Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 775 Reprimand in Person
Zhu Biao was reciting poems and composing couplets with a few students in his mansion when the housekeeper hurried in from outside.

When looking at Zhu Biao, his expression was inexplicably a little panicked.

"Your Highness, someone has come from the palace. His Majesty wants you to go to the Imperial Study. I heard that he was very angry."

The housekeeper's eyes were very complicated, but Zhu Biao didn't take it seriously. He calmly asked a few students to go down first.

I went to the backyard to sort out my clothes.

The butler followed behind.

"What should I do, Prince? If His Majesty gets angry and asks you to reprimand him, what should I do?"

"Should we go find His Royal Highness the King of England first? Perhaps he can help."

Everyone in Yingtian Prefecture knows that as long as Zhu Han takes action.

No matter how angry Zhu Yuanzhang was, he could calm down.

Zhu Biao didn't say anything. He glanced at the butler who was so nervous beside him and just smiled.

"I haven't done anything to displease my father during this period. If he investigates, it has nothing to do with me. If my father punishes me for other things."

"It may be that I did something wrong and angered my father. It won't be too late to think of a solution after I see it clearly."

"What we are doing now is nothing more than useless work. What Father hates most is other people's speculation about him."

Zhu Biao's style of doing things was open and honest.

He will not deny his own achievements because of other people's speculation.

After listening to Zhu Biao's words, the butler felt that there was some truth in them, so he no longer had any worries.

On the contrary, Zhu Di is now extremely anxious.

He had just called all those officials home yesterday to discuss countermeasures, but he did not expect that he would be taken to the imperial study by Zhu Yuanzhang for questioning the next day.

Sweat was already oozing out of Zhu Di's forehead. He sat in the study room in the backyard and pondered for a long time.

Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang waited in the imperial study for a stick of incense before Zhu Biao and Zhu Di finally arrived.

Zhu Biao greeted Zhu Han with a calm face, bowed properly, and stood beside Zhu Han, looking graceful and elegant.

His eyes were full of confidence, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to see him.

On the contrary, Zhu Di's eyes were already evasive when he came in.

While sitting aside, I had already started planning how to offend him.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his two sons.

"I called you here today because I have something to ask you. A lot of things have happened in Yingtian Prefecture these days. I believe you have already found out a lot."

"Your uncle is here today, so we can figure out who is behind this."

Zhu Biao was puzzled after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words. He looked at Zhu Han beside him in surprise and saw that Zhu Han had a calm expression.

"Father, I don't know what you are doing."

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with confusion.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked them to sit down first, and then placed the talks between several officials and the memorials of Zhu Biao and Zhu Di in front of them.

"You two should take a good look at what these officials think of you. When I was on this incognito visit, there was clearly no problem at court."

"Now something like this has suddenly happened. Could it be that as long as they are around, they will dislike the two of you?"

Zhu Di picked up the memorial and took a look at it. Without exception, all the officials above were planning to replace Zhu Biao.

Some officials even stated in their memorials that they were doing business in Yintian Prefecture in order to use the money they earned to recruit soldiers.

There is even a rebellious mind...

Zhu Di's face became paler and paler. Zhu Yuanzhang could see clearly their every move.

From Zhu Biao's memorial, it can be seen that the officials were simply impeaching Zhu Biao, who had been following Zhu Han to learn how to do business these days.

They ignored other things, which is why they can't bear it now.

A prince's mind is full of making money instead of managing state affairs.

Zhu Biao smiled awkwardly, stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and explained everything in detail.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that there is not much money in the treasury right now, and the soldiers on the front line are still waiting for food and grass to be fully prepared."

"General Xu has received several letters in the past few days. Without exception, all of them in Yingtian Prefecture ask us to prepare as much food and fodder as possible."

"When winter comes, the soldiers' salaries must be paid and there can be no delay. Therefore, I am thinking about making more money with my uncle to make the national treasury more abundant."

"The soldiers will no longer have such concerns, and the generals will be able to win more battles without having to worry about the consequences."

Zhu Biao's words made Zhu Yuanzhang look at him with admiration.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already seen Xu Da's memorial.

It's just that he has always turned a blind eye, and now the situation of the soldiers has become a little complicated.

The Mongolian army still wanted to harm them, so Xu Da had to guard the border all the time.

Their situation has become increasingly complicated, and they will never give others any opportunity to take advantage of them.

Although the empty treasury was a fatal problem for the Ming Dynasty, fortunately with Zhu Han, there would be no problems with food and grass.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased that Zhu Biao could think of this.

Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Di standing beside him. His brows were furrowed, as if he was suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Old Four, can you also tell me where the memorial impeaching you came from? Do you agree with their speculation about you?"

Zhu Di quickly stood up and began to explain himself in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and others.

He never had any intention of rebellion, he just wanted to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's trust.

He never had any concerns about these things.

All along, Zhu Di only wanted to use his own strength to let more people know that he never wanted to compete with Zhu Biao for the position.

He pretended to be very kind so that the officials in the court would sided with him when Zhu Biao did something wrong.

"Father, these are all false accusations. Although I want to make meritorious contributions, I have never thought of treason, nor have I recruited any soldiers."

"Father, please do not believe the rumors spread by these officials."

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Di's expression had calmed down a lot, but at this time Zhu Han stood up. He looked at Zhu Di with a smile on his face.

"It turns out that in the mind of His Royal Highness Prince Yan, raising troops privately is not a sign of rebellion. I still remember what happened with Wang An a few days ago."

"You even locked him up in your home and beat him up. You had dozens of soldiers at your disposal at the time."

"Although they are secret guards, they are all very agile. I'm afraid they are planning to cause trouble in Yingtian Prefecture."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di fiercely when he heard this. Zhu Di immediately knelt on the ground and began to explain. When he looked at Zhu Han, his eyes were full of savage pleading.

"Uncle, you really misunderstood. Wang An's incident was indeed caused by his many connections with Hu Weiyong."

"Hu Weiyong is a corrupt official of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, not many of his subordinates are good people. I get so angry when I think of Wang An that I resort to this desperate measure."

"But from the beginning to the end, I never had any concerns about Wang An, including the secret guards at home, who were just people who accompanied me in practice on weekdays."

"They have never had any other thoughts. The emperor's uncle really misunderstood me."

Zhu Biao was also a little shocked.

He didn't expect that Zhu Han would tell Zhu Yuanzhang all those things in front of him today.

This suddenly made him feel a little worried.

Once Zhu Yuanzhang knew about this, he would definitely not forgive it easily.

As expected, even now, no matter what Zhu Di said, he had lost Zhu Yuanzhang's trust.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di.

"You have privately raised soldiers in your mansion, no matter if they are ten, hundreds or thousands of people, this is not allowed. As a prince, you don't know such rules. You really disappoint me."

Zhu Di knelt on the ground and suddenly didn't know how to defend himself.

Zhu Han also didn't want the father and son to become estranged like this, so he stood up and said a few good words for Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, since there are these secret guards in the Prince of Yan's mansion, it would be better to have them directly incorporated into the Jinyiwei. They are all talented people."

"Each of them has strong martial arts skills. After being sent to the Jinyiwei, they can also serve the court. They can also be regarded as talents cultivated by His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Zhu Han deeply.

"If you really think so, don't pursue the rumors he spread about you and the harm he caused you."

Zhu Han curled his lips and smiled, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang actually knew everything.

They just turned a blind eye and didn't want to make things worse.

Many situations in Yingtian Prefecture had already exceeded their expectations.

If you make a big fuss about this, I'm afraid that many people will hate you in the future.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had been working diligently for the benefit of the people for so many years. Naturally, he did not want his reputation to be ruined by his son.

Zhu Han took a step back to advance, and never intended to drive the father and son apart.

This would really teach Zhu Di a lesson. As long as he no longer has any other thoughts in the future, Zhu Han would not be able to have much influence on him.

So Zhu Han nodded and looked at Zhu Di meaningfully.

"Prince Yan has been a very spirited child since he was young. I have watched him grow up, so he definitely doesn't have any bad intentions towards me."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this matter anymore. Just think of it as me forgiving King Yan."

Zhu Di suddenly felt mixed emotions.

He did so many things, all of which were to cause trouble for Zhu Han.

In fact, everyone knew what he was thinking. He just wanted Zhu Han to lose Zhu Yuanzhang's approval and have no foothold in Yingtian Prefecture.

Now that this has happened, he has truly realized Zhu Han's good intentions, but it is too late to say anything now.

"The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. He has done this kind of thing time and again. Huang Ye had already caused a great disturbance."

"Many officials in the court have always been against him. Now I have to risk the whole world's condemnation to protect him."

"But I didn't expect him to be so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter. In this case, he will be confined to his home. He cannot go out without my order. If those officials come to your house again, don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between father and son."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment this time was not severe, it did show the emperor's thoughts.

Even though Zhu Di was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to bow his head since things had come to this point.

Zhu Han saw what Zhu Di was thinking, so he didn't say anything more.

He and Zhu Yuanzhang are both the same type of people.

For the sake of the people of this world, they can pay any price, but they cannot let people in the future point fingers at them.

After coming out of the imperial study, Zhu Biao took a deep breath.

He felt his scalp tingling when he looked at Zhu Han. Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry today that he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would behead Zhu Di.

"Father is really amazing. He is very perceptive this time. But I don't know who spread those rumors in Yingtian Prefecture."

"If this is not stopped, the emperor's uncle's reputation will be damaged."

Zhu Han turned a blind eye to this matter.

From the beginning to the end, he knew better than anyone that he had actually been involved in these rumors in Yingtian Prefecture, but he just didn't want to get involved.

In any situation, I just need to arrange all these things as quickly as possible.

Naturally, there won't be any concerns at all.

Zhu Han knew Zhu Yuanzhang's actions better than anyone else. Now that Zhu Biao could gain Zhu Yuanzhang's recognition, Zhu Han was even more pleased.

"The Crown Prince is the one who is truly benevolent and righteous. What the King of Yan did this time has already lost all support."

"He doesn't realize it, and now he has made such a big fuss that His Majesty has lost a lot of interest in him."

"So no matter how strong he is, it has no meaning now. The prince must remain consistent."

Zhu Han’s words made Zhu Biao feel warm in his heart.

The news of Zhu Di's house arrest quickly spread in Yingtian Prefecture, and the people were talking about it.

"I heard that the Prince of Yan really angered His Majesty this time. He had already caused many court officials to impeach him in the business field before. Now we are really relieved."

"The Crown Prince is the one who can truly care about the people of the world. The King of Yan and him are totally incomparable. We the people still support the Crown Prince the most."

"When doing business, the prince has always been very serious. Now that something like this has happened, he will naturally not let the situation continue to develop. The prince is definitely going to win over the King of Yan."

The people have sharp eyes.

They knew best who could bring them peace, and Zhu Biao had always treated the people as his own children.

Even when he was on incognito visits, he always handled state affairs starting from the people.

He would always visit and comfort the soldiers in the barracks, which greatly boosted their morale.

This farce was finally turned around by Zhu Han, and it did not make the ministers in the court look even more embarrassed, but it still made many people panic when they went to court.

In the court, officials were whispering to each other, fearing that Zhu Yuanzhang would catch them accidentally.

They had very close contacts with Zhu Di in private.