After being rescued and cleaned by a group of jailers, Xia Yuanji finally returned to his original appearance.
Then he was brought to the Yamen lobby by Jin Yiwei to meet the grandson.
According to etiquette, Xia Yuanji was naturally not allowed to look directly at His Highness Taisun, so as soon as he entered the lobby, he kowtowed and said: "Xia Yuanji, the sinner, pays homage to His Highness Taisun."
"Get up." An unfamiliar voice came.
Xia Yuanji was a little confused. He hadn't seen His Highness for a few months, so why did his voice change?
After standing up, he dared to look up.
This doesn't matter.
The next moment, Xia Yuanji's knees became weak and he kowtowed again, his tone trembling and fearful as he said, "Xia Yuanji, the sinner, pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
As soon as these words came out, the whole length of Yaque was silent.
In fact, few people now compare Zhu Ying with Prince Zhu Biao.
Although Zhu Ying's appearance is indeed very similar to that of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, if he always mentions this matter, he will also implicitly mention the identity of His Highness the Grand Sun.
The identity of His Highness Taisun is of course beyond doubt, and this is also the consensus of all officials.
If you still cling to this point, you won't be able to stay in the court today.
As for this matter, no one knew what His Highness the Grand Sun, who was so cheerful all day long, thought about it.
Everyone saw His Highness Taisun, who seemed to be very gentle and easy to talk to. He almost never looked like when he was angry.
But everyone who has dealt with His Highness Taisun is wary, afraid, and even terrified.
This may sound contradictory, but it is true.
Even Song Zhong or Guo Zhong, who has been following Zhu Ying, their presence is very weak.
This was entirely because Zhu Ying had completely covered it up. No one dared to say more when His Highness Taisun didn't ask questions.
"Be brave, open your dog eyes and take a good look. The person in front of you is His Majesty's grandson, the eldest son of the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Great Grandson of the Ming Dynasty." Guo Zhong paused for a moment, then reacted immediately and shouted sharply.
After hearing this, Xia Yuanji lay on the ground, looked up carefully, and then discovered the clue.
Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Grandson in front of him was extremely young and inconsistent with His Highness the Crown Prince.
It was just that the looks, temperament, and body shapes were too similar, which led to the initial misunderstanding.
Listening to the eunuch next to him, Xia Yuanji also became depressed.
When Ming Dynasty gave birth to his eldest grandson, he had no idea.
However, I am depressed. Even if I don't understand the situation at this time, I can only apologize first: "The guilty minister was blind and did not recognize the saint's face. Your Highness, please forgive me."
Zhu Ying had nothing to argue with, and said: "Ignorance is not guilty, get up. You have stayed in this prison for too long, and it is normal that you do not understand some changes outside."
Zhu Ying's tone was relatively friendly, and he had a good impression of Xia Yuanji, even though this was their first meeting.
But some information from his previous life says that he was an honest person.
His empty-printed documents were delivered at so many stations. Didn't others know the strangeness? But only Xia Yuanji held on to it.
And the old man did not specifically issue an edict or stamp the empty document.
This shows two things. One is that Xia Yuanji is bold and dares to speak out. The other is that he is meticulous and can detect changes in details from clues.
Such talents are more than a hundred times better than the many officials in the court.
Every talent, especially in today's Ming Dynasty, is very precious and precious in Zhu Ying's view.
The popularity of culture is not high to begin with, and the proportion of scholars is pitifully small compared to the common people in the world, and the talents that have emerged among them are even more proud.
Therefore, even if the officials who made mistakes were killed, Zhu Ying did not want to say that they would be executed directly, but would make the best use of them.
What's more, it's Xia Yuanji.
Xia Yuanji also lived up to Zhu Ying's expectations. The first thing he did when he got up was to bow and bow and said: "Your Highness, the guilty minister has a memorial."
Zhu Ying nodded and said, "Tell me."
Xia Yuanji immediately became energetic and said quickly: "Reporting to Your Highness, the guilty minister was on his way back to Beijing from the Chief Secretary of Sichuan to report on his duties. He happened to meet a group of freighters at the post station."
"The guilty minister noticed that he was sneaking around and became suspicious, so he went to the inn to check his official documents."
"As expected, this group of people actually used a blank seal to seal the document. The seal was already affixed before the people arrived."
"When I returned to Beijing and told the story, I was sent to prison by the Jinyi Guards."
Xia Yuanji claimed to be a guilty minister, but he did not mean that he was guilty in the empty-printed document.
In the beginning, the guilty minister was the name of an example, but later the guilty minister was because of his disrespect for Zhu Ying. It was a crime of great disrespect to mistake the wrong person.
Theoretically speaking, Zhu Ying could execute him according to Ming law based on this article alone.
After Xia Yuanji said this, even Lan Yu, who had been beside him, looked a little weird.
The other Jin Yiwei didn't even look sideways, but the corners of their mouths twitched.
Zhu Ying said bluntly: "You are right, this group of people did use blank printing documents, but the goods used for the blank printing documents were high-yield crops and grains transported by my palace from the Western Regions."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yingyou said: "In this regard, in order to be able to quickly transport this high-yielding crop, my approach violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and there was indeed something wrong with it."
"At this point, Mr. Xia was wronged in vain. It's just that this high-yielding crop involves the secret of the Ming Dynasty. It was particularly critical during transportation at that time. However, if there is any loss, it will involve the people of the world. "
"So everyone in Jinyiwei is paying high attention to it. When Chief Xia mentioned this matter, Jinyiwei's heart trembled. After all, the news had not been leaked before, so Chief Xia was immediately detained."
"Now it seems that it was also a misunderstanding, but it made Director Xia suffer during this period."
Song Zhong's eyes moved slightly, and there was actually a trace of moisture in his eyes.
The surrounding Jin Yiwei felt a warm current flowing through their hearts.
Since the Jinyiwei was reorganized in the 15th year of Hongwu, its reputation has become completely bad.
In the previous three major Hongwu cases, there was no way to escape the murder of Zhongliang. Of course, the emperor could not take the blame, and the one who took the blame was naturally Jin Yiwei.
Jinyiwei is so prestigious outside, but it is inevitable to be spurned behind his back.
No one has ever spoken out for Jin Yiwei inside and outside the court, and it can be said that it is the first time since the establishment of Jin Yiwei that he has helped Jin Yiwei explain things like today.
After hearing this explanation, Xia Yuanji finally understood the reason for his sudden misfortune.
However, this involved His Highness Taisun, and Xia Yuanji had nothing to say.
"The guilty minister deserves what he deserves, but I don't know what this high-yielding crop is. Please clarify my doubts, Your Highness."
Xia Yuanji felt a little confused when he heard the name Gao Yi.
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of money and grain, and it is naturally familiar with all kinds of agricultural products. It is also his job. Xia Yuanji wanted to know what the so-called high yield was.
After Zhu Ying heard the words, he didn't answer immediately. Song Zhong next to him saw this, coughed slightly, paused and then took a step forward and said: "His Royal Highness Taisun got this from the Western Regions with great hardships, and the yield per acre is thousands of catties." food."
"Currently it has been planted in the capital, and the first batch of grain obtained is about a thousand catties per mu and is being distributed to the people."
Xia Yuanji was immediately horrified and said: "There really is a thousand kilograms of grain per mu in this world."
Song Zhong scolded: "With the facts before you, do you have to doubt His Highness?"
Xia Yuanji hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The sinner is ignorant. It's just that in all these years, thousands of years ago and now, I have never heard of it. After hearing it like this, I lost my mind and body and rushed to His Highness."
Zhu Ying said: "The world is vast and full of wonders. Beyond the Ming Dynasty, there are also territories thousands of miles away. There are some miraculous crops that no one in the Central Plains has heard of."
"I got these crops by chance. It would be difficult to find them if I didn't plant them accidentally."
"Now that these crops have grown up, when Director Xia returns to the household department to report on his work, he will naturally know about it."
Xia Yuanji said quickly: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Ying nodded and said: "This time is a misfortune for you, but I am pleased with your spirit. To be an official, you have to be like Mr. Proper issues must be dealt with strictly.”
"Some small things may seem inconspicuous, but in fact they lay the foundation for extremely terrifying disasters. This time, Mr. Xia suffered a crime, but I hope that Mr. Xia will not have any scruples because of this, and he will behave as before in the future."
"What the Ming Dynasty lacks is talents like Master Xia."
Hearing the recognition from His Highness the Grand Sun, Xia Yuanji was moved and felt that the sins of the past few months had not been in vain.
Xia Yuanji replied with a choked tone: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Ying said: "After Mr. Xia went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to report on his work, he would rest for a day or two to recuperate his energy, and then come to Kunning Palace to find me. There happen to be some things in this palace that require talents like Mr. Xia. .”
There is no doubt about Xia Yuanji's ability. The person who can be called 'Zhu Di's Money Bag' is certainly not a wasted name. He must be good at arithmetic.
Now that the fifth factory is about to be built, Zhu Ying is in short supply of talents.
General affairs were fine, but when it came to arithmetic, Zhu Ying really didn't have much to offer.
Among the disciples under his command, they are good at cheating, but naturally there are not many who are truly talented.
In places like the Western Regions, it was difficult for anyone with a little bit of talent to come under Zhu Ying's command. Zhu Ying regarded even a few talented people as treasures.
What's more, it involves arithmetic, which is extremely advanced knowledge nowadays.
Classics related to arithmetic are almost inaccessible to ordinary people, and are basically controlled by the court.
Most of the private accountants are messed up in arithmetic. The so-called muddleheaded accountants are similar to all chambers of commerce, and only some big families can cultivate outstanding accountants who understand arithmetic.
Among them, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue can be regarded as the top level in the Ming Dynasty in terms of arithmetic.
In some operas, many people are fooled by arithmetic, but these are all true records.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."
Although Xia Yuanji didn't understand why it was Kunning Palace, at this time, naturally he couldn't ask any more questions.
No matter how many doubts there are, maybe you will be able to find out after you leave the Jinyiwei Yamen and arrive at the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After Xia Yuanji left, Zhu Ying ordered: "Send all these files to the Ming Dynasty Public Security Department."
Then he said to Lan Yu: "Mr. Liang Guo, these files will be left to the Department of Public Security. It should be no problem."
Lan Yu quickly assured: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do my best."
Zhu Ying nodded and said: "You can't let a bad person go, and you can't wrongly accuse a good person. From today onwards in the Department of Public Security, I hope Duke Liang will pay more attention to it, especially the officials who persecute the people, and they must be severely punished."
Lan Yu said in a deep voice: "I obey your order."
At this time, Lan Yu felt some pressure in her heart.
These files left by Jinyiwei must be very difficult and involve a wide range of things.
His Highness Taisun suddenly handed over the files that were originally in charge of Jin Yiwei to the Public Security Department. Lan Yu speculated on the purpose of this. He was afraid that the reputation of the Public Security Department would not be good in the future.
But facing His Highness Taisun's arrangement, he had no room to refuse.
And just when Zhu Ying made arrangements and was about to leave, suddenly a Jin Yiwei came in and replied: "Your Highness, outside the Jin Yiwei Yamen, Yang Zhongkai, the commander of the Juesheng Guard, is asking for an audience."
Absolute Sound Guard?
Zhu Ying was a little confused when she heard about this guard house.
The Ming Dynasty had many guard posts, with five or six hundred internal and external guards alone, and more than two to three thousand guard posts.
After Song Zhong's explanation, Zhu Ying finally understood the existence of Jueshengwei.
The responsibilities of the Juesheng Guard and the Jinyi Guard are similar, but the composition of each guard is all deaf and mute.
The relationship is deaf and mute, so the loyalty is even more pure, and it is difficult for outsiders to get in touch with them.
Zhu Ying had not contacted him before, because the Juesheng Guards were secret guards and were not in the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion. They were directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. The salaries of this guard were also paid from internal funds.
Jueshengwei was also responsible for some of the earlier assassinations of heroes.
After Zhu Ying found out, she also became interested. She didn't know why Yang Zhongkai was suddenly looking for her, so she said: "Let him come in."
Yang Zhongkai is a rather skinny old man in his fifties with white hair.
But the most eye-catching thing is his eyes, which are very clear and bright, without the turbidity of the elderly at all.
After entering, he knelt down and said some sign language.
Zhu Ying couldn't understand the sign language, but Jin Yiwei had many talents, so naturally there was an interpreter.
"Your Majesty, Yang Zhongkai, pays homage to His Highness the Grand Sun."
In fact, this is the sentence, even Zhu Ying can guess it without translating it.
All the officials said the same thing when they saw him.
"Get up." Zhu Ying said.
Without waiting for the sign language to be translated, Yang Zhongkai straightened up and started typing out some sign language.
Although he was old, the speed of the sign language was not satisfactory at all. It gave Zhu Ying a feeling of Taoist seals, as if he would take out a piece of talisman paper and perform some Taoist magic at the next moment.
The Jin Yiwei next to him quickly translated: "I came here rashly and asked His Highness Taisun to forgive me, but I cannot do so. Jueshengwei wants to ask His Highness Taisun for support."
Zhu Ying was a little confused and said: "What kind of support do you need from the Juesheng Guard? Let me tell you."
As soon as Zhu Ying finished speaking, Yang Zhongkai immediately responded with sign language at the speed of forming seals.
And Zhu Ying also realized that Yang Zhongkai knew how to read lips.
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