The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 180 Sapphire Pleads For Mercy
After Zhu Ying returned to the yard, she didn't go to sleep immediately.

He himself does not have the habit of going to bed early, basically around eleven o'clock in the evening.

In the study, Ye Yueqing was by Zhu Ying's side, grinding for him.

Zhu Ying paints on paper.

After a while, Zhu Ying asked with some embarrassment: "Why, can you understand?"

Ye Yueqing looked at the black mass on the screen, and couldn't help saying with some shame:

"Boss, Yueqing is dull, and can't understand the meaning of this."

Zhu Ying looked back at the picture. Although he knew that his talent in painting was bad enough, he did not expect to draw such a thing.

"I call this object a lathe. It is used to process matchlock guns just like those carpenters in the Military Bureau process arrows."

"Look at this place, it provides strength like a firebox used by blacksmiths, and then drives the wooden pillar in the middle to rotate continuously."

"The barrel used in the matchlock gun, the fireballs need to fit together before they can be used. In this, precision is provided to ensure that each fireball is the same size, and the barrel is also the same size."

"The matchlock guns and fireballs produced in such a large number can all be used in common use."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Ying looked at Ye Yueqing who was still thinking and asked, "Do you understand what I mean."

Ye Yueqing nodded slightly, and said, "Yueqing understands."

"Do you really understand?" Zhu Ying didn't believe it, he felt that he didn't make it clear, maybe he was fooling him.

"I really understand." Ye Yueqing nodded seriously and replied.

"Okay then, you can draw the lathe in your mind on the paper." Zhu Ying said, handing over the paintbrush.

Ye Yueqing didn't hesitate, took the paintbrush and began to paint on the paper, Zhu Ying was watching from the side.

But for dozens of breaths, Zhu Ying looked at the formed lathe pattern on the paper, a little speechless.

It's true that people are more dead than people, and goods are thrown away.

Compared with Ye Yueqing's drawing of the lathe, it is almost vivid, and the drawing is extremely detailed with such a fast hand speed.

If it wasn't for quick expression, maybe Ye Yueqing would draw some engravings on the lathe.

But Zhu Ying had a thick skin, looked at it as if nothing had happened, and pointed out a few mistakes.

After asking Ye Yueqing to paint again, Zhu Ying coughed lightly and said: "Tomorrow I will send an order to Jin Yiwei, you take this painting, go to the Gunpowder Department, and explain it to the carpenters transferred over."

"Including the purpose of use, let them build these lathes quickly, and then learn to strengthen them."

Seeing Ye Yueqing's strong comprehension ability, Zhu Ying didn't bother to do it by herself, so she handed over the matter of the matchlock gun to Ye Yue for liquidation.

"Good boss." Ye Yueqing smiled and nodded in response.

"That's all for today, go to bed."

Zhu Yingdun was speechless, turned and went back to the room.

Seeing this scene, Ye Yueqing's smile froze with regret, she shouldn't have laughed just now.

"My boss probably won't take it to heart."

While tidying up the desk, Ye Yueqing thought about it.

Zhu Ying entered the room, took off his outer robe, and was about to go to bed to sleep, but when he went to the dormitory, he saw someone on his bed.

The people on the bed could only turn their backs to Zhu Ying. Xia Tian's cup was very light and thin, and she could see her beautiful curves. The long black hair clearly defined her gender.

Xu Shi noticed someone coming in, and the person on the bed turned around.

Zhu Ying looked, and it turned out to be Zhao Xiangxi.

"Who let you in." Zhu Ying asked with a frown.

Zhu Ying's tone was reprimanding, which made Zhao Xiangxi tremble all over, and quickly got out of the quilt.

As soon as he came out, Zhao Xiangxi's whole body was completely exposed, only a tulle was draped all over his body, the scenery inside was faintly visible, coupled with the dim light, the blush on his face spread a charming breath.

If it was an ordinary person, I'm afraid his blood would have been agitated long ago, but Zhu Ying, who came from a later life, is actually not much better.

In other words, Zhao Xiangxi is really good-looking, otherwise he would almost blurt out the phrase 'changing batches'.

Do whatever you want, Kouhi No.1.

The real Zhu Ying, seeing such scenes with her own eyes, still felt a little hot after all, and thousands of thoughts flashed through her mind.

"Boss, I just want to come over and help warm the bed." Seeing that Boss didn't speak, Zhao Xiangxi became a little unconfident, and regretted in his heart, did he act a little hasty.

Too early and too soon.

A person like the boss has tasted many women for a long time, whether he would think of himself as a woman who is promiscuous.

Some were shocked, causing Zhu Ying, who was dreaming, to be awakened by Zhao Xiangxi's voice.

With a dry mouth and tongue, Zhu Ying felt a little anxious in her heart.

But in the end, I held back and pretended to be calm and said: "Put on your clothes, don't do this next time."

"Yes, Master."

Zhao Xiangxi didn't dare to say more, but at present his identity is just a maidservant, it would be taboo to spread the word.

Even the maid in the same room is just a foil, and when the young lady can't bear it, she has no right to act alone.

Zhao Xiangxi acted so risky this time, just wanting to take advantage of the fact that his status is still uncertain, to kill first and play later, paving the way for some things in the future.

She knew in her heart that her boss must know that she was the real Princess Koryo, and Ye Yueqing was just a subordinate, this concept was completely different.

But tonight, she couldn't succeed.

After Zhao Xiangxi left, Zhu Ying closed the door without locking it.

Lying on the bed, you can still smell a faint fragrance.

'It would be great if Ye Yueqing was so sensible. '

'Why pretend to be a gentleman, how much does it matter. '

Sighing slightly, Zhu Ying tossed and turned, this long night was really difficult.

The next morning, Zhu Ying woke up from a coma.

"Boss, Duke Liang has been here for a long time."

As soon as he opened his eyes, Ye Yueqing's voice came from beside his ears. Looking outside, the sky outside was already bright.

Only then did Zhu Ying remember that when she fell asleep last night, she probably heard the crowing of a cock.

After getting up and changing clothes, Ye Yueqing had already arranged for washing water, and then combed and tied Zhu Ying's hair.

In the yard, Sapphire sat leisurely, without any impatience, and waited patiently.

Seeing Zhu Ying coming out of the back room, he got up.

Although in terms of seniority, Lan Yu belongs to Zhu Ying's elders, but in fact, as the eldest grandson of the emperor, this concept is completely different.

The imperial concubine is a higher priority than the seniority, even the uncles of the vassal princes, they can't be entrusted with seeing Zhu Ying.

"Uncle has been waiting for a long time." Zhu Ying said with a smile.

After Lan Yu turned her eyes around Ye Yueqing and Zhu Ying, there was an obvious "I understand" meaning on her face.

Zhu Ying didn't bother to explain the intriguing smile.

"A certain person came here today to deliver good news to His Highness. A few days ago, His Majesty asked the minister to find 5000 troops to serve as His Highness's personal guards, and a certain number of elite troops were dispatched from the Five Armies Commander's Mansion to send [-] elite troops."

"Afterwards, a thousand soldiers were transferred to the right guard of the Twelve Guards, and all of them are in place today, waiting for His Highness to review."

Sapphire said directly.

At this point, Sapphire has already come to court, and before Ye Yueqing had time to go to the Lan Mansion, Sapphire came by herself.

"That's good news."

Zhu Ying's eyes lit up. The old man came to her side yesterday and talked about so many things, but he didn't mention this matter.

This is military power.

5000 people may not seem like a lot, but it depends on where it is. This is the capital, the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, so the concept is completely different.

Zhu Ying originally thought that he might have to wait until he entered the palace to gain access to military power, but he didn't expect the old man to move so quickly.

It's not that he hasn't led soldiers before, but the most he ever did was only a thousand cavalry.

After all, Zhu Ying has always been mainly engaged in commercial activities. Only when the original capital is accumulated, can he lead troops to fight, and after the improvement, he rarely participates.

From Sapphire's words, it is not difficult to hear that these 5000 people must be the best of the elite, otherwise Sapphire would not have personally selected them.

"Your Highness, the commander of the right guard of the government army is the eldest brother of a certain person." After a little hesitation, Lan Yu added in order to avoid misunderstanding by His Highness.

"Uncle?" Zhu Ying asked with some doubts.

In ancient times, there were a lot of titles like big brother, especially in the wilderness of the world, and there were many in the army. Zhu Ying meant to ask if he kissed big brother.

Zhu Ying is not very clear about some of her own relationships, especially the forces of her natal family. Lan Yu only understands it because she has been paying attention to her. Others are more vague.

Lan Yu nodded and said, "It's Lan Rong, the Commander of the Right Guard of the Twelve Guards Army."

Zhu Ying understood, he was really a big brother.

The Twelve Guards of the Son of Heaven, among the many guards in the capital, are considered the most senior. They are directly under the emperor, and they usually protect the palace and belong to the imperial guards.

Although she wanted to go and see her personal guard right now, Zhu Ying still held back and said to Lan Yu: "There are some things that uncle should know, come with me to the study."

Lan Yu didn't know why, so she followed Zhu Ying to the study.

"Uncle, let's see for yourself." Zhu Ying took out the three memorials that had been placed yesterday, and handed them to Lan Yu and said.

Sapphire took it and opened it to check.

The names of the people on the memorial were immediately familiar to Lan Yu, and after reading three copies in a row, she was sure that these people were all her adopted sons.

For these three people, Sapphire actually has a deep impression and understands them very well.

These three were originally Lan Yu's subordinates, they fought bravely and dared to be pioneers, but they were injured in the Southern and Northern Wars and retired, and they were all unable to stay in the army like a broken limb.

The three of them had a very good relationship with Lan Yu, and they were not illiterate, but had some knowledge. With their military merits, they served as officials in a county near the capital, and their grades were not bad.

One of them was the county magistrate from the sixth grade.

But after reading it, Lan Yu was a little confused and couldn't understand Zhu Ying's meaning.

This is about the coordination of performances related to "relief with work". Lan Yu looked carefully and found nothing wrong.

Sapphire also knew about the new Work for Relief, but she couldn't understand the data.

Seeing Lan Yu's eyes, Zhu Ying didn't give up, and said directly: "I selected these three memorials from nearly a hundred memorials related to work-for-relief."

"Some of the above situations are very different from the actual situation. At present, these three books are the most serious in terms of money and food."

"I didn't expect that the people who played in these three books were all uncle's adopted sons."

Zhu Ying's tone was a bit dull, even with a hint of coldness.

Sapphire can naturally hear it.

But on Sapphire's face, there was still some hesitation and struggle, and she didn't speak for a while.

The names of the three flashed through Lan Yu's mind one after another. Being able to serve as officials in a county near the capital is not a low feat.

The magistrate of the Shangxian County, who has achieved the seventh rank, was once Lan Yu's confidant and bodyguard. He is extremely loyal, and it is not comparable to those ordinary adopted sons who don't even know their names.

Lan Yu gritted her teeth, lowered her head slightly and handed the memorial of her confidant's personal guard to Zhu Ying, saying: "Your Highness, regardless of the other two, this person has made great contributions to Daming, can he be spared the death penalty?"

When it comes to corruption, there is no one who can live today, but even Zhu Yuanzhang depends on the people, and the main targets of slaughter are still civil servants.

Although the laws of Ming Dynasty were strict, the emperor had the power of amnesty in his hands, and it was more based on human feelings.

Zhu Ying did not, but as long as Zhu Ying speaks, His Majesty will definitely agree, of course he understands these sapphires.

The personal guard was able to make Lanyu bow his head and intercede, which obviously had a lot to do with it, but Lanyu didn't have any other big demands. He just wanted to find a way to survive, and dismissal and investigation were inevitable.

Zhu Ying looked at the memorial that Lan Yu handed over, and did not reach out to pick it up, but instead said: "I can ask my uncle to intercede for him in person, I think he used to be a general. It's just that he has merit, he can sit in the magistrate of the Shang County, Daming Didn't treat him badly either."

"The merit has already been rewarded, and there is no such thing as offsetting merit and demerit now. Among so many implementations of work-for-relief, corruption ranks in the top three, and some of the usual actions can be imagined."

"If it's any other time, then that's fine. Uncle speaks up, and he needs to show some face, but this is the implementation of the New Deal, and so many people in the world are paying attention to this matter."

"Their courage is really too great. They dare to be the first in war, and they will not fall behind when they become greedy. Who gave them such courage, and even dared to embezzle the money and food for disaster relief!"

After speaking, Zhu Ying's tone became more and more serious, and her eyes were fixed on Sapphire. Her powerful momentum directly hit Sapphire itself.

Especially in the last sentence of questioning, he turned the spear and pointed directly at Lan Yu.

Even Lan Yu, who has experienced many battles, is somewhat unbearable under Zhu Ying's aura, which is also mixed with the majesty of the royal family. Anyone who faces it will be weaker by three points first.

When it came to this point, Zhu Ying took this opportunity to severely suppress Lan Yu.

In recent days, he can also feel that the current Lanyu seems to be very respectful to him, but he still doesn't really take it to heart.

Just like what Lan Yu said about the 5000 people, the first thing she didn't tell herself was that she transferred people.

It's too much to do one's own way, respect but not respect.

Seeing Lan Yu's expression, Zhu Ying got up and took a booklet from the bookshelf, threw it at Lan Yu, and said coldly:

"Duke Liang, please take a good look, what is recorded in this booklet is false."

That booklet was the list of all the military personnel who had a close relationship with Lanyu, which the old man had arranged for Jin Yiwei to deliver.

(End of this chapter)