The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 366: Zhu Yuanzhang asked the marshal to jump into the fire pit again. Empress Ma learned what she had learned and sold it, deceiving the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty to be too perfunctory!

Zhu Yuanzhang accepted Zhu Biao's suggestion, and then sent someone to invite Xu Da and Wang Baobao to come to the palace for dinner in the evening.

During dinner that day, Xu Da and Wang Baobao went to the dining room next to the imperial study room, which they were familiar with but also feared.

In fact, they are not afraid when they see people coming here to eat!

What really frightened them was that after coming here to eat, they saw such a large plate of roast goose cooked by the Queen herself in the middle of the dining table.

In their opinion, it tastes really delicious, but if you eat it, you have to jump into the fire pit willingly!

It can also be said that after eating, no matter whether you are willing or not, you must jump forward into the fire pit.

Just as they expected, there was still a plate of roast goose in the middle of the dinner table, which they were looking forward to.

"You two, what are you looking at?"

"If you don't sit down and start fucking, Tiande has always been good at it. Now that you, Wang Baobao, and Tiande have become neighbors, aren't you going to be good at it too?"

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting above him, and Zhu Biao, who was sitting on the left side of Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and Wang Baobao, who had already traveled in Hanfu at all times, just stood there and refused to sit down.

Moreover, their eyebrows were all furrowed in similar ways.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to see it, turned to Zhu Biao and said, "Why don't you help Uncle Xu and Uncle Wang sit down?"

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Yes, Dad."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Biao stood up and helped him.

How dare you refuse to obey the prince's support?

The prince calls him uncle one after another. How dare you disobey?

In this situation, they must have dared not disobey, and just sat down with a smile.

While Xu Da sat down, he also smiled at Zhu Biao and said, "Okay, okay, you should sit down too."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Da looked at the empty chair on Zhu Yuanzhang's right and said, "Where is my queen's sister-in-law?"

"Tell sister-in-law to stop working. The food is enough. She is not in good health, so don't be tired."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became jealous when he looked at the young man in front of him who would never move his chopsticks until his sister-in-law was seated.

He pursed his lips and said, "What a bastard Xu Tiande, why do your elbows always turn outward?"

"How many times have I told you that if you come here, it's just a family dinner. The relationship between us is not that of a king and a minister, but brothers who are closer than real brothers."

"But as for you, when we meet, we meet His Majesty, and then we say 'Sister-in-law of the Queen'."

"When are you going to call me Emperor?"

Xu Da just smiled and said nothing!

The reason why he smiled and said nothing was not because he didn't have the answer in his heart, but because he already had the answer but it was not convenient to say it now.

In his opinion, it is not impossible to call him Emperor Brother, but it is not now, but when his time is approaching.

If he was dying, Zhu Yuanzhang would still come and hold his hand.

He will definitely say, 'Brother, when I get down there, I will continue to help you fight Bei Yuan's ghosts! '

But now he is strong and has such high prestige in the military that he does not need military symbols.

At this time, he must maintain a principle, that is, the emperor can treat him as a brother, but he can only treat himself as the emperor's servant.

Especially for this suspicious emperor, no one can be sure whether his words are the truth or just polite words to test the other party.

Of course, he believed that what Zhu Yuanzhang said to him was the truth!

But he must also treat this sentence that should be the truth as a polite remark just to test him!

As for why he always calls the Queen sister-in-law, the reason is too simple.

First of all, he respects this sister-in-law who allows women all over the world to wear phoenix crowns and harems on the day they get married!

Another thing is that he left his sense of propriety to the emperor's brother and his family affection to his sister-in-law. Not only would it not make Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy, but it would also make him feel relieved.

Although he looks jealous now, he is actually very happy.

If he wasn't secretly enjoying himself, how would he, a middle-aged and elderly man in his forties or fifties who has dominated the world, be in the mood to imitate children and be jealous?

Just when Xu Da was thinking like this, Zhu Yuanzhang really smiled and said: "Your Queen's sister-in-law, there are still two dishes that have not been served."

"Okay, we know you respect your sister-in-law, so let's wait for her together!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Queen Ma and two maids carrying dishes came over.

When Xu Da and Wang Baobao saw Queen Ma coming, they stood up immediately.

Xu Da smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, stop working so hard and hurry up and take a seat."

Wang Baobao bowed respectfully and said, "I pay my respects to the Queen!"

Empress Ma just smiled and said: "When you come home, don't do this false courtesy!"

After Queen Ma sat down, she looked at Wang Baobao and said, "Wang Baobao, since you are here, I won't call you General Wang. Your sister is still my daughter-in-law!"

"We are relatives and we sit at the same table to eat. Let's not be so polite."

With that said, she began to introduce today's main course.

Yes,

Today's main course is not roast goose that makes Xu Da and Wang Baobao jump into the fire pit.

The fire pit is a must for them to jump in, but today’s main course has another meaning.

Empress Ma pointed to the two last dishes served and said, "This is Jining's famous smoked tofu, and this is Henan's braised noodles."

"Actually, there are many delicacies in these two places, but time is limited. I can't find a chef in the palace, so I can learn and sell them now."

"Come on, how about you all try my handiwork?"

Xu Da and Wang Baobao had no reason not to stretch out their chopsticks, but they also knew that the fire pit that made them jump was probably related to these two places.

These two places have recently been discussed in the imperial court, and are related to going to the hometown of Confucius and Mencius to engage in "sharing the land" and "the gentry working together as errands and paying grain as one body".

Thinking of this, they already understood what fire pit they were being asked to jump into!

I have to say that for them, this is indeed like jumping into a pit of fire!

If things are done well, it will go down in history!

If things are not done well, you will be scolded by civil servants with pens even to death!

But they also know that these two policies are indeed great policies that benefit the country and the people. They can effectively promote the production enthusiasm of the people across the country, can also effectively promote the increase in grain production across the country, and can also powerfully promote the birth of children for all people. Positivity.

What does this mean?

This means that the Ming Dynasty can become a veritable country with a large food supply and a large population.

In this era, this is an existence that is enough to crush the world!

As a pure Chinese Han Erlang, Xu Da was naturally willing to suffer all kinds of infamy in order to facilitate this matter!

Wang Baobao's origin meant that he was not a pure Chinese Han Erlang, but he had already regarded himself as a pure Chinese Han Erlang!

Furthermore, the effective implementation of these two national policies can also promote his goal of regaining the land at the peak of the Yuan Dynasty in his lifetime!

Thinking of this, the two of them moved their chopsticks in unison.

To be honest, cooking is not a skill that can be learned immediately if you are talented.

Even if you are a professional chef, when learning new dishes, you still need to use failure to support success. It is just that the number of failures is much less than that of ordinary people.

But the number of failures is less than that of ordinary people, but it does not mean that he will not fail!

Therefore, the two dishes that Queen Ma has learned to cook and sell now, although they are basic skills, they are definitely not that good.

Xu Da tasted it seriously and said, "It's delicious. How can the food cooked by my sister-in-law not be delicious?"

Wang Baobao was so intoxicated with the meal that he said, "Even the best noodle cook in Henan and the best smoked tofu master in Jining can't compare to the Queen's craftsmanship!"

As soon as Wang Baobao finished speaking, everyone at the table looked at him.

Even Queen Ma wanted to reward him by saying, "I'm embarrassed by your performance."

But the couple was still very happy, because it meant that they were using this method to show that they were very willing to jump into the fire pit.

Of course, I can’t say that I am very willing!

It can only be said that for the sake of this country, they are willing to take this risk, and may even die and be scolded by civil servants for thousands of years!

Thinking of this, Queen Ma was also very moved. She immediately broke off two goose legs and put one in each of their bowls.

"Eat, eat when you're excited." "If it's not enough, my sister-in-law will cook it for you."

Xu Da and Wang Baobao had already made their decision, so naturally they picked it up and started chewing on it, praising it again and again.

This time I was really full of praise!

The roast goose cooked by Queen Ma is truly one of a kind!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this scene and thought to himself: "Our death-free gold medal is a joke, but as long as you two get this done, if we don't protect you from a good death, we will be a joke."

Zhu Biao also thought to himself: "When my father goes up the mountain and I become emperor, I will treat you two well. Of course, I really don't want my father to go up the mountain so soon. Being an emperor is really tiring."

In this way, they began to eat and chat about some household matters that had nothing to do with government affairs.

After drinking and eating, Zhu Yuanzhang went straight to the point: "That guy Kong Kebiao said in the court that he couldn't be the imperial envoy, and there was no way he could serve as a servant and pay for the food as one person in the hometown of Confucius and Mencius." 】The pilot was successful.”

"We know that if he works hard, he will succeed."

"But how could these people do something that is tantamount to breaking their own arms for the sake of Ming Dynasty and the country?"

"To put it bluntly, whether this country's surname is Zhu or Liu, everyone in the world must be polite to them."

"Don't say that the people of the Han family are in charge of the world. Even if the Bo'erzhijin family of the former Yuan Dynasty is in charge of the world, don't we still have to be polite to them?"

"So, they won't pay much attention to the court!"

"But what can be done?"

"We can't just kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked in the direction of Ningbo Mansion again and said meaningfully: "So, you, Brother Ye, have to do this."

"There is no other way but to let him work harder if he can. Anyway, we will keep his credit in mind."

Then, he turned to look at Xu Da and Wang Baobao and said, "But we can't let him face the two thousand-year-old families alone. You two generals have to help him."

"As long as you, Xu Da, are here, the local Han soldiers and civilians will not cause trouble!"

"With you Wang Baobao, the soldiers and civilians of Meng Yuan and Semu will not cause trouble right now!"

"In this case, his only enemies are the Confucius and Mencius families!"

Having said this, he sighed helplessly and said, "This is the only thing we, the emperor, can do for him."

Immediately afterwards, he looked at Xu Da and Wang Baobao again and said: "I'd like to invite you two, don't refuse!"

Wang Baobao and Xu Da just smiled in relief and agreed immediately.

To put it bluntly, this is to help their brother Ye, or to help their unilaterally recognized good son-in-law, so there is no way to refuse.

Besides, they had already expressed their stance when they took down their chopsticks.

Now that the emperor has surrendered his status and used such a big word "please", what else do they have to say no to!

After Xu Da and Wang Baobao agreed, Zhu Yuanzhang began to talk about their plan.

"It's still the old rules. When Ye Qing leaves, you will ask for leave. The reason is to go home and build the ancestral graves."

Xu Da and Wang Baobao's eyes immediately lit up, and then they spoke one after another: "We repaired the ancestral graves last time."

"That's right, you won't cut corners when building your own ancestral tomb, only to have it collapse so quickly."

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Zhu Yuanzhang immediately smiled and said: "Then change the reason and go back to your hometown to move the grave!"

The two of them just gave Zhu Yuanzhang a blank look. Are they quarreling with the ancestral tomb?

The two men immediately stated that they would not bother His Majesty the Emperor to think of reasons, they would think of reasons themselves.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma sent them to the road outside the palace.

A few days later,

Zhu Yuanzhang received news from Ningbo's plainclothes guards, saying that Ye Qing had set out two days ago.

And the first place he went to was the hometown of Confucius, which was actually Guide Mansion in Henan Province, the commandery of Confucius!

Zhu Yuanzhang counted the time and felt that Ye Qing really kept his word. He said he would set off in one month, and he set off in one month.

It’s true that there is not much in one day, and there is not much in one day!

After Zhu Yuanzhang found out about this, he sent someone to tell Xu Da and Wang Baobao, asking them to prepare the reasons for asking for leave in the morning the next day.

Early the next morning,

Under the golden dragon-coiled dome of Fengtian Hall, the court meeting was held normally.

After they discussed various national affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da and Wang Baobao out of the corner of his eye and said, "Do you have anything else to report?"

"If not, then go do whatever you need to do in the next day!"

Xu Da and Wang Baobao naturally knew that this was asking them to come forward and ask for leave.

Xu Da came out with the jade tablet in his arms and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to take leave and go back to my hometown."

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be serious and said: "What big thing happened at home that requires you, the generalissimo, to go home in person?"

Xu Da frowned, lowered his head and said loudly: "The ancestral graves are to be moved. As the eldest son of the family, and the only son still alive, I must take charge of the overall situation."

"It would be unfilial not to go!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da and was so angry that his nostrils bulged.

"This Xu Tiande!"

"Isn't it a joke that we are quarreling with our ancestors' graves?"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, Wang Baobao also walked out holding Yuhu.

He also lowered his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have to take leave to go home and move my grave!"

Zhu Yuanzhang no longer knew what to say to them.

It was okay not to laugh at him at first, but after laughing at him, using this excuse was a bit infuriating.

In fact, they didn't want to use this reason, but after going home and discussing it for a long time, they still felt that this reason was reliable!

With their current status, what can't they ask for help?

Even if you have to choose a concubine, you can still get someone to help you do it properly!

After much deliberation, the only thing they had to do was move the grave!

Let alone them, even if the ancestral tombs of his Zhu Yuanzhang family were to be moved, he, the emperor, would have to go no matter how busy he was!

After Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at them, he just sighed and said: "Filial piety comes first, and we don't dare to stop you from going home to fulfill your filial piety."

"Prelude!"

"Retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang and his regular eunuchs ran away from their special passage as quickly as possible.

Xu Da and Wang Baobao looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who were still stunned, and ran away quickly with oil on their soles.

Just the next moment, all the civil and military officials reacted.

Hu Weiyong and Kong Kebiao looked at the main hall without the emperor, prince, and marshal, and the same sentence came to their minds instantly.

"It's a bit disrespectful to lie so perfunctorily!".

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