When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the Ming Dynasty, he opened his eyes and found himself in a small cubicle in the back hall of Huagai Hall, lying on the bed, just like when he heard the voice in his heart and lay down and closed his eyes.
I glanced out the window and saw that not long had passed.
After sitting up from the bed, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a pile of bags on the ground, which were all fruits he bought from Chu Zhen, plus a small bag of corn seeds.
"Somebody come!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted outside, and the two young eunuchs waiting outside the door immediately opened the curtain and walked in. They took a look at Long Yan, and quickly called a few maids to come in to help His Majesty get up.
Although His Majesty is sleeping in his clothes, he still has to tidy up his appearance.
only.
The several palace maids and two eunuchs who came in were all attracted by the pile of fruits on the ground, and the surprise and confusion in their eyes could be vaguely seen.
Did you have these things before?
"What are your names? What do you do on weekdays?"
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the bed, while the palace maid combed his hair, and asked them.
"Long live the Lord!"
The two young eunuchs were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground, and several palace maids couldn't help shaking their hands.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, pointed to the fruits on the ground and said, "I got these fruits from Zhenren Chu. I will call the people from Shangshan Supervisor to come over and send them to the queen for her disposal."
"Yes, long live grandpa."
The two eunuchs felt more at ease now, and the man on the left quickly replied: "Back to Grandpa Long Live, my name is Huang Yongqi. I belong to the Yin Shou Supervisor and am in charge of Grandpa's seal."
The man on the right also hurriedly answered, saying that his name was Ding Wen and he was in charge of the imperial pen.
After finishing speaking, they had not seen Grandpa Long Live speak for a long time, so they raised their heads and found that His Majesty was staring at them. They were so frightened that they lowered their heads in a hurry.
"Seals, imperial pens... who can think of the Ming Dynasty? You two -"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at them, feeling angry and funny.
The little-known eunuch position in the Hongwu Dynasty, even the ministers dared not call themselves, became the all-powerful eunuch in the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch with the palm print and the eunuch with the pen, alongside the chief minister of the cabinet!
It cannot but be said that destiny is impermanent.
"Get up." Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly: "Go and call the eunuchs of the inner palace supervisor to come over and ask them to bring a scale with fine measurement."
"Yes, long live grandpa!"
The two young eunuchs went out and conveyed His Majesty's instructions, asking the people from the Shangshan Supervisor and the Inner Palace Supervisor to come over quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang took the things and went outside. Not long after, the eunuch Zeng Yuan, the eunuch of Shangshan, came over with someone. After bowing, he went in, took away the fruit, and sent it to the queen.
After waiting for a while, Li Jian, the eunuch of the inner palace, hurried over and said, "I see your Majesty!"
"Get up."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him. During the Hongwu Dynasty, the inner palace eunuch was the head of the twelve eunuchs.
"Did you get the scale?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked, and Li Jian immediately asked the young eunuch to present it, and asked with a smile: "I wonder what your majesty wants a scale to weigh? I have already called two people who are good at using scales."
"It's naturally useful for you to bring me... Come and take a look. Do you know what this bag of stuff is?"
"seed?"
Seeing His Majesty's high interest, Li Jian also smiled with a smile on his face. He walked over and took a closer look, and found a pile of white things in a bag in front of His Majesty's desk, which looked like rice grains but were larger than rice grains.
"I have poor eyesight and have read very few books, so I really can't recognize what this is." Li Jian shook his head repeatedly.
"Hahaha, I'm sorry you can't see it! This is the food that can feed 10 million more people of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and it's called: corn!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily, his dark face full of excitement.
Who would have thought that overseas, in a poor land, there would be such drought-resistant and high-yielding food that can be grown in mountains?
According to Chu Zhen, corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes can feed an additional 100 million people.
He calculated that if it was less, a single corn could feed 10 million people. Isn't that too much?
The Ming Dynasty, which had just experienced the end of the Yuan Dynasty, needed to restore its population and replenish the vast empty land in the north. This corn came at a perfect time!
Li Jian was startled, "Feed 10 million more people?! Your Majesty, this corn... is this corn supplied to Your Majesty by Master Chu?"
He just heard the news outside the palace, and His Majesty brought back many lychees from Zhenren Chu.
"Submission? Hahahaha."
Zhu Yuanzhang remembered what the boy Chu Zhen said about "purchasing eunuchs in the palace." He couldn't help laughing and said to Li Jian: "From now on, whenever you mention Master Chu, you must be respectful. These corns and fruits were also given by him. mine."
Li Jian heard the subtle difference. The word "offer" was to the ministers, while the word "gift" was to prove that Master Chu...
Li Jian didn't dare to think further.
There was a lot of commotion inside and outside the palace in the past two days, but no one has yet been able to explain clearly how it was delivered to Yingtian Mansion.
It can only be inferred that the identity of this real Chu master is extremely extraordinary, and that ordinary princes and princes cannot compare with him.
"Take these corns back and keep them safe. Put them in the granary and keep them in three parts!"
Zhu Yuanzhang handed the corn to Li Jian and asked him to keep it safe.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Jian respectfully took the bag of corn seeds.
Although it weighed less than a pound, it made him feel heavy. Your Majesty attaches great importance to this corn. If something goes wrong, the entire inner palace prison will be killed.
"How much does this bag of corn weigh?"
Zhu Yuanzhang handed him the corn that Chu Zhen weighed with a scale, and said in a deep voice: "Weigh it in front of me. Change three scales and let three people weigh it!"
"...Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Jian's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with doubts.
Change three scales and let three people weigh it. Your Majesty pays more attention to this paper bag of corn!
What he didn't know was that Zhu Yuanzhang watched with his own eyes as Chu Zhen weighed one or two items from the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" using the strange-looking but unusually fine scale, and handed them to him and Li Shimin respectively, plus the two items. A little girl.
How much does it weigh? It affects the amount of medicine used when doctors prescribe medicine in the future. How can we not be cautious?
Soon, the first corn weighed one, two or four cents.
The other two scales were quickly brought over, and the error was not too big. They were both about one, two, four, and one cent.
"Twenty taels of gold ingots is equivalent to about fourteen taels from Chu Zhen's place. That's the number!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied and asked Li Jian to reward three people and take the bag of corn to store it.
As soon as Li Jiang left, a eunuch came to report:
"Long live Grandpa, the governor-general, Mao Xiang, has come to see you!"
"Mao Xiang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who came back from being a guest in Chu Zhen, thought about it for a while before remembering it and said, "Let him come in."
"Yes...Xuan Dudu Qianshi Mao is here to see you!"
Not long after, a man in his forties, wearing a dark red bullfight suit and a three-mountain hat, walked into the Huagai Hall and bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, is here to see you!"
"Without courtesy, I will give you a seat."
After the eunuch brought a chair, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him urgently: "How is the investigation going?"
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed that no evidence of Hu Weiyong's rebellion has been found. I only found that he had many correspondences with the Korean princes, the Marquis of Ji'an Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Pingliang Fei Ju, etc. There are also thirty cases of Hu Weiyong's abuse of power, perverting the law, and smuggling public affairs for personal gain. Qiqi, please have your Majesty take a look."
Mao Xiang signaled the eunuch to present the memorial. Before he entered the door, all the things he had brought had been temporarily collected by the eunuch.
"What a fine Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the pile of memorials that wrote about Hu Weiyong's crimes. Murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he saw the first one among the memorials.
South Korean public, Li Shanchang.
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped his anger abruptly.
This person is someone who has been with him since he was still raising an army with his father-in-law and before he had his own power.
After he changed the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang was granted the title of Prime Minister Zuo and Duke of Xuan Guo due to his high merit, and then he was promoted to Guanglu Doctor, Zuo Zhuguo, Taishi, and changed Xuan Guo Gong to Han Gong, with an annual salary of 4,000 shi, and he was hereditary. for.
Hu Weiyong was recommended by Li Shanchang.
Wang Guangyang and others previously accused him of being arrogant and relying on favor.
Princess Lin'an married his son Li Qi.
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Zhu Yuanzhang quietly read several letters written by Li Shanchang to Hu Weiyong that Mao Xiang found out, and asked: "Does the prince know about this?"
"I have informed the prince, but the prince has not read the letter."
"Go and ask the prince to come over."
Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the eunuch.
The hall was quiet for a long time before Mao Xiang heard the Holy Emperor's order again:
"Go and bring Hu Weiyong to prison!"
"Hu Weiyong...? Yes, Your Majesty!"
The eunuch almost thought he had heard wrongly. After confirming that His Majesty's expression had not changed, he hurriedly went to deliver the order.
Mao Xiang's heart skipped a beat and sweat began to form on his forehead.
Hu Weiyong, no, the Prime Minister can't die?
Didn't he offend the Prime Minister to death by investigating this case? !
