The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 299 Mr. Ye was so angry that Zhu Yuanzhang had to reward him, so he aggressively attracted investment, and the emperor burst into thunderous wrath!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a headache as soon as he heard the word Ye Qing.

He really couldn't understand what new achievements he, Ye Qing, could make after just arriving in a new place for a few days.

As for such a big achievement that dares to be shameless and take the initiative to ask for credit, don't even think about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial with the identity of the official and the word "ask for merit" written on the cover. He found that the seal was intact and Hu Weiyong did not read it at all.

"Why don't you look first?"

Hu Weiyong just kept his hands raised and did not look up at Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes at this moment.

But even if he didn't look into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he still knew what Zhu Yuanzhang looked like.

Hu Weiyong actually really wanted to read Ye Qing's memorial. He was very interested in everything related to Ye Qing, but he also knew that Ye Qing was the man Zhu Yuanzhang focused on.

Therefore, he couldn't show too much concern for Ye Qing openly!
Although he knew very well, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that all of them were paying close attention to Ye Qing, and even wished that he, Ye Qing, would die soon.

Yes, in Hu Weiyong's view, this memorial might very well have allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to kill Ye Qing with his own hands.

In all his life, this was the first time that he brought a coffin to ask for merit.

When Hu Weiyong saw the two coffins, he subconsciously tore them open. Most of them were related to the coffins.

But he finally held back!

Hu Weiyong just said respectfully: "Because along with this memorial letter, there are two coffins."

"I felt that the matter was not that simple, so I came to report to Your Majesty as soon as possible."

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised after hearing this: "Coffin?"

At the same time, he took the memorial presented by Hu Weiyong with both hands and subconsciously opened it to read.

But he still held back as always, and then smiled and found reasons to let Hu Weiyong leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood at the door of the imperial study, looking at Hu Weiyong's retreating back, and also fell into deep thought.

He only felt that his attitude towards Ye Qing was very contradictory. Sometimes he really wanted to chop Ye Qing into pieces on the spot, but in front of Hu Weiyong and others, he would protect Ye Qing in his own way.

That is to prevent them from knowing his attitude towards Ye Qing, and not to give them any chance to kill Ye Qing with the emperor's sword.

But after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing surprising.

Originally!
Only the emperor can kill the emperor's ministers. This is what an emperor should be like!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial with the wax seal intact, and then thought about pulling the coffin to ask for credit, and immediately had a bad premonition.

"The surname is Ye,"

"There has to be a limit to how shameless people can be!"

"If you are so shameless that you think that killing our old Zhu family members is a great achievement that you can shamelessly claim credit for, we won't be able to bear it!"

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Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately walked back to the dragon chair, sat down, and opened the cover at once.

Under the golden roof surrounded by golden dragons, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned before he finished reading this concise memorial.

He habitually crushed the memorial into a pile and then threw it out.

The eunuch accompanying him also knelt on the ground as a habit.

But just when he was about to get out, he stopped instantly!

"Get down here, everyone."

After the eunuch accompanying him bowed, he quietly exited the imperial study and closed the door gently from the outside.

Zhu Yuanzhang just let out a long sigh, suppressed his anger, and opened the door again. In his opinion, he was extremely shameless in asking for merit.

Contents of the memorial: "Dear Your Majesty the Emperor:"

"My minister, Ye Qing, the magistrate of Ningbo, strictly followed the imperial edict and punished your Majesty's royal nephew and his imperial brother who showed great kindness to Your Majesty in times of need."

"I think that my actions are not only innocent, but also meritorious!"

"My actions are nothing short of demonstrating your majesty's selflessness. The people of Ningbo Mansion all praise your majesty's selflessness, and all praise your majesty's discerning eye!"

"I helped your majesty win the hearts of the people, and your majesty should reward me!"

"I also know the principle of extrajudicial favor, so I returned the bodies of Zhu Liujiu and his son so that Your Majesty can arrange for them to be buried in his hometown."

"In order to help Your Majesty repay Zhu Liujiu's kindness for burying his family in the ground, I sentence Zhu Liujiu to death by strangulation and keep his whole body."

"Not only that, I also wrapped the bodies with cloth strips and performed a series of embalming treatments on the father and son, so that the bodies would not rot during long-distance transportation."

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate these anti-corrosion methods. This costs me a lot of money."

"This is one of the reasons why I believe that I have made great contributions and deserve to be rewarded."

"I don't want your Majesty to publicly commend you in the court, nor do you want your Majesty's tens of millions of money. I just want your Majesty to reward Shen Wansan's real estate in Ningbo, the 'Zhu Mansion', which is the 'Zhu Mansion' given to Zhu Liujiu and his son, to my housekeeper Shen Wan'er. "

"At the same time, please His Majesty personally handwrite the door plaque 'Shen Yuan', and sign it and seal it!"

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When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he really wanted to regard this memorial as Ye Qing himself and tear it into eight large pieces on the spot.

But he finally suppressed his inner anger!
Because he knew that he really had to reward Ye Qing as he asked!

It stands to reason that Ye Qing's sentencing Zhu Liujiu to death was not what he wanted. Even if he was not punished, he would not be guilty!
But he had already told the civil and military officials of the court that Ye Qing was following his instructions, and even praised him for how well he handled the matter!
In fact, when Ye Qing wrote this memorial, he had no intention of using it to seek death.

In Ye Qing's view, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote the edict asking him to act in accordance with the law just to use the lives of Zhu Liujiu and his son to achieve his reputation as a fierce anti-corruption.

He, Ye Qing, had helped Zhu Yuanzhang such a big favor. Even if he was shameless and asked for a reward, as long as it was not excessive, he would definitely give it to him.

Whether he wants to give it or not, he has to give it.

Not giving it would be a slap in the face, and if you blame him for this, it would be a slap in the face even more.

Therefore, he can definitely use this matter to fulfill his promise to Shen Wan'er, which is to let Zhu Yuanzhang order the removal of the Zhufu Gate plaque and the Shen Yuan Gate plaque.

Not only that, a door plaque inscribed by Zhu Yuanzhang himself and signed and sealed can ensure that Shen Garden will live as long as the Ming Dynasty.

As long as the Emperor of the Zhu family still sits on the throne, and as long as Shen Wan'er's descendants don't go too far, no one will dare to take advantage of Shen Yuan!
This is the only thing Ye Qing can do for Shen Wan'er!
Just treat Shen Wan'er as your housekeeper until you die!

And at this moment,
Zhu Yuanzhang just lay half-lying on the dragon chair and said, "We have never seen such a shameless person", but he didn't even say it out loud.

Who told him to use this matter to establish his authority?

Since he used an imperial edict to steal Ye Qing's credit, he had to maintain the image that "he also thought Zhu Liujiu died well"!

How to maintain this image?

As long as he follows Ye Qing's instructions, rewards Shen Yuan to Ye Qing's housekeeper Shen Wan'er, and restores the name of Shen Yuan to Shen Yuan, he will be able to maintain it well!

"How come the steward who was rewarded to him was renamed 'Chen Yuan'?"

"Shen Wan'er is assigned to Yanmen. Is she Shen Wansan's daughter?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up at first, but then he felt completely relieved.

He knew very well how Shen Wansan died.

If Shen Wansan had to be said to be guilty, it would be the crime of being a man who was so rich that he could be the enemy of his country!
Yes,

He did have the intention to kill Shen Wansan at first, but after Empress Ma's advice, he finally decided to let Shen Wansan live.He just signaled to the people below to confiscate Shen Wansan's property and send his family into exile.

But for some reason, Shen Wansan's family property was confiscated, all the men in the family were executed, and all the women were banished.

But since there was no written decree on this matter, he could not question the people below him too much.

Besides, even if it's just the confiscation of Shen Wansan's family property, it's not something worth publicizing!
Perhaps out of a little guilt towards Shen Wansan,

Maybe it's because Shen Wan'er looks a bit similar to the fourth lady of Rich Master Liu's family in his memory.
After Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, he willingly asked someone to bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then wrote the word "Shenyuan" in his own handwriting.

Immediately afterwards, he signed and sealed, and said cheerfully: "The decree is that the Ningbo Zhufu will be rewarded, no, it will be given back to Shen Wan'er, the steward of Ningbo Magistrate Ye Qing, and the name will be changed to 'Shen Yuan'."

"I will personally write and give the plaque!"

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had completely regained his composure, issued the decree to send Zhu Huan and his son back to their hometown for burial.

Immediately afterwards, he took away the lampshade and burned the memorial letter himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial that was gradually burning on the ground with extremely deep eyes.

"Thank you for repaying my kindness!"

"Master Ye, Ningbo is not far from Yingtian. We have plenty of opportunities to meet!"

"Under my eyes, you have no chance to become a local emperor. I can kill you at any time!"

"You'd better be honest during these three-plus years of tenure!"

Zhu Yuanzhang watched the word "Ye Qing" burn out at the end, gritting his teeth and calling himself "I" in his heart.

After a while, he called Jiang Wei again and said, "Send someone to Ningbo Mansion to keep an eye on us. If Ye Qing does anything unusual, please come immediately to report him."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not arrange for Mao Xiang to handle this matter. He was not worried about Mao Xiang favoring Ye Qing. It was just that Mao Xiang was already familiar with Ye Qing and it would be inconvenient to handle these secret matters.

Time flies, and time flies like an arrow.

Half a month later, Jiang Wei came to the imperial study room, knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, the plaque on the gate of your Majesty's royal gift has been listed. This matter has caused a sensation in half of Ningbo City."

"The people all say that your Majesty this time,"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Jiang Wei was about to speak but hesitated, he immediately frowned and asked, "If you have something to say, just say it. We will forgive you."

"People say that your Majesty's eyes are finally brightened this time."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew the implication, that is, he was completely blind when he rewarded that land to Zhu Liujiu.

This is no wonder the people of Ningbo. Judging from the actions of Zhu Liujiu and his son, he is indeed blind.

Zhu Yuanzhang just said seriously: "What about Ye Qing?"

Jiang Wei continued to report: "Shen Wan'er wants to hang a larger plaque 'Ye Mansion' on the gate plaque of Shen Garden, and hopes that Mr. Ye will live there."

"But Mr. Ye refused and insisted on staying in the government office!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he just smiled and nodded.

Just because Ye Qing's spine is not soft, he deserves a small compliment from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Jiang Wei continued: "On the same day that the plaque was hung in Shen Garden, Mr. Ye issued a notice to recruit craftsmen and expand the government office."

"In addition to a few specialized craftsmen, he basically wants poor people."

"Master Ye needs a lot of manpower. It seems that not only is the scale large, but the construction period is also very tight. The person who reported back said that the work had already started when he left."

If it was the first time he met Ye Qing, he would definitely be furious.

But now not only will he not get angry about it, he also feels that this is what should be done!
If he does this, it proves that he will start to display his political talents again in this three-acre land of Ningbo!
Regardless of anything else, just saying that he wanted poor people to work is somewhat similar to how he put fallen soldiers and poor children to work in Yanmen County.

I have to say that although Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the four words "relief for work" in his mind, he had already understood the essence of these four words.

Half a month later, Jiang Wei came again to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ye has been sending money to subordinate officials these days after he promoted some new officials to fill their positions."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately became interested.

In all his life, he had only heard of subordinates spending money to curry favor with their bosses, but he had never heard of bosses spending money to curry favor with their subordinates.

Zhu Yuanzhang just looked in the direction of Ningbo Mansion, and said with a slight smile: "This is quite new, let's talk about it in detail."

Jiang Wei reported: "Including government officials and county government officials under his jurisdiction, he gave money to every high-grade official. Not only that, he also gave their parents, wives, children, cloth, food, clothing, etc."

"As for officials without rank, although they don't give as much as officials with rank, some still give a little."

"After those officials received money and things, they were all extremely grateful to Mr. Ye!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he didn't get too angry.

In his opinion, this was also Ye Qing's old trick to unite subordinate officials in Yanmen County, and it could also be regarded as a prelude to the development of Ningbo.

But he always felt something was wrong, and he always felt that uniting his subordinates was a bit too much.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not make any remarks, but said seriously: "Stop reporting every half month, come and report to us once every seven days."

Jiang Wei knew that Mr. Ye was about to touch the bottom line tailor-made for him by His Majesty the Emperor.

But as the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei who was greatly favored by the emperor, he would never conceal anything or not report it.

He just hopes that Mr. Ye can restrain himself a little!
Seven days later, in the afternoon, Jiang Yu came to the imperial study room again.

Only this time, when he stepped into the imperial study room, he suddenly felt a lot heavier.

Because in his opinion, Master Ye's actions this time will definitely provoke His Majesty the Emperor to burst into thunderous wrath!
Jiang Wei reported: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ye sent people to Yanmen County three days ago to transfer the technical backbone of Yanmen Industrial Park to go south to Ningbo."

"At the same time, he announced to the whole government in the name of the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government' that he would 'invite investment to create a better Ningbo'."

"This matter caused a big fuss. In addition to announcing it to the whole government, he also sent people to send invitations to the big businessmen he had cooperated with before."

"Not only that, he also sent people to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou to publicize the investment promotion."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled and nodded: "We are finally going to start developing Ningbo."

"However, the chief officials of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou do not want their wealthy businessmen to be recruited away by Ye Qing."

"Pass the message that they are not allowed to interfere with the propaganda activities of the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government'."

Jiang Wei smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to pass on the order. Master Ye had already sent someone to warn them in the name of the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government' before arranging this matter."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned immediately when he heard this.

Again, Zhu Yuanzhang can support and give, but he must not take anything from Zhu Yuanzhang.

And Ye Qing's barbaric behavior was tantamount to snatching power from him.

But he couldn't blame Ye Qing. It was him who sent the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government' sign to his door. He deserved to be used by Ye Qing to show off his authority.

Zhu Yuanzhang just sighed and said: "That's all, it can be considered that he is working hard to develop the place."

"Any more?"

When Jiang Wei heard this, he immediately frowned.

Because what he is going to report next is something that he thinks will definitely make His Majesty the Emperor burst into thunderous wrath! .
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