“As the saying goes, it’s the son’s fault if he doesn’t teach his father.”
"It's all my fault that Huan'er has become like this. I am willing to bear all the charges for Huan'er. I just hope that the emperor can let Huan'er live."
Zhu Liujiu's voice was full of determination. As a father, he was willing to bear everything for Zhu Huan.
Even if it means paying the price of life, he will not hesitate.
Zhu Huan knelt behind Zhu Liujiu, tears of regret shed in his eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Liujiu, who looked as if he was dead, and slowly shook his head without agreeing.
"Brother, I can understand your feelings, but the national law is ruthless. It's not that we won't spare Zhu Huan, but the law won't tolerate him, and God won't tolerate him."
"If we let Zhu Huan go, who will redress for the people he killed, the girls who died innocently and tragically, and their families?"
"Brother, step back. People are doing it, and God is watching. Even if Zhu Huan doesn't die today, he will die under his own cruelty tomorrow."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he waved his hand to the imperial guards, hoping that the guards would pull Zhu Huan down.
But Zhu Liujiu was guarding Zhu Huan tightly, his face covered with blood, and he looked extremely miserable.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to kill, Zhu Liujiu could no longer care about anything else and shouted loudly:
"Chongpachi, have you forgotten who helped your family when you were young and about to starve to death?"
Zhu Yuanzhang always remembered this matter, otherwise he would not be so kind to Zhu Liujiu.
Zhu Liujiu naturally knew it, but both parties kept this matter in their hearts. If some kindness is not said, it will last a lifetime.
But once he said it, it was all gone, which meant that Zhu Yuanzhang no longer owed Zhu Liujiu anything.
Which one is better and which one is worse is naturally clear at a glance. If it were not for the critical moment of life and death, Zhu Liujiu would have been able to defeat Zhu Yuanzhang for the rest of his life.
In other words, not just for a lifetime, but for generations to come, until the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
But now that it's proposed, it's a one-time deal. After it's done, no one owes anything to anyone.
Sure enough, when Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he called the guards directly, squinted his eyes, and said coldly:
"Brother, are you determined to protect Zhu Huan?"
"Jonghachi, I only have one son. He is my lifeblood. If he dies, what's the point of my life?"
Zhu Liujiu begged, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang would let his son go.
After Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, he shook his head and said:
"One code equals one code. What we owe you cannot be repaid by our people."
"We can't decide this debt for you. Except for the dead people, no one can forgive Zhu Huan for them."
"Pull it down."
Zhu Yuanzhang's words directly blocked Zhu Liujiu's retreat.
The guards came forward again, and Zhu Liujiu seemed to have thought of something. He turned his head and glanced at Zhu Huan with nostalgia again, and smiled brightly.
Then he crashed forward without looking back.
"Hurry up and catch him!!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Liujiu turn around, he knew something was going to happen, and immediately ordered the guards to hold Zhu Liujiu.
Unfortunately, it was too late after all.
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise, and the whole upper study room still shook.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly, but all he saw was Zhu Liujiu's dead body.
Zhu Liujiu hit the stone pillar of the study room with his head, and his blood and brain matter flowed all over the floor.
His head was deformed due to the impact, which shows Zhu Liujiu's determination to die and his love for his son.
Even if he died, Zhu Liujiu still looked at Zhu Huan, hoping to save his son in this way.
"father!!"
Zhu Huan immediately threw himself on Zhu Liujiu and cried loudly. At this moment, he seemed to remember every detail of Zhu Liujiu and him being together.
At this moment, he felt indescribable regret for what he had done, but everything was irreversible.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his eyes were going dark. The little eunuch next to him hurriedly stepped forward and supported Zhu Yuanzhang.
Slowly walking down the steps, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Liujiu's misery, closed his eyes in pain, and turned his head away.
When he saw Zhu Huan still crying, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he kicked Zhu Huan several feet away.
"It's all your fault, you bastard. Your father has such great expectations for you. Look, what have you done?"
"Are you still a human being? You are worse than an animal, you piece of shit!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the anger was soaring to the sky, and he was about to burn himself.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face turn red, Zhu Huan was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and kowtowed as if pounding garlic:
"Uncle, please calm down. It was my nephew who failed to live up to expectations and his nephew was a bastard, so he killed dad."
"I'm not a thing. Uncle, don't get angry because of me."
Zhu Yuanzhang punched and kicked him again, beating Zhu Huan to the point of dying, and then said angrily:
"Give him to our custody. No one is allowed to see him without our permission, otherwise he will be killed without mercy."
Zhu Huan's eyes showed a trace of joy. No matter what, he finally saved a dog's life.
Dad's death is irreversible, and all he can do now is to save one by one.
Mao Xiang took Zhu Huan away with the Jin Yiwei, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the young eunuch to prepare a pair of golden nanmu for Zhu Liujiu's glorious burial.
Hu Weiyong was standing by at a loss at this moment. After all, if the responsibility was investigated, Hu Weiyong was responsible for this matter.
Because Hu Weiyong was investigating the rumors about going to sea and discovered that the man behind the scenes was actually Zhu Huan.
Realizing that the problem was serious, Hu Weiyong asked Jin Yiwei to investigate Zhu Huan, and all the good deeds Zhu Huan had done were written down in the memorial.
This is the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang is so angry. If he is the mastermind behind the scenes, Zhu Yuanzhang can still forgive him.
After all, just kill a few businessmen and use them as scapegoats. Zhu Yuanzhang could accept it before things got out of hand.
Zhu Yuanzhang's immunity to corruption and bribery has increased a lot now. In any case, he is a nephew of the Zhu family, and he can be punished with small punishments or large warnings.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang could not tolerate robbing women of the people, disregarding human lives, and even making people and gods angry.
This is already a fundamental issue affecting the Zhu family, and Zhu Yuanzhang must not be careless.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on killing Zhu Huan, but he unexpectedly forced his cousin to death, which was beyond Zhu Yuanzhang's expectation.
It also made Hu Weiyong break into a cold sweat, fearing that Zhu Yuanzhang would blame him.
After everyone left, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Hu Weiyong:
"Wei Yong, you did a good job this time."
"The Ming Dynasty needs capable ministers and direct ministers like you."
"Don't worry about this. We won't blame you. If we do, we'll only blame that bitch Zhu Huan."
"You've worked hard these days, go down and rest first."
Hu Weiyong felt completely relieved at this moment, and he quickly bowed down:
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Zhu Yuanzhang left, Queen Ma and Zhu Biao came together.
They were talking and laughing in Kunning Palace just now, but they received news from Zhu Yuanzhang that Zhu Liujiu was dead, which really shocked them.
"Jongba, what happened?"
As soon as Queen Ma entered the door, she asked Zhu Yuanzhang.
After all, Empress Ma knew about the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Liujiu. She would never believe that Zhu Yuanzhang would kill his cousin.
Moreover, Zhu Liujiu was a decent person and would never do anything out of line, which puzzled Empress Ma even more.
Zhu Yuanzhang gave a bitter smile, and then angrily told the good deeds Zhu Huan had done, and also told the story of Zhu Liujiu committing suicide by hitting a pillar in order to save Zhu Huan.
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Zhu Biao opened his mouth and asked in disbelief:
"Are you saying that Zhu Huan raped the women of the people and took human lives lightly?"
"How can this be?"
He still remembered his former cousin, who was gentle and polite, and he couldn't believe that this was true.
Queen Ma was still more rigorous and asked:
"Have these been confirmed?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said:
"Both Hu Weiyong and Mao Xiang have verified it, and it is indeed true."
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao were both speechless. It was just that they hadn't seen each other for a few years, and one person's personality could be so twisted.
"This matter arose because of going out to sea, do you still want to let Li go out to sea?"
Queen Ma asked the key question.
