The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 358: Zhu Yuanzhang was beaten stupidly, Master Ye was just willing to admit defeat, and offered work-for-relief and bidding!

Ye Qing finally came to his senses after being reminded by the imperial guards.

But he didn't give any reaction to the Imperial Guards who passed the decree. He just looked at the authentic and good-quality imperial edict in front of him, and then looked in the direction of Yingtian Mansion.

He really couldn't figure out whether Zhu Yuanzhang's brain was knocked stupid by Queen Ma.

Can he agree to these four conditions?

"Outrageous!"

"It's so outrageous for his father, so outrageous!"

"I can agree to all these conditions. I really admire your family of three!"

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Ye Qing now felt that his head was extremely big.

He knew that in this era when Queen Ma was extremely powerful and Zhu Biao was in good health, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the final say on many things alone.

He was certain that such a big thing was definitely not Zhu Yuanzhang's idea alone, it must be the bad idea of ​​their family of three.

If it had been before, he would have had the opportunity to be so angry that Zhu Yuanzhang directly ordered his death.

But so many times without success, not only was he not killed, but he was promoted and became an imperial envoy. Ye Qing must have been famous both inside and outside the court.

Therefore, he must have attracted the attention of Empress Ma, who kept saying that the harem would not interfere in politics, and Zhu Biao, the 'Executive Deputy Emperor of the Ming Dynasty'.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is not the only one who can take charge of all matters related to Ye Qing.

It was precisely because he realized this that he directly enlarged his tactics and put forward such excessive and outrageous conditions.

What is he for?

What he wanted to do was not to anger Zhu Yuanzhang alone, but to anger their family of three!

But the fact that he failed was right in front of him!

This imperial edict is enough to prove that he may have really angered Zhu Yuanzhang, but he definitely did not anger Queen Ma and Zhu Biao.

Ye Qing just smiled coldly at himself, and then thought to himself: "It's my fault. I underestimated this Empress Ma who kept saying that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and also allowed common women to marry with phoenix crowns and harems. The most stable prince!"

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In everyone's eyes, Ye Qing took a deep breath inexplicably.

In fact, he is adjusting his mentality.

He, Ye Qing, was not someone who couldn't afford to lose. Since it was his own mistake and he lost, he would be willing to admit defeat.

He still has this bit of character.

Since he said that as long as His Majesty the Emperor agrees to these four conditions, he will take on the responsibility for subsequent disaster relief, he will definitely keep his promise.

It's nothing more than continuing to work hard, looking for opportunities, and finding ways to challenge the bottom line of the emperor's family of three!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing accepted the imperial edict with both hands for the first time and said: "Your Majesty, Ye Qing, accept the edict."

"I will go back and tell Your Majesty that I, Ye Qing, will definitely do what I say. I will definitely rebuild the homes of the victims. I will definitely let them have enough food and clothing to survive the winter. I will definitely allow them to make a living in the coming year."

The imperial guards were a little surprised. You should know that when he came, he was already prepared to be scorned by Ye Qing.

As early as when he was in the capital, he heard the legend of Mr. Ye using imperial edicts to flatter him.

I never expected that Mr. Ye would sometimes receive orders in a respectful manner?

"Is this wild horse finally going to be moved by His Majesty the Emperor's generosity and kindness?"

"Bah, it's none of His Majesty's business. Everything is the fault of the Queen and His Royal Highness."

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When the imperial guards thought of this, they looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma out of the corner of their eyes.

As expected, the two of them tilted their heads and looked at this scene. Whether it was the expression on their faces or the look in their eyes, they could all be summed up in the words 'after all the hardships, the rewards come'.

When the imperial guards saw this, they smiled and said, "I'll definitely bring him here."

Ye Qing also nodded, and then called for someone to bring him a plate of tea money, which was as waste paper to him.

Just when the imperial guards and the others were queuing up to receive the reward, Ye Qing's eyes suddenly lit up because he had hope again.

Ye Qing hurriedly asked: "Has Your Majesty read the memorial of Zhengzhou officials?"

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma beside him also turned from sunny to cloudy in an instant.

They really couldn't figure out why this man didn't open any pots and pick up any pots. He looked like he was afraid that others would not succeed in his participation.

Then, they realized another problem.

That is whether Zhu Biao withstood the pressure of Manchu scholars, and whether Xu Da helped suppress the matter.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife couldn't help but start thinking again.

Did this man have his brain kicked by a donkey? Why did Zhengzhou officials have to be involved in his improper handling of the case?

Do you really want to die early and be reincarnated early?

Of course, such thoughts are only fleeting.

Because they can be sure that even if Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang no longer wants to live, he, Lord Ye Qingye, will definitely not want to live.

Especially in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the days he lived as Lord Ye Qingye were the days he, the miserable emperor, envied!

Who would let go of such a magical life?

There are no such stupid people in the world!

Thinking of this, they can be sure that Ye Qing must have his own purpose, but they haven't thought of it yet.

Because of this, they also looked at the Imperial Guards who conveyed the decree.

They hoped that the answers given by the imperial guard, coupled with Ye Qing's reaction, would allow them to analyze Ye Qing's true intention.

Just when they were thinking like this, the imperial guard who passed the order said with a blank look on his face: "A memorial from Zhengzhou officials?"

"Zhengzhou officials didn't submit any memorials!"

"His Majesty has not mentioned this matter, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have never mentioned this matter."

"Master Ye, what's wrong with you?"

The Jin Yiwei who passed the order saw that Ye Qing was looking in the direction of Yingtian Mansion and was distracted, so he hurriedly asked.

Ye Qing just smiled faintly: "It's nothing. The conditions in the disaster area are limited, so I won't care about the food. After you receive the reward, you can quickly go back and find a place to eat on the way."

“Remember, don’t eat without paying!”

The Jin Yiwei who conveyed the decree and the accompanying Jin Yiwei smiled and promised that it would be absolutely impossible to do such a thing.

Soon, they put the treasure money in their arms, then said goodbye to Ye Qing and rode towards Yingtian Mansion.

At the same time, Ye Qing also went straight back to the trading house, completely ignoring Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife next to him.

In fact, he was not in the mood to pay attention to it, because he let Zhengzhou officials collectively participate in his improper handling of the case, and then used this to let Chao Zhongwenru force Zhu Yuanzhang to kill him, and his plan was ruined.

Two plans failed in a row, and he was hit by two failures in a row. Not to mention that he had ten lifetimes and hundreds of years of Taoism. Even if he had a hundred lifetimes and thousands of years of Taoism, it would still be small. depressed.

"With such a large package of memorials, he just kept them all?" (Liuzhong: The emperor kept the memorials of his ministers in the palace, without discussing or criticizing them.)

"its not right!"

"I made it clear that this large package of memorials must be handed over to Hu Weiyong."

"If Hu Weiyong had read these memorials, Zhu Yuanzhang would have absolutely no chance of staying in!"

Ye Qing thought of this and immediately said to Shen Wan'er: "Go and ask the person who sent the package of memorials to the capital whether the package of memorials was delivered to Prime Minister Hu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing decisively returned to his temporary office and study room. Behind them, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, who came back, looked at this scene and felt baffled.

In their opinion, the person responsible for delivering the memorial must not dare to disobey Ye Qing's order.

If these memorials are successfully delivered to Hu Weiyong, there will definitely be a big fuss in the court.

The reason why the imperial guard gave such an answer was because Zhu Biao and Xu Da suppressed the matter very well.

But judging from Ye Qing's performance, he looked very dissatisfied.

The two just looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then Empress Ma caught up with Shen Wan'er. They wanted to be one step ahead of Ye Qing to know whether these memorials had been delivered to Hu Weiyong.

Judging from the answers from the imperial guard and Ye Qing's reaction, they still couldn't figure out the real purpose of Ye Qing's actions.

But again, since they can't figure out Ye Qing's true purpose, they can just follow what they think is the best outcome.

Undoubtedly, in their opinion, the answer given by the imperial guards was the best result.

But they also want to understand how this best result came about.

Soon after, Queen Ma learned the truth!

It turned out that Xu Da happened to bump into him, and then he said that Hu Weiyong was so hungry that he got these memorials by cheating and robbing.

within the room,

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "This Xu Tiande!"

"Ever since he met Ye Qing, he has become more and more desperate. Can he do this kind of thing?"

"You don't need to think about it. He must have discussed the matter with Biao'er privately, and then the two of them decided to burn it directly!"

"Comfortable,"

"Although I don't know why Ye Qing did this, we feel comfortable letting him work for a while!"

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Queen Ma looked at the proud Zhu Yuanzhang and just smiled and said, "Don't you think that after you got to know Ye Qing, you have become more and more bottomless?"

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Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Empress Ma and said, "You are getting better and better at which pots you don't open and which pots you pick up."

The two of them suddenly looked at each other and smiled, because they realized that they were becoming more and more like Ye Qing, but they would never admit it verbally.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife were smiling, Ye Qing smiled helplessly in his temporary office study.

He just looked in the direction of Yingtian Mansion and said feebly to himself: "Brother, I am really lucky to know you!"

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing decided not to do anything today.

After suffering two blows in succession, the key is that there is another blow, a backstab from a good friend. Can he still be in the mood for business today?

The hammer for business is pretty much the same!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing went back to his room and fell asleep!

He must recharge his batteries, and then make persistent efforts to launch a powerful charge towards the bottom line of Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma, and Zhu Biao!

Early the next morning, Ye Qing regained his fighting spirit.

Because he still has a big killer move, which is to use the cooperation with the Japanese country to make Zhu Yuanzhang embarrassed everywhere.

But before that, he must be willing to admit defeat and keep his word.

Soon, Ye Qing, Shen Waner, his two maids, and Zhu Yuanzhang began to have breakfast around the big round table.

Although they are in a disaster area, their food standards have not been reduced.

There are enough eggs and steamed buns, not to mention a glass of milk for each person, and there is still more for Shen Wan'er and his two dedicated maids to take care of their beautiful hands and feet!

Ye Qing looked at Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo in front of him and said, "I will give you two choices. The first is where to go and where you want to go. The second is to stay here and help me."

"If you stay, Mrs. Guo will help Wan'er settle accounts and assist in the transportation of grain and grass supplies."

"You, Mr. Guo, will follow me to manage the house repair projects for the victims and the reconstruction of the dams."

The two just looked at each other and had the answer.

They must have stayed to witness Ye Qing's post-disaster reconstruction skills, but they were a little disapproving of Ye Qing's sudden change of attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "We are all friends, and we still talk about the same officer. Is it necessary?"

Ye Qing said extremely seriously: "I am talking to you about business, so naturally I have to distinguish between superior and inferior."

"Remember, in the coming days, you must salute me when you see me."

"If I don't let you give me a discount, you are already thinking about old friendship!"

Zhu Yuanzhang just gritted his back molars and said with a smile: "Then let's thank Mr. Ye for not letting me kowtow to you?"

Ye Qing waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, just remember my kindness."

Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to get angry. If Empress Ma hadn't stepped on his instep under the table in advance, he would have made Ye Qing uneasy about this breakfast.

How dare you think of asking him to kneel down and salute?

He had finally written down this account for Ye Qing!

In the following days, because Ye Qing was willing to admit defeat, he seriously started the real disaster relief work.

He asked Shen Wan'er and Queen Ma to count the number of victims, then calculate their food and clothing expenses for the winter, and at the same time transport food from Yanmen County's "Disaster Preparedness Granary".

At the same time, he and Zhu Yuanzhang worked together to find reliable suppliers of bricks, wood and stone.

During this period, he allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to see what "tendering and tendering" are, and how to restrain material vendors from collaborating in "bid-rigging".

Bid rigging is also called collusive bidding, which refers to the agreement between several merchants to unanimously raise or lower the bidding price for bidding.

They seek unfair benefits by restricting competition and squeezing out other bidders so that a certain stakeholder wins the bid.

But in front of Ye Qing, all these techniques were childish.

These days, although Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma worked hard, they fell in love with Ye Qing more and more.

Because they saw with their own eyes that Ye Qing was quite serious and caring in rescuing the victims.

But they didn't know that the reason why Ye Qing did this was just because he was a man who was willing to admit defeat and a man who kept his word!

Time flies, and time soon comes to November of the eighth year of Hongwu.

At this time, the Yellow River has begun to enter the dry season, which also means that the project of rebuilding the dam can begin.

Just like when rebuilding the homes of disaster victims, in addition to the necessary skilled workers, other workers are these numerous victims.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the edge of the Yellow River, looking at the orderly progress of the dam project, and smiled with satisfaction again.

He looked at Ye Qing aside and asked, "You said this is called work-for-relief, right?"

"It's really good. It can not only save costs, but also allow disaster victims to have a transitional livelihood."

"But why didn't you do this when you came here?"

Ye Qing just rolled his eyes at Mr. Guo in front of him, and then said with disgust, "How could you ask such a stupid question?"

"Did your mother-in-law beat you out of your mind?"

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