The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 118 If you move your butt, I will dare to sit on the throne! The traitor Zhu Biao

However, facing the angry Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao simply dodged and avoided the high-speed flying shoe.

"Dad, as the crown prince, I must advise you! This is also my duty!"

Zhu Biao said solemnly,
"This incident involved a lot of innocent people, especially the soldiers who followed Zheng Wu, the captain of the Yingtian Guard. They were completely unaware and were coerced!"

"I don't object to you killing people. It's impossible for such a big incident to not have a few heads fall to the ground, but you must not kill people indiscriminately! Otherwise, you will be regarded as a tyrannical monarch!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed instead of getting angry.

"Tyrannical monarch? Haha, when did I ever say I wanted to be a benevolent monarch?"

He pointed at Zhu Biao and scolded him,
"Don't be so soft-hearted here! Once the unauthorized transfer of troops occurs, no one will be allowed to stay!"

"If we leave one person alive, others will be tempted to take chances. Once this loophole is opened, the evil tendencies will be hard to stop! To put it more seriously, even our throne may be threatened!"

"You don't understand the seriousness of this matter! We must kill them all to achieve a deterrent effect!"

Faced with his father's scolding, Zhu Biao shook his head.

"No, Dad, you are wrong. If we really kill them all, it will not have a deterrent effect."

He said seriously,

"If we kill them all without distinguishing right from wrong, regardless of priority, then if there are soldiers who are tricked by their superiors into making a private move, even just for a moment, they will be accused of treason. In this case, they will have no choice but to be dragged down and follow the rebels all the way to the end!"

"Because it's a death sentence anyway, maybe there's a chance of survival if we fight harder!"

"Dad, if a situation like this happens in the future, wouldn't it be your current behavior that sowed the seeds of disaster?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked gloomy and whispered:
"They can choose to arrest those who plotted treason. In that case, we will naturally not kill them."

Zhu Biao shook his head again.

"Many times the situation is not that simple. You should know the meaning of the word 'coercion'."

He said,

"By the time they realize they are being coerced, the arrow is usually already on the string and has to be shot. Besides, without anyone in command, how can they catch the rebels? Besides, the rebels must have their own guards, which is not so easy..."

Snapped!
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his fist on the bed.

"That's enough! I don't want to listen to your endless nonsense."

Old Zhu stared at Zhu Biao and scolded him,

"what on earth do you want?"

I have to say that what Zhu Biao said makes sense.

Just like the punishment for crimes, there are light punishment, heavy punishment and death penalty. It is not that the death penalty will definitely deter people and reduce the crime rate. On the contrary, if people are sentenced to death at every turn, even those who steal and do something illegal will be punished with the death penalty. The number of people committing serious crimes will increase.

Because if you step in, you'll die anyway, so you might as well go all the way to the end!
"My opinion is to only punish the main culprit! Punish them in different levels!"

Zhu Biao said in a deep voice,
"We must investigate the case thoroughly and find out who gave the order for the transfer. Then, we must execute the person who gave the order, even if it means killing all nine generations of his clan!"

"As for those who knew and those who didn't, there are two different punishments! Those who knew should be sentenced to exile, ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 miles, such as the patrol officers of the Inspection Office; and for those who didn't know, I think they should be acquitted! This is the case for most of the Yingtianwei soldiers."

"First, distinguish the primary responsibility from the secondary responsibility, and then judge according to the law. This will convince the public and also have the greatest warning effect!"

These words are well-reasoned and there is nothing wrong with them.

But who was Zhu Yuanzhang? When did he ever speak truthfully?
Not to mention listening to what others tell him!

"So you mean we did something wrong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang held the shoes in his hand and stared at Zhu Biao.

"Dad, it's not that I did anything wrong. After all, there is still room for maneuver. But if you don't listen to me, then you will really make a mistake! So as the crown prince, I must..."

Snapped!
Before Zhu Biao could finish his words, Zhu Yuanzhang's shoes flew towards his face like an arrow.

This time, Old Zhu had obviously accumulated strength, and he hit Zhu Biao accurately and fiercely, leaving a shoe print on Zhu Biao's face!

"You're lecturing me. This is really outrageous!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered,

"Since you have such a good idea, how about we move our butts and let you sit on the throne?"

Zhu Biao felt a burning pain on his face from this sneak attack, but at this moment, he was still not afraid at all.

"If you really move, I'm not afraid to sit, but——"

Zhu Biao said, watching his father's face turn from blue to black, and hurriedly tried to make up for it,

"But I think it's better to put the throne under your butt. I also hope you can sit on it forever and live a long life!"

"I just want to be a good prince and help my father with his gains and losses."

"Only in this way can our Zhu family become better and better, and the Ming Dynasty will prosper!"

I have to say that Zhu Biao is an expert at temperature control. With just a few words, he lowered Zhu's temperature.

However, although his anger was suppressed, Zhu Yuanzhang's face still looked bad.

"That sounds really nice. May you live forever! I'm glad you didn't wish me to die sooner!"

Old Zhu snorted coldly.
"No matter what you say, what we say is like water spilled, and it won't change!"

"If you really have the ability, then go and stop it yourself. If you can stop it, then you are awesome!"

Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows.

"Is this true?"

"Okay! I'll go now!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned around and quickly ran out of the bedroom!
"You! You little bastard!"

Zhu Yuanzhang watched Zhu Biao run away and couldn't help cursing,

"What kind of people are we born here? Not a single one of them is not rebellious!"

"Damn..."

"Someone, come! Lock the door for me. If anyone dares to disturb my rest again, I will hack them to death without reporting to you!"

The eunuch outside the door heard his roar and hurriedly closed the door, tiptoeing around and not daring to make any sound.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to curse as he lay back on the bed. However, having been woken up twice, he couldn't fall asleep this time.

Crunch, crunch.

After tossing and turning for a while, his eyes were fixed on the beams of the house.

Slowly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"This kid is becoming more and more like an emperor. His aura is almost surpassing ours."

"Heh... I'll let you show off your prowess and capabilities."

……

The sky is bright.

On the outskirts of Yingtian, in a pile of rocks.

"Your Majesty!"

"be honest!"

"..."

Two guards in armor and holding spears escorted a prisoner and forced him to kneel on a pile of rocks.

There are hundreds of scenes like this in the entire pile of rocks!
This is a large-scale execution!
"It's unjust! I'm unjust!"

"I don't know anything. The captain said it was to maintain public order. I'm not a traitor!"

"I have an 80-year-old mother and a 3-year-old daughter. I can't die. What will happen to them if I die..."

"It's evil, it's evil!"

"Damn it, this is unfair! He didn't die on the battlefield, but died in this damn place!"

"..."

The cries of begging for mercy and screams were endless.

There was no way, they were really wronged, especially those unaware Yingtianwei soldiers, who followed Qianhu out for no reason and were about to be beheaded...

Who can bear this sudden bad news? !
Fortunately, this time the imperial guards dispatched thousands of people, all of them fully armed, so they were able to suppress them all. Otherwise, there might have been a riot and even the killing of the executioners!
"Stop yelling."

On top of the pile of rocks, Song Zhong, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, said coldly,

"It's no use begging for mercy. I am only following orders. Your Majesty has ordered that anyone who participated in the Yingtian riot today will be executed!"

"If you want to blame someone, just blame Liu Biao, Sun Ba, and Zheng Wu. If they hadn't contacted each other, there wouldn't be such a big mess."

"Remember this, every wrong has its perpetrator, go find these three people on the road to the underworld!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand.

bass!
One guard held down the prisoner, while the other drew out a long knife and was about to carry out the execution!
"Damn you Zheng Wu, you will die a miserable death!"

"Help! Someone please save me..."

"The emperor is so unfair! The emperor is so unfair! I risked my life for him, and you just killed me like that! The emperor is so unfair!"

"Oh my God, please open your eyes!"

The murderous aura on the swords made the prisoners even more crazy. Some cried like ghosts, some cried for their parents, and some even cursed the emperor!
It has come to this, who would still be afraid of the emperor's majesty? ! It's a good thing that he didn't curse the Zhu family's ancestors for eighteen generations!

Zheng Wu, Sun Ba, and Liu Biao, who were kneeling at the front, already had lifeless eyes, like a corpse without a soul.

Listening to the curses behind them and even being spat on by people behind them, they remained indifferent and just stared blankly ahead.

How did that happen?

How did things develop to this point?!
This is the only question lingering in their minds, and it is also an unsolvable question.

If they could do it again, even if Lawrence Lu pressed their heads, they would never go to that brothel!
Unfortunately, it’s impossible to do it again.

"Your Majesty has ordered that he be executed at noon!"

Song Zhong glanced at the sky and ordered,
"It's already the hour of day, execution!"

At this moment, a warhorse neighed. "Slow down!"

A loud voice was heard, and a chestnut horse came galloping over. In an instant, it arrived in front of the crowd.

"Huh, huh-"

"Fortunately, I caught up."

Zhu Biao was panting, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the hundreds of heads were still there.

This horse is rushing here without stopping. If he sees heads all over the ground, he will definitely vomit blood!

"Who are you?"

Song Zhong frowned, took advantage of the light to go forward and take a look, and was immediately shocked.

"Ugh! Your Highness!"

"I am here to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"

He bowed hastily, and his tone changed from arrogance to respect.

When they heard that the prince was coming, the prisoners all shouted as if they had seen light in the darkness!
"Your Highness, Your Highness, help me!"

"Your Highness, we have been wronged greatly!"

"Your Highness! Wuwuwu..."

"..."

For a moment, the prisoners were so excited that even the guards could hardly control them!
"Please stop making noise and be quiet."

Zhu Biao took a quick look and said in a deep voice,
"If there is really a grievance, I will naturally help you."

After hearing this, the prisoners really shut up and became quiet, just staring at Zhu Biao with endless hope in their eyes.

pat.

Zhu Biao dismounted from his horse and stretched his muscles.

"Be flat."

He said to Song Zhong,
"Are you in charge here today?"

Song Zhong then stood up, nodded and said respectfully:

"Your Highness, I am the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, who was recently promoted by Your Majesty. I will be in charge of the Imperial Guards and part of the Imperial Guards for the time being."

"Now, under the order of His Majesty, all those death row prisoners who participated in the riot will be executed."

"Now the hour of noon has arrived, and I am about to carry out the execution."

Zhu Biao frowned.

"Riot? Isn't that a bit too serious a word? Not really."

He said in a deep voice,

"I have understood this matter. Some people have committed serious crimes, but there are also some innocent people. We cannot just kill them all."

"Now, I order you to stop the execution and put them back in prison."

Song Zhong was slightly stunned.

At this moment, the prisoners cheered and jumped for joy, unable to control themselves!

"Great, great! Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise!"

"Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

“Woo, woo, woo…I don’t have to die anymore, woo, woo!”

"..."

The prisoners went crazy and even shouted "Long live!"

There is no way, this feeling of surviving a disaster is incomparable to any wonderful thing in the world!
"Uh, this..."

Song Zhong hesitated for a moment, then bowed again and said,

"I obey your command. It seems that your majesty has changed his mind, which is a good thing... After all, many of them were wrongly accused. To be honest, I think it's a bit too cruel to kill them all."

"Since Your Highness the Crown Prince is here, he should have brought His Majesty's order, right? Can you show me the imperial edict?"

Perhaps fearing that Zhu Biao would be unhappy, Song Zhong quickly added:
"It's not that I don't trust Your Highness, it's just a routine matter. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

However, Zhu Biao shook his head.

"I don't have the will of my father."

Song Zhong was stunned when he heard this, but then he quickly started laughing.

"That's right, that's right. Your Highness came in such a hurry, how could he write an imperial edict? I guess Your Highness brought His Majesty's oral instructions with him."

He even said,
"Oral instructions are fine! I will obey your orders..."

However, before he could finish his words, Zhu Biao shook his head again.

"No oral instructions."

Song Zhong: “…”

"This, Your Highness the Crown Prince means... Your Majesty has no intention of stopping the execution?"

He looked at Zhu Biao with a helpless look on his face and said,
"Your Highness, are you teasing me?"

Zhu Biao smiled slightly and took out a token from his arms.

"I'm not kidding you, I don't have the time for that."

"This is the Crown Prince's order! As the Crown Prince, I now order you to stop the execution, arrest the prisoners, and go back to review the case!"

When Song Zhong heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

"Your Highness, please don't play tricks on me!"

He bowed again and said,

"I will obey your majesty's orders directly!"

"Without your majesty's order, I am sorry that I cannot obey your order!"

Snapped!
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Biao had already thrown the Prince's Order in Song Zhong's face!
"Why, my Prince's Order doesn't work with you?"

Zhu Biao said coldly,
"You don't take me, the prince, seriously?"

Song Zhong: "￥%...#@#!!!"

At this moment, his heart was extremely conflicted.

It was not easy for Mao Xiang to make a mistake and be dismissed from his post, and he had the opportunity to get promoted.

Supervising the execution is the first task assigned to him by His Majesty, and he must not mess it up!

But in front of him, the prince kept putting pressure on him.

Your Majesty's order must be carried out, otherwise my bright future will be ruined.

But he also didn't dare to offend the prince! This was the future emperor! If he offended him, he would still suffer in the future!

For a time, Song Zhong was in a dilemma.

"Your Highness, I..."

Song Zhong said with a bitter face,

"I would also like to obey your words and suspend the execution."

"But if Your Majesty does not give a clear order, I dare not stop! If I listen to you, Your Majesty will blame me..."

Zhu Biao raised his hand.

"Don't worry about that. Even if the sky falls, I will hold it up!"

He said seriously,

"I also know that you have your own difficulties. Don't worry, this matter will not affect you. Even if it really affects your future, I will compensate you in the future."

"Now, follow my orders!"

When Song Zhong heard this, his expression suddenly became serious.

"Since Your Highness has said so, I will obey Your Highness' orders even if it means sacrificing my future!"

"Guards, listen up - follow the Crown Prince's order, stop the executions and put all the prisoners back in jail!"

He gave the order swiftly and without any hesitation.

This is the promise of the crown prince! His order is equivalent to submitting the application of the prince's party!
Even if His Majesty is really angry with him, as long as he doesn't die, his future will definitely be brighter when the crown prince takes the throne in the future!

"As ordered!"

The guards responded and all breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

Most of these hundreds of prisoners are battle-hardened warriors. As guards, although they are well-equipped, they may not be able to match them in terms of combat effectiveness!

Killing these hundreds of people is very stressful! If you are not careful, you might get killed!
"Saved, saved!"

"Your Highness is wise, long live His Highness!"

The prisoners were dancing with excitement, each one as excited as a monkey. At this moment, their respect for Zhu Biao was at its highest point!

The Zhu Biao in front of them was not the prince, but the god who came to save them!
"Alright, everyone, cooperate with me and the guards."

Zhu Biao's eyes fell on Zheng Wu and the others, and he said in a deep voice,

"Don't think that everything is fine. The court will conduct a fair trial. Those who deserve to be killed will not escape, and those who deserve to be released will never be punished."

"Let's go back!"

After saying this, he jumped onto the horse, whipped the horsewhip and rode away.

"Congratulations to Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Song Zhong, the imperial guards, and the prisoners all bowed deeply in the direction where Zhu Biao was leaving!
(End of this chapter)