The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 297 Mr. Ye pulled the coffin and went to Zhu Yuanzhang to ask for credit. He was a stranger to this stunning beauty!

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was not only angry at Ye Qing, but also at Xu Da and Wang Baobao who were obviously favoring Ye Qing.

Yes,

From Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, Xu Da and Wang Baobao, who knew he was here and stopped Ye Qing from continuing, were siding with Ye Qing.

"What are you taking away for?"

"Let him speak, let him continue to speak to me!"

"No, I have to punish the three of them. Even if I don't punish them to death, I still have to punish them to misery."

"I used to say in front of the people of Yanmen County that I have low knowledge and low vision, so I can forget about being inferior to him in governing the world."

"Now that we are in a new place, you dare to say that to us in front of the people of Ningbo!"

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As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he grabbed him easily.

But just when he was about to grab the teapot, Queen Ma took the teapot away and said, "This is not your study room. It would be bad if there was too much noise."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he swallowed hard.

After a moment, he stood up again and was about to walk out the door.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Go to the government office. Go to the government office and ask Ye Qing what he would have said next if Xu Da and Wang Baobao hadn't stopped him."

"Do you want to say that the emperor of Ming Dynasty is not as good as him in governing the world?"

Empress Ma did not persuade him not to go, but said righteously: "I can tell you without him having to say that I am indeed not as good as him in this area."

Sure enough, this was more effective than persuading Zhu Yuanzhang not to go to the government office.

At this moment, Mao Xiang, who was just sitting in the corner and not qualified to speak, became the audience of their family of three again.

In Mao Xiang's eyes, the three of them were sitting around a round table, looking at each other with a bit of hostility.

But he also knew that their family of three was the most united emperor's family since the word "emperor" came into being.

And this so-called 'hostility' is just their different opinions.

When they reach an agreement, the so-called 'hostility' in their eyes will turn into a tacit understanding.

At this moment, Mao Xiang, as a true gentleman who watched the game without saying a word, saw it very clearly.

In fact, neither Queen Ma nor Zhu Biao are really protecting Ye Qing. After all, they are not Wu Yong, they are Zhu Yuanzhang's closest relatives.

Whether they were quarreling with Zhu Yuanzhang or confronting Zhu Yuanzhang, they were all doing it to protect the Ming Dynasty and the country, and also to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's eternal reputation!
Zhu Yuanzhang was not ignorant of the painstaking efforts of their mother and son, but that must be when he was calm.

And now, he is so angry that he can still be regarded as a "fan of the authorities"!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked straight at Empress Ma and said, "Explain to us clearly why we are not as good as him in governing the world?"

Empress Ma said solemnly: "Let's make it clear. Let's leave aside the fact that he is talking about you in front of so many people. This is not what he is talking about."

"As for the reason he said, 'Your Majesty made a mistake first', do you admit it or not?"

"If you don't admit it, just touch your conscience and ask yourself before you speak!"

Zhu Yuanzhang just pursed his lips, stared, and nodded reluctantly: "Yes!"

Queen Ma continued: "Since you admit it, it will be easier to handle."

"Then let me ask your Majesty, do you really not know that excessively lowering the salary of officials will not only fail to play the role of anti-corruption, but will also be counterproductive?"

"Don't you really understand the principle that things must be reversed when they reach their extremes?"

As soon as Queen Ma finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.

When this woman is good, she is really good, but when she is irritating, she is also really irritating!

This is forcing him to tell the truth that "I have no money"!

In fact, how could Zhu Yuanzhang not understand this truth?
The reason why he was so extreme in this matter was that besides his childhood experience of his whole family being killed by corrupt Yuanman officials, there was another main reason!

The current treasury of the Ming Dynasty really cannot afford so much money to allow all the officials below to live the life that Ye Qing said.

That is, a life in which people’s desires are satisfied to a certain extent!

He has no choice but to hold high the banner of anti-corruption and upholding integrity, making officials honest and disciplined while working hard and hard, and at the same time imposing severe penalties for corruption!
He thought that in this way he could eliminate corruption in the officialdom, but he did not expect that he would not be able to kill them all.

Thinking about it now, he also felt that Ye Qing's handling was reasonable.

People like Zhu Huan and Zhu Liujiu who used their status as relatives of the emperor to amass wealth and allowed their desires to expand infinitely should indeed be killed.

If it weren't for the fact that they had an emperor, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to simply kill the whole family and add the three Yi tribes!
Those who relied on Zhu Huan and his son to make a lot of money also deserved death, but because he, Zhu Yuanzhang, made mistakes in the first place, he would not be executed!
As for the group of people who were rewarded by Ye Qing, it was really His Majesty who was wrong and still had a clear conscience despite having a backer. In a sense, they really deserved the award!

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was deep in thought and his eyes were no longer so firm, and immediately added: "Dad, they all say that good people are forced into prostitution, but they don't know that too low a salary can also have the consequences of turning incorruptible people into corruption!"

"I very much agree with what Mr. Ye said!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao who was openly contradicting him. If it were before, he would have looked unhappy if he didn't get angry directly.

But now, he just smiled and nodded: "Good boy, you dare to go against us."

"Tell me, what of his words make you agree so much? If it's good, forget it. If it's not, then just keep it to yourself."

Zhu Biao said seriously: "If you two are not the emperor and empress, I am just a seventh-grade official. If you two are sick and need to eat century-old ginseng to save your life, I will definitely become a corrupt official."

"There are not many sages who can sacrifice everything for the country, the country, and the country. If the streets are filled with sages, they are not sages."

"Most people will take care of themselves and their families first before taking care of others!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang just patted Zhu Biao's shoulder gently and said: "Son, you sang against my father this time, and you sang very well!"

"Ye Qing is so angry that we really want to kill him, but he is indeed right."

"All right!"

"The reason why we are so demanding on officials, apart from the painful experience we had when we were young, is because we have no money!"

"If we had money, we would have the confidence to imitate what Ye Qing did in Yanmen County. After the money is provided, if we continue to be greedy, we will be cut to pieces by a thousand cuts!"

"High salary to support the honest, and then increase the punishment to kill the corrupt, it will be much better than what we are doing now!"

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again and said: "But it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. We have no money!"

After Empress Ma and Zhu Biao heard this sentence, they immediately looked at each other and smiled, because they had been waiting for this truth for so long.

Empress Ma was no longer serious. She moved to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, held his hand, and said gently: "Chongba, isn't this enough?"

"You don't have money but he has money. Doesn't this prove that you are indeed inferior to him when it comes to governing the world?"

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After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned again.

But before he could continue, Empress Ma said softly: "But you are the emperor, the legendary emperor who expelled the barbarians and restored China."

"As long as you make good use of Ye Qing, then all Ye Qing's achievements will be yours. You didn't take it seriously with him!"

"A merchant is better than you at doing business, but he is still your subject!"

"The number one scholar is better at writing articles than you, but he can only start as an editor at the Hanlin Academy under you!" "Just like just now, you only need to write a just-right edict at just the right time, with His Majesty's sage voice, Isn’t it much louder than Mr. Ye Yingming’s voice?”

"The common people will know that the reason why he can win the love of the people here is because there is an emperor with a discerning eye!"

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Then, Zhu Biao continued: "Dad, have you forgotten?"

"We didn't even comment on the imperial edict you just sent. It was all an edict you came up with yourself. It is an edict that can achieve all the goals without exposing us here!"

"Your ability to employ people is unparalleled!"

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In this way, under the admonitions of Empress Ma and Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became enlightened.

Now, he just feels that the air is much fresher.

He just felt that he had made a mistake that he shouldn't have made, and that was to compete with Ye Qing in everything.

In fact, there is no need at all.

As long as he makes good use of Ye Qing, the people will naturally take credit for Ye Qing's achievements.

And all he needs is a discerning eye and the evaluation of a wise king.

As for the rest, there is absolutely no need to argue with Ye Qing!

But then I thought about it, the reason why he always likes to be serious with Ye Qing is because of his foul mouth!

When he was far away from Ye Qing, he wouldn't be as rude as he is now!
Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth trembled slightly: "It would be great if this guy could change his eloquence. If he doesn't change his eloquence, we really can't guarantee how long he can live."

"Back to the palace!"

After lunch, Zhu Yuanzhang's motorcade made a special trip to the government office.

He wanted to remember the current appearance of the government office in order to form a sharp contrast with when 'Mr. Guo' came back.

Only this time, his mentality changed.

For Ye Qing, it is no longer a crime for the government office to be comparable to the royal government, but if the government office is worse than the county government office in Yanmen County, it would be a heinous crime.

You are now the magistrate of the South, but you still can't build this three-acre area better than Yanmen County?
That must be a heinous crime!

After Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind, he asked Mao Xiang to lead the convoy away.

On the official road from Ningbo Mansion to Yingtian Mansion,
They met another motorcade carrying two coffins. The people in the motorcade were still wearing the official uniforms of the government. At first glance, they were the motorcade of the Ningbo government.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened the curtain and looked at this scene, and said to Mao Xiang who was riding beside him: "Go and find out what is going on?"

After a while, Mao Xiang came back and said: "They said that this is the convoy sent by Ye Qing to seek reward from His Majesty!"

In the carriage, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately grinned and wanted to bar his teeth again.

"Trying to pull two coffins and come to us to ask for rewards?"

At the same time, Queen Ma and Zhu Biao also looked at each other in tacit understanding again, with worries in their eyes.

That bad premonition directly hit the two of them!

And at this moment,
In the dining room of the government office, in front of the messy dining table, Ye Qing, Xu Da and Wang Baobao looked like their relationship was about to break up.

Ye Qing scolded severely: "What do you two want to do?"

"You are thinking of me, no, are you trying to embarrass me?"

"In front of more than 1 people, snatch me away as your bride?"

"Although I'm wearing a red official robe, it's not a red wedding dress!"

"I've read a lot about robbing the bride in my story books, but I didn't expect that I would catch up and be robbed by two marshals. It's worth remembering for the rest of my life!"

"The key is that I still have a lot to say, and the feeling of being stuck in my throat is very uncomfortable. Do you know that?"

"Do you understand the four words "Don't speak out and don't speak fast?"

Xu Da and Wang Baobao really wanted to get angry. The dignified marshal was being held captive by such a mere fourth-grade prefect.

The key is that this person still has some clues about how good he is!
Xu Da slapped the table and said, "Boy, what's more important, your face or your life?"

Wang Baobao also said seriously: "Xu Shuai is right, what is more important, the face or the life?"

Ye Qing didn't even think about it and replied seriously and responsibly: "Of course face is important. Compared with my face, how much is this life worth?"

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Xu Da and Wang Baobao never expected that this man could say such arrogant words.

I was so angry that I wanted to beat Ye Qing, but I was afraid that I would slap him to death!
After a while, Xu Da calmed down again and said seriously: "I know what kind of temper you are, that is, you are willing to risk your life to plead for the people, so I am willing to be friends with you."

"You really don't understand why we came to see you?"

"Do you really think we are the only ones coming to see you?"

In fact, how could Ye Qing not know how good these two were to him?

But he really couldn't stand how kind these two were to him!

If these two hadn't snatched him away, he could have said even more outrageous things to Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and ears!
Ye Qing was no longer harsh, but looked at Xu Da and Wang Baobao, and said sincerely: "Two brothers, I know you treat me as a friend, and I will remember you forever."

"But I have my ideals and my principles!"

The two nodded at the same time: "Tell me, what are your ideals and principles?"

Ye Qing thought to himself: "Of course I am working hard to go home. Either I will be killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, or I will piss Zhu Yuanzhang to death!"

But on the surface, he held his head slightly high and stood tall, showing his scholarly character.

Ye Qing held his head high and said seriously and responsibly: "I know why you came, and I also know that you two are not the only ones who came to see me."

"This is how I speak and act, and I will never change it for anyone!"

"Only an emperor with a spirit as big as the sea is worthy of letting me work for him with peace of mind!"

"If His Majesty doesn't even have this courage, I would rather die by his sword than bow to him!"

The two of them looked at Ye Qing's upright back, and suddenly they looked more pleasing to the eye.

This kind of talented people who are civil servants, who have a scholarly character, who are principled in doing things, and who are also talented must be protected.

For the sake of Ming Dynasty, for China, and for the sake of my daughter, I must do everything possible to protect her!
A moment later, Ye Qing was on his way back to his room.

At the same time, he saw Shen Wan'er coming towards her, as well as Xu Miaojin and Mei Dolam.

But in his eyes, he only had his housekeeper Shen Wan'er.

As for these two girls who looked exactly like Li Xueyan and Gesang Meiduo, they just nodded politely and passed by.

After the two said goodbye to Shen Wan'er, they both looked back at the figure who was about to disappear from sight.

The two of them just thought it was strange,
When we first met, we were like old friends, singing songs and giving gifts. Why are we suddenly strangers? .
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