The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 278 Congratulations to Mr. Ye for being promoted to the sixth level in a row. Zhu Yuanzhang said that he was so cheap and respected the emperor for the last time!
On the large square in front of the huge palace, the civil and military prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty all looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the dragon throne with their peripheral vision.

It's just that the two of them have different ideas and expect different results.

Zhu Biao, who stood between the emperor and the officials, looked at His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the dragon throne, and then at the civil and military officials in front of him.

Looking at the scene in front of him, he instantly understood the method that Li Shanchang had come up with to prevent Ye Qing from becoming an official in the court. It was a simple method that he thought could be explained clearly in a few words without writing.

At the same time, as long as his father doesn't know in advance, he can severely damage his father's army!

"What a Mr. Li, what a move to force the civil and military forces of the dynasty to win the palace for Mr. Ye!"

"You really took advantage of the emperor's weakness and my father's weakness!"

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Zhu Biao has been influenced by the way of being an emperor and the way of controlling people since he was a child, and the essence of the emperor's way of controlling people lies in the word balance.

Especially for an emperor like his father who was suspicious by nature, what he most wanted to see was that Hu Weiyong's party strongly opposed Ye Qing's entry into the court, while Xu Da's party strongly supported Ye Qing's entry into the court.

If this was the case, his father would feel free and bold and write down his official position in that 'empty imperial edict'.

But now, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are trying to force Ye Qing into the palace. Can his father still let Ye Qing enter the dynasty with confidence and boldness?
Not to mention his father, an emperor who was suspicious by nature, even if Song Renzong was alive, he would never let such a person enter the court as an official!

Because when an official's support reaches the point where the entire dynasty's civil and military officials follow his lead, whether he rebels or not, and whether he wants to be emperor or not, all depends on his happiness.

If you want to be the emperor, learn from Zhao Kuangyin, if you don’t want to be the emperor, learn from Cao Cao, but neither Zhao Kuangyin nor Cao Cao is what the superior wants.

Obviously, if you just look at the scene before you, Ye Qing already has the potential to become Zhao Kuangyin or Cao Cao.

How would the emperor treat a person who could be Zhao Kuangyin or Cao Cao in the future?
He must be trying every possible means to kill him!

Even if he cannot be killed immediately because of his immediate merits, he will find an excuse to go to another place to eliminate the possibility of his being connected with the civil and military forces of the DPRK, and then find a way to kill him!

This method is really simple and effective, but it can never be known in advance.

If Xu Da knew about it in advance, Xu Da would definitely do the opposite!
If Zhu Yuanzhang had known about it in advance, today's imperial court would not have gone unnoticed, and he could have psychologically taken precautions in advance!

Only something like this suddenly could make Zhu Yuanzhang make an irrational decision in a fit of anger!

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao really wanted to remind his father that all this was an illusion and was Li Shanchang's conspiracy against Ye Qing.

But he also knew that he couldn't remind him at this time.

He just hopes that his father can stabilize his mind and not make any decisions at this time. He will wait until he retires from the court!
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, with worries in his eyes.

In everyone's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang did not change much on the surface after seeing this scene. He just sat up slightly and his eyes became sharper in that moment.

It's not so much sharpness as it is 'emphasis'!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who is far away from Ye Qing, is not the impulsive and irritable 'Master Guo', but the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty who does not easily get angry in front of others, and once he gets angry, he must see blood!
At that moment, his heart did tighten, but then he felt relieved.

Even Zhu Biao could see that this was Li Shanchang's trick, but could he still see it?
Among the people who were asking for credit for Ye Qing in front of him, he could tell at a glance which ones were truly asking for credit from the bottom of their hearts and which ones were falsely asking for credit with ulterior motives.

It is said that the human heart is separated from the belly, but in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the human heart of these people seems to be growing outside.

Nowadays, the only person he cannot see through is the person he loves and hates, Mr. Ye!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang also glanced at Zhu Biao with his peripheral vision!
After seeing the obvious worry in Zhu Biao's eyes, he subconsciously frowned slightly.

"Bunny,"

"Do you think so little of your father?"

"You still don't have enough firepower, you need to help our supervisory country with more training!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang secretly educated Zhu Biao in his heart, he raised his head and faced the civil and military officials who were all kneeling.

The next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with relief.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded: "All officials are united, monarchs and ministers are united. This is the scene we have always wanted to see."

"I hope you all will continue to work together as you have done today!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned the four words "working together", Zhu Yuanzhang slightly emphasized his tone.

In everyone's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang just chose the right compliment. After praising him for a long time, he smiled and went down to the court.

in the imperial study,

As soon as Zhu Biao walked in, he saw an unexpected side of him.

He thought that his father would get angry when he arrived in the imperial study room, but he saw Zhu Yuanzhang just sitting there with a gloomy face, and his deep eyes, although there was obvious anger, were more of wisdom.

"Biao'er, do you think we can listen to them and get Ye Qing to come to the capital?"

Zhu Biao walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang and sat down and said, "Dad, isn't it your idea to bring Mr. Ye to the capital?"

Zhu Yuanzhang put his arm around Zhu Biao's shoulders, and the atmosphere instantly turned into a heart-to-heart talk between two buddies.

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Biao on the shoulder and said: "You are still too young, boy. You need more experience in this position."

"Let me tell you, he, Li Shanchang, has turned our opinions into their persecution-style advice."

"If we bring Ye Qing to the capital, we will indeed achieve our wish, but it will also prove that their persuasion to force the emperor to be imprisoned is effective."

"To put it bluntly, it means that we compromised with them and gave in to them."

"If we do this, they will think that as long as all the officials kneel down in front of us and then make the same request, we will have no choice but to agree."

"After this first time, there will be a second time, or even countless times!"

"Son, this is absolutely unacceptable. It is absolutely unacceptable for an emperor to submit to his subordinates. We would rather be a tyrant who abandons the advice of hundreds of officials than to submit to hundreds of officials. Mingjun!"

Zhu Biao looked at his father who looked very much like his 'eldest brother' at the moment, listened to these philosophical words, and nodded firmly.

Zhu Biao said respectfully: "Dad, my son has remembered it!"

At this point, Zhu Biao smiled again and said: "Dad, my son has discovered a problem. You are becoming more and more good-tempered, and you are also becoming more and more bad-tempered."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows, and then asked curiously: "What nonsense is this?"

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "When you face the civil and military forces of North Korea and China, your temper is getting better and better. They put you in such a big stumbling block, but you still don't get angry at all, and you can deal with it calmly and calmly."

"But whenever I mention Mr. Ye, his temper becomes extremely violent."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the words "Master Ye", he immediately became angry.

"Don't mention this bastard in front of me. We have to try our best to get such an annoying person to the capital."

"We are so cheap!"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was so angry that his mouth was trembling, and just snickered secretly: "Isn't it the best proof of your talent that you are so angry that you want to get a job in the capital?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down, he nodded helplessly. I have to say that Zhu Biao's nonsense made sense.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang just kicked Zhu Biao lightly on the butt and said: "Don't be such a bastard here, go and invite your mother over personally, and ask her to come here quickly and find a solution for us!"

A moment later, Queen Ma, who was still wearing an apron, was pulled over by Zhu Biao.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Queen Ma, he smiled so beautifully!
"Sister, do you want to sit on the throne today?"

After Queen Ma rolled her eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang, she quickly waved her hand and said: "No, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is what your Majesty said."

"As the master of the harem, it is enough for me to take good care of your concubines, take good care of your children, and take good care of you and your son."

"No, I'm still preparing lunch for you two!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took Empress Ma's hand and said with a smile: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. That is what the previous emperors did. Is it none of our business?"

"Besides, can their queen compare with you, my sister?"

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's shameless way of doting on him, and she liked, enjoyed and was moved.

She hurriedly let go of Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and said: "Okay, the child is in front of you, so be careful." Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently: "He is almost the father of the child, what else should we pay attention to?"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Biao just turned his back and whispered to himself: "It seems like you two paid attention to me when I was a child."

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma looked like they were talking about business.

Empress Ma sat on the chair and said: "After Biao'er found me, he gave an overview of what happened in the court. In fact, I had already guessed that Li Shanchang would be so capable."

"He knows that you can tell that they are doing it on purpose, but he also knows that you don't dare to compromise with the officials."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Yes, we really don't dare to start this, but we also really want to get Ye Qing to come to the capital and slowly deal with him!"

"Besides, it really doesn't make sense for someone who has made such a big contribution to not be rewarded by a Beijing official!"

"Sister, is there any way to get the best of both worlds?"

Empress Ma nodded and said: "Promote him to the fourth rank, magistrate of Ningbo Prefecture!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he just thought about it for a moment, and instantly felt that there was a bright future in the dark.

Zhu Yuanzhang held Queen Ma's hand tightly and said, "Sister, you are smart. This official position is really suitable for him."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the promotion from the seventh-rank magistrate to the fourth-rank magistrate was already a consecutive promotion to the sixth rank, which can be said to be Huang En's grand reward.

As far as the weight of this official position is concerned, it is worthy of Ye Qing’s many contributions!

Not only that, Ningbo Mansion is not far from Yingtian Mansion, which not only prevents him from giving in to officials, but also makes it convenient for Zhu Yuanzhang to go there and deal with Ye Qing at any time!

Although it is still not as good as getting it directly to the capital, it can be regarded as a foolproof strategy in this situation!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately opened the "empty imperial edict" he wrote to Ye Qing and filled in the words "Governor of Ningbo Prefecture" and other words!
Since the imperial edict was not a secret edict issued by the emperor, but an upright edict that could be announced to the world, it passed the hands of Zhongshu Sheng and the Ministry of Personnel that afternoon.

The reason why it went through the hands of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel is because according to the regulations, it needs to be filed with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Personnel!
After the right ministers Hu Weiyong and Xu Da saw it, they naturally knew what was going on.

In Hu Weiyong's view, that was the old Prime Minister Li Shanchang's method, which worked to some extent. Although Ye Qing was very close to the capital, it was still better than him standing directly on the court and becoming Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man.

As long as Ye Qing is not in the capital, he will have to serve another three-year term if he wants to be promoted again!
Three years was enough time for them to find the opportunity to borrow Zhu Yuanzhang's knife and kill him Ye Qing!
In Xu Da's opinion, that is the best way at the moment. Although many things are not as convenient as flying to the capital, the good thing is that the distance is not far and you can go there at any time.

For example, letting his Miaojin capture Ye Qing will have some impact, but at this distance it can be said that the impact will not be big!
Thinking of this, Xu Da was about to leave Zhongshu Province and go to the Governor's Mansion to tell Wang Baobao and Fu Youde the news.

"Prime Minister Hu, I'm going to go to the Governor's Mansion to sit in office right now. The Ministry of Education will have to worry about Prime Minister Hu."

Hu Weiyong immediately saluted and said: "Wei Guogong holds the two positions of Zhongshu Right Prime Minister and Chief Governor. Weiyong really cannot bear the word 'worrying'. Everything is what Weiyong should do."

After Hu Weiyong respectfully watched Wei Guogong leave, his respectful and polite eyes instantly became profound.

At the same time, Lu Ben, the Minister of Civil Affairs, just nodded with satisfaction after receiving the bottom line of this imperial edict.

The same is true for him. Although it is not as convenient as finding a teacher for his future grandson in the capital, the impact is not that great.

Early the next morning, the eunuchs and military guards who delivered the message set out again.

After the group of them left Jinchuan Gate, they headed north, straight to Yanmen County.

Nearly a month later, in the early morning, the Imperial Envoy Brigade came to the south gate of Yanmen County again.

Although most of them were here for the first time, they had already heard about the fact that the imperial envoy had to wait for notification and the county magistrate's consent was required before entering the city.

Therefore, they did not show much disgust.

"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, a team as big as yours cannot stand on the road blocking the way."

"Go and wait over there!"

The eunuch who was carrying the yellow cloth and carrying the decree followed the direction of the city gate guard and saw that he really wanted to get angry.

Not to mention that the imperial envoy was waiting for the announcement outside the city, but he still had to stand in the corner and wait?
It's just too much!
"Okay, let's go over there and wait."

After the eunuch who delivered the order scolded Ye Qing in his heart, he led his troops to squat in the corner.

Less than half an hour later, the news of the arrival of the imperial envoy reached the county magistrate Wu Yong.

Wu Yong immediately smiled: "Master Ye's promotion decree has arrived, Master Ye should be energetic."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Yong hurriedly left his study room in the front office and went straight to Ye Qing's mansion in the back office.

In recent times, he only saw that Mr. Ye was becoming more and more lackluster. Day by day, he was either lying on the recliner and basking in the sun, or letting his two dedicated maids serve him in various ways.

In short, it’s just one sentence, it’s like a different way to pass the time!
In his opinion, it was Mr. Ye who had given up on the imperial court. He, Ye Qing, had accomplished both civil and military feats, but the imperial court had never shown any signs of it.

Not to mention Ye Qing, even Wu Yong felt very chilled.

But now it's fine, the imperial decree for promotion has finally arrived!
There is no need to use your head to think about it. This imperial edict must be the imperial edict given to them by the imperial court to promote Lord Ye!
Thinking of this, Wu Yong ran faster, just because he felt that Ye Qing would definitely come back to his soul instantly after hearing the news!
"grown ups,"

"Master Ye, the imperial edict has arrived. It must be the edict of promotion given to you by the imperial court!"

"I have long said that the court will never forget you. As long as His Majesty the Emperor is not blind, he will never forget you!"

After hearing this, Ye Qing, who was lying on the recliner, was indeed as Wu Yong said, and instantly came back to his senses.

Because only he knows what kind of imperial edict this is.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing hurriedly told Wu Yong: "Master Wu, thank you for your help in the past three years. Ye Qing is really grateful to you."

"I will remember you!"

"Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. I have prepared a sum of money for you, a lot of money."

"Your wife has already accepted this money. Don't blame her for not telling you. I asked him not to tell you!"

Wu Yong only felt that there was something wrong with these words. It looked very much like a message before his death or a farewell message before being promoted.

But naturally he would not think about giving a message before his death.

Wu Yong smiled and said: "Master Ye, don't think so much. I said I will always follow you."

"Even if I have no part in His Majesty's imperial edict for promotion, I can follow you as a commoner after I resign!"

"What I want is to follow you. It doesn't matter whether you are an official or a commoner."

Ye Qing looked at Wu Yong in front of him and just nodded happily.

At the same time, he also thought to himself: "If I were like the time-travelers in those novels, and my goal was to live a prosperous life here, I would definitely take you with me, but it's a pity that I'm not."

Thinking of this, Ye Qing immediately gave the order: "Transmit my final order, all officials of the county government, all wearing official uniforms and official uniforms, will greet the imperial envoy at the gate of the county government office!"

"Inform the guard of the south gate to open the city gate and personally clear the way for the imperial envoy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing looked in the direction of Yingtian Mansion, his eyes filled with relief.

Finally, he was willing to die!

Yes,

In Ye Qing's view, this must be an imperial edict to kill him, and only him alone.

The fact that he evaded agricultural taxes has already confirmed his death penalty for evading agricultural taxes!

The reason why he built these granaries was not only to abide by the golden finger rule of "not harming the country and the people", but also for his limited conscience.

Such a large amount of food was completely useless to him who was going home. He might as well do something for the soldiers and civilians on this side.

Besides, after Zhu Yuanzhang learned about these granaries, he couldn't be more lenient with Liu Wencheng and the others?
But in Ye Qing's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang would be lenient with them, but he would never be lenient with Ye Qing!
Ye Qing's crime of "the common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade" has reached a serious level of sin, and has reached the standard of wanting to kill the emperor as long as he is not a fool.

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely not a fool. With such a good charge brought to him, he has absolutely no reason not to use it!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing held his head high and stepped forward to change clothes!
At this last moment, he should respect Zhu Yuanzhang for once! .
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