"I have wiped out the eighteen tribes in the grassland, and the Japanese slaves have become a close friend of the Ming Dynasty. Now that I have attacked the Japanese country, Yunnan has become a close friend of the people again."
Zhu Yuanzhang said, glancing at the ministers who were already on tenterhooks.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
With just one glance, all the civil and military officials knelt down and kowtowed their heads to the ground.
"I, it is becoming clearer and clearer now. The trouble that worries Ming Dynasty is not outside, but in the court, right here in Fengtian Palace!"
Zhu Yuanzhang still ignored the actions of the ministers and said to himself: "Look at these people, who is not a talented person who has lived in poverty for ten years, and who is not a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. If our place is bad, the Ming Dynasty will be ruined." !”
"If we all die, all parts of the Ming Dynasty will rise up and we will die without a place to die!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he suddenly became sentimental for no reason. He was clearly the one who rose up, and he knew this better than these ministers.
"We haven't closed our eyes all day and night, always thinking about what to say to everyone, but there must be a beginning to what we say..."
Zhu Yuanzhang said and finally fell silent.
"His Majesty……"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, all the officials couldn't help but be moved and sobbed.
Listening to the sobs that seemed to be moved, Zhu Yuanzhang turned coldly and glanced at them.
How many of these people have real feelings?
"I know I was wrong and I am willing to die!"
The minister who was thrown to the ground by him had already accepted his fate of dying here today, and his head hung down helplessly.
"Don't worry, I won't let you go alone."
Seeing the man confessing his crime, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and waved his sleeves.
Just hearing his words was enough to make the ministers burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, I have the courage to ask Your Majesty, Qitai, to spare their lives."
Qitai glanced at the ministers around him who had long since lost their courage, sighed inwardly, and stood up.
"Qitai?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Qi Tai's voice, he turned around and looked at him quite unexpectedly.
From the beginning, Qitai was not on his list of suspects.
He still has his own views on the conduct of his ministers.
Qitai and Fang Xiaoru are all first-class scholars and can be regarded as role models.
"Your Majesty, please spare them their lives!"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal about his request, Qi Tai had no choice but to repeat what he had just said.
Now that he has stood up, he is mentally prepared to remonstrate to death today.
"Qi Aiqing speaks for these people like this, is he also on the same side as these people?"
Faced with Qi Tai's remonstrance, Zhu Yuanzhang just turned cold and stared at him.
Even if it is a talent he values who accepts a bribe, he will not have the slightest intention to protect him.
"I don't know about this matter."
Qitai shook his head. Just because he spoke for these people did not mean that he had anything to do with this matter.
"I am speaking this for the scholars of the Ming Dynasty."
As he spoke, he directly met Zhu Yuanzhang's oppressive eyes.
"Scholar..." After hearing Qi Tai's words, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered. After laughing, his expression became even colder: "A scholar who is greedy for money and preys on the common people?"
If all scholars are like this, then these three words can be said to be extremely ridiculous.
"Your Majesty, their sin is really unforgivable. I just ask your Majesty to spare their lives."
Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning, Qi Tai still responded calmly.
In fact, he was equally disgusted with these people, and all he wanted was for Zhu Yuanzhang not to kill them.
"you……"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed his finger at Qitai angrily, and for a moment he couldn't find anything to say to reprimand this upright minister.
To be sure, Qi Tai was not involved in this matter, but he couldn't be entangled in it without punishing him.
"I, Fang Xiaoru, beg your Majesty to spare their lives."
When Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless, Fang Xiaoru also stood up from among the officials and looked at him resolutely.
Qi Taidu stood up. As the leader of a hundred officials, he couldn't just sit back and watch.
"Mr. Fang Xiaoru, don't you also want to talk about those lofty things like those scholars in the world?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's already unhappy mood climbed to a peak when he saw Fang Xiaoru also standing up, so that he could even feel the beating veins on his forehead.
These scholars are all turned upside down.
"Yes, I have the courage to become a scholar in the world, and I beg your Majesty to spare their lives."
Fang Xiaoru nodded affirmatively, but did not retreat at all even under Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning.
"Okay, okay, another scholar."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed in anger and nodded repeatedly in anger.
"Your Majesty has killed many scholars in the previous major cases. If he kills all these scholars now, how many scholars will the Ming Dynasty have left?"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang smiling so abnormally, the other ministers were all silent and did not dare to make any sound.
Only Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru remained fearless and spoke righteously.
"Could it be that if we kill them, my Ming Dynasty will have no one to use?"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but stare at the two of them and asked questions.
"Please, Your Majesty, spare their lives."
No matter how hard Zhu Yuanzhang forced him, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru insisted on this sentence and refused to give in even half a step.
"Grandpa Huang, no!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still about to speak, but a childish voice came from the door of Fengtian Hall, making everyone look back in shock.
Zhu Yunwen held the door, panting and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was about to get angry, frowned and spoke.
"Yunwen, is this where you should come?"
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and glanced at Zhu Yunwen who suddenly ran to Fengtian Hall, frowned and reprimanded.
It's just that his attitude is much gentler than when he faced the ministers.
"Go back quickly, you are not allowed to interfere with the affairs of the court."
He waved his hand impatiently and wanted to drive Zhu Yunwen back.
He was furious now and had no interest in entertaining children.
Zhu Yunwen just waited until he was done breathing, then strode into Fengtian Hall and knelt in front of many ministers.
When he came, his mother-in-law had already reminded him that this was the time when he could not give in.
So he was fully mentally prepared.
"What are you going to do?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Yunwen and these ministers kneeling together, his expression turned cold and he spoke in a deep voice.
He also didn't expect that Zhu Yunwen, who had always been submissive to him, would actually stand up and disobey him today.
"Grandpa Huang, Yun Wen asks Grandpa Huang to take back his life and spare the lives of these adults."
Zhu Yunwen put his head on the ground and read out the words word for word.
