Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 204 Chuchu pities Ru Taisu
However, Li Wei's next actions shocked them again!
Li Wei took two steps forward and hurriedly picked up the treasure banknotes. Then he "accidentally" stepped on a few banknotes while picking them up...

This scene made everyone dumbfounded. This man was seeking death, right?

Li Wei hurriedly picked up all the treasure notes, blew the dirt on them, and then held the dirty treasure notes with a look of panic on his face.

"It's over. I soiled the treasure banknotes. There are images of emperors on them. What should I do?"

Li Wei looked at everyone with pleading eyes. Now these ordinary people didn't even have a voice to discuss, and the scene was completely silent for a while.

Finally, Li Wei set his sights on the salesman who had been arranged a long time ago. The salesman was also frightened at this time, but when he thought that his president was not only a high official, but also a prince-in-law, he relaxed a little, suppressed the fear in his heart, and forced himself to He stepped forward with his head raised and read out tremblingly according to the lines he had said before:
"No...it's okay. Your Majesty has a decree. As long as it is not intentional, you will not be punished even if you steal something."

Li Wei, who was immersed in the performance, heard his obviously lack of confidence and immediately glared at him with dissatisfaction.

"So that's it, great, then I'm relieved!" Li Wei took a deep breath and said with a relaxed expression.

"..." The people were speechless.

Wang Laoer in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore and shouted loudly: "Are you stupid? You have committed the crime of disrespect and you will definitely be finished!"

"Yes, little brother, please go to the government and surrender yourself. Maybe you can get leniency."

"Not bad, not bad, go quickly, don't wait for the officials to come and arrest you!"

People followed Wang Laoer's advice one after another.

Li Wei rolled his eyes and saw that the young shopkeeper lowered his head and did not dare to speak, so he could only speak to himself: "Didn't this little brother say that as long as it is not intentional, he will not be punished. I remember the same is true in the edict. What you said is definitely correct!"

"Do you believe what he said? This kind person is trying to comfort you! The treasure notes mentioned in the edict are two different things from the emperor's statue!"

"Yeah yeah……"

Wang Laoer was worried about his IQ and quickly conveyed his divine interpretation of the edict to him, and others also followed suit.

Li Wei glanced at this idiot, twitched the corner of his mouth, resisted the urge to complain, took a deep breath and said firmly: "Anyway, I believe in this little brother, I will be fine!"

"Why don't you listen to advice!"

"that is!"

"Hey……"

When everyone saw that he was stupid, they all shook their heads and sighed, not bothering to persuade him any more.

Li Wei looked at their expressions and knew without thinking that they were taking him for a fool.

"You are the ones who are stupid. This is so unreasonable! Why don't you listen to me? It's obviously you who don't listen to me!"

Li Wei put his hands on his hips and cursed secretly, blowing his hair in anger.

Back in the back hall, Li Wei scolded the young salesman. The performance failed mainly because the young salesman lacked the confidence to speak convincingly.

After scolding him, Li Wei waved his hand and drove out the little salesman who lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Li Wei sat down and scratched his head, feeling worried for a while.

This matter is really difficult to handle. It seems that we need to find someone with status. With this little salesman, no matter how confident he is, others may not believe it.

"Why don't you call Xue Xiang?"

Li Wei frowned and murmured.

Xue Xiang is the minister of the Ministry of Industry. If you call him, put on a red official robe and go to that station, rush to him and scatter the treasure money, and then let him, the minister, read the lines, it should be very convincing!

"Well, I'll call him tomorrow!" Li Wei made up his mind.

……

Go to court early the next day, outside the Meridian Gate.

Ru Taisu stood alone in the corner, with an old face, looking at the groups of colleagues in the distance, feeling indignant!
In the past few days, he suddenly found that he was isolated. At first, a few ministers ignored him, but later it gradually developed into many colleagues who began to avoid him like snakes and scorpions, and even pointed fingers behind his back.

It turned out that those close friends no longer interacted with him, as if they regarded him as that Li Wei.

Some time ago, Zhu Yuanzhang got tired of the smelly and long memorials he wrote, so he promoted him from the assistant minister to the chief minister.

Although he was demoted to the position of principal, his seniority and reputation in the court had always been very good. The distant attitude towards him by the courtiers in the past two days made him very puzzled.

But it's hard to explain. He doesn't want to put his face on someone's cold butt and ignore them. When he has time, he will practice calligraphy at home with a large pen dipped in water!
Not to mention, since he wrote nearly a million words outside the Meridian Gate last time, he has really fallen in love with this sport!

Li Wei arrived outside the Meridian Gate without hesitation. He first said hello to Xue Xiang and asked him for help.

Xue Xiang didn't think much and agreed with a smile.

Then Li Wei felt relieved and glanced at Ru Taisu, who was standing there alone. He couldn't help being surprised and shouted:
"Master Gu, what are you doing standing there? Come here and have a chat!"

As soon as Li Wei's words came out, the surrounding ministers looked at him with such eyes. "snort!"

Ru Taisu glanced at him, snorted and turned away. Although the writing matter was over, he still hated this young man!

Li Wei smiled and didn't call him again. Anyway, he had made a statement and all the officials saw it.

The bells and drums sounded, the palace door opened, and the officials entered the palace to attend court.

After paying homage, Xu Shou stepped forward and shouted: "Your Majesty has a decree before the ministers began to perform their duties!"

When the ministers heard this, they knelt down again.

"The Emperor is entrusted by heaven to carry out the edict: Xu Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has little talent and virtue. Since he took office, he has failed to fulfill his responsibilities, which has led to the neglect of the government affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and the loss of the court. It disappoints me! Now he is removed from his post as a punishment. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Ru Taisu, the former head of the Criminal Department, will take over. Thank you!"

Xu Shou finished reading the imperial edict loudly, and the ministers suddenly felt resentful. Sure enough, Ru Taisu, a thief, had rebelled and became Li Party!
Xu Hui issued an impossible military order before, and after returning home, he tried his best to force the craftsmen of the Banknote Bureau. In the end, he couldn't even make similar paper, so he could only hand in the memorial and resign in despair.

As for the candidate for Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, when Li Wei recommended Ru Taisu, several important ministers of the Six Ministries asked Zhu Yuanzhang to consider it again and again. Zhu Yuanzhang issued the imperial edict after a few days, saying that he had already considered it.

Of course they do!
In the end, I decided on vegetarian food!

Ru Taisu had been in power for many years and had been a minister for several years. There was no problem with his qualifications and ability. However, he was recommended by Li Wei, which made many civil servants dissatisfied.

But now that the imperial edict has been issued, they dare not resist it and can only bow down and accept it.

"I will obey your orders!"

After reading the imperial edict, the ministers stood up and returned to their seats. They stood together, but their thoughts were different.

Others were either dissatisfied or indifferent, but Ru Taisu, the person involved, was so excited that he was shaking all over.

Finally, His Majesty finally remembered me. Now it seems that His Majesty's demotion of me was actually a test for me. No, it didn't take long for him to be promoted to Minister of Household Affairs again!
Your majesty is wise, my memorials were not in vain after all!

Ru Taisu, who had just been promoted, turned red in the face, and made up his mind to write another memorial letter when he returned to the court to express his gratitude!
The morning meeting was held step by step. Zhao Ben, Zhang Zongyi and others suppressed their dissatisfaction and settled the affairs of their own headquarters first.

Li Wei also reported the matter of Baochao. The work experience of the past few years told him that you can't do well just by working hard. You have to report more to the leader whether things are successful or not.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with his performance. After he finished his report, he gave him a few words of amiable encouragement. However, he found faults with Zhao Ben, Zhang Zongyi and others, and raised eyebrows. Zhao Ben and others dealt with it while secretly gnashing their teeth and thinking about it in their hearts. Li Wei and Ru Taisu's clan relatives exchanged greetings.

The morning court ended in a joyful atmosphere. With Xu Shou's scream, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and left. After he left, the officials dispersed and walked out of the palace.

Ru Taisu walked out of the hall in high spirits, with a glowing face. When he saw Zhao Ben and others, his heart moved. You used to ignore me, but now that we are on the same level, you must give some face.

Thinking of this, Ru Taisu took two steps forward and said hello with a smile: "Master Zhao, Master Zhang."

Zhao Ben and Zhang Zongyi, who were walking together, suddenly turned cold when they saw him:
"Humph, you treacherous sycophant!"

"traitor!"

Ru Taisu was stunned for a moment. What makes him a traitor?The two of them had ignored him before, but now they started scolding him directly. It was really unreasonable!
"Why do you say that about me?"

Ru Taisu asked angrily.

However, Zhao Ben and the other two did not explain to him, snorted coldly and waved their sleeves and left.

Ru Taisu froze on the spot, feeling angry, doubtful, and aggrieved.

"This is unreasonable! I have always upheld my integrity, so why do you scold me?"

Ru Taisu jumped up angrily and shouted at Zhao and Zhang Zongyi who were walking away.

The civil servants who passed by him cast disdainful glances. Are you the only one who still maintains your integrity?In order to get promoted, you have to curry favor with that treacherous Li Wei. It is simply a shame for a scholar!
The ministers walked in a hurry and kept their distance as they passed by, treating him like a snake or a scorpion.

Ruan Zhen also had an expressionless face when he passed by. He treated him as if he were air. Ru Taisu's face twitched and she stopped following him to ask for trouble.

Of course, not everyone is like this. For example, Xiang Zhiren, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance, showed an awkward yet polite smile when he met his eyes and nodded lightly.

After all, he is his immediate boss, so he still has to give him some face.

After a while, most people left. Ru Taisu stood there alone, her old body looking a little thin and pitiful.

When Li Wei and Xue Xiang passed by together, they couldn't help but feel pity for him. They stepped forward and said, "Master Gu, don't worry about them. They are the traitors. Come on, let's go together."

Ru Taisu glanced at him and frowned slightly. Although he did not regard Li Wei as a great enemy like Zhao Ben and others, they, the literati, still looked down upon such officials who came up through the Holy Family.

After all, they all studied hard for decades before they were able to be ranked in the imperial class. And Li Wei, who entered the imperial court at a young age, became a minister within a year, and now there are even more senior and second-level officials. Literati like them Of course not!
"Humph!"

Ru Taisu also followed Zhao Ben's example, snorted coldly and waved his sleeves before leaving.

Li Wei curled his lips, didn't care about it, and followed Xue Xiang out of the palace.

He still has to perform at the bank when there are more people queuing up. This matter is very important and cannot be delayed.

(End of this chapter)