amaotonovel Chapter 780 The Power of Heaven
Chapter 780 The Power of Heaven
Chapter 780 The Power of Heaven
The voice was like thunder. Those present were either high-ranking officials or royal family members. How could they not hear that this was the voice of the current Emperor Hongwu?
Sure enough, a figure that was extremely familiar to everyone walked straight into the lobby of the Ministry of Justice under the light. All the officials in the hall were all excited, and they quickly saw the opportunity and leaned down to salute: "Greetings to your Majesty, may your Majesty bow to you!"
"Father, I wish you all the best." The brothers of the Zhu family also responded and saluted Old Zhu one after another.
Lu Zhongheng froze on the spot, the crazy look on his face had not faded, but his mouth was open enough to put down a chicken.
Behind him, Queen Ma, whom he had not seen for a long time, also entered the palace, and everyone was busy saluting the queen. The couple paid no attention to the court officials who were prostrating themselves on the ground, but strode to Zhu Ping's face.
"Second brother, I heard that you were injured? Is it something serious?" Queen Ma was dressed in a plain dress, dusty and dusty. She had obviously just entered Yingtian not long ago, but the worry on her face was overflowing. When Zhu Xi saw Lao Zhu and Queen Ma coming together, he finally had a backbone of support in his heart, and the anger he had just been provoked by Lu Zhongheng quickly disappeared. "Mom, it's just a slight scratch, it's okay..."
Lao Zhu was also dressed in a colorful coat, dressed like an ordinary member of the military. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhu Chong was fine. At this time, Fang turned his head and glanced at Lu and Tang, causing Lu and Tang to feel frightened.
"Come on, let's..." Tang Shengzong wanted to speak.
"Shut up, did we let you talk?" Lao Zhu said lightly, and Tang Shengzong shut his mouth. Lao Zhu then turned his gaze to Zhu Biao and said, "Boss, tell me."
"Yes." Zhu Biao lowered his eyebrows and kept his tone unchanged. He explained how he discovered that Ouyang Lun was behaving differently, how he followed the clues to find out about the people's business, and how he went to Zhuangzi outside the city to kill Lu and Tang. All the details were concise and clear. I told Lao Zhu.
Of course, according to Zhu Biao, Ouyang Lun took the initiative to report and did not intend to collude with Lu and Tang. But how could this rhetoric be concealed from Lao Zhu? Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Ouyang Lun. Ouyang Lun, who had been hiding in the corner, felt his knees weaken and almost collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, Lao Zhu did not reprimand Ouyang Lun in court, but turned his attention to Lu Zhongheng and Tang Shengzong. Under the prestige that Lao Zhu has accumulated for decades, the two ruthless figures who just now dared to risk their lives to fight the prince, and the figures who just now dared to shout unreasonably and madly in front of the court, are now trembling and lowering their heads. , waiting for Lao Zhu’s sentencing.
"...Gathering troops to plot rebellion, what do you two have to say?" After a long time, Lao Zhu just said coldly.
Perhaps they did not expect that Lao Zhu would be charged with such a serious crime. Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng suddenly raised their heads. Lu Zhongheng yelled: "Your Majesty, your Majesty Mingjian, how have we ever..."
"Don't think that we don't know what's in your heart!" Lao Zhu glared angrily and started to curse. "We punish you not to invade people's fields. You feel that we have treated you poorly and betrayed your status as the founding hero of the country. Therefore, there are many complaints in the government and you feel that we are not a wise king."
"Looking at the achievements of Lan Yu, Fei Ju and a bunch of old brothers, you are heartbroken and think that if it were you, you would be no worse than them."
"Since we won't let you lead the army, you will recruit your own troops. You are going to overthrow me as the emperor first, and then make contributions to the world...is that right?" These heart-wrenching words were too serious. Lu and Tang two people The screamer was so frightened that his face turned pale. Lu Zhongheng ignored the pain in his injured leg and knelt down with Tang Shengzong with a "thud" sound. The sound was so loud that even Zhu Su felt pain when he heard it. "Higher... foster father! How dare we..."
"We... we really want to compete with them in military prowess, but we have never thought about overthrowing you. We, we just want to take these slave soldiers and sail to the sea to go to Fengming Continent to lay down the foundation for the Ming Dynasty. A foundation..."
"To lay the foundation for the Ming Dynasty?" Lao Zhu snorted disdainfully, "To lay the foundation for the Ming Dynasty, or do you want to betray the Ming Dynasty and go overseas to cede territory and become king?"
The two of them were startled, but they realized what they had in mind and did not dare to continue their quibbles. Lu Zhongheng sat and looked again and again, and saw Queen Ma standing behind Lao Zhu. As if he had found some life-saving straw, he endured the pain and took a few steps forward, and kowtowed to Queen Ma. "Adoptive mother... Adopted mother has a clear vision. Please advise her adoptive father. The child really has no rebellious intentions. He really has no rebellious intentions..."
"It doesn't matter if you ask the adoptive father to whip the child, or to starve the child a few times, but never let the adoptive father accuse the child of treason... The child has no intention of treason..."
In the early years when Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng were raised by Empress Ma, if they were criticized by Lao Zhu for not being diligent in their studies, Empress Ma would always come to their rescue. In the past, they felt aggrieved and had long forgotten their kindness to the old Queen Zhuma and his wife. But now that the ax was coming, they thought of this loving mother who had protected them in the past.
"If you don't have any intention of treason, why do you want to harm Ping'er?" Queen Ma was unmoved and just said it lightly. Lu and Tang were startled again and did not dare to speak. Empress Ma turned to the chief officer of the Criminal Department in the hall and said: "The national law is very strict, and everyone from the highest level to the clan members and the lowest level to the common people must observe it personally. I ask you all to investigate the truth of this case and who is involved." When the water comes out, don't let it go in vain. There is work to be done."
"Chongba, this matter will be left to the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. Although you are the emperor, you should not make a hasty judgment in front of the court."
"Humph, these two thieves got an advantage." Lao Zhu snorted unhappily and nodded. When Queen Ma spoke, he still listened. Moreover, he also knew that Empress Ma was doing it for the good of the Ming Dynasty. If he made a decision and beheaded Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng in court in a moment of anger, it would be inevitable that some of the Ming Dynasty warriors would feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, and have a grudge against the emperor. It is of no use to the country's plans.
If the Ministry of Punishment had decided impartially, this turmoil would undoubtedly have been reduced.
"This...can't be like this, foster father, superior, you can't be like this. We are the founding heroes, we have contributed to the Ming Dynasty..." Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng were still shouting. Although they did not have to die immediately, they also knew that if they let the Ministry of Punishment There will be no justice in trying them. The emperor and the prince still have to worry about their past achievements, and there may be a chance to teach them to shrink back and be soft-hearted, and be lenient to him, but if they fall into the hands of these civil servants from the Ministry of Punishment...
The civil servants will not look at the honorable people's face, but will even more crazily bite them, the former powerful people, in order to gain prestige and reputation in the officialdom.
However, their cries were useless. The Ministry of Punishment, which had received the emperor's approval, had already sent people to drag them out and put them in prison.
(End of this chapter)