Chapter 170: Playing the Trump Card, Calling on Grandfather

The civil and military officials of the entire court felt a stir in their hearts upon hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words.

Could it be that there was still a turning point in the matter?

Zhu Gaoxu stared at Li Hao and gave a disdainful smile.

This Li Hao was clearly aiming to ruin him.

Today in the Fengtian Hall, Li Hao had clearly come prepared, coming to deceive and ambush a four-year-old child.

Zhu Gaoxu was determined to make the other party pay the price.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head directly to look at Lao Zhu and said, "Grandfather Emperor instructed me to do all of this; since the old man did so, there must be a deep meaning behind it. If Minister Li has any doubts, please ask Grandfather Emperor to answer them for you."

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu simply played his trump card: calling on Grandfather!

If you have any questions, go ask the Emperor.

As the crowd heard Zhu Gaoxu's words, they could not help but cast their gazes toward Zhu Yuanzhang on the Dragon Throne.

Li Hao was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he knelt directly on the ground.

"Your Majesty, this humble official did not know it was the Emperor's holy will."

Lao Zhu's face turned dark at this moment.

He had not expected that while he was just watching the show, he had now become the protagonist.

He looked at Zhu Gaoxu below.

He discovered that this little monkey was even winking at him.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu could not state his true purpose.

Otherwise, if so many people knew that Zhu Gaoxu was swindling various countries, even if they didn't say it now, it would be troublesome if they sent word to them after returning.

After all, the final payment for the bulk of the money had not yet arrived, so it was not the time to show his hand.

If they really defaulted on the debt later, it would be difficult to take action.

Zhu Yuanzhang clearly understood Zhu Gaoxu's meaning as well.

Although he knew in his heart that he had been played by this little monkey,

he had no choice but to clean up the mess for him.

Thinking this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "I did indeed have some plans before; after all, we must display the demeanor of a great nation, and good things should be shared together!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang nod and admit it,

the officials who had previously remained silent while waiting to see Zhu Gaoxu make a fool of himself stood up one after another to flatter him, saying how wise Zhu Yuanzhang was.

Li Hao was already slumped on his knees in the Great Hall.

What wise and martial, what demeanor of a great nation.

Li Hao understood it best.

He clearly knew the astonishment on Zhu Yuanzhang's face when he first received the news.

It was clearly that he had been unaware beforehand.

Yet Lao Zhu was actually favoring Zhu Gaoxu to such an extent; this was something he had not expected.

In his plan, he had not expected to truly kill Zhu Gaoxu either.

But at the very least, he wanted to get him out of Jingcheng, out of this political center.

To take his father back to Yan.

But he never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would jump out in the middle.

And even if he understood it as clearly as he could, and saw it as clearly as he could,

now that Zhu Yuanzhang had spoken, he could not voice his grievances even if his stomach was full of them.

And after Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, Zhu Gaoxu smiled triumphantly.

He then said to the distracted Li Hao, "You did not know about this matter, so this Prince does not blame you."

Li Hao, who had already completely lost, squeezed out a smile for Zhu Gaoxu upon hearing these words.

That Zhu Gaoxu could let him off now was the best news at this moment.

Although he knew Zhu Gaoxu was vengeful, as long as he could get through this current hurdle, the worst that could happen was that he would keep his tail tucked and not provoke Zhu Gaoxu in the future.

But just as Li Hao thought he had escaped a disaster,

Zhu Gaoxu spoke again.

"Those who do not know are not guilty, but those who know cannot be without guilt!"

Saying this, Zhu Gaoxu walked in front of Li Hao and said, "Since the three major charges Minister Li brought against this Prince do not hold up, then this Prince wants to impeach you for framing a Prince of the imperial house!"

After finishing, Zhu Gaoxu turned again to look at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Grandfather Emperor, this man Li Hao clearly knew that the Goryeo envoy attacked me, yet he confused the public in the court. Your grandson suspects that Li Hao is a cohort of Hu Weiyong, intending to take revenge on us."

Li Hao never expected Zhu Gaoxu's counterattack to be so fast.

One second he thought he had escaped a disaster, and the next second he was about to be labeled with the big hat of being a cohort of Hu Weiyong.

In such a sensitive period, who would dare to be associated with Hu Weiyong?

After realizing this, Li Hao immediately knelt and shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Your subject is wronged; this subject has absolutely no connection to the traitor Hu."

As a civil official and a member of a prominent family from the South, it was impossible for Li Hao not to have people looking out for him in the court.

At once, the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Revenue stood out simultaneously.

After the two exchanged a look, the Minister of Rites spoke first, saying, "Your Majesty, this Minister Li was indeed inconsiderate, but to say he is a cohort of the traitor Hu is truly a bit of a joke."

And the Minister of Revenue also followed up, saying, "Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible for Minister Li to be a cohort of the traitor Hu. Everyone in the court knows that this Minister Li and Hu Weiyong are at odds!"

The military generals did not move upon hearing this, while some civil officials stood out one after another to express their agreement.

Looking at these faces, Zhu Gaoxu finally understood Lao Zhu's predicament.

Whenever anything happened, the other side would attack together.

Even the Emperor could not forcibly suppress these people.

The key is that for certain reasons, although the military officials do not support the civil officials, they also do not easily come out to undermine them.

This resulted in Zhu Yuanzhang having to satisfy these ministers first if he wanted to make any decisions, so that they could be implemented smoothly.

But this time it is different; Zhu Gaoxu is willing to be a troublemaker.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu directly interrupted these ministers and said: "Whether this Li Hao is an accomplice of Hu Weiyong is for Grandfather Emperor to decide with his holy judgment; didn't all the ministers just say that Grandfather Emperor is wise?"

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