Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 109 Zhu Yunwen was demoted to a commoner!

"Wow!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the entire hall was in an uproar, and no one could believe that what they heard was true.

Huang Zicheng, Zhou Guanzheng, Liu Sanwu and other people from the Hanlin Academy were just threatened by Zhu Yuanzhang to destroy three clans?

Although they knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would love and value the former emperor's grandson very much when he returned, and that Huang Zicheng and others' actions would not end well, they never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would react so violently!
Let’s not mention Zhou Guanzheng, the censor, for the moment. Huang Zicheng is the minister of Taichang Temple, and Liu Sanwu is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. They are all high-ranking and powerful people. They will kill them if they say they will.
For a moment, everyone in the entire hall felt cold all over!They looked at Zhu Xiongying who was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This grandson of the Emperor... must not be offended!

and also……

Cao Wei has adopted the emperor's grandson for more than ten years, and the two must have a deep relationship.

It seems that in the future, unless it is absolutely necessary, it is better not to have a quarrel with Zhong Tianhou...

For Huang Zicheng and others, Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden killing move caught them off guard!

Originally, they were fighting for this last chance for Zhu Yunwen, and they were also fighting for themselves. After all, if Zhu Yunwen could become the emperor, they would be the emperor's loyal ministers.

Naturally, they were also prepared to fail.

If this matter fails, Zhu Xiongying may be put in the shoes, and Zhu Yuanzhang may be demoted. This is their original expectation.

But the final result told them that it was not that simple at this time!Zhu Yuanzhang would not let it go so easily!

Zhu Yuanzhang will not let anyone who threatens Zhu Xiongying's future throne survive!

Having lost his eldest grandson once before, Zhu Yuanzhang should cherish it even more this time and must give Zhu Xiongying the best!Even if Ming Dynasty is to be handed over to Zhu Xiongying in the future, all roads must be paved for him!
People like Huang Zicheng and Liu Sanwu have shown their disobedience at this time. What are they left to do?
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Huang Zicheng trembled all over and fell to his knees with a thud. His face was flushed with fear and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Weichen... Weichen knows his mistake!"

"Wei Chen should not have overstepped his bounds. He should not target His Highness like this. Wei Chen was just confused for a moment..."

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Not only Huang Zicheng, but also Liu Sanwu and several other people from the Hanlin Academy knelt on the ground and started shouting together with Huang Zicheng. They did not expect that the situation would be so serious!

Only Zhou Guanzheng stood there with a blank look on his face, with Zhu Yuanzhang's words echoing in his mind.

"...Zhou Guanzheng, punishing the three clans..."

Unlike Huang Zicheng and others who fought for Zhu Yunwen's opportunity, he just jumped out of his feelings midway. He simply saw the excitement and got involved.

After all, the censor is the official.

As for whether Zhu Xiongying was true or false, he didn't think about it at all.

He thought that in the end Zhu Yuanzhang would be like the previous times, big things would be reduced to trivial matters, and he would just use his words.

But he obviously didn't understand how much Zhu Yuanzhang valued the future of Ming Dynasty and Zhu Xiongying.

In the original historical trajectory, Zhu Yuanzhang established Zhu Yunwen as the crown prince. Before Zhu Yunwen came to the throne, in order to pave the way for him, Zhu Yuanzhang could even ruthlessly kill all the Huaixi nobles headed by Lan Yu.

This is not because Zhu Yuanzhang loves Zhu Yunwen so much, but because Zhu Yuanzhang knows that Zhu Yunwen will not be able to suppress people like Lan Yu. He does not want Ming Dynasty to be unstable after he leaves.

The same is true now, but the crown prince has changed from Zhu Yunwen to Zhu Xiongying, and Zhu Yuanzhang's love for Zhu Xiongying is real!

That is to say, the situation in the court is relatively stable at this time, and there are not many people who can pose a threat to Zhu Xiongying in the future. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang is likely to turn the original "Lanye Case" into the "Huang Zicheng Case" or the "Liu Sanwu Case". Tens of thousands of people died!

Now only Huang Zicheng, Liu Sanwu, and Zhou Guanzheng are killed, along with their three clans. It can only be said that Zhu Yuanzhang has restrained himself very rationally!
Huang Zicheng and others were still begging for mercy, but Zhu Yuanzhang just looked at them with cold eyes.

The guards outside the palace came in and dragged Huang Zicheng and others out without any explanation.

Zhou Guanzheng did not react until the last moment when he was dragged out and wanted to ask for mercy. However, he was dragged out of the hall by the guards and had no chance...

"My dear friends, do you have anything else to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression returned to normal, he glanced at the people below and asked.

After saying this, the entire hall was still silent.

Having just witnessed Huang Zicheng and others being dragged down, the rest of the officials, even if they were like rabbits and foxes, could not help but feel a little anxious. Even if something happened, it was nothing.

What else is more important than one's wealth and one's life?

Zhu Yuanzhang waited for a while and then said: "If nothing happens, just retreat from the court."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, and Zhu Xiongying stepped forward to hold his arm and walked to the back of the hall.

"Back-towards!"

After the chief eunuch sang, everyone began to walk out.

When Cao Wei saw Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs in the civil service team, he seemed to have lost his soul and walked out of the palace with his eyes blank.

Cao Wei couldn't help but shook his head. Liu Sanwu was Zhao Mian's father-in-law. Now Liu Sanwu is being punished by the three clans. Although Zhao Mian is just a son-in-law, he probably doesn't have to die, but it is also hard to accept that his wife's whole family has died!
Before Cao Wei could continue to sigh, a large circle of people had already surrounded him.

"Master Cao, congratulations!"

"Now that the Emperor's grandson has returned to His Majesty, Mr. Cao will surely have a smooth official career in the future..."

"I just found out today that Mr. Cao is a man of both loyalty and justice..."

Cao Wei looked at the faces around him and sneered in his heart.

Obviously yesterday when I was in the whirlpool of public opinion, these people avoided me like the plague. Today, seeing the situation turn around, they immediately gathered around me and said good things.

Cao Wei didn't want to talk nonsense with them. After a few simple words, he squeezed out of the crowd and walked home.

the other side,
Zhu Yunwen's bedroom.

A quarter of an hour after the court meeting dispersed, the news finally came that Huang Zicheng and others were imprisoned for their crimes, and that the execution of the three clans would be carried out on a certain day.

Immediately!

Mother Lu and her son were struck by a bolt from the blue!

Huang Zicheng and Liu Sanwu are in jail!And Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to kill their three tribes!
This is a very dangerous signal for Lu and her son!

Zhu Yuanzhang valued Zhu Xiongying too much, and they could no longer do anything to Zhu Xiongying!

Zhu Yunwen will no longer have a chance to be emperor!Empress Dowager Lu's dream has come to an end!
What frightened them even more was that if Zhu Yuanzhang used such ruthless methods to deal with Huang Zicheng and the others, would he also punish the mother and son?

Zhu Yuanzhang must know what the matter is, and must know that behind Huang Zicheng and others are their mother and son.

"Mother, Mr. Huang and the others are in jail, what should we do?" Zhu Yunwen asked Lu in a confused manner.

Lu's mouth was filled with bitterness. If he had known this would happen, he should not have allowed Huang Zicheng and the others to make such a fuss in the first place.

Lu's mother and son learned that Zhu Xiongying was still alive a year ago.

But out of fear of Zhu Yuanzhang, they did not act rashly and kept waiting for the opportunity.

However, as time passed, they did not see any opportunity coming. Instead, Cao Wei fought with the Northern Expedition and was named Marquis of Zhongtian by Zhu Yuanzhang after he returned.

Now, Lu's mother and son could no longer sit still!

Cao Wei is Zhu Xiongying's adoptive father among the people, so he can naturally be regarded as a force around Zhu Xiongying.The Lu family, the Huaixi nobles headed by Lan Yu, and their son still don't know how to deal with it, and now the second-rank Zhong Tianhou has appeared.

If this continues, before Zhu Xiongying returns to the palace, the forces around him will already be extremely huge!
So the Lu family and their son decided to take action. They teamed up with people from the Lu family and spread rumors about Zhong Tianhou's adopted son and Zhu Yuanzhang. Starting from Huang Zicheng's relationship in the Hanlin Academy, things unfolded like this.

It's just that they guessed the beginning, but not the ending.

"We did something wrong, maybe we shouldn't deal with Zhu Xiongying like this." Lu said bitterly.

Zhu Yunwen was frightened. His eyes widened and he asked, "Mother, do you think Grandpa Huang will punish us?"

Lu shook her head.

How could she guess Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts?If she could guess Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, she would not have done this in the first place.

"Wen'er, listen carefully, no matter what, you have to draw a clear line with Huang Zicheng and the others. Later, you will go to Zhu Xiongying's place and say to congratulate him on his return..."

Mrs. Lu abandoned Huang Zicheng and others without hesitation. Now she just wants to save the lives of her mother and son.

Zhu Yunwen nodded frequently as he listened to Lu's words, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Although Zhu Xiongying has not been officially established as the crown prince by Zhu Yuanzhang, his identity as crown prince is no longer in doubt, and he naturally lives in the East Palace.

After noon, Zhu Yunwen left the palace and went to the East Palace, even bringing a congratulatory gift in his hand.

But when he came to the East Palace and wanted to see Zhu Xiongying, he was stopped by the young eunuch of the East Palace.

"Your Highness, please come back. His Highness Xiongying said he doesn't see anyone."

Zhu Yunwen's heart skipped a beat, what did Zhu Xiongying mean?
With his thoughts complicated, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to return the way he came.

When Mrs. Lu saw Zhu Yunwen coming back so soon, she had a premonition that something was not going to happen.

"Zhen'er, what's going on? Why are you back so soon?" Mrs. Lu hurriedly walked to Zhu Yunzhen and asked.

Zhu Yunwen's voice was a little dry: "He, he doesn't see me."

Suddenly, Lu's face turned pale!
Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunwen are half-brothers. They have a blood relationship no matter what, but now Zhu Xiongying has no regard for this blood relationship. This sign is too ominous...

Could it be that...Zhu Yuanzhang is going to attack them after all?
Thinking of this, Lu's body swayed and she almost fainted.

"Mother, should we contact Grandpa and the others? See if they can do anything." Zhu Yunwen also realized the seriousness of the matter.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu shook her head.

This is a sensitive period. If they contact the Lu family again, it will only be more troublesome in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"At this point, we have no choice but to resign ourselves to fate..."

Zhu Yunwen and Mrs. Lu looked at each other, with sadness in their eyes...

Time came to the second day.

[Countdown to return: 08 days, 15 hours, 27 minutes and 46 seconds]

When the officials went to court again, they found that Zhu Xiongying was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon chair just like yesterday.

This posture is exactly the same as when Zhu Biao was still alive.

Today's court meeting was unremarkable, except that Zhu Yuanzhang gave another order and accurately set the death date for Huang Zicheng and others, and then the court meeting ended.

After the dispersion of the dynasty, Cao Wei left the palace and went to the Manufacturing Bureau.

When Song Ping saw Cao Wei arriving, he was overjoyed.

"Brothers, the master is here to see us!" Song Ping's shout rang out in the manufacturing bureau, and immediately a crowd of craftsmen gathered around him.

Cao Wei happily said a few words and let them go about their business.

Zhao Heng came forward with excitement on his face, raised his hands and said, "Sir, the train brothers you designed before have been built, and they have been waiting for you to come and inspect the work."

Cao Wei raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"Let's go and have a look."

After a while, Cao Wei, led by Zhao Heng and others, saw the first steam train in the Ming Dynasty. To be precise, it was just a locomotive.

It is about ten feet tall, made entirely of fine steel, with a layer of green paint on the outside. It stops quietly on a section of steel track. It is exactly the same as the first steam train in later generations. There is no longer a transmission shaft underneath, but It is driven by a new type of multi-link direct transmission.

Cao Wei circled this tall and mighty steam train twice, his eyes shining brightly.

"When was this completed? Why didn't you hear any news before?" Cao Wei asked Song Ping, Zhao Heng and others behind him.

"Sir, this train was completed in mid-July, but it was before you returned from the Northern Expedition. We wanted to let you be the first to know and be happy, so we didn't release the news." Zhao Heng scratched his head, a little confused. Excuse me.

Cao Wei grinned and joked: "Fortunately, I am lucky and came back alive from Mobei. If I died in that place where birds don't poop, there is no telling when this train will see the light of day."

"Come! Light it for me, run around, and I'll take a look."

The section of steel track under the train is about a hundred meters long. It must have been built by Zhao Heng and others for trial operation of the train.

"promise!"

Zhao Heng responded and called two craftsmen to enter the locomotive. The craftsmen lit a fire and then added coal.

After a while, wisps of white smoke began to emit from the chimney above the locomotive, and the multi-link began to rotate with the wheels...

The friction between the wheels made of fine steel and the steel rails made a "rumbling" sound, which made Cao Wei feel extremely familiar.

"Good! Good! Good!

I will report to Your Majesty in a moment that each of you has made great contributions this time! "Cao Wei was very happy to see the train running a certain distance smoothly.

Isn’t this damn industrial revolution coming soon?

However, when Cao Wei left the manufacturing bureau and rushed to the palace excitedly, he heard another piece of news.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang's will.

"The emperor's grandson Zhu Yunzhen did not respect etiquette and law. He committed crimes below and was demoted to a commoner and kept away from Yingtian..."

After thinking about it for a while, Cao Wei understood the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict.

On the one hand, it was to punish Zhu Yunwen for obstructing Zhu Xiongying when he returned; on the other hand, it was to protect Zhu Yunwen and save his life.

Zhu Yunwen's targeting of Zhu Xiongying this time has completely offended Zhu Xiongying and the Huaixi people. He was afraid that Zhu Xiongying would attack Zhu Yunwen after he ascended the throne.

Or...will Lan Yu and the others let Zhu Yunwen go?No one knows whether Zhu Yunwen will survive by then.

The only way is to demote Zhu Yunwen to a commoner first, so that he is no longer a threat to Zhu Xiongying, and then let Zhu Yunwen stay away from Yingtian and remain anonymous, so that at least Lan Yu and others will not find him again.

Cao Wei shook his head and sighed, Lao Zhu still can't be cruel!But after all, Zhu Yunwen is also Lao Zhu's biological grandson, and Lao Zhu attaches great importance to family ties. Cao Wei can understand his behavior.

But how similar is Zhu Yunwen's fate this time to his original ending?

(End of this chapter)