Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 193: My money!
"Who is it? If you want to see His Royal Highness the King of Shu, don't you know that you need to inform him in advance?"

When the gatekeeper of the Shu Palace saw the man, he just shouted lazily.

Sun Chuanting dismounted, walked to the side of Zhu Yuanzhang's carriage, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what should we do?"

"Just go in."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes revealed disappointment, and he shook his head and said, "Shu Xiucai is my good son, but his descendants are so unfilial. I feel very sad."

"Yes."

Sun Chuanting received the order, came to the front, and said to Zeng Ying and others: "Shuwang Mansion, do you dare to break in? You don't need to do anything, just defeat the guards at the door and open the door."

Zeng Ying and a few others were still excited, but when they heard Sun Chuanting's words, the smiles on their faces suddenly froze, and they looked at each other in disbelief.

After a moment, Zeng Yingcai pointed at himself and asked tentatively: "Master Commander, are you saying that we should attack the Shu Palace?"

"Yes."

Sun Chuanting nodded seriously.

Seeing the serious expression on Sun Chuanting's face, Zeng Ying realized the seriousness of the matter.

Sir Commander, it seems you are not joking.

This moment.

Zeng Ying recalled what the nine-headed monster said to Benboba in the popular version of Journey to the West.

Go and get rid of Tang Seng and his disciples!
Although he often saw the rotten sweet potatoes and stinky bird eggs at the gate of the Prince of Shu's Mansion when he was hanging out in Chengdu, he looked down on them very much. He thought he didn't need brothers and could easily handle them by himself.

But the question is what is his identity.

King of Shu!

How can you feel good if you hit someone else?

If I report it to the higher authorities, I would probably be killed on the spot.

At that moment, Zeng Ying smiled a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "Supervisor, you are joking."

"Who is joking with you?"

Sichuan Governor Chen Shiqi also came over and said, "Just go if I ask you to. Didn't you always clamor to lead troops to fight in the past? Now I ask you to beat up a few people and you don't dare?"

"Of course I dare to do it, but this is the Palace of the King of Shu. How can I not be disrespectful to the King of Shu?"

Zeng Ying looked embarrassed.

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "If you fight well, you will not be punished, and I will let you serve as a general in the army. If you fight badly, you will be punished and imprisoned. The charge is not disrespect for the King of Shu, but military law for defeat."

Zeng Ying looked at Chen Shiqi. His father was a friend of Chen Shiqi. Historically, Zeng Ying was just a commoner. When Zhang Xianzhong attacked Sichuan, he found Chen Shiqi and asked to fight against Zhang Xianzhong. Chen Shiqi gave him several thousand people and ran to Fengjie to stop Zhang Xianzhong for three months. It can be seen that Zeng Ying and Chen Shiqi had a close relationship.

Chen Shiqi also smiled and said, "The commander's words are what I want to say. Don't worry, if the person on the carriage spreads the word, you will not be punished even if you beat the King of Shu. Do you understand?"

Following Chen Shiqi's gaze, Zeng Ying saw the figure in a yellow dragon robe on a carriage more than 20 feet away.

In fact, there were so many officials present, there were more than twenty civil servants above the fourth rank, plus many guards surrounding one side of the carriage, making the carriage very dazzling.

So since entering the city, many people have speculated about the identity of the person in the carriage, and some even thought that the person in the carriage was Sun Chuanting.

It was not until Zeng Ying stopped the convoy that they realized that the old man in his fifties riding the horse in front was Commander Sun.

However, Zeng Ying and his friends had drunk quite a bit of wine at the time and did not think too much about it.

Thinking about it now makes me break out in a cold sweat.

You have to know that Sun Chuanting was already a high-ranking official. Even he had to lead the way in front, so wouldn’t the people in the carriage have to lead the way as well?

Your Majesty has come to Xichuan?

Zeng Ying and the others immediately thought of a possibility.

Considering the bright yellow dragon robe, although I couldn't see the person clearly because I was far away, who else but Your Majesty could let Sun Chuanting and Chen Shiqi lead the way?
Thinking of this, Zeng Ying and his brothers looked at each other, suddenly excited, and hurriedly said: "I will go right away!"

After that, the five men swaggered to the gate of the Prince of Shu's mansion. Amid the surprised looks of more than a dozen servants at the gate, they suddenly started fighting. Zeng Ying was the first to kick one of them down, and then quickly punched another one.

In a flash he knocked down two people, and Yang Zhan and others next to him were not to be outdone. You have to know that they were all fierce generals who had fought in the streets with Zhang Xianzhong's troops and killed dozens of people with their own hands.

Even Yang Zhan was a military scholar with agile movements and great strength. He once subdued a ferocious horse in the examination room.

When the five men suddenly attacked, these palace guards, who were almost treated like servants, had no power to fight back at all. In just a moment, they fell to the ground.

"Ouch, ouch!"

"Who are you? How dare you attack the palace? Death penalty, death penalty!"

"Go and report it quickly, go and report it quickly."

Those people were knocked to the ground and could not straighten their backs or get up. They all had bruised faces and noses and were shouting and grimacing.

Sun Chuanting was pleasantly surprised that these people were all powerful generals. He couldn't help but clap his hands and said, "Good, good, good, good, go open the door."

"Yes!"

Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan immediately rushed over and began to push the city gate.

The city gate was not locked from the inside and was easily pushed open.

Sun Chuanting took the lead, and the convoy behind him quickly followed and slowly entered the Prince of Shu's Palace.

The Shu Prince's Palace was very relaxed and had no idea that someone had come in. After entering from the Duanli Gate, there was a large square, paved with bluestone tiles like the Forbidden City in Nanjing.

On the left are the grain collection hall, salary distribution office, slaughter house, rice warehouse, storehouse, stable, altar of land and grain, altar of mountains and rivers, and the herdsman office.

On the right are the twelve offices, namely the Office of Judicial Review, Office of Discipline and Good Samaritans, Office of Treasures, Office of Food, Office of Ceremonials, Office of Worship, Office of Works, Office of Good Doctors, Office of Clothing, Office of Chief Historian, Office of Service, and Office of Ceremonial Guards.

But there were almost no people at the moment. Only at the gatehouse door on the right side of Chengyun Gate facing Duanli Gate, there were people sitting there drinking, gambling, and playing dice happily.

"Hoohoohoo."

When Old Zhu saw this scene, he became so angry that his chest heaved up and down and he gasped.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting and Chen Shiqi hurried over to ask, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

“Tang He!”

Old Zhu shouted.

Tang He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty."

"Break in and bring that little bastard to me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily.

"Yes."

Tang He immediately ordered the guards: "Go in, and kill anyone who tries to stop you!"

"kill!"

The guards rushed towards Chengyun Gate like a raging torrent.

It was not until this time that the people at the Chengyun Gate gate noticed that a large number of people had rushed in. They didn't even know what was going on before the guards rushed over, beat them half to death, and locked them up in the gatehouse.

Then the guards continued to break into the palace, followed by the convoy. Old Zhu went straight into the Chengyun Hall, which was also empty.

The palace, which should have been heavily guarded, had no guards patrolling, no eunuchs or palace maids standing guard, and no chief secretary to manage it in an orderly manner.

In broad daylight, many people were either sleeping lazily, gambling and having fun, and some were even having affairs with palace maids.

The guards searched everywhere, causing chaos in the Shu Palace. People were running away in panic. Finally, they caught Shu Prince Zhu Zhishu, who was having fun with some of his concubines in the harem.

When Zhu Zhishu was captured, he was confused and thought that Li Zicheng had entered Chengdu. He was pushed into Chengyun Hall trembling with fear. He looked around and found that he did not recognize Sun Chuanting, but he recognized Chen Shiqi, Liu Zhibo and others.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhishu was very angry and said, "Chen Shiqi, you want to rebel. How dare you lead your troops to break into my Shu Palace? Do you want to occupy Sichuan and become emperor?"

"Bastard thing!"

Above the Chengyun Hall, Old Zhu turned around, looked down at Zhu Zhishu below, and angrily shouted: "How could I have such an unworthy descendant like you!"

Zhu Zhishu was very surprised. He walked to the center of the hall, raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang up and down, wondering: "Which uncle are you? Wait, you call yourself "I"? Are you His Majesty? That's not right. I remember that His Majesty is only over 30 years old. How come..."

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhishu came to his senses and said, "Great, you actually usurped the throne and declared yourself emperor. You really want to rebel. I will report this to the court and have you all executed. And you, old man, actually dared to wear a dragon robe. Who are you to wear a dragon robe?"

"." At that moment, Old Zhu was so angry that he laughed. He was panting like a cow, his beard was flying, and his face turned red.

Seeing that Old Zhu was so angry that he seemed to be shaking all over, Sun Chuanting hurriedly went up and said, "Your Highness, the King of Shu, this is His Majesty the Great Ancestor descending to the earth."

Chen Shiqi had been irritated by Zhu Zhishu many times before, so he said tactfully and sarcastically, "Yes, Your Highness, it's His Majesty the Great Ancestor who has descended to the earth. If it weren't His Majesty the Great Ancestor, but we were the ones who wanted to rebel, you would lose your head if you spoke to us like this."

When he heard that his head was going to fall off, Zhu Zhishu shrank his neck, and then he realized that he seemed to have made a very serious mistake.

After coming to his senses, he looked at Sun Chuanting and Chen Shiqi in surprise, then raised his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, whose face was red with anger.

At that moment, his intelligence, as high as thirty, was working rapidly.

Yes.

If Chen Shiqi and his men really wanted to rebel, wouldn't they have to be chopped off as a sacrifice after all the shouting I just did?

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhishu didn't care whether the other party was the real Taizu or the fake Taizu. He actually fell to his knees on the ground, then quickly crawled to Old Zhu's feet and cried, "Grandpa Taizu, you are finally here. Your grandson missed you so much."

"Fuck it."

Old Zhu was really amused by this shameless guy. He cursed him out of turn and kicked him in the face. He kicked him down the stairs and said angrily, "My son was so wise all his life, but his descendants are as stupid as pigs and dogs. They are worse than animals."

Zhu Zhishu fell down the stairs. Now he was at the mercy of others and dared not shout anymore. He could only squat timidly on the side with a flattering smile on his face, as if he thought that Old Zhu would not reach out to hit someone who smiled at him.

But he was obviously overthinking it. To deal with such a tough guy, who was his own descendant, Old Zhu really felt that his hands were dirty when he beat him up. He said angrily, "Sun Chuanting."

"The minister is here."

"Tie him up for me and give him twenty lashes. Just don't beat him to death."

"Yes!"

Sun Chuanting called Zeng Ying and others to go up.

Zhu Zhishu was horrified and said, "Grandpa, Grandpa, I am your great-great-great-grandson. You can't treat me like this."

At this time, Zeng Ying and the others were actually dumbfounded.

At first they thought that there was Emperor Chongzhen in the carriage.

It turned out to be His Majesty Taizu.

The amount of information was so huge that it really impacted their three perspectives.

But before they had time to digest the information, Sun Chuanting asked them to capture Zhu Zhishu.

A few people had no choice but to arrest Zhu Zhishu, tie him up with a rope, drag him outside and whip him.

to be frank.

In the past, the princes were high and mighty figures to them.

I have never smoked a vassal king in my life.

Now it seemed that he could finally satisfy his craving, and Zeng Ying was immediately eager to try it. The first thing he did was to take a tentative pull.

"what!"

Zhu Zhishu screamed.

In fact, Zeng Ying didn't dare to hit him hard, but Zhu Zhishu had been pampered for many years, and he felt a burning pain when he was hit lightly. He really couldn't bear it.

After just a few beatings, tears and snot started flowing, and he cried for his parents.

In Chengyun Hall, Old Zhu sat on the throne, still angry.

When he was in Huguang before, due to the looting of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the princes of Huguang were either killed or fled. The princes who fled did not know the news of the recovery of Huguang and never came back. Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea what these people were like.

But now I know.

Now he finally understood why Zhu Yunfeng had said before that the princes were the biggest parasites in the Ming Dynasty and one of the reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

With just these kinds of people, it is sheer wishful thinking to expect them to defend the capital and the Ming Dynasty.

Twenty lashes is not too many, but not too few either.

If the beating was carried out in the court during the mid-Ming Dynasty, if the guards got the hint, twenty sticks would be enough to kill someone.

However, Zeng Ying and his men naturally did not dare to use heavy hands. In fact, it was quite light. At most, it just left a red mark, and the skin was not even broken, and no blood was shed.

Even so, Zhu Zhishu cried as if his hands and feet were chopped off and howled incessantly.

Soon after the beating he was pulled in again.

Old Zhu said angrily: "You are really a disaster in Shu. Now that you are gone, where is Chen Shiqi?"

"Your Majesty, here is my minister."

Chen Shiqi was secretly happy and hurriedly stood up.

Zhu said: "The money and grain of the palace will be confiscated and used by the Sichuan Governor's Office to pacify the people of Sichuan. I will leave Tang He in Sichuan to take charge. You will cooperate with Tang He to investigate corruption, clean up local tyrants and suppress local rebellions."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chen Shiqi had long coveted the property of the Prince of Shu's Palace, and when he heard Zhu's order, he immediately responded excitedly.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Zhishu and said, "I heard that you are stingy and greedy for money. You didn't give a penny when the country was in danger. What use do I have for you descendants? When the governor's office comes to move money and grain, you stand at the door of the treasury and watch the money and grain in the palace being moved out!"

Zhu Zhishu cried and wailed, "Grandpa Taizu, I am also your grandson. How can you help outsiders deal with your grandson?"

"Grandson?"

Old Zhu got even angrier when he mentioned this. He stood up from his chair, looked down at him, and walked back and forth, with his hands on his hips. He leaned over and pointed at him and asked, "Is this how you act as my good grandson?"

"Back then, I allowed Shu Xiucai to be enfeoffed in Shuzhong. He was able to suppress the local rebellion and govern Shuzhong in an orderly manner. He was praised by the people of Shuzhong. What have you done?"

"I set up vassal states in the hope that my descendants can help the emperor govern the local areas, quell rebellions, and help the country solve its problems."

"What did you do?"

"Now the country is in danger, and the Ming Dynasty is in danger, but you are greedy for pleasure. The royal palace has countless money and grain, but you can't take out a penny to help the people and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. You can't share the worries of the country, but instead you are a pest to the country. What use do I have for you?"

"Come, tell me, what do I need you for?"

When Lao Zhu said the last sentence, his eyes widened and he almost shouted it out.

The terrifying aura made Zhu Zhishu unable to breathe. He was stunned for a moment and dared not speak. He could only lower his head and sob quietly.

The hall was quiet for a while.

Old Zhu let out a long breath, and suddenly felt very tired. He turned around and sat on the chair and said, "Take him to the door of the warehouse and tie him up. Chen Shiqi, order the governor's office to move the money and grain."

When Zhu Zhishu heard that the money and grain were going to be taken away, he became anxious and shouted, "No, Grandpa Taizu, I know I was wrong. Don't take my money."

However, it was obvious that Lao Zhu had made up his mind.

Sun Chuanting then ordered Zeng Ying and others to drag Zhu Zhishu out of the hall.

Chen Shiqi happily took his leave from Zhu Yuanzhang, and then ran as fast as he could, as if he were 57 years old at the age of 27. Fearing that Zhu Yuanzhang would change his mind, he went to the governor's yamen to call for all the yamen runners as well as the yamen runners of the provincial government.

Even this was not enough, and he called in thousands of city guards, who rushed into the Prince of Shu's palace like wolves and tigers, rushed towards the warehouse, and began to move money and grain.

joke.

The Shu Palace is the richest among all the vassal states.

Li Zicheng moved Prince Fu's palace, and sent several thousand people and thousands of horse-drawn carriages, which took seven days and seven nights.

The Shu Palace, which is richer than the Fu Palace, naturally has countless money and grain.

Sichuan is now in decline, and millions of people are living in hardship. If he had the money and grain from the Shu Palace, he would be able to find ways to rescue the many displaced Sichuan people, and then lead them to reclaim land, recuperate, and restore internal governance.

At that moment, Chen Shiqi even felt that even if the other party was a fake Taizu, he would follow him for the rest of his life just because he allowed him to empty the Shu Palace.

Starting from the afternoon, a large number of soldiers poured in and began to move things onto the carriages.

Zhu Zhishu was tied to the door of the warehouse. At first, he was crying and shouting at the top of his lungs: "No one is allowed to move. This is a capital crime, a capital crime!"

But no one paid any attention to him.

In the end, he was exhausted, and his tears had dried up. He was tied to the pillar with lifeless eyes, and he could only mutter to himself and let out a desperate wail: "My money, my money!"

(End of this chapter)