"Let me ask you! Who asked you to play Cuju here?!"
Zhu Xiongying looked over,
A group of half-grown teenagers were dressed in Chinese clothes. It looked like they were from well-off families. They should all be children of officials.
Their father works in the outer palace, and these children are familiar with it. They have nothing to do, so they play football together in groups outside the outer palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang's shouting question scared these children so much that they couldn't even speak complete sentences.
"Your Majesty! The humble minister is guilty!"
Several exclamations came from behind Zhu Yuanzhang. It was the official who ran out of the outer palace. He seemed to be of high rank and should be the father of these children.
Although they don't know where their child bumped into His Majesty, there is definitely no problem in confessing first!
Logically speaking, you really can't tell what's going on.
These children are playing football outside the outer palace. It does not belong to the area of the palace. There are people coming and going below.
Moreover, His Majesty is wearing a dragon robe. How could the children of these officials be stupid enough to attack His Majesty? !
Therefore, the only thing I can think of is that these short-sighted people kicked Cuju on His Majesty or His Highness!
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked,
"From your family?"
"Your Majesty, yes, he is a child of the Weichen family.
The insult to His Majesty is a sign of lax discipline, and the minister deserves to die! "
"Hmph! You deserve to die!
Someone come! "
The dog-legged man ran over safely,
"Father!"
"Pull these boys down and chop off their legs!"
"Yes, foster father!"
Ping An is Zhu Yuanzhang's loyal dog. He doesn't care why, he just does what Zhu Yuanzhang tells him.
This sentence immediately paralyzed these officials. They collapsed on the ground and shivered, not daring to ask for mercy.
After all, if you say the wrong thing again and add fuel to His Majesty's fire, it won't be just these children who will suffer.
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
Several teenagers realized that a disaster was coming and begged for mercy.
Zhu Yuanzhang flicked the sleeves of his dragon robe and looked extremely angry. Zhu Xiongying was about to ask his grandfather why he was so angry.
If these kids are cut off for playing Cuju, then the blame for the national football team's failure in the future will really fall on Lao Zhu.
"Wait!"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly came to his senses and looked at Zhu Xiongying,
The expression on his face relaxed,
He whispered in Zhu Xiongying’s ear and asked,
"Grandson, does this clause exist in the new Ming Dynasty Law?"
Zhu Xiongying said seriously,
"Grandpa, it seems not.
Where did they offend Grandpa? "
In the new Ming Dynasty laws, all corporal punishments were abolished, and it was even impossible to cut off the legs directly.
This was even more severe than the previous execution, which involved cutting off the feet. Lao Zhu was going to cut off the legs directly.
After Lao Zhu checked with his eldest grandson, he looked at Ping An who didn't know what to do.
said,
"Bao'er, please step back first."
"Yes, foster father."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked down at these young men and saw their weak appearance.
Disgust flashed in his eyes, and he snorted heavily,
scolded,
"We will decide in the early Ming Dynasty!
But there are still many children from farmers who have to work in the fields at a young age!
If you play Cuju in the outer palace, that's fine. Play Cuju under the eyes of the people in the capital.
Are you telling the people clearly that you have no worries about food and clothing? !
Are you living a good life for a few days and I can't let you go? ! "
Lao Zhu's tone became increasingly serious, making everyone breathless.
All the officials suddenly realized,
My child was not punished for playing football outside the palace, on the contrary, he was punished for playing football outside the palace.
Your Majesty is absolutely right,
Children from ordinary families are still worried about their livelihood. Looking back, they see other peers playing Cuju happily at the foot of the imperial city.
What do children from poor families think when they see this scene?
No one could guess Zhu Yuanzhang's true thoughts.
Zhu Xiongying looked at his grandfather with admiration in his eyes,
This is not a big deal,
But this incident is enough to reveal Grandpa’s temperament.
Zhu Xiongying couldn't think of any emperor in ancient dynasties who would say such a thing,
Because they were afraid that children from poor families would see their inner imbalance, they would cut off the legs of officials' children who were playing football.
How can someone who is not from the lowest level think of this?
I can only say that this behavior is very old Zhu.
Lao Zhu looked at these young men in gorgeous clothes and became more and more angry. He turned around and scolded their biological father,
"Did our eldest grandson give you too much salary?! So that your son can wear such nice clothes?!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen deserves to die! Wei Chen deserves to die!"
All the officials complained endlessly.
Only Mr. Hong Wu could scare these officials like this.
"Damn it!
You bastards! Go to the Acropolis Division, everyone!
They all start from the bottom for us!
As soon as spring starts next year, let us go to the fields to farm! "
Rather than cutting off their legs, letting these teenagers work at the grassroots level is nothing more than a mercy.
All the officials and the children were overwhelmed and thanked the Holy Grace again and again.
"Going right now!"
A group of children were frightened and hurriedly ran to the Acropolis Department to report.
What Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know was that the figures of these children were seen by countless people in the imperial city.
It's no wonder that Lord Hongwu is so loved by the people.
With the people in mind, how can the people feel uncomfortable?
"You guys get out too!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Seeing these officials fleeing in a hurry, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You can't run faster than a pig after just two steps!"
When Zhu Xiongying heard this, he couldn't hold back at all and started laughing too.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked even more proud when he saw that his eldest grandson was amused.
He stepped forward and picked up the dropped Cuju, and patted the dust off with his hands.
Dissatisfied,
"These bastards! Don't want such a good thing?!
There’s money to burn too!
They don’t want it, we want it!
Give it to Xiaojiu and the others to play with. "
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said,
"Grandpa, let the grandson take it."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he quickly stopped his eldest grandson.
said anxiously,
"That's not okay! I'm going to ruin your clothes again!"
After getting rid of Mi Tai, wouldn’t it be the same as grandpa squatting there and rubbing her?
In the end, we are still the ones suffering, so we should just keep it to ourselves. "
Now Lao Zhu’s calculations are becoming clearer and clearer,
My own clothes are washed by my concubine, while my eldest grandson’s clothes are always washed by my second wife.
Lao Zhu can't let the girl rub her clothes tiredly, so Lao Zhu usually rubs them with his own hands.
After all the calculations, it is definitely worthwhile to hold this Cuju by yourself.
"Grandpa, you are so awesome."
Zhu Xiongying said sincerely that he would be satisfied if he became an emperor and a grandfather in the future.
Lao Zhu’s eyes of admiration for his eldest grandson were extremely helpful.
laughed and said,
"My eldest grandson, you must love the people like a son!"
"My grandson remembers it~"
