First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 394 Treasure Seal
Lin Lin always wrote more than ten letters and handed them to Liu An to arrange for someone to send them out. At this time, Han Zheng happened to come to see him. As the escort, he naturally would not be too far away from Zhu Biao.

After getting Han Zheng to get up, Zhu Biao asked, "How is the investigation? Where is the disaster relief food in Qingyang Mansion?"

Han Zheng stood up and said, "Your Highness, after investigation, most of the disaster relief food was placed in Qingyang Metropolitan Commander's Department, and only a little amount of disaster relief was provided every day. There is no way to find out the exact remaining amount."

Zhu Biao nodded clearly, and indeed the local guard was involved: "Who is the commander of the guard here?"

Han Zheng replied: "General Zhaoyi, He Cheng, once followed Tang Shuai in the South and North."

Under Tang He's command, it's no wonder that he didn't even get a lord, he just added a third-rank Wu San rank, and the local guard guarded by him was not a rich place.

Zhu Biao really didn't remember who this He Cheng was, and he didn't have any impression. That is to say, he didn't do any big things before or after the founding of the country, and he should be just a mediocre person.

"Have you ever come into contact with this person? How is his temperament?"

Han Zheng's complexion is not very good: "At the end of the year, the general was ordered to divide the troops to guard the Yellow River and cut off the reinforcements in Shandong. I had contact with him. This man came from a bandit and only recognized Tang Shuai. He had a lot of complaints about the superior, saying that the superior can have today. Is it because of Tang Shuai's support..."

Zhu Biao raised his brows. There are quite a few such people. Xu Da Chang Yuchun has many under his command, but Tang He has many under his command. After all, Tang He joined the army three years older than Old Zhu. When Tang He was a thousand householder, Zhu Yuanzhang Xu Da and others are still worrying about making a living in their hometown.

In terms of seniority, Tang He is indeed the eldest brother of General Huaixi, let alone Chang Yuchun who came later. The little brother was shaken.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of disadvantages when he surpassed Tang He, especially in the eyes of some honest township brothers, so it is not unreasonable for Tang He to be suppressed all the time. In the end, Xu Dachang Yuchun even passed the leadership in the army. It would be strange to say that there is no meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it was Tang He who was used to scare chickens and monkeys. Wasn’t it because Tang He had enough seniority and stature? Fortunately, Tang He was a mediocre person, and he always made his position clear. Now Lao Zhu has to accept it. Love, after the Bashu incident, must be granted the title of Duke, neither high nor low is the foundation of wealth and family heirloom.

But Tang He understands that those arrogant soldiers under his command are not so sober. What Han Zheng means is to remind Zhu Biao to be careful. Such a reckless man who is already dissatisfied with the Zhu family will undoubtedly die once he knows that things are revealed. Under such circumstances, Zhu Biao will definitely be backlashed.

The generals who came out of troubled times didn't have much awe. Most of them were fierce people who had died for thousands of years. It would be a pleasure to kill Zhu Biao before he died and make Emperor Zhu shed tears.

Zhu Biao stroked his eyebrows and asked, "Where is Wang Shijian now?"

Han Zheng replied: "According to His Highness's instructions, Wang Shijian has arrived at Pingliang Mansion."

"Who is the commander of the Pingliang Mansion's guards, I remember that it should be Fei Ju's."

"General Dingyuan Wang Liu did follow Pingliang Hou Feiju, but..."

After listening to Han Zheng, he hesitated in the middle of what he said, and the Zhu family knew that Wang Liu was probably a member of a corrupt group. That would be a bit troublesome. The leaders of the two state guards were even involved in the case of embezzlement of food for disaster relief. related.

Even if Zhu Biao showed his identity, it would be difficult to deal with. The emperor of Shaanxi, Gansu and Tiangao is far away, and the soldiers in the guard here must have benefited. If they committed a crime, they would be boarded by a thief ship. What happened when they were provoked by their superiors? Can do it all.

Zhu Biao knows why the emperors of all dynasties would rather send imperial envoys back and forth than send princes or make unannounced visits in person. Point the charge.

Zhu Biao knocked on the table, and Han Zheng persuaded: "Your Highness, let's go back first, the son of a daughter can't sit down, let alone you."

Zhu Biao thought about it carefully and said: "I remember that there is a garrison stationed in Xi'an Mansion, which the imperial court intends to use to suppress the rebellion of the disaster victims in Shaanxi and Gansu."

Han Zheng replied: "Xi'an Prefecture is located in an important location. It is close to the Weihe River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south. Chang'an is moistened with eight waters. More than a dozen dynasties built their capitals here, and there were already large-scale garrisons. When the disasters in Shaanxi and Gansu occurred, the imperial court ordered Nanyang The garrison of Fuhean Prefecture is assembled in Xi'an, and is now under the command of Cao Liangchen, Marquis of Xuanning."

Han Zheng paused and then firmly assured: "Your Highness, the general can't guarantee that Cao Liangchen is not involved in corruption, but he can guarantee his loyalty to the Holy Majesty and His Highness. Even if he dies, he will never hurt His Highness."

Zhu Biao's expression relaxed. The Xi'an garrison can be said to be the largest military force of the Ming Dynasty in the West, and its commander must be Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant. Besides, Cao Liangchen, the Marquis of Xuanning, knew Zhu Biao. The general who did not adopt a wait-and-see attitude and took the initiative to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Biao believed in his father's eyesight, and Zhu Biao would be much safer with Cao Liangchen there, but he must not reveal his identity casually, and must wait until it is absolutely safe to clean up corrupt officials.

Zhu Biaoshu wrote another letter, and then asked Liu An to take out the prince's seal, and handed them all to Han Zheng, saying: "You go to see Cao Liangchen in person, and if there is any disagreement, take over the Xi'an garrison with the prince's seal."

Han Zheng bowed and took over the four-inch square, one-inch-two-inch thick seal of the prince, which looked like a squatting dragon. As early as the beginning of the year, the Holy Majesty had ordered that the seal of the prince was like the emperor's letter seal, and he could order local troops to escort him.

The Xi'an garrison already had Nanyang and Henan garrison commanders, and it was not Cao Liangchen who had the final say. Even if Cao Liangchen was too deeply involved with Shaanxi and Gansu, Dongping Hou Hanzheng holding the prince's seal was enough to take over the Xi'an garrison. Be prepared just in case.

After Han Zheng went down, Zhu Biao pondered for a while before going back to his room to sleep. The plan was to be accelerated, but he could not wait too long for the people affected by the disaster.

Early the next morning, Zhu Biao ate a simple breakfast by himself, porridge with pickled vegetables and steamed buns. Chen Bingxian was also a smart person, knowing that Zhu Biao didn't want to eat, drink and enjoy himself at this time.

After Zhu Biao had finished eating, Chen Bingxian came in to report: "My lord, I have found out what you ordered, but now everyone is in the prison in Fucheng."

Zhu Biao was drinking herbal tea and motioned for him to continue. Chen Bingxian took out a list and said: "Pingyang Mansion originally had two acquaintances. In addition to Zhang Heng who met yesterday, there is also Zeng Shilin who was a former acquaintance, but was impeached by the imperial envoy for embezzling public funds. His name was reported to the imperial court, and he was ordered to be temporarily detained until the officials of the Ministry of Punishment came to review. In addition, there were two county magistrates and three general judges..."

(End of this chapter)