"The emperor conquered the world and knew that it was not easy to conquer the world. Ming'er knows it, and I believe all ministers can understand it."
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang admits that he was wrong, Zhu Ming cannot blame him for this mistake.
After all, he is the emperor, and he needs to save face to some extent.
Seeing that Zhu Ming had saved some face for himself, Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer as angry as before.
"Then, what should we do tomorrow?"
He walked up to Zhu Ming, leaned down, and asked softly.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude finally changed, the kneeling ministers seemed to finally see some hope.
Today's glimmer of hope lies in Zhu Ming, the emperor's grandson.
"Um."
Zhu Ming then glanced at these ministers and pondered for a while: "Ming'er thinks that if these adults accept bribes, they will be exempted from the death penalty but will not be able to escape the crime of living. It is better to demote them to common people and never use them again."
He stepped forward to save people for Fang Xiaoru's sake, but that didn't mean he would forgive these people for obstructing his national policy.
"Okay, I'll do as you say tomorrow."
After listening to Zhu Ming's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded affirmatively, then turned to look at the ministers who had already weakened their legs with fear and snorted coldly: "I will spare your life today and demote you to a commoner, never to be used again!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Seeing that he could still save his life, the minister crawled in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and knocked heavily on the ground.
Even if he loses his official position, at least his life is still there.
"It's not me you should thank, but our good grandson."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look at him and spoke coldly.
If his darling grandson hadn't interceded for him, he wouldn't have been soft-hearted.
"Thank you, grandson, emperor. Thank you, grandson, emperor."
Upon seeing this, the minister immediately climbed up to Zhu Ming on his knees and kowtowed heavily again.
Unexpectedly, he was clearly against the emperor and his grandson, but the emperor's grandson could still come forward to save his life.
"Grandpa Huang's kindness is so great. I only do it for the sake of the world's scholars. I just ask you to be a down-to-earth man in the future."
Zhu Ming just shook his head calmly.
"Yunwen, get up too."
Zhu Yuanzhang's anger had dissipated at this moment, and he turned to look at Zhu Yunwen beside him, asking him to stand up as well.
"You two, go to the Daming Palace and wait. Grandpa Huang will come to see you again after he goes to court."
As he said this, he had already asked people to take Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen away.
"Two royal grandsons, please wait here. I will take my leave."
Yun Qi brought the two emperors and grandsons to the Daming Palace, settled them down, and bowed respectfully to them before retreating.
Zhu Yuanzhang is still in court, and he still has to wait on him.
After being brought to the Daming Palace, Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief.
Facing Zhu Yuanzhang just now has really exhausted their mental energy, and they just want to rest at the moment.
"Thank you."
Sitting in the Daming Palace, after recovering from the oppressive feeling just now, Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Ming. After holding it in for a long time, his face turned red, and he squeezed out a word of thanks from his mouth.
He never thought that he would still have time to thank this common man.
"Brother, you're welcome."
Zhu Ming just responded politely, and then ignored Zhu Yunwen.
He just agreed to Fang Xiaoru. As for helping Zhu Yunzhen, it was just a coincidence.
I just hope that when he becomes emperor in the future and cuts down the feudal vassals, he can be gentler with himself, the prince of a common people.
Zhu Ming didn't speak, so Zhu Yunwen ignored him. After all, his thank you just now was just out of politeness.
The two of them waited quietly in the Daming Palace for a full hour and a half without saying a word.
"Oh, dear grandson, you must have been waiting for a long time."
It wasn't until Zhu Yuanzhang's laughing voice came that the deathly silence was broken.
As soon as he walked in, he hugged Zhu Ming and rubbed Zhu Ming's face.
"Grandpa Huang, I wonder why we are asked to wait here?"
Zhu Yunwen asked Zhu Yuanzhang to only care about hugging Zhu Ming, a commoner. He suddenly became sour again, pouted, and asked dissatisfiedly.
"Today, I am very satisfied that you can stand up and persuade me to let those ministers go."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, stretched out his hand, and patted Zhu Yunwen's head gently.
Although Zhu Yunwen's words were not as well-founded as Zhu Ming's, he still dared to stand up for those ministers.
Of course, although there was also Lu's instigation behind this.
Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang praised himself for a rare time and patted himself on the head, Zhu Yunwen finally felt a little happier and started laughing.
"However, you must not be too soft-hearted towards these ministers in the future."
After praising the two people, Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent again and looked at Zhu Ming and Zhu Yunwen seriously.
If you become an emperor in the future, kindness will not be enough: "These people are all elite scholars. Each city is very deep, so we can't be deceived by them."
"My grandson has taken note of it."
"I'll know tomorrow."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to teach them how to govern, the two of them nodded obediently.
"Well, you have to punish them if they deserve it. Only by giving them kindness and force can you make them obedient."
Zhu Yuanzhang then looked at the two children with satisfaction, fearing that they would only inherit Zhu Biao's kind side and not his decisive side.
"You did a good job today. How do you want Grandpa Huang to reward you?"
After teaching, he was even more satisfied with the performance of these two emperors and grandsons, especially Zhu Ming. Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to instill too many ideas into them at once, so he changed the topic.
"Grandpa Huang, you haven't held your grandson in your arms for a long time."
Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment, looked at Zhu Ming in Zhu Yuanzhang's arms, and spoke aggrievedly.
He is a child living in the East Palace. He has no glory or wealth except Zhu Yuanzhang's favor. Since Zhu Ming appeared, most of it was taken away by Zhu Ming.
"Okay, okay, let Grandpa Huang hug me."
Seeing that the reward Zhu Yunwen wanted was a hug from him, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed helplessly. He had indeed not hugged his eldest grandson for a long time.
As he spoke, he put Zhu Ming down, turned around and held Zhu Yunwen in his arms: "Our eldest grandson is also a lot heavier."
Feeling the embrace he had not felt for a long time, Zhu Yunwen felt like crying, which made him bury himself directly in Zhu Yuanzhang's arms.
"Okay, okay, how old are you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang could only touch his head helplessly. After all, this was also his grandson.
Although he is a bit stupider than Ming'er, he is also obedient.
After Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head, Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Ming from the corner of his eye and raised his head provocatively.
I can also have a hug from Grandpa Huang.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen's childlike desire to win, Zhu Ming just smiled helplessly and said nothing more.
