Twenty-nine years ago, Taizu had just unified the world and governed the four directions.

It was also on such a rainy night that Emperor Zhou, who was still the crown prince at the time, knelt in front of Taizu's imperial study room and asked Taizu for permission to marry Meng Yunhua, the biological mother of the current prince.

At that time, the prince and the two evil men in the martial arts world, Meng Shentong's youngest daughter, Meng Yunhua, had already made a private decision for life.

Although the queens and concubines of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not required to have a distinguished background, they might have an innocent family background, but Meng Shentong was one of the two evils in the martial arts world, and his reputation, let alone being innocent, had nothing to do with the word "good".

Emperor Zhou wanted to marry such a person as his crown prince, so Taizu would naturally not agree.

Taizu had an extremely strong character and would not give in on this matter, but why wasn't Emperor Zhou like that!?

Although he looked much more elegant than Taizu, Emperor Zhou also inherited Taizu's perseverance in his heart. Once he identified Meng Yunhua, he would not change easily.

So a contest between father and son began.

Unlike today's princes, Emperor Zhou's status at that time was absolutely stable, he was the eldest son, and he participated in government affairs.

And having just eradicated Mingjiao and Hu Yu, Lan Weiyong's Taizu also had absolute control over the court.

Emperor Zhou had no way to change Taizu's decision by other means, so he knelt in front of the imperial study room in the rain one night.

For the sake of his sweetheart, he put down his dignity as a prince.

Although Taizu's heart was as strong as iron, his eldest son knelt in the rain all night and finally made Taizu compromise.

Although Taizu did not make any explicit statement, he never stopped the prince from marrying Meng Yunhua.

Meng Yunhua became the prince's first princess.

Later, Meng Shentong was captured, but for the sake of Crown Princess Meng Yunhua, the court did not kill him in the end.

The old man who grew up from a commoner to become the most powerful person in the world finally compromised on his son.

In the face of his subjects, Taizu used iron and blood methods, but Queen Xiaoci and his eldest son were the last pieces of softness in his heart.

Listening to the continuous sound of rain hitting the tiles, Emperor Zhou also hesitated.

The same rainy night, the same plea for mercy.

He went from a prince kneeling at the door to an emperor sitting in the imperial study room hesitating and having a hard time making decisions.

"Hey!" Emperor Zhou sighed. He didn't expect that what he did back then would be done by his son now. At this time, Emperor Zhou felt like Taizu's state of mind.

I hate that iron cannot become steel, but there is nothing I can do about it!

"Brother, the prince is just doing this for the love in his heart, just like the former emperor did to Queen Xiaoci, and the emperor did to Queen Wenmu. After all, he is a young man!"

When Emperor Zhou heard this, he looked at his fourteenth emperor.

When it comes to talent and talent, the fourteenth son of a concubine can be regarded as outstanding among the princes of the late emperor.

After Emperor Zhou and King Zhao, it was Zhu Yilan who was the king of the county.

But back then, Zhu Wuwu was deprived of his throne by Taizu and demoted to a marquis because of a woman.

If Emperor Zhou hadn't interceded, Taizu would have been punished even more severely.

Looking at it this way, it seems that everyone in Lao Zhu’s family has to go through a love disaster!

"Ignore it, tell me, what should I do?!"

In front of Zhu Wuwu, Emperor Zhou put down his mask. At this moment, he was just a troubled father.

Zhu Wuwu was silent for a moment, "Brother Emperor, it's raining heavily outside. Although the prince has some martial arts skills, his internal strength is still shallow. It's better to let him come in first! Listen to what he said."

Zhu Mingli knew that when the emperor asked this question, he was already shaken, but he needed someone to help him say this.

As expected, Emperor Zhou nodded after hearing this and said, "Cao Zhengchun, go and ask the prince to get up and see me in the study."

Just when Cao Zhengchun was about to leave, Emperor Zhou suddenly added, "It's rainy and cold in late autumn. Let him take a bath first, change into dry clothes, and then ask the imperial kitchen to prepare a bowl of ginseng soup."

"My slave obeys the order!"

When Zhu Wuli heard the words, he also saluted and said, "Brother Emperor, it's already late at night, so I'll take my leave first. Brother Emperor, please also pay attention to your health and rest early."

Just when Zhu Wuli was about to resign, he was stopped by Emperor Zhou.

"Fourteen, you don't have to leave in a hurry. In terms of seniority, you are the prince's uncle. Stay and listen to what the prince said?!"

Emperor Zhou had complicated feelings towards his younger brother Zhu, and regarded him as a fellow brother.

Zhu Wuwu was born as a concubine, and his mother-in-law died not long after giving birth to him.

The young Zhu Wuwu was raised by Empress Xiaocigao.

Although the two were not the same mother, they were actually better than their brothers. Zhu Wuwu was deprived of his royal title by Taizu, but in the third year after Emperor Zhou ascended the throne, Zhu Wuwu was restored to the throne and granted the title of Prince of Linping County.

In addition, Zhu Wuwu's authority was increased, the scale of Hulong Villa was expanded, and the power of investigation was given.

It is also because of the foundation of the Guangwen Department of Dali Temple and the support of Emperor Zhou that Hulong Villa has become the largest intelligence agency in the world today.

Regarding Zhu Wuwu, Emperor Zhou was 90% trustful and 100% suspicious.

And this suspicion is just the basic logic of Weijun.

Being alone means being unable to treat anyone with all your sincerity except yourself.

Especially those with royal blood.

People like Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi were still powerful ministers even if they did not respect the emperor as long as the people's support for the Great Zhou Dynasty was still intact.

In a certain year of the Later Han Dynasty, the people's support was lost. It took Cao Wei two generations to usurp the Han Dynasty, let alone today's Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for the eunuchs such as Yuhuatian and Cao Zhengchun, the power in their hands comes from the emperor, and they are even products that the emperor can support to fight against the civil servant group.

Even though they may seem to have overwhelming power, when the time comes, it only takes one sentence to remove their power.

Even if they are masters of the Dongxuan Realm, they can only protect themselves, but not the power in their hands.

However, Zhu Wuwu and King Zhao are different. Regardless of whether they are legitimate concubines, they are both of the blood of Taizu. A royal rebellion like theirs is very likely to succeed.

About half an hour later, the prince had changed his clothes and came to the imperial study room.

"I've met my father, I've met my uncle!"

As soon as the prince entered the imperial study, he saw that only Zhu Wuwu and Emperor Zhou were left in the huge imperial study.

The rest of the chamberlains had been dismissed by Emperor Zhou.

Emperor Zhou looked at the prince standing at the foot of the steps, but he didn't speak for a while, not knowing what to say.

Zhu Wuwu also saw Emperor Zhou's hesitation at this time.

He coughed slightly and then said: "Your Highness, you came to the palace late at night to ask for an audience with the emperor. What do you mean?"

As Zhu Wuliang spoke, the awkward atmosphere in the imperial study room was broken.

Emperor Zhou's expression was also solemn.

"Tell me about it!"

After pondering for a while, the prince immediately knelt down and said: "My son, I beg your father to spare his life in the Wannian County case that Yang Qingyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple, was re-investigating."

Although Emperor Zhou knew that the prince wanted to plead for Zhou Mingsheng, he did not expect that the prince would be so direct and ask for Zhou Mingsheng's life.

Emperor Zhou became angry again.

"Just because of the Crown Princess, you don't even have the most basic knowledge of good and evil!?"

Emperor Zhou was deeply taught by Taizu and he still paid great attention to the people.

No matter Zhou Mingsheng committed a series of crimes such as deceiving the emperor and destroying evidence, his crime of killing hundreds of civilians was enough to make Emperor Zhou murderous.

The prince seemed to know that his words would arouse Emperor Zhou's anger, but he did not hesitate at all.

"Father, please ask Rong Erchen to plead his case!"

The prince knelt on the ground and couldn't bend down, but he spoke loudly and didn't seem to show any weakness.

"Okay! I'll give you a chance to talk and see what truth you can come up with!"

The prince lowered his head and smiled slightly from an angle that Emperor Zhou couldn't see. As long as Emperor Zhou gave him a chance to speak, he was 80% sure of what would happen today.

"My son admits that he came here to plead for mercy because of Mingyu's request, but at the same time, it is also for the sake of the father! I also ask the father to be wise!"

"Haha?! For my sake, I have to listen carefully!"

Emperor Zhou was so angry at the prince's words that he laughed. It was clearly for the sake of his children's personal relationship, regardless of the court's laws, but he could be said so righteously by the prince.

"My father is so generous, and I will not deny it. I have my own reasons for stopping Mr. Yang, the young minister of Dali Temple, but more importantly, it is for the dignity of my father. Zhou Mingsheng cannot kill him! At least, he cannot use Li Shouxian.

, come and kill Zhou Mingsheng!"

Emperor Zhou frowned, "Keep talking! I'm listening!"

"Zhou Mingsheng killed people and created unjust cases, and he will never be redeemed by death! If he was killed just because of this, neither his son nor Mingyu would have anything to say! But now Zhou Mingsheng's case involves not only himself, but also the court

His dignity and the reputation of his father!"

Emperor Zhou's political vision was so sharp that he already knew what the prince wanted to say next.

"If Zhou Mingsheng is to be executed because of Li Shou's case, it means that the court tried the wrong case of Li Shou! A case that sounded the drum of Dengwen according to Taizu's instructions was finally tried wrong! How is this?

What a ridiculous thing!?”
To be continued...