Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

The next day.

Early morning.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Everyone is safe!"

"Long live thanks!"

After the simple ceremony between the monarch and his ministers, the ministers stood up one after another and secretly glanced at Lu Ben, the Minister of Rites, from the corner of their eyes.

Lu Ben's face was pale and he was swaying even when he stood.

Last night, he knelt all night in the East Palace.

My knees almost collapsed.

But that's okay.

The prince must be full of debts to him now, right?

This debt will be doubled to compensate the Lu family after the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor.

Now, it's time to do another thing.

Take the initiative to ask the emperor to kill 'Lu'!

Lu, donkey...

The corners of his lips twitched uncontrollably. He, Lu Ben, had been loyal to the Yuan Dynasty, and now, he was honored as a second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty.

I have never suffered such a big setback.

Never suffered such great humiliation.

"Your Majesty, I apologize!" A hoarse voice of humiliation suddenly sounded, echoing in the hall.

The ministers were shocked and turned around one after another.

Lu Ben stepped out from behind.

He knelt down, put his forehead on the ground, and prostrated, "Your Majesty trusts me and appoints me as the Minister of Rites. I originally wanted to do some innovations and innovations in the imperial examination selection, but I never thought of it because I am not capable..."

The ministers nodded secretly.

The attack on Zhu Silang was described as an immature attempt to reform the imperial examination.

What a good excuse!

With this excuse, the emperor's punishment should be much lighter, right?

Who came up with this excuse?

Lu Ben himself?

Prince?

While listening to Lu Ben's statement of guilt, the courtiers secretly observed Zhu Biao.

…

"I did not think carefully beforehand. During the reform process, I made the mistake of taking too big a step and blindly advancing blindly. As a result, the scholars of Yingtian Mansion were dissatisfied with the imperial court. I beg your Majesty to convict you!"

As the words fell, the echoes in the hall gradually died down.

In silence...

The ministers looked at the prostrate Lu Ben and then at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ha ha!

Above the Dragon Court, Zhu Yuanzhang looked down at Lu Ben and sneered in his heart.

What a clever word!

Regarding the behavior of the fourth child, through Lu Ben's mouth, it became a blind and rash attempt to innovate after a new official took office, eager to achieve political achievements, without careful consideration?

It's a one-size-fits-all excuse.

In the future, when officials of the Ming Dynasty made mistakes, they could use this snake oil excuse to justify themselves.

"Okay, Lu Qing has a good attitude towards admitting his mistakes. Any merit should be rewarded, and any mistake should be punished." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch took the fold, stood up, and read loudly: "Lu Ben was promoted to Minister of Rites, and presided over the supervision of the imperial examination..."

The eunuch first recounted the mistakes Lu Ben made when presiding over the college examination and the negative impact they caused.

"I punished Lu Ben with fifty lashes with a stick and demoted him to the post of Inspector General of Peking!"

hiss!

The officials took a breath, widened their eyes, and raised their heads in shock.

The severity of the punishment was unexpected!

The second grade was demoted to the fifth grade.

This kind of relegation is almost done to the end!

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Fifty punishments are the most fatal.

These civil servants are not those rough-skinned and vulgar Qiu Ba.

According to the records of stick responsibilities in past dynasties.

Fifty boards is the life and death line for civil servants.

After the beating, whether you can survive or not depends entirely on fate.

Emperor Zhu had murderous intentions!

But why?

Lu Ben looked pale, raised his head, his eyes trembled violently, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in horror, 'Why is it different from what was expected? ! ’

Immediately, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Biao pleadingly...

Now, only the prince can intercede for him.

Zhu Biao stepped out and said, "Father..."

"Drag people down!" As soon as Zhu Biao opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The imperial guards were on duty outside the palace. They quickly stepped inside, picked up the sluggish Lu Ben, and dragged him away.

ah……

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please spare me this time... ah..."

Soon, screams came from outside.

The ministers lowered their heads, and every scream made everyone look paler.

When the screams became weaker and weaker, instead of relaxing, the ministers felt chills all over.

The voice became weaker and weaker, indicating that Lu Ben might not be able to survive!

Hu Weiyong glanced at Zhu Biao from the corner of his eye, 'Is this a call for the prince? What did the prince do? What made Emperor Zhu so dissatisfied? Or is Emperor Zhu's support for the prince no longer so firm? ’

Lu Ben was the father of the crown prince's concubine.

Now, the emperor showed murderous intention towards Lu Ben.

In particular, Zhu Silang has been in the limelight recently, and at the same time, the emperor also showed a great preference for Zhu Silang.

All the information, taken together, is so fascinating.

…

This morning.

All the officials were trembling with fear.

Down towards the back.

From the Fengtian Hall, people filed out, and those who were friends with each other gathered together.

Lan Yu caught up with Xu Da and whispered seriously: "Third brother, if His Majesty wants to depose the crown prince and support Zhu Silang, will we brothers have to stand on the opposite side?"

Xu Da paused and looked at Lan Yu...

‘Lanyu, you’ve also begun to learn to beat around the bush and test things out. ’

With a ventriloquism, he said calmly: "You are thinking too much."

After saying that, he left quickly without stopping. If he couldn't afford to offend him, he couldn't afford to hide.

Go home!

See no one behind closed doors!

Anyway, he already thought so.

…

"Teacher."

In the right minister's official room, Hu Weiyong closed the door and couldn't wait to ask: "What is Emperor Zhu doing?"

He showed murderous intention towards Lu Ben.

Zhao Zhu, the successor of the Minister of Rites, who could be promoted, had previously served as the crown prince of the East Palace.

The prince's praise for kindness is the prince's accompanying reading.

It is also a prince family with upright roots.

In this way, his previous judgment that the emperor's support for the prince had wavered was no longer valid.

This time, he really couldn't figure out what Emperor Zhu wanted to do.

"Please teach me." Hu Weiyong poured tea for Li Shanchang and stared at Li Shanchang eagerly.

Li Shanchang picked up the tea cup and concealed the strangeness in his eyes.

Emperor Zhu probably saw through the purpose of Lu Ben's actions.

Find out the prince's temperament, make the prince feel indebted, and make long-term plans.

No emperor can tolerate this kind of thing as long as he sees through it!

Why did Cao Cao kill Yang Xiu?

At this moment, Emperor Zhu asked why he had murderous intentions towards Lu Ben!

He came up with this idea for Lu Ben, so of course he couldn't tell Hu Weiyong.

At this moment, he should hide deeply and never let the emperor discover that he was the one making suggestions for Lu Ben.

Li Shanchang put down his tea cup and said with a smile: "The appointment of Zhao Zhu, a man who once served as the prince's companion, can explain everything. The emperor's support for the prince has remained unwavering as always."

"As for the emperor's murderous intention towards Lu Ben, we don't know what the reason might be."

After saying that, he quickly changed the subject and asked: "Have you found the scholar who used ventriloquism to make Lu Ben's life and death depend on fate?"

"It's almost time." Hu Weiyong suppressed his suspicion and smiled: "We have already defined the area. They are the last group of candidates to leave the examination room. The names of these people have also been listed in detail. The student union will send people to investigate one by one."

He is bound to get this talent!

…

Royal study room.

"Father, why!"

Zhu Biao followed Zhu Yuanzhang, and as soon as he entered the imperial study, he became a little excited and spoke.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and waved.

After all the maids and eunuchs had gone out and the door to the royal study was closed, he asked, "Why did the emperor want to kill the donkey, right?"

Zhu Biao's lips moved.

From the very beginning, my father turned a blind eye to this matter and deliberately indulged it.

Treat Lu Ben like this now.

This is a typical example of killing the donkey.

It will chill people's hearts.

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He was not alone for Reuben.

But I am worried that the courtiers will be coldhearted.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao, sat down, and said: "As the emperor, my father does not need to explain to others, but you are the prince chosen by my father, and you are the only candidate!"

"Father is willing to teach you everything..."

"Yes, from the very beginning when we turned a blind eye, we were ready to kill the donkey. If Lu Ben uses public weapons for personal use, he will definitely be punished. This is the emperor..."

…

He had already made excuses.

Once Xia Shimin passes such a difficult college examination, he will be admitted as a scholar.

So, why did Xia Shimin fail the admission test to the Imperial College?

The Imperial College was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

This excuse, neither light nor serious, was enough to hit Lu Ben more than a dozen times and shock the court.

But who knew that the fourth asshole would cause a ventriloquism incident.

"The ventriloquist was done by the fourth child?!" Zhu Biao's eyes widened in shock when he heard this.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

In fact, in terms of hard-heartedness and decisive actions, Biao'er is really not as good as Lao Si.

How cruel the fourth child is.

Lan Yu went to Tuqiao Village to provoke, and he almost left Lan Yu's life in Tuqiao Village.

Lu Ben jumped up and down to target.

The fourth child has been too lazy to answer.

But as soon as he made a move, Lu Ben was completely defeated.

If it were Biao'er who was the fourth child, I'm afraid Lu Ben would have knelt to death in the East Palace, and the fourth child wouldn't have felt a sense of indebtedness.

Why has he always been suspicious of the fourth child and why he can't completely trust him?

Because he noticed that although Lao Si liked the ordinary and comfortable life in Tuqiao Village.

And enjoying it is not a pretense.

But there is a kind of indifference in the fourth child's bones!

The fourth child seems to want to use ordinary life to dilute and dissolve the indifference in his bones, but through Jin Yiwei's surveillance and his observation.

This apathy persists.

Only for Miaoyun, the two children, and the villagers of Tuqiao Village...

In short, only by being truly accepted and recognized by him will his indifference disappear.

Once the fourth child becomes ambitious, this indifference will make him even more powerful.

In fact, this kind of indifference would be perfect if it appeared in Biao'er.

The outer saint and the inner king!

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, collected his thoughts, picked up a piece of paper, and handed it to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao took it and opened it...

This was a decree to punish Luben.

But it was obviously an abandoned decree.

If you transport envoys from Sanpin and Liangzhe salt, the punishment is much lighter.

Zhu Biao raised his head, "Father..."

"Strange, why did we change our mind?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "My father changed his mind because he just wanted to let Lu Ben go to Peiping to serve as a supervisor."

"The fifty cents were added when my father heard that he went to the East Palace to kneel down to plead guilty!"

…

As Zhu Yuanzhang told it, Zhu Biao finally understood the reason.

"He dared to find out your temperament, try to make you feel indebted, and plan for the long term. If he hadn't been your father-in-law, we would have killed him directly instead of fighting fifty times. Whether he lives or dies depends on fate. !”

Snapped!

Zhu Yuanzhang's hand slammed on the document.

Zhu Biao was silent.

Before that, he did feel that he owed Lu Ben a lot.

…

After a long time, Zhu Biao raised his head and said, "Father, I want to go and apologize to my fourth brother..."

"He ran away!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed and scolded in annoyance: "Yesterday, after doing a good deed, he returned to your Uncle Xu's house, and he took his family of four, greased the soles of his feet, and ran away!"

"You don't need to apologize to him. The fourth child will not be angry with you because of Lu Ben."

He knew why Biao'er wanted to apologize to Lao Si.

But with his understanding.

The goddam fourth boy wouldn't equate Lu Ben with Biao'er.

This will not cause any estrangement from Biao'er.

When he attacked Lu Ben, he only targeted Lu Ben, not the target of the sword.

Zhu Biao couldn't help being amused.

It was a good thing that this fourth child, the lucky kid, ran away as soon as he caused such a big thing.

"Father, how did the fourth child do in the exam? Are you sure you can bring back a scholar to our family?" Zhu Biao asked with a smile.

"He can run faster than a rabbit, and my father didn't ask him if he was sure. Let's wait until the results are released in a month!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and scolded.

Damn it, if you don't give him an exam and come back as a scholar.

See how he cleans up!

…

Wangxian Tower.

When we arrived in Jiangning yesterday, it was already dark.

With two little guys, Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun did not dare to travel overnight.

I settled in Jiangning.

Early in the morning, Zhou Shixian came after hearing the news.

"Mr. Zhu, how did you do in the exam? Magistrate Jiang sent a letter once, asking the junior to write a letter at any time to inform Mr. Zhu of his success in the imperial examination." Zhou Shixian was very curious and couldn't wait to ask.

Zhu Di looked at the letter Zhou Lang sent back from Liaodong.

This letter was written by the eldest brother Zhang Yu, Qiu Laoer, and Zhu Laosan in the name of Zhou Lang.

It was delivered to Jiangning the day before yesterday.

introduced in the letter.

Qiu Laoer is now the commander of the Daliao River Guard.

Feng Sheng integrated the five guard posts along the Daliao River into one guard and gave them to Qiu Laoer to command.

This is a forward defender directly facing Liaoyang Wang Naha.

Qiu Laoer's guard has no rear and is all on the border.

Feng Sheng's move was quite insidious.

Fortunately, Qiu Laoer had no rear, but his eldest brother Zhang Yu cooperated.

Big brother, this big bandit, already has 10,000 soldiers and horses.

After successfully nibbling away at a few strands, the separatist forces that had always defied Naha truly gained a foothold in Liaodong.

The strategy of raising bandits is finally on the right track.

The letter mentioned that Zhang Laoda and Qiu Laoer took advantage of the muddy conditions in Liaodong in the spring and all parties were in a period of military silence.

We are vigorously reclaiming wasteland and training troops.

Prepare to cooperate secretly to launch a summer operation in the summer.

The total number of troops mobilized was nearly 20,000!

This kind of force scale is indeed not enough compared to several conquests, which often involve hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops.

But it’s not too small either.

Used rationally, it may not be impossible to create great results.

…

After reading it, Zhu Di closed the letter and said with a smile: "It feels good, but we won't know the specific results until the results are released a month later."

Zhou Shixian smiled and said: "That's right, my father mentioned in his letter at home that the superior officer of the guard station was good to him and sympathized with him. In half a month, he will take a few robes and set off home to visit relatives. According to the time, it will be during the scholar examination. Before and after the announcement of the list."

A strange look flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

He felt that Zhou Lang had brought several Pao Ze home.

It may have something to do with the summer battle mentioned in Qiu Laoer's letter.

Written on two letters, it should be for insurance.

After all, the plan to raise bandits is too sensitive.

You definitely can't talk to Zhou Shixian about these things.

Then he smiled and said: "Okay, you must notify me when your father comes back."

…

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun, after returning to Tuqiao Village, were busy with spring planting, resuming classes, and taking care of their two little ones.

It was a very unpleasant life.

Jinling City is a bit messy.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang's son, Zhu Silang, participated in this academic examination.

Everyone in the court was closely watching the progress of Ying Tianfu's examination, eagerly awaiting the day when the results of the scholar examination would be announced.

Yingtianfu officials were frightened and under unprecedented pressure.

Hu Weiyong and many others are working intensively to investigate the instigator of the ventriloquist incident.

As the investigation continued to deepen, the entire incident began to slowly be restored and surfaced.

Time flies.

One month later.

The day before the results of the Yingtianfu Academy Examination...

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The time span of this chapter is a bit long, everyone said it was stupid, but I saw it. For the plot arrangement this time, I arranged three lines, one for Zhu Yuanzhang to see his grandson, one for the imperial examination, and one to pave the way for the Xia family. This is the first time in one plot. , arranging three lines at the same time may not have grasped the rhythm well. Here, I would like to apologize to all book friends.