Chapter Twenty-Nine: Suspicious Old Zhu

Mu Sheng promised Li Jie that he had done it, so he didn't stay too long in Dongnuan Pavilion, and chatted with Zhu Yuanzhang for a while before leaving, and as soon as he left, Zhu Biao immediately asked a little impatiently: "Father, ...... that Li Jie?"

"Do you want to say that Li Jie is a rare talent, and you want me to use it for him?" didn't wait for Zhu Biao to finish speaking, he was robbed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Erchen really thinks that Li Jie is a talent, that is, knowledgeable and talented, Erchen is very curious about him now, and even wants to meet him in person!" Zhu Biao nodded, he was really getting more and more curious about Li Jie, although he met last time, he hadn't talked to each other.

"From the last birthday banquet of the Korean duke, he persuaded the Korean duke to return to his hometown, and now he has improved the gunpowder, and he has also helped Mu Sheng a lot, so that Mu Sheng ran into the palace to ask for credit for him, don't you think these things are a little too deliberate?" Zhu Yuanzhang replied with a frown, I have to say that Lao Zhu's intuition is really terrible.

"This ...... Father, you are too careful, Li Jie is just a fifteen-year-old boy, how can you have such scheming? And he fell out with the Korean government and wanted to make a career to prove that he was also human. Zhu Biao couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and even felt that his father's suspicious mistake had been committed again.

"It's true that a teenager doesn't have this kind of scheming, but what if someone is pointing him behind his back?" Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and said again, as an emperor, he had a skeptical attitude towards everyone.

"Li Jie doesn't seem to have any scheming people around him, his father Li Zhu is just a small Jiupin bureau envoy, and he is also a well-known honest and honest person, his uncle Yihuihou has some knowledge, but he is not a scheming person, in addition, Erchen really can't think of anyone else who can instruct Li Jie to do these things."

Zhu Biao also showed a wry smile at the end, since the death of his mother Queen Ma, his father's suspicion has become more and more serious, and he has become more and more harsh to his ministers, and even he, the prince, is cautious, for fear of arousing his father's suspicion.

"I still feel that something is wrong with this Li Festival!" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said very stubbornly.

"Father, if this is not the case, how about the sons and daughters come forward to see him?" Zhu Biao thought about it for a moment before proposing.

"What are you going to see him for?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, he can't tolerate sand in his eyes, especially in terms of employing people, as long as the other party is a little unsuitable for him, he will be completely abandoned.

"Didn't my father suspect that there was someone behind Li Jie's instructions, and the sons went to see him to see if someone really instructed him, and if so, find out who the person behind this was, and what was his purpose?"

"What if not?"

"If not, it would be even better, it shows that Li Jie is really a talent, it would be a pity if such a person was not used, and then he would be granted an official position and let him serve the imperial court, and there was another benefit to doing so." Zhu Biao cautiously said again.

"What's the benefit?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, he still attached great importance to Zhu Biao's son's opinion.

"Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, Li Jie was kicked out of the house by the Korean Duke because he suggested to the Korean Duke to return to his hometown to retire, and the relationship was severed by the Korean Lord, if the father granted Li Jie an official position at this time, I think with the wisdom of the Korean Prince, he should understand that the father is reminding him vaguely, maybe he will wake up because of this, and take the initiative to return to his hometown and return to the hidden place." Zhu Biao explained again.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately patted Zhu Biao's shoulder and said, "Yes, yes, prince, you are cautious, this is a good way!" ”

"Erchen only thought of this on a spur of the moment!" Zhu Biao was also very humble.

"You, you are just too humble, and although it is a good thing that you are cautious, sometimes it is easy to look ahead and lose the overall situation!" Zhu Yuanzhang finally taught again, although Zhu Biao was the prince he taught single-handedly, he had a generous temperament, and there were many places where he didn't look like him, and Lao Zhu was a little dissatisfied with this.

"What my father taught me is that my sons and ministers should remember it!" Zhu Biao immediately said respectfully, he knew that he must not talk back to his father at this time, otherwise he would wait to endure hardships.

At the same time, Li Jie accompanied his father Li Zhu out of the Ordnance Bureau to prepare to go home, but on the way, Li Zhu was still a little worried: "Jie'er, you persuaded Mu Qianhu to go to Your Majesty to report for you, what if Your Majesty doesn't pay attention to it?" ”

"It doesn't matter if Your Majesty ignores it, it's a big deal that I will make a few more contributions, for example, I see that the musket made by the Ordnance Bureau still uses a fire rope to ignite the gunpowder, and it can't be used when it rains, but I have another idea for this, maybe it can solve this problem." Li Jie smiled indifferently.

If it doesn't work this time, there will be next time, Li Jie won't believe it, and when he makes a bunch of credits, Zhu Yuanzhang will still turn a blind eye to him?

Of course, although Li Jie's idea is good, he would never have dreamed that Lao Zhu is a serious paranophobia, and he is already suspecting that he has other plans, if he really makes a bunch of credits, maybe it will make Lao Zhu even more suspicious of his intentions.

"By the way, where did you learn all those things about gunpowder, why did you solve the things that even those old craftsmen couldn't solve, but you solved them in a few words?" Li Zhu suddenly thought of a key question, so he asked Li Jie with a puzzled expression.

"This ...... Maybe it's innate, but I think those questions are quite simple, and you can see what is going on at a glance. Li Jie spread his hands and said, there is no way to explain this kind of thing, so let's pretend to be a genius if it is clean.

"Really? Really understand it? Li Zhu was also a little speechless when he heard this, if he understood it at a glance, their Ordnance Bureau would not be stumped by the problem of gunpowder.

Fortunately, at this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of a carriage behind me, and then I heard a familiar voice shouting: "Uncle, cousin, I can be regarded as finding you!" ”

Li Jie's father and son turned their heads, and saw that in the carriage behind them, Liu Yi leaned out of the window and shouted to them excitedly.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage came to Li Jie, and Liu Yi also jumped down from the carriage and asked eagerly: "Uncle, where did your family go, but my father and I were in a hurry." ”

It turned out that Liu Yi only learned about Li Jie's family being driven out by Li Li yesterday, originally he thought that Li Jie's family might be living in an inn, but he ran all over the inn in the inner city and didn't find it, fortunately, he had an idea that Li Zhu would come to the Ordnance Bureau, and sure enough, he found someone.

"We went to live in a house in Waiguo City, because there are many things to do, and we haven't had time to inform my cousin, but I have made you worry!" Li Jie was also a little embarrassed to say, he had too many things to do in the past two days, and he didn't have time to inform Liu Yi at all.

"It's okay if you're okay, let's get in the car and talk about it, I still have a lot of things to tell you!" Liu Yi didn't blame Li Jie, and immediately asked them to get into the lane.