Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.

What Yan Ling said is indeed very reasonable. He himself knew that such a diligent emperor was rare in the entire history. Even Zhu Biao, although he is quite good at government affairs, can't help him to work so hard, and his body has been a little weak recently.

It's hard to guarantee that future generations can't stand such high-intensity work, and then make something similar to the prime minister, and his efforts will be in vain.

It can be seen from the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang set up an almost rigid system for future generations, he is a person with a strong desire to control, and in this case, he cannot allow such an unstable factor to exist.

"If the cabinet is autocratic, wouldn't it be another prime minister." He opened his mouth and said that it was a question that could not be overcome.

"Your Majesty, you can only give cabinet officials the title of seven or eight grades. In this way, although the cabinet assists the emperor in governing the government, it is only of low quality, how can it command the world like a prime minister? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair, he thought about it carefully, and found that the cabinet system proposed by Yan Ling was indeed beneficial and harmless, so he gently bowed his head:

"Yes, that's a good idea, so let's do it."

"In addition, Aiqing, today I abolished Zhongshu Province, and you don't have an official position now, so you can temporarily replace the secretary of the ministry...... Li Shanchang made a slight contribution to today's events, and also let him come back and be a royal historian. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Ling smiled: "Your Majesty, the minister will retire." ”

He turned, and within two steps, his shoulders trembled violently, as if he was suppressing something.

Behind him, Emperor Hongwu suddenly said, "Rui Xuan, you are getting older and older. ”

Yan Ling turned around and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister is already fifty years old this year, and he can't compare to His Majesty's spirits, and he has been feeling more and more exhausted recently. ”

"Ahem. Your Majesty, the minister's lungs are not good, and the wind has been strong recently, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive the ministers for their loss of honor. ”

"It's okay, let's go back......"

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On August 10, the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the people and bureaucrats of Beijing were all wearing filial piety.

Taizu Xiaoci Gao Empress Ma collapsed last night.

"May Your Majesty seek advice from the wise, be cautious until the end, and all your descendants will be virtuous, and your subjects will get what they want." These were her last words.

Year fifty-one.

The emperor wept and cried, so he did not regain his position.

When the news of Queen Ma's death came, Yan Ling also sighed.

This woman also had a lot of intersections with him when she was in her prime. She is kind, generous, intelligent and skillful, she assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to settle the rear, and saved her own food festival to help the hungry. Even after becoming the queen, she did not forget her original intention and set up a loom and sewing in the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill Li Wenzhong, but was rescued by her.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill Song Lian, but she refused to eat wine and meat to persuade her.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to let the felons build a city wall and be pardoned under the persuasion of Queen Ma.

She saved many people and was known for her kindness.

Her death made the palace maids, the common people and even the officials sad.

Zhu Yuanzhang cried and dropped out of the court.

Yan Ling knew that Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp blade had lost his sheath since then.

It's time to prepare for the future.

At this time, a coffin made of good wood was quietly parked in the backyard of the Yue Guo Mansion.

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Nineteen years of Hongwu.

The Yue Guo Mansion was full of vegetarian food and cried.

Yue Guogong was strict and was at home last night.

Hundreds of officials were shocked by this news speechless, this Yue Guogong is an evergreen tree in the political arena, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, how many years have passed, Yang Xian was killed, Liu Ji was dismissed, Li Shanchang was sick, Hu Weiyong was beheaded, and Wang Guangyang died...... He is the only one who has always stood tall.

His death also meant the reshuffle of the court, among which people such as Yan Ji, Yan Xincheng and others were extremely sad and immediately rushed to mourn.

When Zhu Yuanzhang learned of this in the palace, he was also surprised, and he immediately sent someone to summon Yan Ling's son, Yan Ya, who was already fifteen years old, into the palace to inquire in person.

"Yue Guo Gong...... Rui Xuan, why did he pass away? ”

"My father's health has not been good since Hongwu was ten years old, he has lung disease, head wind, and often has a stuffy pain in his chest. He coughed constantly every day, and often had splitting headaches, and he was constantly operating, and his spirit was already weak...... After going to bed last night...... and passed away suddenly. Yan Ya said and spoke, and he couldn't cry anymore.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also sad, and sighed lightly: "Rui Xuan, Rui Xuan, why did you abandon me and go first?" ”

Then he asked:

"I heard that Er's father is in Ningbo (at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang changed it to Ningbo because of the Ming Dynasty and the country's heavy name), and the tomb has been erected?"

"Your Majesty, exactly." Yan Ya wiped the tears from his face and replied in a still somewhat immature voice: "My father followed His Majesty in the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, and he never went back, and he often missed his hometown. My father often said that after death, you should be buried in your hometown and sleep with your ancestors and ancestors, otherwise it will be difficult to look away. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment:

"No matter what, no matter what, I originally wanted to give him a burial under Zhongshan Mountain, the same as the king of Kaiping and the king of Qiyang, but since my father wants to be buried in the ancestral land, let him return to his hometown over there......"

"In February of the nineteenth year of Hongwu, the ancestor died of illness at the age of fifty-seven. The emperor dropped out of the dynasty and mourned. Posthumously crowned the king of the lonely bamboo, he was loyal to the king, and the three generations were all kings, and the imperial Shinto inscription was made. Worthy of enjoying the Taimiao, the portrait of the hero temple, ranked third. ”

- "History of the Ming Dynasty: The Legend of the Ancestors"

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Yan Ya inherited Yan Ling's title and was a new generation of Yue Guogong.

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered Yan Ling's exploits and the age was also appropriate, so he decided to marry the twelfth daughter, Princess Yongjia, and his wife, and the marriage would be completed after the expiration of the three-year filial piety period.

Soon, the Yueguo Mansion from the old lady and the young master, all left Beijing and returned to their hometown.

It was also on this night that Zhu Yuanzhang met with the commander of Jinyiwei in his study.

In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, he felt that the inspection school was a little weak in supervision, so he set up the Jinyi Guard, which not only had the ability to supervise the world, but also gave them the power to torture and detain prisoners.

"You go and follow the team of the Yue Guo Gong Mansion to help the spirit, and wait for the opportunity to approach the remains of the Yue Guo Gong. Remember, if you go in person, you must see the body of Yue Guogong, confirm that he has passed away, and then come back to restore his life. ”

"Remember, don't let anyone know about it."

The commander led the order to leave, and behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were gloomy.

At this time, Guo Heng's case is still in full swing, tens of thousands of officials have been beheaded, and tens of thousands of officials have been put in prison, the executioner's big knife is about to cut out the gap, the officials in the court are empty, and the surviving officials are trying to escape from the court.

At this time, Yan Ling "died". This made the emperor, who was getting more and more suspicious, suspicious.

Ruixuan, are you really dead, or are you ...... Scared?