There was silence in the hall for a moment.
Everyone looked at Zhu Yunzhen, their eyes falling to the ground.
His behavior was so serious that it was obviously no child's play.
Some ministers had vaguely sensed that something was wrong, while others were still in shock and had not yet recovered.
Soon, the voices of rebuke started again.
"That's ridiculous! Your Highness the Fourth Emperor, you massacred more than a hundred members of Wu Wanggeng's family for no reason. You have no intention of repenting, and you actually asked your Majesty for a reward. This is simply ridiculous!"
"Your Majesty loves and protects the emperor's grandson. This is human nature. However, your majesty is the lord of the world, and the four emperors and grandsons behave like this. If you do not severely punish them, how can your majesty treat the people of the world?"
Immediately some people denounced him loudly, and some even burst into tears.
"So how benevolent was the prince when he was alive? To think that none of the four emperors and grandchildren would be the father's benevolence, he really failed to live up to his high expectations!"
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After this scene, many people were determined to let Lao Zhu severely punish Zhu Yunzhen today.
Zhu Yunxuan's expression remained unchanged, and he raised the memorial in his hand high above his head.
"Sun Chen asks Grandpa Huang to reward the meritorious soldiers!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sat still and could not tell what was in his mind. He just asked: "Tell me, why did you lead troops to kill Wu Wanggeng's family?"
"Grandpa Huang, for assassinating the emperor's grandson, he is guilty of conspiracy and treason. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he will be executed in every household."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone else spoke up.
"Wu Wanggeng is just a businessman. Why did he want to assassinate the emperor's grandson? The matter has not yet been clarified, how can he arbitrarily add crimes?"
"Really? Whether the Wu family is guilty or not should be handed over to the Si Yamen for trial. Only after it is found out can they be convicted."
"The four emperors and their descendants were killed without complaint, and their families were destroyed without trial. Where do you put the Ming Dynasty's laws?"
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Zhu Yunzhen slowly turned his head, looked at the people who spoke, and said, "Sir, could you please allow me to finish what I have said, and you can discuss the crime later?"
Only then did the ministers, who were filled with indignation, shut up.
"Sun Chen found out that Wu Wanggeng was actually the Pu family in Quanzhou. In order to escape responsibility, he changed his surname to Wu. The word Wanggeng means not to forget Pu Shougeng, the ancestor of the Pu family."
"The Wu family secretly hid weapons and secretly raised assassins with the intention of treason."
"After Sun Chen learned about it, he did not dare to be negligent. For fear of leaking the news, he rushed to the Jinyi Guards overnight to mobilize people and horses to arrest Wu Wanggeng."
"However, this thieves jumped over the wall and resisted bravely. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Jinyi Guards used their lives to destroy them."
Zhu Yunzhen's voice fell, and the hall suddenly fell into deathly silence again.
Wu Wanggeng is a descendant of the Pu family in Quanzhou and has been plotting rebellion?
This news is too shocking. If it is true, then everything Zhu Yunzhen did is not only innocent, but also meritorious.
Convicting without trial and killing without prosecution are sins.
But if the other party is a criminal and deliberately intends to rebel, then leading troops to arrest him and killing him when he encounters resistance will certainly be meritorious.
"Is there any real evidence for what the Fourth Emperor and his grandson said?"
The person who asked the question was Yin Gukuan of Yingtian Mansion.
Although Wu Wanggeng was a wealthy businessman in Suzhou, he often came to Yingtian for business and also lived in Jinling City.
If he is really a traitor, but Yingtian Mansion has never noticed it, then he, the Yingtian Mansion Yin, will not be able to escape the crime of dereliction of duty.
Zhu Yunzhen said: "Of course there is."
"Come here, bring up the spiritual tablet found in Wu Thief's mansion."
Soon, the guards brought up all the spiritual tablets.
"Grandpa Huang, this is the Pu family's ancestor's spiritual tablet found in the Wu Mansion."
"There is also a genealogy of the Pu family here, which records the names of the descendants of the Pu family who changed their surnames in order to escape crime."
The eunuch quickly took it and handed it over.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened it and looked at it, and said angrily: "It is indeed the traitor of the Pu family, and he still refuses to change his ways."
"Zhen'er, you have done great work in eradicating the traitors, and we will reward you heavily. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
The ministers who had just attacked and impeached Zhu Yunxian were all shocked and speechless.
Can you believe that after talking to others for so long, it was all a misunderstanding?
Not only was Zhu Yunzhen not guilty, but he was also guilty?
But as ministers, they submitted a letter of impeachment without finding out the truth. Isn't this just plain stupid and incompetent?
For a moment, all the ministers who had just spoken regretted it.
Some people also saw it.
What happened today was probably a show played by His Highness the Fourth Emperor, and his purpose was to make his attacker jump out.
"It is my duty as a grandson to share the worries of the emperor. I dare not ask for any reward. It is just that the soldiers of the Imperial Guard sacrificed their lives and fought bloody battles to kill the bandit family. Please reward the emperor for his merits."
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang said: "As expected of our Lao Zhu's grandson, he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, and is a good boy."
Next to him, Gu Kuan came out again and asked, "I am confused. When did the Fourth Emperor's grandson learn that Wu Wanggeng is actually a descendant of the Pu family in Quanzhou? How did he know it?"
The officials in the DPRK have also come to their senses. This matter is the key.
Grandson, why did you suddenly find out about such a thing?
Zhu Yunzhen cupped his hands and said, "Wu Wanggeng and Bu Sibei are from the same family, and they both changed their surnames from the Pu family in Quanzhou."
"I followed Grandpa Huang's order to try Bu Sibei's case."
"I didn't dare to be careless, so I ordered Mr. Gu to strictly interrogate Bu Sibei, and at the same time, I secretly investigated and found Wu Wanggeng."
"Unexpectedly, after this thief learned about it, he actually tried to send someone to assassinate me."
"Fortunately, Xu Miaojin, the daughter of Zhongshan King, fought hard to protect me, and I managed to escape."
"The traces of the Wu family's rebellion have appeared, so I mobilized troops overnight to kill them."
Gu Kuan was stunned.
Bu Sibei is also a descendant of Quanzhou Pu family?
The emperor and his grandson have been secretly investigating, so they found out Wu Wanggeng?
However, hadn't Bu Sibei been imprisoned in Yingtian Mansion Prison, and hadn't the emperor and grandson never been tried?
He is messy.
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I see.
The ministers in the DPRK suddenly realized.
Naturally, they all knew that Zhu Yunxun's assassination was unusual.
The majestic grandson encountered an assassin just outside Jinling City. How shocking was this?
But none of the ministers mentioned it.
Because almost everyone subconsciously believed that this matter must be related to the battle for the crown prince.
Otherwise, who would assassinate Zhu Yunzhen's seven-year-old child?
This kind of thing, involving the battle between the Tian family, is no small matter.
For Your Majesty, it is a matter of flesh and blood, and it is unfortunate that brothers and nephews can kill each other.
Once it is made public and rumors spread, it will hurt the face of the Tianjia, so the minister will naturally be reluctant to say anything.
The story surrounding Zhu Yunzhen's murder of the Wu family was, on the one hand, a bad thing, and on the other hand, it just covered up the assassination of the emperor's grandson.
Unexpectedly, it turned out not to be the case.
Just a desperate Wu Wanggeng, making his last desperate struggle?
Zhu Yunzhen's words were tantamount to telling everyone that there was no instigator behind Wu Wanggeng's back.
That's the end of the matter.
On the dragon chair, Lao Zhu's eyes were moist.
What he was most worried about was that Zhu Yunzhen was clamoring to continue the investigation.
In particular, after knowing that Zhu Yunxu had gone to the palace of King Qin, Lao Zhu had already guessed that the person sent to assassinate Zhu Yunxu must be his son, King Qin Zhu Cang.
Although there was no evidence, Zhu Yunzhen did not say anything.
But some things don't require evidence.
Therefore, Lao Zhu was so angry with Zhu Ping just now that he put him under house arrest.
But, as a father, what can he do?
Kill your son?
Lao Zhu really can't do it!
Besides, if this matter is really brought to the table and Zhu Fang sends people to assassinate his own nephew, then the old Zhu family will be really disgraced.
Family scandals should not be made public.
Lao Zhu could only use other excuses to punish Zhu Chong severely.
However, he was still worried that Zhu Yunzhen would not stop.
Hearing that he went to Prince Qin's Mansion, he seemed to have this attitude.
I didn't expect that he would be so considerate of the difficulties of being a grandfather.
So sensible!
With one word, all the blame was placed on the Wu family, and there was no need to worry about it anymore.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world will no longer object because of this.
At this moment, Lao Zhu was deeply moved.
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