jdhmnovel Chapter 1038 This is clearly a slap in the face to Old Deng!
Chapter 1038 This is clearly a slap in the face to Old Deng!
If it were anyone else, Old Deng might have succeeded.
After all, he was the emperor, yet he was so humble and willing to negotiate. Who would have the nerve to refuse Old Deng's request?
Unfortunately, this time Old Deng ran into Yang Shaofeng.
The infamous "Crazy Yang" was known throughout the imperial court.
Wasn't it you, old Deng, plotting against me a few days ago?
Did you, old Deng, instigate Mu Ying and Li Wenzhong to fleece me?
Did you, Old Deng, instigate Xiao Deng to run to me with that black sesame dumpling to ask for a memorial?
Now you want me to take you to Beiping and Liaodong?
Then I'll have to do as you please.
Yang Shaofeng gave Emperor Zhu a forced smile and bowed slightly: "According to common sense, it is a blessing for the people of Beiping and Liaodong that Father-in-law is going to inspect Beiping and Liaodong."
Emperor Zhu's heart skipped a beat.
broken!
That bastard still got his eye on me!
Yang Shaofeng changed the subject, saying, "But the affairs of state in the capital are very complicated. If my father-in-law goes to Beiping and Liaodong, wouldn't all these affairs fall on His Highness the Crown Prince's shoulders?"
Emperor Zhu gave a soft snort, his face dark and sour, and said, "When we went to Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture before, all the affairs of the court were on his shoulders, and he handled them quite well, didn't he?"
Yang Shaofeng felt a little confused.
Listen to this! Is this something a proper emperor would say?
Heizhi Tangyuan just got married and is now deeply in love with Chang Shi. You old man are about to abandon her and run away?
It must be tough for Black Sesame Dumplings to have such a father!
wrong.
The other day, he was also plotting against me with black sesame dumplings.
So, they deserve it!
Serves him right!
While complaining in his heart, Yang Shaofeng also tried to soothe the black sesame dumpling: "Father-in-law, you may not know this, but His Highness the Crown Prince already contacted me a few days ago, saying that after the Emperor's birthday celebration, he would go back to Liaodong with Governor Hu."
"If my father-in-law wants to go to Beiping and Liaodong in person, he will probably have to find a way to get there before His Highness the Crown Prince."
"By the way, would you like to come along to Beiping and Liaodong, Mother-in-law?"
"I've been thinking, Dengzhou has a mild climate and a medical school, so why don't we let my mother-in-law go there to recuperate for a while?"
"..."
The more Yang Shaofeng spoke, the darker Old Deng's face became.
What the hell did we do to deserve this? To end up with such a bastard as our son-in-law?
All we did was scheme against you a few times and, incidentally, take a few people from your Ningyang County.
Why are they subtly putting us down like that?
That bastard!
Emperor Zhu clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, then slowly relaxed them, finally letting out a helpless sigh.
Fighting is definitely not allowed.
If you're going to scold me, then you absolutely can't scold me.
This bastard dares to bully us even without hitting or scolding us. If we hit and scold him, wouldn't he dare to torment us to death?
The more Emperor Zhu thought about it, the angrier he became. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and went around behind Yang Shaofeng, suddenly kicking Yang Shaofeng in the buttocks and cursing, "You bastard!"
"Don't you think about Jin'er? She's already four or five months pregnant, which is a very inconvenient time for her?"
"You were really so at ease with the bumpy journey from the capital to Ningyang and Dengzhou?"
"Transfer a few people from Ningyang to set up a heated kang bed in the Prince Consort's residence."
“Transfer a few more people from Dengzhou Medical College to keep watch over her until she gives birth, then let them go back.”
"..."
Emperor Zhu returned to his desk and sat down, grumbling and cursing.
Yang Shaofeng patted the dust off his backside and kept grumbling to himself, "Old Deng, don't you feel guilty saying this after such a bumpy journey from Beijing to Ningyang County?"
What we're saying is that from Ningyang County to the capital, the officials along the way haven't dared to be idle these past few years. The road has been almost entirely paved with cement and smooth, so where did the bumps come from?
They even said they were transferring people from Ningyang County to the capital to build heated brick beds, and transferring people from the medical school to Ningyang County.
Given your bandit-like nature, it's easy for these people to be transferred to the capital, but I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to transfer them back.
More importantly, do you, old Deng, even understand the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket?
Your sister, your eldest son, your daughter-in-law, and your two little darlings who are always exposed to the elements, plus your second, third, fourth, and fifth children—so many of your precious children are in the capital. Do you know how dangerous that is?
Yang Shaofeng grew angrier the more he thought about it, and was about to make another sarcastic remark to Lao Deng when Xia Yu hurriedly arrived at Qianqing Palace.
"The rise to power has caused a major incident."
Xia Yu handed a memorial to Emperor Zhu and bowed, saying, "In May of the seventh year of Hongwu, Gaoyou Prefecture reported that floods had inundated farmland. Your Majesty ordered the exemption of more than 60,000 dan of land taxes owed and owed by the prefecture, and ordered the opening of granaries to provide relief to the people."
Emperor Zhu hummed in agreement, and Xia Yu continued, "At the beginning of the month, some people from Xinghua County in Gaoyou Prefecture suspected that the magistrate of Xinghua County had embezzled relief grain. Furthermore, because Xinghua County had created various pretexts to collect a lot of exorbitant taxes, some people, including Zhang Liuliu, stormed into the county government office, tied up Magistrate Guo Huai, put the 'Hongwu Great Edict' on his head, and wanted to come to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."
Yang Shaofeng immediately perked up his ears.
Someone dares to bind an official and bring him to the capital to file a complaint?
It must be the "Hongwu Great Proclamation" that Lao Deng produced some time ago that had an effect.
Tsk.
Allowing peasants to tie up officials and take them to the capital to file complaints is no wonder that the official-gentry clique is desperately trying to smear you!
If I were the magistrate of Xinghua County, I'd probably be cursing you in my heart!
Emperor Zhu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xia Yu, asking, "And then?"
Xia Yu turned to look at Yang Shaofeng, swallowed hard, and stammered, "Zhang Liuliu and his group were ambushed on the road, Guo Huai was kidnapped, five villagers who were traveling with Zhang Liuliu were killed, and the Imperial Guards who were secretly accompanying them were killed in battle. Zhang Liuliu barely escaped with his life."
What the hell?
Yang Shaofeng's eyes widened as he stared intently at Xia Yu and asked, "Were you ambushed?"
Xia Yu swallowed again, even his nodding motion was incredibly stiff.
This is truly a catastrophe!
It was also thanks to the Imperial Guards who accompanied them who died in battle protecting Zhang Liuliu and the others.
Otherwise, not so many people would have died this time!
Yang Shaofeng was completely dumbfounded.
What the hell must those officials and gentry in Xinghua County be suffering from?
If Zhang Liuliu were to tie up Guo Huai and take him to the capital to file a complaint, at most Guo Huai would die, and the others would most likely end up being exiled to Liaodong.
They intercepted and killed Zhang Liuliu and his group...
Is this some kind of ambush to kill Zhang Liuliu?
This is clearly a slap in the face to Harden!
Moreover, this happened right when Old Deng's eldest son had just gotten married and Old Deng himself was about to celebrate his birthday, which was a slap in the face to Old Deng!
If Deng Xiaoping could save even one member of his entire clan, Hu Weiyong would have to shout that the emperor was benevolent!