The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 85 If Master Ye is not promoted, Emperor Zhu is blind

In this humble corner of the arsenal,
Zhu Yuanzhang and his pro-army guards finally put on prison uniforms again.

After they threw it away gracefully, Lao Liu asked the people in the transport convoy to pick them up again. If these people lost their prison uniforms and went back, they would be beaten severely.

If you really want to say it, Lao Liu is still thinking about the "good officials" who are being educated by him.

Beside Mao Xiang, a pro-military guard was about to kneel subconsciously. If Mao Xiang hadn't grabbed his waistband from behind, he would have really knelt down.

The other pro-military guards also reacted similarly, but fortunately Mao Xiang hinted them to stabilize with his eyes in time.

And the reason why they have such a subconscious reaction is only because in their opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang must not be able to bear it any longer, and is about to erupt into thunderous anger.

But the fact is not the case!

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed angry, but it was far from the level of Thunder's anger.

In Mao Xiang's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing No. 88 prison uniform again, pointed at Lao Liu's nose, feeling angry and helpless.

If it was in the palace, the old fellow would be considered a loser if he could get out of the palace alive!

But not now!

His identity in front of Lao Liu was just a criminal official dispatched by the emperor because he angered the emperor. He was the 'Fan Zhongyan' of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, no matter how angry he is, he can't reveal Zhu Yuanzhang's true face. Whatever he does or says, he must conform to the identity of 'Daming Fan Zhongyan'.

He can be unconvinced and insist on his own opinion, but he must never say something like 'we will kill you'.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat down fiercely and said: "You sit down for us too, don't talk to each other. Whose father are you?"

"Gentleman, sit down and discuss the Tao!"

"Let's say it calmly, why isn't Ye Qing a traitor?"

When Lao Liu heard this, his anger went down a little bit, and he also sat down on the opposite side of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The reason why he was so angry was also for a reason. Just after he found this old Guo, he heard this old Guo scolding "rebellious and immoral"!
He was also really angry, so he dragged him into this inconspicuous corner.

Old Liu stared at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a commoner who hasn't read any books."

"But I know a lot more than you, this gentleman!"

"Come on, let me sit with you and discuss, I, a commoner who has never read a book, must open the ladle of a gentleman who has read books into a dog's stomach!"

At this point, Lao Liu immediately changed his words: "It's not opening the ladle, your head is not a gourd, and you can't make two ladles, it's enlightenment!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face was really stretched longer than that of a horse, and the corners of his mouth trembled like a stroke.

Actually, he didn't want to scold Ye Qing in front of Lao Liu either.

It's just that he was so angry that he couldn't hold back for a while, and he just swears like this, but it happened so coincidentally, as soon as he yelled, he was heard by the old Liu who came to find someone.

Old Liu continued: "Why do you just look at my new cannon in Yanmen County and say that Mr. Ye is rebellious?"

"Did he dig up your emperor's ancestral grave, or robbed your emperor's wife?"

In the next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened.

Just relying on the metaphor of his old Liu, it is enough to kill all the nine clans!
And the pro-military guards who stood aside and acted as a human wall looked at this scene with horror in their eyes. This old Liu is really daring, dare to use such a metaphor?

But Zhu Yuanzhang was trying to hold back, it can be said that he grasped his toes tightly.

He just gritted his back molars, and said word by word: "Old Liu, you dare to use such a metaphor?"

Old Liu smiled and said, "I know, you can't spend your whole life here in a labor camp. There will always be a day when the emperor will remember you and call you back."

"I'm not afraid of you suing!"

"But let me ask you, there are thousands of people in the world, can you guarantee that I am the only one behind the scenes, so you can say that he is Emperor Zhu?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately calmed down again.

For this matter, he was really enlightened in an instant!

Yes!

With his life and death in his hands, he would naturally shout 'Your Majesty' in front of him, but beyond his eyes and ears, who can guarantee that no one will speak ill of him!
When Lao Liu met the 'Daming Fan Zhongyan' in front of him, he felt a little enlightened, and he continued calmly:
"I know that from the standpoint of the imperial court, from the standpoint of Emperor Na Zhu, we, Mr. Ye, are outrageous."

"If he, Emperor Zhu, sees this scene, he will definitely kill our Lord Ye regardless of everything!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded in approval and said, "You little commoner, you know a lot."

"Since that's the case, how can you open our eyes?"

Old Liu asked back: "Do you know the name of this new cannon?"

Zhu Yuanzhang definitely couldn't answer, how did he know the name of this new cannon!

Old Liu continued: "This new cannon is called 'Hongwu Cannon'!"

"Master Ye has said that no matter how powerful a cannon is, it is still an important weapon for attacking the enemy and defending the country. It is not Ye Qing's personal weapon, so he named it 'Hongwu Cannon'!"

"Also, the quantity of armor and weapons produced by our Yanmen Arsenal is in accordance with the requirements of His Majesty the Emperor."

"The four guards of the Yanmen Garrison have a total of [-] soldiers. This is the amount of armor we produce, as well as the specified number of spare armor and maintenance parts!"

"The same goes for swords, arrows, crossbows and firearms!"

"Possession of armor is a felony, and possession of knives and firearms is a felony, but our Master Ye has never made a hatchet for himself, so why should he be said to be a treason?"

"You have to know that this Yanmen Armory Factory is not a profitable business. We, Mr. Ye, donate money to buy better equipment for the emperor Lao Tzu's army, and punish him?"

Speaking of this, Lao Liu still had an expression of being worthless for Ye Qing: "If I don't get promoted to our Lord Ye's official position, I will scold the emperor every day for being blind!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his anger plummeted and he fell into deep thought.

It seems to make sense!
The new cannon he made himself was named after Zhu Yuanzhang's year name, and there was absolutely no objection in his words.

Not only that, but he also posted money himself to buy better equipment for Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

If he thought so, he would be considered blind if he didn't get promoted.

But then Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head immediately, he just felt that he was almost surrounded by this old Liu.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lao Liu, his eyes full of scrutiny: "How do you know that he is giving money to change equipment for the emperor's army?"

"He didn't get involved in important military and political affairs?"

Old Liu just gave Zhu Yuanzhang a very obvious look of contempt, then pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang's nose and said, "Little man!"

"Using the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman is talking about a villain like you!"

"you"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't take it anymore, and if he continued to communicate like this, he would have to find bricks to hit people.

But before he could vent his anger, Old Liu continued: "Our Master Ye also said a word, civil officials govern the world and the people, military generals protect the borders and open borders, and civil officials do not get involved in the army is his principle!"

"He did this loss-making business just to give the boys in Yanmen County a little more hope of survival."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard such a principle, there was a sense of relief and peace of mind in his eyes.

Seeing this 'Da Ming Fan Zhongyan' nodding his head, Lao Liu knew that his goal of enlightening the other party was about to be achieved.

Old Liu looked at the sun that was about to go down the mountain and said: "Is there anything else you want to ask? I'll call it a day and I'll call it a day. If nothing happens, we won't see each other again."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the old Liu in front of him, and smiled again in relief: "Then you Mr. Ye are so capable and have no objection, why don't you want to hand over all these technologies?"

"And build this arsenal in this top-secret place surrounded by mountains?"

Old Liu thought for a while and said, "The arsenal was built here to prevent Beiyuan spies. The other thing is that it is closer to the mine, which is convenient for transportation. As for why the technology is not handed over, I don't know!"

"However, I can make a general guess. It is probably because the emperor is afraid that the emperor will cross the river, tear down the bridge and kill the donkey!"

"Doesn't the emperor just like to do such inhuman acts!"

As soon as the voice fell,
Old Liu gave a very obvious look, he couldn't help but look at the emperor with contempt, and stood up!
　The ending of Chapter 2 has been changed. After the main character left, Liu gave lessons to Zhu Yuanzhang. This way the effect is better. Thank you for your support!
　　
　
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