In the imperial study room, as soon as Lin Shangli stood up, Wang Xiaosi walked in cautiously carrying two bowls of red dates and white fungus tea.
One bowl was placed on the table in front of Ming Chengzu. The other bowl looked around and for a moment he didn't know where to put it.
The imperial study room originally had only one seat for the emperor. Later, in order to show his great grace, Ming Chengzu asked Wang Xiaosi to bring a chair in as a temporary seat for the officials he summoned alone.
There are chairs, but there is no table. You can't just go over and put this tea bowl on the chair.
"Just put it on my desk and pull the chair over a little bit." Ming Chengzu knocked on the desk a few times with his right hand and said to Wang Xiaosi.
"Yes." Putting down the tea bowl, Wang Xiaosi hurriedly pulled the chair from far away and placed it on the side of the desk.
"Xiao Linzi, come, sit down and talk to me." Ming Chengzu smiled and greeted Lin Shangli on this side.
"Your Majesty, slave..." Lin Shangli wanted to refuse.
Just now, I was pleading with the emperor, but now I am sitting next to the emperor. This also seems that my behavior just now is too false.
"Sit, sit down." Pointing to the chair next to the desk, Ming Chengzu made a serious face.
Seeing that Ming Chengzu was unhappy about something, Lin Shangli did not dare to refuse further and slowly sat on the chair.
Picking up the tea bowl and blowing it slowly a few times, Ming Chengzu looked at Lin Shangli and nuzzled his lips towards another bowl of hot tea on the table: "This red date activates blood circulation. At our age, we need to eat more blood-activating things.
There are still great benefits. Pick it up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Shangli tremblingly picked up the tea bowl.
"Xiao Linzi, you have been with me for almost twenty years, right? Tell me the truth now. Did you make some decisions too hastily when something happened to the prince this time?"
Some decisions? Lin Shangli understood that some of the decisions the emperor mentioned were to put Li An, the Minister of Punishment, together with Xiao Chen, to the Inspection and Supervisory Authority to file a case for investigation and investigation.
This issue involves Dongchang, so how can I express my position casually and comment on the emperor's mistakes and rights?
"What the emperor said is that the hunting in Huailaiwei ended early because something happened to the prince, and the emperor was anxious and made a temporary decision?" Lin Shangli looked confused.
"You know what I'm talking about." Holding the tea bowl, Ming Chengzu had no expression on his face.
But from this tone, Lin Shangli could tell that the emperor was a little dissatisfied with his evasive and evasive words.
"When the emperor left, he handed the prince over to the custody of Dongchang. Dongchang cannot escape the blame for what happened. And if something happened to the prince in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice should bear the responsibility. The slave Bibu thought that the emperor's decision was hasty, and
This should have been the decision originally." Lin Shangli said softly.
"You said some high-sounding words to me again, how can I say good things to you? Alas..." Ming Chengzu put down his tea bowl, stood up slowly, and walked towards the window.
Through the transparent glass on the window, on the flat land outside, there are several unknown grasses sprouting green buds, growing upwards in the sunshine.
Lin Shangli also stood up in a hurry and walked slowly behind Ming Chengzu, hunched over and not daring to say anything.
"Back then, I listened to Xiao Chen's words and moved all the flowers and plants outside the window to other places. You see, there are still these unknown grass buds trying to block my sight." Ming Chengzu said slowly.
"At the height of the emperor, a few grasses cannot block your discerning eyes. But since it is a flat land, no matter how small the grass is, they are absolutely not allowed to exist. I will send someone to tidy up the yard right away.
, we will definitely eradicate the root cause." Lin Shangli said softly.
"I have carefully read the report you submitted. This time in Baoding Prefecture, Daning Dusi fully assisted Dongchang and made great contributions to finding the whereabouts of the prince." Looking at the few grasses, Ming Ming
Cheng Zu Dao.
"There has been no war in the defense area of Daning Dusi in the past few years. I have almost forgotten about them. But I didn't expect that thanks to them this time, Dongchang could successfully rescue the prince. Your Majesty, these are your words
The old department is really reliable at critical times."
"Over the years, I have really neglected them. If it hadn't been for the prince's accident, they would not have been remembered by me. Tell me, they have made great achievements this time, what should I reward them with?" Ming Chengzu said calmly.
asked.
"At that time, Daning Dusi was ordered to move to Baoding Prefecture. In addition to continuing to garrison the guard station south of the Great Wall, the number of troops that followed Baoding Prefecture was less than 20,000. Including the family members accompanying the army, there were less than 50,000 people. At that time, the Emperor was
The land was divided for them according to this number of people. After so many years of cultivation, the number of people in Daning Dusi has doubled, but the land cultivated is still the original amount. This Daning Dusi always considers the emperor, even if the number of people
It doubled and never asked the court for more land."
"The originally designated land can support a doubled population. You can imagine the life of Daning Dusi. If the emperor wants to reward them, I think that re-dividing enough land for him is the best reward." He bowed his body.
, Lin Shangli said respectfully.
"The army can't have enough food to eat, so there is no fighting capacity. I have neglected this matter. I sent an order to Daning Dusi to re-divide the land according to population. As for the commander of Daning Dusi, he took a man from the Royal Horse Prison
I gave him a royal horse as a reward for his willingness to fight for the country." Ming Chengzu turned around and said solemnly.
Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty did not reward many of the imperial horses of this Imperial Horse Supervisor.
Although it is just a horse, it is not very valuable. But as long as it comes from the Royal Horse Prison, its status will be different immediately.
As long as you are riding a royal horse, you don't have to get off the horse when you see an official with a higher rank than yourself, let alone when you visit.
The reward of a horse is the highest honor among all military officers.
"Your Majesty, is it appropriate to reward a horse?" Lin Shangli asked in a low voice.
Without great military exploits, some people may be dissatisfied with being rewarded with a horse.
"Why is it inappropriate? Isn't the credit for rescuing the prince not great?" Ming Chengzu said calmly.
"Big, big. It should be rewarded, it should be rewarded." Lin Shangli said hurriedly.
Thinking of what Ming Chengzu had just asked him, Lin Shangli smiled bitterly in his heart.
Daning Dusi made a contribution to rescuing the prince this time, but that was just cooperating with Dongchang.
The emperor can reward Daning Dusi with a royal horse, and how much honor is he prepared to give Dongchang?
You slap someone in the face and stuff a candy into your mouth. Is it appropriate to make someone cry or laugh?
Since you are planning to reward Dongchang greatly, this should be the best time to tell you about Dongchang's killing of all the guards in Baoding City. In case anyone mentions this matter in the future, Dongchang will have to find a way to deal with it.
trick.
"Dongchang has made great contributions this time. It can be said that without Dongchang, there would be no prince. What reward does Dongchang want?" Turning around, Ming Chengzu looked at Lin Shangli with a smile.
"The secret forces that kidnapped His Highness the Crown Prince have not been eliminated. The Crown Prince's safety still requires us to be highly vigilant. How dare Dongchang ask for a reward from the emperor." Lin Shangli bowed to Ming Chengzu and said hurriedly.
"Dare to attack the prince in the capital, that is not something that a few people can do. There must be a huge secret force behind it. I ask Dongchang to treat them like these few grasses outside, cutting off the weeds and rooting them out. But let's deal with the matter.
"No one can match Dongchang's contribution to rescuing the prince this time," Ming Chengzu said.
"It will indeed take some time to completely eliminate the secret forces behind this matter. However, while Xiao Chen is in Baoding Mansion, we must first eliminate all those forces within the jurisdiction of Baoding Mansion to avoid future troubles.
The most urgent matter in Dongchang is currently." Lin Shangli slowly guided the topic.
"Unexpectedly, the place where this incident occurred turned out to be an academy. Academies have always given people a noble and refined impression throughout the ages. I never expected that this academy in Baoding Prefecture would harbor filth and evil and secretly imprison the prince."
Here, a trace of anger appeared on Ming Chengzu's calm face.
"What happened to Baoding Mansion this time was not just the academy, but also the Baoding City Guards were involved." Lin Shangli lowered his voice.
"The military is involved?" Ming Chengzu's eyes instantly shot towards the few grasses outside like two sharp swords.
