allonlinenovel Chapter 359 Who Wants to Plead for Him
Chapter 359 Who Wants to Plead for Him
After Hu Weiyong's death, most of his followers who were arrested were former subordinates of Li Shanchang.
In addition, Li Shanchang's clansmen had close ties with Hu Weiyong, and they felt it was normal that the emperor did not arrest them.
What is our relationship with the emperor?
Really relatives!
But Li Shanchang was different. He felt a chill on the back of his neck.
The executioner's knife might fall at any time and kill all his family members!
Li Shanchang wanted to discuss the matter with his sons, but they were not very supportive and thought he was making a big deal out of nothing.
Dad, you are the Duke of Korea, and I am the emperor's son-in-law. As long as our family does not rebel, nothing will happen to us.
Li Shanchang could only say that they were really stupid and no one of them could lead the Li family to move forward.
This discovery disappointed him greatly.
Do everyone think that as long as they have a high status, their family can continue forever?
I think it's too simple.
As for matters like treason, it can be settled as soon as Your Majesty touches your lip.
As for the evidence.
People have plenty of ways to help you.
Did Hu Weiyong really rebel?
Seeing that Wang Buli did not respond to his words, Li Shanchang took the initiative to speak again:
"Buli, when do you think we can solve Hu Weiyong's case?"
Wang Buli had never thought that Li Shanchang would be so direct. He followed Li Shanchang's footsteps for a few times before he stood still and spoke:
"Duke Han, this matter is about your Majesty, not you and me."
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and sighed:
“What you said makes sense, but I have followed Your Majesty for so many years and only then did my family become the new noble of the Ming Dynasty.
I never thought it would end like this, I am not reconciled to this."
Wang Buli walked slowly again. In fact, the current Zhu Yuanzhang could still be reasonable.
Wait until his wife dies.
Wait until his son dies.
Look at Zhu Yuanzhang again, is he a reasonable person?
Li Shanchang understood Wang Buli's silence, so he stepped slowly again:
"I didn't ask you to come here to listen to my complaints today. I wanted to ask you if there is any way to avoid this outcome?"
Wang Buli didn't want to get involved in other people's "cause and effect".
Because he couldn't afford to get involved in such matters, he had been trying his best to perform in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Wang Buli felt that Zhu Yuanzhang mistook Li Shanchang for Sima Yi, you old fool.
"Duke Hanguo, it would be more effective for you to go to the prince than to me."
"Prince?" Li Shanchang said leisurely:
"Yes, everyone says that the prince is kind-hearted, but he was the one who handled Hu Weiyong's treason case!"
Wang Buli was stunned for a moment, then he said helplessly in a low voice:
"Didn't you hear, Lord Han, that Chong'er was born outside and Shensheng died inside?"
"what?"
Li Shanchang didn't understand what Wang Buli meant.
"Those useless sons of your family should volunteer to go to the north or south to gain experience as officials instead of wasting time in the capital, lest they end up like Hu Weiyong's son."
Li Shanchang didn't know what to say, so he could only walk with Wang Buli.
To be honest, he had a premonition, but he still had great hope in his heart that the emperor would remember their old friendship and not take him away.
However, Li Shanchang's many years of experience following Zhu Yuanzhang had made him feel extremely depressed. He felt that he would definitely die at the hands of the emperor.
This can be seen from Hu Weiyong.
Wang Buli felt that Li Shanchang was desperate and was trying every possible means to seek medical treatment. Instead of dragging himself into the trouble, it would be better to give him some random advice. As for whether Zhu Yuanzhang would agree in the end, it depended on his opinion.
"That's the only way?"
Li Shanchang stopped again and took a breath: "I am really old, and my brain is confused."
Wang Buli didn't know whether Lao Zhu would continue Lao Li's life after knowing his own death date.
In short, there are some things that he cannot control.
"But my third son has just returned from training in the north. If we let him go, wouldn't that be going against your majesty?"
"Duke Hanguo has more than one son. The other sons can also serve the country loyally." Wang Buli added, "Even if they are useless, they always have advantages over others."
Li Shanchang was old, and was actually reluctant to let all his sons go out.
Given the living conditions at the border, it is very easy to die.
Now that he's old, can't he enjoy some family happiness?
Wang Buli would say the same thing to anyone who came to see him.
Stop making trouble in the capital. Do you think the emperor doesn’t pay enough attention to you, a group of noble and old ministers?
Now the water is becoming more and more turbid.
Wang Buli didn't know what kind of trouble Zhu Yuanzhang would stir up in the future. In fact, he didn't want to stay in the capital at all.
I had always planned to find an opportunity to go to Peking and collude with the fourth brother.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has discovered it, Wang Buli will not take the initiative to speak about this matter.
Lest Zhu Yuanzhang become suspicious.
Not to mention that Li Shanchang lacked a sense of security. Even though Wang Buli was seen by others as the emperor's most valued son-in-law and had a good relationship with the crown prince, a clear winner in life, he himself did not have much sense of security.
How many ministers around Zhu Yuanzhang feel safe?
Even if it was Tang He, he had to serve him carefully.
Li Shanchang finally stopped and looked at Wang Buli and said:
"Thank you for your guidance, my Lord. I am getting less and less useful as I age. Since I have been idle at home, I don't have much power. Even my brother and son don't listen to me anymore."
"It's normal for a son to grow up and no longer be controlled by his father. Who can guarantee that there will be a strong heir in their family from generation to generation?"
Wang Buli put his hands behind his back and said with emotion:
"Even if you are the emperor, can your family produce wise rulers from generation to generation?
Moreover, Duke Han had been assisting the emperor in his early years, so how could he have had time to educate his son? "
Li Shanchang hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang would remember his hard work in assisting him in his early years and spare the lives of his family.
While the two were talking, they stopped at the gate of the palace.
When we really got here, it was actually quite quiet all around.
Not many ordinary people are going in this direction.
Even when someone beat the drum to report the incident last time, it was the Jiangning County yamen runners who surrounded it, and many common people watched from afar.
This was thanks to the effect of Wang Buli having people carry the victim through the streets.
"Duke Han, I'm going in for a look. Are you going to see the Crown Prince?"
Wang Buli looked at Li Shanchang, who was a little hunched.
Li Shanchang held the cane in his hand for a while, then shook his head and said:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is getting busier and busier now, so let's not disturb him."
The two said goodbye to each other and ran in different directions.
Wang Buli walked into the power center of the Ming Dynasty and pretended to be loyal.
Li Shanchang, with helplessness, moved away from the power center of the Ming Dynasty, feeling infinite emotion and uneasiness in his heart.
After Wang Buli entered the palace, he strolled around the Ministry of Justice, where he was an old acquaintance.
I have had a lot of contact with them before.
Qian Tang, the Shangshu, was about to retire because Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated a new retirement age, allowing people to retire at the age of sixty, whereas in the previous dynasties people generally retired at the age of seventy.
Even though this regulation of Zhu Yuanzhang was later abolished.
Because you have worked hard to become a high-ranking official, how can you benefit your descendants and pave the way for them faster if you retire early?
The Jinyiwei's report was soon delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.
What did that old man Li Shanchang want to do with Wang Buli?
The Embroidered Uniform Guards were unable to find out what the two men had said.
In fact, it would be easier to eavesdrop if they talked in the house.
The result was that they met by chance on the road, and Li Shanchang sent away the others so that he could talk to Wang Buli alone.
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand. What was there for them to talk about?
"Dad, I heard that Hu Weiyong was recommended by Duke Hanguo because he gave him a gift. Now that Hu Weiyong has died from treason, it is normal for Duke Hanguo to be worried."
Zhu Yuanzhang was also troubled by the complicated relationships among fellow villagers.
Now he is slowly eliminating this relationship in the court.
That will inevitably mean that some people's interests will be harmed.
Wang Buli listened to Qian Tang talking about some cases. Although there were few cases in the capital, there were a lot of cases sent to the Ministry of Justice from all over the Ming Dynasty.
Although there was no disturbance from war, the people's living standards did not improve much.
Once there is pressure to collect taxes, there will always be people who want to resist.
Naturally, unrest ensued, and many people resorted to knife-wielding tactics to rob property or vent their anger.
The most important thing for local governments in the Ming Dynasty was to maintain stability and prevent someone like Zhu Yuanzhang from rising up and endangering their rule.
"Minister Qian, you should bring a few guards with you when you appear next time." Wang Buli looked at him and said, "I'm afraid you, an old man, don't have the ability to fight against others."
"Hi." Qian Tang put down the file in his hand and said indifferently:
"I am an old man and an official. If they kill officials in the capital, it would be a real rebellion. I would not be the one to worry about."
Wang Buli deeply agreed with this.
For several days in a row, Wang Buli came to the Ministry of Justice to chat and help Qian Tang relieve stress so that he wouldn't be too busy.
Just today.
Wang Buli saw the iron pillar whom he hadn't seen for several years - Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian.
He was escorted to the main hall.
Wang Buli got up from his seat, picked up a file and went out to watch the fun.
In fact, when Zhu Shouqian was captured, he was still unwilling to accept the result. As a result, he wrote a poem on the way, citing ancient and present events and expressing his grievances and resentment.
When Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he was extremely furious.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not treat this nephew badly. After his father died, he took him in and raised him by himself, and in many ways treated him the same as his other sons.
Now Zhu Shouqian not only did not know how to be grateful, but he even did such an ungrateful thing, which really made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry.
Zhu Shouqian was full of resentment on the way, but after entering the palace, his legs began to tremble.
The fear of this grandfather is really ingrained into my bones.
Wang Buli ignored the guards, squatted at the door, and poked his head out to look inside carefully.
A tragic cry was heard from the hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang pulled out his belt and beat Jingjiang Prince Zhu Shouqian.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao did not stand by to stop them, but was handling matters.
What Zhu Shouqian did in Guangxi was really too difficult to deal with, and he did not bring honor to his father at all.
It was precisely because of his misbehavior that the commander-in-chief also acted recklessly and caused a rebellion in Guangxi.
As a result, as soon as the imperial court announced that Geng Liang would be taken away, the rebellious people and soldiers immediately surrendered, shouting "The emperor is wise and enlightened".
They were all forced to live without him.