After returning to the house, Liu Ji immediately called the housekeeper over and expressed his displeasure.
Then he ordered the housekeeper: "Ignorance is not a crime. You have not been with me for a long time, so you don't know Mr. Chang's relationship with me."
"So this time, I won't punish you either."
"Now, immediately change Mr. Chang to the best guest room in our house."
Speaking of the servants in Liu Ji's house, they are all well trained.
No matter whether it is the doorman or the housekeeper, there is really no one who looks down upon others.
Although Lao Zhuming's identity on the surface is just a distant relative of Chang Yuchun.
For such relatives, let alone the Duke's mansion, which one of them has a hundred and eighty yuan each?
In fact, everyone knows that if they had not become rich, these relatives would not even bother to look for them.
This is just the case in this era, where clan is highly valued.
Even though they, on the surface, are fed up with the distant relatives who come to take advantage of them.
But on the surface, you must not show too much impatience.
Otherwise, it is no joke if political opponents take advantage of it.
Maybe it will really affect your career.
This is the case for traditional scholar-officials. No matter what they do in private, at least on the surface, their moral requirements are quite high.
Maybe a little bit of personal moral issues can only make them disgusted in normal times.
But at certain critical moments, just this little stain may become an obstacle to promotion.
Some people may sneer at this kind of thing.
Those officials have always protected each other, but they just have a little bad reputation. What impact can it really have on these officials?
If you think so, you are totally wrong.
When facing other classes, these officials have the same interests and will naturally cover each other.
But if it involves their own interests, that would be embarrassing, I don’t care who you are.
Throughout history, there have been numerous cases of betraying others and even making close friends in order to gain promotion and fortune.
Officials are not monolithic; they naturally have many factions.
If two people are similar in other aspects, one may rise and the other may fall due to a little personal morality.
The structure of officials is also pyramid-shaped. The higher you go up, the fewer people there are and the harder it is to advance.
Many officials have been working hard all their lives, but they are stuck in one place and can no longer be promoted.
Every promotion is very important to officials.
One step further into the pavilion to pay homage to the prime minister, one step back into obscurity.
Under such circumstances, officials from both sides will never let go of any opportunity for their own sake.
Moreover, in official circles, the emphasis is often on fighting without breaking up.
After all, if they really break up and fight to the death, it will be of no benefit to everyone.
When there is no absolute control over me, actually attacking the other party's personal ethics is the most subtle weapon.
It makes the other party feel pain, but it doesn't really cause any harm to the other party.
It is for this reason that most officials are obviously annoyed by their poor relatives, but as long as they come, they will not go too far to save face.
This is true for my own family, and even more so for other people's families.
No matter what, superficial skills will definitely work.
Zhu Yuanzhang's pseudonym Chang Zai was actually viewed by many people in the Liu family as such a poor relative.
It's nothing more than clinging to the lap of E-Government, and this time I want to use the power of E-Government to find some advantages from them.
Only the housekeeper in Liu Ji's house vaguely noticed something was wrong.
No matter what, everyone in Liu Ji's house, no matter how they feel about this Chang Zai.
On the surface, no one showed any dissatisfaction.
Even what they did could be called very polite.
The rooms are not the best, but they are absolutely clean, spacious and bright.
It's even a little big for two people to live in.
But in any case, after all, this is just a guest room arranged for Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma based on their superficial identities.
Although it's not bad, it can't be said to be great.
If this "Chang Zai" is really just a distant relative of the Duke of E, Chang Yuchun.
This kind of treatment can even be said to be taken care of very warmly.
But the problem is, the person in front of me is not permanent at all.
But it is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.
Let Zhu Yuanzhang live in a place like this in his own house?
Liu Ji wouldn't dare to do this even if he had a hundred courages.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang really paid a private visit incognito, he himself didn't care about such a place.
After all, Lao Zhu's empire was built with real swords and guns. What hardships did you not suffer during the war?
Living in Liu Ji's house now is quite a blessing.
But Liu Ji couldn't, he really just pretended that he didn't see anything.
Lao Zhu doesn't care, that's Lao Zhu's business.
If Liu Ji doesn't express anything, then it's just a matter of attitude.
Ability cannot be put aside first, this attitude is very important.
But now Zhu Yuanzhang is visiting privately incognito, so he can only stay in a guest room no matter what.
Liu Ji could only find any reason and ask the housekeeper to change it.
After all, this is his mansion, so when others come, they will naturally be treated according to the specifications.
But if it were his friend, where he wanted to live wasn't up to him as the master?
As for whether others believe this reason, Liu Jida is not too worried.
His butler could definitely see something, but Liu Ji knew what kind of person his butler was.
Don't say that he doesn't know Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, he certainly won't talk nonsense.
Even if he really knows Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, he also knows that Shen Qian will never talk nonsense.
As for the other servants in the mansion, if they didn't even understand this rule, Liu Ji would have been kicked out of his mansion long ago.
After changing residences, Liu Ji sent everyone away, but he did not dare to leave. Instead, he stood outside the door of Zhu Yuanzhang's residence.
After waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to settle down, Liu Ji looked like he was blaming himself: "Oh, damn it, I remember that Mr. Chang likes Yanjing Yuweixuan's pastries the most."
"I saw you sir suddenly just now. I was so happy that I forgot about it. Please wait a moment, sir. I will buy it for you myself now."
Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Ji a thoughtful look.
To put it bluntly, truly smart people are so lovable sometimes.
Before he said anything, Liu Ji already understood his true thoughts.
He waved his hand and said with a half-smile, "In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Liu."
Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, bowed hurriedly, stepped back dozens of steps, then turned around and left quickly.
After Du Liuji left, Empress Ma couldn't help but wonder: "Chongba, since when did you like to eat Yuweixuan's pastries?"
"How do I remember that you never like sweet things?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Queen, do you think Liu Ji is really serious about what he said?"
Queen Ma can become a sage queen through the ages, so she is naturally extremely smart.
Just by Zhu Yuanzhang saying this, he already understood what Liu Ji meant.
"But where else can he go so late?"
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said: "Where else can we go? Of course, we must first communicate with Liu Song and ask Liu Song not to report our identity to Yingtian Mansion."
Even Queen Ma was a little dumbfounded when she heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words: "Chongba, what did you just say?"
"Liu Song actually wants to inform people over at Ying Tian of your identity?"
Mentioning Liu Song, Zhu Yuanzhang's originally good mood turned a little depressed.
"Now that this stubborn guy sees us here, the first thing he will do is to persuade me to change his mind and respond to Tianfu immediately."
"Queen, believe it or not, this guy's second thing must be to write a memorial and report to the people over at Yingtian Mansion where we are."
Zhu Yuanzhang actually quite admired Liu Song.
After all, except for those guys who ask for names to buy their integrity, there are really not many truly upright people like Liu Song.
"But speaking of this guy, our eyes have been opened today..."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately told Empress Ma everything about the welfare of officials that he had discussed with Liu Song and Liu Ji today.
When Queen Ma heard this, she was immediately surprised and said: "Can it be like this?"
But then, Empress Ma sighed with emotion: "It is indeed the Seventh Five-Year Plan. If we really follow the Seventh Five-Year Plan and continue to implement it like this, the corruption problem of our Ming officials will definitely be greatly reduced in the future."
"Oh? Why is the queen so sure?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked very curiously.
Empress Ma smiled: "Other concubines don't understand, but I know that if those corrupt officials cannot take the imperial examination within three generations, their lineage will be completely reduced to civilians."
"At least in order to prevent my son's future from being damaged, I will also find a way to keep my husband's hands and feet clean."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard this: "That's right, in this world, the queen is the only one who can control us."
Empress Ma did not answer, but said with a smile: "I think Qi Wu should be okay."
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Qiwu can't just control us. Whatever he wants us to do, we have to do it obediently."
"And, I still do it willingly."
The couple smiled knowingly at the same time.
On the other side, Liu Ji was just as Zhu Yuanzhang guessed.
After leaving the house, he did not buy any so-called Yuweixuan cakes, but directly asked the coachman to rush to Liu Song's house as quickly as possible.
Although the servants of Liu Song's family were wondering why Liu Ji left and returned so quickly.
But he didn't think much about it, and the instructions led Liu Ji directly to Liu Song's residence.
"Sir, Mr. Liu would like to see you."
When Liu Ji entered the study, Liu Song was leaning on the desk and writing furiously.
Seeing what he wrote, Liu Ji hurried over to stop him: "Zi Gao, stop it quickly!"
Being disturbed by Liu Ji, Liu Song almost wrote the wrong subtitle, and naturally couldn't continue writing.
He put down his pen helplessly: "Master Liu, what do you mean?"
Liu Ji rolled his eyes angrily: "You still have the nerve to ask me, do you know what you are doing?"
Liu Song looked matter-of-factly: "Of course I am writing a memorial. Your Majesty is acting so recklessly and leaving the capital without permission. If any danger arises, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty?"
"How did the Qin Dynasty fall? If others don't know, Master Liu, don't you also know?"
"The death of Ying Zheng caused chaos in the world, and the eunuchs' control of government caused the Qin State to fall apart."
"If Ying Zheng had not died outside due to an accident, the situation in the Qin Dynasty would never have ended like this."
"Although our achievements in the Ming Dynasty are unparalleled in ancient times and today, after all, the time to establish the country is still short..."
Liu Ji finally couldn't listen anymore and hurriedly stopped Liu Song: "Stop!"
Then he quickly lowered his voice and warned: "Zigao, are you crazy? You dare to say anything?"
"If your Majesty hears this, be careful with your head."
Liu Song was not moved at all: "I originally wanted to tell His Majesty what I said, but His Majesty didn't seem to want to hear it at all."
"If your Majesty really cares about the Ming Dynasty, he should know the lessons learned from the Qin Dynasty."
Liu Ji was speechless: "Okay, okay, I know you are loyal to our Ming Dynasty."
"It's just..." Liu Ji smiled awkwardly and said, "Zigao, you'd better pretend that you didn't see or hear anything about today's matter."
Liu Song's brows were almost twisted into knots: "Why?"
Liu Ji took a deep breath. The reason why Liu Song didn't fall out was because during this period, they spent a lot of time together and their cooperation was extremely tacit.
The whole city of Yanjing has developed rapidly.
During this process, Liu Song also had a profound understanding of Liu Ji's abilities.
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Because of this, Liu Song was willing to give Liu Ji a chance to explain.
Liu Ji did not answer Liu Song directly, but asked Liu Song a question.
"Does Zigao know the purpose of Your Majesty's visit this time?"
Liu Song shook his head decisively: "I don't know."
He didn't even know that Zhu Yuanzhang was not in Yingtian Mansion, so it was certainly impossible for him to understand why Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly came to Yanjing.
Liu Ji actually didn't know, and everything he said was just a guess.
But at this time, of course Liu Ji would not tell Liu Song. This is just a guess.
This is the biggest difference between him and Liu Song. In order to achieve his goal, some small means don't matter to Liu Ji.
"Your Majesty's purpose is actually there." As he said that, Liu Ji pointed in the direction of Datong.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still in his residence, and Liu Ji had no interest in playing the game of I-guess in the officialdom.
He said straight to the point: "There are many people in the recent imperial court who are impeaching His Royal Highness."
"Your Majesty and His Majesty the King of England jointly raised troops in Weimo. It can be said that you have unparalleled trust in His Majesty the King of England."
"It's just that no matter how much your Majesty trusts His Royal Highness, it involves..."
There are some things you can say, but there are some things you can only say so far.
Liu Song changed the subject: "Your Majesty went to Datong incognito for a private visit this time because he wanted to see with his own eyes what was going on there."
"I believe that as long as your Majesty arrives at Yingtian Mansion, he will naturally feel at ease with His Majesty the King of England."
"But if His Majesty cannot get to Datong Mansion..."
"Some things once created can never be eliminated."
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Ji finished speaking, he saw Liu Song's hand put down the brush and began to tremble slightly.
