"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life. I know I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again next time. I hope your Majesty will show mercy for the sake of our ancestors!"
The first person to lose his temper and get excited was Zhu Shenxuan, the loser.
He almost pissed himself here just now. To put it mildly, he was guarding the mausoleum, but in reality he was just waiting to die within the high walls of the prison.
I heard that it was dark inside, like hell, and the eunuchs and guards inside were all people who only recognized wealth but not people.
He was a pampered heir apparent. If his father was willing to spend a lot of money to protect him, that would be fine. If he was not willing to spend this wasted money, I'm afraid he would die there in less than three months.
Zhu Qiugui was also confused. His Majesty never mentioned this matter. He thought it had been reduced to a trivial matter. Who knew he was going to make a fuss out of a molehill.
Zhu Shenxuan was not only his eldest son, but also his favorite son. How could he be willing to let him spend the rest of his life in the high walls of Fengyang?
He immediately begged the emperor for mercy:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Wang'er already knows that he was wrong, and he will never dare to do it again. I hope that Your Majesty can give Shen Xuan a chance to correct his mistakes, and I will personally teach him how to do it!"
Zhu Youxiao did not respond, but picked up a cup of tea and drank it slowly.
King Jin already understood in his heart that the emperor had probably planned what happened today, and whipping the guarding eunuch Cao Jixiang was probably to deter him.
The reason he was so gentle to the father and son before was most likely just a show-off, just to confuse and paralyze himself so that he could relax his vigilance.
He specially ordered the crown prince to come to see him, just to find a breakthrough from his ignorant son. Unexpectedly, because of his cleverness, the emperor just happened to get the handle.
He never expected that the emperor who was less than twenty years old and had been in the palace would have such a scheme. No wonder he could deal with the civil servants in the court.
As for himself, he was just like a clown, nothing more than a handheld toy from the beginning to the end.
He took advantage of the emperor's inattention while drinking tea and secretly glanced around the hall. Looking at the guards holding the handles of their swords tightly and staring at them fiercely, the hope in his heart was shattered.
When he was trying to think of a way to excuse himself, Ma Xianglin, who had been standing silently behind Zhu Youxiao, stood in front of King Jin holding the long knife on his waist.
Looking at Ma Xianglin, who was powerful and murderous, King Jin felt a chill in his back and his throat and mouth became dry.
Zhu Youxiao didn't want to cause these unpleasant things. At first, he thought Zhu Qiugui had a high level of consciousness, and secretly lamented that there were not many people who were so aware of current affairs.
But he didn't expect that he was still taking a chance and really thought he was a fool. If he didn't show some attitude and temper at this time, there was no need for him to plan to cut down the vassal. He should surrender to these vassal kings as soon as possible and wait until death. .
After a long while, Zhu Qiugui still had not made up his mind. Zhu Youxiao had lost his last patience and immediately waved to the two guards standing behind Zhu Shenxuan, who were ready to take action at any time.
The two guards nodded, picked up Zhu Shenxuan one on the left and the other on the right, and dragged him out of the palace.
Zhu Shenxuan, who had long been frightened out of fear, cried like a ghost and howled like a wolf, shouting:
"Father, father, save me!"
"Shut him up!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Zhu Shenxuan received two heavy blows on the stomach from the guards, almost causing him to faint on the spot.
The poor Jin Crown Prince had never been beaten before in his entire life, let alone two strong guards who used all their strength to hit him at his most vulnerable place.
Zhu Qiugui had already witnessed the emperor's ruthlessness. Seeing the pain of his beloved son, he finally surrendered to the emperor!
"Your Majesty, I am willing to give you five hundred thousand stones of grain and three million taels of silver in exchange for your life. If the disaster in Shaanxi is really uncontrollable and the imperial treasury is empty and unable to circulate, I am also willing to donate all the grain harvested from this autumn harvest free of charge. Increase, thinking that our Ming Dynasty will last for thousands of generations and the people’s livelihood!”
Zhu Youxiao's anger finally disappeared. He winked at the guard, who immediately dragged Zhu Shenxuan back, who was so limp in pain that he became a puddle of mud.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Qiugui, who was in tears, without a trace of pity in his heart. How could you have been like this earlier? Your son doesn't have to suffer from this fright and physical pain, and I can save the trouble, right?
This time the King of Jin was really bleeding. Although it would not empty out the entire Jin vassal palace, it was still very serious. Zhu Youxiao did not want to kill them all, and it was impossible for him to want more. It was beyond Zhu Qiugui's tolerance.
He doesn't want to go too far and kill everyone, but he always wants to leave a glimmer of hope for others.
Zhu Youxiao pretended to be heartbroken and concerned and said:
"Once King Jin is old, you can stop worrying about these things. Shenxuan is still my nephew after all, and I won't do anything to him!"
This was regarded as the emperor's guarantee, and Zhu Qiugui breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had more than one son, his status was different after all. Although this son only cared about fun and enjoyment all day long, he was still very caring.
Facing the emperor's sudden change of attitude, Zhu Qiugui felt nothing but pain in his heart.
"I came here this time because I just happened to have something to deal with. I didn't come specifically to the Jin Palace to extort money. It's just that the prince has many misdeeds. Since I have arrived in Taiyuan, I naturally can't turn a blind eye."
"The reason why the King of Jin is required to pay so much money and food for bail is for the people of the world, especially the other vassal kings to see. Otherwise, if the guilty are not punished, what is the use of the Ming Dynasty? Aren't I, the emperor, a coward? I hope Jin Wang Mo wants to hold a grudge against me."
What could Zhu Qiugui say at this time, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and obey the emperor's wishes.
"I don't dare!"
"From my perspective, although the prince is cynical, he is still young. He is only in his early twenties. If he can find a good master to teach him, I believe he can still become a talent!"
Zhu Qiugui was confused. The emperor had just said that he would punish severely, but now he wanted to train him carefully? What does it mean?
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said:
"I plan to let the prince go south to Sichuan with me, so that he can hone his skills by my side. When he returns to the capital, I will find him a good master so that he can learn from him!"
"What does Prince Jin think?"
Zhu Qiugui was full of doubts. It was easy to understand that he was going to Sichuan with the driver. He was just going to be a hostage, but what would happen if he had to go back to the capital with him? What does the emperor mean?
"Prince Jin is my own family, so I don't want to hide it anymore. I will tell you directly today. I want to change the status quo of the vassal king and no longer imprison you in the vassal country."
"What was Taizu's original intention when he established the vassal state? Doesn't King Jin not understand the reason?"
"I will tell you something from my heart today. I hope you can remember that this world belongs to our Zhu family. Don't think that it has nothing to do with you. If the Ming Dynasty declines, will you branches that are attached to the main trunk be like this? Can it be saved?"
"Would Prince Jin not understand this simple truth?"
"Every descendant of the Zhu family is responsible for the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty!"
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