The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 33 What a despicable imperial edict!

"No, Your Highness!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu suddenly stood up, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Your Highness, the Crown Prince, how could you have given it to me?
Five thousand taels isn't much, but it's not something we should give to these remnants of the Northern Yuan!
Every bow of the head today is an expression of remorse for the brothers who died on the battlefield years ago!
He, Lan Yu, cannot tolerate this!
Even if public sentiment is unsettled and the remnants of the Northern Yuan rebel again, and even if Lan Yu leads troops to quell the rebellion, he still doesn't want to give out these five thousand taels!

Minister of Revenue Yang Siyi's eyes darkened, and he remained silent.

He knew that giving money was the most appropriate method.

With the proposal to reorganize the post stations into post offices, the money from the Ming Dynasty would naturally flow in.

The best thing is to avoid trouble.

However, the Yuan people committed atrocities and bullied the people in the Central Plains. Now that they have lost and retreated, they still have to give these remnants of the Northern Yuan silver so that they can eat meat and drink wine!
This is a humiliation, a humiliation from the heart, a humiliation stemming from the nation.

Yang Siyi bit his lip hard, trying to control his impulse.

He was genuinely afraid that he might slam his hand on the chair and stand up, joining Lan Yu in opposing the movement.

"Ah,"

A soft laugh rang out.

Zhu Xiong Ying, sitting upright in the main seat, smiled.

Lan Yu's fierce opposition was exactly what he had expected.

"Don't they miss their relatives? Don't they yearn for their clan?"

“This five thousand taels is for their travel expenses. Let them go! Let them go back to their Northern Yuan.”

Zhu Xiong Ying spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu's eyes widened, filled with barely suppressed rage: "Your Highness! How can such a blatant act be worthy of the soldiers?!"

No one expected that what Zhu Xiong Ying was going to do was actually let them go.
Such a move could certainly reduce the Ming Dynasty's fiscal expenditure, but how could the newly established Ming Dynasty save face?

Even the usually composed Xu Da suddenly stood up and said loudly, "If Your Highness wishes to address this matter, I have no choice but to rush to Yingtian Prefecture overnight and ask Your Majesty for a decision!"

Their opposition is made no attempt to hide!
They did support Zhu Xiong Ying, but they were not treacherous or sycophantic officials.

Seeing that Zhu Xiong Ying had committed such a serious mistake, how could they possibly sit idly by?

However, Zhu Xiong Ying is now the Crown Prince who oversees the country, so they would rather go to Yingtian Prefecture to ask Emperor Hongwu for a decision than stubbornly resist to the end.

Even Li Shanchang was astonished at this moment.

Zhu Xiong Ying's answer had already exceeded his expectations.

"Your Highness, I believe this is inappropriate!"

Li Shanchang forced himself to stand up and began to speak.

Who could have imagined this would happen?
He dug two pits for this Crown Prince, but Zhu Xiong Ying turned around and didn't jump into one of them.

He drowned himself in the lake!
This was the first time Li Shanchang had ever encountered such a ridiculous and absurd situation!

however,
Despite the objections from the crowd, Zhu Xiong Ying remained unmoved, still smiling broadly, and continued to give instructions:
"Minister Yang, the Ministry of Revenue should withdraw another five thousand taels of silver to compile a list of the heights and measurements of these Northern Yuan remnants and hand it over to the Fushou Coffin Shop in the north of the city. Their coffins are more affordable."

"Once everything was customized, they were put on their way."

Upon hearing Zhu Xiong Ying's words, the previously vehement opposition instantly fell silent.

Lan Yu, who was furious, was stunned.

Xu Da, who was about to offer some advice, was stunned.

Li Shanchang, who had tried to dig a pit but ended up getting trapped himself, was going crazy!

"Your Highness, does your 'journey' mean sending them on their way home, or on their way to death?" Lan Yu asked with an extremely strange expression and some uncertainty.

He was furious just now, and his emotions were fluctuating a bit, so he's having trouble adjusting.

Zhu Xiong Ying straightened her back, her voice strong despite her lack of conviction: "Of course, we should let them embark on their journey home!"

"I have always been an upright and honest person, and I always keep my word. How could I possibly do something as despicable as ambushing someone on the way?"

These words, let alone Lan Yu, were quite astounding.
Even Xu Da's lips twitched suddenly at this moment!
OK!

From the very beginning, His Highness the Crown Prince never intended to give these remnants of the Northern Yuan a good ending!
Even Yang Siyi was dumbfounded at this moment!
He had seen too many conspiracies and schemes, and he had seen the flames of war, but he had never seen such a shameless plan!

They give money to send the person home, and then they take their height and measurements to order a coffin?

Don't say that.
Your Highness, you're a really nice person!

How about we skip the coffin? A straw mat would be fine too! It'll be cool in winter, won't it?
Li Shanchang felt his head was burning up. He wanted to say something, but he slumped weakly into his chair.

"Your Highness, this action..."

He stretched out his hand, trying to speak.

Unexpectedly, Lan Yu slapped his forehead, overjoyed: "Your Highness is right! They want to reunite with their families, so let's send them to reunite with their ancestors in the underworld. Wouldn't that solve everything in one go?"

"Benevolence and righteousness, the greatest benevolence and righteousness!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang rolled his eyes and almost couldn't catch his breath.

Yang Siyi rushed to help him up and was relieved to find that Prime Minister Li had not fainted.

The Left Chancellor of the Secretariat strained to look at Zhu Xiong Ying, trying to discern the expression on the face of the Grandson of the Regent.

"Tsk!"

However, Zhu Xiong Ying's face was full of dissatisfaction at this moment:

"Uncle, you are mistaken!"

"Where have we ever allowed them to reunite with their ancestors?"

"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Northern Yuan had caused too many bandits to harm the country. What does it have to do with us if they ambushed and killed us on the way?"

"With five thousand taels of silver in his pocket, isn't that a fat sheep? In the eyes of bandits, isn't that as dazzling as a firefly in the dark night?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu beamed with joy: "Ah, yes, yes! His Highness the Crown Prince is right!"

Zhu Xiong Ying seemed still uneasy and continued, "Uncle, you must keep your men in check. The patrol soldiers will sleep for a quarter of an hour at midnight, but you must not take that opportunity to leave the city."

"Also, I've heard that face masks go even better with murder, so your men absolutely must not buy them!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang felt his blood surge throughout his body!
good.
A despicable edict!
Who issues an imperial edict in this way?
and also
His Majesty Hongwu was decisive and ruthless, and His Highness the Crown Prince was benevolent and kind. Why is His Highness the Imperial Grandson so shameless?

Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say these things?
Seeing Li Shanchang's appearance, Zhu Xiong Ying laughed even more heartily.

"Yes!"

"Your subject will certainly 'discipline' his subordinates!"

Lan Yu was so excited that she clasped her hands in a gesture of respect.

The word 'restraint' was emphasized very heavily!
Xu Da shook his head helplessly, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Kill them. Should we pin the blame on the bandits?
On that day, all the remnants of the Northern Yuan dynasty in Yingtian Prefecture received a 'pardon' order, allowing them to travel directly to the north to 'visit relatives'.

The news was met with jubilation and a flurry of activity.

Little did they know that in Lan Yu's military camp, five hundred valiant soldiers had taken off their uniforms and put on night clothes, and were also jubilant and busy.

(End of this chapter)