Zhu Qizhen came back to his senses, Hu Hu was ready to take advantage of this incident to sharpen the strength of Xungui again. Perhaps there is also a counterattack against the removal of so many local officials from their previous repose.

In the late Ming Dynasty, even if it was a general soldier, it was necessary to flatter a low-end civil official, and Zhu Qizhen always felt that this was one of the reasons for the continuous decline in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

There is no face when you are a soldier, you still have no face when you become a general, and you are still being exploited by others and have no money, who will give you your life?

This is also the reason why Zhu Qizhen always emphasized that soldiers are heroes when he went to inspect the new army last time.

Only a hard work style can guarantee combat effectiveness, and this is the truth confirmed by the heroic People's Liberation Army in later generations with countless tough battles.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen naturally stopped talking nonsense.

Do you want to ruin my idea, let the Ming Dynasty continue to use literature to control the military, and let the Ming Dynasty in this world experience the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading again?

"Hu Shangshu is right, the law of the country is the foundation, tomorrow morning, you just have to play, I will punish you severely." Zhu Qizhen said expressionlessly.

Hu Hu heard Zhu Qizhen's indifference, but he always thought that it was for the sake of Daming and for the good of Zhu Qizhen, his face was full of relief at this time, and he bowed and said: "The emperor is shengming!" I am prosperous and permanent! ”

"Jin Ying, Hu Shangshu is old, I'm afraid that my legs and feet are not good, so I will send Hu Shangshu home for me." Zhu Qizhen brushed his sleeves and left.

Hu Hu sighed in his heart, and the echo in his head was that he was old, and his legs and feet were not good.

Seeing that Hu Hu didn't move, Jin Ying stretched out his hand and said: "Lord Hu, the emperor has left, I will send you back, don't think about it, the emperor is the most lenient, that is, don't force yourself to come with the emperor in the future, you have to save some face for the emperor, right?" ”

Two middle-aged and elderly people slowly walked out of the palace gate, the weather was very good at noon today, and the wind and sand were blue.

Zhu Qizhen walked into the warm pavilion and saw Zhu Qiyu sitting with his head down, and suddenly felt amused.

pinched his throat and said in Jin Ying's male duck voice: "His Royal Highness, the emperor and Hu Shangshu are talking, Hu Shangshu was so excited for a while that he fainted in the palace, and he couldn't come for a while. ”

"Huh? Then I'll see if I can help. Zhu Qiyu got up in shock when he heard this, and when he turned around, he saw Zhu Qizhen with a mocking face.

"Brother Huang! How, how do you ......" Zhu Qiyu's brain was pumped for a while, and he really didn't know what to say.

"Sit down, you and my brother don't need to be polite, what is the matter with coming to me at this time? It's not going to be a lunch, is it? Zhu Qizhen joked.

Zhu Qiyu also relaxed, and learned from Zhu Qizhen and joked: "I have a lot of food, and the imperial brother is thrifty, I'm afraid this lunch is not enough for me." ”

"Yo, with such a big breath, I'm not afraid that my belly will burst. Come on, pass the meal, and add a few more dishes that King Yu likes to eat today. ”

"No need for the imperial brother, you are busy with state affairs, so the younger brother will go home and eat later. This is to give you a return to the sanatorium. Zhu Qiyu said busily.

"Heaven Descends"

Zhu Qizhen glanced at him and said, "What's the matter, are you happy to have a meal with me?" ”

He also said, "You can eat here with peace of mind, and then go to the concubine's place." ”

As soon as Zhu Qiyu heard that he went to see his mother, Concubine Wu, he didn't shirk, knelt down and thanked him.

"Okay, okay, get up and get down to business, how are things going in the almshouse? But what's the difficulty? ”

Zhu Qiyu's face turned red when he heard this, and he was embarrassed to say: "Let the imperial brother say it right, the younger brother really has to ask the imperial brother for help." ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Xiao Xiao asked to see him, saying that there is something important to report." Without waiting for Zhu Qiyu to say in detail, the eunuch Xing'an, the master of ceremonies, Bingbi, appeared at the door.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, you are busy first, and the younger brother will talk about it when he eats." ”

Zhu Qizhen came to the main hall, Xiao Rong came in with Chen Wen after a while, and after the monarch and the ministers saw the salute, Chen Wen knelt on the ground.

Zhu Qizhen pretended to be surprised and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"The emperor, the criminal minister Chen Wen, was bewitched by the command of Datong, and took the opportunity to buy and sell the prison quota, and asked the emperor to surrender his guilt!" Chen Wen's frightened voice trembled.

"Didn't you say that everything was done according to the rules of the imperial court? Why did you suddenly ask me for sin? ”

Zhu Qizhen is really puzzled, there have been few people who have given up their lives and taken the initiative to ask for guilt since ancient times, and which one of them didn't survive until the moment of killing the head to know that it was wrong.

Chen Wen didn't hide it, he told everything that Shi Biao threatened him, and said a sentence when he was about to say:

"The criminal knows that the crime is extremely evil, but the emperor has forgiven us and others before, how can the criminal minister help the torture again? Please ask the emperor to punish the crime! ”

saw that Xiao Rong also knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Wen is bewitched by others, and he takes the initiative to explain, please take it lightly!"

Chen Wen usually deals with the affairs of Guozijian, which can be called a solid work, and the teaching students also do their best, it is indeed a ghost for a while, this time spare his life, and Chen Wen will definitely make a grass ring in the future to repay the emperor's kindness.

As the chief official, the prince of the country is responsible for all the personnel, and I implore the emperor to punish him together! ”

For Chen Wen, Zhu Qizhen has a little impression, originally in the second year of Jingtai, Chen Wen was promoted to the political envoy of Yunnan Youbu.

At that time, Yunnan, as the rear of the war in Guizhou, needed to supply the army in Guizhou, and the people of Yunnan were busy with production and had no time to transport.

Chen Wen ordered the merchant caravan to transport it on his behalf, and the freight was raised by the people, and the people applauded.

He also paid off the money that had been deducted by local officials, rectified the mining and banking industry in Yunnan, which was the source of silver, and sorted out the silver trade.

For a time, Yunnan was politically harmonious, and Chen Wen became famous.

Although looking at it now, let the caravan transport military funds, but the money is paid by the people, it is really a bit too much to say, and it is a bit of a gold on your face.

However, it can also be seen from the aspects of paying off the money and rectifying the silver industry that Chen Wen still has the ability.

Although he was pulling Xiao Rong, he was suspected of letting himself deal with him with more concerns.

His face still sank and said: "Selling the official mantle, selling the official mantle, you are so bold in the business!" ”

"The minister is guilty! It was the minister who was confused and failed the emperor's grace, please punish the emperor! Chen Wen's clothes were lying flat, but with the appearance of disposal.

"How much did you take?" Zhu Qizhen asked.

"The guilty minister received eight hundred taels of silver, and all of them have been kept at home so far, and they dare not use them at all." Chen Wen did not hesitate in the slightest, and was clearly prepared.

"Humph! Since Xiao Rong is the guarantor, I will rein in you from the precipice, come out to yourself tomorrow morning, explain the matter clearly in front of the ministers, and then convict and punish at that time. Zhu Qizhen agreed to come down and spare Chen Wen's life.

"Emperor Xie, Emperor Xie, the ministers must help the emperor to point out the culprit and make meritorious contributions!" Chen Wen said excitedly.

Xiao Rong thanked him together, Zhu Qizhen gave him face in front of his subordinates, and his reputation in the Guozi Prison will definitely get higher and higher in the future.

At this time, Jin Ying had already sent Hu Hu back, and when she saw this, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, lunch has been prepared." ”

Xiao Di and the others hurriedly retired, and after leaving the palace gate, Chen Wen looked back regretfully: "I hope the emperor can enjoy a bite of imperial food and taste it." ”