Chapter 54 Another Son Dies Ahead
“Yang Chen, since my second brother returned to Xi’an under my persuasion, what if he continues to act recklessly after I pass away?

By that time, no one would be able to persuade my father.

I wonder if my second brother has reformed himself?”

The ending that his father wanted to know was also what Zhu Biao himself wanted to know.

He didn’t understand why he was shielding Zhu Chong, but Zhu Biao now hated his second brother very much.

If he had not received Zhu Yuanzhang’s precise order, he would have been thinking about breaking the other person’s legs.

Even if you are a disabled person and are well-fed and well-dressed in the palace, it is still better than harming the people.

As for the task of leading troops and organizing battles by the princes, the local garrison commander would lead his troops to conduct defensive operations.

“After the King of Qin learned that the Crown Prince had passed away, he first forbeared for a while, but then he continued to behave recklessly, showing no intention of restraining himself.

As for the final outcome, in the 28th year of Hongwu, he was ordered to lead General Ning Zheng, the Pingqiang General, to Taozhou to fight against the rebels and returned victoriously.

However, in March of the same year, Zhu Chong died suddenly in the Qin Palace in Xi’an at the age of 39.

When Yang Chen said that Zhu Chong died suddenly in the 28th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting above, was a little confused.

In the 28th year of Hongwu, this means that he was still alive at that time, but he was already an old man.

Even so, God did not let him go and let another son die before him.

Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang learned of Yang Chen’s identity, he began to integrate what he had learned so far.

The eldest son died, the grandson died, and now the second son is dead too.

All these people are walking ahead of themselves. As the saying goes, the tragedy of life is that the elderly see the young die.

Now, not only has he seen his loved ones die, but he has done so several times in a row. Judging from what he has speculated, it is possible that his own wife will die before him.

Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes were moved, and there were extremely complicated emotions in his eyes.

Standing in the audience, Zhu Biao was somewhat horrified, and could not control his voice and asked loudly:

“What! My second brother died suddenly? Yang Chen, my second brother is in much better health than me, how could he die suddenly for no reason?”

Yang Chen didn’t notice Zhu Yuanzhang’s emotions, but looked at Zhu Biao, smiling:
“Yes, it is impossible for him to die without any reason. The truth behind his sudden death is rumored to be that three women poisoned him while he was recovering from his injuries.”

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had just come out of the sorrow of having too many descendants pass away, and heard that someone had actually poisoned his son to death.

He wanted to angrily ask Yang Chen whether he knew the identity of the poisoner.

But Yang Chen spoke very quickly, and when he heard the rest of the words, he felt helpless for a moment.

“When the news of the King of Qin’s sudden death reached Nanjing, His Majesty quickly ordered the execution of the three people who poisoned him, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange his funeral.

However, the funeral was originally planned to be large-scale, but because Your Majesty still has resentment for the King of Qin’s actions, he reduced the scale of the burial.

In his memorial to him, he also wrote: “Your country has never been known for good deeds. You have been indulging in villains, indulging in debauchery and drinking, wreaking havoc in the country, and bringing wrath upon the heavens. I have repeatedly warned you against this, but you never came to your senses, and have thus lost your life. Although you are dead, my guilt is evident.”

This prince who committed all kinds of evil, with the help of his ancestors’ teachings, was passed down in the Ming Dynasty for eleven generations. “

Since ancient times, people have been very sad when hearing the news of their son’s death.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was different. He believed that the King of Qin deserved to die, which was enough to show how disappointed Zhu Yuanzhang was with his son at that time.

Although I was prepared, I was shocked to learn that my brother was poisoned to death.

Zhu Biao still felt mixed emotions.

After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, “If the second brother is really so cruel, then his death is also retribution. Father, I think that the second brother’s behavior is not correct and needs to be changed and strictly supervised.

I will later order someone to go to Xi’an and bring Guanyinnu and Deng back to Yingtianfu. I will have someone conduct a thorough investigation.

If the second son has committed an irreparable fault, then he must be executed according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, stripped of his title, demoted to a commoner, and exiled back to Fengyang.”

At this point, Zhu Biao will no longer choose to cover up for his younger brother.

He didn’t know why his future self would do this.

But now, he will not let his relatives make the same mistake again, nor will he allow the other party to continue to harm the people wantonly.

He would never watch anything that would cause the prestige of the Ming court to be disappointed by the people.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao following the voice and immediately nodded in agreement.

“Well, Biao’er is right, that’s exactly what I meant.

As for the King of Qin, he should be detained until the matter is thoroughly investigated, and only be allowed to eat one meal a day, only vegetarian food, not meat.”

Although Zhu Chong hasn’t really made a big mistake yet.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang’s heart, the negative news brought to him by this son was enough to make him very angry.

If there weren’t other things going on, he would have personally gone out and beat the other person up.

After Zhu Chong’s matter was settled, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yang Chen and said meaningfully:

“Boy, I’ve discovered that you’ve never said anything good. Won’t you give us an explanation?”

Yang Chen could only smile and wave his hand.

“No, no, Your Majesty, what did you say? I didn’t mean it. These are just idle conversations after dinner in later generations, just like you guys would discuss other things when you have nothing to do, right?
Just like in teahouses and taverns among the people, some people still believe that the First Emperor was the son of the businessman Lu Buwei.

Besides, not all things in the Ming Dynasty were bad. Although the emperors were all very weird, there were many who made great achievements, such as the voyages to the West, and the honor of being a military general who was granted the title of Fenglangjuxu as an emperor, etc.

These are all good things that Ming Dynasty deserves praise! “

While speaking, Yang Chen looked at Zhu Di with a playful tone.

Faced with such a gaze, although Zhu Di didn’t know what was going on, he knew that if Yang Chen showed this look, nothing good would happen.

The whole person instantly became listless and dodged, trying not to confront Yang Chen head-on.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang on the stage showed no interest in this, but spoke sharply and premeditatedly:

“I don’t care about your explanation. The reason I came to you today is that I want to know what happened when Biaoer went to Xi’an to find Lao Er.

The second is that you told my sister before that the Ming Dynasty would only last 276 years.

Tell me the truth, why do you say that the Ming Dynasty started to go to destruction from us?

If you don’t explain clearly today, I will be rude to you!”

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table with one hand, making a dull sound.

The King of Qin was just an appetizer. His real purpose was to know the reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

The foundation that he had built with so much painstaking efforts was destroyed. As the main person in this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that he must find out the truth of it all.

(End of this chapter)