Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 63 Inside Yingtian Mansion
Ying Tianfu.

The Imperial Palace, inside the Fengtian Hall.

An old man in a dragon robe sat high on a dragon chair, and the table in front of him was covered with thick memorials.

For so many memorials, the old man showed no impatience on his face, and replied one by one.

The only difference is that after opening different memorials, the old man would sometimes frown because of the contents of the memorials, and sometimes his eyes would be cold.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, the old man's face darkened again, he stopped the imperial brush in his hand, and looked at it seriously.

His brows gradually wrinkled.

Then, I opened the next book of memorials again, read it briefly, and then read the next book again.

After reading six books in a row, the old man said in a deep voice, "Come on, go find Jiang Yu!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

A young eunuch in the hall responded, and then trotted out quickly with small steps.

This old man was none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor whom Guo An, the magistrate of Wanping County, feared the most.

Not long after, Jiang Yu, who was dressed in a flying fish suit, hurried in from outside the hall and knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The minister, Jiang Yu, sees Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said blankly: "Get up and answer!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yu, who came in a hurry, felt relieved and got up quickly.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "During this period of time, have you paid attention to the affairs of Beiping Mansion?"

Jiang Yu hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there will be news from Jinyiwei of Beiping Mansion every few days. I dare to ask Your Majesty, but what happened to Beiping Mansion?"

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted softly, "The censors and inspectors of the Beiping Mansion have all reported that the king of Yan opened a barbecue shop, and the price of the barbecue is very expensive, and even the drinks in the shop are twice as high as outside. , specially sold to those merchants.

And those merchants were frightened by King Yan's power, so they didn't dare not to eat. Now the people call King Yan the Prince of Merchants.

You Jinyiwei monitors the whole country, we want to know if this is true or not?
A while ago, the King of Yan sent people to buy a large amount of poultry and livestock in Shanxi and Shandong, which caused the prices of chickens, ducks, hogs and sheep in these two places to rise a lot overnight, which attracted officials from the two places to file complaints. A merchant prince, what a sinner..."

Hearing this, Jiang Yu subconsciously took a look at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, and quickly reported: "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei of Beiping Mansion also reported this matter. However, what I heard was the barbecue shop opened by His Royal Highness King Yan. The special spices are grilled and cooked, and the taste is extremely fragrant, so the price is more expensive.

That's why those merchants came here because of their reputation, and His Highness has absolutely no intention of persecuting them.

As for the price of wine, it is more than double the price of the same kind of wine outside, but these are clearly marked prices, and His Highness King Yan has no intention of forcing them.

But those merchants couldn't help but order a few catties of fine wine when they ate vegetables, so His Royal Highness King Yan did make a lot of money in this barbecue shop.

As for His Royal Highness King Yan's title of Prince of Merchants, please His Majesty to make amends. By the time his subordinate Erlang finds out, this title of His Royal Highness Yan King has already been spread in Beiping Mansion. "

"Humph!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked cold.

"Whose way is the fourth child in the way?"

"Your Majesty forgive me, I will send more people to Beiping Mansion when I go back, and we must find out who is behind the scenes!" Jiang Yu shuddered and said hastily.

"Check? How to check?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly, "There are so many people in Beiping Mansion, and these people like to hear the news of these illusory nobles the most.

As long as someone casually says a word about Prince of Merchants on the street, the surrounding people will spontaneously spread the word, and there is no trace to be found. How to investigate like this? "

Jiang Yu lowered his head tightly, not daring to answer.

"What we are curious about is that this is just a shop. Even if it can make money, who can get in the way?"

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jiang Yu again: "In the memorial, we also saw that someone participated in the memorial to Guo An, the magistrate of Wanping County, Beiping Prefecture.

The things that the fourth child has been tossing about in Beiping Mansion in the past few months are all instigated by this thief official. Do you know about this? "

Jiang Yu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I know this person."

"Guo An is a great scholar of the former Yuanzhao Wenguan, and a great-great-grandson of Guo Shoujing, a member of the Taishi Academy.

Last year was…”

"A descendant of Guo Taishi?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is true, and among the descendants of Guo Taishi, the descendants who stayed in the old house in Beiping Mansion!"

Jiang Yu said.

Although Guo An tried his best to hide himself and prevent his news from appearing in Lao Zhu's ears.

However, he underestimated the importance that Lao Zhu attached to the feudal lords like Zhu Di, and also underestimated the importance these brocade guards attached to the vassal kings.

The moment he was pushed to the magistrate of Wanping County by Zhu Laosi, he entered the eyes of Jin Yiwei of Beiping Mansion.

"Last year, Guo Shou was recommended by Nie Zishi, the chief envoy of the Beiping government, as the head of Wanping County. After entering the county government, he has been acting alone, and was excluded by all the officials in the Wanping County government...

After the Guo Huan case in March this year, both the magistrate and the county magistrate of Wanping County were beheaded.

However, Guo An somehow got into the eyes of His Highness King Yan, and was recommended by His Highness Yan as the magistrate of Wanping County.

Afterwards, His Royal Highness King Yan wanted to reclaim wasteland in various counties, and Guo An, the son, responded first. First, he went to the countryside in person and inspected all the villages under Wanping County one by one.

After that..."

Following Jiang Yu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gradually lit up.

"How can this kind of official be flattering and flattering? In our opinion, Guo An has inherited some of Guo Taishi's talents?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Then, why do these inspectors and the officials of Beiping Mansion impeach Guo An like this?"

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it should be that Guo An has a more detached personality and a different style of dealing with ordinary officials, which is why he was rejected by these officials!"

Jiang Yu replied cautiously.

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "Let's go and check the details of these officials. I don't believe that these officials will impeach Guo An and the fourth child for no reason. There must be some shady activities!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Yu responded, and quickly stepped back.

at the same time.

A young man in a blue dragon robe, carrying a small food box in his hand, walked in directly from outside the hall without any eunuchs and eunuchs.

All the eunuchs and eunuchs in the hall saluted him quietly.

Seeing the person coming, Jiang Yu hurriedly bowed respectfully, and then slowly left.

"Father, do you see what good things the baby brought you?"

When he came to the hall, the young man directly handed over the food box in his hand to the old eunuch who was at the side, and bowed his hands to Zhu Yuanzhang who was looking down at the memorial with a smile on his face.

"Huh? Biaoer!"

Hearing the sound, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and grinned, picked up a memorial from the table with a smile on his face, and handed it to the visitor.

"Father, what happened?" Zhu Biao asked with some doubts.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile on his face: "I don't know where that bastard, the fourth son, blocked the way of some officials and gentry, but because he opened a barbecue shop, he was rumored to be the prince of merchants...

Hahaha, Prince of Merchants, the fourth son is so embarrassing this time! "

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(End of this chapter)