Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Yun Qi understood the meaning of his words.

Lu was the daughter of Lu Ben, the Minister of Taichang Temple.

Under normal circumstances, these memorials would not be a big deal and were just impeachments made by the censors out of boredom.

With the Crown Princess as their backer, the charges they brought against Lu Ben were not serious.

But now that Zhu Yuanzhang is interested, these things have to be discussed again.

Some things, if they are not weighed, they are not even two taels. But once they are weighed, they cannot be weighed even if they are a thousand pounds.

"I will find those memorials right away and send them back to the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for reexamination."

Yun Qi responded respectfully and bowed again.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not touch the Lu family for the sake of Zhu Yunwen's face, but he could touch the Lu family members.

With the hints from Zhu Yuanzhang and Yun Qi, memorials impeaching Lu Ben were submitted like snowflakes when the court went to court the next day.

The originally insignificant charges became serious.

He had no regard for the government and embezzled land.

All crimes will be punished severely.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, the Jinyiwei were naturally very efficient in collecting evidence.

In just two or three days, Lu Ben, his disciples, and relatives who had abused their power in their hometown were all thrown into the imperial prison.

"What...what's going on?"

In the East Palace, Mrs. Lu looked at the letter asking for help in her hand with a frown on her face.

On her desk, there were still a lot of unopened letters asking for help.

Within just a few days, her family members were thrown into prison one by one.

Even if she said all the nice things she could, she couldn't find out what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

"Concubine?"

Zhu Yunwen walked in from outside, looked at the sad-looking Lu, stood there in surprise, and looked at the letter in Lu's hand in confusion.

"Why did you come to see me?"

Looking at Zhu Yunwen, Lu forced herself to calm down and asked with a frown.

"Just now, a few of my cousin's servants sent a letter to me, wanting me to plead for them."

Zhu Yunwen did not dare to hide anything and respectfully stated the purpose of this trip.

In fact, he was not sure about this matter.

It is a fact that these cousins ​​of mine are domineering and arrogant in the local area.

But he felt a little bit reluctant to see his relatives go to jail.

Faced with this dilemma, he came to Mr. Lu to ask for help.

"Mother, what are these letters?"

Just looking at the letters on the table, Zhu Yunwen was stunned.

"These are also letters asking for help."

Lu impatiently handed a letter to Zhu Yunwen and snorted coldly.

Zhu Yunwen took the letter and read it carefully.

The letter described all the punishments they suffered in the imperial prison, which was frightening to read.

"Then, I'll go and plead for my cousin tomorrow?"

Seeing his mother's family living in such pain, Zhu Yunwen finally couldn't bear it and asked hesitantly.

"Can't!"

However, Lu stopped Zhu Yunwen's action without even thinking about it.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen absolutely cannot show up.

As the eldest grandson of the emperor, how could Zhu Yunwen win the support of the people in the future when he was protecting a criminal?

After Lu finished speaking, he fell silent again.

In just a few days, her Lu family became the target of public criticism. Not to mention that she was the Crown Princess, even the court officials refused to give face to Zhu Yunwen, the eldest grandson of the emperor and the future emperor.

She wouldn't believe it if there wasn't someone behind this.

"There is no news about Zhang Zhong who was sent out..."

"Yunwen!"

Lu seemed to remember something and immediately asked Zhu Yunwen.

"That kid!"

"Have you found out the origins of that child?"

She asked several questions in a row, totally disregarding her demeanor as a Crown Princess, and even looked a little crazy.

Her intuition told her that all this was related to the child picked up by Zhu Yuanzhang.

She felt guilty and was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would find out something about the child.

Such an action shocked Zhu Yunwen.

It was the first time he saw his mother like this.

"No."

Zhu Yunwen shook his head in disappointment. He didn't find out much about the child. He only knew that the emperor loved the child very much.

"That child was arranged by the Emperor to go to Daming Palace, and not many people have seen that child."

Speaking of that child, Zhu Yunwen was also a little jealous.

Even though I was the most favored, I had never lived in the Emperor's Daming Palace.

"This child..."

Hearing how much Zhu Yuanzhang loved the child, a hint of murderous intent flashed across Lu's crazy eyes, but then she shook her head helplessly.

The child was arranged to stay in the Daming Palace, and there was nothing I could do about him.

"Yun Wen, listen to me..."

She thought for a while, then stared at Zhu Yunwen helplessly and gave him some earnest instructions.

Zhu Yunwen also pricked up his ears and listened attentively.

"Listen carefully. These few days, don't go out and concentrate on your studies. Don't meet any of those who come to you for help. Draw a clear line between you and them!"

Lu knew that several of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons also had ambitions for the throne.

In order not to shake Zhu Yunwen's position as the future emperor, he had no choice but to draw a clear line between himself and these criminal ministers.

As for my relatives, I can only let them suffer...

"Yes."

Although Zhu Yunwen was somewhat confused, he still agreed to his mother's order seriously.

For several days, he stayed indoors and drove away all the guests who came to visit.

Within a few days, under the instruction of Zhu Yuanzhang, all the guilty members of the Lu family were beheaded or their property was confiscated.

Even those who were innocent were implicated and demoted if they had any connection with the Lu family.

For a moment, the court was shaken and there was another bloody storm.

The situation calmed down only when all those involved were dealt with and Zhu Yuanzhang was satisfied.

Zhu Ming had no idea what was happening outside.

He only knew that he had moved from his original side hall to a new place. When he heard the eunuchs and palace maids talking, he realized that this was the Daming Palace, where Zhu Yuanzhang lived.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished handling government affairs, he would always come to see him before returning to his own residence to rest.

Sometimes when I get tired of reading memorials, I will hold him and read them. While reading, I will talk to him about how to deal with such things.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang thought, how could Zhu Ming, a child, understand these things?

He was just entertaining the children to relieve their boredom.

But Zhu Ming saw more and more, and he also wrote down the methods of handling these government affairs.

At other times, as a child, he only needed to eat when he was hungry and sleep when he was tired.

I lived for so many years in my previous life, but I have never lived such a comfortable life.

The only annoying thing was watching the eunuchs and palace maids, sometimes the wet nurse, and even Yunqi, using boring toys to amuse themselves.

I also have to pretend to be happy and respond to them.