The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 284 When Mr. Ye took office, he had to kill the relatives of the two emperors to add to the fun. Zhu Yuanzhang’s good intentions!

In the imperial study room, under the golden roof of the coiled dragon,
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been carefully reviewing memorials from various places, suddenly lost his mood.

His eyes were looking at the secret music spread out on the Dragon Case table, and he really wanted to squeeze out two knives and fly to Ye Qing to chop him down.

"It just doesn't make sense!"

"We set off from Yanmen in early July, and it's already halfway through September. It's time to reach the place even if we are riding a donkey!"

"I asked him to take office, not just to watch things on the road."

Zhu Biao, who was helping to review the memorials below, was so startled by Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden anger that the cinnabar jade pen in his hand went astray.

After all, his father hadn't been angry for two months, and he was a little uncomfortable when he suddenly got angry.

After Zhu Biao hurriedly corrected it, he persuaded him: "Dad, Master Ye hasn't arrived yet, has he?"

"Maybe he is tired from the journey, or maybe he is a little acclimatized. After all, he is just a weak scholar. It is reasonable to walk slower from north to south!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Zhu Biao, he snorted coldly and said: "You and your mother are both of the same virtue, but he is still a weak scholar?"

"Although he cannot carry it on his shoulders or lift it with his hands at such a young age, and his body is far inferior to middle-aged and elderly people like us, he is definitely not a weak scholar."

"This guy has a better mentality than anyone else, lives a better life than anyone else, and knows how to maintain his health better than anyone else. We don't believe that he is tired from the journey, let alone that he is not accustomed to the local environment."

"It's just laziness, just watching things on the road!"

"Okay, we won't argue with him. Even if we are delayed for half a year on the road, we will let him go. Once my term is up, if Ningbo Prefecture is not as good as Yanmen County, I will settle the accounts with him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly opened the lampshade and quickly burned the secret memorial to prevent his eyes from hurting when he saw the word Ye Qing.

But at this moment, Zhu Biao looked in the direction of Ningbo Mansion and said, "I don't know what happened to Brother Huan and Uncle. I just hope they won't embarrass Ye Qing because they think they are royal relatives, let alone be demoted to Lieutenant, just throw your grievances on Ye Qing’s head.”

"I just hope they understand that my father is looking for a teacher for Brother Huan!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately said confidently: "Although your brother Huan doesn't have much ability, he is fortunate to be diligent and studious. Your uncle was born as a farmer like us, and he is also a very simple man."

"Although your uncle is not our biological brother, he is like a biological brother. He will definitely understand our good intentions."

Having said this, he still smiled and said: "It is a very good deal for you, Brother Huan, to step down and become a colleague and become his direct deputy to Ye Qing."

"Let Ye Qing be used by us, and let our people use up his abilities. Even if one day he turns against him, or becomes so angry that we kill him, we still have someone to use."

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked in the direction of Fengyang Mansion again, with his eyes like swords again: "If that old boy hadn't defeated our army, we would have let him, Ye Qing, go to the capital to teach our own son."

When Zhu Biao listened to this series of "profiteer" remarks, a sentence immediately popped into his mind, "Your unborn grandson has heard your calculations."

Just when Zhu Biao was secretly complaining about his biological father, Zhu Yuanzhang reminded Zhu Biao: "By the way, in half a month, it will be your uncle's fiftieth birthday."

"You personally write an invitation to invite your uncle to the palace, and you personally celebrate his birthday."

"Don't say a word about me. I'm giving this favor to you."

Zhu Biao nodded immediately and said, "Thank you, dad. My son will write it now."

Three days later, in the early morning, the invitation written by Zhu Biao was delivered to Zhu's mansion in Ningbo City.

Ningbo Prefecture has a long history. As early as 7000 years ago, our ancestors thrived here and created the splendid Hemudu culture.

In the Xia Dynasty more than 2000 BC, Ningbo was named "Yin". In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the territory of Yue State, and in the Qin Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji County.

In the 26th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (738), Mingzhou was officially established and administered four counties: Luang, Cixi, Fenghua and Wengshan.

In the first year of Changqing of the Tang Dynasty (821), the state government moved to Sanjiangkou (today's Haishu District) and built a city.

And this city has developed to this day and has become the current seat of Ningbo Prefecture!
The Ningbo City that people call it refers to this city that has developed for more than 500 years!

In the Zhu Mansion, an old man with gray hair and a kind-hearted appearance, after reading the invitation, bowed respectfully in the direction of Yingtian Mansion in front of the Jin Yiwei.

"Caomin Zhu Liujiu, thank you for your grace, and thank you for your kindness, His Royal Highness!"

Jin Yiwei helped Zhu Liujiu up and said, "Please come to Beijing as scheduled. I will take my leave now."

After Zhu Liujiu stood up, he nodded politely and made a sign to see off the guests.

On the way back to Beijing, two young men from Jinyiwei who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to Yanmen County and received rewards from Ye Qing began to complain.

The young Jin Yiwei said: "Third brother, this old man is not on the road, and he doesn't even pay for tea. Do you think Master Ren Ye is on the road?"

Beside him, the slightly older Jin Yiwei said: "Okay, this old man is a true 'king without a king'. He is a commoner, but his treatment is the same as that of a prince. Do you know where this Zhu Mansion used to be?" "

The young Jin Yiwei shook his head and said, "How did I know this?"

The elder Jin Yiwei whispered: "This Zhu Mansion is the best in terms of pavilions, pavilions, rockery and green scenery, and the layout is exquisite and elegant. It is completely rich and elegant."

"This is the 'Shenyuan' of Mr. Shen, the richest man in Jiangnan at that time!"

"When His Majesty ransacked the house, we were not called Jin Yiwei, but the Qinjun Duwei Mansion. I came here once at that time."

"This Shen Garden, which is comparable to the Duke's Palace of Wei, has now become the Zhu Palace. One can imagine the status of Zhu Liujiu and Zhu Huan in His Majesty's heart."

"It's great if he can be polite to you. He also wants money for tea. What are you thinking about?"

After hearing this, the young Jin Yiwei's eyes widened immediately: "Doesn't that mean that this Zhu Mansion is the home of Lord Ye's housekeeper, Miss Shen Wan'er?"

The young Jin Yiwei's eyes immediately lit up and he said, "Yes, if Master Ye takes her with him, then..."

After the two realized this problem, their eyes immediately became complicated.

After a while, the two stopped talking and just focused on their way.

But when they looked at this historic city, they couldn't help but sigh secretly in their hearts.

You must know that although this ancient city has a rich heritage, it has also suffered a lot of depression after a hundred years of incompetent rule.

Now that the situation has been decided, he, Zhu Huan, has been the prefect for so long, but he has failed to achieve the slightest development in Ningbo City. He is really a mediocre person.

If it weren't for this relationship, he wouldn't have been able to get into this position even if he died.

From this point of view, they only felt that letting Ye Qing come here as the prefect was Zhu Yuanzhang's most correct decision.

In the Zhu Mansion Hall,

Zhu Liujiu found Zhu Huan, who was now wearing brocade clothes and looked quite aristocratic, and said, "Huan'er, your majesty and the prince have treated our family well. In a few days, my father will go to the palace to celebrate his birthday."

"We already have glory and wealth. You must not be greedy anymore. Wipe your butt clean quickly and stop it."

"Also, after the new prefect arrives, you should be kinder to others and never rely on your status to oppress others."

Zhu Huan just replied respectfully: "I listen to dad, I will go to the Yamen to handle the matter."

After Zhu Huan arrived at the government office, he put on the magistrate's official robe. In front of the red official robe was a pattern of clouds and wild geese symbolizing a fourth-grade civil servant.

In the study, Zhu Huan found his current deputy, Liu Fu, and crossed his legs and said, "Liu Fu, the old man is going to celebrate his birthday in the palace soon, and the new prefect is coming soon."

"Let's stop here. You must handle everything well. If you can use money to silence someone, use money to silence them. Try not to cause any loss of life."

"But if you meet those who can't keep their mouth shut with money, just give it to me."

When Zhu Huan said this, his eyes only jumped slightly, and then he gave a look full of murderous intent.

Opposite Zhu Huan, Liu Fu, who was slightly chubby and had a beard, smiled and replied: "Sir, don't you feel at ease when I do things?"

"It's just that Chen Wen didn't take the hard way and ran away three nights ago. But don't worry, sir, I've sent people to chase him."

When Zhu Huan heard this, he immediately frowned.

When Liu Fu saw Zhu Huan frowning, he quickly smiled and said, "Sir, you don't have to worry so much."

"Who are you?"

"You are His Majesty's adopted son and nephew. You can be called your Majesty's father, empress, empress, and prince's brother!"

After hearing this, Zhu Huan still frowned and said, "All of this is due to my father. Without my father, I am nothing."

Liu Fu nodded and said: "So, you have to make a fortune while the old man is still here, and I will be your biggest gold medal to avoid death!"

"To be disrespectful, if the old man leaves, your majesty may still recognize you, but if your majesty also leaves, the prince and the empress may not recognize you."

"Also, my lord, you have never thought of a question."

"Why did Your Majesty let Mr. Ye, the only person who can be greedy without dying, come here to be the prefect?" "Just so that you can learn from him, how to be greedy without dying!"

"If you don't work for the benefit of future generations while His Majesty and the old man are here, when they are gone, there is really no chance that future generations will recognize you."

"It is said that the first generation is close, the second generation is cousin, and the third and fourth generations will bring him down. Even if they are of the same blood, what do you, the adopted son of the emperor's nephew, mean to you?"

When Zhu Huan heard this, he felt offended, but he also felt that the dog-headed master was right.

Thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no need to stop. If he stopped, he would be sorry for having such a good father, and even more sorry for his 'emperor'!
As for a tough guy who ran away, it doesn't matter whether he can silence him or not!

He doesn't believe it anymore. Who dares to deal with him?
Unless Chen Wen succeeded in seeing the emperor complain, but even if he did, his emperor would not kill him.

But when he thought of Zhu Yuanzhang's methods of dealing with corrupt officials, he still felt guilty!
He has not yet learned from Ye Qing how to be greedy but not die. As for the things he did when he was the magistrate, based on the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he must be at least a member of the Yi Tribe!
Of course, it is absolutely impossible for the Yi clan to happen to him, but even if Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't kill him, he will definitely suffer the consequences.

Thinking of this, Zhu Huan still said seriously: "You are right. On the one hand, you have to arrange the reception, and on the other hand, you must ensure that Chen Wen cannot live to file a petition."

Liu Fu patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, sir. The people I sent out are all experts. There is absolutely no problem in hunting down a civilian from the Experience Department."

"If nothing else happens, they should take Chen Wen's head and turn back!"

When Zhu Huan heard this, he showed a satisfied smile.

While Zhu Huan and Liu Fu were planning like this, Mr. Ye, whom he longed for, had visited Suzhou and Hangzhou, which represent the Jiangnan water town, and now he has come to Ningbo Prefecture's neighbor, Shaoxing Prefecture!

A famous sight in Shaoxing, within the ancient town of Anchang.

Ye Qing and his party were sitting on the cruise ship, looking at this ancient town that was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and has an architectural style typical of Jiangnan water towns.

At this moment, they encountered the water wedding here.

The bride in the opposite ship, following the custom of giving wedding candies to passing ships, deliberately aimed at Ye Qing on the deck.

Seeing such a young man in white clothes with ink wash, holding a folding fan, and even more handsome than Pan An, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime fate.

You must have a little flirtation before you become a married woman!
Ye Qing was originally just obsessed with the local scenery. After all, he was a person who always treated it as his 'last time' wherever he went.

Compared with beauties, he pays more attention to these beauties that cannot be seen in modern times!
Besides, he has seen so many beauties that he is no longer the young man who can't walk when he sees beautiful girls!
He only saw Ye Qing's ears twitching, and then he quickly reached out and grabbed the wedding candy wrapped in red paper that was about to hit him.

Just when Ye Qing subconsciously turned around, the two ships heading in the opposite direction happened to be on the same level.

"Young Master, you are so handsome!"

After Ye Qing looked at it, he just said seriously: "Girl, behave yourself when you get married. It's not easy for your man to work hard outside."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing handed the wedding candy to the guard general next to him and motioned for him to eat it in front of him.

"You and I."

In the wedding boat that had already passed by, the red gauze-masked bride's mouth trembled, which really looked a bit like Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth trembling with anger.

On the cruise ship, Ye Qing looked at the guard general who had eaten the wedding candy and said: "I was hit by someone, and you didn't take action?"

The guard general dressed as an escort said: "Master Ye, can you speak with your conscience? When a girl gets married, it is a custom to give out sweets. Why should I take action?"

"It's good of you to teach me a lesson!"

Ye Qing did not blame the guard general in front of him. Although this man was nearly thirty years old, in Ye Qing's eyes, he was still a young man who was still young.

It’s normal that he doesn’t understand these routines!
After lunch, Ye Qing and his party went to the shore to look for something to eat.

The south bank of Anchang Ancient Town is residential, and the north bank is a commercial market. After Ye Qing and his party landed on the north bank, Wu Yong proposed to go to a restaurant, but Ye Qing vetoed it.

Ye Qing's reason is simple. As an old businessman, he knows that the bigger the store, the better the decoration, the less delicious it will be.

If you want to make your trip worthwhile, you have to find a century-old store that is small and not very popular.

"Walk,"

"I will take you to eat local specialties, sausages, duck in sauce, dried bamboo shoots, and maltose!"

Everyone was happy about Ye Qing's proposal, except Shen Wan'er who remained silent and looked sad.

After Ye Qing saw it, he immediately understood the reason for her sadness.

Jiangnan is her hometown, a place she doesn't want to go back to, and a place she only came back to for Ye Qing.

If Ye Qing were the kind of time traveler who was inspired to live here for the rest of his life, he would have promised to make the people around him happy, but he was not.

He can't make any promises, he can only pretend not to understand, and pretend not to understand!

In a small restaurant that is not very popular but does a good business, the table is full of famous local dishes.

But just when Ye Qing and his party were about to concentrate on enjoying the delicious food, a young man who was tired of traveling ran directly in, looking extremely flustered.

Ye Qing knew at a glance that he must be hiding from someone, either from being chased or from being chased for debt!
Ye Qing is not a chivalrous hero, he just doesn't want anyone to disturb him and his people while they are eating!

Ye Qing just whispered to the guard general, and the guard general and a few elite soldiers accompanying him went to block the door.

When the shopkeeper saw this, he immediately raised his hands to Ye Qing and said, "Young Master, please don't cause trouble in my store!"

Ye Qing immediately called to Shen Wan'er, took out a stack of treasure notes and said, "Don't disturb our meal."

The shopkeeper's eyes immediately lit up: "It doesn't matter, just call me casually, it's just a century-old store, the house can be demolished."

next moment,
In the young man's wide-eyed eyes, a young man in white, a middle-aged man in blue, and three stunning beauties were just eating calmly.

And beside them, the killers who came towards him were taken down one after another.

These people dressed as escorts were very clean and neat with their actions, without any tricks at all. They just used the fastest speed and the simplest and crudest tricks to knock people to the ground.

"Who are you that dare to meddle in our business?"

"Do you know who is above us?"

Ye Qing turned his back to the killer lying on the ground and screamed, and just ate the soy duck.

Wu Yong turned around and ordered: "Don't let him talk anymore until we finish eating."

"understand!"

After the guard general responded, he winked at his people.

Immediately afterwards, they tacitly agreed to give these people a blow on their back shoulders. The force was neither too strong nor too weak, just enough to knock them unconscious.

It took a while for the stunned young man to react.

He really wanted to know who this young man wearing ink-and-white clothes could still focus on eating on such an occasion.

But he also knew that the more important thing right now was to remind his savior to leave this place of right and wrong.

"Kindness without saying thanks!"

"What you are fighting is the killer sent by Zhu Huan, the prefect of Ningbo, to hunt me down. Although he is not the emperor's biological son, he is no different from his biological son and is a true relative of the emperor."

"Please benefactor, please leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, this young man who looked less than 20 years old was about to get up and leave.

But Ye Qing was not ready to let him go!
Because they are destined!
Ye Qing immediately said: "Stop, you said the prefect of Ningbo is Zhu Huan?"

"Did my benefactor know Zhu Huan?" the young man said subconsciously.

Ye Qing just shook his head and said: "I don't know him, but I have heard of him. I heard that this person is not a thing!"

In fact, Ye Qing had never heard of it here at all, and he didn't know that Zhu Huan was the current prefect of Ningbo. He only vaguely remembered relevant historical materials from his previous life.

He remembered that Zhu Huan's father was Zhu Liujiu, who lived in the same village as Zhu Yuanzhang. He was not related at all, but he helped bury Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and brothers.

But Zhu Yuanzhang treated him as his elder brother, making the father and son "kings without kings".

It's just that the father and son didn't live up to expectations. They lived a very luxurious life and committed many illegal acts, but they pretended to be very good in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

But he never expected that he was going to pick up Zhu Huan's class.

Since we are so destined, we should kill two relatives of the emperor to add to the fun while taking over the throne!
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