Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the two of them were going back and forth to report matters to the censor and the people, so he motioned to the young eunuch to bring them in, and then slowly walked towards his old wooden chair.
At this time, Wu Mengming and Meng Zhaoxiang, led by the young eunuch, walked into Dongnuan Pavilion.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two of them and saw that they were both calm. Knowing that the matter had been resolved, he let go of the worries in his heart. Then he looked at Wu Mengming and said, "Wu Qing, is everything going well for you?"
When Wu Mengming asked, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will follow your instructions..."
It turned out that the censors were very violent at first, but when Wu Mengming took out the imperial staff, several censors immediately changed their faces in fear.
Seeing this, Wu Mengming took the opportunity to persuade and gave them enough steps, and many people left by using the donkey field down the slope.
Only Wang Zhang, Chen and Liangmo were more stubborn and still demanded to see Zhu Yuanzhang to make representations.
Although Wu Mengming admired their toughness, he did not say more to them, but prepared to carry out Zhu Yuanzhang's order.
But just when Jin Yiwei was about to take action, Fan Jingwen happened to pass by. After some persuasion, Wang Zhang and others also left.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard that Fan Jingwen suddenly appeared.
Then he looked at Meng Zhaoxiang and said, "Meng Qing, what's the situation over there?"
Meng Zhaoxiang said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the situation there is somewhat different from Lord Meng's. Those people are not complaining about Xu Yunzhen and others."
"It's because most of them are farmers and tenants in the fields of Xu Yunzhen and others. They were worried that they would have no place to live after the confiscation of their land, so they united with some people who had no land to farm and came to make trouble."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Meng Zhaoxiang with some confusion and said, "Hasn't the Ministry of Household Affairs already distributed some of the confiscated land to the people? Why are they still making trouble because of it?"
Meng Zhaoxiang said with some helplessness: "The division has been divided, but except for the land rewards for soldiers, most of the others have not yet been implemented."
"Moreover, the allocated acres of land were often in short supply. In addition, before the land was allocated to the people, officials came to collect taxes. They all had complaints in their hearts. It happened that someone took the lead at this time, so a riot broke out."
"Later, some officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs came to explain and promised to deal with the matter as soon as possible, and then the people dispersed."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and took the opportunity to ask: "Isn't Li Jing in charge of this matter? What did he say?"
Meng Zhaoxiang shook his head and said: "This time the person from the household department is Wang Zhengzhi, the doctor. I have not seen Mr. Li."
"I seem to have heard that Mr. Li dealt with the soldiers' property a few days ago and then went out of the city to buy war horses. He has not returned yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Wu Mengming and couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied when he saw the other person's blank expression.
However, because Meng Zhaoxiang was present, he suppressed his anger and looked at Meng Zhaoxiang again: "Meng Qing, this matter is related to the foundation of the country."
"Go find someone from the Ministry of Household Affairs and find out the whole story, and then work out some practical punishments to prevent the traitor from taking the opportunity to do evil!"
After Meng Zhaoxiang agreed, he respectfully withdrew from Dongnuan Pavilion.
"Wu Qing, do you know where Li Jing is?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang waited for Meng Zhaoxiang to leave, he looked at Wu Mengming and asked in a deep voice.
Wu Mengming had just seen Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction. In fact, he felt a little strange after hearing about Li Jing.
It's just that he has been busy counterinsurgency in the past few days and has no time to care.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had an angry look on his face at this moment, he hurriedly confessed: "The general is responsible for his crime. The general will send someone to find him now!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Wu Mengming still didn't understand the key, he immediately said angrily: "Where should we go to find him now?"
"Your imperial guards can accidentally discover thousands of rebels lurking in the valley, but they don't know where the official minister who is leaving the city majestically is. Are you still going to look for it? Do you want to recover Li Jing's body? ?”
Wu Mengming heard this and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Wu Mengming's frightened expression, he thought that he had indeed been working hard these days, so he suppressed his anger.
He said in a deep voice: "Wu Qing, we know that the Jin Yiwei is a mixed bag, but why didn't this happen when Li Ruolian was around, and why did you have so many problems?"
"Let's not talk about Li Jing. He is the person who assassinated the prince today. Have you checked whether he has any accomplices?"
"I also asked you to check Wang Dehua's hiding place in the capital. These days have passed and there is still no result!"
"Is it impossible to find out, or is someone deliberately concealing it? If you continue like this, how can we rest assured..."
When Wu Mengming heard Zhu Yuanzhang's series of accusations, he was panicked and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.
Seeing this, Zhu Cixiang on the side was about to plead for Wu Mengming, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and then said: "Okay, Wu Qing, get up!"
Wu Mengming was stunned when he heard this. After kowtowing and thanking him, he slowly stood up.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his forehead had been bruised and blood was visible, he restrained his anger and said, "Wu Qing, we know it's not easy for you these days."
"We have also heard from the prince that you have been busy for several days without sleeping a wink for countering the rebellion. We all know your merits and loyalty and we will keep them in our hearts."
"But this cannot be the reason for your negligence. You must know that Jin Yiwei is our confidant. If we can't even trust you, who else can we trust..."
Wu Mengming was still a little dissatisfied, but when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he felt that it was his fault and quickly apologized.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Wu Qing, you don't need to worry about Li Jing's matter, we will handle it ourselves."
"From now on, within a month, we hope that you can put the Jinyi Guards in order. It doesn't matter how many people there are, but they must be loyal and reliable."
"If you can do this well, we will make you the commander. If you can't do it, then don't stay here any longer, Jin Yiwei, and follow Li Ruolian to fight. Have you made a note of it?"
When Wu Mengming heard this, his body trembled, he hurriedly bowed to accept the order, and then hurriedly walked out of Dongnuan Pavilion.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, then looked at Zhu Cihong and said, "Where's your guard chief Zhou Jing? Why haven't we seen him?"
Zhu Cixiang was stunned when he heard this, then bowed and said: "Because Li Zushu and others have been causing trouble recently, I was worried that my younger brothers and sisters would be in danger, so I asked him to stay in Kunning Palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "He...is loyal, right?"
Zhu Cixiang said hesitantly: "The captain of the guard was still a little bit worried about the matter of the father-in-law, but after experiencing many things these days, he has understood it in his heart."
"Two days ago, the fourth brother (Zhu Cizheng, born to Concubine Tian Guifei) was assassinated by the palace people, but he saved it despite his own safety. There should be no problem with his loyalty."
"It's just that although he is loyal and brave, he is not smart enough. If my father wants him to secretly investigate Mr. Li's affairs, I am worried that he may not be able to do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang mused: "As long as you are loyal and loyal to your emperor and patriotism, your abilities can be cultivated slowly..."
"Li Zushu has not yet been captured and brought to justice. There must be many informants about him in the palace."
"If Shen Zhanran's abnormality is related to this, I am afraid that he is not familiar with the situation in the palace and is afraid of disturbing Li Jing and harming Li Jing, so he does not dare to speak, so this matter can only be carried out secretly."
"Zhou Jing is a relative of the emperor. I think he had many contacts with those royal relatives in the past, and he has a grudge against me for killing my father. It would be most appropriate for him to investigate..."
While his wife and his wife were discussing, a young eunuch came in hesitantly.
