The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 82 The Ruthless Li Shanchang
Zhu Bai looked at the design drawings in his hand and immediately fell into deep thought.

Just as Zhu Xiong Ying said, it really is a giant Kongming lantern!
However, the 'lampshade' of most Kongming lanterns is made of paper, but in this process diagram, it is made of a special material called fireproof velvet.

“Uncle Twelfth, you can just give this blueprint to Tao Chengdao. I believe he will make the product according to the blueprint.”

"However, we must explain to him beforehand that all production must be carried out under the supervision of the Western Depot. This is a vital national asset, and we must be extremely cautious. We hope he can take that into consideration."

Zhu Xiong Ying said with a smile.

First the villain, then the gentleman.

Since Tao Chengdao is willing to help me with the work, I should make the unpleasant things clear upfront.

Zhu Xiong Ying was not a careless person. The matter of "flying to the sky" was of great significance to the entire era and could not be ignored.

"No problem, I'm sure Mr. Tao will understand."

Zhu Bai nodded and took the blueprints and went out.

Although it feels a bit like a dream, who hasn't dreamed of flying high and soaring through the clouds?

If it really works, it will make history!
Watching Zhu Bai leave, Zhu Xiong Ying smiled slightly.

After all, this matter is progressing relatively smoothly. Zhang Yu is in charge of building the air force, while Tao Chengdao is in charge of producing hot air balloons. With these two approaches working together, they will surely change the war landscape of the entire world in the future.

Then, Zhu Xiong Ying's gaze swept across the desk, and her smile instantly froze!
"Yu Huatian, Uncle Twelfth forgot to take the memorial with him. Please deliver it to him in a bit."

"Such good things, and Uncle Twelve is so forgetful. As his nephew, I'm heartbroken!"

Upon hearing this, even Yu Huatian was momentarily stunned!
Your Highness, could you be any more shameless? This twelfth prince seems to have gone to do something for you, yet he's still chasing after you to deliver the memorial?
The following day, outside the palace, the groom of the Korean Duke's residence bent down, and Lee Seon-chang stepped on his back to get off the carriage.

Before I could even stand still, I felt several rather subtle gazes.

Without a doubt, it was those censors from the Censorate.

He handled Tu Jie well, but regardless of public opinion, the mere fact that he 'implicated' the Censorate was enough to make these people resent him.

but
Li Shanchang didn't take these censors seriously at all.

Words can kill, but it depends on whose words they are.

"Prime Minister Li."

At this moment, a voice sounded.

Li Shanchang turned around, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes before his face broke into a wide smile: "Bowen, what is it?"

The visitor was none other than Liu Bowen, the current Imperial Censor.

Although Li Shanchang always regarded him as a major threat, how could someone as cunning as him show his disgust and fear of him on the surface?
Liu Bowen seemed not to have noticed anything, and simply said in a businesslike manner, "Prime Minister Li, yesterday the Yangzhou Prefecture sent a report stating that the newly appointed Yangzhou Prefect, Qian Yongqin, has still not taken office."

“Songjiang Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture are only a hundred miles apart. Even with a journey that includes stops and starts, it should take three days to arrive. But it has been five days and we still haven’t arrived. This is not in accordance with regulations.”

"Leaving aside the backlog of official business in Yangzhou Prefecture, it is not appropriate for His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince to still be in Yangzhou Prefecture!"

“In my Censorate, yesterday, Censor Han Yike was going to submit a memorial in court today, but I suppressed it. If he does not take office by tomorrow, I am afraid that he will be impeached before he even takes office as the Prefect of Yangzhou.”

Liu Bowen slowly began to speak, his words sounding exactly like a Censor-in-Chief reporting internal affairs of the Censorate to the Prime Minister.

But
Liu Bowen's words were indeed very skillful. He first mentioned that he had suppressed the impeachment for a day, and then named the person being impeached as Han Yike (a famous and unyielding censor during the Hongwu era), which can be described as a polite approach before taking action.

His true intention was very simple: Li Shanchang, you used Tu Jie to offend the Censorate, so the Censorate will make up for it in the matter of Qian Yongqin. Li Shanchang's eyes flashed, and then he continued to smile and said, "The messenger from the Five Military Command reported a few days ago that Qian Yongqin of Songjiang Prefecture is seriously ill, so it is normal that he was delayed on the road for a few days."

"Look, the memorial from the Songjiang Prefecture requesting to postpone his appointment due to illness has already been delivered to me."

As Li Shanchang spoke, he took out a memorial from his bosom and handed it to Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen opened the document and saw that it indeed bore the seal of the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture. He bowed and said, "Since it is a serious illness, please postpone it. Prime Minister Li should present this memorial to His Highness the Crown Prince."

"As for Han Yike, I will speak with him again."

Having said that, he left.

This sight made Li Shanchang's expression slightly solemn.

It was fortunate that he had prepared in advance and had Songjiang Prefecture send over such a memorial.

Otherwise, Han Yi is an extremely difficult piece of candy to deal with. If you get involved, you'll definitely have to impeach him and have Qian Yongqin escorted to Yingtian!

Looking at Liu Bowen's figure again, Li Shanchang couldn't help but feel annoyed!

If Tu Jie weren't so incompetent, how could he have allowed Liu Bowen to swagger around in front of him and even try to manipulate him?
"Humph!"

Li Shanchang snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and walked into the palace, heading towards the Fengtian Hall.

Ultimately, the Censorate is something we must hold firmly in our hands.

In the imperial court, swords, spears, and clubs are all powerless; only the mouthpiece (or mouthpiece) is truly lethal!

This most powerful institution in the imperial court must be in the hands of the prime minister to ensure it does not get out of control!
"Teacher, something terrible has happened!"

"Look."

Just as Li Shanchang arrived outside the Fengtian Hall to await the court meeting, Hu Weiyong hurriedly stepped forward and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang looked in the direction Hu Weiyong was pointing and was immediately startled!
Yu'er, who had read out the Empress's decree in the Fengtian Hall that day, was standing next to Yu Huatian, waiting for the court meeting to begin!
When Yu'er came over, it immediately reminded Li Shanchang of the contents of the imperial edict: Her Majesty the Empress must repent!

The moment this idea came to mind, even Li Shanchang felt a pang of panic!
"Tu Jie's family is doomed."

"If Her Majesty the Empress admits her guilt today, then according to the decree of the Secretariat, her entire clan will be exiled to Yunnan!"

"Execute them in batches en route and upon arrival!"

Li Shanchang's gaze sharpened, and he spoke in a deep voice.

He could only hope to appease Emperor Hongwu's anger by sacrificing the lives of Tu Jie's three clans.

And they did this without any burden whatsoever.

After all, before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Empress had shown favor to all the military generals. Now that they have been forced to "repent," it is only natural that the military generals would do something in secret!

"Yes!"

Hu Weiyong quickly agreed.

Their conversation was observed by Yu Huatian.

Little did they know, the main characters today were not Yu'er at all, but them!

(End of this chapter)