Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 66 Sharp knife!

You can hear a pin drop in the hall.

This time, no one stood up to respond to Huang Zicheng.

The group of old foxes in the court could naturally see at a glance that Huang Zicheng's move was to weaken the power of King Wu in the name of protecting His Royal Highness the King of Wu.

Many people also immediately thought that in this case, the matter of establishing a crown prince would be delayed for a period of time.

As for the civil servants, they are naturally happy to see this happen.

It’s just that His Majesty the Emperor had just been furious and cried not long ago, and his emotions are still turbulent.

No one knows what consequences will result from giving advice at this time.

What would His Majesty the Emperor think?
So they all tried to protect themselves and didn't dare to stand up.

After all, there are very few people like Huang Zicheng who are not afraid of death.

Wang Bi and a group of military generals and nobles who had led their servants there yesterday, immediately knelt down and apologized.

"Your Majesty, I was extremely worried when I heard the news that the Duke of Liang's mansion was surrounded yesterday. I just thought of the Duke of Liang's loyalty and couldn't bear to see the country lose its pillar, so I took the initiative to rescue him."

"Later, I realized that this was not right, so I withdrew and did not cause any trouble. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

Lan Yu also knelt down and pleaded, "Although the actions of Dingyuan Hou and others were inappropriate, they had their reasons, and they were all out of loyalty and righteousness."

"Besides, they have come to their senses and have not committed any serious mistakes. I beg Your Majesty to be lenient with them."

Huang Zicheng snorted coldly: "What loyalty and righteousness?"

"They only know you, the great general, but they don't know your Majesty the King of Wu. How can they be loyal to you?"

Old Zhu's eyes were slightly cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who were the people who led the servants to surround Hu'er yesterday? All of you, stand up."

Wang Bi and others looked at each other, knowing that this matter could not be concealed from His Majesty the Emperor, so they all stood aside and knelt down again.

A small number of the generals and nobles came out at once.

Lao Zhu said: "Come here, arrest them all and wait for questioning."

Zhu Yunhuan was secretly shocked and wanted to plead for mercy, but he swallowed the words back when they reached his lips, with no change in his expression.

At this time, it would be better for him to stay sad as much as possible and ignore what is happening in the outside world.

Anyway, Wang Bi and others were just sent to prison.

If you want to save him, you can still do it later.

Since these people dared to besiege him, it meant that they did not take him, the emperor's grandson, seriously at all. He should teach them a lesson.

At this moment, Zhu Yunhuan had a lot of thoughts in his mind.

I originally thought that what I would do in court today was to help Lan Yu get rid of the crime and protect the military generals and nobles who supported me.

As long as he could save Lan Yu, he would be truly qualified to compete for the position of crown prince.

However, he did not expect that the development of things would be very different from what he expected.

Not only was Lan Yu acquitted, he was also rewarded.

He was unexpectedly entrusted by Zhu Yuanzhang with the important task of managing the Ming Dynasty.

The position of crown prince is just around the corner.

This was something I had never thought of before.

I thought it would take some more time for the power struggle and for Zhu to pass more tests.

Whether it will even succeed remains unknown.

To be honest, his previous situation was not good.

Even Yang Shiqi believed that his chances of winning the throne were not high.

But unexpectedly, we won a great victory today!
I was thinking of resigning from the precious sword given to me by Old Zhu last night, but now it seems unnecessary.

No matter how you calculate it, this game is a huge profit.

"Retreat!"

Old Zhu gave an order and pulled Zhu Yunhuan towards the back of the hall.

The voices of civil and military officials came from behind.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

……

In a pavilion in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace.

Old Zhu asked the imperial kitchen to prepare many delicious dishes and dine with Zhu Yunhuan.

However, although Zhu Yunhuan was drooling at the sight of the delicious food on the table, he did not dare to eat.

You have to act the whole part and not let anything slip at the last moment.

"You are in the period of growth, you can't not eat, or you will starve yourself."

Old Zhu consoled him, "Grandpa Emperor knows you are feeling bad, but the worse you feel, the more you need to cheer up."

"If you don't want to disappoint your father, you must do something good to comfort your father's spirit in heaven."

Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly: "Grandpa Emperor, I will!" "Then eat first!" Old Zhu put some dishes in his bowl.

"Grandpa Emperor, I'm not hungry!" Zhu Yunhuan said, "I'm really not hungry at all."

In fact, he was starving now.

My stomach was almost rumbling.

But at this moment, he could only say that he was not hungry.

"Oh!" Old Zhu sighed softly.

What happened today once again brought back his memories of his son.

How could he be hungry?

"Eat even if you're not hungry!"

Old Zhu frowned and forced.

There was no choice but to eat a few bites reluctantly.

After dinner, it was already mid-afternoon.

Old Zhu did not deal with the memorials today, but stayed to talk with Zhu Yunhuan.

"Fate knows what will happen. Grandpa Huang is old now. Maybe one day he will go to accompany your father."

Since Zhu Biao's death, he has been plagued by various illnesses and his physical strength is not as good as before.

Zhu Yunxun said: "No, Grandpa Emperor lives a long time. He will surely live a long, long time, even longer than I."

"Silly boy, what nonsense are you talking about?" Old Zhu scolded with a smile: "Don't say that again in the future. Hu'er is still a teenager and has just grown up."

"Grandpa Emperor is already very old!"

Zhu Yunxun pouted unhappily and said, "No, it's not like that. Grandpa Huang is not old. Grandpa Huang is not old! Grandpa Huang is not old at all!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Old Zhu couldn't persuade him and could only admit: "Grandpa Emperor is not old!"

"Today in the court, I ordered Wang Bi and others to be imprisoned." Old Zhu talked about political affairs.

"We plan to let you interrogate Wang Bi and those noble generals."

Zhu Yunhuan was slightly startled, his heartbeat slightly quickened. He thought for a moment and asked, "How does the Emperor want his grandson to be interrogated?"

"Kill!" Old Zhu uttered a word simply and clearly.

"Wang Bi and his men, since they dared to bring their servants to attack you, they did not take you seriously."

"Later, it was Lan Yu who persuaded them to leave."

"These people have no respect for you and are difficult to control. It is better to kill them all."

"You can also use this to establish your prestige and let all the civil and military officials in the court know the consequences of disrespecting you."

"You will be appointed as the crown prince and shoulder the heavy responsibility of ruling the Ming Dynasty."

"But you are still young. Especially in the eyes of those unruly generals, you are still a half-grown child."

"Young Emperor, it is very difficult to make people obey you."

"The only way is to kill them ruthlessly, until heads roll down the face of the earth, until blood flows like a river, and until they are all terrified."

"Let them all be afraid of you, and fear you like a tiger, then you can subdue them."

Hearing the words "young emperor", Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help but be stunned.

I thought to myself, I am not yet.

But it soon became clear.

He knew that Lao Zhu had a few more years to live, but Lao Zhu himself didn't know.

After Zhu Biao's death, Old Zhu often fell ill.

From Lao Zhu's perspective, he is already in his twilight years and his life could end at any time.

No wonder that in history, as soon as Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly took action against Lan Yu.

I don't want to wait any longer.

In Zhu's eyes at this moment, after Zhu Yunhuan was appointed as the crown prince, he might succeed to the throne soon.

What should I do if I am too young, lack prestige, and cannot control the civil and military officials?
The Ming Dynasty is about to become unstable!

How could Old Zhu not be worried?

After taking a breath, Lao Zhu continued, "These people only listen to Lan Yu. Killing them all can greatly reduce the pressure you face."

"Don't think that these people support Lan Yu, and Lan Yu supports you, so they are your people."

"Lan Yu is Lan Yu, and you are you."

"If they only have eyes for Lan Yu but not for you, then they are not your people, but a threat to you."

"Lan Yu is a sharp knife."

"You can keep it for your use, but be sure to drive it carefully!"

(End of this chapter)