Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's rage, Zhang Ren could only shrink his neck and say nothing.
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Do you still want to be shameless? You keep saying there is no evidence, but the witness is right in front of you!"
Zhang Ren looked at the courtier lying on the ground and asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "Is this a witness? Did he see Wei Chen beating someone or something?"
Now Zhang Ren is determined, won't you say I hit someone? I won’t admit it. Anyway, there are no cameras in this era. What can you do to me?
Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head to one side, obviously too lazy to even look at Zhang Ren, but he still ordered to the courtier: "Get up and raise your head to let this boy take a good look."
The courtier stood up slowly, but still covered his face with his sleeves and said, "I'm afraid it will hinder the view!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It doesn't matter! Show your face and let this kid see it! Let's see what else this kid has to say!"
The courtier followed the instructions and could only slowly lower his sleeves, revealing a bruised face that was as swollen as a pig's head.
Zhang Ren looked at it carefully and asked, "Brother, who are you?"
But the courtier hid his face again and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for Lao Chen!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Ha! Zhang Ren, how long will you continue to quibble? The master of suffering is standing in front of you and you still pretend not to know him? Let me tell you! This person is Zhan Hui!"
Zhang Ren went over and pulled open the sleeves of the courtier, looked at him carefully for a while, and then said, "Oh, you are really Lord Zhan."
Zhan Hui kept backing away, fearing that Zhang Ren would suddenly get angry and beat him again.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Zhang Ren and asked, "Zhan Huidu was beaten like this by you! Do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Ren nodded and said, "Wei Chen really has something to say."
Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his sleeves and said, "Say!"
Zhang Ren said: "Wei Chen feels that his attack was too light. If I had known that Mr. Zhan would come to your Majesty today to complain, I would have done it yesterday and thank you again. I guarantee that Mr. Zhan will not be able to get out of bed for ten and a half days!"
Looking at Zhang Ren's cynical look, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry after hearing these words. He pointed his halberd at Zhang Ren and said, "How brave! You dare to admit it! Do you know what the crime is for beating a courtier?"
Zhang Ren cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Wei Chen is not guilty. Wei Chen was ordered to beat Zhan Hui."
Seeing that Zhang Ren was still quibbling and dragging himself in, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more furious and asked, "When did I ask you to beat Zhan Hui?"
I heard Zhang Ren say calmly: "Your Majesty asked me to protect His Majesty the Emperor's Grandson. This Zhan Hui bullied the Emperor's Grandson, so I took action."
Zhu Yuanzhang's pupils shrank, and although his expression was still ugly, he turned to Zhan Hui and asked, "Zhan Hui, is this the case?"
Zhan Hui hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried: "There is absolutely no such thing. It is really that His Royal Highness is too pretentious. He does not want to fulfill his filial piety in front of the bed, but only knows how to cry in front of the soul. It is really against the royal decency and lacks the Tian family." Wei Chen couldn't stand his demeanor, so he reprimanded him."
Zhang Ren, on the other hand, sneered: "Master Zhan, which one of your eyes has seen that His Highness the Emperor and Grandson has failed to fulfill his filial piety? The Crown Prince has been in poor health these years. Whenever he lies in bed, His Highness the Emperor and Grandson takes care of him day and night. , how come when it comes to your mouth, you don’t want to be filial in bed?"
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These words left Zhan Hui speechless. Also, Zhu Yunwen has always been a transparent existence. Who would really care about what he does on a daily basis? Therefore, most people have no idea that Zhu Yunwen was always there to take care of the prince when he was sick.
But Zhang Ren, who was also studying in Zhan Shi's Mansion, knew it, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, also knew it.
Seeing that Zhan Hui was silent, Zhang Ren spoke again: "Master Zhan, I don't have much education, and I haven't read any books. I don't know about royal decency and heavenly style. All I know is the principles of life. If It is human nature to feel sad and cry when a loved one dies. If a loved one dies, even tears are not shed. How is that any different from an animal? No, animals also shed tears. Those who do not shed tears are called inferior to animals. Yes. Mr. Zhan, you haven’t told me yet. Why are you crying when your father dies?
Don't cry? "
How should Zhan Hui respond to this? If you say cry, then his duty to Zhu Yunwen will be meaningless. If you say don't cry, then he will become worse than a beast in Zhang Ren's mouth.
Zhan Hui was secretly angry, knowing that he could not defeat Zhang Ren, but there was nothing he could do.
And Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes looking at Zhan Hui became colder and colder. This made Zhan Hui jump, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed in a low voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked over from the main seat. Zhan Hui lowered his head and did not dare to say a word. The stagnant atmosphere at the scene also made him tremble with coldness.
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Zhan Hui, raise your head."
How could Zhan Hui dare to disobey Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes? He could only raise his head tremblingly.
But Zhu Yuanzhang raised his foot and kicked Zhan Hui on the shoulder.
Zhan Hui fell down, and his original kneeling position became a sitting position. How could he relieve his anger with just one kick? Zhu Yuanzhang went up and kicked Zhan Hui again, causing Zhan Hui to lie on his back.
At this moment, Zhan Hui was extremely frightened. The emperor was so angry that his body floated thousands of miles away. This was not just a sentence, but also the most real scene.
Although Zhan Hui was lying on the ground, he was still begging for mercy. He was really afraid of death.
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped on Zhan Hui's chest with his last foot. He didn't even look at Zhan Hui at his feet. He just looked ahead and said, "Zhan Hui! Remember! Yunwen is the grandson of the emperor and is my capital." The emperor's grandson who is unwilling to scold me has done something that I have never done? What qualifications do you have to do it?"
Zhan Hui heard endless coldness from Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth. He didn't know what his fate would be next, but he knew that facing the emperor, he could only keep his posture extremely low.
"This humble minister deserves death. Please calm down, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "The prince has always disliked killing people in vain. Now that he is gone, he probably doesn't want to see me use the butcher's knife again. It doesn't matter, I just don't kill anyone before the prince is buried. Zhan Hui, I will release him today." But you have to understand that not everyone can bully my blood relatives."
Zhan Hui was pardoned and said quickly: "I thank your Majesty for not killing me. I thank you for not killing me."
Zhu Yuanzhang finally lowered his head and looked at Zhan Hui at his feet, and said, "Remember, I asked Zhang Ren to protect Yun Wen. This must not be spread to anyone else, otherwise you will know the consequences."
Zhan Hui quickly agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang retracted his feet and said, "Get out!"
Zhan Hui crawled out of the imperial study.
Zhu Yuanzhang then squinted at Zhang Ren and said, "You shouldn't tell me that I want you to protect Yun Wen."
Night rivers and lakes.
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