"Father, I didn't say anything. It was all Xia Wanchun's guess based on last night's situation."
"My son saw that what he said was correct and that he had a way to resolve it, so I brought him to see you!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction, Zhu Cihong hurriedly explained.
It turned out that although Zhu Yuanzhang was in a hurry that day and did not take Xia Wanchun away, Shi Kefa still sent Xia Wanchun to the capital in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's order.
Shen Zhanran learned about this and learned about Xia Wanchun's identity in detail. After discussing with Zhu Cixiang, he placed him in the study of Duanben Palace.
Since Zhu Cihong had been guarding Dongnuan Pavilion before, he had no contact with Xia Wanchun.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Beijing, and Zhu Cixiang returned to Duanben Palace.
Because the two were close in age, and Xia Wanchun had a bit of wild nature, which attracted Zhu Cixiang who followed the rules, the two occasionally chatted.
Last night, especially after Zhu Yuanzhang left the palace, Zhu Cixiang felt a little worried.
After Xia Wanchun learned about this, he worked with him to study the matter of guarding the palace city, and the relationship between the two immediately became much closer.
But this morning, when Zhu Cihong retrieved the transferred silver and was about to go back and have a good rest, Xia Wanchun took the initiative to find him and told him about the current crisis.
Although Zhu Cihong had already heard what Xia Wanchun said from Zhu Yuanzhang, the solution proposed by Xia Wanchun was more in line with Zhu Cihong's thoughts.
After some thought, he took Xia Wanchun to Dongnuan Pavilion.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Cixiang's explanation, he looked at Xia Wanchun with a smile and said, "Okay, tell me, how are you going to solve these two things?"
Xia Wanchun bowed and said: "Your Majesty, these are two things, but in fact they are one thing, the pseudo-gentry is disrupting the government!"
"The reason why Your Majesty went on a killing spree today was simply to suppress the Jiangnan gentry and to ban the two adults, Fan and Li, in order to frighten the so-called Donglin Party members in Beijing."
"Actually, Your Majesty, you have misunderstood the Donglin Party. They are really a group of loyal people who have the world in mind and are willing to shed their lives and blood for the people."
"It's a pity that due to the persecution of the Eunuch Party, there are very few real Donglin people in the court, and most of the remaining ones are shameless people under the banner of the Donglin Party."
"This is also the reason why there are restoration societies, and even the rise of several societies, because the real righteous people are always looking for a way to save the country and bring peace to the people, even though this road is getting narrower and narrower..."
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"However, there are still many such loyal people in Jiangnan. As long as His Majesty issues an order to solicit them, they will definitely flock to them."
"If your Majesty gets their support, and if he gets the support of most of the gentry in Jiangnan, Jiangnan will naturally be safe."
"And when they come to the court, with their loyalty and courage, they will definitely work with His Majesty to save the people of the world. Why should they be afraid of the corrupt people in this court..."
The more Xia Wanchun talked, the more excited he became, and the louder his voice became. Finally, the golden sentences came out frequently, and they were endless...
Zhu Cixiang's eyes slowly flashed with light as he listened to Xia Wanchun's story.
Although Xia Wanchun's voice made his ears hurt, he kept getting closer and closer, fearing to miss a word.
Zhu Yuanzhang also showed great interest. After Xia Wanchun finished speaking, he praised him for a while.
Later, he appointed Xia Wanchun as an imperial envoy on the spot and sent him a hundred tiger soldiers to go to the south of the Yangtze River to recruit virtuous people.
At the same time, in order to facilitate his actions, Shang Fang was also given a sword, which gave him the right to kill officials below the fifth rank first and then report them.
Xia Wanchun was originally just trying his best, but he didn't expect to get Zhu Yuanzhang's approval.
He was overjoyed, and after thanking Heaven for his grace, he returned to the palace to pack his bags and prepare to go south.
After Zhu Yuanzhang left, his expression suddenly turned cold.
After he ordered Wu Laoliu to select a hundred tiger warriors to guard Xia Wanchun, he continued to study Kun Yutu.
After a while, Wu Mengming came in again and reported that the identity of the person who attacked Li Zushu last night had been confirmed and was indeed Ren Zhihua.
In addition, Datong suffered from
Hauge's fierce attack, Gong Yonggu had no choice but to send troops to fight back.
However, more than 3,000 people were killed in this battle, and even the corpses would not be recovered in the future.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was silent for a while and said, "Is Shen Zhanran in Datong now?"
Wu Mengming nodded and said, "Originally Lord Shen was treating the plague in the Hengshan area. Due to the tense war situation, Pingxihou invited Lord Shen over."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Go to the Tianlao and have a look. If Huang Nilu is almost done with it, let him come to Dongnuan Pavilion."
Although Wu Mengming didn't know why, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. After bowing and accepting, he withdrew.
Unexpectedly, a young eunuch came in and reported that Huang Nilu was outside asking for an audience.
It turned out that Huang Nilu happened to meet Wu Mengming halfway and hurried over.
"Huang Qing, did Shen Zhanran say anything to you before he left?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang reported Huang Nilu's report on the Tianlao incident, he suddenly asked.
Huang Nilu was shocked when he heard this. He looked around and after confirming that no one was there, he whispered: "Your Majesty, it is not that I intend to hide it. This matter is actually related to Master Li Jing's life."
"Furthermore, Master Shen has told me that unless His Majesty asks, I must not mention it. Otherwise, it will cause trouble for the court. Please forgive me."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
He calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Okay, we're asking now, please tell me!"
Huang Nilu glanced outside again, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, in fact, Master Shen cannot be blamed for this, it is mainly Master Li..."
It turned out that long before Zhu Yuanzhang left Beijing, Li Jing discovered that there was a discrepancy between Taicang's money and the account books. Z.br>
He originally wanted to report the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang, but at that time Zhu Yuanzhang was busy planning the Juyongguan and other battles and had no time to look around.
And he was also worried that the matter would be leaked and alerted, so he did not report it, but just took advantage of the purchase to investigate secretly.
After several days of investigation, he had no clue.
Unexpectedly, when he turned in the money once, he accidentally discovered that the amount recorded in the account book was different from the amount put into the treasury by 20,000 taels.
This discovery surprised him, because this kind of thing cannot be accomplished by one or two people, but should be an organized behavior.
Therefore, he deliberately entered a batch of marked silver, quietly investigated the flow of the money, and found that all the evidence pointed to Shen Weibing.
After Li Jing confirmed the matter, he immediately rushed to Dongnuang Pavilion and prepared to report the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang, but Shen Zhanran told him that Zhu Yuanzhang had already gone to Yu County.
So Li Jing told Shen Zhanran about the missing money. Shen Zhanran was shocked when he heard about it and thought it might be a conspiracy.
Just at this time, Shen Wushuang sent someone to deliver another letter, asking Li Jing to be careful in the near future and not to leave the capital unless necessary.
After receiving the letter, Li Jing immediately rushed to Shen's mansion to ask for the reason.
Shen Wushuang told Li Jing that because he had been ransacking his house to collect money recently, the Jiangnan gentry felt threatened, so he decided to set up a trap to get rid of him.
Li Jing knew that Shen Wushuang had great power in Jiangnan, so he bluntly stated that this matter might involve the Ming Dynasty, and begged Shen Wushuang to help him.
Shen Wushuang was reluctant to agree at first, but later he was moved by Li Jing's true feelings and agreed.
Then Li Jing hurried to Dongnuan Pavilion. After discussing with Shen Zhanran, he decided to use the trick and go deep into the tiger's den to find out.
