Chapter 57: Morning Court is about to begin (Please read, vote for the monthly ticket, and recommend!)

"Boom-"

The sound of drums that resounded through the sky echoed in the Fengtian Hall, solemn and grand.

In the main hall, civil and military officials stood in two rows, standing tall and waiting patiently.

As another clear and high-pitched "yes" was uttered, all the ministers' eyes focused on one place.

Zhu Yuanzhang, wearing a dark black winged crown and a blood-red robe embroidered with a golden dragon, slowly stepped onto the highest position in the Ming Dynasty.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"Long live, long live, long live your Majesty!"

At that time, all the ministers hurriedly bowed their heads, and their voices were like loud bells, shaking the Fengtian Hall.

"Be flat."

A look of satisfaction flashed across Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and then he waved his hand gently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The ministers just stood up.

"Liao Yongzhong?"

But the next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes sank slightly again.

The court officials naturally did not know about Liao Yongzhong's affairs, and the excuse given to the outside world was that Liao Yongzhong needed to recuperate and was not suitable for court meetings.

Therefore, starting from the eighth year of Hongwu, Liao Yongzhong never attended court again and stayed at home all day long.

This was also Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment for Liao Yongzhong.

But today, Liao Yongzhong came to the court meeting for the first time ever. Even Deng Yu, who took leave for recuperation at the beginning of this year, also came to the court meeting.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, Fei Ju, Marquis of Pingliang, who was in the second row of military honors, slowly took a step forward, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed.

"Play."

Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses and waved his hand again.

"Your Majesty, Duke Song asks me to present this memorial and request your permission to return to the capital."

As he spoke, Fei Ju handed the memorial to the young eunuch to present to the emperor.

"allow."

Zhu Yuanzhang took the memorial, glanced at it casually, and nodded slightly.

"Feng Sheng returns to the court?"

But unlike Zhu Yuanzhang's indifference, the right prime minister Hu Weiyong's pupils shrank slightly.

Hu Weiyong didn't even get any news about Feng Sheng's return to the court?
Did Feng Sheng conceal the truth intentionally, or was it a hasty decision?
In an instant, Hu Weiyong's thoughts were in turmoil.

But after a moment, Hu Weiyong turned his gaze to Prince of Jin Zhu Gang on the side.

Prince of Jin Zhu Gang attended court yesterday, so Feng Sheng submitted a memorial today requesting permission to return to court?

If nothing unexpected happens, their Duke Song should return to Beijing to support Zhu Gang.

But others may not know, but how could Hu Weiyong, the right prime minister of the Secretariat who was very close to Li Shanchang, not know?
Besides Chang Yuchun, there were only two other noble officials who were closest to Zhu Gang in private.

But both of them were one of the six founding dukes.

They were Deng Yu, Duke of Wei, and Feng Sheng, Duke of Song.

Both Deng Yu's son Deng Zhen and Feng Sheng's nephew Feng Cheng were under Zhu Gang's command at this time.

But just as Hu Weiyong was thinking, Zhu Gang slowly turned his head, looked at Hu Weiyong and smiled.

In just a moment, the two pairs of eyes met.

Although the latter's eyes were cloudy, they all revealed his shrewdness. As for the former, he no longer had the childish look of the past.

"What a great Prince Jin."

Hu Weiyong narrowed his eyes and then looked away, but a trace of shock still flashed through his heart.

As expected, he was the Prince of Jin, Zhu Gang, who was able to completely suppress the Northern Yuan people on the grassland. The darkness and depth revealed in his eyes were comparable to those of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Moreover, Hu Weiyong also found a hint of warning in his eyes. He must not let Zhu Gang stay in the capital, otherwise he would definitely become a strong enemy of Hu Weiyong.

Therefore, Zhu Gang must be sent back to Taiyuan as quickly as possible.

"This old fox, I'll let you jump around for a while longer."

Unlike Hu Weiyong's thoughts, when Zhu Gang withdrew his gaze, a hint of coldness flashed across his face.

Do you really think that Zhu Gang can't understand Hu Weiyong's thoughts?
Do you still think that Zhu Gang is still the same Zhu Gang as before?

You have to understand that during these three years, Zhu Gang was either in Taiyuan reforming bad policies or riding his horse on the grassland.

But whether it is reforming bad policies or riding horses across the grassland, how can it be explained in just a few words?

The court only knew that Zhu Gang had never been defeated, but they never thought that the grassland was the hometown of the Northern Yuan people.

No one knows how many difficulties Zhu Gang had to overcome in order to defeat Kuyuk Timur and the Northern Yuan Dynasty on the grassland.

After all, the Northern Yuan people were not as weak as they thought.

And if Zhu Gang had not been familiar with the art of war since childhood and had not possessed knowledge that was nearly a thousand years beyond that of this world, he might not have been able to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

But this also accelerated Zhu Gang's growth and made his mind more meticulous, thus creating the young war god of today, King of Jin Zhu Gang.

So don't underestimate Zhu Gang, who has been transformed.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Just when the ministers were having different thoughts, Duke of E, Chang Yuchun, took a step forward.

"coming!"

This thought flashed through the minds of not only Zhu Gang, but also Zhu Biao, Xu Da, and King of Qin Zhu Chong.

"Play."

Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

Suddenly, voices of grief and indignation echoed in the hall.

Then, Chang Yuchun fell to his knees with a bang, his face full of anger.

Looking at the scene before them, all the civil and military officials in the hall were stunned. They wondered what Chang Yuchun was thinking.

Please ask Zhu Yuanzhang to make the decision for you?
Stop it, man. Just because your daughter is the Crown Princess, who else in the entire Ming Dynasty can bully you, Chang Yuchun, except Zhu?
But there were also some officials whose expressions changed immediately, and they were the civil servants in the court belonging to Jiangnan.

Chang Yuchun ran out to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to make the decision for him, and combined with the extermination of the Lu family, they were very smart.

It is not difficult to guess that something must have happened in the East Palace, and it must be a major event that could wipe out the Lu family.

After a moment, the Jiangnan civil officials who were closest to them exchanged glances with each other, and they all showed shock at the same time.

There is no need to guess. It was definitely Lu Ben's daughter who attacked Crown Princess Chang Qingyun.

"This idiot!"

All the civil officials in Jiangnan who had already guessed the reason cursed in their hearts.

Doesn’t the Lu family know the principle that in Jiangnan, all prosper together and all suffer together?

How dare you attack Crown Princess Chang Qingyun without permission?

Could it be that he wants to drag all the Jiangnan nobles to be buried with him?

"My goodness, if we hadn't discussed it in advance, I would have thought it was true."

Zhu Chong, who was standing beside Zhu Gang, looked at Zhu Gang and whispered in his ear.

“They are all talented actors.”

In response to this, Zhu Gang glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang above him again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's Concubine Lu colluded with the Imperial Hospital to murder the Crown Princess, so this old minister implores Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation!"

At this time, Chang Yuchun's voice was trembling with grief and anger, and his words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of every minister present.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar throughout the government and the country!
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