Lao Zhu asked Liu Chun to stay, and the two of them went to the front of a vegetable field...... That's right, it's a vegetable patch!

"The first time I summoned you, it was in this place!" Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and pinched a tea tree leaf, put it in his hand and gently crushed it, the green juice melted at his fingertips, and put it under his nose, and the fragrant taste filled the nostrils.

Lao Zhu chuckled, "Liu Chun, do you know why I grow tea in the palace?" ”

Liu Chun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty cares about the suffering of the people, his relatives are diligent and thrifty, and the ministers are full of admiration!" ”

"That's it! Don't say it's nice! Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "It's been so many years, you kid can't say two words of truth, it's really disappointing to me!" Lao Zhu said dissatisfiedly: "In a word, you can't waste it!" Liu Chun, how much did you say that little dragon group? ”

"This ...... I don't know, but it shouldn't be cheap! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "The list in the palace, eight cakes and one catty, costs twenty taels of gold!" Lao Zhu gritted his back molars and said, a pound of tea costs twenty taels of gold, which is really more expensive than gold!

Of course, there was no small box of tea for Liu Chun at that time......

Zhu Yuanzhang is not stupid, don't care about the expensive tea, in the final analysis, it is tea tree leaves, how can it be so expensive!

It's not because it's the tribute tea of the Son of Heaven, the people below share the profits layer by layer, and everyone reaches out to make a profit, and as a result, they get a sky-high price of tea.

Lao Zhu was angry, so he simply stopped the Xiaolong group...... I don't drink such expensive tea. Not only do I not drink it, but I also grow my own tea leaves in the palace, pick tea by myself every spring, and fry it by myself.

Not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang's skills are good, he fries two or three catties of tea for himself every year, which is enough to drink for a year. It doesn't work for the people, and it doesn't cost money, so that those who buy in the palace stare dryly, wanting to take advantage of me, two words: no way!

After listening to Lao Zhu's chatter, Liu Chun couldn't help but want to laugh, this approach is really Zhu Yuanzhang!

Lao Zhu has a strong distrust of the people below, for fear that they will do evil and oppress the people.

"I am in the palace, busy with state affairs all day long, and it is inevitable that I will be deceived and deceived by the people around me. If you get it wrong, the consequences can be dire. It is precisely because of this that I have given the official the right to hear about the matter, and the speaker is not guilty. Let them speak out boldly and not be afraid of the powerful. In recent years, there have been no less than thousands of high-ranking officials who have been impeached by the officials. I also straightened out my speech several times and sent young people into it. Expect them to be able to temper their righteousness, fight bravely against the powerful, and support the iron backbone of the Ming Dynasty! Let the corrupt officials and corrupt officials be afraid, and let the people think that the sky is blue...... Alas! ”

Lao Zhu sighed heavily, "I never imagined that there would be such a traitorous villain in my words!" It's really disappointing, chilling! Their methods are clever, their calculations are exquisite, and they are silent, so they abolish a cadre who changed the law, and I ...... Almost nothing! ”

Lao Zhu glared at Liu Chun fiercely, "You kid is also their master, why don't you even know that your apprentice is being bullied, what are you eating?" ”

Liu Chun grinned bitterly and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you just said at the Fengtian Palace, they are the protégés of the Son of Heaven, and you are their master!" ”

"What do you mean? Are you saying that I can't do it? ”

"Minister, minister doesn't mean that!" Liu Chun said weakly.

Lao Zhu suddenly laughed, he reached out and grabbed the hoe on the side, held it in his hand, looked at it, and then stuffed it to Liu Chun.

"Go, hoe the grass under the tea tree, I'm old, I can't do it anymore! It's yours to do the job from now on! ”

Liu Chun is about to cry, surnamed Zhu, he doesn't bully people like this.

He had no choice but to take the hoe and work with his waist down.

Liu Chun likes to be comfortable, but he is also a hard-working person.

Take the half a year in Changsha as an example, the students have been reborn, in fact, Liu Chun, the master, has paid more than them, the so-called teaching by word and deed, leading by example.

When the master doesn't do anything, the students won't be stupid and obedient!

Liu Chun lowered his head and was busy, and Lao Zhu watched silently.

It took about half an hour for Liu Chun to clean all the weeds he had hoeed, and he put the weeds he had hoeed together, piled them up next to him, and prepared to dig a pit with a shovel and bury them as compost.

Lao Zhu waved his hand and asked him to stop.

"Good job." Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Chun a handkerchief, which was bright yellow, Liu Chun subconsciously wiped his sweat, but halfway through the wipe, his hand couldn't help but stop.

"Your Majesty, this, this minister can't be used!"

"What I have rewarded you with is not to be used." Lao Zhu chuckled and said, "Liu Chun, I not only want to reward you with a handkerchief, but I also want to reward you with an official position!" ”

"What, what official position?" Liu Chun paused and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is young and has already been a lot of officials, and now the affairs at hand of the minister are a mess, and the minister really can't bear anything else, please ask Your Majesty to choose another talent!" The minister only cares about teaching and educating people, and the minister is very satisfied. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said impatiently: "Do you think I don't want to hand it over to others?" It's not that I don't have anyone I can trust! ”

Lao Zhu sighed deeply, it was obvious that his face showed a look of exhaustion, he was in his sixties, and he experienced the pain of losing his son, and there were so many government affairs on his shoulders every day, it was really not easy.

"Liu Chun, not long ago, I slaughtered the Jinyi Guard, and now the Jinyi Guard is almost non-existent. I have promoted some eunuchs to serve as eyes and ears. But I have seen the reports they have sent these days. To tell you the truth, I was disappointed, it was all old sesame seeds, and it was useless. These eunuchs are either too timid, too selfish, or too stupid...... All in all, there was nothing reassuring to me. ”

The more Liu Chun listened, the more wrong he became...... What do you think of the elderly? Could it be that there are not enough eunuchs around you, you, do you want to add one?

Zhu Yuanzhang! Don't go too far!

The master is an upright man, if you dare to knife me, I will let your Ming Dynasty be wiped out! If you don't believe me, let's try!

Liu Chun's face was strange and his expression was terrified.

Really want to be a willow...... Public...... Public...... Don't!

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the tea tree in front of him and said in a low voice: "You reorganize the Jinyi Guard for me, I am old, my eyes are dazzled, and my ears are deaf...... Are you willing to act as my eyes and ears and keep an eye on the officials below for me? ”

Liu Chun was stunned, was there something wrong with his ears, how could he hear a trace of pleading from Lao Zhu's tone!

The powerful Hongwu Emperor would actually ask for a courtier. It sounds very funny, but if you think about it carefully, what choice does Lao Zhu have?

He is old, even if he is the king of all beasts, when he is full of energy, he is certainly intimidated by the world, but once he is old and can't hold it down, the monkeys and foxes below will all jump out.

Liu Chun peeked at Zhu Yuanzhang and found that the old man's eyebrows were deeply locked, and the wrinkles on his forehead were as clear as a knife carving. Liu Chun finally understood that the shock that this Dengwen drum brought to Lao Zhu was very huge.

A few years ago, the transfer of local officials, especially the parents of the officials, Lao Zhu has always done it himself. Every official who came to Beijing to report on his work would be summoned for questioning.

For a long time, the Ming Dynasty did not have a secretary of the ministry, and the entire personnel power was in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.

But as his body aged and his energy was weak, first Zhan Hui, then Zhao Mian, Zhu Yuanzhang had to share the power of personnel with his courtiers.

Take this time as an example, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was impeached, and the officials were transferred by the Ministry of Officials, but the squire dared to say that he was acting according to the previous rules!

Who gave you the rules?

In the first few years, I had to listen to me in everything, and I was the rule!

Now you dare to talk to me about the rules, aren't you bullying me for being old and unable to do everything?

Since I can't do it, I'll find a helper.

Originally, Lao Zhu wanted to cultivate Zhu Yunwen, let him become a talent quickly, and share government affairs for himself...... But to be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed.

Although his grandson is still filial and honest on the surface, Zhu Yuanzhang has already discovered that he does not have such a strong sense of responsibility for the people in the world, and he has no ambition to glorify the foundation of his ancestors. For him, it is the greatest pursuit to please the emperor's grandfather, inherit the inheritance smoothly, sit on the dragon chair, and sit firmly in the country.

Tiger father and dog, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think of his old subordinates, all the Huaixi nobles, almost all of them are not as good as the generation, maybe this is fate!

"Liu Chun, I handed over the Jinyi Guard to you, handed over the burden of changing the law to you, and let you cultivate talents...... Do you know my heart? ”

Thump!

Liu Chun knelt down on his knees, "Your Majesty promotes cultivation, the minister is engraved in his heart, the minister will never abuse the power in his hands, and the minister will go all out to change the law and escort him." For the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, the liver and brain are smeared! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang finally smiled, "Why didn't you kid refuse?" Are you willing to carry such an offending thing? Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and pulled Liu Chun up.

Liu Chun chuckled: "The minister originally wanted to hide, but as soon as his head was hot, he got carried away, or ...... Could Your Majesty please choose another talent? ”

"Phew!" Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of Liu Chun, "Little rabbit cub, don't play tricks with me, get out of here quickly, and find out the case for me!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Chun took a big step and left the palace, looking at his back, Zhu Yuanzhang twisted his beard and sneered, "You think I can't kill anymore, right?" I can't kill it, but I still have helpers! ”