The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 138: Why didn't you report to the authorities when you, Zhu Chongba, rebelled? I'm going to dig up your Zhu family's ancestral graves!

Zhu Yuanzhang's words "kill them all without mercy" excited the people and terrified all the civil and military officials!
"Your Majesty! I have been wronged. I have been wronged to the greatest extent!"

"Liao Mou of the Liao family beat my son to death. Your Majesty, please stand up for me! Wuuwuwu..."

"Old woman, I am wronged! Your Majesty..."

"..."

For a while, there was constant crying and shouting.

Fengyang, which was originally a harmonious place, is now the scene of a huge amount of injustice. At a glance, it seems that there is no one who is not wronged!
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression also became extremely ugly at this moment.

He was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect there would be so many!

"Biao'er."

"Now arrange for someone to record all the grievances of the common people, and write down who oppressed them and who backed them!"

"Let's go now! Even if we don't eat, drink or sleep today, we must clean up all these termites!"

Zhu Biao's expression was stern.

He knew that his father was really angry! Today, it was definitely not as simple as just moving Lawrence Lu's head!
"Yes, Father!"

"My son, let's do it now!"

Zhu Biao responded and said to Zhu Ju and others,
"Little brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, all of you come with me and help record!"

Upon hearing this, all the princes stood up and walked into the crowd.

This is also a rare opportunity for training!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the civil and military officials and said coldly:
"I hope the injustice of the common people was not caused by any of you."

"I have repeatedly emphasized the past two days that no matter if they are meritorious veterans or famous scholars, anyone who dares to touch our bottom line will end up like Lu Zhongheng."

"We're not kidding you!"

The nobles: "!!!"

Hearing this, several people turned pale with fright and sat behind Hu Weiyong, shaking his sleeves constantly.

However, Hu Weiyong remained expressionless, sitting upright, and paying no attention to the small movements of the people behind him.

Xu Da, who was sitting at the front, was also calm and composed, as if he was watching a play.

"Your Majesty, while investigating a case a few days ago, I also arrested dozens of criminals in Fengyang and several surrounding counties who were gathering to cause trouble and were planning a rebellion."

Mao Xiang suddenly bowed and said,
"I dare not act on my own initiative, so I have brought them all here. Your Majesty, please make the decision."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned suddenly.

"Intent on rebellion?"

He frowned and said angrily,

"Well, there are people who are plotting a rebellion, and there are still people trying to whitewash it! They still say that the public security is good and the people are living and working in peace and contentment. Lin Xiu, you are such a good official! You are addicted to the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"Come on! Beat that bastard Lin Xiu to death with clubs and throw his body into the mountains to feed the wolves!"

Lin Xiu: “!!!”

"Your Majesty, please spare your life!"

"I did not intentionally deceive Your Majesty, it was because..."

When he heard the words "beaten to death with sticks", he no longer collapsed, but jumped up from the ground as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and tried to defend himself!

"Because of what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly,

"There's someone behind you, right?"

"If you give us your mastermind, then maybe we can consider sparing your life!"

"Speak! This is your last chance to survive!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was never afraid of big things! Even if a big culprit was exposed, he would kill him if he said so!
This is called I am the only one!

"me……"

Lin Xiu subconsciously looked at the civil and military officials standing beside him.

Hu Weiyong had a stern face and looked straight ahead calmly, only glancing at Lin Xiu with a bit of coldness in his eyes.

"Among them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang followed Lin Xiu's gaze and snorted coldly,
"Please point it out!"

"As long as you identify the person, we will forgive your sins!"

However, after hearing the emperor's promise, Lin Xiu lowered his head and said bitterly:

"Your Majesty, I am a guilty minister... bewitched by evil spirits."

"I thought that as long as I deceived my superiors and subordinates and whitewashed Fengyang, I could satisfy His Majesty and then promote me."

"Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment and made a huge mistake! Please grant me death!"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

"Oh? You plan to take it all on yourself?"

He narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice,

"Are you afraid of being threatened?"

"Don't be afraid. We are here. Just tell the truth! As long as you tell the truth, we will protect you."

"Really! This is the emperor's promise!"

Lin Xiu shook his head.

"Your Majesty... no one instructed me to do this."

He knelt on the ground and whispered,
"It's all because of my daring behavior..."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.

"Haha... well, well, if you were in that green forest, maybe you could be considered a hero."

"Okay, I'll only give you one chance. Since you don't cherish it, then go and die."

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

The two Imperial Guards understood what he meant and stepped forward to drag Lin Xiu away.

boom!
boom!
boom!
At first, there were screams, but after thirty or so blows, Lin Xiu was lying on the muddy ground like a pool of flesh, without any sound at all.

The imperial guard stepped forward to feel his breath, then bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, he has been beaten to death."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, his eyes flickering, and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

Lin Xiu's body was dragged away, and according to the emperor's previous instructions, he would be thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves.

An official who was so powerful in Fengyang was beaten to death so easily. This was undoubtedly a huge shock to the common people!
At this moment, they realized how powerful the emperor was!
Lin Xiu's death brought great shock to a group of civil officials and ministers.

Many people were feeling anxious at the moment, but they could not show their panic at this moment, and could only try to keep their faces calm...

Da da da.

Da da da.

Under Mao Xiang's escort, dozens of criminals were brought up.

"Your Majesty!"

"Kneel down! Be quiet!"

At first, this group of people were unwilling to kneel. It was only after the Imperial Guards punched and kicked them that they were forced to the ground.

"Let me go!"

"Let go! You son of a bitch..."

The leading man had a defiant look on his face. Even though his hands and feet were tied up, he was still moving around restlessly and swearing.

At this moment, his aura was far stronger than that of those generals who were as quiet as chickens.

"These are the people who are rebelling?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it and couldn't help but sneered,
"With just a few dozen people, what kind of impact can they cause?"

Although the dozens of people in front of him were all men, their bodies were darker and thinner than ordinary farmers, and they did not look like they had practiced martial arts.

There is no need to send out the army to deal with this group of people. The government can probably just send out a few sword-wielding constables to take care of them.

Therefore, their rebellion seemed a bit funny to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Then leader, can you tell me what you think?"

Old Zhu said with a hint of amusement,

"How are you going to rebel? I'd like to hear it."

The leading man looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang, sneered, and said:
"How to rebel?"

"First, dig up Emperor Zhu's ancestral tomb! Dig out his ancestors' bones and make soup!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"

After hearing these words, Lao Zhu's expression suddenly changed, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace in an instant!

In the crowd, Zhu Ju was recording the grievances of the elderly men and women. Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"That's good. Dad has run into a tough guy."

he laughed.

Zhu Biao: "..."

"You're still laughing? It's a good thing we caught them early. If they really dug up our ancestral grave and made soup with grandpa's bones, we would all cry!"

Zhu Biao spat, frowned and turned to look at the villain on the wooden platform.

This sentence is indeed very lethal!

Because this is actually feasible! We don't even need dozens of people, just a few people, after finding out the location, we can just do it!
If they really succeed, I can only say... the consequences will be disastrous!
"Haha! No more words? Keep laughing!"

The leader of the gangsters smiled contemptuously and said,

"I recognize you. You are the Chongba from Dongxiang! Zhu Chongba, you just happened to be in a good time. Your luck is better than mine. I admit that you are a big shot!"

"However, you are not a very good emperor! How is it different from those people in the Yuan Dynasty who just eat and do nothing?"

"You've captured me today, and I accept the consequences. You can kill me or chop me up as you please! Anyway, I've never thought about living since I started this path!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

The person in front of me has a very strong aura!
Zhu Yuanzhang had a feeling that even if he tortured him to death right now, this man wouldn't even frown!
Old Zhu admired this tough guy in his heart, and his anger was slightly dissipated.

"Brother, why is it so?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the man and couldn't help asking,
"From your tone, you seem to be a tough guy. Why would you choose to rebel?"

"How much hatred and resentment do you have against me that you must dig up our ancestral graves?"

He has already decided to send an army to his ancestral tomb specifically to guard the imperial mausoleum!

Craftsmen must also be dispatched to reinforce the ancestral tomb on a large scale and surround it with bluestone slabs to ensure that it will not be destroyed from the outside!

Dig out the bones and stew them into soup. This sentence shocked Lao Zhu so much that he was really scared!
"I can't survive anymore, what else can I do but rebel?"

The man said coldly,

"Those tyrants under you, that bunch of beastly nobles, have a bunch of lackeys who specialize in exploiting us ordinary people!"

"The harvest was poor the year before last, and they took our land by force. We have only been allocated the land for two years! We finally reclaimed the wasteland, but now we have become tenants again! We have to farm for them!"

"Last year, it was a disaster year again. No matter how hard we tried to plant the land, we still had no harvest! But those beasts kept pushing us to pay rent! My father went to plead for mercy, but those beastly lackeys of the nobles beat him to death. My poor mother went to collect the body, but she died of illness two days after returning! I was left alone, naked!"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his eyes full of hatred!

Zhu Yuanzhang just listened silently with a gloomy face.

"And they! They were all forced to sell their children! If they couldn't pay for the rent, they would sell their sons to those beastly nobles as slaves, to be their slaves! Sons are better, but I'm afraid of their daughters, they really abuse them!"

The man was so excited that tears came out of his eyes. He said bitterly,
"These beastly nobles were all appointed by you, the beastly bastard Zhu Chongba! They are either generals or high-ranking officials! They all relied on your power to bully and oppress us ordinary people to this point!"

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and I'm going to find you, Zhu Chongba! You don't even protect the common people, what kind of emperor are you?"

"Dog Emperor!!"

"I bother!"

He spit out a mouthful of saliva and almost spit it on Zhu Yuanzhang's face!
"You! Presumptuous!"

Mao Xiang was horrified and hit the man on the back with his elbow!
boom!
The man knelt on the ground, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Behind him, those dark and thin men were shedding tears of sorrow, and looked really pitiful.

"We already know your grievances and your bitterness."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and said in a deep voice,
"But before you rebelled, didn't you ever think of solving the problem in other ways?"

"For example...if you sue an official and encounter injustice, perhaps the officials of the court will seek justice for you?"

Hearing this, the man was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

He laughed and said,
"Zhu Chongba, you asked a very good question! Then I also have a question for you."

"Why didn't you report to the authorities when you rebelled?"

"Perhaps the officials of the Yuan Dynasty will seek justice for you? Right? Hahahaha..."

There was a lot of sarcasm in the laughter.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as gloomy as water.

After living for so long and killing so many people, this is the first time he has encountered such a person.

He has no way out!
Kill the other party? What's the point!

He has already prepared himself for death. For a tough guy like him, even if you use all kinds of torture on him, he might not even frown!
The key point is that every word they say is so heart-wrenching that it is impossible to refute it!
"Zhu Chongba, since I have fallen into your hands today, I have nothing to say. I have only one life left, so I will die if I die! It doesn't matter!"

The man laughed wantonly and said,
"But if you really want to be a good emperor and want your Ming Dynasty to last a few more years, then you should take good care of the dogs under your command!"

"The lives of ordinary people like us are cheap! But don't forget that you were a beggar back then! Your life is even cheaper than ours!"

"Maybe one day, hundreds, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of worthless lives will overthrow your Ming Dynasty!"

"I advise you to think about it carefully!"

"Come on, kill us! I don't want to live anymore anyway!"

After saying this, he stretched out his neck, as if ready to be killed.

"I can't speak, but Brother Niu's words are our words!"

"Zhu Chongba, come and kill me! I only have one life left, and I'll be done with it if I die!"

"Come and kill me! Come and kill me! I have wanted to die for a long time! Damn it, what kind of world is this? When the Yuan Dynasty was still around, people bullied us. Now that the Yuan Dynasty is gone, there are still people bullying us. What the hell is this change of dynasties!"

"..."

Dozens of people were all furious. There was not a trace of fear in their eyes, only hatred!
Ma Xiuying looked at the villains with a look of pity on her face.

"Zhongba, they are all desperate people..."

She said softly,

"If they had not been oppressed and humiliated, perhaps they would all be good citizens."

"But... alas!"

Seeing these oppressed people become like this, she, the queen who is the mother of the country, felt extremely uncomfortable.

After all, these people were really forced into a desperate situation, which is why they acted so extreme.

Even if there was a slight chance of survival, it wouldn't have come to this!
But who created this situation?

Ma Xiuying looked at the group of meritorious civil and military officials on the side, and there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Could it be that among this group of people, someone's conscience has been corrupted, and they have gone from being the oppressed to being the oppressors today?
It’s only been a few years since the founding of the country, but the atmosphere has become so bad?!

"We know."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said expressionlessly,
"We are to blame for this situation!"

"That kid is right. Every wrong has its perpetrator. It's because we didn't manage the people below well that they ended up in such a miserable state!"

"We can't just sit there and do nothing!"

He turned to look at the leading man and said in a deep voice:
"You deserve to die. From the moment you tried to dig up our ancestral grave, you were doomed."

"But we don't want you to go to see the King of Hell with resentment! You can tell us now who is oppressing you and whose henchmen they are!"

"Before I die, I will give you justice!"

The man sneered.

"Fairness? The word fairness is what we least believe in right now!"

He folded his arms across his chest, raised his head and said,
"The one who beat our father to death was Zhu Hu! We have already found out that he is Zhu Liangzu's adopted son!"

"Do you know Zhu Liangzu? He is your cousin! He has more than ten adopted sons in the county, and they specialize in this business. They find ways to turn the common people into tenants in years of disaster, and then drive the tenants to death, forcing them to sell their children and daughters, and eating their families!"

"I'm telling you now! Where's your justice? Take it out! Haha! I've heard that Zhu Liangzu is your hero! He's your treasure. Not to mention the county magistrate, even the officials of the provincial government wouldn't dare to fart in front of him!"

Swish!
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze over.

"Mao Xiang."

"The minister is here."

"Drag Zhu Liangzu out!"

"According to the order!"

As the number one spy chief of the Ming Dynasty, what Mao Xiang lacked the least was execution ability. Let alone arresting Zhu Liangzu, even if the emperor ordered him to arrest Xu Da, he would step forward without hesitation and arrest him!

Da da!

The two imperial guards followed Mao Xiang and walked up to Zhu Liangzu's side.

"General Zhu, please."

Mao Xiang said expressionlessly,

"His Majesty has ordered you to go up."

Zhu Liangzu: “!!!”

At this moment, Zhu Liangzu looked more panicked than ever before. Even when he was surrounded by enemy troops on the battlefield, he had never been as panicked as he was now!

"me……"

He stood in the crowd and was not willing to move at all.

Seeing this, Mao Xiang cupped his hands again and said:

"General, please don't make things difficult for us."

As he spoke, he waved to the two imperial guards behind him, and they quickly stepped forward and held Zhu Liangzu's arms.

Saying it once or twice is an invitation, but saying it a third time is not polite!
"Brothers, you...you have to help me!"

"Yongzhong, you...you all have to speak up for me! I, I..."

"Brother Hu! I..."

He looked at his brothers. These brothers who had been through thick and thin with him were now his greatest support!

Everyone listened to his plea with complicated expressions and remained silent. It wasn't because of fake brotherhood, but mainly because at this time, no one could express their opinions!

Whoever expresses his opinion will be targeted by His Majesty! Then he will be in danger!

Da da!

Mao Xiang brought Zhu Liangzu to the wooden platform.

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty! These people are just talking nonsense. They... they are making false accusations!"

"I have never done anything illegal! Think about it, how could I harm the people when I am away fighting?"

"This is all a deliberate frame-up by these traitors!"

Before he could even stand firmly, he started to explain to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang just looked at him coldly.

"is it?"

Old Zhu said indifferently,

"It's true that you are fighting, but where are your relatives?"

"And where is your adopted son?"

"I heard from them that you have more than a dozen adopted sons! That's amazing! You have more adopted sons than we have!"

Zhu Liangzu's face changed suddenly.

"Your Majesty... You didn't say that I can't adopt a son... I just want to emulate you!"

He said hurriedly,
"If you say you can't accept them, then I will immediately dismiss all those adopted sons, leaving no one behind!"

"I will dismiss them all as soon as I get back! This bunch of troublemakers, who are doing dirty things behind my back, must not only be dismissed, but also severely punished!"

Zhu Liangzu was eager to distance himself from the relationship and acted as if he was irreconcilable with his adopted son.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the throne suddenly!

"You admit that your adopted sons have done something dirty!"

He ordered,

"Now, the problem is very clear! These adopted sons of yours have done evil things that oppress the people, and the reason they dare to be so arrogant and presumptuous is entirely because they rely on your power!"

"That's how the term 'dog relying on the power of others' is used!"

"Well, since they have committed a crime, you can't escape responsibility! In fact, you are the culprit!"

"All the money they squeezed and extorted from the people went into your pocket!"

Zhu Liangzu: “!!!”

Hearing these words, his face suddenly turned pale.

"No, no!"

"Your Majesty, I did not admit it! I just said..."

"Your Majesty! This really has nothing to do with me! It's all their fault, they... I, I am innocent!"

Zhu Liangzu's face turned red with excitement, and he danced with joy. At this moment, he was incoherent and couldn't even speak clearly!
"Come on, let's take him down!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily,
"I remember that you also came from a poor family! You've only been able to get by for a few years, and you've already turned around and oppressed the common people?"

"Who gave you the guts? Ah!"

Pfft!
Zhu Liangzu fell to his knees, his lips trembling.

"Your Majesty, I, I..."

"Don't say anymore! We don't want to listen!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to stop him and turned to look at the people.

"Who else? Is Zhu Liangzu the only one?"

"Whether it's you dying people or other civilians, you can sue now! We will handle them all!"

When the leading villain saw Zhu Liangzu kneeling in front of him, he wanted to step forward and kick him twice!

But he also knew that now was not the time to act on impulse. What he needed to do now was to take revenge!

"Fellow villagers, it seems that Emperor Zhu is indeed a ruthless character!"

"We have spoken of our grievances, and we must speak of yours as well!"

"If we can die together with these beastly nobles today, then our lives will not be in vain!"

After saying this, he turned around abruptly and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Tell Liao Yongzhong to get out!"

"He has harmed even more villagers! Although we have not been harmed by him, more than half of these dozens of villagers have had their families destroyed by his relatives and adopted sons!"

"In his manor, he also kept hundreds of evil servants and slaves. They even had armor and weapons! Emperor Zhu, how did you manage it? Aren't armor and weapons only for soldiers? Why can his servants wear armor and bully us ordinary people?"

"Poor us common people, we don't even have two kitchen knives, the only way to rebel is to rise up in arms! But what about them? They are so arrogant wearing armor, one of them can beat ten of us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened again!
"Bring Liao Yongzhong here!"

He ordered,

"In addition, Mao Xiang, you must immediately arrange for people to go to the homes of Zhu Liangzu and Liao Yongzhong, arrest all their family members and servants, and conduct a comprehensive search to see if the situation is true!"

Mao Xiang suddenly bowed his hands.

"According to the order!"

"I will send someone to do it right away!"

He was confident about this matter, because he had already completed a comprehensive investigation of Liao Yongzhong and Zhu Liangzu! He knew their situation very well!

Arresting and searching people is as easy as pie!

At this moment, among the group of civil and military officials, Liao Yongzhong suddenly clenched his teeth, rolled his eyes, and actually fell backwards!

"Yongzhong has fallen!"

"He has fainted! Quick, pinch his philtrum!"

Several generals cried out, hurriedly hugged him and gave him first aid.

However, the Imperial Guards had no time to wait for them to rescue him, and they directly grabbed Liao Yongzhong and put him on the wooden platform.

"This son of a bitch, does the Imperial Guard have any humanity at all?"

"Damn it, let's save the person first! You are so rude and unreasonable!"

"that is……"

Several generals looked indignant and stared at the two imperial guards viciously, but they could only curse inwardly and did not dare to shout loudly.

In the current situation, we are all in a difficult situation and cannot save ourselves!

You may be named by the local people at any time, and once you are named, it will be like being on the death list!
Looking at Zhu Liangzu kneeling on the ground and Liao Yongzhong who had fainted, many people showed relief in their eyes.

fine……

Fortunately, my sphere of influence is not in Fengyang!
"Wake him up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly,

"Why are you pretending to be dead? You're a grown man, and you fainted just because you were scared?"

"Good-for-nothing!"

Wow!

A basin of cold water was poured on Liao Yongzhong, causing him to twitch violently!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty!"

Liao Yongzhong screamed and pleaded with tears streaming down his face.

However, after hearing this plea for mercy, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became even colder.

"Look at the way you beg for mercy, I know it's true."

Old Zhu had no intention of showing mercy, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Sure, Liao Yongzhong."

"I didn't realize you had a hobby of collecting armor."

"Don't you know that we already have a rule that anyone who privately collects armor will be charged with treason?"

When he heard the word "treason", Liao Yongzhong trembled all over.

"Your Majesty! I am loyal to Your Majesty and have absolutely no intention of rebelling!"

He begged for mercy again and again.

"Your Majesty! Those armors... those armors are all scrap metal! They are not real standard armors! You must not listen to the nonsense of those rebels!"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Oh? So you have the skill to make armor out of scrap metal?"

Old Zhu said softly,
"Yes, yes, very good!"

"I really don't know how many more surprises you will bring us!"

"One of them has so many adopted sons, and the other collects scrap metal to make armor. Wow... this is even more authentic than what we did in the beginning!"

"We wanted to rebel, what about you?"

After hearing these words, Zhu Liangzu and Liao Yongzhong were already dizzy!
The more you explain yourself, the closer you get to death!
At this moment, Zhu Biao gathered a stack of petition papers, stepped onto the wooden platform, and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father."

Zhu Biao said in a deep voice,
"I have collected all the information. Here are all the complaints made by the people of Fengyang against these people."

"There are all kinds of incidents. I have to say, they...really try every possible way to exploit the people! They won't stop until they squeeze out every last drop of oil!"

Wow.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened the petition papers one by one.

"This is a complaint against the Zhu family for occupying their land..."

"This is a lawsuit against the Lu family for forcibly marrying a girl from a decent family as a concubine..."

"This is a lawsuit against the Liao family for beating an old man to death..."

"..."

Crash, crash.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was already very dark, but the more he looked at these petitions, the uglier it became!
It’s so ugly that it can’t be any uglier!

Zhu Ju quietly approached him.

Da da da!
Da da da!
The jade pendant vibrated wildly, turning into a super motor, shaking him so much that his entire body began to tremble!
Zhu Ju took a look and saw that the jade pendant had already changed from green to blue!
Moreover, it is at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"It's so cool..."

He sighed inwardly, feeling very happy.

At this rate, it will soon be upgraded to purple! According to Master, the higher the color of this jade pendant is upgraded, the better the reward from the purple-robed man will be!
Dad, try harder!
My reward all depends on you!
boom!
"He deserves to be killed, he deserves to be killed!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang threw the complaint paper to the ground and roared,
"come!"

"Cut Liao Yongzhong and Zhu Liangzu into pieces!"

"Exterminate all nine clans!!!"

At this moment, Old Zhu was so angry that he was ready to kill anyone who stood in his way!

kill!

Only killing can calm his anger!

Several imperial guards obeyed the order and stepped forward, directly pressing down the two men's heads.

"Your Majesty! You can't just kill me like this!"

At this point, Zhu Liangzu also lost his temper and shouted hysterically,

"I have made contributions to the Ming Dynasty and shed blood for it!"

"I, I just fought bloody battles for you in the Northern Frontier! It was a bloody battle that I fought for three days and three nights before I finally managed to escape!"

"I have made so many contributions to your Ming Dynasty! You...you killed me just because of this. I, I don't accept it!"

"I don't accept it!"

Until now, he still addressed Zhu Yuanzhang with respect, begging to arouse a little sympathy from the emperor in this extreme yet not so extreme way.

Liao Yongzhong also reacted and shouted:

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"I, Liao Yongzhong... I, Liao Yongzhong, have no merits but have worked hard!"

"You, please forgive me this time for my meritorious service in the Northern Expedition! I... I don't want anything anymore, not even any honors or titles!"

"I only beg Your Majesty to spare my life!"

Bang bang bang!
He was the first to kowtow on the wooden platform, and his kowtow was very loud.

Zhu Liangzu immediately followed and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang. After just a few kowtows, his head was covered in blood!

Swish!
Among the civil and military officials, several military generals also stood up at this moment and knelt on the ground with a thud!
"Your Majesty, they were just confused for a moment, please spare their lives!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Considering their bravery and contributions to the Ming Dynasty, please spare their lives! Even if you have to demote them to commoners, that's fine!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you! They are all brothers who are in the same boat, and I really can't bear to see them..."

"..."

Pfft!Pfft!
As if it had caused a chain reaction, all the generals who led the Northern Expedition, except Xu Da, knelt on the ground and pleaded for Zhu Liangzu and Liao Yongzhong!

Even those who were not generals in the Northern Expedition knelt down and begged for mercy!
Hu Weiyong's expression turned stern.

He knew that at this moment he should kneel down, stand with his brothers, and plead for the two men. Only in this way could his reputation among the Huaixi people be consolidated.

But he also knew that doing so would make His Majesty dislike him!
After thinking it over, he still didn't stand up, and just let the voices of pleading for mercy roar behind him.

Xu Da, who was sitting in front of him, also remained expressionless.

He knew that his words carried weight, and he also knew that the brothers behind him were staring at him, expecting him to kneel down and beg for mercy.

But precisely because of this, he couldn't speak!
On the wooden platform, the leader of the gangsters saw this and couldn't help showing a bit of sarcasm, saying:

"Look, this gang has started."

"Officials protect each other. If one gets into trouble, the others will protect him to the death. If you get into trouble, I will protect you. If I get into trouble, you will protect me. No matter how big the problem is, we can protect you!"

"They have merits, and they can do whatever they want because they have merits. We ordinary people are nothing but fish on the chopping board! Let them slaughter us at will!"

"Humph, let's see how Emperor Zhu handles it!"

The voice of these words was neither too loud nor too soft, and it all reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, making him frown.

"How will we deal with it? We will deal with it as we should!"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded,

"Merit is merit, fault is fault! Merit and fault cannot offset each other!"

"A prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as a commoner! Moreover, Zhu Liangzu and Liao Yongzhong committed such a serious crime!"

"You want us to spare their lives. Do you think the laws of the Ming Dynasty are just for show?"

"If you forgive this today and forgive that tomorrow, then there is no need to talk about the law. Just let you all enjoy the privileges and do whatever you want!"

The scolding did not reduce the cries for mercy.

The sounds of kowtows, begging for mercy, and pleading for mercy continued one after another, making Zhu Yuanzhang feel upset.

"Okay, then we won't kill them!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his voice and said coldly,
"Let's let the people take revenge!"

"The complaints just reported include one against Liao Yongzhong, one against Zhu Liangzu, and one against Lu Zhongheng!"

"Zhu Liangzu and Liao Yongzhong are up there now. Anyone who wants to take revenge can come up now! You can do whatever you want with them!"

"It's okay to kill them! If they are not killed, then we will allow them to live even if they are lucky!"

Hearing this, the victims in the audience immediately turned green with envy!

The villains on the stage walked towards the two men with hatred in their eyes.

"You, what are you going to do!"

“You, you… ah!”

Screams were heard instantly, and a large group of ordinary people came forward and beat the two men crazily!

"Quick, hurry up!"

Hu Weiyong seized the opportunity and whispered to the generals behind him,
"Don't fight, just stop the fight! Bribe them with money!"

"If anyone stops, I'll give them 100 taels of silver, or even more! They still have to live! As long as they all stop, the two brothers can be saved!"

"Go quickly! If you delay any longer they will be beaten to death!"

When the generals heard this, they were all moved.

What a great idea!

Da da da!
Da da da!
"Stop it! Folks, I know you hate it! But now that things have come to this, beating and kicking won't solve the problem! If you stop now, I'll give you 100 taels of silver as resettlement allowance!"

"Right! Beating and kicking can only vent your anger, and your life will be miserable in the future! Those who stop now can get 100 taels of silver, which is enough for you to live a good life again!"

"If you stop, you will get one hundred taels. If you don't, you will get nothing!"

The generals shouted loudly.

This financial offensive was indeed effective, and several ordinary people hesitated and stopped.

It's true, beating someone up can only help you vent your anger, but what happens after you vent your anger? Life is still hard.

But if they could get one hundred taels of silver, their lives would undergo a qualitative change!

This is a principle that everyone can understand.

Seeing that many people stopped, the generals breathed a sigh of relief.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he narrowed his eyes.

"What a great idea! Who gave them this idea?"

His eyes fell on Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and others, with a strong sense of coldness.

"Who the hell wants your money? I want revenge today!"

"My family is all gone! What do I need money for? I'm going to die anyway, so I'm going to drag Zhu Liangzu down with me today!"

boom!
The man punched Zhu Liangzu in the face, and his fists fell like raindrops!
But Zhu Liangzu was a military general after all, and his muscles were weathered, with thick skin and tough flesh. It was impossible for ordinary people to kill him with fists!

This blow was painful for him, but it was not fatal!
"Ugh!"

Seeing that Zhu Liangzu had his eyes tightly closed and looked as strong as a rock, the man gritted his teeth in anger and stomped on Zhu Liangzu's stomach!

"Die, die for me, die for me!!!"

"Bring me a knife! Give me a knife!!!"

(End of this chapter)