The Forbidden City in Nanjing, surrounded by mountains and rivers, bathes in the morning light in the early morning, making it look particularly quiet.

This time of daily meal is the time for breakfast. The palace has its own rules, and the various supervisors and bureaus have already started working hard. Although Zhu Di is diligent, he is different from Emperor Taizu's schedule. Emperor Taizu's schedule is meticulous. He does not deviate from the time to time when to eat.

Zhu Di, who was both used to the military, was extremely disordered. Sometimes he ordered people to get some pastries in the warmer hall and easily got breakfast.

There are many memorials today. The Tongzhengsi sent them in the early morning. At this moment, Zhu Di was eating tea with pastries, while Zheng He was reading them with books of memorials.

"Yang Biao, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, reported: Here are some great nobles and nobles who have stopped their ships at the Quanzhou Maritime Warehouse Office, claiming to be ordered by the elders of the country. Although Dashi is far away from Middle Earth, he admires the kingdom of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so he begged to pay tribute and lead a fleet into the court to pay homage to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty..."

When Zhu Di heard this memorial, he was stunned for a moment, because the memorial was a bit strange.

Whenever tribute is paid, most of the items are to deliver letters of state in the name of the king of the country, calling it a vassal tribute. However, this memorial did not mention the other king, but only said it was a noble royal family. It is vague to say what the noble royal family is. Most of the great food court may not know about it. In addition, these people did not say that they represent the imperial court, but only said that they were ordered by the elders of the country. This is interesting. No one can tell what the elders of the country are.

But then again, when people came up, there seemed to be no reason to treat them coldly. Zhu Di pursed his lips and understood in his heart that it was probably because of these big food merchants who saw that it was profitable, so they also learned from others to pay tribute.

This kind of thing is not without it. There were many such fake envoys in the Tang and Song dynasties. Emperor Taizu had similar incidents when he was there, and they were severely scolded and sent directly back to the country.

but……

Today is different from the past. At that time, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was cruel and a foreign race, causing the Chinese people to be tragic and dead to the ground. The living were not protected by their flesh and blood. Emperor Taizu raised an army to expel the Yuan Dynasty and founded the Ming Dynasty. Since ancient times, there were no Taizu emperors.

A legitimate emperor naturally does not need a group of unknown people to add icing on the cake, so he is full of confidence. Naturally, he does not have to be polite to these people who take advantage of it.

But Zhu Di is different. Zhu Di's country is based on the slaughter of uncles and nephews. Zhu Di urgently needs internal and external recognition. This urgent mood can be imagined.

This is also the reason why Zhu Di hesitated. He knew that these people were here to take advantage of their own and eat his tofu, but he couldn't help but feel moved. He wanted to turn a blind eye. After all, this thing was not for outsiders, but for the people inside. It was nothing more than a trick of your love and my will.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly, and he was still chewing on the meal, but he said vaguely: "What do you say in Wenyuan Pavilion?"

Zheng He said: "This decree was written by Master Jie himself. What the above said is that since the great food and the elders were the kindness of the emperor, the court should treat each other with courtesy. Since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, the country has been prosperous and the people have become peaceful, and the gentlemen have become rich. Our Ming Dynasty has shown a prosperous era, and the various vassals are competing for the first time to come to the court. It is understandable that the court is not allowed to be cold, and if the court does not allow it, it will inevitably lead to the hearts of the people. Since we should be kind to all directions, we should treat each other with kindness."

These words talked about Zhu Di's heart. Xie Jin's vote was to be broken and did not mention any issues related to the other party's origin. He just emphasized that this was because he admired the kindness of the Ming Dynasty. This was very obvious. Wenyuan Pavilion also hoped that everyone would refuse and could just tell the truth.

Zhu Di smiled and nodded, "Since that's the case, then it's right. Order the relevant officials of Quanzhou Maritime Warehouse Department to welcome the envoys of the Great Food to the DPRK. Everything is treated with the courtesy of close relatives and vassal states. The relevant personnel must ensure their safety and properly handle the tribute of the wealth."

After reporting these, Zhu Di was in a very good mood. Although something unpleasant happened two days ago, it was obvious that after that unpleasant time, all kinds of happy events were coming. On the one hand, it was time to pay tribute, and countries rushed to the court first. This was very different from when Zhu Di ascended the throne. Compared with the past, this year it was a bit of a prosperous atmosphere.

Zhu Di naturally seemed very excited and couldn't help but cheer up his spirits, saying, "The tribute period is approaching, and I heard that all the envoys from all countries have set off. It is now reported that some envoys have arrived in the capital. This is a good thing. The court cannot have any accidents. They are more careful and don't cause trouble again."

Zheng He hurriedly said yes.

At this moment, the inner officials came in a row. After entering the cabinet, they bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei handed over the note to the palace... said yes... said yes..."

Zhu Di seemed unhappy, took a sip of tea, and said, "I have something to say."

The inner official glanced at Zheng He and said, "The case of Zhu Qian, the doctor of the Ministry of Works, involves the military battle between Eunuch Xiao Yue and Xiao."

Zhu Di was slightly stunned: "Xiao Yue?"

Zhu Di has an impression of Xiao Yue, and he has a pretty good impression of him. He thinks that this guy is usually cautious and does things really well. He does many errands in the palace.

Zhu Di did not expect that this incident would be implicated in the palace. He squinted his eyes and his face looked a little scary.

Zhu Di has always been generous to the eunuch, and Xiao Yue is considered a hero in the Jingnan period. It was not them who conveyed military information back then, so Zhu Di might not have been able to persist in Peking for so long and headed south in the end.

So when Zhu Di learned that it was Xiao Yue involved, he was a little hesitant.

Immediately afterwards, another internal official came in and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Yue asked for a visit."

Zhu Di sneered: "Call in, see what he says?"

After a while, Xiao Yue stumbled. After receiving the news, he immediately felt something was wrong. Seeing His Majesty's handling of the shipyard, he obviously leaned against Hao Fenglou. Now that Zhu Qian was in Hao Fenglou's hands, he would be involved sooner or later. Therefore, he made a quick decision and rushed here immediately to distinguish and plead for himself.

In any case, based on my impression in front of His Majesty, as long as I can come and cry first, there will be a glimmer of hope.

As soon as Xiao Yue came in, she fell to the ground without saying a word. Taotao cried: "Your Majesty, I can't live anymore. I beg you to spare me..."

"I have been trembling in the past few years and serve the emperor, and dare not make any violations. The emperor has seen these things personally. The Jinyiwei slandered people and said that I was dispelling people's hearts and souls. How dare people like me do such things? Either the Jinyiwei framed them, or... something went wrong... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I am wronged. I have no contributions in the past few years and have worked hard. Your Majesty..."

While crying, he denied his guilt. His voice was choked, his eyes were swollen, and he kept kowtowing, as if he was about to smash the bricks. The pool of blood on his forehead looked very scary.

Even Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart. He couldn't help but wonder if the matter was found wrong. Even if it was true, this slave...at least he wouldn't be burial until he died. He was still a meritorious minister after all...

Seeing Zhu Di unable to help but move, Xiao Yue immediately seized the opportunity and continued, "Your Majesty... I work diligently and dare not have any improper thoughts. Besides, that case is a confusing account. After so many years, how can I make it clear? I have indeed offended people and have not restrained my words on weekdays. At this time, the Jinyiwei took advantage of the opportunity, even if I just wanted to ask me to investigate, but who knows that once I go to the imperial prison, there are not many people who can come back alive, whether they are guilty or not. I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that there are not many close friends around Your Majesty, I am..."

"Stop... get up and talk." Zhu Di's face relaxed a little, as if he had a little bit of forgiveness in his heart.

Zhu Di sighed and said, "You have made contributions, how could I not know about this matter..." He couldn't help but look at Zheng He and said, "Zheng He, this is a matter in the palace, and it is also considered a housework. It is difficult for a clean official to make a decision on family matters. Even I am a little embarrassed. So, let's talk about it, what do you say about this matter?"

Zhu Di did this with no intention. Hao Fenglou wanted to handle the case to the end, and he did assure Hao Fenglou that he would investigate the case.

But now we can't go back on our word, and Zheng He is Hao Fenglou's junior brother after all. If Zheng He comes to plead with mercy at this time, then he will go on the way and Hao Fenglou will not be able to say anything.

Zheng He's face looked very calm. In fact, he had this expression at any time. Zheng He just glanced at Xiao Yue. In the palace, Xiao Yue was not very good at dealing with him. This time, Xiao Yue had a rift with his senior brother Hao Fenglou outside the palace. Therefore, he understood that if he didn't take the opportunity to kill Xiao Yue, then sooner or later, one day, their senior brothers would not be guaranteed to be in the hands of Xiao Yue.

So... Xiao Yue must die.

After thinking about everything, Zheng He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao is indeed honest and honest, but I am thinking that the people from the Jinyiwei have just arrived in the palace and someone has just come to report to Your Majesty. Why is Eunuch Xiao coming? Eunuch Xiao is very knowledgeable and knows many things earlier than me..."

After hearing this, Zhu Di's body flapped slightly, and his eyes instantly became a little more severe.

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