Chapter 38 The Provincial Officials of the Chinese Book

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the carriage, along the way, he enjoyed the people's respects, and the three who were thrown rotten leaves and rotten eggs formed a high and low judgment, in the way of the drunken fairy building, Zhu Yuanzhang opened the curtain, so that many people saw the true face of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, if it is an ordinary time, they are not so easy to see the emperor, even if Zhu Yuanzhang Weifu private visit they have never recognized today's saint, after all, the Ming Dynasty has no mobile phones, and there is no developed media information, The people can only understand Zhu Yuanzhang's face by guessing the portrait revealed by the court painter, in the portrait, Zhu Yuanzhang is like a monkey, where is there such a personable appearance.

In the drunken immortal building, the fanatical people are like Zhu Yuanzhang's fans, and they have kowtowed to His Majesty, and the greeting of "long live my emperor, long live, long live" resounded throughout the drunken immortal building, and the people respected Zhu Yuanzhang like a god, and even Ma Sanbao felt the enthusiasm of the people for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Suddenly, a sound of surprise sounded, Ma Sanbao followed the sound and looked, and he didn't know who poured the wine in his hand into the prisoner car, causing dozens of drunken guests to follow suit, they put down the wine in their hands, and poured it on the prisoner car not far away, the prisoner car exuded a strong aroma of wine, Hu Weiyong, Chen Ning, Tujie and the three of them were wet with wine, like a chicken in the soup, none of the guests felt sorry for the wine in their hands was so wasted, and they all sprinkled their dissatisfaction and resentment on Hu Weiyong and other three people who opposed the party.

Seeing the wine being spilled, the guests were not distressed, Ma Sanbao was distressed, he was a wine worm in his last life, and in this life he was even more attracted by the wine of the Drunken Immortal Building, seeing the wine sprinkled on Hu Weiyong's body, he couldn't wait to throw out a fire to ignite Hu Weiyong, at least he would not waste the wine that was thrown out.

At present, the prisoner car is stained with alcohol, which provokes the officers and soldiers to widen the distance between the people and the prisoner car, and the officers and soldiers are also worried about whether there will be a person like Ma Sanbao who has nothing to do with torches, seeing that there is only the last part of the march left, but there can be no mistakes, Hu Weiyong is a key criminal of the criminal department, and he cannot die on the way to the parade, and the officers and soldiers are also on guard to prevent Hu Weiyong from being robbed by people with ulterior motives.

When the prisoner car stopped and the parade came to an abrupt end, Zhu Yuanzhang set off to return to the palace, leaving behind the officers and soldiers who were guarding Hu Weiyong.

"Brother Hu, I haven't seen you for a day, but I am very embarrassed, my brother has prepared clothes and hot water for you, and after bathing and changing, I will send you to your future residence." The person who came was Wei Ze, compared with the appearance of not waiting to see Hu Weiyong before, Wei Ze now felt a little gloating, he stared at Hu Weiyong for a long time, and smiled and "invited" Hu Weiyong from the prisoner car.

Hu Weiyong did not open his eyes to look at Wei Ze, beside Wei Ze, the officers and soldiers opened the shackles that bound Hu Weiyong's hands and feet, and invited Hu Weiyong into an empty room, in which a huge wooden barrel and a basin of hot water were placed, and prison clothes were placed outside the bucket.

"Hey, I didn't expect Pengju to leave Nanjing City." Hot water soaked Hu Weiyong's body, he sighed in the barrel, thinking of seeing the face that he was familiar with in the teahouse before, he was a little helpless, he thought that Hu Pengju should go away and fly high, but he didn't expect Hu Pengju to be still in the middle of Nanjing City, which made Hu Weiyong a little worried about his son.

"I hope he doesn't do stupid things, Third Highness, Third Highness, how can you rest assured that Pengju is in Nanjing City? He's naughty by nature, but don't be afraid of him messing around! Pengju, you must not catch them. Hu Weiyong closed his eyes, the whole person sank into the wooden barrel, the hot water entered his body along his nose, if it weren't for the fear of death that made him yearn for life, he almost drowned himself in the hot water basin that Wei Ze prepared for him.

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According to Zhu Yuanzhang, his current identity is just a provincial official in Zhongshu, and he is no longer qualified to use the name of Zhongcheng in the imperial history.

Seeing the familiar Prime Minister's Mansion plaque being demolished, Shang Wei's heart was reluctant, the jurisdiction of Cheng in the imperial history was different from Hu Weiyong's, and it was not as good as Hu Weiyong's prime minister's position in terms of power, but it was also a good official position, and now, he lost those privileges, even Shang Wei, who was honest and honest on the surface, was a little nostalgic for the status and property that his former official position brought him, and he was demoted to a higher level, and even the court gave him a lot less money, and he was no longer the prime minister of the prime minister's official position.

Outside the mansion, looking at the plaque of the Prime Minister's Mansion that was removed, Ma Sanbao thought about it again and again, I don't know whether he should enter Shang Wei's mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang assigned him the task to supervise and investigate Shang Wei, but he felt uncomfortable when he thought of Shang Hui's eyes before looking at him, don't look at the age difference between Shang Wei and him, maybe some people like to play that kind of trick.

In the end, Ma Sanbao still stepped into Shang Wei's mansion, without Zhu Di's company, looking at the unfamiliar mansion, he couldn't help but sigh that Shang Wei was different from other princes, although Shang Wei's mansion was called the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past, but it seemed unusually simple, except for a few simple buildings, he did not like to place rockeries and dig a small pond in his courtyard like other princes, and even the flower beds could not find a few altars, only a few ordinary trees were so ordinary that they could no longer be ordinary in the courtyard to embellish the only bit of greenery.

"My lord, Marven and ask to see you." The plaque of the Prime Minister's Mansion was taken down, and Shang Hui's attendants passed the word.

Ma Sanbao's request to see aroused a trace of curiosity from Shang Wei, he did not receive a notice about Ma Sanbao, he didn't expect this eight-year-old child he thought should not be underestimated to appear at the door of his house so suddenly, but he still compromised to let Ma Sanbai in, after all, Ma Sanbao is a celebrity around Zhu Di, and he is deeply favored by Zhu Yuanzhang, and no one can provoke the emperor's favor, Shang Hui, who has been in the officialdom circle for many years, knows this truth well.

Shang Wei and Hu Weiyong are different, Hu Weiyong seems to have contact with the third prince Zhu Li behind his back, he Shang Wei is completely alone, it is not easy to get to his position, seeing Ma Sanbao come to the door, Shang Wei is eyeing the power of the fourth prince Zhu Di behind Ma Sanbao, the fourth prince Zhu Di is the prince who has won Zhu Yuanzhang's heart since Ma Sanbao was born, although he is not as good as the prince Zhu Biao, but Zhu Yuanzhang also has more attention to Zhu Di.

Ma Sanbao cautiously stepped into Shang Wei's mansion, right now, Shang Wei is sitting in the mansion and tasting tea, in the Ming Dynasty, many high-ranking officials have a hobby, that is, tea tasting, but from the intensity of the tea fragrance and the color of the tea, Shang Wei's tea is obviously not as good as the tea prepared by Zhu Yuanzhang and even Zhu Di, looking at the clean courtyard, Ma Sanbao was a little surprised, such a Qing official also needs to supervise the investigation himself?

Shang Wei's simplicity made Ma Sanbao feel that Zhu Yuanzhang must have had some misunderstanding about Shang Wei, on the surface, Shang Wei and Wang Guangyang Hu Weiyong and his ilk are incompatible, Wang Guangyang is also making countless fortunes with Hu Weiyong's momentum, and his wives and concubines are all arranged for him by Hu Weiyong, and Shang Wei is different, Shang Wei's attendants are pitiful, and the number of attendants who once served him was not as good as his colleagues.

"Do you feel like you've been treated badly? It's not as good as the tea of the Four Highnesses, and I don't have any wine here that can compare to the Drunken Immortal Building, I heard that you and the Four Highnesses' business is quite big, and my small place may not treat you well, right? I guess you can come here because of your majesty's intentions, to supervise my consultation, right? I've heard that you are the one who oversees the imperial history, it's okay, I'm different from Hu Weiyong, you can supervise the investigation casually, and I won't interfere in any way. Shang Wei sipped his eyes as he sipped the tea, carefully observing Ma Sanbao's reaction.

Hearing Shang Hui's words, Ma Sanbao had to admire this Zhongshu provincial official in his heart, he didn't tell Shang Wei his intention, the other party actually guessed it.

"It's worthy of Lord Shang, this is to know my intention, that's right, I was supervised and investigated by His Majesty's will, I wonder if Your Majesty suspects that it is wrong?" Ma Sanbao is puzzled, at present, Shang Wei does not have any flaws, even the furniture in Shang Hui's house is not as luxurious as Zhu Di's mansion, even the teapot is the most ordinary porcelain teapot, compared with Zhu Di's purple clay pot, the value is much worse, even the teapot is a little yellow because of the tea stains, and the old man in front of him, who lived a simple life, will become the object of Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion, which makes Ma Sanbao a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty asked you to supervise me, naturally there is Your Majesty's meaning, we don't have to guess, maybe what I have done is not good enough, rest assured, I won't embarrass you, even if you investigate my network and descendants, I won't interfere, remember to say a few good words for me with His Royal Highness, I don't have anything good here, I can't give it to His Royal Highness, I can buy it, you can afford it, so let's send my blessings to His Royal Highness, in the future, if there is anything I need Shang Hui's help, I Shang Hui will not refuse." Shang Wei opened his mouth and said, as an old fox in the officialdom, he has not found a suitable backer for himself, and now, Ma Sanbao is sent to the door, which means that he has the opportunity to climb the thigh of Zhu Di, the fourth highness, don't look at Shang Wei is already old, he also has descendants, his descendants are still young, as long as they can be protected by the four highnesses, they will not have a hard life in the future.

Ma Sanbao heard Shang Wei's words, and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the former prime minister in front of him, he didn't hear that Shang Wei had any objections, but he was affected by Hu Weiyong and lost his job, and even Yu Lu lost a lot of money, no wonder Shang Wei will take the initiative to climb up to himself, and he also fell in love with the backer of the Fourth Highness.