On the second floor of the Guanya Bureau, Lao Zhu raised his chin to Zhu Biao: "There is no one left. Let's talk."
Zhu Biao knelt down and said, "I would like to ask for a favor from my father."
Lao Zhu: "Yeah. Please tell me what kind of grace it is."
Zhu Biao: "No matter who I find in the end, please ask my father to deal with it strictly according to the law."
It took a lot of courage for him to say this.
After all, Li Shanchang is still his eldest sister's father-in-law.
This is also exposing Lao Zhu's shortcomings.
Lao Zhu naturally knew who he was referring to, and said in a deep voice: "This is natural. Since we have handed this matter over to you, you will have full authority to handle it, and we will not interfere."
Zhu Biao kowtowed: "Father, the Holy Ming, thank you, father."
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At night, someone knocked gently on the back door of Zhu Bai's bedroom, three times quickly and two slowly.
The people waiting inside immediately put the people in and closed the door.
The person who came was Concubine Hu Shun.
Since Zhu Bai told Lao Zhu that day, Concubine Hu Shun would bring a palace maid over to sit with her at night from time to time.
Today she took a food box and a bellyband and said, "I made some snacks for His Highness. It's hot now, and His Highness can't sleep naked at night because of the cold, so I'd better wear a bellyband. I made these from thin silk." ,Very cool."
Regardless of whether he liked it or not, Zhu Bai accepted it with a smile: "Thank you, mother. Recently, some people in the palace have bullied you."
Concubine Hu Shun said: "No, Your Highness does not need to worry about my concubines."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly. That day, the little eunuch was slapped in the mouth by killing the chicken to scare the monkey. No one dared to look down on Concubine Hu Shun anymore.
Concubine Hu Shun was also a person who was not good at words. She asked Zhu Bai a few questions about his studies and his diet for the past few days, but she was speechless. She sat there silently and watched Zhu Bai read his account books and eat.
At first, Zhu Bai always felt constrained and embarrassed by being stared at.
I'm used to it now.
Concubine Hu Shun sat down again to see if it was early, then got up to go back. But today, in addition to telling Zhu Bai to listen to the words of Lao Zhu and Queen Ma, he also added: "This year's Chinese New Year, Mr. Hu will go to Beijing to meet the emperor. Do you want to ask for a favor from the emperor and let him come to the palace to meet the emperor?" .”
Zhu Bai was stunned for a moment, then realized that Concubine Hu Shun was talking about his grandfather Hu Mei, and subconsciously said: "No."
The light in Concubine Hu Shun's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Despite losing the aura of being a son and looking at his own mother, Zhu Bai still felt that Concubine Hu Shun was really beautiful.
Even without makeup, someone could instantly kill most of the women in the palace.
Now this slightly sad look would make any man feel distressed just looking at it.
Zhu Bai smiled quickly and said: "Hi, Mom. It's not that I don't let you see grandpa. I know you miss him very much. It's just..."
But now there are people inside and outside the palace staring at him.
If not, it might lead to death for Hu Mei and others.
Concubine Hu Shun lowered her head: "I know this."
Zhu Bai stepped forward and whispered: "Mom, although I can't be in the palace, I can be outside the palace. When the time comes, I will think of a safe way and I will definitely let you meet each other."
Concubine Hu Shun's eyes brightened again and she nodded: "Okay. Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Bai grinned: "Mom, why are you being polite to me? I also want to see grandpa."
Concubine Hu Shun's eyes were red, she touched Zhu Bai's cheek, turned around and went out.
Zhu Bai touched the iron book of alchemy in his arms: One is not enough. Even if I run away with Concubine Hu Shun, Hu Mei will still be there.
Tsk, I need more planning and planning.
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Zhu Biao went to the Ministry of Household Affairs early in the morning.
When Ru Taisu saw Zhu Biao coming, she was flattered and said a lot of compliments.
Zhu Biao listened patiently and said, "Excuse me, Master Shangshu, to take this palace to check all the official deed registers."
This is the rule of the imperial court. Any file list in the six ministries must be approved by the highest official of the government, that is, the minister, before it can be consulted.
Ru Taisu hurriedly led Zhu Biao to the warehouse.
Rows of shelves are filled with various files. Most of them are left over from the previous dynasty.
Zhu Biao: "Master Shangshu, go and do your work. Just leave Shilang Li to watch with me."
Ru Taisu: "Your Highness, take your time and look. If anything happens, just call someone to come."
The archives and documents warehouse is the most deserted place in the household department, but the tables and chairs set up for easy viewing of files are spotless.
Apparently people come here a lot lately.
Haha, sure enough.
Zhu Biao sneered secretly, calmly took a register from the previous court, and began to look through it slowly.
Li You lowered his eyes and stood with his hands folded.
Zhu Biao asked kindly, pretending to be unintentional: "What is the minister busy with recently?"
Li You bent down slightly: "Back to Your Highness, I am making preparations for the appraisal of private houses in accordance with the instructions of Lord Shangshu."
Zhu Biao stopped talking and continued to read the register carefully.
Li You stepped forward: "What is His Highness looking for? Can you tell me so that I can share my worries?"
Zhu Biao smiled: "Okay. Come on, you must be more familiar with it than I am. I am looking for the official deed record of a house near the Tongjimen River."
Li You's body visibly stiffened: "Why is Your Highness interested in this house?"
Zhu Biao looked at him: "I recently accidentally saw the official deed of that house. It's a coincidence that I happened to know that the house was originally ownerless. I wonder if I made a mistake. In this case, you will come to help. I’ll look for you in this palace.”
Li You stepped forward and pretended to flip through it. Finally, he turned to a page, pointed to one of the pages and said, "Here."
Zhu Biao nodded: "Well, since there is it, find the file and show it to me."
Li You cupped his hands and said, "Wei Chen will go find him now."
It took half an hour for Li You to leave.
Zhu Biao took the opportunity to study the register carefully.
He has seen fake calligraphy and paintings, and knows that there are countless ways to make fake things look real.
It is too easy to forge such official documents with simple records.
Li You finally came back, sweating profusely and with dust on his hands. He handed over to Zhu Biao with a frustrated expression: "Your Highness makes atonement. I haven't found the file. Maybe it was lost."
Zhu Biao stared at him: "Is it really lost?"
Li You lowered his head: "Yes."
Zhu Biao: "How could it be lost?"
Li You: "This file is from the previous dynasty."
The Ming Dynasty was only established for nine years, and no comprehensive inspection of private houses was conducted during this period.
In recent years, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has relied on the voluntariness of homeowners to register houses.
Basically useless.
It is normal for the files of the previous dynasty to be lost during the war.
If you say that you can't find the file, then you say that the transactions from the previous dynasty don't count, which seems a bit rogue.
Zhu Biao closed the volume and said, "Okay. I will take it away and study it."
Li You originally thought that Zhu Biao would dispel his doubts after checking the records, but he did not expect that Zhu Biao would even take him away.
This was something they found a way to add later.
If you investigate carefully, you will definitely be able to find the problem.
After all, the registers are registered one after another.
If you want to insert this one, you have to remove the previous one.
