Under Zhu Yuanzhang's scolding, Jiang Li pushed the door open immediately.

But after hearing this, he did not drag Zhu Chong out immediately.

As the commander of the personal guards beside His Majesty.

This shows that he still has some vision.

After entering the door, he just knelt on one knee, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's next instruction.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang would not really order the death of his second son.

Just a scare, that's all.

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely disappointed with Zhu Chong. After Zhu Chong's death, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Minister of Rites Ren Hengtai to determine the funeral ceremony and posthumously name him "Min".

Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang was still very sad to see his son die young again.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and waved at Jiang Li.

Seeing this, Jiang Li tactfully retreated and closed the door.

Zhu Chong's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Although he knew in his heart that his father would most likely not execute him.

But he didn't dare to gamble.

Zhu Chong was certainly clear about his father's character.

Now that he was no longer under the control of his mother and elder brother, he was really afraid that his father would get angry and kill him.

But in his heart, he was still extremely wary of his so-called nephew.

"Humph! I know what you said, but I know more than you."

"Don't think that I'm old and confused and was deceived by a sinister villain. Second brother, you should know that your eldest grandson was raised by your mother and I. He slept with me for eight years."

"Can anyone impersonate that person?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and then explained.

He knew in his heart that if his eldest grandson wanted to ascend to the throne, he would need the support of his uncles.

Only if these uncles, the princes, truly believed that Zhu Ying was the returned Zhu Xiongying, then even if there were some rumors in the market, they would be harmless.

Zhu Chong had never met Zhu Ying, but when he heard this, he felt that it made some sense.

Of course he knew what kind of character his father was.

The meeting with the so-called nephew was definitely not once or twice.

With the capabilities of the Jinyiwei, they must have found out many secrets long ago.

What I have said is something that any ordinary person can think of after a little thought, let alone my father who is already suspicious.

Even if you are bound by emotions for a while, you will definitely accept the reality when faced with irrefutable evidence.

Besides, my father’s mental state is good at the moment.

But deep down in his heart, before he met Zhu Ying, Zhu Chong still had great doubts.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Chong was silent.

He explained again: "Even if our eldest grandson has been wandering in the wild for ten years, he is not a simple character. The snowflake salt provided in your mansion comes from him."

After a moment of hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke directly without any hesitation in front of his son.

"What purpose can you have in pretending to be our eldest grandson? It's just for the succession to the throne, right?"

Hearing this, Zhu Chong hesitated and nodded.

After knowing that his so-called nephew was the person in charge of Snowflake Salt, he was still somewhat shocked.

In today's Ming Dynasty, snowflake salt is more expensive than gold, and there is still a shortage of demand.

It is firmly controlled by a chamber of commerce called Qun Ying.

The huge benefits involved are enough to make many people greedy.

In particular, the main source of snowflake salt for the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce is outside the Ming Dynasty.

The border areas of the Ming Dynasty are full of intrigues and bloodshed, and you, many nobles of the Ming Dynasty, are eyeing them covetously.

However, after several years, the business of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce became more and more prosperous, as if it had not been affected at all.

As the eldest nephew who controls the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, he is obviously a ruthless person.

"If we hadn't considered it carefully, your nephew might have already escaped from the capital and fled back to the border."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion.

When Zhu Chong heard this, he immediately thought of the inexplicable blockade of the city gate a few days ago.

Even the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Five Military Commandery were alarmed.

The feeling is to prevent the so-called nephew from leaving the city?

Hearing this, Zhu Chong suddenly wanted to meet this so-called nephew.

What kind of ability does he have to be able to deceive even my father?

"Father, your Majesty, I also want to find an opportunity to meet you." Zhu Chong pleaded.

But deep down, I was thinking about finding loopholes and exposing them.

Although his father beat and scolded him, he actually knew in his heart that what he had done was extremely absurd.

When he was in the vassal state, Zhu Chong used punishment to amuse Deng and often abused private punishment in the palace.

According to the law, the criminals in the Qin Palace should be sent to the capital to be punished.

However, Zhu Chong was afraid that these people would reveal the fact that he had committed atrocities in his fiefdom after arriving in Nanjing, so he killed them all.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the second son who was still kneeling in front of him, with deep disappointment clearly revealed in his eyes.

The eldest brother Zhu Biao died of illness. As the leader of all the kings, Zhu Chong would not care too much even if he was mediocre.

He is also the natural heir to the throne.

But the things he did in his fiefdom were truly horrifying.

If he really became the emperor, he would have no idea how many disasters the Ming Dynasty could endure.

I beat him and scolded him.

Looking at the broken jade pendant, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a trace of sadness in his heart.

I don't know how much the craftsman can repair it.

Even if it looks completely repaired, there will definitely still be some areas where it doesn't work properly.

It is not necessary to execute a son just for a jade pendant.

"How did our jade pendant break? You must know it, so why didn't you keep it well?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a sigh.

He usually kept it carefully. When his elder sister gave it to him, it was during the raging war, and he carefully placed it with his elder sister, fearing that the jade pendant would be broken during the battle.

Whenever I go home, I carry it with me.

The jade was kept with him until the world was stable and the Ming Dynasty was founded.

Zhu Chong trembled slightly when he heard this. Deng's beautiful face flashed through his mind, and he said without hesitation:

"The old butler accidentally fell while carrying it and broke it."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's throat rolled, but in the end he just sighed softly.

He was not a bloodthirsty and murderous person. If he had heard it for the first time, he would have been furious and would have executed him immediately.

But now I don’t have that thought anymore.

It’s the time and it’s the fate.

Maybe it's God's will.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed as he looked at the jade pendant that had been broken into more than ten pieces.

Zhu Chong secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his father had no doubts.

wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the broken pieces of the jade pendant, his eyes gleaming, and then he turned around and shouted, "You rebellious son, at this time, you still dare to deceive me, tell me! How did it break?"

Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that this jade pendant would be deliberately broken by someone.

This is his personal jade pendant, and his sons, including some important officials, understand this very well.

He subconsciously didn't think much about the excuse Zhu Chong just made.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw these more than ten jade pendants, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Although he did not understand the mechanics of later generations, Zhu Yuanzhang was very talented and was very clear about some details in life.

If it falls down normally while carrying something, it will never break into this state. At most it will break into several pieces.

The current condition of the jade pendant is obviously caused by a strong impact.

Just like just now, when he kicked this rebellious son, he fell to the ground, and the jade pendant suffered secondary damage from falling to the ground, but it did not shatter further, but was only slightly damaged.

Thinking about it this way, it was obvious that there was something wrong with what the second brother said.

Faced with the stern gaze and scolding from his father, Zhu Chong wanted to explain, but he was trembling and didn't know how to start.