Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 384 Looking for trouble
In the morning, under the arrangement of Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Zhu Biao came to the court again.

After handling the routine government affairs, Xu Shou was shouting that he would retire without incident when Zhu Biao suddenly stood up.

"Father, I have something to report."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Say."

"Yes, I think that in this great victory in the Northern Expedition, Marquis Yongchang has made outstanding contributions. My father only rewarded him with some money and property, which is a bit too small. I think that for such great achievements, he should be granted the title of Duke."

Zhu Biao interceded for Lan Yu according to the already agreed upon process.

Lan Yu, who was standing aside with his head drooped and unhappy, suddenly became energetic after hearing his words.

If the prince pleads for mercy in person, his position as Duke may really turn around!

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting high on the throne, frowned and said nothing, while others had different moods.

Lan Yu, Sun Ke and other generals under him were naturally excited, hoping that His Majesty would follow the prince's wishes and grant him the title of Duke again. However, Wu Chen, Wang Jie and others felt their hearts sinking, secretly thinking that something was wrong. .

The prince spoke in person, and their ability was naturally beyond their reach. Not only that, as Zhu Biao finished speaking, the officials from the East Palace of Zhan Shifu also echoed his words, and Zheng Kexin was also from Zhan Shifu, so he naturally turned to the prince.

Although Wu Chen and others wanted to speak out against it, it was difficult for them to resist the prince's power, not to mention the civil and military officials such as Zhan Hui and Lan Yu who were not able to deal with them in the first place.

After everyone reported it, Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly agreed: "Since the ministers have requested it, let the cabinet draft a new decree and issue the coupons."

When Lan Yu heard this, she was immediately excited and hurriedly went out to prostrate herself: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said calmly: "This time we will be lenient. From now on, you must be careful in your words and deeds and abide by national laws. If you do such illegal behavior again, we will not be lenient!"

"Yes, I will obey your Majesty's teachings!"

Lan Yu respectfully prostrates herself and finally gets her wish.

Wu Chen and Wang Jie's expressions darkened, but they had no choice but to silently accept the invitation from the prince and his ministers.

At the end of the morning court, after Zhu Yuanzhang left, the officials also dispersed. Lan Yu hurriedly came to Zhu Biao and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Your Highness. If it weren't for Your Highness, I'm afraid Your Majesty wouldn't forgive me this time."

Zhu Biao smiled and said kindly: "We are all one family, you are welcome. You have made great contributions this time, and you deserve the title of Duke. I am just talking about the matter, but you can't be so bold in the future, otherwise I will be the same." I won’t help you again.”

Seeing Zhu Biao's attitude, Lan Yu felt even more grateful: "Yes, your Highness, don't worry, your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince have all recorded their words!"

Zhu Biao nodded lightly, and then the two of them left together.

After the dynasty was over, Wu Chen and Wang Jie reported these things to Li Wei, and Li Wei just sighed lightly.

Of course he could tell that this was a play performed by Lao Zhu and his son. They didn't get tired of playing this trick so many times.

Now that Lan Yu's canonization was a foregone conclusion, he could no longer intervene to stop it. However, given how domineering Lan Yu was in history, he would not be able to survive long after being made a public official.

The cabinet re-drafted the decree and soon the eunuch of the inner palace issued the decree to Lan Yu.

However, when Lan Yu received the certificate, the joy on his face faded a lot.

Because on this newly made certificate, Zhu Yuanzhang not only changed the original name of Liang Guogong to Liang Guogong, but also engraved the things he committed this time on it as a warning.

This time he used troops to break through the border and desecrated Concubine Yuan, which was not a glorious thing. Especially desecrating Concubine Yuan was even more embarrassing.

You must know that this iron certificate has to be passed down from generation to generation. From now on, future generations will know what dirty things he has done. Where will he put his old face in the future?

It was originally a great joy to have the imperial decree conferred the title of Duke, but Lan Yu couldn't be happy.

But regardless of whether he was happy or not, all the close military commanders came to congratulate him, and he had to order a banquet to entertain him.

But at the banquet, amidst the congratulations from everyone, he, the protagonist, was depressed and drank to drown his sorrows.

When everyone learned the truth, they were immediately filled with indignation and complained constantly.

Some of them agreed with their mouths, but secretly wrote down what these people said one by one.

In the Palace of Qianqing, Mao Xiang reported the words and deeds of Lan Yu and others to Zhu Yuanzhang one by one. Zhu Yuanzhang was very unhappy, but he did not pursue further investigations for the time being.

"By the way, have you found the source of those market rumors?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed the subject and asked.

Mao Xiang looked embarrassed and reported: "Your Majesty, I have arrested some people who spread rumors, but after interrogation, it was found that they were all hearsay, and everyone said something different. It was obviously spreading rumors. Without knowing the specific situation, these rumors... seem to be random speculations by the people."

Jin Yiwei has arrested many people during this period, but after severely torturing these people, there is still no trace of manipulation. It seems that this is just the common people chatting out of nothing.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said nothing after hearing this. After a moment, he asked in a deep voice: "If you are responsible for controlling this matter, can you do it without leaving any traces?"

"This..." Mao Xiang hesitated for a moment and said: "This is not difficult. As long as people are slightly induced by words, ordinary people will naturally make guesses out of curiosity, and then they will spread the word."

This kind of thing is really easy, as long as some gossip can spread, and now the capital has a large flow of people, especially with the development of business and trade, there are many merchants coming and going in the capital. If you want to get to the bottom of it thoroughly It's so hard to find the person who originally said this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy. Although Mao Xiang did not give any substantial evidence, these words made him more suspicious.

If Mao Xiang can do it, then there must be others who can do it.

However, after Jin Yiwei's investigation, he found nothing useful, which made him feel even more solemn.

There are only a handful of people in Beijing who have this ability, and the one who is most suspected is Li Wei.

Originally, if Mao Xiang really found out that Li Wei did this, he would not care too much. After all, Lan Yu was originally arranged by him to contain Li Wei, and it was reasonable for Li Wei to act like this.

It's just that this time he was able to do it so flawlessly, which made him feel afraid.

Could it be that this brat has secretly cultivated a power similar to that of Jin Yiwei without telling him?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly became sharp.

If that's the case, then there's nothing he can do to tolerate this bitch!
"Okay, we all know, you can go down first."

Zhu Yuanzhang said softly.

"Yes!" Mao Xiang bowed and excused himself.

After he left, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned another person and gave a few instructions in a low voice.

In the dark night, the Prince Consort's Mansion was silent, but guards would still patrol every once in a while.

Since the maids and servants at home have been changed, Li Wei's mansion has become much more heavily guarded. Even if it is not as good as the palace, it is not easy for ordinary people to break into.

However, despite this strict security, some experts still sneaked into the house.

"Tuk tuk..."

A slight knock on the door woke up Xiaoqing who was already sleeping peacefully.

Xiaoqing opened her eyes, stood up hurriedly and came to the door, asking in a low voice: "Who?"

The person outside the door did not answer, but asked directly: "Has Duke Han behaved unusually recently?"

When Xiao Qing heard this, she immediately understood who the other party was, and her heart suddenly sank.

These people hadn't been looking for her for a long time, and they didn't expect to appear again at this moment.

After a moment's hesitation, she whispered softly: "No."

The person outside the door suddenly became suspicious: "Really?"

"Indeed not!" Xiao Qing affirmed.

She had already made her choice, and even if she knew, she would never tell the other party.

The other party was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Don't forget your identity!"

"Don't dare forget."

"That's good!"

The people outside the door left in a hurry after finishing speaking, without daring to stay longer.

After the other party left, Xiaoqing walked back into the house alone and lit the lamp. Under the dim light, her pretty, slightly haggard face was now full of bitterness.

Although Li Wei always said that he didn't blame her, he still treated her a lot since her identity was exposed. A broken mirror is hard to mend and water cannot be put back together. After all, we are no longer as loving as before.

The next day, after Zhu Yuanzhang went to court, he received these words from Xiaoqing, including her hesitation in replying.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold look.

"Your Majesty, would you like to change your clothes now?"

Xu Shou said softly, and there were several young eunuchs behind him, holding another set of dragon robes.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it, pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "We are going out of the palace and change to another one!"

Xu Shou was slightly taken aback and quickly said yes.

There were many rules in ancient times, and different clothes were worn on different occasions, especially for emperors.

Xu Shou and his men hurriedly fetched a piece of regular clothes for going out and helped Zhu Yuanzhang change into it. Then Zhu Yuanzhang led his men out of the palace.

In the Ordnance Bureau, Li Wei was discussing the details of improving technology with Tao Sheng, when Chen Su suddenly walked in quickly.

Seeing this, the two of them stopped first. Li Wei raised his head and looked at Chen Su.

Chen Su hurriedly bowed his hands and said solemnly: "My lord, Your Majesty has suddenly left the palace and is heading to your house."

Li Wei's expression changed: "Why did he suddenly go to my house?"

Chen Su shook his head.

Li Wei pondered for a moment, put down the documents in his hands, stood up and walked out: "Let's go back home!"

"Yes!"

Chen Su responded and quickly followed.

The Prince Consort's Mansion is located in the middle city, relatively close to the Imperial City. Although Li Wei got the news in time, he hurriedly and slowly arrived later than Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the backyard lobby, An Qing was already accompanying him, and the maids and servants of the house were also waiting carefully. There were pro-military guards guarding both sides of the door.

"Father, why are you here suddenly?" An Qing asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be angry and said: "What, father can't come and see our little princess?"

An Qing curled her lips, she didn't believe that her father would come to see her specially.

Just like Zhu Biao some time ago, he said he came to see her, but actually he always came to see Li Wei.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed a few times, but was not really angry.

Then he looked away, scanning the people in the lobby, and finally landed on Xiao Qing who was standing beside him.

"Are you Li Weina's concubine?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

He and Xiao Qing have met before, so naturally they know each other.

Xiaoqing's delicate body trembled slightly when she heard this, and she quickly saluted and said, "Yes, a civilian woman pays homage to Your Majesty."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at her and hummed slightly.

An Qing was a little surprised, wondering why he paid attention to this Xiao Qing.

At this moment, Li Wei finally rushed back. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the movement, he withdrew his eyes and looked at Li Wei who walked in.

Li Wei immediately bowed and saluted after entering the door: "See your Majesty."

"Well, no gifts."

Zhu Yuanzhang said softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Wei straightened up and asked with some confusion: "Why is Your Majesty here today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him and said meaningfully: "We heard that you changed all the servants and servants we rewarded. I just happened to come over and take a look when I have time today. Why, are you not satisfied with the servants we rewarded?"

Li Wei's expression changed slightly. This matter has been going on for a long time. Zhu Yuanzhang only asked today. He was obviously looking for trouble.

"I don't dare."

He had nothing to say, so he could only talk casually.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him unkindly.

Seeing this, An Qing hurriedly said coquettishly: "Oh, I don't like it. The female officer has to take care of everything. I've been fed up with it for a long time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his gaze and glanced at her displeasedly, but An Qing had been used to it since he was a child and was not afraid at all.

After Anqing's disturbance, Zhu Yuanzhang did not pursue the matter further, but said again: "You came back in time. Why, you knew it as soon as we left the palace?"

Li Wei said calmly: "Your Majesty was joking, I just finished my work and happened to come back."

"Huh," Zhu Yuanzhang snorted softly.

There is no basis for this matter, and there is nothing he can do if Li Wei refuses to admit it.

But if he wants to control this kid, he has many ways.

"We asked you to write ten thousand words every day. Have you written it? Show it to us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

The corner of Li Wei's mouth twitched. It had been so long since he had forgotten this matter. How could he write those ten thousand words every day?

Today, Zhu Yuanzhang is not a good person. He looks like he will not give up despite his guilt. It seems that it is difficult to be good today.

After pondering for a moment, Li Wei directly admitted that he had not written it. Anyway, he felt that even if Zhu Yuanzhang had to be punished, it would not be severe.

"His Majesty……"

"Master, I know where it is, I'll go get it right now!"

Just as Li Wei opened his mouth, Xiao Qing on the side suddenly interrupted.

Li Wei looked at Xiao Qing with some surprise, and Zhu Yuanzhang also set his sights on her.

Xiaoqing Yingying bowed, turned around and left in a hurry. After a while, he took out several boxes of papyrus.

Xiaoqing took out one and handed it to Li Wei: "Master, here it is."

Li Wei used to be heartless, but Xiao Qing is a careful person. She knows that this kind of will may seem inconspicuous, but if you really dare to ignore it, you will be punished sooner or later.

Although the matter was minor, at worst it was disobedience. Just in case, she imitated Li Wei's handwriting and added these in her spare time.

Li Wei looked at the straw paper in his hand and saw that the handwriting on it was exactly the same as his "gou crawl", and he suddenly understood everything.

While he was moved in his heart, he couldn't help but feel more and more worried.

After all, this is not a big deal. With his current status, Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment will not be too serious, but if Xiao Qing's move is exposed, it will be dangerous!

He might still be fine, but Xiao Qing would definitely die.

(End of this chapter)