Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 291 Hongwu Emperor Tai

It was already night, but in a huge and magnificent study deep in the palace of the imperial city, the lights were still as bright as day.

A man in fancy clothes was sitting in front of a long desk, concentrating on writing, his brows furrowed from time to time, as if he was troubled by something.

This person is the current emperor of the Hongwu Dynasty, Zhou Tai.

He ascended the throne at the age of 14, and it has been 44 years since then. Although he did not create a prosperous era, Zhou Tai boasted that he had never slacked off. In his hands, the Hongwu Dynasty was not only stable, but the lives of the common people also became more fulfilling.

Of course, the Hongwu Dynasty was too big and there were too many things to do, so Zhou Tai did not dare to relax at all. Moreover, Zhou Tai had a plan that the Zhou family had been working on for a long time in his mind, and he wanted to realize it in his generation.

If this is true, the two names Zhou Tai will be unprecedented in the history of the Hongwu Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest."

At this time, there was only one person in the entire palace who dared to disturb Zhou Tai from handling government affairs. That was Queen Xiuling.

Looking up, Zhou Tai's slightly frowned brows relaxed when he saw Queen Xiuling, and he said with a smile: "The Queen is trying to capture me again?"

Although she was over 40, Empress Xiuling was still dignified and beautiful. Upon hearing this, she rolled her eyes at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking again. How dare I come to arrest you? But it is getting late. If you don't rest, it will be bad for your health. Doctor Wang has repeatedly told you to go to bed on time, otherwise the headache will recur."

Zhou Tai could only smile bitterly upon hearing this. He had practiced martial arts since he was young and had always been in good health. But later on, due to the heavy workload of state affairs, he often stayed up late, which resulted in a headache. Decoctions and medicines were useless, and finally he found relief after seeking help from the immortal sect. This was the "Doctor Wang" mentioned by Queen Xiuling.

"I can't help it. There are too many things going on in Jizhou Prefecture recently, and they are all urgent matters. We can't delay."

"You can't wait till this time, right?"

"Haha, Queen, come and take a look at this. If it were you, would you be able to sleep?" Zhou Tai smiled and handed over a desk on the table.

Empress Xiuling was also a little surprised when she heard this. She and the emperor had known each other for many years and loved each other. Later, they were fortunate to become husband and wife, so they had a deep relationship. But the emperor rarely talked to her about state affairs, let alone directly showed her the memorials.

Since that's what she said, it must be related to her. Empress Xiuling was also very curious, so she didn't refuse and picked up the memorial to read it.

"Is it the emperor's uncle? Not dead?"

"Humph, what uncle? Zhou Zhong, this villain, colluded with evil ways and killed hundreds of thousands of people. He has long been expelled from the clan temple. But she is your adoptive father after all, you should know about his affairs."

"Alas, if it weren't for the emperor, Zhou Zhong took me in as his adopted daughter, you and I wouldn't have been able to get married according to the etiquette. I just didn't expect so many things to happen later.

Your Majesty, rest assured that Zhou Zhong and I have a bond, but in the face of national affairs and the justice of heaven and earth, everything is based on your Majesty's will. You don't need to worry about me."

Zhou Tai hugged his wife, who had never troubled him in all these years. How could he not know Zhou Zhong's kindness? Otherwise, why would he let Zhou Zhong do whatever he wanted in Jizhou Prefecture for so many years?
If Zhou Tai had not wanted to concentrate imperial power and take back the fiefdom, he would not have targeted his uncle.

But Zhou Tai never expected that his uncle not only interfered with the local affairs, but also colluded with evil monks and lost all conscience! In the end, he made Jizhou Prefecture full of corpses and left rebels, forcing the country to start a war again.

Before, I was feeling lucky that Zhou Zhong had killed himself, but now, I suddenly received news that Zhou Zhong might still be alive and had a rough whereabouts.

"Your Majesty, is this news credible? Didn't the immortal master of Qishuhai say that Zhou Zhong was dead?"

"The news was passed back by Deputy Sergeant Hu An, and the source was Yang Qian, the current top master of Jizhou Prefecture. I don't know how credible it is, but judging from the context alone, it is indeed possible.

Besides, it would be better if Zhou Zhong died. If he were alive, it would be a big problem!"

"So Your Majesty would rather believe it than not believe it?" "That's right!"

"I remember you mentioned Yang Qian's name. He looked like a young man. Who would have thought that he was the best master in Jizhou Prefecture?"

"Well, this boy is indeed young, about twenty years old, but he is a serious Jindan realm immortal master, who learned from the Five Thunder Palace. If it weren't for him this time, Jizhou City would have been poisoned by Zhou Zhong's calculations like other cities and turned into a dead zone.

What's even more rare is that this boy has no intention of joining the immortal sect, and prefers to live in the secular world. Moreover, he disdains to engage in petty manipulation and exploit the common people, and his mind is quite righteous!
This time, seven or eight families headed by the Tan family sent this playboy to Jizhou Prefecture to gain experience, but he turned out to be restless when he got there. He was always bad at doing things and even set his sights on the refugees who were displaced by the disaster, killing one person.

In the end, they were caught by Yang Qian, and all seven of them were killed in one piece."

Queen Xiuling was surprised and asked, "Isn't he afraid of revenge from those noble families?"

Although he despised those evil-doers and disliked the rampant behavior of the noble families, the fact was that the noble families were so powerful that not only the common people, but even the emperor sometimes had to weigh the pros and cons and was unwilling to easily fall out with them.

So Yang Qian didn't know this? Impossible.

The only explanation is that one goes there knowing there is a tiger there!

"Afraid? Why should he be afraid? Yang Qian saw this very clearly. He could have stood on the side of the academy to seek help. With his value, the academy would definitely be willing to help him. But he didn't. Because he knew that standing on the academy's side was not as good as standing on my side!
He believes I can see it all!"

Queen Xiuling sat in the emperor's arms with a smile on her face. She could see that her husband was very satisfied with Yang Qian.

"This man is quite clever. So what benefits does Your Majesty plan to give him?"

"I was originally planning to have him take over as the commander of the Imperial City's Major Case Division, to investigate unsolved cases all over the country, and take advantage of these aristocratic families. But he ended up finding a job for himself."

Head of the Major Case Division?
Empress Xiuling's face flashed with surprise again. The commander of the major case department is two levels higher than Yang Qian's current position as the chief officer of the Jizhou Prefecture Patrol Case Department! In terms of title, it can be compared with the lord of a prefecture. It has the responsibility of inspecting the world, and is the bone-cutting knife in the hands of the emperor!

What is this? It is God’s grace!

But from what the emperor said, Yang Qian doesn't seem to want this position yet?

"So where does he want to go?"

The emperor pointed to the unfinished memorial in the queen's hand and said, "He is going to find Zhou Zhong."

"Going to Shuangqing Prefecture?"

"That's right. But the situation in Shuangqing Prefecture is very special. The government office there can't handle the situation, and the army is needed to help. So I'm still hesitating about what kind of position to give Yang Qian to express my support for him.

The Queen is smart, can you help me think of one?"

Empress Xiuling smiled and didn't respond. When the emperor asked again, she perfunctorily said, "How do I know what position Your Majesty wants to give me? You can't give me both, right?"

"Give them both? Take care of both the government and the military? This."

"I was just talking nonsense, Your Majesty, please don't..."

"Don't mention it, it seems to be feasible!"

(End of this chapter)