Chapter 214 Zhu Yuanzhang's Thoughts

Chapter 214 Zhu Yuanzhang's Thoughts

He only used a little strength and broke the bones of the man with natural supernatural powers who was famous throughout the Zhenfu Division. How terrible would it be if he had used his full strength?
No one doubted that Ye Xuan was bragging, because everyone saw his expression just now, which was indeed calm and composed.

But wasn’t Ye Xuan a scholar before he joined the Jinyiwei? When did he develop such powerful internal strength!
Ye Xuan ignored the shocked looks of the crowd and was very satisfied with his own strength. He was worthy of having ten times the physical fitness.

This is not simply one plus one equals two, but a qualitative change that occurs when the superposition of forces breaks through certain shackles!
After moving his arms and legs a little, Ye Quan looked at the people who were still in shock and couldn't express their feelings, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and do your job. If you delay the emperor's work, you will be in trouble!"

Everyone couldn't even finish their sentences when they heard this. They just hummed and groaned and continued with the things at hand.

The tribute from the confiscated financial items was sent to the Ministry of Rites, and the rest of the property was temporarily deposited in the Zhenfusi Yamen as usual. As for Wang Guangyang's family, they were all thrown into the Jinyiwei prison.

However, as soon as he returned to the prison, a Jinyiwei came forward and reported: "Captain Ye, Commander Mao is waiting for you in the office."

Ye Xuan frowned and asked, "Excuse me, brother, did you tell me what it is?"

Ye Xuan is now a big shot in the Pacification Office. For some reason, Mao Xiang seems to think highly of Ye Xuan.

Almost everyone in the yamen knew about this matter, so even if no one came to please him, no one would want to offend Ye Xuan.

Upon hearing this, the Jinyiwei immediately laughed and said, "I don't know about that, but there is a eunuch sitting in the commander's room, and his name seems to be Yunqi."

"Okay, thank you brother for letting me know!" Ye Xuan bowed and said goodbye, then walked towards Mao Xiang's room.

"Commander-in-Chief, Eunuch Yun!" Ye Xuan entered the room and bowed.

"Ye Xuan is here, come and have a cup of tea." Mao Xiang stood up enthusiastically and pulled Ye Xuan to sit down.

But before they had even taken two sips of tea, Mao Xiang left the room on the pretext of having official business to attend to, leaving Ye Xuan and Yun Qi alone.

Ye Xuan knew that this was most likely Yun Qi's instruction, and Yun Qi came to the Pacification Office specifically to convey Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions to him.

Logically speaking, Mao Xiang, as the first commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, could be considered Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant, but Yun Qi deliberately sent him away. Was there anything that even Mao Xiang couldn't listen to?

Yun Qi smiled slightly, patted Ye Xuan on the shoulder and whispered, "Master Ye, His Majesty sent me to ask, how is the evidence collection of Wang Guangyang going?"

After saying this, Yun Qi, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed his expression and said in a gloomy tone: "Your Majesty means that Wang Guangyang must die!"

Ye Xuan frowned and replied, "The tribute that Wang Guangyang secretly withheld has been found in his study, but this one item is enough to sentence him and his entire family to death!"

Yun Qi shook his head. "Your Majesty means that Wang Guangyang privately received the Champa delegation and embezzled tribute. This matter cannot be made public. As for the reason, you should be able to figure it out with your intelligence."

Ye Xuan just pondered for a moment and then suddenly realized.

The Ming Dynasty had just been established, and it was time for Zhu Yuanzhang to use drastic measures to stabilize the situation.

If at this time there was a scandal that the Right Prime Minister of the Secretariat dared to privately receive the envoys without Zhu Yuanzhang's permission and even embezzled tribute, it would be tantamount to telling the whole world that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, could not control this group of ministers!
Because accepting the homage of vassal states is an honor that belongs exclusively to the emperor, Wang Guangyang's action was tantamount to usurping the imperial power. He exercised the unique power on behalf of the emperor and challenged the emperor's authority!

The early Ming Dynasty was not as prosperous as everyone imagined. On the contrary, due to continuous natural disasters and long-term wars, as well as Zhu Yuanzhang's radical population migration policy, the people were in dire straits. Of course, it was much better than the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and everything was recovering in an orderly manner.

But whether it was the remnants of the Mongols in the north, the Japanese pirates in the east, or the small peasant uprisings that continued to break out in the country, all of them showed that the situation in the Ming Dynasty was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang himself was always in a state of slight fear. You could not guess whether in the continuous peasant uprisings there was someone like him who was conspiring with a few fellow villagers to overthrow his rule.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang would never allow anything that challenged the emperor's authority to happen, even if it did happen, like the case of Wang Guangyang.

Although Wang Guangyang was doomed to die, he could not be executed for the crime of usurping imperial power, but had to be executed with other excuses.

Understanding Yun Qi's purpose in coming to see him, Ye Xuan nodded and didn't feel embarrassed.

It's nothing more than finding another crime to kill Wang Guangyang. It's not difficult.

Apart from anything else, Ye Xuan already has a ready-made charge on hand.

At that moment, Ye Xuan told Wang Guangyang about his violation of regulations by accepting the family members of convicted officials.

Yun Qi clapped his hands happily and praised: "Master Ye, now I know why His Majesty thinks so highly of you!"

"I just got the job done and you completed it right away. With such strong ability to get things done, who wouldn't want to be admired?"

After that, Yun Qi thought for a while and said, "I will go back and report to His Majesty. I think it will be approved. You should also prepare a confession for use when the case is closed."

"Don't worry, sir. I'll do it right away." Ye Xuan bowed.

Yun Qi smiled and then said goodbye.

After sending Yunqi out of the gate of the Zhenfu Division, Mao Xiang appeared out of nowhere.

He smiled and bowed to Ye Xuan, saying: "Ye Xuan, you have solved another big case for the emperor!"

Ye Xuan bowed and said modestly: "It's not a difficult murder case. We just caught the man and beat him up, and he confessed everything."

"In fact, it's all just luck. This case will be handled just fine if it's handed over to that brother."

Mao Xiang laughed loudly, patted Ye Xuan on the shoulder and said, "I just like that you are both capable and humble. I don't like some guys in our government who have no ability but brag all day long."

Ye Xuan just smiled and didn't respond.

"By the way, I asked you to have dinner at my house last time, but then I had some work to do and you didn't have time to attend. How about you come to my house tonight and let my sister-in-law cook you two of her signature dishes?"

It was the first time that the boss invited you to his house for dinner, and Ye Xuan had no reason to refuse, so he nodded and left.

Looking at Ye Xuan's departing back, Mao Xiang's face suddenly became expressionless.

(End of this chapter)