Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 90 90: No one can change Zhu Yuanzhang’s decision!

In a flash, another ten days passed.

Yingtianfu Palace, in the Imperial Study Room.

"The news sent back by Jin Yiwei today said that Lao Jiu is in Xi'an..."

Zhu Yuanzhang held the secret document just sent by Jiang Yu in his hand, and briefly explained Zhu Yue's confiscation of homes and families in Xi'an.

When talking about this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have any expression on his face, and there was no joy or anger in his tone!
  But even so, Zhu Biao was still shocked!
  This Lao Jiu is really courageous!
  Also found hidden armors from those three families?
  What about bluffing?

"Dad, although Lao Jiu is a bit messy, his starting point is also good. It is indeed time to give those nobles and gentry in Xi'an Mansion a try!"

Zhu Biao hurriedly spoke.

"Hmph! Is confiscating homes and exterminating clans considered a beating?"

"Is there such a beating?"

Seeing Zhu Biao looking so nervous, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted angrily.

He could tell that Zhu Biao was probably still grateful for the life-extending pill that Lao Jiu gave him!
  He was so anxious about this kind of thing that he started to excuse Lao Jiu!

However, Zhu Biao's attitude made Zhu Yuanzhang relieved.

"This...Lao Jiu is indeed a bit excessive, but there is a reason for it!"

"You also know the situation in Xi'an Mansion. If we can't cut through the chaos quickly, I'm afraid we won't be able to rectify the chaos in a short time!"

Zhu Biao said with a wry smile.

"I won't mention this matter for now. Lao Jiu has done a lot of bad things, and this is not the least of them!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said.

"Dad, aren't you angry?"

While Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief, he also asked curiously.

If in the past, Lao Jiu dared to do such a big thing without telling the court, the old man would definitely be furious, and a reprimand would definitely be necessary!

"This brat has done a lot of things to make us angry before!"

"We are really so easy to get angry. He has already made us angry to death!"

"But we can't let him do whatever he wants. We must go to the northwest as soon as possible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted lightly, and then mentioned the idea of ​​preparing for the Western Tour.

"But we are worried that someone will use this matter to impeach Lao Jiu!"

Zhu Biao's brows couldn't help but frown.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude reassured Zhu Biao, but the fact that the emperor favored his own son did not mean that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could act as if they did not know anything!
  It can be said that father and son have unified their thoughts now, and both have the idea of ​​​​helping Lao Jiu directly ascend to the throne. Therefore, Lao Jiu's reputation and prestige in the court must also be established!

But because of the current incident, those imperial censors may seize the opportunity to impeach King Zhu Yue of Han again, which will definitely directly affect the prestige of King Zhu Yue of Han in the court!

"Hmph, these bastards are always keeping an eye on our Zhu Yuanzhang's son. Why don't they impeach the truly corrupt officials?"

"We know what you are worried about, but it is not the turn of outsiders to dictate matters concerning our Lao Zhu family!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he snorted disapprovingly.

Most of the civil servants in the court actually disliked the King of Han, Zhu Li. If they encountered the situation of impeaching the King of Han, they would basically follow suit and add insult to injury!

Of course, this is not just for King Zhu Yue of Han, but also for all the vassal kings including King Zhu Cang of Qin, King Zhu Fan of Jin, King Zhu Di of Yan, etc. They are basically the same!

The most criticized vassal kings have always been the three kings of Han, Zhu Yue, Qin, and Yan!

Among them, the King of Qin Zhu Xi was really a bastard, and Zhu Yuanzhang could only be angry at him for not arguing. The officials wanted to impeach the King of Qin, and even if he wanted to help him, he couldn't help, and he had to scold him along with him!

But Han Wang Zhu Yue and Yan Wang Zhu Di were obviously targeted!
  In other words, it is also because these two vassal kings are so powerful that they have become typical examples among many vassal kings. There is a sense that even if they are as good as Lin Feng, they will be destroyed!
  However, Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely an arbitrary emperor. Even if the entire dynasty is opposed by civil and military officials, as long as he is determined to put Zhu Yue on the throne, no one can stop him!
  Not to mention that Zhu Biao, the current crown prince, is standing with him on the same front. Zhu Yuanzhang is very confident about this!

If that doesn't work, then before he, Zhu Yuanzhang, dies, kill everyone first. Anyone who dares to oppose Lao Jiu's rise to power can be killed directly!
  As long as a group of people are killed, who will dare to stand up and object?

Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation is just like that, and he will definitely be called a tyrant by future generations, so he might as well directly fulfill Lao Jiu!
  During the period of training Zhu Biao, he had the same idea.

There is no need to doubt Zhu Yuanzhang’s courage!
  Even after Zhu Biao's death, if you look at how Zhu Yuanzhang raised the butcher's knife against Lan Yu's gang of Huaixi nobles in order to put Zhu Yunwen in power, you will know how ruthless this leader was in killing people!
  "Then when are you going to go find Lao Jiu?"

"Otherwise, let's go and you stay in Yingtian!"

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and shook his head. He also knew what kind of temper Zhu Yuanzhang was. In other words, it was useless for anyone to stop what the old man decided!
  But Zhu Biao didn't want the old man to have to travel long distances for his own affairs at his old age!
  "No, we have to go to Hanzhong in person!"

"There are some things that only we can explain clearly to Lao Jiu!"

"What's more, we still have auspicious national fortunes, so you don't have to worry about us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head without any doubt.

Between the father and son, an emperor and a prince who oversees the country, one of them must stay in Yingtian!

As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. It might be okay if he and Zhu Biao are away from Yingtian Mansion for a few days, but if it goes on for a long time, something might go wrong!
  Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang went to see Zhu Yue for a showdown. Zhu Biao couldn't explain many things clearly!
  Zhu Yuanzhang must handle this aspect personally!
  If Zhu Biao really wanted to go, he wouldn't stop him, but he would have to wait until he had a showdown with Lao Jiu and Lao Jiu agreed to help Zhu Biao refine the longevity pill!

It is not impossible for Zhu Biao to go to Hanzhong to meet Lao Jiu so that the two brothers can reminisce about old times!
  As for whether the officials in the court would impeach Lao Jiu over the affairs of the Xi'an Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care!
  He was still worried about finding a reason to go to Hanzhong. If these guys really impeached Lao Jiu, he might even be able to come up with the idea of ​​going to Hanzhong!

After working in the imperial study until noon, Zhu Biao went directly back to the East Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, directly opened the national luck auspiciousness and took a look at the current national luck value.

During this period, because of showing off in front of Zhu Biao, plus the deduction of national luck value for various problems, Zhu Yuanzhang's national luck value is now almost 800 points!

"It's enough to activate the simulator of this child Yegort!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed a smile.

He has been thinking about this child during this time. After all, it is difficult not to be curious about such an awesome grandson!

The premise is that Yegorut can recognize his ancestor and return to his clan! Subsequently, Zhu Yuanzhang opened Guoyun Mall again!

It seems that as long as he keeps checking in for a few more days, he can buy a semi-finished life-extending pill worth 1000 points of national fortune!
  Although it is only a semi-finished life-extending pill, it can increase his life span by two and a half years, which is equivalent to allowing Zhu Yuanzhang to live until the thirty-third year of Hongwu!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry when he came, and he was reluctant to use his national fortune to buy this thing!

After all, it's just a semi-finished life-extending pill. Laojiu has it. It would be silly to spend your national fortune to buy it!

What's more, the semi-finished life-extending pill is more fragrant than the finished product.
  Wouldn’t it be nice to directly increase your life span by ten years?

We are going to Hanzhong anyway. Then we will have a showdown with Lao Jiu. Then we can get enough medicinal materials and let Lao Jiu find a way to refine them!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang skipped the longevity pill and turned his attention to other options!
  He can also redeem high-yielding crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, but it's no longer necessary!

Because Laojiu has already been planted in Hanzhong Mansion, just like the longevity pill, there is no need to spend this national luck value!

So what's left?
  After searching for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes were directly on the seeds of the rubber tree!

This thing called a rubber tree costs 10000 points of national luck!

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little curious. This was obviously not a high-yielding grain, so why was it so expensive?
  "Xiangrui, what is the use of this rubber tree?"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but asked curiously.

[Natural rubber can be extracted from rubber trees and is an important industrial raw material! 】

Guoyun Xiangrui slowly explained.

"Is that what rubber tires are made of?"

"What does this thing actually look like?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became even more interested!

He knew about rubber tires. He had seen the finished product from the simulator. It was invented by Lao Jiu, and it seemed to be very easy to use!
  [The host who wants natural rubber only needs to pay 30 points of national transportation value to exchange for a barrel! 】

Guoyun Xiangrui did not explain, but directly set a price!

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this thing must be trying to deceive his own national fortune!
  But I can’t help but be curious!

"I'll give you 30 points of national luck value. Hurry up and get us a bucket!"

Zhu Yuanzhang complained in his heart, but decided to see what this natural rubber looked like first!
  Soon, 30 points of national luck were deducted from the national fortune auspiciousness, and a small wooden barrel coated with wax appeared out of thin air in front of Zhu Yuanzhang!

"kindness?"

"Is this natural rubber?"

"Why does it feel sticky, like paste?"

Opening the barrel, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned immediately after seeing the milky white natural rubber solution!
  This thing looks like a liquid no matter how you look at it!

Although it is relatively viscous, how can it be turned into the rubber tires used in carriages?
  For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled!
  But one thing is for sure, this thing is indeed a good thing, and it must be very important!

Otherwise, rubber tree seeds wouldn’t require 10000 points of national luck!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang directly resealed the waxed wooden barrel!

After lunch, Zhu Biao came to the imperial study room again.

Before Zhu Biao could continue to deal with the remaining memorials, he was called over by Zhu Yuanzhang!

"Biao'er, we told you about Yunwen last time!"

"What do you think about Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qitai?"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was necessary to have a good chat with Zhu Biao about this matter.

He was also worried about Zhu Biao before, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not touch these three people at the first time, but now that they have all shown off with Zhu Biao, these things can be said openly!

"Dad, after all, this happened after Yun Wen became emperor. Wouldn't you just because of something that hasn't happened yet..."

When Zhu Biao heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, his heart tightened.

To be honest, Zhu Biao was also very angry after knowing that Fang Xiaoru and the others would actually instigate Zhu Yun to cut down the vassal!
  But it is really unjustifiable to punish three people who have not made any big mistakes now just because of something that will happen in the future!
  Of course, he also knows that if the old man wants to kill someone, he doesn't need any other reasons at all, there are plenty of ways and means!
  But Zhu Biao couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart!
  "Where do you want to go?"

"In your eyes, are we that kind of person?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"What does dad want to do with these three people?"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he felt relieved and asked curiously.

"Qi Tai doesn't care. He can just be sent to Qingshui Yamen. We won't give him any chance of promotion!"

"Fang Xiaoru, it is impossible for us to let him return to the center of the imperial court!"

"We are not butchers, nor can we kill people casually based on things that will happen in the future!"

"As for Huang Zicheng, I feel embarrassed to kill him. Let an official do it! You can handle this matter as you see fit!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said slowly, which can be regarded as directly determining the future fate of Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others!

Although in the dream, Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry when he saw these beasts instigating Zhu Yunwen to kill the feudal king, but that was something that would only happen in the future, and he didn't want to start killing people for no reason!
  "Then let's go back to the East Palace to arrange this matter now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao quickly agreed. The old man's arrangement was the greatest tolerance for the three of them, and it was also the best result!
  He was also afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would regret it, so he planned to settle the affairs of Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru as soon as possible!

In any case, Fang Xiaoru's ability is pretty good!

It would be a pity if he lost his life because of these things!

It's better to continue to let him be a prefect, govern a party, and use his remaining energy!
  This guy is not good at being an auxiliary minister, but he still has no problem running a state capital!
  Fang Xiaoru is currently the prefect of Jining, Shandong Province. He has always been law-abiding, and he is also the favorite disciple of his former mentor Song Lian, Zhu Biao!

In the fifteenth year of Hongwu's reign, he entered the official career because of Wu Chen's recommendation, and was later summoned by the old man!
  The old man admired his dignified and serious behavior very much. He once said to Zhu Biao that Fang Xiaoru is a person with dignified conduct and you should keep him until he grows old. Then he sent him home according to etiquette!
  Before that, Zhu Biao even had the idea of ​​letting Fang Xiaoru come to the East Palace to be Zhu Yunwen's teacher!
  (End of this chapter)