Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 212 Our old waist is exhausted, so we changed to a defective product?

The long night is silent, but many people are doomed to sleepless.

Zhu Yunwen lay on the bed and wept secretly, not because of the pain, but because of the pain.

heartache pain.

He secretly regretted that he was not strong enough and betrayed Xiaoman girl.

He knew the character of the concubine mother too well, once he let her know that he was dating a woman of such background, he would definitely send someone to kill Xiaoman!
In fact, Zhu Yunwen guessed very accurately.

Chen Geng received Lu's instruction, so he came to the Jiaofang Division that night and asked Xiaoman to receive him by name.

If Zhou Zhenpeng, the ambassador of the Jiaofang Division, was still there, he would definitely tell him tactfully that Xiaoman is a man with a good name and a good owner.

But at this time Zhou Zhenpeng had already been taken away by Jin Yiwei, the deputy envoy of Jiaofang Sina obviously didn't have this awareness, and immediately led Chen Geng to the place where Xiaoman lived.

Chen Geng entered the small building where Xiaoman lived, pulled out a hemp rope from his sleeve, and walked towards the figure behind the curtain.

However, when he lifted the curtain, he was immediately stunned when he saw the figure behind the curtain.

"Commander Chen, long time no see!"

"Xu Liuzi?"

"Why are you here!"

"Guess what?"

The fight within the Jiaofang Division was just an episode, but when this episode only passed one night, it was placed in front of Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu and Dasun robbed the blanket all night, and got two dark circles under the eyes again the next day.

After eating breakfast, Lao Zhu sent his grandson to study in Dabentang.

Although he already knew that Dasun could not learn much in Dabentang, he still hoped that he would come over if he had nothing to do.

After all, feelings are something that comes from getting along with each other for a long time.

Except for Zhu Bian, the elder feudal lords of Ming Dynasty could hardly be counted on.If Zhu Yunxi wanted to avoid being bullied by those older Wang uncles in the future, he had to have a small team of his own.

These young princes in the palace will be his greatest support in the future.

After Lao Zhu sent his eldest grandson away, he went to court on his shoulders.

Erhu followed by, talking about what happened last night.

"Reporting to the Emperor, the matter at the Military Bureau has been clarified. There is no instigation from outsiders, it's just that there are a few stubborn people who think the food is not good, deliberately provoke troubles, and incite other craftsmen to rebel."

"Yesterday, the humble staff arrested all the troublemakers and interrogated them severely. The witnesses and physical evidence are all available. Please show me the emperor."

"How many people in total?"

"Reporting to the emperor, there are three people who took the lead, 72 people who followed and made trouble, and the rest of the craftsmen just followed suit. It's not a big evil."

"In addition, the fire was purely accidental. It was only because everyone made trouble and no one put out the fire, which caused the fire to spread..."

"Then cut it all off!"

"Hang the head in the military battle station for public display for three months, as an example to others!"

"promise!"

"There are also people who have made great contributions to fighting the fire. According to the meaning of the Three Emperors, the top 100 people will change their household registration from craftsman registration to private household registration. You see..."

"Give our grandson some face..."

Lao Zhu said this lightly, but in fact, in the 25 years he has been emperor, he has never changed his household registration on such a large scale.

Therefore, this face is not insignificant.

"My lord, there is one more small matter."

"Last night, Chen Geng, the guard commander of the Prince's Mansion, went to the Jiaofang Division to assassinate the confidante of the Second Emperor's grandson, but was captured by our Jin Yiwei on the spot!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he cursed angrily.

"Aren't you so full that you have nothing to do? When did our Jinyiwei become so worthless, even taking care of a prostitute?"

When Erhu heard that the emperor was angry, he just smiled awkwardly.

"My lord, what should I do now..."

"Let's release Chen Geng first. This matter has nothing to do with him. He is only following orders."

"As for that whore..."

When Lao Zhu said this, hesitation obviously flashed across his face.

In fact, Lao Zhu also wanted to get rid of this prostitute secretly, but he was a step behind Lu Shi.

If the Lu family didn't send someone, after a few days, Lao Zhu would also evaporate the prostitute who seduced the emperor's grandson.

But Lao Zhu is a bit of a rebellious person, the more Mrs. Lu does this, the less he wants to make Mrs. Lu happy.

"Change that prostitute's household registration and send it to the Prince's Mansion, so we can make up for the debt we owed to that child..."

"promise!"

Lao Zhu dealt with a few trivial matters casually, and then went up to the court in high spirits.

It's just that after sitting on the dragon chair, Lao Zhu quickly noticed that something was wrong with today's atmosphere.

No one whispered to each other, and those who came forward to report the matter were cautious, as if they were afraid of offending themselves.

Lao Zhu knew after a little thought that today's atmosphere was affected by the fire yesterday.

This is because some people want to make big things into small things, and make small things into small things.

Since no one jumped out to cause trouble, Lao Zhu was also happy to relax.

No matter how you say it, Zhu Yunqi is the grandson of his direct relatives. If it was handled according to the national law, the incident yesterday would be enough to demote him to a commoner.

Lao Zhu spent more than an hour, and after dealing with a hundred things, he felt a little unhappy when he saw that Qin Kui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, hadn't played yet.

"Is there anything else you ministers want to present?"

"If it's okay, we can retreat!"

It seemed that Lao Zhu was speaking to everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Kui all the time, and Qin Kui was stared at like a light on his back.

Qin Kui went home yesterday and didn't sleep all night, thinking about it all the time.

Once he handed over Zhu Yunqi's request for the title of king, he would completely break with the civil servants.

Although this matter was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty has given orders to many people over the years, and there are also many scapegoats thrown out. He is not sure whether he will be thrown out by His Majesty to appease public anger.

After all, the commander of Jinyiwei has changed several times, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is like a revolving lantern, will not be looked down upon by His Majesty.

But if he didn't read this book, the emperor would have a hard time going through this test. If he didn't do it, he would directly blame himself for the matter of the military battle, and give himself a house raid.

Qin Kui struggled for a while, and then bit the bullet and took a step forward.

"Your Majesty, I have the original performance!"

When the officials in the hall heard this, they all felt tense.

In fact, Qin Kui's appearance in the hall today has already surprised everyone.

Under normal circumstances, if such a big incident happened in the military battle bureau, shouldn't he, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, be taken away by Jin Yiwei on the spot?
However, not only was this person not arrested, but he didn't even get an apology, which was a bit strange.

When Chen Zongli, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, saw Qin Kui stand up, his heart immediately became tense.

He thought more than other officials.

Since Qin Kui was not questioned, only one person could be responsible for this matter, and that was Zhu Yunqi, the de facto emperor's grandson of Ming Dynasty.

"Qizou Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Zhu Yunqi, the emperor's grandson, has made great contributions to the imperial court in acting as an agent of the military battle. I hope that your majesty will reward him with the royal title!"

As soon as Qin Kui's words came out, the originally peaceful hall suddenly exploded.

The expressions of the other five of the six ministers all changed.

When the other Jiuqing civil officials heard Qin Kui's words, they were filled with righteous indignation, wishing to beat him to death on the spot.

Some censor officials jumped out on the spot and accused Qin Kui of being a treacherous minister.

However, more people used the reason that Zhu Yunwen was young and it was not suitable to be crowned king during the hot filial piety period, and discouraged Zhu Yuanzhang from giving up the idea of ​​crowning the king.

Old Zhu didn't care what they said, and directly ordered the Minister of Rites to submit the title of feudal king he had agreed upon, and immediately announced the disbandment of the dynasty.

After the imperial court was over, everyone sent off His Majesty respectfully, and immediately turned on Qin Kui's mad dog mode.

"Qin Kui, are you crazy? You dare to ask His Majesty to confer the emperor's eldest grandson as king!"

"You pat your own conscience...do you even have a conscience!"

"My colleagues, this person is no longer worthy of our company. Let's write an impeachment memorial to impeach him when we go back. Make sure that your majesty is a good minister and a villain..."

While everyone was clamoring, a young eunuch ran over erratically.

"Your Majesty has a decree that the three ministers from the Xuanhu Department, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry will enter the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters!"

When everyone heard this, they put away their arrogance just now.It's just that when they saw Qin Kui walking out of the hall, they all spat at his back, spurning his behavior as a treacherous minister.

The three of them followed the little eunuch out of the hall, Ru Chang and Chen Zongli deliberately took a step behind and made eye contact with each other.

Ru Chang looked at Qin Kui, then at the eunuch, indicating that this fellow is already His Majesty's man and is not with us anymore.

Seeing this, Chen Zongli smiled wryly, looked at the direction of the military battle, and then at Qin Kui, then shook his head helplessly.

Ru often saw Chen Zongli's expression and expressed understanding for Qin Kui's behavior.No matter who is responsible for such a big event, they will have some thoughts in their hearts.

But no matter what you say, it would be wrong for this guy to jump directly.

Now at this juncture, encouraging His Majesty to crown Zhu Yunqi as king, wouldn't that break Zhu Yunqi's way to become the grandson of the emperor?

If Zhu Yunxuan was excluded from the temple, then Zhu Yunxi would be the only candidate for the crown prince of Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of the general Xungui standing behind Zhu Yunxi, both of them felt a sinking heart.

It is enough for Daming to have Emperor Hongwu. If there is another "Emperor Wu of Han", how will the people of Daming live!

Generally speaking, officials who can reach the level of the ministry are not too narrow-minded.

Although they have the careful thinking of civil and military disputes, they still have the mentality of being responsible for the common people in the world.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has launched more than a dozen Northern Expeditions in succession.Every time the Northern Expedition was carried out, it was the people in the south of the Yangtze River who carried everything.

Chen Zongli is the acting household department, and he is well aware of the disadvantages of taxation in the Ming Dynasty.

There were thirteen chief envoys in the Ming Dynasty, but the taxes paid by all the chief envoys together were not as much as that of Ying Tianfu.

It can be seen from this that the burden of the people in the south of the Yangtze River is heavy...

The reason why the Ming Dynasty can still manage to maintain it is mainly due to the fact that the current emperor is frugal enough and treats the generals and nobles fairly harshly.

But now His Majesty is the founding king of the country, so he can naturally subdue all the honorable generals.But if someone else is the emperor, the courage and ability of the old emperor will not be necessary.

Not to mention the existing two emperors and grandchildren, even adult princes like King Qin and King Jin can't hold back Lan Yu and other generals.

If His Majesty the emperor made Zhu Yunxi the crown prince, he must keep Lan Yu, the scourge, as a minister of Tuogu.

When the time comes, Lan Yu will be the Duke of the state with great achievements and the important minister who will support Gu Gu. Who in this world can rule him?

This is what Chen Zongli and several other ministers are most worried about.

Although the two expressed understanding for Qin Kui's behavior, they subconsciously kept a certain distance from him.

Even if they entered the Qianqing Palace to meet His Majesty, the two of them deliberately lagged behind by half a step.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Old Zhu said straight to the point.

"We asked you to take back the Weapons Bureau yesterday. I don't know how your talk is going."

The three of them looked at each other subconsciously when they heard the words, but when Chen Zongli and Ru Chang saw Qin Kui, they immediately turned their faces away and ignored him.

Qin Kui didn't take it seriously either, since he chose to be the grandson of the Three Emperors, he had no choice but to run all the way to Hei.

Officials don't like traitors, let alone scumbags.

Generally speaking, in the officialdom strife, the grass on both ends of the first mouse tends to die first!

"Your Majesty, I discussed with Concubine Hui yesterday, but we haven't reached an agreement on the price..."

When Lao Zhu heard Chen Zongli's words, he became furious on the spot.

"What?"

"What does this have to do with Concubine Hui? What do you have to talk to her about?"

The three of them were also dumbfounded when they heard this. They never thought that His Majesty the Emperor would not know about such a big matter?
When they saw Concubine Guo Hui yesterday, they thought that Concubine Guo Hui was going there on behalf of His Majesty.

Therefore, when negotiating, they just had a symbolic chat and then withdrew, never thinking about bargaining.

Seeing His Majesty's reaction now, a small flame of hope was born in several people's hearts.

"Your Majesty, are you ignorant of this matter?"

"I don't know!"

"Yesterday, Concubine Hui told us that she wanted to go to Xiaoling to pay homage to the Empress. We thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival would soon be over, so we agreed to her request..."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui went to the new workshop of the Weapons Bureau yesterday and offered a high price of 200 million taels of silver for the grandson of the third emperor. The three of us, including Weichen, really couldn't afford it..."

"200 million!"

Old Zhu was also taken aback when he heard this number. He never thought that Guo Hui, the woman, would dare to speak so loudly.

When he thought about it, it would be enough to give the eldest grandson two or three hundred thousand taels of silver and let him have an explanation to all the civil and military nobles. He never thought of spending so much money at all.

The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the angrier he became. Firstly, Concubine Guo Hui had lied to him, and secondly, Concubine Guo Hui's actions made him suspect that the harem was meddling in politics.

Although she was seeking benefits for the eldest grandson, it was beyond Lao Zhu's bottom line of tolerance.

"We know..."

"What do you think is the right amount for the imperial court to purchase?"

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately became interested. It seems that His Majesty's side is more likely to talk!

"Your Majesty, do you see the 10 taels of lines?"

"Cough cough..."

When Lao Zhu heard Chen Zongli's words, he coughed in anger.

This old man is too shameless, isn't he ashamed to say 10 taels of silver?

Ru Chang also felt that Chen Zongli was a bit too much, but before he could speak, Qin Kui spoke first.

"I think 50 taels is the most reasonable."

As soon as Qin Kui opened his mouth, he doubled Chen Zongli's price by five times. Although Lao Zhu thought it was still a bit high, he didn't think it was outrageous.

"Chen Zongli, can the household department withdraw so much money?"

Chen Zongli's heart sank when he heard this, thinking of Qin Kui's behavior of jumping back, maybe this number was discussed with His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, 50 taels is not a small amount, and it will take a while for me to raise money..."

Seeing that Chen Zongli didn't refuse, Lao Zhu didn't want to deliberately lower the price.

No matter how you say it, this is also Dasun's property, and it would be a good thing to get him more money.

"Then let's do it like this!"

"Your Majesty, where is Concubine Hui?"

"Humph!"

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is our ancestral motto!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Lao Zhu blew loudly in front of the three ministers, but after dismissing the three of them, he hurriedly ordered the imperial dining room to prepare some of Concubine Guo Hui's favorite dishes, and asked Qin Deshun to deliver an order in the harem, saying that he would go to Concubine Guo Hui at noon Have dinner with him there.

When Qin Deshun heard this, he hurried to the harem.

However, he didn't just go to inform Concubine Guo Hui, but also to discuss countermeasures with Concubine Guo Hui.

After all, all his pension money has been invested in it!
Lao Zhu was busy until noon, when he got up and went to the harem.However, as soon as he came to Concubine Guo Hui's bedroom, he felt something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The huge Changning Palace didn't even have any eunuchs and maids guarding the door, so it looked extraordinarily deserted and quiet.

Thinking of this, Lao Zhu couldn't help turning around and looking at Qin Deshun, and asked with a cold face.

"Have you notified Guo Hui?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the slaves have come to inform you early!"

"Then why is there no preparation here?"

Qin Deshun lowered his head guiltyly upon hearing this.

"I don't know this servant girl, maybe Concubine Guo Hui is asleep?"

Old Zhu was dubious when he heard the words, and pushed open the door of Concubine Guo Hui's bedroom.Concubine Guo Hui was dressed in coarse cloth, with a handkerchief on her head, like a country peasant woman, sitting on the head of the bed with a cold face.

Zhu Gui, the family's silly son, led Zhu Hao, and Princess Yongjia's siblings, standing side by side.

The three of them were all dressed in coarse cloth, not to mention, they were all in short attire, looking like wild children in the countryside.

Moreover, all three of them were carrying a burden on their backs, as if they were about to travel far away.

When Lao Zhu saw these people acting like this, he immediately became furious.

"Guo Hui, what are you doing!"

Guo Hui got up when he heard the words, and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang Yingying.

"The emperor hated our mothers, and our mothers are no longer here to obstruct your eyes. It's better to go back to our hometown in Haozhou to live, woo woo woo..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately scolded Zhu Gui.

"Get out of here without taking your younger siblings!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gui agreed, and immediately led his younger siblings to escape.

After driving Zhu Gui and the others away, Lao Zhu sat down on the bed angrily, grabbed the bundle clutched in Concubine Guo Hui's hand, and threw it on the ground.

"Where are you playing again!"

"We were just afraid that the kid would take too much money and spend it indiscriminately, so we deliberately lowered the price. How did we get into trouble with you?"

Concubine Guo Hui became angry on the spot when she heard this, pointing at Zhu Yuanzhang and roaring.

"Zhu Yuanzhang, you look down on people too much!"

"Xiao Xie has already said that, as long as he gets back 30 taels of capital, he doesn't want the rest of the money, no matter how much it is. It will be handed over to the palace for my safekeeping!"

"It's good for you. You sold little Xie's hard work at a low price. Are you worthy of my sister Ma, and the dead parents of the child!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately understood, no wonder Guo Hui was so excited, that Ni Sun had already given the workshop to this woman!

"Guo Hui, don't be too greedy."

"50 is not a lot. I went to give it to Zhu Yunxi, and there is still 20 taels left in the palace..."

Guo Hui was already holding back his anger, and when he heard this, he was furious on the spot.

"I'm greedy?"

"Zhu Yuanzhang, in your eyes, I am such a greedy villain!"

"You don't even think about it, why am I greedy for this money, isn't it used for palace flowers?"

"The maids and princes in the palace are not young anymore. Some want to be crowned kings and divide the mansion, and some want to get married and prepare dowry. Which one doesn't cost money?"

"20 taels of silver may seem like a lot, but do you know that there are more than a dozen princes and daughters waiting to grow up in the palace!"

"You can't let other princes be like my poor Gui'er. The huge palace only has a gate?"

"Even if you don't feel ashamed, I still feel ashamed!"

"Xiao Xun finally found a chance to make money for the palace, and let you give it away as soon as you touch your lips. You...you really pissed me off, woo woo..."

When Lao Zhu heard what Guo Hui said, he immediately lost his temper.

He had known for a long time that Zhu Gui's palace was extremely simple, but Guo Hui had never complained in front of him. Even if there was money in the palace, he would still love other princes and daughters first, and never give Zhu Gui anything special.

It was also because Guo Hui was so virtuous that Lao Zhu entrusted all the affairs of the harem to her.Although she does not have the name of a queen, she has the reality of a queen and is the master of the harem in the true sense.

"Guo Hui!"

"Isn't the imperial court short of money now? Let's wait for a while. When the imperial court has money in the future, we will make it up for you!"

Concubine Guo Hui shook off Lao Zhu's sloppy hand, deliberately turned her face away to sulk.

"Don't lie to me with such nonsense, which time you didn't say that, but which time the court's money was rich!"

"Go and take a look at the life of the concubines in the harem. They only have a few clothes all year round, and they don't even have a decent head jewelry!"

"You can't bear to look at the little one, you don't feel ashamed to be an emperor..."

Concubine Guo Hui said this, she pushed Lao Zhu out of the bed, and then pushed him out of the bedroom.

"You go to be your sage king and sage, I am a greedy and jealous woman, I will take my three children back to my hometown in a while, and I will never serve you old Zhu family anymore!"

Old Zhu was kicked out of the palace by Concubine Guo Hui, but he didn't dare to get angry, he was really afraid that this woman would take her children back to the countryside.

"Come on!"

"Let's keep an eye on Concubine Guo Hui, don't let her do stupid things!"

"promise!"

After Lao Zhu ordered people to surround Concubine Guo Hui's bedroom, he ran back to Qianqing Palace with a grunt.Then he stood in his own bedroom, jumped towards the direction of Chang Ning Palace and cursed.

Although Lao Zhu scolded fiercely, he got into the Changning Palace again that night, and successfully cut from 200 million taels to 100 million taels by using the beauty trick all night.

Although he was exhausted from a night of flirting and his back ached, Lao Zhu still felt that it was worth it. He cut off 100 million taels in one night, so why would he be dissatisfied?
It's just that 100 million taels is still a little too much, and the court couldn't make up so much money for a while.

Ever since, Lao Zhu worked overtime at Changning Palace for a few more days, until he cut the price down to 60 taels. Then he complacently called Chen Zongli, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and asked him to prepare money quickly, and will buy the weapons workshop. Things are finalized.

After finishing all this work, Lao Zhu suddenly realized a problem, that is, he hadn't seen Xiao Nisun for a few days.

"Er Hu, what is our Ni Sun doing recently? Did something happen again?"

"Reporting to the emperor, recently the young master brought a group of people to observe the kettle, saying that he is going to build a new workshop."

"The young master said that the hydraulic workshop is unstable and has many defects. We need to build a workshop that is better than the hydraulic workshop!"

"What?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he only felt a pain in his back. His old waist was almost broken, so he dared to exchange it for an out-of-stock product?

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　　Sorry, this chapter is a bit watery, if you are unhappy, feel free to scold

　　
　
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