui had not exposed the incident in time, the national treasury would have been empty, the people would have been living in poverty, and the consequences would have been disastrous!

Chu Ze sighed softly and slowly stood up.

It seems that the throne is not so easy to sit on.

There are villains all around you, and if you are not careful, you will be in disaster.

He should be more careful!

Chu Ze was about to go back to his bedroom to rest when he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, there might be something fishy about the cases of Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong."

Li Shanchang entered the palace last night, took out the yellowed booklet, and solemnly accused the two of treason.

But now it seems that this guy is full of lies and cannot be trusted at all.

Could it be that he was deliberately putting the blame on Hong and Shen to divert attention?

Chu Ze became more and more suspicious and decided to get to the bottom of the matter himself.

He immediately had him taken to the Ministry of Justice prison.

In the gloomy cell, Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong were lying in the corner, covered in wounds and dying.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me." When the two saw Chu Ze, they hurriedly knelt on the ground.

He was still coughing up blood, and it seemed that he had been severely tortured.

Chu Ze was startled when he saw this.

"Lord Hong, Lord Shen, are you planning a rebellion? Are you willing to swear to heaven?"

"I am innocent!"

Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong cried out in unison: "Hai Rui has investigated everything clearly. We two ministers are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and we have devoted our lives to the country. We have absolutely no intention of rebellion!"

"Then why did your subordinate Hong Tianxiong incite rebellion in the capital that day with the intention of overthrowing the court?"

Chu Ze looked at the two of them coldly, his eyes as sharp as knives.

"Hong Tianxiong?" Hong Chengchou asked in surprise, "He is my subordinate, but I haven't seen him for many years."

"I heard that he was uneducated and unskilled, and he was already somewhat dissatisfied with the court. I am afraid that he was used by others to sow discord, and then he did such a treasonous thing!"

"That's right!" Shen Rong also hurriedly echoed, "Although I am in Fujian, I have nothing to do with Hong Tianxiong. Everything he did has nothing to do with us!"

Chu Ze listened to this defense, and his doubts grew even stronger.

"This matter is very strange. It seems that we need to consider it carefully."

Chu Ze muttered to himself and asked, "Li Shanchang came into the palace late at night and took out that yellowed booklet, saying that you are of foreign descent and your loyalty to the emperor is unpredictable. Is this true?"

"Booklet? What booklet?" Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong looked at each other, both confused.

"We two were born and raised in the Ming Dynasty. Our ancestors are all Han Chinese. How can we be descendants of a foreign race?"

Shen Rong said angrily: "It's obvious that someone is framing me!"

"Yes!" Hong Chengchou's face was also filled with grief and indignation. "Lord Shen and I have no ulterior motives, and we do not have any shameful secrets. This is all a frame-up!"

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and blurted out, "Your Majesty, I guess that all of Li Shanchang's actions are to divert attention."

"As the Minister of Personnel, he must know everything about me and Lord Shen. Now he suddenly took out a yellowed booklet and accused us of treason. It's clear that he is trying to frame us!"

Chu Ze was struck by lightning after hearing this. That's right! Everything matched up.

Li Shanchang was corrupt and was afraid that his deeds would be exposed.

This is why he deliberately put the blame on Hong and Shen in an attempt to clear himself of the charges.

But I was actually deceived by him and wrongly accused Zhongliang.

I am really ashamed of my dear ministers Hong and Shen!
Thinking of this, Chu Ze was suddenly filled with grief and anger.

"Come here, release Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong. Untie them and send them to the Imperial Medical Bureau for recuperation."

Chu Ze gave an order and the jailer hurriedly obeyed.

Hong and Shen were surprised and delighted, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Thank you for your grace! We are grateful and swear to be loyal to you till death!"

"Get up." Chu Ze patted the two men on the shoulders and said guiltily, "I have wronged you. You have suffered these days, and I will definitely reward you well."

"Your Majesty is wise. I have no regrets in death!"

Hong and Shen, tears streaming down their faces, knelt down again.

Chu Zeen allowed them to leave and turned around to leave as well.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

"Wait, isn't this all too coincidental? Li Shanchang testified against Hong and Shen for treason, and was also exposed for corruption by Hai Aiqing."

Chu Ze's heart suddenly tightened.

He thought of the figure that made him feel uneasy—Wei Zhongxian, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

At the banquet that day, it was this person who first reported Hong and Shen for treason.

Could it be that Wei Zhongxian was manipulating all this behind the scenes?
He colluded with Li Shanchang to deliberately frame loyal officials and let Hai Rui expose corruption.
Could it be that all this was a carefully planned scheme by him?

The more Chu Ze thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he decided to meet Wei Zhongxian.

At the same time, in the Queen's bedroom on the other side.

Qin Yunyun was staring out the window in a daze, her eyes full of worry.

"Aunt, the situation in the palace has changed drastically in recent days. First, Hong and Shen were plotting rebellion, and then Minister Li was corrupt."

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, day and night. I really can't bear it!"

"Don't worry, madam." The nanny beside her comforted her, "Your Majesty is wise and brave, and he will definitely be able to turn the danger into safety."

"I hope so," Qin Yunyun sighed softly.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, the palace maid ran in in a panic.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened! Your Majesty, something has happened to Him!"

"What?" Qin Yunyun was shocked. "What happened? Tell me!"

The maid trembled all over and stammered back, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty went to confront Commander Wei, but was stabbed by Commander Wei."

"Ah?" Qin Yunyun screamed and almost fell down.

"The imperial physician is trying his best to treat you, but your majesty is too seriously injured and his life is in danger!"

"How could this happen?" Qin Yunyun burst into tears. For a moment, the world was spinning and her eyes went dark.

Nanny rushed forward to support him, holding back tears and comforting him: "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. Your Majesty will surely wake up."

"I want to go see the emperor!" Qin Yunyun stood up suddenly with red eyes.

She pushed the palace maid away and staggered towards the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

My heart was filled with fear and worry.

Your Majesty, please don't be in any trouble!

We still have to look at the grand plan of the Ming Dynasty together and spend the rest of our lives together.
There was dead silence in the Yangxin Palace.

Chu Ze was unconscious, his face was as pale as paper, and a trickle of blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

The wound on the chest was horrifying and had been wrapped in layers of white bandages.

A group of imperial doctors looked nervous and were doing their best to rescue the patient.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty!" Qin Yunyun rushed in crying and threw herself in front of Chu Ze's bed.

"Your Majesty, please wake up! You can't die and leave me alone." (End of this chapter)