Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

"Sanbao, go open the door for Master Liu, Master Zhan, and Master Fu."

Ignoring the three people's confused expressions and looks, Zhu Yunhuan nonchalantly gave instructions to Ma Sanbao.

"Yes, Your Highness." Ma Sanbao responded.

He then smiled at Liu Sanwu, Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen, bowed and greeted them, then walked past them and headed towards the closed vermilion lacquer gate of the Qianqing Palace.

Inside the dead silent Qianqing Palace.

The "squeak" sound, neither loud nor soft, seemed particularly harsh.

The vermilion lacquered gate was wide open.

Perhaps the clouds had dispersed, and moonlight was pouring down from outside, dimly illuminating the vermilion lacquered pillars outside and, further away, the outline of the rubble on the temple roof.

"Three adults, please!"

Ma Sanbao stretched out his hand and gestured towards the door, bowing respectfully.

Liu Sanwu, Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen stared blankly at the scene outside the door, not daring to act rashly. There was confusion and bewilderment in their eyes, and they were all at a loss for a moment.

Nothing else.

It’s mainly about every action taken by the Third Prince of the Eastern Palace.

It's always beyond their expectations.

The positions of the three of them should be clearly expressed, right? - It is obvious that they will not support Zhu Yunhuan.

Zhu Yunhuan wants to ascend the throne tomorrow morning.

Isn't it best to get rid of them now?

Now you suddenly want to let them go?

What's your plan?

Or... is the real danger outside?

The three of them looked at each other, their nerves tense, their brains almost racing...

It wasn't until Zhu Yunhuan's familiar, gentle voice rang out that they were pulled back from their confused thoughts: "Master Liu, Master Zhan, Master Fu? You have to get up early for court tomorrow. Why don't you go home and rest early?"

The three of them came to their senses.

They exchanged glances.

Each of them was undecided.

There was a pause.

Out of courtesy between the monarch and his subject, Liu Sanwu first bowed to Zhu Yunhuan, then turned around resolutely and walked firmly towards the gate of the Qianqing Palace. His steps were steady, and his back revealed a hint of stubbornness and determination.

There is a sense of tragedy and grandeur in it, as in the poem “The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold; the hero leaves and never returns.”

Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen glanced at Zhu Yunhuan with twinkling eyes.

He had no choice but to follow Liu Sanwu and walk out of the Qianqing Palace together. With every step he took, his heart beat faster.

I only feel the world outside the vermilion lacquered gate.

It’s not the Forbidden City, nor the towering palaces, but the Hall of Yama!

It seems particularly terrifying.

……

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.

There's an inexplicable sense of pleasure in having one's evil taste satisfied.

"A great scholar from the Hanlin Academy and two of the most powerful ministers in the court could be frightened like this by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child."

"This kid is really good at manipulating people's hearts!"

"Being able to maintain such a calm demeanor in front of Lan Yu and the others may not be a big deal. After all, those people are either my uncles or my great-uncle. The others are also related to me. This uncle is the most prestigious among them."

"But Liu Sanwu, Zhan Hui, and Fu Youwen are completely different."

"I originally thought this kid would be a bit difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect him to be able to overwhelm the three of them to this extent!"

"Liu Sanwu is relatively okay, full of righteousness and fearlessness. Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen are so timid. If they weren't wearing official uniforms, we wouldn't be able to say they are important officials holding real power in one of the six ministries."

Zhu Yuanzhang watched as Zhan Hui and the others trembled as they crossed the threshold and left the Qianqing Palace. He watched as Ma Sanbao closed the door again and watched as the disheveled figures of the others disappeared.

The smile on his face became brighter.

Although this matter did not come to a conclusion in the Qianqing Palace.

But from Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective.