Chapter 34 Zhu Yuanzhang's mission: monitoring Yang Xian

Chapter 34: Zhu Yuanzhang's Mission: Monitor Yang Xian
"Lord Zuo Cheng Yang?"

Although Ye Xuan was a time traveler, he had stayed in the Jinyiwei for a period of time. He had heard of Yang Xian, the left prime minister of the Secretariat, who was the head of all officials.

Moreover, in history, Yang Xian had already followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world before the founding of the Ming Dynasty and made many contributions.

But even so, he was executed in his position as Zuo Cheng within a few years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Some people say that he was framed and executed because he lost the official struggle with Li Shanchang.

You can easily guess who Lao Zhu is using your toes.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang is willing to trust you, even the Jade Emperor cannot frame you.

It can be said that, from a certain perspective, Yang Xian died at the behest of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"What? Are you scared?" Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to look at Ye Xuan with a playful smile on his face.

Ye Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately swore, "As a member of the Imperial Guard, it is my duty to monitor all officials. Except for Your Majesty, there is no one in the world that I, Ye Xuan, am afraid of."

"Very good, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, this is what my Jinyiwei should be like!" Zhu Yuanzhang patted Ye Xuan's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Unlike those old guys like Mao Xiang, they have become a little old after just a few days of peace. Work hard, I have confidence in you!"

The implication in Zhu Yuanzhang's words was very obvious, but Ye Xuan was not happy at all.

Regardless of whether Lao Zhu meant what he said, even if he really wanted to promote Ye Xuan, what would it matter?

Ye Xuan's dream is to be a vulgar person, greedy for money and lustful, listening to music in brothels. How comfortable would it be to be a salted fish and listen to music?
When you have nothing to do, the serious thing is to train Nianwei, chat with girls, or be chatted with by girls.

Moreover, being an official for Zhu Yuanzhang was not a good job. Didn’t you see that even Yang Xian, the founding hero and the left prime minister who was the head of all officials, was targeted by Zhu Yuanzhang!

However, since Zhu Yuanzhang only asked Ye Xuan to monitor Yang Xian, it means that Zhu Yuanzhang will not take action against Yang Xian so quickly.

Since it's just surveillance, the task is relatively easy.

After giving Ye Xuan a few more bowls of chicken soup, Zhu Yuanzhang let the eunuch Yun Qi take Ye Xuan away.

As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Ye Xuan looked around and saw that there was no one around. He took out a twenty-liang silver ingot from his arms and calmly stuffed it into Yun Qi's hand.

Yun Qi was slightly surprised and was about to give it back to Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan refused to take it.

Yun Qi blamed them and said, "Your Majesty has repeatedly ordered us eunuchs not to accept bribes from foreign officials. Captain Ye, you are trying to harm our family!"

Ye Xuan chuckled and said indifferently: "The emperor has repeatedly warned us Jinyiwei not to make friends with court officials. Besides, we are directly under the emperor's command just like you, so how can we be considered as external officials?"

"This is just a small gift from me to show my respect to you, sir. I didn't ask for anything, so how can it be considered a bribe? You are too kind!"

Yun Qi looked around, but was afraid of being seen and unable to explain himself, so he wanted to return it to Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan refused to take it back.

He had no choice but to put it in his sleeve, and said angrily and amusedly: "Forget it, forget it. Our innocence has been ruined by you, Captain Ye."

Ye Xuan felt a chill when he heard this, but he remained respectful.

After a pause, Yun Qi said with a smile: "Since I have accepted your money, Captain Ye, please ask whatever you want to ask.

But let me be clear in advance, I will tell you everything I know, and please don’t embarrass me if I can’t tell you, Ye Baihu.”

This was exactly what Ye Xuan wanted to hear, and he immediately told him that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to monitor Yang Xian.

"As a Jinyiwei, it is natural for me to supervise all officials. However, this man eats, drinks, defecates and urinates twelve hours a day. I should have an idea of ​​what is important and what is not." In fact, Ye Xuan could report all of Yang Xian's movements to Zhu Yuanzhang in detail.

But everyone in society knows that the boss is an unpredictable creature.

If you really write down things like what time you go to the toilet and what time you eat, and it gives your boss a headache, then it will be your turn to have a headache.

Moreover, Yang Xian was, after all, the Left Prime Minister of the Secretariat, and he handled many military and political affairs on a daily basis. These were not secrets that a Jinyiwei like him should be exposed to.

You can monitor it, but it’s best not to touch these sensitive things if possible.

Otherwise, if you are not careful, you might become the target of silence when the mission is completed.

Therefore, the best way is to find out Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions in advance so that you can do your job well and avoid sensitive issues, so as not to get yourself into trouble.

Yunqi was also a smart man. After some consideration, he told Yunqi about how Zhu Yuanzhang specifically mentioned Yang Xian's golden beans after leaving the court.

Ye Xuan immediately understood what was said. It seemed that Yang Xian's behavior of winning over officials had aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion.

It is not surprising that as the Left Prime Minister of the Secretariat, he would win over some allies and cultivate some followers.

After all, as the left prime minister, he has few trustworthy people under his command, so it is not convenient for him to implement any strategy.

As long as it wasn't too excessive, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have become suspicious, but Yang Xian's mistake was that he shouldn't have extended his hand into the imperial court.

As an important official in the court, what did he want to do by winning over the eunuchs in the inner court? Did he want to spy on the emperor or to rebel?

If another tyrant came, he would have chopped you to pieces without any explanation!

Now that he knew the cause, Ye Xuan's job would be easy. He just had to focus on Yang Xian's personal connections.

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan thanked Yun Qi sincerely.

It is said that it is easier to get things done when you have someone in the court. If Yun Qi had not revealed the truth, it would have been a lot of effort for Ye Xuan to figure out Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions on his own.

When Ye Xuan and Yun Qi were about to leave the Meridian Gate, they ran into Mao Xiang who was hurrying towards them.

Yun Qi stepped forward and saluted, "Master Mao, how come you are back? Is there anything else you need to see Your Majesty about?"

Mao Xiang waved his hand and said politely to the eunuch beside the emperor: "It was only after we left the palace that I remembered that this subordinate of mine was entering the imperial city for the first time. I was afraid that he would not know the way and bump into things randomly and violate taboos!"

After a pause, he thanked Yun Qi politely, "If I had known that there was a father-in-law to see me off, I wouldn't have to run around and sweat."

"Since Master Mao is here, I will take my leave first."

Yun Qi said as he said goodbye to the two of them.

After Yunqi left, Ye Xuan thought Mao Xiang would ask what Zhu Yuanzhang had said to him.

Unexpectedly, this old fox didn't ask any questions, but just showed concern for him and told him to come to him if he had any difficulties.

Since Mao Xiang didn't ask, Ye Xuan naturally wouldn't tell everyone about the task assigned by the emperor himself.

After leaving the Meridian Gate, Mao Xiang asked Ye Xuan a few polite words of concern, and then the two parted ways.

As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Mao Xiang rarely worked in the Zhenfu Division as there was nothing important to do.

(End of this chapter)