Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 125 125 The Threat of Imperial Power

"Another cryptic statement!"

"Why is everyone around me like this!"

"Mao Xiang! Thoroughly investigate those damn bastards!"

"Especially the cause of their death!"

"I don't believe there are any ghosts and gods in this world!"

"I never believe it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang roared angrily.

It's a pity that while he said he didn't believe it, his eyes full of surprise still revealed his true feelings.

"Weichen. Take orders."

Facing everything in front of him, Mao Xiang had no choice but to smile wryly, and bowed humblely.

It wasn't until Zhu Yuanzhang left the city tower that he finally slowly raised his head and walked to the city wall with a melancholy look on his face.

At this time, the Habayashi Guard and Jin Yiwei below had blocked the scene.

This time, for the first time, Habayashi Wei did not seize the investigation power of the case.

The people in Yingtian Mansion simply hid far away and pretended to investigate the surrounding people.

"It seems we have to use Xia Lipin again."

"Fortunately I didn't really kick him out at that time."

"Otherwise, today's situation will be very difficult to resolve."

Looking at Xia Lipin who had already rushed to Yuan Xuejin's body and started the autopsy, Mao Xiang's originally irritable mood finally eased up a lot.

But just when he was about to turn around and go downstairs, two other figures attracted his attention again.

"For Jin Shicheng's sake, I can let you leave a fragment of the page. But you have to promise me that any unjust case must be handed over to the government first. Only if the government ignores it can you use the fragment of the page and use lynching. In addition, you are not allowed to write the names of my royal relatives on the remaining pages. If necessary, you must come to Yingtian Mansion to find me."

Those were Zhu Congxin and Jin Shiming.

In fact, Zhu Congxin had already locked Jin Shiming's position when Jin Shicheng spoke with lip language.

But he did not take it down rashly. Instead, after glancing at Jin Shicheng's body, he stopped in front of Jin Shiming with a serious look.

"I can agree to your requests. But I won't give you those fragmentary pages. Because you are a selfish person. If the Death Note falls into your hands, it will only bury its power."

Jin Shiming still looked indifferent, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

And after saying that, he ignored Zhu Congxin and walked towards the city gate.

This undoubtedly made Zhu Congxin quite angry.

"Believe it or not, I'll write your name on the note right now!" With a small face, he couldn't help threatening loudly.

But what he responded to was an inexplicable chuckle.

"Young Master, he seems to have convinced you."

Ma He weakly analyzed.

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Zhu Congxin pushed his head away in frustration.

In the next few days, a thick cloud was cast over the entire court.

Especially when Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to thoroughly investigate the property and family assets of officials at all levels.

Some people even simply handed in their resignations in order to avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's liquidation.

They felt that Zhu Yuanzhang would take care of his past feelings no matter what.

But in fact, this was a miscalculation.

Because this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry.

He even approved the resignations of many central ministers.

And this finally made Zhu Biao, who had been busy appeasing the ministers, completely panic.

"Father, we can't continue the investigation! If we continue the investigation, the entire court will not be able to function!"

On the tenth day after the incident, Prince Zhu Biao finally approached Zhu Yuanzhang worriedly.

However, in the face of his persuasion, Zhu Yuanzhang directly threw a secret report: "This is the secret report sent by the Jinyi guards from all over the country today. He really did it. Now the people in the entire Liangjiang region are no longer afraid of the powerful. . Some people even opened the door directly, wanting to take back their property or their wives and daughters. And those bullies did not dare to do anything excessive because of their fear." "But! It's not me they're afraid of. !”

"It's not me you're respecting!"

"Biao! Do you know what this means?"

At the end of the sentence, he looked even more ferocious, as if he was facing an sworn enemy.

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Zhu Biao had nothing to say.

But when he did this, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down.

"Now I finally understand the meaning of Xiao Budian's original words."

"He said that whether the people are valuable or not depends on how much you need the people."

"Whether the king is noble or not depends on how much the people need you."

"Now, I am no longer needed."

"Because outside of the monarchy, those people have found a more trustworthy substitute."

"It's like paper and bamboo slips."

"When people get used to writing words on paper, the existence of bamboo slips has no meaning."

This was the first time that he put aside his prejudices and began to face the true meaning of the book "Mencius".

In a trance, it was as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Father! I understand your difficulties. But you have to eat one bite at a time and do things one by one. Our top priority now is to stabilize the court situation and then slowly dilute the impact of this incident. "

Looking at his father who was no longer young, Zhu Biao also sighed deeply.

"It's easier said than done. People's hearts have changed. If you want to change back again, it won't be as easy as imagined." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

Suddenly, the entire imperial study fell into deathly silence again.

But just when they were all frowning, a human voice suddenly broke the gloomy atmosphere.

"Your Majesty! Zhu Shangxin (Zhu Congxin), the crown prince of King Qin, wants to see you!"

It was Liu He who came in.

After making the announcement, he bowed down honestly and waited for Zhu Yuanzhang's reply.

"pass."

After looking at each other, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao said in unison.

Although Zhu Biao's move was a bit presumptuous, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't take it to heart.

"My grandson Zhu Congxin! Meet the prince's uncle! Meet the emperor's grandpa!"

Not long after, Zhu Congxin slowly walked into the hall with a sad face.

Seeing him working hard to cross the threshold, Zhu Yuanzhang's originally gloomy mood finally improved a lot.

"Aren't you going to have no contact with us forever? How could Kong come here today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled softly and teased.

He didn't seem to mind that he still regarded himself as Zhu Congxin.

"Because someone came to the door asking for help."

Zhu Congxin raised her chin without giving in.

"You actually asked for it? Who is it? How much money have you been greedy for?"

"Aren't you always jealous of evil?"

"You don't even have to give up your in-laws! Why do you want to go through this muddy water this time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face instantly darkened and he asked one after another.

"I don't want to either! But he gave me too much."

"He said that as long as we are willing to help him settle this matter, he will help us expand our territory and become king across the ocean!"

Zhu Congxin spread her hands, looking innocent.

(End of this chapter)