nyslfriends Chapter 393 Zhu Yuanzhang Opened His Eyes And Li Shanchang Was Pardoned!
Chapter 393 Zhu Yuanzhang Opened His Eyes And Li Shanchang Was Pardoned!
Chapter 393 Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes and Li Shanchang was pardoned!
Zhu Biao naturally understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. He did not answer but just followed silently.
The father and son soon arrived at the prison of Jinyiwei. Because many people had been executed or committed suicide in the past few days, the entire Jinyiwei had a smell of blood.
Mao Xiang got the news and rushed out to welcome him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Mao Xiang, he just asked softly: "Is Li Shanchang okay?"
Mao Xiang was startled and immediately understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was probably here to see Li Shanchang.
So he gave up half of his body and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Mr. Han is in prison, he can follow your instructions and enjoy the same food and clothing as before."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, stretched out his hand, and signaled Mao Xiang to lead the way.
Mao Xiang responded softly and led Zhu Yuanzhang towards the prison.
After entering the prison, Zhu Yuanzhang found that the environment here was indeed much better than that of Hu Weiyong.
The sun shines through the windows, and the dust is very obvious.
Li Shanchang was wearing a prison uniform, but his hair was neatly styled and his complexion remained as before. Even the crutches he had lost before were found and put aside.
At this moment, Li Shanchang was facing the door from 760 degrees, holding a pen and writing something on the wall.
Zhu Yuanzhang was curious and quickly quickened his pace.
When Mao Xiang saw this, he was worried that Li Shanchang had slighted Zhu Yuanzhang, so he hurriedly reminded him loudly.
"Mr. Han, Your Majesty is here to see you!"
Hearing this, Li Shanchang's writing stopped instantly and he looked sideways in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Only this time, Li Shanchang did not salute respectfully like before.
Even the originally rickety body was subconsciously straightening up.
Li Shanchang at this moment made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little strange, but at the same time, Li Shanchang at this moment also made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little familiar.
To be precise, Li Shanchang seemed to be back when they first met that day, but the groveling and cautious Korean father-in-law had disappeared.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and stared at Li Shan for a long time. Seeing that he only cupped his hands instead of kowtow, he couldn't help but feel a little awkward.
The latter, after saying hello, stopped talking and stood there like a wooden sculpture.
This feeling made Zhu Yuanzhang very awkward. After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to speak.
"You're here, how is everything?" (bhad)
These words were a bit unfamiliar, but they were the most appropriate words that Zhu Yuanzhang could think of.
Li Shanchang forced out a smile and replied: "Your Majesty, thank you for your concern. I am doing well. I have food and drink, clothes to wear, and an old head."
There was a certain constriction in these words. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't say anything else and could only look at the wall.
He wanted to see what Li Shanchang wrote so that he could find a new topic.
But after seeing the content on the wall, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what to say.
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Are you blaming us?"
On one side of the wall are written the various major events that Li Shanchang has experienced since he defected to Zhu Yuanzhang, including many of the difficulties that he relied on to make suggestions.
On the other side, the song "Ode to Shang Cai" is still written, the handwriting is vigorous and powerful, and it has obviously been practiced many times.
Li Shanchang shook his head and said: "I don't dare. It's just that I am getting older and my memory is getting worse. I am thinking that I will die one day, so I want to write it down to let future generations know."
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Li Shanchang, obviously seeing that this was just a pretense.
He placed his finger on a spot on the wall and asked.
"You deliberately made it bigger here, but what's the deeper meaning?"
Everyone looked sideways and saw that it read: In recognition of his merits, he was awarded an iron scroll and spared his death twice, and his son once. However, if you don't look at the rebellion, you may end up well.
The meaning of these words could not be more obvious. It was clearly an allusion to Zhu Yuanzhang, who killed Hu Weiyong regardless of the allusion of the iron certificate in the alchemy book.
Although Hu Weiyong committed suicide, there was no mosquito bite. Hu Weiyong was afraid that he could not bear it anymore and eventually sought death.
This kind of thing cannot be hidden, not to mention that Mao Xiang and others have to come to see Li Shanchang every day to prevent him from committing suicide. If there is news, it will inevitably be revealed.
If it had been anyone else, Zhu Yuanzhang would have killed him in pain at this moment, but facing Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a trace of compassion.
In the final analysis, Hu Weiyong is dead, and it doesn't matter whether some things are investigated or not.
Besides, Li Shanchang's son Li Qi was also Zhu Yuanzhang's consort, so there was no reason in the world to kill his own in-laws.
After a short silence, Li Shanchang replied: "I originally had an iron coupon for the alchemy book, and I felt in my heart that as long as I didn't do something too extreme, I could save the lives of my family. But this time it involves treason, and the iron scroll is useless. , I was afraid that the iron scroll would be taken back after the house was ransacked, so I wrote it down for future generations to know."
Hearing that Li Shanchang was still arrogant, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and took a seat by himself regardless of whether the environment was clean or not.
"As you get older, you will become tougher. You actually know in your heart that we don't have to kill you, so don't you know how to ask for mercy?"
When Li Shanchang heard this, he smiled strangely.
He saluted Zhu Yuanzhang again, but it was much more solemn and respectful than the previous time.
Zhu Yuanzhang was about to ask what Li Shanchang meant.
However, Li Shanchang said: "Your Majesty's granting the minister a name during his lifetime is already the greatest favor to him. Otherwise, without Your Majesty, Song Dynasty would be afraid that he would be an unknown country squire."
Halfway through, Li Shanchang suddenly paused, and then continued, seemingly hesitantly.
"Your Majesty has no choice but to kill Hu Weiyong. If you don't kill Hu Weiyong, Your Majesty will not be able to intimidate the ministers and eliminate those who are obsessed with power."
"Now that Hu Weiyong is dead, it doesn't matter whether I live or die. But Your Majesty, have you ever thought that if you pardon me, you will be afraid and secretly wary of me in the future, right?"
"If we, the monarch and his ministers, end up being suspicious of each other, then my reputation and your majesty's reputation will be stained! So I don't want to cause you any trouble.
These words gave Zhu Wei another perspective on Li Shanchang.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "For so many years, we thought that our monarch and his subjects knew each other, but now it seems that we have underestimated you. However, as you said, our relationship between the monarch and his ministers should always start well and end well."
As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and said, "When I go to draw up the decree, I will say that Korean Duke Li Shanchang has worked hard and made great achievements. This time I did not intend to involve him in it. Besides, we have given him an iron scroll to avoid death. Therefore, this time we will exempt him from the death penalty and deprive him of the country." Duchy, remove from official position, stay in Beijing and serve!"
When Zhu Biao heard this, he felt happy. After all, he and Li Shanchang also had some affection. At this moment, Li Shanchang was exempted from the death penalty, and he was also happy.
After sending Zhu Biao to draft the edict, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mao Xiang and ordered: "Prepare carriages and horses to send Mr. Han……………………………… back home!"