Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 58: Arresting Lan Yu just because of a misunderstanding?
Among all the officials in court robes, Lan Yu and Fu Ye, who were naked and tied tightly with ropes, were particularly eye-catching.

"What's going on?" Old Zhu asked calmly.

Zhu Yunhuan stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I heard from my fourth uncle that many of the things that Duke Liang did were illegal."

"He has deep roots in the army, great power and authority, and is unruly and unruly. I'm afraid his descendants in the future will find it difficult to control him."

"Grandpa Emperor is old. For the sake of Ming, he must be eradicated as soon as possible."

"But Grandpa Emperor couldn't bear to hurt the friendship between the monarch and his subjects in the past."

"Besides, Duke Liang is my grandson's great-uncle, which is why Grandpa Huang has been hesitant to make up his mind."

"It is unfilial of your grandson to make things difficult for Grandpa Huang."

"So my grandson led the Jinyiwei yesterday to arrest Duke Liang. Today, I have brought him to the palace and ask the emperor to punish him."

The corner of Zhu Di's mouth twitched slightly.

He still felt unwilling to accept the fact that he had been tricked by a teenager.

However, now that things have come to this, he can only stand up and say: "Father, I am guilty, please punish me."

After saying that, he knelt down.

"What crime have you committed?" asked Lao Zhu.

The voice was gentle, neither loud nor soft, and every word was clearly audible in the spacious, tall, and quiet hall.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became hesitant.

Although Old Zhu had told him about Lan Yu, he did not make it clear, only hinted at it.

What does it mean to ask this question at this time?

Should he admit that he acted carelessly and leaked secrets, or should he confess that he fabricated things and deliberately spread rumors and sowed discord?
For a moment, Zhu Di was in a dilemma.

His gaze quickly swept over the group of nobles and generals, and then turned to the civil servant next to them.

Then, he looked up and saw Lao Zhu staring at him.

Zhu Di couldn't help but shudder.

"What? Don't you know what crime you committed?" Old Zhu asked again: "Have we issued an order to you?"

"No!" Zhu Di finally came to his senses and said hurriedly, "I have always been at odds with Lan Yu and I have a grudge against him."

"I deliberately falsely conveyed my father's order and deceived my nephew Yun Hu, which led to him leading the Jinyiwei to arrest Lan Yu."

"It was a huge misunderstanding."

"This is all my fault. I now know my crime, and I hope you will punish me."

At this moment, if I tell him directly that it was Lao Zhu's idea and that I just leaked the secret, Lao Zhu will never admit it.

After all, military generals and nobles are not fools.

If Your Majesty really takes action against Lan Yu, how can they not be implicated?
The lesson of the Hu Weiyong case is still there!

I'm afraid that the military generals and nobles will soon rise up in opposition.

In order to survive, they have no choice but to do so.

If this happened, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had not yet made all the arrangements, would have no choice but to sacrifice his son in order to prevent instability in the court and the Ming Dynasty from falling into war.

He is not Zhu Biao.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, no one has as important a position as Zhu Biao!

It is easier to escape punishment if you admit that you were just conveying false orders.

As Zhu Di finished speaking, all the generals and nobles in the court were in an uproar.

what's the situation?
After all this fuss, you actually say it’s a misunderstanding?
The cause of the incident was that Prince Yan falsely conveyed the imperial edict?
In an instant, military generals and nobles came out one after another.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan acted so absurdly that he caused the Duke of Liang to be humiliated for no reason. I ask Your Highness to punish him severely."

Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Liang has fought for the country for many years and has made great achievements, but he suffered this disaster for no reason. If the culprit is not severely punished, I am afraid that it will dishearten the generals and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

Founding Duke Chang Sheng also immediately made suggestions.

"I request Your Majesty to severely punish the King of Yan!" The third military general and nobleman stepped forward.

Soon there was a fourth and a fifth.

"I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the King of Yan!"

"I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the King of Yan!"

……

The military generals and nobles were all filled with indignation.

Before this, Zhu Di had always been close to military generals and nobles.

In addition, his wife was Xu Miaoyun, the daughter of Xu Da, King of Zhongshan, who was the first meritorious minister of the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the chief military general of the Ming Dynasty.

This relationship is naturally extraordinary.

However, the false decree to deal with Lan Yu was too much.

The military generals and nobles all felt that they were in the same boat and were afraid that such things would happen again in the future, so they had to punish them severely to serve as a warning to future generations.

The civil servants stood aside and said nothing.

Zhu Di was a vassal king who was granted a fiefdom outside the capital and usually had very little contact with civil officials.

The civil servants were naturally happy not to get involved and just watch the fun from the sidelines.

Huang Zicheng winked.

An official stepped forward and said, "This is truly absurd."

"First, the Prince of Yan falsely conveyed the emperor's will, and then the Prince of Wu was self-righteous. He arrested the Duke of Liang without any clear order or permission, which led to such a huge misunderstanding." "The whole city was in turmoil, and the government and the people were uneasy."

"It's all because the King of Wu did what he wanted."

"I think that the King of Yan is guilty, and the King of Wu is also guilty."

"I ask your Majesty to issue an order to severely punish him."

The hall suddenly became quiet.

The voices of the generals and nobles came to an abrupt halt.

Their demand was to punish the King of Yan, not the King of Wu.

Zhu Yunhuan looked calm, and turned to look at Zhu Di: "It turns out that Fourth Uncle came that night and told me solemnly that he wanted to use me as a knife."

"My nephew is very naive and thinks that my fourth uncle is loyal, filial and loving."

Zhu Di's eyelids twitched slightly.

This kid clearly tricked me, but he pretended to be innocent.

But he just couldn't express his pain.

Who was the one who started the bad idea?

Chang Sheng hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Wu went to capture the Duke of Liang out of filial piety."

"His heart is so clear that it can surpass the sun and the moon. How can he be punished?"

"This person is stirring up discord among the royal family. He is extremely hateful and should be killed!"

Another civil servant stepped out and said, "Gongguogong is wrong!"

"If the King of Wu had not been so arrogant and reckless, and had not moved his troops without permission, how could such a thing have happened?"

"In my humble opinion, the crime of the King of Wu is no less than that of the King of Yan, and may even be worse."

Afterwards, a number of civil servants spoke up.

"I second the proposal!"

"I also second the proposal!"

"I second this motion!"

……

Old Zhu lowered his eyes and said nothing.

The military generals and nobles could no longer stand.

"You are just accusing me of something!"

"It seems clear to me that you have ulterior motives and are deliberately targeting His Royal Highness the King of Wu."

"This is outrageous! Your Highness the King of Wu is loyal and filial, what's wrong with that?"

……

The voices of military generals and nobles are much louder than those of civil officials.

Instant time.

In the hall, saliva and spit were flying everywhere, and there were shouting and cursing, making the whole place deaf and dumb!
"Silence!" The eunuch in front of the throne had to come out to maintain order.

"How can you be so loud and noisy in the Golden Palace?"

The sound gradually quieted down.

The civil officials and military generals were still glaring at each other, and they were not satisfied yet.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen stood up.

"Grandpa Emperor, I think that although Third Brother acted on his own initiative and was good at dispatching the Imperial Guards, he was also doing it to show his loyalty and filial piety."

"Even if there are mistakes, they are excusable."

"Besides, this matter may not be that simple."

He slowly turned his head, looked at Lan Yu, and said:

"Grandpa Emperor has no intention of punishing Duke Liang, but does that mean he is innocent?"

"Fourth uncle was guilty of falsely conveying the emperor's order, but the hatred between him and Duke Liang was caused by the fact that Duke Liang had once tried to sow discord between father and fourth uncle in front of father."

"Father will naturally not be fooled by him, but what exactly is the intention of the Duke of Liang?"

"My grandson has heard that he has always behaved erratically and committed many illegal acts."

"Moreover, he has many henchmen in the army and has secretly planted his confidants, and has long had ulterior motives."

"I'm afraid that Third Brother also heard these rumors, so after Fourth Uncle revealed the Emperor's difficulties, he arrested him immediately without any suspicion."

These words came as a bolt from the blue.

All the civil and military officials in the hall stared at him in amazement.

Although many people know that today's events are by no means that simple.

But the series of twists and turns at the beginning are still somewhat unexpected.

With just a few words, Zhu Yunwen dragged both Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Di into the water and made them stand on his side.

And put the blame heavily on Lan Yu.

At this time, another civil servant came out.

He pulled out a written memorial from his sleeve, raised it above his head, and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I have a report to make. I want to accuse Duke Lan Yu of Liang of being disloyal to his king and father, of taking bribes and perverting the law, of bullying the Princess of Beiyuan, of letting his soldiers burn, kill, and plunder, of taking in many adopted sons, of forming cliques for personal gain, of harboring evil intentions, and of plotting against the law... a total of 27 crimes."

"Lan Yu committed many evil deeds, his crimes are too numerous to list, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, his entire clan should be executed."

(End of this chapter)