Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 802: The Queen of the East Palace Makes Pancakes

For people like Li Wenzhong, the first reaction was:

It is indeed Lan Yu!
Before and after this, the seniors had talked about the Hu Lan case many times, and it was easy to guess at that time that the Lan case must also be based on a surname.

There are not many people with the surname Lan at present, so everyone subconsciously guessed that it was Lan Yu, but they were a little hesitant to believe it.

Especially for Li Wenzhong, the impression of Lan Yu was that he was a big fool who dragged down his uncle and stepped into traps. How could he have accomplished the feat of destroying the Yuan Dynasty? And where did he get the courage to rebel?
Well, even if he really was carried away by his uncle's favor, he didn't seem like the type to rebel.

Li Wenzhong stared at the first, second and third stages of his uncle's life as described by the screen, thinking back to the words in his mind, and suddenly realized:
Since there was one so-called stage, there must have been two. The so-called "first purge of the founding fathers" and so on means that there would be a second and even a third time.

How many founding nobles are there in total? If they are listed one, two, or three times, what about me?
According to common sense, Li Wenzhong certainly believed his uncle.

But in this third stage, will his uncle, who lost his wife and son, still believe in Li Wenzhong?
Although he immediately suppressed this thought, when he thought about the Hu case involving the killing of 30,000 people, a chill still rose from his buttocks and made him shiver.

He was a military official, not a civil official. He had witnessed with his own eyes the bodies of a hundred thousand people forming a torrent, colliding and competing to the death just to kill the enemy. He had also witnessed with his own eyes thousands of boats blocking the river and filling it up with the wilderness, flames rising with the wind and the wailing of people jumping into the water.

He had even cleaned up the battlefield before, so he knew clearly what a huge and heavy number 30,000 was. And this was just the number of those who were killed. What about the people who were convicted, punished, forced to work, and confiscated?

Then the smile on Li Wenzhong's face disappeared, and a little worry and anxiety arose in his heart.

The younger generation said it jokingly, but Li Wenzhong hoped from the bottom of his heart that his uncle's "third stage" would never be revealed.

As for wanting to achieve this goal... I must protect my aunt and Biao'er's health. It's a pity that I don't have any medical skills and can only rely on Imperial Doctor Dai.

As for another...find a temple to burn incense and pray? How about the Tianjie Temple of the monk Daoyan?

While Li Wenzhong was distracted by his thoughts, Dai Sigong could clearly feel several eyes focused on him.

This made Doctor Dai feel a little solemn:

If studying medicine can really help the world, it can also save the Ming Dynasty!
Daoyan, who was glanced at inadvertently by Li Wenzhong, was looking at Luo Guanzhong who was writing furiously, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

He now regretted his previous closeness with this scholar. Did this person really not know what the disappearance of the nine clans meant?
I, Daoyan, have not yet found a wise master for all my knowledge, and I don’t want to pass away yet!

However, I turned my head carefully to look over, and His Majesty did not seem to be furious. He just sat in the chair and looked at the light curtain silently without saying a word.

[In addition, the transition stage mentioned by the UP host here, Lan Yu himself is actually a piece of evidence.

According to the timeline, among the four major cases of Hongwu, the Lan Yu case was the last one.

Therefore, some people can't help but wonder: Lan Yu has experienced three major cases and witnessed so many people losing their heads, but he still didn't know how to restrain himself, which led to his eventual death. Is he stupid?
Let's not talk about the specific number of people killed in these major cases. When we look at the three major cases, we feel that Zhu's butcher knife was too sharp. However, as one of the protagonists at that time, Lan Yu saw the three major cases differently. If Lan Yu were to evaluate the empty seal case, he would probably think that these civil servants should be killed. Who doesn't know about the little tricks they played to deceive their superiors and subordinates? The people of the previous dynasty lived a miserable life because of you bastards who were sneaky and cunning. You deserve to be killed!

For Lan Yu, the Hu Weiyong case was even more worthy of applause. What was so great about a prime minister who became a prime minister by relying on Li Shanchang's connections? Just like Li Shanchang, he was just a talker. Little did he know that the Ming Dynasty was won by our military generals who followed His Majesty. Who do you think you are, a bunch of stinky civil servants? Well done!

The Guo Huan case is even simpler. He was a master of corruption and bribery. You civil officials are just good at sucking the blood of soldiers. Don't you think about what contributions you have made to His Majesty? When has His Majesty ever killed a military official? You chose the wrong career, little brother. Good thing you died!

So not surprisingly, when it was Lan Yu’s turn, he was also confused: How could I possibly rebel?

I have made great contributions in destroying the Yuan Dynasty and I have shed blood for the Ming Dynasty. I want to see Your Majesty!

The reason why Lan Yu was said to have died when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked him in the changed stage was because the well-known crime of arrogance occurred much earlier than the time of Lan Yu's death.

For example, it is clearly stated in the character summary that "after the fall of Zhongshan and Kaiping, he led many armies and made many contributions." Everyone is familiar with the King of Zhongshan and the King of Kaiping, as well as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. Among them, Xu Da died a little later, in the 18th year of Hongwu, which was a long time before Lan Yu was killed in the 26th year of Hongwu.

It was during this period that Lan Yu's favor grew day by day. He kept slaves and adopted sons, and he walked around the city with unparalleled power. Later, he even directly seized the land of the people of Dongchang. When the censor went to investigate, Lan Yu got furious and beat the censor out with a stick. Yet he was not punished for this.

The most famous incidents of forcing Yuan Fei to death and allowing soldiers to destroy the pass occurred in the 21st year of Hongwu. In that year, the Northern Yuan Dynasty frequently harassed the Ming Dynasty. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Lan Yu to lead an army of 150,000 to fight, and finally won a great victory at Buir Lake.

The problem occurred when the army was returning. As it was getting late at night, the customs officer followed the rules and did not open the gate when passing through Xifeng Pass.

Lan Yu, who had returned victorious, was furious and ordered his troops to break through Xifeng Pass. "You won't open the gate, right? Then I'll do it myself."

Later, it was reported that Lan Yu had forcibly taken the captured Northern Yuan concubine Shilidan, causing Shilidan to commit suicide out of shame.

The final result of these things was a scolding by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the form of punishment was just to record it on the iron certificate. It would be a bit far-fetched to say that it was a penalty of three cups of wine.

Moreover, this year was the 21st year of Hongwu, which was still five years before Lan Yu's death. It is somewhat untenable to say that he died because of this.

As for the treason, it is even more ridiculous, because if you open the "Record of Traitors" compiled by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, the plot of Lan Yu's rebellion has a bit of the flavor of "the emperor wielding the golden hoe and the empress of the East Palace making pancakes".

For example, when Lan Yu directly asked an old scholar, "I want to achieve great things, okay?", we would say that you should at least find a juren, but he is also a grassroots intellectual, so let's tolerate it for now.

But later on, the targets of Lan Yu's rebellion began to vary, from agreeing with the kiln owner to discuss important matters in February, to discussing "big things" with the police officers, to telling a fisherman named Lao Jiang that he wanted to "plan something big."

Later, a grain chief named Gu wanted to "plan something big," and he wanted to "find a few good men" on the spot to help him. It can be said that Lan Yu's rebel team was a mix of all kinds of people, like a big circus.

(End of this chapter)