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Chapter 380 Entrusted with an important task
Beijing Beiyuan, Yitian Hall.

The sky was gloomy and cold, just like the expression of Emperor Yongle, a memorial was thrown on the ground, and the officials stood huddled under the steps, but the prince who closed his door and thought about his mistakes was not present.

"It's such a joke in the world!" Emperor Yongle said angrily: "A majestic province of Taiwan, under the emperor's order to investigate the case of rebellion, look what he wrote!" Then he bowed over, picked up the playbook on his knees, and handed it to the King of Han who stood at the head, so that the ministers could pass it on.

The courtiers read the memorial to the Shanxi envoy, each with a different expression, some were surprised, some were indignant, and some wanted to laugh, but listening to the cold voice of the emperor, who dared to laugh out loud:

"According to Wang Ying, this Liu Zijin was originally a country rogue. Since he was taught by the gods, he was given the double sword, the iron plume and the arrow, and he can drive away gods and ghosts, and cast beans into soldiers. His supernatural powers have suddenly become great." Zhu Di's voice. Full of teasing, he said: "Wang Ying said that since the uprising, he has attacked our prefectures and counties continuously with hundreds of troops and killed our officials and soldiers. The tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Xuanfu and Datong towns are close at hand, but Because of his demonic methods, there is nothing he can do about it. When the prince was in charge of the country, he dispatched troops several times, but still failed to succeed. As a result, he watched the white lotus demon's team expand to tens of thousands of people! He actually forcibly blocked my grain road. It's broken!" The emperor laughed angrily and said, "According to Wang Ying, I led an army of 50 to conquer the desert in the north. How good is it to beat the Tartars? They burned a few pieces of yellow paper, recruited a few heavenly soldiers and generals, and captured Mahamu in front of me!"

"Puchi..." The ministers couldn't help laughing, and finally sneered, thinking that Wang Ying is also an old minister, why did he make such a ridiculous memorial, isn't this just playing the erhu in his crotch, pure nonsense?
Seeing that the emperor's face was covered with a layer of frost, the officials hurriedly pleaded guilty and said: "I am ashamed!" His Highness the King of Han even came out and said: "Father, my son is willing to ask for orders to destroy this court food, for the father's sake!" Revenge!" His Royal Highness King Han's face was flushed, and his voice was loud, and he seemed to be in good spirits on happy occasions!The crown prince is in danger now, so he naturally needs to show more, and strive to let the emperor make the final decision as soon as possible!

"Why do you use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken?" Zhu Di softened his face and said in a gentle voice, "The king of Han is the most important weapon of the country, so it cannot be touched lightly."

"But Liu Zijin, the emperor's conquest failed many times, I think it's a bit of a name, it's better to let the minister go to meet him!" Zhu Gaoxu tried his best to invite Ying.

"Don't be so anxious, a group of mere monsters actually labored for the prince to conquest, which just fueled their arrogance and made the world uneasy!" Zhu Di waved his hand, and Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to back down in embarrassment.The emperor tried his best to calm down and said: "In the past year, many things have happened in Shanxi. The local officials refused to say it clearly, and Jin Yiwei's energy was put on the front line. So far, I am still looking at the flowers in the fog. I don't know what is going on in Shanxi. Is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, is it a monster or someone is making trouble!"

After speaking, the emperor's voice became cold again, and the courtiers couldn't help being awe-inspiring, and all shrank their heads like quails, lest they hit the emperor's muzzle.But Zhu Di's muzzle must be aimed at someone after all. He looked at Zhao Wang calmly and said, "Gao Sui."

"My son is here." Zhu Gaosui replied calmly with a thump in his heart.

"A magistrate of the fourth rank, a high-ranking official from Kejia, and a minister strongly recommended by the crown prince, you will kill him with a raise of your hand, so brave." Zhu Di said lightly, making it hard to hear praise or criticism. "Now the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have come to the book one after another, demanding to investigate this matter, what do you think?"

Seeing the emperor's old story being brought up again, Zhu Gaosui shivered, and hurriedly replied: "Father, what I have reported before is that the front line has run out of food, and it is extremely urgent. The prince who is the food supervisor wants to open the granary of the Xuanfu. But Zhu Tianming insisted on refusing, saying that there was a disaster in Shanxi, and the victims flocked to Xuanda to help the victims! My son-in-law saw him making excuses and thought that his father and hundreds of thousands of troops were starving, so he took them out for a moment. Took his head to demonstrate, which forced officials from all over Xuanda to open warehouses to pay food!"

"How did I answer you at that time?" Zhu Di said.

"Father said that my son and minister acted according to the order and had the right to do things, so what is the crime?!" Zhu Gaosui said loudly.

"Are you satisfied with this answer?" Zhu Di looked at Liu Guan, the censor of Zuodu, and asked.

"The ministers are generally satisfied," Liu Guan quickly replied: "His Royal Highness King Zhao has the king's flag and the right to act cheaply. At that time, the war was raging. Although this move was bold, it was justified." After a pause, the topic changed: " But I have the guts to ask, can we take it down first and then go to court to deal with it?"

"King Zhao answered." Zhu Di sat back on the dragon chair and said in a flat tone.

"Go back to Emperor Father, of course you can." Zhu Gaosui said.

"It's a little unclear. In my memory, His Royal Highness Zhao Wang is a cautious person. This time, not only did he kill first, but he also killed someone recommended by the prince?" This attack on Zhu Gaosui was obviously planned for a long time. Liu Guan boldly questioned: "His Royal Highness Zhao Wang will inevitably follow the truth!"

"What pretext?" Zhu Gaosui looked at Liu Guan coldly.

"It is said that His Highness excludes dissidents," Liu Guan looked at him fearlessly and said, "Those who take the opportunity to cut off the crown prince!"

As soon as this remark came out, King Zhao grabbed the topic and said loudly: "You Zuodu Censor actually uttered such absurd words! Don't you know that the whole world is the land of the king, and the land of the land is the king's minister! All the officials of the Ming Dynasty are members of the court!"

"This..." Liu Guan couldn't answer, but Zhu Di took up the conversation in a neutral manner: "The imperial court is just a few palaces and yamen, and the food is still eaten separately. Gao Sui, you don't have to be sensitive, Liu Qing Don't be pretentious either, when King Zhao beheaded Zhu Tianming, I said it was a good kill, so don't bring up this matter again."

"Yes." Liu Guan had no choice but to back down sullenly, and Zhu Gaosui also backed down sullenly.

At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly felt a little cold. He raised his head and looked outside the gloomy hall. He didn't know when the wind blew up. The north wind whimpered through the gates of the hall and poured into the Yitian Hall.The palace people hurriedly wanted to close the thick palace door, but the emperor stopped him and said: "Open the door, the wind is coming well, blowing the evil spirit of the capital."

The officials were awe-inspiring again, they only felt that the emperor's words had deep meaning, but they were not sure whether they could guess correctly or not.

"Pass down the decree," the emperor blew the cool breeze, and said in a deep voice, "Wang Yingwen is brilliant and imaginative. It is really a shame to be in Taiwan. Send him back to the Imperial Academy to compile books. This is what makes the best use of people." As for the post of Inspectorate in Shanxi, let’s leave it empty for now.” Zhu Di looked at the ministers again and said, “I’m going to send a few imperial envoys to Shanxi to investigate carefully. The case of disobedience by Xuanfu officials, and the case of Liu Zijin’s rebellion in Guangling County were investigated along the way. As for the candidate..." The emperor thought about it, and said slowly: "You might as well recommend it."

All the ministers looked at each other, and each recommended a candidate. Zhu Di was as good as he was, and decided on the spot that Jin Yiwei sent officers to investigate the case of disobedience by Xuanfu officials, and the Five Army Dudufu sent officers to investigate the case of Liu Zijin's rebellion in Guangling County. In the case of the late shipment of military rations, Zhu Di unexpectedly said to the emperor's grandson standing beside him: "Zhanji?"

"The grandson is here." Zhu Zhanji hurriedly stepped forward.

"That man named Wang Xian in your house, what is he doing now?" Zhu Di asked.

"Going back to Grandpa Huang, my grandson followed Grandpa Huang's wishes and let him go home to study. Just in time for the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, he also took the Juren exam. I don't know if he passed the exam." Zhu Zhanji said softly replied.

"It is said that Wu Yue's examination is more difficult than the imperial court's Jinshi examination. It seems that the knowledge is enough to be able to take the examination of Zhejiang's Juren. I let him go home to study because of his talent." Zhu Di said lightly: "Then come out. Let's do something, the case of late delivery of military rations will be handed over to him to investigate."

"This..." The officials couldn't help looking at each other. The first two routes of imperial envoys meant to send high-ranking officers, but why did the third route send a low-ranking official to investigate?Even if he had saved the grandson's life, he couldn't entrust him with such an important job, could he?

Zhu Zhanji was also dumbfounded, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "The emperor is willing to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, so my grandson is naturally happy for him. The grandson also knows that Wang Xian is talented and capable of taking on great responsibilities, but his qualifications are too high." Qian, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public to take on this important task rashly."

"What are you afraid of? It is said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. I will let this calf touch the tigers in Shanxi." Zhu Di said flatly.

The emperor said what he had said, so Zhu Zhanji didn't have to refuse, and suppressed his joy and said: "The grandson just obeys the order!"

"As for which army to send to suppress Bailian Immortal Liu Zijin." Zhu Di stood up and said in a cold voice, "Let the Xuanda officers and soldiers spend time with them, and wait until the Shanxi affairs are clarified!" With a wave of his sleeves, Leaving Yitian Temple.

"I will send you off to the emperor respectfully!" All the ministers bowed in unison and saluted. After the emperor's guard of honor was withdrawn, they straightened up and left the Hall of Yitian.

At this time, the autumn wind was blowing, the air was cold, and there was cold rain falling from the sky. The ministers shrank their necks, clasped their hands, and walked quickly to the palace gate. Fortunately, Beiyuan is not an imperial palace, and the main hall is not too far from the palace gate. , just one mile.

Because of the rain, the cars and sedan chairs of each family were waiting at the gate of the palace long ago. The carriage headed by His Highness the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui hurried into the carriage, and a charcoal basin was set up early, burning smokeless silver silk tribute charcoal. The car is baked warm into the spring.

The two took off their wet court clothes and crowns, and put on dry and comfortable casual robes to keep warm by the charcoal basin. After all, it was only late autumn and it was cold, and after a while, the two of them warmed up, but the faces of the two princes, But still covered with frost.

Zhu Gaosui stared at the brazier with a gloomy expression, and sighed after a while, "Something is wrong, something is wrong today."

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the silver jug, raised his neck and drank the strong wine, exhaled a mouthful of strong alcohol, and said hesitantly: "The blind can see it!"

(End of this chapter)