"Yes."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to know that the crown prince would stand up and ask for the performance, so he spoke calmly, but his eyes never left the officials in front of him.

Zhu Biao took a look. After the old man and himself appeared, he became an extremely well-behaved official.

Then he said: "Your Majesty, the government has been in turmoil recently and there have been changes in the imperial city. Your Majesty is ill and his children are ill. Although the officials of Zhao Prison have done something illegal, there is no need to implicate their families..."
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The crown prince begged for mercy.

All the officials, especially the civil servants, secretly raised their heads and looked at the Crown Prince with gratitude.

Not because the officials in Zhao Prison are their family members and friends, but because of the benevolence of the Crown Prince.

In the future, when the crown prince inherits the great treasure, he will definitely treat himself and others in this way.

But at this time, Zhu Biao stopped mid-sentence.

Under Zhu Yunxi's puzzled gaze, his father moved his fingers slightly, pointed at the old man, and gestured to himself.

Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows, hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed to the old man: "Grandpa Qi, all the officials in Zhao Prison did commit crimes. However, his family is innocent, and the government has just stabilized at this time, so my grandson thinks it is not allowed to do anything.

Killing should be done with benevolence and show grandpa's kindness and compassion."

Second uncle, I'm sorry! Who told you to oppress the people and act tyrannically in the feudal country all day long?

After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, he silently looked at Qin King Zhu Ping who fell at the old man's feet, with no one daring to help him away.

With his father's hint, he finally saw clearly why the old man chose to use the name of his second uncle today.

The old man used the words of the second uncle to severely punish those officials in Zhaojian who had behaved illegally during the recent period of uncertainty in the court. Secondly, it allowed the old man and himself to be together in court.

Gain a reputation.

And winning over civil servants for himself is probably what the old man values ​​more.

It's just that the second uncle is unlucky. It's a coincidence that he got into trouble, and it's a coincidence that he returns to Beijing today.

According to Zhu Yunxi's current guess, if the second uncle returns to Beijing tomorrow, then the old man and his father will appear in front of the court tomorrow.

When the second uncle comes back, the matter of the more than 300 officials imprisoned in Zhao Prison will be finalized.

Even if everyone knows that this matter has nothing to do with the King of Qin from beginning to end. But now, everyone must believe that the advice of the more than 300 officials, the three Yi tribes, and the nine implicated tribes are the King of Qin’s idea.

given.

The prince and the emperor's grandson are the ones who intercede for the families of the prisoners.

Zhu Yunxi raised his head again, looked at the old man who was as tall and steady as Mount Tai, and spoke again.

"The Crown Prince is benevolent and the Crown Prince is benevolent, so we will listen to them."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his sleeves, turned around and sat on Zhu Yunxi's supervisory chair.

He looked at the meritorious generals kneeling on the ground in front of him and the civil servants who were on duty.

"I decree that the prisoners detained in Jinyiwei Zhao Prison will be interrogated and executed on a selected day."

"The three ethnic groups were demoted to untouchables and never hired. They were assigned to the Xuanfu town and military garrison on the frontier."

"Order the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Wei, to supervise the confiscation of the property of the criminal official and transfer it to the national treasury."

From trying to implicate more than 300 criminals, involving tens of thousands of relatives and friends, to just beheading the criminals themselves, the three ethnic groups were simply demoted to pariah status and sent to the frontier.

The officials present could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Some people are even thinking that if they hadn't petitioned them today, I'm afraid all the nine clans who were convicted of official crimes would have been buried with them.

"I thank you for your grace. Your Majesty will be kind and virtuous. All officials will be at ease. Kill less and the world will be settled."

All officials bowed to worship.

But Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and looked at Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen and others who were still kneeling on the ground.

He snorted coldly.

Before Cao Zhen even raised his head, he had already spoken.

"Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen and others, as meritorious figures of the country and role models for the world, allow their family members to break the law and run rampant in the countryside. We will never tolerate it!"

"Order the Ministry of Household Affairs to assist the Jinyiwei, and immediately clear out the acres of land in Er and other families, clear out half of it, and return it to the people."

"You have made great contributions to the country, and we cannot bear to be severely punished. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped."

"You will be fined a salary of three years and a fine of one hundred thousand yuan. It will be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs within ten days. There must be no mistakes!"

After handling the civil affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang did not give Cao Zhen and others a chance to speak, and finished the decision on punishment in one go.

Originally, when I saw the emperor's sudden appearance and saw that the more than 300 people in Zhao Prison were to be executed at a certain date, I was worried whether I and others would also lose their lives to Cao Zhen and other outstanding achievements today.

When I heard that the emperor only fined me salary and money, I couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

The only way to clear out half of the family's land is to incur a huge loss, but compared to saving one's own life, it is nothing.

In an instant, Cao Zhen and others, who had narrowly escaped death, hurriedly kowtowed.

"I thank you for your kindness and thank Your Majesty for not killing me."

"I will strictly discipline my family members in the future and never dare to indulge those who are careless about the family and commit unforgivable things!"

The heads of more than 300 fellow civil servants will soon fall to the ground.

However, Cao Zhen and others, who were short of some money, kowtowed to the ground to thank them sincerely.

But Zhu Yuanzhang gave a faint hum, and looked leisurely towards the front of the hall, His Majesty, as if he was waiting for something or someone.

The sun was already shining brightly at this time, and even though it was autumn, the officials could not stand the whole afternoon again.

But the emperor didn't move, and they were helpless, let alone resentful.

Zhu Yunxi took the opportunity to move back and waved, and a young eunuch from the Huangmen came forward.

This little eunuch was sent to him by Sun Gouer, who respected the old man's will after he met the emperor's grandson.

His name is Yutian. He was an orphan since he was a child. With his feminine and handsome face, he castrated himself in private. Then he was caught by Sun Gou'er who was out of the palace to do business. He took pity on his origin and brought him back to the palace.<

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When Yutian saw the emperor's grandson waving, he clasped his hands together and moved to his side with small steps.

Zhu Yunxi looked up at Lao Ershu, who was unconscious on the ground, and whispered: "Find two people to carry King Qin into the palace and drink some water."

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Yutian nodded and was about to look for someone.

Zhu Yunxi frowned and said helplessly: "Take away the thorns from King Qin."

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front of the palace.

There were bursts of iron armor and the sound of wind kept sounding.

Under everyone's gaze.

I saw a dusty messenger officer wearing iron armor and a silver helmet with red feathers on his head. He was wearing a dark red cloak behind him and rushed towards the front of the palace.

"Great victory!"

"Great victory!"

"The army of King Di of Yan and the army of Duke Fu Youde of Ying State defeated the Yuan thieves and achieved a great victory!"

The messenger officer and soldier walked all the way to the emperor, got down on one knee, took out two memorials from the luggage they had been carrying on their backs, raised their hands high, and held them in their hands.

A trace of joy flashed in the corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and then he waved.

Sun Gou'er, the steward of the inner palace who was waiting aside, immediately stepped forward and took two memorials.

King Yan’s great victory!

This was the war that took place a few days ago this year after King Yan led his troops to the north.

The officials who were waiting for the emperor to withdraw from the court all raised their heads and looked at the two memorials in Sun Gouer's hand.

Sun Gouer was also about to open the memorial and read it out.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand to interrupt: "Let the emperor grandson read it."

Zhu Yunxi looked hesitant, but Sun Gouer had already sent the memorial to him.

He smiled helplessly and glanced at the title on the memorial.

Then open the memorial to the victory.

"My son, Chen Di, and the Duke of Ying were ordered to lead an expedition to the north. They led 30,000 troops and drove them to Mobei. They successively captured and killed the Yuan thief and the generals under the command of Aza Wuli, the king of Liao. They killed more than 10,000 enemies and went deep into the black pine forest.

The savages lived in Xiongpi Mountain and won a great victory. They were victorious in front of Yingtian Sage."

King Zhu Di of Yan and Duke Fu Youde of Ying State, with only 30,000 soldiers and horses, went deep into Mobei, killing more than 10,000 enemies, and won a great victory.

This good news immediately ignited the excitement of all the officials present, and they all expressed their congratulations.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi, who also had an moved expression, and pointed at another memorial: "That's the military report sent by your fourth uncle, read it."
To be continued...