Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"Hey, did you really write it? Show it to us!"

While Li Wei was hesitating, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

Li Wei secretly sighed in his heart. Now that things have come to this, he will definitely not be able to let Xiaoqing put these things back, so he had to hand over the papyrus to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through a few pages casually, his eyes flickering.

Li Wei followed his movements with a very solemn mood, fearing that he would see a flaw and suddenly attack.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of surprise on his face and said: "I didn't expect you to actually write it, but you have been practicing this calligraphy for so many years, why haven't you made any progress at all?"

Li Wei's mood suddenly sank again when he saw his face relaxed slightly.

Xiao Qing's face also changed slightly. This is indeed a big flaw. Anyone who has practiced calligraphy for so long should improve and not write like a dog all the time.

Li Wei was silent for a moment and then apologized: "I am usually very busy, so I wrote these words in a hurry in order to complete the tasks assigned by Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

Zhu Yuanzhang threw the toilet paper on the table aside and snorted: "Huh, you are the most leisurely person in the court. What do you have to do?"

Li Wei showed an awkward smile: "Your Majesty is joking, the Arms Bureau has a lot to do, and the new college has just been established, so I should pay more attention to it."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "That's true. From now on, you will study and write at home. The prince and Fang Xiaoru are watching over at the New College. As for the Ordnance Bureau, you will not be unable to continue without you. You don't need to worry anymore!"

Li Wei was startled and looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang, only to see Zhu Yuanzhang staring at him with burning eyes.

He finally understood the purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's visit today. It turned out that he wanted to take back the Arms Bureau and the Academy from his hands!

These two places are his foundation. He would rather not give up the Chamber of Commerce and the Bank than give up the Ordnance Bureau and the New College.

But although Zhu Yuanzhang said it lightly now, his tone was obviously non-negotiable, and he had to let it go even if he didn't.

"I obey the decree. I will make some arrangements during this period and hand over the affairs as soon as possible." Li Wei lowered his head and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, with a smile on his face: "Well, that's good. From now on, you can study and write at home with peace of mind, and take good care of Anqing. Your salary will not be missing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Wei cupped his hands in thanks.

After settling the matter, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude improved significantly. After giving some instructions to Anqing, he stood up and walked out.

Li Wei hurriedly followed to see him off.

When he reached the front yard, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stopped again, looked around at the servants in his house, and chuckled: "These new servants you have found are quite good. I think they are more energetic than those in the army." The soldiers are not bad either.”

Li Wei's eyes narrowed slightly. Some of the servants in his house were night guards. They were all trained people. Of course, they were much more energetic than ordinary people. He didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes to be so poisonous. You can tell at a glance.

After a pause, Li Weicai then said calmly: "Back to Your Majesty, some of the guards here are retired soldiers. Their energy and spirit are indeed much stronger than ordinary people."

"Oh, that's it." Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled, said nothing more, and left with his guards.

Li Wei led An Qing and others to the door, bowed respectfully, and waited until Zhu Yuanzhang's figure disappeared completely before he straightened up and frowned.

Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden appearance completely disrupted his plan.

If the New College and the Ordnance Bureau were to be given away now, all the arrangements he had made would be in vain.

But if he refuses to do so, judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude today, he may really have to be operated on.

"Father is gone, let's go back home."

An Qing saw him standing there silently and shouted.

"it is good."

Li Wei came to his senses and nodded, then turned around and walked towards the house with her.

"Father, what's going on today? It's so weird!" An Qing muttered to him as he walked.

She also felt that her father's attitude was not good today, but she didn't know why.

Li Wei was silent for a moment, then suddenly stopped and turned to her and asked: "An Qing, if one day I commit a serious crime and His Majesty wants to kill me, what will you do?"

An Qing also stopped. When he heard what he said, his pretty face turned pale and he shouted: "Impossible!"

"I mean if."

"That's impossible! I'm the princess and you're the consort, how could my father kill you? Besides, you have an iron ticket to avoid death, no matter how big the crime you commit, you can be pardoned!"

Li Wei sighed softly, said no more, turned and walked towards the backyard.

"Don't think blindly. Even if it comes to an emergency, I will still be there. I will go to my father to plead for mercy, and he will definitely forgive you."

An Qing followed up with small steps, patted the peaks that were beginning to take shape on his chest and said.

Li Wei couldn't help but chuckle, raised his head and patted her little head: "Okay, I feel relieved when you are here."

"Ok!"

An Qing nodded heavily.

Back in the backyard, Li Wei asked her to go back to her room first, while he and Xiaoqing stayed alone in the lobby, frowning and saying nothing.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Xiao Qing looked up at him with some doubts: "Master?"

Li Wei sighed and said: "You shouldn't have taken these out just now. Your Majesty just wanted to find a reason to punish me. Even if you can't take these out, I won't be in trouble."

Xiao Qing bit her lip, lowered her head and said, "Xiao Qing was wrong, please forgive me."

Seeing her like this, Li Wei couldn't help feeling pity and said softly: "I know you are doing this for my own good, but don't do this next time. If you have anything to do, you must discuss it with me first."

"Yes." Xiaoqing said timidly.

Li Wei sighed secretly, thought for a while, stretched out his hand to pull her to sit next to him, and said softly: "Don't go out during this period of time, I will arrange for someone to protect you."

Seeing his intimate gesture, Xiao Qing couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and her little face finally showed a look of joy: "Okay, Xiao Qing has remembered it."

Li Wei smiled softly and took her into his arms...

The next day, Abu and Chen Su arrived hand in hand, and Li Wei took them to a side hall for a secret discussion.

"Get ready. We'll prepare the boat in the next few days and take Xiaoqing out to sea!"

Li Wei said to Abu in a deep voice.

He thought about it again and again, but still felt that he could not give up on the Arms Bureau and Minghuang Academy.

After abandoning these two places, he no longer had the power to resist. He had to do whatever the emperor asked him to do. Even if he was not killed, he would be driven around like a slave.

He's had enough of this kind of life!

If he does not give up these two places, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not let him go easily, but with his current status, he will definitely not be able to kill directly. He will definitely start to deal with the people around him slowly, just like he dealt with people like Li Shanchang. , he will kill only when the time is right, which gives him enough time.

But what worries him the most now is Xiao Qing. Although he will be fine, he cannot guarantee Xiao Qing's safety, especially since Xiao Qing has a special status. He doesn't know if Zhu Yuanzhang noticed that Xiao Qing had rebelled that day. If He had already noticed that the killer might suddenly strike at some point. If that was the case, he would have no choice but to fight to the death in advance.

In order to avoid this situation, the best way is to send Xiaoqing out first, stay and wait until the time is right to send the families of these craftsmen and soldiers out in batches, and finally take these soldiers to leave the Ming Dynasty forcibly.

When Abu heard his words, he pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. Now the court is peaceful on the surface, but as Zhu Yuanzhang gets older, a storm is brewing secretly. It would be better to let Xiaoqing leave first.

After giving instructions to Abu, Li Wei turned to Chen Su and said: "From now on, it is inconvenient for me to go out. From now on, I will rely on you night guards to convey orders to various places, including the academy and the Ordnance Bureau. Please make arrangements as soon as possible. Manpower must be deployed in these places!" "

"Yes, sir, don't worry, I will arrange it!"

Chen Su respectfully agreed.

Li Wei nodded lightly.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not ground him, it was not convenient for him to go to the academy and the Ordnance Bureau all the time. After all, he still had to obey orders on the surface.

But if you don’t go out by yourself, you can still do what you need to do, it’s just a little more troublesome.

After making arrangements, Li Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Abu began to prepare the ship to go to sea.

Although the navy has been transferred away, there are now many merchant ships going to Japan and ocean-going ships transporting supplies to the Americas. It is not difficult to send someone out.

But he will definitely not let Xiaoqing go alone. He must let Abu bring someone to protect him, and Xiaoyue and Xiaocui must also follow him.

The Japanese state has Lu Tang stationed there, and has built a city in the Kanto area of ​​the Japanese state to closely "protect" the royal family of the Japanese state in the city. Xiaoqing and the others can go there first, and then they can take him with them after he has finished handling the matters here. An Qing left together and went overseas.

Three days later, when the ship was ready, Li Wei called Xiaoqing to his side and told her his arrangements.

"Xiaoqing, I have arranged the boat. You leave with Abu first. I will find you after a while. Then we will fly far away to a free place and never come back."

Li Wei said softly.

Xiao Qing was a little uneasy: "Master, I don't want to leave, I want to stay with you."

Li Wei smiled: "Don't worry, it won't be long."

Xiao Qing still shook his head.

Li Wei sighed and had to explain his worries and concerns to her clearly, and finally Xiaoqing reluctantly agreed.

After everything was arranged, Xiaoqing asked Xiaocui and Xiaoyue to help pack the things she wanted to bring, and left with Abu.

Li Wei did not go with them because his identity was quite conspicuous and he would probably be spotted by the Embroidered Uniform Guards as soon as he went out, and then Xiaoqing and the others would not be able to escape.

When Xiaoqing left, she dressed up like an ordinary maid and walked inconspicuously with Xiaoyue and Xiaocui. They pretended to go shopping. After leaving the house, they turned a few corners and took a carriage under the leadership of Abu. He left the Longjiang Port, while Li Wei stayed in the house to wait for news.

Time passed by, and he couldn't help but feel a little restless. It was almost twenty miles from Zhongcheng to Longjiang Port, and it took a long time to go back and forth. Li Wei didn't hear any news from the time they left until the afternoon. Toward evening, there was movement.

At the door of the house, Abu stepped in first. Li Wei's heart sank when he saw his figure:
"Why are you back?"

He had arranged for Abu to follow and personally send Xiaoqing to the Japanese country. He was worried about the others.

Abu's face turned ugly and he shook his head slightly.

Immediately after him, Xiaoqing, Xiaoyue and others also walked in, and finally, Mao Xiang!
Seeing him, Li Wei's expression suddenly changed.

Obviously, Xiaoqing and Abu were blocked by Jin Yiwei!
"The Duke of Han."

Mao Xiang bowed his hands and was followed by a team of royal guards.

Li Wei stared at him and said coldly: "Why is Commander Mao here?"

"Haha, I found that the maid and slave of the Duke's family were lost, and I happened to bring them back to you." Mao Xiang said with a nonchalant smile.

Xiao Qing and the others pretended to be maids and left, but if Mao Xiang hadn't seen the trick, he would not have bothered to care about the maids' stay. He had obviously discovered Xiao Qing's identity a long time ago.

Li Wei was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mao, for commanding me."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. If I have nothing else to do, I'll take my leave first."

"Please."

Li Wei said calmly.

Mao Xiang cupped his hands, turned around and led the people away.

After he left, Abu approached Li Wei and said, "When we arrived at the mouth of Longjiang River, the Jin Yiwei was already waiting..."

Li Wei raised his hand to interrupt: "No need to say more."

Seeing this, Abu said nothing more.

After taking a long breath, Li Wei said to him again: "You go back first."

"What about Xiaoqing?"

"I will take good care of her." Li Wei said.

Abu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and left.

Li Wei also took Xiaoqing back to the backyard.

If he didn't leave this time, he would have no chance to leave again. He could only find another way.

In the Qianqing Palace, Mao Xiang reported the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang in detail.

"Your Majesty, I led my men to intercept Duke Han's concubines and servants at the mouth of the Longjiang River. Judging from their appearance, they seemed to be preparing to go to sea."

"Going to sea? Didn't Li Wei go?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"No, Duke Han has always been at the house and has not left."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he pondered for a moment and hummed softly.

He finally understood this kid's intention. It turned out that this bitch had always wanted to escape.

Although Li Wei himself did not go there this time, he sent his favorite concubine to sea. Obviously, it was impossible that he did not want it. This was to prepare for the future. When he was ready, he would definitely go to sea by ship. Escape from Ming Dynasty.

After understanding Li Wei's intention, Zhu Yuanzhang did not relax.

If it were other people who just left, he wouldn't care, but Li Wei couldn't. Although he felt that the threat had repeatedly weakened Li Wei's power, it was impossible to let him go.

This kind of person cannot be used and must not be let go. Otherwise, whether he falls into the hands of other forces or grows stronger himself, he will be a great threat to Ming Dynasty.

"From today on, you will personally lead people to closely monitor his mansion for us, and we will not let go of any disturbance!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Mao Xiang respectfully agreed, then bowed and exited the hall.

In the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were changing.

He would never let Li Wei leave. If he couldn't, he would not hesitate to kill him. (End of chapter)