The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 384 As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the ancestral instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, Mr. Ye invited Xu Da and Wang Baobao to fight against the decree together!
Just when Ye Qing was thinking like this, Zhu Yuanzhang's morning court had already started.

After he returned to the imperial study, he immediately picked up his pen and started reviewing the memorials without resting.

Days like this repeated themselves for many days. It can be said that days without news from Ye Qing were very peaceful and good days for Zhu Yuanzhang.

But after this good life passed for a long time, he started talking about Ye Qing again.

This is just like an ordinary grandpa. He has taken care of his grandson for a long time and wants to send him away as soon as possible.

But after not seeing each other for a few days, grandpa will really miss his grandson who is still in the stage of "dogs hate cats"!

Today’s lunch,
Empress Ma personally cooked some side dishes, wanting to reward Zhu Chongba for his hard work for many days.

In the dining room next to the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Biao sat down directly as he looked at the three delicious dishes and one soup.

"Mom, my son hasn't eaten your cooking for a long time."

Zhu Biao smiled and flattered.

But he immediately felt something was wrong, because his mother only prepared two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Zhu Biao said sheepishly: "Mom, the food is enough, you can eat with us too!"

Empress Ma just smiled and said nothing, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's arrival.

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang came over, then looked at his eldest son in surprise and said, "The food at Guanglu Temple is not to your liking?"

"You're done, why don't you go over for dinner?"

"We don't care about your food here!"

Zhu Biao just smiled awkwardly, then stood up and saluted respectfully to his father and mother: "Your Majesty and my mother-in-law, please use it slowly. I will leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he left angrily.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma looked at this scene. Not only did they not feel that they had hurt their son's heart, they also found it very funny.

Immediately afterwards, Empress Ma rolled her eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I told you, I'm not tired from cooking for one more person."

"You rely on your son when you are away from home. You still need your son to help you at home. What's the point of having a meal with us?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "This is what he should do. Besides, how much time will we spend alone with you at the end of the day?"

"Many times, we don't see you for several days, and it only lasts for this meal."

"Sister, we really don't want that Ye Qing to enter the court!"

"In this way, we will have the opportunity to go find him with you, and then leave the court and get along with him day and night!"

"They all say that I feel uncomfortable because of that bastard's anger. Maybe if I spend time with you day and night, I will be pissed to death by him!"

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang said with some disappointment: "When he enters the court, we will have no reason to go out, and we will no longer have time to spend with you day and night."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and then began to fill his mouth with food.

Empress Ma smiled lightly and said: "Your Majesty, we can't delay it any longer. If you don't get him into the court, it will be your fault."

"This is the emperor's fate. If you want to see me, I will cook for you every day from now on."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks, held Queen Ma's hand tightly and said, "No, we can't bear to have you so tired. Just cook for us twice a month."

"We just want Biao'er to stand up quickly. After I give up my seat to him, how about you just wander around the world?"

"If you don't want to run around here and there, we can go back to Fengyang's hometown!"

Empress Ma smiled and nodded: "Then we should get Ye Qing here as soon as possible. As long as he gets acquainted with Biao'er and becomes Biao'er's right-hand man, we will lose this dragon robe and phoenix crown."

"Yes, yes, what the girl said is true, we should get him here as soon as possible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang agreed very much with Queen Ma's suggestion, but then he frowned.

Empress Ma asked with concern: "Chongba, what's wrong with you?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed his food, he looked in the direction of Ningbo Mansion, frowned and said, "I hope that boy understands our good intentions and can take a good rest in the last few months."

"He has been in the spotlight for too long. Ye Qing needs to disappear from the court for a few months."

"As long as he stops being annoying in the past few months, we can successfully get him here after he leaves office!"

Empress Ma smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, he will understand."

After Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he continued to eat with Queen Ma.

Outside the imperial study room door,

A eunuch who had already eaten came and whispered to the eunuch on duty: "Go and eat."

"When I'm full, I'll go back to my room and rest!"

The eunuch who came to change his shift was immediately shocked. Did the emperor and empress ask him to eat?

Let alone eating at the same table, even eating some of their leftovers is a great favor!
Thinking of this, the words "envy, jealousy, hatred" were imprinted on his eyes.

But before long, the word "envy, jealousy, hatred" in his eyes turned into "sympathy".

Because he already knew what the eunuch meant when he said he was full.

After lunch, they drank afternoon tea for a while.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I won't disturb you anymore."

The eunuch on duty outside the door was extremely happy when he heard this.

But just as Queen Ma was about to go out, Hu Weiyong came over holding a thick booklet.

"Your Majesty, I would like to see you."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Let him come in."

Empress Ma smiled lightly again and said: "Your Majesty, it is inconvenient for me to interfere with the affairs of the court, so I will leave now."

Outside the gate, Hu Weiyong held a thick book and bowed deeply to Empress Ma.

Empress Ma just smiled and nodded, and then left the imperial study room, but she remembered the book in Hu Weiyong's hand with "Huang Ming's Ancestral Instructions" written on the cover.

After Empress Ma left, Hu Weiyong entered the imperial study and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, "The Records of Ancestors" was first compiled in the second year of Hongwu. It was completed in the sixth year of Hongwu. It was revised in the ninth year of Hongwu. Now it is officially named "Huang Mingzu". Training!"

"I would also like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it. If there are no problems, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to prepare an edict and announce it to the world."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was on guard against Hu Weiyong, Hu Weiyong was very impeccable in handling affairs. The struggle between imperial power and prime minister power never stopped, but Hu Weiyong could not find any faults in what the prime minister should do.

Zhu Yuanzhang, with a matter-of-fact mentality, carefully looked at the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" that was finally written!
But when he saw the policy towards Japan, he suddenly became unhappy.

"Although the Japanese country pays tribute, the whole country is actually a treacherous villain. This is true."

"But why is the Japanese country a country without conquests?"

"We never said this!"

Hu Weiyong was stunned, and then reminded: "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that you announced this strategy in front of the civil and military officials of the court!"

After listening to Hu Weiyong's reminder, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that incident.

At that time, he had never heard Ye Qing say that Japan was rich in gold and silver, and he only thought that Japan was a barren country in the sea.

Although he wanted to conquer them when he founded the country, after thinking about it, he still felt that it was unprofitable and it was a loss-making business that wasted people and money.

Therefore, he announced this strategy!

But after Ye Qing's teachings, he knew that he was wrong!
The Japanese country was a place rich in gold and silver, but their mining and smelting technology was low, which gave him such an illusion. Originally!
How rich can a place that secretly supports piracy be?
If you were really rich, why would you be a pirate?

But who would have thought that they support piracy just because they don't know how to use their own wealth.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little embarrassed again.

"You go down first and let us think about it again."

Hu Weiyong bowed respectfully, left the imperial study, and went back to do his own business.

Hu Weiyong is now the same as Zhu Yuanzhang. As long as it has nothing to do with Ye Qing, he doesn't bother to think too much and just does his own thing.

But he didn't know that this matter was closely related to Ye Qing.

After Hu Weiyong left, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately called for people to bring back Queen Ma, who had just left.

This time, they didn't have the usual chatter with each other, they just talked about business in a serious manner.

Under the dome surrounded by golden dragons,

Queen Ma sat on the dragon chair and looked carefully at the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" which had been revised three times before it was successfully completed.

When she saw the article on the Japanese policy, she immediately frowned.

Because she also realized the mistake here!
After Ye Qing's 'teaching', she only believed that listing the Japanese country as a 'country without conquest' was an absolute loss-making deal.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat opposite and frowned: "What do you think we should do?"

"Although it has not been announced to the world, everyone in the civil and military circles of the court knows that it will be bad if we go back on our word now."

Empress Ma also nodded lightly and said, "It's not that the emperor can't go back on his word, but he can't go back on his word in a short period of time."

"I think Ye Qing's plan to attack the Japanese country will not be so fast."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately knew what he should do.

That’s just for now!
When Ye Qing reports for the expedition in a few years, he can just find another reason to revise it.

Time is always the best medicine. It can not only make people forget the pain in their hearts, but also downplay the emperor's renegade.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately nodded and said: "Okay, let's do this for now!"

A few days later, the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", which had been written into a book, together with the relevant edicts, were sent to post soldiers in various places for distribution.

Yingtian Mansion was not far from Ningbo Mansion, and within three days, these things were delivered to Ye Qing's hands.

In Ye Qing's study,

He was really happy when he looked at the clause that listed Japan as a "country without conquest"!

But next to him, Wu Yong couldn't be happy at all.

Wu Yong frowned and said, "Is this emperor blind?"

"Isn't this causing trouble for you?"

"I still want to fight against the Japanese country, but I'm going to beat them up!"

However, Ye Qing said with a playful smile: "He issued his "Emperor Ming Ancestor Instructions", and I fight my own battle. Does it have anything to do with him?"

Wu Yong felt very puzzled when he heard Ye Qing's remarks.

Is this a plan to openly resist the decree and slap the emperor in the face?
Ye Qing continued to smile and said: "You have to remember that we have formal business cooperation with the Japanese country, Southern and Northern Dynasties."

"I just collected money from the Northern Dynasty to help him conquer the Southern Dynasty, and at the same time I collected money from the Southern Dynasty to help him conquer the Northern Dynasty!"

"I'm just leading my soldiers from Ningbo Prefecture to go out and earn some money to support my family. This can't be called resisting the decree, right?"

"Also, when the Japanese and Southern Dynasties are defeated, can't we just raise the price for developing their gold and silver mines?"

"At that time, the imperial court's mining income will increase, and I, the emperor, will only be able to hold me in the palm of my hand!"

Wu Yong thought about it again and felt that this was the truth.

The relationship between them and the Japanese Southern and Northern Dynasties was just a formal business cooperation, and it was not at the level of a national war.

In this way, Wu Yong began to report the production results of [Donghai Mining Development Group] with a smile.

"All our warships have been launched, and our cannons and long-range weapons such as the 'Fire Dragon Water' have been produced according to your quantity requirements."

"Now, installing and debugging!"

Ye Qing's eyes immediately lit up, and then he said in a military order tone: "Give me the order to have all Ningbo Navy members board the ship for training!"

"Tell them they only have two months!"

"Within two months, they will be familiar with their warships, must master the use of all weapons, and must be 'man-ship integrated'!"

"If you can't do it, just go home and farm!"

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Wu Yong cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"

After Wu Yong left, Ye Qing began to write memorials and two letters fluently.

In the afternoon, the post soldiers came to Ye Qing.

Ye Qing solemnly warned: "These two letters must be delivered personally to Marshals Xu Da and Wang Baobao."

"This memorial must be handed over to Prime Minister Hu personally!"

"Remember, especially this memorial, it must be handed over to Prime Minister Hu personally!"

After the postman collected the letter, he rode his fast horse in the direction of Yingtian Mansion.

In the afternoon three days later,
The post soldiers found Xu Da and Wang Baobao drinking tea in the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion.

"Meet Xu Shuai, meet Wang Shuai."

"Master Ye has a handwritten letter, and I want my subordinates to hand it over to you two."

As soon as the two of them heard this, they put down the tea cups in their hands and smiled at the same time.

This little guy has a conscience!

I haven’t seen you for such a long time, but I still know how to write a letter to say hello!
After the post soldiers left, they opened their own letters.

After reading the letters, the two of them frowned at the same time, and then exchanged reads of each other's letters.

After seeing it, their brows became wrinkled.

"This is no longer a letter, it's just an invitation. Except for the different names, the content is exactly the same!"

Xu Da said with a frown.

Wang Baobao was also very angry and said: "Why do I think he has a conscience? He has no long-term intentions!"

"Ask us for help and give you two fucking copies. I can't bear to think more and put more effort into it!"

When they mentioned helping, Xu Da and Wang Baobao frowned at the same time.

Can you help me with this?

We must help, but definitely not now!
If he were to help now, he would be helping Ye Qing and punching Zhu Yuanzhang in the face!
Thinking of this, the two of them looked at the two copies of the letter, which were all the same except for the names and titles, and frowned again.

They just feel that this guy is not only heartless, but also very disturbing!
(End of this chapter)