The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 239 Master Ye actually welcomed the imperial edict in person. Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were both shocked. Zhu Biao was about to die from exhaustion!

The reason why Hu Weiyong felt guilty at that moment was because Zhu Biao was too polite.

If you know that Zhu Yuanzhang is so polite, then this man is not far from death.

Of course, Zhu Biao is not Zhu Yuanzhang. Although Zhu Biao is a person trained by Zhu Yuanzhang, there are still essential differences.

Zhu Biao has always been tolerant and courteous to others, but he also has a certain degree of restraint. No matter how polite he is, he always gives people a sense of insurmountable rules.

In other words, Zhu Biao gave people the impression that he could regard the old minister as his elder, but the old minister did not dare to really regard him as his nephew.

And Zhu Biao's sudden performance directly made people feel that they had lost this sense of discipline.

Is this a good thing?

Hu Weiyong knew that this was never a good thing!

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao are fundamentally different, their ways of handling many things are very similar!

Therefore, the saying "there must be a demon when things go wrong" applies to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

Hu Weiyong didn't have time to think too much, and after saying some clichés for the occasion, he said goodbye and left.

After leaving the Imperial Study Room, Hu Weiyong let out a long sigh!

He originally thought that he could use this opportunity to see Zhu Biao's attitude towards Ye Qing, but Zhu Biao's behavior was really elusive for him.

"The old one is treacherous, and the young one is a thief!"

"If another fearless troublemaker comes and wears the same pants as the father and son, our good days will come to an end!"

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Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong didn't even dare to look back at the imperial study room, and went directly back to his Zhongshu Province.

At the same time, Zhu Biao's eunuch had also brought a blank imperial edict and ordinary letter paper according to his instructions.

As Zhu Yuanzhang, he wanted to issue an imperial edict to Ye Qing, so he still had to respond appropriately.

He even wanted to write a letter to his father as Zhu Biao. He had to give his father a reason to write this edict.

"Come on,"

"Six hundred miles urgently, go to Yanmen County to announce the decree, and at the same time secretly report to His Majesty."

The accompanying eunuch rolled the imperial edict into a scroll in front of Zhu Biao, then wrapped it in parchment and sealed it, and finally stamped it with a wax seal with a complicated pattern.

As for the secret letter he wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang, it was just an ordinary wax seal. From the appearance alone, it was very consistent with the status of a wealthy businessman.

At any time, after the eunuch left with the imperial edict and secret instructions, a young eunuch hurried in again.

"Your Highness, the Jin Yiwei command officer Jiang Gu wants to see you!"

When Zhu Biao heard that it was Jiang Yu who came to see him, his eyes immediately became serious.

Jiang Yu and Mao Xiang were masters and apprentices. The master followed the emperor, and the apprentice followed the prince. It was assigned by the father and son.

Therefore, Zhu Biao also directly handed over many things that were difficult to explain clearly to Jiang Wei.

"Let him in."

A moment later, Jiang Yu, wearing brocade clothes and golden armor, came to the imperial study. At the same time, everyone who accompanied Zhu Biao consciously retreated and closed the door.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Zhen, pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Biao just asked seriously: "Get up and talk, how are things going?"

After Jiang Wei stood up, he immediately said: "Back to Your Highness, we found out early in the morning that the leader of Wang Baobao's spies in the pass is actually his sister Wang, who is also Princess Qin."

"Now we have controlled the informant between Princess Qin and Wang Baobao, and asked him to convey the information we are willing to let him know to Wang Baobao."

"Now, Wang Baobao has believed that Duke Wei's main army changed its path because the official road between Yingtian Mansion and Yanmen Pass was destroyed due to floods."

"I can guarantee that Wang Baobao will not know the true intention of Wei Guogong to change his path!"

After hearing this, Zhu Biao just nodded lightly and said: "You have done a good job, but you must not alert the enemy, especially the second child cannot know that the person next to him is the leader of the Beiyuan spies."

"At the very least, we can't let Wang Baobao know about it before he dies, so as not to ruin Gu's big event!"

Jiang Wei immediately handed over his hand: "Your Highness, please rest assured!"

After hearing this decisive answer, Zhu Biao smiled with satisfaction, and then his tone became gentler: "As long as the matter is done, go down and receive the reward!"

Jiang Wei looked at Zhu Biao at this moment and felt that Zhu Biao, who was serious about business before, had the shadow of Zhu Yuanzhang in him, so that he could only be serious.

But after getting down to business, Zhu Biao now had the shadow of Queen Ma again.

Faced with such Zhu Biao, Jiang Wei smiled and thanked him, and at the same time recognized this second emperor of the Ming Dynasty who he thought was the most perfect!

But just after Jiang Wei left, Zhu Biao looked in the direction of Prince Qin's palace again, his eyes becoming serious and deep.

"Second brother, you can't blame the eldest brother for hiding everything from you."

"Since ancient times, the children of the Tian family only have state affairs and no private affairs!"

Thinking of this, after Zhu Biao let out a long sigh, there was a hint of regret in his eyes.

He knew that as the eldest brother, there was nothing he could do. As the prince of a country, in order to ensure that the whereabouts and purpose of the army were not leaked, he could only temporarily resort to tricks.

He just wanted to make Wang Baobao think that Xu Da would be late, but he would only rush to Yanmen Pass from inside the pass and would never appear from behind him.

At the same time, he will continue to use Princess Qin to help him deal with Wang Baobao until Wang Baobao dies.In Zhu Biao's view, the Beiyuan Emperor was just a reckless man, and Wang Baobao was the only one worthy of attention.

After returning to the dragon chair and sitting down, Zhu Biao, who was wearing a small four-clawed golden dragon robe, also felt a little tired.

Yes,

What he really has now is when his energy is strong, but all kinds of burdens are on him. He has to compete with courtiers in court, compete with powerful ministers in private, and treat his younger brothers and sisters like an elder brother. Father, I am indeed a little tired.

Just when he was about to close his eyes and recuperate, three more eunuchs brought in a memorial that was half a meter high, not only from various prefectures and counties, but also from the North and South Military Affairs Salt and Iron Mines.

This was the memorial that he, the 'Vice-Emperor', insisted on making the final decision after the Zhongshu Province was selected.

Zhu Biao looked at so many memorials, then looked in the direction of Yanmen County through the gaps between the memorials, his eyes full of resentment.

"Dad!"

"You're going to tire me out!"

"Next time, if you stay at home, I'll go find Mr. Ye and let me play for a few months!"

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After complaining for a while, Zhu Biao still mentioned the cinnabar jade pen that Zhu Yuanzhang left for him, which represented the word power.

After half a month,
Two young men from Jinyiwei, who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to Yanmen County before, once again sent an order to the imperial envoy team and arrived at the county government office first.

Located in the guest room of the guest room of Ye Qing's private residence in the county government office,
A young man in Jin Yiwei stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma and reported in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has understood the process of the first battle and has also read Lord Ye's memorial. It is expected that the imperial team will be here in two days!"

"His Highness wants us to tell His Majesty first that he will issue an edict to Lord Ye in your name, and then he will give you a secret note to explain the reasons for the edict."

After Empress Ma heard this, she just smiled with satisfaction and said: "Chongba, look at how sensible our Biao'er is. He also wants to help you act out this big drama that the emperor is in Yingtian Mansion, and he also has to explain to you the decree." reasons."

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded with satisfaction and said proudly: "This child was taught by us, how can he be any better?"

But then, he frowned for an instant.

After Zhu Yuanzhang sent the people away, he faced Empress Ma and asked worriedly: "With regard to Ye Qing's rebellious remarks, what kind of imperial edict will he issue?"

Queen Ma just rolled her eyes, spread her hands and said, "How did I know?"

"I only know that whatever decision our boss makes is made after careful consideration."

Zhu Yuanzhang was still somewhat worried after hearing this.

He was worried about Ye Qing's rebellious remarks, so he was so angry that Zhu Biao had Ye Qing die in his name.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, whether to kill Ye Qing is not something that should be decided now, it must be decided after the war.

Yes,

Zhu Biao is indeed very calm, but people all have tempers. Often, once such a calm person gets angry, it is much scarier than him, a person who has been angry for a long time.

But Queen Ma was not so worried. She really couldn't guess what kind of imperial edict Zhu Biao would issue in the name of his father.

But she can be sure that Zhu Biao will never kill Ye Qing, as long as she can be sure of this, it is enough.

A few days later, a team of imperial envoys with complete honor guards and escorts arrived at the south gate of Yanmen County.

"Your Majesty has a decree. Open the door quickly, notify the county magistrate, and go out to greet him!"

On the upper floor of the south gate city gate,

The guard general turned a deaf ear to what they said. He just said condescendingly: "During the war, in order to prevent spies, I cannot let them go hastily. I also ask my father-in-law to wait outside the city."

Faced with a guard who didn't take the imperial envoy seriously, if it were in another place, the eunuch who delivered the order would have cursed him a long time ago.

But this is Yanmen County, and the county magistrate still allows the emperor and his family to receive special treatment, causing Ye Qing a headache for all the powerful officials in the court.

Therefore, he could only reply in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "General, please report it as soon as possible!"

After a while, the news that the imperial envoy had arrived reached Ye Qing's ears.

But Ye Qing's attitude towards the imperial envoy was really unexpected by Zhu Yuanzhang, and even Empress Ma found it a bit incredible.

The Ye Qing in front of them was completely different from what they imagined.

In their eyes, Ye Qing actually put on that rare green robe and official uniform and wore a black gauze hat. It could be said that they took him very seriously.

Not only did he change into a seventh-grade official uniform, but Wu Yong also changed into an eighth-grade official uniform!
"Let's go and accompany me out of the city to meet the imperial edict."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing, then pointed at himself, and said in disbelief: "Shall we accompany you out of the city to meet the imperial edict?"

"Of course, it's an imperial edict coming from me in person, so there's no need to welcome it?"

"You old boy thinks you can talk to His Majesty. Just because the mountain is high and the Emperor is far away, why don't you take him seriously?"

"Be careful, I will give you a copy!"

"Also, look at what you are wearing, and quickly change into a set of formal clothes!"

After telling Zhu Yuanzhang, Ye Qing looked at Shen Wan'er and said: "You must bring enough reward money. Whether it is a eunuch delivering a decree or a personal escort, it is not easy to travel through mountains and rivers. You still have to pay for the tea."

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma and Mao Xiang stood in a row in shock.

Is this still the Lord Ye they are familiar with, the one who keeps saying that he doesn't take the emperor seriously? .
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