Father can be an enemy to the country

The victory in the Battle of Dingbian and the destruction of Luchuan Kingdom made Boss Zhu feel very good these days. Just like when the army conquered the south and regained Yunnan, everything was pleasing to the eye, so the criminals could be punished lightly.

If the case had happened when Jingdong Mansion fell, he would have made everyone involved in the case...

Therefore, the Hongwu examination fraud case of 18 years was declared closed with such a relatively light punishment.

But in fact, there are still two criminals who have not been punished...

The father and son were silent for a moment, but Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to mention the two guys and said, "Why don't you see the names of Lao Qi and Lao Ba in the file?"

"My son has ordered that all cases involving the seventh and eighth brothers be reported directly to me. Therefore, two contents about him have been hidden from the files of the Justice Department." The prince said with a tangled expression: "Actually, there are not many. Liu Sanwu confessed that King Qi helped them inform King Tan and asked him not to meddle in his own business. That's all."

"What do you mean that's all?!" Boss Zhu was very dissatisfied with the prince's understatement. He lowered his face and scolded: "What does the old eight care about? It's the Jin Yiwei! He is our eyes and ears! If he doesn't care about his own business, we will be blind." You know you’re deaf?!”

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the angrier he became. He slapped the imperial court and said, "Besides, is he just minding his own business? He is acting as a protective shield for the imperial examination fraud gang, and he is dealing with his own sixth brother! This wolf-hearted thing must be severely punished. No loan!"

"Father, please calm down. The eighth child is still too young and never thought of such consequences. Didn't the sixth child plead for mercy on his behalf?" The prince hurriedly persuaded, and he tried to persuade his father with sincerity, lest his father's temper would get angry and he would be impulsive. Killed Lao Ba’s life.

"He doesn't want to be a human being. He still has to be a human being. What else can he do if he doesn't intercede for him?!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily. After speaking, he glanced at the prince and remembered that this was also Lao Ba's brother.

"So what if you are his brother? I am his father? But if he has committed a crime, he must be dealt with severely!"

"My son has ordered him to reflect in the palace, and no one is allowed to enter or leave his Tan Palace." The prince said hurriedly.

"What kind of punishment is this? In Nuo Da's palace, there are so many people waiting on him, but he can still live and drink!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered dissatisfied: "Immediately change his place, put him in white clothes into the main courtyard of the Dazong, and lock him first He will be detained for ten days, and if we interrogate him personally, what will Lao Qi find out?!"

"Yes, father." The prince could only agree in a deep voice, and then turned around to plead with his mother.

"And that damn old seventh!" Zhu Yuanzhang turned his finger on King Qi again, gritting his teeth and said: "He is usually cruel and cruel, abusing soldiers and civilians. We have reprimanded him many times, but he still refuses to change! This time he actually dares to reach out to the court. , openly intervening in the imperial examination, what exactly does he want to do? Is he preparing to rebel?!"

"This..." The prince felt tired for a while. He couldn't remember how many times he asked Lao Qi for a favor, and he really couldn't open his mouth this time. "This seventh child is really outrageous this time. We should bring him back and teach him a lesson."

"Hmm..." It was a rare occasion for the prince to support him, but Zhu Yuanzhang became cautious and asked in a deep voice: "Lao Qi should have heard about the matter in the capital, right?"

"Should be." The prince nodded. Since Lao Qi could stretch his hand so long, it meant that his eyes were always on the capital. It has been ten days since the imperial examination, and he must have received the letter from Qingzhou.

"I heard that the people of Qingzhou are fierce and fierce. He actually recruited many desperadoes there. He also ordered the guards to take over the city defense of Qingzhou and prevented local civil and military officers from patrolling the city at night..." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned more and more.

The prince already understood what his father meant. To put it bluntly, he was worried that sending someone to recall Lao Qi at this time would stimulate him to take risks.

This is by no means an unfounded worry. You must know that Lao Qi is already a vassal king with a fully equipped three-guard army and the power of his own kingdom... At the beginning, Boss Zhu was afraid that his sons would not be able to control the local civil and military forces, so he tried his best to give them more control. Now it has become an obstacle to deal with them.

Moreover, in the past two years, the seventh brother's father-in-law, Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, and the brothers Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, died violently one after another. The seventh brother has always suspected that Jin Yiwei was responsible. In addition, I was scolded by my father every now and then, and my mood was said to be very unstable...

It would be too ugly if Lao Qi Gou jumped over the wall and started a rebellion. Moreover, Qingzhou is located in the center of Shandong. Once there is a rebellion, the entire province will be affected. Can my father be too cautious?

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"Be careful, Father." The prince said softly.

"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a self-deprecating smile: "Nie Zhan's wings are stiff, and I have to weigh it before I take care of my son. It's so damn ridiculous!"

"After all, he is a powerful vassal king, so that's normal." The prince comforted his father, but he had mixed feelings in his heart. He had never truly felt like Lao Liu was so far-sighted as he was at this moment.

But it is certain to get Lao Qi back...

"Who do you think you should send to get him back?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a muffled voice.

"It's hard to say, son and minister." The prince hesitated to speak.

"What's not to say? You just want to be a good person." Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at him: "Lao Liu happens to be in Beijing, and he is still Zong Zhengling. This is his duty."

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang added: "Besides, you can still make him angry. Who do you think will go if he doesn't?"

"That's what I said." The prince shook his head and said: "But I really don't want Lao Liu to go into this muddy water this time. They have been incompatible since childhood. If something happens, he can't tell. Besides, , he has been away from Yunnan for half a year, and Miaoqing and Liu Li are about to give birth, so let him return to Kunming as soon as possible."

"What's wrong with my wife giving birth to a child? It's not him." Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips, walked back and forth for a long time with his hands behind his back, shook his head and said:

"After much deliberation, he is the most suitable. Besides, there is an uneasy old man in Shandong. I heard that his couple is getting more and more outrageous. He actually goes around looking for boys to enter the palace. Don't you think this is perverted? ? It’s just right for Lao Liu to stop by and have a look. It’s really unreasonable to bring them back together. Don’t let those two brothers disturb the people of Shandong.”

"One is not enough, why two?" The prince said completely speechless: "Father, you have absolutely no intention of letting Lao Liu become a human being, right?"

"He has offended all the scholars in the world, so he is still afraid of offending his brothers and aunt?" Zhu Yuanzhang said nonchalantly: "Besides, isn't that what Zong Zhengling does? Who can say anything about him? That's all. It’s settled, we’ll tell him in person later.”

"I think Lao Liu is reluctant to agree." The prince said unoptimistically: "Father, please don't force him. I haven't been happy that Lao Liu came back this time. I'm really afraid that he will come back less and less in the future."

"Really? Why is he unhappy?" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't notice at all.

"Yes." The prince nodded and sighed: "The vassal prince can't do anything when he returns to the capital. He only gets scolded. It's strange that he can be happy."

"Didn't he overturn the results of the general examination? Isn't it still said that he can't do anything?" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered: "Okay, okay, this time we will not threaten, only induce, so that he will agree willingly. This time Are you leaving the head office?"