"I...I'll punish you?" Zhu Biao had a look of confusion on his handsome face.
"Not bad." Lao Zhu raised his brows and already had a decision in his heart. Biaoer usually treats others with kindness, but he is too kind. It would be fine if he was a monarch who maintained his integrity. From now on, the Ming Dynasty should be aggressive. If the monarch is ignorant of benevolence, he will easily lose his aggressiveness towards the outside world.
It just so happens that I can use this Ru Taisu today to hone Biao'er's imperial character.
"Go back, go back to the emperor." Zhu Biao thought about it for a while, but finally felt that it was inappropriate. He gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said: "Although the child is a prince, he is not an emperor after all. How can..."
"And if the censor is in the position of censor, it is his duty to report things according to rumors. If he is convicted for this, how can there be another censor who speaks out and uprightly in the future?"
"If you act like this, future generations of kings will take this as a precedent and kill their ministers at will. Will the laws of our Ming Dynasty still have dignity?"
"What a bastard!" It would have been better if Zhu Biao didn't say that, but when he said that, Lao Zhu interrupted him angrily. "What about the imperial censor? If you have the power to make trouble, you can wantonly instigate family ties in the Tian family?"
"Is Ru Taisu speaking out for justice? He has ulterior motives! He has no good intentions! He wants to put your two brothers in danger based on just assumptions!"
"This kind of dog officer has to kill one by one. Only when they are all dead can they be clean!"
Ever since he learned about Zhu Yunwen's murder of his uncle and Zhu Di's death, Lao Zhu paid more attention to family ties, even to the point of becoming a little bit crazy. How can we tolerate people like Ru Taisu who are sowing discord? Still feeling dissatisfied, Lao Zhu continued to curse bitterly: "If he has a clear conscience, why doesn't he tell us directly? Instead, he beats around the bush and uses Lao Wu's visit to the Shen family as a raft?"
"That's because the boy is determined not to let him mention it. Ru Yushi has performed his duties without any fault. The boy believes that as an emperor, he should practice the laws of the court and uphold them and never mess them up! Otherwise, it will definitely ruin the hearts of the scholars in the world. ..." Zhu Biao is not just a clay prince. Although he is usually kind and kind, he actually has his own share of blood in his heart, and he fights with his neck.
"Fart!" Lao Zhu became completely angry. This big, well-behaved son of mine is scolding us as a tyrant who willfully violates the law!
When he got angry, he had to take off his belt. Zhu Su was so frightened that he quickly hugged Lao Zhu's hand. Dad hasn't whipped my eldest brother since he came of age. The whipping of Zhu Laosi was not bad at all. Anyway, Laosi was thick-skinned and had not left the house yet, which was perfect for Lao Zhu to adjust his mood. But the eldest brother has already grown up and is a prince. To slap the eldest brother like the fourth child would be too detrimental to the majesty of the prince of the country. How will the eldest brother control his subordinate officers in the future?
The most important thing is that if the news about the emperor whipping the prince in front of him in the Jinshen Palace spreads out, wouldn't the court think that Lao Zhu has the intention to abolish the elder and establish the younger? How much trouble will this cause for yourself!
"Dad! Calm down, calm down!" Lao Zhu was so strong that almost all of Zhu Su's weight fell on his hands, and he still felt like he was about to be thrown away. He hurriedly shouted: "Don't be impulsive! Your belt embroidered with gold thread will beat my eldest brother to pieces! My sister-in-law is still pregnant with your eldest grandson. What if something happens to my eldest brother and my sister-in-law is shocked and has fetal gas!"
As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu's hand to untie his belt stopped instantly. Zhu Su saw that he was still panting in anger, so he hurriedly reached behind his back and smoothed it for him. "Don't be impulsive. Let me say it for you. I'll give you a big slap in the face!"
"Okay, you say it! Humph! They were all deceived by those Confucian scholars!" Lao Zhu waved his sleeves and turned around angrily without looking at Zhu Biao.
Seeing that there didn't seem to be any commotion outside the hall, Zhu Su was relieved. Seeing that Lao Zhu was carrying his back and his face was blue, the elder brother was also blushing and seemed unwilling to give in. It seemed that there was no need to teach the elder brother. The method was fooled. He sighed and turned to Zhu Biao bitterly: "Brother, you are confused!"
"Fifth brother, don't talk nonsense." Zhu Biao frowned. "What's wrong with the fact that the laws of the country are inviolable? If a censor is punished just because of his duties, what's the difference between punishing someone without teaching?"
Seeing that Lao Zhu wanted to yell and scold again, Zhu Su quickly took over the topic: "No! It's really wrong!"
"It's easier to just say that he should be punished. In my opinion, he should actually be killed!"
"How can you kill someone who is innocent?" Zhu Biao said displeased. This younger brother is good at everything, but he doesn't work hard when studying. After all, he lacks the heart of benevolence... Zhu Biao thought in his heart.
"Why not? Whether you are guilty or not is entirely up to the emperor! Whether you should kill or not is all determined by the emperor's thought!"
Zhu Su was confident and confident, and his voice was as loud as a bell!
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao was stunned. He had never expected that Zhu Su could actually say such domineering, unreasonable, and unkind words!
Lao Zhu, on the other hand, unconsciously raised his brows and turned to look at Zhu Su with eyes as if he was seeing him for the first time.
Without waiting for Zhu Biao to refute, Zhu Su continued to speak and told a story:
"In the past, the flying general Li Guang was defeated at Yanmen Mountain and lost his troops. He was dismissed from his post for a crime and spent all day drinking and hunting."
"One day, the curfew hour had passed, but Li Guang was drunk and did not return. Taking advantage of his previous status as a general, he tried to break into Ba Ling Pavilion, but was stopped by a school captain."
"Li Guang personally told Lieutenant Nabaling: 'This is the old general Li.' But Captain Nabaling scolded: 'Generals are not allowed to travel at night now, so why are they so old?'"
"After Li Guang returned to the position of general, the first thing he did was to transfer Lieutenant Baling to his command with military orders and kill him to vent his private anger!"
"When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard about it, instead of reprimanding him, he praised Li Guang for his bravery and discipline, and even issued an edict to comfort him."
"Brother, do you think Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did something wrong?"
"This..." Zhu Biao was startled. He naturally knew about Li Guang's killing of Ba Lingwei. But Zhu Su did not ask whether Li Guang was wrong, but asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty whether what he did was wrong. He did not expect that.
I wanted to say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had done something wrong, but somewhere in my heart I felt something was wrong when I said the words. After hesitating for a while, I couldn't open my mouth.
"The same is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty." Zhu Su did not expect Zhu Biao to answer and continued to talk to himself.
"Li Guang's youngest son, Li Gan, committed the following crime and was disrespectful to General Wei Qing. General Wei Qing has always been kind, so the younger generation does not think it strange. But when the champion Hou Huo Qubing learned about it, he became furious."
"One day, the champion took advantage of the opportunity of accompanying Emperor Wu to hunt Ganquan Palace and shot Li Gan to death with one arrow!"
"Not only did Emperor Wu not offend the champion, but he personally covered up the champion and claimed that Li Gan was killed by a deer."
"Brother, tell me, did Emperor Wu do something wrong?"
"Should he kill Huo Qubing to punish his crime according to the law of the Han Dynasty that 'murderers must die, and injuries and thefts should not be punished' to show the strictness of the Han Dynasty laws?"
Zhu Su asked again, and Zhu Biao opened his mouth, feeling even more unable to answer.
The murderer was the champion Hou Huo Qubing, a rare general who could only be seen in thousands of years. He was the hope of the Han Dynasty in conquering the Xiongnu in the north.
Such a person should be used to pay for the life of a crazy and rebellious child like Li Gan?
Even if he were the emperor, he would never do this!
But...if this is the case, how will the imperial law be reflected? What should be used to distinguish between guilt and innocence?
How to... be a true eternal emperor?
(End of chapter)
