King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Zhu Youtang's expression changed. After his great-grandfather was arrested in Tumu Fortress, life in the Ming Dynasty has been very difficult.

There is money everywhere and money is needed everywhere.

There was so much wealth in Li Guang's house, it was obvious that he had plundered a lot of property.

Zhu Tan took out a volume of "Jianghu Secret Book" and made Zhu Youtang wake up. He was really sorry.

For some reason, he was bewitched by Li Guang and obeyed Li Guang's orders. Looking back now, he realized how stupid and naive he was.

However, Zhu Youtang was a kind person, and Li Guang seldom interfered in state affairs. Therefore, he was not angry about Li Guang's actions, but rather a little annoyed.

What Zhu Tan did next was beyond Zhu Youtang's expectations.

"Brother-in-law, I found many rare items in Li Guang's house. I was very interested in them, so I kept some for myself and distributed them to my subordinates. The total amount was tens of thousands of taels."

Zhu Tan drew his sword again.

He just wanted to see how much pressure his brother-in-law could withstand. As for how much exactly, that was hard to say.

Zhu Youtang waved his hand, "If you want, you can live here!"

"No! You have to give some to the Empress Dowager and my sister. With this money, his life will be much better. No matter what, he has to renovate the palace."

When Zhu Youtang heard this, his heart warmed.

He knew very well what kind of people his two brothers-in-law were, and he knew that his family was worried.

Moreover, when Zhu Tan was saving the little princess, he spilled his own blood on himself, which moved him very much.

Zhu Tan stepped back and a eunuch came out from behind the curtain.

Luo Yin was Zhu Youtang's most trusted eunuch.

Luo Yin was a eunuch in the palace, and his power was second only to that of the Minister of Justice. He stepped forward and said to Zhu Youtang, "Your Majesty, Li Guang is dead. We should not make a big fuss about this matter. It will be detrimental to Your Majesty. It is better to order people to repair the mourning hall in preparation for the funeral."

Zhu Youtang let out a rough breath, "That's settled then! A cup of poisoned wine is already a great fortune for him."

If Zhu Tan heard their conversation, he would definitely stumble and fall to the ground.

Li Guang was poisoned by Zhu Youtang, which was something no one expected!
This famously good emperor, once he takes action, can be absolutely powerful.

Luo Yin continued, "Just now, the Earl of Jianchang searched Li Guang's mansion and took away not only the prince, but also the son of Duke Dingguo, Marquis of Cheng'an Guo Ning. I guess the money embezzled was not much."

Zhu Youtang stood up from his seat and said something shocking, which also surprised Luo Yin.

"Compared to the past, Earl Jianchang has made a lot of progress. Tomorrow, I think those ministers will cause trouble for you. You should hand over Li Guang's account book to Earl Jianchang to prevent the ministers from causing trouble for him.

"Yes, yes." Luo Yin bowed and followed with the account book.

Zhu Tan took the two account books and returned to his residence. The more he looked at it, the more he realized that there was a huge difference between his residence and Li Guang's.

In the end, he chose Li Guang's mansion.

Zhang Wei and more than 30 other servants all had smiles on their faces.

This time, they not only made a lot of money, but also saw their uncle. From now on, no one in the capital could bully them anymore.

Zhu Tan had been in the palace for seven days and was extremely busy tonight. He felt a little tired, so he asked someone to prepare bath gel for him so that he could take a bath and relieve his fatigue.

While taking a bath in the hot water, Zhu Tan flipped through the account books sent by his brother-in-law Zhu Youtang. After comparing them, he found that Li Guang was a man who was good at making money.

Inside, the royal relatives are like fathers, and outside there is a general guarding, and that is the emperor. If a eunuch can do this, then he deserves to die.

Zhu Tan turned around and saw Qingzhu walking in.

Luzhu tiptoed to the bathtub and rubbed Zhu Tan's back.

However, before she had rubbed for long, she let out a moan and her fingers almost scratched Zhu Tan's back until it bled.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zhao looked at him puzzledly.

Lu Zhu was completely unaware that she was almost catching Chu Mu, and said in a trembling voice: "My father, my father is Ye Sen."

Zhu Tan saw an account book, on which Ye Shen's accusations against Li Guang were clearly written.

Li Guang also responded by asking the people in charge of Xu Qiong to exile him to a remote place.

"What the hell?" Everyone was stunned when they heard it.

When Zhu Tan heard that Lu Zhu's biological son was Ye Qian, who had accused him of ten major crimes together with the imperial envoy Zhang Jin, he suddenly felt that the emperor was far away and the sky was high.

But this is not a surprising thing. After all, she was able to enter the palace and was arranged to be by Zhu Youtang's side. How could she be a clean person?

In addition, he was the son of an official family. If he could have a relationship with Zhu Youtang, he would also benefit from it. Unfortunately, Zhu Youtang was deeply in love with him, so he was taken advantage of.

"So you are Ye Luzhu?"

Green Bamboo nodded.

She was very afraid of Zhu Tan, but since it was about her own life, she immediately suppressed her fear of Zhu Tan and asked in a stammering voice, "Father, will Father be okay?"

Zhu Tan smiled slightly, turned around, and pinched Qingzhu's cheek.

"To be honest, Mr. Ye is my father-in-law, we are all family, I will never do anything bad to Mr. Ye! I will grant you a status tomorrow, and our marriage will be settled."

Zhu Tan hadn't finished speaking yet.

He thought that the dark clouds would dissipate once Li Guang died, but who would have known that the next day, with Liu Jian as the core, Ye Shen, the Minister of Rites, and others submitted another memorial, demanding that the two uncles be brought to justice.

This kind of person should never do this!
Zhu Tan cursed loudly. If Lu Zhu was not too young, he would have gone back to deal with Ye Shen long ago and let him see how arrogant he was.

This time, the leader was Liu Jian, a great scholar of the third generation.

Liu Jian is not an ordinary person. He used to be Zhu Youtang's master and was deeply trusted by Zhu Youtang. Therefore, his words still carry a lot of weight.

Therefore, this impeachment was much more intense than the impeachments of Ye Shen and Zhang Jin.

But Zhu Tan still didn't believe it, because his brother-in-law, the emperor, had already given him a life-saving talisman, which was the account book of Li Guang's bribery, on which there were more than a hundred civil and military officials.

As a result, Liu Jian's accusations almost broke down Zhu Tan's door, and those who came to visit were all those on the list.

Zhu Tan never refuses anyone who comes to his door, and he speaks with great confidence.

Soon, he saw the effect. Dozens of officials, represented by his uncle Xu Qiong, joined Liu Jian's camp, turning the entire morning into a mess.

Unlike the Jiajing Emperor of later generations, Zhu Youtang did not attend court. Not only did he attend court, he also attended court in the afternoon.

Within two days, he was so overwhelmed by the matter that he finally made a decision.

All matters concerning Li Guang's death were excused, and not a single word could be said about the two uncles. The two previous impeachments were caused by Li Guang, and now that Zhu Youtang had made the decision, there was nothing anyone could say, so they could only let it go.

The two uncles, especially the second uncle, were deeply favored by the emperor and were hailed as the most powerful people in the royal family.

Zhu Tan was also confused about Li Guang's affairs.

Although Li Guang was killed inexplicably, the consequences were serious. He had been trying to prove himself, but Li Guang's incident made his image even worse.

This morning, Zhu Tan, Xu Guangzuo, Guo Ning and others arrived at the Jinyiwei prison.

He Wendi has been imprisoned in Zhaolao for two weeks. It's time to let him out.

He Wending had been in captivity for more than half a month. It was only because the food in the past two days was so good that he gained about ten or twenty pounds of weight. He looked even tastier than when he was in the palace.

Moreover, under Guo Ning's instruction, the jailers in the prison also took special care of He Wending. How could he not be fat?

"The fruit was fried a little too long today, so it's a little crispy and doesn't taste that good."

He Wending had already finished his breakfast and was picking his teeth with a toothpick.

However, it was not the guard who responded to him, but a somewhat familiar voice.

"What Butler He wants, you still need to find it yourself."

He Wending looked back and found that it was Erguoshu, Xu Guangzuo and Guo Ning. He felt that they all looked familiar and immediately threw away the toothpick in his hand.

"It turns out that Earl Jianchang wants to see me off? This last meal is better than all the previous ones!"

Zhu Tan laughed, asked Guo Ning to open the door, then walked in and punched He Wending hard on the shoulder.

"Thank you, Manager He. Manager He has done a great job in killing that bastard Li Guang."

These words left He Wendi speechless, but he also heard the implication: Li Guang is dead?

He Wending was startled and jumped up.

He hated the two members of the Zhang family to the core, and he hated Li Guang even more.

In his eyes, Li Guang was just like the evil monk Fu Xiao back then, both of whom were deceiving the emperor and deserved to be put to death.

When Xu Guangzuo saw that He Wending didn't believe him, he immediately put on airs and acted arrogantly.

"Of course it's true. Not only was Li Guang killed, but his entire family was exterminated. He became an enemy of the three heroes of the capital. This is really too merciful."

Guo Ning said seriously, "Not long ago, Li Guang wanted to kill you. Fortunately, your second brother stopped him. Otherwise, you would have had no choice but to watch Li Guang being killed."

Zhu Tan has a good impression of He Wendi, an upright eunuch, and such a person should stay by the emperor's side.

So he came up with a plan to deceive He Wendi.

For example, he colluded with Li Guang, built a Yuxiu Pavilion, and occupied the territory of the capital.

He even went so far as to defile himself, ascend the throne, bully maids, and have an affair with Li Guang. In short, he was innocent.

He Wending was completely confused and couldn't believe it.

However, what Zhu Tan and the other two said was true, Li Guang was very likely to have died.

Could it be that Er Guoshu did this just to kill Li Guang?

Zhu Tan dragged He Wending up from the ground and said, "Manager He, you have worked hard. I will host a banquet for you today. Let's go to Guangle Tower."

So, accompanied by the three great talents of Beijing, He Wending came to the Guangle Hotel which they often visited.

He Wending had just taken a bite of tofu and fruit, and looking at the table full of delicious food, he felt his stomach churning.

The reason why Zhu Tan came in person and took He Wendi away, besides wanting to clear his own name, was for another reason.

If Su Yu doesn't understand the reason for Li Guang's death, he will not be able to sleep or eat!

Li Guang is so annoying, almost as annoying as his uncle. Wouldn't it be even more tragic if he died at the hands of Su Yu?

Zhu Tan poured a glass of fine wine for He Wending and also said some words of praise for He Wending's boasting in his life about participating in the battle to retake Hami from Turpan.

As the saying goes, people under the eaves have to bow their heads.

After learning who Xu Guangzuo and Guo Ning were, the two of them followed Zhu Tan's example and praised him highly. He Wending also gradually spoke.

"It is already a great achievement to find out that Li Guang deceived the emperor. Li Guang is meticulous and scheming, even more difficult to deal with than Jiang Cong. He was exiled to Fengyang."

He Wendi, Jiang Cong and Li Guang were the most trusted eunuchs during the middle and late period of Emperor Hongzhi's reign.

Li Guangshen was the most trusted person of Emperor Hongzhi, but there was nothing that could be done about it, as He Wending and Jiang Cong could not write.

After learning how Zhu Tan cleverly saw through Li Guang's trick and Zhu Tan's questioning, He Wendi fell into a brief thought.

He finally knew how Li Guang was killed. Only one person could kill Li Guang silently, and that was Li Guang himself.

He Wending couldn't say it, couldn't say it, and couldn't say it even more.

Seeing that Zhu Tan and the other two were scratching their heads and were full of doubts about Li Guang's death, He Wendi laughed. Although he couldn't say it to their faces, he could use this to remind them.

"In the capital, the only one who could force Li Guang to die out of fear of crime was the East Depot."

He Wending said it very tactfully, but his meaning was very clear. You can figure it out yourself.

Zhu Tan was the first to come to his senses and let out a cry of surprise.

He understood that only the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang could do this. Who were the Dongchang and the Jinyiwei? It was none other than Zhu Youtang!
Guo Ning's body was shaking, and Xu Guangzuo stopped moving. His chest and back were covered with sweat.

He Wendi was very proud of his words, and looked at Zhu Tan again with a meaningful look in his eyes.

"Mr. Jian Chang, you should put the account of Li Guang's bribes on Liu Jian instead of using it on these officials."

Zhu Tan slapped himself on the leg. What He Wending said was so right. He had claimed to be a professional master before!
It would be much better to hand over the account books to Liu Jian and others than to let them fight with Liu Jian and others, and it could also serve as a good clarification.

Damn it, I was led astray by those useless relatives of mine.

Zhu Tan also looked at He Wendi meaningfully, thinking, this old eunuch is really capable!

He Wendi was only busy drinking, but he didn't let Zhu Tanbai treat him, which made Zhu Tan once again witness how powerful his brother-in-law was.

The only shortcoming of Hongzhi's founding of the country was that he trusted the eunuch Li Guang too much and was obsessed with talismans and sacrifices. However, his brother-in-law killed Li Guang without hesitation. He knew he was wrong and corrected his mistake. This is a true hero!
Zhu Tan sent He Wendi all the way into the palace, but Zhu Youtang didn't mind at all.

He had no intention of doing anything to He Wending, but Luo Zhao, the chief commander of the prison, had died, and He Wending was in charge of supervision. He set up a prison as a warning and a sweet reward. (End of this chapter)