Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 36 The incident broke out!

Although Zhao Chengxi is the second son of the Zhao family, he is also a seventh-rank official of the imperial court.

Censors were very popular in the Ming Dynasty because their eloquence was so good.

The reason why Zhao Chengxi is in his current position is because Zhao Chengxi is very capable.

But Zhao Chengxi was frightened at this time, and when he saw Zhu Yunwen, he burst into tears:

"Your Highness Taisun, please save my brother and my third brother."

Zhu Yunwen was shocked. He only said a few words to Zhu Di. Why did such a big thing happen to the Zhao family?

Huang Zicheng was also startled and quickly brought Zhao Chengxi into the house.

The three of them sat down in the lobby of the East Palace, and Zhao Chengxi told Zhu Yunwen everything about today.

It turned out that the two sons of the Zhao family brought a batch of coal with them when they returned home.

In order to throw dirt on Zhu Di, the two men, under Zhu Yunwen's instruction, had coal placed on the street and set the price at fifty cents per catty.

Even in the capital, a pound of charcoal fire only costs fifteen cents per pound.

The reason why these two people did this was to give the people of Yingtian City the illusion that the price of coal was too high.

Once Zhu Di transports cheap coal to the south, everyone will think that the coal from Prince Yan's Mansion is of poor quality.

Unfortunately, their pride did not last long before Wu Feng and his Jin Yiwei came to their door.

Jin Yiwei has many spies, and Jin Yiwei can send any news in Yingtian City to the emperor within one day.

The two Zhaos did not understand how terrifying the Jin Yiwei was, but Zhao Chengxi knew it very well. Zhao Chengxi happened to be at the Zhao family, and when he saw the two of them being captured by the Jin Yiwei, he immediately felt like a disaster was imminent.

So, he hurriedly came to look for Zhu Yunwen, hoping that Zhu Yunwen would come forward and rescue his brother.

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he was also stunned, and then looked at Huang Zicheng in panic, hoping that his Wolong would help him think of a solution.

Huang Zicheng looked calm, looked at Zhao Chengxi, and whispered:
  "We all know about this, so let's find a way to rescue them both."

"Go back now. You are not allowed to ask to see the Crown Prince again until His Highness the Crown Prince summons you."

"The situation in your family is quite sensitive now. People from Jinyiwei may be keeping an eye on you. If your grandson is involved, your whole family will die, you know?"

Zhao Chengxi was startled and quickly knelt down on the ground, kowtowing as if pounding garlic.

Not long after, Zhao Chengxi was carried out of the East Palace. His face was slightly pale and he looked overly frightened.

As soon as Zhao Chengxi left, Zhu Yunwen became anxious and asked quickly:
  "Mr. Huang, these two people were taken away by Jin Yiwei, so our actions may be exposed."

"What if Grandpa Huang gets angry?"

Huang Zicheng stroked his beard and said:

"The only way now is to abandon the pawn to save the rook!"

Zhu Yunwen asked again:
  "Why abandon the pawn to protect the chariot?"

After Huang Zicheng thought for a while, he came up with a vicious plan for Zhu Yunzhen.

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he was immediately shocked and asked somewhat unbearably:

"Mr. Huang, are you sure you want to do this?"

"It must be so!"

Huang Zicheng said decisively:

"In this world, only a benevolent king like the prince can govern well, and we cannot allow those ambitious people to take advantage of the situation."

"In order to preserve the reputation of His Highness, this is the only way."

Zhu Yunwen nodded silently and made a decision. The next day, I went to Fengtian Palace.

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang's eyesight was dim, he still insisted on going to court every morning.

On the one hand, it was to set a good example for Zhu Yunwen, and on the other hand, it was also to teach him how to become a qualified emperor.

On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang was still sitting on the throne. Although he was old and his eyesight was dim, the officials below him were still silent and did not dare to show any slightness.

When the court meeting was over, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the topic to other places.

"The weather has been cold recently. King Yan of Peiping invented a gadget that allows the common people to use something to keep warm. Have you ever heard of it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's old voice echoed in the hall. His voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

Hearing this, people who didn't know the truth looked at each other, while those who knew, including Zhu Yunwen, were terrified.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not wait for him to speak. With a wave of his hand, two guards came over carrying a brazier.

There was something still burning in the stove, it was red and steaming, making people feel a rush of hot air blowing against their faces.

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the stove and said:
  "This thing was invented by Zhu Di. Do you know what it is?"

At this time, Zhu Yunwen took a step forward and said:

"Grandpa Huang, this is coal."

As soon as Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, the civil and military officials below were in an uproar.

"What? Coal!"

"Isn't coal toxic?"

"How is it possible to use something like this?"

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People who were close were so scared that they covered their mouths and noses, fearing that if they took a breath, they would die here.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Zhu Yunwen, and then said:

"My grandson is right. These are detoxified coals. I have already tried them for you."

"Now my greenhouse is used to burn coal every day."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and those who were covering their mouths and noses secretly lowered their hands. They didn't want Zhu Yuanzhang to find out that if one of them was unhappy, the nine tribes might be wiped out.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to them, but changed the subject, his voice became louder and louder, with a chilling air:

"This is a poison that no one cares about, but in the hands of King Yan, it turned waste into treasure and became a more effective heat source than charcoal."

"However, some people have ulterior motives and do not want this kind of coal to become popular in the world."

"I don't know where this group of people got the news, saying that the coal shipped from Beiping Mansion was originally worth only two cents, but was actually charged fifty cents. What's the purpose?"

"The King of Yan is dedicated to the people, but those merchants only care about their own selfish interests and ignore the people."

"What do you think should be done with these traitors?"

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the colder he got. Afterwards, everyone was as silent as a quail, not even daring to fart!
  In the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was full of murderous intent, and his eyes swept over all the civil and military officials one by one.

Even Zhu Yunwen, whom Zhu Yuanzhang loved the most, looked frightened at this moment, lowered his head, and did not dare to say a word.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at one of the censors and said coldly:
  "Zhao Chengxi, what are we going to do with these profiteers?"

Zhao Chengxi was stunned after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

(End of this chapter)