Chapter 21 Prime Minister, do it yourself
I don't know who leaked the news of the case of Hu Weiyong's father and son and Ma Sanbao, and it spread throughout Nanjing City, but the process of the case has been skipped a lot, after all, the matter of the fourth highness Zhu Di and the prime minister's son visiting the kiln is still not good for the public, and the situation of sleeping flowers and willows is obviously not very good for the reputation, and ordinary people only know that Hu Pengju has been beaten so far and cannot find the murderer, and it has also become a joke in the market.
Thinking of the black faces of Hu Weiyong and Hu Pengju, Ma Sanbao couldn't help laughing, Zhu Di beside him was also very happy, he was also worried that the county and the judge would be retaliated against by Hu Weiyong, since even Zhu Yuanzhang's eunuchs were present to supervise the verdict, they would naturally be protected by the highest standard.
Since having lunch, the entire Nanjing city is the embarrassed appearance of Hu Weiyong's father and son, Zhu Di, a know-it-all, is naturally in his ears, and even Ma Sanbao's reputation has resounded throughout Nanjing City, and now the people of Nanjing understand that there is an omnipotent wizard by the side of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and it is this genius who choked Hu Weiyong's father and son speechlessly, and ate a closed door in the officialdom.
In the Zuixian Building, due to Zhu Di's help, Qian Youdao, the owner of the Zuixian Building, arranged a position for Zhu Di early, and now more than ten days have passed, and the owner of the Zuixian Building has seen Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao's eyes have become a lot kinder, he is a shrewd businessman, and the two in front of him have helped him make a lot of money, can he not like the two in front of him?
At present, in the cities around Nanjing, under the recommendation of Zhu Di's channels, the wines of Zuixianlou can be said to be like a fish in water, and they will soon be mixed in major restaurants, and even some of the big restaurants in Nanjing City have attracted more business in order to attract more business, and some have also recruited the wine of Zuixianlou as the treasure of the town, and Zuixianlou has also become famous because of the spread of wine.
"Today I am here to pay tribute to our Inspector Yushi, I am really impressed to have such a great achievement at such a young age, I heard that His Royal Highness bought a vacant land on the outskirts of Nanjing City, just to produce the rare treasures made by Young Master Ma." Qian Youdao picked up the wine glass with a smile, this old fox obviously planned to hug Ma Sanbao's thigh, in just ten days, the sales of wine in Zuixianlou had caught up with the sales of the previous two months, and even the inventory and production speed were about to catch up, Qian Youdao naturally admired the eight-year-old child in front of him.
"Hehe, this little thing is not enough to worry about, Boss Qian's supply must be able to catch up with the production schedule, you can also follow our Royal Highness's example and get a piece of land in the suburbs of Nanjing, so that you can produce fine wine in large quantities, what do you think?" It is even possible to make an assembly line business. Ma Sanbao said with relish, in his previous life, he didn't have the opportunity to make a lot of money, now, there are thighs, there are channels to make money, he is naturally willing to try, in his previous life, there are two winery giants occupy a large market share, his goal is to promote the wine of Zuixianlou to the same level as those two giants.
"Land grant, it's a bit difficult, the government..."Qian Youdao said with some embarrassment, he didn't have money to ask for, he had opened a drunken fairy building for so many years, and his savings were already enough to buy several acres of land, but the government didn't approve it for him, he had long wanted to make a warehouse for land, and his warehouse couldn't even save wine.
"I approved this land, you don't have to worry, I'll help you ask for a land deed, tomorrow you can send the silver taels, how old do you want to say, as long as you have money, I can give you enough land, this little thing, just tell me as soon as possible, besides, I'm still counting on your wine to make money, your wine, it's really delicious, it's just that, Hu Pengju's bastard boy spewed blood after drinking, which made me very bored!" Zhu Di patted his chest, who is he? The dignified son, who is also the king of Yandi Domain, he came forward, this little thing can be solved casually, you must know that apart from Hu Weiyong, which official position will not give Zhu Di face?
"That's a good thing, of course, to celebrate our thriving business. Your Royal Highness, Young Master Hu is talking nonsense after drinking, don't take it to heart, wine and character, he is obviously not good character, how can he compare with His Royal Highness and Young Master Ma? Qian Youdao, the old fox, immediately complimented Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di, and criticized Hu Pengju for raising his hand, and belittled Hu Pengju, the son of the prime minister.
Qian Youdao's move was undoubtedly to hug Zhu Di's thighs tightly, but he didn't want to let go of the two people in front of him, don't look at Hu Weiyong's monstrous power, the dignified prime minister would not help him promote his own wine with a restaurant owner, the two people in front of him discovered his business opportunities like Bole, and he was grateful.
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In the splendid palace, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his waist and was about to consult the important documents sent in front of him, when the eunuch hurriedly broke into the palace and knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Oh? Princess, please, I want to ask you, what is the result of the verdict? Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the prince in front of him without changing his face, and the prince hurriedly got up from the ground, bent over and faced Zhu Yuanzhang respectfully with his hands.
"Your Majesty, the result of the verdict is fair and just, and Hu Weiyong's son has no conclusive evidence to prove that it was done by His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness and Ma Wenhe, so he was acquitted." Wang Gonggong lowered his head and reported the verdict to Zhu Yuanzhang, and told Zhu Yuanzhang everything he saw and heard.
"The county magistrate and the judge are quite conscientious, but why didn't they convict Hu Peng of being a false official? This Hu Weiyong relied on his identity as prime minister to try to disturb the fairness of the verdict, and his son should be convicted. Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his temples and leaned lazily on the dragon chair behind him.
"Your Majesty, I see that Hu Pengju has injuries all over his body, it is not like a fake, this is to be convicted..."
"Father-in-law, you passed my will to Hu Weiyong's mansion, and asked his son to send a big gift to Di'er's mansion, and it will be revealed at this time, I won't pursue the matter of this guy collecting money behind my back, he I don't know, in fact, I already knew, it depends on the sincerity of the gift he gave to Di'er." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pursue it, he studied the documents played by the officials, and waved his hand to signal the prince to leave.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the prince bowed very respectfully, he naturally understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, he turned away, and kept chanting in his mouth, "Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, how did you provoke Your Majesty, the verdict is Your Majesty's meaning, even your son has to give gifts when he is beaten, hey, no matter, Your Majesty is obviously not optimistic about Prime Minister Hu Weiyong." ”
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In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Hu Weiyong paced back and forth, recently he couldn't sleep at night, and he always felt that something ominous would happen to him, and even found a monk in the courtyard just to solve the mystery, until his son was beaten beyond recognition in the morning, he mistakenly thought that the ominous was his own heir and not himself, just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, only to see the prince come to his house.
Hu Weiyong knew Wang Gonggong himself, and it was precisely because of the presence of Wang Gonggong that he could not put pressure on the county magistrate and the judge, and also let go of Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di.
If it was ordinary, with his status as prime minister, he would not personally greet the eunuchs beside the emperor, and this time he was in an extraordinary period, and he had to put down his figure.
"Why did my father-in-law come this time? Isn't it the morning verdict? The verdict of the morning is that His Highness and Marven and He are not guilty, and His Majesty should be satisfied. Hu Weiyong asked, he is a high-ranking official above 10,000 people under one person in the Ming Dynasty, but the most feared is the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, although he acts arbitrarily, he still dare not make a big one in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, for fear that his current position will be taken away by Zhu Yuanzhang with a word.
"As the prime minister said, Your Majesty has a decree to order Hu Pengju to personally prepare a big gift and send it to the house of His Royal Highness Zhu Di, and the saint has another sentence to ask me to bring to the prime minister, that is, he can not pursue the previous matter, and he can turn a blind eye to the matter of collecting wealth and exercising privileges behind his back, provided that you can do a good job of gifting, at least to make Zhu Di satisfied." Wang Gonggong said in Hu Weiyong's ear, Hu Weiyong was in a cold sweat, he always thought that he was cautious, but he didn't expect to find clues for His Majesty.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew what he had done before, with Zhu Yuanzhang's character, if he was ordinary, he would definitely die, Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background, and he was able to get to this position, the most disdainful thing is that officials use their own power to engage in privileges, Hu Weiyong has done a lot of privileges behind Zhu Yuanzhang's back, you know, he Hu Weiyong has engaged in a lot of industries behind his back, and has collected a lot of bribes and protection fees, the so-called honesty and honesty have nothing to do with him Hu Weiyong's eight poles, and he also understands the reason why he is unknown, It turned out to be from the pressure that the Holy God gave him today.
"Does Your Majesty have anything else to say?" Hu Weiyong carefully probed the tone of the prince, but the prince didn't say anything, sneered and shook his head, the sneer was naturally extremely afraid in Hu Weiyong's eyes, he was in a cold sweat, as a prime minister, he rarely had such a deep fear blooming in his heart.
"Prime Minister, I'm just in charge of passing on the word, the mind of the saint, you will speculate, the emperor's heart is like an abyss, Your Majesty is willing to give you a chance, that is, the net is open, this is also Your Majesty's old feelings, I really can't bear it, I hope the Prime Minister will know his way back, don't make too many contrary moves with Your Majesty." Prime Minister, do it yourself. After saying that, the prince bowed to Hu Weiyong, but Hu Weiyong sat on the ground paralyzed, and a shocked expression appeared on the prime minister's face, and he couldn't let go for a long time.