At this moment, Zhu Ming also understood what Fang Xiaoru was thinking, and continued to answer: "Cao Cao did not punish the officials because of these letters, but burned them all in public, so that the wise men in the world returned to their hearts."
"I know you might blame them for being against you on this national policy..."
Fang Xiaoru nodded happily and wanted to continue to persuade Zhu Ming, but was interrupted by Zhu Ming's voice.
"The teacher wants the students to save these people in the court tomorrow and win people's hearts."
Zhu Ming looked at Fang Xiaoru seriously. Since he had already used such an obvious allusion to remind himself, it would be bad if he still couldn't figure it out.
"Oh, I also know that they are corrupt and bend the law, and their crime is unforgivable."
Fang Xiaoru understood Zhu Ming, sighed helplessly, and began to explain to Zhu Ming.
"Just twenty years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, tens of thousands of scholars were killed in two major cases. If Your Majesty allows you to continue killing, I'm afraid there will be no one left in the world to use."
Fang Xiaoru also knew that these people were guilty, and he did not want to save them, but if Zhu Yuanzhang continued to kill like this, the scholars in the world who had just stabilized would be withered again.
“Students know how to do it.”
Zhu Ming nodded and responded seriously.
He didn't hand over the account book, and he had some plans in this regard.
"I also hope you can understand what I'm thinking."
Fang Xiaoru sighed again. As a person who reads the books of sages, one day he would go to save these people who are corrupt and pervert the law. He felt guilty on his face.
“Students understand.”
As the number one scholar in the world, Fang Xiaoru still had to make plans for these scholars in the end.
Zhu Ming can also understand.
"His Royal Highness, I will leave first."
In the end, Fang Xiaoru even changed his title. Perhaps he felt that his behavior was no longer worthy of being the teacher of Zhu Ming, the future emperor.
"Teacher, walk slowly."
Zhu Ming watched Fang Xiaoru leave, still saying goodbye with the gift of teacher and student.
"What?"
In the East Palace, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded.
The Crown Princess, who had never lost her composure in more than ten years, now swept away everything on the table with an angry look on her face.
The servants serving on the left and right were already frightened and retreated one after another.
Zhu Yunwen was left standing in the hall tremblingly, looking at his suddenly furious mother in horror.
Ever since he learned about the account book in Daming Palace, he had a vague feeling that the matter might be related to his East Palace.
So as soon as he came back, he told his mother, concubine Lu, all these things.
Unexpectedly, Lu's reaction was so intense, which confirmed his guess.
"Mother, what's behind this matter?"
He looked up at Lu timidly, not daring to think that his mother-in-law was really behind this incident.
"These idiots actually left any account books. I'm really pissed off!"
In anger, Mrs. Lu ignored Zhu Yunwen at all and even smashed a purple clay teapot.
She also didn't expect that these fools would even have the habit of keeping a ledger even when sending money secretly.
Now, the ministers who have been implicated have been implicated. If the investigation continues, might they themselves also be implicated?
"Mom, please calm down!"
Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen calmed down, walked up with courage, and calmed Lu's temper softly: "Mother Concubine, I heard from the common people that when the account book was found, it had been burned to ashes."
With Zhu Yunshun's breath, Lu's mood calmed down a little, and she sat back on the chair, breathing heavily.
"Wen'er, you mean that your grandpa Huang doesn't know who has collected the money, right?"
After a while, Mrs. Lu calmed down, looked up at Zhu Yunwen and confirmed again.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen nodding affirmatively, Mrs. Lu breathed a sigh of relief.
Not knowing the exact roster, that’s not too bad.
She pondered for a long time, then suddenly stood up and shouted towards the door: "Come here, ask Mr. Qitai to come over."
In any case, this line is tied to him. If he harms the lives of ministers, it will be difficult to win over others to do things for him in the future.
The most important thing now is to make up for this matter as soon as possible.
She gave the order, and soon Qitai walked in from outside the East Palace with a puzzled look on his face.
"Princess, what is this?"
Seeing the mess that had not yet been cleaned up, Qi Tai was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask.
"Mr. Qitai, don't be surprised. Just now, you felt a little dizzy, couldn't stand, and fell down."
Lu smiled awkwardly and blurred out the mess.
"Then why does the Crown Princess come to me?"
When Qi Tai saw this, he no longer had any doubts. He just saluted Mr. Lu and Zhu Yunwen and asked aloud.
It was already dark now, and the princess suddenly called her over, wondering what the problem was.
"The little emperor's grandson was dealing with national policy and found a ledger, which made His Majesty furious. Does Mr. Qitai know about this?"
Lu looked at Qitai, but she was not in a hurry to tell her purpose. Instead, she started to test it out.
"Qi Tai doesn't know this."
After hearing what the Crown Princess said, Qi Tai shook his head in confusion.
He only knew that the young emperor's grandson had returned from dealing with the turmoil, but he didn't know the specific details.
"Yunwen, tell Mr. Qitai what you saw at Grandpa Huang today."
Seeing that Qitai was still unclear about the matter, the Crown Princess turned to Zhu Yunwen and told him what he had seen and heard today.
The more Qi Tai listened, the more he frowned.
"As a woman, I don't know how powerful the imperial court is, but I know a little bit about His Majesty's temperament."
Seeing Qi Tai's expression, she seemed to take this matter seriously, and the Crown Princess felt a little sure in her heart, pretending to be helpless: "You ministers have been studying hard for more than ten years, but one trip made a mistake, and the whole family... I really can’t bear it that my little one’s life is not saved.”
Qi Tai is also a scholar. When he talks about studying hard in the cold window, he can naturally empathize with him.
"It's just that they knew the law and broke the law, which is an unforgivable crime."
Qitai was embarrassed for a while, but he still sighed and said helplessly.
No matter what, breaking the law is breaking the law.
"The little girl also knows."
Qitai's attitude was also within the Crown Princess's calculations, and she just lamented in grievance again.
"It has only been more than 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty has killed so many scholars in several major cases. If the killings continue, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will have no more scholars to use."
Hearing the princess talk about the previous major cases, Qi Tai's already troubled heart was shaken.
When Zhu Yuanzhang became murderous, no one could stop him.
Especially after the death of Queen Ma and the Crown Prince, no one can stop him.
