Outside the East Pavilion, Shao Zhi lifted his robe and prostrated himself.

"Your Majesty, Shao Zhi, the imperial censor of the capital, right of the Imperial Procuratorate, has been ordered to see our emperor, and bow to Jin'an."

While reciting the words of admonition, Shao Zhi put his head on the Beijing bricks and glanced at the palace from the corner of his eye.

In the middle of the night, the East Pavilion looked so deserted and eerie with the dim candlelight swaying.

The sound of footsteps sounded in his ears, and Shao Zhi saw a pair of eunuch boots from the Shangyi Bureau, followed by the voice of the chief eunuch Baoxiang.

"Shao Yushi, please come in. Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time."

Shao Zhi then stood up with his robe in hand, followed Baoxiang in a catwalk, and quietly entered the cabinet.

The East Pavilion is the office of Prince Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang has never come here for so many years. Since Queen Ma passed away last year, all officials in the court did not know why. Zhu Biao's power to sit in the palace and manage politics was removed by Zhu Yuanzhang. Deprived, naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang simply moved here to work.

The reason why I am not in Fengtian Hall is entirely due to frugality.

The Fengtian Palace was too big, so a large amount of charcoal was needed for burning in the winter, and a large amount of ice was used in the summer. Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to part with it.

The Qianqing Palace is a harem and is too far away from Chengtianmen. If anything happens, it will inevitably delay time. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the East Pavilion is the most suitable.

The light in the hall was a little dark, and Shao Zhi couldn't see clearly Zhu Yuanzhang's expression after the gold case, so he felt even more worried. Baoxiang moved a chair and asked Shao Zhi to sit down, but Shao Zhi only dared to lower his buttocks carefully.

During this tense waiting, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded in the hall.

"How is the case in Zhejiang going?"

As soon as the Weng Junbo case was mentioned, sweat broke out on Shao Zhi's forehead, he stood up and apologized repeatedly.

"I am dead, but there is still no progress."

"It's been almost two years." Zhu Yuanzhang's tone no longer had any patience, and his anger was suppressed: "Yesterday, the Imperial Secretary received another secret letter from Yan Zhenzhi. In the letter, Yan Zhenzhi said In just half a month in Zhejiang, more than a dozen officials and businessmen died inexplicably one after another.

Please tell me what's going on."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was not harsh, and there was no clear criticism in his words, Shao Zhi was still so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud and nodded repeatedly.

"I, I have betrayed my divine grace, I deserve to die!"

"I don't have time to care about whether you should die or not." Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Shao Zhi directly: "Tell me why it hasn't been done well."

At this moment, Shao Zhi couldn't care about anything else and could only bite the bullet and said: "The Ministry of Punishment has been pushing the envelope, which has led to the case being suppressed to this day and no substantial progress has been made."

Shao Zhi is not a person who likes to find objective reasons, nor is he a villain who likes to talk about his wife behind other people's backs. But at this moment, facing Zhu Yuanzhang's killing intent that had begun to rise, Shao Zhi had to throw away the responsibility.

He has to think about his whole family.

"Xingbu."

Zhu Yuanzhang exhaled and said: "Tomorrow you will go to the Ministry of Punishment as the Right Assistant Minister and supervise the Weng Junbo case for me. I will assign Ru Taisu to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to take your place."

Shao Zhi, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head in disbelief.

He was transferred from the position of the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment. This was a promotion, but even though it was a promotion, Shao Zhi did not feel any happy in his heart. On the contrary, he was even more frightened.

He knew that this was his last chance in life.

If the case is not handled well, the only result waiting for him is death.

"Ru Taisu has been working as a left-wing political activist in Zhejiang before. He is most familiar with the situation in Zhejiang. With him going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to work with you to handle the case, I think we can handle it well."

Shao Zhi threw his head on the ground and responded loudly.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. If I cannot pry open Weng Junbo's mouth within a month, I will die to apologize."

"Go ahead."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and waved.

"I excuse myself."

He didn't even dare to get up. After kneeling on the ground and taking a few steps back, Shao Zhi got up and retreated all the way to the outside of the hall before daring to turn around and leave.

It wasn't until Shao Zhi's figure was completely swallowed up by the night that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed, frowned and muttered, 'I forgot.'

Baoxiang, who was standing close by, only thought briefly in his mind and then immediately answered.

"Your Majesty would like to ask Shao Yushi about the current situation of young master Daoming."

"Um."

"It's also my fault that this servant is such a bastard. He was so busy that he forgot his head. He didn't even have time to report to the emperor that early this morning, the young master Daoming was appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to be under the supervision of the Imperial Examination Office."

"What?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said angrily: "Nonsense!"

Isn't it nonsense to let a fourteen-year-old child become an official?

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted: "Is it the one Chen Yunfu is worried about, or is it the one Shao Zhi surrenders to me so that he can receive it privately? How dare the officials issue such an official document? It's all nonsense!"

Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more annoyed as he thought about it, so Baoxiang quickly explained.

"Your Majesty, this matter really has nothing to do with Master Daoming and Yushi Shao. It's the Crown Prince."

"Biao'er?" Zhu Yuanzhang's anger subsided, but he became more confused.

What is the relationship between Chen Yunfu's becoming an official and Zhu Biao?

Baoxiang didn't dare to talk in circles, so he told everything in detail.

"That little boy Ji Xiang kept all these things in mind when he accompanied the prince to the Metropolitan Procuratorate that day. When he came back, he told the servant, but the servant thought that he was just asking the Shang Palace Bureau to learn how to fold a quilt, so

It's not a big deal, so I didn't tell the emperor.

But I didn't expect that the prince's casual words would be remembered by Zhan Shaobao in his heart, and he went to Li Butang, the official minister, to get some relief, and that's how Master Daoming took over as Zhaomo today."

After the explanation was clear, Baoxiang took a peek at Zhu Yuanzhang's face and whispered, "Since the emperor is not happy, then I will immediately order someone to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to inform him?"

"No."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked away, but there was no look of anger on his face, and he said relaxedly: "Since it was Biao'er who started the conversation, let him do it. He is just doing it."

This attitude is completely different from the beginning.

Na Baoxiang laughed behind him.

Isn't it? It's just a mere Teruma.

It's up to Zhu Biao to give him an experience, so what if the censor just does it?

"Our Ming Dynasty will be reserved for Biao'er sooner or later."

When Zhu Yuanzhang talked about Zhu Biao, he looked proud and satisfied. He looked at Baoxiang and asked, "By the way, how is Biao'er's health lately?"

"I heard from the hospital that the prince is in good health now."

Baoxiang's face was filled with joy: "This is all due to the great blessings of our ancestors. The prince is in good health and is in good health. This is the blessing of the country and the country. I wish you the best of luck to the prince."

"Okay, okay."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had always had a small look on his face, finally became happy and said hello several times.

"Since Biao'er's health is in good condition, we will move in a few days and return the Dongge to him."

"My slave has taken note of it."

The candlelight in the East Pavilion was extinguished, but the lamp was lit in the Shao Mansion.
Chapter completed!