Father can be an enemy to the country

In front of Fengtian Gate, the autumn wind was chilling, making all kinds of ceremonial flags dance in the square.

Hu Weiyong led the civil and military ministers behind him and knelt down to confront the aloof emperor.

At this point, Prime Minister Hu has completed his move on behalf of all the officials - we have taken into account His Majesty's face and just pointed the finger at King Yan; we have not immediately resigned collectively and shut down the Ming Dynasty.

Look, how deeply we understand justice, consider the overall situation, and are loyal and patriotic. Then please give in, Your Majesty, severely punish King Yan, and stop all spy operations!

Otherwise, we will have to point the finger at His Majesty, resign collectively, and be destroyed together...

Now it's up to His Majesty the Emperor to deal with it.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang silently staring at the ministers at his feet, his expression as indifferent as a thousand-year-old snow-capped mountain, unable to detect a trace of holy intention.

Just when the ministers felt that they were about to suffocate, the emperor finally spoke slowly:

"That's right. If you want to investigate, let's do a big investigation and get to the bottom of it. Let the prince take the lead, and the Zhongshu Province, the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the Yushitai will thoroughly investigate the case."

"Yes, your Majesty is wise." Hu Weiyong and all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.

Their hearts were in their throats just now, for fear that Boss Zhu would pout them all in anger.

This kind of move is impossible for other emperors, but Boss Zhu can definitely do it.

Fortunately, the bet won... right?

In the eyes of Hu Weiyong and others, Boss Zhu was unwilling to part with the bottles and cans he had accumulated over more than ten years, and finally chose to compromise.

~~

After Bai Guanping died, the emperor said calmly: "What the fourth child did this time is really out of line. No matter what the reason, we can't fire in the capital. Yesterday, the prince and I whipped him and the sixth child hard. "

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu was also punished?" Hu Weiyong asked hurriedly.

"Of course, he was also present at the time. Not only did he not stop him, but he also started making noises, so we punished him severely." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Although they are both my sons and princes of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Liu is still a double prince. , but there are some taboos that cannot be touched.”

"I will remember the Holy Instructions of the Emperor." Hu Weiyong hurriedly led the crowd to follow the instructions carefully, as if they had the ability to fire cannons in the capital.

"In addition, during the investigation, the salary of the King of Yan will be suspended, the title of King of Yan will be temporarily suspended, and he will be treated as the fourth prince. All errands will be stopped, and he will be banned from studying in the mansion, pending the final disposition."

When the ministers heard this, they all showed joy on their faces and said to themselves that it seemed that the emperor was also annoyed by King Yan's misbehavior. This punishment was really not small.

It would be better if the king of Chu could also have such a set of "three stops and one ban". Of course they also knew that they were thinking about Taozi.

The emperor wanted to protect even Song Ne at the beginning, and he must have wanted to protect King Jiahai of Chu who shouldered the important task of reforming Guozixue.

Don't be in a hurry, take your time, as soon as you get started, the price of the prince of Ming Dynasty will completely drop. Dealing with them in the future will not be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Hu Weiyong's face didn't look happy at all, instead it was covered with gloom. He knew that the superior was a master who never suffered losses. This time, he treated His Highness the King of Yan so miserably, and even repaired the King of Chu along the way.

So, what does he want the officials to pay?

Sure enough, the prince said in a deep voice: "My father treated my fourth brother like this, and I have nothing to say. But the reason why the fourth brother lost his mind was because someone beat his men to death and sent their bodies to him." Demonstration in front of the government.

"Not to mention that this move seriously violated the prince's dignity. Just talk about his subordinates who were beaten to death, but they were all the emperor's personal soldiers in the Duwei Mansion! In the execution of their mission, they were beaten to death by their ministers. The plot His bad attitude and contempt for the imperial power are nothing more than the same thing as Lao Si.

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "If my father wants to strictly investigate the fourth child, then he must also investigate those people! If my father wants to give the fourth child 'three suspensions and one ban' during the investigation, then he should also Treating those people with the same 'three stops and one ban' is only fair!"

The Marquis of Jiangyin Wu Liang, the Marquis of Yan'an Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Pingliang Fei Ju, the Marquis of Lu'an Wang Zhi, the Marquis of Xingyang Zheng Yuchun, and the Marquis of Nanxiong Zhao Yong all looked shocked.

Because of the ten spies, seven of them and Lu Zhongheng were beaten to death... Among them, Wu Liang, Fei Ju, and Lu Zhongheng all beat to death two.

As for why Qing Yishui is a marquis, it's because there is no iron certificate below the marquis.

Who would dare to be so arrogant without an iron bond to protect themselves?

The same goes for the other way around - you already have iron coupons to protect you, why are you so embarrassed to be so timid? Other marquises beat spies to death, but even if you beat them half to death, your price will be reduced, and you will be half a head shorter than others in the future.

Under the control of this strange comparison mentality, among the eight princes in Beijing, except for Zhongli Hou, none of them left the spies alive...

They weren't afraid at that time. Everyone had done it anyway, so the emperor couldn't just pout us all, right?

Unexpectedly, before the emperor said anything, the prince attacked first.

"That's right, it's unreasonable for the prince to be punished, but the marquis is safe and sound!" Immediately afterwards, the other two kings of Qi Zhu Fu and Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian also agreed: "We should give them a good beating first."

Despite the good relationship between Lao Qi and his father-in-law, when it comes time to take sides, he will still be loyal to his royal status.

Otherwise, his father can make him urinate...

Of course, the main reason was that he didn't know that his father-in-law was among them.

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"Hmm." After hearing the royal family's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang noncommittally asked the question to Hu Weiyong: "What does Prime Minister Hu think?"

Hu Weiyong thought to himself, "I'll stand and watch." The emperor is indeed rude and wants to seize the military power of the Seventh Marquis!

This is the reason why the emperor kept a low profile and allowed them to attack. It turned out to be to lure the enemy deeper!

"Back to the emperor, in my humble opinion, the emperor's punishment for King Yan seems to be too harsh. Before the case is investigated, there is no need to 'stop three times and ban' him." After a pause, Hu Weiyong said softly: "Of course. The same goes for those seven princes."

"There is no need to discuss the matter of the fourth child. As an old man, we can let it go." Zhu Yuanzhang said flatly: "He crossed the line this time. If he doesn't go overboard, how can he set an example?"

"Yes..." Once the emperor's conspiracy of 'leading by example' came out, Hu Weiyong could no longer speak for Lu Zhongheng.

The dignified princes have to "stop three times and ban one time", and the seven princes have absolutely no reason not to comply...otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would really be wrong.

Only then did Hu Weiyong know why the two father-in-laws in Beijing couldn't come after asking for leave. If Cao Guogong and Song Guogong were present, how would they have behaved when he led hundreds of officials to force the palace?

At this moment, the emperor wants to seize the military power from the hands of the seven princes. If they are present, they will definitely be able to give advice. And there must be fierce opposition, otherwise how can we convince the public?

But one of them is the emperor's nephew, and the other is the emperor's relative. If they break up with the emperor, it will be harmful to themselves but not beneficial.

So whether the emperor had greeted him in advance and they were following the trend; or they had foreseen today's unsolvable dilemma, in short, the two gentlemen would rather have their backs stabbed than to be this 'shrinking tortoise'.

No one dared to scold them in front of them anyway.

As long as you don’t hear it, you can pretend you weren’t scolded…

ps. One chapter first, and the remaining two chapters will be posted later. The progression of the plot and the personalities of the characters are a bit complicated, and there are more characters to consider... To put it bluntly, it's a bit stuck. Fortunately, there are not many jams, so it will take a while.