King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

"When they were drunk, they mentioned Tang Yin again. This idiot named Du was said to be a close friend of Tang Yin, but he kept slandering him, saying that Tang Yin paid for the test questions, and that's why he boasted that he passed the imperial examination. Later, the guy named Hua started to talk nonsense to him, but I didn't pay much attention."

Zhu Tan's eyes flashed. He didn't recognize this person's surname, but the one with the surname Hua should be Hua Chang and Mr. Ma.

It's easy, everyone has their place.

"Also, the person I just mentioned seemed to be Fu Han. Then they sat at a table and chatted for a long time. It was quite pleasant. It was Fu Han who paid us more than one hundred taels!"

Zhu Tan stood up suddenly. The information Mancang'er said was very crucial. At least it linked Hua Chang to it. It was very likely that Fu Han instigated Hua Chang to impeach Cheng Minzheng and then replace him.

When these people were doing business in brothels and prostitutes, they never imagined that they would be discovered.

Before Zhu Tan left, Mancang continued, "Sir, I have more here! I asked around and found out that the man's name is Lu Song. He is going to the capital to do some business this time. He is said to be going to the capital to do some business, and he brought an official named Zhang with him. He is a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue and is said to be the Earl of Changhua."

Zhu Tan was shocked. Lu Song was a man close to Prince Xing Zhu Youlang, and his Minister of Personnel was Zhang. There was evidence for this matter, and it involved a wide range of people.

His worries were right. The court of the Ming Dynasty was not just a matter of water. It was also a mess and no one could predict the outcome.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tan sat down again, closed his eyes slightly, and looked at the warehouse in front of him which was full of things.

"Then let me ask, why do you refuse to acknowledge your biological mother?"

Man Cang'er smiled slightly.

"When my father sold me out, none of them said a word. Do you know how hard my life has been these past two years? I had to learn to play the piano and practice every day. If I was lazy, I would be beaten. I went hungry for days and was bullied. If I hadn't been smart, I would be a broken flower now. They saw that I was a cash cow, so they came to take me. My brother Wu Yong was also determined to open a brothel and let me be the boss. I was the fool!"

Zhu Tanxin said, "You really don't look like a smart person.

However, Mancang'er's words were very helpful to him. It could be said that they helped him a lot. After thinking for a while, he said, "You can live in my mansion for a while. You must obey my orders. If you can make me happy, I will give you a generous reward."

Manduer chuckled.

"Sir, do you have a crush on me? I'm not a woman without pants. Although I was sold to a brothel, I still behave myself! If you want me to serve you, I must have a decent identity. I don't want to be a concubine outside. Yang has promised me that."

Zhu Tan didn't say anything, but seeing her cute look, his heart felt a little hot.

With her beautiful looks and good figure, having some fun is definitely the best choice.

"If you do as I say, I can make you my concubine. When the time comes, I will make you my concubine!"

Zhu Tan left the room and said to the person at the door, "Take good care of her. Send her some more clothes and some lighter makeup. She has a strong smell of low-quality makeup."

Just as he was about to leave the house to go to the Pacification Office, he was stopped by Shen Qionglian when passing the corner gate. It was she who stopped Zhu Tan.

Shen Qionglian followed Luzhu to learn the new account book for several days. It didn't take long for Shen Qionglian to exhaust Luzhu's abilities, and she became increasingly unwilling to give up.

She was studying one-yuan arithmetic, which was what she learned at home. It was far different from the Qingzhu that Zhu Tan taught her.

"My Lord, I have checked this account book and found many things that I don't understand. I hope to learn from it carefully. I hope you can give me some advice."

When Zhu Tan saw Shen Qionglian take out the account book and flip through it casually, he exclaimed "Ah" and couldn't help but give Shen Qionglian a meaningful look.

Ren Baqian taught Lu Zhu the method of double accounting. This is only the most basic type of accounting, but it is much more advanced than that in ancient times.

It is because of this that Shen Qionglian knows how to keep accounts. She is really smart, but she is the descendant of Shen Wansan after all, so she should have inherited a lot.

“The deeper you learn, the deeper you must speak.”

Zhu Tan emphasized the word "further", which made Shen Qionglian hear the hidden meaning and her pretty face turned red.

Zhu Tan smiled slightly and said, "But I am not free at the moment. In a cabinet by the window in my room, there are some notes that I made up at random. You can read them at will. If there is anything you don't understand, you can come to me at any time."

Zhu Tan left when he was casually reading a book about the principles and models of double-entry accounting.

Shen Qionglian took the book and immediately immersed herself in it. From time to time, she thought of Chu Mu who was unaware of it.

It seems that this imperial uncle, who seems to be useless in the eyes of outsiders, is not as rumored.

On the way, Zhu Tan thought that what Ma Wensheng and Ye Shen said was very true, so he started by intervening in the case of Man Cang'er.

This matter may seem insignificant, but it is very likely to bring him unexpected benefits and even affect the outcome of the exam.

However, Zhu Tan did not intend to hand the matter over to Ma Wensheng and Ye Shen, because he knew very well that these two people were Confucianists, and it would be meaningless if they followed the rules.

On the contrary, with his current status, he can do whatever he wants, driving people crazy and confusing them, so he doesn't need to worry about his image for the time being.

Even if you are regarded as a vicious and evil person, you must move forward bravely.

In the Beizhenfusi prison, Zhu Tan sat with Tang Bohu, Xu Jing and others, and the table was filled with fine wine and delicious food.

They were severely abused among the captives of the Eastern Depot.

When Tang Bohu saw Zhu Tan, he stood up with Xu Jing and saluted. Tang Bohu hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you, Lord. Without you, my brother Xu Xian and I would not be able to hold on."

Tang Bohu did not lie. He was not a Red Army soldier. He was tortured to death by the Dongchang people using invisible means. It was lucky that he could survive until today.

If he fell into the hands of the Eastern Depot, he would probably have to tell everything. The pain of water torture is not something that ordinary people can endure.

Chapter 80

Zhu Tan responded, "I came here this time just to reassure everyone. I will not let anyone suffer if I stay here temporarily. I am very busy now and I want to confirm some things with everyone."

When Zhu Tan asked, Hua Chang stopped talking, and "Du" was Tang Bohu's fellow villager, that is, Tang Bohu's friend Du Mu.

Lord Ma is probably the Right Vice Minister Ma Di. As for the others, neither of them can be guessed.

"Brother Bohu, your friend is too unreliable! Du Mu is the first person to spread the news of your cheating." Tang Bohu was shocked. He felt that he had a good relationship with Du Mu, and could even be called a brother. However, he did not expect that Du Mu would trip him up in his own territory.

After Zhu Tan finished comforting the two, he turned and left the house.

Guo Ning, who was following him, said, "Second Brother, the people from the factory in the east have sent people here. They want to help monitor Tang Yin and Xu Jing. I refused. I heard that a real captain is going to send someone here. I'm afraid I can't handle it."

"I will send more people to fight them to the death. Also, when we came here, we asked Ma Cong to inform Xu Tai. He is the vanguard of the Imperial Guards, with 1,800 men under his command. He is also a hereditary earl. We can let him come forward. If the East Factory dares to stop us, we will destroy them."

Guo Ning was shocked to see Zhu Tan's face turn ugly, and asked, "Second brother, are you sure? That's the East Factory, and Yang Peng is no pushover."

"Damn it, I'm not a pushover either. No matter who he is, I'm going to chop him into pieces."

After realizing the complexity and danger of the case, Zhu Tan paid special attention to this imperial examination case.

If I cannot change the result of the imperial examination case, will my life remain the same? Or will His Majesty Jiajing execute all my family members? This is such a waste of time!

When Xungui Bao asked Xu Guangzuo, Zhu Tan asked him to look up the surnames of the court officials mentioned by Mancangzi.

He has to piece all the clues together before he can decide who he is dealing with.

As I turned a corner, I saw a group of criminals.

Zhu Tan walked in and curled his lips. Compared with Tang Bohu and Xu Jing, these people were even more miserable. They had at least four or five different torture instruments on them.

Zhu Tan did not have such a task, but Guo Ning was the commander of the imperial guards and he could issue orders to the pacification department, so Zhu Tan participated in Man Cang'er's case in the name of Guo Ning.

Everything has its bias. Chu Tian cannot just listen to his subordinates and Mancang's unilateral words, so he first asks Ding Zhe, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, and Wang Jue, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice.

A guard pointed and saw the two people who had been tortured the worst, no longer in human form.

These two people are middle-level officials of the East Factory, but they don't care at all, which shows their arrogance.

Before Zhu Tan went through, he was performing surgery. After checking the wounds of the two patients, he immediately frowned.

If they were not treated quickly, their lives might be in danger, so he asked Guo Ning to prepare the medicinal materials and then began to treat Ding Zhe and Wang Jue.

After treatment with distilled ethanol and a drug that Zhu Tan admitted was effective, his condition finally stabilized.

The injuries of the other two people, Chen Yu and the Minister of Justice Kong Qi, have been bandaged.

Ding Zhe and others had been on the brink of life and death for some time, and they were very touched when they suddenly received such good treatment.

Therefore, he did not hide anything in response to Zhu Tan's questions and told him the whole story of the Mancang'er incident.

Ding Zhe explained the reason why Yang Peng and his nephew wanted to kill him, that Yuan Lin’s death itself was problematic.

After the torture at the Ministry of Justice, Yuan Lin was not executed. He died shortly after returning home. The reason was that Yang Jia asked Yuan Lin to give him all the granaries, but he refused.

It is very likely that Yang Jia killed Yuan Lin and looted all his belongings.

Sikou Kong Qi also said: "Yes, the coroner from the Ministry of Justice went to examine the body and indeed found several suspicious points. It was only because of the power of Yang Peng and his nephew that they did not speak out about this matter, so they did not come to a conclusion."

Chen Yu advised, "The emperor has ordered the censors of the Dali Temple and other officials to collude with Yang Peng. You have to be careful. These people are being used by others."

Zhu Tan laughed and said, "They are trying to cover up the truth, but have they obtained my consent?" "Okay, I will let him know the truth."

In fact, Ding Zhe and others did not know that Zhu Tan was the emperor's uncle. They only felt relieved when they saw Marquis An was so respectful to Zhu Tan, so they told him the truth.

Seeing Zhu Tan's arrogant look, Ding Zhe finally asked, "May I ask who you are? Thank you for your care, sir. We should also understand who has done us a favor."

Zhu Tan paused for a moment, then said seriously: "I am Zhang Yanling, the right chancellor of the Central Army Commander's Office, and the Marquis of Jianchang."

Ding Zhe and others didn't quite understand at first, but when they heard the name Zhang Yanling, they understood that this was the little prince of today.

Thinking of the Third Uncle's reputation, everyone was stunned, as if they were under a spell.

Seeing their expressions, Zhu Tan was immediately angry and amused, and said, "Don't stand here. People from the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division, Sanxing Division and other relevant departments will be here soon. Let's go now!"

Ding Zhe and others never expected that they would be cheated by the people from the East Factory, and it was their second uncle, who was known for his rebelliousness, who stood up for them.

It’s not that they don’t understand, but the world is changing too fast!
This time, Man Cang'er's case is a big deal.

More than ten people came from the Eastern Depot, Northern Pacification Office, Embroidered Uniform Guard, Dali Temple, Dali Temple, and Censorate, and even Yang Peng arrived during the interrogation.

The parties involved include Ding Zhe, Yuan Lin’s wife, the matchmaker, Nie, the son, the daughter, the daughter, and the daughter.

At Zhu Youtang's instruction, the person who presided over the case was the Right Vice Minister. He sat in the main hall, surrounded by many people, including Zhu Tan, who was forcibly pulled to his seat.

He probably had a prepared excuse, thinking that the girl who was sold to Zhou Yu's family was the most important evidence. Even if the people in Changning County told him that the girl had been killed, he could still explain it clearly.

Then Changning Earl Zhou Yu was found and brought to the government office, where he sat down on the right hand side of Zhu Tan.

As soon as the two met, they started to confront each other and neither of them was willing to give in. Finally, the referee asked about the girl who was bought by the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

However, Zhou Yu's next words shocked everyone, and some even found it hard to believe.

"I have never sold the daughter of the Nie family to anyone. It's just that my memory was wrong at the time, and that old woman didn't find out, so she has nothing to do with this matter."

When Yang Peng heard this, his face suddenly turned cold.

Yang Jia's chest was heaving violently. If Yang Peng hadn't given him a look, he would have argued with Zhou Yu long ago, saying, "You took their money but did nothing."

The Censor was startled, but fortunately he had enough experience, so he turned around and asked again, and asked again, and asked again, about Nie and the child. (End of this chapter)