Shop of All Worlds: The First Customer Princess Jinyang

Chapter 152 Zhu Di's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang's embarrassment
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said:
"How can it be!"

"If we really want to pass the throne to Yunwen, can we not help Yunwen choose carefully?"

"Yun Wen is young and can't tell the difference between loyalty and treachery. Is it possible that we can't tell the difference?"

After listening to this, Li Shimin thought about it and agreed.

It was impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang not to arrange good ministers for his grandson.

Otherwise, how could he sit on the throne of emperor safely?

"Old Four, tell me, is your 'clearing the court' an excuse for rebellion?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Di.

He seemed to see through Zhu Di.

Zhu Di met Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze and slowly uttered two words.

"no!"

Zhu Di suddenly said loudly:
"Purge the imperial court is not an excuse for my rebellion."

"My original idea was to clear out the emperor's entourage!"

“But later I discovered…”

"My nephew Zhu Yunwen is not fit to be the emperor!"

"So, as his uncle, I just took his place."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward and was about to beat Zhu Di.

Seeing this, Ye Jiangnan hurriedly stopped the furious Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Old Zhu, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious yet."

"Just listen to what he says first!"

Ye Jiangnan began to persuade.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said angrily:

"If an uncle doesn't help his nephew, it's fine as long as he protects the country."

"He actually usurped the throne himself!"

"Is this what an uncle should do!?"

Zhu Di was also angry.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang defending Zhu Yunwen so much, Zhu Di burst out with all the grievances and anger in his heart.

"I shouldn't do it?"

"Should I wait for Zhu Yunwen to come and kill me?"

Zhu Di roared angrily.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this and asked in confusion:
"kill you?"

"Why would he kill you if you didn't rebel?"

Zhu Di sneered and shouted:

"Father, you don't know that after Zhu Yunwen took the throne, he immediately began to reduce the power of the vassal states."

"Fifth brother Zhu Su is the first uncle that Zhu Yunwen has dealt with!"

"He was demoted to a commoner, exiled to Yunnan, and finally...died of illness."

"My seventh brother Zhu Yu was also deposed by Zhu Yunwen not long after."

"When Zhu Yunwen was reducing the number of vassal states, his twelfth brother Zhu Bo did not want to be humiliated, so he and his family burned themselves to death."

"My thirteenth brother Zhu Gui was imprisoned by Zhu Yunwen on charges of "greed, cruelty and brutality" for the entire Dai Wang family."

"My eighteenth brother, Zhu Yun, was arrested by Zhu Yunwen on the charge of printing banknotes privately and was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Zhangzhou."

After saying that, Zhu Di stared at Zhu Yuanzhang, wanting to see what explanation Zhu Yuanzhang would make.

Both Qin Shihuang and Li Shimin were emperors. After hearing what Zhu Di said, I instantly understood why Zhu Di wanted to "clear the court."

Zhu Yunwen, who had just become emperor, was concerned about reducing the power of the princes. As emperors, they could all understand Zhu Yunwen's approach.

However, they understand it.

However, he did not understand Zhu Yunwen's approach.

If we really want to reduce the power of the feudal lords, it would be better to do it step by step and slowly take back the power.

If one uses such hasty and harsh means to weaken the vassal states without sufficient ability, it will definitely backfire.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang and Li Shimin both understood Zhu Di's policy of "clearing the court of evil officials".

Li Shimin's experience was similar to Zhu Di's, and he was the one who could understand Zhu Di the best.

If I don't rebel, I will just wait for death.

It’s better to give it a try, at least there is hope of survival.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time.

He also understood why Zhu Di wanted to "clear the court."

In such a precarious situation, how could Zhu Di not rebel and wait for Zhu Yunwen to kill him?

Besides, Zhu Di still had military power.

Why doesn't he rebel?
"Hey……"

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh.

He seemed to have aged a lot, and his face showed signs of fatigue.

"Fourth Brother, it was Father who wronged you."

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.

"This matter is indeed Yun Wen's fault."

Zhu Di laughed happily when he heard this.

"Father, I hope you can understand me."

"What I do is not only for myself, but also for the Ming Dynasty."

"If Zhu Yunwen continues to reduce the power of the feudal lords, I'm afraid the rebellion of the Eight Princes during the Jin Dynasty will happen again."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.

Zhu Yunwen's way of reducing the power of the princes made them feel insecure. Even if the "Eight Princes' Rebellion" did not happen again, there would be several "Princes' Rebellions".

"Then what did you do to Zhu Yunwen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"I later attacked Yingtian Prefecture, and a huge fire broke out in the palace."

"I went in and looked for him, but I didn't find his body."

"I also sent people to look for him everywhere, but they couldn't find him."

Zhu Di shook his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Di for a long time, and seeing that Zhu Di did not seem to be lying, he did not continue asking.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Di to the Wanjie Store.

There was no other intention. Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to buy something for his son as compensation for beating him before.

At the same time, let me ask by the way, what policies did Zhu Yunwen implement after he became emperor, and what did Zhu Di do after he became emperor.

Qin Shihuang looked at Hu Hai who was kneeling on the ground and felt very angry.

Lao Zhu was born into an ordinary family and even worked as a beggar.

Finally he became the Son of Heaven and became the emperor.

Despite his background, Mr. Zhu's sons and grandsons were all relatively smart.

How come my son is so stupid?

The situations of Fusu and Zhu Di at the time were not exactly the same, but they were not much different.

If Fusu had rebelled with hundreds of thousands of Meng soldiers like Zhu Di did, would his Qin Dynasty have perished in the third generation?
And Hu Hai, after becoming emperor, couldn’t he just be a good emperor?
He actually killed all his brothers and sisters, and his methods were extremely cruel.

"Hu Hai, come here, your father wants to tell you something."

Qin Shi Huang said to Hu Hai over there.

"Ah? Father, if you want to tell me something, just tell me directly!"

"I don't have to go there, right?"

Hu Hai took a look at Qin Shihuang's expression and did not dare to kneel down.

He was afraid that he would be beaten again if he went there.

When Qin Shihuang heard that Hu Hai dared not to listen to him, he became angry again.

"Get over here!"

"If you don't come, do you want me to come?"

Hu Hai was frightened by Qin Shihuang's roar, shuddered, and knelt before Qin Shihuang.

"Father, please hit me gently..."

Hu Hai said pitifully.

"Oh? It seems you are not stupid. You know I want to beat you!"

Qin Shi Huang snorted coldly.

Hu Hai lowered his head and couldn't help muttering in his heart.

I am your son after all. Looking at your expression, I know you are going to hit me.

Before Hu Hai could figure it out, Qin Shihuang suddenly kicked Hu Hai in the chest.

"damn thing!"

"brute!"

"I'll beat you to death today!"

Hu Hai was kicked away by Qin Shihuang.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Shihuang took two steps at a time and came in front of Hu Hai.

He picked up the belt he had thrown away earlier.

"brute!"

"waste!"

"I beat you to death!"

Qin Shi Huang cursed Hu Hai and whipped him with his belt.

"Ah! Father, I was wrong!"

"I really knew my mistake!"

"I shouldn't have killed my other brothers and sisters!"

"I was wrong!"

Hu Hai made a cruel sound.

Qin Shihuang turned a deaf ear to him and just focused on beating Hu Hai.

Ying Yinman's two little ears were covered by Xiao Sizi's chubby hands.

"Sister, why are you covering my ears?"

Ying Yinman asked in confusion.

"Junior sister, your grandfather said swear words, you are a child, you can't listen to it."

Xiao Sizi explained. Ying Yinman: “???”

But, can't I still hear it if I cover my ears?
……

Li Shimin glanced at Hu Hai who was beaten again.

No sympathy, all I can say is "it's what you deserve"!
No matter who it is, it would be unacceptable.

Li Shimin slowly turned his gaze to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi, who was suddenly stared at by his father, felt uneasy and scared.

As Hu Hai's cruel screams echoed, Li Zhi was terrified.

I won’t have to be beaten like Hu Hai, right?
Although he did not do anything as beastly as Li Zhi, he married his father's concubine as his wife and even made her the queen.

This seems quite...beastly.

"Chi Nu, come here."

Li Shimin said.

Li Zhi was suddenly called over and he felt bad all over.

"Grandpa...you're not going to hit me again, are you?"

Li Zhi looked at Li Shimin and asked with grievance.

"Hmm? That's a good suggestion. Come here and let me beat you up again!"

Li Shimin said with a smile.

Li Zhi's face fell immediately.

Looking at Li Shimin with a smile on his face, Li Zhi looked at the little Sizi over there.

"Sister, save me!"

"You don't want me to be beaten to death by my grandfather, do you?"

Little Sizi tilted his head and said:

"Will Grandpa beat you to death?"

"Grandpa hits you because he loves you!"

"The more it hurts, the more Grandpa loves you!"

Li Zhi: “…”

Li Shimin, Wu Zetian and Ye Jiangnan all laughed out loud.

"Yes, come here, little slave."

"Let Grandpa love you well."

Li Shimin said.

"Grandpa, goodbye. You should just love your sister well."

Li Zhi said with a bitter face.

"Hey! You really want to be beaten, don't you?"

Li Shimin raised his fist and looked at Li Zhi fiercely.

"No no!"

Li Zhi knelt down and came before Li Shimin.

"stand up!"

"Oh!"

Li Zhi stood up obediently.

Li Shimin glanced at Wu Zetian and said:
"You two, follow me!"

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian looked at each other, and then followed Li Shimin.

Ye Jiangnan said to Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman who were standing beside him, one on the left and one behind him:
"You two little guys, haven't you practiced yet today?"

Just as Ying Yinman was about to speak, Xiao Sizi covered Ying Yinman's mouth.

"Practice!"

Ying Yinman widened her eyes and looked at her senior sister in disbelief.

Have you practiced today?

How come I have no impression of it?
"When did you start practicing?"

"I do not know how?"

Ye Jiangnan asked in confusion.

Xiao Sizi put his hands behind his back, looking very profound:
"How could you know?"

"All you do every day is eat and sleep, and flirt with Sister Yu Shu."

"Why did you notice me and my junior sister?"

Ye Jiangnan: “…”

What she said makes a lot of sense.

"Then I'll watch the surveillance."

"I want to see if you and Yangzi have been practicing."

Ye Jiangnan said.

"Surveillance? What is that?"

This is the first time Xiao Sizi has heard of it.

Ye Jiangnan pointed at the camera above the store:
“That’s surveillance.”

“It’s just like the photography on your cell phone.”

"You can record what you did before."

Little Sizi: “!!!”

Little Sizi widened his eyes and looked at the camera on the wall of the store.

"Little Nengjun, you have no moral principles!"

Little Sizi said angrily.

Ye Jiangnan: “???”

"What's wrong with me?"

"I didn't hit you, so why am I not following martial ethics?"

Xiao Sizi said angrily:

"You secretly installed surveillance without telling me!"

"Humph!"

"I ignore you!"

"Junior sister, let's go!"

After Xiao Sizi finished speaking, he pulled Ying Yinman and walked forward.

Ye Jiangnan: “…”

Little Sizi hadn't taken a few steps when he felt like he was stepping on empty air.

The two feet were moving further and further away from the grass.

"Hey! What's going on?"

“Did I fly?”

Little Sizi looked down at the grass and said.

Not only did I see some lush green weeds, but I also saw a pair of small white shoes.

Looking up along the line of white shoes, I saw Ye Jiangnan.

"Xiao Neng-jun, what are you doing?"

"Put Sizi down!"

Little Sizi reacted.

I was caught and lifted up by Ye Jiangnan.

"You're quite smart, little guy!"

Ye Jiangnan pinched the soft flesh on Xiao Sizi's face.

"You left in anger on purpose because you don't want to practice, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sizi lowered his head and said in a low voice:

"how could be?"

"How can Sizi be that smart?"

"Sizi is really angry."

Ye Jiangnan smiled and said:

"is it?"

"Why can't I tell that you are angry?"

Without waiting for Xiao Sizi to speak, Ye Jiangnan put Xiao Sizi next to Ying Yinman.

"You two should go and practice!"

"After a few more days of training, I will send you away."

The two little guys, Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman, raised their heads and looked at Ye Jiangnan in confusion.

"Xiao Neng-jun, where are you sending us?"

"Master, are you going to send us home?"

Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman asked in unison.

"Master, you don't have to send us home."

"My sister and I know how to get home."

Ying Yinman said very proudly.

Xiao Sizi nodded in agreement.

"Besides, it's not far to go back. We will be able to go back soon."

"We don't need you to take us home."

Ye Jiangnan rolled his eyes speechlessly and said:
"Who said I was sending you home?"

Little Sizi asked in confusion:

"So where are you sending us?"

"Are you coming with us?"

"Sister Yu Shu wants to come too?"

“Can I bring my cell phone?”

Ye Jiangnan: “…”

"No, just you two little ones will go this time."

"Neither your sister Yu Shu nor I are going."

"When the time comes, I'll ask your sister Yu Shu to pack the things you need to bring in a small backpack for you."

(End of this chapter)