I want to be a grandson

Chapter 14 The Bell
"What?! Zhan Hui actually wants to investigate the family property. He wants to kill himself!"

"Bastard! Why should he investigate! Why is he biting everywhere like a mad dog? In order to flatter His Majesty, he wants to kill me..."

"Zhan Hui should be killed! Why doesn't he die!"

"How can I support a large family with the fields that don't contribute! Let me drink the northwest wind! Old Zhan Hui deserves to be struck by lightning..."

When the stewards reported the information they found to their masters, all the officials in the capital reacted in the same way, scolding Zhan Hui!
Regardless of the size of the official position, whether it is a civil servant or a military general, even the literati who are about to become officials are cursing Zhan Hui.

Because everyone knows how much Lao Zhu hates corrupt officials, if such a memorial is sent to the emperor, he will definitely agree!
By then everyone will have to tighten their belts!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's salary to officials is very low, the benefits are still good, at least he can support his family with a slight surplus.

Just like some units in later generations, the salary is not high on the surface, but the benefits can't stand up, so it attracts people to compete.

If Zhan Hui did this, everyone would have to rely on their salary in addition to their ancestral property. At that time, not only would they not be able to honor their ancestors, they would even have to sell their land...

This is smearing the face of the ancestors!

This is dishonoring the face of the ancestors, and I am also an unworthy descendant...

When the time comes, how should I meet the clan elders?

Do you want to tell them that the family business they have worked so hard for has been sold out by themselves?

Zhan Hui, you are deceiving and humiliating my ancestors!

You have to die!
Sentences of cursing rang out in different mansions, but after cursing, they could only sigh helplessly.

After all, Zhan Hui is the Minister of the Six Departments, and the Ministry of Officials is the top among the six departments. He just wants to join him, and he can't even find an excuse!

If you really want to be rash, you will be hated by him.

Really tnd too aggrieved!

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"Boom boom boom... boom boom boom... boom boom boom..."

The muffled bell rang, passing through the darkness and shadows, resounding over Nanjing City.

In the sound of the bell, there were sobs and desolation, as if they were telling a sad thing.

"Where the bell is ringing, listen to where the bell is ringing!"

Hearing the sound of the bell, the city of Nanjing fell silent instantly. After a short period of astonishment, people began to search for the source of the sound of the bell.

"My lord, the bell is coming from the palace..."

After panicked confirmation, it was discovered that the midnight bell came from the palace.

And the people in the whole city were awakened by the sound of the bell, and could no longer fall asleep, because the most benevolent prince of the Ming Dynasty passed away!

Officials were the first to react, because they must be well-informed and know the etiquette system.

From the rhythm and length of the bell, as well as how many rings, we can know who is gone. After all, the bells of the harem concubines and the emperor and prince are different.

The prince died.

This impact is too great!

How to handle funerals, how to readjust government affairs in the future, and how to change personnel are all related to everyone's future and destiny.

So no one can sleep, and they are all thinking in their hearts how to deal with it.

The crown prince that the emperor has cultivated for 25 years is gone, and the structure of the imperial court is about to undergo drastic changes in an instant!
How should I preserve my wealth and life in this upheaval?

As for getting promoted and getting rich?Hehe...Let's save our lives first!

Everyone knows what the old Emperor Zhu's temperament has been these years, will he vent his anger on others?
He has been moody all these years!

Will he go on a killing spree?
Everyone is unsure...

So every official is panicking, planning and calculating, and thinking about how not to be implicated.

Lan Yu, the general of the Ming Dynasty, was wearing a short jacket and standing alone on the railing of the courtyard.

His blurred eyes looked towards the direction of the palace, his eyebrows were twitched, and his tall body let the cold air of night invade his body.

It seemed extremely lonely and melancholy.

"You can take Xiao Cui away tomorrow." Lan Yu was silent for a long time before opening her mouth.

The servant kneeling behind him asked suspiciously: "Master, that's not the case, after all, you are the great general of the dynasty..."

Sapphire's voice sounded faintly, "It is because I am a great general that I am in danger... I am the sword in the hands of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is dead, and Your Majesty is getting old. This sword of mine is not only useless, but may also hurt you." to myself..."

"Your Majesty won't keep me, so I will entrust Xiao Cui to you, find a hidden place to hide, let the child...not be named Lan, and don't let him know..."

The servant's face was mournful, and he held back his crying and said, "I obey you! Master, take care! Old slave, you must protect the blood of the master..."

Lan Yu looked at the dark night, and sighed a long time, the rabbit died and the dog cooked, and the bird died, this is the fate of a general...

Lan Yu understands that she is Zhu Yuanzhang's team left by Prince Zhu Biao, and now that Prince Zhu Biao is dead, she is useless.

For useless knives, the end can only be destroyed.

Sapphire knows her end, if she can keep her blood, it would be a blessing...

In Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a high dragon chair, looking at the empty hall, feeling so empty and helpless.

The prince who I trained for more than 20 years died like this?
Until now, Lao Zhu still feels that he cannot accept this fact.

It was so cruel, so cruel that I didn't even have time to react.

Originally thought that his son's illness was nothing, after all, he was not considered strong since he was a child, and Zhu Yuanzhang was used to his illness, but why didn't he survive this time!

Biao'er, why did you leave me to reunite with your queen mother?

Biaoer, we have beaten and scolded you all these years, we all know how aggrieved you are as a prince...

We hurt you...

If we had known about your suffering, we wouldn't have treated you so badly... But why didn't you tell us about the pain in your heart?
Why didn't you tell us...

The bell had stopped, but the pain in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart could not be stopped.

Self-blame and remorse filled the whole being of this 60-year-old man for a while, making him feel exhausted like never before.

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Jiang Yu who was kneeling on the ground waiting.

Jiang Yu didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, and reported cautiously: "Your Majesty, I have already found out that the one who spreads the prince's benevolence everywhere in the capital is Wang Zhong, the eunuch next to the King Yunxi of the Eastern Palace..."

"Keep talking!" Zhu Yuanzhang's pupils shrank, and his face became serious.

Jiang Yu shuddered, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly said: "The crown prince... After his death, Li Fu, the eunuch in charge of the third highness of the East Palace, left the outer court and went to the residence of Lord Zhan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. ..."

"What did he go to Zhan Hui's mansion for?!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Jiang Yu only felt a chill down his back. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was like a lion pouncing on his prey. If he dared to be a little uncertain or hesitant at this time, that would be a sin!
That is fatal!

(End of this chapter)