Chapter 140 Please Show Mercy
Qiu Chuyang and others were quickly taken away. Old Zhu was furious and naturally wanted to cause a river of blood.
But all this was within Zhu Chong's expectations, but what was beyond Zhu Chong's expectations was that Old Zhu actually showed leniency to Wang Yao.
"Wang Yao." After sentencing Qiu Chuyang, Zhu Chong thought that Wang Yao, who betrayed his colleagues, would also be punished by Old Zhu. However, when he heard Old Zhu's tone was wrong, he was stunned.
"I'm here!" Wang Yao also heard it, and quickly kowtowed and crawled on the ground.
"You will be responsible for helping the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry learn how to make cement from now on." Old Zhu stared at Wang Yao with a gloomy look.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Yao's body trembled, his whole body tensed, but he couldn't utter the word "thank you" for a long time.
Old Zhu sneered, "I'll give you three days. After three days, no matter what method you use, all the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry must learn the cement production process. Otherwise, you will gather all nine clans and wait for my imperial decree."
Wang Yao felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and Zhu Chong was almost broken by his words.
Not only did he want to kill all nine clans, but he also asked Wang Yao to gather all nine clans to wait for the imperial edict. This is simply too funny.
Wang Yao had a sad face and was trembling all over. He opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but he didn't even have the courage to look up at Lao Zhu. In the end, he could only thank him.
For Zhu Chong, learning the cement making process in three days was no big deal, but for Wang Yao, it was a huge challenge. After all, he had never been involved in learning cement making before.
Now that he had taken over temporarily, and the situation with Zhu Chong had already reached a stalemate, it would be extremely difficult for him to continue to send people to teach him wholeheartedly. But what else could he do if he refused? There was a fundamental difference between executing the entire clan now and executing the entire clan in three days.
When Wang Yao and others left the imperial study, Zhu Chong was also about to slip away, but was stopped by Old Zhu.
"You little bastard, you always cause trouble for us. Can't you just quiet down?" Old Zhu dismissed his men and couldn't help complaining to Zhu Chong.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Zhu Chong complained for himself. He was obviously the victim, so why did Zhu Zong insist on calling him a troublemaker?
"Shut up!" Old Zhu had an angry expression on his face. "It's just such a trivial matter, and you actually made a scene in front of the emperor and spread it out. How can I still maintain my dignity? I'll see you get the title of King of Qin back. This is a complete mistake!"
"No, Your Majesty..." Zhu Chong wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Old Zhu again.
"Didn't you just call me Father? Why did you change your words now? What? Do you have any objections to my treatment?"
Old Zhu scolded Zhu Chong so harshly that he was completely confused. Finally, when Zhu Chong was driven out of the imperial study amid Old Zhu's roar, his mind was still in a daze.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin!" Unexpectedly, when Zhu Chong left the imperial study, Wang Yao was still waiting outside. When he saw Zhu Chong come out, he immediately came up to him with a flattering look on his face.
"Hey, why is Minister Wang still waiting here?" Zhu Chong asked knowingly.
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, you're joking. I'd like to know how to make cement..."
Wang Yao had just begun to speak when Zhu Chong interrupted him bluntly, "Don't tell me about this. Didn't His Majesty ask you to find a way to learn? He didn't ask me to teach you. Why are you telling me this? It's incomprehensible!"
After saying that, Zhu Chong flicked his sleeves and left. He was in a bad mood right now, and Wang Yao had walked into trouble.
Wang Yao looked at Zhu Chong's departing back, and his face became extremely ugly. He wanted to chase after him and stop Zhu Chong, but he didn't have the courage. This was in the palace. If Zhu Chong got angry, he would be the only one to suffer.
Qiu Chuyang died in the palace today. Although it was his own fault, he was the one in trouble now. He didn't want to follow in Qiu Chuyang's footsteps, so he had to rush back to the Ministry of Works.
Now Wang Yao could only quickly find out how Qiu Chuyang had learned how to make cement from the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works and the people from the Baochao Tizhusi in recent days.
But when Wang Yao asked the craftsmen, their answers made Wang Yao's eyes go dark and he almost fainted.
It turned out that the craftsmen had not learned much from the craftsmen of the Baochao Tizhusi. From the very beginning, Qiu Chuyang had no idea who had instructed him to do so, but he had been making things difficult for them, which resulted in the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry having no exposure to the cement manufacturing process at all.
Now that the person has left with Zhu Chong, it would be extremely difficult to get him back from the Baochao Tizhusi, and Wang Yao was completely devastated.
The whole family will be executed in three days. Wang Yao did not question what Zhu Yuanzhang said. He was the emperor, and his words were golden. He would definitely keep his word!
After thinking it over, Wang Yao finally came up with a solution that was not a solution, so he straightened his clothes and walked towards the depths of the Ministry of Works.
On the other side, in the Baochao Tizhusi, Zhu Chong brought back the imperial physician from the palace to give medicine to the injured craftsmen.
When the craftsmen learned that Zhu Chong had found an imperial physician to prescribe medicine for them, they were so moved that they all said there was no need to bother.
But Zhu Chong put on a fierce face and asked them to sit still while the medicine was applied, and he even watched the imperial physician apply the medicine.
Perhaps in the eyes of the craftsmen, this small injury could be treated by buying some medicine and there was no need to make such a big fuss, but it was different for Zhu Chong.
The person is his. After suffering such a great injustice, he must express his stance. It is not enough to execute Qiu Chuyang. He must do all the finishing touches. He will certainly not miss the opportunity to win the hearts of the craftsmen, such as finding the imperial physician to prescribe medicine.
Sure enough, when the craftsmen saw that Zhu Chong personally instructed the imperial physician to apply medicine to the injured craftsmen, the looks in their eyes when they looked at Zhu Chong were different.
Now everyone in the Baochao Tizhusi knew that Zhu Chong had taken his men to break into the Ministry of Works because the craftsmen were bullied. Not only did he take a senior official of the Ministry of Works hostage, he also took the case to the emperor and finally got the emperor to issue an order to execute the evil official.
Therefore, the craftsmen of the Baochao Tizhusi now admire Zhu Chong with all their might, and they have secretly made up their minds that they must cling to Zhu Chong and repay him with their lives in the future!
After finishing the work with the craftsmen, Zhu Chong was just about to pack up and go home when Zhang Quan came hurriedly to report that Qin Kui, the Minister of Works, had come to his house in person and said he wanted to apologize to Zhu Chong.
When Zhu Chong heard that Qin Kui was coming, he thought about it for a moment and guessed the other party's purpose.
He didn't want to meet him at first, but after thinking about it carefully, Zhu Chong asked Zhang Quan to invite him to his public housing.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin is honored!" The moment Qin Kui saw Zhu Chong, he immediately bowed deeply, which scared Zhu Chong.
"What are you doing, Lord Qin? Please get up quickly!" Zhu Chong quickly helped the man up and was completely impressed by Lord Qin's behavior.
He didn't know who had persuaded Qin Kui to come and plead for him, but judging from Qin Kui's behavior, he knew that it would be difficult for him to refuse Qin Kui today.
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, I failed to discipline my subordinates, causing humiliation to your craftsmen. I am deeply ashamed." Qin Kui cut straight to the point without any unnecessary nonsense. "But considering that the Ministry of Works and the Treasury Banknote Administration are both serving Your Majesty, please show some mercy!"
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