Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 174 Prince Consort (Second Change)

"Your Majesty, are you here?" Qi Zanyuan, the captain of the consort, cupped his hands to Zhu Chunchen with a smile as soon as he entered.

The dishes on the table were basically untouched and still steaming. Qi Zanyuan was not polite in wearing a black brocade. He entered the middle hall and sat at the table by himself, and poured himself a glass of wine.

"Hmph, you know that the old man is alone now, but you still dare to humiliate the old man? Do you really think that the old man has become a chicken and dog at the mercy of others?"

Although Zhu Chunchen knew that Qi Zanyuan was not easy to get along with, he was still outraged and said sternly.

"Where is the Duke of the country, in this cold day, someone from Qi wouldn't come to you to show off his prestige, are we like that?
We are here to complain for the Duke! "

Qi Zanyuan took a sip of his wine and said.

"Since that's the case, what's the reason why the son-in-law came to see the old man late at night?" Zhu Chunchen didn't believe that this fellow had such kindness, but his tone softened a little.

To say that this son-in-law Du Wei Qi Zanyuan is the forehead of Princess Suiping in the seventh year of Tianqi, and this Princess Suiping is the seventh daughter of Guangzong Zhu Changluo.

Apart from his status as a son-in-law, Qi Zanyuan's family background is nothing more than ordinary. His father was just a small peddler in the West Street of the capital. His ancestor Jide gave birth to a handsome son who was chosen by Princess Suiping as his son-in-law.

As a result, the whole family achieved enlightenment, and even though the old man never set up a stall again, Qi Zanyuan inherited the fine tradition of the Qi family - he likes to do business.

At the beginning, it was just buying a few shops in the capital to buy and sell goods from merchants, but since the death of Princess Suiping in the sixth year of Chongzhen, Qi Zanyuan has no more scruples.

Relying on his being the son-in-law of the first court, he not only oppressed ordinary merchants wantonly, but also started a merchant business, collecting tea and rice grains from the south at low prices, and selling them at high prices in the food-deficient places on the nine sides.

As for those tea leaves, it is said that they are sold further north. As for where they are, the nobles know very well, but most of them don't care about this business, because the nobles can say that their hands are not clean.

Everyone is equally divided, and no one will tear down anyone's platform.

"Don't you feel aggrieved by the Lord's loss of his title for no reason?" Qi Zanyuan still had a smile on his face.

"Say what you want to say quickly, don't be weird here!"

If it was normal, Zhu Chunchen would have thrown the plate on Qi Zanyuan's face long ago. The rank of captain consort is equivalent to that of an earl, and how dare an earl dare to act presumptuously in the Duke's mansion.

Didn't he bully him that he lost his status?This annoyed him even more!

"Haha, please don't be angry, brother, I don't have any other intentions, I just feel that your ancestors made great achievements in battle, and I don't know how much blood was shed to help Emperor Chengzu succeed.

Now the emperor actually removed your title because of a small mistake, isn't it too mean?
Although I am a relative of the emperor, I still feel very unfair for the Duke! "Qi Zanyuan said this, with sympathy on his face.

"Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of talking about it? Sigh, the old man really regrets that he didn't slash that kid last time when he was in the Governor's Mansion."

Zhu Chunchen was not ashamed to say that the last time he was in the governor's mansion, it was obviously Liu Hongjian who almost chopped him down with a knife, but now it's the other way around.

Fortunately, Qi Zanyuan devoted all his attention to doing business, otherwise he didn't know what to think, and Zhu Chunchen probably knew that this person had no interest in political affairs, so he dared to say so.

But is it so?The corners of Qi Zanyuan's mouth rose slightly.

"Is the emperor still unwilling to forgive the Duke? If you have a chance to meet the emperor and tell him that you have repented, you can vomit more bitterness. Maybe the emperor will forgive you because of his soft heart!"

Qi Zanyuan's kind face made Zhu Chunchen very moved.

"Oh, you don't know something, my son-in-law, I originally thought so too.

But today, when the old man went to see the emperor, he not only returned without success, but was also told by the eunuch that if he dared to enter the imperial city again, he would be severely punished.

The old man's house was also raided, and the old man's property was confiscated. The old man was still wondering why this happened, so he went to find the inner palace supervisor, Eunuch Li, only to find out that he had been accused of a crime.

Alas, to tell you the truth, the old man does not expect the official to return to his post now, but only hopes that he can live in the capital in peace. "

Zhu Chunchen's tone was gentle, and when he talked about the defendant's blackmail instructions, he was calm and calm, as if nothing happened.

In fact, he was in a panic at the time, those corrupt officials who sued him for crimes actually handed over more detailed memorials than those produced by An Guohou.

For so many years, others didn't know what shameful things he did, how could he not know?

But there is such a person in this world, he doesn't think what he did is bad, just like all the prisoners in Shawshank Kerry think they are innocent.

Zhu Chunchen felt that he had been greatly wronged and had nowhere to confide in.

"That's right, my lord, not only you, but also my son-in-law from the previous dynasty, who often suffers from injustice!" Qi Zanyuan pretended to be depressed.

"The son-in-law has such a big property, and the money is coming in every day, what's not to like?" Zhu Chunchen saw that someone was having a miserable life, and he immediately became interested.

"Hey, what's so good about being a son-in-law? You can't be an official, you can't command a soldier, let's start a business, and you will be made things difficult for him everywhere!"

It turned out that in August of this year, a large batch of tea sold by Qi Zanyuan to the border was seized by the Ministry of War. The tea was of excellent quality and worth 10 taels.

As a result, Li Banghua not only refused to give it to him, but also called him a traitor who cheated inside and out. This batch of tea has been left in the border town, and it is afraid that it has been smothered by now.

"Oh, the emperor is so foolish to favor a villain so much, this Ming Dynasty will be ruined by this person sooner or later!" Zhu Chunchen said viciously.

"Who says it's not! But whether this Ming Dynasty is good or bad has nothing to do with you and me!" Qi Zanchen pointedly said.

Zhu Chunchen knew that it was impossible for him to return to the court, no matter whether Qi Zanchen did it on purpose or not, he just kept silent.

"However, I recently met an adult outside the border. He promised that as long as I can regularly deliver food and grass to outside the customs, I will be able to keep my wealth forever!"

"Hey, the son-in-law has been dazzled by the power. You are willing to believe the words of these charlatans about eternal wealth."

"Yeah, I didn't believe it at first, but not only did they not lie to me about the grain that someone brought over, they even gave me tens of thousands of taels of silver every time! They said it was hard money!"

"What's the use of money? If you don't have a status, you're still an ant waiting to die. This old man can almost predict that when the old man passes away, this family property will be gone!"

Perhaps the imperial court took into account the face of the nobles and did not kill Zhu Chunchen. After all, he has been the Duke of Cheng for decades, but what if he dies?

The ending of his sons is almost predictable, the least is confiscation of family property, and the whole family is exiled to Qiongzhou to suffer.

　Thanks to the book friend Yukki_, You Rong is great, but you can steel without desire for the reward of 100 coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)