"Sister! Are you the father and know that I am here?"
Zhu Ziyan's eyes widened.
When entering the palace this time, Zhui Yue asked directly to see her. Outsiders did not know her identity, but Zhu Zheng knew that although she did not care about the so-called princess, she could not care so much in order to meet her mother.
Moreover, when she first rescued the sixth prince, the queen gave Zhuiyue a token that allowed her to enter and exit the palace freely.
As for Zhu Ziyan, she has always played the role of the maid chasing the moon.
However, Zhuiyue herself is a maid, and she has never taken a maid with her, and she has stayed in the palace for so long, so...
Zhuiyue said: "It's not mine, it's Eunuch Cao's."
Zhu Ziyan looked at Eunuch Cao in surprise.
Eunuch Cao smiled naively and said: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and has a keen eye. Nothing can be hidden from Your Majesty, especially in this royal palace."
"What's more, the seventh princess has been here for so long."
This has been made very clear.
Zhu Ziyan was surprised, and indeed, it had been so long, several months, how could her father not be aware of it.
However, if my father was aware of it, why was there no movement at all?
She was full of doubts, but she had no time to care about them at the moment, because the commercial department was in a mess, and it was the hard work of her husband and her.
Forget it if she can't see it. Now that she knows all this but can't do anything, how can she be willing to do so, so...
night!
The lights in the imperial study room were still bright, and Zhu Zheng was reviewing the memorials and looking at the situations reported from various places, especially in northern Shaanxi and Hedong.
His face couldn't help but become even more ugly.
At this time, a eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen sent someone to bring ginseng soup."
Zhu Zheng was startled when he heard this. He probably hadn't heard anyone mention the queen for a long time. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and he was a little absent-minded.
The eunuch had to repeat it again.
Zhu Zheng came to his senses and said: "Let people come in!"
"yes!"
The eunuch immediately retreated after receiving the order.
Soon, a woman wearing a palace maid's costume walked in. The woman lowered her head and held a tray in her hand, covering half of her face.
Zhu Zheng raised his head slightly, then waved to the eunuch next to him, "Everyone, get out!"
"yes!"
Several serving eunuchs immediately retreated.
Zhu Zheng looked at the memorial in his hand again and said, "Okay! What's the matter?"
The woman in palace clothes was obviously startled, she was naturally Zhu Ziyan.
Seeing her father like this, Zhu Ziyan suddenly understood that Eunuch Cao was true. As expected, her father had long known that she was in the palace.
In this case, there was no point in hiding it and she said directly: "My son, I have met my father!"
"Sir?"
Zhu Zheng snorted and glanced at him with sharp eyes, "Do you still know that I am your father? It is extremely treasonous to mix the truth with the truth and hide it across the sea. Do you know the consequences of doing so?"
"Once things fail, the relationship between the two countries will inevitably collapse, and they may even go to war with each other. Countless people will die as a result."
Zhu Ziyan's pretty face was pale. She naturally knew the consequences of failure, but she didn't regret it.
He said: "No! Qingfeng will handle it well. He will not let the matter worsen to that point. Even if Dali expresses his anger, he will take over with all his strength."
"You are presumptuous!"
Zhu Zheng was furious, "How dare you mention that scoundrel in front of me? That scoundrel is so heinous that I will kill him sooner or later."
"Father..."
Zhu Ziyan obviously wanted to defend herself.
But Zhu Zheng didn't want to hear it at all, and said directly: "It's something serious, I don't have time to listen to the nonsense of that scoundrel of yours."
Zhu Ziyan was very unwilling, but she had to be patient. She was not here to quarrel with her father, but to solve the current dilemma. She immediately said: "My son, I request to reorganize the Ministry of Commerce."
Zhu Zheng was slightly surprised. He probably didn't expect his daughter to come here for this. His eyes were blank.
Zhu Ziyan continued: "The Ministry of Commerce is in chaos. It is rotten from top to bottom. It must be reorganized. Corrupt officials must be punished. Where the money went, it must be clarified, no matter who is behind it."
"Unqualified businesses must also be delisted and resolutely banned!"
Zhu Zheng hummed: "Delisting? Banning? Do you know how much money that is? Once it is made public, it will definitely cause great panic. At that time, people's stocks cannot be exchanged for money and become a piece of waste paper. The Ministry of Commerce will look down on it. Where to put it? Where will the imperial court put it?"
Zhu Ziyan said: "It is precisely because of this that we need to ban it. Otherwise, if this continues, it will not be the face of the Ministry of Commerce and the imperial court, but the face of the emperor."
The corners of Zhu Zheng's mouth twitched.
He wanted to refute, but was unable to refute. At this time, the court stepped in to rectify the situation, so he could naturally save face.
But the problem is money? Those are real gold and silver, and the court can't afford to fill the hole. As long as it can't fill the hole, it can only make mistakes.
Of course, he could let officials from the Ministry of Commerce take the blame.
However, as long as this hole cannot be filled, the Ministry of Commerce, the Exchange and even the imperial court will become a joke. The imperial court will no longer be able to raise funds. The prestige of the imperial court will plummet, and so will his majesty.
This is absolutely intolerable.
But for now, as long as this thunder hasn't exploded yet, there will be no problem.
Even if a thunderstorm breaks out, the court can suppress it forcefully. As long as it is not made public, the matter will be within control.
Zhu Ziyan obviously knew her father's concerns and said: "The matter can no longer be hidden, and it will spread sooner or later. Rather than letting people speculate randomly, it is better to face it actively."
"As long as things can be handled properly, it won't necessarily be anything like that."
"On the contrary, if it makes people panic and the court steps in to suppress it, and the Red Lotus Sect takes the opportunity to instigate, there is no guarantee that it will not be like the situation in northern Shaanxi and Hedong."
"As for the money, you can recover as much money as you can. If it is really not enough, you can postpone it first. Maybe you can think about it again. Maybe there is a better way."
She actually wanted to ask the talented man if there might be a better way, but her father was against it, so she could only try not to mention it.
Zhu Zheng was obviously hesitant.
He is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very shrewd, but some of the gadgets left by the great genius are too advanced and have never been seen before, so some of them are difficult to play.
But hearing Zhu Ziyan's words at this moment undoubtedly made some sense.
At this moment, a eunuch came in again and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent memorial from the southwest."
What?
Zhu Zheng was startled for a moment, the memorial coming from the southwest?
How can there be any memorials in the southwest? The southwest has become the territory of that scoundrel. How can there be any memorials?
Not only him, Zhu Ziyan was also startled for a moment, her eyes full of curiosity.
I thought to myself: Could it be sent by my husband?
Things seemed to be as she expected. Zhu Zheng took the memorial and began to read it, but soon, his face became more and more ugly, and the corners of his eyes twitched wildly.
In the end, he became furious, tore the memorial in half, threw it out, and cursed: "It's unreasonable, it's simply unreasonable. The rebellious ministers and traitors really have evil intentions. I will cut them into pieces."
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