Da Qin: Self-destruction and time travel, I will extend my life for Qin for a thousand years

Chapter 187 The culprit behind the Ming Dynasty tragedy!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

The wind in the imperial garden blew slowly, sending the fallen leaves into the pavilion and to the feet of Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this moment, the eyes of both father and son were extremely complicated.

Looking at the conflicts between emperors and princes in the past dynasties, they are all inheritance conflicts between imperial powers.

After all, the crown prince's ascension to the throne means the death or seizure of power of the previous emperor.

It's okay to die, at least the son inherits the father's legacy, but if it is to seize power, it will really be the father and son turning against each other. There are countless such examples in the thousands of years of feudal dynasty history in China!

Originally, both Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang thought that without any conflicts over the succession of imperial power, they could become a rare example of royal father-son harmony in history and leave a good story.

As a result, so many accidents happened, forcing them to a point where they were in dire straits.

Without the restraint of Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang was stubborn and self-willed, killing all his superiors. He felt that while he was still alive, he wanted to eradicate all unstable factors for Zhu Biao's ascension to the throne. The more people he killed, the more he loved Zhu Biao!

The kind-hearted Zhu Biao couldn't stand his father's killing, especially his unreasonable moral kidnapping!

It was obvious that you were killing innocent people indiscriminately, but in the end, you turned the tables on right and wrong and said it was all for me. It was all because of my weakness and incompetence that the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty had to die!

How could Zhu Biao not be angry? How could it be possible not to hate Zhu Yuanzhang?

But the two of them were still each other's closest family members a few years ago!

"The person who hurts you the most is often not your enemy, but the person closest to you."

Cui Yuan looked at the complicated expressions of the father and son and was filled with emotion: "This is a saying from later generations. In fact, both now and in the future, His Majesty and the Crown Prince love each other very much."

"But without Empress Ma to mediate, the love between father and son developed into two extremes, and in the end they were completely incompatible. Zhu Biao even stayed away from the court for a long time!"

"In the 24th year of Hongwu, His Majesty was annoyed because he was repeatedly blocked by the Crown Prince for killing people. He decided to use the excuse that "the land in the south of the Yangtze River is thin and there is a strong intention to move the capital" and ordered His Royal Highness to go to Guanluo in August. Inspect and prevent him from continuing to shield those rebellious officials and traitors."

"His Royal Highness, who also felt very tired and had always wanted to stay away from the imperial court, agreed without much hesitation after learning about it. After the inspection was completed, he agreed to make Luoyang the capital and returned to Nanjing to present the topographic map."

"The original intention of His Highness the Crown Prince's move is to be able to stay in Luoyang for a long time to supervise the construction of the palace after moving the capital. In this way, he will not have to return to Nanjing to see His Majesty for at least ten years."

"At the same time, the busy schedule of moving the capital also requires the mobilization of a large number of court officials and manpower, which can indirectly prevent His Majesty from killing innocent people indiscriminately."

"However, in the end, human calculations are no match for heaven's calculations. Not long after His Royal Highness returned from Luoyang, he contracted a severe cold due to long-term fatigue and the severe climate change during his inspection trip to Luoyang."

"In just half a year, ten years after the death of Queen Ma, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince passed away amidst His Majesty's desperate cry."

tick~

That was the tears shining and dripping in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes!

He had always been holding on with red eyes before, but now he couldn't help but completely broke down and cried.

His son, the son he was most proud of in his life, ended up being "indirectly" killed by his future self!

Although it was Feng Han who took away Zhu Biao's life, how could all of this have happened if his future self hadn't been too stubborn and didn't want Zhu Biao to stay in the court to prevent him from killing people?

"Father, it's okay."

Zhu Biao felt equally uncomfortable, and stepped forward to comfort him with red eyes: "This is just a matter of the future. My son is still here, and so are my hero and my mother."

"That's right, His Majesty the Ming Emperor, you shouldn't cry now."

"Knowing the future in advance can avoid this tragic situation. Your Majesty, Emperor Ming, this is a great thing!"

"From now on, these accidents will never happen!"

Ying Zheng, Li Shimin and Liu Bang all started to persuade him, and Ying Yinman stepped forward considerately and helped Zhu Yuanzhang sit down again. At this moment, they all felt sympathy for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

In fact, according to the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, things would not have developed like this, but it turned out to be like this!

All I can say is that it’s really a blessing in disguise!

"Actually, this is not an accident. All the blame lies with that bastard who introduced pox to the palace!"

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, and the intense anger made him furious!

As an outsider, he was very clear-headed and found the key to the problem, and at the same time, his anger reached the extreme!

If it weren't for that bastard who suffered a thousand cuts, all this tragedy would never have happened!

"That's right!"

Zhu Biao also thought about this relationship, and his face suddenly darkened!

"If he hadn't caused Xiongying to die of illness and the mother who took care of her to suffer, you wouldn't have killed so many people in the future, father!"

"The root of all this is because of him!"

"Cui Yuan, didn't you say you had some guesses before? Now tell us who this guy who suffered a thousand cuts is!"

Zhu Biao clenched his fists and looked at Cui Yuan expectantly.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di also followed Zhu Biao and looked over, all their eyes focused on the young man.

Although Cui Yuan has said before, there is no clear record of this culprit in official history.

But since Cui Yuan said that he has a suspect, based on his knowledge and wisdom from seven hundred years, the possibility that the suspect is the real murderer is very high!

And what if it’s not?

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!

Even Zhu Biao, who is famous for his kindness, had no idea of ​​being accommodating to him before facing such a major matter that related to the life and death of his family!

If you kill the wrong person, you will kill the wrong person! As long as there is a possibility of doubt, then he must die!

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness Prince Yan."

Cui Yuan felt the overwhelming anger of the father and son, and felt a little touched in his heart. He thought that all the preparations he had made were indeed in vain.

In fact, according to the tasks given to him by the system, there is no need for Cui Yuan to tell him that he has a suspect.

You only need to make up another terminal illness at random, saying that Zhu Xiongying died young because of it, and that Queen Ma died soon after due to excessive sadness, and that would be enough to completely convince Zhu Yuanzhang and his son.

After all, in ancient times, it was completely normal for children to die young.

However, Cui Yuan still took the trouble to tell it, not only because he didn't want to lie, but also because he didn't want to see Zhu Yuanzhang and his son make the same mistakes again.

Although this is just a parallel space, changing the history here does not make much sense.

But at the very least, it can give the Ming Dynasty in this world a brand new possibility, a possibility that Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying can smoothly transition imperial power and create a century-old prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Cui Yuan settled his tone and said slowly: "I don't know if you have ever heard of such a sentence - after a crime occurs, whoever benefits the most is the murderer?" "After a crime occurs, whoever benefits the most is the murderer?" murderer?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of it, but I can understand it."

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di also nodded, agreeing with their father's intention.

Although they have never heard this sentence, it is not difficult to understand it at all.

"When something bad happens, if there are no clues afterwards and there is no immediate suspect."

"Then whoever can benefit the most from this matter is most likely to be the real culprit behind the scenes. This is a way to speculate on the culprit in the future."

Cui Yuan said its meaning, and although there are some differences between Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di's understanding, it is generally the same.

"So what you're saying is that this is how you guess the real culprit behind the scenes?"

"As long as who can gain the greatest benefit after Zhu Xiongying's death, who is the person most likely to cause acne?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, Cui Yuan nodded, and then said: "That's right, Your Majesty!"

"That's why the common people didn't tell the answer directly just now, so that Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Yan can try to analyze it from this perspective after knowing the entire future."

"Now the common people have spoken out all about the future of the Queen, His Highness the Emperor's Grandson and His Highness the Crown Prince."

"So three of you, who do you think will be the final and biggest beneficiary after these tragic tragedies happen?"

Cui Yuan still did not name the target of his guess, but continued to let Zhu Yuanzhang and his son think and guess.

When Zhu Yuanzhang, his father and his son, Ying Zheng and others heard this, they did not show any signs of impatience. They were all thinking seriously about all the information they had just obtained.

They understood what Cui Yuan meant. This kind of unfounded event was different from the "history" clearly recorded in future history books.

If you want to know the truth, you can only speculate through clues.

And Cui Yuan's speculation is always Cui Yuan's own. Only if they also speculate on the same conclusion is the best proof and persuasion!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were still thinking, but Zhu Biao's expression suddenly changed after a few seconds. He seemed to have figured out something, and his whole figure was shaken!

"Big brother?"

"Biao'er?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang noticed Zhu Biao's strangeness and both looked surprised.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Did you find anything?"

Before Zhu Biao could answer the two people's questions, Ying Zheng looked over solemnly and said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, who are the concubines around you besides your wife? Who is the most active in asking questions since entering the palace? His Majesty the Ming Emperor and your pleasure?"

"After the death of your son Zhu Xiongying, who do you plan to appoint as the new eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor..."

"Your Majesty Zulong, stop talking!!!"

Zhu Biao interrupted. Not long ago, he had persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to face the facts with righteous words. At this moment, his whole face was bloodless, his lips were trembling, and he was trembling!

It was as if Ying Zheng's simple words were a sharp blade, cutting his heart!

"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible!"

"She...she can't possibly do that kind of thing!"

"she?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and cursed loudly: "It's Lu Li! The daughter of Taichang Qing Lu Ben!"

"This kind of vicious woman usually seems to be well-behaved, but I didn't expect that she has such vicious intentions behind her back!"

Bang!

Zhu Di even kicked the tree next to him, cracking it directly. You can imagine how powerful it was!

Although Ying Zheng and Zhu Biao only spoke half of what they said, who are Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di? I understood what they meant almost instantly!

What Ying Zheng said was that after the death of Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor, the most direct consequence was that the position of the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor became vacant.

Since there is a vacancy, it means that Zhu Biao's other children can take over!

In other words, this child who originally had nothing to do with the position of the emperor's eldest grandson has now successfully become the emperor's eldest grandson because of Zhu Xiongying's death.

His mother could also take advantage of the opportunity to replace Zhu Biao's original wife and become the new crown princess, or even the future queen, the empress dowager!

This mother and son are undoubtedly the biggest beneficiaries after Zhu Xiongying's death!

Zhu Biao had obviously thought of this, but unlike Ying Zheng who stayed out of the matter and had nothing to do with it, he was stuck in the situation and couldn't accept it, nor could he accept it all!

"It seems your reasoning is the same as mine."

Cui Yuan's words of admission were like a bolt from the blue, knocking Zhu Biao to pieces!

"But Lu Li..." Zhu Biao still wanted to defend, but when the words came to his lips, they turned into silent screams~

Because he sadly discovered that once Lu Li had premeditated to kill Zhu Xiongying, all the unreasonable things before would have answers.

Why is there acne in the palace?

Because Lu Li can rely on her status as the princess to protect the patient and let him sneak in secretly and contact Zhu Xiongying!

You don't even need to let real people in. You just need to send some objects used by patients, disguised as toys and give them to Zhu Xiongying, and then the murder can be completed.

Not to mention that Lu Li's father Lu Ben was also Taichang Qing, who was in charge of rituals, sacrifices and funerals.

Acne is one of the terminal diseases of this era. Taichangqing, who is in charge of etiquette, needs to perform worship services to pray for the disappearance of acne. It is impossible not to understand!

It can be said that Lu Li perfectly meets the conditions in terms of motivation, ability and knowledge.

The only unreasonable thing is that since Lu Li entered the palace, she has been extremely filial and respectful to both Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even Zhu Biao's former Crown Princess Chang, the daughter of Ming Dynasty general Chang Yuchun, and Zhu Xiongying's biological mother, was full of praise for Lu Li when she was still alive, and she was like a sister to her.

However, filial piety and respect can be faked!

All he needs to do is pretend, and not only can he get the position of queen, but his son can also become emperor!

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao broke out in cold sweat, and the endless coldness completely enveloped him, almost suffocating him on the spot!

(End of this chapter)