"Actually!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor has worked very hard, in all aspects."

"He is a sharecropper whose parents both starved to death. He is a beggar who begs for food from a broken bowl in order to survive. He is a monk who works as a monk just to earn a living. If he can transform the Great Yuan Dynasty into the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he will be famous forever!"

Hearing this, Queen Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were sitting on the chairs, both felt that the tea they had just taken into their mouths was no longer fragrant.

If you say he is praising you, you are really praising him; if you say he is scolding, you are really scolding him!

Queen Ma reminded: "Master Ye, you are also a servant of His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a straight face: "We don't want you to say good things about him, we want to explain why he gives more and punishes him harshly, but not only can he not do it, but it is also counterproductive!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also anxious and angry, eager to know the answer. He was so angry that this praise would be worse than no praise at all!

Ye Qing just looked at Mr. Guo, the part-time imperial envoy who was about to get angry in front of him, and said seriously and responsibly: "Okay, I'll start talking about why your Majesty the Emperor is so thankless."

Having said this, he looked at Empress Ma out of the corner of his eye and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor, is also an official. You must have at least some respect."

Zhu Yuanzhang's hand hidden in his big sleeve had already been clenched into a fist.

Even Queen Ma felt helpless in her heart. Master Ye was indeed a genius, and he did speak a bit too directly.

So much so that she is now thinking about a question: if Ye Qing were to replace Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty, would Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who had a much better temper than her Chongba family, kill him with one blow!

Of course, from Queen Ma's point of view, this is a problem that has no solution at all, that is, she just suddenly came up with such an idea.

Just because after meeting Ye Qing in person, she was really worried about a problem.

If Ye Qing's eloquence does not change and he really becomes the 'Mirror Wei Zheng' of the Ming Dynasty, can he survive her Ma Xiuying?

Before she met Ye Qing, she had always believed that her family, Chongba, would definitely become an eternal sage who could endure even more than Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!

It can be seen that after seeing Ye Qing in person, she was really unsure!

While Empress Ma was thinking this way, Ye Qing continued: "Although His Majesty the Emperor has made immortal contributions in expelling foreign insults, he is extremely incompetent when it comes to dealing with corruption!"

Especially when he said the four words "extremely incompetent", he not only increased his volume, but also his tone was obviously dragging, as if he was afraid that they wouldn't hear.

After hearing such words, Queen Ma immediately looked at her family Chongba.

As she expected, her Chongba just smiled flatly and made a 'please speak' gesture again and said: "Please give me some advice, Mr. Ye."

Seeing this scene, Queen Ma's heart immediately went cold. Now all she can do is wait for the final result!

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma,

Ye Qing stood with his hands clasped in the middle of the spacious reception hall, not looking at them, just looking at the world outside the door, and said in a pointing tone: "What you said about His Majesty the Emperor has given you a lot, I admit it.

But it only gives a lot to a few people."

"For example, his brother Xu Da since he was a child, his nephew Li Wenzhong, and his favorite adopted son Mu Ying!"

"But it's too little to give to other meritorious officials!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought it was nonsense!

Just like that, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked directly in front of Ye Qing, looking at him coldly with a raised eyebrow.

In Empress Ma's eyes, it was a living picture of a dragon and a tiger competing for hegemony, or it could be said to be a living 'needle against wheat'!

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not get angry, but argued loudly: "It's nonsense!"

"You said it yourself. Salaries will be given according to the level of the job. Which one of them does not have outstanding military achievements, and which one does not deserve it?"

Ye Qing, a person who has lived for hundreds of years, naturally would not argue with a little brat.

Furthermore, if he promised to chat with them until the last drop of water dripped from the copper kettle, he would definitely keep his word.

It had only been half an hour, but he still didn't believe Mr. Guo would leave without anger.

Ye Qing just looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang and said calmly: "What about Tang He?"

"When Your Majesty was in the army, Tang Shuai was already a Qianhu general under Guo Zixing. Even if Tang Shuai's military exploits are not as good as Xu Da's, they are still comparable to His Majesty's adopted son Mu Ying!"

"But why does Your Majesty treat Tang Shuai so well?"

"Aren't you the royal merchant in charge of royal procurement?"

"You must know how His Majesty treats Tang Shuai, right?"

In Queen Ma's eyes, under the attack of Ye Qing's three consecutive questions, her Chongba's aura immediately weakened, and she even seemed to frown.

As early as when Ye Qing brought Tang He out to talk about the matter, Empress Ma knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to be defeated.

good,

Her Chongba was indeed unfair to Brother Tang!

When it came time to confer a title of meritorious official, she could not persuade him. She wrote Tang He into the list of dukes the night before, and the next morning Zhu Yuanzhang changed his name to the list of marquises.

Fortunately, Brother Tang was open-minded and didn’t care too much!

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang treated Tang He so much was also very simple, that is, Tang He was too 'moderate'.

It can also be said that he knew Zhu Yuanzhang too well and was too 'wise and protective'!

At this moment, Ye Qing saw that Mr. Guo was speechless, and he continued to say: "Actually, since the word fairness was born, the word unfairness came along with it."

"Even I can only be relatively fair but cannot be absolutely fair, let alone His Majesty the Emperor who is not very knowledgeable and short-sighted."

Ye Qing didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and continued: "It is precisely because of his obvious unfairness, unfairness with personal emotions, and unfairness with close relationships, that laid the foundation for the current result.

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"Although Tang Shuai doesn't care about it, in the eyes of others, His Majesty the Emperor is just a chicken with a weak belly, crossing the river and destroying the bridge!"

"Mu Ying's achievements are far inferior to Tang He's. Although he is not officially knighted, the favor he receives in private is no less than that of an ordinary marquis!"

"From the perspective of others, as long as you are close enough to His Majesty, rewards are not necessarily based on merit!"

"Think about the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty. He could only use his talents. If foreigners were talented, they would be prime ministers. If the clan had no talents, they would only have a comfortable meal and could not even get a position in the court."

"Of course, we shouldn't mention the First Emperor. His Majesty is still far behind the First Emperor!"

Having said this, Ye Qing couldn't help but shook his head: "Your Majesty has already given someone else a piece of chicken intestines, crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and with the excuse of not talking about kinship or merit, what hope can there be?"

"Don't tell me that you don't have much to give to others. Even if you give more to others, you still have to be greedy!"

"Even if it's just because you feel unbalanced, you still have to be greedy!"

"Let's talk about strict laws. They were greedy because of His Majesty's fault. After being severely punished by Your Majesty, they will only feel even more chilled!"

"With so many coldhearted people coming together, it will gradually evolve into a situation of 'uniting to fight Zhu'!"

"you say."

Ye Qing was just about to turn around and ask Mr. Guo, but found that Mr. Guo, who had wanted to argue eloquently with him before, had now sat back next to his wife, still looking a little like a "wilted eggplant".

Zhu Yuanzhang just sighed and said: "This is indeed true."

The sentence 'This is indeed our fault' came to his lips, but he swallowed it down, and then immediately changed his words: "This is indeed His Majesty's fault."

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Queen Ma and said meaningfully: "Madam, after we go back, you can find an opportunity to go into the palace and chat with the Queen, and let the Queen talk to Your Majesty."

Empress Ma just smiled and nodded: "Yes, sir!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang decisively turned around and looked at Ye Qing, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Master Ye is indeed a talented person, but his way of speaking needs to be changed."

"If you become an official in the court one day, this mouth will kill you!"

Regarding the reminder from Mr. Guo, the part-time imperial envoy, Ye Qing really didn't want to say thank you. He just looked at the copper kettle dripping out of the corner of his eye.

When he found that the copper kettle was still dripping water, he frowned slightly. He had obviously asked someone to pour half of the water. Why hadn't the water finished dripping in half an hour?

At the same time, he also felt that Mr. Guo was really tolerant!

Just when Ye Qing started to think about how to make them angry, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked: "We also want to ask Mr. Ye another question."

"While we were waiting in line, we heard that Mr. Ye implemented three different charging rules for foreign business travelers, Ming merchants and Mongolian merchants, and Ming Han merchants."

"Foreign business travelers aside, there is nothing wrong with being a little harsh!"

"But Semu and Mongolian merchants from the Ming Dynasty, as well as Han merchants from the Ming Dynasty, are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and are all subjects of His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Since Your Majesty has issued a decree, it should be treated equally!"

"But how did Mr. Ye do it?"

"Han merchants from the Ming Dynasty can pay all in treasure banknotes, but merchants from Semu and Mongolian Yuan in the Ming Dynasty can only pay half in treasure banknotes and half in cash!"

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang sat up straight because he was confident that he could do this better than Ye Qing.

When it comes to magnanimity, the emperor is still far better than a mere seventh-grade county magistrate!

Thinking of this, the self-confidence in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes can be said to have suddenly risen.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing again, and his tone was somewhat strong: "Everyone says that Lord Ye's principle is 'equal treatment', but Lord Ye treated the people of the Ming Dynasty so differently, how can it be said that it is 'equal treatment'?

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"Master Ye, please enlighten me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sat down as an "uncle", picked up his tea cup and began to taste tea.

Ye Qing looked at Mr. Guo who was sipping tea, and he only had one thing in his mind, which was, 'I'm going to sleep, someone will give me a pillow.'

There was no need to think about how to make them angry, they just sent him the method directly.

Ye Qing immediately taught him something in a loud voice: "Okay, then I will be happy to teach you."

"The reason why I did this is because Your Majesty is so incompetent in this regard!".

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