Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 929 Zhu Biao's Action
Not only Zhu Su couldn't believe it, but Ma Ye was still struggling. Although he was beaten like a pig and his mouth was roughly blocked by the Jinyiwei, he still whimpered and his eyes were full of disbelief.

When Zhu Su came of age, Ma Ye had already been given an official position because of his relationship with Empress Ma and had left Yingtian to take up his new post, so he was not very close to his "eldest cousin"... But Zhu Biao was older than Zhu Su, and they had a good relationship in their early years.

Ma Ye knew Zhu Biao's character very well. In his mind, Zhu Biao was an upright, benevolent and moral gentleman. How could he send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to kill his cousin before even asking the case?

However, no matter what, Zhu Biao, the regent prince, spoke up and helped Zhu Su deal with Ma Ye...which undoubtedly solved a big problem for Zhu Su.

In terms of human feelings, the eldest brother Zhu Biao was much better than the brothers. Perhaps, the eldest brother guessed that his handling of Ma Ye would be somewhat awkward in terms of legal principles, and it would be difficult to bypass the hurdle of family affection and filial piety. That's why he specifically instructed Jiang Li to punish Ma Ye with his order as the crown prince.

Although he was the crown prince, he could not avoid being criticized by the court if he tried to bypass the officials and kill people... It was obvious that he wanted to protect his brother, who was the "supervisor of military and political affairs in the southwest."

Zhu Su was secretly grateful in his heart.

Jiang Lin, on behalf of the crown prince, confirmed Ma Ye's crime, which was equivalent to Zhu Biao, as the crown prince regent, sent down a divine punishment on Ma Ye from the ninth heaven... This matter was set in stone. He and Zhu Su had always been friendly, so he naturally did not forget to give Zhu Su a face, and smiled at Zhu Su: "Your Highness, how did you plan to deal with this villain before? Just do it as usual."

"Just ask Your Highness to hand over those 'witnesses' to our Jinyiwei so that we can 'complete' the 'confession' and finally hand over the head of this thief to me."

"Ma Ye was eager to gain military merit and deceived the emperor. This is such a serious crime. If I don't send his head to the capital, I am afraid I will not be able to report it to the emperor."

"Of course." Zhu Su nodded. "He was eager to gain military merit and deceived the emperor." This must be the crime Zhu Biao wanted to charge Ma Ye with. Since he had specified the specific crime, Zhu Biao was not aimless. Perhaps there was some purpose behind it... Zhu Su decided to ask Jiang Li in detail what had happened in Yingtian City in the past few days.

However, since Mrs. Shuixi Shezi was still present, it was inconvenient to ask in detail. He replied to Jiang Lin: "Ma Ye killed Shuixi Tusi Ai Cui, and all the Yi people were furious."

"I originally planned to hand Ma Ye over to Madam Shezi, the widow of Tusi Aicui, to decide his fate, in order to reassure the Yi people," said Zhu Su.

Mrs. Shezi had been standing quietly by the side, watching Daming's final decision on Ma Ye. Now that she was sure that Ma Ye would die, she had a look of relief on her face, and her eyes were full of gratitude when she looked at Zhu Su. When she heard that Zhu Su still wanted to hand Ma Ye over to Shuixi for decision, Mrs. Shezi's eyes turned red, and she suddenly bent her knees, actually kneeling down to Zhu Su.

"Hey, Madam." Zhu Su was startled, but he was still quick to support her. "Why did you do this suddenly?"

"My late husband died a violent death. If it weren't for Your Highness's intervention, I don't know how much blood and tears I would have to shed to avenge my late husband... The reason why I am here today is all because of Your Highness's trust and support for Shuixi!"

"How can I repay such a kindness? Please accept my greeting, Your Highness!" As he said this, he was still about to kneel down.

These days, she has been holding the power of the chieftain, dealing with the endless pressure from the Ming court and Ma Ye, and suppressing those short-sighted chieftains who are ignorant of the world and want to oppose the Ming. The difficulties are enough to make her exhausted. Moreover, she is deeply helpless because her husband died in an accident and she cannot avenge him as soon as possible, and she is confused about the future of the Shuixi region left by her husband.

The most painful thing is that she experienced the pain of losing her husband, but she still endured the grief and was determined to protect Shuixi. However, she still endured the rumors of a group of tribesmen headed by Adu, who believed that she was unwilling to avenge her husband. The power left by her husband was also constantly eroded by other chiefs... These invisible pressures were the most fatal to her.

If it weren't for Zhu Su who always believed in Shuixi, and Madam Liu Shuzhen who stood up and appealed for her in the court, Shuixi might have lost control and rebelled under the pressure.

Then, like an egg hitting a stone, it was smashed to pieces under the huge rock of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, in this process, Shuixi was not completely worthy of the Ming Dynasty... She had recognized that almost all of the "witnesses" who were brought to accuse Ma Ye were from their Shuixi Adu tribe. Considering the news they had received in the past few days, how could they not guess that the foolish and ignorant Adu had really been so bold as to attack His Royal Highness King Zhou?

No matter what, Adu is from Shuixi West. It is not surprising that he did such a thing and implicated the entire Shuixi... But His Royal Highness Prince Zhou not only did not take the opportunity to hold Shuixi accountable, but was very generous and wanted to hand Ma Ye over to Shuixi for disposal... How could Mrs. Shezi not be moved?
"Madam, you don't have to be like this. Whether they are Yi or Han, they are all Chinese people." Zhu Su spoke sincerely and resolutely helped Madam Shezi up. "Chinese people should be as close as one family. Why should we differentiate between us?"

"As the King of Zhou of the Ming Dynasty, it is my duty to trust and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty. It is not for Shuixi... Madam, this gift is too much."

This was really what Zhu Su said from the bottom of his heart. In his heart, which came from the later generations, national harmony was a concept deeply rooted in his bones, and it was not all for the purpose of winning over Shuixi.

Handing Ma Ye over to Shuixi for punishment was also to prevent any grudges between the two tribes in the future.

Mrs. Shezi was even more moved. In this era, even an ordinary Han Chinese would often feel superior to the Yi people when they saw them, and would regard the Yi people, who also had a thousand-year heritage, as barbarians... Zhu Su, a prince, could treat them equally and even care about them.

How could Mrs. Shetz not be moved by this!

Ma Ye was not handed over to Shui Xibu in the end. Zhu Su was willing to treat Shui Xibu as his own, so Shui Xibu naturally could not make things difficult for Zhu Su and Jiang Lin. To deal with the generals of the imperial court by private punishment would still make Zhu Su take more risks of being impeached, so Mrs. Shezi declined Zhu Su's good intention to deal with Ma Ye, and only asked that after beheading Ma Ye, Ma Ye's head could be offered in front of Ai Cuiling for three days to comfort her late husband's spirit in heaven.

(End of this chapter)