In the second half of the journey, the prince's carriage was not so joyful.
Because the prince asked the five younger brothers about their life experiences in Fengyang, they inevitably talked about the human tragedies they had seen and heard...
"Lao Wu and I traveled all over Linhuai County and found that every family's farmland was seriously hidden. There was a huge difference between the number of acres registered on the household label."
"The people who were immigrated were so miserable. They were raped to the bone and sucked out the marrow by the Xungui family and the local people, and they were ruined. If they dared to go to Beijing to complain? They would be intercepted and killed by people pretending to be Japanese pirates, and their heads would be sent to their homes as a warning to others.
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"Anyone who dared to resist was accused of being a bandit. The men were sent to the Xiuxian Middle School until they died, and the women were sent to the Jiaofang Department and distributed among the nobles of various families as slaves. Their families were ruined and their families were destroyed. Life was worse than death...
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"My second brother and I saw with our own eyes that the entire Zhongdu City was a hell on earth. Dead civilians could be seen everywhere, while the living were also suffering from hunger and fatigue, as well as those ferocious overseers who were so tortured that they looked haggard."
"Yeah." The second brother nodded.
"We also saw with our own eyes that just because a project was not up to standard, an entire team of civilians were beaten up and then dragged to the street to be executed!" Speaking of that experience, Zhu Di still has lingering fears:
"My second brother and I were arrested on charges of being spies just because we were taller, but Fengyang Mansion didn't even bring us to trial and sent us to work on the construction site the next day..."
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"Yes, it's true." Zhu Xi nodded vigorously.
Zhu Biao's expression became more and more solemn as he listened to his brothers' narration. He had unconditional trust in his brothers, so he did not doubt the authenticity of their stories.
And only in this way can we explain the strange behavior of the Marquis of Zhongshan! As well as the abnormalities he saw after coming to Zhongdu, we can figure out the reasons...
"When I accompanied my father to inspect Zhongdu, what I saw was that everything was clean, the construction site was in good order, the officials in charge spoke kindly, and the craftsmen were emotionally stable and had no complaints."
"Brother, I have read a lot of history books. When I look at any major construction project of the imperial court, whether it is building an imperial mausoleum or building a palace, which one is not a history of blood and tears of common people?" Zhu Gu said with a smile:
"How did the Yuan Dynasty fall? Isn't it because the people who built the Yellow River were mistreated and revolted? Do you think the scene you saw is normal? Why is Ming Dynasty an exception?!"
"It's not normal." Zhu Biao exhaled and said, "But everyone hopes that their country is an exception."
"It seems that there are no exceptions." He said with a self-deprecating smile: "I also know now why I always feel awkward when I see those scenes. They are all made up of lies and deception, and of course they look awkward.
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"Brother, what should we do?" The younger brothers all looked at him.
"Of course we have to take care of it, we don't care who takes care of it?" The prince said with soft but firm eyes:
"But this matter is too big. When we get there, we will report it to our father together. We will first listen to what he means. Believe me and my father. There is no one in this world who hates evil more than his old man!"
Although Zhu Biao always criticized his father for his lack of paternal love for his younger brothers, he still tried his best to maintain his father's image in front of his younger brothers.
"Okay, let's listen to the elder brother." The younger brothers nodded and said no more.
It can be seen that they are much more sensible now.
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The Lu Bu ceremonial guard arrived at Xingfu Palace. The six brothers got off the bus first and waited beside the royal chariot for their father to get off.
Zhu Zhen was too lazy to obey the rules. He was admiring the Gun dragon robe on his body. This outfit is the most suitable for me!
Suddenly, the fifth brother on the side poked him. Zhu Zhen followed his gaze and saw Han Yike, the magistrate of Linhuai County, looking outside the cordon with Zhang Hu.
Seeing Zhu Zhen looking over, Han Yike quickly waved his hand.
Seeing that the King of Chu was indifferent, he scratched his head and ears anxiously, suddenly took out the brush from the boot page, moistened it with his tongue, and wrote a few strokes on Zhang Hu's back!
Then Zhang Hu was asked to take off his coat and hold it up high. A big word "danger" came into everyone's eyes.
Fortunately, Han Yike is wearing the official robe of a seventh-grade official, and he has shown up a lot in the past few days. Everyone knows that he is the magistrate of Fuguo County, and no one dares to knock him down...
Only then did Zhu Zhen report to his eldest brother. Zhu Biao nodded and ordered the guards to bring the two of them over.
"What's going on? Someone is going to cause sabotage again?" Zhu Di was gearing up. He deeply regretted missing the berm battle last night.
"No, it was Shen Liuniang who complained about the imperial edict and was taken away!" Han Yike said solemnly.
"Who?" The second brother was stunned.
"Pan Jinlian." Third brother said.
"Oh, oh, that's not possible, that's me, our Hong family class!" The second brother also rolled up his sleeves.
"Do you know where he is?" Zhu Di asked: "Fengyang Mansion or the Ministry of Works?"
"None of them." Han Yike pointed at Zhang Hu. "You tell me."
Zhang Hu still felt like he was in a dream. Although he had already guessed the identities of the five brothers, he never expected that they were actually five princes...
My dear mother, come...
"Speak!" Zhu Di shouted.
"Oh." Zhang Hu was excited and immediately came back to his senses and said: "On the day Liu Niang filed a petition, a few of us were afraid that something would happen to her, so we followed behind secretly. But she was really caught, and we didn't dare.
It's moving."
"Tell me the important point!" Zhu Di frowned.
"We have been following behind, and we saw her being sent to her cousin Li You's house by the Korean prince's son. She escaped from there!" Zhang Hu said anxiously: "You still dare to file a complaint, this time you will be punished
If you take him back, you will definitely be in trouble!"
"Let's go!" The two brothers looked at each other and said in unison. Originally there was no way, even if it was a dragon, it had to be coiled up. But now that the dragon robe is put on, brothers, no! It's the same! It's the same!
"Who dares to touch our people?" Zhu Di glared.
"We must get him!" Zhu Zhen said in a high-pitched voice, fierce and fierce.
As he said that, the brothers were about to go out.
"Stop!" He was stopped by the prince, and Zhu Biao said helplessly: "Even if you are princes and have no name, you can't break into private houses?"
He first ordered a young officer with a long body and a shaved face... that is, a big red-faced young officer. "Lanyu, order a force from your army's vanguard to protect the five highnesses."
"Here!" Lan Yu was extremely capable and without a word of nonsense, he immediately went out to order troops.
The avant-garde of the government army is the prince's personal guard, and Zhu Biao can mobilize it on his own without requesting an order.
Zhu Biao took off his prince's sword from his waist and said: "Take this, and anyone who dares to stop him will have his dog's head chopped off! Later I will ask my father to give you a handwritten edict..."
"Hey, okay, thank you, brother!" The younger brothers took the prince's sword and went away with Han Yike and Zhang Hu in an arrogant manner.
Yes, it was the one that the prince threw on the top of the bookshelf.
The prince was so absorbed in looking at the backs of his brothers that he didn't even notice when his father got out of the car.
"Boss, are you going to let him do whatever he wants?" Zhu Yuanzhang folded his hands and stood side by side with his son.
"My brothers have been aggrieved for so long, how can we not let them feel relieved?" The prince said solemnly: "What's more, they are still angry about the injustice in the world!"
"We're not saying that they shouldn't go," Zhu Yuanzhang said slightly depressed: "We are saying that you should let us send this favor to you. It would be great if we gave them the Emperor's Sword, so that father and son would be reunited."
Zhu Biao curled his lips when he heard this, looking disrespectful.
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