Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about the reputation of this painter. He did not have the utilitarianism of Li Shimin, nor did he want to leave a good reputation for himself.

As long as the people are good and the country is well governed, it doesn't matter if it is a little brutal. Future generations will judge right and wrong. There is no need to argue about these things.

"Jiang Yu."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to the public: "Don't keep Huang Zicheng."

After saying this lightly, Zhu Yuanzhang began to slurp the noodles with relish.

The spring rain is still falling and the road is wet.

Almost all the main roads in Yingtian City are paved with marble.

The imperial court was extremely efficient in building people's livelihood.

Zhu Yuanzhang took out so much money for road construction in the country, and the people under him did not dare to refrain from doing their job.

……

Zhu Xiongying finally came out.

Inside the mansion.

The Liao brothers stood at the door and looked out.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying return, the two brothers' eyes were red.

"Your Highness, thank you for your hard work."

Zhu Xiongying patted the two brothers on the shoulders: "Thank you."

The gratitude between men does not need to be sentimental or corny.

The Liao brothers shook their heads: "Our duty, Your Highness, is too serious."

"By the way, Tie Xuan has been staying at the mansion for a few days and hasn't gotten much sleep for several days."

Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'll go see him."

Tie Xuan was drinking tea in the middle hall.

Since Zhu Xiongying was imprisoned, he had no authority to go to the Ministry of Justice, and he knew that Zhu Xiongying would be fine, so he did not go to cause trouble for Zhu Xiongying.

When Zhu Xiongying went to prison, there was always someone in the mansion to take care of things. Whether it was the operation of salt or the mining of anthracite, someone was needed to handle all matters, big and small.

Tie Xuan has been busy with these things these days.

At this time, Tie Xuan was taking a nap in the middle hall.

As I squinted my eyes, I suddenly saw a tall figure appear under the dim light.

Tie Xuan was shocked and quickly stood up and walked in front of Zhu Xiongying.

"Sir, you...are back?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded and patted Tie Xuan on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

Tie Xuan shook his head: "It's not hard, it's you who are hardworking, sir. I am proud of you."

Tie Xuan truly admired what Zhu Xiongying had done. The legend of Zhu Gong chopping off Guangming with one sword had spread in all teahouses and taverns.

After listening to Zhu Xiongying's story, Tie Xuan admired and worshipped him from the bottom of his heart.

Unfortunately, only Master Zhu could do such a thing so easily to such a treacherous and evil person!
If it were anyone else, he would probably have to go through layers of trials by the three judicial departments. It would be hard to say when Wen Boqi would be beheaded.

How could it be as satisfying as Zhu Xiongying's blow? !
Tie Xuan was silent for a moment, then looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "Sir, you should have a rest after coming back, but there is one thing that I really need your attention on."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, lifted his robe and sat upright on the armchair.

Tie Xuan poured a pot of tea for Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying knocked the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip.

Tie Xuan then said, "Early this morning, a letter came from the gentleman."

Zhu Xiongying was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Tie Xuan said: "There are still some senior officials in the capital who do not obey the management of the gentry, pretend to obey but actually disobey, and do not do practical things. This is the letter from the gentry."

Zhu Xiongying opened it and looked at it silently, with a slightly frown on his face.

The land measurement has not been fully carried out yet. A small number of officials think that Mr. Xie is making a fuss out of nothing. They also say that the land area has already been counted once, so why is it necessary to measure it again?

This clearly shows a lack of trust in them.

As a result, some people took the lead in becoming lazy and slack in their duties, and were reluctant to cooperate with Mr. Jie, and also took the lead in getting other officials to follow suit and slack off.

The old official who took the lead was Hong Xuebin, who was the compiler of the Yuan History in the Hanlin Academy. He is now 53 years old and is a famous old editor in the Hanlin Academy.

He entered the Hanlin Academy as a top student during the Hu Weiyong case. He witnessed the cruelty of officialdom firsthand and learned how to fish in troubled waters during those years.

Zhu Xiongying tapped the documents lightly, closed his eyes and stared at them. After a moment, he said to Tie Xuan, "Go get a pen."

Tie Xuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out the pen and ink.

Zhu Xiongying opened his eyes and wrote: "Kill him to establish authority. I will take care of everything."

If you want to quickly stabilize the Jiaozhi regime, you have to kill to establish your authority.

Fortunately, the most advantageous thing for ruling in this era is that killing people does not require going through layers of trials!

The red pen decides life and death, and killing someone is just a matter of thought.

Since the old man said that he can make all the decisions in Jiaozhi, Zhu Xiongying has no need to worry about anything.

No matter what, he wanted to develop Jiaozhi quickly.

Tie Xuan silently looked at Zhu Xiongying's mature and steady appearance, and said sincerely: "My lord, your aura is probably almost the same as that of the emperor, haha."

Tie Xuan laughed awkwardly twice, and when he saw Zhu Xiongying looking at him silently, Tie Xuan's heart suddenly jumped!
"Misfortune comes from the mouth, don't talk nonsense."

"We are a family, we can say whatever we want, but when it becomes a habit, every word and action can bring about fatal disaster!"

"Especially since Jiaozhi is a sensitive place, we must not let it get criticized by others."

Tie Xuan stopped smiling and said respectfully: "Yes!"

Tie Xuan put away Zhu Xiongying's letter, but his hand felt heavy.

This is no longer a simple exchange of letters; this is clearly the knife that Zhu Xiongying used to kill people!

"Sir, you should have a good rest."

Tie Xuan said something, and Zhu Xiongying nodded and watched Tie Xuan leave.

"Heroes work hard, Mr. Zhu is great!"

Zhu Xiongying didn't know that someone had already informed the palace of his every move after he was released from prison.

However, it was not the Jinyiwei who was reporting, but the eunuch Zheng He.

Zheng He's actions in Fengtian Hall today made his power increase sharply. Zhu Yuanzhang even ordered the Jinyiwei commander to directly pass the relevant information about Zhu Xiongying to Zheng He.

Then Zheng He told me about it.

It’s not that he didn’t trust his grandson, but Zhu Yuanzhang, as a grandfather, wanted to know what his grandson did every day.

"Stinky boy!" Zhu Yuanzhang paused with his hand covering the memorial, grinned and said, "You have grown up and become a hero of the Ming Dynasty, haha."

Zheng He served the old man carefully. When he heard that the old man was happy, he felt indescribably proud of his own grandfather.

"Oh, did he say anything after hearing these words?" asked the old man.

Zheng He hurriedly said: "I didn't say anything, I just silently returned the gift to the people and then left quietly."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Yes."

A hundred words are not as good as silence. Silence is worse than words here!

Zhu Yuanzhang was impressed that this boy was becoming more and more steady in his work. He was neither arrogant nor impatient, and was neither sad nor happy. This young man was becoming more and more promising!

……

The night in Jinling City deepened.

The Lantern Festival has passed, and the streets have once again fallen into endless tranquility as in the past.

After nightfall, the rain stopped, and a sedan chair appeared in front of the solemn gate of the Northern Pacification Office.

Beizhenfusi is a forbidden area. Generally speaking, officials from the Ming Dynasty would take a detour when they came here.

The Northern Pacification Office was not located in the imperial city, but on the bank of Tianjin Bridge not far from the imperial city. It was adjacent to the Qinhuai River at the back and had a huge marble square in front.

When the sedan chair stopped, a minor official from the Eastern Palace went to report.

Not long after, He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, came out in a hurry: "I am He Guangyi, and I am here to see His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor."

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "Master He, please don't be so polite. I want to see Mr. Huang."

He Guangyi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Please."

After Zhu Yunwen was brought to the imperial prison, He Guangyi ordered the Jinyiwei flag to withdraw.

There has been no news from Commander Jiang yet. This case is supervised by Jiang Yu himself, and He Guangyi cannot interfere.

In any case, Huang Zicheng's life or death was uncertain, and he didn't want to offend Zhu Yunwen, so he simply let Zhu Yunwen in.

In prison.

Huang Zicheng looked a little listless. Although the Jinyiwei had not started to torture him yet, he could not help but tremble since he entered this bloody and dirty place.

"gentlemen?"

A gentle call immediately made Huang Zicheng tremble. Looking at Zhu Yunwen's worried face, Huang Zicheng was moved.

"Your Highness?"

Zhu Yunwen finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huang Zicheng looked pretty good.

"Teacher, you don't have to worry too much. I have already asked the Emperor for mercy. You will be fine."

Huang Zicheng was delighted and looked at Zhu Yunwen excitedly, saying with righteousness: "Grandson, you are virtuous!"

Although Huang Zicheng was scared to death just now, he still had to pretend to be fearless and have a clear conscience.

Hearing Zhu Yunwen pleading for him, Huang Zicheng was truly grateful to Zhu Yunwen.

"If I am released from prison in the future, I will definitely help the emperor's grandson achieve something!" Huang Zicheng said loudly.

Zhu Yunwen nodded: "Teacher, don't be anxious. I came here to tell you that I have always regarded you as my confidant."

Huang Zicheng clasped his fists and said, "I am ashamed."

Zhu Yunwen looked around and said to Huang Zicheng cautiously: "Teacher, there is something I need to tell you."

Huang Zicheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Your Highness, please speak."

Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment and said, "Teacher, do you know why you failed this time?"

Huang Zicheng was puzzled: "Oh? Is there any other reason?"

Zhu Yunwen whispered: "Because the teacher impeached someone who shouldn't be impeached, Master Zhu...he is my elder brother."

Huang Zicheng stared at Zhu Yunwen in a daze. He stared at him carefully for a long time. When he saw that Zhu Yunwen didn't seem to be lying, he gasped. He said word by word with wide eyes: "Zhu! Xiong! Huan?!"

Zhu Yunwen nodded: "So teacher, this failure is not due to you, but to the emperor's heart, which is not fair."

Huang Zicheng was still in shock, and his cheeks suddenly turned red when he heard Zhu Yunwen's words.

A surge of anger suddenly came to my mind.

"Humph!"

Huang Zicheng shouted coldly: "I studied the books of sages and read the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Our ancestors said that we should not bow down to serve the rich and powerful, and we should not bow down for a few pieces of rice. Even if I am imprisoned, I will do it with dignity. But now I have been imprisoned because of this dirty inside story."

"How unfair is that?"

"Your Majesty is selfish to begin with. How can you stabilize your regime if your mind is unstable?"

"I want to see the Emperor!"

"His own grandson killed someone, so that's also murder. I'm a sincere official, so why would I collude with Wen Yuzhang? If you want to accuse him, you can always find a pretext."

"I will go to the emperor and his ministers to make things clear!"

Zhu Yunwen was terrified.

He had never thought that Master Huang would be so strong-willed. Hearing this, he said hastily, "Teacher, don't be impulsive."

For a moment, Zhu Yunwen suddenly felt a little tired and felt that he had found a bad teammate.

What great things can such an impatient person accomplish?
What achievements can such a pedantic scholar make?
It's fine to let him study, but asking him to govern the country is simply nonsense!

Huang Zicheng said righteously: "Grandson, why are you so timid? Black is black, white is white! I have lived a clean life..."

He hadn't finished his righteous words yet.

There were chaotic footsteps coming from the imperial prison, and under the flickering light, a gloomy and resentful face was reflected.

Jiang Li walked over with his hands behind his back, followed by two small flag bearers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Jiang Li first bowed to Zhu Yunwen and said, "Greetings to His Majesty the Grandson of the Emperor."

Zhu Yunwen looked at Jiang Li in confusion: "Commander Jiang, is there something wrong?"

"It's getting late. Your Highness should go back to the East Palace first."

Jiang Li did not respond to Zhu Yunwen's words.

Zhu Yunwen looked a little unhappy: "I ask you, what's the matter?!"

Jiang Li thought about it and said to Zhu Yunwen: "There are some things that Your Highness doesn't need to know, so as to avoid being upset."

Huang Zicheng, who was standing in the imperial prison, saw Jiang Li's gloomy face. The righteousness he had just shown was gone, replaced by fear.

"You, what are you going to do?"

Zhu Yunwen protected Huang Zicheng. No matter what, Huang Zicheng was his teacher: "Grandpa Emperor said that he would release the teacher! Jiang Lin, do you want to rebel?"

Jiang Li sighed: "Since Your Highness wants to see it, then just watch it."

"Someone, take His Highness aside."

Zhu Yunwen slapped Jiang Li in the face: "You little dog! You are just a dog of my family, who are you talking to?"

Jiang Li was beaten, but he still had a smile on his face. He clasped his fists and said to Zhu Yunwen: "I'm sorry."

He waved his hand, and two small flags behind him separated Zhu Yunwen's body from Huang Zicheng.

At this moment, Huang Zicheng was completely stunned. He kept backing away, leaning against the wall, his feet trembling.

"What are you going to do?"

Jiang Li walked over step by step and said: "Mr. Huang has read the books of sages, and he also understands the principle that if the ruler wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die, right? Isn't this what you scholars say?"

"You!" Huang Zicheng pointed at his hands tremblingly, "You are talking nonsense!"

Zhu Yunwen, standing aside, shouted loudly: "Jiang Lin! You are falsely conveying the imperial edict!"

Jiang Li put his hands behind his back and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Highness, didn't you just say that I am just a dog of the royal family. I only listen to the emperor. Can a dog make decisions on its own?"

"You!" Zhu Yunwen shook his head, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Grandpa Emperor promised me that this would not happen!"

Jiang Li stopped talking, glanced at Huang Zicheng who was a mess, picked him up, pinched his jaw, and poured a pot of wine into him.

"Mr. Huang, go on your journey with peace of mind. The Emperor will not make things difficult for your family, and you haven't suffered much."

Wine kept spitting out of Huang Zicheng's mouth. He struggled hard, but Jiang Li's fingers were too strong and Huang Zicheng couldn't break free at all.

Gradually, a little bit of blood foam came out of Huang Zicheng's mouth. His whole body was twitching, more and more blood came out of his mouth, his eyes became more and more blurred, and soon his body convulsed and he collapsed to the ground.

"No!" "Teacher!"

A hoarse cry came out from Zhu Yunwen's mouth: "No!"

twice.

Zhu Yunwen experienced such a situation twice, the first one was with Zhou Dexing.

He was equally powerless at that time.

This time, he even witnessed his teacher dying right under his nose!
(End of this chapter)