Chu Ze's tone was so commonplace that Zhu Yuanzhang felt very unhappy.
What does "it's normal to be cheated" mean?
Is it normal for his majestic emperor to be deceived?
Zhu Yuanzhang felt angry just thinking about it.
Zhu Biao also frowned.
Zhu Xi was more direct. He turned around and asked Chu Ze: "Are there many such things?"
"not too much."
Chu Ze laughed directly.
Facing everyone's confused gazes, Chu Ze explained: "In the records of later generations, there are many cases of Tibetan mastiffs pretending to be lions, and there are even giraffes pretending to be unicorns. They rely on the fact that no one has seen these things. Just talk nonsense about these foreign things, and no one will expose it anyway.”
"And I still remember that there was an emperor who sent back the lions that were paid tribute by foreign countries because of this kind of thing."
And this emperor belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
Chu Ze didn't say the next sentence, but everyone sitting there understood it clearly except Geng Bingwen, who couldn't wrap his head around it.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious because he understood.
He stood up suddenly, anger boiling on his face. The "lion" who looked so pleasing just now was now an eyesore.
Even looking at Geng Bingwen became unpleasant.
Although Geng Bingwen is straight and has no brains, he is very sensitive to Zhu Yuanzhang's unhappy gaze.
Although Chu Ze said that he was not entirely blamed for this matter, he could not wear this hat.
He knelt down with a plop and defended hurriedly: "Your Majesty, these are all Chu Ze's words. They can't be trusted. Moreover, when those foreigners sold this thing to me, they repeatedly guaranteed that it was a lion. They couldn't believe it." It is impossible to deceive me, and it is even more impossible to deceive you, the Emperor."
If he hadn't known Chu Ze's time-travel identity, Zhu Yuanzhang would have believed it just by hearing these words.
But now, Geng Bingwen's words don't seem so credible under Chu Ze's control group.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Geng Bingwen coldly.
He was not angry with Geng Bingwen, he was angry with those foreigners.
These people are simply hateful!
Use something they have never seen before to fool them.
If Chu Ze hadn't recognized these things, wouldn't it be ridiculous if he took such a Tibetan mastiff as a lion and brought it into the palace?
Zhu Yuanzhang's self-esteem would never allow him to be so angry!
"You said this was Chu Ze's one-sided statement, then let's call those people in for a confrontation." This can not only convince Geng Bingwen, but also verify whether what Chu Ze said is true or false.
He personally believes in Chu Ze, but he still needs evidence.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang trusted Chu Ze, he would not blindly believe it.
Chu Ze didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang's confrontation, and even kindly reminded him: "If the emperor wants to confront him, it's best to hurry up. If these people run away, I won't be able to take off the hat of maliciously slandering the Marquis of Changxing." Lost."
He's not afraid of wearing a hat, but he doesn't want to wear a hat for no reason.
Geng Bingwen immediately asked for an order: "Your Majesty, I request an order to fetch the people, and I promise to bring them to the Emperor one by one."
"That won't work." Chu Ze refused without thinking.
He looked playfully at Geng Bingwen's cannibalistic eyes and said: "The Marquis of Changxing is a confrontational person, commonly known as the accuser. If you are going to arrest someone, who knows if you will threaten them on the way and prevent them from telling the truth. ? Then am I not at a disadvantage? If I want to take someone, please ask the emperor to send someone again. "
He is not a gentleman, and he doesn't mind being a little bit villainous.
Geng Bingwen almost died of anger.
"I'm not as sinister as you think!"
Look, they are all swearing.
Then Chu Ze wouldn't let him go.
"Substitute someone." Chu Ze's expression was calm.
Compared with Geng Bingwen's rage, Chu Ze's calmness seemed like "adding fuel to the fire".
"Come on, Chu Ze, don't be irritating on purpose. Let's just send people again." Zhu Yuanzhang helplessly glanced at Chu Ze with a hint of warning.
When Chu Ze saw it, he was not only not afraid, but also smiled.
The people sent out soon came back, and all the circus people were detained without missing a single one.
Those people were kneeling in the temple, trembling.
Zhu Biao naturally took over the task of interrogation.
The mouths of these people were as if they were made of iron. No matter how Zhu Biao asked, they would kill the lion and send them away.
The leading circus owner cried so miserably.
"My respected Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how dare we deceive you? This is a lion, which we worked hard to bring in from outside the territory. I wanted to present it to His Majesty the Emperor, but we are too humble to meet him. Your Majesty the Emperor, just give it to the general."
The man spoke awkward Chinese and explained with difficulty.
Geng Bingwen's confidence suddenly rose.
Like a victorious beast, he raised his chin and looked at Chu Ze proudly: "How is it? What else do you have to say?"
After mocking Chu Ze, he immediately went to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, have you heard everything?"
"This is the lion. Chu Ze deliberately confuses the public and says that this is a Tibetan mastiff. He is obviously talking nonsense based on your trust, the emperor. His heart is to be punished."
"I'll kill you."
Chu Ze walked around these people and listened to nonsense.
Turning around, this person still wants to kill him?
Then don't blame him for speaking badly.
"You are really looking for death. No one else can save you. Why am I trying to explain it to you, but you actually want my life?"
"My good intentions are in vain."
After quarreling with the people, Chu Ze raised his head and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, these people are lying. Just pull them out and chop them down."
"no!"
Before Zhu Biao could speak, Geng Bingwen became anxious: "Are you afraid that these people will expose you, so you want to kill people to speak out?!"
"Shut up, you said you have no brain and don't reflect and you start breathing."
Chu Ze didn't bother to explain to this man now. He looked at the foreigners who were kneeling in a proper manner and said quietly: "Anyway, there are more than thirty of them. Let's kill them slowly. If anyone doesn't tell the truth, we will kill them. There are so many people, I can’t believe I can’t find anyone who tells the truth.”
"Chu Ze, you have to be sure." Zhu Ping was shocked by Chu Ze's "generous" statement.
If this is not certain, it would not only be a slander against Geng Bingwen, but also a sin of killing foreign envoys.
Although these people are not serious people, it will be difficult for the other country to pursue them.
When the time comes, Chu Ze must be handed over to calm the other party's anger.
He quite liked Chu Ze, but he didn't want him to die.
Chu Ze gave him a reassuring look.
"His Royal Highness, kill him."
Since Chu Ze said so...
Zhu Biao's eyes sharpened: "Kill."
As soon as Zhu Biao's voice fell, the Imperial Guards immediately entered the palace. Chu Ze pointed at a random person, and the Imperial Guards immediately stepped forward to arrest the person and escort him outside the palace.
The man turned pale with fright and kept shouting for help.
Seeing that Chu Ze and the others were serious, this group of foreigners quickly shouted: "We say, we say! This is indeed a Tibetan mastiff, not a lion. His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Prince, please spare us!"
(End of chapter)
