Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 30 The talent of a prime minister!

The muscles at the corners of Zhu Yunhuan's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

What you said is so true!
This logic is invincible!

Zhu Yunhuan didn't want to argue with him about this issue. After all, the other party had even brought up his dead father, and was already in an invincible position.

He immediately changed the subject and asked, "Uncle, I was outside your house just now and heard people discussing rumors, saying something like the songs of a divine monk. Do you know about this?"

Chang Sheng heard this and quickly defended himself, "You can't wrongly accuse me of this."

"I haven't done anything like that since you said we weren't allowed to cheer for you."

"Also restrain the other military generals and nobles from doing it."

"Even my uncle, the Duke of Liang, has been informed."

"No one will ever act like that again!"

Zhu Yunhuan remained silent upon hearing this.

Chang Sheng wouldn't lie to him.

Who spread the rumors?

Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di, or the King of Qin and the King of Jin?
The fight for the throne is no small matter, and all kinds of overt and covert attacks are inevitable.

He was mentally prepared for this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Uncle, please help me find out who is spreading the rumors behind this. Remember to act in secret and don't alert the enemy."

Chang Sheng was puzzled and said, "Since you have openly stood up to fight for the position of crown prince, it would be fine if you don't let us help you."

"I have also heard some of the rumors outside. They all say that it would be great for you to be the crown prince and inherit the throne in the future. This is not a bad thing for you."

"Anyway, it wasn't you who did it, and it wasn't us who did it. Even if His Majesty blames us, it has nothing to do with us, so why not do it?"

Zhu Yunhuan rolled his eyes at him.

He was really impressed by people like Chang Sheng.

That is to say, with the protection of his father Chang Yuchun, he inherited the title of founding duke.

If it were based on his own abilities, I'm afraid that any ordinary person with a little knowledge in the market would be much better than him.

“There is no such thing as a free lunch.”

Zhu Yunxun patiently explained to him: "Since we didn't do it, why would others help me for no reason?"

"As the saying goes, if someone shows kindness to you without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."

"Why would they take the risk and spread rumors to help me seize the throne? It doesn't make sense, either morally or logically."

"Unless you have evil intentions and want to put me in a disadvantageous position."

Chang Sheng slapped his head and said, "Yes, nephew, you are right, but I just don't understand the trick."

"After all, you are more talented and smarter. You are worthy of being the one who will rule the Ming Dynasty in the future."

You've learned the art of flattering quite well!

Zhu Yunhuan rolled his eyes again.

Chang Sheng immediately made a promise: "Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter."

"Within three days, I promise to help you investigate it thoroughly and clearly!"

Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly and said, "I feel very relieved when my uncle does things!"

Of course he was worried!

But I didn't have much hope in the first place, so I was just happy to praise him casually.

Then he asked again: "Did Uncle find Yang Shiqi?"

"Found it!" Chang Sheng boasted, "With my uncle's ability, finding someone in Jinling City shouldn't be a piece of cake, right?"

Zhu Yunxun asked curiously, "Why is he in Jinling City? You didn't mistake him for someone else."

Chang Sheng said: "I have checked it all."

"He was from Taihe Prefecture, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. His father died when he was young, and he grew up with his mother. He was a scholar and once participated in the provincial examination, but failed."

"Everything I told you matches up, there's no doubt about it! It must be the person you were talking about."

"I think he has not escaped yet and is hiding in Jinling City."

Right.

Although there are many records about Yang Shiqi in history books, they are all important deeds.

If he came to Nanjing at this time and did not do anything important, it would probably not be recorded in history books.

This makes sense.

Zhu Yunhuan asked in confusion: "Escape? Why would he escape? And why is he hiding?"

Chang Sheng said: "Didn't he offend you? Of course he had to run away and hide!"

Zhu Yunxun was stunned: "When did I say he offended me?"

Chang Sheng touched his head and said, "Uncle, I guessed it. He didn't offend you. Why are you looking for him?"

"A failed scholar is not worthy of you, the great King of Wu, to personally send someone to look for him, and even solemnly entrust him to my uncle."

"Something must have happened to offend you!"

As he spoke, he picked up the snack and ate it while saying, "Don't worry, my uncle has already caught him and put him in the dungeon."

"You can kill him, chop him up, or torture him so that he can neither live nor die. It's up to you."

"If you need help, uncle, we have an expert in torture in our house. He used to help our father interrogate enemy spies."

"As long as he takes action, I guarantee that he will be able to torture Yang Shiqi alive for 49 days without letting him die."

"I will definitely make him regret coming to this world!"

Zhu Yunhuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Chang Sheng's train of thought is somewhat different from others.

He sighed and said, "I have no grudge against Yang Shiqi."

"Why are you looking for him if there is no grudge against you?" Chang Sheng was puzzled.

"He is a talented person. I plan to take him as my teacher!"

"Poof!" Chang Sheng spat out all the snacks that he had not finished eating. He kept coughing, his face full of shock.

"Is there anything wrong with my uncle's ears? You want to take him as your teacher? You are the King of Wu, the grandson of His Majesty, a nobleman, and you want to take a poor scholar as your teacher?"

"Do you think I'm joking?" Zhu Yunxun said, "Okay, get someone to take me to the dungeon and release him."

……

The Duke's Mansion has its own dungeon.

This is not a very special configuration.

In fact, during this period, most military generals and nobles had dungeons in their homes.

When Zhu Yunhuan walked in, he saw a man about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wearing a rough linen coat. He was holding a book and reading it intently in the faint light coming through a small window high up in the dungeon.

When he heard someone coming in, he didn't even turn around to look.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded secretly in approval.

He is worthy of being a cabinet minister for forty years.

Although he is still so young, his character is surprisingly stable.

Even in the dungeon, he remained calm and read leisurely.

Not to mention young people of his age, even old men in their seventies or eighties, if locked up in a dungeon, very few people could remain so calm and composed.

Zhu Yunhuan opened the prison door and walked in.

Yang Shiqi then put down the book, looked over at him, and asked curiously, "Aren't you here to bring me food?"

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and asked with a smile: "You are imprisoned in this prison, aren't you anxious? How can you still have the heart to read a book?"

Yang Shiqi smiled and said, "If I could get out in a hurry, I would definitely be in a hurry."

"But I thought hard and couldn't figure out why I was caught here, and I didn't know how to get out."

"In that case, what's the point of me being anxious?"

"It's better to calm down and read a book."

"Wait until you interrogate me and find out the cause and effect of the matter before you think of a solution."

Zhu Yunhuan asked: "You are in prison, aren't you worried that you will never be able to get out, and aren't you worried about your life safety?"

"It's useless to think too much." Yang Shiqi said, "Since I can't solve it, then thinking too much is just wishful thinking and a waste of energy."

"If I can never get out again in this life, it is my fate. What else can I say?"

Zhu Yunhuan clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. Yang is worthy of being a prime minister. His calmness is admirable."

"Even if ordinary people understand this principle, they will never be able to calm down when they are in this situation."

(End of this chapter)