Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his eyebrows, if it was proposed by others, he would have scolded him a long time ago, after all, no one can stop the willfulness of the emperor, but now that his son mentioned it, then he has no choice, not only can he not scold, but he has to maintain the dignity of the prince in front of the ministers.

Helplessly glared at Zhu Biao and said, "What the prince said is not bad, Liu Bowen is indeed a good candidate, what do you think?" ”

The rest of the people also breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how they looked at it, Liu Bowen was the most suitable candidate, but no one dared to open this mouth first due to the majesty of the saint, but now that he has the endorsement of the prince, he naturally supports it strongly.

In this way, the matter is decided, and only when the final good news comes, people can be immediately arranged to go to Bashu to pacify the people, and the rest of the people will retreat to select suitable officials, and they can only be transferred from those small departments first.

Zhu Biao went out to give them a while, and then when he came back, he saw that his father was still a little unhappy, and helplessly comforted: "Liu Bowen is over sixty years old, he has children and grandchildren, even if it is for the sake of his children and grandchildren, he doesn't dare to do anything, why should my father be like this." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew it, but he just didn't deal with Liu Bowen, and he always felt that this person was not loyal to him and had no sincerity to the court, so he would give him the title of Earl of Sincerity in the first place.

Zhu Biao continued: "There is indeed no more suitable candidate in the imperial court, the senior officials have their own duties, and sending some small officials will not be able to restore the people as soon as possible, Liu Bowen ........."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a headache when he heard half of it, and waved his hand irritably and said, "Okay, didn't we all agree?" What are you still nagging, just let Liu Bowen go, if we can't do it, we will even take back his title, after so many years, that guy still has no sincerity at all! ”

Zhu Biao bowed down and smiled, Liu Bowen was disloyal, but he was a traditional scholar and a doctor, quite high, even if he was loyal, he would maintain his demeanor, and disdain to take the initiative to grovel and be a flatterer.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother to be angry with his son, so he casually pointed to the letter sent by Mingsheng, the lord of Xia Kingdom, and said, "What do you want to do with this person?" ”

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "Mingsheng is young, and his style of acting is also quite weak, so there is nothing to worry about, so instead of killing him, it is better to press to the capital, seal him and wait for An Lebo or something, so as to appease the people and the family of Bashu as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this and said: "In the second year of Hongwu, we sent someone to him to ask for wood, that kid was very generous, not only sent a hundred good trees, but also offered the rest of the specialties of the land of Bashu. ”

Zhu Biao nodded, there are many such characters in the capital, like Chen Youliang's son Chen Li or Gui Dehou, but this kid is not very honest, but what kind of waves can he make in the capital?

Just because he is not honest, he has no heirs so far, I hope that Mingsheng can be smarter, he is not ashamed, and he is true to live.

After the discussion, Zhu Biao retired, and left the palace directly to go to Liu's mansion, Liu Bowen estimated that he hadn't gotten the news at this time, Zhu Biao planned to mention a few words, after all, he was also a person who had gone on the Northern Expedition with him.

When the carriage arrived at Liu's mansion, Liu Bowen, who got the news, led his eldest son Liu Lian out and bowed down, Zhu Biao didn't want to talk on the street anymore, so he waved them to get up and walked into the mansion.

The courtyard of Liu's mansion is not large, and the layout can only be said to be quite elegant, Zhu Biao looked around a few times after entering the mansion, and Liu Bowen smiled on the side: "The cold house is simple, and I am wronged by His Highness." ”

Zhu Biao didn't say anything, he entered the main hall and sat down, Liu Lian stood aside to serve, Zhu Biao said directly: "I just received an urgent report from the southwest, Ying Guogong has been devastating all the way, and now several states have entered Chengdu in a row, and my Ming Dynasty has been unstoppable to recover Bashu." ”

Liu Bowen stroked his beard and thought for a while and said: "Ying Guogong is mighty, according to this situation, even if Xia Guo abandons Chengdu and flees to Sichuan, it will only be a little more to catch his breath, and most of them will surrender directly." ”

This discerning person can see that Liu Bowen also knew that it was impossible for the prince to come in person because of this little matter, so he continued: "After the victory, it is a matter of peace and security, and His Royal Highness must be preparing to send the old minister to Bashu in person, and it may be recommended by His Royal Highness." ”

Zhu Biao nodded when he heard the words and said, "No matter how you think about it, sincerity is the most suitable." ”

Liu Bowen smiled bitterly and said: "The old minister first thanks His Royal Highness for his trust, but the minister is already old and decrepit, and he has already played the beggar bones three times this year, how can he still take on a big responsibility." ”

Liu Lian on the side immediately knelt down and said: "Your Highness, this is a long way to Bashu, my father is over sixty years old, how can I stand the pain of this bumpy toil, please be gracious." ”

Zhu Biao also knew that Liu Bowen had long lost hope in his career, and only wanted to go back to his hometown to recuperate, Zhu Biao personally pulled Liu Lian up, and then looked at Liu Bowen and promised: "I will go here for two or three years, and when I come back to the palace, I will personally send Mr. back to his hometown to raise him, and the descendants of the Liu family should enjoy wealth in the future!" ”

Liu Bowen was also taken aback as soon as this remark came out, to be honest, there is no need for the prince to make such a promise, after all, it is his duty to obey the king's orders as a courtier, and the court ordered that Liu Bowen would have to go if he didn't go.

However, it is not necessary to do your best when you get to the place, after all, the local affairs are far away from the emperor of the sky, and it is enough to maintain them in general, but Zhu Biao hopes that Bashu can recover his vitality as soon as possible, which requires Liu Bowen to do it with all his talents.

What's more, Zhu Biao still has some gratitude to Liu Bowen, Liu Bowen gave a lot of guidance during the Northern Expedition, he remembered this situation, and he really planned to take care of the Liu family a little more in the future.

Liu Bowen didn't say much, stood up and bowed solemnly, what he was most worried about was how his descendants would protect themselves after his death, the eldest son is now only leading the official position of the seventh grade, Hu Weiyong and others have long been dissatisfied with him, so he always wants to resign and lead the eldest son back to his hometown to live in peace.

After the most important thing was resolved, Zhu Biao went straight to Zhongshu Province with Liu's mansion and discussed it with Wang Guangyang for a while, and many officials on the side heard it, which was also what Zhu Biao wanted.

Everything is going according to plan, and the court can be described as turbulent in the next few days, first, there will inevitably be many vacancies after the recovery of Bashu, and there are naturally many low-grade officials who want to go on a trip and add some qualifications.

The second is the integration of the official office and the yamen in charge of Zhu Biao, and there has been a lot of news that has come out at present, and some officials in the official office are panicked, because they have heard that the entire yamen is going to be abolished, and they have already begun to find ways to transfer them to other official offices under the pretext of their connections.

Zhu Biao is not in a hurry, the water is shallow, and those big kings will leak out, otherwise they will hide behind, Zhu Biao doesn't know who is who, it's rare to have a chance, so naturally he has to observe it carefully.

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