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

Chapter 934 Zhu Biao's Goal

After passing Chunhe Gate, we saw the crown prince Zhu Biao and his family standing happily outside the Chunhe Hall, waiting for his fifth brother Zhu Su to come to the banquet. In the past few years, Zhu Biao's family has obviously become much larger. In addition to the crown princess Chang and the grandson Zhu Xiongying, who Zhu Su is very familiar with, Zhu Biao also married a concubine Yu. Chang gave birth to Zhu Biao's second son Zhu Yunhuan, and Yu gave birth to Zhu Biao's daughter.

Seeing Zhu Su coming with Zhou Wangfei Xu, Zhu Biao and his family happily went to greet them. When Zhu Su was about to bow and salute, Zhu Biao stepped forward and hugged his younger brother Zhu Su in his arms.

"Okay, okay, let's go to the southwest. Not only will we accomplish something great, but we'll also become stronger... That's great!"

"Fifth brother, I heard from Jiang Li that Ma Ye, that villain, is so crazy that he wants to harm you... Fortunately, you are blessed by heaven, and I am very happy for you!"

After Zhu Su instigated the Shuixi captives to frame Ma Ye and decisively killed Ma Ye, Jiang Lin did not treat the matter as a direct result. Instead, he activated the traditional skills of the Jinyiwei and began to use various means to confirm Ma Ye's guilt and make sure to nail this thief to the pillar of shame. Only in this way could he justify the actions of the Crown Prince and King Zhou to the greatest extent.

Jinyiwei originally wanted to "add" some information to Ma Ye's house, such as burying a few weapons and armors on the ground, or putting a few pieces of bright yellow cloth in his private room, or severely punishing Ma Ye's captured confidants. If these confidants open their mouths to accuse Ma Ye, they will be much more credible than those Shuixi Yi people who can't even speak Chinese fluently.

However, before Jiang Li could test the torture that Jinyiwei had developed in the past few years, Ye An, the deputy commander who was inseparable from Ma Ye and the most trusted of Ma Ye, was frightened out of his wits. He did not need Jiang Li's "script" and directly told the whole story of Ma Ye's greed for merit and plotting to turn against Shuixi and his desperate attempt to harm Zhu Su.

By the way, he also confessed everything about how Ma Ye had used the title of Empress Ma's relative to bully the people in previous years.

Jiang Lin was overjoyed and quickly sent someone to Beijing to report the confession to Zhu Biao and Zhu Lao. At that time, Zhu Lao had already known that Zhu Biao had ordered Jiang Lin to kill Ma Ye. Empress Ma had just passed away. Zhu Lao, who was protective of his shortcomings and felt guilty, was very angry and called Zhu Biao into the palace. For the first time, he lost his temper with Zhu Biao, his favorite son, and made Zhu Biao kneel in the ancestral temple and repent for a night.

Moreover, at that time, there were quite a few generals in the court who spoke up for Ma Ye. They believed that even if Ma Ye's crime was unforgivable, it was the responsibility of their Five Military Commanderies to deal with the offending generals. It was inappropriate for the Jinyiwei to rely on the power of the prince to directly kill the local generals.

It was not until Jiang Li delivered the confession and the charges to Zhu that Zhu reconciled with Zhu Biao and his son. After all, no matter how precious the nephew of Empress Ma was, he was definitely not as good as his own son. That guy dared to attack his own son. Not only was he insane, he was also disrespectful to his father and his king... Should he support such a person?
The generals who were indignant for Ma Ye were also silent... What the hell, this guy actually dared to assassinate the king? This crime, being cut into pieces by the crown prince and King Zhou on the spot would be considered a light punishment! The key is that they had previously pleaded for this thief! The generals in the Five Military Commandery suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten shit. Now, they wished they could help Zhu Biao and Jiang Lin bury this filthy thing Ma Ye in the cesspool thoroughly, so as not to arouse Zhu's fear.

This guy tried to kill the king, and you still dared to plead for him. What? What if you think our son is blocking your path to military merit, and you want to kill our son too?
All of a sudden, there were many people helping to shovel soil into Ma Ye's grave. Everyone was afraid that they were not shoveling hard enough and would attract Lao Zhu's majestic gaze.

"I am not a lucky person, but you, big brother, have many children. You are a lucky person..." Zhu Su laughed and teased. "Tsk tsk, this Chunhe Palace is so magnificent, you can live in a high house, and you have children around you. You enjoy the happiness of family. Big brother, your face is rosy and your eyes are full of joy. I am really envious of you."

"Haha, I've had quite a bit of free time these days, so I look better." Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhu Su was a little surprised. "Is there so little cabinet business these days?"

"Haha, my father ordered me to be confined to the East Palace for seven days...it's not because there are fewer cabinet affairs." Zhu Biao explained.

Zhu Su suddenly realized that the seven-day confinement was probably Zhu Biao's punishment for killing Ma Ye without authorization. Although Ma Ye was indeed wrong, he was still the nephew of Empress Ma.

Although Empress Ma was not close to the Ma family, and although Ma Ye dared to plot against the prince, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was always protective of his own son, still felt that he had let Empress Ma down to some extent. Punishing Zhu Biao was also a small way for him to give his deceased wife a small explanation.

Whether it was Zhu Biao who took the responsibility of killing Ma Ye for his younger brother thousands of miles away, or Zhu Su who confined Zhu Biao because he felt he had let down Empress Ma, both made Zhu Su feel a bit of human touch that should be very rare in the royal family.

Zhu Biao specifically told him about this matter, and also wanted to let Zhu Su know, "The emperor has already punished me, so there is no need to worry."

"Brother, it would be good for you to have a few days' rest. Just now, I saw a pile of documents on dad's desk in Jinshen Palace. I thought dad would not be able to bear it in a few days, so he came to visit you three times and ask you to come out of retirement." Zhu Su was touched, but he hid this feeling in his heart and just joked with Zhu Biao.

After entering Chunhe Hall, Zhu Su saw a dazzling array of dishes on the tables. He asked in surprise, "Why are you so polite, brother?"

"I thought it was just a small gathering... You helped me solve a difficult problem. Even if I want to treat you, I should think of it as me inviting you to the banquet."

"Why are you putting on such a show?"

"You and I are brothers, why do we have to be so unfaithful?" Zhu Biao had already pulled Zhu Su in. "Besides, I invited you to the banquet this time because I have something I want to ask you for advice."

"Ask for advice?" Seeing that the two wanted to discuss serious matters, Xu and Chang's two daughters had already taken Zhu Xiongying and others to the back house, leaving only Zhu Su and Zhu Biao brothers in the hall. The two sat opposite each other at the table, and Zhu Su poured a glass of wine for Zhu Biao. "Is it also about Annan?"

"Dad asked me during the day... I really don't have any good solution for Annan."

"It's not about Annan." Zhu Biao's eyes gleamed with light, and he said to Zhu Su solemnly, "It's because I want to reform the military system."

(End of this chapter)