Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 99: Queen Ma whips Zhu Laosi, her attitude
The better Zhu Biao's reputation is, the more it proves that he is a traitor.

It was not conducive to the rule of the Yongle Dynasty.

On the contrary, the worse Zhu Biao's reputation was, the more natural his rebellion would seem. By complying with Emperor Taizu's wishes, he could save some face.

It can also maintain national stability.

However...how Zhu Biao is written in the end depends on Zhu Di's own attitude.

"Mom, Zhu Yunwen almost erased my nephew from the history books. I..."

Zhu Di wanted to explain that he had no choice but to discredit Zhu Biao.

Moreover, after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, in the history books he compiled, he attributed all of Zhu Yuanzhang's favor to Zhu Xiongying to himself.

Zhu Xiongying was mentioned briefly.

This resulted in Zhu Xiongying's presence being extremely low.

Afterwards, he seized the throne, using similar operations to Zhu Yunwen.

He used historical pens to attribute Zhu Yuanzhang's favor to Zhu Biao to himself.

But he was not as cruel as Zhu Yunwen, who directly wiped out Zhu Xiongying.

Queen Ma interrupted him before he finished speaking.

"I didn't ask you how Zhu Yunwen was doing. As for the rest, I won't care about it for now."

"I just want to know how you write about Biao'er in the history books you compiled after you ascended the throne."

"Answer truthfully."

Regardless of the rest, compiling history books is a must for every dynasty.

It is possible to see what attitude the current emperor has towards the previous dynasty.

Seeing that Zhu Di was always vague.

Empress Ma then turned directly to Zhu Gaochi and asked.

"If you don't want to talk, then shut up."

"Gao Chi, you go ahead."

"Now, I will not discuss whether the fourth brother's rebellion was correct or not, or whether there was a reason for it."

"I just want to know how Biao'er was described and evaluated in the history writings of the Fourth Master after his death."

Zhu Gaochi was also ashamed.

He could only look at Zhu Di.

I couldn't help muttering to myself.

Dad, I saved your face, but now the Queen knows that you slandered Prince Yiwen in your historical writings, and not only have you failed to atone for your sins.

On the contrary, the crime is even more serious.

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Gaochi who was hesitating and was rarely angry. She shouted, "Speak to me!"

"Don't look at your dad!"

Frightened by this, Zhu Gaochi spoke directly.

"Prince Yiwen did many things that were not right and went against Taizu's will. Taizu would often criticize him and complain when he left the palace. He would often curse him in the palace."

"Prince Yiwen used his weakness to restrain Wen Yi, which did not please Taizu."

Zhu Di did not discredit Zhu Biao too much, but only made some slight changes to Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Zhu Biao.

To sum up.

Zhu Biao was not very popular with Zhu Yuanzhang.

At least he did not directly erase a large number of records about Zhu Xiongying like Zhu Yunwen did.

Of course, Zhu Xiongying was young, and there are not many records about him, so it is easy to erase them.

However, Zhu Biao was the crown prince for 25 years, so it is basically impossible to completely erase Zhu Biao's record from history books.

Listen to these two sentences from Zhu Gaochi.

Queen Ma's complexion looked slightly better.

"Since you know what will happen in the future, why do you want to tell it?"

"Instead of letting it rot in your stomach."

"In fact, as long as you don't tell us, no one knows what will happen in the future."

"You only need to follow the trajectory of historical development to become the emperor."

"Instead, they want to atone for their sins with great fanfare. Why is that?"

In fact, this matter should only be known by Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi themselves.

If they don't say it.

No one knows what will happen in the future.

Zhu Di's logic here is inconsistent.

She was familiar with all kinds of history books, and she knew very well that those who could become emperors by rebellion were not simple people.

Take Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, as an example.

Do you think he knew he was wrong? He certainly knew he was wrong in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, killing his brothers and forcing his father.

Do you think he would feel guilty? Of course he would, after all, Li Jiancheng had a good relationship with Li Shimin in his early years.

But if you say that if he were given another chance, would he still launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident?

The result is naturally beyond doubt.

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This case also applies to Zhu Di.

Judging from Zhu Di's attitude, he knew that this was treason, and he also knew that this was unfair to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

But if you let him do it again, will he really not launch the Fengtian Rebellion?

It is obvious that even if Zhu Di was given another chance, he would still launch the Fengtian Rebellion.

Even if Zhu Di was given a hundred times, a thousand times, or ten thousand times, the Fengtian Jingnan Rebellion would still happen.

Everyone can say nice things and admit their mistakes verbally.

Because talking doesn't cost anything.

But it is almost impossible to really hold them accountable for what they say.

If Zhu Di really felt that he knew his mistakes, admitted them, and corrected them, then he should return the throne to Biao'er's lineage.

Obviously... Zhu Gaochi was the crown prince, which proved that he had no such intention.

"Because I feel guilty." Zhu Di said in a slow and urgent tone.

"You're not telling me the truth."

Queen Ma said lightly.

"That's the truth."

"Really?" Empress Ma just stared at Zhu Di.

Although Empress Ma was usually kind and benevolent, the pressure she put on people at critical moments was no less than that of Zhu Yuanzhang.

After a long silence, Zhu Di finally told the truth.

"Because... the entire Ming Dynasty, every blade of grass, every brick and tile here, are all in my dreams." "Since I ascended the throne, the word traitor has been engraved in my heart."

“As I got older, I started to have restless thoughts and nightmares.”

"I dreamed that my father, my elder brother, and you all went to the underworld and disowned me because of my rebellion."

"I dreamed that my father wanted to kill me because of my rebellion."

"I would wake up from my dreams from time to time. Later, an old monk introduced me to a man named Zhuang Mu."

"He is a wine seller. If you drink his wine, you can dream of whatever your heart desires."

"I want to die without regrets before I get old and die."

"I bought a glass of wine from him, and then I fell into a deep sleep. When I opened my eyes, a dream exactly the same as the one during the Hongwu Dynasty appeared before my eyes."

Zhu Di told the whole story.

After hearing these words, Queen Ma fell silent.

A dream?

If that's the case, it does make sense. Zhu Di doesn't need to be responsible for anything he did in the dream.

Anyway, when the dream is over, the world disappears.

Atonement in this way is a good way to have the best of both worlds.

Not only did it not harm his throne, but it also relieved his worries.

I didn't expect that there are people in this world who can control dreams.

"So, you let Mr. Zhuang Mu build this world."

"I just want to atone for my sins."

Zhu Di nodded.

"Mother, if you think I am guilty, I will die in front of you now."

"I cannot change the past because it has already happened, and... I also want to prove that I am no worse than my elder brother."

"This is the only way to atone for my sins. I cannot return the throne to my eldest brother's lineage."

"But in my dreams, I can change your future."

After saying this, Zhu Di kowtowed violently.

He knew that it was useless to tell those lies to deceive his mother. What he needed to face now was his own inner demons.

There is no more escaping or hiding.

He tried his best to speak his mind, regardless of whether others could understand or not.

Queen Ma felt mixed emotions at this moment.

She didn't know what to do either.

Although Zhu Di said that this was a dream world, he never felt like it was a dream.

It seems that what Zhu Di said about rebellion is true.

Should we really blame Zhu Di?
According to Zhu Di, Zhu Yunwen reduced the power of the princes, and his power was reduced to death.

This was the reason that led him to make up his mind to rebel.

It is impossible to say that Zhu Di should bear all the responsibility. He is so unreasonable. The knife is almost on Zhu Di's neck, but he cannot fight back, right?
Queen Ma sighed with some melancholy.

"Ugh……"

Queen Ma stood up and walked out of the house.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Di felt a little disappointed. He didn't get his mother's forgiveness.

Let him be disappointed.

Sorry.

Queen Ma walked with heavy steps, and soon she came under a tree beside the palace.

He reached out and broke off a branch from the tree.

With this branch.

She returned to the hall and looked at Zhu Di who was still kneeling.

Queen Ma said, "Stretch out your hand."

Although Zhu Di didn't know what his mother wanted to do, he still stretched out his hand.

Queen Ma held a branch in her hand.

There was some helplessness in his eyes, and the anger and other emotions passed in a flash.

"Although you have your reasons, you are rebelling in order to protect yourself."

"But you killed your relatives with your own hands. This is an indisputable fact."

"It is also true that you started a war by plotting treason."

"I will now punish you with two hundred lashes."

"Do you have any objection?"

Zhu Di shook his head.

"Mother wants to beat me, and I have no objection."

Then, Empress Ma began to slap Zhu Di's palm hard.

Lift it high and swing it hard.

Just one whip left a long whip mark on Zhu Di's hand.

One whip! Two whips! Three whips! Four whips...

Even though Zhu Di was beaten to pieces, Empress Ma did not stop.

She felt sad too, but wrong was wrong and there was no need to defend herself.

Mistakes must be punished, and she has the right to educate her son who has made mistakes.

She didn't hold back with every whip.

Xu Miaoyun and Zhu Gaochi closed their eyes, unable to bear to watch this scene.

Queen Ma did not stop until she had been whipped two hundred times.

At this time, Zhu Di's hands were bleeding and shaking constantly.

The pain from being whipped is very severe.

Even if Zhu Di did not scream out loud, his hands would not deceive him.

Empress Ma then came to Xu Miaoyun and said, "Miaoyun, stretch out your hand as well."

Xu Miaoyun naturally had no objection and stretched out her hand.

Zhu Di's hands were beaten bloody and trembling uncontrollably at this moment. When he saw his mother also wanted to punish Miaoyun

He immediately said, "Mother, Miaoyun is my daughter-in-law. If she makes a mistake, I will take the blame on her behalf!"

I once swore that no matter what, I would not let Miaoyun come to any harm.

The Jingnan Rebellion was initiated by himself and had nothing to do with Xu Miaoyun.

(End of this chapter)