The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 209 Master Ye once again wears the Mingguang armor personally given by Li Shimin, and Prince Zhu Biao outsmarts his father-in-law and the prime minister!

After Zhu Biao came to this realization, he immediately regained his rigor and calmness.

Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben in front of him just blinked and immediately returned to their normal states, as if they were just shocked for a moment after hearing such news!
In Zhu Biao's eyes, Lu Ben, who had just become his father-in-law and had just been promoted from Taichang Temple minister to official minister, was just standing there with his head bowed.

Zhu Biao knew that his father-in-law, whose daughter was a concubine, had always been cautious and well-behaved. He knew when to discuss family matters and when to discuss official matters.

This is not the East Palace dining room, this is the emperor's study room, so he, Lu Ben, is just a servant of Zhu Biao.

Judging from the way he stood, Lu Ben was just a respectful minister.

But Zhu Biao also knew very well that his father-in-law was not stupid at all, and he even knew how to "pretend to know but not understand" better than Hu Weiyong!
Yes,

Whether Zhu Biao's words were the truth or a lie, Lu Ben reacted immediately the moment after he was shocked, and even guessed the whole story.

In fact, it is not difficult to analyze this matter!

If Zhu Yuanzhang had gone alone, it might have been possible for the former 'Shuai Zhu' to become 'General Guo' out of passion when he thought he could hold on!
With his military talent, it would be too easy to become a general in the border army. He could do it with just a show of his skills.

In short, if Zhu Yuanzhang had gone alone, he would have had such a general addiction with confidence.

But the problem is that he is not going alone. There is also Queen Ma, who is careful and calm, and always thinks of him.

Will Queen Ma allow him to risk his life?
Queen Ma will never allow him, Zhu Yuanzhang, to put himself in danger!
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to become this general willingly, at least not at the beginning!
Thinking of this, Lu Ben still looked like "whatever the prince says is whatever he says."

In his opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have lied about the way Zhu Yuanzhang stayed in Yanmen, but even if he knew that he was lying, he, Lu Ben, could only be willing to be deceived.

There is no other reason,

Just because he is Zhu Biao's father-in-law, he must think about Zhu Biao at all times, and he must listen to Zhu Biao's lies as the truth.

Lu Ben's goal from beginning to end was the crown princess' routine, and the child in the princess's belly who might be the eldest son.

As for Zhu Biao, he must be supported unconditionally in this future national war!
Not to mention that Zhu Biao had his own reasons for lying. Even if Zhu Biao lied for a dishonorable purpose, he must listen to the truth unconditionally!
"This Luben,"

"You are really good at pretending to be stupid!"

At this very moment,
Hu Weiyong, who was standing next to Lu Ben, originally thought that the prince's father-in-law would ask questions so that he could reap the benefits.

But now it seems that Hu Weiyong is really smart, and Lu Ben is not much stupider either.

After Hu Weiyong thought about it, he still couldn't ask this question.

In the same way, Lu Ben guessed the reason why Zhu Biao lied, and so did Hu Weiyong.

No matter who of them asks a question, as long as they question the prince, they will offend the prince and get the prince's special attention.

The prince's father-in-law would not do such a loss-making business, and naturally he, the representative of prime minister's power who was already on the opposite side of the imperial power, would not do it.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong just cupped his hands to the north and said: "Your Majesty cares about the border. It is really a great blessing for the soldiers and people at the border, and it is really a great blessing for the country!"

At this point, Hu Weiyong faced Zhu Biao again and said with great respect: "It's just that the bodies of Your Majesty and Your Majesty, worth millions of dollars, are left in a strategic place on the battlefield, which is worrying after all!"

"I think that no one can persuade His Majesty to decide what he has decided, and it will be futile to send people to persuade him."

"But even so, we still have to think of a foolproof strategy to ensure the safety of His Majesty and His Majesty."

When he said this, Hu Weiyong's eyes immediately lit up and he said in a more serious tone: "A perfect strategy that can ensure the safety of Your Majesty and Your Majesty even if Yanmen County falls!"

As soon as Hu Weiyong finished speaking, Lu Ben said to Zhu Biao: "I second the proposal!"

When Hu Weiyong saw that Lu Ben seconded the proposal, he not only did not express his gratitude, but also felt very uncomfortable. "When you express your loyalty, you stand up and second the proposal?" ', I was so stunned that I couldn't even say it out loud.

And at this moment,
Seeing that the two of them knew that he was lying but did not expose it, Zhu Biao secretly praised them for being sensible.

Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said: "Hu Xiang and Gu Xiang went together. I have a plan. I would like to ask you two dear friends to see if it is feasible."

Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben saluted decisively and said, "Your Highness, please give me your instructions!"

Zhu Biao did not continue to hold it, and directly asked someone to bring the Northern Border Defense Map Unit.

Zhu Biao pointed at the map and said: "As far as the location of Yanmen Pass is concerned, Datong Prefecture is the closest, followed by Taiyuan Prefecture, Pingyang Prefecture, and Yan'an Prefecture."

"I thought we could send the troops stationed in the four provinces to be ready for reinforcements at any time, and send another general to watch the battle from the watchtower on the Great Wall."

"If there is a danger of the city being destroyed, we will provide immediate support. The troops and horses from Taiyuan, Pingyang, and Yan'an will take at least two days to arrive, but the troops and horses from Datong Prefecture can arrive in half a day."

"If there is no danger of the city being destroyed, they can report useful information at any time, allowing Gu to grasp the battle situation in Yanmen at any time!"

Having said this, Zhu Biao immediately looked in the direction of Yanmen County, his eyes becoming extremely deep.

At the same time, he thought to himself: "Ye Qing, let me see how much you, Master Ye, who pulls the emperor's young man, are really worth."

"In other words, let's look at your weight. Is it worth letting you be the sin of pulling the emperor's young man? Big things can be reduced to small things!"

While Zhu Biao was making secret calculations, Lu Ben and Hu Weiyong were also making their own plans in their hearts.

Lu Ben thought that he could take advantage of his plan!
First of all, he didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's life or death at all. It can also be said that if Zhu Yuanzhang died, Zhu Biao would directly ascend the throne, which would be better for him as the head of the state.

He just wanted to use the reported news to see how much money Master Ye had, who had the ability to keep His Majesty the Emperor under the pseudonym 'Guo Rui' in Yanmen County.

In other words, let's see if his worth is worth it for Lu Ben to win over.

Of course, even if it was worth winning over, he wasn't trying to win over him, he was trying to win over the son his daughter would give birth to to Zhu Biao in the future.

But he had to know how much Ye Qing was worth. After all, wooing Ye Qing was tantamount to making enemies of all Huaixi nobles.

This was a deal that required a lot of money, and the profit had to be huge enough to be worthy of Lu Ben's huge investment!
Just when Lu Ben, the Minister of Civil Affairs, made up his mind, Hu Weiyong also made a plan.

He also thinks that he can use his tactics to his advantage!

He, Hu Weiyong, didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's life or death, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang was not captured alive by foreigners and did not lose the face of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Not only that, he also believed that it would be better for him if Zhu Yuanzhang died and Zhu Biao ascended the throne.

Although he is not the head of the state, in his opinion, it is much easier to control Zhu Biao than to control Zhu Yuanzhang.

For him, the best result is that Ye Qing and Zhu Yuanzhang sacrifice their lives for the country together. The next best thing is that one of them will die in battle!
If Zhu Yuanzhang was killed at the border, Ye Qing would definitely die!

If Ye Qing were killed directly in battle, it would be regarded as a disaster for their group, and it would be equivalent to cutting off one of Zhu Yuanzhang's arms!
No matter what the outcome is, for him, Hu Weiyong, it is a business that guarantees profit and no loss. At most, it is a matter of making more or less.Of course, it is necessary to prepare the border, and it is also necessary to provide support before the city is broken.

What he wants is for Yanmen County, which has now become fat, to fall into his pocket, Hu Weiyong, not into Bei Yuan's pocket.

As far as the Yanmen battle situation is concerned, in Hu Weiyong's opinion, the only loss-making result is a huge victory in the Yanmen defensive battle. Ye Qing's performance is amazing enough!

Because he knew there was no hope of winning over Ye Qing. There was only hostility between them and Ye Qing!
Ye Qing's promotion meant they lost money. If Ye Qing entered the court, they would lose even more!

Hu Weiyong didn't want him to lose money, but he also knew that there was a risk of losing money. No matter what, he could grasp the Yanmen battle situation in real time through the news sent back!

As long as you grasp the battle situation in real time, you can adapt to changes in real time!

After Hu Weiyong thought of this, he immediately smiled and said in a flattering tone: "His Royal Highness is wise, this plan is very clever!"

After Hu Weiyong finished speaking, Lu Ben saluted and said: "I second the proposal!"

Zhu Biao looked at the two people in front of him, first at Lu Ben, and then at Hu Weiyong.

He still couldn't see through this cautious father-in-law for the time being, but he could see through Hu Weiyong's thoughts.

Of course, he never imagined that Hu Weiyong would have the idea that "it would be best if Zhu Yuanzhang died"!

But he knew that he, Hu Weiyong, and most of the Huaixi nobles wanted Ye Qing to die on the battlefield, but he was not prepared to expose it.

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Weiyong's smiling face. He knew that when he controlled the Yanmen battle situation, Hu Weiyong could also control the Yanmen battle situation.

But even so, Zhu Biao must do this!
It can also be said that he had no choice at all!
His parents are there, he has to do this!

Even if he knew that the news he got would reach Hu Weiyong and the others through other channels, he had to do this!
Besides, he couldn't stop the news from reaching the ears of Hu Weiyong and others at the same time.

In addition to the garrison in Yanmen County, the garrison in other places more or less has their people inside.

Thinking of this, the feeling of a national cancer immediately came to Zhu Biao's heart.

Zhu Biao just looked in the direction of Yanmen County again, with a look of complaint and obvious expectation in his eyes.

He complained that Ye Qing was detaining his parents!
But he was even more looking forward to the news of the war situation being returned, which could shock the civil and military officials of the court, and allow Lord Ye, who had the ability to detain the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, to enter the court smoothly!

Because he also hoped that Ye Qing could help Daming remove this cancer, or that he could cure Huaixi Xungui's cancer!

"Ye Qing,"

"You'd better have enough money to let Gu help you turn the crime of "pulling the emperor's young man" into a big deal, a trivial matter!"

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Thinking of this, Zhu Biao just gave a strict order: "I will leave this matter to your two beloved ladies."

"Remember, Gu wants to control the battle situation of Yanmen, Gu wants Yanmen not to be broken, Gu wants the emperor and empress to be absolutely safe!"

"If anything goes wrong, my dear friends, please come and see me!"

"If the emperor and empress do anything wrong, the two beloved ministers will have their entire family executed!"

Especially when he said the words 'come to see me with your head' and 'kill the whole family', Zhu Biao was not only serious, but also had cold eyes and a low voice.

At this moment, Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben saw in Zhu Biao the figure of Zhu Yuanzhang, the decisive and ruthless founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
Hu Weiyong and Lu Ben were stunned when they heard such a decree.

Although they were calm on the surface, deep down they were really shocked by Zhu Biao's hand.

They thought about all the consequences, but they did not expect that Zhu Biao was not only undefended, but also directly and boldly left everything to the two of them.

What does it mean?
This was an honest and fair way to share the war situation news with the two of them!

He even allowed the two of them to be one step ahead of him, Zhu Biao, to obtain the news about the battle situation!

But the price they paid was that they would be stabbed if they did not get the news in time, they would be stabbed if Yanmen Pass was destroyed, and if Zhu Yuanzhang died, their whole family would die with him!

They definitely did not doubt that Zhu Biao was joking!

Not only did they not doubt it, they were absolutely certain that Zhu Biao would definitely do what he said at this moment!
"Sir, obey the order!"

The two of them bowed to each other at the same time, then left the Imperial Study Room and quickly went on their errands.

At the same time, the sentence "I played hawk all my life, but was pecked out by a chicken" appeared in their minds at the same time.

At this very moment,
Zhu Biao stood at the door, watching the Prime Minister and the Minister of Staff leave, with a deep look in his eyes and a slight smile on his lips.

"If you can't defend yourself, then you won't defend yourself!"

"If you use the house thief well, it will have miraculous effects!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao, who was wearing a four-clawed dragon robe, put his hands behind his back and looked up in the direction of Yanmen County, his eyes full of worry and expectation.

"My ancestors bless you,"

"Bless my parents for their safety, my Ming Dynasty's border defenses are impregnable, my brothers in the army may not die, and my border people may be safe!"

"Bless that Ye Qing, he is the genius my Ming Dynasty needs!"

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Two days later, after dinner.

In the Yanmen County Yamen Hou Yamen, Ye Qing's private residence.

Accompanied by Shen Waner and two dedicated maids, Ye Qing came to the place where he and Zhu Yuanzhang met for the first time, which was the reception hall where the three sets of armor made Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes open.

Ye Qing, who was wearing a red military robe, stood in front of the first square glass cover from the right, touching the glass cover very gently, right in front of the breastplate on his chest.

On the breastplate, which was polished extremely smooth and gilded like a mirror, there were eight large characters in dark tones: "See the light of the sun, and the world will be bright."

These eight characters are not the standard Tang Dynasty regular script, but Li Shimin's famous calligraphy 'Fei Bai calligraphy'!
And in the middle of these eight characters, there is also a hidden carving of Li Shimin's private seal!
"Take off the mask,"

"Put on my armor!".
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