The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 135
Solar eclipse is the most important celestial phenomenon in ancient China.

It can firmly occupy a place in the history books where every inch of paper is precious.

On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, there will be an eclipse.

There are countless similar records.

The ancients believed that a solar eclipse was God's most direct warning to the emperor.

Either the emperor is immoral, there are treacherous ministers in the court who harm the country, or there are major policy problems.

Either the legitimacy of the emperor's rule was questioned.

In short, visions only occur when something goes wrong.

The solution is simple, either the emperor issues an edict to punish oneself, or changes certain policies, or eradicates evildoers.

Even though people have been able to predict some celestial phenomena since the Song Dynasty, this situation has not changed.

Celestial phenomena are still regarded as warnings from heaven to the emperor.

Every time you encounter a solar eclipse, it is a major event that needs to be treated with caution.

So when the solar eclipse was confirmed, Fengtian Hall became silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was ashen. The celestial phenomenon came too suddenly, and the Qintian Prison did not give any warning in advance.

It's no surprise that sky viewing isn't always accurate.

But the significance of the solar eclipse is too great, and if it is not handled well, it may affect subsequent reforms.

Could it be that he wanted to punish himself?
But we didn't do anything wrong.

The ministers also began to think about how to deal with this problem later.

Doubt the legitimacy of Ming Dynasty?
Forget it, the genealogy is quite thin and cannot stand the trouble.

The emperor lost his virtue and issued an edict to sin against himself?
This is the standard approach.

But it cannot be brought up by the ministers. The emperor needs to take the initiative to issue an edict.

What if the emperor doesn’t want to?

A backup plan is needed.

Wrong policy is a good excuse.

Currently, the only thing that can be considered a New Deal is the Baochao Reform.

But even a blind man would not dare to say out of conscience that the new banknotes are a bad policy.

Yellow River changes course?

Folk rumors are quite widespread, but the court has not made a decision, and it cannot be used.

Hey, it would be great if the Prime Minister still has it.

In addition to the emperor issuing an edict to blame himself, the prime minister is also a good candidate to take the blame.

There are many prime ministers in history who have resigned because of this.

No, there is another reason: there is a traitor in the court.

It’s just you, Commander Mao Xiangmao.

At this moment, the brain waves of the ministers seemed to be connected, and they unanimously targeted Mao Xiang.

This scourge finally has a reason to kill you.

In the eyes of the officials, issuing an imperial edict and executing a treacherous minister were options that did not need to be considered at all.

Mao Xiang is dead.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the sky and the earth returned to light.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was solemn, and his eyes swept over everyone like a knife.

All the ministers were frightened and lowered their heads.

Finally, his eyes rested on one person: "Wu Bingrang."

Qintian Supervisor Wu Bingrang immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What warning does the sky have?"

Wu Bingrang had been reminded by others a long time ago, so he naturally knew how to answer:

"This is a warning from heaven that there is a traitor in the court."

After saying that, he lowered his head and said no more. In fact, he really didn't want to participate in the court struggle.

But he didn't want to force the emperor to issue an edict to punish himself, so he could only throw the blame to the traitor.

As for who the traitor is, I don't know. Your Majesty and the ministers can go find it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised, but he was also relieved.

It's good to have traitors.

There is no need to issue a criminal edict, and you can kill people reasonably and legally.

His eyes once again glanced at the ministers, letting us see who would be more suitable to kill.

Everyone who was stared at by his gaze could not help but tremble.

Afraid that his eyes would stay on him.

When his eyes swept over Mao Xiang, Zhu Yuanzhang paused.

After counting, he is the most suitable.

As soon as this thought came out, he seemed to think of something and looked at Wu Bingrang suspiciously.

At this time, he still didn't understand Wu Bingrang's true intention.

If there is a traitor in the dynasty, it is because of Mao Xiang.

He didn't like his subordinates making decisions for him, and Mao Xiang was also involved in many of his plans.

At least before the Audit Department of the Monetary and Banknote Bureau was transformed into the Tax Audit Department, he did not want Mao Xiang to die.

But then he thought about it, many people can do what Mao Xiang did.

He had plenty of knives to use.

And right now, it seems that this is the only one who can take the blame for himself.

The ministers who had been sharpening their knives for a long time saw that the time was ripe and stood up one after another and said:
"Your Majesty, I am reporting that the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mao Xiang, used the emperor's orders to attack dissidents..."

"Your Majesty...Mao Xiang formed a clique for personal gain and looked down upon human life..."

"Your Majesty...Mao Xiang..."

"Your Majesty, Mao Xiang's crime deserves to be punished."

As the saying goes, one can die without illness.

Mao Xiang knew that all the officials hated him, but this was the first time he was attacked in the court.

No matter how arrogant he was, he was still frightened to death when faced with this scene.

What frightened him even more was the celestial phenomenon.

What the ministers could think of, how could he not think of it.

Do you still need to consider sinners and finding a scapegoat?
Everyone has a desire to survive. Even if disaster strikes, he still refuses to give up.

'Putong' knelt down, grabbed the ground with his head, and burst into tears:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, they are the ones who slandered me..."

"I am loyal to Your Majesty, and the sun and the moon can tell you from this heart, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang already had a decision in his mind, but he did not announce it directly, but pretended to be surprised.

The ministers knew what the emperor wanted.

"Your Majesty, Mao Xiang relied on his status as the commander of the Jinyi Guards to bully his superiors and subordinates..."

"Using His Majesty's trust in him to form cliques and amass money for personal gain..."

Yes, the emperor is wise, he was just deceived.

This is what the emperor wanted.

And now, we have to remind Your Majesty that you have been deceived.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang showed doubts on his face.

Just as he was about to open his mouth and continue the performance, he saw a guard stumble in without permission.

He shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the grandson fell from his horse in the arrow pavilion."

Fengtian Temple was as lively as the vegetable market just now.

For a moment, it fell into silence.

Zhu Yuanzhang jumped up from the dragon chair and rushed down the steps to the guard:
"Tell me, how is your grandson doing now?"

The guard said tremblingly:
"My grandson... my grandson is covered in blood, and Chen Bandu is rescuing him."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt dizzy for a while, but fortunately Sun Fu held him in time so he didn't fall down.

All the officials were shocked. The grandson was seriously injured and was in trouble.

The ministers of the prince's line fell into panic, and even Chang Mao, the most bastard, turned pale.

The grandson was even more important to them than the prince.

After all, the grandson has the blood of the Chang family, and the prince is just the son-in-law of the Chang family.

It is clear at a glance whether people are close or distant.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, barely managed to calm down, and pointed outside with a trembling finger:

"Let's go to Arrow Pavilion..."

After saying that, he ignored the officials and ran straight towards the Arrow Pavilion.

Chang Mao stopped being stupid now and followed him immediately.

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

In the end, Li Shanchang stood up and said, "Everyone, please go back and wait for the news." "Zeng Shangshu, Ren Shangshu, Wang Shangshu..."

He named seven or eight important ministers in succession: "You guys, come with me to the Arrow Pavilion to have a look."

After all, it is the founding of the country, and his status in the world is still there.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the ministers seemed to have found a backbone and left one after another.

Mao Xiang also took the opportunity to leave, his face showing the expression of surviving a disaster.

I already had a way to save myself in my mind, so I immediately went back and spread the word.

The grandson fell from his horse, and the sky warned him.

What does this mean?
It represents that the grandson is the master of destiny.

In this way, it can not only refute Wu Bingrang's theory that there are traitors in the court, but also please Zhu Yuanzhang.
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Things went back two quarters of an hour.

Hearing Zhu Xiongying's cry for help, Chen Jingke felt his hands and feet feel cold.

I don't know where the potential burst out, but I ran more than ten meters in the direction of the sound without being able to see.

As his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness and the faint starlight appearing in the sky, he was finally able to see something.

The pace quickened a little more, and he was the first to rush to Zhu Xiongying's side.

At this time, most people present were either still shocked by the solar eclipse or still adapting to the darkness.

The horse Zhu Xiongying was riding was injured somewhere. He was lying on the ground struggling but could not stand up.

Zhu Xiongying's feet were trapped in the stirrups, and one leg was firmly pressed underneath.

Facing this situation for the first time, he was very panicked.

When he saw someone coming, although he couldn't see his face clearly, he dared to conclude that it was Chen Jingke.

Immediately his face showed joy and he said: "Jing Ke, come and save me, my leg is pinned down."

Chen Jingke quickly went up and used his dagger to cut the rope on the stirrup.

"Are you injured?"

Zhu Xiongying pulled out the pinned leg and said:
"No, it's just that the leg being pressed hurts a little."

Chen Jingke felt relieved, a little pain was normal.

It must not be broken, otherwise Zhu Xiongying would faint from the pain, let alone pulling out his own leg like this.

I really have to thank you for the protective gear, otherwise everyone would not be able to escape punishment today.

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying was fine, his thoughts became more vivid.

I looked up at the solar eclipse and couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it was really troublesome.

I hope it will not affect the New Deal.

But I’m afraid the matter of changing the course of the Yellow River will have to be put on hold.

Zhu Yuanzhang is probably the one who has the biggest headache. He is probably worried right now.

The horse's body was very heavy, and Zhu Xiongying had difficulty moving due to the protective gear he was wearing. He couldn't pull it out after several pulls.

Looking at Zhu Xiongying who was still struggling, Chen Jingke suddenly had an idea.

A crazy idea.

What would happen if Zhu Xiongying was seriously injured?
The celestial phenomena have been explained, and Zhu Yuanzhang no longer has to worry about it.

With Zhu Xiongying's destiny, his grandson's status will no longer be shaken.

And with the destiny in his hands, no matter what he does in the future, there will be much less resistance from the officials.

And you can also benefit from it.

The grandson is seriously injured, who will save him?
Naturally, he is the No. 1 medical expert in the world.

He will once again make a contribution to saving his grandson.

Even if this rescue is fake, in the eyes of outsiders, it is real.

Your position will be more stable.

Thinking of this, he already had a decision in his mind.

He stretched out his hand to hold Zhu Xiongying down, and under his doubtful gaze, he lowered his voice and said:
"Listen to me, now you are injured and your leg is broken..."

"Act more authentically, don't let anyone see it."

Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he meant.

But out of trust in Chen Jingke, he immediately hugged his legs and wailed:
"Ah, my leg, my leg, it hurts."

By this time, everyone had already reacted to the shock of the solar eclipse.

Seeing that something happened over there, they all came over.

Just because it was darker, I walked slower.

Suddenly they were shocked when they heard Zhu Xiongying shouting that his leg was injured.

Not caring about that much, he quickened his pace and ran over.

Several people fell down on the road.

Chen Jingke also had quick eyes and quick hands, and cut a knife on the horse's back.

Blood flowed onto Zhu Xiongying's body, especially his pinned legs, which were almost dyed red.

Then he also said in panic:

"My great-grandson... my great-grandson... my great-grandson is injured. Come quickly."

While shouting, he stabbed the horse hard with the dagger.

The horse was stung, struggled desperately, and rolled to the side.

Zhu Xiongying was successfully rescued.

At this time, everyone arrived one after another.

Although he couldn't see clearly, he could still see such a large blood stain.

Coupled with the fact that Zhu Xiongying was crying in pain, no one would doubt him.

Then everyone panicked.

Even if the grandson is injured, he cannot escape his involvement.

Zhu Chun and Zhu Bai immediately wanted to come forward and observe.

Chen Jingke stopped them and shouted: "What are you still doing? Find something to carry your grandson into the house."

Then everyone hurriedly looked for the board.

The guards of the Arrow Pavilion quickly removed a door panel and came over.

Chen Jingke stopped everyone from approaching on the grounds that they did not know medical skills and would hurt his grandson, and he held Zhu Xiongying up to the door.

Then he ordered someone to lift the door panel and go to the next room.

He stayed by Zhu Xiongying's side throughout the entire process, preventing others from getting close.

She would pinch him from time to time, hinting that he should scream even more miserably.

When he got to the room, he personally took off Zhu Xiongying's protective gear and bloody coat.

During this period, other people are still prohibited from approaching.

The solar eclipse has passed, and the sky and earth have returned to light.

But Zhu Bai and others looked at the bloody clothes thrown out from inside, and the gloom in their hearts became heavier and heavier.

The younger Zhu Jixi and Zhu Gaochi had even more frightened faces.

Soon, Chen Jingke came out with a worried look.

Everyone quickly gathered around: "Chen Bandu, how is your grandson?"

Chen Jingke shook his head with a solemn expression. Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone understood what he meant.

Everyone's hearts sank.

At this time, Chen Jingke asked the steward of Jianting: "Have you informed His Majesty, Xiang Baihu?"

Xiang Baohe nodded: "Let's go, Your Majesty should be here soon."

Chen Jingke said sorry in his heart, with a calm expression on his face, and said comfortingly:

"There are extenuating circumstances. Your Majesty shouldn't punish me too severely."

Xiang Baohe shook his head with a look of despair on his face. Such words were just a lie.

No matter what the reason.

Taisun was so seriously injured in Arrow Pavilion that all of them could not escape death.

Now they just hope that their great-grandson's injury can recover, so that they may be able to save their family.

Thinking of this, he said hopefully: "Chen Bandu, are you sure about my grandson's injury?"

Chen Jingke looked solemn: "I will do my best to treat him. I hope Taisun Jiren will have his own destiny."

Xiang Baohe's heart sank a little more.

The same is true for Zhu Bai and others.

Afterwards, Chen Jingke pretended to treat the patient and entered the inner room again.

Zhu Xiongying, who was pretending to moan, quickly made expressions to him.

Chen Jingke mouthed: Your Majesty will be here soon. I will explain later.

Zhu Xiongying didn't ask any more questions and continued to pretend to moan.

Soon Zhu Yuanzhang's voice came from outside the house:
"Great grandson, where is great grandson... Take me to see him quickly."

(End of this chapter)