In order to ensure the smooth and successful completion of the campaign to overthrow the king and collect money, Xie Xiangrong did not dare to take it lightly. After all, the power of the four princes in the court could not be ignored. Therefore, Xie Xiangrong had to leave in advance to discuss with his master what to do. to achieve the desired results.
Yingtian Mansion in the capital is also completely white. The ground outside the imperial city is covered with white snow. The roads are so muddy that carriages cannot walk on them. There are several dead trees that have fallen on the road because the snow on their branches is too thick. Next to it, the birds and beasts also stopped moving, and the world seemed dead. The only few lines of footprints may be the running people gambling for their lives to fill their stomachs. The bumps of earth on the side of the road may be the grave of some poor person. This world is so big that it can accommodate millions of people, but this world is so small that there is no place for even one ant to bury his body.
Outside the city, in hell and heaven, the sky has just dawned, and there are bustling pedestrians in the city of Yingtian Mansion. The soldiers guarding the city gate lazily put their hands in their sleeves and leaned against the city wall. If they saw anyone who didn't like it, they would call over. Check around and you might be able to earn some extra income.
The roads in the city had already been cleaned by the patrol policemen, leaving wet footprints. There are already vendors setting up stalls on the roadside, haggling. This is the largest city in the world, with a population of over one million. It is unmatched by any city anywhere, even the most developed and beautiful country. There are people here every day. Thousands of foreign vendors brought their own specialties to sell here, and when they left, they took away Ming Empire silk, tea, porcelain and other hard currencies. These items are the favorite collections of every royal noble, and you can get them every time you come back. An income of ten thousand taels.
Today is another day for the regular meeting, and it is also Zhu Xiluo's least favorite day. The air conditioner is on and the heater is burning in the house. It is as warm as spring. It is freezing and snowy outside. If you stand outside for a while, you will feel like you will be frozen into popsicles. It's cold everywhere.
After the pink hibiscus, there was a scent of sandalwood in the stove. The morning light outside was already shining in the room. Zhu Xiluo in the yellow tent reluctantly stretched out his arms and yawned heavily.
Perhaps it was Zhu Xiluo's movements that woke up the beauty in bed, and the concubine was also woken up. She turned over unhappily and said, "Your Majesty, what time is it? Let's sleep a little longer."
The moon under the sea is the moon in the sky, and the person in front of me is my sweetheart. He caressed and kissed the concubine's baby-like face, "My dear concubine, I still have to work. I will come over to accompany you when I'm done."
"No, I want you to accompany me," the bitchy concubine put her arms around Zhu Xiluo's neck and acted coquettishly with her eyes half closed.
"Okay, beloved concubine, there will be a regular meeting today, and I have to attend." Zhu Xiluo explained, stroking the concubine's hair.
"No, unless the Holy One agrees to a condition."
"Okay, my darling, let alone one, ten will do." He caressed the concubine's face, like a loving father.
"I saw yesterday that the Queen was wearing a golden hairpin inlaid with gems and a macaque offering a peach hairpin. I also want one."
"Well, a hairpin, a lot of money."
"It's not expensive. I heard from the queen that it only costs 20,000 taels. It was bought by several princes on her birthday."
"So expensive,"
"It's not expensive, people want it."
"Okay, as long as my beloved concubine likes it, I will buy it." Zhu Xiluo's mouth trembled. A woman's desire to compete is higher than the Himalayas. She saved up money in her own treasury and spent 80% of it on the concubine. , It is really not easy for an old husband and a young wife. Zhu Xiluo hunched his shoulders and forced a fake smile on his face, like a poor father who gritted his teeth to buy a car and a house for his children.
After getting out of bed, Zhu Xiluo felt a lot more relaxed when he poured water on the celadon tiger with a double-wing pattern. Sure enough, peeing in the morning could relieve his fatigue and relieve his worries.
There were waiting maids waiting outside, and they all bowed slightly when they saw Zhu Xiluo coming out. Zhu Xiluo was wearing a dragon-shaped robe with narrow sleeves, a black gauze hat on his head, a black gauze hat with the corners turned upward, a yellow plate collar, narrow sleeves, and gold woven dragons on the front and back shoulders. Wearing jade boots. Hanging on the waist is a silver sachet with grapes, flowers and birds pattern given by the concubine. It is said that this thing can cover body odor. It has been just a few months since the last time I mentioned Zhu Xiluo, and Zhu Xiluo has become more rounded, gilt and silver with auspicious animal patterns. The copper belt has been tied to the last buckle.
Neatly dressed and briefly freshened up, Zhu Xiluo had just taken a sip of tea when the palace maid came over with a dinner plate. The white jade inlaid gold bowl contained hot lotus seed soup.
When it comes to food, Zhu Xiluo still loves pork knuckles, but there are indeed some problems with the national finances recently, and his own internal treasury can also run out of money, so he can only save a little.
After a bowl of lotus seed porridge, Zhu Xiluo only felt half full, so he picked up the jujube cake on the plate and took a bite of the crispy and sweet taste. Zhu Xiluo couldn't help but praise, "Jin Yiwei brought it back from Songjiang Mansion." This jujube cake is good, I will give some to my three beloved concubines later."
The palace maid slightly said yes.
After eating five pieces of jujube cake and two bowls of lotus seed porridge, he still felt not full without the greasy food. It was almost time to go to court. Zhu Xiluo could only give up the idea of eating more and stood up and put on another coat. After wearing a mink coat, he strode out of the door. A gust of cold wind blew, and Zhu Xiluo couldn't help but shudder. "It's so cold. Should this regular meeting be changed to once a month?" The weather makes people wake up early, isn’t it frustrating?” Zhu Xiluo was full of complaints. I woke up very angry.
Under the eaves, Hao Liande, who was already covered with thick snow, saw Zhu Xiluo coming out. He hurriedly took a few steps forward, bent down, clasped his fists and bowed, "Good morning, Your Majesty."
Seeing Hao Liande, who was turning pale from the cold, Zhu Xiluo felt a little distressed, "How many times have I told you, Xiao Dezi, that you don't have to come so early. I will send someone to inform you when you go to court. You are not in good health and you are frozen." How to fix it?"
I don't know if men who don't have that thing are not resistant to freezing. We haven't done any research, so it may be true.
Hao Liande was very moved and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for caring about me. I'm not in the way."
"You!" Zhu Xiluo pointed at Hao Liande with a smile on his face. "You are just a tough talker." He called to the maid next to him, "Go, go to the house and bring me the cotton waistcoat given by the king of Bangzi Kingdom."
"Your Majesty, I don't need it, my body is still strong."
"We are not outsiders, so there is no need to be polite to me."
Wearing a waistcoat on his body, Hao Liande's body felt warm, and so did his heart.
Zhu Xiluo got on the jade sedan, and the stove was also burning in the sedan. Zhu Xiluo and Hao Liande both looked much better. "Xiao Dezi, I heard that the fourth child is living well in Songjiang Mansion."
"Returning to your Majesty, it is indeed true. I have mentioned to you that the Fourth Prince has a master, the one named Wang Busheng. This kid has no idea how his head grew. He has made many snacks, and they are all It's particularly delicious. The jujube cake sent by Jinyiwei was made by that boy. Now he buys good snacks and earns a lot of money. The fourth prince follows Wang Busheng every day, eating and resting well. I had a good rest, and I seem to have gained some weight."
Well, I know how to eat every day. I guess this is the state of pigs. It would be strange if they are not fat.
"That boy from the Wang family has earned a lot of money. How much has he earned?" Well, Zhu Xiluo, who is now extremely poor, will be very excited when he hears about making money.
"This slave didn't ask specifically, but the news from Jin Yiwei is that those snacks are sold in queues every day in Songjiang Mansion, and the profit should be several thousand taels every day," Hao Liande replied after thinking for a while.
After all, he is a scholar, and Hao Liande doesn't know much about business. Wang Busui's snack industry has now monopolized the entire Songjiang Prefecture, and because of agents, Wang Busui's snacks are sold all over the country. Because of the increase in production, Annan's food has also Energy is constantly being transported to Songjiang Prefecture, so the price of snacks has dropped, and many people have the ability to taste it. The daily profit of the King of Songjiang Prefecture alone can reach tens of thousands of taels, and the agents in various prefectures and counties The profit from purchasing goods has not been taken into account. It is roughly estimated that Wang Busheng's pure dividends should be around 20,000 taels a day, which is several million a year. This is only less than the tax revenue of the Ming Empire for several years. It has to be said that Wang Busheng The pace of getting rich was very fast, and it was only a matter of time before he became the richest man in the Ming Empire.
"There are so many," Zhu Xiluo couldn't believe it. "It's just that these grains can sell so well with a little sugar."
"Indeed, to be honest with you, Your Majesty, I have eaten the snacks made by that boy Wang Busheng, and I feel they are boring when I eat other snacks." Castrated people are the same as castrated pigs. Hao Liande has no relatives, friends, or descendants. He has no food and clothing. His daily hobbies are playing cards, eating delicious food, and working as a monk to ring the clock. The status is similar to that of civil servants in certain units. Therefore, whenever new delicious food appeared somewhere, he would ask Jin Yiwei to pay attention. I won’t stop until I try it.
"It would be great if the silver was my own. A few thousand taels a day and a hundred pig's hooves would be enough." It didn't matter whether it was delicious or not. What Zhu Xiluo cared about was the silver. Seeing people making money like this, Zhu Xiluo felt a little bit. He has a hatred of the rich and feels that it is pointless for the emperor to sit there.
In order to prevent himself from thinking about killing people and taking wealth, Zhu Xiluo decisively ended the topic, "I want to tell the fourth child, come back after the New Year. As a prince, it is unbecoming to stay out every day."
"Yes, I know."
"By the way, when you come back, remember to ask that silly boy to pay his wages to his master. The emperor's son also needs to be paid for his part-time job."
After thinking about the high food expenses of the Wang family, Hao Liande was worried that the prince would not be able to get his wages and would be in debt.
Today is the day of Zhao Hui. Several important officials in the court have been waiting for a long time. Duke Zhen Guo and Duke Ying have also taken their seats. Duke Ding is still there, sipping health-preserving tea. Only Duke Shoui of Min State still reported illness and was recuperating at home.
The other officials, Li Yutang, the Minister of Justice, Liu Wenzheng, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Songhe, and the cabinet members Zhu Xirong and Li Jinchen all held teacups in their hands, because there was no air conditioning or heater here. The reason was very simple. Lao Zhu’s family is now short of silver.
The warriors are better off, after all, they are better off when they are young. I feel sorry for several civil servants and female compatriot Zhu Xirong. Some of them have already stood up and stamped their feet several times. Zhu Xirong also sniffed a few times, if not too many In the presence of people, the scene of the beautiful woman picking her toes, no, the beautiful woman blowing her nose can be staged.
"Come here, please bring some more tea," Liu Wenzheng, the Minister of Punishment, shouted.
The serving servant hurriedly came forward and said, "Sir, the charcoal in the palace has just been used up this morning, and what you just drank was the last pot of hot water. Otherwise, you will make do with it if it is cold here."
Pfft, okay, no one spit out the tea, after all, the tea is too precious.
"Go away, I just want to drink hot water to warm myself up. Why don't you give me cold water?"
"Yes, yes, what the adults said is that the kid is mentally retarded."
"Haha, Old Man Liu, it's easy to drink hot water." Zhang Luzi laughed and said, "Come on, come on, I have a temperature of 36 degrees 7 here. Drinking it will definitely warm you up."
"Zhang Luzi, you are bullying me too much." They were all educated, and the teacher also taught them about the temperature of urine. Liu Wenzheng did not doze off in class or pass notes to pretty girls.
"If you want to fight, come on, I'm afraid you won't succeed," Zhang Luzi rolled up his sleeves and got ready to start.
"Okay, you are so old, don't act like a child." Zhu Xirong on the side hurriedly smoothed things over, and the regular meeting turned into a scuffle. In the end, several people were carried back, and the Ming Empire lost face.
Everyone respects Zhu Xirong sincerely. After all, not every woman can chop off a human head like Zhu Xirong without frowning. Zhang Luzi shrugged, "I have good intentions, and urine is drinkable." , and it is non-toxic and harmless.”
"Want to drink yourself, if it's not enough, I can provide it". Liu Wenzheng criticized it.
"Who can't bear it? Sister, don't blame me for not giving you face. If I don't teach this old man a lesson today, I will really be a donkey, and he is also a donkey who has been incited."
"I'm afraid you won't succeed." Not to be outdone, Liu Wenzheng said, "Hey, Zhang Donkey, you don't have martial ethics and you carry out a sneak attack."
Being attacked by surprise, Liu Wenzheng's nostrils bled instantly.
"Haha, a soldier never tires of deceit, I won't tell you the rules." The sneak attack was successful and he was successful. Lao Zhang was very happy.
"I'll fight for you." Liu Wenzheng jumped forward and threw Zhang Luzi to the ground.
After all, he had been on the battlefield. Although his arms and legs were old, he still moved very quickly. Being pinned down by Liu Wenzheng, Zhang Luzi turned around in an instant.
Liu Wenzheng is also a master of criminal punishment. He is used to seeing criminals fighting on the streets, and he was lucky enough to learn a few tricks.
He raised his knee and pressed it against Zhang Donzi's lower abdomen. Zhang Donzi's stomach hurt and his back bent. Liu Wenzheng seized the opportunity to lift his leg and kicked him.
I don't know whether he was caught off guard or because Liu Wenzheng's force was too strong. Zhang Luzi staggered back a few steps and hit Li Yutang, the official minister. Then fell down.
"Zhang Donzi, you shameless bastard, I provoked you," Li Yutang cursed. He picked up the teacup on the ground and threw it away without thinking about it.
"Alas, Li Yutang, you old immortal, my father-in-law provoked you," the Duke of Zhen covered his foot that was injured by the tea cup, and then he pounced on the food, causing Li Yutang to land on his face without any image.
"Oh, Mr. Zhen Guo, what are you doing? Mr. Li didn't mean it. Let go quickly. If there are three long and two shortcomings, how can we deal with it?" Li Jinchen stepped forward to break up the fight, came behind Duke Zhen, pretended to fall down, and inadvertently raised his elbow, aiming for the back of Qian Song's head.
Seeing this, Duke Dingguo picked up the teacup and threw it away, "Oh, Mr. Liu, why are you hitting your own people? You can see clearly, that is Mr. Li, why are you hitting him indiscriminately with the teacup?"
Li Jinchen's head hurt, but there was no blood. He looked at Liu Wenzheng who was still fighting Zhang Donkey, and then at Song Qian who was doing nothing and smiling. Li Jinchen also pounced on Song Qian like a hungry tiger.
Three against three, only one Zhang Songxi was left. Look here and there, well, it’s not suitable to be the spectator, so Zhang Songxi directed from the field: "Old Master Li, bite him, little Master Li, please scratch Song Qian." His face was full of flowers, and Lao Liubie kept hiding, kicking him in the crotch, kicking him in the crotch."
"Kick you uncle".
Well, Zhang Songhe was successfully pulled into the battlefield.
