Hearing this, Zhan Hui said without thinking: "Your Highness can change into casual clothes, pretend to be a job buyer, and go to Zhao Mian's house to find out the truth."
The words were answered very quickly, and he had obviously thought about it for a long time. Zhu Di smiled and said: "This method is very good. Mr. Zhan, what about you?"
"I am not as powerful as His Highness, I can only be a servant."
"Who in the world can let a high-ranking official of the imperial court serve as a servant? Di Youfu, he just wants to wrong Lord Zhan."
"This matter is related to the imperial court and the country. It is my honor to be able to share the worries and solve problems for His Majesty and His Highness. There is no mention of hard work."
Zhan Hui's words are impeccable. Although he is the official minister, his flattery is still smooth and not stagnant at all.
Although Zhu Di had just been clicked by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was quite guarded, but a horse could never defeat him. Zhan Hui's words made Zhu Di feel happy.
Even if he is a prince, he is still an ordinary person. When faced with the praise of the most intelligent person in the world, he can't help but feel a little conceited.
This kind of flattery has to be flattered by others. If the difference in status is too great, it is called flattery and it is easy to annoy people.
A person with Zhan Hui's status, even if he is a flatterer, still has a good title. Scholars call him "confidant", which is nothing more than this.
Soon, Zhu Di and Zhan Hui changed into clothes from wealthy families, and Zhu Di even pretended to hold a landscape folding fan, which seemed a bit gentle.
It's just that Zhu Di has always walked like a tiger walking like a dragon, full of the demeanor of a brave military commander, so when this folding landscape fan came into his hand, he looked a bit nondescript.
Zhan Hui, who was following closely behind him, put on the clothes of an ordinary butler of a wealthy family, which was particularly suitable. Maybe it was because of his age, but he really looked a bit like a butler.
When Zhu Di saw this, he was amazed and said: "Master Zhan is dressed like this. If you don't know the true feelings, you may really think you are a housekeeper."
"Your Highness is so complimentary. I have only seen a lot and know the style of these housekeepers."
Seeing Zhu Di striding forward, Zhan Hui thought for a moment and reminded him: "His Highness should take a slightly smaller step, so that he looks more like a child from a rich family."
"Haha, what Master Zhan said is ridiculous. What I want to do this time is to be an arty upstart. Only such a person would think of buying an official position."
After Zhu Di explained this, Zhan Hui immediately showed a look of enlightenment and said with admiration: "Your Highness is thoughtful and thoughtful, and the humble minister is far behind."
It's time to eat now, and the smell of food is wafting in the air.
Zhan Hui stayed up all night in Wenhua Hall last night and ate some refreshing soup. This morning it was an early morning and he didn't have time to eat at all.
When I smelled the aroma of the food, my stomach couldn't help but growl loudly.
Zhu Di heard this and joked: "It seems that Master Zhan can't wait, but I don't know how the food in Zhao Mian's house tastes."
"It should be similar to Yingtian, but it may not be to His Highness' taste."
"There's no need to pay so much attention to eating. It's not easy to fill your stomach."
Zhu Di waved his hand, obviously not caring about this. Although he lived in Peiping all year round, his diet was also influenced by the north.
But many years of military life have completely transformed him. There is no way the military can handle so much. When it comes to pursuit battles, sometimes there is no time to even eat.
Because of this, Zhu Di is quite similar to Zhu Yuanzhang in that he does not have high taste requirements for food. In addition, the palace dishes are mainly big fish and meat, which he actually doesn't like very much.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di thought about having time to talk to his father and ask Guanglu Temple to stop eating so much fish and meat. Eating too much would make it easy to gain weight.
He didn't want to be a prince for a few years without even being able to wear armor. It would be good for his health to be more moderate in eating meat.
It's just that my father has always been afraid of poverty and has lived a lot of hard times, so he may not be able to change his mind. This is probably not an easy thing.
After thinking for a while, they soon arrived near Zhao Mian's house. Zhu Di and Zhan Hui stood under the tree and looked at the dilapidated yard not far away.
"The dignified Minister of Household Affairs, the place where he lives is so shabby. If Zhao Mian is really what he looks like, he is a rare and good official."
Zhu Di sighed with emotion. When other officials in the court saw such a dilapidated small courtyard, they would never believe that it was the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhan Hui nodded and said: "I hope this is just the Su family's lies. I really can't believe that Mr. Zhao, who lives in such a dilapidated courtyard, will be a corrupt official who sells his official position."
"Father is right, you know the person but not the heart. What kind of person he is, we have to test him before we can find out."
Looking at the sun, Zhu Di said: "Let's go and act as planned!"
"Okay, sir!"
The two of them approached Zhao Mian's small courtyard and looked up and down. They felt more and more that the place was very dilapidated and could almost be demolished as a dilapidated house.
Zhan Hui stepped forward and reached out to knock on the door knocker. After several dull sounds, the courtyard door opened a small crack and a head poked out from inside.
She was an elderly woman, but her eyes were very sharp. She carefully looked at Zhu Di and Zhan Hui outside the door, and asked with a bit of impatience: "Who are you?"
The tone didn't sound very polite, Zhan Hui didn't care, and said: "Excuse me, Tong Bing, my master has something important to ask to see Mr. Zhao."
"Are you looking for the big boss?"
The old woman didn't mean to open the door, but looked at Zhu Di suspiciously. After a few glances, she felt more and more that something was wrong with the middle-aged man holding a folding fan. The expression on his face clearly showed off when there were a few bad guys in the family. A nouveau riche does not look like a scholar.
Her attitude was slightly restrained, but she still held the door open and said, "The eldest master is not at home. You can come back at another time."
With that, the old lady was about to close the door. Zhan Hui hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. At the same time, he took out two taels of silver from his sleeves, stuffed it into the old lady's hand, and said: "Please help us understand that my master is not an outsider, but... "
As he spoke, Zhan Hui winked, but didn't say the rest of the words, he just made lip movements.
If it were someone else who didn't know what was going on, they might secretly curse her as crazy, but the old lady had obviously seen the world, so she took away the two taels of silver, coughed, and said, "You guys wait here, I'll inform Madam, is she willing?" When I see you, it’s not under my control.”
"That's how it should be, that's how it should be."
Zhan Hui nodded and bowed, and then he got the qualification of Tongbing. When he turned around, he saw Zhu Di holding back his laughter. He was a little helpless and said, "Master, why are you laughing?"
Zhu Di shook his head, the folding fan in his hand flying wildly, and said: "Ahem, it's the first time I see you like this. It's quite strange. Looking back on your past performance, there is really a big gap."
Zhan Hui was very helpless. If his colleagues laughed at him, he could still retort, but now it was the prince Zhu Di, so Zhan Hui naturally couldn't offend him, so he had to laugh twice to cover up his embarrassment.
After about a cup of tea, there was still no change. Zhan Huiyi frowned and said, "Is it because you don't want to?"
Zhu Di was not in a hurry, hiding under the eaves to avoid the scorching sun, and said: "Don't be anxious, I have a hunch that I will gain something today."
"I don't understand, please let me know."
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