Liu Bowen smiled mysteriously, said nothing, and walked away slowly.
Zhu Bai couldn't figure it out, so he frowned and returned to the imperial study room.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw him coming in, he asked, "How did Liu Bowen answer you?"
After the court was over, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. How could Liu Bowen be so honest and sit back and wait for death?
Zhu Bai tilted his head and replied: "He said it was his honor to be able to help relieve the emperor's worries."
Zhu Yuanzhang pursed his lips: This guy must be holding back his big move.
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The officials and civil servants in Huaixi scolded Liu Bowen for several days, but Lao Zhu didn't show any sign.
Zhu Bai was still thinking that these people wouldn't be so stupid and would just keep using the same trick.
As a result, in the court today, someone reported that Liu Bowen did not use tableware and drinking utensils according to the "Ming Dynasty Law".
The person who made the report was Lu Ben, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Zhu Bai was a little surprised: Lu Ben was originally a neutral Qingliu, why was he so confused this time and anxiously moved himself to Li Shanchang's side.
If Lu Ben continues to do this, I don’t have to think of a solution. Lu Lian’er will be in trouble.
Zhu Biao obviously didn't know why his father-in-law suddenly had a convulsion and targeted his teacher, and he frequently frowned and looked back at him.
Lu Ben talked eloquently: "Master Liu is a first-class official, so he should use gold wine vessels and silver tableware, but he uses all porcelain ones. It is too disgraceful to the Ming Dynasty."
Immediately, a spokesman stood up and said: "This is blatant disobedience to the emperor's will. Please punish Liu Ji severely to set an example to others."
Zhu Bai pursed his lips: Is this a big deal? Lao Zhu asked the first-rank officials to use gold and silver utensils, but he didn’t give the officials gold or silver. The officials were poor, so they had to use porcelain. Besides, I don’t think porcelain is the best.
Not as good as gold and silver, but much healthier.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his face and asked Liu Bowen: "Master Liu, is this true?"
Liu Bowen came out of the queue and saluted: "It's true."
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes: "Master Liu, why don't you act in accordance with the law?"
Zhu Bai thought this sentence was as ridiculous as "Why not eat minced meat".
Liu Bowen lowered his head and replied: "My family is poor."
Zhu Biao hurriedly stood up to intercede for Liu Bowen.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him.
Zhu Biao could only purse his lips and retreat.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Someone, pull Liu Ji down and wait for him to be punished."
Zhu Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay, he just resigned himself to resignation and there is still room for change.
Liu Bowen was immediately stripped of his official uniform and hat and taken away.
Zhu Bai pursed his lips: Although I don't like Liu Shengun, I really don't understand what he meant when he said "God has his own arrangements" yesterday. Should I save this old man's life until he can figure out this matter?
So far?
When Zhu Yuanzhang left the court, he looked sideways at Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai: "Don't think of using any crooked means to plead for Liu Shengun."
One sentence stopped everything Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai wanted to say.
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Zhu Biao returned to the palace.
The Crown Princess came out with several concubines to greet him.
When Zhu Biao saw Lu Lian'er, his expression was complicated.
The Crown Princess led the people away wisely.
Lu Lian'er came up to wait on Zhu Biao to change his clothes.
"No need." Zhu Biao raised his hand to stop him and asked, "Have you had any contact with your family recently?"
Lu Lian'er hurriedly knelt down: "I don't dare to be willful anymore and have no contact with my family."
Zhu Biao pursed his lips and stood for a while before saying, "Yeah."
It seemed that she didn't know.
Zhu Biao thought about it, but calling Lu Ben into the palace for questioning was too eye-catching.
It's better for him to visit incognito.
There must be a reason to leave the palace and Lao Zhu's approval.
He couldn't tell Lao Zhu directly that he was going to Lu Mansion.
After all, the Crown Princess already had strong objections to his doting on Lu Lian'er. I wonder what the Crown Princess would think if he went to the Lu Mansion again.
It’s also difficult to handle…
Zhu Biao thought about it all afternoon, but couldn't come up with a good idea.
When he went to the Imperial Study Room to read the memorial in the afternoon, Zhu Bai didn't know what he was sitting by the stove playing with.
Lao Zhu didn't bother to care about him, as long as he stayed quiet and didn't act like a monster.
After much deliberation, Zhu Biao could only pretend to be in Zhu Bai's name.
He went over and asked Zhu Bai quietly: "Twelfth brother, do you want to go out to play?"
Zhu Bai looked up at him, his dark eyes shining brightly: "Where are you going?"
Zhu Biao said: "Temple fair, but you have to tell your father that you want to go to the temple fair and want me to take you there."
Zhu Bai shook his head: "There is nothing interesting in temple fairs."
How could he go back and forth to Liu Bowen's house so many times in vain?
He has been to temple fairs many times.
Zhu Biao said: "Please, I will buy you roast chicken."
Zhu Bai nodded: "Deal."
He put down the things in his hands and went over to pull Zhu Yuanzhang's clothes: "Father, eldest brother wants me to take him out to play."
Zhu Biao secretly covered his eyes: You cheater, that's not what you said.
Zhu Bai didn't want Zhu Biao to question Lu Ben and wanted to let Lu Ben commit suicide.
But he couldn't help but give Zhu Biao face, so he made a fuss and waited for Lao Zhu to refuse.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know whether he didn't understand or didn't listen at all, so he asked without raising his head: "What are you going to do?"
Zhu Bai replied: "Eat roast chicken."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao and said: "Keep an eye on him. Go early and come back early."
I just kept my head down and got busy.
She is really doting on Zhu Bai. She just accepted such a big thing casually...
Zhu Biao sighed secretly and replied: "Yes."
Zhu Bai opened his mouth slightly in surprise: Lao Zhu is so talkative today?!
The sun rises from the west?
Or he also knew what Zhu Biao was going out to do.
So you tacitly agree to play dumb with me?
Zhu Biao took Zhu Bai out of the palace, bought a roast chicken on the way, and went straight to Lu Mansion.
When Lu Ben saw Zhu Biao coming, he was surprised and happy, and hurriedly welcomed him in.
Zhu Biao handed the roast chicken to Zhu Bai and asked him to sit aside and eat.
When he looked at Lu Ben again, his expression was gloomy and solemn, completely different from his usual gentle and calm look.
When Zhu Bai caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his back.
Lu Ben's legs went weak and he knelt down.
Zhu Biao said lightly: "Mr. Lu, you have been hugging me recently."
Lu Ben didn't dare to raise his head: "I don't dare."
Zhu Biao said: "Aren't you already one of Li Shanchang's men? Why don't you dare? You even dared to spy on my teacher and impeach him."
Lu Ben raised his head and said with trembling lips: "Some people said that if they saw me melting the gold jewelry in the palace for money, they would report me. Unless I impeach Liu Bowen."
Zhu Biao frowned slightly.
He asked Zhu Bai to help solve this problem, but he didn't want to tell Lu Ben.
Firstly, I am worried that Lu Ben will get worse. Secondly, the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better.
Lu Ben shed tears: "I have been upright for half my life, but I never thought that I would be ruined by a gold hairpin."
Zhu Biao didn't know what to say.
Liu Bowen confessed his crime in front of all the civil and military officials, and it was useless to ask Lu Ben to go to Lao Zhu to seek death.
Lao Zhu also determined that Lu Ben was Li Shanchang's man. If anything happened to Li Shanchang, Lu Ben would not be able to escape.
