Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 259 Zhu Yuanzhang: Transferring the Embroidered Uniform Guard to the Eastern Palace

Looking at Zhu Yunwen kneeling down.

They looked so resentful and aggrieved.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's smiles instantly turned grim.

"Yunxun."

What grievance do you have?

"Go ahead and tell me, Your Majesty will decide for you," Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice, his expression exceptionally serious.

Zhu Biao's expression also turned serious as he stared intently at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen today.

This was completely unfamiliar to Zhu Biao.

but.

This also allowed Zhu Biao to see a completely different Zhu Yunwen.

"After his elder brother passed away, his father entrusted his grandson to Lady Lü for temporary care."

"However, over the years, Madam Lü has never truly treated her grandson with sincerity."

"My grandson has suffered oppression from Lady Lü since childhood. He is either scolded or beaten. To ensure he loses all value in his father's eyes, she forbids him from going to the main hall, cuts his salary, and sets a rule for him: he must always bow down to anyone, or else he will be beaten and scolded."

"..."

Without any hesitation, Zhu Yunwen raised his head and said with a serious expression.

The words were long.

But the conclusion is that the Lü family was harsh on him and suppressed him.

She treated him like a poisonous woman.

To the outside world, she pretends to be a benevolent and loving mother.

Listening to what Zhu Yunwen said.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned ashen, and Zhu Biao's face was equally grim.

"Yunxun."

"Is what you're saying true or false?"

Zhu Biao stood up and stared at Zhu Yunwen with a serious expression, clearly somewhat disbelieving.

After all, how dignified and gentle was Lady Lü in his presence?

He has never shown any weakness.

Such a woman?

How could she be the kind of poisonous woman Zhu Yunwen described?

Zhu Biao really couldn't understand it, and he couldn't have imagined it.

"Please, Father, understand."

"If my son hasn't suffered any injustice, why has he behaved so poorly all these years?"

"Looking at all of my grandfather's descendants, who is as cowardly as his son?"

“No matter what, the son is still the legitimate son of the Crown Prince, and also the son of his father. If he hadn’t been forced, how could he have become the despicable person in the eyes of outsiders and his father?”

"The son didn't want to either, but he had no choice but to comply."

“Because all these years, my son has been living under the control of Madam Lü. If he does not obey her, he will be severely punished,” Zhu Yunwen said, his eyes red and full of grievance.

"Then why didn't you tell me before?"

"I am also in the Eastern Palace, why have I never heard of this? You have never told me either?" Zhu Biao asked, utterly puzzled.

"Before my maternal uncle gave me some pointers, my son didn't dare to disobey Lady Lü at all."

"Moreover... moreover, when I was bullied by the Lü family, I told my father about it, but my father didn't take it seriously at all. He even thought that I was worthless and unwilling to be taught."

"After a while, how could my son dare to speak again?" Zhu Yunwen said, his eyes still red.

Hear this.

Zhu Biao's expression changed.

I can't help but recall that when Zhu Yunwen was a child, he did have a few private conversations with her and said that he did not want to be raised by Lady Lü and would choose any other concubine. However, Zhu Biao did not take it seriously and did indeed rebuke Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen with a serious expression.

With his broad vision and experience, he naturally saw it at a glance.

Zhu Yunwen was not lying.

"Yunxun."

"We'll only ask once."

"Is this matter true or false?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice, his tone already suppressing his anger.

"I swear on my life that if I have uttered even half a lie, I am not worthy of being a royal descendant, let alone a human being."

"If my grandson is lying, may he be condemned to the deepest hell." Zhu Yunwen bowed deeply without any hesitation and declared loudly.

Hear this.

Deafening.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's expressions changed completely.

"Vicious woman."

"What a vicious woman."

“How dare she treat our grandson like this?”

"No wonder our grandson has behaved so badly all these years, there's a reason for it all."

"So it was all because of this wicked woman." Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his hand on the table, his face cold.

all the time.

Compared to Zhu Biao's indifference, or even disappointment, towards Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yuanzhang kept a close eye on things, hoping that Zhu Yunwen could change and develop the demeanor befitting a descendant of the imperial family.

after all.

Zhu Yunwen was the legitimate son.

Although he was old and had Zhu Biao as his successor, Zhu Biao would still need a successor in the future.

As the eldest son, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally had high hopes for Zhu Yunwen before he learned that his eldest grandson was still alive.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was disappointed by Zhu Yunwen's poor performance, he still held the idea of ​​continuing to teach him, since his descendants had never seen anyone so incompetent.

now.

As Zhu Yunwen spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood.

It was all because of that woman, Lady Lü, who suppressed Zhu Yunwen, making him incredibly humble and cowardly.

The answer to everything is already obvious.

Why is she suppressing you like this?

"She behaved so well in front of me, and I trusted her so much." Zhu Biao was somewhat incredulous, disappointed and puzzled at the same time.

Father, like son.

Perhaps Zhu Biao was in this situation.

"Because she wanted to elevate her son by suppressing Yun-hu."

"With the comparison, her own son's extraordinary qualities can be shown."

"Yun Tong is a disgrace as the eldest son, disappointing you, disappointing us, disappointing the entire court, and disappointing the people of the world. He is destined to be ineligible for the title of heir in the future."

“If you, Biao’er, do not marry a principal wife and have no legitimate son, then her son will naturally have a chance.”

“If we die, and you, Biao’er, inherit the throne, you will inevitably be swayed by your disappointment in Yun Tong and the allure of that woman, ultimately favoring the concubine and neglecting the legitimate heir.”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was ashen as he spoke coldly.

With his broad perspective, how could he not see through Lü's intentions?
Once you connect this to what Zhu Yunwen said today, you will understand immediately.

The Lü family.

He has great ambitions.

Moreover, it was so grand that she had to use her status as a concubine, as an illegitimate child, to seize that position.

"No wonder the Lü family has spared me all these years and hasn't killed me yet. They're using my existence to suppress me and elevate Zhu Yunwen. With this comparison, Father will have no other choice in the future."

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Yunwen finally understood why Lady Lü hadn't acted despite suppressing him and even having the opportunity to kill him all these years. Perhaps it was because she had completely controlled him, or perhaps Lady Lü wanted to use his status to elevate Zhu Yunwen.

Everything makes sense now.

Zhu Biao's face darkened completely, his eyes filled with anger and disappointment.

this moment.

Zhu Biao only wanted to return to the Eastern Palace as soon as possible and personally confront Lady Lü, asking why she had betrayed his trust and why she had so viciously suppressed Zhu Yunwen.

Think of this.

Zhu Biao, his face contorted with anger, was about to walk out of the hall.

"Biao'er."

"What are you going to do?"

Seeing the furious Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shouted, "I want to find this woman and get to the bottom of this!" Zhu Biao replied in a deep voice.

"Yun-tong has suffered so many injustices over the years."

“If you asked this woman and she admitted it, she wouldn’t have tricked you like this, and Yuntong wouldn’t have suffered so much for so many years,” Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said to Zhu Biao.

"What should we do about the son?"

“Although my son disliked Yuntong, he was born to Sister Chang after all. If he has suffered all these injustices because I chose the wrong person, it is all my fault. How can I sit idly by?” Zhu Biao said with a look of regret.

Although I didn't want to believe it deep down.

But he is also good at reading people's expressions.

He could also tell that Zhu Yunwen was not lying.

This is enough to prove that Lady Lü was a vicious woman.

"If you really want to find out whether this Lady Lü is a poisonous woman or not, then leave it to us."

"You want to see this woman because you still have some illusions and want her to give you an answer."

"We can't just stand by and watch her bully our grandson like this."

"If you trust me, then leave this matter to me," Zhu Yuanzhang said, gazing intently at Zhu Biao.

"Father, what are you planning to do?" Zhu Biao turned around and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Biao'er, you still haven't seen through it."

"Over the years, Yunhu has suffered such bullying not only because of your trust in Lady Lü, but also because after gaining your trust, Lady Lü took charge of the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace and cultivated her own people within the Eastern Palace. Therefore, no one dared to report to you the crime of Lady Lü suppressing Yunhu."

"Except."

Even if some people know, they don't dare to say anything.

“After all, you trust the Lü family too much,” Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly, his words revealing the crux of the matter.

"maybe."

Zhu Biao gave a bitter smile, his gaze fixed on Zhu Yunwen kneeling in the hall, his eyes filled with shame.

Guilt and self-blame.

These thoughts all surfaced in Zhu Biao's heart.

If everything Zhu Yunwen said is true, then the injustices he has suffered over the years are immense.

"Yun Qi."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately replied.

Yun Qi, who had been trembling with excitement, stepped forward but dared not utter a word.

"Send word to Jiang Huan."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke authoritatively, with an air of unquestionable authority.

And hear this.

Zhu Biao frowned slightly, but eventually relaxed and didn't interfere.

all the time.

Zhu Biao did not like the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

There were no Embroidered Uniform Guards inside the Eastern Palace, because Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to use them to investigate the Eastern Palace, which was also a way of giving Zhu Biao a silent trust.

But it is precisely this trust that is the key.

This has caused a blunder within the Eastern Palace as well.

A major mistake.

If the Embroidered Uniform Guard had been in the Eastern Palace, Zhu Yunwen would never have suffered so many years of humiliation, and Zhu Yuanzhang would have known long ago, because the Embroidered Uniform Guard was directly under Zhu Yuanzhang's command and would report any slight movement.

"Biao'er."

"Over the years, we have taken your feelings into consideration, so we have never sent any Imperial Guards to the Eastern Palace. Therefore, we know nothing about anything that happens inside the Eastern Palace."

"If this woman, Lady Lü, has really gone too far this time, and everything is as Yunhu said, then you really need to reflect on your actions," Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Biao in a lecturing tone.

His words also carried a strong warning.

It also seems to be telling Zhu Biao that having eyes and ears is very important.

of course!

Zhu Yuanzhang had already believed what Zhu Yunwen said, because he did not believe that his grandson would dare to lie to him so boldly.

The purpose of sending the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate this time is to get to the bottom of things and to verify whether the incident was related to the Lü family.

While Zhu Biao was still debating whether Zhu Yunwen had truly suffered from the Lü clan's oppression over the years, Zhu Yuanzhang had already connected it to the smallpox incident of years past. The Lü clan's current display of ambition was extremely strong; his eldest grandson had contracted smallpox, and then his sister had also contracted smallpox, both of whom died as a result.

If the Lü family was indeed involved in this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely make sure that the entire Lü family died a horrible death.

soon.

There was a sound of footsteps.

Jiang Huan quickly entered the main hall.

Upon seeing Zhu Biao, Jiang Huan felt a tremor in his heart, but dared not show it.

"My lord, please see your Majesty."

"My lord, see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Jiang Huan immediately knelt down and shouted loudly.

"Gather a hundred Imperial Guards and bring them to the Eastern Palace."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Jiang Huan and issued an imperial decree directly.

Hear this.

Jiang Huan seemed to have heard something unbelievable. He suddenly raised his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and then nervously looked at Zhu Biao beside him.

Jinyiwei.

You can go anywhere in the Ming Dynasty.

But there is one place where it is not allowed, and that is the Eastern Palace.

"how?"

"Didn't you hear my decree?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned as he looked at Jiang Huan, who remained motionless.

“This…this…”

Jiang Huan hesitated, but his gaze fell on Zhu Biao.

"Father has already issued the decree, so let's go." Zhu Biao said slowly, as if he had lost some of his spirit.

"Your subject will obey your decree."

"I just don't know what business the Embroidered Uniform Guard has with the Crown Prince?"

"Please give your instructions, Your Majesty," Jiang Huan asked respectfully.

“Our grandson has suffered a lot of injustice over the years.”

"Find out for us exactly what Lady Lü has done to our grandson all these years. Ask her about everything, whether it's palace maids or concubines."

"We need a clear result."

"Find out the truth for us as soon as possible, and we'll be waiting for you here."

"Also, don't let the Lü family play any tricks. We want the most truthful result," Zhu Yuanzhang said to Jiang Huan with a serious expression.

Listen to this.

Jiang Huan glanced at Zhu Yunwen beside him and immediately understood.

Just as he was about to speak.

"Grandpa Huang."

"Father."

"Before I arrived, I had ten guards block the gates of Lady Lü's palace, preventing her from leaving."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Father."

Zhu Yunwen spoke with some trepidation.

Listen to this.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately smiled and said, "Good lad, well done."

"In this way, it will be much easier for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate. If this woman really did it, then she will have no chance to warn the people in the Eastern Palace."

"That's a good move."

"We will pardon you."

Judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction, it's clear that he greatly approved of Zhu Yunwen's actions.

Zhu Biao, who was standing to the side, did not say anything to reprimand him.

Obviously.

The scales in his heart had already tipped in his son's favor.

He no longer trusts Lady Lü.

……

　P.S.: I was traveling all day, so the update is a little late. Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)