The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 140 Master Ye's [-]-mile rush report, Zhu Yuanzhang's Mid-Autumn Festival is not perfect!
The eunuch who was accompanying him saw the long-lost and familiar drama through the paper window on the door.

In his eyes, a strong figure was running away, and a delicate figure was chasing him with a feather duster.

What Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know was that his regular eunuch had already chosen a name for this "shadow puppet show", which he would never let others know in his life, "weak phoenix beats strong dragon"!
Of course, he didn't dare to watch this kind of shadow puppetry for too long, and he left with a group of sensible attendants, eunuchs and maids after just one glance.

Being on duty in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, the most important thing is to be smart and sensible.

It's a blessing to have a chance to watch this kind of drama about the private affairs of the emperor and empress. Just watch it and be happy in your heart, and you must forget it when you leave the door of the imperial study.

Under the Panlong Candlestick in the Royal Study Room,
Zhu Yuanzhang ran around the desk of the dragon case, and reprimanded him seriously: "No, you mother-in-law, don't you even ask why?"

Empress Ma was chasing after with a feather duster, and said angrily, "The founding emperor wrote an IOU?"

"You are too considerate of future generations, you are afraid that there will be nothing to talk about at the dinner table of future generations, aren't you?"

"What will future generations say about you, and what will they say about me, Ma Xiuying?"

"I will say that I control you too tightly, so that the emperor asks for money, and I have to go to the treasury to pay the IOU. I am not Dugu Jialuo, you are really too much"

"No, you want so much money, what do you want?"

"You want to rebel?"

After saying this, Queen Ma stopped and threw away the feather duster in her hand.

Empress Ma was also really confused!

Just because Zhu Yuanzhang did this, he directly turned her into the "Daming Dugu Jialuo" in the population!
It's not that she looks down on Dugu Jialuo, but she does look down on Dugu Jialuo's many practices. At least she will never run away from home in anger just because of such a trivial matter as the emperor marrying a concubine.

It's all right now, an IOU will not be cleared even if she jumps into the Yellow River!
At this very moment,
Zhu Yuanzhang bent down to pick up the feather duster, handed it to Empress Ma, and said softly, "Are you tired from running?"

Immediately afterwards, he smiled and said: "Let's count it, you chased us nine times around the desk and bookcase of the dragon case, and you still haven't gasped for breath. You are in good health."

"If you stay with us for another 30 years, there will be no problem at all. After 30 years, we will definitely not run away, but let you spank our ass."

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden tender words, Empress Ma was only moved in her heart but did not dare to express it, but she burst into tears.

Hope it!
She also hopes to accompany her family for another 30 years!

"Your Majesty, let's sit down and talk."

The next moment, the two held each other's hands and sat on the chair next to them.

Outside the Royal Study Room,

The eunuch standing guard looked at this scene through the door and window, he really wanted to slap himself, he shouldn't have come back to take a look at this time.

Let him, a handicapped person, watch this scene, it is really sinful!
It’s okay not to come back and take a look!
In case they are done arguing and need to order someone around, it is also their fault that they find that there is no one after shouting.

It is difficult to be an eunuch, and it is even more difficult to be an eunuch who serves Zhu Yuanzhang. You have to decide when to enter and when to retreat.

Just when the eunuch in charge was looking unloved outside the door, a voice came from inside that made him even more unlovable.

in the imperial study,

Queen Ma asked: "Chongba, tell the truth, why do you want so much money?"

Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled mysteriously and said: "He Ye Qing can do business, so can we. We made a deal as Master Guo."

"Don't worry, it won't take long for the 20 yuan to be earned back several times. At that time, we will use the money we earn to start a nursing home in your name. What do you think?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately raised his head and waited for praise.

But Empress Ma just frowned with willow eyebrows: "I said Chong Ba, why do you think it's a one-off, you're the emperor, why do you compete with Ye Qing?"

"Furthermore, you can govern a country, control people, and fight wars, but how can you do business?"

"Hurry up and tell me what kind of business it is. I'll help you see if it's feasible. If it's not feasible, maybe you can lose less now."

Empress Ma's cold water not only failed to wipe out Zhu Yuanzhang and Ye Qing's fighting spirit, but also played a huge role in stimulating them.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, held his head high and said, "Sister, don't look down on us, we will impress you when the time comes!"

"As for what kind of business it is, let's keep it secret now, so don't ask any more questions, and we won't tell you if you ask."

Seeing this, Queen Ma had no choice but to give up, but it was good to say everything first.

If she lost all of her hard-earned 20 coins, she would have to use a feather duster to pay back the debt, one feather duster is one hundred coins!

For this repayment agreement, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is extremely confident, also expressed that it was very reasonable.

After a while, Empress Ma also nodded and said: "Okay, such a big business will definitely reach Ye Qing's ears, and it can be regarded as confirming the identity and financial resources of Mr. Guo."

"correct,"

"Who is the household official who dared to ask you to write an IOU?"

"The concubine thought it could be reused!"

Zhu Yuanzhang became angry when he heard this, but he also felt that it could be reused.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's detailed narration, Empress Ma seemed to have seen that scene.

Time went back to when Zhu Yuanzhang decided to do this business,
In the afternoon of that day, he went to the household department to take away 20 guan in person, but as soon as he arrived at the imperial study, a small official from the household department chased him.

The household official asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, is it His Majesty who wants to use this money, or Master Guo Ruiguo who wants to use this money?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with deep eyes, "Is there any difference?"

Although the small official of the Ministry of Households strictly abides by the duty of the monarch and his ministers, he also stretched his neck to wait to be chopped off and said: "Your Majesty wants to use this money, and I can only say 'Your Majesty's life is extravagant and overspending'. Master Guo wants to use it." For this money, I have to write an IOU, and I have to calculate the interest."

"you"

This is the second person besides Ye Qing who made him lose his temper.

He really wanted to kill this small household official, but the only remaining reason told him that after killing him, he would also have to "leave his name in history".

But he still didn't want to write this IOU, even though it was written in the name of Master Guo, but Master Guo is the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!

It's a bit embarrassing for the emperor to write an IOU!

So, Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes again, and said in a low voice, "What's your name, and what's your son's name?"

He thought, with his eyes, tone of voice and question, anyone who is not a fool can understand what it means.

This is threatening him, if he still doesn't get out, he will have to kill him all over the house!
But who knew, the small official from the household department immediately took out a piece of paper and said, "The list of the minister's family, I wrote it down before I came."

"Not only the list, but also the relationship with the minister, and their addresses!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this list and was immediately numb.

But because of this, he really remembered the names of this small household official and his son.

The household official's name is Xia Shimin, and his son's name is Xia Yuan (Yuan) Ji, and his name is 'Wei Zhe'. He is seven years old now!

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly wrote down the IOU. The main content of the IOU is "the agreed annual interest rate is [-]%, and the settlement will be based on the agreed annual interest rate on the day of repayment. The borrower Guo Rui and the guarantor Zhu Yuanzhang."

Not only that, but Zhu Yuanzhang's personal seal was stamped on the guarantor's name!
In the imperial study room, Empress Ma immediately laughed when she heard it.

Seeing Empress Ma laughing at him, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his back teeth angrily and said, "That Xia Shimin is even more ruthless than Lao Tzu. Before he left, he even put his full list on our dragon case, saying that if we are really angry However, you can kill someone at any time."

Empress Ma just smiled and saluted, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for winning two loyal ministers!"

"As the saying goes, like a father, like a son, you can trust Xia Shimin to help you manage your money!"

"Then Xia Yuanji will help our Biao'er manage money in the future, Biao'er should be trustworthy!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also changed his anger into a smile. Although he felt helpless, he also knew that his sister was right: "We burned his full list that night."

Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang burned the list, Empress Ma also thought of Ye Qing again.

It must be Ye Qing's credit, after getting to know Ye Qing, his endurance has become much stronger!
At the same time that Empress Ma thought of Ye Qing, Zhu Yuanzhang also thought of Ye Qing!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Empress Ma and said, "We have decided to spend a good Mid-Autumn Festival tonight, and leave for Yanmen tomorrow. The journey will take a month, and it will be mid-September when we reach the place."

"If there is no accident, the rice field where the seedlings were planted at the beginning should be a scene of yellow and ripe autumn harvest."

"We're going to spot check whether it's really more than [-] catties per mu, and we're going to see how he pays taxes!"

Especially when it came to 'how to pay taxes', Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was obviously low and dragged a lot.

When Empress Ma heard this, she naturally knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. Whether he, Ye Qing, was promoted to the court, or beheaded at Caishikou, it all depends on how he pays taxes!
Thinking of this, Queen Ma immediately said, "Your Majesty, I will go with you this time."

"Go together?"

"With your body, can you bear this torment?"

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to say something more, but seeing Empress Ma's expectant eyes, he chose to shut up.

He just looked in the direction of Yanmen County, and said in his heart: "Ye, don't be sorry for your sister Ma, if you let her down, I will cut you alive!"

At this very moment,
The eunuch who often served knocked on the door and said, "Your Majesty, Hu Weiyong, the right chancellor of Zhongshu, is asking to see you."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like this person, he usually met with him. After all, it was normal and appropriate for the prime minister to meet the king.

It's just that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he just doesn't want to see her.

Zhu Yuanzhang casually sent: "Let him have something to report to the court tomorrow morning, and go home to spend the holiday with his wife and children."

outside the door,

After the eunuch Chang Shi conveyed Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Hu Weiyong said politely:

"I'm sorry to trouble my eunuch to report again, saying that Ye Qing, the magistrate of Yanmen County, has [-] miles to rush to report!"

"If His Majesty still doesn't see you, I will play again tomorrow!"

When the eunuch in charge heard that it was an urgent journey of [-] miles from the border, he naturally did not dare to delay.

Let alone the Mid-Autumn Festival,

Even if Empress Ma gave birth to a child, he would have to drag Zhu Yuanzhang out to talk about it! .
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