These words, coming from Fu Youde, were somewhat unbelievable to everyone.
But Fu Youde continued, saying:
"Before I went to fight in the north, His Highness the King of Wu killed Zhou Dexing's son, Zhou Ji, in the palace. This incident actually gave me some insights."
Especially that line, "A wolf-slaying boy should not become a wolf himself." After I returned home from the war, I suddenly understood this principle and realized how utterly despicable I had been. Now I have a complete awakening.
That's why people say this guy was instructed by Zhu Yunwen.
These words completely transformed his public image.
She also showered Zhu Yunwen with compliments, saying that her transformation was entirely due to him.
That is indeed the case.
Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat shocked, as he was unaware that Zhu Yunwen had already spoken with Fu Youde the day before.
He genuinely believed that Zhu Yunwen's previous actions had changed Fu Youde, and immediately began to speak:
"Good, good. It's not too late to turn back from the wrong path. Besides, you've made amends for the bad things you did in the past."
It was clear that Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed pleased, as he had always thought Fu Youde was insatiable.
You should know that for a greedy person, his demands will never stop.
For the sake of profit, people are willing to pay any price.
Such people are dangerous at any time.
Now that Fu Youde has come to understand the principle that one should not be greedy, it may not be so easy for him to betray others for the sake of some interests in the future.
But as happy as they are, the necessary punishments still apply.
Zhu Yuanzhang then said, "Since you yourself admit that you have behaved badly towards the people on your way back from the war and even seized some of their fertile land, you should still be punished even though you have returned it."
He planned to follow Zhu Yuntong's instructions and transfer Fu Youde to the north to recruit soldiers and train troops in place of the Prince of Yan.
So he said directly, "We are now sending you to the north to guard the northern border. At the same time, you will recruit soldiers and train them. This will be a punishment for you in that harsh and cold place."
What's puzzling again is that Fu Youde not only showed no resentment or hesitation, but even resolutely knelt down and kowtowed, saying:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this opportunity. I will certainly work hard to train a powerful army for the court, so as to atone for the bad things I have done before."
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed to see such a change in Fu Youde.
He immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "Great, I'm very happy that you have this idea."
Fu Youde breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, "It's just as His Highness Prince Wu guessed."
If he is as greedy as before during the morning court session, his fate will definitely not be good.
At this moment, he restrained himself much in the same way as Zhu Yunwen and realized his mistakes, which pleased Zhu Yuanzhang greatly.
This once again confirms the fact that listening to Zhu Yunwen was absolutely the right thing to do.
Zhu Yunwen smiled. He had successfully won over Fu Youde, sending him to the north to take command of Zhu Di's troops, and also ensuring that Zhu Yuanzhang would not kill this capable general.
His plan killed three birds with one stone, and the effect was very satisfactory.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also recognized Zhu Yunwen's abilities in many ways.
Because Zhu Yunwen gave him this method, he gained a different kind of general, which was indeed a good thing.
This move made all three parties very happy.
It can be considered a win-win situation.
Seeing their joyous scene, Zhu Yunwen stood up slowly with a blank expression and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Grandfather, I have something to report."
Zhu Yuanzhang then noticed that Zhu Yunwen was also present today. Although he had some doubts, he could not show them in the court.
So he asked, with a nonchalant expression:
"What's up?"
Zhu Yunwen slowly took out a piece of paper from his body, on which were recorded some names.
He handed the list to Zhu Yuanzhang's eunuch. After Zhu Yuanzhang received the list, he looked at it and frowned: "What happened to these eight dead people?"
Zhu Yunwen said with a solemn expression:
"They were workers at the Wu Prince's residence. Among these eight people, five were elderly, and three were teenagers around twelve or thirteen years old. They were working overtime at the Wu Prince's residence and eventually died from exhaustion..."
These words immediately caused an uproar among the court officials.
Zhu Yunwen frowned. He never expected that Zhu Yunwen would use this matter to attack him in court.
This made him find it somewhat amusing.
It seems that the plan I devised will have to be put to fruition this morning at the imperial court.
But that's fine, since he was already somewhat eager to take action against the Ministry of Revenue.
Since Zhu Yunwen is now throwing mud at Zhu Yunwen, let's retaliate and take down the Ministry of Revenue.
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