Empress Ma had dragged Zhu Su by the ear from the Eastern Palace to the wind carriage and brought him all the way to the royal study.
Paper couldn't hide the truth. Empress Ma knew what her youngest son had done.
Yes, even though Zhu Yuanzhang had many children and called Empress Ma his mother, in Empress Ma's eyes, her own children were different.
As for her youngest son, Zhu Su, she had always been lenient. Besides his young age, Zhu Su was also a good-looking boy with a sweet mouth and was likable. It could be said that Zhu Su's status in Empress Ma was no less than Zhu Biao's.
However, how could Empress Ma not understand the principle of spoiling one's son like killing one's son?
Even though she didn't agree with Zhu Yuanzhang's actions and didn't think that Da Hu should die like this, she also didn't agree with Zhu Su's actions.
As Zhu Yuanzhang's bedmate, she knew what kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang was.
This Huaiyou idiot started off with a lousy bowl, but in the end, he won the world. The legendary level of his road to fame could be said to be ancient and modern. Who wouldn't say that he was a hero?
However, his extremely bumpy life experience was destined to make him an extremely powerful emperor.
Empress Ma had long discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang was a very independent person.
To him, power was something he could not do without, because for someone who lacked a sense of security since he was young, power was a crutch that he could not let go of.
Although Old Zhu wasn't like Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who would abandon his wife and children for his own life, the power in his hands and the dignity of the emperor were absolutely inviolable.
As for Zhu Su, this little bastard, Empress Ma looked at her youngest son who was hugging her arm and sticking his face to her coquettishly. She felt gentle in her heart, but she could not help but feel sad. If this little brat continued to cause trouble like this, what if he and Biao 'er could not clean up the mess for him one day!
"Mother, I'm hungry." Zhu Su rubbed his belly and showed a pitiful look to Empress Ma. Although he had transmigrated, his temperament seemed to have returned to his childhood with the change of his body age. His love for Empress Ma had deepened day by day.
After all, Empress Ma had always cared about Zhu Su in every way, even more than his brothers and sisters.
After all, Empress Ma had given birth to a son in her old age. How could she not love him?
"Hungry?" Empress Ma pinched her red-lipped and white-toothed youngest son." If you're hungry, your father has a golden belt. I'll treat you to a full meal later."”
"Mother!" "Are you still on my side?" Zhu Su shouted at the top of his voice. If you scare me again, I'll jump down! Big Brother Hu treated me so well in the past. I have no reason to leave him in the lurch!”
Empress Ma didn't reply to him, but instead pulled Zhu Su into her arms. She was afraid that this devilish brat would really jump off the chariot without thinking. She asked about another matter,""How do you know that Da Hu's life is in danger?”
" I went to play in my father's study that day…" Zhu Su saw Empress Ma's expression of understanding, so he confessed,""That day, I went to Imperial Father's study to steal some Dragon Beard Candies. I heard Imperial Father instruct Hu Weiyong to ask Da Hu to bring Prince Xiaoming over.”
"You, eat less candy. It's not good for your teeth!”Empress Ma could not help but pinch her son's face again. Then, she asked,"Stop interrupting and tell the truth. Did you sense that your Brother Tiger was in danger just from this? You better not hide anything from me. Otherwise, when your Imperial Father gets angry, I won't protect you.”Seeing that Zhu Su was still hesitating, Empress Ma pointed at her son's forehead and added,""I won't allow your big brother to plead for mercy later. If your father wants to attack you later, your big brother and I will hold you down from the side and teach you a lesson.”
"Mother!" Zhu Su was finally scared. He hugged Empress Ma and begged,""Su 'er, isn't it enough to explain?"
"To be honest," Empress Ma saw that she had her son in her grasp and secretly laughed in her heart. She directly asked about the matter.
"Mother, Master Song usually asks us to read more history books. With copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall of the country, and with human beings as a mirror, we can understand the gains and losses of the country.”Seeing that Zhu Su was shaking his head and showing off his knowledge, Empress Ma felt a sense of affection for him. However, she couldn't help but tease Zhu Su."Don't talk nonsense with your mother. Get to the point.”
"I'm not talking about the main topic!" Zhu Su complained and continued,""Mother, I've read the 'Records of the Three Kingdoms'. The first person to threaten the emperor to order the vassals was Cao Cao. Using history as a mirror, the move my father used on Prince Xiaoming was just an imitation. Besides, with my father's personality, he definitely wouldn't wait for Prince Xiaoming to abdicate properly. However, he would definitely think of a seemingly reasonable accident to make Prince Xiaoming disappear…"
On the wind chariot, Empress Ma stared blankly at her youngest son, who was speaking with confidence. She suddenly felt that this little bastard was smarter than her mother.
What shocked him even more was yet to come.
"Mother, the most important thing is that Imperial Father handed this matter to Hu Weiyong. Who was Hu Weiyong? A real villain, and a villain who had read a lot of books.
Therefore, in order for his father to favor him, he had to do this well. It didn't matter if he used too much force.
Therefore, even if his father had only hinted at him, he would have told Big Brother Hu and asked him to be buried with Prince Xiaoming.
At the same time, this also involved Hu Weiyong's position. His camp belonged to the Eastern Zhejiang Civil Officials Group, which was a natural opposition to Huaixi's dignitaries.
After all, civil and military officials had always looked down on each other.
Brother Tiger's death would definitely be a blow to the Huaixi dignitaries.
Moreover, if Brother Tiger didn't die, it would give the Zhedong Group and Father an excuse to suppress Huaixi's noble families. I even suspect that Hu Weiyong used this and Brother Tiger's loyalty to Father to make Brother Tiger willingly die…"
Empress Ma was dumbfounded.
Only Zhu Su continued to show off proudly,""Besides, Mother, this matter was the result of a tacit understanding between Father, the leader of Zhedong Group, Liu Bowen, and the scholar from Huaixi Xungui, Li Shanchang.
Father needed to confirm that Prince Xiaoming's death was an accident, so he needed someone with a high status to be buried with Prince Xiaoming.
Therefore, he handed the message to Hu Weiyong, not Huaixi Xungui, because this was a message to Zhedong Group: Regardless of whether Da Hu died or not, he had to make a move on Huaixi Xungui. The Zhedong Group would definitely be happy to see this. After all, they wouldn't lose out no matter what. But-"
"I went to find my big brother first." If Big Brother were to step in, he could easily find an excuse to fool them. For example, although Big Tiger had met with an accident with Prince Xiaoming, he had a strong physique and knew how to swim, so he survived the disaster.
In this way, even though Big Brother said that he would protect Huaixi's nobility…However, his father would never be angry. After all, Huaixi's dignitaries were the crown prince's loyal followers in the future. The deeper they were tied together, the better. The army was the guarantee of power.
When his father changed his mind, the first thing he noticed was the two old foxes, Li Shan Chang and Liu Bowen.
The two of them would never go against their father and brother at the same time. What a joke. Even if you were a founding hero and had made great contributions, you wouldn't dare to offend two emperors, right?
If the two of them really dared to do that…
Even if my father doesn't touch them because of their old relationship-although I think my father probably won't. But even so, there's still my big brother. My big brother is a bad person, and his personality is like his father's. He is broad-minded but not too big. He will definitely hold a grudge.
If he were to become the emperor in the future, Li Shan Chang and Liu Bo Wen would not have a good ending either.
Moreover, they only needed to give face to their big brother and let this matter go. If they really kept pestering him, this matter that was not very glorious would also make his father lose face.
Father was a person who wanted to take revenge on the spot. No one could resist when he was ruthless.
After all, he had to establish his might.
There were still three fires in the new office, not to mention that he was the emperor.
Besides, it was nothing more than losing Hu Weiyong. As long as they were willing, Hu Weiyong could still survive and become an official.
Moreover, this kind of villain is easy to use for Father. I reckon that whether it's Father or the Zhedong Group, they can't bear to do anything to Hu Weiyong. It's just that this guy's road to promotion in the future will be a little difficult…"
By the time Zhu Su finished his long speech, Empress Ma was so shocked that she did not even notice that the wind chariot had stopped outside the royal study. It was Zhu Su who reminded her.
"Mother, we've arrived. You have to protect my small body later.”Zhu Su leaned against Empress Ma's chest and looked at her pitifully.
Empress Ma, who had regained her senses, could not help but sigh. Her youngest son was really comparable to a demon.
Was he that amazing after reading so many books?
"I know, I know. I'll definitely protect you!" Empress Ma couldn't help but pinch Zhu Su's face again, which made Zhu Su curse in his heart," Sister-in-law is also like this. Are you addicted to pinching me?
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