Starting with his deathbed remonstrance to Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperors were brought to their knees.

"I have something to report, and I'll speak frankly, even at the risk of my life!"

Li Qing shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing throughout the entire palace gate:

"I beg Your Majesty! Stop immediately! Stop killing the outspoken censors! Stop killing the loyal ministers! Open up channels for communication, treat the officials who speak out kindly! Appease the officials, and save the Crown Prince!"

Li Qing knew what was going on.

Zhu Yuanzhang was most averse to being called bloodthirsty or incompetent; once those words were uttered, he was immediately in trouble!

All the officials held their breath, their hearts pounded, and they were all dumbfounded.

The Crown Prince jumped into the river because of this incident, and no one dared to mention it. Yet this crazy censor dared to walk right into the line of fire! He was simply courting death!

"Lord Sun's courage is unparalleled in the world, what a pity..."

Zhang Tu muttered to himself, not daring to say another word.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous gaze, Li Qing remained calm and composed, refusing to back down an inch, and directly confronted him with plain language:

"Who in the whole world doesn't know! In the past six months, His Majesty has killed countless censors who dared to speak out against the emperor!"

"Sun Ping! How dare you!"

The head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Jiang Huan, shouted sternly, stepping forward with a murderous aura. "To accuse the emperor of indiscriminate killing is a crime punishable by the extermination of one's entire clan!"

"Get out of my way!"

Li Qing turned around and retorted, even more fiercely than Jiang Huan:

"I'm speaking to His Majesty, and you, a lackey of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, dare to interrupt?"

"Think about it yourself, how many heads do you have? How many generations of your family do you have? Enough for His Majesty to chop off?!"

Li Qing exuded righteousness and his aura was overwhelming. Jiang Huan was completely stunned and even felt that the other party was the boss and he was a traitor.

Li Qing turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, his eyes resolute, his words piercing to the heart:

"Your Majesty knows better than anyone else that none of those censors who were killed were corrupt, did not form cliques, and did not rebel!"

They were just doing their job, offering suggestions to His Majesty, and doing what was good for the country and its people. What crime had they committed?

Just because he said something His Majesty didn't like to hear and offended His Majesty, he's going to be beheaded and his entire family wiped out?

Loyal ministers have all been killed. Now, everyone in the court is in danger. No one dares to speak the truth, and no one dares to offer any opinions!

The Crown Prince was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see loyal ministers die tragically. He knelt down and begged His Majesty several times, only to be scolded by His Majesty in the end!

"It's because His Majesty is too cold-blooded, too fond of killing, and refuses to listen to advice that the Crown Prince was driven to despair and attempted suicide by jumping into the river. He's still lying there, his fate unknown!"

"You dare question me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were as cold as knives, exuding a murderous aura.

"I'm not questioning, I'm remonstrating to the death!"

Li Qing took a step forward and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Your Majesty's actions of killing loyal ministers, suppressing dissent, and forcing the Crown Prince into a corner—how are you any different from a tyrannical ruler?! Do you want to end up like Emperor Wu of Han, personally forcing your eldest son to his death and leaving the Ming Dynasty without an heir?!"

"What I do is none of your business, a mere censor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, his face full of mockery, coldly said:

"I bet you just came out here to grab attention after the Crown Prince jumped into the river, pretending to be a loyal minister! You're using the Crown Prince's life to get promoted and make a fortune! It's laughable!"

"You're the ridiculous one, Zhu Chongba!"

Li Qing roared, ripped off his official hat, threw it to the ground, stomped on it until it was mangled, and shouted angrily:

"Do you think everyone is like you, with only power, murder, and suspicion on their minds?!"

I'm quitting this official post in the Ming Dynasty! I'm no longer serving as a subject of this tyrannical ruler!

You are cold-blooded and ruthless, a murderer who kills without hesitation, persecutes loyal ministers, and forced the crown prince to his death. You are a tyrannical ruler! You are not fit to be emperor!

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face contorted with rage and his body trembling, Li Qing let out a wild laugh and roared out the most piercing words:

"Zhu Chongba! Keep killing! Kill as many people as you can!"

Let me tell you, if anything happens to the Crown Prince, you are destined to be an old man who dies young, and live a lonely life!

The Qin Dynasty only lasted two generations! With a tyrant like you, your Ming Dynasty is doomed to perish in just one generation! You'll have no descendants, and the empire will be finished!

"You...you dare curse my Biao'er! You dare curse the Ming Dynasty! Traitor! You deserve to die!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he trembled violently, blood rushed to his head, and he pointed at Li Qing, his mouth trembling, unable to speak coherently.

Li Qing was not afraid at all, and pressed forward, unleashing a torrent of plain language and insults, each word piercing to the heart:

"Zhu Chongba! Wake up! Your son is a living person! Not a tool for you to seize power!"

Zhu Biao was a good man who loved the people; he was the best crown prince of the Ming Dynasty! But what about you? As his father, did you ever understand him? Did you ever listen to a single word of his advice?

He begs you not to kill loyal ministers, and you call him a coward; he advises you to use less torture, and you call him useless!

By doing this, you are forcing him, you are killing him! You are not raising a crown prince, you are destroying your own son!

If you had even a shred of the demeanor of a father, or the composure of an emperor, would the crown prince have given up hope? Would he have jumped into the river? Would he be half-dead now?

Li Qing mustered all his strength and roared to the sky, his voice echoing throughout the entire palace:

"Zhu Chongba! You are not fit to be emperor! You are not fit to be a father!"

You've been blinded by power, blinded by murder! Selfish, cold-blooded, and utterly brutal!

You don't love the people, you don't love loyal ministers, and you don't even love your own son! You are a complete and utter bastard!

"You! You! You!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were bloodshot, his veins bulged, and he couldn't catch his breath. He felt a sharp pain in his chest and suddenly threw his head back, spitting out a mouthful of blood that splattered onto his dragon robe, a bright, scarlet red!

The scene was so sudden that the entire audience fell silent instantly, everyone froze, and their minds went blank.

The officials froze, utterly terrified.

He feared that the emperor would be angered to death, causing chaos in the Ming Dynasty, and that he himself would be buried with him.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Jiang Huan was the first to react, roaring as he rushed forward to support Zhu Yuanzhang, then turned and shouted wildly at the Imperial Guards:

"Quickly! Summon the imperial physicians! Call all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital! Hurry!"

The Imperial Guards scattered instantly, running frantically to call for help.

"Your Majesty!"

"emperor!"

Chaos had completely broken out at the palace gates.

The founding heroes rushed forward with red eyes, forming a circle to protect Zhu Yuanzhang. Officials knelt down and wept, their cries filling the air, making it hard to tell if they were genuine or not.

In the chaos, a burly man pushed through the crowd and stood in front of Li Qing.

With a broad back and thick waist, bloodshot eyes, and a face full of murderous intent, he looked as if he wanted to devour Li Qingsheng—it was none other than Lan Yu.

"General! This traitor has insulted His Majesty, causing His Majesty's death! Immediately arrest him and imprison him. When His Majesty awakens, execute him by slow slicing and exterminate his entire clan!"

Jiang Huan stared intently at Li Qing, his killing intent surging.

Li Qing wasn't intimidated at all. She glared back, opened her mouth to curse, and remained arrogant:

"A bunch of mad dogs! I'm telling the truth, and it's all for the Ming Dynasty! What did I do wrong?"

The Ming court is in such chaos because there are too many sycophants like you! You can't tolerate a single word of truth, nor a single loyal minister!

"ah--!"

Enraged, Lan Yu roared and drew the guard's long sword, stabbing it at Li Qing.

As soon as Lan Yu made his move, all the founding heroes were in an uproar.

These veterans, who had fought alongside Zhu Yuanzhang to establish the empire, were ruthless killers. Their pent-up anger erupted as they roared and charged forward, each wielding a knife and lunging at Li Qing.

In just a few seconds, Li Qing was stabbed hundreds of times, turning him into a hedgehog.

Even after the gas was gone, the group of people kept stomping on it until it was crushed into mincemeat before they stopped.

No one knew that the moment Lan Yu made her move, Li Qing's consciousness was pulled away by the system and he returned to the modern world.