AWB Chapter 12 Unlock Function
Chapter 12 Unlock Function
Xuande period
Zhu Zhanji knew that this son was incapable of being of great use. Now, he was simply stupid and vicious, with no tolerance for others. He was not only unfit to be a ruler, but he was not even fit to be a human being!
Fortunately, they gave up on this son early on! Otherwise, how could they face the ancestors of the Zhu family in the afterlife!
Zhu Zhanji spent a long time alone in the ancestral temple at night, and just before dawn, he issued an imperial edict to go to the Kunning Palace.
"Empress Sun disrupted the state, so she was deposed and Hu Shanxiang was reinstated as empress. Zhu Qiyu was made crown prince."
Lin Ke got up, grabbed a bottle of cola from the refrigerator, and gulped down a few mouthfuls, exclaiming, "Awesome!"
But she didn't notice a small button that had appeared on the small screen, which read: Copy function 50 coins (or equivalent).
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han
Huo Qubing, who had just finished practicing, took Xiao Fangping to find his uncle Wei Qing. Wei Qing studied the buttons on it for a long time and it seemed that they meant money.
Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing excitedly tossed in a few copper coins. Unexpectedly, the coins were exactly the same as those held by Lin Ke. Huo Qubing first carefully touched them a few times, his eyes lit up, and exclaimed, "So cold!" He quickly imitated Lin Ke, pulled open the ring, and took a few sips.
"Uncle, it's so delicious! So refreshing! You drink it!" Wei Qing picked it up, took a few sips, and smiled, saying, "Qubing, you drink the rest. Uncle is going to find His Majesty."
Back to what happened earlier, Lin Ke received a notification from 999 saying that the live stream had enabled a copy function. Anyone who paid to watch could experience the food they were tasting (food only). Soon after, the sound of money scattering filled Lin Ke's mind. It was so awesome! Lin Ke's eyes darted around, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the new gift-giving function on the screen. She grabbed a few extra bottles of iced cola and a few boxes of ice and sent them to Longfengzhu!
Before long, several bottles of iced cola appeared on the table of the First Emperor and the others. Seeing that everyone was captivated by the newly unlocked function, Lin Ke's voice fell again on the screen.
"Ahem, let's move on to something else for now and then we'll leave this part behind. I noticed earlier that Brother Zhu Qizhen seemed a bit unconvinced!? Don't you realize you're wrong???"
On the other side of the screen, Zhu Qizhen had a gloomy face, as if he had suffered some kind of blow, and he immediately started cursing!
"What business is it of yours if I go to war! Can you blame me for the defeat! The Oirat only have tens of thousands of men, but I didn't expect their generals to be so incompetent that they couldn't even fight this! And those civil officials, all of them are so sanctimonious, they actually dared to petition to have me dismissed! My mother too, is she even my mother? Just because a few civil officials pressured her, she gave up and didn't care! You little woman, what are you talking about national affairs! Hahahaha, let's see if Zhu Qiyu can outlive me!"
Not only Lin Ke, but all the common people and emperors who watched were furious. Among them, Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang cursed the most, saying that any family with such descendants would be unlucky!
"You little brat, are you getting upset because I can't rush over and beat you up? Fine, listen to me carefully, what stupid things have you done since your restoration!"
"I really don't know if Zhu Qizhen was a descendant of Zhu Di, but no human being could do such a thing!"
"He built a temple for Wang Zhen, saying that he felt guilty and remorseful because the Ming army had been defeated, and that he committed suicide. He also built a temple for Esen, and regarded Esen, the leader of the Oirat tribe, as his benefactor... Anyone who has experienced that war would not think that such behavior should be done."
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: You son of a bitch...
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Luckily I wasn't born in the Song Dynasty
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary Army: Upstairs, two emperors have been captured behind your house! Your house is now in ruins!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: You…he…%…I…!
"You could say that dealing with Yu Qian and Zhu Qiyu was for personal revenge, after all, you're vindictive! But dealing with Yuan Bin is just too much of a show of gratitude!"
"One of them went to study on the grassland with you. You were afraid of the cold, so he took off his clothes to warm your feet. When your carriage couldn't move, he carried you on his back. When you were feeling emotional late at night, he comforted you. He even became a target of Esen because of this and was almost killed. Later, when he was framed, you did your best to help him, saying: 'Just spare his life!'"
Lin Ke took a few deep breaths, trying not to lose control of her emotions, or she would go crazy!
"This matter involves one person—Men Da, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. At that time, Men Da held immense power in the court because of Zhu Qizhen's trust. Yuan Bin and Li Xian did not align themselves with him, and therefore incurred his resentment."
“Yuan Bin’s father-in-law was accused of fraud. Menda told Zhu Qizhen that Yuan Bin was the mastermind and accused him of crimes such as corruption, bribery, and abduction of women. He requested that Yuan Bin be imprisoned. At this time, Yuan Bin was already over sixty years old, but Zhu Qizhen only said one sentence: “Deal with him as you see fit, just spare his life.”
"Everyone in the court knew that Yuan Bin was innocent, but no one dared to speak up for him. Only one insignificant figure stood up at this critical moment, and that was Yang Xun."
"Yang Xun beat the Dengwen Drum to appeal for justice, questioning whether he had forgotten how Yuan Bin had treated him in the past?"
"Here's a bit of background information on the Dengwen Drum. It's the same as the drum in the county government office, but it's played for the Emperor. If someone cries out for justice, the Emperor must personally handle the case, and no official of any rank can stop him. I really don't know if Zhu Qizhen was born evil or just malicious, but he actually handed Yang Xun over directly to Menda. Isn't that just throwing a lamb to the slaughter?"
"Menda wanted Yang Xun to frame Li Xian, so he tortured him to force him to confess. Yang Xun was just a commoner after all, and he confessed quickly. But to Menda's surprise, when all the ministers came to the Meridian Gate, Yang Xun recanted his confession and publicly exposed Menda's abuse of torture. Yuan Bin also began to fight back and listed various crimes. At this point, did you think Menda was doomed?"
A butcher in the Ming Dynasty: What, you think we're going to let this kid go?
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: I know about this! It's utterly inhuman! (whispering)
"Zhu Qizhen sentenced Yuan Bin to death by hanging, but he paid a fine to redeem himself and was demoted to Nanjing. Yang Xun falsely accused Men Da and should have been executed, but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment."
"Fortunately, Zhu Qizhen died a few years later, and Menda's patron fell from grace. He was soon dismissed from his post and exiled. Yuan Bin was exonerated, and Yang Xun was also released."
"During Zhu Qizhen's reign, the number of refugees in Jingzhou and Xiangyang reached several million. He was helpless and the situation only worsened, leaving this mess to his successor, Zhu Jianshen. Not to mention that he even wanted to depose the crown prince in his later years. I'm speechless. Is there anyone who would do something so disastrous for their son?!"
"Furthermore, as a person from later generations, I feel that the matter of Dapu was far from the beginning of the Tianshun era. The Mongol Tatar tribe frequently attacked the Hetao region."
"At first, Zhu Qizhen adopted an offensive policy, but after fighting for a long time, both sides got tired of it. The Tatars said, 'I'll still become your subject and pay tribute, but you have to give me a way in the Hetao region.'"
"As a former prisoner, Zhu Qizhen actually agreed to the Tatars' opportunistic behavior. On the other hand, he opened up trade between the Ma family of Fushun and the Jurchens, which led to the Jurchens becoming powerful and frequently harassing the people. Zhu Qizhen turned a blind eye to this and left it to Zhu Jianshen."
"A large number of Mongols poured into the Hetao region, directly causing the achievements of Marquis Huo Qubing to be wasted. Is Zhu Qizhen really not a traitor to our Ming Dynasty?! How come he is so close to the Mongols?! As for the Jurchens, let me tell you this: his descendants directly entered the Forbidden City. I guess no Ming emperor ever thought that one of his descendants would be a benefactor of the Jurchens!"
Lin Ke sighed, utterly bewildered that anyone could possibly whitewash Zhu Qizhen's name.
In short, Zhu Qizhen was absolutely not a good person, nor was he a good emperor!
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han
Huo Qubing stared at Wei Qing with a proud expression: "I, Huo Qubing, have recovered the Hetao region!" If he didn't have a tail behind him, he would probably be wagging it very fast.
Wei Qing smiled helplessly, thinking to himself that he was still a child at heart and could not go to the battlefield now.
Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and, cursing, picked up a stick and started chasing Zhu Di.
"What an idiot you gave birth to! I'm furious! He's a disgrace to the Ming Dynasty! I'm so angry! Stop right there! Let me beat him up to vent my anger!!"
Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Qiyu had just finished processing Lin Ke's words and was truly astonished that his brother could be so stupid and incompetent, hating not only him and Yu Qian, but also those who had been kind to him.
If the country had truly been handed over to Zhu Qizhen, it's likely that, as Miss Lin predicted, the Jurchens would have taken over the capital!
Zhu Qiyu lowered his eyes. Now no one would choose Zhu Qizhen as emperor. Why did my son die young? Why is my body so weak? It seems the palace needs a thorough cleanup!
Yu Qian, you'd better just work hard for me!
Shi Heng, Xu Youzhen, and Cao Jixiang will not escape!
Fight them all to death!
I've secured my place on this throne!
Lin Ke never expected that Zhu Qiyu would one day be provoked to turn evil.