Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1340

Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer pretended to be mute, but instead offered an explanation.

“Xiao Wu, precisely because I am the ruler of a country, even if I am reluctant in my heart, I cannot show favoritism to you in front of all the civil and military officials.”

"This is a matter of court deliberation. If we stand up for it, then all the civil and military officials and the people of the land will think that I, the emperor, am immoral!"

"Without evidence, we have no choice but to consider the bigger picture and reluctantly punish you by putting you in jail. We have no other option!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were reasonable and persuasive, but Wei Wu could tell from them that he didn't seem to have any sense of helplessness.

Instead, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes, as if he had finally seen Wei Wu suffer a setback.

Wei Wu was neither angry nor dissatisfied with this, because he had humiliated Zhu Yuanzhang more than once, and he had to make the other party get his revenge.

Moreover, it's impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to keep him in prison indefinitely. Even if he were willing, don't forget about the Crown Prince Zhu Biao!

Moreover, even in the imperial prison, Wei Wu's life wouldn't be too bad, considering that it was Mao Xiang's territory.

Given his relationship with Mao Xiang, and the fact that Old Zhu would definitely give instructions about this matter, aside from not being able to leave at will.

He was no different from being at home in the imperial prison. You should know that no one can enter the imperial prison without the emperor's order.

Even if Wei Wu were to find a few courtesans to hold an uninhibited party in the imperial prison, no one outside would be able to get a single word of it.

Furthermore, Wei Wu understood that Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice; the reputation of the money shop was too important to ignore and needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

The fastest way now is to create opportunities for those rats in the gutter to show their tails and then drag them out.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts were the same as Wei Wu's guess; he just wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

Seeing Wei Wu remain silent, his expression turned serious, and he began to comfort him:

"Don't worry! Even if we can't find any evidence, you won't stay in jail for long, and you'll be able to come out safely."

"You've returned ahead of schedule this time, so the problem on the grassland must have been resolved. When the fourth brother's good news arrives, your merit will be enough to atone for your crime."

"Since you're always going to find ways to tarnish your reputation anyway, isn't this a good opportunity to wipe out all your past achievements in one fell swoop?"

"At that time, even if we don't punish you in any way, with such a tremendous contribution, the civil and military officials won't have anything to say!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Wei Wu sighed softly, got up from the ground, casually patted his backside, and then spoke:

"Alright! This is the only way, but Uncle Zhu, I don't have much time to waste now."

"Can I go back now? After all, I'm about to go to the Imperial Prison to experience life there, and I won't be able to spend much time with Yuxuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Wei Wu was eager to return home, so he didn't stop him and simply waved his hand, saying:

"Go ahead, go ahead! But whatever we're about to say, don't let it..."

"Alright, Uncle Zhu, I understand. If we don't put on a good show, how can we make those rats believe us and jump out?"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish speaking, Wei Wu interrupted him and then turned and left without saying another word.

Watching Wei Wu's departing figure, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly and chuckled as he cursed.

"That brat, only he has the guts to interrupt us."

After leaving the palace, Wei Wu didn't even bother to walk; he simply asked the guards at the palace gate for a carriage to take him there.

The guards dared not refuse and immediately made proper arrangements for him.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Wei Wu greeted the coachman and then rushed into the mansion.

After passing through several courtyards, I arrived at my own courtyard and saw Zhu Yuxuan sitting in the living room playing games.