Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 905 Remember to eat but not to fight

The emperor's roar echoed in front of Fengtian Gate.

"Zhu Liangzu, are we not good enough to you?! What kind of wolf-hearted person must you be to be so bold as to use your father to kill ministers?!"

"The guilty minister is really unworthy of the emperor. He deserves to die!" Zhu Liangzu banged his head on the gold bricks and burst into tears.

"Are you afraid now? What have you been doing?!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly.

"The guilty minister was obsessed with ghosts at the time, as if he was possessed by a nightmare. Now he has woken up, and he regrets it so much!" Zhu Liangzu cried bitterly.

"It's too late! Is there any regret medicine in the world?!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his voice. "Reply!"

"No." Zhu Liangzu shook his head vigorously, his nose shaking with mucus.

"Then it's over!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily: "Stop pretending! Do you think that if you cry and pretend to be cowardly, you will be given a lighter sentence? Are we soft-hearted people?"

"I'm not pretending, I'm really heartbroken, ashamed and angry..." Zhu Liangzu's forehead was bruised, his eyes were red, his beard was stained with snot, and his appearance was extremely miserable.

"Then you die!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the armrest hard and said through gritted teeth: "It took a whole month from Guangzhou to Nanjing and then to the court. Why didn't you die?!"

This is not just angry talk, but also contains some real thoughts. Zhu Liangzu, a founding hero of the country, also had an iron ticket to avoid death. How to deal with it was very difficult. It was better to be like Wang Guangyang, who consciously died to save worry.

As a result, he actually dared to come to Nanjing alive and staged a bitter love drama with himself. Boss Zhu hated him so much that his teeth itched:

"You haven't been honest yet! Would a person who crawled out of a mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood become such a coward in fear of death?"

"The guilty minister is not afraid of dying in battle, but is afraid of being executed by the emperor. In that case, half of my lifetime achievements will be in vain..." Zhu Liangzu continued to kowtow and said: "The guilty minister discussed it with his son on the way to Beijing and asked the emperor to Let us, father and son, be reduced to ordinary soldiers and sent to the vanguard camp, so that we can fight to the death in the attack on Yunnan!"

These words made all the princes and princes feel sad. Many people opened their mouths to plead for him, but they did not dare to see the emperor's donkey face.

"Fart!" Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't accept his trick at all, and spat fiercely: "Don't use the Yuan Army's trick to talk about things. Our vanguard battalion is the bravest and most glorious soldiers, and they are not hiding evil. Place! Won’t it be an insult to the warriors to cram you two in there? Who would be willing to be our vanguard again?!”

"..." Zhu Liangzu was speechless for a moment, but he didn't expect that the words he had thought of so hard were of no use in front of Boss Zhu, and he even got scolded him mercilessly.

It seems that the emperor is determined to kill himself...

"Kaiji," Zhu Yuanzhang asked the Minister of Punishment again: "What crime should Zhu Liang's grandfather and son deserve?"

"Back to the Emperor," Kaiji Chuban replied in a deep voice: "He should be punished with the punishment of Dapi for crimes such as disrespect!"

"Zhu Liangzu, what else do you have to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Marquis Yongjia again in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I have the iron coupon of the alchemy book given by the emperor, which can save me from two deaths and my son's death." Zhu Liangzu quickly raised a tile-shaped iron plate, which was given to him by his family with great difficulty. .

Boss Zhu's pupils shrank and he didn't speak for a long time. All the officials held their breaths and watched this scene intently, wondering how much this piece of iron would bind Boss Zhu.

Especially those heroes, who had secretly made up their minds to save Zhu Liangzu's life even if they were blamed by the emperor. Not to save Zhu Liangzu, but to preserve the effectiveness of their iron bonds.

"Okay, should we praise you for your good memory, or should we scold you for your forgetfulness?" But Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly: "Call you for your forgetfulness. You still remember the iron coupon we awarded you in the third year of Hongwu. I praise you for your good memory. Well, you have completely forgotten the list of reprimands issued in the eighth year of Hongwu."

As he spoke, he pointed to a short distance away from him and said in a stern tone: "Such a big iron list is standing there. If you have forgotten, go and take a look now! We have clearly written it on it - "

"'A domineering minister who, relying on his meritorious deeds, commits numerous evil deeds, is constantly excusing him, and has to kill him as a last resort, is what he takes upon himself!'"

"There are also nine prohibitions. Violators will be exempted from the penalty for the first and second offenses. The third offense will be exempted from death once. The fourth offense will be the same as the common people!"

"Look at those nine articles. How many times have your father and son committed each article? Not to mention a piece of iron coupon to avoid death, even ten pieces can't protect you father and son!" Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly:

"Then the word above is as big as a piece of iron like you. Back then, we asked each of you to recite it. Why do you only remember the iron ticket to avoid death and not the iron list that we warned you about?!"

"..." Not only Zhu Liangzu, but also the princes and princes quickly lowered their heads, fearing that the emperor would seek bad luck and ask them to carry it. Who can carry it now?

"You can't memorize it anymore, can you?" Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention to the princes. This was the purpose of calling them back.

The emperor said sadly: "But we can bear the blame..." His poem said, "I have looked at the history of the ancient emperors and the biographies of the heroes. The emperor's intention to protect the heroes may have a beginning but no end, so that loyal and good people will not be exempted from disaster. This is really pitiable." . There is a wise and holy Lord in the world. His heart towards the heroes is as bright as the sun and the moon, and the treacherous ministers cannot alienate each other. Therefore, the monarch and his ministers can travel freely. They will have a rock-solid security in the country for the rest of their lives, and enjoy endless wealth and honor in the homes of the heroes. I admire it very much... …'"

Zhu Yuanzhang actually memorized a long article word for word. After memorizing it, he sighed sadly: "We always remember the promise we made back then, and we sincerely want to be with you as kings and ministers. How can some people be arrogant because of their merits?" , ignored the ban and refused to change despite repeated admonitions. If we are not severely punished, we are really worried that you will follow his example and embark on the path of no return like him."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a solemn expression: "In order to serve as a warning to others, uphold the laws of the country, and help more people start and end well, I have made up my mind to whip Zhu Liang's grandfather and son two thousand three hundred and twenty-seven times each!"

Zhu Liang's grandfather and son almost fainted when they heard this. The emperor made it clear that the chariot and horse would beat them to death.

The civil servants felt strange when they heard this, wondering why there were still so many details.

"Which of you has any objection?" Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Zhu Liangzu and only looked at the princes coldly.

All the princes looked at Mr. Han, expecting the big brother to say a few words. However, Li Shanchang's body was swaying slightly, and he looked at his nose and heart, as if he was asleep.

If Duke Han doesn't speak, there's no need to count on Duke Cao. Li Wenzhong will never openly contradict the emperor. Not to mention that old cunning guy Xin Guogong.

Duke Zheng and Duke Shen were too young, so it was not their turn to speak. The hope of the whole village was pinned on Song Guogong.

"This..." Feng Sheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, is two thousand blows too heavy?"

"Yes, yes, it will kill people." The princes hurriedly agreed.

(End of this chapter)