Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

"Privately forged firearms? How come we don't know about this?
All we know is that we asked him to do it!"

Inside the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been sitting there without saying a word, waited until Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang could not help but jump out and deliver a fatal blow to Mei Yin.

Zhu Yuanzhang then spoke.

And as soon as he opened his mouth, what he said was earth-shattering!

Wu Liang was completely confused all of a sudden.

He was originally filled with indignation, but at this moment, he was suddenly speechless.

All the emotions in my heart were blocked at this moment by the words Zhu Yuanzhang said.

It was like being hit by a heavy hammer in public.

My head is buzzing.

The whole person was extremely confused.

I was speechless because of this totally unexpected situation.

By the way, this attack on Mei Yin was something he had been planning for a long time.

And I feel that this is a rare opportunity.

The status of his own Wu family also became higher and higher.

Now he came forward in person to talk about this matter during the morning court session in the Fengtian Hall.

Your Majesty will not let Mei Yin off easily!

I will definitely teach that bastard Mei Yin a lesson!

Before doing this, he had already made a lot of preparations and had many ideas.

No matter how I think about it, I feel that I will definitely win this time.

Even if Your Majesty is very protective of his people, you still have to distinguish between them.

Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not use these protective measures on Mei Yin, a son-in-law who was unpopular.

No matter how you think about it, Mei Yin will definitely not have a good time this time!

I have to shed my skin even if I don’t die!
Even if we take a step back, the private casting of cannons was a major event, and it was within the jurisdiction of Yingtian Prefecture.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to cover up such a serious crime, he could not do so in public.

Even if it is Zhu Yuanzhang, he has to follow the rules!
If this rule is broken, many things will become difficult to handle!

Now, he has exposed the matter in front of all the civil and military officials, and he must express his stance!
Even if you feel dissatisfied with yourself because of this, you have to endure it at this time.

In his opinion, this time it was a situation where he was sure to win.

But he never expected that as soon as he opened his mouth, things would turn out completely beyond his expectations.

It completely confused him.

what's the situation?
What the hell is going on with this logic?
It turned out that it was the cannon that Zhu Yuanzhang asked Mei Yin to cast?

This...how could this happen?
When did Zhu Yuanzhang give the order? !
This incident really stunned Wu Liang.

I felt very absurd and panicked at the same time.

The biggest accusation he used to attack Mei Yin this time was that Mei Yin had privately manufactured firearms.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said to himself that Mei Yin was following orders.

This made him speechless.

Since Mei Yin was just following orders, that means he is not guilty.

What else could he do in this situation?
There is no way to continue attacking Mei Yin!

He tried his best and felt that he would win, so the punch he threw hit the air directly.

This feeling is so uncomfortable!
He had never expected such a thing!

This is also something he particularly doesn't want to see!
Why did he do this?
The purpose is to turn the tables and save face.

Now, after Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly did this, all his efforts to save face were gone in an instant.

A complete failure.

I am just like before. Not only did I fail to regain my face, but I lost even more face!
Will become a complete laughing stock!

Because before this, he had suffered setbacks at the hands of Mei Yin and had never personally stepped forward to deal with the issue.

It's all done by others.

Although we suffered small losses, they were all suffered in secret.

Others knew that he suffered a loss, but no one had actually seen it happen.

But this time, it's completely different!

This is during the morning court session in the Fengtian Hall, where all civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty attend court!
Those who can attend court here are all prominent figures in the Ming Dynasty.

And I lost such a huge amount of face in front of these people!

That would be truly embarrassing!
All the embarrassment I suffered in the past combined is not as great as this time!
Without giving it much thought, he knew that after this incident, many people would look at him in a very different way.

You will laugh at yourself even more.

As the Marquis of Jiangyin, I really have no place to put my face!
How could this be?

How could this be? !
This matter is completely different from what I thought!
At this time, Wu Liang had complicated feelings and his expression kept changing.

It's really wonderful.

It's like Sichuan opera face changing.

Sometimes blue, sometimes white, sometimes red, sometimes black...

Inside the Fengtian Hall, the atmosphere seemed unusually strange at this time.

Originally, when the Imperial Censor came out to impeach Mei Yin, many people wondered in their hearts whether it was a guy named Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, who was behind it.

Later, after seeing the Assistant Censor's criticism, Wu Liang stood up and wanted to put the final word on it.

Now there's no more guessing.

Everyone knew that this was Wu Liang attacking Mei Yin!
Many people are watching this matter with the attitude of watching a show.

I know that this time, Mei Yin will definitely have a hard time.

Wu Liang had suffered repeated defeats before, so he dared to take action again at this time. He must have obtained solid evidence.

We are absolutely sure of winning!
Otherwise, they would definitely not have brought the matter to the Fengtian Palace!
Moreover, he would not personally come out and speak on the matter after the Assistant Censor had said those words.

But who would have thought that after doing such a thing, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, would actually respond like this.

It is said that Mei Yin made firearms at his instruction...

This...turned everything upside down in an instant!

Since Mei Yin was doing this under the emperor's order, there was absolutely no serious crime of privately manufacturing firearms.

This serious crime no longer exists. What is the point of Wu Liang's impeachment at this time?

Not only did he fail to attack Mei Yin, but he became a laughing stock instead.

Not only that, if you really think about it, it is a sin!

Mei Yin was acting on the emperor's orders, but these people attacked him and said such excessive things...

What a surprise!
What a surprise!
The atmosphere in the Fengtian Hall suddenly became extremely strange.

Many people were quietly paying attention to the changes in Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang's expression.

Looking at his figure, I felt so complicated.

And the Imperial Censor, who had been full of confidence and accepted Wu Liang's instructions to attack and impeach Mei Yin, was suddenly confused!

His face was pale and he turned to look at Wu Liang with disbelief on his face, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

At this time, he really wanted to ask Wu Liang.

What the hell is going on?

Wasn't it agreed that Mei Yin was privately casting firearms, not only muskets, but also cannons? !

But now, this... actually turned out to be the emperor who asked Mei Yin to do this?

Well... this is just impeachment!

What does this bastard Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, do for a living?
You can't even figure this out, yet you dare to call me over and ask me to explain everything? !

Damn it, this time, he really tricked me to death!

Mei Sizu was also extremely dazed.

All the good mood is gone in an instant!
Originally, he thought that he could see that Mei Yin was in trouble.

And because of this, I feel particularly good.

But who could have imagined that in such a short time, things would turn out like this!

How come... Mei Yin is suddenly not guilty?
Liu Bowen had been ill for many days and finally recovered in recent days and started to attend court.

This result is not surprising.

His expression didn't seem to change, but he was actually very happy inside.

When he heard the Imperial Censor impeaching his good grandson-in-law, he knew who was behind it.

However, Liu Bowen did not have any worries.

Because he knew that he didn't need to do anything himself, the people in power would come to protect Mei Yin!

Others may not know what Mei Yin has done, but he knows it very well.

It is no exaggeration to describe this young man Mei Yin as a genius.

He accomplished many extremely important things for the Ming Dynasty.

Don't think that His Majesty always scolds him and dislikes him.

But in fact, I treasure it so much in my heart!
If Liu Bowen had not seen through this long ago, how could he, Liu Bowen, be so eager to push his granddaughter to Mei Yin!

Wu Liang is such a stupid person that he can't see through this point and keeps fighting here against his grandson-in-law.

This time, the complaint was brought directly to His Majesty.

Let Your Majesty decide.

How stupid a person must be to do such a thing?

Doesn’t he know that His Majesty is the father-in-law of his granddaughter’s husband?

Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey?
Do you really think that your grandson-in-law is someone who is not favored by the emperor?
Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction now was exactly the same as he had guessed.

It also confirms how high the status of Mei Yin, the good grandson-in-law, is in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

It turned out that I had made the right bet!

"Pfft!"

In the Fengtian Hall, the atmosphere was strange and unusually quiet.

Suddenly, a very clear sound was heard.

It turned out that it was the Imperial Censor named Zhang who knelt down directly in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

His face was pale and his body was shaking a little.

The voice seemed a little dry.

He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I...I really didn't know that this was your instruction.

Prince Consort Han was just following orders.

I just thought... I just thought he was making firearms privately.

Please forgive my sins, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him expressionlessly and said, "As the Imperial Censor, I have the power to impeach.

However, impeachment cannot be made randomly!
When impeaching, at least the relevant matters should be made clear first!

If you start impeachment without investigating anything, wouldn't that be a false accusation?
"Yes, it is my fault..."

As he spoke, sweat was already dripping from his forehead.

"Drag him out and give him eighty strokes of the cane!

I want to cure your blind belief in others' opinions. You think shit smells good and you think it's right! "

When he heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he was so scared that he peed his pants.

Eighty strokes of the cane!

If we really continue to fight, people will die!

The people outside who were carrying out the executions were also very measured in their subordinates.

Generally, the number of strokes of the cane would be ten, twenty, or even thirty. This indicated that the emperor wanted to punish the person, but he would not actually beat the person to death.

But if it reaches eighty strokes of the cane, it can literally be fatal.

The executioners were all experienced and knew how to act with great discretion.

If you can sense that the people above don't want anyone to die, then don't even mention eighty strokes of the cane.

Even if he was beaten with eight hundred sticks, he would not be hurt, just some flesh wounds.

But if they notice, the people above want the person being punished to die.

Not to mention eighty sticks, only three or five sticks are needed to beat someone to death!
And this Assistant Censor was just a minor official of the seventh rank.

Obviously, there is not such a big face.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered him to be beaten with a stick eighty times. Although he did not explicitly say that he was to be killed, it was no different from a clear order...

"My Lord, you...you should speak a fair word for me!"

He is anxious!

He called Wu Liang directly at this time and asked Wu Liang to save his life.

At this time, he already hated Wu Liang to death.

Originally, Wu Liang said it with great confidence, and he was also prepared to follow Wu Liang to gain more merits and benefits.

Who would have thought that before getting any benefit, I would lose my life!
When Wu Liang heard this man calling him, he wanted to tear this man's mouth apart.

However, although he was angry in his heart, he still said with a stiff upper lip: "Sir, this person did not understand the actual situation and just impeached, which is indeed inappropriate.

There is a big sin.

But he was the Imperial Censor, and had the responsibility to report on matters as soon as he heard them.

He was also concerned about the Ming Dynasty and worried that someone would act recklessly and cause chaos.

Your Majesty, please be lenient with me..."

Wu Liang must stand up at this time.

Although he was extremely reluctant, he had to plead for mercy on behalf of the Imperial Censor.

All the people present could see that this Assistant Censor was someone he had arranged.

Listen to your own commands.

Not to mention that at this time, he was shouting such words in front of so many people, asking for help.

In such a situation, if I remain indifferent, I will definitely be looked down upon even more.

If he arranges others to do things in the future, I am afraid that many people will no longer obey his orders.

His prestige in the future will be greatly reduced.

This is something he absolutely doesn't want to see.

So at this time, even if you are extremely reluctant, you have to go ahead.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne, looking at Wu Liang who was begging for mercy with a cold expression.

This made Wu Liang's heart rise to his throat.

what's the situation?
He was so loyal and shed so much blood for Zhu Yuanzhang for the Ming Dynasty.

How many contributions have you made?
How come now... Zhu Yuanzhang actually wants to treat himself like this?
Just as I was thinking this, I heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion didn't look that ugly.

"Since it was the Marquis of Jiangyin who interceded for you, I will not use the eighty strokes of the cane, but only thirty strokes."

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, the Imperial Censor named Zhang almost burst into tears of gratitude.

I was so excited!
Very good!
My life is saved!
Although he still had to be beaten, there was a huge difference between thirty strokes of the cane and eighty strokes of the cane.

The thirty strokes of the cane indicated that the emperor had no intention of killing him.

Can’t kill anyone!

The Marquis of Jiangyin is quite prestigious.

Just as he said, even the emperor had to give him face.

The Marquis of Jiangyin is an okay person, although this time he turned out to be a bit tricky.

I almost killed myself.

But no matter what, he would really take care of it if something really happened.

It doesn't mean that we don't care about anything.

Really take responsibility for yourself.

He immediately knelt on the ground with tears of gratitude and thanked him profusely.

Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, was also quick to quit while he was ahead.

To express gratitude to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Thank you Zhu Yuanzhang for giving him this face, so that he would not be too embarrassed. With the attitude of the superior, this time, although overall, he, the Marquis of Jiangyin, once again failed in dealing with Mei Yin, the bastard, which was very embarrassing.

But no matter what, it has saved some face.

Moreover, it can be seen from the emperor's reaction that His Majesty trusts and values ​​himself and his Wu family.

I knew that he couldn't leave the Wu family!

If something like this happened to someone else, they would definitely be in big trouble.

It’s not that easy for Zhu Yuanzhang to let them go so easily!
Zhu Yuanzhang was not someone who was easy to talk to.

But now, this matter has fallen on my head, and His Majesty is willing to give me this face.

Although he seemed very angry, after he spoke, he immediately reduced the eighty strokes of the stick to thirty strokes.

There are so many tricks involved here!

It shows how much face you have here in a higher position!
"I thank you, Your Excellency..."

Wu Liang hurriedly thanked Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Marquis Jiangyin, you two brothers have been with me to build our country for a long time.

We know you are loyal.

I will definitely not act recklessly.

There is some misunderstanding about this matter, and it's our fault.

We just gave Na Meiyin an oral order and asked him to do these things.

I didn’t tell the world about this.”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Wu Liang became even more excited.

Listen! Listen to them all!

What did Your Majesty say in public?

He mentioned the past events and said in public that his brothers had followed him to build his empire.

This shows that His Majesty still cherishes the old friendship and regards me and others as his confidants.

Your Majesty said this at this time to save face for yourself.

What he thought was indeed correct. Both of him and his brother still had a lot of face in the eyes of His Majesty.

Wu Liang immediately expressed his loyalty and then retreated.

Many people present took these into account and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

I think the Wu brothers are really capable and are your Majesty's confidants.

His Majesty not only did not blame him for doing this, but also took his face into consideration...

But Liu Bowen, who had been silent all the time, shook his head secretly when he saw this.

I feel like Wu Liang is almost dead.

He knew what had happened in the Ming Dynasty in recent days.

Among them, what interested him most was that Prince of Yan Zhu Di, with two hundred personal guards and a lot of food and supplies, went to Chongming to reward the navy led by Wu Zhen to prepare for the war against Japan.

To many people, this is normal.

But Liu Bowen felt that it was not that simple.

This is your majesty’s real killer move!
I'm afraid that Your Majesty is already preparing to take action against the brothers Wu Zhen and Wu Liang.

The key to solving the problem of Wu Zhen and Wu Liang lies in Wu Zhen, who commands the navy to prepare for war with Japan.

The real reason was that Wu Zhen was too close to the sea and had a large number of soldiers under his command.

Once there is any sign of trouble, they can escape to the vast ocean!
Very difficult to deal with.

As long as Wu Zhen can be dealt with, Wu Liang, who is under the emperor's feet, will be trapped!

No matter how the superiors want to deal with him, they can easily control him.

Others thought it was incredible that he only brought two hundred personal guards to capture Wu Zhen.

But Liu Bowen felt that this was most likely the case.

Although Your Majesty has gained power, he mostly likes to use fair and square moves when fighting.

But this doesn't mean that he can't take risks!

Is he really giving face to Wu Liang by taking the position at this time?

it's not true.

It’s probably because there’s still no definite news coming from the Fourth Prince.

Your Majesty still doesn't know whether Wu Zhen has been captured.

Therefore, those in power here can only endure temporarily and not alert the enemy.

But judging from Wu Liang's performance, he still had no idea of ​​this.

This is the brilliance of Your Majesty!

This was also the biggest reason why he judged that the Wu brothers were bound to be in trouble.

Others have already made their moves, and their swords are about to stab into the chest.

He still knew nothing.

Isn't this just sheer stupidity?
How could such a person possibly survive!

He will definitely die miserably!
Today, it is no longer the time to conquer the world.

The methods used in troubled times are simply not applicable in today's peaceful times.

But many people are just so stupid.

Even before this, the emperor had made many things clear and erected an iron monument to warn the princes.

Moreover, he severely humiliated the Duke of Korea Li Shanchang in the matter of Zhongdu City.

And in the previous empty seal case, so many people were executed at one time.

However, there are still too many people who cannot turn this corner.

Still going my own way.

Apply the same tactics used in troubled times here.

How could these people possibly have a good ending?

Liu Bowen understood everything, but he didn't say anything.

It is even more impossible to remind Wu Liang.

Not to mention, he and Wu Liang are not that close.

It's just that this bastard doesn't get along with my grandson-in-law.

There was no way he would say anything to a fool like Wu Liang.

People like this should be dealt with as soon as possible and the matter should be over with!

The only thing Liu Bowen was a little worried about was that His Majesty would kill too many people in the future and wouldn't be able to stop...

As a result, Your Majesty’s reputation will not be very good in the future.

Especially in history books...

At this time, a strong man came and dragged the Imperial Censor named Zhang out to execute him.

Soon, there were thumping sounds outside, as well as miserable screams...

After this incident, no one said anything anymore.

Soon he withdrew from the court...

……

"Damn it!"

After adjourning the court, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the Wuying Hall and could not help but curse out loud angrily.

Just now, when the old dog Wu Liang stood up to speak, he really wanted to take action directly and get rid of this bastard!

It took him a lot of effort to suppress the anger in his heart.

This is not because Zhu Yuanzhang is kind-hearted or fussy.

But there is no definite news coming back from the fourth brother.

If the fourth brother had sent back accurate news.

Wu Liang, he will definitely solve it as soon as possible!
However, the real troublemaker for the Wu brothers now is not Wu Liang, but Wu Zhen.

The Wu brothers are of the same blood.

The only way to solve the problem is to take down Wu Zhen first.

I hope the fourth one will succeed soon!
After the fourth brother succeeded, we could quickly deal with these bastards one by one!
It won’t make you upset just by looking at it.

At the same time, he was also wondering whether Mei Yin could create a more powerful cannon.

If we can really produce more powerful cannons, it will be extremely useful for the Ming Dynasty’s navy!
It will be more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty to open a Maritime Customs Office and develop overseas!

……

"Everyone, move away!"

“Don’t cross this line!!”

Over in Shuangshui Village, someone was shouting to maintain order.

Here, a large area has been cleared and no one is allowed to enter.

The reason for this is that now, after a period of hard work, the cannon he made has finally been completed, and it is time to test the cannon!
Cannons are different from muskets.

Long range and great power.

Danger can easily occur if you are not careful.

Therefore, when conducting gun tests, a large area needs to be cleared to prevent people from entering.

After these things were done, it was confirmed that the area was absolutely safe and no one was present.

Mei Yin and Li Jinglong loaded gunpowder into the red cannon.

After reloading, the projectiles were loaded again.

Li Jinglong was filled with excitement and anticipation.

In the past few days, he has been helping his second uncle.

I witnessed with my own eyes how my second uncle made such an extra-large and long cannon!
Gradually, I became more confident in this artillery.

I really want to see with my own eyes how powerful this new artillery is!

Mei Yin blew up the tinder and lit the fuse.

He immediately ran back more than twenty steps, away from the cannon, and hid in a pre-built bunker.

Covered his ears.

Although Mei Yin knew that he had cast the red cannon strictly according to the methods he learned from the system of death remonstrances.

Basically, there are no problems such as barrel explosion.

But now we are in the test phase, so we should be more careful.

Only after testing and confirming that this thing is fine, can he use it with confidence...

As long as he was not given the task of making a death-defying remonstration to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Mei Yin attaches great importance to his own life.

I don't want to be exposed here because of some trivial matters.

That would be such a loss!
After Mei Yin and the others hid in the bunker, about seven or eight breaths later, they heard a loud bang, a shocking sound that shook the earth!
It makes people feel that the earth is shaking!
A cloud of smoke rose into the sky, as if thunder exploded overhead!
After confirming that the sound has been heard and there is no other movement.

Mei Yin, Li Jinglong and others came out of the bunker.

All I saw was a cloud of smoke.

And there was a little smoke coming out of the muzzle after the gun was fired, which was slowly dissipating...

Looking forward, I could no longer see where the bullet was flying.

After waiting for a long time, a fast horse finally came galloping from the front.

Make a report.

It is said that the fired bullet was found seven miles away!
"How many?!"

After hearing this number, Li Jinglong couldn't help but tremble in disbelief.

"You...how far do you say it is?!"

"Reporting to the young master, it is definitely more than seven miles!"

Li Jinglong was completely stunned.

Then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face!

It’s actually more than seven miles?!

What a concept!

You know, the farthest that today's artillery can fire is only a little over two miles.

This has been called the supreme weapon!

When attacking the city, the defenders were terrified!

As a result, now, the cannon cast by my second uncle has reached an extremely exaggerated range of seven miles!
And judging from the way this person spoke, seven miles is no more, no less!

This is truly amazing!!

The greater the range, the greater the power.

Especially when turning a long range into a short range!

This cannon made by my second uncle will be so powerful when we encounter city walls in the future!
This is the real national treasure!
"Second uncle! It's amazing!
It’s really divine!
More than seven miles!

Second uncle!"

Li Jinglong couldn't help but give Mei Yin a thumbs up and said repeatedly.

His face was full of shock!

"Haha, Jinglong, let's do it!"

Mei Yin also spoke out with a smile.

But there was no excitement in his voice.

Because he came from the future, he knew and saw too many high-end weapons.

This red cannon could reach a distance of seven miles, which was extremely shocking to people of that era.

But for him, that's just the way it is.

It really didn't shock him.

However, considering the range, it is far beyond this era.

Mei Yin couldn't help but feel a little happy...

Weapons don’t need to be very advanced, as long as they are much better than those of the same era, that’s enough!

……

"Dad, you're back?"

After Wu Gao paid his respects to Wu Liang, he looked for an opportunity to leave.

I don't want to appear in front of my father too often.

The truth is that he already knew the outcome of this incident through some means.

My father was defeated again.

He was afraid that if he stayed in front of his father for too long, he would be angered.

"Come back! Do you think I've failed again?"

"No no!"

Wu Gao quickly shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang glared at him.

He snorted and said, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!

This matter does seem to have failed.

But we can't say it's a failure.

Who would have known that His Majesty actually gave an oral order to let Mei Yin make firearms!
And judging from His Majesty's reaction to this incident.

Your Majesty still has special trust in our Wu family.

What is most important is that we can see His Majesty's attitude towards our family from this incident.

It can also let other people know that our Wu family is still His Majesty's confidant, far beyond that person!
Hearing Wu Liang say this, Wu Gao nodded quickly, indicating that his father was right...

While Wu Liang was speaking, a fast horse came all the way to the capital.

A letter was delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked it up and looked at it, then immediately burst into laughter.

"Good! You are worthy of being the fourth child in our family! Well done!
Come! Send a message to King Jin immediately! Tell him that it is time to act! !” (End of this chapter)