The man who was leaving the class yelled a series of hurried curses. Every sentence he spoke of was directed at Ru Taisu, but every sentence he said he was protecting was also Ru Taisu. Before Lao Zhu gave the order to drag Ru Taisu out of Fengtian Palace, he was blocked back by the man's scolding. At this time, Zhu Su had time to turn around and saw the man in front of him, his temples were slightly frosty white, but his figure was thin and slender.
Zhu Su recognized that face, it was Liu Ji and Liu Bowen!
Liu basically retired in the third year of Hongwu's reign, but was asked to return to heaven because of his trust in the emperor. Although he did not hold any actual position, he was often invited to the palace to discuss government affairs with the emperor, which is evident from Lao Zhu's trust in him. Like Li Shanchang, who was still invited back after claiming illness and retirement, although he had no actual position, he still played a decisive role in the court.
These two people have always known how to advance and retreat. Since they have no actual duties, they will never take the initiative to say anything without the emperor's inquiry. Today, Uncle Chengyi actually took the initiative to stand up. It was called a rebuke, but it was actually a defense...
It really exceeded many people’s expectations!
Seeing Liu Bowen coming forward, Lao Zhu suppressed the anger in his heart. Continue to stand and watch. Just listen to Liu Ji continue to curse: "You are speaking openly, do you know that there is great harmony between the brothers His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Wu?"
"You are being aggressive when the prince is not around. Aren't you afraid that the prince will know about it and have any grievances in your heart?"
These words made Ru Taisu look confused. I even stood up to the emperor, now you use the prince to press me down?
Although I do think for the sake of the Crown Prince and the Emperor, I still have to go to where the Tao is, even though there are tens of thousands of people there. He had expected that the prince would definitely protect his younger brother, so he chose to attack alone today. If the prince has any objections, I, Ru Taisu, can shoulder the responsibility. Why fear it?
Zhu Su was also confused. What is this sincere man talking about? What does this matter have to do with eldest brother?
Most of the courtiers were also confused. They couldn't figure it out after thinking about it, so they just thought it was just nonsense made by Uncle Cheng in a hurry. I secretly laughed in my heart that the sincere uncle Liu Bowen, who knew all things in the world and had as much wisdom as the ocean, would one day be old and foolish and talk nonsense.
Only a few people who knew about it or figured it out looked at Liu Bowen with meaningful eyes.
Only then did Lao Zhu know Liu Ji's intention to obstruct him. He glanced at Zhu Su, who was still confused, and then looked deeply at Liu Bowen. When Liu Bowen saw him, he slowly rolled up his sleeves and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I was in a hurry and overstepped my bounds." After saying that, he returned to his shift without saying a word. It was as if the person who was rushing out of the queue just now was not him.
Lao Zhu looked at Liu Ji again, knowing that the person Liu Ji really wanted to wake up was not Ru Taisu, but Zhu Yuanzhang. Ru Taisu has always had a close relationship with the prince. If he kills Ru Taisu to protect Zhu Su, then many officials who blindly speculate on the emperor's heart will really think that the emperor wants to change the prince's heart.
Pingbai brought turmoil to the now peaceful court.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu also restrained his murderous intention. He glared at Ru Taisu, but he already made his own decision in his heart.
"We are tired, let's retreat!"
Since the emperor said this, all the officials had no choice but to bow and bow before leaving. Zhu Su, who still didn't know what was going on, looked at Lao Zhu, then at Ru Taisu, and when he turned to Liu Ji, the famous Liu Bowen in history actually nodded to him with a smile.
Zhu Su didn't understand even more.
"Dad, what's going on?" Zhu Su really couldn't guess what was beyond the scope of history. He followed Lao Zhu and left Fengtian Hall. Seeing that it was quite quiet around him, Zhu Su took a few steps to catch up with Lao Zhu. . "I'm fine in Zhuangzi. Why did you summon me suddenly?"
Lao Zhu can handle this matter by himself today. Since he has already laid down the Jin Yiwei in advance, Ru Taisu can just reveal the records of the Jin Yiwei during his impeachment. There is no need to summon yourself from thousands of miles away. Besides, he also gave himself an unfounded master. What's the point of this?
"You don't know?" Lao Zhu stopped, waved his hand to tell the servants to stay away, and then looked at Zhu Su with a dissatisfied expression. "In recent days, you have always locked yourself in the house, never leaving Zhuangzi."
"We asked you to go to Zhuangzi because you promised to make good use of the knowledge of future generations and work hard to make our Ming Dynasty far superior to other countries for generations to come. I am not teaching you to be lazy!"
"Tell us, have you still not given up on your wishful thinking of leaving everything behind and becoming a peaceful king?"
Facing Lao Zhu's sharp eyes, Zhu Su looked away unnaturally. "How can I... I, when I was at Zhuangzi, I was just doing academic work! If I don't hear what's going on outside the window, I will naturally go out less."
Sure enough, there was a Jin Yiwei in Zhuangzi who tipped off Lao Zhu! Otherwise, he had begged Li Wenzhong to stop his morning exercises for two or three days. How could Lao Zhu have learned the news so quickly?
"We sent you here just to beat you up! How can a man be without power for a day when he was born in heaven and earth?" Lao Zhu said earnestly. "Look, you are hiding in Zhuangzi, just for a visit to a merchant, and there is a censor looking for something wrong with you."
"If you are really just a powerless and carefree king, your eldest brother and I are fine when we are here, but if we are no longer there, how can we not be bullied by others?"
"The vassal kings you mentioned who were raised as pigs in later generations, we are all covered in white hair just listening to it! If you don't make progress, just because you are a time traveler, your group will only I’m afraid I won’t even have the blessing of being raised like a pig!”
Got it, got it all. Lao Zhu thinks that I have been fishing too much these days and I have found something to do to alert myself. Zhu Su said helplessly: "Don't worry. Now that I've told you everything, I don't want to live my whole life in obscurity."
But what I was thinking was: As long as I protect my eldest nephew Zhu Xiongying and have a good relationship with him, and have you, my eldest brother, and my eldest nephew protecting me for three generations of emperors, it will be enough for us to have a worry-free life.
"As long as you explain it to me clearly, there is no need to use your status as a disciple of a master to set me up..." Zhu Su smiled bitterly. First, he was forced to copy poems, and then he was inexplicably given the title of a disciple of a master. Lao Zhu is determined to get himself on the shelves.
"If you make such a fuss, I'm afraid that the local officials will rush to offer auspicious auspiciousness due to the good intentions of the superiors. Then it will make the people's livelihood miserable." He put on a straight face, intending to wake up Lao Zhu. I remember that in the original history, Wang Pu also entered the auspiciousness of this yellow-robed immortal, but the old Zhu Yizheng in history sternly rebuked him, "How can it be believed that it involves evil spirits? Those who understand reason are not deceived by gods and monsters, and those who uphold justice are not. The prophecy can be done." He ignored it, and no officials offered any auspicious things.
Now Lao Zhu actually did the opposite and nodded in praise of what Wang Pu said. Zhu Su was very worried that it was because of his own reasons that Lao Zhu began to believe in the theory of gods and ghosts.
You know, there are countless emperors in the past dynasties who have made the people miserable in order to seek immortality! In later generations, Lao Zhu was praised by future generations for not believing in immortality. If it was because of himself that Lao Zhu changed and harmed thousands of people, then this would be a huge crime!
(End of chapter)
