Chapter 54: The words "do not kill" saved the life of Marquis Deqing (Please read, vote for the monthly ticket, and recommend)
Yin Shi.

The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty have already arrived at the Meridian Gate one after another, waiting for the palace gate to open.

"Si Zu, have you heard about what happened last night?"

As soon as Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng stepped into the Meridian Gate, he went straight to Runan Marquis Mei Sizu and spoke in a low voice.

"It's already a big fuss in the city, do we still need to hear about it?"

Mei Sizu glanced at Lu Zhongheng and nodded.

Overnight, the Lu family was wiped out, and according to reliable sources, it was the work of the Royal Guard Commandery, led by the son of Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu.

But if you say that Zhu Liangzu did it, that is simply brainless.

Firstly, Zhu Liangzu could not transfer the headquarters of the Imperial Guards, and as for his son Zhu Xian, he was only a captain of the Imperial Guards.

Secondly, the Lu family is Zhu's relatives after all. If Zhu hadn't issued an order, who would dare to touch the Lu family?
After all, the news was blocked at that time, and all the court officials except Hu Weiyong and Zhu Liangzu did not know the truth.

But the most angry people at this time were the Jiangnan gentry. They all stood in front of the Meridian Gate with grim faces, ready to seek justice for the Lu family.

Or maybe they wanted to use this incident to attack Lao Zhu.

Of course, they are not stupid. Even if they want to make trouble, they have to make things clear. And if the Lu family is wrong first, they will only step on the Lu family hard.

"And Duke E and Duke Wei also hurried into the palace last night."

And Tang Shengzong, Marquis of Yan'an, who was standing beside them, also spoke in a low voice.

"Ok?"

These words immediately attracted the attention of all the Huaixi nobles. They then looked around and indeed did not find any trace of Chang Yuchun and Xu Da.

Chang Yuchun and Xu Da should have stayed overnight in the palace after entering it last night.

But in a flash, all the nobles looked at Tang Shengzong again.

After all, in the Ming Dynasty, there was a night curfew, the city gates were closed, and civilians were not allowed on the streets. Anyone who dared to violate the curfew would be severely punished.

But this only applies to the common people. Soldiers patrolling at night will turn a blind eye if they encounter servants from the mansions of dukes and marquises.

But in such a situation where information was blocked, you, Emperor Shengzong of Tang, were the first to know that Chang Yuchun and Xu Da had entered the palace.

"Don't think too much. I passed by the Duke of Wei's mansion early this morning and didn't see any carriage, so I asked the guards."

"I just found out that Brother Chang and Brother Xu were invited to the palace last night."

Seeing the strange looks from his brothers, Tang Shengzong quickly explained.

After all, even if you gave it to Emperor Shengzong of Tang, he would not have the guts to monitor the Mansion of the Duke of Wei and the Mansion of the Duke of E.

"I thought you were so bold that you dared to set eyes on Brother Xu and Brother Chang's house."

Liu'an Marquis Wang Zhi then put his arm around Tang Shengzong's shoulders, still speaking in a low voice.

"Don't make trouble. If I dare to open my eyes, Brother Xu will at most scold me, but Brother Chang will really chop me to pieces."

Tang Shengzong waved his hand quickly again.

Chang Yuchun is naturally very kind to his brothers, but if you dare to have any bad thoughts towards him, Chang Yuchun.

Chang Yuchun will definitely tell you what it means to be deeply affectionate and willing to help each other.

"Now that we've come to this, I have one more piece of news."

After Tang Shengzong finished speaking, Pingliang Hou Fei Ju took another slow step forward and then spoke.

"Old Fei, don't keep me in suspense."

Gongchang Hou Guo Xing said impatiently.

"Duke Song has submitted a petition and wishes to return to the capital."

Facing Guo Xing's impatience, Fei Ju took a deep breath and said this.

"Brother Feng is returning to Beijing?"

As soon as this news came out, it exploded like thunder in the hearts of all the nobles, and their eyes were filled with emotion.

Duke of Song Feng Sheng actually chose to return to the court at this time?
"Well, let me present this memorial to Your Majesty on your behalf."

Fei Ju took out a memorial from his sleeve and nodded.

At this time, two figures at the Meridian Gate attracted the attention of the Huaixi nobles.

"Deng Yu, Duke of Wei." "Liao Yongzhong, Marquis of Deqing."

It was not until the Huaixi nobles saw the two figures clearly that they all silently said in their hearts.

But compared to Liao Yongzhong, what shocked them the most was the appearance of Deng Yu.

After all, he has been recuperating at home since the beginning of this year due to poor health.

"Brother Deng."

Then the nobles no longer hesitated and hurried to Deng Yu's side to greet him.

"Uncle Deng actually came to the court meeting today?"

Not far from the Meridian Gate, Zhu Gang and Zhu Biao stood side by side. At this moment, Zhu Biao could not help but look surprised and said, "There is also Marquis Deqing."

"Is it possible that Uncle Deng and Uncle Liao didn't know that I had returned to the court?"

There was a flash of contemplation in Zhu Gang's eyes.

"Uncle Deng has been recuperating at home since the beginning of this year, citing poor health as an excuse."

"As for Lord Liao, if you hadn't sent a letter back to the capital to protect him, he wouldn't have stayed at home idle."

"So they didn't know about your return to Beijing."

"I think someone told Uncle Deng and Lord Liao when you went to court yesterday."

Zhu Biao thought about it and then looked at Zhu Gang and said.

"Is this matter still bothering you, old man?"

However, Zhu Gang frowned slightly.

"That incident was like a thorn that deeply hurt the old man."

"So when the old man made up his mind to remove this thorn, your memorial had already been sent to the capital."

"At that time, you were suppressing the Northern Yuan Dynasty in an all-round way, and the old man didn't want you to be distracted, so he retained the title of Marquis Liao."

"But that night, the old man also beat Liao Hou severely, and if I hadn't stopped him, Liao Hou would have been beaten to death by the old man."

In response to Zhu Gang's question, Zhu Biao pondered for a long time, which was unusual, before he spoke.

"Liao Yongzhong deserves a beating, but he doesn't need to be killed. After all, Liao Yongzhong's crime doesn't warrant death."

Zhu Gang's brows flashed with complexity when he heard this, and he said, "And I don't want the old man to bear the infamy of killing meritorious officials."

"Of course I understand this, but the old man wanted to take action against Lord Liao, and it was extremely secretive. No one in the court knew about it."

"And you are in the grassland, so you can send the memorial back to the capital for the old man to review before he executes Marquis Liao."

"So I've always wanted to ask you, how did you get the news?"

In response, Zhu Biao's eyes flashed with hesitation, then he looked at Zhu Gang and spoke.

"Why didn't you ask me yourself, old man?"

But in response to Zhu Biao's question, Zhu Gang asked back.

"Do father and son doubt each other?"

Zhu Biao sighed softly.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask Zhu Gang, but he wrote hundreds of times without leaving any trace on the memorial.

"You should have read my memorial."

Facing Zhu Biao's sigh, Zhu Gang did not think much about it, but continued.

"Don't kill."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao uttered two words lightly.

This was the entire content of Zhu Gang’s memorial, just two words: do not kill.

So Liao Yongzhong's life was saved.

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