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

"Grandpa Emperor conquered the world and knows that it is not easy to come to power. I believe that all the ministers will understand this."

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang admitted that he was wrong, Zhu Ming could not blame him for the mistake.

After all, he is the emperor and he has to maintain some face.

Seeing that Zhu Ming still gave him some face, Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer as angry as before.

"Well, let's talk about it tomorrow. What should we do?"

He walked up to Zhu Ming, bent down, and asked softly.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude had finally changed, the kneeling ministers seemed to finally see some hope.

The only hope for survival now lies in Zhu Ming, the emperor's grandson.

"Ah."

Zhu Ming then looked at these ministers and thought for a while: "Ming'er thinks that since the officials have accepted bribes, they can be spared the death penalty, but they cannot escape punishment alive. It is better to demote them to commoners and never employ them again."

He stepped forward to save people because of Fang Xiaoru, but that doesn't mean he would forgive these people for obstructing his national policy.

"Okay, I'll do as you say tomorrow."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded affirmatively after listening to Zhu Ming's words. He then turned around and looked at the ministers who had already trembled with fear and snorted coldly: "I will spare your life today, but demote you to a commoner and never employ you again!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Seeing that he could still save his life, the minister crawled in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and kowtowed heavily to the ground.

Even if I lose my official position, at least I am still alive.

"It's not me you should thank, it's our good grandson."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a cold voice without even looking at him.

If it weren't for his beloved grandson pleading for him, he would not have shown mercy.

"Thank you, grandson. Thank you, grandson."

Upon seeing this, the minister immediately knelt down on his knees and crawled in front of Zhu Ming, kowtowed heavily again.

Unexpectedly, even though he was clearly against the emperor's grandson, the emperor's grandson would come forward to save his life.

"Grandpa Emperor's grace is immense. I am only doing this for the sake of the scholars of the world. I only hope that you will be a down-to-earth person in the future."

Zhu Ming just shook his head calmly.

"Yun Wen, you should get up too."

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger had subsided at this moment. He turned to look at Zhu Yunwen beside him and asked him to stand up as well.

"You two, go to Daming Palace and wait. The Emperor will come back to you after the court session."

As he spoke, he had already ordered people to take Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen away.

"My two grandchildren, please wait here. I will take my leave."

Yun Qi brought the two imperial grandsons to the Daming Palace, settled them down, then bowed respectfully to them and withdrew.

Zhu Yuanzhang is still in court, and he has to serve on the side.

Only after being brought to the Daming Palace did Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen both breathe a sigh of relief.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang just now had really exhausted their energy, and they just wanted to rest at this moment.

"Thank you."

Sitting in the Daming Palace, Zhu Yunwen came back to his senses from the oppressive feeling just now. He looked at Zhu Ming and after holding it in for a long time, his face flushed red, he squeezed out a word of thank you from his mouth.

He never thought that he would have to thank this commoner again.

"You are too polite, my brother."

Zhu Ming just responded politely and then ignored Zhu Yunwen.

I just promised Fang Xiaoru, and as for helping Zhu Yunwen, it was just a coincidence.

I just hope that when he becomes emperor in the future and reduces the power of the princes, he will be gentler on me, a commoner prince.

Zhu Ming didn't say anything, so Zhu Yunwen ignored him. After all, his thanks were just out of politeness.

The two of them waited quietly in the Daming Palace for a full hour and a half without saying a word.

"Oh, my dear grandson, you must have waited for a long time."

The deathly silence was not broken until Zhu Yuanzhang's laughing voice was heard.

As soon as he walked in, he hugged Zhu Ming and rubbed his face.

"Grandpa Emperor, I wonder why you asked us to wait here?"

Zhu Yunwen asked Zhu Yuanzhang, who was only concerned with hugging Zhu Ming, a commoner, and he suddenly became jealous. He pouted and asked in dissatisfaction.

"Today, I am very satisfied that you can stand up and persuade me to let those ministers go."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Zhu Yunwen gently on the head.

Although what Zhu Yunwen said was not as well-reasoned as what Zhu Ming said, he still dared to stand up for those ministers.

Of course, this was also due to Lu's instructions.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang praising him for once and patting him on the head, Zhu Yunwen finally felt a little happier and started laughing too.

"However, you must not be too soft-hearted towards these ministers in the future."

After praising the two people, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice became low again and he looked at Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen seriously.

If he becomes an emperor in the future, it will not be enough to be kind: "These people are all smart people among the scholars. They are very cunning. We can't be fooled by them."

"My grandson has taken note of it."

"I'll know tomorrow."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to teach them how to rule their subordinates, the two men nodded obediently.

"Well, they should be punished. Only by using both kindness and force can they be obedient."

Zhu Yuanzhang then looked at the two children with satisfaction, fearing that they had only inherited Zhu Biao's kind side and not his decisive side.

"You did a good job today. How would you like Grandpa Huang to reward you?"

The teaching was done, and the performance of the two grandsons, especially Zhu Ming, made him very satisfied. Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to instill too many ideas in them at once, so he changed the subject.

"Grandpa Huang, you haven't held your grandson in your arms for a long time."

Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment, looked at Zhu Ming in Zhu Yuanzhang's arms, and spoke with grievance.

He was a child living in the East Palace. He had all kinds of wealth and splendor, except for the favor of Zhu Yuanzhang. Since Zhu Ming appeared, most of it was taken away by Zhu Ming.

"Okay, okay, let Grandpa Huang hold you for a while."

Seeing that the reward Zhu Yunwen wanted was a hug from him, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed helplessly, as he indeed hadn't hugged his eldest grandson for a long time.

As he said this, he put Zhu Ming down, turned around and hugged Zhu Yunwen in his arms: "Our eldest grandson has gained a lot of weight."

Feeling the embrace that he hadn't felt for a long time, Zhu Yunwen felt like crying, so he buried himself in Zhu Yuanzhang's arms.

"Alright, alright, you're a grown-up now."

Zhu Yuanzhang could only touch his head helplessly. After all, he was his grandson.

Although a little dumber than Ming'er, he is also obedient.

When Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head, Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Ming out of the corner of his eye and raised his head provocatively.

I can also have a hug from the Emperor.

Seeing Zhu Yunwen's childish desire to win, Zhu Ming just smiled helplessly and didn't say much.