The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 276: Zhu Yuanzhang fought hard for Mr. Ye to be promoted to the imperial court. In order to win a good son-in-law, the generals often made strange moves!

When Li Wenzhong and the others saw Xu Da's instructions, they subconsciously looked outside the door, with anticipation in their eyes.

In fact, except for Wang Baobao, they have all met the children of Xu Da's family, but they are very familiar with their son who has been away from home for a long time.

As for the daughter who lives deep in the house and rarely goes out, they only meet a few times.

The eldest daughter of the family, Xu Miaoyun, is like this, let alone the third daughter, Xu Miaojin!

The last time they met Xu Miaojin was at the celebration banquet for Xu Da's triumphant return from the first Northern Expedition in the third year of Hongwu!

At that time, Xu Miaojin was still a little girl following Xu Miaoyun. She looked more than cute, but not beautiful.

But as the saying goes, women have undergone a major transformation. Now four years have passed, and the little girl back then should become more graceful and graceful. (Due to the needs of the plot of this book, the birth time of the Xu family’s daughter has been advanced)

As Xu Da's good brothers, Li Wenzhong and others naturally hope that the children of Xu Da's family can become talented, but they definitely do not want to be more talented than their own children. This is the 'good brother mentality' that has never changed!
And now, it has become a fact that Ye Qing, who is recognized as a 'good son-in-law', will be promoted to Beijing!

In order to compete for this good son-in-law, they don't even want Xu Miaojin's appearance and literary talent to surpass their daughter!

After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, they saw a beautiful figure coming towards the ground with light clothes!

"Daughter pays respects to Daddy!"

In the eyes of Wang Baobao and others, Xu Miaojin lifted her clothes and crossed the threshold, then walked straight towards Xu Da who was sitting on the throne.

The uncles on both sides looked at the profile, their eyes full of shock.

They never expected that the little girl back then would turn into a stunning beauty with an elegant temperament.

Eyes that are like a pool of clear water, exquisite facial features, skin as white as snow, a slim figure, slender hands that shine like poetry into reality, plus this wonderful voice that Yingyan can't match, it's really... Perfection just keeps growing!
"Miao Jin, meet all uncles."

Xu Miaojin just smiled slightly, nodded slightly, and came to Tang He.

Xu Miaojin bowed and saluted: "My niece pays homage to Uncle Tang."

"Okay, okay!"

Tang He didn't know what to say other than smiling and saying yes.

He only knew that although his daughter was also very beautiful, she was still inferior to the beautiful niece in front of him.

In this way, Xu Miaojin greeted Li Wenzhong and others one by one. Li Wenzhong and others naturally behaved like their elders, but they felt a little frustrated.

Xu Da, who was sitting on the throne, looked at this scene with his proud head held high, stroking his beard and nodding his head.

Showing off military exploits was completely boring to him, but showing off his children made him enjoy it very much!
Finally, Xu Miaojin walked up to Wang Baobao, who most wanted to compete with Xu Da for the position of Ye Qing's father-in-law!
At the same time, Li Wenzhong, Tang He and the others also looked over subconsciously. They also wanted to see how Xu Miaojin greeted the unfamiliar uncle!
"My niece meets Uncle Wang!"

When everyone saw this scene, they immediately looked at Xu Da, who was sitting in the upper position, and felt that this man had done too much in his homework.

Xu Da didn't take it seriously, because his daughter had never seen Wang Baobao without telling her, and he didn't inform his daughter in advance that Wang Baobao was here.

The reason why Xu Miaojin was able to recognize the person in front of her was all based on her analysis based on what she knew.

Besides, how could Xu Da’s daughter not even have such a brain?

Just when Xu Da was thinking like this, Wang Baobao asked curiously: "Little niece, do you know me?"

Xu Miaojin just smiled lightly and said: "My father has told us for a long time that you are worthy of the title of the most amazing man in the world. You are a model of 'not giving up on defeat'. Let us follow your example. As long as we do not give up on defeat, we will eventually succeed." You can get what you want!"

Wang Baobao naturally understood the true meaning of this sentence. Translated as a derogatory meaning, 'You have fought with my father for so many years, and you have only defeated my father once.'

But it can also be translated as a compliment, which means 'You have been King Paopao for so many years, but you never give up, and finally succeeded in defeating my father once'.

It's just that whether it's a compliment or a derogation, it's a little bit heartbreaking!

But as far as Xu Miaojin's words are concerned, they are full of respect and praise from the younger generation to the elders!

Just when Wang Baobao was secretly amazed by Xu Miaojin's eloquence, Xu Miaojin continued to praise: "My father also said that Uncle Wang is a man who knows righteousness. He has repeatedly warned us that you will not be defeated by him. You surrendered because of the Chinese righteousness in your heart, and more importantly, to fulfill the wishes of the Han and Mongolian families, so you entered the court as an official."

"We should treat you like an uncle and an elder!"

"Although my niece has never met Uncle Wang, she also knows that Uncle Wang has been living in my house. The elder I don't know here is naturally you, Uncle Wang."

“It’s really better to be famous than to meet”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Miaojin had completed her mission of appearing. She just bowed to everyone and then left the hall.

Wang Baobao looked at his niece who could talk and felt that she was a perfect match for Ye Qing.

Especially this excellent eloquence that makes people feel comfortable listening to it. It can even make people feel comfortable when they curse. This is completely opposite to Ye Qing's eloquence that makes people want to hack him to death.

Sometimes, similarity does not mean that a couple is a good match, complementarity is the real match.

Take Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma for example. Their tempers are just like the eloquence of Ye Qing and Xu Miaojin. They belong to two extremes in one day and one place!

It is often the combination of extremes like this that makes a true couple happy!
Thinking of this, Wang Baobao immediately frowned!

"How could I think so?"

"Wang Baobao, expand the profile of Timur, is it in vain that a generation of generals like you was actually entangled by a little girl?"

"What you have to think about now is how to let your daughter defeat the Xu Da family's daughter!"

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It's okay that Wang Baobao doesn't think so. The more he thinks about it, the more he feels troubled.

Other people's daughters are so perfect. What else can her daughter use to compete with others? Could it be that she goes to the grassland to compete with Pegasus in horseback riding and shooting?

Thinking of the words 'Pegasus riding and shooting', Wang Baobao's eyes gained some chance of winning.

It’s not that we really want our daughters to engage in a ‘competition to recruit husbands’, but we can use our strengths to avoid weaknesses and use our strengths to attack the weaknesses of others.

Not only Wang Baobao had this plan, but Li Wenzhong and the others also had this plan. When everyone thought of this, they began to leave one after another.

"Aren't you going to stay for dinner?"

"The banquet I have arranged, don't even come here without eating or drinking, lest your children say that I treated their father badly!"

Xu Daqian smiled and left everyone to eat, but made them walk faster.

The sentence 'What a waste' came to everyone's mouths, but no one could say it out loud.

After everyone left the Duke of Wei's Mansion, they rushed home. Even Wang Baobao returned to the 'Prince's Mansion' opposite the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

But not long after he returned home, he changed into plain clothes and went straight to Qinhuai River Brothel Street.Wang Baobao is not a person who rarely goes to such places. The reason why he went there was just to find a teacher for his daughter.

When your own daughter is slightly inferior in talent and appearance, why should she fight with other people's daughters?

In his opinion, there are many kinds of women that men like. If they are both talented and beautiful and come from a famous family, they are naturally the best candidates for their first wives.

Obviously, as long as Ye Qing is not stupid, he will definitely become Xu Da's son-in-law!
But even if his daughter can't find a wife, she still has to find a second wife!

In this battle for a good son-in-law, he can lose to Xu Da, but he can never lose to Li Wenzhong, Tang He and the others!
Therefore, he is going to Qinhuaihe Brothel Street to hire a teacher for his daughter to teach her what coquettishness and charm are!

Yes,

In his opinion, Sao and Mei are the best candidates for the second child in the side house, and he himself is such a living example.

His first wife also had access to the hall and the kitchen, but the second and other concubines in his side room were all more coquettish and charming than the last.

Therefore, in his opinion, as long as his daughter is sexy and charming enough in front of Ye Qing, he will gain the position of 'second father-in-law'.

At the intersection of Qinhuai River Brothel Street, Wang Baobao met Li Wenzhong again in plainclothes.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them met Tang He, Fu Youde, and Geng Bingwen in plain clothes!
Everyone is playing tactics, so they naturally know each other's purpose of coming here, but for the sake of "feinting", only one person clicks on one girl, and continues to pretend around the big round table!
At the same time, Hu Weiyong also wrote a personal letter to Li Shanchang.

After a while, a man wearing a bamboo hat and dressed like a martial artist left the gate of Hu Weiyong's house.

As he was leaving, he didn't forget to look around, as if to make sure he wasn't being watched.

Just after the man disappeared into the crowd, the waiter at the tea shop opposite walked up to a young diner and said: "Hu Weiyong's messenger has set off, hurry up and report back."

After the young diners put down two copper coins and put on their bamboo hats, they went straight to the side gate of the palace (Dong'an Gate)!

The commander of Jin Yiwei is in the study room, and the deputy commander is in the study.

Jiang Wei just put down the big bag of 'local specialties' that Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to take away, and then looked in the direction of Yanmen County with a smile.

Now, it can be said that he very much recognizes what his mentor Mao Xiang said to him.

Mr. Ye must live well. Only Mr. Ye has the ability to let him hold so many 'local specialties' without feeling hot.

"General, Hu Weiyong's messenger has gone to Fengyang Mansion."

At this moment, plainclothes guards rushed in to report.

Jiang Wei naturally knew that the communication between Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang must be to prevent Ye Qing from being promoted to the court.

Without thinking, he just threw the bag of souvenirs into the cabinet, locked it, and hurried towards the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.

When Zhu Biao, who was reviewing the memorial, learned the news, he hurried to the imperial study.

At the same time, he also asked Jiang Wei to put down his errands and rush to Fengyang Mansion to find out what methods Li Shanchang would use to prevent Ye Qing from entering the court.

After a while, Zhu Biao came to the imperial study and told Zhu Yuanzhang about the incident.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not show any anger after learning the news. Compared with 'Master Guo' in front of Ye Qing, he was completely different.

Zhu Yuanzhang, wearing a dragon robe at the moment, is so calm that it's scary!
He just silently walked to the door of the Royal Study and looked in the direction of Fengyang Mansion with deep and cold eyes.

"We want to see who dares to make any mistakes in this matter!"

"We want to see what method they will use to prevent the people we want to promote from entering the court!"

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Zhu Biao didn't think there was anything strange about Zhu Yuanzhang's eagerness to see Ye Qing enter the court.

There is no other reason,

Just because Empress Ma found Ye Qing's guilt for Zhu Yuanzhang, the guilt of "knowing but not reporting" was enough to be the legitimate reason for Zhu Yuanzhang to kill Ye Qing in the future.

This is the case for all emperors. Only when you have the handle to kill people at any time can you be confident and bold in employing people.

But just when he was about to confidently and boldly appoint Ye Qing, someone wanted to hinder him. Naturally, he had to be very serious!
After Zhu Biao left Zhu Yuanzhang's place, he met Queen Ma again who came out of the kitchen.

After Empress Ma learned about this incident, her behavior was completely different from that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Her gaze in the direction of Fengyang Mansion showed no sign of competition at all, but was full of worry.

"Bi'er!"

"How well does Li Shanchang manage Fengyang Mansion?"

Zhu Biao didn't understand why his mother suddenly asked such a question, but he still answered it for his mother.

Since the last time he punished the noble family members of Huaixi, Li Shanchang has been much stricter on them, and the noble atmosphere in Fengyang Mansion has also improved a lot.

But it's not that he didn't make any mistakes at all. Mistakes that could kill someone or not, still happened from time to time.

After Empress Ma learned about the situation, the worry in her eyes became even more serious.

"Biao'er,"

"This Li Shanchang is so clever!"

"He knows very clearly what your father wants. It can also be said that he knows very clearly what His Majesty the Emperor wants."

After Empress Ma's reminder, Zhu Biao immediately understood that this was Li Shanchang's method to reassure Zhu Yuanzhang.

While Li Shanchang finished his errand, he also took the initiative to give Zhu Yuanzhang the clue to the noble Huaixi noble.

At this moment, Queen Ma said seriously again: "Mom is worried that the attention he paid to Hu Weiyong was to take away the handle that Ye Qing put in His Majesty's hands!"

"This is more poisonous than any other method!"

After Zhu Biao heard this, he frowned and looked in the direction of Fengyang Mansion, with a more obvious look of worry in his eyes.

At the same time, he comforted Queen Ma with a smile and said, "Don't worry, mother, my son has sent Jiang Wei there."

"As long as we know what his plan is, we can let Mr. Ye enter the court smoothly!"

the next night,
Hu Weiyong's messenger came to Li Shanchang's house in Fengyang Mansion again.

And Jiang Wei, dressed in black, lay on the roof of Li Shanchang's study again and gently opened the tiles.

The gap that was opened was still not wide. The gap that was opened was as wide as the diameter of the black eye kernel!
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