Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 17 Returning to one’s ancestry, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty?

"how's it going?"

Near noon, Ji He was taken back to the small building by Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time in the small building, the effect of Pippi's anesthesia had worn off, and she was running around the house happily.

It was obvious that it had no idea that it had been to the gates of hell. It squatted obediently at Zhu Yunfeng's feet, still maintaining its angelic smile.

Everyone was sitting in the living room on the first floor. After Ji He and Zhu Yuanzhang went in, they immediately asked about the situation.

Zhu Yunfeng said in a deep voice: "It should be fine."

Ji He asked, "What's going on?"

"Those two dog thieves have disappeared forever."

Zhu Yunfeng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Grandpa, let me see the driver's license the police gave you earlier."

Zhu Yuanzhang took out his driver's license from his pocket and handed it over.

After Zhu Yunfeng opened it, he understood why Xie Minghui didn't notice anything unusual.

This driver's license is about to expire.

This means that this driver's license is ten years old.

Not only was the cover of the ten-year-old driver's license cracked in half, the photo on it had also become blurred, and the green driver's license had turned yellow. Only the ID number and address could still be seen clearly.

Obviously, Xie Minghui had no way of finding any difference between Zhu Yuanzhang and the photo on his driver's license.

And the age is barely right.

Zhang San was 47 years old and Zhu Yuanzhang had just turned 51, so the gap was not particularly large.

The only flaw is that if Xie Minghui goes to the household registration website and eventually finds Zhang San's information, which contains high-definition photos, he may be exposed.

But fortunately the power supply station was out of power for maintenance.

Moreover, from the beginning to the end, this matter was an unnecessary dog-stealing public security case that could be resolved with criticism and education.

Xie Minghui might have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were probably pretending to be crazy in order to get compensation. He certainly didn't want the son of an acquaintance to suffer such injustice, so he made a big deal out of a small matter and resolved the matter quickly without any further complications.

I have to say that the whole thing does have an element of luck, but luck is also part of strength.

If Zhu Yunfeng had not made reasonable arrangements and rehearsed the lines in advance, Xie Minghui and the others would have noticed something was wrong and investigated the matter long ago.

"This matter has come to an end. The next step is that the families of the two dog thieves may come and cause trouble, but there is no evidence, and they cannot go to Ming Dynasty to look for the bodies. This has completely become an unsolved case."

After looking at the driver's license, Zhu Yunfeng found a lighter on the table, lit it, and threw it into the iron dustpan next to him.

Seeing his driver's license being burned, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "How about it, ancestor? I, the younger generation, have done a satisfactory job on this matter, right?"

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, very good."

"Let's start the formal conversation now."

Zhu Yunfeng's expression remained unchanged.

He was not very happy about Zhu Yuanzhang's praise, but instead was worried.

The death of two people is no small matter.

Although he did not kill the person, the wounds he and Ji He scratched on Li Si would have healed in two or three days if Li Si had not died.

But he was already in a difficult situation and was forced to set up the game.

Moreover, this plan is not that clever at all, but full of loopholes.

To put it simply, the whole scheme was to have Zhu Yuanzhang and his son pretend to be Zhang San and Li Si, so that they would disappear not at his home but after leaving the police station.

This was testified by several police officers.

Just to conceal his appearance, Zhu Yunfeng not only beat Zhu Di so hard that his mouth was full of blood, but also made them wear hats and walk with their heads down when leaving the police station.

Fortunately, the two dog thieves would most likely not commit the crime blatantly under surveillance, and they would probably subconsciously cover their faces when driving through the surveillance area.

Moreover, the pixels of surveillance images in rural areas are pitifully low, so it is normal that they are not clear, so there should not be any major problems with surveillance.

It was probably one or two months later that the family members came to look for him.

The speed of updating of surveillance cameras in rural areas is slower than that in cities. Many surveillance cameras are outdated due to funding issues and are not kept for long. By that time, the road surveillance cameras that Zhang San and Li Si used to come to steal the dog will no longer be there.

This should be able to cover up the fact that the clothes Zhang San and Li Si were wearing when they came over were different from the clothes the police saw at the police station.

But even so, Zhu Yunfeng directed them over the phone, telling them that after leaving the police station, they did not go to the town with more surveillance, but instead came out from the north of the police station, bypassed the entire town, and headed towards the town center from the northeast of the town where there was no surveillance.

Nowadays, towns and villages all have solar lighting and solar surveillance. Many surveillance cameras also have backup power supplies, so they can work normally even when there is a power outage. Therefore, Zhu Yunfeng did not expect to be able to act recklessly when there was a power outage.

There is a large supermarket in the town center. Zhu Yunfeng parked his car in the surveillance blind spot behind the supermarket and went to the supermarket to buy some things to prove that he was always in the surveillance area.

After buying things, he quickly picked up Zhu Yuanzhang and his son from the field behind the supermarket, let them hide in the trunk and then went home.

The surveillance cameras along the way would have clearly captured his actions. Except for the brief few minutes when he drove and parked in the blind spot behind the supermarket, there was nothing wrong. In this way, the whole thing would look like this from an outsider's perspective.

Two dog thieves, Zhang San and Li Si, came to Zhu Yunfeng's house to steal dogs, but they were discovered and a fight broke out between the two sides. The owner of the house, Zhu Yunfeng, subdued the two and called the police.

However, since stealing a dog was just a small matter, and the police believed that Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were pretending to be crazy and wanted to obtain compensation from the victim, they decided to close the case as soon as possible. The two parties finally did not compensate each other under the mediation of the police station.

Then Zhu Yunfeng, as the victim, finished his statement and left for the town supermarket to buy some daily necessities. He did not have time to commit the crime, as evidenced by surveillance, supermarket staff and receipts.

The two dog thieves accepted criticism and education from the police station, left the police station, and disappeared into the crowd since then.

Moreover, the van, crossbow, poison needles and bitch used as tools for committing the crime will also be confiscated, saving Zhu Yunfeng the trouble of dealing with the van.

By then, even if the families of the two dog thieves noticed something was wrong at the first time, called the police immediately, and found Lansha Town, the surveillance cameras on the road would not disappear, but they would only appear normal under the surveillance.

Of course, there will still be doubts.

Zhu Yunfeng had less than six minutes to complete the entire layout, and it was impossible for him to be meticulous.

For example, the clothing and appearance of Zhu Yuanzhang and his son did not match the description given by the dog thief’s family.

Why do they cover their faces when under surveillance?

After leaving the police station, why didn't they go to the small town to take a bus back to their own county, but instead bypassed the surveillance and left?

Where did the two missing people go?

But by that time, Zhu Yunfeng had already cleaned up all traces of the house.

The bodies of the two dog thieves were also thrown into the Ming Dynasty to feed the dogs.

Even the body could not be found. It is truly a death without any evidence.

By then, even a layout full of loopholes like this would basically be considered a perfect crime.

The only pity is that Zhu Yunfeng did not commit any crime, he was forced.

As a result, he became an accomplice.

Where can he seek justice?

But there is no way.

In that situation, anyone who dared to report Zhu Yuanzhang would be killed.

Ji He also died with him.

By then, not only the two dog thieves will be sent to the Ming Dynasty to feed the dogs, but also their two brothers in distress.

So in this situation, Zhu Yunfeng could only make a choice.

"Now can you guarantee that it is impossible for your country to find the stone tablet and come to our Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked rhetorically.

Zhu Yunfeng nodded expressionlessly: "Sure, once this matter is over, it will no longer attract official attention. Moreover, I helped you destroy the bodies and erased your traces. Basically, I am an accomplice. You can trust us now."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him for a long time, with a meaningful look in his eyes.

This kind of thing is actually hard to say.

Zhu Yunfeng was willing to help before because Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di had knives in their hands, and later he made Ji He a hostage.

But now there is no evidence, and who knows whether the other party will go back on their word.

After all, although Zhu Yunfeng was indeed an accomplice, it is easy to imagine how great the contribution was by handing over such a thing that could travel back and forth between ancient times to the country.

Anyway, if someone in the Ming Dynasty found the stone tablet and handed it over to Zhu Yuanzhang, and enabled Zhu Yuanzhang to lead the Ming soldiers to conquer the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties and establish a greater achievement, then that person would definitely be rewarded greatly, even if he had committed a crime, he would be pardoned.

As if sensing Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, Zhu Yunfeng said, "Ancient times are different from modern times. In ancient times, the emperor was supreme, and pardoning a person was just a matter of words from the emperor. But now in the new era, the country is governed by law, and it is difficult to do so. Moreover, in the Internet information age, if something is posted online, it will be supervised by public opinion. It is not as simple as you think. Moreover, Ji He and I also scratched with knives. Although we were coerced, it is also illegal, but the crime will be lighter than killing directly."

"It's okay. You are my descendant, a direct descendant of my Zhu family. I trust you."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Let's get to know each other again now."

Zhu Yunfeng stood up, walked to the bookshelf at the back of the living room, pulled out a yellowed family tree and said, "This family tree has been preserved by my family for generations. My name is not Xia Ren, but Zhu Yunfeng. I am the 27th generation grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. This is my family tree."

As he said this, he gave Ji He a look, and Ji He immediately nodded and bowed, saying with a flattering smile: "Hello, ancestor, my name is Ji He, you can call me Xiao Ji."

"Hello, Xiaoji."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, took the family tree from Zhu Yunfeng, and said as he opened it, "Yunfeng, what a good name. This way you can be considered to have returned to your roots. You already know what I want, and I also know what you want. We both get what we need, and we are one family so we shouldn't have different opinions."

Zhu Di also came over to look at the family tree.

In addition to recording how Zhu Cibei, the first generation ancestor of Zhujiaping, fled here and expanded his family, registering every member of the family, this old genealogy also lists the ancestors further back.

The first page above is the first ancestor that the Zhu family could find, Zhu Zhongba, a native of Zhujia Lane, Jurong in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

Next is Zhu Yuanzhang’s grandfather’s grandfather Zhu Bailiu, then great-grandfather Zhu Sijiu, grandfather Zhu Chuyi, father Zhu Shizhen, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang at the bottom of the first page.

Then at the beginning of the second page, Zhu Di couldn't hold it anymore.

It clearly says Chengzu Di on it.

Because except Zhu Zhongba, the previous few people were posthumously awarded the temple title of emperor by Zhu Yuanzhang.

For example, Zhu Bailiu is Ming Dezu, Zhu Sijiu is Ming Yizu, Zhu Chuyi is Ming Xizu, and so on. Naturally, these should be clearly written in the family tree, but the characters Zhu and Ming are omitted.

Including Zhu Yuanzhang, which is written as Taizu Yuanzhang.

Moreover, the generations in the family tree either write down several generations of ancestors, or arrange them according to the nine ancestors: father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, celestial, fierce, great-great-grandfather, distant-great-grandfather, and nasal-ancestor, but there is no such thing as Chengzu.

So it is very interesting to see Chengzu written on it.

Zhu Yuanzhang had long known that Zhu Di would be the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so he said to him with a half-smile: "Chengzu, it seems that the fourth brother did a good job as an emperor and even had the temple name Chengzu. Your descendants are also filial. When they compiled the family tree, they put me at the end of the first page and you at the beginning of the second page."

"Of course. The Yongle Emperor ranks second only to the Ming Taizu in the Ming Dynasty. Even if we compare all the emperors in history, he would be in the top ten."

Ji Hyuk said without even thinking.

His original intention was to flatter Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. After all, he had actually visited the Ming Dynasty before and saw the magnificent Ming Palace. He was shocked, so his position began to shift to Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

But he forgot one thing - Zhu Di was not the emperor chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his ascension to the throne was not glorious.

Zhu Yunfeng twisted his thigh and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "How did you get into civil service with your emotional intelligence? If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

Zhu Di, who was standing aside, had cold sweat on his forehead and was sweating profusely.

(End of this chapter)