Lao Zhu looked at his son in front of him and said, "Biao'er, don't keep your eyes on the capital."
"You should also go see the world outside."
"Dad killed many people in the capital."
"But those killed are all lawless nobles, rebellious soldiers, and corrupt officials."
"Outside the capital, among the scholars, peasants, industrialists, merchants, and good people, my father didn't kill any of them!"
"The Fengtian Palace is full of blood, but our world is prospering!"
"Whether it is population, arable land, money, food, or taxes, they all far exceed those of the previous dynasty."
"So, it's worth killing me!"
"Dad will never regret it!"
Seeing the determination in his father's eyes, Zhu Biao felt deeply shocked.
Perhaps, this is the truest appearance of his father!
At this moment, Erhu came over from behind Zhu Biao.
"Your Majesty, the first batch of nine criminal generals should be executed at noon. There is still an hour left."
"The general is here to ask for your Majesty's approval!"
"Is there a new will?"
Erhu respectfully asked for instructions.
"No, the execution will be carried out on time!" Lao Zhu said calmly.
"Yes." Erhu turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Lao Zhu again.
"etc!"
Immediately, Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Biao'er, go and behead him!"
"Father!" Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment.
"We want you to take a good look at how their heads fall off."
"You must remember this scene for us forever."
"Go quickly."
"go!"
Lao Zhu shouted with a sullen face.
"My son...obey the decree!" Zhu Biao accepted the decree with pain in his heart.
He really didn't want Li Shanchang and the others to die, but he couldn't do anything.
I can only watch them die.
I remember that Li Shanchang also taught me knowledge when I was a child, but today, I have to personally send him on his way.
Zhu Biao's heart was not without suffering.
…
When Lao Zhu returned to Wuying Hall, an old man with white hair and a prison uniform was already waiting here.
"Your Majesty Li Shanchang, please see your superior!"
Yes, this old man is Li Shanchang, who is in his seventies.
After leaving Wuying Hall later, he will go straight to the execution ground.
"Get flat!"
"Give me a seat!"
"Thank you!"
The two of them just sat opposite each other, looking at each other in silence.
They all have complicated emotions now. Li Shanchang knows that he must die, and he is ready.
Lao Zhu knew that as long as he changed his mind, Li Shanchang would not have to die, but he had to kill Li Shanchang.
The two of them spent the time of burning incense.
Li Shanchang stood up and kowtowed to Lao Zhu.
"Come on, I'll take the first step!"
Afterwards, Li Shanchang stood up tremblingly and walked out of Wuying Hall.
After a long time, Lao Zhu also stood up and walked out of Wuying Hall. He looked up at the blue sky and let out a breath.
"Yeah, someone has to take the first step!"
…
Li Shanchang died, and the three Yi tribes died.
Only the consort Li Qi and his two sons by Princess Lin'an escaped death.
But they were exiled to Jiangpu.
…
After the execution of Li Shanchang and others, Zhu Biao fell ill.
After some treatment by the imperial physician, Zhu Biao's health improved, but his energy and spirit were not as good as before.
For this reason, Yang Xuan was worried and would come to the East Palace to visit every day.
Similarly, Lao Zhu is also worried about Zhu Biao.
Through the conversation with Yang Xuan, Lao Zhu knew that Zhu Biao was under great mental pressure and needed to rest for a while to relax.
Therefore, he planned to wait for Zhu Biao's health to get better, and then ask him to go to the north to inspect the matter of moving the capital.
Regarding moving the capital, Lao Zhu had this idea for a long time.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, Lao Zhu had the idea of moving the capital to Fengyang, but everything that happened later made him put it aside.
Nowadays, Fengyang's Zhongdu City has become an unfinished project.
But the idea of moving the capital still exists.
He has a few cities in mind, but he hasn't decided yet.
That's what Zhu Biao meant when he went to investigate.
…
Changpinghou Mansion.
"I didn't expect that Yun Gong is finally getting married."
Yang Xuan couldn't help but sigh when he received the news from the Duke of Wei.
Xu Yungong's marriage was decided before Xu Da's lifetime. The woman's surname was Li and she was not from a wealthy family.
His father was only from a small household.
As expected, Xu Yungong should have been married for several years, but Xu Da passed away in the meantime, and the Xie family also passed away, and Xu Yungong needed to maintain filial piety.
The marriage can only be postponed.
Because even Xu Yungong only inherited the title in the 21st year of Hongwu.
He is now the second generation Wei Guogong and the real head of the Xu family.
Knowing that his younger brother was finally getting married, Xu Miaoyun, who was far away in Peiping, also had people send him congratulatory gifts.
She also wrote a letter asking Zhu Gaochi to congratulate her and Zhu Di on behalf of her.
On the day of the wedding, the whole capital was very lively. After all, it was the wedding of the second generation of Wei Guogong.
Moreover, Lao Zhu also rewarded many good things.
In addition, the prince will also attend.
The person to welcome the bride is naturally Yang Xuan. As Xu Da's close disciple and Xu Yungong's senior brother, he has this qualification.
He and the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Etiquette came to Li's house, completed the process, and successfully received the bride.
Yang Xuan returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion.
The wedding went smoothly without any surprises.
Except Xu Yungong drank a little too much.
After bidding farewell to everyone in the Xu family, Yang Xuan returned to the Hou Mansion.
The next few days were very peaceful. When Yang Xuan came to Wei Guogong's mansion again, he finally saw Li's true face.
I have to say that Xu Da's vision is pretty good.
This girl has a good appearance, elegant manners, and good conversation. There is no trace of her coming from a small family.
The position of mistress of the Xu family in the future seems to be secure.
Yang Xuan didn't stay, chatted for a while and then left.
In the following days, I would go to the East Palace to see Zhu Biao every day, or teach young Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Quan.
In this way, time soon came to the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu.
In March, Xu Yungong was ordered to go to Shaanxi to train troops for border defense.
At this time, Li was already pregnant.
Xu Yungong was very happy, but because of the emperor's orders, he had to leave.
In May, Lao Zhu also prepared to let Zhu Biao go on a northern tour.
He summoned Yang Xuan into the palace and warned: "On this trip, you must protect the prince's safety. If anything happens, you are the only one we should ask questions about."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Well, go ahead!"
So, Zhu Biao took Yang Xuan, hundreds of Jinyi guards, 3,000 forbidden troops and 5,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp and set out.
They will first go to Yangzhou to have a look, then pass through Fengyang, and then go directly north to Kaifeng, then to Luoyang, and then to Xi'an, Taiyuan, Datong, and Peiping.
After completing this circle, we will return to Beijing.
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