Ever since the fight in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, many changes had happened in the imperial court.
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang gave his approval to Li Shanzhang's petition the next day.
Of course, the imperial edict was written in thousands of words, but it could only be summarized in one sentence: Alright, I got it. Pack your things and get lost. I won't send you off.
He looked like a scumbag who had abandoned him after having sex with him.
But if the prime minister leaves, there will be a successor to replace him. As a result, the entire court continued to quarrel with each other.
Everyone, including Li Wenzhong, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun, whose sons were so bored in prison that they were rolling straws, did not mention this matter.
As a result, it was as if they had been forgotten in a corner.
Zhu Su was indifferent to this.
He thought that Zhu Biao was planning to find a way to release him after a few days. Therefore, he pretended to be sleeping in the cell these days, but in fact, he was using the System to control some Ghost Shadow Soldiers to search for the exotic beast he was longing for in Changbai Mountain. However, he was unlucky. Other than digging up a few four to five-hundred-year-old ginsengs, he didn't get anything else.
A few days passed like this. When Zhu Xiong Ying was playing in the Crown Prince's study, he found Zhu Su's letter to Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao then remembered that he hadn't seen Xiaowu for a while.
Zhu Su opened the envelope with the words " To you personally, Big Brother " on it. When he saw the four big words " Big Brother, save me " written in a flamboyant manner, Zhu Biao was shocked.
The last time this bastard did this, it was because he had given Blue Jade's horse laxatives, causing Blue Jade to hit the horse and leave behind a trail of horse dung…
She had really lost all her face when she picked up the person from the Lan family.
Sighing, Zhu Biao began to head to the royal study. Something so big had happened to Xiaowu, but he knew nothing about it. His mother had not mentioned it either. This was most likely his father's intention.
In the prison of Yingtian Prefecture, the idle people had become sages. A group of people looked at each other all day long, making Xu Zengshou, an ignorant and incompetent guy, start to miss the days in school.
"Little Five! It was already the fourth day? Are you planning to wait a little longer?" Li Jinglong tugged at his hair impatiently. The hygiene in the dungeon was so bad that his head was starting to grow lice.
"What's the hurry? Are you in a hurry to go home and ask for a beating?" Zhu Su always hit the nail on the head and pointed out the problems that no one wanted to face.
"Then let's wait a little longer." Deng Zhen sighed. He could not imagine what he would have to face when he got home…
" I suddenly don't want to go out..." Chen Yong's voice sounded weak. His father, Chen De, was on good terms with Li Shan Chang. If Chen De had been on duty that day, the situation today would not have been like this.
The two sides would have to fight back and forth, send away a few unlucky people, and then be exiled three thousand miles by the furious emperor.
"My father won't hit me, right?”Xu Zengshou was a little hesitant. It was his father who asked him to do this.
" Heh…" Chang Sheng held his head in pain, rubbing his scalp and said to Xu Zengshou,""Other than Hua Ming who might escape, the rest of us can't.
We clearly caused trouble together, but you and I are the only ones who are special and not punished? In the eyes of others, wasn't this the Lord's tacit approval? Therefore, in order to hide it from the public, not only would we be beaten up, but we would probably be beaten up more severely.
At least the kind that can't get out of bed for a long time…"
Just as the group of sages extended from the boring topic of whether they would be beaten to the strength of their fathers 'hands and whether they had suitable torture tools.
In the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Empress Ma held Xu Miaoyun's hand and looked at her bloodshot eyes and the green shadows around her. She comforted her with heartache,""Silly child, you don't have to worry about Little Five and the others every day until you can't sleep. Those children have been sturdy since they were young, and they have a happy personality. This bit of suffering is really nothing to them.”
Besides Zhu Su, the children mentioned by Empress Ma were Xu Miaoyun's elder brother Xu Huizu and younger brother Xu Zengshou.
These few days, she had only entered the palace to pay her respects to the Empress. Sometimes, she would even leave after paying her respects. She would not disturb her further. According to Zhu Yuanzhang, this was because Xu Miaoyun had become Empress Ma's daughter-in-law and had set her own rules.
Hearing Empress Ma's comforting words, Xu Miaoyun shook her head. After a moment of silence, she said softly,""I'm fine. I just thought of Little Five, my brother, and my younger brother…I can't help but worry…"
"Little Yun, what are you worried about? It would be better if those rascals stayed in prison! Without these few bastards, the security of the Ying Tian Prefecture was much better these few days.”Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was rough. He was very satisfied with his daughter-in-law, Xu Miaoyun. When he heard Empress Ma mention that she had paid her respects in the past few days, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the eunuch beside him to send someone to keep an eye on her. When Xu Miaoyun entered the palace, he would inform him so that he could meet her specially.
"Your Majesty." Xu Miaoyun hurriedly stood up and bowed.
"We're almost a family. Yun 'er, sit down.”Zhu Yuanzhang laughed. His personality was more extreme. Whoever he liked would do whatever he wanted. Anyway, it was the same.
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Miaoyun the same way he looked at Crown Princess Chang Xiyun.
" Miaoyun," Zhu Yuanzhang poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip before saying to Xu Miaoyun,""I heard from my sister that you've been worried about Little Five and your brothers these past few days, causing you to not feel like eating or drinking. This can't do. It's not good for a girl to be too worried.
You have to learn from our sister and relax your heart! Moreover, your Imperial Uncle won't do anything to them on your account! You, just put your heart back into your stomach!”
As if to prove Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Crown Prince Zhu Biao walked in at the right time.
After greeting each other, Zhu Biao said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a bitter face,"Father, you know that I have no face to tell you about sparing Little Five, but I'm thinking if you can let him out first. Whether he's beaten or punished, we'll deal with it behind closed doors…"
Zhu Biao, who had checked the files and knew the cause and effect of the incident, knew that Zhu Su was not guilty at all.
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang was only doing this for everyone to see, especially the old ministers in the court.
This was to prevent them from feeling sad because of Li Shan Chang's retirement.
Originally, what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted was not for the fox to grieve over the death of the rabbit.
What he wanted was to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys.
"Alright!" Before Zhu Biao could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang's rough wave of his hand. These days, his mood was not as good as others thought. Instead, it seemed more like he was deliberately pretending.
" Father doesn't want to talk about this now. Biao 'er, sit down and eat first. Sister, tell Xu Xingzu to quickly serve the dishes. Miao Yun, stay and eat with us…"
Zhu Yuanzhang intentionally changed the topic. Zhu Biao was just depressed, but Empress Ma noticed something, but…
She could only sigh deeply.
Su 'er's personality was like his, and he didn't know if it was a good thing to be born in the royal family…
On the afternoon of the day Xu Miaoyun accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang's family of three for dinner, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order for the Crown Prince to supervise the execution. Except for Zhu Su, the King of Wu, everyone who participated in the fight in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant would be beaten ten times and sent home after the beating.
Zhu Yuanzhang was just short of writing "amnesty" on a piece of paper.
In the prison, after receiving the edict and thanking the Emperor, the sages happily bid farewell to Zhu Su. They believed that it would not be long before Zhu Su was pardoned by the Emperor.
At the same time, outside the Hall of Heaven, Zhu Di knelt on the ground and pleaded for his brother."Imperial Father, your son is willing to suffer for Little Five! Your son is willing to take the punishment on behalf of Little Five!"
Zhu Di had sensed that something was wrong ever since he heard the news.
Many people had followed such a terrible incident, but the punishment was so light. Only Zhu Su was left behind.
Originally, he also thought that Zhu Su would be able to get out of this matter quickly, but after Zhu Yuanzhang issued this edict, Zhu Di panicked.
Zhu Yuanzhang intended to hold the meritorious sons and daughters who had committed crimes high and put them down gently because he could not let the old officials continue to be disappointed.
It was now the third year of Hongwu, and the world had just settled down. It was not a peaceful era yet, so it was very useful to keep those people alive.
Then, the only person he could use as an example was his son.
As for why?
Zhu Di did not know.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Su knew each other very well.
Because Zhu Su had let Li Shan Chang go.
In Drunken Immortal Inn, Zhu Su raised his bow and aimed it at Li Shan Chang's eyes.""This king actually doesn't know what the Prime Minister is relying on to actually not fear the sharpness of this king's arrows?”
The other meaning of this sentence was, do you think that as a Prime Minister, you don't have to be afraid of me raising my bow to kill you just because you have the authority given to you by the Emperor?
Why don't you think about it? I clearly know who you are, but I still do so much!
Why?
Li Shan Chang, who was looking at the imperial palace from outside the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, also understood.
In Li Jinglong's eyes, Li Shan Zhang was afraid. He was indeed afraid, but not afraid of the bow and arrow in Zhu Su's hand.
What he was afraid of was the other meaning that Zhu Su had conveyed to him: "My father already dislikes you. Killing you is the best outcome for him. He didn't want to give you that bit of power in the first place, but he had no choice.”
When Lee Shan Chang figured out all of this, he remembered that he had been awakened by the child of the Emperor who wanted to kill him and had been spared.
Even though he was helpless, the fact was that Zhu Su had destroyed his dignity in such a rude way. How could he not feel sad and helpless?
At the same time, Lee Shan Chang also understood the meaning behind Zhu Su's words.
It was not a humiliation, but Zhu Su reminding him," He came naked and left naked.
You can only live if you let go of everything and don't take anything away.
Therefore, when Li Shan Chang returned to the residence in disappointment, he immediately wrote a memorial to retire and return to his hometown.
Everything that Zhu Su had done had not escaped Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes after he had gotten over his initial excitement.
A feeling of being deceived and betrayed by the person closest to him swept through Zhu Yuanzhang's heart for no reason.
Brutal emotions rose and rolled in his chest. The pain of being betrayed by his son made him unable to sleep and eat in peace.
Therefore, when all the people involved in the case were released.
At the same time, it also meant that Zhu Yuanzhang was sending some kind of signal to Zhu Su.
Father already knows everything you've done.
How this matter ends up is up to you and me more.
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