met free Chapter 513 This official obtained it through his own abilities!
Chapter 513 This official obtained it through his own abilities!
Although Yang Shaofeng directly extorted several envoys from vassal states, Emperor Zhu didn't seem to care much.
In contrast, Emperor Zhu was more interested in seeing what Yang Shaofeng's expression would be after reading the memorial impeaching him.
"Your humble servant, Chen, the Prefect of Baoding, respectfully submits this memorial to impeach the Imperial Son-in-Law, Yang, for maliciously seizing the name of the Donkey Meat Sandwich... I humbly submit this memorial."
"Your humble servant, Liu, the Prefect of Hangzhou, respectfully submits this memorial to impeach the Imperial Son-in-Law, Yang, for maliciously seizing the name of Longjing Tea... I humbly submit this memorial."
The large stack of memorials in Yang Shaofeng's hands were mostly impeachments against him for maliciously seizing certain titles.
After reading through several memorials impeaching him, Yang Shaofeng scoffed dismissively.
"This is truly an injustice to my son-in-law."
"Look at what they're saying, accusing me of malicious robbery?"
"What? So only Baoding Prefecture is allowed to have donkeys, but Ningyang County can't?"
"If Hangzhou Prefecture has Longjing Well, why can't Ningyang County have a Qinglong Well?"
"Seriously speaking, the Qinglong Well in Ningyang County is actually on Yuhuang Mountain—just listen to that name, Qinglong Well on Yuhuang Mountain, how high-class is that?"
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's nonchalant attitude, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
No.
The victim has already filed a complaint with us, and you, you scoundrel, are still so arrogant and domineering?
Emperor Zhu's hands, tucked into his sleeves, kept shifting between fist and palm, as he pondered how much force to use to strike in a way that would leave the target stunned without causing serious injury.
Ideally, some scoundrel should be made to realize his or her mistake.
Just as Emperor Zhu was pondering this, Yang Shaofeng clicked his tongue and said, "However, this is also a good thing. After all, these officials have improved somewhat and know how to fight for the benefits of the people under their rule."
The Emperor Zhu's face darkened.
"So you've said both the nice and the mean, haven't you?"
"You bastard!"
“We told you before that Longjing tea comes from Hangzhou, but you did it. We told you, and then you secretly stole it.”
"Now what do you suggest? Should we return all those titles, or continue to compete with them for them?"
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Why should I return the title I earned through my own abilities?
Yang Shaofeng said with a forced smile, "I will not admit to any of these baseless accusations."
"Anyway, let them try to steal it if they have the ability. If they can't steal it, then it's Ningyang donkey meat sandwiches and Ningyang Longjing tea."
"Moreover,"
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Emperor Zhu discreetly and began to speak sarcastically: "Didn't my father-in-law say a few days ago that there are other prefectures, and what do they have to do with the provincial governors, prefects, and county magistrates whether they have any local specialties, whether they can enter the market, and whether they can sell at a high price?"
Ok?
Hearing Yang Shaofeng's incredibly lifelike tone, Emperor Zhu felt an urge to slap this bastard to death.
Yang Shaofeng pretended not to see Emperor Zhu's sour face, and instead kept making things worse for him.
“Look, you just finished talking about it a few days ago, and these officials came right after that to snatch up donkey meat sandwiches and Longjing tea from Ningyang County.”
"What does this mean?"
"This shows that the prefects of Baoding and Hangzhou are no good people. They deliberately made things difficult for my father-in-law. It would be unreasonable not to deduct their salaries."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng kept talking and talking, until he finally made Emperor Zhu so angry that he could no longer bear it.
"Shut up!"
"Damn it, where do you get the nerve to talk about the prefects of Baoding and Hangzhou?"
"When it comes to causing us trouble, all the officials in our Great Ming Dynasty, big and small, combined, can't compare to you alone!"
After giving Yang Shaofeng a once-over, Emperor Zhu added angrily, "And Zhou Jingxin and the others, none of them are any good either!"
Yang Shaofeng nodded in agreement.
Indeed, Zhou Jingxin and his ilk are all the same people who write to me with questions all the time; none of them are any good.
Fortunately, Lao Deng was clever; he only kept two students from Ningyang County in the capital, and sent the rest to the Yan and Zhao regions to serve as county magistrates.
If they had all stayed in the capital, it would probably have shortened the reign title of Hongwu by about ten years.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was lost in thought, Emperor Zhu suddenly glanced at him and sneered, "Fine, if you want to compete with those prefects for titles, then go ahead. Later, write a few memorials to prove that these titles were first used by your Ningyang County, and we'll issue an edict to stop them from competing with you."
As soon as Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng said without hesitation, "I often work in Dengzhou Prefecture and am not very familiar with these things. Why don't you let County Magistrate Chen Mo write them for me? Or you can let Zhou Jingxin and a few others write them for me."
It is impossible to write a memorial.
This stuff is incredibly difficult to write.
If it was just to annoy Lao Deng, or to amuse Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, then writing a few memorials would have been fine.
If it's just to compete with Baoding and Hangzhou for a few empty titles, there's no need to write that stuff.
If all else fails, these titles can be given to Baoding Prefecture and Hangzhou Prefecture. This will not prevent Ningyang County from selling donkey meat sandwiches, nor will it prevent Ningyang's Longjing tea from fetching high prices.
Emperor Zhu was so angry that he laughed.
"Great, you're really something."
Emperor Zhu pointed at Yang Shaofeng and scolded, "You really dare to say anything, even nonsense, just to write fewer memorials."
After scolding Yang Shaofeng, Emperor Zhu simply pointed to the door and said, "Get out, get away from me! Just looking at you makes me angry!"
……
Yang Shaofeng rolled away, and he did so with great gusto, leaving Emperor Zhu in the room cursing and swearing: "That bastard! What kind of fate do we have? How did we end up with such a stubborn son-in-law!"
Empress Ma glanced at Emperor Zhu.
Is the son-in-law a tough nut to crack?
Don't make trouble.
Didn't you bring this on yourself?
If you had simply awarded those titles to the prefects of Baoding and Hangzhou after receiving their memorials, you wouldn't be so angry with your good son-in-law now.
Besides, your good son-in-law just extorted millions of taels of real gold and silver from the envoys of various vassal states, and you immediately pulled out a memorial impeaching him. You still blame him for deliberately making things difficult for you.
Just as Empress Ma was secretly complaining, Yang Shaofeng, who had rolled away not long ago, rolled back.
"Congratulations, Father-in-law! Congratulations, Mother-in-law!"
"Great news! Great news!"
Yang Shaofeng cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and kept offering his congratulations to Emperor Zhu and Empress Ma.
Suppressing the urge to hit someone, Emperor Zhu asked with a forced smile, "What brings you this joy?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "I'm delighted to have come from Dengzhou Medical College."
Emperor Zhu was slightly taken aback and asked, "Medical School?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded vigorously and replied, "Yes, the medical school, and it's related to the Fifth Prince."