Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 229 Second brother, second brother, you are really not a human being

In the Prince of Qin's Mansion, due to the sudden and sudden death of Zhu Ping, the whole family was immersed in pain.

Or maybe, it doesn’t seem to be very painful?

In addition to the white cloths and other funeral related things hung up and down in the mansion, the faces of the servants who came in and out of the mansion not only did not show any sadness, but seemed to be relieved?

I always feel that I can see sublimation and detachment from the faces of those people. What does it mean?
Even Zhu Shangbing, the eldest son of Prince Zhu Xi, was not too sad. He just led the way for Zhu Xi and brought him into the mansion.

Zhu Zhen was surprised and frowned, feeling that there was a strange atmosphere everywhere.

"By the way, I haven't asked who Uncle Wang you are yet," Zhu Shangbing asked.

Zhu Chun had never met Zhu Shangbing, so the two naturally didn't know each other.

"I am Zhu Chu, the King of Dian," Zhu Chu said his identity.

"It turns out to be Uncle Eighteenth King," Zhu Shangbing bowed his hands again.

Zhu Xi nodded: "It's okay, you still know that I am your eighteenth uncle."

Zhu Shangbing said with a smile: "After all, my father served as a clan leader before."

The Zongren Order, which governs the Zongren Mansion, was restructured by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 22nd year of Hongwu's reign.

The Zongren Mansion was an institution that managed royal family affairs during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because Zhu Ping was the head of the kings (Prince Zhu Biao was the crown prince and the new emperor, so he was naturally not counted among the princes), so he was made the first The order of the clan.

"That's it," Zhu Zhen responded casually.

Although the Zongren Mansion can be said to be the yamen that specializes in managing the heirs of the royal family, it is a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive, so it is not the turn of this second brother to dominate.

On the contrary, this second brother had been scolded by Lao Zhu many times before.

Zhu Shangbing continued to lead Zhu Chu, but instead of going to the main house, he went to a side courtyard of the palace first, using this as a place to entertain Zhu Chu.

Although King Qin Zhu Pang passed away, Zhu Shangbing mentioned before that Princess Qin was still there.

But why didn't this kid take him to see the second sister-in-law?

Zhu Ming was already feeling dissatisfied. After all, he was not an outsider, but his second brother's brother-in-law, and his family members did not have to avoid it.

What's more, I am here on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang, what's going on?

Zhu Shangbing seemed to be aware of Zhu Zhen's dissatisfaction. While asking the guards to put down the horses first, he sighed and said: "Uncle Eighteenth, it's not that my nephew doesn't understand the rules, it's true. The situation is more complicated. Then Princess Qin until He was only released recently and is already almost crazy."

"What's going on?" Zhu Zhen was really shocked.

Zhu Shangbing hesitated for a moment. He didn't want to say more at first, but in the end he made a gesture of invitation, which meant that he wanted to go into the room to talk.

Although Zhu Shangbing is Zhu Chu's nephew, he was actually born in the 13th year of Hongwu, which means he is only one year younger than Zhu Chu's uncle.

There is no way, the eldest brother and the second brother are much older than Zhu Chu, and Zhu Yunwen is even two years older than Zhu Chu.

There is also the third brother's eldest son Zhu Jixi, who is four years older than Zhu Chu.

Even the fourth brother's eldest son, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di's eldest son, is one year older than Zhu Ming.

But where is Zhu Chu's seniority? These nephews, who are still young now, can only be obedient.

The uncle and nephew came to the auditorium of the side courtyard and sat down in order.

Zhu Zhen is naturally the leader.

"Uncle Eighteen, although my nephew is the eldest son, he is not his legitimate son," Zhu Shangbing was stunned when he spoke.

Then Zhu Shangbing spoke slowly, and Zhu Ming realized that there was something hidden in it.

Speaking of King Qin Zhu Chong, although he was not as deeply cultivated and favored by Zhu Yuanzhang as his elder brother Zhu Biao, he was also loved by his father, the emperor and his mother since childhood, and grew up under Zhu Yuanzhang's expectations.

This can be seen from the vassal title given by Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Ping.

So Zhu Yuanzhang also arranged a marriage for Zhu Ping early, and the Princess Qin he wanted to marry was a Guanyin slave.

Guanyin slave, even though the name contains "slave", it does not mean a slave.

In ancient times, when women called themselves slaves, they were just being humble, not slaves.

And the origin of this Guanyin slave is not simple. She is actually Wang Baobao's sister. Yes, Guanyin slave is actually the prototype of Zhao Min in "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer".

And this Wang Baobao is not simple. Not only was he once canonized as the King of Henan (of course the prince of the Yuan Dynasty), he was also the main force resisting the Ming army.

What's more, Wang Baobao is a strange man that Zhu Yuanzhang could not get.

This was said by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

In order to recruit Wang Baobao to surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang even did not hesitate to let his second son Zhu Xi marry Guanyin slave as his concubine.

Unfortunately, Wang Baobao did not surrender in the end.

Although Zhu Ping's marriage became a victim, Zhu Yuanzhang did not treat him badly, and even let Deng Yu's daughter become Zhu Ping's concubine.

This Deng Yu was the one who fought with Zhu Wenzheng in the defense of Hongdu. Later, he followed Xu Da on the expedition to Gansu, defeated the Northern Yuan army, and recruited the Tubo and Uzbek tribes to surrender.

It can be said that his military exploits are outstanding.

Finally, Deng Yu was granted the title of Ronglu Doctor, Youzhu Kingdom, and Duke of Wei by the Jin Dynasty.

At the same time, Deng Yu also entered the Ancestral Temple, and was even lined up in the main hall of the Heroes' Temple, which is evident from this.

Talking about Zhu Shangbing's life experience, although he was the eldest son of the Qin Prince, he was not his legitimate son, so he was not canonized as the crown prince of the Qin Prince.

It turned out that he was the concubine, Deng Yu's daughter, Concubine Deng.

"Actually, not only my nephew, but also five younger brothers and two younger sisters are all from the same mother. As for Princess Qin," Zhu Shangbing said this, not knowing how to speak.

Zhu Zhen thought about it for a moment, and then he understood.

It was nothing more than that Zhu Xi had no feelings for the Zhengfei Guanyinnu, so he ignored the Zhengfei and only married Concubine Deng.

Therefore, the heirs of Prince Qin's palace can naturally only be born by Concubine Deng.

But if it was just like this, it would be normal. Although it was a pain for Guanyin Nu to be a widow, after all, Zhu Xi was also a human being, and people would have feelings. If they didn't have feelings for each other, it would be difficult to get together.

However, this was in ancient times, especially after the Song and Ming dynasties. Confucianism increasingly restricted women, and Zhu Xi was the vassal king, so it was impossible for Guanyin slaves to reconcile even if they wanted to.

However, what Zhu Shangbing said next was a bit explosive.

It turned out that Zhu Xi was not only at odds with the Guanyin slave, but under Concubine Deng's instigation, he even imprisoned the Guanyin slave like a prisoner.

Not only that, Zhu Xi also just used poor utensils to pack some stale food and fruits for her to eat every day.

This is too much.

On the other hand, in order to please Concubine Deng, Zhu Xi not only sent the Chief Secretary along the coast to buy Zhucui, but it is also said that he secretly built a five-clawed golden dragon bed in his bedroom, and even made a queen-sized dress for Concubine Deng.

Are you trying to commit suicide?

Zhu Chu was already in a mess in the wind at the end.

Is this second brother a fool?
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang call Zhu Feng to the capital to scold him and not even plan to let him go back? It was Zhu Biao who went back from Xi'an to intercede with his second brother after inspecting Xi'an, and Zhu Fang was able to return to his vassal territory.

Do you want to be the emperor?
The five-clawed dragon's bed and the queen's phoenix crown and harem, which ones can you use?
In addition, Zhu Xi and Concubine Deng were so harsh and abusive to the concubine Guanyin Nu, so Zhu Yuanzhang gave Concubine Deng to death.

In fact, just before Concubine Deng died, she had just given birth to the sixth child of the Zhu family, the youngest son Zhu Shangqi.

(Zhu Shangqi was supposed to be born in the 27th year of Hongwu's reign. Isn't this accelerated? He was born one year early.)
Poor Zhu Shangqian was just born, his parents died tragically, and his mother was given death by his grandfather.

I wonder what this child will think when he grows up?

"So Uncle Eighteen, the current Princess Qin has just escaped from the trap, and she is a little mentally disturbed. She is not suitable to see you," Zhu Shangbing said the purpose.

Now that King Zhu Ping of Qin has passed away, his concubine Deng has been sentenced to death, and Zhu Shangbing is not the heir apparent. In theory, he has no identity now.

It stands to reason that at this time, only Princess Qin, who is Guanyin Nu, can meet Zhu Chu in person, which can be regarded as a reception or a meeting. Zhu Chu is not an ordinary person. He is both a vassal king and an imperial envoy.

But now Zhu Shangbing did not dare to let Princess Qin show up at will.

"At the same time, my nephew also knows that Grandpa Huang must have suspected why his father suddenly fell ill and died suddenly? In fact, there was a hidden secret," Zhu Shangbing sighed again.

Although Zhu Shangbing is one year younger than Zhu Chu, and is only 13 years old now, he is a child of the royal family after all. He has received an excellent learning environment since he was a child, so he talks with great grace.

And he also guessed that Zhu Zhen's arrival was definitely not just to pay homage on behalf of Grandpa Huang. After all, if a person was in good health and suddenly died, there must be an investigation.Zhu Shangbing sighed and finally told the truth: "Actually, my father did not die of illness, but was poisoned."

"Oh?" Zhu Ming raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhu Shangbing's appearance, and said, "But you don't seem sad at all?"

Can you even say that you don't care?

It doesn’t seem surprising at all?
It's just that Zhu Ming didn't say the last two questions, because they seemed to be doubting, could it be that you poisoned your father?Want to seize the title?

After all, there is no legitimate son in the Prince of Qin's palace. In this case, if Zhu Ping suddenly dies suddenly, wouldn't the eldest son have to succeed him?
It happened that Concubine Deng was given death. If Zhu Ping suddenly rekindled the relationship with Guanyin Nu, and a legitimate son emerged and became the eldest son, it would be too embarrassing for the eldest son.

Because the current inheritance system is to establish the direct descendants first, and then establish the elders if there are no direct descendants.

No matter how old the eldest son is, as long as there is a legitimate son, he must be a legitimate son.

Zhu Shangbing didn't know what Zhu Xi was thinking, so he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Although I am a son, I still have to say that the reason why my father is today is all due to the cycle of cause and effect."

Then Zhu Shangbing said something even more explosive.

It turned out that Zhu Ping ordered the soldiers and civilians in the pass to buy gold and silver for many years in the fiefdom, which caused the soldiers and civilians to fall into embarrassment and even sell their sons and daughters.

There were once hundreds of people who really couldn't hold on and were about to die, so they had to come to the palace to kneel and beg Zhu Ming to show sympathy for the people.

As a result, instead of being considerate, Zhu Xi ordered a violent attack on more than 300 people who came to the palace to beg for mercy. He even killed an old man on the spot and arrested nearly a hundred people.

In addition, Zhu Xi ignored the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang had already built the palace for him, and even built a lot of construction projects in the palace, and ordered the soldiers and civilians to build pavilions and ponds in the palace for fun.

Even Zhu Feng and Concubine Deng tortured the palace people for fun.

According to Zhu Shangbing himself, Zhu Ping often abused lynching in the palace, such as cutting out the tongues of palace people, burying them in the snow and freezing to death, or tying them to trees to starve to death, or burning them to death.

The couple also arrested children, and the boys were castrated, while the girls were even worse.

Originally, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, even criminals in the Qin Prince's Palace had to be sent to the capital for sentencing.

But Zhu Fang was afraid that when these people arrived in the capital, they would reveal the fact that he had committed misdeeds in the feudal country, so he silenced all of them.

With a 'bang' sound, Zhu Chu slapped the table and stood up: "This beast deserves to be punished, can it be a human being?"

Zhu Chu's head was buzzing and his scalp felt numb.

Even though he could be said to have killed countless people in Yunnan and shed rivers of blood, some people even started to call him a massacre. Did he kill more than tens of thousands of people?
But even so, Zhu Xi felt that Zhu Xi and Concubine Deng were like devils.

Not only do they force people to sell their children and daughters for their own selfish desires, but they also torture people for fun in such a cruel way?

Is that something a human can do?

Not to mention that Zhu Ming knew that the people's will is the right way. As long as the world returns to its heart, there is no need to worry about the failure of great things.
It can also be said that people are like water, and water can carry or capsize a boat.

The common people are the most honest people in the world, so you bully them like this?What will happen if you make the most honest people anxious?The whole world is going to rebel.

Besides, who do you think you are?

"Do you really think that you are the emperor? Let alone three generations up, our own father is a peasant. It was the imperial court that forced the common people to survive, so my father joined the uprising army and rebelled and overthrew the Yuan Dynasty. , established my Ming Dynasty."

"It's not even three generations ago, and you're rebelling? That means you're dead, otherwise I will kill you."

Zhu Chu pulled out Shang Fang's sword from his waist and became furious, so angry that his hair stood on end.

Again, Zhu Yu's historical performance in his previous life was not good. Even though he is now deliberately improving himself, he really doesn't understand the situation of Zhu Yuanzhang's other sons.

After all, this is not the past life, and you can get information by just searching online.

Where can contemporaries today find their later documents?
So Zhu Xi really didn't know that Zhu Xi had done so many things that were against human ethics.

Not only does he do many evil things, he is simply unbecoming of a human being.

Can you be a human being?

Although Zhu Shangbing was Zhu Xi's son, he could only sigh at this time: "What my father has done has made everyone in the palace panic all day long. No one knows whether they can survive another day, and everyone is worried about their lives. So they are worried about their lives." In the end, three old palace ladies, realizing that their lifespan was short, poisoned their father and killed him. Alas."

That's why Zhu Shangbing said before that the reason why Zhu Ping is where he is today is all because of the cycle of cause and effect.

Of course, Zhu Shangbing certainly couldn't say he was unhappy with the retribution. After all, Zhu Feng was also his biological father.

But Zhu Zhen had no scruples and cursed angrily: "He deserves to die. He is lucky to have poisoned him, otherwise I will let him taste his tortures personally."

He could kill people without giving up his head. Even when dealing with enemies and the families of chieftains, Zhu Zhen would just let people behead them to give them a happy ending.

But Zhu Ping tortures people for fun without any reason?

Zhu Shangbing could only say with a bitter smile on the side: "The reason why I reported to the court that my father died of illness is because it is too embarrassing."

Mainly because you want to leave a good reputation for Zhu Xi, right?
Think about it, Zhu Tan, the tenth brother of Zhu Chu, was posthumously named King Luhuang because he was so absurd and absurd.

It is conceivable that once Zhu Yuanzhang finds out about Zhu Xi's "good deeds", he will definitely be even more angry than Zhu Xi. By then, he still doesn't know what posthumous title he will give Zhu Xi.

Even if a person dies, he can still be punished.

If it is more severe, it can even crush your bones and spread ashes, and even after you die, you can be pulled out and whipped out of your bones.

(Wanli: Master, you can just tell me your name.)
"Do you think that the things your father did can be hidden from the public? Do you really not care about the imperial court and your grandpa? Are you rebelling?" Zhu Zhen was furious. He went with Zhu Shangbing.

Zhu Shangbing looked at Zhu Ming aggrievedly and said, "So hasn't my nephew already made it clear to you, Uncle Wang?"

This guy was indeed smart. He guessed that Zhu Zilai was on an investigation mission and knew that he couldn't hide it, so he told the truth.

Otherwise, if Zhu Yuanzhang blames him in a fit of anger, Zhu Shangbing will not be able to bear it.

After all, Zhu Shangbing is Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson, so he still knows that his imperial grandfather likes to vent his anger and implicate others.

Now that his father had just died, he no longer had this shield and he became the substitute.

But Zhu Shangbing didn't want to be a victim.

"Stop talking nonsense and take me to see Princess Qin first. It's not you who has the final say in this palace," Zhu Zhen said, angrily walked out, and shouted loudly in the yard: "Wang Fu , Li Gui, immediately take over the guard duties of Prince Qin’s Palace and take down all the guards of Prince Qin’s Palace for me.”

"Here."

Zhu Chu's people would not question his orders, so they took action one after another.

Although there were only 100 people, they had the whole palace under control in an instant.

There were hundreds of guards in Prince Qin's Mansion. After all, they were able to beat up more than 300 people, arrested more than 100 people, and beat an old man to death. They could be said to be Zhu Xi's accomplices.

It's just that these guards bullied ordinary people, but now faced with Zhu Min's brave and elite soldiers, they didn't even have the ability to resist at all. They were caught in the blink of an eye and tied up with ropes.

Not only that, Zhu Zhen not only went to the main hall in person to see the Princess Qin who had suffered countless tortures, but also had everyone in the house gathered together, saying that he would question her in person later.

The palace people were a little scared at first, but in the end they all fell silent. No one resisted, but their eyes were dull and their expressions were numb, and they were gathered together by Zhu Zhen's guards.

Zhu Ming arrived at the main hall of Prince Qin's Mansion. He had already sent people to the inner courtyard to report, and he was just waiting to see if Zhao Min, the Guanyin slave, was willing to come out to meet him.

However, what Zhu Chu waited for in the end was not a reply from Guanyin Nu, but an announcement from a palace maid.

"The princess is dead."

what?
Zhu Zhen was shocked, what happened?Did someone kill Princess Qin?
He was about to doubt Zhu Shangbing, but immediately denied it.

If Zhu Ping is still alive, Princess Qin is Zhu Shangbing's threat, because Princess Qin may give birth to a real legitimate son.

But Zhu Xi is dead, so naturally Princess Qin is no longer a threat. Even if she is given care for her until the end of her life, she will not miss a bite to eat.

So there is only one possibility, that is, Guanyin Nu's life is extremely rough.

She once had great glory. She was the princess of the Yuan Dynasty, and her brother was Wang Baobao, the king of Henan.

But in the end, she watched the Yuan Dynasty disappear with her own eyes, her brother also died, and even her own marriage ended in such a dismal ending. It could even be said that her entire life was in darkness.

Isn't confinement just like being locked up in a dark cage?

Although Zhu Xi is dead now, Guan Yinnu's heart has also died long ago, so she chooses to be completely free after gaining freedom.

What else could happen?Can she still leave Princess Qin and marry someone else?This is not the Yuan Dynasty or the Mongolian grassland. There is no such thing as the father's death and the son's succession.

If she continues to live, she will just continue to be shackled by the prison.

(End of this chapter)