"Sit down! This trip to eastern Zhejiang has been very hard for you!"
After the court, Zhu Di took Xia Xun to the Jinshen Hall as usual. After entering the main hall, he pointed at Mu En and saw that Mu En had already moved the chair.
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Of course, the emperor was most concerned about the corruption case in Huzhou. After all, what was mentioned in the memorial was not detailed enough. Now they sat down and the emperor and his ministers explained it in detail again. Zhu Di said angrily: "This dog official! He really deserves to be killed! Well done.
, if by the time my decree is carried out and the people have deep grudges, someone will probably get into trouble. This kind of execution will be an advantage for him. Even if he is skinned and harvested by traitors who have brought disaster to the country and the people, it will not be able to eliminate the hatred in my heart.
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Zhu Diyu yelled and cursed a few times in anger. Xia Xun waited for him to calm down a little, and then brought up the benefits of working for relief.
Zhu Di frowned and said: "I also know what Wenxuan said. In ancient times, relief work was used to provide relief. In the Song Dynasty, when there was a major disaster, soldiers were recruited. This is actually the purpose. However, the Dabaoen Temple is not as good as
Can ordinary and crude buildings be built by just recruiting some farmers to do these things?"
Xia Xun elaborated his thoughts again, and Zhu Di pondered for a long time, unable to make a decision. Although he loved the people, he was still a monarch in the feudal era after all, and he could not be held to the standards of modern rulers. In his eyes, his parents were in high esteem.
It is also an inviolable existence.
This Great Baoen Temple was built by him in the name of his father, but in fact it was a place to enshrine his biological mother. He could not give his biological mother a real name, and he felt extremely guilty in his heart. He did not want to support his mother's spiritual shrine.
What more mistakes could be made in this solemn and sacred place?
At the moment, the imperial court does not have many major projects. It is rushing to build giant ships and is preparing to send a huge fleet to patrol Southeast Asia to promote the power of the Chinese nation. However, the technical requirements in such places are higher and ordinary people cannot do it. Post-disaster reconstruction in disaster-stricken areas
And repairing rivers does not require so many people.
Xia Xun repeatedly talked about the benefits of doing this, and said that he would only ask these people to do ordinary physical work and not teach them to touch the core parts of building construction. Zhu Di nodded and agreed.
After discussing this matter, Zhu Di said: "I always told you to rest, but in the end you always have something to do, so I broke my promise. Well, there shouldn't be anything serious when I come back this time. You should go back and have a good rest."
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Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty does not want me to be busy now, but I still have no time to spare."
Zhu Di was startled and asked: "What?"
Xia Xun then left the table, bowed to him, and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, my wife, the ancestor of the Peng family passed away. Because I was serving the holy purpose of providing disaster relief in eastern Zhejiang, it was difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety, so I had to take my wife and my daughter back to Shandong for the funeral."
Gone. Now that I have returned the imperial edict and paid my envoy, I am about to ask for leave from the Emperor to go to Shandong."
Zhu Di said "Oh" and said with emotion: "Is this happening? Well, you are responsible for the Dabaoen Temple, so you should hand over what you just discussed to Yousi as soon as possible, and then go to Shandong.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Di said "hmm" and said, "I heard Ming'er tell the queen some of your family affairs. I heard that Peng's natal family is in business, mainly running sea ships, right?"
Xia Xun was just thinking about what to say to him. Someone actually gave him a pillow as soon as he dozed off.
After that, intentional help can be regarded as guidance, which was not what the Peng family did before."
Zhu Di asked curiously: "What did the Peng family do originally?"
Xia Xun said: "I think Ming'er also wanted to protect the humble ministers, so when talking about family affairs with the queen, she didn't say anything else. The Peng family is now engaged in business. The previous business was more vulgar than this. The Peng family They run martial arts schools, inns, and drive horses.
I have made friends with people from all walks of life, and the Peng family is considered a wealthy person in Qingzhou. The difference between this wealthy person and the gentry lies in their cultural and educational background. The brothers of the Peng family are all brave and fierce people. , although he did not dare to do serious evil, he did a lot of fighting and using force to provoke troubles, and his reputation in Qingzhou was not very good.
Back then, because Peng had a lifelong private engagement with Wei Chen and ran away from home, the Peng family sent someone to Jinling to take her back. At that time, I was still an imperial guard, so he reported the matter to the late emperor. The late emperor was infatuated with pity for her. , I was specially assigned the position of an interview envoy. I accompanied Mr. Huang Zhenhuang, the imperial envoy of the Qiandu Procuratorate, to Jinan to publicize and supervise the annihilation of the White Lotus Sect. Along the way, I asked me to propose marriage to the Peng family. Three matchmakers and six certificates. , it is clear that the matchmaker is marrying, so as not to lose the etiquette."
As soon as Xia Xun talked about the late emperor, Zhu Di stood up and stood solemnly to show respect. He mentioned some of his father's will in the golden palace. He was speaking as a king and did not need to stand up. Now he was talking to Xia Xun in private. , it is time to perform the rituals of the Son of Man.
Seeing the emperor standing up, Xia Xun had no choice but to stand up with him. After the late emperor finished speaking, Zhu Di sat down again, and Xia Xun followed suit. Their actions seemed quite amusing. But this was normal behavior at the time and there was nothing funny about it. It would be rude if you didn't get up.
The two of them sat down, and Xia Xun said with emotion: "The late emperor loved his ministers so much..."
As soon as he mentioned the late emperor, Zhu Di stood up again, so Xia Xun also...
Xia Xun was a little embarrassed. After sitting down, he paused for a moment and then said: "I am deeply grateful, and I dare not forget the state affairs. I first planned to capture Niu Buye, the leader of the White Lotus cult bandits, in Jinan Mansion, and completely destroyed his cult." Destroyed it, and then followed Shaanxi White Lotus Sect bandit king Jingangnu all the way to Qingzhou, and killed him in Yunmen Mountain. After the state affairs were over, he dared to go to Peng's house, and the result..."
Xia Xun smiled awkwardly and said: "At that time, I was considered a sixth-grade court official. When I arrived at the Peng family, I was beaten up by the Peng family brothers!"
Zhu Di was listening with interest and asked strangely: "Why are you beating you? The Peng family is so arrogant, do they even dare to beat an official of the imperial court?"
Xia Xun said politely: "I secretly followed Wang Jingangnu to Qingzhou, so... I didn't wear official uniforms. There are many boys in the Peng family but few girls. There is only one girl in this life, and she is loved and cherished by the family, because Peng The brothers were angry that Wei Chen abducted the Peng family's daughter, so Wei Chen suffered a lot..."
Xia Xun's voice softened and he recounted the experience of being beaten in detail. He also mentioned that he used the pseudonym "Mu Jiu" to pretend to be the son of a Yunnan chieftain to cheat into a marriage. Only when the deal was done, the Peng family had no choice but to accept the reality and tell the story. It made Zhu Di laugh.
Zhu Di pointed at him and said: "You, you, you, I know that you, Yang Wenxuan, are as cunning as a fox. I didn't expect that even your wife was deceived. Hahaha, no wonder people want to beat you up. It's bad to abduct someone's daughter like this." You are innocent, so if I beat you to death in public, it would be an advantage for you!"
Xia Xun said: "Yes! So although I am a scholar, the Peng family is just a rough family. After I became prosperous, I did not dare to look down on the Peng family. I love my wife, of course, because she has a deep love for Wei Chen and never left her.
, I have gone through all the hard work, and it is also because this... can be regarded as a great favor from the late emperor and a marriage granted by the imperial decree!"
Zhu Di stood up again, and of course Xia Xun also stood up, but this time his figure was not as cramped as before, and his face was full of memories and memories of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Di couldn't help but feel moved when he saw it.
Xia Xun said: "I feel that although the Peng family relies on strength for their livelihood, there is nothing shameful about it, but running a martial arts school, an inn, driving a horse... Isn't there a popular saying, "car and boat shop, foot and tooth"
, Even those who are not guilty should be killed." They are engaged in this line of business, and the people they associate with come from all walks of life, both black and white, good and bad, and it is inevitable that some of them are lawless.
After I became a minister of the imperial court, I thought that this would not be the solution in the long run, so I deliberately guided the Peng family to take the right path, do business, shipping, and do business, and become a serious and law-abiding businessman.
The energy of relying on bravery and ruthlessness to support the situation has gone away. In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful and the people are safe. Their business has been doing well, and the family has a surplus. They can also imitate the local gentry, build bridges and roads, and donate to schools.
It’s a good deed to help the disabled.”
Zhu Di's face brightened when he heard this, and he nodded frequently and said: "Okay! Wenxuan has thought carefully. It's good to think so! Alas! After all, he is a man who has read books. The generals I brought out from Peking are different. All of them are.
The big boss, who was suddenly granted the title of Duke and Marquis, has his tail raised to the sky. He only knows how to raise chickens and dogs to heaven, but how can he guide people to do good?"
Xia Xun found that Zhu Di had become a garrulous person as he got older, so he complained to him with emotion about the troubles of being an emperor. The bitter water dried up and Xia Xun's buttocks started to hurt, so he let him go.
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Xia Xun left the palace and returned to his mansion. Ming'er, thank you and other beloved wives who had already returned from Ci Lao Mountain. However, the family did not bother to reunite, so Xia Xun rushed to the study because Liu Yujue was already in his mansion.
I've been waiting for a long time.
When Liu Yujue heard that Xia Xun had returned to Beijing, he immediately went to his house to wait. Liu Yujue had many ways to secretly communicate with Xia Xun, but he already knew that Xia Xun was being watched by Ji Gang. Who knew where he was?
Being secretive means that no one will notice it?
Once someone discovers that he is secretly interacting with Xia Xun, Ji Gang may be more wary. He and Xia Xun already have a deep friendship, and their interactions with each other will not arouse suspicion. It is better to come to "visit" openly.
When the two of them arrived in the study, Liu Yujue immediately reported the latest news to Xia Xun. Xia Xun heard that the other party had been eyeing Lin Yuqi from Putai County, and couldn't help but was secretly shocked: "Ji Gang is so powerful, so fast.
Have you even figured out the way over there?"
After Liu Yujue finished speaking, he didn't ask what the Peng and Lin families had that made Ji Gang so interested. He just said worriedly: "Brother Ji has really changed. I didn't expect that he actually had ulterior motives for you, the Duke of our country. I remember when we were
When we were drinking and chatting by the Daming Lake, there were so many intrigues, but now he has nothing but power in his eyes."
Xia Xun said calmly: "If you make friends with benefits, the friendship will be sparse if the benefits are exhausted; if you make friends with power, the power will fall, and the friendship will be broken; if you make friends with sex, the flowers will fall and love Chongqing; if you make friends with Tao, the world will be old and the earth will grow old."
If we have different paths, we will become enemies! He and we are no longer of the same mind, and we are not following the same path!"
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