Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 221 I want to kill you right now!
Zhu Di, who had been in Jinling City for more than half a year, was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The deep Jinshen hall looked like an abyss monster under the night, making Zhu Di feel cold all over his body unconsciously when he walked to the gate of the hall.

"Prince Yan, the emperor called you in."

In Jinshen Hall, apart from the Jinyiwei standing like clay sculptures, only Baoxiang is left as an servant. Like the old Zhu Yuanzhang, Baoxiang who served the imperial court for decades is also old, with wrinkles and years all over his face.

"Eunuch Xiang"

Zhu Di wanted to say some pleasantries, to see if he could find out some clues from Baoxiang's mouth that his father summoned him, but after the latter delivered the words, he turned his head and entered the palace, without even giving Zhu Di a straight face.

Such indifference made Zhu Di swallow a mouthful of saliva, and he had to take three breaths before he had the strength to step into Jinshen Hall with heavy steps.

The swaying palace lanterns gave off a faint light, and the emperor who was sitting upright couldn't see his face. Zhu Di's legs gave way and he fell to the ground.

"My son kowtowed to the father, the emperor, and bowed to Jin'an."

"The fourth brother is here, sit down."

"Thank you, Father."

Zhu Di kowtowed his head to express his thanks, and he stood up half of his body tremblingly, when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again.

"Well, Beiping won't wait. Who told you to leave the feudal clan and return to Beijing at will? Why didn't your Yanshan guards take it with you? It just so happens that the winter solstice ceremony will be held soon, and I will hand over the jade seal to you."

"Pfft!"

Zhu Di couldn't get up at all this time, he slammed his head on the ground and said in a trembling voice.

"My son, my son is stupid. I committed a serious crime by leaving the domain without permission. I beg my father to punish me."

"Then tell me, how should I punish you?"

Zhu Di raised his head, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "The vassal prince came to Beijing privately, fearing that he might disobey his ministers. He will be punished for the canonical punishment of the Ming Dynasty. I beg my father to grant my son and minister a death."

"Ha ha."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, his still burly and majestic upper body slightly leaned forward three points, looking down at Zhu Di condescendingly.

"When did you learn the trick of coercing the palace? Well, if you say you want to die, then I will let you go. I really prepared it for you in advance, Baoxiang, and bring you poisoned wine."

Baoxiang was silent, but there was an extra jade plate in his hand, and a glass of wine on it reflected the cold light of the palace lantern.

"Prince Yan, please."

Zhu Di's eyes widened. He lowered his head to look at the poisonous wine in front of him, then tremblingly raised his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang. He never thought that his own father would really kill him?
"Prince Yan, please!"

Baoxiang's voice became much harsher and colder. He took a step forward and scared Zhu Di to sit on the ground.

In the end, Zhu Di stretched out his trembling hand, picked up the poisonous wine in front of him, closed his eyes and drank it down!

The silence in Jinshen Hall lasted for a full moment before Zhu Di opened his eyes again.

There was no severe pain or any discomfort as imagined, it was just a glass of ordinary water and wine.

But the father, who was far away in the world before, squatted in front of him at this moment, with a big hand on Zhu Di's head.

"No matter how bad the second child is, he has no different intentions. You have both civil and military skills. You are quite like us. Like us, you can't be us. Don't think about being your brother's enemy, remember."

Endless cold sweat ran across Zhu Di's neck, and he nodded stiffly like a machine.

"Go, go back to Peiping, take your domain and be your king."

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and pulled Zhu Di up from the ground, and then turned around without looking at his fourth son.

The latter is like a walking dead at the moment, just obediently obeying, and waited until he left the Jinshen Palace, let the night wind blow before gathering his three souls and seven souls.

He was about to leave in a hurry, but out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at several eunuchs who were in a hurry around the corner.

There was a touch of white silk in the arms of these people, which looked so terrifying under the bright moonlight.

Zhu Di shivered suddenly.

Just now, if I didn't drink that cup of 'poisonous wine', wouldn't my fate end up in a three-foot white silk?
From the moment he listened to Yao Guangxiao's words and chose to enter Beijing, he should be prepared to be given death by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The chaotic Zhu Di didn't even notice a person passed by him, and when he looked back, only the back was left.

That figure is so familiar.

Just like outside Beiping that day.

"My lord, Chen Yunfu, the censor of Zuodu, kowtowed to my emperor, the sage, and bowed to Jin'an."

It was also the gloomy and cold Jinshen Palace, but Chen Yunfu entered it extremely calmly, even a little relaxed?

"Give a seat."

When he arrived at Chen Yunfu's place, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice became extremely friendly again, making people feel like a spring breeze. Even the faint candlelight in the Jinshen Hall brightened a lot at this moment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Standing up and saluting, Chen Yunfu sat down quietly, his face was calm.

"I have read your memorials on dealing with chieftains in Huguang and Guizhou. You have done a good job and made great contributions to the country."

"I dare not be a minister, but rely on the kindness of His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"What should be your gong is your gong, and no one can take it away from you."

Chen Yunfu stood up, lifted his robe and knelt down again, putting his head on the ground.

"Everything I own is the grace of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. No matter how much merit I have, I dare not steal it. In this life, I only want to do my best for Your Majesty and the loyal subjects of the Crown Prince. It is the greatest blessing for me to do my best. "

"You are really getting smarter." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "After I returned to Beijing, I heard Biaoer tell you about your recent situation. I thought I could understand you, but I found that I still couldn't understand you. you.

You are the one who proposed to keep the San Francisco, right? Then why did you put the old four on the fire?

Liaodong is huge in size, if you let the fourth child take charge of it, aren't you afraid that he will be too big in the future and have thoughts that shouldn't be born?
Do you want to force Biao'er and the fourth child to be suspicious of each other and fight each other? "

"I just think that Liaodong has been settled for the first time, and the good situation is not easy to come by. There should be no more disturbances for the time being. King Yan has been in the north for a long time, and he is the most familiar with it. With the temporary power of King Yan, Liaodong can be kept as smooth as before, so I made this statement. .

Your majesty has no faults for his sage, but your ministers are shallow-minded, so how dare you deceive your majesty. "

"Are you flattering my wisdom?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, got up and walked down the imperial steps, and came in front of Chen Yunfu.

"Okay, since you said that I am wise and wise, then I will ask you, how many times have I tried to kill you, can you guess how many times?"

"It should be three times."

"Which three times?"

"It should be the first time that my minister, in order to protect the lives of Weng Junbo and his family, openly disobeyed the emperor's heart in the Golden Palace. This one deserves to die."

"The second time was when the minister made a slip of the tongue during the court ceremony at the Tiandian Palace that day, and almost killed His Royal Highness King Qin. These two deserve to die."

"For the third time, the minister tried his best to persuade the crown prince to force the palace. It's a big treason, and the three deserve to die."

"Fortunately, your majesty is an emperor of all ages, with a broad mind reaching all over the world. That's why he left his ministers in ruins and sacrificed his achievements."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and laughed loudly, then changed his face immediately.

"You are wrong, I have tried to kill you four times."

"The fourth time is now!"

(End of this chapter)