"The time has come! All officials, enter the hall!"
With the eunuch's sharp proclamation, a new day had arrived.
In the brightly lit throne room.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing the Golden Dragon Emperor Robe and the gilded imperial crown, had lost his old farmer's friendliness.
In this throne room, he was the emperor, the ruler of the world, the Great Emperor Hong Wu of the Ming Dynasty!
The invisible pressure made all the officials feel threatened.
His Majesty had disappeared for many days.
These days, even if there was anything, the Crown Prince would handle it on his behalf.
Today, His Majesty had suddenly returned. Many people had even vaguely guessed what His Majesty had been doing these past few days.
Now that His Majesty had suddenly returned, it was obvious that something big was about to happen.
"Dear ministers, it's been a long time since we last met. Everyone looks quite good!”
Sitting on the dragon throne, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ministers below.
The smile on his face was faintly discernible.
However, as he spoke, his gaze swept across the hall.
In the end, it fell on Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, who was standing at the front.
"Hu Weiyong! I remember the last time you impeached someone…Sigh, I've rested for a few days, but I still can't remember his name…"
"Your Majesty, the person I impeached last time was the county magistrate of Fengyang County, Liu Bai!”
"Oh oh oh... Right, right, right. Look at my memory."
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have been enlightened by Hu Weiyong.
He nodded and frowned as if he was thinking.
Hu Weiyong, who was below, saw Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior.
He had basically confirmed his guess.
His Majesty had not shown up for the past few days, and now he was asking about Fengyang County.
Obviously, His Majesty must have investigated the matter of Fengyang.
For a county to be able to pay so much tax,
Hu Weiyong did not believe it.
A small county magistrate had such ability to develop a county to such a terrifying extent.
Moreover, so much money had gone through his hands.
He would not be moved at all.
As the prime minister, he had personally impeached the emperor.
Then Liu Bai would be finished.
'A mere county magistrate dares to fight with me, Hu Weiyong?'
He looked at the Emperor who was deep in thought on the throne.
Hu Weiyong couldn't help but smile.
He had already won from the start.
"Ah! I remember now. Fengyang is my hometown. Back then, I came out of Fengyang. However, I am now the emperor. However, our hometown in Fengyang has welcomed a corrupt official. He has bullied the people in our homeland and bullied the villagers!”
"A county magistrate, for the sake of his political achievements and his career, constantly levied exorbitant taxes, forcing the people to become homeless and unable to eat…Using these people's wealth, they exchanged for Fengyang County's tax increase year after year!”
"Just last year alone. The taxes in Fengyang City were much higher than the taxes in the surrounding eleven counties combined!”
"This... He's our Ming Dynasty's official, our Ming Dynasty's county magistrate!”
"Prime Minister, am I right?”
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, his expression became more and more ferocious.
The killing intent in his eyes made the officials below lower their heads.
However, his words confused one of the people in the hall.
This person was Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince who had heard everything.
'This…Why was what Imperial Father said different from what he heard yesterday? Last night, didn't they say that Fengyang County, under Liu Bai's governance, could be said to be an official of the world? Why...'
Zhu Biao was still wondering about his father's intentions.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed the smile on Hu Weiyong's face.
Zhu Biao suddenly thought of something.
Therefore, he understood and stood aside to watch the show.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Hu Weiyong listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's recount of Liu Bai.
He was even more certain of his guess.
Moreover, it seemed like His Majesty had never personally gone to take a look.
In that case…
"Your Majesty, this Liu Bai was originally the top scorer of our Ming Dynasty's first imperial examination. He was also the only high school student among the northern students at that time. Back then, Liu Bai held a very high position in the hearts of the northern students. The students from the north were practically learning from him as a role model.”
"However, this person has betrayed the emperor's kindness! He had failed to live up to the expectations of all the students in the world and had done such a dirty thing! Fengyang is His Majesty's hometown. This child was an official in Fengyang, but he still levied such exorbitant taxes. This indirectly disgraced His Majesty's face!”
"This humble subject believes that Fengyang County Magistrate Liu Bai should be severely punished! Otherwise, it would not be enough to return justice to the world and restore His Majesty's prestige!”
When Hu Weiyong saw Zhu Yuanzhang's anger, he was shocked.
In order to ensure that nothing would go wrong, he stomped Liu Bai to death with just one blow.
He decided to add fuel to the fire.
He directly pulled the implications of the matter to the maximum.
After hearing Hu Weiyong's suggestion, many officials in the hall began to whisper.
Facing the conversation of the ministers.
Zhu Yuanzhang only watched coldly from the beginning to the end.
Some of the people in the hall felt that something was wrong and turned to look at Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
Unfortunately, Zhu Biao was focused on the ground below his feet.
It was as if the patterns on the bluestone on the ground had an endless attraction.
It was obviously impossible to get anything out of him.
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