However, today seems different from usual. After Zhu Biao gave his salute, Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him get up like before. Zhu Biao rolled his eyelids and took a secret look. Zhu Yuanzhang was at the desk and lowered his head to write. Could it be that he was too serious and didn't listen to his words clearly? So Zhu Biao raised his voice slightly and shouted: "My minister Zhu Biao..."

"Get up, my ears are not deaf yet!" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, still lowering his head.

Zhu Biao listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's bad tone, stood up and came respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang, bowing and standing without talking rashly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at Zhu Biao and said calmly: "I have two memorials here, take a look." He said that, knocking on the corner of the table.

Zhu Biao picked up two memorials at the corner of the table and opened the first one. This was a memorial to report on the severe drought in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huaidong. The local government and roads jointly submitted a memorial requesting the reduction of taxes from local people.

After reading it, Zhu Biao slowly closed the memorial, and Zhu Yuanzhang also happened to put down his pen, "Tell me, I want to hear what you think."

Zhu Biao said seriously: "My father is concerned about the people of the world. Whenever there is a famine, he will reduce the taxes of the affected people. Last year, Shandong and Peiping have severe droughts. You exempted the taxes of the people of the two provinces from two years. In particular, you are afraid that the disaster situation in other provinces will not be reported in full. He also ordered the Secretariat to urge the officials of the various government departments to investigate the livelihood of the people and not to displace the people of the place due to natural disasters. I believe that following this example, you can reduce the taxes of the people of the prefectures and counties mentioned in the memorial for one year."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, shook his head and sighed, his expression became much calmer, and his tone became calmer: "Most of these places are the territory of Zhang Shicheng back then. I fought with Zhang Shicheng for years. These places provide a lot of money to Zhang Shicheng. Moreover, when I personally led tens of thousands of troops to surround Zhang Shicheng, these people not only did not respond to my royal army, but also sent information to Zhang Shicheng secretly. When my army attacked the city, the people actually assisted Zhang Shicheng to guard.

The city, that's not all. The local people still think about Zhang Zhe's good things. Not only are some people secretly building temples and temples for Zhang Zhe, but the locals still call him King Zhang. What's even more hateful is that the Jinyiwei has reported many times that someone secretly formed a party to form a clique and searched for some young sons who had not died when Zhang Wang broke the city. The one they formed was called Chengenhui and Zhiniangzhe. In the future, when disasters occur, all parts of the world can reduce the land tax at their discretion, and it will be inevitable that they will not be able to avoid it."

Zhu Yuanzhang had always had resentment towards the people of these places, and Zhu Biao knew it, so the taxes in these places have always been the highest in the country, and Zhu Yuanzhang refused to reduce them. But when talking about this matter today, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, actually scolded Ju Niang. Zhu Biao was stunned. It seemed that this anger had never faded in his heart. However, if you think about it carefully, it is understandable. After all, my father had fought with Zhang Shicheng for many years, and he had experienced many wars himself. He knew that his father's temper was vengeful.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao no longer strives for it, but softens his attitude: "These unruly people do not understand the painstaking efforts of their fathers at all. If they can be with the court and with the fathers, they will not have the end of today."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, Zhu Biao continued to look down on the second memorial, but it didn't matter. As soon as he looked at the beginning, he started to sweat coldly on his forehead. Seeing the end of the first page, Zhu Biao found a strange mark. After carefully identifying it, he confirmed that this was the shoe print. There was a shoe print on the memorial. It is easy to imagine how angry Zhu Yuanzhang was when he read the memorial. At this moment, Zhu Biao's hand had begun to tremble. He couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhu Yuanzhang, and saw Zhu Yuanzhang writing quickly at the desk with his calm expression, with only his arms and the red pen moving.

Zhu Biao looked down and continued to look. The prince was extremely nervous after reading it. After reading it, he held two memorials with trembling hands, took a step forward with his head and respectfully placed the two memorials beside Zhu Yuanzhang. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't say anything, but the more Zhu Yuanzhang was calm, the more scared Zhu Biao was. He asked tentatively: "Father, this matter..."

"What do you think should be handled?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

Zhu Biao said carefully: "This matter should be transferred to the Ministry of Justice to find out the trial and judgment. As stated in this article, Song Shen ignored the national laws and regulations and should punish the crimes seriously to serve as a warning to others."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Damn it, I have read the book in my stomach. I have used this little intelligence. Did you read the loan note later? The loan note is really unsightly. The sixth-rank official Yi Cuizi borrowed money from him, Song Shen, and he really lost his idea. If he got the sixth-rank official position for someone, he would have to pay him back the money. If he didn't become a sixth-rank official, then he would just be Yi Cuizi, not the sixth-rank official Yi Cuizi, so he wouldn't have to give this money. Gao, it's really high, it's really high! Why didn't I find that the Song family has such talents in the Song family before?"

Zhu Biao was afraid and secretly glad that his purpose today was to recommend two people as officials of the Eastern Palace, and these two people were recommended by Song Shen. Fortunately, he didn't say it out. If he really said it, he would have no way to speak today.

At this moment, he secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and echoed: "This illegal act is unheard of, and it is really a scum of scholars."

The author's off-topic: Going to the Imperial College as a supervisor is actually a promising profession, especially in the Hongwu period, because during the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations had not yet formed a fixed mechanism. At that time, the imperial examinations were selected by a large proportion of the imperial examinations selected from the supervisors. In the Yongle Dynasty, the imperial examinations were gradually customized and became the mainstream of official elections.

Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head and looked at Zhu Biao, and asked in a very subtle tone: "Song Shen is the eldest grandson of your master Song Lian. Haven't you always respect Master Song? I remember that you always called Master Master at that time, and Song Shen has always been close to you. Now he is about to commit suicide. Don't you plead for him?"

Zhu Biao's heart trembled. His father's words made him a dilemma. If you plead for Song Shen, it would be like a blunder and favoritism. What's more, this is a huge case of corruption. He knew his father's temper. He always hated corrupt officials to the bone. It was easy to plead for him to talk about him. It was possible that Song Shen could not save him and made his father have an opinion on him. But if he didn't plead for mercy, the Song family was very close to him in public and private affairs, and he was always considered his own person, especially his master Song Lian. If he stood by, would he feel that he was not missing his old love? He did not care about his subordinates? Once the father's impression of himself became like this, it would be too unfavorable to him.

Zhu Biao was in a dilemma. He hesitated for a long time and did not speak. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally saw Zhu Biao's embarrassment and hesitation. Zhu Yuanzhang was actually dissatisfied with Zhu Biao's indecisiveness. However, this son has always been kind and filial, and he grew up in the army. He suffered the most with himself and was frightened the most, so he felt the greatest guilt towards him.
Chapter completed!