Jiang Wei changed from kneeling on one knee to kneeling on both knees. He leaned on the ground with his whole body and said: "The reason why your majesty chose the emperor's grandson must be because of his kindness. And isn't Zhang Ren also your majesty?" Is this the young man you like? With Zhang Ren here, he will definitely assist the Emperor Taisun to achieve a benevolent reputation."
Zhu Yuanzhang did value Zhang Ren, and he did think that Zhang Ren would become one of Zhu Yunwen's important assistants in the future.
It's just that any choice has pros and cons. Zhu Yunwen is known for his benevolence and filial piety, and has an excellent reputation, but his temper is somewhat weak. Even though he has changed a lot now, he still lacks some murderous spirit.
Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that after Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he would not be able to control those noble veterans, so he could only become a villain himself. He would not hesitate to bear the bad reputation and have his hands stained with blood, and kill all those who threatened him, paving a bright road for Zhu Yunwen.
As long as Zhu Yunwen implements benevolent policies in the future, and with the assistance of learned men such as Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai, each vassal king will be stationed at the border, and Zhang Ren will control the sharp blade of Jin Yiwei.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, this combination could not be better. As long as it is maintained properly, Ming Dynasty will usher in a new chapter.
Thinking of the future of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. By that time, everyone in the world will be able to fill their stomachs, right?
The people in the world are simple. As long as they can fill their stomachs, they will not embark on the road of rebellion. Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking is so simple. If he could fill his stomach back then, he would probably be an old man herding cattle now.
If you focus on power, your mind will only be as big as a pinhole, so you only think it is better to kill all those who are beyond your control.
If you put your heart in the world, your mind will be much broader. In the general trend of the world, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the robbery of the law field was not so unforgivable.
He raised his hand towards Jiang Wei and said, "Get up."
Jiang Wei bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
After saying that, he slowly stood up. His face was still calm and calm, and he still had that faint smile.
Looking at Jiang Wei's face, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to punch him twice for some reason, but he was the emperor after all, how could he do such an inappropriate thing?
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Jiang Wei, don't be complacent. Although I have spared you, the robbery of the court is not a trivial matter after all. If this matter is not handled properly, where will the dignity of the court be? You must give me an explanation. Give the world an explanation."
Jiang Wei nodded slightly, "Okay."
He just looked at Zhu Yuanzhang like that, and the angle of his mouth rose a little higher. He continued: "I will use my life to give an explanation to Your Majesty and the world. The bandits robbed the execution ground because I, the Jin Yiwei, handled it poorly. According to the Lu, wei ministers deserve to die. So many nobles have died in this world, and the people in the court are unstable. Those who sued these nobles are also wei ministers. Moreover, wei ministers are afraid of the revenge of these nobles, so they deliberately aggravate the charges of these nobles. , therefore, even the humble minister deserves to die!"
Jiang Wei spoke calmly, as if he was telling an ordinary thing, as if he didn't care at all about his life.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not know that the charges of those nobles were definitely not aggravated, and they really deserved to die for what they committed.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang saw something different in Jiang Wei's smile. It seemed that Jiang Wei's smile was not so annoying at this moment.
….
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jiang Yu for a long time, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly: "You are willing to use your life to eliminate the panic and resentment in the world, and in exchange for the future of that boy Zhang Ren, is it really worth it? ?」
Jiang Wei opened his mouth and replied: "Didn't Your Majesty take all the infamy on himself and help the emperor's grandson become a benevolent king for the ages? For the sake of this world, there should be choices. The humble minister should have starved to death that winter. Well, Wei Chen’s life was given by His Majesty and Lord Mao. If it can bring peace to the world, Wei Chen’s death will not be a pity.”
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened his eyes, shook his head and said, "It's not all your fault. If we kill them all, there won't be so many things."
In this regard, Jiang Wei had different opinions: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. The humble minister did this just for the sake of better things in the future. Even if the people don't know, the officials of Jinling City will know that it was Zhang Ren who robbed the court. This will allow Zhang Ren to win
Not a bad reputation. When the emperor's grandson ascends the throne in the future, he can pardon the noble family members, and then the people of the world will know the benevolent name of the emperor's grandson. "
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What if those noble family members do not want to be grateful and seek revenge?"
Jiang Wei smiled and said: "When they go to the execution ground once, it is equivalent to dying once. Such people can better understand the value of life. In addition, Zhang Ren was already in charge of Jin Yiwei at that time, so they would definitely not and would not dare to rebel. "
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. He waved his hand towards Jiang Yu and said, "Okay, please step back. After a while, I will find something for that boy Zhang Ren to do."
Jiang Wei bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's fate is here. Your Majesty can take it at any time when you need it. Wei Chen retires."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, obviously agreeing with Jiang Yu's words.
After Jiang Wei left the imperial study, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed again and murmured to himself: "There are still too many nobles in the world, but the blood has been shed. If you kill a few more, you can stop it." Knife."
After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the chamberlain who had been kneeling beside him and ordered: "Pass the decree to let Song Guogong Feng Sheng enter the capital! Also, tell Jiang Wei that if Feng Sheng refuses to enter the capital, he will be killed directly." Alright."
The chamberlain took the order and left.
Zhu Yuanzhang moved his body and went straight out of the imperial study.
The foreman of the royal guards on duty in the imperial study today was Fu Rang. Perhaps too many nobles had been killed these days. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang come out, Fu Rang didn't even dare to raise his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fu Rang and showed a meaningful smile.
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Looking at the people in the courtyard, Zhang Ren couldn't help but worry. So many people were brought here from the execution ground. It was impossible that no one saw them. He also didn't know if the people who saw them would report them, and he didn't know if the court would send them again. Come and arrest these people.
However, Zhang Ren thought that he still had Luo Kedi and Zhang Zhong, former Mingjiao masters behind him. Although it was not clear why they would help him, he felt relieved.
At this time, the concierge came again, and he said to Zhang Ren, "Master Ren, there is someone visiting."
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhang Ren, but also everyone in the hospital had their hearts in their throats.
They had just passed through the gate of hell. Although their loved ones died, they were inevitably sad, but there was more hope in their eyes.
They were afraid of exposing themselves, for fear that they would be back on the guillotine again.
Night rivers and lakes.
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