Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 83 Meeting the Saint
  But at this moment, Li Laosan was in ragged clothes, his face was livid from the cold, his eyes were full of anger, and he shouted sharply:
  "Huang Zicheng indulged his domestic slaves, invaded our house wantonly, and took all the Xishan Coal Mine in Peiping as his own.

“Tens of thousands of miners in Xishan Village were left homeless, hundreds of them froze to death and starved to death, and they were all about to freeze to death in Peiping.

"I came here this time to ask the emperor to make decisions for me and the tens of thousands of people in Xishan Village!
  Li Laosan's words were blown far away by the cold wind and caused a commotion among many people.

Has the coal in Peiping changed hands now? No wonder coal prices have doubled this year.

Everyone was talking a lot, and Wang Du felt a chill, and his whole body felt bad.

It was such a cold weather, but thin beads of sweat broke out on Wang Du's forehead. Li Laosan actually wanted to sue Huang Zicheng?
  Huang Zicheng is very famous now. Everyone knows that he is Zhu Yunwen's teacher and is highly regarded by Zhu Yunwen.

Even a fool knows that after Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne, Huang Zicheng will be the minister of Conglong, and his rise to prominence is just around the corner.

He never thought that his luck would be so bad and he would encounter such a situation.

This Li Laosan never comes early or late, but at this juncture, it is really annoying.

But Li Laosan beat the Dengwen drum, and the emperor in the Nuan Pavilion must have heard it. If he was driven away, I'm afraid the end would not be good.

Therefore, he must bring this person to the emperor and explain it in person. As for how to deal with it, it is up to the emperor to decide.

Huang Zicheng may hold a grudge against him, but if Huang Zicheng holds a grudge, the most he can do is lose his job.

However, because of the emperor's grudge, I am afraid that I will not survive the next day.

After thinking about the stakes, Wang Du wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked upright, and said seriously: "I am Wang Du, the censor of the imperial court, and what I hate most are those who bully the weak.

"This time, I will definitely give you justice and give justice to the people of Ming Dynasty!"

Seeing Wang Du's magnanimity, the onlookers praised him one after another.

"Master Wang is really a very good official.

"I have never heard of Lord Wang's reputation before, but now it seems that Lord Wang is our Lord Qingtian!

"As long as Mr. Wang is here, there will be blue sky!"

Wang Du stood in the crowd. When the praises were almost heard, Wang Du pulled Li Laosan out of the crowd and ordered: "I will go to the palace to meet the emperor and report to the emperor. You can stay in the palace." Wait outside the door."

Li Laosan quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Du. He never expected that he would meet such a good official when he returned to the capital again.

It would be great if the officials of Ming Dynasty could be like Wang Ye and Wang Du.

The people would not have to suffer so much.

In Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Yuanzhang only felt that his energy was getting worse and worse, and his energy was a little low.

Even the memorials could not be reviewed one by one. They only selected a few more important memorials and handed them over to Zhu Yunwen for his own disposal.

This was the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's inheritance of power to Zhu Yunwen.

At that time, Hu Weiyong wanted to compete with Zhu Yuanzhang for the power to handle government affairs, but in the end, Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with him mercilessly with a knife in his hand.

The prime minister system, which had lasted for more than two thousand years, was buried in the grave with Hu Weiyong.

From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang had great power. There was no decentralization of power among the prime ministers. All power was concentrated in one person, and he could be said to dominate the world.

It can be seen how strong Zhu Yuanzhang's desire to control power is.

But now Zhu Yuanzhang is willing to hand over power to Zhu Yunwen, which also means that Zhu Yuanzhang is ready to abdicate and leave the huge country to Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had finished handling the memorial, was lying on the throne with his eyes closed and concentrating, while Zhu Yunwen was silently handling the memorial.

But at this moment, a drum sound came, and Zhu Yuanzhang was awakened by this familiar yet unfamiliar sound.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time and finally remembered, isn't this the bell he arranged outside the palace?

It has been more than five years since the last time the drum sounded, and now it sounds again. It seems that he has not killed people in these years, making these corrupt officials think that he can no longer wield a knife.

A cold light flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. Although he was old, he was bound to fight those corrupt officials until death.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much. He knew very well that the person who beat the drum of Dengwen would come to him soon.

Sure enough, after a while, the eunuch came to report that Wang Du wanted to see him.

Zhu Yuanzhang strode in without saying a word.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

As soon as Wang Du stepped into the hall, he felt a warm feeling rushing towards him, and then he realized that coal was burning in this thermal pavilion.

This kind of coal is provided by Royal Carbon Industry. “Forgive me, tell me, why is this Dengwen drum sounding?”

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were very brief, and it seemed that any more words would tire him out.

Wang Du stood up slowly.

"The drummer wants to learn about Huang Zicheng, the master of the grandson and prince.

Zhu Yunwen originally wanted to watch a good show, but when he heard these words, he couldn't bear it anymore:
  "This person is so slanderous that he deserves death for falsely accusing Mr. Huang!"

"Yunwen!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud, but his meaning was already obvious. He asked Zhu Yunwen to be calm and listen patiently.

Zhu Yunxuan sat down with a sullen face, and then looked at Wang Du. He wanted to hear how Wang Du spread rumors about Mr. Huang.

Wang Du felt that his scalp was going to explode, but now that the matter was over, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak:

"According to that person's confession, Huang Zicheng connived with his subordinates and robbed the real estate in Xishan Village. He also occupied the coal mine privately and raised the price of coal, making the people miserable. Now, more than 10,000 people in Xishan Village have nothing to do. Hundreds of people could not return home, but they froze to death, and the rest were starving near Peiping."

"This person is outside. If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can let him in and you will know after asking."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer, but his face darkened, and the aura around him became a little restless.

Zhu Yunwen saw Zhu Yuanzhang looking like he was about to get angry, and quickly explained for Huang Zicheng:
  "Grandpa Huang, this is absolutely impossible.

"Mr. Huang is well-read and often teaches his grandson to be considerate of people's sentiments and not to compete with them for profit.

"The things that are so outrageous now cannot be done by Mr. Huang.

After a short silence, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked:

"Yunwen, after you sealed your fourth uncle's coal mine, who did you hand him over to?

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he was speechless because the person he handed it over to was Huang Zicheng.

Zhu Yuanzhang already knew everything when he looked at Zhu Yunwen's look.

Zhu Yuanzhang had seen too many hypocritical people, who appeared to be righteous on the surface, but were actually a group of despicable and shameless villains. Zhu Yuanzhang slowly turned his head and looked at Wang Du.

"Call people in, I want to see what is going on in Xishan Village, Beiping?

“If someone really uses power for personal gain, then don’t blame me for being rude.

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"Little man Li Laosan, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Under the leadership of Wang Du, Li Laosan entered the palace easily.

"It's you?!"

In Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but scream when he saw Li Laosan.

"Grandpa Huang, I understand. He was sent by King Yan. This time, he must have been ordered by King Yan, so he went to Beijing to complain to the emperor and wanted to put the blame on Mr. Huang."

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Laosan, his face showed displeasure.

Obviously, even Zhu Yuanzhang himself felt that this was a trap set by Zhu Di to attack Taisun's faction.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to get angry, Li Laosan's next move surprised everyone.

"Your Majesty clearly understands that I am definitely not following the orders of King Yan, but I have no place in Peiping, so I have no choice but to come to Yingtian to complain to the Emperor.

Li Laosan knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

“At that time, the emperor asked me to go back and live a good life and stop causing trouble.

"The villain took the Emperor's words to heart and did not dare to go beyond them in the slightest.

"However, even if the villain wants to live now, Master Huang will not give me this chance. "..."

"His servants, in the name of Taisun, occupied the houses and fields in Xishan Village and stole them for themselves.

“Moreover, they also occupied the coal mines in Xishan and forced people in Xishan Village to mine coal for them.

“There is no pay, even just a bowl of gruel a day.

(End of this chapter)