The emperor's roar echoed in front of Fengtian Gate.
"Zhu Liangzu, aren't we good enough to you?! What kind of wolf-hearted person must you be to be so bold as to use your father to kill ministers?!"
"The guilty minister is really unworthy of the emperor. He deserves to die!" Zhu Liangzu banged his head on the gold brick, his nose snotted and he burst into tears.
"Are you afraid now? What have you been doing?!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly.
"The guilty minister was obsessed with things at that time, as if he was possessed by a nightmare. Now he has woken up, and he regrets it so much!" Zhu Liangzu cried bitterly.
"It's too late! Is there any regret medicine in the world?!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his voice. "Reply!"
"No." Zhu Liangzu shook his head vigorously, with mucus dripping from his nose.
"Then it's over!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily: "Stop pretending! Do you think that if you cry and pretend to be cowardly, you will be given a lighter sentence? Are we soft-hearted people?"
"I'm not pretending, I'm really heartbroken, ashamed and angry..." Zhu Liangzu's forehead was bruised, his eyes were red, his beard was stained with snot, and he looked extremely miserable.
"Then you die!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the armrest hard and gritted his teeth and said: "It took a whole month from Guangzhou to Nanjing and then to the court, why didn't you die?!"
This is not only an angry talk, but also has some real thoughts. For a founding hero like Zhu Liangzu, there is an iron ticket to avoid death, which is very difficult to deal with. It is better to be like Wang Guangyang, who consciously dies to save worry.
As a result, he actually dared to come to Nanjing alive and staged a bitter love drama with himself. Boss Zhu hated him so much that his teeth itched:
"You haven't been honest yet! How can a person who crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood become such a coward in fear of death?"
"The guilty minister is not afraid of dying in battle, but is afraid of being executed by the emperor. In that case, half of his lifetime achievements will be in vain..." Zhu Liangzu continued to kowtow and said: "The guilty minister discussed this with his son on the way to Beijing and asked the emperor to
Let us, father and son, be reduced to ordinary soldiers and sent to the vanguard camp, so that we can fight to the death when we attack Yunnan!"
These words made all the princes and princes feel very sad. Many people opened their mouths to plead for him, but they did not dare when they saw the emperor's donkey face.
"Fart!" Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't accept his trick at all, and spat fiercely: "Don't talk about the Yuan army. Our vanguard battalion is the bravest and most glorious soldier, not someone who hides evil.
Place! Won’t it be an insult to the warriors to cram you two in there? Who would be willing to be our vanguard again?!”
"..." Zhu Liangzu was speechless for a moment, but he didn't expect that the words he had thought of so hard were of no use in front of Boss Zhu, and even got him scolding him mercilessly.
It seems that the emperor is determined to kill himself...
"Kai Ji," Zhu Yuanzhang asked the Minister of Punishment again: "What crime should Zhu Liang's grandfather and son deserve?"
"Back to the emperor," Kaiji Chuban replied in a deep voice: "He should be punished with great punishment for crimes such as disrespect!"
"Zhu Liangzu, what else do you have to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Marquis Yongjia again in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I have the iron coupon of the alchemy book given by the emperor, which can save myself from two deaths and my son's death from one." Zhu Liangzu quickly raised a tile-shaped iron plate, which his family had to give him with great difficulty.
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Boss Zhu's pupils shrank and he didn't speak for a long time.
All the officials held their breaths and watched this scene intently, wondering how much this piece of iron would bind Boss Zhu.
In particular, those heroes had secretly made up their minds to save Zhu Liangzu's life even if they were blamed by the emperor. It was not to save Zhu Liangzu, but to preserve the effectiveness of their iron bonds.
"Okay, should we praise you for your good memory, or should we scold you for your forgetfulness?" But Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly: "Call you for your forgetfulness. You still remember the iron certificate we awarded you in the third year of Hongwu. I praise you for your good memory.
Well, you have completely forgotten the list of reprimands issued in the eighth year of Hongwu."
As he spoke, he pointed to a short distance away from him and said in a stern tone: "Such a big iron billboard is standing there. If you forget, go and take a look now! We wrote it clearly on it -
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"'A domineering minister who, relying on his meritorious deeds, commits numerous evil deeds, constantly forgives him, and has to kill him as a last resort, is a minister who takes it upon himself!'"
"There are also nine prohibitions. Violators of the first offense will be exempted from the penalty and will be exempted from the penalty. The third offense will be exempted from death once. The fourth offense will be the same as the common people!"
"Look at those nine articles. How many times have your father and son committed each article? Not to mention a piece of iron coupon to avoid death, even ten pieces can't protect you father and son!" Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly:
"Then the word above is as big as a piece of iron like you. Back then, we asked each of you to recite it. Why do you only remember the iron ticket to avoid death and not the iron list that we warned you about?!"
"..." Not only Zhu Liangzu, but also the princes and princes quickly lowered their heads, fearing that the emperor would seek bad luck and ask them to carry it. Who can carry it now?
"You can't memorize it anymore, can you?" Zhu Yuanzhang turned his finger on the princes. This was the purpose of calling them back.
The emperor said sadly: "But we can bear the blame..." His words are: "I have looked at the history of the ancient emperors and the biographies of the heroes. The emperor's intention to protect the heroes may have a beginning but no end, so that the loyal and good will not be exempted from disaster. It is really pitiable."
.There is a wise and holy Lord who treats heroes as brightly as the sun and the moon, and treacherous officials cannot alienate each other. Therefore, the monarch and his ministers can travel freely throughout their lives. They will have a rocky peace in the country and enjoy endless wealth and honor in the homes of heroes. I admire it very much...
…'"
Zhu Yuanzhang actually memorized a long article word for word. After memorizing it, he sighed sadly: "We always remember the promise we made back then, and we sincerely want to be with you, king and minister. But there are some people who are arrogant because of their merits."
, ignore the prohibition and refuse to change despite repeated admonitions. If we are not severely punished, we are really worried that you will follow his example and embark on the path of no return like him."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a solemn expression: "In order to serve as a warning, to uphold the laws of the country, and to help more people start and end well, I have made up my mind to whip Zhu Liang's grandfather and son each two thousand three hundred and twenty-seven times!"
When Zhu Liang's grandfather heard this, he almost fainted. The emperor had made it clear that his chariot and horse were going to beat them to death.
The civil servants felt strange when they heard this, wondering why there were still so many details.
"Which of you has any objection?" Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Zhu Liangzu and only looked at the princes coldly.
All the princes looked at Mr. Han, hoping that Big Brother could say a few words. However, Li Shanchang's body shook slightly, and he looked at his nose and heart, as if he was asleep.
If Mr. Han Guo doesn't speak, there is no need to count on Mr. Cao Guo. Li Wenzhong will never openly oppose the emperor, let alone that old cunning man Xin Guo Gong.
Zheng Guogong and Shen Guogong were too young to speak. The hope of the whole village was pinned on Song Guogong.
"This..." Feng Sheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, is two thousand blows too heavy?"
"Yes, yes, it will kill people." The princes hurriedly agreed.
