"It's all my duty." Zeng Tai hurriedly said humbly: "I'm still far behind."
"No, they are far worse than you." Zhu Yuanzhang pressed his hands on the jade belt and asked quietly: "Where did you eat last night?"
"Back to Your Majesty, at Wu Bozong's house in the East Palace to wash horses, he invited several former colleagues to greet his ministers." Zeng Tai was confused by the question, so he hurriedly answered honestly.
"Who are they?" Boss Zhu seemed to be very interested in this topic and asked in detail. "What kind of food did you eat and what kind of wine did you drink?"
"There is also Song Zan, the Attendant of the East Palace who is studying, and Zhang Cunhou, the Attendant of the East Palace." Although Zeng Tai didn't know what he was talking about, he still answered honestly: "The dishes are four dishes and one soup, including fish, shrimp, ham, and a crock pot of soup.
.As for what you’re drinking, it seems to be some soju.”
"Well, this Wu Zhuangyuan is quite good at enjoying things. He eats better than us." Boss Zhu made a joke. Zeng Taigang just laughed along with him, but heard the emperor change the topic and asked quietly:
"Then what did you guys talk about?"
"This..." Zeng Tai became more and more confused, but the string in his heart became tighter and tighter. He repeated what he said during the dinner.
"Why are you so vague when you get to where the three of them are talking about?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a frown.
"Back to the emperor, I have a problem. When I talk, I only care about my own pleasure. I don't notice what others say." Zeng Tai said sarcastically.
"Oh, hahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't expect you also have a naughty side."
"I really can't remember it," Zeng Tai said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter if you can't remember, then let's think about it for you." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly, glanced at the imperial case and said:
"You guys talked about what happened to Wu Zhuangyuan's family, right?"
"Yes." Zeng Tai was shocked. He didn't know whether the emperor had guessed it or someone had tipped him off.
"You forgot that Wu Zhuangyuan's family is from Jiangxi, but they don't believe it, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
"Yes." Zeng Tai began to sweat on his forehead. The former possibility was ruled out. Now it is only possible that someone snitched on him.
"Wu Bozong, my host, naturally can't embarrass you. I just say that my family doesn't have a few acres of thin farmland, so I don't need to cause you any trouble." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zeng Tai and said angrily and funny:
"You actually immediately raised the issue and said that his family can't only have a few acres of land. You are really a talent."
"I also know that this is wrong, but I have such a temper. If I don't say anything, I will choke myself to death." Zeng Tai apologized with a smile, but his lower body was trembling, and he was about to pee with fear.
He couldn't help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, at the banquet last night, everyone was paying attention to what they said... Except for Song Zan's words of 'singing praises' and Wu Bozong's words of 'land in the name', there shouldn't be anything too outrageous... right?
"What you said in the first half was quite restrained, but if it's just like this, it won't alarm us." Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly:
"Tell me what you two talked about in the study in the second half. Do you need me to remind you again?"
"No, it's not necessary." Zeng Tai was so numb that he didn't dare to take any chances and honestly reported last night's conversation in the study to the emperor.
"Wu Bozong is raised by this little maid!" He thought that Zhu Yuanzhang knew everything, but unexpectedly the emperor became furious when he heard this, slapped the case and cursed:
"Who doesn't know that those people were killed by our decree? Is he scolding the King of Chu? He is scolding his own king and father! This man has no king and no father. We have appointed him as the number one scholar and treated him with care.
Cultivating, is this how he repays us? He is the most heartbroken and crazy, okay?"
Zeng Tai was dumbfounded. He never expected that the emperor was actually deceiving him! He didn't even know about his private conversation with Wu Bozong!
"He wants to say that we have become the public enemy of scholars all over the world. Let's just say we are public enemies. Anyway, we have seen clearly that after a hundred years, we will definitely be scolded to death by them." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a sneer:
"Since everyone regards us as public enemies, we have nothing to be polite about. Killing one is killing, and killing ten thousand is killing! Anyone who objects can go and stay with Chen Qianfu. Kill all those who object and there will be no one.
Objected!"
"Your Majesty, I risked my life to submit a memorial!" Zeng Tai saw that he had dug such a big hole, and he didn't care about it anymore. He quickly raised his neck and said loudly:
"First of all, what Wu Zhuangyuan said was drunken talk, and there are countless drunken words! Secondly, he was the first champion in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor could not touch him just because of a few complaints. It would damage the face of the Ming Dynasty! Thirdly, he was an official in the East Palace.
First of all, if you touch him, it will definitely involve a large film, and even His Highness the Crown Prince will be troubled by rumors!"
"Go on, keep talking." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "If there's another fourth, maybe we'll spare him."
"Fourth..." How could Zeng Tai have a fourth? But at the critical moment, the envoy of the "Lilliput Kingdom" suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and he immediately said loudly:
"There are bigger things at the moment that need to be dealt with urgently by the Emperor!"
"Oh, what's the big deal?" Zhu Yuanzhang said expressionlessly: "Can you let us put this aside and look at that?"
"This has nothing to do with the state." Zeng Tai hurriedly told the emperor the story of how he met the Champa envoy before entering the palace and wanted to ask for an audience, but was frustrated by the imperial censor.
Strive to use both emotional and emotional expression to divert Boss Zhu's attention as much as possible.
It seemed that the effect was pretty good, so Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "You said it's been half a year since the Champa envoy came to Nanjing?"
"Yes, according to what the envoy said, they came to congratulate the emperor on his birthday. It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival in a blink of an eye." Zeng Tai wiped his sweat.
"Asshole!" Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry and said: "Why has no one reported this matter for so long?"
This is indeed a great event. But for Boss Zhu, it is not because it harms the national system, but because it deceives the saints!
"Go and call us all the people from the Prince, General Affairs Department, Zhongshu Province, Ministry of Rites, and Honglu Temple!" Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and said, "We have to see which section dares to block the news and block the inside and outside!"
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During the meal, the prince and Zuo Er, the chief of the relevant provincial and provincial temples, were all summoned to hear Boss Zhu's rage.
"Now let's ask questions one by one. You will answer whether you know or not. No nonsense is allowed. Do you understand?" Then Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.
"I understand." The ministers and workers hurriedly responded.
"Prince, did you know about the envoy from Champa Kingdom before?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked his eldest son in a slow tone.
"I don't know." Zhu Biao shook his head.
"Okay." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded without surprise, and asked Li Chen, the general affairs envoy. Cheng Jilong said, "Does the general affairs envoy know?"
"I don't know." They both shook their heads.
"Where is Zhongshu Province?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes moved to Hu Weiyong.
