Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 167 Family Relations
Li Wei walked to the place where the craftsmen had been beheaded and placed Xu Yong's head there like a sacrifice.

"Rest in peace. I will take good care of your family and the craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau. I will definitely lead them to a good life."

Li Weixin said silently.

Wu Yong led people to escort the stewards and prepared to enter the palace to see His Majesty.

But Tuo Huochi tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes, then came to Li Wei and said diligently: "Prince-in-law, please bandage your wound."

Li Wei turned to look at him, showed a satisfied smile, nodded and said: "Okay."

After hearing this, Tuo Huochi quickly stepped forward and bandaged his wound.

Li Wei looked at his flattering look and couldn't help but click his tongue in his heart. Although this Tuo Huochi was a coward during a fight, he was quite discerning when it came to being a dog-legger.

If these guards really didn't move just now, he would fight Xu Yong himself. For the sake of his safety, these guards could only help him. However, with Tuo Huochi taking the lead, this matter went much smoother. .

"It was good just now, go back and add chicken drumsticks!"

Li Wei said to Tuo Huochi, who was bandaging his wounds.

Tuo Huochi's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and his face showed joy: "Thank you, Prince Consort, for the reward!"

Although a chicken drumstick is nothing, it is appreciated by General Shenji and is different from ordinary drumsticks.

Li Wei chuckled, and then looked at the craftsmen who were still talking about it.

Today's thing is more risky, but this is the fastest way for him to regain his prestige as soon as possible and distinguish between loyal and traitorous people. He will promote those who take the lead in applauding them, and those who remain silent or even evasive from beginning to end. Be marginalized, or look for opportunities to be transferred out.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have to worry. The prince-in-law killed officials on the day after his wedding. Even if he had to cover it up for his own face, the reasons were given to him anyway.

And this also gives him a handle, allowing him to use himself more confidently.

……

In the Qianqing Palace, Wu Yong hurried in after the announcement.

"See Your Majesty!"

"Without courtesy, you are anxious to see us. What's the matter with Li Wei?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked, "On the princess's wedding day, it's rare for him to show mercy and give this brat a few days of rest. This brat is restless at home. What kind of trouble has he caused?"

"Your Majesty, the Consort took me to the Ordnance Bureau early this morning, and then..."

Wu Yong truthfully explained what happened at the Arms Bureau without any concealment.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became more and more serious, he slammed the table and shouted angrily: "How dare this bastard act so boldly!"

Wu Yong lowered his head and did not dare to speak, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared gloomily. With Li Wei's actions, his previous attempt to kill those craftsmen to frighten the Ordnance Bureau was in vain. After this incident, if Li Wei can be safe and sound, he will be the one who speaks the truth in the Ordnance Bureau in the future. The prestige will definitely be greater than before!
And if you want to deal with him, committing suicide without permission is a serious crime. Even Zhu Liangzu framed him in the first place and did not dare to kill without permission. If he is really convicted of this crime, it will be difficult even if he, the emperor, wants to cover it up.

Now this kid is forcing him to choose, either to count Xu Yong assassinating the emperor's relatives, or to count him killing officials, at the very least, he will be killed, or even beheaded directly.

After pondering for a long time and scolding him again, he finally chose to protect Li Wei and said:

"Xu Yong assassinated the emperor's relatives and killed the nine tribes! Where are those stewards now?"

"Your Majesty, those people are waiting outside the Meridian Gate."

Zhu Yuanzhang paused and said in a deep voice: "Execute the person immediately!"

"Yes, I humbly obey the orders!"

After Wu Yong agreed, Zhu Yuanzhang worriedly warned: "You remember, these people were corrupt and perverted the law. They were discovered by the consort. They wanted to steal evidence and stabbed the consort, but you guards killed them on the spot! Do you understand?"

"Understandable!"

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave a slight hum and felt relieved. Although Wu Yong was loyal, he was a bit straightforward and not as smart as Song Zhong. He was really worried if he didn't speak clearly.

After asking Wu Yong to retreat, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but have a headache, but if he had any more headaches, he would still have to clean up the mess.

This matter will not end so easily. The civil servants in the court will definitely make trouble if they find out.

After Li Wei returned home, he asked Xiaoqing to disinfect his wound with alcohol and bandage it again.

Xiao Qing and others also moved into the Prince Consort's Mansion today. The Prince Consort's Mansion is more than twice the size of the previous house, but there are also more people. Not only are there many servants, but there are also many maidens in the backyard, as well as the palace maid Xiao Hong. Follow Anqing every day.

An Qing stared at his big eyes, looking at the injuries on his body for a while, showing concern, and then looking at Xiao Qing, his eyes were a little unhappy.

Although she has no experience in human affairs and is ignorant about the relationship between men and women, she can still feel that Li Wei is unusual in this Xiaoqing. Women's nature in this aspect is quite powerful.

When he returned to the room in the evening, An Qing blinked his big eyes and looked at Li Hui sitting at the table, his face full of displeasure.

Li Wei asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

"Plant seeds today?"

"..."

Li Wei said angrily: "No!"

An Qing suddenly became unhappy and asked, "Didn't you give birth to that Xiao Qing?" "Ahem..."

Li Wei, who had just taken a sip of tea, was choked and coughed repeatedly.

Sooner or later, he couldn't hide this matter, but he didn't expect that the little girl Anqing would be so sensitive.

After regaining his breath and thinking about it, Li Wei took out the dragging formula and said: "Anqing, you are still young, there are some things you don't understand. Let's talk about it when you grow up."

He has not thought about this little princess yet, but since he is already married, it is impossible to divorce her in ancient times. The kind of fake marriage and then divorce drama on TV will definitely not work here.

But Anqing is indeed too young now, at least now he won't mess around.

After An Qing heard this, she pouted unhappily. In fact, it was not that she couldn't accept Xiao Qing's existence. After all, there were so many aunts in the harem, and she had seen a lot.

But Li Wei refused to plant it for her and planted it for someone else first. She was still very unhappy.

"Then I want to hear a story!"

An Qing pouted.

"well!"

Li Wei happily agreed and sat by the bed to tell her a story. At the same time, he also thought about family relationships.

Anqing is a princess, so her status in the family goes without saying, but Xiaoqing is just a maid. If they don't have a good relationship, it would really worry him.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei's voice when telling the story paused slightly. An Qing, who was listening carefully, saw him stop and immediately urged: "Why don't you tell it anymore? Tell it quickly!"

Li Wei looked at her, smiled, and had some thoughts in his mind. Since An Qing likes to play, let Xiao Qing take her to play.

He can teach these stories and gadgets from later generations to Xiaoqing first, and then ask Xiaoqing to bring them to Anqing. This should ease the relationship between the two.

"Okay, I'll continue."

After making up his mind, Li Weicai continued to talk.

……

In the morning, all the ministries lined up and started to perform.

The first is to meet with officials from other places. After all, it is not easy for them to come to Beijing, and Zhu Yuanzhang is also very considerate and gives priority to their matters.

After that came the border war, which mainly involved the dispatch of grain, grass, troops and horses. Xu Da Tanghe and others headed north lightly. The grain, grass, troops and horses had already been mobilized in place, and they could go out to fight when they arrived.

After that, there are six things.

When it was the turn of the Criminal Department, Zhang Zongyi couldn't wait to mention Xu Yong's matter as soon as he left work.

"Your Majesty, there are still many doubts about Xu Yong's case. I believe that the three judicial departments should conduct a joint trial to find out the details. Please give your permission!"

When these civil servants learned about what Li Wei had done in the Ordnance Bureau, they were all shocked and angry. This Li Wei had previously had important ministers dismissed and beheaded because of him, but now he has become the prince-in-law, which is even more incredible. He committed suicide privately on the second day of his marriage.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has already characterized this matter, they will not believe it easily. There must be something hidden in it.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he heard this, secretly thinking it was troublesome.

Looking at the Ministry of Industry, Xue Xiang came out and said: "Your Majesty, the evidence of Xu Yong's embezzlement is conclusive. This man stabbed the prince-in-law in a moment of impatience. There are also witnesses and physical evidence for this. I think there is no need for a further trial."

"Your Majesty, I heard that many craftsmen turned around and thought that those craftsmen should also be interrogated." Zhang Zongyi said quickly.

Although there were complete witnesses and physical evidence in this matter, there were many doubts about it. Anyway, he did not believe that Xu Yong had the courage.

Among the people present at the time, Lu Ti insisted that Xu Yong was the one who committed the assassination first, not to mention Wu Yong's guards. The other stewards present were all dead now, and now the only ones he could trace were the craftsmen.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and looked at Li Shanchang, who was standing at the front; "What does the Metropolitan Procuratorate think?"

Li Shanchang was slightly startled, then immediately bowed and said, "I believe that since the evidence is conclusive, there is no need for a further trial."

During the recent period, Li Shanchang has been honest and does not interfere with anything. He will only say a few words according to Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes when Zhu Yuanzhang asks.

Zhu Yuanzhang became suspicious because of Li Wenzhong's incident some time ago, and then Li Shanchang was impeached by his censor. He was reprimanded and his treatment was reduced.

Although he is now acting as the Imperial Procuratorate, in fact these censors do not listen to him.

Although he is a civil servant, he is actually closer to the nobles. Apart from being stubborn like Han Yike and Daotong, these censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are the mouthpieces deliberately arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang. In this position, he is a decoration.

After Li Shanchang finished speaking, Zhang Zongyi did not give any face, and still insisted: "Your Majesty, even if Xu Yong is embezzled, he does not have the courage to assassinate the consort. This matter should be tried first to convince the public!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly. At this point, it was impossible not to go through the formality. He had to say softly: "Okay, then you can do the trial. Since it is a matter under the Ministry of Industry, let Xue Xiang assist in handling it."

"Your Majesty, Xue Shangshu is in charge of one department and cannot leave without authorization. I think it is better to let Zhao Shilang assist in the management!"

Xue Xiang was so close to Li Wei, so Zhang Zongyi naturally refused to let him assist in handling the case. It would be safer to find Zhao Jun, who had no dealings with Li Wei.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not refuse, because he knew that Zhao Jun would also favor Li Wei. There was no one above to instigate the sale of craftsmen, and Xu Yong, a small official, could not do it. This person was most likely Zhao Jun.

In order to avoid further investigation of the embezzlement, Zhao Jun will also settle the case as soon as possible without causing too many troubles.

But when this matter is over, Zhao Jun will not let him go. Corrupt officials will definitely be killed!

(End of this chapter)