King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Zhu Tan smiled bitterly. He knew that he did not have such great appeal, and he believed that the Queen Mother would not do anything beyond the limit.

"You tell me, let me think about it."

"Wang Yuan and his relative Zhang Yue, the commander of the Imperial Guards, applied to the court for more than 300,000 salt permits half a year ago. Now they have run out of salt and no one is willing to take it over, so they came to you, hoping that you can buy it at the market price. This is half of their savings."

Zhu Tan said: "That's it? Say it all in one breath!"

"There is another matter. My niece's husband, Dingxi Marquis Jiang He, was involved in the corruption of nobles and embezzlement of civilian land. Now he has been arrested by Ma Wensheng and is likely to be stripped of his title."

Zhu Tan smacked his lips. He could actually do these two things.

As for Dingxi Marquis Jiang He, he has not been convicted yet, so there is still a way to redeem himself.

Even if Ma Wensheng told the King about this matter, he was confident that he could suppress it.

What made Zhu Tan feel strange was that the Queen Mother could clearly go to Zhu Youtang in person to ask for these two things.

With Zhu Youtang's temperament, he had to endure it even if he was unhappy.

"Why didn't the Queen Mother tell His Majesty? The Queen Mother had to give this face. Could it be that there was something else she said that she didn't tell me?"

The Queen Mother didn't know Zuan was so smart, so she told him everything she knew.

"My nephew first married the daughter of General Ma Cheng, who was the husband of Princess Yixing. He was a playboy and gave birth to Ma, who then married my nephew. However, he married my nephew as the eldest daughter. After my nephew learned about this, he severed his relationship with Ma."

Zhu Tan grinned. The Princess of Yixing was the Emperor's aunt, and Ma Cheng was his uncle.

He never expected that Wang Yuan and his father would do such a thing and even return the things.

"As a result, the Wang and Ma families have become enemies for generations. How can an orphan like me get along with the Princess of Yixing and her husband? In fact, this incident was all planned by Ma Cheng. He wanted to avenge the Wang family. When Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Xianzong were alive, they could suppress him. But now, no one can control him. Even the emperor doesn't like him. He just indulges him all the time."

Zhu Tan did not expect that the emperor would have such a strange uncle, who was almost comparable to his two uncles.

From what Queen Mother Wang said, he discovered that Ma Cheng was indeed a very powerful son-in-law. Even Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Jianshen and Zhu Youtang were offended by him. For the sake of Princess Yixing, he had no choice but to reduce his salary.

"I thought I was a jerk, but who would have thought that there was someone who was even more jerk. He is indeed worthy of being called the Prince Consort."

The Queen Mother: “…” She thought to herself: “You are almost the same. If I could help, I wouldn’t come to you for help.

"My Lord, can we talk about this matter now?"

Zhu Tan chuckled and said, "What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Just wait!"

Zhu Tan didn't want to get involved in this matter at first. Queen Mother Wang said that the son-in-law of the emperor, Ma Cheng, was a troublemaker and he didn't want to deal with such a person.

The Queen Mother suddenly felt that she had been fooled, and a hint of pleading flashed in her eyes.

"I'm old and in poor health, my Lord, please stop making fun of me!"

"You don't have to be so modest, Queen Mother. Everyone knows that Concubine Wan is the most beautiful among the three thousand beauties. I don't have this blessing, but in my eyes, the Queen Mother is not inferior in the slightest."

"I'm old now. Isn't it a bit too much for you to say that, Lord?"

Zhu Tan smiled and said, "It is said that Concubine Wan is more than twenty years older than Emperor Xianzong! His Majesty Xianzong is completely fascinated by her!"

Queen Mother Wang's expression changed. Wan Zhen'er was the most beloved daughter of Emperor Xianzong, and Emperor Xianzong had no good feelings towards her.

If she had been loved and had a child, she would not be left alone and unable to protect her family.

Zhu Tan also teased the Queen Mother, which was very entertaining.

He didn't really want to do anything with the Queen Mother, but he liked this atmosphere very much, so he asked, "Old Buddha, don't you have a name? What's your name?"

The Queen Mother was suddenly filled with grief, a woman's name was either her father's or her husband's.

Zhu Tan's words were simply a provocation, but when she saw Zhu Tan was about to leave, she couldn't help but shout, "Wang Yan."

"Wang Yan, Yan'er, what a great name!" Zhu Tan suddenly reached into the quilt, "Don't I feel warm?"

When the Queen Mother was touched by Zhu Tan's hand, her whole body suddenly felt cold and even her lips were trembling.

When she was in the same tank with Zhu Tan that day, she was molested. Now Zhu Tan went even further, touching her from her toes to her thighs, which made her burst into tears.

"My Lord, I am not a lowly person. Have you ever thought about how I feel when you treat me like this? Let's not talk about our ages. In terms of seniority and status, if this matter gets out, how can I live as a human being? Aren't you afraid of being blamed? Are you humiliating the Queen?"

Zhu Tan's grip tightened; Wang Yan's words were quite heartbreaking.

What Zhu Tan cared about most were Empress Zhang and Zhu Youtang. They were his support to do whatever he wanted. It can be imagined that if Zhu Youtang and his wife heard that he had made advances towards the Empress Dowager, they would be very sad.

However, the more prohibited something is, the more tempting it is, which is why there are so many ways to make money in criminal law.

Zhu Tan's body trembled slightly, and then his hands began to move upwards again.

"It's better not to say anything! I don't want anything to happen to Rui Anhou, nor do I want anything to happen to my nephew and niece."

After Zhu Tan said this, he felt very embarrassed. This seemed like the beginning of some martial arts movies!
Wang Yan felt like she was about to suffocate, both mentally and physically.

She had no choice but to restrain Zhu Tan's naughty little hand and said to him with tears in her eyes: "My Lord, are you going to kill me?"

Zhu Tan no longer wanted to be too ruthless. If she really pushed Wang Yan into a desperate situation, then she would no longer have any fun.

"You said it as if I did something wrong, but I also know that Ma Cheng is a very difficult person. After three generations of Emperor Yingzong, Emperor Xianzong, and now, Princess Yixing is not an easy person to deal with. The three emperors were unable to do anything to this couple. Although I am favored by the emperor, I cannot offend them!"

Wang Yan knew that Zhu Tan was not lying. Although Ma Cheng and Princess Yixing were hateful, she could not do anything to them.

Although Emperor Xianzong was angry that Ma Cheng did not attend the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, he did not punish him.

Zhu Tan and Ma Cheng are a pair. One is worry, the other is worry, and the third is problem. "Then the Marquis can leave now!"

Zhu Tan chuckled twice and lowered his head.

Seeing Zhu Tan getting closer, Wang Yan instinctively turned her head away, but Zhu Tan pulled her head directly in front of him.

He took one step at a time, as if he wanted to break her hard shell.

Wang Yan only felt that her breath was a little hot. She was a little dazed and finally closed her eyes unconsciously. Her defense was broken.

The feeling this time was completely different from that in the aquarium, much more intense, much more thrilling, and much more heart-pounding.

Zhu Tan enjoyed the pleasure of being imprisoned, and she enjoyed it too, and she had never experienced this in her life in the palace. It was like an old house on fire, and there was no cure.

Zhu Tan had already tasted her "appetite" and stopped. She stood up straight and looked at Wang Yan's rosy little face, which looked like a cooked crab. She stretched out a hand and gently rubbed Wang Yan's cheek.

"Yan'er's beauty is not inferior to Concubine Wan's. Emperor Xianzong's taste is not that good!"

Wang Yan took a deep breath and looked at Zhu Tan with tearful eyes.

"Are you happy to humiliate me like this? The way we are now is like walking on the edge of a cliff. If we fall off, we will be dead without a complete body."

"It feels good, it feels good, I'm very happy, take care of yourself, I will come to see you often."

Zhu Tan was also a little overwhelmed. If a fight broke out like this, a fight was inevitable. This was not a good place!

Wang Yan uttered with difficulty, "About Wang Yuan."

Zhu Tan smoothed Wang Yan's hair and touched her little mouth.

"I have received such a great benefit from Yan'er, so naturally I have to help her. As for Princess Yixing and Prince Consort Ma Cheng, that's troublesome. I will go to her again in the future. Don't do this to me!"

Wang Yan finally felt relieved. The issue of salt permits was finally properly handled, so Wang Yuan no longer had to worry.

As for the revenge of Ma Cheng and Princess Yixing, they could tolerate it, but Princess Yixing and her wife would never do anything to their brother's family!
Wang Yan also didn't want to be alone with Marquis Jianchang because she felt something strange. Even if Chu Tian approached her, she would not resist.

This was really horrible. She couldn't imagine what would happen if she had a relationship with Zhu Tan. She would definitely be poisoned!

After teasing for a while, Zhu Tan walked out of the room and started cursing at Liu Wentai and Gao Tinghe who had been waiting for a long time.

He is just looking for trouble and wants to have the best doctor in the Ming Dynasty kicked out of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Even if Liu Wentai is promoted, don't expect him to continue practicing medicine.

Others are here to treat patients, but this guy is here to treat the patients. Who wouldn't be scared?
Liu Wentai, Gao Ting and others were upset by this sudden change, but when they saw that the old Buddha, who was sick before, actually stood up on his own initiative and spoke for them, they were immediately impressed.

Is it possible that my second uncle’s prescription is really that magical?

The reason why Wang Yan stood up was to make people doubt her identity, but she didn't expect that Zhu Tan's "secret remedy" was so effective.

If she knew about this, she would definitely say that she was very smart and biased.

Zhu Tan turned around and nodded to Wang Yan, then walked towards the Prince's Mansion.

Zhu Houzhao, who had just finished his work, ran in hurriedly when he saw Zhu Tan. "Second uncle, how are the two candidates from yesterday? I heard Wang Hua say today that many people are reporting on second uncle, and there are more than 10 to 20 memorials about second uncle!"
Zhu Tan hummed and said, "I don't know!"

He didn't know that although the arrest of Tang Bohu and Xu Jing aroused opposition from many scholars, it was not a big deal.

He didn't do anything to Tang Bohu and those two men, but provided them with the best treatment!

However, Liu Jin's words made Zhu Tan understand the importance of the matter.

Liu Jin answered more cautiously: "My Lord, you don't know that since the imperial examinations were launched, the Ming Dynasty has only valued scholars as much as it did in the Song Dynasty. Tang Yin was the first place winner and Xu Jing was the Jinshi. With these two words, millions of scholars in the world will surely feel pity for them. With such momentum, even the emperor cannot take it lightly!"

Liu Jin did not say something with a hint in his words. Although Marquis Jianchang enjoyed the emperor's favor, he was still far inferior to the political situation during the Hongwu period.

Yu Qian made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but he easily erased all his identities. How could a mere descendant of a collateral family be compared with the fearless Yu Qian?
Yu Qian’s death affected not only Zhu Qizhen, but also all the literati in the world.

This is the real Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for Emperor Xianzong who made great contributions, crowned Zhu Qiyu as the emperor, cleared Yu Qian's name, and rebuilt the Ming Dynasty, he would have been spurned by the world as a traitor!
Zhu Houzhao received authentic Confucianism since he was a child. His teachers were either great Confucian scholars or great Confucian scholars. Although he was young, he still understood this principle.

"Uncle, Tang Yin and Xu Jing, why not just let them go? If this matter gets to the court, my father will be in a difficult situation."

"A Shou is indeed filial, but we must never let him go."

Zhu Tan originally wanted to save Tang Bohu. If he let him go, it would be a waste of time. However, since Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao both said so, he naturally took note. It was really not easy to solve this problem.

Tang Bohu took the money but refused to paint, which in itself was a good excuse, but when it came to being unreasonable, Zhu Tan felt that he was the real expert.

"Perhaps this is also a good time to clear your name. It depends on what you plan to do."

Although Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin did not understand what Zhu Tan was saying, judging from Zhu Tan's expression, he seemed to have already made plans.

"Ah Shou, what Wang Hua said just now can be regarded as a reminder to me. It seems that this meeting with Wang Hua was very effective. Is Wang Hua going to school tomorrow?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Teacher Wang Hua will explain the Analects to me tomorrow, so I'm sure he will be there."

Zhu Tan agreed to Zhu Houzhao and immediately left the palace and returned to his home.

In the room, Tang Bohu and Xu Jing looked at the food on the table, but they had no appetite at all.

Both of them are juren and smart people. Sending Liang Chu away yesterday has caused an uproar. Liang Chu even threatened to participate in the construction of Changhou. It is impossible for them to do nothing. But whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is unknown.

Zhu Tan walked in, and Tang Bohu and Xu Jing both looked anxious.

"No! Everyone needs to eat. Come, bring me some hot water. I'll drink with you guys."

The servants quickly brought over the hot food and wine. Zhu Tan looked at the two people who were motionless and waved his hand: "Go away, it's boring, let's talk." (End of this chapter)