"reward?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold instantly, and he snorted coldly:
"He Li Jin, as an official of the imperial court, went to visit the boat in public."
"It's already a good thing that we didn't let anyone arrest him, but you still want us to reward him? What a dream!"
"Furthermore, Li Jin also beat up the imperial official, so we have to settle the score with him for this matter."
Zhu Biao was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to clear Li Jin's name.
After all, the laws of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulated that prostitution was not allowed by imperial officials.
"Father, what do you plan to do with Li Jin?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he frowned and pondered for a moment, then said:
"No matter how bad Chen Huaiyi is, he is still the censor of the dynasty."
"Li Jin beat Chen Huaiyi in public and broke Chen Huaiyi's legs."
"If we don't punish Li Jin, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
"We think it's better for Li Jin not to be a censor, but to be his county magistrate, otherwise he will embarrass us in the capital."
"Father, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to drive Li Jin out of the capital, Zhu Biao immediately summoned him.
"No matter what you say, Li Jin is still a great talent, and he always has something to say."
"Leave him in the capital. If anything happens in the future, you can ask him."
"Wouldn't it be too unfair for you to drive him back to be a county magistrate?"
Seeing that Zhu Biao valued Li Jin so much, Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily:
"What kind of talent is he? He's just full of bad ideas and doesn't know how to do it right."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was still belittling Li Jin, Zhu Biao became a little anxious:
"Father, although Li Jin is a little jumpy, but..."
"Hey, Biao'er, why can't you see our hard work?"
Before Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him directly and sighed:
"This Li Jin is also a restless person in the capital. In just a short time, he has already been with the generals in Huaixi."
"Don't you know who the generals of Huaixi are?"
"If Li Jin stays with them all the time, I'm afraid he will be assimilated by these people very quickly, and by then he will become a group of like-minded bastards."
Zhu Biao opened his mouth slightly, remembering the scene on the boat.
Before they entered, they clearly heard that Li Jin was going to take these Huaixi generals to do big business.
Li Jin had only been in Beijing for less than two days, and he had already fallen in love with these domineering Huaixi generals.
As time goes by, what Zhu Yuanzhang said may really happen.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and agreed:
"Father is right, Li Jin really shouldn't hang out with these people."
"He is a talented person, and the court will value him in the future."
Seeing that Zhu Biao valued Li Jin very much, Zhu Yuanzhang twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and then continued:
"Not only that, these generals each hold great power."
"We have given them more reminders, hoping that they will be self-aware and voluntarily give up their military power."
"It's a pity that these people are all obsessed with power and pretend to be crazy for us."
"You should also know Li Jin's abilities."
"Although he is a bit of a jerk, he does have the ability to make money."
"Once they combine, and they have soldiers and money, they will really no longer be able to check and balance them."
"So we must not give them a chance to be together. Later, you will ask the Ministry of Rites to draft a decree and let this bastard Li Jin go back and become the county magistrate."
"You are not allowed to step into the capital again."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was so decisive, Zhu Biao didn't have much to say, so he had to turn around and find someone to draft an order.
...
When Li Jin walked back from Qinhuai River Goulan to listen to music, he saw a group of imperial guards waiting for him at the door of the inn.
"Li Jin takes the order."
Before Li Jin understood what was going on, the young eunuch headed by him began to read the imperial edict loudly.
"It is destined to be carried by heaven, the emperor decreed."
"Supervisory censor Li Jin beat the imperial court..."
After reciting the imperial edict, Li Jin was stunned on the spot.
What's the meaning? As soon as I arrived in the capital, you asked me to go back?
Even the newly promoted seventh-grade official position was demoted back to the eighth-grade county magistrate?
What does Lao Zhu mean? Are you kidding yourself?
Just when Li Jin was puzzled, the little eunuch who announced the decree had already walked up with a pleasant look:
"Master Li, I haven't seen you for many days, but I still remember this villain."
It was Ma He, the young eunuch who had given orders to Li Jin many times.
"Remember, of course I remember."
Li Jin took out ten taels of silver with ease, stuffed it into the little eunuch's sleeve calmly, and said pleasantly:
"Is the Emperor's Holy Body in good condition?"
Ma He weighed the weight of the silver and felt extremely satisfied. Master Li had never let him down before.
"Don't worry, sir. Peace be with you, Holy Gong."
"I just heard that you beat Master Chen, and I was quite angry. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince persuaded him to stop."
"The emperor has just asked you to return to Shanghu County and serve as your county magistrate."
When Li Jin heard this, he felt relieved.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang didn't yell in anger that he wanted to kill himself, Li Jin didn't think there was a big problem.
"Thank you for the tip, father-in-law. Do you want to go in and have dinner together?"
"That's not necessary. The Emperor is still waiting for us to return to deliver our mission."
The little eunuch refused directly, and then whispered:
"Master Li, it is better to leave the capital as soon as possible. The emperor is not very satisfied with what you are doing in the capital."
After saying that, Ma He turned and left, leaving only Li Jin with a stunned look on his face.
What did I do in the capital? Besides beating Chen Huaiyi, isn't it just a matter of listening to music?
Li Jin, who couldn't figure it out, could only shake his head and prepare to go back to the inn to pack his luggage and run away tonight.
....
Early morning the next day.
Before daybreak, civil and military officials had already appeared outside the palace gate, talking among themselves.
The topic of discussion was naturally to seal the king and guard the border.
Lan Yu arrived much earlier than usual today. As soon as she arrived, she saw Xu Da standing in front of the palace gate with his eyes closed and concentrating.
Lan Yu walked up to Xu Da in a few steps and said:
"Wei Guogong, have you written the excerpt that the emperor asked you to write?"
Xu Da slowly opened his eyes, and after seeing the blue jade clearly, he said casually:
"Naturally I wrote it."
"What are you writing about?"
"That's no need to ask. I naturally agree with the superior's decision and support the king's defense of the border."
Lan Yu heard Xu Da's answer and smiled:
"It seems that Duke Wei is not a person willing to tell the truth!"
When Xu Da heard this, his heart suddenly trembled. On the surface, he pretended to be calm and asked:
"Lanyu, what do you mean by this?"
Lan Yu lowered her voice and said in Xu Da's ear:
"Sealing the king to guard the border is a national policy to weaken our generals. You actually agree?"
"I said you didn't tell the truth, am I wrong?"
Xu Da's eyes suddenly shrank, and he looked at Lan Yu seriously, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
When did Lan Yu, a reckless man, have such knowledge?
Xu Da never believed that this was Lan Yu's own idea.
But no matter whose idea it was, Xu Da would not allow Lan Yu to tell it, otherwise Lan Yu would not be the only one who would be unlucky.
"Lanyu, be careful that trouble comes from your mouth."
Xu Da's face was extremely serious, and his tone was even more unacceptable:
"Such words must never be heard by superiors!!"
