Emperor Zhu and several of his followers were captured.
But it's not a big problem. After all, Tongzhou is close to Peiping. It is possible to arrest and imprison people in this area, but it will not kill people casually.
Especially for things like tax evasion and bribery, even if they are capital crimes, they must be squeezed out of the oil and water before they can be justifiably executed. Moreover, there are obviously not only these people around Lao Zhu, but also Jin Yiwei who disguises himself as a businessman to protect Lao Zhu
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If there is really a danger, they will definitely pounce on him at all costs, but now they are a little confused. His Majesty the Emperor is imprisoned in the Ming Dynasty's prison. Logically speaking, there should be no danger. Do they want to come forward?
Will exposing his identity like this cause the emperor's displeasure?
And if your identity is revealed, will you be in danger?
This group of people had so complicated thoughts and so many things on their minds. The result was self-evident, and Emperor Zhu was taken away smoothly.
Don't be stupid!
Report to Queen Ma quickly!
At this moment, Empress Ma is sitting in the imperial tent. Opposite her, Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Di are sitting. They are here to greet His Majesty the Emperor.
Because Lao Zhu issued a special decree not to allow the courtiers to mobilize troops to welcome him, Governor Chu Qi and others did not come, so Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Di came.
Facing these two people, Empress Ma did not hide anything and told Zhu Yuanzhang's story.
Zhang Ximeng's face quickly turned dark. As for Zhu Di, his face immediately turned green. Dad! You are my biological father!
If you don't do this, what should I do if something happens to you?
If nothing happens to you, wouldn't it mean that the officials in Peiping are not good at governing, and I still can't do anything about it!
So no matter what the outcome is, I will not end well.
"Mother, you have to save me!"
Empress Ma sighed softly and suddenly smiled, "What could possibly happen? Your father has been holding back in Beijing for a long time. He finally came out once. If he wants to have a private visit incognito, Bailongyu suit, let him do it! Maybe.
If you have fun, I can even reward you! There is no need to be afraid since the Queen Mother and Mr. Zhang are here."
Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids, but he didn't take it all in. As we all know, it's easy to fall over when playing in the White Arowana suit. If nothing else, Zhang Shuning was overturned.
A man as old as Zhu Yuanzhang is not as sensible as his own children. It is hopeless!
Zhang Ximeng cursed wildly. At this moment, the people from Jinyiwei ran back. They frantically looked inside and saw Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Di. They didn't know whether they should say anything. They were hesitating, and Queen Ma happened to see them.
"Come in here, tell me if you need anything!"
A guard in Jinyi hurriedly came in and told Lao Zhu how he broke into the tax card and failed to pay bribes, but was arrested instead. When Empress Ma heard this, she couldn't help but laugh.
"He deserves it! He tried this, tried that, and ended up getting himself into trouble. Let him stay in jail! If he lives there for three to five days, he will be honest."
Obviously, only Empress Ma could say this. Zhang Ximeng said hurriedly: "Empress, I'm going to the prison now to take His Majesty out as soon as possible."
Queen Ma was startled. She was just telling a joke, so how could she really ignore Lao Zhu, so she nodded and said, "Mr. Zhang's handling of things is naturally safe."
Zhang Ximeng stood up and was about to leave when Zhu Di followed behind him, "Sir, I too..."
While waiting for him to finish speaking, Queen Ma stretched out her hand, grabbed Zhu Di's arm, and pulled him in front of her.
"Silly boy, what are you going to do? If your father gets angry, it's time to yell at you again. When Mr. Zhang persuades him and nothing happens, you can see him again."
Zhu Di quickly agreed because his mother still loved him.
Queen Ma looked at Zhu Di and saw that the little guy had grown so much, "Is he thirteen this year?"
Zhu Di nodded honestly, "It's my birthday soon."
Empress Ma thought for a while and suddenly said: "How about a daughter-in-law for your mother-in-law?"
Zhu Di was shocked, "Mother, I, I am still young, I am not busy, I am not busy!"
Empress Ma glared at him, "Why are you not busy? You are in Peiping, and the palace has no mistress. It won't work if you have no one to take care of you. The empress will find you a daughter-in-law. From now on,
Someone is taking care of you!"
Zhu Di was actually a little surprised, but his experience told him that it was best to obey my mother when she spoke, otherwise this matter would be more terrifying than arresting my father.
"Mother, who are you planning to find? Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Queen Ma smiled, "Why not! I plan to choose Xu Da's eldest daughter, who you played with when you were young. What do you think? Are you willing?"
Zhu Di was stunned. He was nothing but surprised. Why did the Queen Mother speak so deeply to his heart?
"Sister Xu is naturally good, but I don't think Wei Guogong likes children very much."
Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh, "It's hard for you to be self-aware. Everything depends on people. As long as you agree, my mother will help you come up with ideas."
Empress Ma had a smile on her face and reached out to pat Zhu Di on the shoulder.
"You are already so old, and Mom is getting old too. If I can watch you get married, have children, and live a stable life, Mom will have no regrets."
Empress Ma muttered softly. Zhu Di looked at the white hair on his mother's temples and had nothing to say... Zhu Di today was probably the most honest day since he was born. He could only agree to whatever Empress Ma said.
, dare not disobey at all.
But Lao Zhu on the other side was much more miserable. The tax collectors arrested him. How to describe it, Lao Zhu didn't know whether to be happy or angry.
At least the tax collectors in Peiping are still effective. It is a bit difficult to rely on bribes to easily get through.
That's a good thing!
But the next step was to be escorted to the prison, which was a bit deceptive.
Because this is not the kind of heavily guarded cell at all, but a randomly enclosed open space, almost like a livestock shed.
There are still a lot of people imprisoned here. The few followers glanced at Lao Zhu secretly and said to themselves, "How about we reveal our identities and escape quickly? Otherwise, this miserable and miserable place doesn't even have a shed, in case of wind and rain."
, it would be treacherous to freeze you again.
But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have this intention. It was just an open air. In his early years when he was begging for food, he had been sleeping outside for more than three years, so he had long been used to it.
This difficulty was nothing. He was quite curious, why didn't Peiping even have a prison?
What on earth is the fourth child doing?
Zhu Yuanzhang was pushed in without saying anything.
After they came in, they gradually discovered that the prisoners inside had different accents and were escorted from all over the country.
Not long after Lao Zhu and the others came in, a group of prisoners, fifty or sixty in number, were escorted in.
Among this group of people, there was a guy who seemed to be very marginalized. Others were sitting around him. When he tried to get closer, he was glared at and backed away quickly in fright.
He looked around and walked over to Lao Zhu.
This man was in his twenties and looked very young, but he was walking in a very embarrassed manner.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, forced a smile at him, and found that Lao Zhu didn't reject him too much, and this guy actually had the courage to come closer.
"Brother, what is your crime and why you are imprisoned?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and said in a low voice: "You did something you shouldn't have done!"
This person couldn't help but want to laugh. Aren't all the people who came in doing things they shouldn't have done? What this person said was really interesting!
"Brother, to be honest, I was really unjustly accused! Tell me, now all the girls and women are being arrested in various places, and they are against them for retaining matchmakers and prostitutes. You said that I fell in love with a girl, and then I was accused. What is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled. Could it be that he was still wronged?
"Let me ask you, is it too drastic to change customs now?"
"Fierce! Fierce!" The man said immediately: "I heard that it originally came from Jiangxi... all the messy people were arrested. The three aunts and six women, the gangsters on the street, and those who gave
All the thugs who were asked to help were arrested... By the way, there were also many fake monks and Taoist priests, but they couldn't escape. The temples and ancestral halls built privately were also burned down!"
Hearing what he said, Lao Zhu actually had a smile on his face. What he liked most was cleanliness and strict law enforcement.
"You were also arrested, are you one of them?"
The man shook his head quickly, "No, I, I just fell in love with a woman, and then I was accused, so I was arrested and sent to Peking."
Lao Zhu frowned and said, "You are getting along with someone. No matter whether you agree or not, there is no reason to arrest you. You should not be sent so far away? What is going on? Could it be that the local officials have wronged you?"
Lao Zhu said: "If you are really wronged, we can still find a way."
The man suddenly smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, it has nothing to do with the local magistrate. It was some woman's family who filed the complaint."
"Family members? Her parents?"
"No, it's not!"
"Then, who is that?" Lao Zhu asked.
The man had no choice but to say: "Yes, he is her husband!"
For a moment, the air became silent.
Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists, chatting so lively, but he turned out to be a scumbag!
Lao Zhu felt that talking to him would dirty his mouth!
If it weren't for this place, I would really want to slap him in the mouth!
When the man saw Lao Zhu glaring angrily, he quickly said: "I, I don't think it's a big deal, who wouldn't be confused for a moment! Just like you, brother, weren't you also arrested? I'm thinking, let's take care of each other in the future.
We can create another piece of our sky!"
Zhu Yuanzhang simply didn't bother to listen and turned his head to the other side.
But this man was still unwilling to give in, "Brother, I have inquired about it. All prisoners who arrive in Peiping will be arranged to do hard labor. The best thing is to go to the gold mine. As long as you find gold, you can earn it in three to five years."
The fish will turn over. You can go to the pasture, raise cattle and horses, and you can also save some money... Just don't go logging, logging is tiring..."
This guy inquired quite clearly, but at this moment, someone came in and walked directly in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"You, and the rest of you, come out with me!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the roll call, he stood up, including his entourage, and also stood up and followed him out.
It looked like he was being interrogated, but the person who came to deliver the order had cold sweat on his palms and his whole body was shaking.
When they entered a room, the guy who gave the order knelt down and collapsed on the ground.
Zhang Ximeng sat inside, glanced at Lao Zhu, and said: "Master, here is hot tea, warm your stomach first! Don't lose your temper later!"
