Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

"Sir, none of the people we sent out have returned."

Chen Jing was not surprised: "It's normal. After all, they defeated the 20,000 Tartar cavalry with only a few hundred people."

“It would be strange if he could come back!”

"Then why should we send anyone?"

The man looked at him puzzled.

"I thought I could solve it with a sneak attack, but now it seems that I was naive."

"How could such a person be dealt with so easily?"

"Sir, what should we do?"

"If he returns to the capital, we might be in danger!"

The man said worriedly.

"We have already eliminated all traces. The people we sent are all determined warriors and will not betray us."

"He has no evidence at all, and what he did in Huguang has already aroused public anger."

"They killed so many people. Regardless of the severity of the crime, all nine clans should be executed. Such a heavy punishment is a bit too much."

"You go and make some arrangements, let those scholars write articles, and let those children sing songs."

"It's best to make a big fuss, the bigger the better."

"Your Excellency is wise!"

"I'll do it right now!"

The man hurried down to do it.

In ancient times, it was not easy to offend scholars.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to offend them easily, after all, the country still relied on these scholars.

If we offend the scholars, no one will be willing to serve as an official in the court. What will happen to the country then?
No one is enforcing the decree!
Although in this era, papermaking and printing have become extremely popular.

But not everyone could afford to go to school. Even in the 20th century, there were still many illiterate people in China.

What's more, now?
The scholars as a whole are a very strong force.

Therefore, Chen Jing's use of this method is not without its evilness. In serious cases, Zhu Xiongying may be punished.

Even lost the position of Crown Prince!

By then, even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to rescue him, he would probably be unable to do so due to the situation.

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A few days later!

With Chen Jing's instigation, the matter became known to everyone and people were discussing it in the streets and alleys.

Some bribed scholars were leading the trend crazily, and soon they were all accusing Zhu Xiongying of being too harsh in enforcing the law.

Everyone says that Zhu Xiongying is a cruel person by nature. If he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely be another King Zhou or Emperor Yang of Sui.

The people will surely suffer and their lives will be devastated!
It was a rare moment that caused a stir in the city!

The palace!

In the imperial study room!

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Mao Xiang's report, his face became extremely gloomy.

"Who released the news?"

“It’s still under investigation.”

"Investigate him thoroughly for us. We must find him out for us."

"You bastard, you dare to slander our grandson, you are courting death."

"Yes!"

Mao Xiang immediately turned around and went downstairs to check!

"Father, this is causing a stir in the city. We have to find a way to contain it, otherwise it might get out of control."

"Ok!"

"Wang Jinghong!"

"exist!"

"Send a message to the Royal Guards, and have them stop this rumor for us."

"Yes!"

Wang Jinghong turned and left.

At this time, a young eunuch walked in.

"Your Majesty, Zhan Hui, Tang Yougong, Duke Yansheng, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of Revenue and other dignitaries request to see you."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly: "Huh! It's coming really fast!"

"Let them in!"

Not a moment!

A dozen ministers walked in.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, may you be well!"

"Everyone get up!"

"What are you doing here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them calmly.

"Your Majesty, do you know the rumors about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the capital?"

"rumor?"

"What rumors?"

Playing dumb?

fine!

Tell you directly!
Zhan Hui told Zhu Yuanzhang directly.

"So you came to us just for this matter?"

"Exactly!"

"Your Majesty! The punishment used by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed a bit too harsh."

"No matter how serious the crime is, all nine clans will be killed. Your Highness is so young, yet he is so violent."

"What will happen if he grows up a little bit more?"

"If he ascends the throne in the future, who will dare to serve as an official in the court?"

"Now those scholars are terrified when talking about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Not bad!"

"Your Majesty, you can no longer indulge His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"..."

Everyone spoke one after another.

"So, what do you want us to do?"

"Abolish his position as crown prince?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, I think that His Highness should stop all actions and respond to the heaven immediately."

"Send famous teachers to educate and see the results."

Tang Yougong bowed.

What this means is that you are just being observed, and if you don't perform well, you can be dismissed at any time.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Are you trying to force me to have a baby?"

Hearing this, everyone's face changed drastically.

"I don't dare!"

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

"Don't you dare?"

"Whatever you guys are doing now?"

"Get lost! Wait until Xiongying comes back to talk about it."

"roll!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.

They were so frightened that they retreated quickly.

"Biao'er, they want to destroy your son!"

"Humph! Xiong Ying's work is indeed not thorough enough, but they are not qualified to be abolished."

Zhu Biao said coldly!
Although he is usually kind and gentle, Zhu Biao is not a good guy when it comes to critical moments.

After all, he is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang. He is like his father.

It’s just that Zhu Biao is not as irritable as Old Zhu.

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time flies!
This was the day when Zhu Xiongying arrived in Yingtian.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of Yingtian City, he felt something was wrong. He felt that the way everyone looked at him was wrong.

Even Li Chuan and Luo Fei who came with them felt very strange.

"What's going on here?"

"Why are you all looking at us with such strange eyes?"

"How would I know that?"

"I guess His Highness is not popular in Yingtian."

"You have offended all the people."

"Why else would you look at him like that?"

"Yep……"

"Do you think it's possible that His Highness went to the lazy widow to take a bath in the middle of the night?"

"Can't you?"

"Your Highness is so young, how could he do such a thing?"

"It should be peeping at a girl bathing."

"Your Highness, I, Li Jinglong, pay my respects to you!"

"Your Highness, you are finally back!"

Li Jinglong was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to welcome Zhu Xiongying, and what was important to Zhu Yuanzhang was his relationship with Zhu Xiongying.

"Cousin, please stand up!"

"Cousin, why are they looking at me like that?"

Li Jinglong looked around and said, "Your Highness, can I go into the carriage and talk to you?" "Come in!"

Li Jinglong immediately got into the carriage, since the last carriage was destroyed.

The Bad Guys got Zhu Xiongying a new carriage.

In the carriage!
"Cousin, is something wrong?"

"Your Highness, your killing of the Huguang Provincial Government Secretary in Huguang has been discovered."

"Right now, the rumors are spreading all over Yingtian. Everyone says that Your Highness is full of rage and cruel by nature."

"No matter how serious the crime is, all the nine clans will be executed. This is too harsh a law."

"Those scholars have written articles to criticize you. Some time ago, some officials came to the palace and wanted His Majesty to abolish your position as crown prince."

"Now those civil officials, especially those who have a grudge against Your Highness, are dancing the most happily."

"I can't wait to see you get destroyed!"

Hearing this, Zhu Xiongying suddenly realized.

"This is an attempt to kill me!"

Throughout history, no deposed crown prince has a good ending.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's very dangerous for you to come back this time!"

"Almost all the scholars in Yingtian are criticizing you, and the attacks have even spread to other places."

"Especially those great scholars, even worse!"

"Heh! Cousin!"

"How dare you come to greet me when it's so dangerous?"

"Oh! I'm not afraid of those things."

"I am just a soldier, it is normal for me not to know the rules."

"You will always be the best crown prince in my mind."

Zhu Xiongying patted Li Jinglong on the shoulder.

"Thank you, cousin, for loving me so much!"

"Your Highness, now is not the time to say you don't love me. Do you have any plan to deal with it?"

"What's the solution?"

"no!"

"Wouldn't that be dangerous?"

"Why don't you go outside and hide from the limelight?"

"A shelter from the limelight?"

"They are the ones who should stay out of the limelight. They don't care about life or death. They will fight if they don't obey."

"We didn't kill enough in Huguang, so we'll kill enough this time."

Although Zhu Xiongying had a smile on his face, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

Li Jinglong, who was standing by, saw this and thought that someone was about to get into trouble again.

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Inside the palace!
Fengtian Palace!
Zhu Xiongying strode in.

The way this minister looked at Zhu Xiongying was exactly the same as the way the common people looked at him.

"Grandson, see Grandpa Huang!"

"No gift!"

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang!"

"Xiong Ying, thank you for your hard work along the way."

"If you don't work hard, your life will be miserable!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

"Why did you say that?"

"Grandpa Emperor, is my grandson going to Huguang this time to help the court better implement the new policy?"

"Yes!"

"But when my grandson came back from implementing the new policy, I heard that some people said I enforced the law too harshly and that my grandson was cruel by nature."

"My grandson does these things for the court and the Ming Dynasty in order to make the Ming Dynasty stronger and let the people live a good life."

"But people say this to me. If this isn't a miserable life, then what is it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned. This little bastard actually knew how to take the initiative?
"Your Highness, you are indeed too harsh in enforcing the law. You don't care about the severity of the crime and you just exterminate all nine generations of the family."

"It's too violent and cruel."

"And I've heard that they don't even spare people's ant nests."

"Your Highness, you have such a murderous aura. How are you going to govern the Ming Dynasty in the future?"

"Is it just a matter of killing?"

Zhan Hui looked at Zhu Xiongying and said coldly.

"That's right!"

"As the crown prince of a country, you are so violent at such a young age. Won't you become a king like Jie and Zhou in the future?"

At this time Tang Yougong stood up and said.

Zhu Xiongying walked up to him with a smile.

Snapped……

A big slap in the face.

Everyone was stunned, even Zhu Yuanzhang. They never expected Zhu Xiongying to start a fight over a disagreement.

Tang Yougong, who was beaten, was seeing stars and almost couldn't stand. There was a slap mark on his face.

"Your Highness, how can you do this in the hall?"

"Do you still have His Majesty in your eyes?"

Zhan Hui immediately began to attack.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me!"

Tang Yougong knelt on the ground, crying and sobbing.

Zhu Xiongying walked towards Zhan Hui: "Old man, you want to be beaten too, right?"

Zhan Hui was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly: "Your Highness, you are so arrogant, don't you take His Majesty seriously?"

"Of course I don't take it seriously. Grandpa Huang respects it in his heart. What's your intention to keep talking about it all day long?"

"you you……"

Zhan Hui was so angry that he didn't know how to answer.

"Heroes! Don't be reckless!"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him, and Zhu Xiongying let him go.

"Your Majesty! It is wrong for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to beat an important official of the court in the palace."

"He was disrespectful in front of the palace, enforced the law too harshly, was cruel by nature, and did not repent. Such a person is no longer fit to be the crown prince of our Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, please abolish his position as crown prince!"

Hearing this, the generals looked at Chen Jing in surprise.

"Fuck your fucking shit!"

Lan Yu started cursing immediately.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still young and has acted without discretion. Please forgive His Highness this time."

Li Wenzhong immediately stood up to plead for Zhu Xiongying, followed by Li Jinglong, Chang Mao, Cao Zhen and other Huaixi nobles.

"Your Majesty, the future ruler of our Ming Dynasty will surely be a man of great talent, strategy, and benevolence."

"If a man like this becomes the future ruler of the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty will be in danger, Your Majesty!"

"Now all the scholars in the world are watching Your Majesty. If you still let such a person sit on the throne of the crown prince."

"I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world!"

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen is right!"

"The scholars of the world are the foundation of our Ming Dynasty, and the crown prince is the foundation of our Ming Dynasty."

"If such a person is allowed to be the crown prince, who would dare to serve as an official in the court in the future?"

"I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty will face a situation where talented people will be buried."

"Your Majesty, please choose another benevolent person and appoint another crown prince."

"Antai Kunimoto!"

Kong Ne quickly stepped forward and continued with Chen Jing's words, saying that Zhu Xiongying wanted to establish the Ming Imperial Polytechnic Institute.

This is to shake the status of their Kong family, and he must have allowed it.

So he also wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to depose Zhu Xiongying, which was the same as Chen Jing's.

"fart!"

"No one is more suitable than Your Highness."

"Your Highness is a man of both civil and military skills. Which grandson of the emperor can compare to him?"

"Refine fine salt, save the queen, and propose new policies."

"Your Majesty, there is no one more suitable than Your Highness."

"Your Majesty, please think again."

"Your Majesty, he must be abolished..."

"Otherwise it will affect the fate of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty!"

"..."

Both sides argued with reason and neither would admit defeat.

If they couldn't take action in the main hall, I'm afraid those military generals would have beaten up those civil officials long ago.

"Shut up, everyone!"

"How can such a commotion be allowed in the main hall?"

"Do you think our Fengtian Temple is a vegetable market?"

Zhu Yuanzhang roared, and everyone shut up immediately.

The whole hall immediately became quiet.

"Xiong Ying, what do you think about them saying that you enforce the law too harshly?"

"Grandpa Emperor, I don't think I enforce the law too harshly."

"They think so because they don't know that Shao Jinpeng and his men are not only hindering the court's new policies."

"And he wanted to rebel and capture me to threaten you and my father."

Hearing this, all the court officials were shocked.

rebel?

This is of a different nature.

If you rebel, you should kill all your clans! (End of this chapter)