Jinling, Forbidden City, Imperial Palace.
An old man with a white beard and hair was reading a report in his hand.
Eunuch Wang, whom Zhu Rong had met before, stood respectfully beside the old man, not daring to show the slightest neglect.
The old man was none other than the Great Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.
Old Zhu was now more than sixty-five years old.
Although his body was not as strong as when he was young, he still had a lot of energy.
His temper was getting worse.
His temper also became more and more irritable.
The people around him were all very careful and did not dare to be careless.
At this moment, Old Zhu looked at the memorial written by Zhu Rong in his hand and frowned slightly. He asked Eunuch Wang beside him indifferently,
"Previously, after you brought King Su to his fief, did he have any complaints or dissatisfaction?”
Eunuch Wang shook his head slightly and said,
"His Highness King Su did not show any dissatisfaction, but there was some disappointment between his brows.”
Old Zhu narrowed his eyes and said coldly,"
"Of course he will be disappointed. He thought that we gave him tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, but he didn't think about how hard the lives of the people in the northwest are now.”
"The lives of the commoners are all bitter. How can we have so many fertile fields for him?”
"We can't give him all the fertile land that the common people have worked so hard to grow, right?”
At this point, Old Zhu was a little gratified.
"However, this kid is still alright. I thought that he would stay in Pingliang for two years and go to his fief after the King Su's estate was built.”
"I didn't expect that he would return after staying in Pingliang for a few days. With his current salary of five hundred dan, I'm afraid he will have to live a very hard life.”
"But this is our Zhu Yuanzhang's son!”
"I came from a humble background. When I was young, what kind of hardship did I not suffer?”
"As our son, you can't just live like a prince and not be able to live a hard life. If he can't even endure such a bitter life, he's not worthy of being our son!”
"However, this kid still has a backbone. I hope that this kid is not pretending for us to see.”
At this point, Old Zhu pondered for a moment and asked,
"However, you said that before you came back, many refugees went to seek refuge with him. Have you investigated the origins of these refugees?”
Eunuch Wang nodded slightly and said,
"Your Majesty, this old servant has investigated. In the past few months, there was an earthquake in Shanxi and a flood in Henan. Although the local government dealt with it in time, many people were still displaced.”
"These refugees who sought refuge with His Highness King Su should be refugees from these places.”
"It's just that this old servant didn't find out when His Highness King Su came into contact with these refugees.”
When Old Zhu heard this, he said indifferently,"
"After all, he is our son. It is normal for him to have some tricks up his sleeve. If he doesn't, we have to consider whether he is suitable to stay in the northwest.”
"Now that he's brought these refugees to the northwest, it's good. The northwest region just happens to be lacking people.”
"However, this kid left all the men in Pingliang and only took a few thousand women with him. What does he mean?”
"Pay attention to this matter. If he dares to do anything ridiculous, inform us in time, understand?”
Eunuch Wang said respectfully,"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Old Zhu nodded slightly and asked,"
"Oh right, ever since we appointed our great-grandson, who else in the court dares to make irresponsible remarks?”
Eunuch Wang cupped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty, the others are fine. Only General Blue Jade has a lot of opinions about your appointment of a great-grandson. He often reveals his dissatisfaction in private.”
"Everything else is normal.”
When Old Zhu heard this, his gaze turned slightly cold.
"Dissatisfied? Did he think that if he wanted to appoint a grand grandson, he should also appoint his nephew?”
"Hmph, very good, very good. You're really arrogant and dare to have opinions about our arrangements.”
"Does Lan Yu really think that we don't dare to touch him?”
Eunuch Wang only listened quietly, not daring to say anything.
As Old Zhu spoke, his gaze became even colder.
He suddenly said,
"How's the investigation of Hu Weiyong's case going?”
Eunuch Wang was stunned and quickly said,
"Your Majesty, Hu Weiyong's case is still being investigated. Over the years, the Jinyiwei has found many survivors, but there are still some people who are hidden very deeply and have not been found.”
Old Zhu glanced at Eunuch Wang and said softly,"
"Grasp it tightly. This case should be closed.”
Eunuch Wang's eyelids twitched. After following Old Zhu for so many years, how could he not know what Old Zhu meant?
Thus, Eunuch Wang bowed and said,"
"Yes, this old servant understands!"
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