Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 208
In the 13th year of Yongle, on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Yingtianfu.

This is the first time that Zhu Gaoxu and his son have appeared in Yingtian Mansion at the same time since becoming Fan, and it was also unexpected by everyone.

The affairs between the two brothers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu are known to the world, so people were already surprised by Zhu Zhanhe's behavior in coming to Yingtian before.

Speaking of Daming, who doesn't know that Zhu Zhanhe's son is Zhu Gaoxu's greatest reliance?

But now, when the father and son came to Beijing together, there was only Zhu Zhanqi left in the family who was considered incompetent in the eyes of the people, which made people very incomprehensible.

If there is some "accident" at this time, then the lineage of the former King of Han and the current King of Wu can be said to be completely finished.

But sometimes it is like this, what everyone thinks is not necessarily going to happen, on the contrary, what everyone thinks is not going to happen is the most likely to happen.

Just like the last time Zhu Gaochi went to Yunnan, this time Zhu Gaoxu and his son had any accidents, and Zhu Gaochi would have to bear an unbearable reputation.

Don't be stubborn, with Zhu Zhanhe's reputation now, if something unexpected happened and he was put on Zhu Gaochi's head again, Zhu Gaochi might not be able to bear it.

Tianjie Temple, Daxiong Palace.

Sitting on the futon, Zhu Zhanhe held a bead in one hand and a buddhist in the other, knocking on the wooden fish while counting the beads.

But it didn't take long for Qianzhi and Chizhu to be thrown aside by him.

The Tianjie Temple without the old monk is really meaningless.

"Didn't you come here arguing? Why are you the one who is impatient?"

What people didn't expect was that Zhu Gaoxu's father was far more stable than Zhu Zhanhe. He was holding a bead in one hand and a bead in the other, sitting cross-legged on the futon without even moving his body.

It's hard to imagine that the old Zhu Gaoxu seems to have gone forever since he went to Yunnan. Although the current Zhu Gaoxu's turning speed still can't reach the level of drifting, he is much more stable.

"I didn't come to Tianjie Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha to alleviate my sins." Zhu Zhanhe collapsed on the ground very bored, rolled his eyes and squinted at the golden body of Buddha statue in the center of the Daxiong Hall.

"I wanted to see the old monk's jokes. Who would have thought that the old monk's actions would be so decisive? He just took people down to give the group of bald donkeys a test!?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and laughed when he heard this.

He knew about the method his son gave the old monk, because it was through his hands that he arrived at Yingtian.

Give the monks in the world an exam like the imperial examination for scholars?It is estimated that only Zhu Zhanhe can come up with this idea.

But I have to say that this is really a good way.

Generally speaking, those bald donkeys with fat brains are thinking about how to collect incense money, how to lend usury, and how can they have any insights into Buddhist scriptures?
Although this test cannot eliminate all the buddhist beetles, it can also clear up all the seven or eight. The rest are those who have a certain in-depth understanding of the Buddhist scriptures, so that the buddhism will be much better.

"Hey, second brother is in a good mood, are you still knocking wooden fish here?"

Just when Zhu Gaoxu and his son were chanting scriptures and the other was performing badly, a voice broke this "harmonious" scene.

Speaking of breaking, it's because Zhu Gaosui entered the Daxiong Palace, as for the others... nothing changed.

Zhu Gaoxu still held the bead in one hand and the other, he didn't move at all, as for Zhu Zhanhe?

He was even more thorough, paralyzed on the ground without even moving, just rolled his eyes and glanced at his third uncle.

"It's incomparable to the third uncle." Zhu Zhanhe lay on the ground, with some inexplicable meaning in his tone.

"Third uncle, your fief is in Zhangde Mansion, and you enter the Yangtze River along the canal. No matter how ostentatious it is, three days is enough to meet the sky."

"Our father and son can't do it. The ships from Yunnan are all in Nanzhang and Siam, and some are in the country of Wa. The waterway is not easy to go, so we can only go by land."

"It took us more than two months to go to Beijing alone. The journey was tiring. Who wants to listen to those people's flattery in the clan's mansion? It's better to come here to be clean."

Traffic, this is already a problem that Zhu Zhanhe complained about countless times.

It was July when Zheng He returned from the ocean for the fourth time. At that time, Zhu Zhanhe was in Dimasas in Siam. After Zheng He helped Jian Xiao win Sukhothai, he set off to return to Yingtian. Zhu Zhanhe They also left for Yunnan almost at the same time.

Zheng He returned to Yingtian without even going to work for ten days, and at that time Zhu Zhanhe had not yet returned to Yunnan.

After returning to Yunnan, he arranged some things, and then set off for Beijing with his father Zhu Gaoxu. After more than three months of going back and forth, he was gone.

It can be said that he rushed back to Yingtian at the end of the year.

"Hey, Zhan He is still promising." With a smile on his face, Zhu Gaosui pulled a futon and sat beside Zhu Zhan He.

"Unlike Third Uncle Ni, in Zhangde Mansion, no one would talk to me, not even as many guards as you."

Hearing these thorny words, Zhu Zhanhe rolled his eyes angrily.

"No, no, nephew still can't do it." Ever since the incident of cooperating with Li Yu to withhold his own supplies, Zhu Zhanhe wanted to find a chance to stab his third uncle more and more.

"It's still the third uncle, you are high-spirited and upright. You don't want such a good opportunity. You choose to go to Jiufan quietly, instead of stirring up wind and rain like your nephew."

"Nephew can't compare."

"Opportunity? Hehe..." Zhu Gaosui sneered.

Zhu Zhanhe's words played a role, but not the role Zhu Zhanhe imagined.

"Where did I have any chance?"

"Third uncle, you said that." Zhu Zhanhe rolled his eyes and sat up.

"Look, at the beginning, Grandpa sent troops to the grassland to solve the problem of Oala crossing the border and grazing herds."

"If you want to say, this villain's nephew is done, and the Jingguan next to Yuerhai is still there, just kill a few herdsmen at will, and make sure that those Walla people who have a good wind will be honest immediately. go back."

"But third uncle, you are kind. You didn't even take action when you met several groups of herdsmen. You just wandered on the grassland for several months. Unlike my nephew, I don't know how many people have died under my name."

……

As far as this poking knife is concerned, Zhu Zhanhe in the Ming Dynasty did not dare to consider himself number one, even in his own opinion, he was not even ranked.

Confucianists had to be the best at stabbing knives, and he just learned a little bit from those civil servants who wanted to stab him with knives.

However, Zhu Zhanhe's knife was quite precise, pointing directly at Zhu Gaosui's weakest weakness.

Why was Zhu Gaosui driven to the feudal domain?Isn't the reason that the old man wanted him to carry the banner of a military general after Zhu Gaoxu became a feudal clan, but he ended up wandering on the grassland for several months, what the hell did he do?

Before that, Zhu Gaosui always thought that the old man was biased, and he also thought that he was out of luck and failed to meet Oara's army, otherwise he felt that he would definitely kill the Quartet.

As a result, Zhu Gaosui knew that he had always been a fan of the authorities after Zhu Zhanhe said so much.

Looking at the third uncle who left sullenly, Zhu Zhanhe grinned.

-

Lunar New Year's eve.

Today is one of the main reasons why Zhu Gaoxu and his son came to Beijing.

Seeing the crowds at the banquet, Zhu Zhanhe sighed inwardly. This year, there are many more people than last year. Because of the implementation of the new tax system, there are many new faces, and there are many more envoys.

"Are there so many people in the past two years?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at his son in surprise. He didn't expect that the New Year's Eve dinner had changed so much during his time in Yunnan.

It turned out to be more than Zheng He's third return from the ocean.

"No." Zhu Zhanhe shook his head, he comes every year, he may not know anything else, but the excitement of previous years cannot be compared with this year's.

"There were not so many people in the past two years, probably because of Zheng He's return."

"It's not right..." Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

"The time in the ninth year of Yongle was not as lively as this time."

"This question, maybe the lower officials can help His Highness King Wu."

While the father and son were talking, a figure stepped in front of them and bowed.

Zhu Zhanhe took a closer look, an old acquaintance, Xia Yuanji.

Rolling his eyes angrily, Zhu Zhanhe didn't say anything, he just felt that this guy was really idle, and maybe he was after him.

What Zhu Zhanhe didn't know was that he was just complaining in his heart, but he really guessed right.

Xia Yuanji really had his eye on him, and came early this morning just to wait for him.

The reason is simple, this year the treasury has money again!

"His Royal Highness King Wu has lived in Yunnan for a long time, so he may not be aware that there are many envoys who have paid tribute this year, but it is not the reason for the return of the ocean-going treasure fleet, because the treasure fleet brought back not as many envoys this year as last time."

Xia Yuanji didn't know about Zhu Zhanhe's slander, so he began to explain to Zhu Gaoxu with great interest.

"This year's grand event is thanks to the contribution of His Royal Highness Prince Wu."

"Ok?"

Both Zhu Gaoxu and his son exclaimed in surprise at the same time, wondering what this matter had to do with Zhu Zhanhe.

"You two don't know that this year, not only North Korea and other countries have sent people to pay tribute, but even the Kansai Seven Guards, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and other countries have also sent people here."

"Moreover, all the countries that came to pay tribute seem to have agreed, which greatly increased the value of the tribute."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe rolled his eyes again.

Sure enough, Mr. Xia was still the same Mr. Xia, and the only thing that could make him so excited was money.

But, Zhu Zhanhe's situation is small this time, Xia Yuanji is not excited because of this little money.

This year's household department can be said to be quite wealthy, which is unmatched in previous years.

The implementation of the new tax system has made the Ming Dynasty's taxation more clear. In addition, the government and the gentry pay the food as a whole. Although it has not been fully implemented in all places, this income is already a lot.

This year's Daming, the taxation alone has increased by about [-]% of the previous years, almost doubling.

It was for this reason that Xia Yuanji could be said to be the kind who completely convinced Zhu Zhanhe and was determined.

Even now, he is often fantasizing about how great it would be if Zhu Zhanhe proposed a new tax system a few years earlier?It's not that difficult for him, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

"Second!"

Xia Yuanji wanted to continue talking, but a shout made him shut up, and he bowed and retreated.

Zhu Gaochi moved his fat body, came to Zhu Gaoxu, and pulled him to the middle.

"Come on, come on, Father has been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhu Gaoxu was dragged forward by his elder brother, while Zhu Zhanhe leisurely followed behind his father, and came to the place where his eyes met.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father, my father bows to Jin An."

Zhu Gaoxu's tone was a little unconcealable, and his voice changed a little.

Like him, Zhu Di couldn't hide his excitement.

"Zhen'an, Zhen'an..." Zhu Di stood up, walked down while talking, and bent down to support his second son.

"Yunnan, are you still used to living here?"

"Thanks to my father, everything is fine."

"That's fine, that's fine..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Zhanhe didn't speak, but quietly walked to his place.

Unlike in previous years, today, he should not have any part in the show.

However, among all the people present, he was the only one who thought so.

As Zhu Zhanhe entered the center where the eyes gathered, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and most of these eyes were not with good intentions.

Zhu Zhanhe said he didn't care about this.

"Youzi, I have met His Royal Highness."

Unexpectedly, the first person to find Zhu Zhanhe today was Jin Youzi.

Since Xie Jin, Huang Huai and others were executed, the cabinet has been quieter, and they have done nothing about the court's new tax system.

In the past, they would have jumped up long ago, and with the slaughtered chicken, they monkeys have settled down.

This is the essence of civil servants, but it is also the essence of human beings.

"It's been a long time, Master Jin." Zhu Zhanhe smiled, and didn't mean to be arrogant.

"Long time no see, His Royal Highness." Jin Youzi leaned slightly, looked around, and finally fixed his eyes on one place.

"His Royal Highness, it is better to be careful. Today, I am afraid that someone will find trouble with His Royal Highness."

"Oh?" Zhu Zhanhe followed Jin Youzi's gaze.

I don't know, this is Zhu Zhanhe's first reaction, and the second reaction is that this person is an envoy, because it can be clearly seen that he is different from Daming in his clothes.

"His Royal Highness, there is no need to worry."

While Zhu Zhanhe was staring at the envoy, another person came over.

"Who is this?" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Jin Youzi, because he didn't know this person.

"In the 13th year of Yongle, the number one scholar in Yiwei Division, Chen Xun." Jin Youzi explained to Zhu Zhanhe in a low voice.

"This year's new champion?" Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

It seems...

"Your Highness, don't care, the status of the number one scholar is actually not worth mentioning."

Just when Zhu Zhanhe was thinking that this person was looking for trouble, Chen Xun's words caught Zhu Zhanhe's attention.

It can be said that the number one scholar in the imperial examination is the dream of countless scholars, but this Chen Xun looked dismissive.

Are you pretending, or telling the truth?
"Originally, I was also complacent in this capacity, but after seeing the grand occasion of today's dinner, I realized that my previous thoughts were all wrong."

Chen Xun sighed with emotion, looking at the crowd around him.

"I'm already overwhelmed, but I've never seen it, or even heard of it being such a grand event in my Ming Dynasty."

"The envoys from all over the world rushed to worship, spontaneously increased the amount of tribute, behaved well after entering Yingtian, and dared not be disrespectful even to ordinary people."

"I originally thought that this should be a grand occasion of ruling the world with benevolence, but now I know that this is a grand occasion of ruling the world with martial arts."

"All of this was cut out one by one by His Royal Highness Shizi with the saber that literati look down on the most."

"In this world, only Wu Kean..."

　ticket!ticket!ticket! ! !
　
(End of this chapter)