Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Yang Xian was not too surprised by Zhu Yuanzhang's verdict.

Zhu Yuanzhang could definitely be considered a good emperor, but he also had his own historical limitations.

No matter how good the emperor is, he is still a feudal emperor.

Yang Xian knew clearly that Zhu Yuanzhang's deep-rooted idea of ​​​​family rule could rank him among the top three emperors in history.

This has a lot to do with Lao Zhu's experience.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born into an extremely poor peasant family. In the fourth year of Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty, there was a severe drought, locust plague and plague in the Huaihe River area. Three of Zhu Yuanzhang's family of six died in less than half a month. Zhu Yuanzhang's parents died, and there was no place to bury them. Yuanzhang and his brothers cried and wanted to beg the landowner Liu De to find a palm-sized place for burial. As a result, the landowner not only refused, but also scolded him. In the end, it was the neighbor Liu Daxiu who gave Zhu Yuanzhang a piece of land to bury his parents.

It was precisely because of the many misfortunes and displacement in his childhood that Zhu Yuanzhang especially cherished and loved his family, and at the same time believed that the world belonged to the Zhu family.

The statement that we should share the world with the common people instead of with the literati was naturally also what Zhu Yuanzhang really meant.

But it depends on who you compare yourself with the common people.

Between the literati and the common people, he would choose the common people.

But if it was a choice between the Zhu family and the common people, he would choose the Zhu family without hesitation.

Several famous villains in the early Ming Dynasty in the original time and space were all Zhu's sons.

In the end, Old Zhu hardly punished his sons. Instead, he punished the people around his sons with cruel means.

Zhu Tan is one of them.

In the original time and space, Zhu Tan was named King of Lu, with his fief in Yanzhou, Shandong.

Although the size of his territory was not as large as those of his legitimate brothers, it was still ranked high among his illegitimate brothers.

This is related to Zhu Tan's mother's family. His mother, Concubine Guo Ning, was a concubine that Zhu Yuanzhang loved very much. In addition, Zhu Tan's two uncles, Guo Xing and Guo Ying, also made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and were both conferred the title of marquis.

Because he loved his wife, Zhu Tan also treated her well in his fiefdom, and even her marriage was carefully arranged by Zhu.

The princess he married was the daughter of Tang He.

This shows what Lao Zhu expects of him.

However, after Zhu Tan of the original time and space became a fief, he seemed like a different person, and his actions were no different from now.

In the end, the fiefdom caused public resentment. Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally furious when he learned about this. In his edict, he severely condemned Zhu Tan's evil deeds and stated that his crimes were unforgivable.

But in the end, are there any actual penalties?

It is true that it was unlikely for emperors of all dynasties to ask them to kill their own sons (not for treason), but it was rare for them to be as partial to their sons as Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the end, Old Zhu actually believed that it was the princess's failure to fulfill her duty of persuasion that caused his son to become so ridiculous, so he vented all his anger on Zhu Tan's princess.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and immediately ordered the arrest of the princess, saying that she would be executed by slow slicing. Later, considering that the princess was the daughter of Tang He, a founding hero, he allowed her to commit suicide with a little dignity.

He also carried out a purge of the ministers around him.

The culprit Zhu Tan was only sentenced to "toning the head". To explain the toning of the head, simply put, it means shaving the head and beard. The ancients believed that "the hair and skin on the body are given by parents", so although shaving the head does not cause much harm, it is extremely insulting.

And then nothing happened, not even confinement in the clan house.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang not only forgave Zhu Tan, but also allowed him to marry a new princess, who was still Tang He's daughter, that is, the previous princess's sister. He probably thought that it was because his son was absurd in the past, not because of his son's fault, but because of the princess. As long as he could marry a virtuous wife, he could change his ways.

By the way, compensate Tang He for losing his daughter.

That’s right, in the eyes of the superiors, doing so is compensation to the subjects.

And this is not an isolated case.

The original time and space treated Zhu Chong in the same way, with his son causing trouble and his daughter-in-law taking the blame.

Old Zhu also killed a corrupt prince consort. So, in this case, his daughter-in-law and son-in-law cannot be completely considered as members of the Zhu family in his eyes.

However, after Emperor Jianwen came to power, he took action against his uncles and deposed many of them from their thrones. Of course, the main reason for this was to reduce the power of the feudal lords.

It is the same now.

Although the imperial edict brought by Pan Longyun severely reprimanded Zhu Tan, there was almost no punishment for him. He was only confined in the palace to reflect on his mistakes. In addition, Yang Xian was asked to return to the capital as soon as possible. Although it was not stated explicitly, it can be seen from the wording that Zhu was dissatisfied with Yang Xian's actions in Annan.

In the cage.

Zhu Tan looked at Yang Xian outside arrogantly, and at the same time made a throat-cutting gesture to him with his hand, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Further around the square, people were hiding and quietly watching the development of the situation.

Even though Zhu Tan was imprisoned in this huge cage by Yang Xian, the people of Annan City still only dared to hide far away and peek in secret. This shows that they were really afraid of Zhu Tan in their hearts.

"Duke Yang, please return to the capital to report." Pan Longyun said respectfully.

He carefully glanced at Zhu Tan who was imprisoned in a cage by Yang Xian, and admired Yang Xian very much in his heart. Yang Xian was probably the only one in the world who dared to do such a thing to a prince.

I feel extremely embarrassed when I think about how I used to want to compete with the other party.

When we first knew Yang Xian, it was because he was Liu Bowen's student. With the help of his teacher, he became the prefect of Yangzhou. After that, Yang Xian's actions overturned everyone's impression of him.

And his influence has long surpassed that of his teacher Liu Bowen.

Originally, Pan Longyun thought that he knew Yang Xian well enough, but this time his impression of him was overturned and revised again.

He has seen people speak up for the people and not fear the powerful.

There have been honest officials who faced down powerful forces for the sake of the people, and there have been loyal ministers who died in the Golden Palace for giving advice, but this scene is completely different from the one before our eyes.

In Pan Longyun's opinion, Yang Xian's performance from the beginning to now seemed as if he had no regard for the imperial power.

It must be my own illusion.

Pan Longyun shook his head. Who in this world is not afraid of imperial power?

But what happened next almost made his eyes pop out.

Yang Xian looked at Zhu Tan, who was laughing arrogantly in the cage, with an indifferent expression. The next moment, he pointed the gun in his hand at Zhu Tan's chest and pulled the trigger.

boom!
A huge gunshot rang out in the empty Annan City Square and then echoed.

There was no pause for a long time. (End of this chapter)