mtl008 Chapter 922
Chapter 922
As everyone knows, Zhu Yuanzhang despised eunuchs the most, so the staff in the Shangshi Bureau were basically female officials.
When the Shangshi Bureau was in charge of the palace's food, the Shangshenjian, a similar institution, was only qualified to assist.
It is worth mentioning that the female officials in the Shangshi Bureau must have good cooking skills, but Wei Wu did not really want anyone from the palace.
No matter how good their skills are, it is useless. These people have been in the palace for a long time and have long been accustomed to the intrigues in the palace.
To be honest, he likes the current environment and atmosphere at home very much and doesn't want such people to ruin the family atmosphere.
So after the Jinyiwei finished speaking, he immediately asked a question.
"What if I don't want anyone from the Shangshi Bureau?"
"Um, this..."
After hearing Wei Wu's words, Jinyiwei was a little troubled. He had never encountered such a thing before and didn't know how to answer.
You have to know that the demands he made were all orders from the emperor, and the imperial edict had to be accepted without any room for bargaining.
But the gentleman in front of him refused directly. If anyone else dared to be so rude, he would have drawn a knife and put it to the other person's neck.
The problem is that before he took over, many colleagues had reminded him that this gentleman should be treated differently from others.
Under normal circumstances, when the Jinyiwei were executing orders, although there were no clear regulations, they actually met the official one level higher.
However, this privilege is invalid in the Changle Marquis' Mansion, because this gentleman is a privileged person in His Majesty's eyes.
Therefore, they only have two functions here in Weiwu: to protect safety and to report Weiwu's requests; they have no law enforcement power.
So after Wei Wu finished speaking, the Jinyiwei didn't know how to respond.
Seeing this, Wei Wu did not embarrass him, but directly said:
"Well, let's put it this way! Your Majesty's intention is to not recruit anyone from outside. He's afraid that someone with bad intentions will sneak into my house and harm me."
"Then we can do the same as before and find someone from the Jiaofangsi. It shouldn't be difficult to find someone who can cook in such a big Jiaofangsi!"
Hearing what Wei Wu said, the Jinyiwei quickly bowed and said:
"My Lord, I cannot make the decision on this matter. Could you please give me some time to report? I believe there will be news soon."
"Okay, go ahead!"
With Wei Wu's permission, the Jinyiwei quickly ran out of the mansion and returned about twenty minutes later.
"My Lord, His Majesty has ordered you to come to the palace to discuss state affairs."
Wei Wu thought he would bring back good news, but unexpectedly, what he brought back was Zhu Yuanzhang's oral instructions.
"Why are you asking me to come to the palace at this time? Did something happen?"
Wei Wu looked at the Jinyiwei while thinking, but he looked away the next second.
Most of the things that Old Zhu said to himself were not even worthy of being heard by Mao Xiang, let alone a small Jinyiwei.
"Okay, I get it!"
After responding casually, Wei Wu left his residence and hurried towards the palace, and soon arrived at Fengxian Hall.
After the announcement, the palace servant brought Wei Wu to the back hall. As soon as he entered, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang reviewing memorials.
Seeing Wei Wu coming, Zhu Yuanzhang put down his pen, picked up a few memorials from the desk and said:
"The battle report from Lan Yu has come back. Take a look!"
Looking at the several memorials in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, Wei Wu quickly stepped forward and took them.
However, Wei Wu did not open it, but looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Uncle Zhu, you'd better tell me directly! I can't finish reading this memorial in half an hour."
Wei Wu said this not because he wanted to be lazy, but because he really couldn't understand what the literati of this era wrote.
He recognized each of those characters individually, but when they were put together, they looked like a heavenly book to him.
It’s not that he doesn’t understand the meaning, but that ancient people didn’t use punctuation marks, so he has to break up a long sentence himself when reading it.