Chapter 59 Granting an Officer
Deng Qianqiu didn't expect that this benefactor in front of him would turn against him so suddenly.

Just as he was at a loss for words, Zhu Yuanzhang had already started to leave, saying, "Let's go."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and threw the coat that Deng Qianqiu had returned to him into Deng Qianqiu's hands: "It's cold at night, don't catch a cold. When you are young, you don't know the difference between cold and heat. When you are older and your body aches, you will know how serious it is."

After saying that, he strode away, leaving Deng Qianqiu standing there in a daze, holding the clothes.

This guy has a bad temper. Did he say that his father won the top spot?
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Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace, but he was still full of worries.

At this time, the sky was still pitch dark. Several eunuchs were holding lanterns to light the way for Zhu Yuanzhang to return to the palace. When they were about to pass by Chunhe Palace, they found that it was brightly lit. Many eunuchs ran out like crazy.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. He grabbed a eunuch and said angrily, "How dare you walk in the palace so rashly. Do you still have rules?"

When the eunuch saw that it was His Majesty, he was terrified, but he hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Highness the Crown Prince... Your Highness the Crown Prince... He... He... I will go and get the imperial physician..."

The eunuch's words were unclear, but when Zhu Yuanzhang heard the word "crown prince" and then heard about asking for a doctor, he felt like he was struck by lightning. His face suddenly darkened and he asked, "What, what happened?"

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's stare, the eunuch tried to calm himself down and said, "Your Highness...he was injured while riding a horse...riding a horse. Your Highness had to study during the day, but Your Majesty urged him to learn riding and archery, so he had to ride at night. Who knew...he fell..."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a black screen before his eyes and was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.

He pushed the eunuch over and ran towards Chunhe Palace like a madman.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's mind was blank. He ran like mad and his body did not feel tired at all.

The distance was a full hundred feet, and the dozen or so eunuchs and strong guards behind were unable to catch up.

Before reaching the bedroom of Chunhe Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang wailed: "Son, my eldest son, what's wrong with you..."

Having said that, he rushed into the bedroom like a whirlwind.

But at this moment, under the bright lights, Crown Prince Zhu Biao rolled up his long sleeves, exposing his arms, and a palace maid beside him was wiping something for him.

"Dad... Father..."

Zhu Yuanzhang rushed forward and looked at Zhu Biao's face: "Where are you hurt? Where are you hurt?"

Zhu Biao said, "It's just a scratch on my arm, Dad, it's nothing serious, why are you here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood there, his eyes still wide open like longans, and his dazed head finally began to regain consciousness.

At this moment, he realized that he was soaked in cold sweat. He felt chilly all over, but the fear deep in his heart was still lingering and could not be dispelled.

He was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and shouted angrily: "You fool, you are riding a horse in the middle of the night and scared me to death."

A slap hit him on the face.

Zhu Biao was prepared and dodged like a rabbit.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't hit him, but he was still angry and cursed: "It's just a minor scratch, and you still need to ask the imperial physician, you useless thing!"

After cursing for a while, he felt it was boring and left in a huff.

Zhu Biao: "..."

On the way back, Zhu Yuanzhang felt cold and his clothes were soaked through. He left his coat to Deng Qianqiu. The fear in his heart suddenly gave him an idea.

"If Xiuying had died thirteen years ago, and had left behind Biao'er due to a difficult birth..."

After returning to the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang finally calmed down his turbulent emotions. He took a deep breath and said to Ye Dianxian beside him, "Order someone to pass a message to Xu Da's camp, telling him that I want to use the salt-to-earth method to supply military supplies. Tell him to be patient. I will do my best to solve the problem of food and grass supply."

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang gave further instructions: "Tomorrow, summon the left and right prime ministers, the left and right chancellors, the governor of the Secretariat, as well as the minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the minister of the Ministry of War to come to see you and discuss the confidential matters together."

I should also hurriedly and respectfully say: "I obey your order."

Zhu Yuanzhang regained his composure, and his tiger eyes became much clearer.

The next day, after discussing the issue of salt permits, Zhu Yuanzhang's will naturally caused concern among the Secretariat and the Ministry of War.

Only the Ministry of Revenue seemed to agree that there was no need to allocate grain. Of course, the final compromise was to adopt a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, to implement the salt-introduction policy, and on the other hand, to appropriately reduce the grain and grass allocated by the Ministry of Revenue by half, but still provide them.

Wait until the matter is settled.

Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong and others were just about to leave.

At this time, an eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Personnel has a memorial to present."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, but looked very interested: "Oh? Has the Ministry of Personnel already selected officials for the newly promoted candidates?"

The new dynasty had just been established and there was a huge demand for talent. This group of juren might not be considered anything in a few decades, but at this time, they were more popular than jinshi.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already impatient to select people to fill the current vacancies of officials.

He held out his hand: "Bring it here for me to see."

Li Shanchang sat upright, without saying a word. He seemed indifferent to everything.

However, Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong seemed to be nervous about this.

Wang Guangyang was born into a family of great scholars and had many students and former officials, so he was particularly concerned about the future of this group of scholars.

And Hu Weiyong obviously also had a keen interest in this.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the report from the Ministry of Personnel, opened it and read it carefully for a moment, then suddenly sneered.

At this time, Li Shanchang's expression moved slightly. His old eyes opened slightly and then slowly closed.

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly, "Deng Jian is the county magistrate of Gao'an County, Ruizhou Prefecture? Is the Ministry of Personnel so blind?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone seemed to have a clue in their mind.

In fact, everyone present was already aware of Deng Jian's affairs, and the Ministry of Personnel must have taken this into consideration when selecting officials this time.

His Majesty was so furious that day that the audience with the candidates ended in a bad mood, which made the Ministry of Personnel realize that His Majesty was not satisfied with the top of the list.

But on the other hand, some people commented that His Majesty's sudden anger seemed to have some other difficult to guess emotions.

In short, anything abnormal is evil.

So the Ministry of Personnel selected Deng Jian as the county magistrate. In fact, this was a bit unfair to the top of the list. You know, except Deng Jian, the top three were all chosen as county magistrates.

But on the other hand, they left room for maneuver. Ruizhou Prefecture is located in Jiangxi, a land of fish and rice. Gao'an County is the seat of Ruizhou Prefecture. Although it is not one of the largest counties in the world, it is also an excellent choice.

In this way, the problem of His Majesty's possible dissatisfaction with Deng Jian was solved, and the problem of Deng Jian being to the top of the list was also solved.

However, no one had expected that the brilliant move that everyone had racked their brains to come up with would end up causing His Majesty's dissatisfaction.

In fact, whether it was Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang or Hu Weiyong, as soon as they heard His Majesty say that Deng Jian was appointed as the county magistrate of Gao'an County, they had already guessed the Ministry of Personnel's considerations.

But Your Majesty is really difficult to serve.

"Your Majesty." Hu Weiyong stepped forward.

He was extraordinary, with a handsome appearance, and his every move showed a calm and unhurried temperament, neither humble nor overbearing: "Gao'an County is..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled even colder at this time, interrupting Hu Weiyong and saying, "What kind of county is Gao'an? How could I not know it? I first opened the imperial examination, and Nanzhili was the place with the most flourishing literary style in the world. The top of the list is the best of the best. Do you want to get rid of him with just a county magistrate? If you don't know, you might think I can't afford to grant him an official position."

Hu Weiyong immediately said, "Your Majesty is right. The Ministry of Personnel has indeed not thought it through. The case should be returned to the Ministry of Personnel and they should be asked to make a new selection, so as not to discourage scholars all over the world."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "No need. In my opinion, isn't there a vacancy for the magistrate of Jiangning County? Let him be the magistrate of Jiangning County."

After hearing this, even Li Shanchang couldn't help but be moved.

Jiangning County is located in Nanjing City, or the entire Nanjing, which is actually made up of Jiangning and Shangyuan counties. Because it is located in the capital, it is called Jing County. Its status far exceeds that of other counties in the world.

In addition, the area is densely populated and has many palaces of princes and ministers, so the status of the county magistrate is evident.

(End of this chapter)