The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 361 Lord Ye did the opposite, and Zhu Yuanzhang was finally fooled, and he was so pleased that all the nobles in Huaixi hated him!

The first ray of sunshine in the morning shines under the majestic main gate of the palace, Chengtian Gate.

But under the upright Chengtian Gate, Hu Weiyong looked at the tall figure in front of him with a slightly sinister look.

It has to be said that Kong Kebiao, who was filled with indignation in the eyes of Hu Weiyong, was indeed a direct descendant of Confucius.

Fifty-five generations later, the genes are still so strong, and he still has the qualifications to reason with others based on his height and body shape.

"Hu Xiang, don't worry."

"No matter how powerful he is, he can't beat me, the Confucius and Mencius family in Shandong!"

Hu Weiyong looked at the many ministers who had arrived one after another, and hurriedly said to Kong Kebiao: "Keep your voice down, you can do things, and you can rest assured about the truth."

In fact, what he was most worried about was letting Kong Kebiao do the work.

Because this man inherited Confucius' height and body shape, but not much of Confucius's wisdom. Instead, he looked a bit like a descendant of the direct line of the Kong family and the direct line of the Zhang Fei family.

But he was very relieved about the tricks Kong Kebiao was about to use to deal with Ye Qing.

There is no other reason,

Just because he didn't need Kong Ke to explain, he knew what tricks Kong Kebiao was going to use against Ye Qing.

As long as he uses that trick, he will make Ye Qing go against the 'Confucius and Mencius Family'!

No matter how powerful Ye Qing is, he can't beat the Confucius and Mencius family!

Even the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang would not dare to break up with the Confucius and Mencius family, let alone a small prefect of Ningbo!

On the Waiwulong Bridge in front of Chengtian Gate,

Xu Da and Wang Baobao, as well as Li Wenzhong and Lan Yu, also noticed Hu Weiyong and Kong Kebiao who were whispering to each other.

As a person who surrendered because of Ye Qing, Wang Baobao was quite sensitive to this kind of thing.

Wang Baobao frowned slightly and said, "Xu Shuai, are those two trying to deal with Brother Ye again?"

As soon as Wang Baobao finished speaking, not only Xu Da, but also Li Wenzhong and Lan Yu all looked over.

Before Xu Da could speak, Li Wenzhong took the lead and said, "Yes, that should be the case."

"Ye Qing made great contributions to disaster relief. He also led the industrial and commercial development of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. He even had two guards."

"I also heard that officials in Zhengzhou and Kaifeng no longer give Hu Weiyong face."

"Don't think about it, they must be anxious!"

Lan Yu just snorted coldly and said: "Those local officials are not fools. They know who is the most favored person now."

"But they don't know that their eagerness to express their loyalty to Mr. Ye will bring unnecessary trouble to Mr. Ye."

"However, there is nothing to be afraid of. I don't take them seriously."

Beside Lan Yu, the experienced and prudent defensive general Geng Bingwen reminded in a low voice: "Lanyu, this is not a battlefield, but it is more dangerous than the battlefield."

"On this battlefield, they are better than us, so we have to guard against them!"

Xu Da listened to their discussion and felt that this was the case.

In his opinion, the loyal behavior of those local officials not only caused trouble for Ye Qing from the direction of Hu Weiyong, but even caused him trouble from the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang.

He knows this emperor brother very well!

"If they want to trick me in the court, I, the emperor, may really agree."

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Xu Da just thought so.

He did not express this opinion aloud, and he absolutely could not say it in front of Wang Baobao.

He just said calmly: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead across the Waiwulong Bridge and walked straight towards Hu Weiyong and the others.

After the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty gathered in front of Chengtian Gate, their faces were still full of smiles, they bowed and greeted each other, creating a peaceful scene of civil and military affairs.

But underneath these high-quality talents are a lot of calculations.

Finally, the bell rang to open the door, and all the main entrance and exit gates, including Chengtian Gate and Fengtian Gate, were opened at this moment.

At the same time, the imperial city defenders wearing gilt armor all appeared at this moment.

The civil and military officials quickly lined up according to their official ranks, then entered the door one by one and walked on the palace avenue.

Finally, they entered the Zhengyi Building one by one, straightened their clothes in the mirror, and then went straight to Fengtian Hall.

Hu Weiyong looked at the civil and military formal mirrors on both sides of the formal clothing building. They were all manufactured in the Yanmen County Industrial Park. His sense of crisis increased again.

"Hundred officials enter the court!"

As the sharp voice came, the civil and military officials faced the rising sun and stepped into the Fengtian Hall with six doors one by one.

"kneel!"

Another sharp voice came, and all the civil and military officials who had finished lining up in the Fengtian Hall knelt down to worship.

"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty and wish Your Majesty all the best!"

"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty and wish Your Majesty all the best!!"

"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty and wish Your Majesty all the best!!!"

Under the dome surrounded by golden dragons,

Zhu Yuanzhang, wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe, sat in the middle of the dragon chair, looking at the civil and military officials below with a pair of tiger eyes.

He didn't know that Kong Kebiao wanted to cause trouble for Ye Qing, but he knew clearly that he had to cause trouble for these people today.

On the dragon case in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, placed one after another are the secret notes sent by Ye Qing.

As for Ye Qing's memorandum saying that he had finished his errands and was too lazy to meet the Holy Spirit to give orders, he would definitely not appear here.

The kind of memorial that not only makes him angry, but also embarrasses him must be burned immediately after just one glance.

These secret reports are all 'good things' about Huaixi nobles that Ye Qing found out while running disaster relief errands!

He didn't know why Ye Qing used the secret channel he specially designed for Ye Qing this time.

This is because Ye Qing is a person who clearly has the secret passage, but insists on following the procedures to make the memorial clear, and often asks Hu Weiyong to take over the memorial by name.

He neither understood why Ye Qing named Hu Weiyong to take over before, nor why Ye Qing wanted to avoid Hu Weiyong this time.

All he knew was that if he didn't beat these Huaixi nobles today about what Ye Qing had said, he wouldn't be able to get through this matter!

"I am safe!"

"Let's all get flat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's deep and penetrating voice echoed in the hall and shook the hearts of many ministers.

"Your Majesty, I have my heart set on this."

In everyone's eyes, Kong Kebiao was holding the jade tablet and preparing to walk to the middle.

But before he could reach the middle, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Why are you panicking? I haven't said anything yet, and you're here to tell me?"

"Your affairs are more important than mine?"

When Kong Kebiao heard this, he quickly kowtowed and said, "I didn't mean that. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Kong Kebiao didn't know why, but he was very afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang despite the fact that he was a descendant of the Kong family.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang got angry, he would have to kneel down at a height of more than 80 meters.

"That's it!"

"Go back, let me finish this whole thing first, and then you can tell me the story!"

In everyone's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang just waved his hand and swept the memorials on the dragon case in front of him with his wide cuffs. Looking at this scene, anyone who has a ghost in their heart will feel very flustered.

They know Zhu Yuanzhang too well!

Under normal circumstances, even if he goes to court, Zhu Yuanzhang will not call himself "I". It is all done with the word "Zhen".

As long as he calls himself 'I' in a serious manner, things will never be easy.

Everyone bowed their heads slightly, not daring to face Long Yan directly, especially the minister who had a ulterior motive in his heart. He lowered his head to the extreme.

Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "Tell me, who composed the three memorials placed in front of me, and who participated in them?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, all the civil and military officials looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

Xu Da and the others did not answer, but their expressions remained unchanged.

Of course, Xu Da and the others were not the only ones who remained calm-faced, but also the father of the crown prince's concubine, Lu Shi, and Lu Ben, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

Lu Ben had "high ambitions", so he had a good reputation in the court. He was also the second sage-level minister after Xu Da who had nothing to gain and no love for women.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was condescending, looked at the ministers who were looking at each other, and immediately targeted three people.

Then, he looked at the very dazzling names on these three memorials.

They are: Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia, Fei Ju, the Marquis of Pingliang, and Xie Cheng, the governor of the Dudu Mansion, Qian Shi!

Looking at these stories about their deeds, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his chest heaved up and down, so much so that the golden dragon head on his chest came to life.

The next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the desk and shouted angrily: "Zhu Liangzu, Fei Ju, and Xie Cheng, the three of you stand up and kneel down in front of me."

The three of them looked frightened and stunned, but they still had no choice but to stand up and kneel down.

But before they could kneel down, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily: "Don't kneel down, find the direction of Zhengzhou and kneel down!"

The three people hurriedly clasped their fists and bowed, then faced the direction of Zhengzhou and knelt down to the ground.

At the same time, the ministers also knew what was probably going on.

Ye Qing must have used a secret method to bypass Zhongshu Province and directly expose the two marquis and a general's crimes related to disaster relief to the emperor!

Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "My imperial envoy for disaster relief, Ye Qing, the prefect of Ningbo Prefecture, asked his bodyguard to deliver the secret report last night."

"Zhu Liangzu, your second son Zhu Yu actually asked people to go to Zhengzhou to be a prince. He also bought ten yellow-flowered girls and a hundred young and strong men."

"You said that the woman should be filial to you and become a domestic prostitute, and the man should be brought to your village to be a serf?"

When Zhu Liangzu heard this, his whole body went numb!

He knew that he had tacitly allowed his second-in-command to do this behind his back, and he also knew that Ye Qing had snapped him up, but he never thought that Ye Qing would dare to report him directly.

Can you recognize this kind of thing?

According to common sense, this kind of thing must not be acknowledged!

But Ye Qing is a person who is not afraid of death and is specifically fighting against them. He must have all the witnesses and material evidence before he strikes this fatal blow.

Thinking of this, Zhu Liangzu immediately knew that if he refused to admit it, he would only be guilty.

Zhu Liangzu really wanted to turn around and beg Zhu Yuanzhang for mercy, but Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he didn't dare.

He could only turn his back to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't know about this!"

"I have failed to teach my son well. I will definitely punish the rebellious son severely. Please forgive me this time in consideration of my past merits. Also, please forgive me this time because Quan Zi is young and ignorant!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang listened to his begging for mercy and looked at the micro-expressions on the faces of other Huaixi nobles.

He could already see the hatred for Ye Qing on their faces.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang was already smiling with satisfaction deep in his heart.

He just wants to openly bring hatred to Ye Qing, and he wants to make Ye Qing become a person who has no choice but to have him as a big supporter!

Lest he, Ye Qing, jump on the head of his emperor and act arrogantly!

But he didn't know that this was the true purpose of Ye Qing's secret music!

Ye Qing thought that the several times he named Hu Weiyong to take over his memorial had failed to achieve the effect he wanted, so he simply did the opposite.

He secretly went directly to Zhu Yuanzhang, catching the Huaixi nobles by surprise, making them hate him to death, and then tried every means to kill him.

But he, Ye Qing, was also a court official wearing a red robe. No matter how much they wanted to kill him, they could only borrow the butcher knife from Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.

As long as they succeed in 'borrowing the sword', Ye Qing's goal will be achieved!

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know Ye Qing's true purpose. If he had known, he would have said angrily, "I'm like a mantis stalking cicadas, but you're a fucking oriole behind?" '

Just after Zhu Liangzu was quiet, Zhu Yuanzhang successively talked about the guilt of Fei Ju and Xie Cheng.

Their crime was also to indulge their nephew and let Yazi go to the disaster-stricken areas to buy yellow-flowered girls as maids and domestic prostitutes, and to buy young men as slaves in their own farms.

When talking about Xie Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang also emphasized: "Xie Cheng, do you know why you were not granted the title of marquis?"

"When you were in Shanxi, you plundered the people's interests, so you were not granted a title. I didn't even give you the reward of one thousand shi of public land that you should have received with Wu Fu."

"I just want you to learn a lesson, but you condone lawlessness. It really disappoints me!"

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Baiguan again and said, "Which one of you here has read less than us?"

"We have read the least, and we still know how to use history as a mirror!"

"Kuang Heng built a wall to make money. When he was young, his reputation was spread all over the world. But when he is old and becomes a corrupt official, he will be infamy for thousands of years!"

"The same is true for you. When you were young, you fought to expel the Huru and fought to restore China. You are all heroes who stand upright."

"How come you became the target of your rebellion when you became a distinguished noble?"

"I have warned you many times that you should live within your means, not be too extravagant and enjoy yourself, and don't live like the object of your rebellion!"

"Water can carry a boat and also capsize it. Do you still want another Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the dragon case in front of him, which was equivalent to hitting their hearts.

"If another Zhu Yuanzhang comes, how many more people will die?"

"This devastated land of China cannot withstand such a torment!"

"I, on behalf of the people of Ming Dynasty, please stick to your original intention, okay?"

The next moment, all the officials knelt down and grabbed the ground with their heads!

After Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath, he regained his composure and said: "I sentence Zhu Yu to be chopped in half, and all three of your nephews involved in the case to be chopped in half."

"Those of you three who have titles will have their titles revoked, and those who don't have titles will be demoted one level. They will be fined three years in salary, and half of their land and other family property will be confiscated!"

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth again and said: "I don't want your lives, I will give you one last chance."

"Remember to thank Ye Qing, who interceded for you. I hope that in memory of your past military exploits, I will spare you a life!"

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang added this sentence was out of kindness.

He really hoped that Ye Qing would become a desperate person without his big backer, but he still wanted to leave some room for Ye Qing!

But he didn't know that in their eyes, it was Ye Qing who stabbed them first and then sprinkled hot sugar water on their wounds. This was far more disgusting than rubbing salt on their wounds!

Just after Zhu Liangzu and the others turned their backs to him and gritted their molars to thank him, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Manchu Wenwu again and said: "Please don't force me to become a person who kills donkeys in an attempt to get rid of troubles!"

"I don't want to be like Liu Bang, the great ancestor of Han Dynasty, but I just want to be like Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty!"

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After a while, Kong Kebiao, who hated Ye Qing even more because of this incident, once again mustered up the courage to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

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(End of this chapter)