Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

In order to move her, she even went so far as to have her own uncle go under the knife and make her daughter a widow at such a young age.

If he remembered correctly, Ouyang Lun and Princess Anqing had not even had any children since their marriage.

This man is really terrible.

Zhu Liangzu's eyes widened and he looked at the man on the dragon throne in disbelief.

Zhu Liangzu didn't know that there is a saying that since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the heavenly family.

From the moment he sat on the dragon chair, Zhu Yuanzhang was first an emperor, and secondly a father.

You know, because of the Ouyang Lun incident, Zhu Yuanzhang even had a big quarrel with Queen Ma, and they broke up on bad terms.

This is the second time that Queen Ma has been so angry with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Empress Ma believed that Zhu Yuanzhang could kill Ouyang Lun, but she could not pretend to let Ouyang Lun serve tea to his uncles at the moonlight banquet like Zhu Yuanzhang did.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a high seat and looked at Zhu Liangzu coldly.

"In memory of your past achievements and hard work, I will save your whole family from sitting together. Get out and behead!" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

Two imperial guards came forward, one on the left and one on the right, and dragged Zhu Liangzu out.

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Liangzu said loudly, breaking away from the two guards.

Zhu Liangzu was a fierce general, tall and powerful, and the two imperial guards were really unable to do anything to him for a while.

Zhu Liangzu stood up straight, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon throne, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the general holds the iron ticket to avoid death! You once promised that having the iron ticket to avoid death can avoid death."

"Your Majesty, Zhu Liangzu is the founding hero of the country. Since he holds the iron coupon given by your Majesty to avoid death, he can use it once. The minister suggested that Zhu Liangzu be exempted from the death penalty, be responsible for fifty big boards, have his title and salary confiscated, confiscate his family property, and reduce his position to People, I hope your majesty will grant you permission." A spokesman stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, please spare Zhu Liangzu's death." Another official stood up.

It's not that they accepted Zhu Liangzu's money and colluded with Zhu Liangzu to plead for him.

But because this is their duty as public officials.

They did this because they did not want Zhu Yuanzhang to be infamous for being dishonest.

Zhu Liangzu also spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, the general may have made some mistakes, but the general's loyalty to your majesty has never changed. Please spare my life while I can still lead the troops." . As long as His Majesty opens his mouth, whether it is Japan, Siam or Annan, the general will be willing to lead troops to attack and expand territory for the Ming Dynasty! If he cannot do it, he is willing to be dealt with by military law. "

Zhu Liangzu had spotted Zhu Yuanzhang's ambition and wanted to expand his territory, so it was natural that strong men like them would be indispensable.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Liangzu has indeed committed a serious crime and is bound to die. But after all, he is different from ordinary people and is a first-time offender. I beg your Majesty to consider it again and hope to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds." A Huaixi Honorable Minister saw the opportunity and also Stand up and intercede.

The speaker was Fei Ju, the Marquis of Pingliang, who, like Zhu Liangzu, was a marquis.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled. You still have the nerve to speak for Zhu Liangzu. It seems that you attended the moonlight banquet yesterday and drank the Kuding tea in vain.

"What does it mean to be a first offender? What does it mean to be different from ordinary people? As a relative of the emperor, I have killed Ouyang Lun. His identity as Zhu Liangzu is even more extraordinary than him."

"I have always spoken sincerely to the founding heroes of the country and warned them repeatedly. From the beginning of the founding of the country to today, I have been saying this for more than ten years!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ministers of His Highness coldly and said.

"Since ancient times, when emperors conquered the world, they must reward their officials generously, grant titles and lands, and reward their merits. But throughout the dynasties, there are always some meritorious officials and lords who will inevitably be killed in the end. What is that for?"

"It's just because he is arrogant and takes the law seriously!"

"I think that generally speaking, those who founded the business hoped that the meritorious officials would start well and end well. As for the old officials after the peace, many of them were convicted. That is also because their ambitions for serving the masters became increasingly arrogant, and their ambitions for wealth and honor became increasingly strong, so in the end Only then did he end up with a ruined reputation. In the past, there were many things that he could not explain clearly to his ministers. He often used power to control them. In this way, the monarch and his ministers could not be honest with each other. Naturally, they would be suspicious of each other. It changes over time.”

"So I always try my best to speak clearly so that everyone can avoid arrogance and impetuosity, abide by the law and pay attention to self-preservation. It is really well-intentioned. But even so, Zhu Liangzu still turned a deaf ear. , I go my own way!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became sharper and sharper, scanning all the Huaixi nobles under the Grand Highness one by one.

"He saw clearly that I dare not bear the reputation of killing heroes. He underestimated me. If everyone is like him, how can I govern the country!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were obviously meant for Zhu Liangzu, but everyone knew that they were meant for Huaixi Xunchen.

"Zhu Liangzu had seven major sins, and each of them was a serious crime of beheading."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Liangzu and then said: "You have an iron ticket to avoid death. I will never break my promise to you. If I say I will spare your life, I will spare your life."

"But even so, you will still die six times."

"Come here, push Zhu Liangzu out of the palace!"

Zhu Liangzu's expression changed drastically after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

He didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would do this with him.

This is purely a word game, which is equivalent to saying that the final interpretation of this iron ticket lies with the other party.

Anyway, today is the day to let him die.

At this time, Zhu Liangzu finally saw the facts clearly. He said loudly: "Humph! I will die if I die. It's no big deal. I, Zhu Liangzu, did not die on the battlefield. I have eaten enough, drank enough, played enough, and I will have enough in the next life." This is it."

"You, Monk Zhu, are trying to kill the donkey, and the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked! I will not die with my eyes in peace, I will not die with my eyes in peace!"

If Zhu Liangzu hadn't shouted these last words, he might have died a little more happily today.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the impenitent Zhu Liangzu and said in a deep voice: "Tell the executioner to cut him six times on the neck before he can die!"

If you say six times of death, you'll get six knives.

fair enough.

Outside the Meridian Gate.

Zhu Liangzu was still scolding Zhu Yuanzhang.

His hands were full of fat executioners, and there was some cold sweat on his forehead.

It's easy to kill with one knife, but it takes six stabs in the neck to kill someone. This was his first time doing this.

Precisely because of his inexperience, the executioner struck the first blow very gently, fearing that Zhu Liangzu would be killed with one blow.

The sharp steel knife penetrated the flesh, and when it was pulled out, there was a sharp sound, and a line of blood came out, splattering the executioner all over.

The severe pain made Zhu Liangzu turn pale, and he stopped even cursing for a while.

Before he could react, the next cut had already been made.

Different positions, the same amount of meat.

Just like this, he slashed four times in a row.

Even though the executioner had paid great attention, he slashed four times in succession on such a small part of the neck. The entire back of his neck was bloody and bloody, and Zhu Liangzu's entire head was about to fall off, as it was all connected by muscles and bones. Thanks to Zhu Liangzu being a military general with strong physical fitness, he did not die.

The fifth knife cut directly into the neck bone.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah."

Zhu Liangzu's screams could be vaguely heard even by the ministers in the Fengtian Palace, because the sound was too sad.

The cries and screams of dying people resounded over the entire imperial city.

In the main hall, all the Huaixi Honorable Ministers looked pale, especially those who had participated in the moonlight banquet last night. From time to time, they carefully wiped the cold sweat on their foreheads with their hands.

They regretted it now.

Lan Yu and the others who had death-free iron coupons would have handed them over obediently if they had known that the death-free iron coupon eggs were useless. And those who participated in the smuggling case of Prince Consort Ouyang Lun are even more regretful. If they listen to Lao Zhu, hand in their resignations obediently and return home early to recuperate, they can still have a worry-free old age. Stay safe and be a rich man.

Instead of being like now, not even knowing what outcome is waiting for you.

In boundless fear.

The sixth knife finally came.

There was a burst of blood, and a human head rose into the sky.

He rolled around on the ground for a few times before stopping. However, Zhu Liangzu's face had already become ferocious and twisted due to pain, without any trace of human appearance.

The news that the execution was completed was sent back to Fengtian Palace.

The whole hall was silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ministers of His Highness and said several names in succession.

The ministers whose names were read out all knelt down to beg for mercy and confess their sins.

Zhu Yuanzhang just looked at them coldly, knowing why he would do so in the first place.

"Take them all down!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said.

In addition to participating in the smuggling case of the consort Ouyang Lun, these people whose names were read also committed many local crimes.

Zhu Yuanzhang missed his old days in Huaixi and originally wanted to give them a chance.

But since they don't cherish it, don't blame him.

"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!"

The cry for mercy echoed throughout Fengtian Hall.

Watching the brothers who attended the moonlight banquet yesterday being arrested one by one, the rest of the people who were still in the hall were trembling.

Because what happened to Zhu Liangzu just now had a huge impact on them.

Those whose names were not read in the end, those who were lucky enough to survive, were all soaked with sweat. The sweat was so much that not only their underwear was stained, but even the official uniforms outside were soaked.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, looked down at everyone, and said: "Collect Zhu Liangzu's body and bury Zhu Liangzu with the courtesy of a marquis. I am going to write an epitaph myself to record Zhu Liangzu's contribution."

"I hope that with Zhu Liangzu's lesson, you can take care of yourself."

"Retreat."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang left the hall without looking back.

When the chamberlain shouted the word "withdraw from the court".

Some of the honorable ministers of Huaixi suddenly succumbed. If it were not for the support of the people around them, they might have fainted directly in the Fengtian Hall.

But no matter what, they are much, much better than the brothers who were captured.

After this battle, Liu Bowen had more enemies.

As soon as he returned to the court, he brought out such a major incident that shocked the government and the public. Naturally, the Huaixi nobles wanted to blame Liu Bowen and Yang Xian for this incident.

Especially Hu Weiyong.

Although in Ouyang Lun's case, Zhu Yuanzhang never criticized him from beginning to end.

But it was precisely because he was not ordered that he felt even more deeply frightened and uneasy.

If Zhu Yuanzhang punished him, it would make him feel better.

At this time, Hu Weiyong felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

In order to prevent himself from following in the footsteps of Zhu Liangzu, Hu Weiyong began to secretly make preparations.

Not to mention the rest of the Huaixi nobles, all of them were extremely contented when they returned to their respective places.

It made local officials and people feel very strange.

They even killed the prince consort and the founding hero Yongjia Hou, but they didn't think that their necks would be harder than the two of them.

And just after the court finally calmed down for a period of time, a report from Nantou City in Fujian Province made Zhu Yuanzhang Longyan furious.

The cause of the incident was a fishing boat going out to sea for fishing.

The fishing boat strayed into the waters of Xiaoliuqiu Island and happened to meet the prince of Xiaoliuqiu King out to sea.

The prince of Xiaoliuqiu was anti-Ming by nature and disdainful of the king's pro-Ming policy. Therefore, he had no good attitude after encountering a fishing boat from the Ming Dynasty.

He directly asked his men to drive the warship to chase and ram the fishing boat.

Just one collision destroyed the fishing boat of the Ming fishermen.

Then in order to silence them, he directly asked the soldiers to use the long sticks in their hands to continuously knock the fishermen who emerged from the water into the sea.

Xiaoliuqiu's strength is naturally unable to compete with Ming Dynasty.

Prince Xiao Liuqiu also knew this in his heart, but this did not prevent him from hating the Ming Dynasty at all. For him, killing these humble fishermen could only vent some of his resentment.

As for worrying about Ming's subsequent revenge, there is no such thing.

This is not the first time he has done this.

There are various risks at sea.

It is normal to go out fishing and not be able to come back.

Many fishermen who go to sea, whether it is themselves or their family members who stay on the shore, are more or less prepared for this.

If the prince of the Little Ryukyu Kingdom does his job perfectly, then these fishermen will die as well.

But unfortunately, they were left alive.

One of them, a fisherman named Xu Chongan, was born with good water skills and could hold his breath twice as long as an ordinary person, so he was lucky enough to deceive the other party.

Later, after several days of drifting at sea, without food or water, he was at the end of his rope.

It was his fate that he should not die. He happened to encounter a passing merchant ship and was rescued by kind people on the merchant ship.

After returning to Daming, the fisherman named Xu Chongan immediately informed the local government of what happened to him and several crew members, regardless of his own injuries.

Because the matter involved Xiaoliuqiu, it was a serious matter. The magistrate of Nantou City knew that this kind of matter was obviously beyond the control of a small magistrate like him, so he reported it to the magistrate as soon as possible.

The prefect reported to the provincial chief envoy.

Then he rushed all the way to send this memorial to the capital.

Imperial Palace, Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Yuanzhang handed the memorial in his hand to Zhu Biao who was standing aside.

After Zhu Biao looked at it, his face was also livid, and he said solemnly: "How dare you do this in a tiny place called Xiaoliuqiu?!" (End of this chapter)