Factory owner is king

Chapter 15
Ten years later, 34-year-old Gao Fuming became the magistrate of Nanjing in the 25th year of Hongwu.

No, as Nanjing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty at this time, the county magistrate was no longer called a county magistrate, but was called Shuntian Fuyin, which was the third rank.

His responsibilities are also somewhat different from those of ordinary county magistrates. He is mainly responsible for the public security and government affairs of the capital generation.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to be an official under the emperor's feet, and it is especially difficult under the feet of Emperor Hongwu, because everything you do is seen by the emperor.If Gao Fuming is given another chance, I believe he will definitely try his best to avoid his current position.

If he had an almanac of his life, there must be a page in that almanac that read: On the fourth day of September in the 25th year of Hongwu, the Duke of Korea Li Shanchang and his younger brother Li Cunyi would die in the palace of King Yan.Proper: hang yourself, take poison, cut your wrists, etc.; bogey: stay alive. . . .

"Wei...wei minister Gao Fuming comes to see the emperor." In the imperial study, Gao Fuming tremblingly knelt down and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Get up," Zhu Yuanzhang said with an understatement of his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Fuming stood up, stuttering.

It's Shen time now, which is between three and five o'clock in the afternoon.The sun hasn't set yet.

About an hour ago, Huang Zicheng, the servant of the East Palace, and Qi Tai, the left servant of the Ministry of War, entered the palace and asked to see the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi.

At that time, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang were talking in the Hall of Wuying.Hearing that Huang Zicheng was coming, Zhu Yuanzhang let Zhu Yunqi go.

"Don't mention that Xu Ruyi to anyone." This is Zhu Yuanzhang's order to Zhu Yunqi. "Don't see that Xu Ruyi recently, I have other arrangements for him."

Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy and calculation are the way of nature.Although what Xu Ruyi did this time is hidden, there are still some clues after all, which cannot be hidden from those who are interested, especially those who are capable, for example. . . .Zhu Di.

"Old Zhang, clean up the people who know the inside story. Take care of yourself, and try your best not to let the news spread out." This was Zhu Yuanzhang's order to Lao Zhang after Zhu Yunqi left.

"Come here, move to the imperial study and invite Shuntian Prefecture Yin Gaofu Ming to come into the palace to see me." These were Zhu Yuanzhang's last words in Wuying Palace. After all, Wuying Palace had been smashed by him and was not suitable for meeting foreign ministers.

Time goes back to the present.

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and looked at Gao Fuming in front of him, and said, "Gao Fuming~"

"I am here"

"I heard that there was a big case in the capital today."

"Reporting to the emperor, at about six o'clock today, Han Guogong and his younger brother died in Yanwang's mansion...The minister has already sent..."

"Hum..." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, interrupting Gao Fuming's words, "Such a big case involves the princes and vassals of the current dynasty, but you didn't report it to me early. Do you have to wait until tomorrow morning to talk about it? No Is it too late?"

Officials in Shuntian Mansion Yin live in the third rank, and officials above the fifth rank in Beijing have the right to go to court.

"I'm guilty!" Gao Fuming quickly fell to his knees. "I just want to investigate clearly and then report to His Majesty."

"En..." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Then how did your investigation go?"

"Reporting to the emperor, I found out that Han Hangong and his younger brother seemed to have some misunderstanding, so they went to Yanwang's mansion. Later, it seems that they died of... died of..."

"Go on!"

"Died by suicide. And shortly after the two died, the South Korean mansion broke out in a fire, and the South Korean mansion was turned into a piece of white ground. More than [-] people were killed and injured, and their identities are currently being verified." After a lot of effort, Gao Fu Ming I finally finished telling what I found.

"It seems, it seems, it's possible." Zhu Yuanzhang seemed dissatisfied with Gao Fuming's words, "Except for finding out that Han Gong and the two died of suicide, everything else is uncertain. When will you find the evidence and make sure to report everything to me?" !"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was dissatisfied, but Gao Fuming felt relieved. He had heard the emperor's intention, and since the emperor's intention was clear, things would be easier to handle.

"Return to the emperor's words," Gao Fuming said calmly, "Within seven days, I will definitely find out the truth, find out the evidence, and give you an explanation."

"Three days..."

"Three... three days is fine, I will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations." Gao Fuming kowtowed again.

"Well..." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "I will also help you. Li Shanchang's son Li Fei escaped from the fire and is now in the Qinjun Captain's Mansion. You can go and get it."

The pro-army Duwei's Mansion is actually the predecessor of the famous Jinyiwei.In the 15th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the pro-army Duwei Mansion, and established Jinyiwei on its basis.Later, due to the pressure of the courtiers and the reputation of the Jinyiwei was too bad, it was only in the 20th year of Hongwu that the Jinyiwei was abolished and the instruments of torture were burned.Although Jinyiwei was abolished on the bright side, such an easy-to-use tool and its powerful intelligence capabilities are fascinating.Zhu Yuanzhang abolished Jinyiwei in the open, but secretly changed it back to the pro-army Duwei's Mansion.In general, it was just a name change, and the right to arrest and torture was revoked.

When Zhu Yuanzhang took this step back, the courtiers naturally accepted it as soon as it was good, and the pro-military Duwei Mansion was preserved, and this was also the foundation for the rapid reconstruction of Jinyiwei after Zhu Di came to the throne.

"Yes, I will do it now, I will leave." Gao Fuming respectfully accepted the errand, and Gao Fuming slowly exited the imperial study.

Gao Fuming heard Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning very clearly: Li Shanchang and Li Cunyi committed suicide, and they must have committed suicide. He only needs to find evidence.The seven-day time limit Gao Fuming said was to find evidence, but the three-day time limit given by Zhu Yuanzhang was to tell him to close the case as soon as possible, and do evidence if there is no evidence.

Dao Yan was right. After Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, he still wanted to protect his fourth son, Zhu Di.Aside from the father-son relationship, the biggest problem is that he has no way to fill the power vacuum created by the abolition of the vassal king.

'Oh, I can only take one step at a time'

In the East Palace, in Zhu Yunwen's study,

Zhu Yunwen sat quietly, watching his two most loyal confidants and the future humerus ministers left to him by the emperor's grandfather, dancing and impassioned in front of his eyes.

"Your Highness Changsun, the vassal king's strategy does more harm than good. Brother Zicheng and I have already reached a consensus on this matter. I believe His Highness Changsun has already figured it out. The death of Han Hangong and his brother in Yanwang's mansion today is a god-sent opportunity. I believe Yanwang At this moment, we have lost our holy family. We should seize the opportunity, join forces with people with lofty ideals to visit King Yan together, and take down King Yan in one fell swoop." A serious man dressed in plain robes had an expression of pleading for the people .

The man next to him was dressed as an Hanlin official, and the man with a big face also agreed again and again, "Brother Shang Li said exactly what Zicheng wanted to say. According to "Historical Records", Fan Li once said: If God does not take it, he will be blamed. King Yan has just bullied His Highness a few days ago, so it is a good time to repay the old and new grudges together."

"Ah" Zhu Yunqi asked, "Then where should we start?"

"Zicheng thought we should start from the previous incident of Prince Yan's discourtesy in the imperial garden. After all..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

"Brother Zicheng's words are different. Disrespectful things are small things after all, and it is not enough to make His Majesty withdraw the domain. It should be the death of Han Gong..."

"How can disrespect be a trifle?! The Master said: Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, and sons. This is the law of nature, and it must not be violated. Yan Wang's disrespect is a serious crime."

"Korea's death is the crime!"

"Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the death of Duke Han would not have been done by King Yan, how could it be a crime..."

. . .

. . .

"Eh..." Zhu Yunqi never expected that a small problem of his own would make the two great Confucians who were still on the same front turn against each other just now.

If Xu Ruyi were here, she would definitely spit thick phlegm on the ground to express her contempt, and then scold a corrupt scholar.

Of course, this is only if.If he really put him here, he must be honest and silent, because the serious-faced man is Qi Taiqi Shangli, and the square-faced man is Huang Shi and Huang Zicheng.

Rumor is not an insult, it's a fact
"Hmph, you and I will do our own thing!" Huang Zicheng finally said.

"That's exactly what I want." Qi Tai was not to be outdone.

"Humph"

"Humph"

The two of them each snorted coldly and walked out of the palace, leaving Zhu Yunwen stunned.

(You can't leave, the time to lock the palace gate is coming soon.)
According to the regulations, the imperial palace is locked at unitary hour, the palace gate is closed, and the inside and outside are isolated.

The guards closed the palace gate on time.The closing of the door meant the end of the day, and it also meant that Xu Ruyi, who hadn't woken up, missed her meal.

(End of this chapter)