Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Thinking about it, Guo Li quickly asked: "The eldest brother mentioned by the King of Shu is His Royal Highness the former Crown Prince?"

"Naturally, the criminal has only one elder brother."

"Why did the prince order you...to order the prince to return to the capital? Does the prince have any evidence? Empty words have no proof, but people can't win their trust."

"Of course there is evidence."

Guo Li said: "Come here, present it."

As soon as the yamen servant in the hall walked over, Zhu Chun raised his eyebrows and said, "Wait a minute. This thing is very precious. The guilty minister is afraid that someone with a heart will destroy it halfway, so I haven't shown it before. To avoid accidents, I'd like to ask Mr. Guo to personally Come get it."

"..." It's only a few steps from the bottom of the hall to the top of the hall, so what could happen?However, the king of Shu said this, probably implying that he was framed by an adulterer this time, so there was no evidence of exoneration in Jinyiwei's imperial prison. I wonder if the emperor understood his implication?

In fact, before the trial today, several groups of people contacted him for different purposes, but Guo Li has not yet decided how to stand.Today, when Emperor Hongwu came suddenly, he felt that it was right for him to be out of position. He was tired of playing tricks in front of the emperor, and besides... Maybe the king of Shu still had some weight in Emperor Hongwu's heart.

When the dignified minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice tried the case, it was completely humiliating to go to the hall to collect evidence in person.But anyway, he can't be mighty and domineering today. Emperor Hongwu didn't say anything, he should have acquiesced to King Shu's request. Guo Li felt that he would rather make Emperor Hongwu feel like a coward than not offend King Shu for the time being.

Therefore, Guo Li obediently came down from the hall, took a thin piece of letter paper from the king of Shu, held it back to his seat, took a look at it, and then respectfully presented it to Emperor Hongwu.

Emperor Hongwu held the letter paper in his hand, and his hand, which was used to holding weapons and jade seals, trembled a little bit, which could not bear the weight of the thin letter paper——

"Eleventh Brother, I have been away for half a year, and I am deeply attached to each other. When brother Yu fell ill, he ignored the soup and medicine. He fell into a dream yesterday and saw Mr. Qianxi (Song Lian) pointing out literature and history. You and I read the scene in the palace. Reading martial arts in Zhongdu, It is the order of the father, the brother knows that he may not be able to reunite with the younger brother, I hope that the younger brother will work hard in the future, share the worries and relieve the father, and the elder brother will return his soul to the land of the blue sky, you should smile.

The first day of the first month of the Dingmao Year"

Although the handwriting on the paper varies in severity and is sometimes distorted, it can still be seen that it was written by Zhu Biao himself.On the first day of the first lunar month, it was supposed to be a family reunion, but Biao'er was bedridden at that time.This letter...he must have had a hard time writing it, right?However, considering that he has always been on good terms with Chun'er, it is reasonable to write such a letter.

Looking at the familiar handwriting on the paper, Emperor Hongwu couldn't help but his eyes turned red.However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, he couldn't lose his composure.Emperor Hongwu calmed down, and said: "Since the prince wrote this letter on the first day of the first lunar month, it will take only a few days for it to be delivered to Zhongdu. Why did you leave from Zhongdu on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?"

"I don't know the reason for this. I didn't receive this letter until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month," Zhu Chun said, bowing his head slightly, and said, "Besides, my father has orders, so I dare not go back to Beijing without permission. If it wasn't for the dream the other night, When it comes to an ominous dream, the boy cares about his elder brother, so he will not ignore other things and leave without permission."

Emperor Hongwu was silent, counting the time, the first night when Zhu Chun left Zhongdu, but the first night when Biaoer left, could it be that Biaoer really asked him in a dream?

"Father, my son knows that he has committed a mistake, but everything is due to his inability to control himself. Dare I ask my father, although my son returned to Beijing privately, he neither brought a single soldier nor plotted anything to harm the country. Is it really unacceptable?" Zhu Chun spoke earnestly at the moment, looking up at Emperor Hongwu with burning eyes.

Emperor Hongwu was already moved when he saw the prince's letter just now, and now he looked at this beautiful and well-behaved son under the hall, yes, what unforgivable crime did he commit?

After a while, Zhu Chun bowed his head respectfully, and said, "I still have one more thing to report, please forgive my father."

"Say."

"As soon as my son stepped into the capital, someone came to report to Father Huangsheng on his back foot. Has Father Emperor ever thought about the reason for this?"

Why?Emperor Hongwu sneered, how could he not know, it was nothing more than the death of Donggong, and his sons began to fight secretly.He has always hated the princes doing things that disregard family affection for the sake of the throne, and even deliberately skipped the killing of brothers such as the Xuanwumen incident when the teachers explained the history. However, these things cannot be avoided in all dynasties. No matter how powerful Zhu Yuanzhang is, he cannot prevent the royal family from fighting for power all the time.

Unexpectedly, someone started to act before Biao'er's body was cold, and Chun'er just hit the blade.He is very clear about these things, but before because of Biao'er's death, Chun'er was too sad, and Chun'er happened to be disobedient, so he wanted to punish him a little bit, but naturally he didn't mean to kill him or demote her to a commoner .

"Today the presiding judge is Guo Shangshu, and I'm just observing," Hong Wudi said and handed the letter to Guo Li, "Guo Shangshu, what to do is up to you to decide."

"..." Guo Li felt cold sweat on his forehead, how dare I judge you sitting here, old man?

But... Seeing Emperor Hongwu's relaxed expression, and the look of being moved by the prince's letter just now, Guo Li already had seven or eight ideas in his mind.Many years ago, King Jin and King Yan sneaked back to Beijing when they were reviewing martial arts. There is a precedent. This is not unforgivable.

"This... Your Majesty, there is no judgment in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" for the king of Shu's fault this time. I feel that although the king of Shu has some inappropriateness, it is really an act of filial piety and righteousness to think of his brotherly love. ...I think, why not fine the salary for one year?" The king of Shu hasn't married his concubine yet, so he can't finish his salary, so he shouldn't care about the one year's salary missing, right?

Emperor Hongwu secretly smiled in his heart, but didn't show it on his face.The king of Shu clearly disobeyed the emperor's order, but when he came to Guo Li, he became an "act of great filial piety and righteousness". It seems that this man is also a person who is good at observing words and demeanor.

"It's fine for Ai Qing to decide on her own."

Guo Li was overjoyed, since Emperor Hongwu called it that, he should be very satisfied with the judgment.He patted the gavel immediately, and said: "The King of Shu returned to Beijing privately. If he behaves improperly, he will be fined for one year, as a warning to the future."

Zhu Chun's eyebrows twitched slightly, a one-year fine, ten thousand shi is not a small sum.Wouldn't this Guo Li be punished for half a year?

I don't know how Lan Yu got this letter, but this time he was able to save the day, thanks to his elder brother.Thinking of this, Zhu Chun felt a deep sense of gratitude and nostalgia for his elder brother Zhu Biao.If the eldest brother can inherit the great ceremony, benevolent and loving, he must be a generation of Mingjun, he will naturally be willing to be his right-hand man and assume the responsibility of defending the court, and the other brothers will probably do the same.

But... after all, the heavens are unwilling to let the country of the Ming Dynasty complete the inheritance so peacefully, and the eldest brother... is also a good man who is not alive after all!Zhu Chun said in his heart: "Brother, although my younger brother came back this time, he has something else in his heart, but you have always loved me, so you will definitely not mind saving me once?"

The brocade handkerchief that Xia Ziling sent that day naturally contained a mystery, but it was hidden extremely secretively, and Zhu Chun only solved the mystery after pondering for a whole day.The letter was originally written on thin paper, with a thin layer of wax attached to the front and back, and silk brocade was woven on top of the wax, so it was placed in water, covered with wax, and hidden hidden. handwriting.

And to take out the letter, it is necessary to disassemble the front and back of the letter one by one, and then scrape off the wax seal, which takes a lot of effort.At that time, Jin Yiwei was on duty because Xia Ziling bribed him, and he didn't spend time researching these mysteries, which saved him from this catastrophe.

The case of the king of Shu was thus concluded, and Emperor Hongwu drove back to the palace immediately, and the king of Shu was also acquitted.Walking out of the Meridian Gate, just after the first lunar month, when Nanjing was still cold and windy, Zhu Chun caught sight of Xia Ziling stretching his neck to reach his head under the city wall among the eagerly waiting crowd.

Zhu Chun's heart warmed, and he walked closer, saying: "You stretch your neck, you really look like a duck."

"..." Why does Xia Ziling feel that the beautiful image that is as shocking as a heavenly man collapses every time the King of Shu speaks?

"My lord, are you not suffering?" Seeing Zhu Chun like this, he actually meant to ask. With Emperor Hongwu in charge, those people in the Ministry of Punishment dare not embarrass the dignified lord.

"Do they dare?" Zhu Chun smiled arrogantly, thinking of Xia Ziling's work for him in recent days, his heart softened again, and said, "Zi... Ling, you have worked hard for this king these days... you have worked hard."

The sudden softening of the King of Shu's tone, as well as the awkward address that obviously wanted to get close, made Xia Ziling feel goosebumps.

He looked at Zhu Chun, hesitantly and awkwardly said: "My lord..."

"Ok?"

"If you don't like my nickname, you should call me 'Xia Ziling' with my first name and surname. I'm not used to you calling me that."

"..." It's really unreasonable, I condescend to call him by his name, Xia Ziling doesn't appreciate it!Zhu Chun was about to have an attack, when Xia Ziling suddenly sneezed "Ah Choo". Zhu Chun raised his head and saw his reddish nose tip, and suddenly felt a strange, tense and uncomfortable emotion in his heart.

"Won't you wear more clothes in the winter?" Xia Ziling's sometimes clever and sometimes stupid behavior made him have enough, "Hurry up and go back to the palace and let the servant cook a bowl of ginger for you." Soup."

"Oh..." Xia Ziling paused, "Won't your lord go back?"

"I'll go to Mother Concubine's first." Although I managed to save myself from this mess, Mother Concubine must be mad, right?