The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 264 Master Ye’s father-in-law all holds heavy troops. Zhu Yuanzhang returns to the palace and starts paying taxes!
"General, please raise your hands to your sides!"

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Several tailors came to Xu Da and others who were still drunk. Before they could raise their hands to their sides, they helped them lift them and measured them.

These tailors are not ordinary clothing store tailors. They are all from Yanmen Arsenal and are specialized in armor lining sizes. They are not only skilled in craftsmanship, but also have rich experience and excellent memories.

As soon as you get the dimensions, remember their armor patterns and pattern decorations, and finally mark it with the words "Master Ye is a gift to a certain general", the masters in the arsenal will understand everything.

The tailors looked at their sabers, asked about the good use of long weapons, and then left!
Xu Da looked at the tailor going away and thought to himself: "When I entered the city, even though it was already night, I still had a rough look at their armor and weapons by the moonlight. At that time, I suspected that there were more troops in Yanmen County than the imperial army. A better arsenal for the weapons bureau."

"Now it seems that all the armor and weapons of the Yanmen garrison should be produced in this arsenal called Yanmen Arsenal, and this arsenal is the handiwork of Ye Qing."

Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife who were still sitting there.

"Armor is an important weapon for the country. If Ye Qing had made it for himself, these two would not be sitting here now."

"Come to think of it, Ye Qing just replaced the garrison armor and didn't make it for himself!"

Thinking of this, when Xu Da looked at Ye Qing again, he felt more and more pleasing to his eyes.

He was a talented person who was very good at military craftsmanship, and he was also a person who did things with moderation. Not to mention that the emperor was reluctant to kill her, but the queen tried her best to protect her, and even he seemed to like her.

The key is that this extremely obvious ambition of being a civil servant really satisfied Xu Da.

It's just that his eloquence is too good, and he has no ability to restrain a chicken, so he really doesn't fit in well with the generals of the Xu family.

But then I thought about it, how can a person be perfect? ​​How can I be called a person without any shortcomings?
After thinking about all this, Xu Da immediately decided to accept the gift from his future son-in-law!
Besides, if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. The queen's sister-in-law asked him to accept the gift. If he doesn't accept the gift, he is disobeying the mother of the country!

Tang He, Li Wenzhong and others had similar thoughts to Xu Da. Except for Lan Yu, a young general whose daughter was only two or three years old, the other princes and generals all wanted to follow the Queen's orders and accept gifts from their future sons-in-law.

In fact, the reason why these people want to be Ye Qing's father-in-law is not just the advantages and abilities they discovered after getting along for a short time.

It can be said that the most fundamental reason is Ye Qing's ability to anger Zhu Yuanzhang without being killed!
In their opinion, all of Ye Qing's abilities combined are not as important as this ability!

But they also knew that without these visible abilities, how could they be angry with Zhu Yuanzhang without being killed?
Therefore, they plan to prepare a good daughter for Ye Qing after they return. As for when to take action, they already have a plan in mind!

Thinking of this, they all looked at Ye Qing with a look of expectation.

As long as Ye Qing can improve his ability to anger Zhu Yuanzhang without being killed, and upgrade his ability to anger Zhu Yuanzhang and get promoted, it's almost time for them to take action.

Having such a son-in-law who was even promoted because he was angry with Zhu Yuanzhang is more useful than the iron scroll that is equivalent to scrap metal!
Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior of withdrawing the iron scroll really made them a little sad!
It's not that they originally planned to use the iron coil to avoid death, but the behavior of spitting out the spit and eating it back made them have to think of 'finding foreign aid and leaving a way out' even though they were brothers.

Besides, once brothers become emperors, they are no longer the brothers who could back each other up before!
Thinking of this, they had the same sentence in their minds: "As long as the emperor uses his official titles to win over Ye Qing, I will use my daughter to win over Ye Qing. If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. If the enemy moves, I will move!"

Almost at the same time, Xu Da and others expressed their gratitude to Ye Qing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife.

Not only because of the little calculation in their minds, but also because they really liked the gift Ye Qing prepared. It can be said that there is no soldier who doesn't like it.

But when the maid put the 'Supreme Membership Card' in front of them, they quickly refused.

In their eyes, the five characters "Supreme Membership Card" were clearly written on the square hard kraft paper half the size of a palm, and below it was written: "Within the time limit, except for real estate such as real estate and fields, you can eat, drink, play and buy in the city. All are settled by the county government and other usage details and membership numbers.

Not only that, it was also stamped with Ye Qing’s private seal, the county government’s financial seal, and Ye Qing’s thumbprint!

Ye Qing suddenly became unhappy when he saw Xu Da and others rejecting their kindness.

"What do you mean, don't give me face?"

"There is no reason to take back the Supreme Membership Card I sent out. Do you want me to become someone who doesn't keep my words?"

At this moment, they only saw Ye Qing cross his legs. The humble civil servant temperament that he had previously claimed to be a lower official, and the bold warrior temperament that turned into a brother after drinking too much, were gone.

Ye Qing now has the face and mouth of a super local snake and a gangster leader!
Looking at Ye Qing, who changed his face at every turn, Xu Da and others also frowned. At the same time, they also understood better why Zhu Yuanzhang was both in love and angry at the same time.

This person is indeed a maverick and behaves erratically!

This is because they, the Dukes, do not give him, the seventh-grade magistrate, face. This is obviously because he, the seventh-grade magistrate, does not give them, the Dukes, face!

There has always been a reason for the Duke to ask the subordinate to force him to get it. How can there be a reason for the Duke to be ready to act like a hooligan if the Duke doesn't want it?

But when they thought that the emperor was willing to be played as a gangster just to win over him, they felt it didn't matter.

Xu Da smiled and said: "Brother Ye, don't get me wrong, we are not polite people, but the word supreme is inappropriate."

"The Ninth Five Supreme Being can only be His Majesty the Emperor. We really don't have the guts to accept you as the Supreme Being!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Wenzhong, Tang He and others also joined in.

After Ye Qing heard this, he realized that it was his own mistake. He didn't take the emperor seriously, so he didn't think about it at all.

After all, he comes from an era when all kinds of supreme membership cards were thrown away as garbage!

"It's my fault, correct it immediately!"

Ye Qing said with an embarrassed smile.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw that after he asked for a writing brush, he blackened the word "Supreme" in front of them, and then wrote the word "gold" on the side.

Just like that, their 'gold membership card' was created!
Lan Yu looked at the gold membership card which was a bit perfunctory, but every word was a privilege and said: "With this gold membership card, can you really eat, drink and have fun in three days without spending money?"

Ye Qing said seriously: "Of course, you just need to let them record the membership number!"

As he spoke, he continued to add: "Especially when you go to [Sai Guifei Club], those of you who don't spend money will definitely have more fun than those who spend money, and you can also guarantee that they are all fresh goods with no combat experience. !”

Lan Yu, who had indeed married Princess Beiyuan in history, immediately became excited after hearing these words, and her eyes were filled with gratitude.

Lan Yu is still young now, and coupled with his character, many things are written on his face.

As for the old fried dough sticks such as Xu Da, they are typical 'mensao'!
They said it was not good, but the action of holding it in their arms was very real!
Ye Qing just rolled his eyes at them and said: "We are all men, or men who have not been able to meet women since we went to war. Why are we so inconsistent with our words?"

"General Lan Yu is better than you at this point!"

"Are you still afraid that Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo will go to the emperor and empress to complain?"

"Master Guo doesn't even say that his butt is clean, but he doesn't dare to offend you at all!"

Xu Da and others just glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife with their peripheral vision, and then smiled and said one after another: "Master Ye is right!"

The reason why they dared to speak like this was because Queen Ma gave them a 'yes' look.

This is not a national matter. As long as the queen's sister-in-law says it's okay, then it must be okay. As for the emperor's brother who looks like he's constipated, just ignore it!
Just like that, both the gift-giver and the gift-receiver got their wish!
Soon, the singing and dancing girls who had retired wisely came back. They continued to sing and dance, while Ye Qing and Xu Da continued to eat and drink.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife, who present themselves as Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo, they will continue to accompany them!

Soon, the passion between Ye Qing and Wu Ren returned. Wu Ren simply threw away the small wine glass, replaced it with a wine bowl and continued to fight against a group of people.

They chatted from the Warring States Period to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, from Li Mu to Xu Da, and even talked about the first guard of Yanmen Pass, that is, the general named Ye who only has his deeds handed down but does not have his full name.

The more the topic spread, the more Ye Qing's warrior spirit developed, and in the end he really overpowered everyone.

Of course, he himself is somewhat in place!

In this way, he, Xu Da and others walked side by side and left the dining room while swaying from side to side.

"Brother Ye, where is our room?"

"Your room is in my courtyard. A married man like Mr. Guo is not worthy of living with singles like us!"

"We are not single!"

"You are thousands of miles away from home, and you are still not single?"

"Yes, brother Ye is right, we are all singles at this moment!"

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Outside the dining room,

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the group of 'bachelors' leaving him, his breathing became so rapid that his nostrils dilated significantly and his chest rose and fell violently.

As for his eyes, they are almost suffering from acute pinkeye!
Fortunately, Queen Ma's cold hand held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand in time, which prevented him from getting angry on the spot.

By the time the two of them finished washing and returned to the guest room, it was already midnight.

Except for Mao Xiang, who came back with him, the young Jinyiwei boys who lived in the rooms above and below him were already asleep.

Under the candlelight in the room,

Zhu Yuanzhang drank a glass of cold water on this cold day, but it was not enough to calm the anger in his heart.

"What's wrong with you bitch?"

"Why did you allow them to accept gifts? It's fine now, just drink and become brothers!"

"Still a bachelor, I will send someone back to deliver a message to their tigress, saying that they are living as a bachelor outside!"

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Empress Ma ignored Zhu Yuanzhang and just sat on the bed and watched him walking around and getting angry.

She also felt that this meal was indeed a bit irritating, and if he didn't let Chongba vent his anger, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

"no,"

"We are pointing the finger at you, but you still ignore us and don't use a feather duster. What do you mean?"

After Empress Ma saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming to her door, she gently patted the bed board and motioned for him to sit down, and then they could chat slowly.

Empress Ma held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and said, "Let me guess the reason for your anger. In fact, you are not angry at Ye Qing for giving him a gift. Which one of Mao Xiang and those young men from Jinyiwei confiscated Ye Qing's gift from him?"

"So, you're not angry about this at all, you're angry that he gave you a gift but didn't give it to you!"

"As for the Supreme Membership Card, if it's a big deal, it's a treason, but if it's a small thing, it's not thoughtful. Didn't he realize his mistake immediately under Xu Da's reminder and then correct it in front of everyone? ?”

"Maybe you were a little angry about this at the time, but later on you were angry because he didn't give you gifts!"

"It's because 'it's not about scarcity, it's about inequality', right?"

"You, you still haven't understood that in front of him, you are just a wealthy businessman. No matter how wealthy a businessman is, he is just a scholar, farmer, or merchant. And Ye Qing, no matter how small his official position is, he is still a scholar!"

"It would be nice if you and I could have dinner with Xu Shuai. Are you thinking of giving a gift to you too?"

"If he knew that you were His Majesty the Emperor, he would definitely not only give you gifts, but also give them to you first!"

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Under the guidance of Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he had assumed the identity of the emperor again.

He also wants to take on the role of Mr. Guo, but sometimes when his temper comes up, he really can't help it!
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "We are not greedy for his bullshit membership card, let alone the new products in Sai Guifei Club."

"There are so many beauties in our harem, isn't it? If we have you Ma Xiuying, nothing will be rare!"

Queen Ma just smiled softly and said, "No need to say so much, don't I know you yet?"

As she said that, she whispered to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, you must be tired from your personal expedition to Yanmen Pass. Lie down, and I will relax your shoulders for you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately smiled and lay down, enjoying what he thought was the most perfect finger-wrap. At the same time, he also felt that it was not worth mentioning whether to give him a gift or not.

But next door to them, Mao Xiang, who was sitting alone on the bed and leaning against the wall, had a look of despair in his eyes.

Xu Da and the others can stay up late for free when they wake up tomorrow, but he can only be a follower behind the two of them. It's really uncomfortable!
The next morning, Xu Da and others all got up and put on their plain clothes tacitly.

Before leaving Yanmen, they, like Zhu Yuanzhang, were just wealthy businessmen who came here to play, but they did not have such wives by their side, and they were standard bachelors!But they are definitely not people who only have eyes for women. They are generals who do important things, so they naturally know what is important and what is important.

What they have to do now is to drag Brother Ye to visit the county town and see why he, Ye Qing, can make Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife do this.

Just like that, Ye Qing was caught by them as soon as he went out!

"Why are you blocking my door?"

"You will leave in three days, and the gold membership card will expire. Why don't you go and have fun?"

Xu Da and the others just looked at each other and began to talk and tease each other. In the end, Ye Qing became their guide.

On the first day, Ye Qing showed them around Yanmen County!
The next day, Ye Qing took them to see agricultural production and civilian industrial manufacturing!
On the third day, Ye Qing took them to visit the Yanmen Arsenal again!
The reason why Ye Qing was willing to do this was really not something they could do just by asking. He just felt that it would be good for the Ming Dynasty to open the eyes of these generals.

Anyway, he is a person who is about to die and go home. These things are originally left to Ming Dynasty as a legacy, and they don't matter.

But Ye Qing didn't know that the more comprehensive Xu Da and the others visited, the more determined they were to become his father-in-law.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that they had such thoughts, he clearly felt that their relationship with Ye Qing was getting better and better.

Because of this, his idea of ​​using his son to bind their daughter became even more determined!

Three days passed by in a flash. Xu Da and the others took their gold membership cards and had no other expenses except going to Sai Guifei Club for one night.

That night, Ye Qing, who was sitting in the study, looked at the receipt and smiled happily.

He knew that a contemporary scholar like Kong Kebiao would definitely consume vigorously, and he could be said to be more of a bandit than a bandit.

But these mighty and majestic men did not take any of it!

It's right to think about it. They are already a duke and aristocratic family, so how can they take advantage of these small things!
It was Ye Qing's love to give him gifts, and it was their duty to save for Ye Qing!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing immediately took out a blank envelope and wrote on the cover [If you can't find the imperial seal, please open this envelope again]!
Immediately afterwards, he began to write the main text. Ye Qing did not mention a word about the tactics on how to take down Hara and Lin.

Wang Baobao was beaten like this, and even if his fifty or sixty thousand people returned to Helin alive, half of their lives would be lost.

If you write any tactics under such circumstances, you would be looking down on Xu Da and the others.

He just needs to give him another idea on the matter of finding the imperial seal!
Of course, his idea can only be to increase the chance of finding the Imperial Seal, but there is no guarantee that he will be able to find the Imperial Seal!
But personally, he still hopes that Xu Da and the others will find the Imperial Seal.

In this way, after he returns home, he may have a chance to take a look at the real jade seal passed down through the display cabinet!
Early on the fourth day, it was another day of light snow.

Outside Yanmen Pass,

A golden eagle flew from inside the pass. Under the eagle's eyes, the grassland outside the pass had long lost the traces of war and was completely white again.

Six miles outside the pass, the Ming Dynasty's 20-strong army headed north. From a distance, it looked like an endless long dragon from Kyushu.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, Xu Da, Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, Geng Bingwen and Lan Yu were already wearing armor and were bidding farewell to Ye Qing.

Xu Da looked at Ye Qing and said seriously: "Now, I should call you Lord Ye."

"The last time we came to Yanmen Pass was during our Northern Expedition. At that time, Yanmen County was devastated, but you turned it into a fertile land in three years, blocking the way to the south of the Yangtze River."

"No, Jiangnan now is not as good as you blocking Jiangnan!"

Ye Qing, who was wearing an official uniform and a brocade robe, was not modest at all. He just smiled and said: "Shuai Xu misunderstood. I am just a corrupt official with some principles. These are just casual things and are not worth mentioning."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Xu Da wanted to curse.

Is this a casual thing?

But now that he is wearing armor and has so many soldiers watching him, he still has to look like Marshal Xu.

Xu Da just praised again: "You fought very well in the defense of Yanmen. Your results are beyond our reach. You saved the people's homes, which is your greatest achievement!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma behind him and said, "Also, Your Majesty is not a pedantic person. Your way of governing the world will one day be accepted by His Majesty."

"Things in this world can never be said with just two words: right or wrong."

"When it is needed, what is wrong in the eyes of the world is right; when it is not needed, what is right in the eyes of the world is wrong."

"And what you, Mr. Ye, did, in my opinion, was to do the right thing when necessary in a wrong way in the eyes of the world!"

"One day, His Majesty will think so too!"

"I have no doubt about this, and you should also believe in me, who has been playing with His Majesty since childhood!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Xu Da saying good things about him, he stood behind Ye Qing and smiled happily.

Based on this alone, he didn't care about Xu Da following Ye Qing and being angry with him these days!

When Ye Qing looked at Xu Da in front of him, he felt like he was looking at a philosopher!

At the same time, he also fully recognized the words of Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of Xu Da that were passed down to later generations: "The general's courage is unparalleled, so he can curb chaos and defeat the heroes. He goes out after orders, succeeds, and is not shy. If you don’t attack, you will have no women to love, no treasures to take, you will be upright and flawless, as bright as the sun and the moon, and you will be just a general. He will defeat the barbarians and bring down the barbarians. He will be the best in ancient and modern times. He will be a general and a prime minister, and his talents in both civil and military affairs are unparalleled in the world! "

Of course, the saying that women have nothing to love is a bit too much.

He Xu Da is not a clay Bodhisattva in the temple, he is a living man, as long as everything is in order.

Compared with the Xu Da in the history books, he still prefers the flesh-and-blood Xu Da in front of him.

It’s just that he doesn’t like what Xu Da said to come true!

Ye Qing just took out the letter from his arms and said: "Xu Shuai, after you capture Hara and Lin, if you can't find the imperial seal, open this letter."

"While I can't guarantee that my idea is right, what I find may be much larger."

Upon hearing the words "Jade Seal of the State", Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma's eyes lit up at the same time, and they focused on the cover of the letter.

"If you can't find the imperial seal, why don't you open this envelope again?"

"Master Ye, do you want to learn from the old tricks?"

Ye Qing just smiled lightly and said: "Xu Shuai misunderstood. If you find it yourself, it will be your credit. If you can't find it yourself and find it using my method, please agree and don't tell anyone because I just found it.”

"This is still your credit and has nothing to do with me, Ye Qing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing followed the common Han family etiquette and said: "Shuai Xu, it's time for you to set off!"

"I am here to wish Duke Wei of Wei a triumphant return!"

Seeing Ye Qing's persistence, Xu Da and others felt embarrassed to ask him why he always liked to give credit to others.

But again, he, Xu Da, is not someone who covets the credit of others.

Besides, the emperor and queen are watching from behind, and they can’t be greedy even if they want to!
After he just put away the letter, he nodded solemnly and said: "Okay, I promise you, I will open this letter again if I can't find it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Da took the lead in getting on his horse and led Li Wenzhong and others and a group of soldiers away.

Wu Yong and Zhu Yuanzhang just watched Ye Qing standing in the wind and snow watching them go away.

Xu Da and the others were almost gone, but Ye Qing was still watching!
Wu Yong pulled the brocade robe on his body and said, "Master Ye, let's go back!"

"Look again, once you look at it, you will miss another look!"

Wu Yong felt something was wrong when he heard this. Xu Da and the others had such a good impression of their Lord Ye that they were brothers even after taking off their official uniforms. How could they say such 'last words'?

Whether it's the tone or the look in his eyes, it's really like his last words!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were also surprised, but they soon figured it out.

In their opinion, what Ye Qing meant was that many of the soldiers would not be able to come back!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma followed and watched the Ming Dynasty hero who was traveling in the wind and snow!
The next day at Chen time,

Ye Qing also suddenly became kind-hearted. Not only did he personally send Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo and their group outside the south gate, but he also sent them to the official road to Yingtian Mansion.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were once again dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes, and they felt extremely surprised.

You know, Ye Qing has never been so polite to them!
But because of this, they still felt something was wrong!
Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled and said politely: "Master Ye, there is no need to send it away!"

"You are so polite all of a sudden, we are still a little uncomfortable with it!"

Ye Qing just waved his hand, and the servants who followed him brought over many gifts.

Ye Qing put his hand on Mr. Guo's shoulder and said, "I remember your merits. You came up with two good ideas. Mrs. Guo also kept records for me. I have always made clear rewards and punishments."

While Ye Qing was talking, the servants were loading glass cups and other items onto Mr. Guo's carriage.

"Finally, I will give you another secret to live a long life!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he felt that this was somewhat interesting.

"tell me the story!"

Ye Qing looked at Master Guo in front of him and said seriously: "Master Guo, His Majesty the Emperor can treat you as a brother because you have been with him before, and even give you a lot of care, but you must not treat him as a brother, you are his subject. .”

Saying that, Ye Qing warned Madam Guo: "Madam Guo, the Queen can treat you as a clan sister, or even as a biological sister, but you must not treat her as an elder sister. You are also a subject of their couple."

"Even if it's true that I can talk to the emperor and empress, don't brag about it in front of the second person."

"If it reaches their ears, you won't live long!"

"As long as you remember what I said, you will definitely have a happy death!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife heard this, they fell into deep thought again.

I have to say that Ye Qing's advice to 'Master Guo' and 'Mrs. Guo' was indeed wise and was indeed for their own good.

Judging from these few words, Ye Qing did have good intentions.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, he felt that Ye Qing was more pleasing to the eye!

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled as Master Guo and said, "We will remember it. Thank you, Mr. Ye."

"But we also want to ask, since you know this truth, why don't you abide by your duty as a minister?"

"You can't even go a day without committing some serious act of disrespect, and you feel uncomfortable all over."

Ye Qing didn't even think about it, and suddenly said playfully: "I'm different, and I don't take him seriously!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing decisively turned around and headed back home with his people.

Just when Ye Qing disappeared from Zhu Yuanzhang's sight, he exploded.

"The surname is Ye,"

"I'm waiting for you to pay the agricultural tax. If you miss even one pound, I'll kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang stomped into the car and asked people to hurry back to Beijing.

at the same time,

On the carriage back to the county town, Wu Yong asked with a smile: "Master Ye, what are we going to do next?"

"Get ready to pay your taxes,"

"In the spring of next year, I will give His Majesty the Emperor a big surprise!".
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