Chapter 144 An honest threat
Master Wu's words made the emperor's brows tight and his face turned pale.
The meaning in his words was very obvious. He wanted to force the emperor to listen to his memorial before reading it. If it was not surprising, the memorial must be related to the prince Leng Yun.
So even though he knew this, the emperor was still cruel and waved to Liu Xi:
"Please read the imperial edict first, and then discuss everything."
Before he finished speaking, Master Wu suddenly turned his face and shouted loudly:
"Emperor, I have just received a letter from General Wu Hong, Shenwu. The border war is in a tight position. He asked me to advise the emperor that there must be no fluctuations in the court at this time, otherwise it will disrupt the morale of the army and make him unwilling to fight. I hope the emperor will think twice.
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After the words came, the hall was quiet, and the emperor's brows were frowning. At first glance, people with discerning eyes could tell the meaning of this sentence. Wu Yuanzhang was using the power in Wu Hong's hands to threaten the emperor, and he said it so clearly.
There is no trace of avoidance.
But this sentence made the emperor dare not underestimate it, and everyone present frowned slightly. Everyone knew that Wu Hong had been guarding the border for many years and made great contributions, which also led to more and more troops in his hands.
The power in his hands is getting bigger and bigger, otherwise how could Wu Yuanzhang dare to use him to threaten the emperor openly?
But even if the emperor knew that he was threatening, he was helpless. After thinking about it over and over again, he waved his hand to Eunuch Liu and signaled him not to read the imperial edict first.
Eunuch Liu took two steps back and rolled up the imperial edict. Only then did Wu Yuanzhang breathe a long sigh of relief.
At this time, the emperor glanced at everyone, looked at him with a cold look, and asked with a black face:
"General Wu hasn't returned to the capital for several years. During the Chinese New Year this year, let him come back to visit his relatives!"
Wu Yuanzhang's eyes turned cunningly, and he clasped his fists and said:
"Thank you for your compassion, the old minister will definitely bring the emperor's concerns."
The emperor nodded slightly, but there was a little resentment between his eyebrows.
If the Wu family’s father and son are not eliminated, they will only cause disaster and cause endless harm.
In this case, let me leave the matter of abolishing the prince for the time being, so he said seriously to everyone:
"Crown Prince Leng Yun, three years ago, because of his young ignorance, he used despicable means to make Leng Yu look confused and mistakenly pointed his sword in front of my chest. Now, he knows that he is wrong, so he takes the initiative to admit his mistake to me.
And I am very pleased to ask me to return Leng Yu’s innocence."
When he said this, his eyes kept staring at Wu Yuanzhang, while Wu Yuanzhang lowered his head slightly, and the corners of his mouth were raised proudly, listening quietly to the emperor's next words.
The emperor thought for a while and continued:
"Although Yuna knows that it is a good thing that can be corrected, it also causes indelible harm to Yu'er. Therefore, in order to punish Yuna's youthful and ignorant behavior, she was imprisoned for one year and reduced the salary of the Prince's Mansion by 30%.
During this period, Leng Yun could not take a step forward in the Prince's Mansion. The Prince's Mansion was controlled by the Imperial Guards. Without my will, no one is allowed to enter and exit casually."
The emperor's punishment for Leng Yun was a temporary change. His imperial edict had already stated that he would abolish the position of Prince Leng Yun and hand him over to the Shenzheng Department for disposal, and the people from the Prince's Mansion would be punished together.
However, Wu Yuanzhang's words made him awake instantly. He could not just think about rehabilitating Yu'er, but also consider the peace of the country of Daning. Therefore, after thinking about it over and over again, he reduced the punishment for Leng Yun to the minimum and kept his prince for the time being.
Position.
Wu Yuanzhang felt proud of the emperor's compromise. As long as the prince was not deposed, they would definitely win the Daning dynasty.
Leng Yun was released back to the prince's mansion and was not deposed this time. He was very confused, but he thought with his knees that he must be supporting him behind his back.
Sure enough, as soon as he stepped into the prince's mansion, someone came to report it.
"Crown Prince, are you back? Grand Master Wu has been waiting for you for a long time."
Hearing this, Leng Yun hurriedly took big steps and headed towards the main hall of the Prince's Mansion.
When he arrived in front of the hall, he saw Wu Yuanzhang, the prince fell to the ground directly, tears fell instantly, and he said hoarsely:
"Grandpa, Yoona has scared you. Yoona knows that she is wrong. Please punish her grandpa."
Looking at Leng Yun who was crying bitterly, Wu Yuanzhang waved his hand impatiently.
"If I had known this, why should I get up quickly and not be embarrassed here."
After hearing Wu Yuanzhang say this, Leng Yun then pursed the tears on his eyes with his sleeves, stood up directly, and sat down at Wu Yuanzhang's side. After the servant brought the tea up, he took a sip.
"If my grandfather was not here this time, I'm afraid I'll be back in vain."
Wu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at him, waved his hand helplessly.
"The emperor forbids you for a year. Please calm down during this period and stop causing trouble. When your uncle is more stable, we can act."
Listening to grandpa's words, Leng Yun asked hurriedly:
"Grandpa, when can I ascend the throne? I can't wait. I have lived enough of such a worried life."
Wu Yuanzhang held his cheek with one hand, half-squinted his eyes and said seriously:
"Now there is your uncle in the north, Yu Dechang in the west, Zhennan King in the south, and Huang Shixiong in the east. Among these four, Zhennan King was only interested in serving us as a martial artsman. The other two were loyal to the emperor and had not yet let go.
So, we can’t be too hasty about this matter now, we have to wait."
If these two people weren't there, Wu Yuanzhang would have asked Wu Hong to raise troops back to Beijing to help Leng Yun ascend the throne.
But at the moment, they dare not act rashly.
Wu Yuanzhang suddenly said coldly again:
"Now Leng Yu has been pardoned again. The emperor felt in his heart that he was owed to him and would definitely use him more, so... so we can't let him return to the capital safely."
"Leng Yu is not in the capital?"
Leng Yun looked at Wu Yuanzhang with surprise and asked repeatedly, "Aren't he paralyzed? Why is he not in the capital?"
"snort!"
Wu Yuanzhang snorted again, his face was cold, and the beard under his nose seemed to stand up and said again:
"This is exactly what he is terrible. Not only can he stand, he went to Ningguta to save his generals without knowing it. If the emperor hadn't gone to Yu's Mansion in person, he wouldn't know how long it would have been hidden.
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Hearing this, Leng Yun raised his eyebrows slightly and said with gritted teeth:
"Hmph! This Leng Yu is really lucky. The dying person can stand up. It must be the one who made Luo Lan."
Speaking of this, he suddenly turned to look at Wu Yuanzhang, "How is she?"
Speaking of this woman, Wu Yuanzhang's beard raised up again in anger and shouted sternly:
"You have been beaten by this woman, and you are still thinking about her now? She has been expelled from the capital by the emperor, and I am afraid she will never have the chance to go to Beijing again in this life."
Speaking of this, there was a bit of anger between his eyebrows, and he looked at Leng Yun with a cold look, and warned in a heavy tone:
"Don't be stupid in women in the future. This time your grandfather can protect you. It's hard to say next time. You should take care of yourself!"
After saying this, he stood up, frowned in a line, gritted his teeth and said angrily:
"They two of them will never step into the capital in their lives."
Chapter completed!