Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 259
"Confucians govern the country with benevolence and righteousness, and only need to appoint virtuous ministers."

"Nonsense! The emperor will never collude with the scholars. Instead, he will treat the scholars as leeks. Every now and then, he will kill people until their heads are bloody. He will cut off the local dignitaries beyond recognition so that they will never dare to bully the common people again!"

Zhu Yunxuan was stunned. He sighed and said: "If the king does not regard his ministers as his confidants, how can the ministers serve the king wholeheartedly? How can the country be governed when the king and his ministers are fighting?"

"Think about it for yourself, how can you make those ministers respect and fear you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his sleeves and shouted angrily.

After Zhu Yunxuan left, Zhu Yuanzhang called Xie Jin over and said to Xie Jin: "Xie Jin, you are the champion of Hongwu for 21 years. You are talented, but it is too early. I let you go home for ten years. You come back again."

When Xie Jin heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In the 21st year of Hongwu's reign, he passed the scholar examination and soon became the emperor's favorite. In addition to his intelligence, he was deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Something went wrong with this appreciation, and Xie Jin became elated. When he had nothing to do, he wrote a long article to Zhu Yuanzhang and the policy of the DPRK.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take him seriously at first, but even praised Xie Jin in a hypocritical way.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jin pushed further and began to express his own opinions in "Ten Strategies for Peace".

Let them give advice on government affairs and be impassioned.

However, he did not take Zhu Yuanzhang seriously, but waved his hand and let Xie Jin be taken home by his father.

In the past ten years or so, Xie Jin has lived a very comfortable life in his hometown in Jishui. Every day he goes to Luling to write a prologue for the clans in the village, enlightens the young people in the village, and writes poems and songs with them when he has time. Endowment.

However, such a day, although very beautiful, does not have much sense of accomplishment.

Xie Jin knew that he was going to be reused by Zhu Yuanzhang again, so of course he was very happy.

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Xie Jin, you are the first talented person in the Ming Dynasty, with outstanding literary talent and extraordinary intelligence. You and I are righteous, the king and his ministers are kind, and the love between father and son cannot be ignored.

The implication is that morally, we are the head of the family, but in terms of human relations, we are a family. If there is anything between us, we will tell you.

Xie Jin quickly knelt down.

"I can't let anyone else investigate the matter of framing Zhu Tuo. Therefore, I order you and Jiang Rui to investigate together. You must give me an explanation within five days!"

"Your Majesty!" "I obey!"

After Jiang Rui interrogated Zhu Tuo and Li Jinglong, he had a general understanding of the trial of the case.

First of all, to get in touch with Li Jinglong, you must have dealt with Li Jinglong. You must be able to speak for the Li family and report to Ying Tiansi.

Jiang Rui turned the entire Li Mansion upside down, searched all the servants in the Li Mansion, and asked officials from Yingtian Mansion to testify, but he could not find this person.

Everything seems to end here.

Jiang Rui was thinking hard in the prison. In the past few days, he had questioned all the ministers who had opinions on King Su, but they hadn't gained anything.

He even mobilized a royal army and marched north to attack Tao Ning and others.

By the way, Tao Ning is the poor man who offended Prince Su and was sent to a distant place.

As the representative of the Ming Dynasty in North Korea, Tao Ning had to make complete preparations. It took him several months before he reluctantly followed the North Korean envoys to the ice and snow of North Korea.

Along the way, Tao Ning was procrastinating, trying to make himself faster.

So, as soon as Tao Ning arrived in the Yan Kingdom, the Jin Yiwei chased him.When she found out that they were going to return to Beijing, Tao Ning could not help but burst into tears with excitement. She knelt on her knees and shouted to the sky: "The sky has eyes, the sky has eyes. I, Tao Ning, can respond to Tiancheng again." !"

But the next moment, Tao Ning froze. He stared at the soldiers and said, "What's going on? Are you questioning that this palace is not good for King Su? Why is this happening? Is there any mistake! "

"Whether I made a mistake, I'll put him in jail first and then make a conclusion." The leader of the Jin Yiwei said calmly.

"Holy decree?"

Tao Ning was stunned. He was trembling all over, his face was pale, and he shouted loudly: "No, no, I, Tao Ning, swear to serve the motherland. I must go to North Korea and contribute to the expansion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Don’t stop me!”

Unfortunately, Tao Ning was not as strong as others, so Tao Ning was taken away mercilessly by the Jinyiwei people.

Fortunately, the results of the investigation showed that Tao Ning was not involved in this matter, so he went back on the road and headed for the distant North Korea.

Zhu Tuo stayed in the imperial prison for several days, having nothing to do. In addition, the court strictly prohibited outsiders from visiting because of the importance and confidentiality of the matter, so Zhu Tuo had nothing to do and established a relationship with Li Jinglong next door. .

"Nephew, come and play a game of chess with your uncle."

Outside the fence, Zhu Tuo played a game of war and provoked Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong curled his lips when he heard this. In terms of age, he was several years older than Zhu Tuo, but he was younger, so he could only blame himself.I had no choice but to reluctantly step forward and call out with a bit of sadness: "Uncle Emperor."

"Hey, come on, let's play another round." Zhu Tuo said with a smile on his face.

"Yeah." Li Jinglong seemed to be very interested.

These days, Zhu Tuo has been teaching him this. At first, he didn't understand it, but when he learned it, he became completely addicted. Because these chess pieces are used for fighting, he has a deep love for these chess pieces. , is also very interested.

These days, they were kept in prison and it rained all the time.

"Nephew, you will lose!"

Zhu Tuo cheerfully took a bite of a piece of pastry, and then took another step, blocking Li Jinglong's chess piece in the middle.

Li Jinglong's eyes widened and he shouted unwillingly: "No, I went to the wrong place this time. Go again, go again."

Zhu Tuo shouted coldly, and did not let Li Jinglong regret it. He turned over the chess game, leaned on the bed, and said to Jiang Shan: "This chess game is like entering a deserted place, do you understand?"

"One wrong step, one wrong step, do you understand this sentence? When that time comes, can you do it again?"

Li Jinglong said suspiciously: "Shouldn't it be a wrong step, a wrong step, a wrong step?"

Zhu Tuo cleared his throat and said loudly: "In Lingnan, these two words mean word for word, word for word, and what I said is absolutely right! Just as oranges grow in Huainan, they are oranges that grow in Huaibei. , it is an orange.

Li Jinglong was startled and asked doubtfully: "Don't you mean that if you are in Huainan, you are in Orange?"

Zhu Tuo shouted: "Everything in this world follows rules. In the past, Huainan was orange, but now Huainan is orange. Do you understand?"

Li Jinglong was a little reconciled, and the two circled around the origin of the oranges, talking to each other, coming and going, and no one could do anything to the other.

Zhu Tuo became impatient with the quarrel, took out some fruits and started eating.

Li Jinglong looked at his dilapidated cell and then at the thatched house.

Taking a look at Zhu Tuo's prison, there was a new and comfortable bedding, melons and fruits on the floor, plates of fragrant pastries, and even some books thoughtfully held in his hands, even though these books belonged to Zhu Tuo. Used as table legs.

(End of this chapter)