Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 571 Zhu Youjian's Bottom Line

When the shop owner chatted enthusiastically with Zhu Cihong, the two businessmen who were chatting turned around and looked at them. Although they felt that Zhu Cihong was extraordinary, they only thought that it was some noble son from the capital who came home from the Imperial Prison. He didn't take it to heart, turned his head away and continued to chat while eating.

After a while, the shop owner came out of the back kitchen with three bowls of steaming cheese cakes, first put one bowl in front of Zhu Cihong, and then put the other two bowls on another table.

The so-called cheese cake is actually somewhat similar to the yogurt of later generations. It is made from fermented milk and sugar. Finally, ice cubes stored in the cellar are added to the bowl. It is sweet and cool to eat in summer, so it is very popular in the capital. class favourites.

After Zhu Cihong ate in this restaurant a few times, he packed it up and brought it back to the palace for Zhou Hou and others to taste. However, Zhou Hou didn't like Zhu Cihong eating casually outside, so he ordered the female officer around him to try to make this food by himself, but However, I still can't grasp the time of milk fermentation, and I can't eat it after it is made. In the end, I gave up this idea after several failed trials.

After Kunxing tasted the delicious cheese cake, he immediately clamored for Zhu Cihong to buy it for her every day and send it to the palace. Zhu Cihong hurriedly found an excuse to escape.In a fit of anger, Kun Xing directly found Zhu Youjian, and while accusing his brother of treating her badly, he begged his father to fulfill her wish. Zhu Youjian had no choice but to ask Wang Chengen to send someone to buy Kun Xingcai's palace every day.

Zhu Cihong inherited the current Zhu Youjian's generous and generous disposition, and when he gets along with Cheng Jian and Zhao Xin, he doesn't have that kind of high-ranking demeanor and behavior, but treats them as partners.

After receiving the silver spoon in a brocade box handed over by Xin Zhao and starting to enjoy the delicious food, Cheng Jian also sat down at another table, picked up the wooden spoon and began to eat in big mouthfuls, waiting for him to eat After that, it was Xin Zhao's turn to come over.

While Zhu Cihong was slowly tasting the delicacy of cheese crisps, the content of the conversation of the two businessmen at the next table came faintly, and several key words caught Zhu Cihong's attention.

"Brother Li, how is the affairs of your brother-in-law's family going? The money has already been spent a lot, and the entrusted person also has real power in his hands. I guess he should come out with his whole body?"

"Hey, don't mention it, I spent a lot of money, but in the end it didn't save my brother-in-law's life! The higher-ups did something serious this time, and now the news has spread, and all the people involved in the incident have all died after autumn." Ah! Not only that, but all the property has been confiscated by the pro-army! Alas!"

"Ah?! Didn't you lose nearly a thousand taels of silver? Didn't even hear the sound? How could this be?"

"What else can I do? Can I get back the money I sent out? Now my sister's family has to rent a house to live temporarily. I just wait for my brother-in-law's body to be collected for him after the autumn decision, and then they will go to Liaodong to suffer the bitter cold." Sin, alas, pity my nephews, they will have no future at all, they will have to stay outside the customs for the rest of their lives, and it will be difficult to see each other again in this life!"

"Brother Li, you don't need to be sad. You have done your best in this matter. It's just that the person who was entrusted with money and disaster relief has nothing to say about it? It would be a bit unreasonable if you really want to do this. Does that count?"

"Brother Zhang, have you ever pulled out the whole thing after eating it? To tell you the truth, my sister's family spent relatively little on this matter. The worst thing is Liu Yuanwailang. So empty, even my own wife and daughter got in!"

"Ah? How do you say that? Why did you even get involved with your wife and daughter? Isn't the crime worse than your wife and children?"

After hearing the words, the businessman surnamed Zhang became gossipy, so he hurriedly asked.

The businessman surnamed Li raised his eyes and glanced around, seeing that Zhu Cihong's master and servant were still concentrating on enjoying the food, as if they didn't pay attention to what they were talking about, so he leaned forward and said in a low voice: "According to me As we all know, after the incident, Liu Yuanwailang's family spent a lot of money to entrust the emperor's own army, Qianhu Liang, in order to exonerate him, and it was the Qianhu Liang who took people to the outside of the customs to get them! Unexpected..."

When the businessman surnamed Li mentioned the matter of asking for money, Zhu Cihong had already begun to listen carefully. When the businessman surnamed Li mentioned the key points, his voice was too low. Words, the latter can no longer be heard.

Zhu Cihong frowned slightly, but then his face returned to calm.He finished the remaining cheese cakes in two or three bites, took the Jinpa handed over by Xin Zhao, tried the corners of his mouth, stood up, Cheng Jian had already walked out of the store a few steps, and gave orders, waiting for Zhu Cihong to send him off at the store Out of the store door with a sound, the four-wheeled carriage has already driven over.

Cheng Jian opened the carriage door and took out the brocade bench and put it away. Zhu Cihong bent down and got into the carriage. After Zhao Xin finished paying the bill, he and Cheng Jian got into the carriage one after another. As the carriage drove away, more than a dozen school captains in casual clothes who looked like passers-by around the shop got away.

"Cheng Jian!"

After the carriage started, Zhu Cihong thought for a moment and then called out.

"The humble minister is here! What are my orders!"

Cheng Jian, who was sitting opposite Zhu Cihong, quickly got up and bent over, and clapped his hands in the carriage that was moving steadily forward.

"Sit down. Can you hear clearly what those two people said in the store earlier?"

Following Zhu Youjian's example, Zhu Cihong waved his hands and continued.

"My lord! I vaguely heard that the person surnamed Li mentioned Liang, a thousand family of the pro-military, and the discussion between the two seemed to involve a matter of favoritism!"

The eyes and ears of people who practice martial arts are always more sensitive than ordinary people. When the two businessmen were discussing in low voices, Cheng Jian listened to most of the content clearly with his full attention.

"That's good! Since you already know the general situation, after returning to the palace, you should immediately go to your father and use your relationship in the army to investigate the matter closely, and then report it to Gu Gu immediately! Remember, this matter must not be reported to anyone. Someone reveals!"

"Follow my master's orders!"

Cheng Jian bowed in response, secretly happy in his heart.

After hearing Zhu Cihong's order, Cheng Jian knew that the prince wanted to investigate the case discussed by those two people alone, because the pro-military was involved.

Jin Yiwei is the emperor's pro-army, and his words and deeds represent the will of the emperor and also affect the face of the royal family. If someone in the pro-army uses the power in their hands to blatantly bend the law for personal gain, this is the most taboo of the emperor.

Cheng Jian, who is also young at heart, did not think of reporting this important event to the emperor. He took it for granted that this was a good time to follow the prince to show off, and when he thought that soon there would be someone with real power in the pro-military force falling into his hands , Cheng Jian felt an inexplicable joy in his heart.

After the guard Zhu Cihong returned to the palace, Cheng Jian immediately found his father, Cheng Qianli, and told him everything he had seen and heard today. Cheng Qianli was quite surprised when he heard the words, and agreed to Cheng Jian's request Afterwards, Cheng Qianli immediately found a familiar eunuch and asked him to give a message to Wang Chengen in the harem, requesting to meet Wang Chengen to report important matters.

Therefore, within a short period of time, Zhu Youjian in the palace learned the whole story and process of the incident, and the parties concerned have also surfaced.

In recent years, with Jin Yiwei's restoration of its former glory, Zhu Youjian's control over the outside world has become stronger and stronger. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as he wants to know the privacy of a certain minister, he will be able to do so before he spends the night. The detailed information of a minister will be delivered to him.

It is also because of this that while Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with the work of Jin Yiwei, he also adopted an attitude of turning a blind eye to the fact that some of them took the opportunity to seek personal gain. As long as these people were not excessive, he did not want to let them The water became clear and transparent.

It is human nature to pursue self-interest. There may be some selfless people, but they are extremely rare. Besides, would you be willing to watch the unselfish people live unsatisfactorily in terms of material conditions?
However, everything has a bottom line. What Zhu Cihong overheard has crossed the bottom line in Zhu Youjian's heart. This is the way to kill.

What made Zhu Youjian even more angry was that he didn't know anything about such a big event, which he absolutely couldn't tolerate.

(End of this chapter)