Secret, just from the literal meaning, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was a confidentiality system created by his predecessor.
He reached out and took the book from Zhu Di's hand. He opened it and saw that the text on it was detailed and neat, and the delicate regular characters were pleasing to the eye.
From reading between the lines, Zhu Yuanzhang can feel a bit of the feminine beauty of his daughter's family. It is obvious that this secret was written by a woman.
This is not easy. In today's world, it is not easy for a woman to have such knowledge.
Carefully look at the text on the dense text. Line by line and column by column, the words are sincere and the words are sincere. The person being sued is Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs at that time.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes lightly and glanced at Zhao Mian without any trace of the old god. He was not deeply impressed by this guy, and only his name remained in his memory.
Obviously, even though Zhao Mian has become the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, he did not pay more attention to this decaying body, which is far inferior to Zhan Hui.
After reading the text on the secret, Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm, pressed the secret under the palm of his hand, and said, "We will discuss this later."
The matter involves Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, and it is not a small matter. The attack in the court has a huge impact. Even if he wants to raise the butcher's knife, he must find definite evidence.
What's more, Zhao Mian is the son-in-law of Liu Sanwu, a Hanlin scholar, and there is a natural force behind him. Attacking at this moment can easily cause turmoil in the court.
Zhu Yuanzhang chose to suppress the matter for the time being and wait for the investigation to be clear before dealing with it. However, he estimated that this matter would not be a small matter, and he did not know how many heads would fall to the ground.
He glanced meaningfully at the trembling ministers in the palace, his expression as normal, but the more he acted like this, the more unsure the ministers in the palace felt.
Even the always domineering Liang Guogong Lan Yu felt cold sweat at this moment. He was not sure whether the closeness had anything to do with him. Coupled with Zhu Di's cautious attitude, it really made people think.
Heavy pressure enveloped the Fengtian Hall. The ministers didn't know the details. They were sweating profusely at the moment. Many people were already trembling and regretting why they didn't faint just now, so as not to suffer here.
Zhan Hui's superiority, Prince Zhu Di's solemnity, and Zhu Yuanzhang's cold treatment made the officials feel more and more like a storm was coming.
At this moment, all the ministers in the palace were thinking about whether they had done anything illegal in the past few years, especially whether they had been greedy for money.
After thinking about it, many people breathed a sigh of relief. They had worked conscientiously over the years, not to mention a piece of silver, not even a salty duck egg. There was no need to worry about any evidence being found.
only……
The ministers and servants with relatively junior official positions are looking eagerly at the senior officials standing in front of us, hoping in their hearts that you will not be confused. We cannot afford to be involved in this crime.
In this way, the court was silent for a short moment, and then some ministers stood up again.
Tongzheng envoy Si Tongzheng envoy Ru Jun took a few steps forward, knelt down on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I have received a report that there is a demon causing chaos in Huizhou, Shaanxi Province, and it will be difficult to quell it for a while."
The ministers were shocked again. This news was quite interesting. Shaanxi Chief Envoy Si was a man who had nothing to do. He could not solve the trouble caused by a demon, but it actually caused trouble in the court.
The so-called demons causing chaos are actually the White Lotus Sect, an illegal religion that first began to spread and develop in the Tang Dynasty. It has a tenacious vitality that cannot be burned out by wild fire and revived by the spring breeze.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the world was in turmoil, the White Lotus Sect seized the opportunity to make trouble. The famous leaders of the Red Scarf Army, Han Shantong, Liu Futong, Xu Shouhui, and Zou Pusheng, were all White Lotus sects. They inspired the masses with their prophecies about the birth of King Ming and the rebirth of Maitreya, which caused great consequences. Influence.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang can be regarded as half a White Lotus sect believer. After all, he also did something to pretend that King Ming was born, and part of the reason for the word "Ming" in the Ming Dynasty came from the birth of King Ming.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty and the White Lotus Sect can be considered to have some relatives, but after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he naturally would not talk about it. On the contrary, he suppressed the White Lotus Sect forcefully.
The beliefs of the White Lotus Sect are extremely complex, and the gods they respect are also diverse, and each sect has its own different doctrines. Apart from the official unified name of the White Lotus Sect, there is not much interoperability internally.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect has been strictly prohibited throughout the country. However, the White Lotus Sect is extremely tenacious and often causes riots. Therefore, the chaos caused by demons in Huizhou, Shaanxi Province is not a big deal in the eyes of the ministers.
What surprised them was that the Shaanxi Chief Envoy failed to handle such a small matter well and let it escalate to the court. The meaning of this was quite unclear.
In addition, the fiefdom of King Qin Zhu Ping is in Shaanxi, and with King Qin sitting in charge, this matter can still cause trouble. The so-called monster causing chaos is thought-provoking.
Moreover, Prince Yiwen, Zhu Biao, just returned from a field trip to Shaanxi at the beginning of the year. How long ago did the demons start to cause trouble?
Zhu Di squinted his eyes slightly, feeling that this matter was unusual. What the ministers could think of quickly, he had a clear mind, how could he not think of it.
There is always something puzzling about this matter. It is obviously a matter that can be solved by the Chief Envoy, but it was reported to the Forbidden City in Yingtian.
Of course, in the past, if monsters caused trouble, they would need to be reported to the court, but most of them have been resolved, and the ministers can just wait for commendations and rewards.
Unlike this time, the demon's rebellion has not yet been resolved, and the attitude of the Shaanxi Chief Envoy seems to be asking for help, which is interesting.
Now that the matter has been reported to the imperial court, the imperial court will naturally send troops to quell the rebellion. This time the opportunity was given to Zhu Di. He thought over and over again and said: "Shaanxi is an important place for the country, so we must investigate it. In the interests of Wei Guo, we can quell the demon rebellion." Investigate the source of the chaos.”
The Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, was the younger brother of Zhu Di's wife, Xu Miaoyun. He had a prominent position in the court. It can be said that, except for the Duke of Liang, Lan Yu, Xu Huizu could be regarded as the first noble person in Huaixi.
His status was too noble. He was the eldest son of King Xu Da of Zhongshan and had great military exploits. He was also the brother-in-law of King Yan. Even the title "Huizu" was given by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now Zhu Di chose Xu Huizu to quell the demon rebellion. Naturally, he had his own thoughts, but it was unexplainable in the court. He decided to talk to Xu Huizu alone after he retired from the court.
The ancestor of Wei Guogong Xu Hui looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and saw that he did not deny it, so he stood up and said: "I accept the decree!"
He has always been like this. Now that Your Majesty is still here, he is naturally the most loyal to Your Majesty. When Zhu Di succeeds to the throne, he will be loyal to Zhu Di. His loyalty is pure and firm.
Using Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to quell the demon rebellion was indeed a bit overkill, which was tantamount to using a bull's knife to kill a chicken, but Zhu Di had other thoughts in doing so.
The heart of an emperor is suspicious. Zhu Di perfectly inherited all the strengths and weaknesses of his father. Among the many princes, only King Yan Zhu Di was the most like Emperor Hongwu, both in terms of ability and character.
Because of this, when faced with the demon rebellion in Huizhou, Shaanxi Province, Zhu Di keenly felt something fishy about it, so he naturally sent out Wei Guogong, who was closest to him.
The future matters were not too important. Zhu Di took care of them one by one and waited until the sun rose three poles before the morning court ended.
As the officials of Honglu Temple routinely chanted to retire from the court, all civil and military officials dispersed. Only then did Zhu Di have some free time to conspire with Wei Guogong Xu Huizu.
Xu Huizu was not a fool. Zhu Di made such an arrangement, and he had some suspicions in his mind. In addition, the relationship between the two was indeed good. He said bluntly: "Your Highness asked me to go this time, I am afraid it is not just to quell the demon rebellion."
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