amaotonovel Chapter 577 Everyone digs a pit together, and plays the game of trapping each other.
Chapter 577 Everyone digs a pit together, and plays the game of trapping each other.
With the twelfth lunar month approaching, the matter of returning to Beijing could no longer be delayed.
Standing in front of the county government office, Yang Shaofeng looked at the carriages loaded with all sorts of goods and felt an urge to burst out laughing.
Old Deng, you think you've won just because you robbed a lot of good stuff from Ningyang County?
If I were to counter with "Even the Emperor approves," how would you respond?
For example, those few Ningyang braised chickens you packed will later become a delicacy that even Emperor Zhu would never forget.
For example, those few bottles of sorghum liquor—later, people would say that even Emperor Zhu would never forget this fine wine.
Yang Shaofeng sometimes had a wicked thought: should he also register the name of douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) and then add an advertising slogan like "Even the emperor would be happy to drink it"?
Anyway, there will always be some skeptics who will come and try it to see how awful it is.
Yang Shaofeng had even come up with the follow-up marketing strategies.
Come and take a look! Just how miserable was the childhood of Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty? He even considered douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) a delicacy!
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's ill-intentioned look, Jin'er quietly grasped his hand and whispered, "Husband, don't go too far. What if you hurt your godfather too badly and anger your godmother..."
Ok?
The image of the cartoonish old man drinking soy milk from a broken bowl in Yang Shaofeng's mind vanished completely.
Old Deng doesn't seem to care. Anyway, it's not the first or second time he's been tricked, so Old Deng is probably used to it.
It's even possible that you'd feel uncomfortable if you didn't get scammed.
But Empress Ma was not an option.
Compared to Lao Deng, who was a son-in-law of the Ma family, Empress Ma was not only the core figure of the Huaixi Group, but also the spiritual belief and talisman of the Zhedong Group. To make his mother-in-law unhappy was equivalent to offending both the Huaixi nobles and the Zhedong civil officials.
Rumor has it that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Erhu to capture Empress Ma, but Erhu immediately ordered Lanyu to tie up Zhu Chongba.
Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "How could I possibly betray my father-in-law? I was just thinking of any special products from Ningyang County that I could bring to the capital."
Yu'er, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, whispered, "Trying to trick the Crown Prince! And the Second Prince, Third Prince, Fourth Prince, and Fifth Prince too. Four of them are in Ningyang right now. It would be a shame not to trick them all!"
Eh?
That's a good idea.
But are you sure you can get away with it safely by tricking Zhu Laosi?
Few emperors in the Zhu family were broad-minded, especially the fourth son's line, who were notoriously petty.
For example, the famous Good Grandson once burned his own uncle.
There is still a direct relationship between them.
Take the famous Emperor Jiajing, for example. In just the third year of his reign, he sent Yang Tinghe, who had proposed to enthrone him, back to his hometown. Seven years later, he even stripped Yang of his official position and reduced him to commoner status. It is hard to say whether this act of killing the person who proposed to enthrone him after becoming emperor was partly to avenge his cousin Zhu Houzhao.
In any case, the fourth son's faction is definitely not very broad-minded.
Furthermore, by reasoning backwards from the famous theory of "like begets like," it can be proven that Zhu Chongba, this old man, was by no means a magnanimous person.
Similarly, it can be concluded that Zhu Biao and his five brothers, Zhu Shuang, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di, and Zhu Su, were also no good.
If we screwed them over this time, how will they retaliate next time?
Yang Shaofeng stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then smiled, "It's decided then. We'll deal with the four of them first, and then figure out a way to trick His Highness the Crown Prince when we get back to the capital."
Yu'er chuckled and asked, "What's the plan?"
Yang Shaofeng glanced at the four brothers, Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San, who were not far away.
Tsk.
These four guys really look like Old Deng; they all look like goofballs.
While complaining in his heart, Yang Shaofeng said in a low voice, "Actually, there's no need to deliberately trick them. After all, my father-in-law and mother-in-law brought the four of them with them on their northern tour, leaving His Highness the Crown Prince alone in the capital to oversee the country."
"As long as we get back to the capital, we can encourage the Second Prince and the Third Prince to spend more time with the Crown Prince, and someone will take care of them."
"This is called using someone else to do the dirty work."
"By taking advantage of His Highness's anger, let my father-in-law deal with them."
"I'll write a few more memorials for the Crown Prince later; he'll have a real headache then."
At this point, Yang Shaofeng snorted again: "It's almost Chinese New Year, let's all dig holes together and play tricks on each other."
……
Yang Shaofeng guessed correctly.
Zhu Biao, far away in the capital, was indeed plotting how to trick Yang Shaofeng.
According to Zhu Biao, "It's fine if my brother-in-law doesn't go back to Beijing, but if he does, he'll definitely cause trouble for people."
"Since we're going to cause trouble anyway, we might as well strike first and cause him some trouble too."
"At the very least, we can't let him stand by and watch us make a fool of ourselves."
Zhu Biao really went all out this time to trick Yang Shaofeng.
Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Hu Weiyong, Xu Da, Tang He, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, as well as Yang Siyi, Minister of Revenue, Xue Xiang, Minister of Works, Qian Yongren, Minister of Rites, and even Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu, whom they usually didn't think much of, were summoned to the palace.
Xu Da and Tang He were somewhat more accepting of Zhu Biao's suggestion, since Yang Shaofeng rarely caused trouble for the Grand Commander's Office.
However, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, several ministers, and even Kong Xixue were so moved that they burst into tears.
It's not easy!
The last time Yang the Madman came to the capital was to marry a princess. No matter how angry everyone was, they couldn't possibly cause him any trouble during his wedding.
But this time was different; this time he had only come to Beijing to report on his duties.
Minister of Personnel Hong Yi stroked his beard and smiled, “Speaking of which, all the prefects of the prefectures across the country have already completed their reports on their duties, except for the prefect of Dengzhou, who has not yet arrived in the capital.”
Li Shanchang glanced at Hong Yi.
Did they want to make things difficult for Yang Dianfeng by saying that his performance review was later than the stipulated time?
Don't make trouble.
Why Yang the Madman came to the capital late to report on his duties was something Emperor Zhu knew all too well.
This isn't just making things difficult for Yang the Madman, it's provoking Zhu Chongba. Who knows who'll get scolded later?
Hong Yi cupped his hands in greeting to Liu Bowen and said, "Once the Prefect of Dengzhou arrives in the capital, I hope that the Earl of Chengyi can find the memorial impeaching the Prefect of Dengzhou and archive it."
Liu Bowen nodded slightly: "That's natural. Even if Minister Hong hadn't mentioned it, I would have prepared the memorial in advance."
Xu Da, Tang He, Chang Yuchun, and others exchanged glances, and then suddenly stood up and said, "Your Highness, I remember that several garrisons in Dengzhou are still under the control of the Imperial Son-in-Law. Therefore, when the Imperial Son-in-Law needs to report on his duties, he can not only go to the Ministry of Personnel, but he also has to come to the Grand General's Office."
Kong Xixue gritted his teeth and bowed to Zhu Biao, saying, "Your Highness, the Hongwu Great Dictionary and the Hongwu Zhengyun were both proposed by the Imperial Son-in-Law. Now that the compilation is nearing completion, I would like to ask the Imperial Son-in-Law to give me some guidance."
Seeing that the Ministry of Personnel, the Censorate, the Grand Military Commission, and even the lineage of the Duke Yansheng had all expressed their opinions, Xue Xiang, the Minister of Works, could no longer sit still.