Chapter 132 Promotion
Chapter 132 Promotion

The next day, a not-so-small commotion suddenly arose in Yingtian Prefecture.

All the civil and military officials in the court were secretly discussing the Crown Prince's concubine, Lu, who suddenly died last night.

According to the vague news leaked from the East Palace, Lu was found dead in her bedroom by a palace maid late at night.

When he died, he was only wearing a set of rags, with black blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and his eyes wide open as if he died with his eyes open.

The strangest thing is that the prince's concubine died suddenly without even a proper funeral, and no one knew how the body was dealt with.

However, not long after, Zhu Yunwen, who was still an infant, was sent to Lingnan to become a fief.

However, Lu's father and brother, Lu Ben and Lu Benshen, actually wrote letters of resignation at the same time, and soon after, they disappeared without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

When Ye Xuan learned about this, he felt a little regretful that he couldn't search the house himself.

However, it is easy to figure out that the prince's concubine, who was personally arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang, actually intended to murder the prince, the prince's wife and the emperor's eldest grandson. If this were to be spread, it would not only be a shocking scandal, but would also prove that Zhu Yuanzhang was not good at judging people.

The daughter-in-law he personally designated almost killed his son's entire family. If this were to be made public, it would surely become an indelible black mark in the history books about Zhu Yuanzhang.

Therefore, the final fate of the Lu family was to be dealt with under various pretexts, so it was naturally impossible for Ye Xuan to bring people to search their house in a high-profile manner.

However, Ye Xuan did not gain nothing. A few days later, three thousand taels of silver were given to Ye Xuan in the name of the prince.

Of course, all this was done in secret and no outsiders knew about it.

Otherwise, there is no shortage of smart people in the court who can connect these two things together.

During this period, Ye Xuan had a rare few days of leisure.

As long as he reported to the Zhenfu Division on time every day, he could go home. Mao Xiang and Wei Qingming were also very tactful and did not assign any errands for Ye Xuan to do. Sometimes, Ye Xuan even felt embarrassed and took the initiative to come to them and pretended to ask if there was any task they wanted. But the two of them just smiled and told him to rest and they would definitely ask for help if there was nothing to do.

Ye Xuan had some idea as to why Mao Xiang and the other man had such an attitude, but they all tacitly understood each other and did not speak it out loud.

Just a few days passed like this, and Ye Xuan's good days finally came to an end when Yun Qi came to his door.

"Eunuch Yun, what wind brings you here?" Ye Xuan had a bitter face, but still tried to be polite.

As soon as Yun Qi came up, he grabbed Ye Xuan's hand affectionately and said with a smile: "It could be that gust of wind. Lord Ye, please pack up and follow me to the palace to meet me!"

Ye Xuan had just returned from reporting for duty at the Pacification Office, still wearing the official uniform of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

So there was no need to pack anything, and he raised his hand towards the door and said, "Please lead the way, sir!"

Yun Qi giggled and patted Ye Xuan affectionately, giving Ye Xuan goosebumps.

"Master Ye, do you still need me to lead the way? You know the roads in this imperial city better than I do!"

Yun Qi smiled and said, "I have served His Majesty for seven or eight years, and I have never seen any minister being summoned by His Majesty so frequently, not to mention that he is only a sixth-rank official. Sir Ye, you are the first!"

The two chatted and laughed as they headed towards the palace. …………

Imperial City, Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat down at the desk and looked at Ye Xuan for a long time.

It was as if he was meeting Ye Xuan for the first time, and Ye Xuan began to feel uneasy. Did Zhu Biao tell him everything that happened between him and Lu in the dilapidated temple that day, which made Zhu Biao want to kill him?

Fortunately, not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up and said with admiration: "Ye Xuan, you really impressed me."

Ye Xuan was also a man with good eyesight. Upon hearing this, he quickly gave a small gift: "This is all due to your Majesty's leadership and the blessing of heaven on our Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed pleased, and smiled and shook his head: "You are quite good at investigating cases, but you are not as good at flattering as the dignitaries in the court!"

Ye Xuan was immediately ashamed. He didn't expect that when he tried to flatter someone, he would be ridiculed.

After a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again: "This time, the assassination case in the East Palace was solved thanks to you. Otherwise, I don't know what that vicious woman would do. If she hurt my son, I would not be able to quench my hatred even if I cut her into pieces!"

"It is God's blessing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was able to remain safe and sound until I found the real culprit." Ye Xuan continued to flatter him.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Xuan's cautious and unwilling expression and nodded slightly, saying, "Your personality is very suitable for serving in the palace. You are taciturn and capable!"

Ye Xuan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that maybe Old Zhu was frightened by Lu and wanted to transfer him to the palace!
Then how can he still leisurely fish and fish? Where is justice and fairness!
As if he saw through Ye Xuan's thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "I knew you were unreliable, don't worry!"

"I just want to transfer you to the palace to secretly investigate whether there are other evil-doers in the palace. You don't need to stay in the imperial city for twelve hours a day like the Jinwu Guards. You are still a Jinyi Guard, but you are seconded for one month in the name of helping to defend the imperial city."

"During this month, you will still be on duty according to the Jinyiwei schedule, and you will be off duty at the appointed time. However, you need to secretly observe whether there are people with ill intentions in the palace, whether they are spies or daring people. As long as there is any suspicion, you can investigate!"

Ye Xuan heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It turned out that he was seconded to the Imperial City to secretly investigate the public to see if there were people with ulterior motives who were intending to cause sabotage, or secretly trying to murder the Emperor's nobles.

Just like the security screening in later generations, you just need to report in according to the normal duty time.

After sorting out the gains and losses, Ye Xuan immediately accepted the order.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately added: "Since you are seconded to the Imperial City, your rank cannot be too low. Oh, don't object!"

Ye Xuan was about to refuse when Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him and said, "I appoint you as a captain of the Jinyiwei. The imperial edict will be sent to the Zhenfu Division later."

"Starting tomorrow, you will be on duty in the Imperial City! Someone from the Right Golden Guard will come in contact with you and help you get familiar with the Imperial City."

If we were to say what Ye Xuan fears the most: one is being too busy to slack off; the other is getting promoted.

As we all know, the higher the official rank in the Hongwu Dynasty, the greater the risk of losing one's head.

But he had already refused several times, and Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude seemed very firm. If he continued to be "ungrateful", he would be in danger of losing his life before he could become a high-ranking official.

(End of this chapter)