I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 230
Just after Jiang Bao responded.

Huang Yan suddenly ran over in a hurry, still yelling,

"Your Majesty, you can be the master of this old slave!"

Seeing that he was so flustered, Li Tian was taken aback for a moment, and his face became serious.

"What happened in the end, it seems like something is in a panic."

Huang Yan made a bitter face on purpose, and said in a very miserable tone,
"Your Majesty, the old slave and the imperial emissary Zhuge were ordered to investigate the people involved in the corruption case, and found that Duke Cheng's mansion seemed to be involved as well.

Today, this old slave went to Duke Cheng’s mansion to ask for someone, but I didn’t expect... I didn’t expect..."

When Li Tian heard that he seemed to be related to Zhu Yong, his heart skipped a beat.

Looking at Huang Yan's bad look at this time, it seems that he has suffered a big loss from Cheng Guogong's mansion.

In the lineage of Duke Cheng, he was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty. He was named the Duke of the Kingdom in the fourth year of Jianwen, and he was also one of the two core generals in the Jingnan Campaign.

And Zhu Yong is the son of Zhu Neng, the first generation of Cheng Guogong. He became the prince in the sixth year of Yongle, and it has been more than ten years since then.

Zhu Yong was tall and burly, with a long beard and a long beard. He looked like a reckless man, but in fact he was not only an expert in leading troops and fighting.

He is also very measured in how he behaves, and he has a good relationship with other nobles in the capital.

This can also be seen from the fact that he and Zhu Gaosui have jointly invested in Beitong Guild Hall and other industries.

To say that Zhu Yong, a hard-core royalist who is brave and resourceful, is also involved in this major corruption case, Li Tian is also a little unbelievable.

He asked Huang Yan in a cold voice,

"Huang Yan, tell me honestly what's going on."

Seeing Li Tian's serious expression, Huang Yan thought that Li Tian was planning to back him up for revenge.

When he was about to vent all the grievances in his heart, he said with a crying voice,
"Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, the old servant found out that Zhu Ji, the second son of Cheng Guogong, had transported some of the stolen goods out of the city, so he wanted to confront him."

"Unexpectedly, Zhu Ji relied on Cheng Guogong to support him, not only insulting the old slave and others face to face.

Even after the old slave showed the evidence, he ordered people to beat the old slave and others out of the house..."

Hearing this, Li Tian frowned,
"Where does this Zhu Ji work now!"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Zhu Ji is currently serving as the deputy commander of the Dongcheng Military Division!"

After Li Tian understood the cause and effect, he thought about it for a long time before finally sorting out the relationship.

After all, official rations are recorded by the court, and one hundred thousand dans of official rations is not a small amount.

He wanted to smuggle such a large amount of grain out of the city without letting anyone find out.

The link of [-]% of the soldiers and horses must be opened up.

But [-]% of the soldiers and horses are usually responsible for patrolling and arresting thieves in the capital, clearing streets, ditches, prisoners, and fire bans.

Even their commander is only a grade six, and the deputy commander is only a grade seven.

A seventh-rank official can still be considered a person in a certain place, but in a place like the capital where third-rank and fourth-rank are everywhere, and where fifth-rank and sixth-rank are as numerous as dogs, seventh-rank officials are really not enough to see.

But as the second son of Cheng Guogong, Zhu Ji's status is different.

He is not only the son of the Duke of the State, but also the deputy commander of Wucheng Bingma Division. He has connections and the convenience of his position. It is really easy to transport some grain out of the city.

Thinking of this, Li Tian cursed secretly, "How dare this little bastard be so bold.

Could it be that his Lao Tzu's salary is not enough for him to squander, and he dares to participate in this kind of head-losing thing. "

He scolded in his heart, but Li Tian was having a hard time how to deal with this kid.

The Lord of Ming Dynasty is notoriously difficult to get, and it is impossible to get a reward unless it is a general who has made great contributions.

In the Ming Dynasty, not counting those who were granted posthumous titles, there were only six hereditary dukes.

And Zhu Ji's father Zhu Neng happened to be one of them.

However, Zhu Neng gave birth to a bunch of girls, but only two sons.

The medical conditions are extremely poor these days, and maybe a minor illness or disaster may kill someone.

Zhu Yong only has two sons, and the precious ones look like nothing.

If Li Tianzhen got rid of Zhu Ji in a fit of rage, Zhu Yong would have no choice but to fight himself desperately.

This time happened to be the critical moment to investigate the Tianxia Wei, and the nerves of the generals were already tense.

A mishandling is very likely to cause a huge backlash.

After thinking for a while, Li Tian turned to Huang Yan and said,
"I know about this, and you should stop acting in front of me. With your skill, I don't believe that that little bastard can hurt a hair of yours."

Huang Yan's old face flushed, and he smiled embarrassedly.

"I still can't hide anything from His Majesty. The old slave is not angry at that little bastard for insulting the old slave, but angry at him for not taking the emperor's order seriously..."

"Okay, okay, you go back first!"

After Huang Yan left, Li Tian said to Jiang Bao,

"Pass down my oral order to let Duke Cheng, the King of Han and others enter the palace, and say that I will entertain them with a banquet."

Jiang Bao took the order to go, Li Tian thought for a while and called Jiang Bao back.

"Call Zheng He to come here too!"

Jiang Bao was startled and suddenly said with a smile on his face,
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant is going to deliver the decree."

Not all the princes of the Ming Dynasty are in the capital, but many of them live in Nanjing, so there are not many who can be called.

Generally speaking, eating with the emperor should be very honorable, even a matter of honoring the ancestors.

But for these imperial relatives and nobles, this kind of banquet is actually the most uncomfortable.

They evaded it whenever they could, and some even pretended not to come.

The reason for wishing is actually very simple, it is nothing more than the set of companions like companions of tigers.

In particular, Li Tian called all the generals this time, and it was at this time that there was a lot of turmoil, and they would be ghosts if they were willing to come.

However, near night, Duke Cheng Zhu Yong and King Han Zhu Gaoxi still came.

Before the banquet officially started, Li Tian came early to the Hall of Baohe where the officials were entertained.

Zhu Gaoxi and Zhu Yong hurriedly stood up to greet them.

Li Tian actually knew why they arrived so early.

Zhu Yong specified that he beat Huang Yan because of his precious son, and he was very upset, so he arrived early.

As for Zhu Gaoxi, he was first frightened by Li Tian during the Chaoyangmen Incident, and then he was confiscated from the military power, and almost lost his job as a Jinyiwei.

Now when he sees Li Tian, ​​he is like a cat seeing a mouse. How dare he not come to Li Tian's banquet.

Seeing that the two were about to greet him, Li Tian quickly went up to greet him, and said with a smile,
"Excuse me, you are all my own people, so don't be so polite."

Zhu Yong's complexion became even worse when he heard this. Although his surname is also Zhu, he has nothing to do with Zhu Yuanzhang's Zhu Ke.

From that point of view, it is not a family.

(End of this chapter)