Baiguan obviously did not participate in Hu Weiyong's rebellion, but the old thief wanted to get the confession that they participated. It's sad for the fourth and sixth children.

The two could only rely on the criminal evidence collected by Jin Yiwei in the past, and first convict the arrested officer of a conclusive crime such as corruption and bribery.

There is no need to frame him, he can be such a big official, no matter how clean he is, with the strict standards of the Hongwu Dynasty, he is enough to peel the skin and pull the grass.

Then, take Xu Duo and Tu Jie, who have bent the law on Hu Weiyong for personal gain, force them to be tainted witnesses, and confess to other adults who have privately taught and accepted Hu Weiyong, and are embarrassed to be traitors.

But most of this kind of thing is hearsay, and some even bite indiscriminately in order to protect themselves, and their confessions contradict each other, which cannot withstand scrutiny at all.

The three-day deadline came in a blink of an eye, and the fourth and sixth children were forced by the old man to have no way, and they couldn't take care of so much, so they had to give them a unified confession, so as not to make a big joke if it was leaked out.

"I know how the unjust prison is made." The sixth looked at the confession that had been revised and polished by Luo Guanzhong, and said speechlessly:

"If this confession is really judged in the end, our brothers will immediately be comparable to Zhou Xinglai Junchen."

"What are those two birds? Also worthy of being compared with our brothers? The fourth snorted disdainfully, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, your Mr. Luo is really a talent, let him do this, this confession is like the truth." ”

"Writers, professional nonsense." The sixth brother smiled and said, "If the fourth brother likes it, take him to Beiping." You can also urge "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" nearby. ”

"Okay...... the fourth child was happy at first, and then shook his head and said: "Forget it, I don't write a book in front of my eyes every day, I'm afraid I can't help but cut him." ”

"Okay, then stay with me, at least I won't chase his text." The sixth smiled indifferently, closed the file and said, "Just give it to my father." ”

"Don't you give your eldest brother a look first?" The fourth asked.

"I don't want it." The sixth shook his head and said: "This thing is dirty to look at, you let the eldest brother see it, doesn't it make it more difficult for him?" ”

"Yes." The fourth nodded.

The crown prince was very dissatisfied with his father's large-scale arrest, and even quarreled with the old man, saying that this would only create an unjust prison. But Boss Zhu's attitude is very resolute, and he looks like he wants to set off a big prison and kill a big shot. Later, the two of them broke up unhappily, and the eldest brother was sulking these days.

So don't add fuel to the fire of the big brother.

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On the evening of the third day, the two brothers entered the palace together to present the dossier.

Boss Zhu read it carefully, and his expression was very complicated.

After pondering for a while, he asked in a muffled voice, "Is it really the only way to go?" ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded, and also said in a sullen voice: "The son and the fourth brother have all reported to their father, and there are very few people involved in the rebellion, and it is like child's play. Hu Weiyong deliberately caused such a situation - because he knew very well that he had almost no chance of winning in the face of his father, so everything was planning for failure. ”

"If you succeed by luck,......" Zhu Zhen hesitated, but still said truthfully: "He thinks that the nobles, civil officials, and gentry will support him, so it will be too late to win them over when the time comes." ”

"What do you mean?!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said angrily: "Do you mean that those people want us to die?" ”

The fourth child pinched a handful of sweat for the sixth child, and quickly signaled him with his eyes, don't continue to stir up the fire.

The sixth child ignored it and said to himself: "Since my father has chosen to share the world with the people, isn't it inevitable?" ”

"......" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and the anger on his face gradually dissipated: "That's right, if we don't give privileges to the nobles and gentlemen, they will definitely want us to die." This is Hu Weiyong's greatest reliance. ”

"So that's really the way it is." Zhu Zhen said in a low voice.

"Alas, let's all go and rest......" Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh.

"Yes, the retainers are retired." The sixth and fourth children were relieved, and finally handed over this errand.

After the two sons retreated, only Zhu Yuanzhang was left alone in the huge Wuying Palace.

He sat on his throne until it was pitch black outside.

Eunuch Wu walked in lightly and began to hold the lamp.

As the hall gradually brightened, Zhu Yuanzhang's round face was full of perseverance.

"Bring Hu Weiyong here." The Emperor commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes." Eunuch Wu hurriedly responded and hurriedly went out to deliver the decree.

After the meal, the sound of rattling chains sounded at the door of the hall, and Hu Weiyong, who was wearing heavy shackles and shackles, was carried in by four people with knives.

"Get on your knees!" Behind him, two men with knives struck him on his knees with their scabbards.

Hu Weiyong took eighty pounds of flail and knelt on the gold brick, his knee was almost broken, and he grinned and hissed in pain.

"Hu Weiyong, are you so afraid of pain?" Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the throne, teased: "I thought that those who dared to rebel were heroes." ”

"Let the upper position be disappointed, compared with the upper position, our Hu Weiyong does not have a little heroism." Hu Weiyong smiled and said: "To be able to force a little person like us back, it's really a hero to be on top!" ”

"It's time for you to play tricks with us!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the royal case heavily.

"Our Xiaohu has licked the ditch for the emperor for half his life, and he can't say a happy word when he is dying?" Hu Weiyong was not afraid of him at all, and said with a smile: "My family is dead now, and I don't have a few days to live, so there's no need to make sycophants anymore, right?" ”

"......" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this, and there was a burst of fire: "It seems that we are so wronged." Tell me with your own conscience, have there been any ministers who have surpassed you in the past ten years? ”

"Hehe, the so-called Holy Grace executed my only son mercilessly because of a little mistake, and asked me to personally go to the prison to behead him." Hu Weiyong smiled resentfully: "Don't talk about this holy family in the past ten years, it is also unique in a thousand years!" ”

"Just with the things that Hu Tianci did, we only sentenced him to be beheaded after the autumn, and he didn't peel the skin or Ling Chi, it was already a grace!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a straight face: "If it were someone else, wouldn't he like drag racing?" We'll have to get him two wagons, one with one leg tied to the other, and then smear the horse's ass with mustard and drag him to death! ”

"......" Hu Weiyong was stupid, if he really wanted that, Hu Tianci might be dragged to two legs in the end.

"Then I really have to thank the emperor."

"You're welcome." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Besides, you slaughtered the white duck, not only did we not pursue it, but also gave you a chance to be pardoned at the last moment, but if you have a trace of kindness in your heart, won't you save him?" ”

"I thought that the condemned prisoner was a fool I sent in," Hu Weiyong still regrets to this day: "How can you use grace on him?" ”

"Then you can't blame others." Zhu Yuanzhang raised his voice and said: "To get to this point, you are completely to blame, and no one owes you!" ”

(End of chapter)