The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 416 Mr. Ye beat to death the improper consort, a good tradition created by Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da was lucky and happy at the misfortune!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the living "beating statue" in front of him, and he really wanted to beat him to death regardless of his dignity.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Ming Dynasty, the legitimate daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, was called worthless by him?
If anyone really dares to say this in court, he can guarantee that the other party will not even be left as a scumbag!

Zhu Yuanzhang's toes hidden in his shoes were almost digging through the soles of the shoes!
He suppressed the anger in his heart, gritted his molar teeth and said, "Ye Qing, we won't even call you a treasonous person."

"Because you are a person who is not ashamed, but proud."

"Let me be reasonable with you. Your Highness the Princess has enjoyed good food and drinks since she was a child, and she has always been beautiful. Why is she not as good as them?"

"Not to mention the queen's legitimate daughter, even if she is born from other concubines, she is well-educated and well-informed in all aspects of music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Just the [Sai Guifei Club] and those brothel girls on the Qinhuai River brothel street, how can they be compared to them?"

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Ye Qing just looked at Mr. Guo in front of him, howling with indignation.

He originally didn't want to argue with him, but when he thought about it, it wouldn't be so easy after tomorrow. Taking the opportunity to tease Lao Guo would be a bit of fun.

Ye Qing nodded and said: "Okay, I will explain it clearly to you."

"Your wife said that you, Mr. Guo, are not very good at reading books, but you are very good at reading history."

"Then let me tell you about history. How was the princess of the Tang Dynasty? What was the life of the prince-in-law of the Tang Dynasty like?"

"Let's take Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes,

Ye Qing suddenly stopped talking, then stood up, faced the direction of Zhaoling, and respectfully performed a standard Tang Dynasty cross-hand salute.

Zhu Yuanzhang also saw that Ye Qing's eyes were full of respect and obvious apology.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was familiar with history, had basically guessed why there was an apology in his eyes.

But in his opinion, the apology at this time is not a kind of respect?

Because of this, he suddenly felt like he had drank a bottle of old vinegar.

"hateful!"

"As the son-in-law of my Ming Dynasty, as the court official of my Ming Dynasty, and as our minister, I respect him like a minister, like an apprentice, and like a son."

"But he can't say anything to us!"

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Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous that spanned time and space, Ye Qing sat back in front of him and crossed his legs that was so disrespectful.

"Let's use the analogy of Princess Gaoyang, the daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!"

"What kind of shitty life does her husband Fang Yiai live?"

"After her scandalous affair with Monk Bianji was revealed, she became less filial just because Emperor Taizong cut Bianji in half?"

"Emperor Taizong passed away, and there was no trace of sorrow or honor on her face. Damn it, it was as if she had died as a stranger!"

"Tell me, this kind of princess, how is she comparable to the women from my [Sai Guifei Club], and how is she comparable to the women on the Qinhuai River brothel street?"

"At least the price is clearly stated, and within the specified time, that's a treat for you!"

"There is another saying in the Tang Dynasty, which is 'I would rather marry a girl with a fifth surname than join the emperor's family'!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing at this moment and felt a little surprised.

You must know that this Ye Qing has always been a calm person, but for some reason, when he said, "Taizong died, Princess Gaoyang did not mourn", he was so filled with righteous indignation.

He looked like he wished he could return to the Tang Dynasty and strangle Princess Gaoyang to death!
In fact, if it weren't for Li Shimin's confession before his death, he would have chopped off Princess Gaoyang with one knife.

He went to war in the north and south, so much so that he ignored this incident that could have been avoided, and then allowed history to play out in front of him.

Because of this, he has always disliked Princess Gaoyang!
Li Shimin knew what kind of person Ye Yun was back then, that is, Ye Qing was now, so before he died, he told him not to hurt Gao Yang.

The reason is simple, he is Gao Yang's biological father!
No matter how leaky this little cotton-padded jacket is, he still wants his children to be a good father!

But when he saw Gao Yang's cold face, he just pushed her to the ground, forced her to kowtow, and then told her to go back to the princess mansion!

When Ye Qing thought of this, he also felt that he was a little out of sorts.

Still saying that, even though he is a thousand-year-old goblin, he still has a long and fleshy heart, which cannot be as complete as still water.

Just when Ye Qing was explaining his own views and recalling the past, Zhu Yuanzhang also had his own views.

I have to say that what Ye Qing said was all true!

In history, there is a saying that 'I would rather marry a girl with a fifth surname than join an emperor's family'!

The origin of this sentence is not only the power of the Five Surnames and Qiwang at the time, but also because of their strict family upbringing, and the daughters of the Five Surnames are all well-educated.

In contrast, most royal women are pampered, domineering, and arrogant, and even bully their consorts based on their royal status.

Of course, there are no absolutes in this world, and there are also good women in the royal family who are famous in history!
But compared to the women with the fifth surname, the good ladies from the royal family are a bit rare!

When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he just nodded reluctantly and said: "Yes, that's really what happened."

"I have to say, what you said makes sense."

"But I can assure you that the tutors of His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen are very strict."

Unable to allow Zhu Yuanzhang to continue speaking, Ye Qing directly asked forcefully: "If, I mean if, if I married the princess, if the princess raised a man outside, and I beheaded the princess in anger, would the emperor behead me?"

"This is you."

Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately at a loss for words.

Then, his eyes flickered and he said, "You don't think about good things all day long, so why do you think about bad things?"

"Impossible, His Majesty the Emperor's daughter would never do such a thing."

Ye Qing interrupted forcefully: "Please answer my question directly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to argue: "As we have said, your majesty and empress have very strict tutoring."

Ye Qing interrupted forcefully again: "Please answer my question head-on!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help himself when he saw the aggressive Ye Qing under the full moon.

He said angrily: "Cut, if you dare to chop the emperor's daughter, the emperor will definitely chop you!"

"I think about these bad things day by day. Let me take a step back and say, even if the princess raises a man, you can only tell His Majesty and let His Majesty make the decision for you."

"How could you just kill the emperor's daughter?"

Ye Qing looked at Mr. Guo, who was a huge fan of Zhu Yuanzhang, and immediately saw two words in his eyes, that was 'double standards'!
Ye Qing was not angry with him, he just smiled lightly and said: "That's enough, I've been wronged and can't kill anyone, so why bother?"

"Go to Ningbo Prefecture and Yanmen County and ask the fathers who have daughters. If I, Ye Qing, marry their daughter, if their daughter steals a man and I kill their daughter, what will they do? "

"They will definitely apologize to me, and they will definitely expel their unsatisfactory daughter from the family tree, and let her die without entering the ancestral grave!"

"The emperor can't do this, why should I marry his daughter?" "Okay, let's stop this topic!"

With that said, Ye Qing poured another cup of tea and drank it by himself.

At the same time, he looked in the direction of Ying Tianfu with his peripheral vision, and there was a little bit of inconspicuous apology in his eyes.

In fact, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma had very strict tutoring.

He also knew that the tradition that only married girls and their sons-in-law could return home on the second day of the Lunar New Year started with Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty.

In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Princess Anqing married Ouyang Lun!
On New Year's Eve of the first year, all the other married princesses went back to their in-laws' house to celebrate the New Year. Only the newly married Princess Anqing felt that her in-laws' family was shabby.

Taking advantage of the fact that she was Queen Ma's youngest daughter, she refused to go back to her husband's house and insisted on celebrating the New Year with her parents in the palace.

Empress Ma, who has always been very strict with her children, persuaded Princess Anqing: "You are now a wife, so you should be filial to your parents-in-law and considerate of your husband. How they want to have a lively reunion with their new daughter-in-law!"

Seeing that her daughter was silent, Empress Ma enlightened, "You won't go back to your husband's family because you are the emperor's daughter. Although they can't say anything, will they be happy in their hearts?"

"If you want to be fair, let's turn it upside down. When you become a mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law will be a princess. Will you be happy if she doesn't reunite with you during the Chinese New Year?"

After much talk, Princess Anqing returned to her husband's house to celebrate the New Year.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Yuanzhang was setting off firecrackers in the palace courtyard when he suddenly saw Princess Anqing and Prince Consort Ouyang Lun coming to pay them New Year greetings.

Zhu Yuanzhang directly taught him seriously: "I sent you away last night, and you came again this morning."

Immediately afterwards, he asked the princess if she had paid New Year's greetings to her parents-in-law.

Princess Anqing just laughed and shook her head like a rattle.

Faced with his daughter's coquettish denial, Zhu Yuanzhang angrily cursed: "We are human beings when we are emperors, and ordinary people are human beings too!"

"Why don't you kowtow to your parents-in-law first on New Year's Eve, but why do you go all the way to the palace to pay homage to us first?"

"Go away, go and pay New Year's greetings to your parents-in-law first, stay at home for a day to serve them, and then come back tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings to you and your mother!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he went back to the study and wrote a couplet that was uneducated but well-written and passed it to his daughter, and then asked them to go back and think about it.

In order to drive them back, personal guards were even used.

Princess Anqing went back and opened it. The first couplet said "sheep kneel down to breast", the second couplet said "daughter-in-law respects mother-in-law", and "it is natural and right".

Slowly, this matter spread.

In this way, the allusion that Zhu Yuanzhang asked Princess Anqing to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year has been widely circulated.

Therefore, later generations also designated this day as the custom for daughters to return to their parents' homes to visit relatives, and it has been passed down to this day!
When Ye Qing thought of this allusion, which had not happened yet, he secretly gave Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma a big thumbs up.

I have to say that they did a good job in this regard!

If he hadn't been in a hurry to go home, even though he wouldn't have been the consort, he wouldn't have refused in such a fierce way.

But he had no choice but to seize every opportunity to offend Zhu Yuanzhang directly or indirectly!
Just when Ye Qing was thinking like this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was speechless, suddenly had an idea that he had had before.

That's how hard Ye Qing's mouth is here, but how soft his mouth is in Fengtian Palace, in front of His Majesty the Emperor!

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Ye Qing and said, "Let me ask you one last question."

"If His Majesty summons you to the court and offers you a marriage with all the civil and military officials in the court, do you dare to refuse?"

"Do you dare to say these words in the court?"

Ye Qing looked at the confident Mr. Guo and thought this was great!

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Ye Qing not only crossed his legs, but also raised his head proudly.

"Lao Guo, I'm not bragging to you!"

"If I had the chance, do you believe I could go further than this?"

"We are friends and we are comrades who fought together. I didn't make you mad to death!"

"I have no friendship with His Majesty the Emperor."

"Even speaking of the relationship between a boss and an employee, the relationship between him and me is still one of rivals with conflicting interests!"

"As I said before, the worst possible outcome is to kill me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing grinned nonchalantly, and then continued drinking tea and admiring the moon.

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"Okay, very good!"

"We'll wait and see if you have such courage when you get there!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang went back to his room directly in the mood of saying "no more speculation".

And at this moment,
Xu Da and Wang Baobao, who had been walking here for a long time, started to gloat and laughed.

Xu Da smiled and whispered: "Zhu Chongba, Zhu Chongba, you too have today."

"Okay, very good!"

"You old boy, when you see a good girl, you steal your son and give it to you. When you see a good son, you steal your daughter and give it to you. Just because you are the emperor, you go around plundering other people's good sons and daughters!"

"Finally, I've hit the iron plate. It's a shame!"

Wang Baobao also laughed and said: "This is called doing many unjust things, and someone will always deal with him!"

"Speaking of which, if that day comes, does Brother Ye really dare to refuse in such an irritating way in front of the civil and military officials of the court?"

"Don't tell me, I was still expecting him to dare!"

After Xu Da paused, he also frowned and said, "I also expect him to dare, but I still hope he doesn't dare!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he frowned and went back to his room.

At the same time, Ye Qing was also thinking about this issue.

It's just that what he hopes is that he won't have this chance at all!

If he had this opportunity, it would mean that he had worked in vain for the past three years.

But if there is really no other way and he must be given this opportunity, he can guarantee that he will make Zhu Yuanzhang understand the truth.

That is, 'Not giving Ye Qing death would be the biggest mistake in his life'!
After a moment, he looked in the direction of Ningbo Mansion again.

Whether or not there is such an opportunity is irrelevant.

What he has to do now is to fight this battle well and at the same time achieve the goal of embarrassing Zhu Yuanzhang everywhere.

But at the same time, he was also a little worried about the future of Ningbo Mansion.

As far as the results of watching the stars tonight are concerned, it will be sunny and sunny here tomorrow, but it will be windy and rainy in Ningbo.

Although he believed in the soldiers and civilians of his Ningbo Prefecture, he was still somewhat worried!
(End of this chapter)