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

the other side.

Seeing Zhu Yunwen's frightened look.

Mrs. Lu was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but frown. She said angrily with some helplessness, "What a bunch of people who are so arrogant because of their achievements! They even dare to disrespect the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty!"

But although she was angry.

But I also know that this group of people is of great importance.

As if she was stumped by this matter, Mrs. Lu paused and thought for a moment. After a moment, she placed her hands on Zhu Yunwen's shoulders and said solemnly, "The night is still long. Mother, please find someone to inform Jiang Xiahou immediately!"

Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia.

One of the Twenty-Four Generals of Huaixi, he was a fellow townsman of Zhu Yuanzhang and one of his childhood playmates. From the uprising to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he fought in hundreds of battles and made countless contributions.

However, he also had a close relationship with the Crown Princess Lu of the Eastern Palace, and was considered Lu's cousin from her mother's side.

So he did not associate with Lan Yu and others.

Instead, he supported the Lu family.

As both were nobles in Huaixi and had made outstanding military achievements, they were naturally the best candidates to compete with Lan Yu and others.

Since Zhu Biao's death, the call for Zhu Yunwen to be named "Crown Grandson" has become louder and louder in the court, and his contacts with the Lu family have naturally become more frequent.

Zhu Yunwen's expression softened a bit, and he nodded, "Yes! I'll listen to you!"

At this moment.

I don’t know if a window in the Qianqing Palace was not closed tightly.

The gauze curtain hanging in the hall moved slightly, causing the candlelight on the shelf to flicker and jump. The light and shadow in the hall flickered, and it was empty, giving an inexplicably creepy feeling.

Zhu Yunwen was startled, shrank his body and looked around, swallowed his saliva and said weakly: "Who..."

Mrs. Lu was so frightened that her body froze.

Jiang Li and Dai Sigong were already waiting outside the door. In the huge Qianqing Palace, there were only the mother and son and "a corpse". Any slight movement seemed particularly scary.

There was silence for a moment.

Mrs. Lu took a deep breath, patted her chest lightly, and then patted Zhu Yunwen's shoulder soothingly: "Maybe the wind blew in from somewhere, don't be afraid, child."

But even though she said that, Mrs. Lu still felt a little uneasy.

It was as if a knife was hanging behind him, and the empty palace was filled with an inexplicable solemnity.

In fact, their feeling is not wrong.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang remained motionless on the dragon bed, his slightly cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and murderous intent filled his eyes...

At the same time, he had already started to plan in his mind:

"Lan Yu and his men are indeed a group of arrogant and fierce generals. In recent years, Lan Yu has even relied on his many victories to become unruly and arrogant in front of us. With Yun Wen's temper, he is definitely not someone I can control!"

"Although they are unlikely to rebel, the Huaixi nobles have formed their own faction and have been related by marriage for many years. They can definitely control the court, restrict the future emperor's hands, and divide the emperor's power."

"Besides... they've often done things like encroaching on people's land and killing innocent people, but they just don't dare to be too blatant. Things that we can't stop right under our noses will only be a hundredfold or a thousandfold worse under Yun Wen's rule, and the people will suffer!"

"If that's the case, then the only option is... kill!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's lower eyelid trembled slightly, and he made a secret decision in his heart.

Since Zhu Biao's death.

The issue of dealing with the Huaixi nobles had always been on Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, but he had never made a final decision.

On the one hand, the Huaixi noble group did make great contributions. They were all old friends who followed him, fought side by side with him, and fought bloody battles on the battlefield.

On the other hand, although the brutal Yuan Dynasty has been driven north, those unruly foreign tribes have not given up and still covet the Central Plains. They harass the border from time to time and start wars. These people are still useful to the Ming Dynasty.

If not necessary.

It would be better to keep these handy "swords" for better use.

But Zhu Yunwen's performance today made Zhu Yuanzhang make up his mind which he had not made for several days - Lan Yu and his party must be killed!

From a beggar to the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart has been tempered through thousands of trials and tribulations. In order to pave the way for the next generation of emperors of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for him to have any sympathy for someone who is a "former brother", "childhood playmate" or "meritorious official who followed the emperor".

"No! It's not just Lan Yu's group!"

"This Lu usually looks so gentle and virtuous, but we didn't realize she was hiding something!"

"How long has Biao'er been gone? The connection between this woman and Zhou Dexing is already so close? It's obvious she's been coveting this throne for a long time. Zhou Dexing isn't one to sit still either."

"This matter must be guarded against!"

"Once we've killed off Lan Yu's followers, Zhou Dexing's credentials among the Huaixi heroes will be unmatched. Furthermore, he's a relative of the Lu family... Worst of all, Yunwen grew up under the Lu family's wing and became overly dependent on her."

"Empress Lü, Huo Guang, Wang Mang, Yang Guozhong, Jia Sidao... there are countless examples of relatives of the emperor monopolizing power. Zhou Dexing and those associated with him cannot be spared!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but clench his fists and took a deep breath.

He had actually anticipated this outcome, but when it came time to make up his mind, his heart still trembled.

Lan Yu and his party.

Zhou Dexing and others.

The situation is intricate and crisscrossed, and the number of people killed is not just dozens or hundreds. Once they are implicated, a rough estimate is that the number will be at least tens of thousands.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not shaken at all.

As long as it threatens the future emperor's path, as long as there is a possibility of shaking the Zhu family's regime.

Then kill another person and let the head roll!

While thinking.

Zhu Yunwen and the Lu mother and son also calmed down.

Mrs. Lu suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and said, "Child, now is not the time to be afraid. When daybreak comes, the news of the old man's death will definitely be announced. Tomorrow will be a tough battle. You must make all preparations before dawn."

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "Then I will secretly summon teachers Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai to the palace. They are both scholars of the Hanlin Academy and are knowledgeable and well-informed."

Lu nodded.

After saying that, they all turned around and headed towards the gate.

Zhu Yuanzhang had probably already made a decision on the things he had been hesitating about. Lu and Zhu Yunwen were about to go out to deliver the message, so he naturally felt that he could not pretend any longer, otherwise the news of his "death" would start to spread all over the place.

He was just about to stand up.

Then I heard two muffled sounds coming from outside.

"boom……"

"boom……"

Zhu Yuanzhang had killed countless people, so of course he recognized it immediately: Who is that sound of someone falling to the ground!

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat. He had pretended to be dead this time. In order to avoid the news leaking out, he had already sent away all the palace servants inside and outside the Qianqing Palace, leaving only Dai Sigong and Jiang Lin.

Who else could be lying outside the door?

just.

He had issued a ban long ago. Anyone entering the Qianqing Palace without his permission would be guilty of a capital crime!

In this situation, at this time, who would dare to approach here? Who could approach here? And also take care of both Jiang Li and Dai Sigong?

Even Zhu Yuanzhang's mind went blank for a moment.

"Did the news leak out?"

"assassin?"

"This is the moment when our defense is weakest, and it's the best time to succeed!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered in his heart, his eyes immediately became alert, murderous intent in his eyes, his right hand immediately touched the hilt of the sword hanging beside the bed, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, he was ready to draw his sword and chop off the other party's head as soon as the other party got close!

"Kill all the millions of soldiers in Jiangnan."

Even though he is old, Emperor Hongwu is still Emperor Hongwu!