Chapter 42 From now on, there is no Lu family in Jiangnan anymore (Please read, vote for the monthly ticket, and recommend)

"Lord Lu, ever since you murdered the Crown Princess, have you ever thought about the destruction of your family today?"

Zhu Gang rode his horse slowly to the Lu family's hall, looked at the grief-stricken Lu Ben in front of him, and said jokingly.

"I have thought about it, but even if I am wrong, it is all my fault. Why should I destroy my entire Lu family?"

"Your Majesty, by doing this, aren't you afraid that this will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world?"

Lu Ben raised his bloodshot eyes and looked at Zhu Gang with a hoarse voice.

As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand, so since Lu Ben has made up his mind to murder Chang Qingyun, he is ready to bear the corresponding risks.

But no one had expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would be so ruthless that he would completely disregard the Lu family's reputation in Jiangnan and directly order the entire family to be killed.

"The murder of the Crown Princess is equivalent to the crime of usurping the throne and treason. How can you alone offset it?"

"As for whether it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world?"

"Haha, if all scholars in the world are as heartless and ruthless as your Lu family, then let it be."

"Besides, why can your Lu family represent all the scholars in the world?"

"Moreover, in my opinion, exterminating the nine clans of your Lu family is already a mercy beyond the law. Don't be ungrateful."

Facing Lu Ben's questioning, Zhu Gang's lips curled up with a hint of playfulness again.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ben's body trembled involuntarily, and even the last glimmer of light in his eyes gradually went out, leaving only deep despair and unwillingness.

"Besides, His Majesty will naturally make your Lu family's actions public."

"Let all the scholars and even the common people in the world take a look at the famous Lu family in Jiangnan, the Lu family that prides itself on the character of scholars."

"To get their daughter to become the Crown Princess, how dirty can one be?"

Facing Lü Ben's despair and unwillingness, Zhu Gang leaned over and said jokingly, "But the Lü family has been infamous for thousands of years, and being remembered by history is actually not bad, isn't it?"

Indeed, after all, with the crimes committed by the Lu family, not to mention the scholars in the world, even the civil service group who are also the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will never speak out for the Lu family.

Moreover, the Lu family has already been sentenced to death for the crime of attempting to murder the Crown Princess, and there is absolutely no chance of a comeback.

Furthermore, the demise of the Lu family is a foregone conclusion, and these civil servants in Jiangnan who only care about their own interests will only add insult to injury and even wipe out the Lu family from Jiangnan.

After all, Jiangnan is not just the Lu family, but is supported by many families. How can the whole pot of soup be spoiled because of a bad apple in the Lu family?

Therefore, the best idea is to completely erase all traces of the Lu family.

"puff--"

When Lu Ben heard this, his chest heaved violently, as if an invisible force was tearing at his heart and lungs.

In an instant, Lu Ben felt a fishy and sweet taste surging in his throat, and then a mouthful of bright red blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, staining the collar of his shirt red.

But even so, Lu Ben did not fall down. Instead, he slowly moved his gaze towards the ruins in the courtyard.

Scattered here were not only bricks and rubble, but also the corpses of all the Lu family's relatives. The scene was desolate and devastated.

Seeing this scene, Lu Ben could no longer hold on and suddenly fell to the ground. Dust was raised and then quickly settled.

Of course, it was at the last moment when the dust settled that Lu Ben finally came to his senses.

If the Lu family had never had any improper thoughts about that position, how could the Lu family end up like this?
But if Lu Ben were given the chance to do it again, he would still murder Chang Qingyun.

"After tonight, the reputation that the famous Lu family of Jiangnan has worked so hard to build up will probably be destroyed."

At this time, the Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was also standing in front of the window, looking at the fire rising from the Lu family from afar, and shook his head slightly.

"Colluding with the imperial physician and assassinating the Crown Princess, this crime is equivalent to treason. It is not unjust for the Lu family to be destroyed."

Zhu Liangzu, who was standing next to Hu Weiyong, snorted coldly.

After all, Zhu Liangzu was still a nobleman from Huaixi. Considering his own interests, he could not help but be angry about what the Lu family did.

"It is indeed not unfair, but this Prime Minister can understand what the Lu family did." Hu Weiyong then sat back in the first seat and looked at Zhu Liangzu and said softly.

"Prime Minister, what does this mean?"

Zhu Liangzu looked at Hu Weiyong in confusion and asked, "Is there any secret in this?"

"Haha, Marquis Yongjia, let me ask you, where are most of the civil officials in the court from?"

Hu Weiyong shook his head slightly, then looked at Zhu Liangzu and asked back.

"Most of the civil officials came from eastern Zhejiang and southern China."

Zhu Liangzu thought about it and then looked at Hu Weiyong and replied.

"Yes, it does come from eastern Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu."

"And now in the court, there are Huaixi nobles, Zhejiang East gentlemen, and Jiangnan civil officials."

"But the Zhejiang people, who were able to compete with Huaixi, have already fallen into decline after Liu Bowen's death."

"Then your majesty needs another force to balance the court and to check and balance the nobles of Huaixi, so your highness the crown prince took the daughter of the Lu family as a concubine."

"But even so, Jiangnan's civil officials were still firmly suppressed by Huaixi and had no power to fight back."

"So this step is not just for the Lu family, but for all the noble families in Jiangnan."

"Otherwise, when the Crown Prince takes the throne in the future, the only thing waiting for the Jiangnan nobles is the butcher's knife of Huaixi."

Hu Weiyong picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Zhu Liangzu and started talking.

"So it was inevitable that the Lu family would murder the Crown Princess."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Liangzu also thought for a moment.

"Well, the Lu family wants to move not only the Crown Princess, but also the eldest grandson of the Emperor."

"After all, if we want to truly shake up Huaixi and bring the Jiangnan nobles to power, we have to kill them all."

"So Lu not only wants to ascend to the throne of the Crown Prince's wife, but also wants her child to ascend to that position."

"Also, after this incident, the Crown Princess will be on guard. If you want to harm her again, it will probably be as difficult as ascending to heaven."

As he spoke, a deep look flashed in Hu Weiyong's eyes again.

"Well, if that's the case, there's no way for Huaixi to survive!"

By the time Hu Weiyong finished speaking, Zhu Liangzu's back was already soaked with cold sweat, and his eyes were filled with horror.

"You are quite smart."

"After all, if the Lu family really killed the Crown Princess, and thus made the Lu family's daughter the Crown Princess, then the grandson born would definitely not be able to get the support of Huaixi."

"Then for the sake of their own kingdom, what do you think His Majesty will do? What will the Crown Prince do?"

Hu Weiyong looked at Zhu Liangzu meaningfully and smiled.

"Each dynasty has its own ministers. For the sake of future generations, how about Your Majesty being the Emperor Gaozu of Han?"

Zhu Liangzu nodded silently.

"It is true that every dynasty has its own ministers, and in this dynasty or the next, whether it is Your Majesty or the Crown Prince, they can suppress Huaixi."

"But who will be able to suppress Huaixi in the next dynasty?"

"How can an emperor who has no connection with Huaixi secure his throne?"

Hu Weiyong still smiled.

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