The Price the Northern Territory Pays for Years of Peace!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two brothers kneeling in front of him and was speechless for a long time. The scene was silent for a moment.
He had never thought of doing anything to Zhu Li. Wasn't his main purpose to make Ninth Brother owe the Crown Prince a favor and also to give this brat a beating?
After all, Zhu Li was very famous in the northwest. If he was really killed, the defenders in the northwest and the Hanzhong Army under Zhu Li's original command would definitely be disappointed!
However, Zhu Biao's words just now were quite logical. In terms of verbal attacks, he really had the aura of a famous scholar.
As expected of the student taught by the great scholar Song Lian!
Moreover, Zhu Biao did not mention the Jinyiwei at all, perfectly avoiding the main point of Old Nine's crime. He knew that he would not mention it.
How could he bring this up?
To put it bluntly, killing the Embroidered Uniform Guards was equivalent to treason. According to the law, he should be punished!
Moreover, it was the kind that would kill all nine of their clans!
Once he said it out loud, there would be no room for negotiation!
At least, according to the law, everyone in Ninth Brother's line had to die!
Did he really think that the emperor would be punished the same as the commoners?
It was just used by the emperor to fool the common people.
If something happened to his own people, the Emperor would have the final say!
"Sigh…"
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly let out a long sigh.
He had achieved his goal.
At the very least, with Boss kneeling down, Old Nine had already owed him a favor.
Furthermore, the Crown Prince was always talking about benevolence and righteousness. In terms of strength, other than Zhu Yuanzhang, the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty was definitely the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao!
As long as Boss was determined to protect Ninth Brother, there was nothing he could do. Otherwise, it might directly affect his father-son relationship with the Crown Prince!
This went against Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention.
How much did Zhu Yuanzhang dote on Zhu Biao?
To put it bluntly, even if Zhu Biao was standing in front of him in the dragon robe and said that the dragon robe was beautiful, he would only praise Zhu Biao for looking like an emperor. He looked better in the dragon robe than him!
If it was any other emperor, even if it was the Crown Prince, such an action would be absolutely intolerable!
"Ninth Brother, tell me, how should we deal with you?”
Zhu Li looked at him sharply.
Since he had achieved his goal, the following matters were easy to deal with.
"Your son knows that I made a huge mistake, your son knows my sins.”
"Whether Imperial Father bestows poisoned wine or three feet of white silk!”
"Your son has no complaints!"
Zhu Li said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a serious face,"If you really can't do it, you can beat me up first to calm down!”
Zhu Biao was speechless when he heard Zhu Li's words.
Was Old Jiu thinking that he was not going to die fast enough?
And he had no complaints?
No matter how he listened, it sounded full of resentment!
An old father gave his son poisoned wine and three feet of white silk?
How could this guy say that?
The last sentence sounded like a human sentence. This Ninth Brother really deserved a beating!
Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned when he heard that. He was so angry that he laughed!
"Beat you up? I remember. Weren't you afraid of my whip when you were young?”
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of how Zhu Li was chased and beaten by him when he was unwilling to study when he was young, he found it funny.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but laugh.
No matter what, as long as Old Nine admitted his mistake, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted his attitude.
This kid had indeed been whipped by Zhu Yuanzhang more than once when he was young. Every time, it was him, the elder brother, who stepped forward to stop him from being whipped.
"That's right. So Imperial Father still remembers that we were most afraid of Imperial Father's whip when we were young!”
"However, your son has been guarding the northern border for all these years. Your son is not afraid of the arrows and scimitars of the Wala people, so why should I be afraid of this bit of physical pain?”
"As long as it can appease Imperial Father, Imperial Father can slap me however he wants. Just do it. Your son will definitely not blink!”
After he finished speaking, Zhu Li took off his shirt, revealing his hideous scars and arrow wounds!
Hiss!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao gasped when they saw the scars on Zhu Li's body.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was used to seeing life and death and had fought bloody battles on the battlefield, couldn't help but be moved at this moment!
The scars on Zhu Li's body could only be described as shocking!
There were more than ten arrow wounds and eight saber wounds!
Just by looking at it, one could tell how tragic the battle was!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was far away in the Ying Tian Prefecture and could receive good news from the northwest, Zhu Li always avoided the matter of his injury. It was as if he felt that it was very embarrassing to be injured.
Moreover, what he saw from the words was far less shocking than seeing the scars on Zhu Li's body!
Zhu Biao grinned.
How did Old Nine survive the battlefield?
Was this the price for the Northern Territory's years of peace?
"Ninth Brother…"
Zhu Yuanzhang's body started to tremble, and even his voice was trembling.
He knew that Zhu Li had made great achievements in the Northern Territory, but he didn't know the sadness behind his achievements!
Behind each scar, how much hardship and heartache was there?
"Get up, quickly get up!"
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart ached. He quickly got up and helped Zhu Li up from the ground, and personally pulled up his sleeves.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh when he saw the shocking scars on Zhu Li's arms.
It wasn't easy for us to defend the Great Ming Dynasty!
At this moment, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Li's medals of meritorious service all over his body, no matter how angry he was, he had already dissipated.
Of course, the most important thing was that he had already achieved his goal of letting Ninth Brother receive the Crown Prince's kindness. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood after the Crown Prince returned, so he did not plan to continue arguing about this issue.
Ninth Brother was still Zhu Yuanzhang's son after all!
"Let's eat."
Zhu Yuanzhang composed himself and then called Zhu Biao and Zhu Li to continue eating.
After lunch, Zhu Yuanzhang brought the two brothers to the Imperial Garden for a walk.
"Three days later, you can return to your fief.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly as he walked.
Then he turned around and patted Zhu Li's shoulder.""When you go back, don't mess around anymore. You have to help your big brother well, not keep causing trouble for your big brother!”
"Your son understands."
Zhu Li hurriedly bowed and agreed.
After that, the three of them chatted for a while. Knowing that Zhu Biao had something important to discuss with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Li excused himself and returned to Self-reflection Residence.
From this moment on, he was no longer guilty. The Embroidered Uniform Guards guarding outside had all left.
"Inform the brothers stationed outside the city that we will be returning home in three days. Tell them to prepare!”
As soon as they returned to Self-Reflection Residence, Zhu Li smiled and instructed Qin Wu.
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