The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 355: The two marshals are plotting for Mr. Ye, Zhu Biao runs away, invited to have a leisurely trip, Li Sao, a teacher!

In the imperial study room,

Zhu Biao felt really baffled when he looked at this letter, which contained only the word 'agree' and only a private seal.

But after thinking about it, he had some new ideas.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were by Ye Qing's side now, but they had to have someone send such a letter back immediately?

There is only one reason that allows them to do this!

That is, he, Ye Qing, wrote another memorandum, asking the emperor to agree to something, and this matter was not easy to agree to.

It can also be said that in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, with Zhu Biao's character, he would never agree, so he wrote to him to tell him that he must agree to all Ye Qing's petitions.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao also nodded thoughtfully.

"It should be dad's letter. It came earlier than Ye Qing's memorial."

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Zhu Biao was not surprised by this.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang's letter is sent one day late, it is possible that it will arrive early.

First of all, the person sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to deliver the message could change the best horse at the inn because of his special token.

Another thing is that his letters do not need to go through Zhongshu Province!

But it can't be too early. If nothing unexpected happens, Ye Qing's memorial has already arrived outside the gates of the capital, even if it has not reached Zhongshu Province.

After Zhu Biao figured out all this, he returned to his job.

While Zhu Biao continued to review the memorial, Xu Da, who was sitting in the Zhongshu Provincial Office, opened his eyes wide, with some bloodshot eyes.

It can be said that Xu Da at this time is already a bit like Zhu Yuanzhang who is about to get angry.

Because Xu Da himself is a calm enough marshal, he looks like Zhu Yuanzhang who is about to get angry, but in fact he is already so angry that his heart is trembling.

But just when he clenched his fist and was about to regard Ye Qing's autographed memorial as Ye Qing's head and punch it down, the idle Wang Baobao suddenly came to the door.

After Wang Baobao knocked on the door, he deliberately joked: "Xu Shuai, no, I should call you Xu Xiang here. Can I come in?"

Xu Da just said casually impatiently: "Come in."

Wang Baobao smiled and said: "Nothing's wrong, let's go have a drink?"

"I heard that a new group of Korean women have arrived in your Majesty's brothel street. Please invite me to meet the legendary 'Silla Maid's!"

Xu Da rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you want to kill me, just say so. When you were in Guyuan, have you ever seen a Silla maid?"

"I'm afraid you've seen a lot of fair-skinned girls with blond hair and blue eyes at the end of the Silk Road!"

Wang Baobao did not continue to tease Xu Da. You must know that the tacit understanding between him and Xu Da is definitely not inferior to the tacit understanding between Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

The most tacit relationship in the world is that of a husband and wife who share the same concerns and their rivals!

Once such old enemies become comrades-in-arms, the tacit understanding between them will rise to another level, even surpassing that of a married couple who share the same case.

Wang Baobao once said harsh words, saying that Xu Da's wife didn't understand Xu Da as well as he did.

It can be said that in some aspects, this is a big statement, but in some aspects, this is really not a big statement.

Wang Baobao knew that Xu Da would never argue with him about this before, and he would never dismantle him.

The fact that Xu Da could do such a thing proved that he was really not in the mood, but he didn't want to reject him directly.

Thinking of this, Wang Baobao not only left without hesitation, but also brought a stool unceremoniously and sat down opposite Xu Da.

He just smiled lightly and said: "I know you have encountered troubles, and there are still troubles about Ye Qing."

Xu Da just sighed and handed the memorial written by Ye Qing to Wang Baobao.

He would not praise Wang Baobao for his accurate guess, because this is just the basic quality that his opponent should have!

Xu Da has achieved this as an official, so why should he worry about it?

Worrying about your wives and concubines?

His first wife is dead, and his concubine is not enough to make him worry!

Worrying about your children?

His children are all promising, so it would be good if he doesn’t let them worry about him!

Therefore, the thing that can make him look sad must be this Ye Qing who makes people worry and wants to become his son-in-law!

"No, what's there to be angry about?"

Wang Baobao looked at Ye Qing's handwritten memorial. Not only was he not angry, he actually felt very good about it.

He smiled and said: "If you look at these four conditions, it can be said that he is laying out the development of the entire Ming Dynasty."

"He has already boosted the economy, agriculture, and industry in the north."

"Now, with Ningbo as the core, he has begun to drive the economic, agricultural, and industrial construction along the coast and in the south."

"The two arsenals in the north and south give the Northern Army and the Southern Army their own armament characteristics."

"What is missing most now?"

"That is, the Henan Central Plains, which connects the north and the south, is still so poor that it cannot play the role of the north-south hub at all."

Having said this, Wang Baobao looked at Xu Da and said: "This is the same as us people. The brain is smart enough, and the hands and feet are strong enough. But if your waist is not good, can your head coordinate well with your limbs?"

"Looking at his last point, the so-called establishment of an armed security force is actually to stop the mouths of North Korean scholars and then build a Central Plains arsenal."

"Only by developing all walks of life in the Central Plains and building the Central Plains arsenal can it become the strategic center and strategic supplement of the country!"

"This is just like you Xu Da. With a strong mind and limbs, and a good waist, you can be invincible whether you are entering the general phase or entering the bridal chamber!"

"Of course, it depends on whether Emperor Zhu has such a broad mind, and whether he has the courage to 'employ people without trusting them, and do not trust people with suspicion'!"

"But again, as long as Emperor Zhu disagrees with Brother Ye's suggestion of serving the country and the people, I, Wang Baobao, will be the first to leave!"

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When Xu Da listened to Wang Baobao's words, he felt that they were tactful and wanted to slap him again.

It’s not a good idea to use anything as a metaphor. He has to use his waist as a metaphor. The key is to curse him with only one kidney.

Xu Da rolled his eyes at Wang Baobao and said: "I tell you to study more, you have two waists."

Wang Baobao frowned and felt speechless.

He also rolled his eyes at Xu Da and said, "Is this a matter of waist?"

"I'm just making a metaphor. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. What are you worried about?"

Xu Da just raised the corner of his mouth helplessly. How could he not know what kind of person Ye Qing was?

Only those scholars who wanted him dead would make a fuss out of these four conditions and turn his purpose into deliberate rebellion.

Of course, these four conditions are double-edged swords!

If Ye Qing is a good official, then the result will be what Wang Baobao said. If Ye Qing is a rebel, then these four conditions are building a 'rebel center'!

Although they were sure of Ye Qing's character, others did not think so.

What's more, there are so many people who, even if they know Ye Qing's character, will find excuses to kill him!

Thinking of this, Xu Da said directly: "What makes me angry is not these four conditions. Do I still know that he proposed these four conditions for the good of Ming Dynasty?"

"What makes me angry is that he specifically wanted to deliver this memorial to Hu Weiyong."

"If Hu Weiyong hadn't taken leave today due to a bad stomach, you and I wouldn't be here reading the memorial, but instead listening to hundreds of officials denounce Ye Qing in the court."

"Of course, you will also hear the voices of hundreds of officials forcing the prince to kill Ye Qing for this reason!"

After Wang Baobao heard this, he was so angry that he punched Xu Da's desk.

A corner of the two-finger-thick solid wood panel was destroyed by Wang Baobao.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Baobao crossed his hands and said, "Is Ye Qing crazy, or is he tired of living and wants to die?"

"If you don't go crazy and don't want to die, you will never do something like this that is tantamount to seeking death!"

"Doesn't this give those scholars an excuse to force the emperor to kill him?"

"How could he do such a thing?"

"It's really annoying and hateful. Even if Emperor Zhu kills him because of this, I won't blame him Zhu Yuanzhang!"

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Xu Da looked at Wang Baobao, whose eyes were red with anger, and originally wanted to tease him, saying that he was angrier than him. It's just that he is no longer in the mood to tease Wang Baobao. If he continues to be so angry, other officials from Zhongshu Province will come to listen to him.

"If you were louder, everyone would know."

When Wang Baobao heard this, he took a deep breath and breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Xu Da took the memorial and Wang Baobao to a secluded and uninhabited corner.

They stood here, looking in the direction of Zhengzhou, thinking about Ye Qing's true purpose.

Obviously, Ye Qing's real purpose was definitely not to seek death.

Because from what they knew about Ye Qing, he was just like this, hoping to do something for the country and the people in a way that was tantamount to seeking death.

But this time, they really couldn't figure out what Ye Qing's real purpose was?

After a while, Xu Da immediately decided that since he couldn't guess Ye Qing's true purpose, he would handle the matter in a way he thought was appropriate.

This method may not be what Ye Qing wants, but in his opinion, it is the safest option.

Thinking of this, Xu Da immediately said: "I think we might as well do this."

"Since we can't guess what kind of medicine Ye Qing sells in his gourd, let's take his prescription and get the medicine in our own way. What do you think?"

Wang Baobao looked at the 'prescription' written by Ye Qing in Xu Da's hand and nodded thoughtfully.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Baobao looked at Xu Da and asked: "Xu Shuai, how should we get this medicine to have the best effect?"

Xu Da looked in the direction of the imperial study and said, "You and I will go to the prince and explain in detail Ye Qing's four conditions. All for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and persuade him to directly issue an edict and agree without going through the court."

"Besides, it can't just be a simple agreement!"

"We have to convince His Majesty the Crown Prince to order Ye Qing to do this in His Majesty's name."

"In this way, not to mention avoiding the situation where the court forces the palace to kill Ye Qing, there are three major benefits!"

Wang Baobao asked: "What are the three major benefits?"

Xu Da smiled lightly and said: "First of all, all the officials will know that this is the idea that His Highness the Crown Prince came up with. As long as it is not Ye Qing's idea, those scholars will praise the Crown Prince as a wise man."

"Secondly, the people in the disaster area will know that this is His Majesty's idea, and His Majesty can also win the hearts of the people and leave a name in history."

"Third, he, Ye Qing, can do things effectively and can reap the rewards of being a capable official and a capable official!"

"Wouldn't everyone be happy with this plan of killing three birds with one stone?"

Wang Baobao looked at the marshal in front of him with deep eyes and an air of certainty of victory, and finally understood why he could only beat him once in his life.

This opening was a 'kill three birds with one stone' strategy, and he deserved to be Xu Da, the number one general in the world.

Thinking of this, Wang Baobao just bowed: "General, I admire you!"

Then, he frowned slightly and said, "Can His Highness the Crown Prince agree?"

"He doesn't know Ye Qing as well as you and I do!"

Xu Da smiled confidently again and said, "You don't understand His Highness the Crown Prince as well as I do, do you?"

Wang Baobao suddenly realized that the person in front of him was not just a marshal and a prime minister, but also the current prince and young prince!

After a while, Xu Da and Wang Baobao came to the imperial study room.

Under the dome of the imperial study room with a golden dragon coiled around it, Zhu Biao sat in front of the dragon desk, carefully reading Ye Qing's autographed memorials.

At the same time, Xu Da and Wang Baobao stood below and sang a double act, trying their best to promote Xu Da's "kill three birds with one stone".

"it is good,"

"No problem, I agree!"

"Just do what Xiang Xu wants!"

"If we had arrived one day earlier, I could have written and sent the two imperial edicts together."

Just yesterday, Zhu Biao arranged for someone to send them there. In the name of Zhu Yuanzhang, he commended Ye Qing for his imperial edict to snap up young men and women.

Now, he had to send someone to order Ye Qing to carry out the imperial edict of these four conditions in the name of Zhu Yuanzhang. It was really a waste of manpower.

And at this moment,

Xu Da and Wang Baobao didn't listen to anything else at all. They only listened to the decisive word 'agree'.

It's so straightforward and decisive, so decisive that it's a bit abnormal!

Before they could ask questions, Zhu Biao took the initiative to explain why he was so decisive.

The reason is very simple, that is, he has received the secret letter from Zhu Yuanzhang asking him to agree in advance.

Now that he has Ye Qing's memorial and two marshals are guarantors for him, how can Zhu Biao disagree?

After Xu Da and Wang Baobao learned that Zhu Yuanzhang had already agreed, they only felt like anxious 'monkeys'!

The two just looked at each other and said goodbye immediately.

Now, they just want to go to the 'Silla Maid' together to drink some wine, listen to some songs, and let the general enjoy the benefits of peace.

But before they could walk out of the imperial study room, they were stopped by Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao looked at Xu Da, pretending to be weak and said: "Master, Uncle Xu, your nephew and I have been working hard for days and are a little weak. We really need to rest."

"But these many things must continue."

"There are not many memorials left today, less than two hundred!"

With that said, Zhu Biao faced Xu Da, raised his hands and bowed: "Thank you, Taifu, and thank you, Prime Minister Xu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Biao quickly stepped out of the threshold of the imperial study room, and then quickly disappeared around the corner.

Xu Da just blinked, and then laughed at himself: "I have been playing hawk all my life, but today I fell into his hands?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Da just sighed and put the memorial on the dragon table onto the coffee table.

But when he looked at the memorials at such a high level, he immediately had another idea, that is, the officials of the Zhongshu Province should repair and rectify it.

Is this going to tire the emperor to death or the prince to death?

It must be rectified quickly and accurately!

Thinking of this, Xu Da could only follow the prince's instructions and read it seriously.

"What is written here?"

"When you ask a question, don't you know how you want to deal with it?"

"A civil servant is not as good as a warrior like me."

Wang Baobao looked angry when he saw Xu Da reading a memorial, and immediately laughed at himself.

He was laughing at himself for being really stupid in the first place!

Fortunately, he lost to Ye Qing, and fortunately he didn't become such a bad emperor. He would have been exhausted or pissed to death!

Of course, there was a hint of schadenfreude in his smile.

After laughing, he was ready to abandon Xu Da!

"Where is General Wang going?"

Wang Baobao smiled and said: "My official position is not qualified to read this memorial, and my background is not qualified to read this memorial. Why should I stay here?"

Xu Da also smiled and said: "You're right, then I'll find you something else to do."

The next moment, Xu Da greeted the eunuch on duty outside the door: "Go and get Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou", Qu Yuan's "Li Sao", and Zhuge Kongming's "Shi Shi Biao" for General Wang.

"Let General Wang feel the charm of my Chinese saint in this royal study!"

"Also, call the Jinyi Guards here. If General Wang dares to step out of the imperial study room before me, I will chop him to death and feed the dog!"

Immediately afterwards, Xu Da looked at Wang Baobao, who had already widened his eyes, and said, "After I finish these things, I will conduct random checks."

"If you can't recite it, don't blame me. Military law is ruthless!"

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