Outside the Huagai Palace.
Zhu Biao stood still, Mu Ying did not rush him, she understood and waited quietly.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Queen Ma came with her maids.
Zhu Biao and Mu Ying stepped forward to salute.
Queen Ma looked at the two brothers, took the food box from the palace maid's hand, waved it away, looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "What mistake have you made?"
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and just about to explain, he heard Queen Ma say: "You two brothers have been standing here for a while. If you were going to see His Majesty, you should have gone in long ago. Waiting here, isn't it just to wait for the Queen Mother?" Intercede for you? Tell me, if it is a small mistake, my mother will bear it for you. If it is a big mistake, it is best to prepare knee pads."
Mu Ying looked at Queen Ma. She was just like her biological mother. She had never regarded herself as an outsider. She was kind and tried her best to protect everyone around her.
"Mother, it's not that the child has made a mistake, but there is something that may make the father angry. The child has thought about it, but he still wants to wait for the mother to help and block it."
Zhu Biao said and handed the flow chart drawn by Gu Zhengchen to Queen Ma.
This is a personal letter, not a formal document, and it is not related to political affairs.
Empress Ma looked up the letter and couldn't help but smile: "It turned out to be the person who held the dinner ceremony. I heard from your father that you are very fond of this person. Could it be that he has made some mistakes that deserve the two of you to come together to intercede?" ?”
Zhu Biao lowered his head bitterly: "Mother, Gu Zhengchen is not at fault, but at fault. It's just that the Jurong case involves too many areas. Gu Zhengchen is worried about affecting the young, old, women and children. He hopes to only kill the culprits and the masters and subordinates, and threaten the subordinates and their families. Get a lighter sentence.”
After Empress Ma heard about it, she immediately had a good impression of Gu Zhengchen: "This is a man who understands people's sufferings and the difficulty of life. However, my mother cannot say anything about this kind of thing. After all, it is a local government matter."
Mu Ying said softly from the side: "When the queen is here, your majesty handles everything more smoothly."
Empress Ma glared at Mu Ying and said, "Call me Queen! I don't care what official you are or how you behave as a monarch or a minister. You, Mu Ying, are my son. If you dare to touch the queen again, you will never enter the palace in the future."
"Mother, the child is wrong."
Mu Yingru is a well-behaved child.
Empress Ma looked at the letter and said with some confusion: "This letter is written in a strange way. This kind of arrow box is novel. I have never seen anyone write a letter in this way. The content... hiss... this... Surprisingly...the Guo family is so brave!"
Zhu Biao looked at the somewhat angry Queen Ma and immediately knew that something was in trouble.
The queen mother is famous for her good temper. This simple version of the letter has already made her angry. Who knows what Gu Zhengchen wrote in the letter to his father. It is a thick stack, and it is probably so detailed that it is shocking. I can't wait to turn the table over.
"Let's go."
Empress Ma returned the letter to Zhu Biao, looked at the Huagai Palace, and sighed: "Look at your father's attitude first, and then think of a way when the opportunity arises. If you can save a few people from dying, then if your father's attitude is The emperor is determined to kill all these people, so you two must not contradict him. If you contradict him, Gu Zhengchen may not be able to return to Aurous Hill in the future."
Zhu Biao and Mu Ying were suddenly startled.
The two thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case. If they contradicted Zhu Yuanzhang because of Gu Zhengchen, Zhu Yuanzhang might "bear grudge" against Gu Zhengchen and attribute the father-son conflict to Gu Zhengchen, thus finding an excuse to blame Gu Zhengchen. Go fishing in Guangdong.
When Queen Ma saw that the two people understood the relationship, she walked towards the Huagai Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang was looking through a roster, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard that the chamberlain informed the queen, the prince, and Mu Ying that they wanted to see each other at the same time.
The queen came to deliver food. She had been doing it for a long time and was used to it. It was natural for her to come now.
Mu Ying may have something to report.
But there is no reason for the prince to come at this time. He should be dining with the princess in the East Palace at this time, and he will have to discuss life matters later. It makes no sense to go to the Huagai Palace at this time.
The three of them entered the palace and bowed.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao and Mu Ying, and smiled at Queen Ma who came over: "My sister is here just in time. We are looking for a long history for the third and fourth sons."
Empress Ma put the food box aside and responded with a smile: "Your Majesty's appetite has not been very good these days. I thought about it, so I baked some pancakes and mixed them with some vegetables and gruel to reflect on the past days."
"Well, that's right. When we were imprisoned in the dungeon by Marshal Guo, if the girl hadn't brought us cakes, we might have starved to death. This cake was so hot that it almost hurt you."
Zhu Yuanzhang remembered the past, took the pancake, took a big bite, and enjoyed chewing it. After swallowing it, he sighed: "Sister, have you heard about the second child?"
Queen Ma served the porridge to Zhu Yuanzhang and blamed herself: "It was my concubine's poor teaching that made this child make mistakes."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "The second child is smart at a young age. My husband has praised you several times. You have always taken good care of these children. This is obvious to all. It's just that this child has been in the palace for too long and is proud of his status as a prince. This Only then did the beatings of palace maids and eunuchs occur. I have already blamed him and hope that he can restrain himself. Two days ago, I also found Wen Yuanji, the chief minister of the Prince of Qin's Palace, and asked him to teach the elders day and night to achieve his virtue. The incident with the second child has alerted me, the third and fourth children also need to pay more attention."
Queen Ma was also surprised.
Zhu Xi was very well-behaved and intelligent when he was a child. Although he was a little naughty and mischievous, he was very measured and did not bully the palace maids or eunuchs. But now, before he turned eighteen, he behaved violently. It is said that two eunuchs were beaten so hard that they could not walk.
Such a violent side is worrying coming from the prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao: "As the eldest brother, you have to watch over them. If they make any mistakes, they will be beaten when they should be beaten and scolded when they should be scolded. Don't indulge them just because of brotherly affection!"
Zhu Biao quickly agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. Zhu Biao was more like Queen Ma in temperament. He took care of the people around him. He treated his brothers even more carefully. Even if his brothers were at fault, he would stand up and intercede.
This is good, brotherhood is comforting.
But in this way, he seems a little weak. If he can't control these younger brothers, it will not be a good thing. The matter of leaving corpses alone and attacking each other must not happen in the Ming Dynasty royal family.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to eat the pie.
Zhu Biao handed over a thick document, together with the letter written by Gu Zhengchen to himself, and took a step back with some anxiety: "Father, Jurong Magistrate Gu Zhengchen handed over the document, saying that the tiger problem has been eliminated. The case is now closed, please tell me how to deal with the criminal."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not open the heavy document, but just picked up the letter with the flow chart: "He is the magistrate of Jurong County. After the case is concluded, he can be sentenced as he wants. Why should you inform me about this kind of thing? Besides, it is such a trivial matter... ...Uh, that doesn’t make sense!”
Zhu Biao felt a little panicked as he looked at his father who had left the pie behind and had a solemn expression on his face.
Mu Ying stepped aside.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his face became increasingly gloomy.
Is the Yin and Yang dossier a prisoner of crime?
The people in this county government are so deceptive and do not take the law into consideration at all?
Should be killed!
The Taoist priest of the Qingzhen Temple is actually a perverted Taoist, and he dares to engage in the business of selling people. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t want this Taoist temple, this Taoist must die!
Yangcanggu?
Because Divination escaped into the mountains and contributed to the county government's efforts to solve the Wuchengshan lime mine case and the Muslim temple case, this person's merits and demerits are equal to each other.
Wucheng Mountain!
The tiger harm here is actually caused by humans!
The remnants of Zhang Shicheng turned into bandits and bribed Guo Liu to work for him. This Guo Liu is really bold. I will kill him with a thousand knives!
Oh, Guo Liu is dead.
Then people like Guo Baijin, Guo Liang, and Guo Jie should be punished instead!
Privately minted coins? !
What a big dog!
He dared to risk his life to mint coins privately, but he still didn't kill enough people to scare people's hearts.
Guo Dian, Guo Shan, Guo Qu...
Genocide!
How can we intimidate others without killing everyone?
This Gu Zhengchen dared to exonerate the guilty prisoners, and dared to say that his family members were not guilty enough to die. This guy was too merciful. Faced with this kind of thing, only killing can make people remember it, and make those who come after him fear it. Only then can we avoid future troubles!
Okay!
Jinling City Wall, the Ministry of Industry may have a problem.
Ying Tianfu assisted the Yin and Yang files, and Ying Tianfu assisted in the circulation of privately minted copper coins. Gu Zhengchen, you have made great contributions! Who could have imagined that such an earth-shattering thing happened in Jurong, not far from the foot of the world, and he didn't even hear about it!
Zhu Yuanzhang took out the detailed documents, read them carefully, threw the documents on the table, stood up and said: "If Gu Zhengchen hadn't gone to Jurong, how many years would it have taken for these cases to be solved? Those missing people, people who were wrongly accused , How many years will it take for it to be resolved? How many people's homes will privately minted copper coins have to flow into?!"
Zhu Biao and Mu Ying looked at each other, a little at a loss.
Zhu Yuanzhang's statement at this time was different from what he expected. He expected that Zhu Yuanzhang, who had read the document, would be furious and shout "kill, kill, kill". But now, although his face was ugly, he was not furious after reading the document. Kill everyone involved in the case, but talk about Gu Zhengchen first.
Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "Father, the Jurong case has twists and turns. Gu Zhengchen has been able to solve this series of cases less than a month after taking office. From my perspective, Gu Zhengchen has the ability to rectify the situation and eliminate the long-standing shortcomings." , the merit of clearing the source.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "In such a short period of time, he investigated so many cases clearly, even risking his own life, and took people deep into the tiger's den twice. This person is considered a brave and strategic person. You are the prince, and you think this matter should be done How to deal with it?”
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was a little confused whether the "incident" referred to Gu Zhengchen's meritorious service or the "Jurong major case". He thought for a moment and said seriously: "Father, I think the Jurong case happened in Jurong." "Rong, Gu Zhixian made a reasonable and reasonable judgment in accordance with the laws and regulations, so I can grant him permission."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said solemnly: "For the sake of Gu Zhengchen's care in renovating the place, I can grant him permission to do as many as he asked. However, those involved in the Yin Yang File case of privately minting coins must not be treated lightly! In my opinion, I will kill them all." Alright."
