Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Regardless of his achievements or his own qualifications, Liao Yongzhong is fully capable of matching the Duke.

But as a human minister, he made a fatal mistake.

At that time, when Zhu Yuanzhang was conferring meritorious officials, he said to all the generals: "When Yongzhong was fighting in Poyang, he forgot his body and resisted the enemy. He was a strange man. However, I made the good Confucian scholars peek into my mind and surrender the title, so it is unfair to stop the title."

The "peeping into my mind" is exactly what happened in the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang, after defeating Chen Youliang and occupying most of the south of the Yangtze River, had been elected as the King of Wu by hundreds of officials. At the same time, he established hundreds of official tribunals, but he still used the dragon and phoenix to mark the years and issued orders in the name of "the emperor's imperial edict, the king's edict of Wu". . The dragon and phoenix are the reign names of Han Lin'er, the king of the Xiao Ming Dynasty (Liu Futong and others welcomed Han Lin'er to Bozhou, established him as emperor, and called him King Xiao Ming. The country was named the Song Dynasty, the reign was named Long and Phoenix, and Bozhou was the capital). Zhu Yuanzhang and other red scarf troops originally regarded King Xiaoming as Zhengshuo.

However, as Zhu Yuanzhang's strength greatly increased and he began to claim the throne, the relationship between the two became more and more subtle. With the emperor Han Lin'er here, Zhu Yuanzhang would have a huge obstacle if he wanted to go further. As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the people.

At this time, Liao Yongzhong, who was secretly trying to figure out what he wanted, came. On the way to pick up Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er to answer the question, Liao Yongzhong directly let Han Lin'er's boat sink in the Guabu River and directly fed the fish and shrimp.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious after hearing the news.

Because Liao Yongzhong's smart behavior completely trapped Zhu Yuanzhang into an unkind and unjust situation.

Unlike in the TV series, where Dahu accompanied Han Liner to sink into the river, at least there was a last layer of fig leaf in that situation.

The reality is that Liao Yongzhong, who was in charge of escorting, didn't do anything wrong and came back in a swaggering manner.

What will this make everyone in the world think?
When Han Lin'er died, who benefited the most? Everyone knew it was Zhu Yuanzhang.

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang is equivalent to saying that yellow mud fell into his crotch, and it is either shit or shit. He is completely unable to argue.

Although those people would not say it to their faces due to their status, Zhu Yuanzhang could tell from their eyes that this was what they thought.

Some of them even privately praised Liao Yongzhong for his good work.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang, is this necessary?
He wanted to be emperor, but there was a better way. There are many examples of this in history.

Wouldn't it be nice to learn from Cao Pi and let Han Lin'er give in three times when the time comes, and then he gives in again and again, and then finally takes over the position?

Han Lin'er was just a puppet, and she was afraid that he would not be able to fly.

Obviously this matter can be done more decently, but if you insist on making it look so ugly, doesn't this make Zhu Yuanzhang feel unkind and unjust?

But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang still did not criticize Liao Yongzhong too much. He only changed his title from Duke to Marquis and named him Marquis of Deqing. Because Lao Zhu knew in his heart that at least Liao Yongzhong was thinking about him.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang always remembered Liao Yongzhong's life-saving grace. In the original time and space, Yang Xian's case occurred, and Liao Yongzhong was involved, but in the end Zhu Yuanzhang chose to forgive.

Just like before, when Liao Yongzhong was involved in Ouyang Lun's overseas smuggling case, Zhu Yuanzhang chose to let him go.

But this time, Liao Yongzhong once again guessed the holy intention wrong.

After the Ouyang Lun case occurred and Zhu Liang was executed in front of his ancestor's palace, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not hold him accountable, Liao Yongzhong has been uneasy and panicked all day long.

He was afraid that he would be the next person to be attacked.

It can be said that Liao Yongzhong has long been frightened. Every night at midnight, he dreams about Zhu Liangzu's screams and cries that he heard in the Fengtian Palace that day.

So this time, after learning about the military restructuring, Liao Yongzhong immediately thought of himself.

He believed that Zhu Yuanzhang was just using the cover of military restructuring to liquidate him.

That's why he was so enthusiastic. It can be said that he contributed the most to planning the turmoil this time, because Liao Yongzhong had other plans in it!

This plan was so bold that even Lan Yu and the others didn't dare to think about it. Lan Yu and the other Huaixi veterans were also kept in the dark.

Lan Yu and the others foolishly thought they had found a scapegoat, but they never thought that they were the ones being taken advantage of.

What Liao Yongzhong really wants to do is to commit rebellion!
Rather than "playing house" like Lan Yu and others.

Liao Yongzhong believed that he was cornered and had no other choice, so he took the risk.

But Liao Yongzhong didn't think carefully about it. If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to touch him, why bother.

At that time, it was just a matter of killing Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia. It would not be difficult to kill him as Marquis of Deqing.

At this end, Zhu Biao and Tang He finally returned in triumph.

"Father, I have fulfilled my mission." Zhu Biao said, holding the armor he had taken off with both hands.

This red armor was worn by Zhu Yuanzhang when he was conquering the world.

Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward and looked at his son, his eyes full of relief.

He raised his hand and patted Zhu Biao's shoulder, and said, "As expected of his son, this armor is given to you."

"Thank you, Father."

Then Zhu Yuanzhang asked the question that he and Xu Da wanted to know most, how Zhu Biao quelled the turmoil without spending a single soldier.

After listening to Zhu Biao's narration and Tang He's addition, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, and then said: "Boss, I have issued a decree to all military camps and guards in the world that all veterans' discharge time will be postponed by two months. At the same time, new recruits will The recruitment work will be advanced and we will try to complete it within these two months. Let them meet. "

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed a little lonely, got up and walked outside.

Ever since he heard Zhu Biao talk about the reaction of the Huaixi veterans in Youye Military Camp, he had already had this reaction.

He thought of the past and the years when he and his brothers rebelled against the Ming Dynasty.

Time flies so fast.

In the blink of an eye, it’s time for us to reminisce about the past.

"Father, in one or two hours, it will be daybreak, and it will be time for the morning court. Where are you going?" Zhu Biao looked at the direction Zhu Yuanzhang was leaving and asked.

"I'm going to see off an old friend. You can go your separate ways."

Zhu Yuanzhang's lonely figure walked farther and farther until he disappeared in the thick night outside.

God has done evil, but it can still be violated;
Do not live by committing sins.

Deqinghou Mansion.

At this time, the Deqinghou Mansion was already surrounded by Jinyi guards.

The gate of the Hou Mansion was open, and standing outside the middle gate was Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

A carriage stopped in front of the Hou Mansion.

Zhu Yuanzhang got off the carriage and walked straight into the Hou Mansion, with Mao Xiang accompanying him.

In the Hou Mansion, the lights are brightly lit.

Liao Yongzhong just sat in the main hall, waiting quietly for Zhu Yuanzhang.

The moment the news of the failed mutiny came, Liao Yongzhong already knew that he was doomed tonight.

So he simply didn't go anywhere, just sat here quietly and waited.

escape?
Could it be that the whole world was not the land of the king? Where could he escape to?
Zhu Yuanzhang just sat down next to Liao Yongzhong. Looking at his old friend in front of him, he couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

"The Battle of Poyang Lake is still vivid in my mind. When we encountered Zhang Dingbian's troops, if you and Boren hadn't led me to break out of the encirclement and fight to the death, I'm afraid we would have been left there long ago." Zhu Yuanzhang He spoke.

"Your Majesty is here to send me on my way." Liao Yongzhong said.

It is obvious that Liao Yongzhong does not want to reminisce about the past with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Since Your Majesty has brought up the past, brother, I also want to ask you something. My brother died early and left no heirs, and I only have one son."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liao Yongzhong and said, "Yongzhong, you misjudged me."

"When I asked you to bring Prince Xiao Ming back, you misjudged me."

"This time you launched a mutiny, and you misjudged me again."

"Until now, at this moment, you still misjudged me." Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said: "I have investigated and found that your son Liao Quan was not involved in this matter. I will let him adopt him to Yongan lineage.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liao Yongzhong, who had been indifferent since Zhu Yuanzhang entered the door just now, finally showed his true feelings and knelt on the ground to thank Tianen.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liao Yongzhong with a complicated expression.

At this point, even though there are thousands of words to say, there is nothing left to say.

The scene when his brother Liao Yong'an brought Liao Yongzhong and the Chaohu navy to surrender is still vivid in his mind.

Without these two brothers, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have been able to win Chen Youliang's invincible navy.

Compared to Liao Yongzhong, Zhu Yuanzhang felt even more guilty about his brother Liao Yongan.

To the eighteenth year of Zhengzheng.

Unfortunately, Liao Yongan was captured by Zhang Shicheng. Zhang Shicheng cherished his talent and bravery and prepared to surrender him. After Liao Yongan refused, he was imprisoned by Zhang Shicheng. At that time, Xu Da captured Zhang Shicheng's younger brother Zhang Shide. Zhang Shicheng sent people to discuss with Zhu Yuanzhang and exchanged Liao Yongan for Zhang Shide and Zhu Yuanzhang. Unwilling to do so, Zhang Shide was killed directly. Because of this, Liao Yongan failed to return it in the end.

Finally, Liao Yongan died in Pingjiang Prison after being imprisoned for eight years at the age of 47.

Zhu Yuanzhang was moved by Liao Yongan's refusal to surrender, and granted him the title of Duke of Chu in the Jianghuai and other places.

His previous indulgence of Liao Yongzhong was not only due to his own achievements, but also due to his brother.

Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Liao Yongzhong's son to his brother Liao Yongan. Preserving the flesh and blood of their Liao family was the last thing he could do for them.

It can be regarded as living up to this relationship between monarch and minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Mao Xiang, turned around and left.

After Zhu Yuanzhang left, Mao Xiang led a group of Jin Yiwei to carry out the final finishing work.

This night, there was such a big commotion.

Many people in the capital could not sleep.

It was strange that he could sleep at all. Prince Zhu Biao and Tang He brought so many people out of the city, and the noise they made made even some more alert common people unable to sleep, let alone the officials.

Their intuition told them that something big must have happened.

Lan Yu and his group of Huaixi veterans were restless in their mansions and couldn't sleep all night.

Especially after learning that Liao Junjun failed.

They were afraid that trouble would happen to them, so they began to do various tasks to cut off contact.

But the real culprit behind this incident, Hu Weiyong, the instigator, had a good night's sleep.

Because from beginning to end, he picked himself clean.

Hu Weiyong was confident that no matter how the court investigated, it would not be able to find him.

It's useless even if someone doubts it. Everything must be based on evidence.

To touch him, it cannot be just ordinary evidence, it must be ironclad evidence.

You must know that he is not an ordinary person now, but the Prime Minister Zuo of Zhongshu Province in the Ming Empire, the head of the hundred officials.

This night, there were also many heads dropped to the ground.

In addition to those thousands and hundreds of households who incited soldiers to rebel, and the family of Liao Yongzhong, Marquis of Deqing, there was also an officer guarding the gate of the capital.

In such an atmosphere.

Morning time is coming.

As usual, the ministers began to wait in front of Fengtian Hall.

"Did you all hear that last night?"

"It was difficult not to hear the sound of so many horses and infantry running around. I was shaken off the bed."

"What do you think is the reason for such a large number of troops leaving the city late at night?"

"I heard that there was a commotion at the military camp?"

"But is it related to the military reforms recently implemented by the imperial court?"

A group of civil servants were discussing in low voices.

This turmoil came and went in a hurry.

Many people don’t even realize it before it’s over.

It is difficult for those who have not been involved in the incident to appreciate the danger.

If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't noticed it in advance and Liao Junjun had led 2 soldiers from Youye Army into the capital, God knows what chaos would have happened.

You have to know that if it really comes to that situation, it is very likely to develop into a street fight.

Different from the civil servants who eat melon.

The Huaixi military generals headed by Lan Yu all had thick dark circles under their eyes, and their faces were very ugly.

Because they noticed a detail.

Today there is one person missing from the court meeting.

That is Marquis Deqing, Liao Yongzhong!

"Liang Guogong, what should we do now?" One of the Huaixi military generals could not stand the pressure. He left his original team, trotted to Lan Yu's side, and asked.

"Don't panic! Don't get confused at this time!"

"Go back!"

Lan Yu glared at the man fiercely. If he did this at this time, wouldn't he be harming me? Doesn't this guy know that His Majesty's eyes and ears are everywhere in the palace?

Among the generals in Huaixi, Lan Yu is considered the calm one.

Because in Lan Yu's view, if His Majesty really had any evidence and wanted to take action against them, he would not wait until now.

Even so.

But just to be on the safe side, Lan Yu was also thinking over and over again in her mind whether she had any clues in this matter.

Just when Lan Yu was thinking.

"Start the court!"

The eunuchs singing and cheering sounded from the main hall, and the gate of Fengtian Hall slowly opened.

Lan Yu's thoughts were interrupted, and she followed the team of ministers and filed into the hall.

Above the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was already high on the dragon throne, looking down at the ministers.

"You must have heard about what happened last night."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't hide anything. When he spoke, it was Wang Zha.

"The Marquis of Deqing, Liao Yongzhong, and his adopted son, Liao Junjun, incited the Youye Army Camp to rebel, and the whole family has been executed!"

"The Jin Yiwei also found all kinds of dragon and phoenix uniforms that violated etiquette from his mansion." (End of this chapter)