Brave first!
And this comes from Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation, which shows how valuable this evaluation is.
Chang Yuchun, King of Kaiping, was the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. When he was alive, even Xu Da, the King of Zhongshan Mountain, was subordinate to him. And Fu Youde actually surpassed Xu Da, just a little worse than King Kaiping, and his bravery even surpassed King Kaiping!
Although Yao Guangxiao has always had a high self-esteem, he believes that there are few people in the world who can compare with him. In the past, Fu Youde had never had a place in his mind, and he never thought that Fu Youde, who looked rough in appearance, could hide his clumsiness.
Yao Guangxiao took out a letter from his arms and sighed slightly in his heart. Originally this thing was intended to be used to claim credit in front of Zhu Di, but now it seems that it is better to give it to him earlier, just to increase Zhu Di's confidence.
"What is this?" Zhu Di glanced at it and asked calmly, not even reaching out in a hurry.
Seeing Zhu Di's motionless look, Yao Guangxiao's heart moved. He knew that Zhu Di had experienced and practiced in the past two years to the point where he was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and he did not dare to pretend to be sophisticated anymore.
He quickly said: "Although Fu Youde is powerful, there is no one in the world who can compete with him. Isn't the prince worried about Fu Youde? God is for the prince. Send a handsome man..."
"Oh? Really?" Zhu Di smiled slightly and reached out to pick up the letter without comment. I don't believe Yao Guangxiao's words at all. If the handsome talents in the world are so easy to find, how can the Ming Dynasty still dominate the world?
Zhu Di only thought that Yao Guangxiao had never really seen the power of Fu Youde, so he could talk so shamelessly.
But as he opened the letter, the moment he saw a name, his eyes suddenly widened and he looked up at Yao Guangxiao in disbelief, "How is this possible? How can you win over him?"
You... Hearing these two words, Yao Guangxiao's heart suddenly sank. He instantly knew that Zhu Di had actually known that there was someone behind him for a long time, and he only acted with him deliberately to keep him.
At this moment, Yao Guangxiao had a clearer understanding of Zhu Di's deep thoughts.
Zhu Di also knew that he had said the wrong thing, but that was no longer important now. What he was extremely curious about now was how people like Yao Guangxiao managed to win over this person. This person is no ordinary person. Although he was driven back to his hometown by his father a few years ago to retire, as long as he comes out of the mountain, he will definitely shock the world.
"So the poor monk said that since the prince has destiny, he will naturally be welcomed by the public!" Yao Guangxiao said with a smile.
Zhu Di didn't believe in destiny, so he stared at Yao Guangxiao and sneered: "This reason is not enough!"
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Yao Guangxiao quickly bowed slightly and replied truthfully: "I don't dare to deceive the prince. In fact, this man came to him himself. As for the reason, according to this man, it was Wu Wu Er. He wanted to compete with the heroes of the world. .”
Zhu Di held the letter and lowered his eyes, and couldn't help but ponder.
After a while, Zhu Di suddenly laughed up to the sky and said: "It is indeed destiny that belongs to me, it is indeed destiny that belongs to me..."
Yao Guangxiao's face froze when he heard this. Although he often said this, he was a stickman and didn't believe it at all. Now that Zhu Di said this, he couldn't help but feel a very strange feeling.
He or Zhu Di, who is the best?
Zhu Di didn't care about that. Those who boarded his ship were his people, but it was impossible to get off the ship. As for the purpose of these people gathering on his ship, Zhu Di didn't care.
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The news that the Minister of Civil Affairs embezzled two thousand guan of public money instantly shocked the entire court.
In an instant, whether they were enemies with Zhang Yan or those who were friends with him, there was a roar of shouting and killing.
Some people even reported to the emperor, hoping that in accordance with the iron law set by Emperor Taizu Gao, who was greedy for sixty ounces of ink and peeled daylilies, he would be punished by peeling daylilies.
However, some officials believed that Zhang Yan could not escape the death penalty, so there was no need to torment him any more and they could just execute him immediately.
But the officials who advocated peeling daylilies believed that the iron law set by Emperor Taizu and Gao was unbreakable, and otherwise it would not be enough to deter the officials.
Both sides held their own opinions and argued endlessly.
Contrary to these officials, the other four ministers were silent and said nothing. Unlike those officials who were arguing, they clearly knew why Zhang Yan ended up like this.
Although Han Du was not the one who took the initiative, he was the one who pulled the strings and led to Zhang Ming's fate.
Moreover, in fact, the various things that happened in the canteen of the Ministry of Personnel were not unheard of in other ministries. This incident also served as a warning to several ministers, who took the initiative to clean up their dining halls and completely eliminate extravagance and waste.
In the end, Zhu Biao issued an order to sentence Zhang Can to death.
Han Du came to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and announced his decree to Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan was locked up in the innermost cell. For the sake of his noble status, the jailer not only did not make things difficult for him, but even cleaned the cell cleanly and served him with good wine and food.
The jailer is not stupid either. This is a heavenly official, a person who in the past would have been impossible to meet even if he wanted to curry favor with him. Now Zhang Yan is in trouble, but who can guarantee that he will not walk out of this prison in the next moment?
If you serve this gentleman well in prison, you may be able to reap huge benefits when he gets out. Such a hugely profitable thing, naturally all the jailers rushed to do it.
When Zhang Yan came here at first, he was quite uneasy. But then he comforted himself that with so many friends outside, he would be able to go out soon. After a few days, he himself believed his self-comforting words. Coupled with the fact that the jailers were rushing to show their courtesy to him, Zhang Yan even more mistakenly believed that this was an order that Bao Zhao, the Minister of Punishment, could order, and it might even be the emperor's will.
If that's the case, what else does he have to worry about? Zhang Yan could live in this prison with peace of mind. He was even thinking about how to take revenge on Han Du after he got out.
This time Han Du made him so embarrassed, it would be unworthy of him not to avenge this!
"Sir, please quickly..."
"My lord, please come this way..."
Han Du came to the prison again, feeling a little touched in his heart. The former cell leader could not return to his hometown long ago, and the current cell leader is his son. The current position of cell leader was obtained by his father as a favor from Han Du.
When Zhang Yan heard the noise coming from outside, he thought it was the jailer who was bringing him food and drinks. At this time in the past, it was indeed almost lunch time, so it was no wonder that Zhang Yan had such an idea.
But after listening carefully for a moment, Zhang Yan noticed something was wrong. Hearing the word "Sir" one after another, a smile instantly appeared on Zhang Yan's face, thinking he was an official who came to release him.
Zhang Yan immediately sat up straight. Even in this cell, he wanted to give people an impression of steadfastness and unyielding. He wanted to declare to the world that although Han Du, the chief minister of the cabinet, deliberately suppressed him, he was not afraid.
At the same time, Zhang Yan also wanted to get out of this prison. Although the food here is pretty good, where can it compare with what he has at his house? It's enough to act like he was wronged by Han Du and stay here for a few days. How about staying forever?
Listening to the footsteps of the visitor, he calculated the moment when the visitor would appear at the door of his cell. Zhang Yan's eyes slightly lowered, and he said loudly and passionately: "I have been honest all my life, and I am not afraid of Han Du. Even if I am framed by him and imprisoned, I will never bow to Han Du. Han Du is a thief... ..Uh~uh~huh? Han Du! Why are you here!"
Zhang Yan's righteous posture just now could no longer be maintained, and he even felt that his whole body was wrapped in coldness. A cold breath penetrated from his tailbone to Tianling Gai, making him shiver uncontrollably.
Han Du looked at Zhang Yan with a smile on his face and said nothing.
But the more Han Du smiled, the more Zhang Yan felt in his heart. ???????????????
Han Du glanced at the table and saw that there was still unfinished meat and wine on it. He immediately smiled and said: "It seems that you are living a good life here. You have wine, meat, food, and warm clothes. You are living a very leisurely life."
Zhang Yan slowly calmed down, feeling that he was frightened by Han Du's sudden appearance just now. Judging from Han Du's appearance, he didn't seem to be here under orders. Maybe he just wanted to ridicule him.
After comforting himself for a while, Zhang Yan felt a surge of courage again in his heart. Pointing at Han Du, he said sternly: "Han Du, although you are the chief minister of the cabinet, Ming Dynasty still has royal laws. You can't frame me. When I get out of this prison..."
"You can't get out of this prison." The smile on Han Du's face disappeared instantly and he said coldly.
Before Zhang Yan could turn around, Han Du took out the imperial edict, unfolded it immediately, and said loudly: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:... Zhang Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has committed a heinous crime of embezzling public funds and is sentenced to death." , execution will be carried out in three days..."
After Zhang Yan heard this, a great fear suddenly took over his heart. It felt like even the dark shadows around him were squeezing towards him like evil spirits.
The fear of death made Zhang Yan's legs weak and he could not even stand up. Kneeling and crawling to the edge of the cell, he held the fence with one hand, pointed at Han Du with the other and cursed angrily: "Han Du, you thief, you framed Zhongliang, you will die a good death... The emperor will not let you Blinded, never!”
Han Du didn't care about Zhang Yan's scolding, but asked with a smile: "I framed you? What did I frame you for? The extravagance and waste in the canteen of the Ministry of Personnel, is it caused by me? You draw the public funds of the Ministry of Personnel Is it for personal use? Is it a lie? The emperor has been kind enough to you for sixty ounces of peeled day lilies, but you still don’t want to thank me?"
There was only a buzzing sound in Zhang Yan's ears, and he couldn't hear any other sounds. He sat slumped on the ground, his eyes blank.
Han Du straightened up, glanced at Zhang Yan lightly, and left the prison without looking back.
After a long time, Zhang Yan was awakened by the growl of hunger in his stomach, and subconsciously shouted: "Why haven't my food and drinks been delivered yet?"
"Hahaha......"
The response Zhang Yan received was a burst of laughter.
