Chapter 172

Su Qiao, who had been sent home by Jiang Huan, looked at the three items before him with a mournful face.

"Commandant Jiang, no, can we not discuss this with Your Majesty? Just have the Ministry of Justice execute me directly; let's not waste this step."

Jiang Huan looked at Su Qiao helplessly.

"My Lord Su, if you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

"Your Majesty is likely still busy right now; you might as well just make do."

Hearing this, Su Qiao felt ten thousand horses galloping in his heart.

Could this matter really be just 'made do' with?

Jiang Huan sighed helplessly.

"My Lord Su, you know in your heart what crime you committed; being allowed to keep your whole body is already considered good."

Jiang Huan slowly stood up and looked at Su Qiao, saying,

"Actually, we have a rule for handling such missions; although we cannot force you,

the maximum deadline is three days."

"I still advise you to do it sooner rather than later."

"Based on my experience, death is not the most terrifying thing; waiting for death is the most terrifying."

"If after three days you... ah, then do not blame me, Jiang, for not remembering old friendship."

Since the founding of Great Ming, there have already been three major cases: the Empty Seal Case, the Hu Wei Case, and the Guo Huan Case.

The officials and imperial relatives involved numbered in the tens of thousands.

Among these, there were naturally many who were granted death by imperial order.

Most people, at the very beginning, actually choose to hold out for a while and wait a bit longer.

Perhaps there might be a reprieve.

But when one truly lies at home waiting, one will know how terrifying this feeling is.

The vast majority of them took their own lives that very night.

A very few chose to look for an opportunity to escape during these three days.

However, under the whole sky, all land belongs to the King; since the court can give you a dignified opportunity,

it has naturally long prepared for the possibility that you do not wish to be dignified.

It is just that Su Qiao is different.

Others fear it for the sake of life.

But he is doing it for the sake of death!

Whether one way or the other, death is certain.

Seeking life is not easy, but making one's crimes even heavier is not that difficult.

At the very least, there should still be a sliver of hope for life, right?!

Fight directly with the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

Su Qiao quickly discarded this thought.

With his small build, he definitely could not be a match for the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

If he were counter-killed by the Embroidered Uniform Guard at that time,

no matter what, this account would likely not be charged to Old Zhu's head.

Just as Su Qiao was still at home pondering how to provoke Zhu Yuanzhang from a distance,

Old Zhu in the Qianqing Palace finally received a response in the chat group.

Emperor Renzong:

"Oh, such a thing."

"Grandfather, your grandson greets you."

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes, examining the message in the chat group.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"You are... Gao Chi?"

Emperor Renzong:

"It is your grandson."

"By the way, do you know where my father ran off to?"

"My father threw aside the court affairs and ran off somewhere; he didn't even bring the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and I've been searching frantically!"

"Now the Second and the Third are already saying Father is gone, and I am keeping the death secret."

"If I cannot find my father, the Second will likely raise an army directly."

Emperor Chengzu Wen:

"? Eldest, is it really you?"

Emperor Renzong:

"Ah, shouldn't it be me?"

Emperor Chengzu Wen:

"Everyone in this group is an emperor who ascended the throne; I let you supervise the state for two days, how did you get mixed in?"

Emperor Renzong:

"I... I don't know! I was just looking for you, and I was directly bound."

"Ah yes, bound. Father, where did you run off to? You must make the Second calm down."

Emperor Chengzu Wen:

"Tell him to get lost! That's what I said."

Emperor Renzong:

"No, Father, if you say it like that, the second brother won't see it. What if he doesn't believe it?"

Emperor Chengzu:

"Whether he believes it or not is up to him. Just tell him to wait and see if I'll beat him!"

"Wait, don't rush, connect the video!"

Emperor Renzong:

"Ah..."

During the Yongle era, Zhu Gaochi in the Qianqing Palace slowly raised his head, looking at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were jumping up and down in front of him in anxiety.

He said with a blank expression,

"Second brother, third brother, I've found Father."

Zhu Gaoxu crossed his arms, looking disdainfully at Zhu Gaochi and said,

"I say, big brother, who are you fooling? You haven't even moved your butt. How can you be communicating with spirits?"

"Father can't even be found, and you have the leisure to supervise the state here!"

Zhu Gaosui quickly chimed in,

"Exactly, big brother. It's not that your younger brother is criticizing you, but if Father really has something happen to him, we should hold the funeral when it's time and divide the property when it's time. If you keep delaying the announcement of his death, Father will start to rot."

Zhu Gaochi's face couldn't help but turn iron-green. He sighed softly on the side,

"No, two younger brothers, you should take it easy. Father can, he can hear..."

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand impatiently and said,

"Nonsense! Who are you fooling? Can Father really become an immortal? I've searched the entire Qianqing Palace!"

Inside the chat group.

Zhu Di's old face turned iron-green.

He gritted his teeth and ordered in a low voice,

"Eldest, tell him that we've noted his three thousand empty rations. Tell him to wait until he returns to receive the military punishment at the Military Justice Office!"

Zhu Gaochi of the Yongle era responded with an "Ah."

This single sound left Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui standing around stunned.

"Wait, big brother, don't tell me you're sick too..."

Zhu Gaochi looked helplessly at Zhu Gaoxu and said,

"Um, second brother, Father said that when he returns, he wants to settle the score with you."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Gaochi with a confused expression and asked,