It was late at night, and both children went to bed.

Zhu Ying is still looking at the memorial.

I just happened to see the part related to the Ming Dynasty Salt Official.

"Good guys, if it weren't for this memorial, I would have almost forgotten about you these days."

"After all these years, it has become fat enough. If you take it from me, I will spit it out."

Zhu Ying paused slightly, and the scene in his mind that he had dealt with these salt officials a few years ago suddenly appeared in his mind for the sake of selling snowflake salt.

There are also those who try their best to give gifts in various ways.

"It's not a one-size-fits-all approach. There are still some salt officials in there who can be considered serious."

Zhu Ying thought carefully about it, and found that although salt officials were relatively corrupt, a small number of them, although they also accepted gifts, still had their own principles after all.

Regarding those who accepted gifts but did nothing, Zhu Ying wanted to go directly to the people and kill all these salt officials.

I was so angry at that time that I spent a lot of money, but there was no movement at all.

For this type of officials, Zhu Ying must severely crack down on them, and first give himself a break.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound outside the door and familiar footsteps, which immediately told Zhu Ying that this was the old man coming.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's figure soon appeared at the door.

When Zhu Yuanzhang entered the door, he saw his eldest grandson lighting a candle and reviewing memorials. A trace of relief flashed in his eyes.

It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's burden has been significantly reduced in recent times.

At the beginning of Zhu Ying's review of the memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang would take action once to prevent anything from happening.

Then after checking it many times, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered a situation.

When the eldest grandson handled memorials in various aspects, he did not handle them in a condescending manner like other princes and grandsons.

Rather, it truly emerged from the people's livelihood, including some memorials from the Ministry of Punishments, and the word "benevolence" was reflected in the handling of various cases.

If there are any doubts or unclear points in a case, we will never close the case haphazardly because of the complexity of the case.

Rather, it requires the following to find out the whole story.

One of the cases left a particularly deep impression on Zhu Yuanzhang.

Just through the comparison of testimonies, the case that seemed to have been finalized was forced to let Da Sun not close the case and conduct a thorough re-investigation.

Soon, the plaintiff who was supposed to serve a sentence was actually framed.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he didn't even think about it. He recalled that he had killed the magistrate of Panyu just because he listened to one side of the story.

Although Zhu Liangzu and his son Zhu Xian were later whipped to death together, the death of Dao Tong was always felt extremely regrettable in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Daotong is an official who truly serves the people. He is fair, just, strict in enforcing the law, and is not afraid of powerful people or difficulties.

The public security in Panyu County, known as "Fengju", was stable and the people could live and work in peace and contentment. Faced with Zhu Liangzu's power, he was not afraid and enforced the law impartially.

Daotong's death is also known as the first unjust case in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply touched when he saw Da Sun trying so hard. If he had thought more about it at that time, Dao Tong would not have been sentenced to death before the edict arrived.

"Grandpa, it's so late, why don't you go have a rest."

Zhu Ying looked at the old man in single clothes and asked with concern.

Ever since Zhu Ying moved into Kunning Palace, he found that the candles in the Qianqing Palace in front of him always went out very late.

So Zhu Ying proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang that he must rest before midnight in order to better protect his body.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also disagreed. In the end, it was Zhu Ying who persuaded the old man on the grounds of his future great-grandson.

"Aren't we thinking about our eldest grandson? Speaking of which, these days have been really hard on you."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at first, but after speaking, his tone became a little sad.

At this moment, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the figure of Da Sun overlapped with the figure of Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao, under the tutelage of Zhu Yuanzhang, also worked day and night reviewing memorials. He was overworked and his body was exhausted.

It was just a cold wind that led to death.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice: "We are the only grandson like you. You always want us to have a good rest and have a good rest. Your father also told us this at the beginning."

"We rested, but he fell down."

"Dasun, you should rest earlier in the future. It doesn't have to be so late."

Seeing that the old man was quite sad, Zhu Ying wanted to argue a few words.

For example, if you are in good health, how about regular exercise?

But when the words came to my mouth, I saw the old man's eyes, and my heart trembled slightly.

Finally, he said softly: "Okay, listen to grandpa."

"We're a little hungry. Why don't we let the cooks prepare some side dishes and let us drink some Gu?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suggested.

Zhu Ying hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The old man's mood is not very stable now. If he goes back to sleep like this, it will make him even more sad.

Then he added: "A little Gu?"

"Okay, listen to our eldest grandson, little Gu."

In the courtyard of Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang sat opposite each other.

Empress Ma used to be very fond of flowers and plants, and the courtyard of Kunning Palace was also filled with various trees and flowers, all in a well-proportioned pattern.

A breeze blows slowly, and you can smell the faint fragrance of flowers.

"We still remember clearly that your grandma's favorite thing back then was the purple flowers over there."

"We found it at the home of a high-ranking Mongolian official during the war. When we got married to your grandma, we didn't have anything to give as a gift, so we made up for the flowers."

"Your grandma is particularly fond of these small purple flowers. She often says that red and purple flowers are auspicious."

From Zhu Yuanzhang's angle, he could just see a small patch of purple flowers blooming beside Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying turned around subconsciously and recognized it at a glance, it was the extremely famous Violet in later generations.

Violet is native to the Mediterranean coast and is a famous flower in Europe. In the Ming Dynasty, it also existed like peonies and plum blossoms.

It's just that although Zhu Ying has lived in Kunning Palace for a while, she has not paid attention to these flowers.

If you look carefully, you will see that there are other kinds of flowers near the violets.

Zi Luo Lan's ability to reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty at this time is obviously inseparable from the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the violet longingly. Apparently this was Empress Ma's favorite flower during her lifetime.

Queen Ma must have put a lot of thought into preserving the violets here.

Looking at the old man's eyes, Zhu Ying knew that the old man was missing people after seeing things.

As he watched, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed, turned his head and said to Zhu Ying with a smile:

"Grandson, maybe you don't remember. When you were five years old, you were very naughty. You almost ruined these pots of purple flowers."

"We still remember how the eldest sister looked at that time. She was obviously very angry, but when she saw you, eldest grandson, she couldn't play with you. Haha, we all burst out laughing at that time."

"This is your grandma's treasure, and I don't want you to touch it. But if you are such a sweetheart, no matter how good the treasure is, you have to step aside."

Looking at the old man, almost immersed in past memories, Zhu Ying smiled and did not disturb him.

Perhaps this is the most beautiful memory for the old man.

When the food and wine were served, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly recovered.

"By the way, grandpa, my grandson has also taken Yunxi and Mingyue to Kunning Palace. They are sleeping in the back hall at the moment."

Zhu Ying said. Although it didn't feel like a big deal, it would be better to tell the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said: "Dasun, you are the master of Kunning Palace. Yunxi and Mingyue are both good children. It's good to live here, and you should have someone to take care of you."

Zhu Yuanzhang had no objection to this. Of course, according to etiquette and law, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue were not qualified to stay in Kunning Palace.

Including Zhu Ying, he also had to live in the East Palace, which was in line with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty royal family.

But from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, no matter what the palace is, it is just a place for people to live. Naturally, Da Sun can live wherever he wants.

After a round of pushing cups and changing cups, Zhu Ying thought of the previous matter related to Yan Guan, and wanted to explain the matter to the old man.

After all, there will be a lot of commotion in Yanguan, and this matter can only be settled if the old man comes forward.

In many aspects, basically as long as the old man comes forward, it will become a simple mode, and there is no need to worry about any future troubles.

Snap!

"Hmph, these corrupt officials are so greedy and courageous that they even dare to defraud our eldest grandson of his money."

"What we hate most are these corrupt officials. They enrich their own pockets and abuse the people. Dasun, please make a list of them all and don't let anyone go."
To be continued...