It's really lively now.

Every year of disaster, there will be grain merchants who will make a fortune in the country, and the court is deeply hated by these people.

Many of the officials sent to disaster relief hate these guys with itchy teeth.

If it were possible, they would all want to strangle these bastards.

But the laws of the court did not allow it.

They can only use various methods to deal with these grain merchants, and make them voluntarily sell the grain at a reduced price, or donate it to the imperial court.

There are very few officials who might do it.

Plus disaster relief like firefighting.

Every day, a large number of victims starve to death, and a large amount of food from the imperial court cannot be supplied, so the officials of the disaster relief can only grit their teeth and buy these high-priced grains to save the people first.

As for settling accounts with these guys afterwards, just think about it.

People dare to make money like this, and naturally have their own networks.

If your background is not hard, it is best not to touch this kind of person.

After the disaster, it is time to go back and be promoted, and it is time to work.

As for those guys who made a fortune in the disaster year, let them go, anyway, there will be nothing to do with it in the future.

Instead of teaching these people to offend some big people and not end well, it is better to pretend that they don't know.

Anyway, the victims have been saved, and their reputations and achievements have been earned, and those bloodsuckers will let God punish them.

Of course, more guys choose to collude with these people, sucking the blood of the victims and eating the flesh of the people.

As for the life and death of the victims, it's their business, anyway, the money can be earned, and a few people will be saved in the back, and the officials above will be fed, even if the lake is over.

As for the emperor, he can't leave the palace, and what happened in the disaster area depends on them to report.

It's not what they say, it's just what it is.

With the passage of time, and the imperial court's indulgence of these grain merchants, these bloodsuckers became more and more excessive, and less and less regarded disaster relief officials.

They thought that this kind of thing would go on forever.

As a result, they didn't expect that this disaster relief would go to a ruthless person.

If you don't give food, you don't reduce the price, okay... Lao Tzu can't fix you on the surface, so I'll turn into a bandit and rob the head office directly.

If you dare to force you blindly, I will directly destroy you.

"So, you're the object of suspicion."

Ignoring the civil and military officials with different expressions, Zhu Di looked at Lin Feng calmly.

Lin Feng, whose face was full of tears, nodded heavily, took out a playbook from his arms, and held it high.

"The grass people have all investigated clearly, and it was the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhangui and his Shenji battalion who pretended to be bandits to loot grain and kill my whole family."

No one was surprised, and no one exclaimed.

Everybody looked like they were.

Some of these officials have mixed feelings.

For Zhu Zhangui's formal means, he is both admired and angry.

What I admire is that for the sake of the victims in the disaster area, Zhu Zhangui did not hesitate to his own reputation and pretended to be a bandit to rob grain merchants.

What is angry is that the eldest grandson of a dignified country, the future grandson of the Ming Dynasty, disregarded the royal face of the imperial court, and committed the things of robbing homes and houses, killing people and setting fires.

That's a bad lead.

As a rule-maker, if you don't follow the rules, what's the use of having them?

Reaching out to take the notebook presented by Xiao Si, Zhu Di looked at the content on it expressionlessly.

The content is detailed.

From Zhu Zhangui's arrival in Jinan to massacre the victims, the strange dispatch of troops the next day, the approximate number of bandits at night, and the sudden appearance of a large amount of grain on the third day, almost everything is recorded in detail.

None of the people present said a word.

They were all looking at Zhu Di, wanting to see how he would deal with his grandson who did not follow the rules.

Deal with it, what else can it do.

This kid is too unfavorable.

You said that since you did it, why didn't you cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and left a tail, and ran to the palace to sue the emperor.

Alas, this kid still needs to be honed and honed again.

On the surface, pretending to look at the notebook, Zhu Di was actually thinking about how to deal with this matter perfectly.

It was impossible to severely punish Zhu Zhangui.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not.

Even if it's true, shouldn't these black-hearted grain merchants who make a fortune be killed?

Although Zhu Zhangui's methods are a little less glorious, his starting point is good.

Zhu Zhangui did this for the sake of those people who were affected by the disaster, if it weren't for the fact that these grain merchants were too excessive, I think Zhu Zhangui would not have used such a disgraceful means.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di looked at Lin Feng and said: "I already know about this, but I can't listen to you, you are now in the capital to find a place to wait, I will send someone to collect clues and evidence." When everything is ready, I will personally hear the verdict. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Ji Gang.

Let them take the people away quickly.

"Wait!"

Just when Ji Gang led people to prepare and asked the two to leave.

Since Zhu Di arrived, Kong Xiwen, who had not spoken, stood up.

Zhu Di frowned and looked at Kong Xiwen.

"What do you say?"

Kong Xiwen saluted Zhu Di with a fist, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Xiaosheng dares to ask." ”

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed, "Ask!" ”

Kong Xiwen looked at Zhu Di and asked in a loud voice: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, I don't know who you plan to send to investigate this matter, after all, the person who is accused is the emperor's grandson, and ordinary people have gone, I'm afraid I can't investigate, right?" Also, if the results of the investigation of this matter are really the work of the imperial grandson Zhu Zhangui, what do you plan to do with the imperial grandson Zhu Zhangui, Your Majesty. ”

Kong Xiwen just wanted Zhu Di to make a statement.

The defendant is your grandson, the imperial grandson of the Ming Dynasty, and ordinary people have gone to investigate, and I am afraid that they will not be able to suppress him.

If it turns out that your grandson did it, will you shield him because it is your grandson?

Zhu Di's expression was cold.

"Who to send and how to deal with it, the imperial court has its own rules and regulations, and it's not your turn to worry about the Confucian family, go back and study your knowledge well."

After that, he no longer took care of the other party, and ordered to get up the sedan chair and return to the palace.

"Whoa!"

did not return to Fengtian Palace, after Zhu Di let everyone disperse, he returned to the Shangshufang with the six cabinets of the crown prince, King Han, King Zhao, and other elders.

As soon as he entered the study room, Zhu Di directly threw the piece he was holding on the table and knocked down a bunch of pen, ink, paper and inkstones.

"The emperor is angry!"

Everyone quickly fell to their knees.

Ignoring the people kneeling on the ground, Zhu Di angrily circled in place, shouting loudly in his mouth.

"The Kong family is becoming more and more presumptuous, a nameless junior, how dare he ask me? Who gave him the guts? ”

Everyone was stunned.

The feeling is that everyone thinks wrong.

Just now, they thought that Zhu Di was angry because of Zhu Zhangui's matter.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di didn't care about this stubble at all, and the reason for his anger was that the Kong family dared to question him in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

"A group of soft eggs and wall grass, if it weren't for the identity of the descendants of Sage Kong, I would have cut them all down a long time ago."

For the people of the Kong family, Zhu Di looks down on him from the bottom of his bones.

To be precise, since Zhu Yuanzhang, the people of the Zhu family have not had a good impression of the people of the Kong family.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, when he ordered to summon Kong Kejian, the then "Yan Shenggong", to Nanjing, Kong Kejian thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would respect him like the previous emperors.

In addition, he didn't look down on Zhu Yuanzhang's mud legs, so Kong Kejian replied to Zhu Yuanzhang that he couldn't go because he was sick.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry, and wrote a sternly worded letter on the spot, to be precise, scolding his mother throughout and sent it back.

Later, Kong Kejian, seeing that the Ming Dynasty had the advantage of overpowering the Yuan Dynasty, was afraid of angering Zhu Yuanzhang, so he attacked them, so he didn't pretend to be sick, and ran over directly.

At that time, Zhu Di was very clear about this matter.

His father scolded his mother that night, and he heard it with his own ears.

Zhu Yuanzhang even said to them at the end that the people of the Kong family are not as good as livestock.

It is precisely because of the influence of his father Zhu Yuanzhang that Zhu Di has never had a good impression of the Kong family.

But I don't like it, and I can't help it.

The Chinese officials of the dynasty are all Confucian children, and if he does anything to the Kong family, these ministers who are usually obedient will definitely turn into death fighters and fight with him Zhu Di to the end.

"Please calm your anger, although Kong Xiwen's words are a little inappropriate, but it is also for the sake of the reputation of the imperial court, I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins."

Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw that Zhu Di was scolding more and more ugly, so he stood up and reminded him vaguely.

You just scold here, and we pretend we didn't hear it.

But if it goes too far and really wants to attack the Confucian family, then we Confucian disciples can't watch it.

Zhu Di turned his head reluctantly, stared at Lu Zhen fiercely a few times, kicked over an incense burner in front of him angrily under his stubborn eyes, turned around and returned to the dragon chair, sulking.

This is the helplessness of the emperor.

No matter how much you hate the Kong family, you can't touch them.

The Confucian family is the spiritual belief of the people of the world, and the emperor not only cannot move, but also has to protect it well.

Once something happens to the Kong family, whether it is the emperor or not, even if it is done by robbers and bandits, you don't want to have a good reputation in this dynasty.

You can't protect the descendants of the saints well, how can your dynasty have the confidence to protect the people of the world.

Therefore, for any dynasty, the Kong family is a piece of stinky shit that makes people look disgusting and can't touch it.

"Your Majesty, what the grandson did in Shandong, after today's trouble, it is estimated that it will soon spread all over the world, if the court does not deal with it as soon as possible, I am afraid that the people's hearts will be lost, and I hope that Your Majesty will send someone to investigate this matter as soon as possible, and the results of the handling will be announced to stabilize the people's hearts in the world."

Yang Shiqi was the first to stand up and express the worries in his heart.

"Hehe, the people's heart, it is to stabilize the people's hearts of those businessmen and scholars, if the ordinary people know about this, it's too late to be happy, return the people's hearts, hehe."

Hearing Yang Shiqi's words, Zhu Di didn't open his eyes, and sneered disdainfully.

He had already seen through the minds of these people.

The people in their mouths are those rich businessmen, landlords, scholars, and doctors, and ordinary people are not even individuals in their eyes.

Yang Shiqi helplessly looked at the prince Zhu Fatpang for help.

Zhu Chupang nodded slightly, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although Zhan Gui's starting point is not wrong, it is also for the disaster victims, but the methods are indeed a little unacceptable. Now that the northern expedition is imminent, the world should focus on stability, and hope that the emperor will make a clear decision. ”

"Yes, Dad, although the eldest nephew did this, I am also happy to watch, but now nothing is as important as the Northern Expedition, we can't fight in front, and there will be a mess in the back, once there is a problem with logistics, then will we still fight?"

Zhu Gaoxu also stood up and persuaded under the eyes of Zhu Fat's crazy envoy.

"Yes, Dad, everything is important to the Northern Expedition. Besides, if it really doesn't work, let's delay it until the start of the Northern Expedition, and then the attention of the whole country will be on the Northern Expedition, and no one will pay attention to this small thing in Shandong. ”

Seeing that the eldest and second boss all stood up, Zhu Gaosui also stood up and expressed his thoughts.

The three sons magically stood together, which made Zhu Di feel better.

The children are sensible and know that the country is the most important.

Sitting up, Zhu Di looked at his three sons and nodded.

After thinking for a while, he looked at everyone and asked, "The matter is so big, Zhang Hang and they must not be able to control it, who do you think should be allowed to go?" ”

Hearing Zhu Di ask who to let go, everyone began to think.

It stands to reason that with Zhu Zhangui's identity, it is most appropriate for the prince to go.

But helplessly, Zhu Fatpang is Zhu Zhangui's father, how can there be a father to investigate his son, even if the prince is willing to kill his relatives selflessly and righteously, until the results of the investigation are not as good as everyone's wishes, then no one will believe it!

"Dad, why don't you let me go!"

A trace of excitement flashed in the eyes of Han King Zhu Gaoxu, and Mao Sui recommended himself.

He'd been trying to teach this bastard a lesson for a long time, and now he finally had a chance.

Zhu Di shook his head and refused: "You still have to train 3,000 battalions, and after a while, you will go to Beiping to command the overall situation, let others go to this matter!" ”

Afterwards, Zhu Di looked at the people present one by one.

The crown prince is definitely not good, not to mention his relationship with Zhu Zhangui's father and son, national affairs are inseparable from him.

In addition, during this period of time, the boss's health is not getting worse day by day, Zhu Di sees it in his eyes and hurts in his heart, he doesn't want him to worry about this matter anymore, and wants him to rest more.

Not to mention the King of Han.

Don't look at the second child's usual appearance of loving my eldest nephew, and treating Zhu Zhangui as his own son.

But if he is allowed to go, Zhu Di can think with his feet that Zhu Gaoxu will definitely be so bad.

Zhu Gaosui can't do it either, he needs to be responsible for many intelligence aspects of the Northern Expedition, and he can't spare time.

Yang Shiqi, as the secretary of the military department, has a lot of things to be busy.

Yang Pu and Yang Rong want to assist the prince in handling state affairs, but they can't get away.

Among the others, Xia Yuanji is a good choice, but as the head of the household department, he is also busy and does not touch the ground.

And when other people went, Zhu Di was afraid that he wouldn't be able to suppress the bastard boy.

After thinking about it, Zhu Di found that the most suitable person to go was him.

The matter of the Northern Expedition has been almost arranged, and all that remains is to gather troops in Beiping.

Zhu Fatpang is responsible for major national affairs, and he doesn't have to worry about it at all.

Now he cultivates himself every day, looking at the recital approved by the prince, or going to the court or something, every day is free time.

It just so happened that he was bored and panicked when he stayed in the palace during this time, so it was good to take this opportunity to go out for a walk.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di slapped the table and looked at everyone: "I have decided, I will go in person about the little cub!" ”