Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 155
Yingtian Mansion, Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.

Xia Yuanji was so happy that he danced and reported to Zhu Di the gold, silver and property that the Ministry of Revenue had taken into the treasury.

The Xia Yuanji used to be meticulous and unsmiling, but that was enough. After all, he spent most of his time scorning others. Over time, almost everyone felt that Xia Yuanji was a serious and inhumane person.

Even Zhu Di is the same.

Only today did Zhu Di find out that Xia Yuanji would also talk happily and dance happily to describe the trophies.

"Are you done?" Zhu Di asked with a smile, looking at Xia Yuanji who finally calmed down but was still a little out of breath.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's all said and done." Xia Yuanji only realized belatedly that he had lost his composure just now, with a bit of embarrassment on his old face.

"Yes." Zhu Di nodded, stood up, and poured a cup of tea for Xia Yuanji himself.

"It should be ten years since you took over the responsibility of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, right?"

"Your Majesty, it will be 11 years soon." Xia Yuanji bowed and replied.

"Yes, it's been 11 years..." Zhu Di sat back in his exclusive seat, his eyes a little blurry.

"It's been 11 years. I've never seen you so happy in these 11 years. In my impression, you are a miser, a coward who holds your purse and says you don't have it when anyone asks you for money."

"But, it wasn't until now that I discovered that you would also be happy because of the household affairs..."

"Your Majesty was joking." Xia Yuanji straightened up. Although the expression on his face was not elated, it was definitely not serious either.

"Weichen is the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu. Naturally, Weichen has to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Hubu."

"There is less money in the household department, which means that Daming's foundation is weak, and the humble minister will naturally not be happy."

"More money in the Ministry of Household Affairs means that the Ming Dynasty is moving towards prosperity. The ministers are also human beings and have emotions and desires, so they will be happy for it."

"Yes, you are human too..." Zhu Di sighed, his eyelids drooping.

"You have been the Minister of the Ministry of Finance for 11 years, and I have never seen you show favoritism. This is the first time."

"Your Majesty, please punish me." Xia Yuanji put the tea cup aside and knelt down to apologize calmly.

"You are honest." Zhu Di was amused by Xia Yuanji's appearance.

"Okay, get up. I didn't call you here today to ask for punishment. If you really wanted to ask for punishment, you wouldn't have waited until I called you here."

"Let's talk about the extra batch of supplies you gave to Zhan He."

"Return to your Majesty." Xia Yuanji stood up calmly, not nervous at all.

"Although it is not on the list, the supplies approved by Wei Chen are all in the order of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so there is absolutely no problem."

"If there is, then there can only be a problem during transportation."

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Yingtian's side was relatively calm. Xia Yuanji could be said to have worked hard and accomplished a lot. In addition, Zhu Di also knew that his little intention was just to generate income for the household department, so he didn't pursue it too seriously.

But it's different in other ways.

After this incident, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Personnel all lost a lot of people. Their colleagues did not know where they had gone. They only knew that they were no longer on duty very suddenly.

Someone asked me about it through connections, but everyone had the same reaction and kept it secret.

But Zhu Zhanhe was different.

The old man would not question Xia Yuanji, nor would he, but some old men would not ask for a crime, they would only send someone to warn him, and neither would he.

Because he will come directly to the door.

North Korea, Hanyang.

Although North Korea hardly took any advantage in the war against Japan, no matter which country, the capital will always be a whitewashed existence.

Zhu Zhanhe was wearing armor, carrying a saber on his waist, and with nearly a hundred guards, he strode into the Korean palace. The guards at the palace gate deliberately blocked him, but in the end they did not dare to speak.

You are not allowed to ride horses, drive horses, or carry weapons in the palace. These are the rules, but the question is who the rules are for.

In normal times, Zhu Zhanhe would abide by this unspoken rule. Although he was not afraid of North Korea, he would still do what he had to do to save face.

But today is different.

The North Korean prince Li Zhen secretly seized the supplies of the Ming army. This matter could be big or small.

If the Ming Dynasty wanted to let it go, it would be easy to talk about it, because although Li Bao was the prince of North Korea, his dethronement was already a certainty.

Every generation of kings in North Korea must be canonized by the Ming Dynasty before ascending the throne, so every candidate for prince in North Korea is registered with the Ming Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty does not agree, it will be useless for North Korea to establish another prince, because if it is not recognized and canonized by the Ming Dynasty, the noble families in North Korea will overthrow the king.

North Korea had already reported the matter of establishing another prince to Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty had not replied yet, and North Korea had not yet implemented it.

If Ming Dynasty is willing to let it go, then this matter will basically end with North Korea paying some compensation.

But if Ming Dynasty is determined to cause trouble, it will be difficult for North Korea to say so.

Now Zhu Zhanhe is leading troops to conquer the Japanese pirates eastward. If the Ming Dynasty wants to attack, they can immediately turn their guns and target North Korea. At the same time, Daning and Kaiping Guards will also send troops.

By then, it goes without saying what the fate of North Korea, which will be attacked from both sides, will be.

Li Fangyuan led the people and hurriedly came up to meet them.

He had received the news as early as when Zhu Zhanhe entered the city. After all, he was the prince and son of the Ming Dynasty, and he was not an ordinary prince. In addition, North Korea had made mistakes first. How could Li Fangyuan dare to be like last time?

"His Royal Highness..."

Li Fangyuan was not afraid of embarrassment. When facing Zhu Zhanhe, who was one level lower than him and was only a county king, he directly used his honorific title.

At this time, face is secondary, and preserving the ancestral heritage is the most important.

"Where is the person?" Zhu Zhanhe stood still, smiled slightly, moved his left hand, and the sound of the knife on his waist made Li Fangyuan tremble.

"Don't tell this prince, are you still thinking of covering up?"

"His Royal Highness is just saying something." Li Fangyuan smiled along with him, not looking like the head of a country at all.

"When such a big thing happens, we naturally won't try to cover it up, but His Royal Highness, you..."

"Oh?"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled brightly. At least Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping had never seen Zhu Zhanhe smile so brightly after his expedition to Japan.

"If you don't intend to cover up, then what are you doing?"

There was an ear-piercing sound of unsheathing, and the hundreds of guards behind Zhu Zhanhe unsheathed their swords, pointing directly at Li Fangyuan in front.

Li Fangyuan was immediately embarrassed.

Each class has its own rules, and there are many unspoken rules that cannot be explained but are real.

As the saying goes, leave something on the line so that we can meet each other in the future. People at this level rarely do things to perfection, and they always leave some leeway.

Suddenly meeting such an unreasonable Li Fangyuan as Zhu Zhanhe, he immediately became paralyzed.

(End of this chapter)