Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Your Majesty is kind!

This is the common thought in the minds of all the people of Ming Dynasty.

but.

As time passed, Zhu Di's behavior of confiscating food from the homes of corrupt officials and gentry and then sending it to the disaster-stricken people in the north gradually aroused some dissatisfaction among the gentry all over the world.

"How can such untouchables let the blood of our gentry survive?"

"That one really looks down on us as scholars!"

"Hmph, have you forgotten that that person is the blood of a beggar? His father also despises us gentry and humiliates us wantonly!"

"The rituals and music have collapsed, and the king is unruly!"

"Gentlemen, be careful what you say!"

"Hmph, so be careful, he has already started to treat us like pigs to be raised and slaughtered..."

"Thieves who steal the country..."

"..."

Inside Fengtian Hall.

The atmosphere was solemn.

Zhu Di looked at the secret letter in his hand with a cold expression on his face.

"How dare these evil thieves spread rumors and cause trouble, insult me, and the emperor..."

Yishiha quickly said: "Your Majesty, those corrupt officials must be afraid. They are afraid that the Jinyi Guards will find out their crimes and have their homes confiscated by Your Majesty, so they are spreading rumors everywhere to mess up His Majesty's state of mind!"

Zhu Di was furious, "A group of evil thieves are all rebels!"

As he spoke, Zhu Di stared at Yi Shiha closely, "Can you find out which rebellious officials and traitors said these words?"

Yi Shiha said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I haven't found out yet!"

Zhu Dihan said in a loud voice: "Pass on my secret decree and ask the Jin Yiwei and those merchants to secretly investigate the rumors of these evil thieves!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

After Yishiha responded, he asked again: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhen, the envoy of the Jinyi Guard, is still out there with officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple investigating corrupt officials. Can you please give them a break?"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di also lost his gaze.

Yi Shiha trembled, his face full of fear.

"This slave is too talkative, this slave is too talkative..."

Zhu Di ignored it and was disappointed, but continued angrily: "Those evil thieves think that they can divert my attention or make me surrender...

They were totally wrong. The emperor could drive out the tyrants and establish the Ming Dynasty from a single commoner. Now I have an army of millions, and the kings are guarding all parts of the Ming Dynasty. How could I stop investigating corrupt officials and evil gentry just because of the words of evil thieves? Things? "

"What Your Majesty said is absolutely true. Those evil thieves have been frightened out of their courage by Wang Zhen and others, and they are trying to stop His Majesty with some rumors!"

Yi Shiha hurriedly flattered, "They don't know, this will only speed up their path to death!"

"Don't be careless!"

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Although I am not afraid of these traitorous officials revolting, I must deal with it carefully and not to implicate too many innocent people!"

"Your Majesty's kindness is a blessing to the people of the world!"

Yi Shiha praised sincerely.

"Go and make arrangements!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and said nothing more.

Yi Shiha responded respectfully again and hurriedly went down to arrange manpower.

Although they, the eunuchs in the palace, do not have many people themselves, with the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, they have the manpower of merchants all over the Ming Dynasty, and they can also control the Jinyi guards all over the Ming Dynasty. Their manpower is getting more and more.

He was very calm about Zhu Di's request.

When Yi Shiha came back again, Zhu Di took Yi Shiha out of the palace and went to Dingguo's mansion.

He also wanted to hear Zhu Di's idea on this matter.

Zhu Di, as well as Yi Shiha, the great companion who has always served His Majesty in the palace, and Duke Ding's concierge and bodyguard, have long been familiar to him.

therefore.

Zhu Di, Yi Shiha and others just walked up to the gate of Duke Dingguo's mansion. The guards on the side quickly opened the door and invited Zhu Di to enter.

Immediately, a guard quickly led Zhu Di and others inside.

"His Majesty?"

"I see your majesty, little man!"

However, when Zhu Di came to the main hall, he did not see Guo An, only a servant who was cleaning the main hall.

However, this servant obviously knew Zhu Di. When he looked up and saw Zhu Di, he was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted with fear on his face.

"Where did Duke Dingguo go?"

Zhu Di asked directly.

The servant didn't know what he thought of, and his expression changed slightly.

"Your Majesty, Master, Master..."

"Ok?"

Yi Shiha's face darkened, "Ding Guo Gong would not dare to hide anything from His Majesty. How dare you, a servant, hide anything from His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I should have gone to the back garden..."

The servant said, then he remembered something and said again: "If the master is not in the back garden, he will be in the back kitchen!"

"Back garden... kitchen?"

Zhu Di instantly remembered a familiar scene. Guo An was sneaking around, secretly eating sweet potatoes in the back garden...

No, there are no sweet potatoes in the back garden of Duke Dingguo’s mansion!

Yes, it’s just corn!

Thinking about it, Zhu Di's expression changed again and he stared at the servant closely.

"Is the corn ready to eat?"

The servant trembled and said hurriedly: "You don't know!"

Zhu Di ignored the servants and said directly to Yishiha: "Let's go to the back garden with us to see what delicious food Duke Dingguo is making!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yishiha is also full of expectations.

With that said, Zhu Di took the lead and walked out of the main hall and towards the back garden.

Before the guard outside the door left, he saw Zhu Di walking towards the back garden, looking confused.

The servants in the main hall were even more frightened and kept mumbling.

"Master, please don't blame the villain. The villain really doesn't dare to deceive His Majesty... Moreover, the villain can't hide it... You just got up and went to the back garden, so you probably haven't done anything yet..."

now.

In the back garden.

Guo An looked excited as he saw that the corn ears in the three-quarter cornfield had begun to turn black.

"Guo Ang, quickly ask the kitchen to start boiling water!"

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang responded and hurried to the backyard.

"Xu Yong!"

"master!"

On the side, Xu Yong responded quickly.

Guo An continued: "Come in with us, and we will teach you how to choose corn!"

"Yes, sir!"

Xu Yong carefully followed Guo An and squeezed into the cornfield.

"Xu Yong, please pay attention, the more purple and black the color of the corn ears, the bigger and more mature the corn kernels inside... Then, you can peel off the outer layer of the corn ears a little and see the corn kernels. , take a look at the color, and if you feel unconfident, squeeze it with your fingernail to see if it’s tender..."

"Look, although this one is leaking juice, it's not too tender..."

As he spoke, the moment Xu Yong nodded, Guo An exerted his strength, and the corn had been broken off by Guo An.

Xu Yong was stunned. This is corn that His Majesty attaches great importance to, but the Lord is so casual!

"master……"

"It's okay. Although it's not completely mature, this tender corn tastes the most delicious!"

As he said that, Guo An was already standing in front of another corn plant. He carefully opened a gap with his hands, pinched it with his hands, and then directly broke it off under Xu Yong's nervous eyes and threw it to Xu Yong.

Then, the next one!

After breaking off five in a row, Guo An's movements slowed down.

"Xu Yong, do you want to try one?"

Hearing this, Xu Yong's eyes were filled with emotion.

"My lord, corn is so precious, even His Majesty attaches great importance to it..."

"Okay, okay!"

Guo An waved his hand nonchalantly, "You are just too rigid. I spent so much effort and had people bring corn all the way back to Ming Dynasty from overseas just for this delicious taste?..."

"If you don't eat such delicious corn, wouldn't you be disrespecting the corn?... As for His Majesty's attention, he planted so much in the experimental field outside the city, which is enough for His Majesty to cultivate corn seeds...

As for us, we are just ordinary people, not Ming sages like Your Majesty. As long as we don't commit crimes, we still have such a great opportunity, so we can enjoy it as we please! "

Hearing this, Xu Yong nodded subconsciously, "What the Lord said is true..."

As he spoke, Xu Yong seemed to notice something. He subconsciously looked back and saw a familiar figure standing outside, staring closely at them. His eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Your Majesty!..."

"His Majesty?"

Guo An didn't react, just sneered, "Okay, I know you are loyal to His Majesty, but His Majesty is not in our house right now, so we can just eat by ourselves.

Just wait, we'll pick out a corn for you..."

As Guo An walked in, he was still chattering, "Xu Yong, you Yanshan Guards should not report this matter to His Majesty... It's not that I don't want to deceive Your Majesty, but this way, for His Majesty , is the best state.

If His Majesty were to know that corn can be eaten in this way, do you think His Majesty should eat it? This kind of corn is the most delicious. I understand Your Majesty, but Your Majesty may not be able to withstand such temptation... However, corn cannot be cultivated in this way, and it may even ruin the corn!

As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty is responsible for the whole world..."

"Xu Yong, tell me, if you go up there, wouldn't it put His Majesty in a dilemma... Hey... I finally found a corn. This corn is big and full, and it's yours!"

With that said, Guo An broke it off hard, and the corn came into Guo An's hand, and Guo An threw it aside casually.

"Get it!"

"Pfft!"

Xu Yong actually didn't catch it and the corn fell to the ground!

Guo An frowned slightly, "Xu Yong, why are you so inattentive... Hey, Xu Yong, why don't you come over and stand so far away..."

Before he finished speaking, Guo An froze in place.

Looking at the figure standing next to Xu Yong, his face was full of ridicule.

"Your Majesty, why are you here? I didn't even come far to greet you. It's a sin, a sin..."

"Humph!"

Zhu Di put down the corn in his hand and snorted coldly.

"If we hadn't come, we wouldn't have known that Duke Ding would actually arrange things behind my back like this, and even instigate Xu Yong to deceive me..."

Guo An's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, "Your Majesty, is Xu Yong really the spy you sent to check what Wei Chen does every day?"

Xu Yong's eyes suddenly widened and he was filled with fear!

My father-in-law, how dare you say this?

Yi Shiha on the side was also dumbfounded!

Zhu Di was immediately furious, "Fart, how could I do such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's because Wei Chen misunderstood Your Majesty. His Majesty sent old brothers like Xu Yong here to protect Wei Chen. Wei Chen was confused and talking nonsense..."

Guo An quickly explained with sincerity, "I wonder if your Majesty will personally come to Wei Chen's house this time, but what orders do you have?"

"There is something, I..."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and then he was ready to tell his purpose.

However, when he saw so much corn in Xu Yong's hand in front of him, his face suddenly darkened.

"Guo Thief, you actually want to get away with it and try to prevent me from paying attention to this matter?"

"what?"

Guo An's eyes widened and he was confused, "Your Majesty has misunderstood Wei Chen!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly again, "You guys, don't quibble. If you break off two more corns for me, I will lose one!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Guo An responded hurriedly, and then walked into the cornfield again.

Just two corns, as long as Zhu Di can stop worrying about what he just said, a few more corns are worth it.

And Yi Shiha's face was full of excitement.

"Slave, thank you for your kindness!"

Xu Yong also breathed a sigh of relief, but his back was already soaked.

"It doesn't matter, Guo Qing deserves to be taught a lesson!"

Zhu Di said with hatred, but his eyes were full of expectation.

Obviously, he was also looking forward to the corn.

On the side, Yi Shiha followed with a smile on his face. Is this a lesson?

In the entire Ming Dynasty, which minister dared to talk about you like this behind your back, and after you heard it, he laughed with you, or even dared to question you, and you weren't angry?

Even His Highness the Crown Prince would not dare to do this!

"Your Majesty, look at these two corns, they are the biggest in this cornfield..."

At this moment, Guo An ran out of the cornfield again, holding two huge corns in his hand and showing them to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di looked at it very seriously, looked at the corns in Xu Yong's hand for a long time, and nodded slowly.

"..."

Guo An quickly handed the corn to Xu Yong who was standing aside. "Send these corns to the kitchen and give them to Guo Ang. Ask him to peel off the outer shell of the corn, pull off the ears inside, put it into the pot, and cook half of it." If you stick a stick of incense, it will be cooked!"

"Yes, sir!"

Xu Yong responded quickly, then saluted Zhu Di and hurriedly sent it to the kitchen.

"Your Majesty, let's go to the main hall!"

Guo An asked Zhu Di for instructions.

"Can!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

soon.

The two came to the main hall.

After the servant brought hot tea, Guo An looked at Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, what big thing happened?"

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An and said, "I can't come out to relax, just because I came to your house, what happened?"

Guo An was stunned.

In his later life, when he was in college, as long as there was nothing wrong, he could go a month without calling his father. But once I called, there was only one thing to worry about, living expenses were gone!

As for Zhu Di, he usually didn't come to his house for ten days and a half, or even once a month. Now that he is here...

Of course, he did not dare to say these words.

Although here, it has already been the Ming Dynasty cultivation series... Zhu Di's cultivation series...

But, I just can’t say it out loud!

After all, Zhu Di is also the emperor of tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty, the Hong Ding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

Even though we are grown up, we still need dignity!

"Weichen often cooks up some delicious food. His Majesty came here because he definitely wants to see if Weichen has cooked up any delicious food!"

"That's it!"

Zhu Di looked serious.

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty, please wait for a while. The corn is so delicious, I promise you won't disappoint your Majesty!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded somewhat reservedly, and then his face straightened.

"Guo Qing, you are a great craftsman. You should not be greedy for delicious food all the time. You should study more on craftsmanship and invent some good things for the Ming Dynasty, such as the artificial rainfall you told me a few years ago!"

"Artificial rainfall……"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, he had almost forgotten about it!

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. In the past two years, Weichen has been quietly recruiting talented craftsmen and apprentices for Jiangjunshan Workshop and Craftsman School, and has been quietly accumulating strength!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded with great satisfaction, then took a sip of warm tea and spoke slowly.

"Guo Qing, I don't know if you have heard of it. Now some rebellious officials and traitors have begun to secretly spread rumors in an attempt to unite the gentry from all over the Ming Dynasty to unite against me!"

"what?"

Guo An's face was full of astonishment, "Your Majesty, now that we are here, is there any gentleman who dares to show his face?"

"They are all a group of rebellious officials and traitors left over from the former Yuan Dynasty..."

Zhu Di said bitterly, "If you dare to spread rumors, I asked Wang Zhen to investigate the case, just to use the blood of the Ming gentry to save the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty... despising the scholars... and even insulting the late emperor... the rituals and music have collapsed, and the king has no power." road……"

"Your Majesty, I have not heard of these rumors yet!"

Guo An also said angrily, "However, these rebellious officials and traitors are really crazy."

"Hmph, I have asked Jin Yiwei and Yi Shiha to investigate secretly!"

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Di asked again: "Guo Qing, these treacherous officials and traitors will definitely hide and be difficult to find for a while. However, I will never allow them to continue like this. Do you have any good ideas?"

Hearing this, Guo An was stunned again.

"Your Majesty, this is easy!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was overjoyed, "Guo Qing has a solution?"

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the newspaper?"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened instantly.

"Does Guo Qing want us to send someone to write an article and put it in the residence newspaper to suppress the remarks of those rebellious ministers and traitors?"

Guo An smiled softly, "Your Majesty, how respectful you are, how can those rebellious officials and traitors be worthy of your action?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers in the cabinet have all written some good articles, and there are also the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy. There are so many great Confucian scholars and Ming Dynasty scholars. Your Highness can ask these people to ask for articles...

If they can be published in Di Bao and spread their fame to the Ming Dynasty, those scholars, even the great Confucians, will be eager to get ahead..."

"..."

Zhu Di looked at Guo An quietly for a while, and then laughed.

"Guo Qing is indeed my wise minister!"

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen is your Majesty's wise minister. I wonder if Wei Chen can also harvest some of the corn in the Jiangjun Mountain experimental field..."

"cannot!"

Zhu Di immediately turned his back and refused to recognize anyone!

"Your Majesty, I am a minister..."

What else did Guo An want to say.

Zhu Di's face was full of determination, "There is so much corn in your back garden, so don't hit the corn in the Jiangjun Mountain experimental field. There is absolutely no room for negotiation..."

"..." (End of this chapter)