Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Zhu Yuanzhang's handling of the matter was unanimously recognized by everyone. Coupled with his supreme prestige, there was naturally nothing to say.

Although there are many people involved in this matter, according to the rules just mentioned, it seems that many of them do not actually deserve the death penalty.

For many people, this is good enough.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's previous behavior of killing people at will was too scary compared to what was happening now.

But now everything is done according to the rules, and everyone is not only convinced but also happy about it.

Those who follow the rules and resist temptation should naturally be rewarded, right?

If the outcome is the same regardless of the size of the crime, who would be willing to follow the rules in the future?

However, Zhu Yuanzhang had dealt with the matter, and the empty seal case seemed to be just an ordinary secret attack. But as the court meeting ended and the news spread outside, things became somewhat different.

In a large house not far from the Hu residence, in an elaborately built dark room in the basement, several people were sitting opposite each other with gloomy faces.

It's obvious at first glance that a lot of effort and thought went into building this place.

Although we are underground, the air does not seem stuffy, which obviously indicates that there are carefully designed ventilation holes.

A few tallow candles, each as thick as an arm, illuminated the entire dark room.

But no matter how bright the light was, it couldn't bring back the dark faces of the people sitting there. The leader tapped the table lightly with his knuckles, attracting everyone's attention, and said in a deep voice.

"Tell me everything!"

"Zhu Chongba is now planning to take drastic measures in this case of the empty seal. How should we respond?"

The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat on the right raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Cousin, what is there to say about this matter?"

"Those who need to be covered up should be covered up as soon as possible, and those who need to make up for their positions should make up for their positions as soon as possible."

"As long as the money and grain are in the warehouse, can you still say there is something wrong with our account books?"

"Since I refuse to admit it and I have no real evidence, what can Zhu Chongba do to me?"

After these words were spoken, the others nodded repeatedly.

Obviously, for them, this kind of treatment is the most appropriate way they think.

But the man sitting at the head frowned and shouted angrily.

"I'm afraid you've become too crazy after a few years of good life!"

"Have you forgotten how Zhu Yuanzhang killed someone in the Li Shanchang case three years ago?"

"The family will be exterminated and the whole nation will be implicated!"

"Those people from our family who were involved in this incident, didn't they clean up their mess?"

"They were not deeply involved in the case, and they had the help of their clansmen. Logically, they should have been completely cleared up long ago without any evidence left!"

"But in the end, the Royal Guards took him to the Imperial Prison, and Sanmu recorded a confession, and the charges were settled!"

"Humph, do you think that Zhu Yuanzhang has really changed his ways and stopped eating meat and turned to a vegetarian diet when he said he would follow the rules?"

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

There have been bloodthirsty and tyrannical people in history.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was the first person who killed people "in the line of duty" and killed a lot of people for the sake of the people.

Emperors like Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong and Song Taizu, which one of these emperors did not say that people's hearts and livelihood are important, but in the end they helped to support generations of aristocratic families?

But it was different when it came to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This old Deng is really willing to kill for the people.

The aristocratic families not only received no preferential treatment from him, but were treated like enemies.

It would be fine if he was on guard everywhere, but if he found any mistake, he would kill without any hesitation.

It can be said that the reason why these people were forced to gather in this dark room was because of the situation.
After a long while, the leader spoke in a deep voice.

"Since you can't express your ideas, just listen to me!"

"Okay, let's listen to the eldest brother!" Everyone stopped talking and just listened obediently.

"First, we should cover up what we should cover up and cut off what we should cut off. No matter how big the effect is, there is still a glimmer of hope, and we can't let it go!"

"Secondly, let those guys who are preparing to make a fuss recently make a bigger fuss!"

"Doesn't Zhu Yuanzhang think that he is the founding emperor and that he is extremely powerful?"

"Let's build up a big situation for him and stir things up for him directly. Then he won't have the energy to take care of other things."

"We must take this opportunity to quickly decide on our voyage!"

After this explanation, the others all frowned and thought about it.

After a long time, a young man sitting at the end suddenly spoke.

"Brother, are we really going to abandon this inheritance accumulated over generations and go to that wild land?"

"How did we get to this point?"

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The leader who was called Big Brother sighed with a wry smile upon hearing this.

"Seventh Brother, what do you think?"

"If it hadn't really come to this, why would we do this?"

"Originally, my Lin family, together with several other noble families, had already made arrangements to let Zhu Biao die and let the imperial power fall into the hands of the children of civil officials."

"I never thought that not only Zhu Biao is alive and well, but all his family members in the Zhu family have actually lived longer."

"Humph, do you think that a petty person like Zhu Chongba would not notice any clues and would not retaliate?"

"To put it bluntly, we have to leave!"

"If we go to that foreign country, we will bring money, food, and manpower. We will also become a powerful family there, and we may even become a local lord."

“But if we continue to stay in the heart of the Central Plains, what awaits us will surely be our own death and the extinction of our clan!”

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Yes!

If the whole family hadn't realized that a crisis was coming, why would they go through so much trouble?
All their previous calculations were actually quite good, and everything was going according to their plans.

But I don't know how, it suddenly changed.

Zhu Biao did not die, Lu did not become his second wife, and Empress Ma did not die either. Instead, Zhu Yuanzhang's life was extended.

Especially now that the Zhu family members look so energetic and radiant, it is clear that they still have decades of good life ahead of them.

So what do they do?
Are we just going to let these two continue to destroy us?

"Brother, doesn't Zhu Biao have a good reputation?"

"If he gets promoted, will the pressure on us not be so severe?"

The seventh brother seemed somewhat unwilling and simply asked another question.

If you think about it, you can understand it.

There was no enthusiasm for going abroad at that time. In the hearts of all Han men, the Central Plains was the undisputed Celestial Empire that could defeat everything.

You foreigners don’t even have a well-educated and well-mannered person, you are just a bunch of barbarians.

Living in a place like this would be a real torture.

But the boss smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Zhu Biao?"

"That kid is much better than his father!"

"He is the real killer!" (End of this chapter)