Daming prepares the emperor

"Mother." Zhu Biao stepped into Ma Xiuying's yard the next day.

Li Li took the umbrella from Wei Zhongde's hand, blocked him and three or two other eunuchs from the door, shaded Zhu Biao himself, and sent him all the way in.

Wei Zhongde didn't show the slightest strangeness, and stood aside respectfully with his head bowed, waiting obediently.

The koi in the courtyard are swimming in the clear water, the lotus flowers are densely crowded, sometimes closed or closed, in the stack of pink and red, the dragonfly touches the water flickering, and the shadow is projected into the main room under the influence of light, as if there are also flowers on the wall. Flower insects.

Zhu Biao looked over and saw Ma Xiuying sitting by the window, reading a book in a crab-shell green dress, fanning gently with one hand, and flipping the pages of the book with the other, feeling comfortable and leisurely.

She is not so young anymore, there are wrinkles around her eyes, but she is still a beauty.There is a saying that beauty is not skin deep, even if Ma Xiuying is not married to Zhu Yuanzhang, with her temperament and talent, she will never be lost in the crowd,

"Mother." Zhu Biao stepped across the threshold, "It's already this time, why don't you sleep for a while?"

Now it's just past the meal time. According to Ma Xiuying's habit, she has to take a lunch break. It's been more than ten years, and Zhu Biao hasn't seen her change.

"Biao'er is here." Ma Xiuying explained, "I'm busy coaxing your sister. The sun is hot in summer, and children can't use ice. She's so hot that she keeps crying. She finally settled down. She just fell asleep. Your voice Don't wake her up."

"It's too hot? I'll ask the Demon Town to find a way."

Because Zhu Biao himself can't feel the influence of temperature, so his perception of hot and cold comes from others, not to mention the maids and eunuchs, Mu Ying and Lan Yu are also rough guys, he has not heard anyone talk about cold and heat for many days.

"It's not enough." Ma Xiuying shook her head, "Inspiring teachers and mobilizing people, what do you make your other brothers and sisters think? What do you make those aunts think? The Department of Demon Suppression is doing big things, so don't let the Taoist priests and masters do it for you." The first of its kind in serving the rich and powerful.”

"Then we can only wait for the weather to turn cold, open the windows more to ventilate, and put some water basins in the house." Zhu Biao couldn't refute, so he had no choice but to comfort him.

"Nurse will take care of you." Ma Xiuying said with a smile, "you were good when you were young, you would cry when you were hungry, you would yell when you urinated, and you would not make a sound when it was hot or cold. If mother hadn't seen other children, she would have thought that all children in the world were like that. You are average. Now that I have another child, I finally understand the hard work of raising children."

"Ahem." Zhu Biao dryly coughed a few times in embarrassment. The experience at that time was considered black history, and it made him want to crawl into the cracks of the ground when he mentioned it.

"Okay, stop gossiping, did you come to ask about yesterday's incident?"

"Yes." Zhu Biao responded, then turned his head and ordered, "Li Li, you go out first, close the door behind you, and don't let others in."

Li Li withdrew.

"My cousin came to see you. What did she say and what did she give?"

"I sent some high-quality gold and silver jewelry, and brought a lot of silk and cotton cloth." Ma Xiuying said, "Sit down first, and we can talk after we sit down."

Zhu Biao sat down, frowned and said, "She asks you to do something?"

Ma Xiuying's expression became complicated, and she slowly said: "At first, you and your father, I thought the same thing. I didn't expect this child to be sensible and a person who knows current affairs. She didn't come here for your cousin , I came here for myself and my sister-in-law."

"Not for my cousin?"

"As soon as she came in, she knelt down in front of me." Ma Xiuying sighed, "Minjing said that she had discovered what Zhu Wenzheng was doing a long time ago, and knew that he was no match for your father or you, so she tried her best to persuade him But it didn't work, so I became discouraged and begged to come to the door, asking me to avoid her and her mother."

"It turned out to be like this..." Zhu Biao was a little surprised. In this way, the matter was unilaterally exposed. This cousin who hadn't met a few times was really bold and decisive.

At first thought of this method, it might be too presumptuous and reckless, but after thinking about it carefully, it turned out to be the best way to go.

How about Zhu Wenzheng, after all, it can't completely affect Wang and Zhu Minjing. Old Comrade Zhu values ​​love and righteousness, and respects filial piety. He will never punish the elder brother's wife. It is really a good move to clear suspicion and exchange for sympathy.

However, taking such a move showed that Zhu Minjing was really disappointed with her elder brother. She didn't believe that he could win at all, and put all the eggs in her hands into Zhu Yuanzhang's basket without thinking.

"I promised to ask her to come and live in the mansion in a few days." Ma Xiuying said, "If there is any situation, I can take care of it."

"Mother believes her?" Zhu Biao suddenly became suspicious, "What if this is a trick, what if she is an undercover agent?

Ma Xiuying was taken aback.

"Zhu Wenzheng is in Jiangxi now. He left his mother and younger sister in Yingtian. It is a last resort. If he is filial, he should find a way to take them away."

Zhu Biao continued: "He wants to rebel, and this matter cannot be hidden in the army. Zhu Minjing may have come here to cover him. When necessary, there may be a plan to cooperate with the outside world."

"Biaoer." Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Biao's side face, showing that complicated expression again, "You are more and more like your father."

"..." Zhu Biao was silent for a moment, then changed the subject, "Anyway, I will let the guards come to guard the mansion, and Wei Zhongde will arrange reliable eunuchs and maids, mother, you should also be careful, don't lose your sense of proportion because of a few tears .”

Ma Xiuying sighed and nodded.

The two continued to chat about other things. After about a quarter of an hour, Zhu Biao finally couldn't take it anymore and got up to leave.

After hearing Ma Xiuying's words, he was restless.

Zhu Biao has always been perceptive. From what he heard, what mother meant was—you are more and more like a prince, not my son.

The kings in history killed their parents and brothers, and destroyed their wives and lovers. They were more ruthless than sentient, and sentient was better than ruthless. Under the conspiracy of power, only the dragon chair was left in their eyes. Accompanied by a eunuch.

Zhu Biao hoped that he would not become like that.

He strode back to the study, and said to Wei Zhongde who was trotting behind him, "Go yourself, don't let others see, and hand this letter to Li Yinbing at Yushitai."

"Is there anything else you want to say, Your Highness?"

"If you give it to him, he will understand."

"Yes."

Wei Zhongde immediately took the envelope, took a few steps back, closed the door, and walked away quickly.

In the duty room of Yushitai, more than a dozen censors are on duty, looking through various impeachment documents and recording cases from various places, and they are very busy.

From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Yushitai was mostly the one who exercised the power of supervision. In the 15th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang changed Yushitai to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it has been called this in the following days.

"Master Li." A chief secretary looked up, "Who is impeached by this document? Why is there no name? I married eight concubines, and I'm going to force another woman to marry. I'm really capable."

Li Yinbing glanced sideways, and said with a smile: "This person has already died in battle, and the dead are the most important. Those items are not easy to judge crimes, so I ticked off his name."

Suddenly a book office knocked on the door and came in: "Master Li, someone is looking for you outside the door."

"Who is it?" Li Yinbing frowned.

"Go back to your lord, the man said that your wife sent you something."

"You tell him, I'm going out right now."

The master said with a smile: "Your Majesty Li is blessed. You married a wife, a virtuous man, and a virtue. Did you do good deeds in your previous life?"

Faced with the ridicule of his colleagues, Li Yinbing pretended not to hear anything, put down the bowl and cover of the herbal tea in his hand, and walked out the door.

In front of the main entrance of Yushitai is a wide road, with two stone lions standing at the entrance, and cars passing by nearby, carrying adults from various ministries, there is solemnity amidst the prosperity.

Li Yinbing went out the door and looked around, and saw a man standing next to the stone lion on the right, wearing gray cloth clothes, as if he was waiting for someone.

He walked over and said, "Where are the things? What did Madam ask you to give?"

Unexpectedly, that man was very unruly, and he cupped his hands and said, "You are Li Yinbing, Master Li, right?"

"You are not my servant, who are you? Who asked you to come?" The ups and downs in the officialdom made Li Yinbing understand something quickly in his heart. His face darkened, and his words were filled with tension.

"This letter is for you, please read it carefully." Wei Zhongde took out the envelope Zhu Biao gave him from his arms, and handed over a package of pastries wrapped in oiled paper, "I don't need to talk about this, do I?"

Li Yinbing took the letter and put it in his sleeve, he did not give up and said, "Did your master explain anything?"

Wei Zhongde shook his head, he would be a riddler even if he was killed, he didn't say anything, bent over with a smile all over his face, and left with a full face.

Li Yinbing was confused, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he was, he hurried to the yamen, and returned to the duty room. The master clerk was still working, and seeing the things in his hand, he asked curiously, "What did my sister-in-law give you?"

"Ah, before going out, Li told his wife that he was busy with work and would not go home tonight. She was worried that I would be hungry in the middle of the night, so she brought some pastries."

The chief book enviously said: "Oh, seeing your husband and wife singing in harmony every day makes me want to marry another room."

"I've run out of ink sticks, let's go to the warehouse." Li Yinbing smiled, turned around, picked up the lantern and walked in.

It was almost evening at this time, the warehouse was built in the shade, and there were no lights inside. Li Yinbing put the lantern on the stage, and by its light and the afterglow of the setting sun, he unfolded the letter in his hand.

Those who can be officials will not have a bad memory.

Li Yinbing read the words on the paper with ten lines at a glance, basically memorized it, and reviewed it in his mind for a while, the tension on his face slowly receded, and gradually transformed into excitement and pleasure.

Pie in the sky!

What's this?This is a great credit!

The dignitaries from various ministries and halls fought back and forth, but in the end the certificate of honor still fell into my hands!

Folding the letter tremblingly and stuffing it into his sleeve, Li Yinbing picked up the lantern and walked a few steps. When he reached the door, he stopped again, took out the letter again, lifted the cover of the lantern, and burned it on the candle flame. into ashes.

He picked up the handful of ashes carefully with a handkerchief, then opened the window to diffuse the smell, and then went back with a few ink sticks.

Sitting in his seat, he rolled up his sleeves, dipped a brush with ink on the inkstone, and raised his wrist to write.

Li Yinbing, the supervisory censor of Jiangxi Road in Yushitai, would like to play...

Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the supervision system. When he was fighting on the front line, he also required the documents of the censors to be sent. Li Yinbing's memorial was written on the same day, and it did not take long before it appeared in his hands.

In the big tent, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had taken off his armor, was pacing back and forth with a book in his hand. Xu Da, who was nearby, had just finished reporting on military affairs, and was left for dinner by him, drinking a cup of tea at this time.

"My minister Li Yinbing impeached the governor Zhu Wenzheng for being arrogant and domineering. He allowed his subordinates to plunder other people's wives and daughters, but he could not restrain himself. The ancients said: Borrowing envoys, using power and wisdom, and remedying everything, fortunately, it was avoided, and the damage has already been much , if you don't do it at the beginning, you will heal..."

Comrade Zhu read out the above content sentence by sentence, while reading, he looked at Xu Da, Xu Da listened attentively and did not notice his gaze.

After reading the whole memorial, Xu Da asked, "Who is this Li Yinbing?"

"Censor." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We heard that when he was on patrol in Jiangxi, he had some troubles with Wen Zheng, and the two of them almost had a big fight."

"Since there is a festival, these words cannot be trusted." Xu Da hesitated, "What does the prince plan to do? Should I call him here to ask?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared into Xu Da's eyes.

Xu Da said: "Send an envoy to scold him! It's your nephew after all. It's not good to make too much trouble during a war. Let's see his attitude first. If there is repentance, we can still use our discretion."

In the face of major events, Xu Da never makes trouble, this is his secret to protect himself wisely.Take it easy and give yourself a neutral attitude, which is right most of the time.

For those things that require you to stand in line immediately, as long as you stand on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, how can you go wrong?

"Just listen to you." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Xu Da said: "I will do it now."

When he went out, Zhu Yuanzhang read the memorial from beginning to end again, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Li Yinbing... with the help of strength, Biao'er has grown."

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The author has something to say:

Borrowing envoys, using power and wisdom, and healing with all kinds of methods, fortunately, it was avoided, and the damage was already too much.