"What did you do today?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked slowly, he is a deep person in the city, although he admires the courage and bearing of ** wave, he still has no expression on his face.

Since Zhu Biao entered the palace, he has been secretly making a draft, bent on defending Xu Da's daughter Xu Ying, and at this time he looked up and touched Zhu Yuanzhang's deep and deep gaze, but he was a little weak-hearted, and he couldn't say anything when the words came to his mouth, so he had to turn his eyes to look at the ** wave.

**Bo knew that this was Xu Ying's life and death at this time, and when his mind turned, he said that he and Xu Ying encountered Wang Gui, Qian Zong, and Zhao Qingfang, the captains of Jinyi Guard, on the long street to arrest "Hu Weiyong's anti-party" Hu Ning. It's just that according to Jing Kun's instructions, Hu Ning was said to have died at the hands of Wang Gui, and Wang Gui Qianzong said that he was killed by himself, and then Xu Ying was arrested by Zhao Qingfang, and he didn't say anything about Zhao Qingfang's actions to frame Xu Ying.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but have a frost on his cheeks, and said coldly in his mouth: "Why did you kill Wang Gui, the captain of the Jinyi Guard, and Qian Zong?" ”

**Bo knew that if he didn't take on the charge of murder at this time, it would be detrimental to Xu Ying, and he was not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, and said confidently: "It's just that the two of them don't listen to the persuasion of their sons, and they even use knives to cut me, if they don't kill them, will they still be killed?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this, and thought in his heart: Listening to this bastard boy's cover-up, he actually defended Xu Ying's girl a lot? Hmph, I have heard for a long time that although Xu Ying was born in a general, she has learned kung fu in the rivers and lakes. It must have been this girl who killed someone, but Zhu Quan, this kid, came to the top at this moment. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask in a deep voice: "In the dead of night, what are you and Xu Ying's girl hanging out on the long street?" ”

**Bo heard him ask like this, and couldn't help but secretly scream badly, but it was difficult to speak, and said in his heart: Did I say that I am not your son Zhu Quan at all, but inexplicable, confused from another world, just woke up and met Xu Ying, and then met Jinyiwei chasing Hu Ning and killing two Jinyiwei? didn't say that, but how could he explain why he was with Xu Ying in the middle of the night, and he couldn't speak in his heart, and his face turned red.

The crown prince Zhu Biao saw ** Bo's face red at this time, but he was mistaken, and said with a smile on the side: "As for this matter, Erchen knows a little bit about it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhu Biao.

"It is reported that Xu Ying, the daughter of Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, was born with a beautiful appearance and a similar age to Brother Quan, and wanted to come to the night market in the city to play together, and encountered Jinyi Wei chasing the prisoner. Zhu Biao said eloquently while grabbing a narrow look at the ** wave.

"What kind of system, as a prince, he is still playing outside late at night." Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the embarrassment and unspeakable state of ** Bo at this time did not seem to be fake, and he already believed the words of the prince Zhu Biao, and couldn't help but reprimand in a low voice. said in his heart: Zhu Quan, this kid is also seventeen years old this year, and he thinks that Xu Ying's girl has a good appearance and is similar to his age, so she actually has a personal relationship. Seeing the embarrassment and blushing on his face, he already believed what Zhu Biao said.

**Bo was relieved when he heard him say this, and couldn't help laughing twice, but he was secretly grateful to Zhu Biao for making a mistake and helping him out of the siege.

The crown prince Zhu Biao saw the grateful gaze cast by ** Bo, and secretly laughed in his heart, and said in his heart: No wonder Brother Quan is so bold and bold that he dares to tell this big lie in front of his father, and bear such a big crime for Xu Ying, it turns out that the two of them have long been in love. After a while, I remembered that Xu Danai was the founder of the country, and if he tried his best to promote the marriage between ** Bo and Xu Ying, he could protect Xu Da's safety. Thinking of this, he turned to Zhu Yuanzhang and smiled: "Father, as my son sees, Brother Quan and that Xu Ying... At this time, he wanted to urge Zhu Yuanzhang to open his mouth to give marriage, so as to ensure that Xu Da was as stable as Mount Tai in the court.

How did you know that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his hand, interrupted Zhu Biao's unfinished words, and suddenly said loudly: "Xue Jing." ”

Xue Jing, who was waiting outside the imperial study, heard the emperor's call, and hurriedly trotted in all the way in, kneeling on the ground.

"Immediately pass on my message, wear Jinyi Weinan Town Fu Si and know Cao Wenbin, and immediately release Xu Ying without charge." Zhu Yuanzhang paused slightly, and then continued: "All the registrations of Xu Ying in the edict prison will be submitted immediately." ”

Xue Jing bowed down and took the order.

**Bo and Prince Zhu Biao couldn't help but be relieved when they saw Xu Ying released.

Outside the study, a young eunuch walked into the room, knelt on the ground, and asked if Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three were still eating in the imperial study at noon today.

At this time, the big thing was done, **Bo put down his thoughts, and suddenly heard the eunuch talking about "eating", and his stomach suddenly rumbled, and then he remembered that he didn't have anything in his stomach this morning, and it was almost noon at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Let's eat here today." ”

After a while, the four eunuchs lightly set up the tables and chairs, brought the food to the table, and stood aside to serve.

**Bo Manxin thought that he could rub a meal of delicacies from the mountains and seas, bird's nest shark fin or something, and he was happy. At this time, seeing that there were only seven dishes on the table, which was not at all the delicious dishes in his impression, he couldn't help but be disappointed, and couldn't help but show a little disappointment on his face.

During the meal, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at ** Bo, suddenly sighed lightly, and asked: "Do you two know why my father was able to expel the Mongol Tatars and establish the Ming Dynasty of our Zhu family?" ”

Zhu Biao is Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son, and he has been following him for a long time, knowing that his father was unhappy with ** Bo's expression just now, so he didn't speak.

Although Bo is not familiar with history, he also knows that the fierce combat effectiveness of the Mongol cavalry is very strong, otherwise it would not have conquered almost the entire Eurasian continent. When his mind turned, he said in his mouth: "Naturally, it is your father and Marshal Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, and the army led by them are better than the Mongols. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded lightly and said: "If you talk about Xu Da later, when they often met the Northern Expedition in the spring, the combat effectiveness of our Ming army was better than that of the Mongolian cavalry. But when my father first started up, our rebels were simply unable to engage in a large-scale field battle with the Mongol cavalry. The Mongols grew up on horseback since childhood, and they are so good at riding and shooting that they are the best in the world, which is beyond your imagination. Speaking of this, he took a sip of tea and said: "In fact, the most important thing is that the Mongolian nobles at that time discriminated against us Han people the most and expropriated them violently. Didn't the ancients have a poem that said anything, Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. At that time, the common people were far more miserable, and in our Fengyang place, even many people were easy to eat. ”

**Bo heard "Yi Zi eats", and his scalp feels a little numb, which is unimaginable for him.

"Keeping the people fed and clothed is the most basic way to be a king. Imagine if the Yuan Dynasty let the common people live and work in peace and contentment, how many people are willing to follow our rebels to take the risk of killing their heads and rise up? Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the two of them intently and said.

**Bo heard him say this, he couldn't help nodding, silently, and said in his heart: This is very reasonable, if everyone lives a prosperous life, I am afraid that no one will want to risk rebelling without risking their heads, and it is useless to fight again, and no one will follow the rebellion.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the cold light and said coldly: "It is because Yuan often said to the Chinese military officials of the DPRK: The world is initially decided, and the people are all in difficulty, like a bird that flies for the first time, cannot pull out its feathers, and newly planted trees cannot shake its roots, and it is just to recuperate in peace." But the incorruptible can benefit others by making an appointment with him, and you should think deeply about it. Now many people in the government and the opposition, including Zhu Biao, do not agree that I have killed too many people in the empty seal case, the case of Guo Huan, the servant of the household department, and the case of Li Yu and Zhao Quande, the political secretaries of Beiping, who resold official grain. Hmph, these people who read poetry and books in the court are all very high, they can't get blood on their hands, and they all like to be good people, so this big evil person can only be left to me to do. ”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words at this time, the domineering spirit revealed, ** Bo and Zhu Biao couldn't help but be silent.

Although Zhu Biao still couldn't agree with his father's wanton killing, he still couldn't refute these words at this time.

Today, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely had dinner at the same table with his two sons in his spare time, and he was quite interested, and said with a smile: "Today morning, I issued a decree that in the future, all officials of the Ming Dynasty will carry out 'inspection' and 'examination completion', and tell the world that local officials dare to bend the law for bribes, and allow three or five local people, dozens of people to come to Beijing to complain, and I will personally receive them. Local officials and those guarding the roads, the inspection department, these outposts and passes, cannot be blocked, and if they are blocked, they will be seized and sealed. And the use of "real seal", what is the "real seal"? If you don't let others complain and are blocked in the middle, the officials who block it will be punished for the crime of withholding and reporting the recital, and all officials who embezzle 60 taels of silver will be punished with the punishment of "peeling the skin and grass". ”

**Bo, hearing his ingenious move, he couldn't help but think: It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang's measures are very practical. Hearing the words "peeling the skin and grass", he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, although he didn't know what kind of strange criminal law this "peeling the skin and grass" was, but just the word "peeling" must have been unbearable.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the "examination is completed" is to inspect all the officials in the world. It is not limited to the specific term of office of any one official. The completion of the examination is to examine an official during his three, six, or nine years of service. This is called a full test. Therefore, the three-year examination is called the initial examination, the six-year examination is called the re-examination, and the nine-year examination is called the general examination. The level of inspection is based on the performance of the work and the level of the heavy task you undertake, which is determined to be competent, ordinary, and incompetent. After nine years of examination, a total score will be given, and it will be decided to be promoted, and the officials above the fourth grade will be ruled by the emperor in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, how to use this official, and the officials below the fourth grade will be dealt with by the ministry, which is called the full examination. Investigation, what is investigation? The inspection is also known as the big plan, which is divided into Beijing inspection and external inspection, and Beijing inspection is also called "the official of the whole world and calculates". It is to conduct an inspection of all the officials in the world, usually once every six years. It is carried out in the year of Hai and Si. We are Shen Youxuhai, the twelve trunk branches, it is carried out once every six years, Hai year and Si year. There are also investigations that are also conducted outside of the Hai and Si years, called "Runkao", which are temporary additional investigations.