In the spacious study, the butler lit the last candlestick and left the study.

At the same time, he told the messenger with a hat on his head: "Just stand here and wait." ”

"Yes!"

In Jiang Xuan's eyes, the messenger sent by Hu Weiyong was very well-behaved, he really just stood here motionless, neither taking off his hat nor raising his head.

After a long while, the butler's voice came from outside the door again.

"Master, slow down!"

Jiang Zhen tilted his head slightly in the direction of the voice, and he only saw the housekeeper leading the way with a lantern head, and a little girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old helped Li Shanchang all the way to the study.

Just looking at the silk and satin of this little girl, you know that she is definitely not as simple as a little girl.

Immediately after, he thought of the true identity of this little girl.

Legend has it that Li Shanchang was unwilling to fall in the evening, and after retiring back to Fengyang, he also accepted a sixteen-year-old concubine at the age of 60.

The key is that he is not very low-key, and he will make as big a show as he wants, looking like he is afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will not know.

"Old Xiangguo, you are always learning from Guo Ziyi to defile yourself!"

As Jiang Zhen thought in his heart, Li Shanchang hadn't touched it since he took a concubine, and he was completely calling someone as a maid wearing silk and satin.

Finally, under the double protection of the concubine and the housekeeper's lamp, Li Shanchang slowly walked to the door of the study.

But just when the housekeeper closed the study door from the outside, Li Shanchang suddenly became extremely tough!

He doesn't want anyone to help him, and he walks with a good step!

Jiang Zhen looked at Li Shanchang, who was simply seated, and secretly boasted in his heart: "You are not only defiling yourself, but also pretending to be in bad health, you are really acting well!" ”

Just when Jiang Zhen praised him like this, Li Shanchang said in a deep voice: "Give me the letter!" ”

Only then did Hu Weiyong's messenger take out the tightly sealed letter from his bosom and present it to Li Shanchang with both hands.

On the candlestick on the desk, Li Shanchang was not as rude as Zhu Yuanzhang opened the letter, he held a knife, very slowly, and pry open the wax seal little by little.

The speed was so slow that Hu Weiyong's messenger was anxious, and Jiang Xuan, who was lying on the roof, was also anxious.

Finally, Hu Weiyong's handwritten letter appeared in Li Shanchang's eyes and Jiang Zheng's eyes.

The content of the letter: "The old minister is well in the country:"

"Ye Qing, the magistrate of Yanmen County, successfully defended Yanmen Pass, and when Xu Da's army arrived, he also gathered more than 200,000 enemy troops under the city, and his own casualties were negligible."

"Not only that, Xu Da also followed his idea to successfully take down Yuanting Hara and Lin, and find the jade seal of the heirloom country!"

"This time he raised taxes, his various political achievements are much higher than others, not to mention, but also the establishment of war preparedness granary, disaster preparedness granary, and realization granary."

“.”

"Your Majesty, Long Yan Dayue, is ready to let him be promoted to the position of Beijing official without exception."

"If this person enters Beijing, he will definitely become His Majesty's right-hand man, and we will fall into a huge passivity."

"I also ask Lao Xiangguo to give the student an idea, what should we do to prevent him from entering Beijing as an official without knowing that he has offended His Majesty!"

Li Shanchang looked at these contents that were enough to make ordinary people's jaws drop, but his expression was as calm as water from beginning to end.

He just slowly turned his head to look in the direction of Yanmen County, and still said calmly: "What a civil and military all-rounder!" ”

"It's a pity that he doesn't want to be the old man's protégé!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took off the candlestick shade, lit the letter, and let it burn in the inkstone.

Jiang Xuan could see that Li Shanchang must have been very shocked in his heart, otherwise, he would not give Ye Qing such a high evaluation.

But his external performance has always been so light and light, and he really used his performance to perfectly interpret the six words 'joy and anger are invisible'.

"No wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so concerned about this old Xiangguo, he is the oldest old fox!"

Just when Jiang Xuan secretly commented on Li Shanchang, Li Shanchang suddenly picked up the brush.

At the same time, the messenger standing in front of him, and Jiang Zhen, who was lying on the roof, focused their attention on the tip of his pen.

For Hu Weiyong's messenger, Lao Xiangguo's pen is a good strategy to prevent Ye Qing from entering the court as an official!

For Jiang Xuan, only by knowing their good strategy to prevent Ye Qing from entering the court as an official, can the emperor's family come up with the best 'strategy to break the enemy'!

As for Jiang Zhen personally, he also hopes that Ye Qing can enter the court as an official, and all of them hope that Ye Qing can enter the court as an official!

After all, Lord Ye casually rewarded a little, which was enough for them to work for ten years!

The key is Lord Ye's reward, they can take it in front of Emperor Lao Tzu, which is simply not too cool!

"Why don't you write it yet?"

Messenger Hu Weiyong and Jiang Xuan, whose eyes were full of anticipation, looked at the tip of the pen that had not fallen on the paper for a long time, and at the same time complained in their hearts.

But when the two of them complained so much, Li Shanchang simply accepted the four treasures of the study.

"What do you mean?"

"Is this the old Xiangguo who has no idea?"

Just when the two of them were subconsciously thinking about this, Li Shanchang beckoned the messenger to come over.

Jiang Zhen only saw Li Shanchang say a few whispers, and the messenger immediately nodded.

It's a pity that from Jiang Zheng's point of view, he can't see Li Shanchang's mouth shape, nor can he see the subtle changes in the messenger's eyes after hearing the whisper.

All he could see was a big hat blocking the two heads, and if it weren't for the fact that the hat shook up and down a little, he didn't know that the messenger nodded after hearing the whisper.

"Old Xiangguo, the villain must bring the words."

In Jiang Xuan's eyes, the messenger stepped aside, and after simply hugging his fist, he turned around and left decisively.

After a while, Li Shanchang also walked out of the study and looked at the starry sky in the direction of Ying Tianfu with his hands behind his back.

He just said to himself in a leisurely tone: "Such a civil and military all-rounder, and he also found the jade seal of the country, and the old man is really happy for him!" ”

"If he can become the old man's protégé, the old man will definitely protect him as the left minister!"

As soon as Li Shanchang's words fell, the concubine and housekeeper who were used as his maids hurriedly came over.

On the way back to the room, Li Shanchang became the old lady who needed support and a lamp to see the road ahead.

Whenever a passer-by saw him like this, all that came to his mind was 'half of his body had been buried in the ground'.

If Jiang Zhen didn't witness his performance in the study, he would definitely think so.

After Jiang Zhen saw Li Shanchang go back to the room, he sat up gently, and then began to summarize and analyze the scene he had just seen!

"Obviously, it's not that he doesn't have an idea in his head, but that he thinks there's something special about the idea he came up with, so special that he doesn't want to write a letter!"

"It is possible that the letter will fall into the hands of Jinyiwei, and the dictation can ensure that only the messenger and Hu Weiyong know!"

"What the hell is the idea?"

“.”

Jiang Zhen sat here and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of a clue.

There is no choice but to hurry back and let his mentor Mao Xiang help analyze and analyze.

came out to run an errand for the prince, but he didn't bring back any news, which was somewhat inappropriate, although the responsibility was not him, but as the person who was pulled up by the prince, he still hoped to find some useful clues for the prince.

In the early morning of the next day, when the gate of Fengyang Mansion was opened, Jiang Zhen was the first to go out of the city, and then rushed all the way to Ying Tianfu.

In the evening, Jiang Zhen returned to the palace in the dust.

But he didn't go to the East Palace Prince's Mansion for the first time, but came to Jinyiwei to command the envoy and found the commander Mao Xiang.

"Teacher, that's the way it is."

"You help me analyze and analyze, so what kind of moth did Li Shanchang come up with?"

"Even if it's just a little bit of a clue, otherwise I'm really embarrassed to go on a business!"

Mao Xiang, who was dressed in a brocade robe with a yellow background, just glanced at Jiang Zhen and said, "I see your kid's soul, it's a little floating!" ”

Jiang Zhen was puzzled: "Teacher, what do you mean by this?" ”

Mao Xiao didn't look at Jiang Rong at all, and said while looking at the documents of the Beijing Prison: "Do you know what kind of characters we are?" ”

Jiang Zhen immediately replied solemnly: "Our main duty is to take charge of the front guards, arrests, and prison matters, and we are not under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province and the Six Ministries, and are directly responsible to the emperor." ”

Mao Xiao still didn't look at Jiang Xuan, but said casually: "To put it simply, it's the eagle dog minions of His Majesty's family!" ”

"Eagle dog minions don't need to analyze things, they just need to do what His Majesty's family ordered, and they only need to tell them what you hear and see."

"As for what they can think of based on what they see and hear, that's their business, not ours."

"Even if they ask you what you think, you can only say, 'Forgive the foolishness of the ministers.'"

"Those Wenchen must be able to pretend to be stupid, we must learn to pretend to be stupid, if the eagle dog minions are too smart, they will not be far from death!"

When Jiang Xuan heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he instantly understood his role positioning.

He is indeed a little meritorious, and he really regards himself too much.

Jiang Zhen immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for the mention, I'll go change my clothes, and then meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"What do you change?"

"For such an important matter, you should have gone to see His Highness non-stop, and you want him to know that you have time to go back and change your clothes?"

"He knows you're free to go back and change your clothes, but will he know you're still free to see me?"

"Do you think that your master and I are the same as you, and my soul is floating outside the body?"

After Jiang Zhen received Mao Xiang's education, he went all the way to the East Palace Prince's Mansion, and he didn't dare to delay any more along the way, but his mind thought a lot.

As Mao Xiang said, in this golden cage called the Imperial Palace, everyone must be clear about their role, and they can't go beyond half a point.

If you are not careful, the soul is not as simple as 'a little floating'!

It's good that he wasn't enlightened by Mao Xiang, but once he was enlightened, he had the same feeling as Mao Xiang, that is, being by the emperor's side, far less relaxed than being by Lord Ye's side.

Even if he hadn't seen Ye Qing, just coming into contact with the prefect of Ye Qing and his gang also gave him a strong feeling.

In fact, the reason why he wanted to figure out Li Shanchang's method of fixing Ye Qing so much was not entirely to be loyal to the prince, but also to help Ye Qing.

It's a pity that he can't think of any clues, and in this position, he doesn't dare to think about these things that shouldn't be pondered by him.

Outside the gate of the Jinyi Guard,

After Mao Xiang saw Jiang Cheng leave, he looked in the direction of Yanmen County, and his eyes became complicated.

He hoped that Ye Qing could come to the capital, and he also wanted to help Ye Qing do something, but with his current status, he was determined not to help Ye Qing do anything.

Because he knew that as long as he had any obvious actions to help Ye Qing, his life would not be guaranteed, and Zhu Yuanzhang would also aim the knife at Ye Qing.

Therefore, if he doesn't help Ye Qing, it will be the greatest help to Ye Qing!

"Isn't it?"

Thinking of this, Mao Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up, because he felt that he might have guessed that Li Shanchang taught Hu Weiyong the method of rectifying Ye Qing.

But even so, he couldn't tell Zhu Yuanzhang what he guessed.

Just as he taught Jiang Zhen the way of being an official, as an eagle dog minion, he should be capable, but he can't have too many brains.

Another is that if Zhu Yuanzhang asks him after hearing this, 'Why are you so concerned about Ye Qing's affairs', he will not say that he is sad, and Ye Qing's life will also be sad.

Thinking of this, the worry in Mao Xiang's eyes became even stronger!

"Lord Ye,"

"The person who wants to fix you is too smart, and he is too shady!"

Just when Mao Xiang was thinking like this, Jiang Zhen came to the East Palace Prince's Mansion.

As Mao Xiang taught him, he just told Zhu Biao what he heard and saw.

After Zhu Biao heard this, he hurried to the imperial study.

In the imperial study,

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing a dragon robe, was still like the two of them with the 'Master Guo' in front of Ye Qing, and there was no sign of anger at all.

He just walked to the door of the imperial study with his hands behind his back, looked in the direction of Fengyang Mansion, and then said to Zhu Biao on the side: "Our Mr. Li, but we have learned all the self-defilement of Guo Ziyi in the Tang Dynasty." ”

"We know about him taking a concubine, and we understand his worries, but what does it mean for him to pretend to be in bad health?"

"Do you want to tell us that he won't live for a few years, so that we can rest assured?"

"In his heart, are we such a person who is afraid that the hero will die behind us?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled helplessly.

Zhu Biao didn't express any opinion on this matter, but he had a sentence in his heart, 'In the eyes of hundreds of officials, you are such a person', and he really can't bear to say it and hit his father!

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped thinking about this matter, he just said with a deep gaze: "What kind of trick did he come up with, and he didn't write a letter, but dictated it directly?" ”

Zhu Biao arched his hand and said: "It is not difficult to explain this method without writing a letter, and it can be explained clearly in a few words, but it is enough to show that in his opinion Li Shanchang, this method must not fall into your hands." ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also nodded thoughtfully.

But he felt that Zhu Biao's words were of no use except for filling his curiosity.

He didn't want to use his brain to guess how Li Shanchang was going to prevent Ye Qing from becoming an official.

Anyway, he is the emperor, he is the ultimate decision-maker!

He doesn't believe it, he wants to be a dictator in this area, can these people still shut his mouth?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said aloud: "Prince, you go and pass the decree." ”

"Tomorrow, the square outside the palace will be in the big court, and all officials who are above the seventh rank and the seventh rank in Beijing will not be absent without reason!"

Zhu Biao knew that his father was going to announce his gift to Ye Qing in public, and at the same time, he also wanted to see who dared to fight him in this matter.

He's not going to do anything about these people right now, but he'll definitely keep the list of these people in mind.

His father can't remember much when he reads, but this kind of thing is definitely better than the unforgettable memory of Queen Ma!

"Sons obey orders!"

At the same time that Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision, Hu Weiyong was also in a meeting with his people.

In the upper hall of Hu Weiyong's mansion, Kong Kebiao, Tu Jie, Zhu Liangzu and others also filled the seats on both sides.

Hu Weiyong sat on the throne and said: "Everyone, tomorrow Your Majesty will definitely hold a great court, and at that time, he will announce the conferment of Ye Qing in front of everyone." ”

"But before that, he will definitely ask us how to reward Ye Qing."

"This time, we can't take his Ye Qing's life!"

"But even if we can't kill him, we have to prevent him from entering Beijing as an official!"

"I'm here to remind you that you must say it at best, and if you say it highly, you must at least be a Beijing official with three grades."

"Xu Da, they will definitely ask for credit for Ye Qing, you must not go against Wei Guogong, and you must do your best to ask for credit for Lord Ye."

When Kong Kebiao heard this, he was immediately displeased.

In the eyes of everyone, this Confucian scholar, who was six feet tall and tall, and whose size was enough to prove his identity as a descendant of Confucius, immediately retorted: "Isn't this aiding and abetting? ”

"This is the idea that Lao Xiangguo gave us?"

After Hu Weiyong glanced at Kong Kebiao, he looked at Zhu Liangzu and said, "Yongjiahou, you come to talk to Confucius University, is this aiding and abetting?" ”

Where could Zhu Liangzu think of so much, he just said, 'Please also ask Xiangguo to show me' and pull it down.

Hu Weiyong just sighed helplessly, only to feel that all the talents ran to Xu Da's side!

Just when Hu Weiyong suddenly felt powerless, Cheng Tujie in the imperial history smiled and said: "The old Xiangguo's plan is very good!" ”

Hu Weiyong saw Tu Jie talking like this, so he nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, he solemnly admonished again: "Anyway, I don't care if you can understand it or not, just do it tomorrow!" ”

Kong Kebiao, Zhu Liangzu and others, although they still don't understand, can only say that they will do it.

In the early morning of the next day, the first rays of morning light swayed on the large square in front of the Fengtian Temple.

On the gazebo-style dragon chair seat, the five-clawed golden dragon on Zhu Yuanzhang's body flashed golden light under the sunlight.

In the eyes of civil and military officials, that is the dragon on His Majesty the Emperor, and it can also be said that it is the dragon on His Majesty the Emperor, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang more powerful than before.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, all the civil and military officials standing below were wearing red, blue, and green robes!

There are not many people, and they can't stand in the Fengtian Temple!

The military attaché is respected by Xu Da and stands in the left column of the red carpet, and the civil official is respected by Hu Weiyong and stands in the right column of the red carpet!

Of course, all civil and military officials respect the prince!

In the eyes of hundreds of civil and military officials, Zhu Yuanzhang did not open his eyes, he was waiting for the rising sun to rise, and he was also waiting for hundreds of officials to bow and say hello.

Finally, the sun rose in the east mountain, and with the order of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, all the civil and military officials and the prince bowed together.

"The minister greets His Majesty and asks His Majesty to bow to Jin'an!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened his eyes, and his whole person became solemn.

He looked at these red, blue and green robes kneeling at his feet, but in his eyes, there were so many hearts that could not be done.

There are faithful, there are dissenting hearts, and there are black hearts and greed!

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly: "Flat!" ”

Just when all the officials of the cultural relics got up, they suddenly saw that there was already a holy decree in the hands of the eunuch beside Zhu Yuanzhang.

In fact, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can guess what kind of holy decree this is.

But none of them guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a holy decree and used the method of 'blank checks' that he learned from Ye Qing!

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, Ye Qing, the magistrate of Yanmen, not only has a meritorious service in governing the world, but also has a meritorious service in defending the land. ”

"Let's still pick up the key point and say, how much merit he has made, you should know it!"

"Now, we have a holy decree in our hands to confer Ye Qing, but we haven't written a specific official position!"

Hearing this, all the officials looked at each other, how could His Majesty the Emperor also engage in an 'empty holy decree'?

Without waiting for them to figure it out, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "We don't have anything else to do in the dynasty today, I just want you all to talk about it, what official position should we give him?" ”

"Let's talk first, you can speak freely today, as long as you don't insult the emperor and scold your mother, you are all innocent!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking, just waiting for Hu Weiyong and them to make a move.

After Xu Da heard this, he remembered what he said to Wang Baobao, Fu Youde and others yesterday.

He guessed right, he, the emperor brother with a full stomach, will definitely ask for everyone's opinions, but he will definitely not really ask for everyone's opinions.

He, the emperor's elder brother, is an out-and-out dictator in his bones.

Whoever dares to give an opinion will be in his way!

Therefore, he emphatically reminded Wang Baobao that he must not suggest a specific official position, they only need to prove Ye Qing's merits.

How to reward Ye Qing specifically, he Zhu Yuanzhang has his own confidence in his heart!

Besides, they don't care what official Feng Yeqing is, as long as they can get him to the capital.

Of course, it is naturally the best to be able to get the Yin of the Zhengsanpin Mansion of Ying Tianfu.

And in Xu Da's opinion, if nothing happens, Zhu Yuanzhang will let Ye Qing come over to be this official.

After all, they thought about it, and they also felt that Yin of the Zhengsanpin Mansion of Ying Tianfu was the most suitable for Ye Qing, and he could give full play to his talent in governing the world, and he could also restrain the civil and military officials living in Beijing to a certain extent!

Of course, even if you get him to be the magistrate of Jiangning and Shangyuan County, because where the capital is located, is where these two counties are located!

In everyone's eyes, Xu Da was the first to stand up and ask for credit for Ye Qing.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing's subordinates defeated Wang Baobao, so he was the second to stand up for Ye Qing, although he was not the first person to stand up, but the eagerness to ask for credit for Ye Qing was not inferior to Xu Da!

Then, Fu Youde, Geng Bingwen, Lan Yu and others also stood up one after another to ask for credit for Ye Qing!

But without exception, none of them expressed any opinion on what kind of official Feng Ye Qing was!

In short, it is a sentence, there are a lot of merits that should be requested, and as for what officials should be sealed, it is not something that their ministers should ponder.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also nodded with satisfaction.

"It has to be Tiande (Xu Da) measured!"

"Not only that, but he also taught Wang Baobao to us so well."

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the Huaixi nobles with his residual vision, how much he hoped that these people could also be as measured as Xu Da.

That way, he can guarantee a good death for all!

But when he was pondering like this, Lu Ben, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, who was standing among the civil officials, immediately frowned.

He also hoped that Ye Qing could enter Beijing smoothly, so that he would have the opportunity to make Ye Qing his future grandson's teacher.

In his opinion, having such a teacher for his future grandson is equivalent to increasing the possibility of becoming the eldest grandson!

But he also knew that if Ye Qing wanted to enter Beijing as an official, it would definitely not be so smooth!

If you want to stop Ye Qing from entering Beijing as an official, it's actually really very simple!

Now he only hopes that Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong have not thought of this simple solution!

But just when Lu Ben was so hopeful, Hu Weiyong stood up with Yuwat in his arms: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play." ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his eyes immediately lit up.

What he is waiting for is him Hu Weiyong, and he wants to listen to Hu Weiyong and how to disagree with him.

"Quasi-play!"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Hu Weiyong held the jade wat and bowed again: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Ye Daren is both civil and military, and he should be added to the rank of knight, enter Beijing to serve His Majesty, and seek the benefit of the country!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Tujie stood up with Yuwat in his arms and said, "Minister, second!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Liangzu also stood up and said: "Minister, second!" ”

In everyone's eyes, the Huaixi nobles and their minions continued to stand up and second, and even Kong Kebiao, who had always shouted that Ye Qing was corrupt and misguided by the country, stood up and seconded the proposal.

In the next moment, they began to actively suggest official positions again.

Ying Tianfu Mansion Yin, Hubu Shangshu, left and right imperial history, etc., there are still a little reliable not to mention, even the unreliable position of the Guozi priest wine, all came out of the mouth of Huaixi Xungui.

Looking at this scene, Lu Ben, who was silent, just sighed and closed his eyes.

Sure enough, with such a simple method, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong would never have thought of it.

And Xu Da and the others, as well as Zheng Shiyuan and Han Yike, after seeing this scene, first showed a look of horror, then frowned, and at the same time looked embarrassed!

I have to say that their trick is really too bad!

This move, 'Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces the palace for Lord Ye', is really too bad to be damaged!

Finally, the large square in front of the huge hall fell silent.

Hu Weiyong, who was extremely respectful on the surface, just looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with an embarrassed face, and at the same time said secretly in his heart: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to make a move." ”

meanwhile

Xu Da also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with an embarrassed face, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

He is worried about his emperor brother Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is also worried about his good son-in-law Ye Qing, who he unilaterally confirmed!

I ask for the support of the officials, and ask for the support of recommended tickets, monthly passes, and rewards, thank you!

(End of chapter)