After listening to Zhu Di's words, Zhu Biao raised his head and patted his forehead. This is why it is difficult to clean up officials. Anyone who can be an official has no relatives and friends. If you beg from left to right, you will always beg for help. This is the exchange of favors. Tradition, if you always engage in deadly feuds, who can guarantee that you will be able to live a smooth life?
Since ancient times, any king has probably thought about purging officials, but only Lao Zhu and Yongzheng were the ones who were really ruthless. Unfortunately, it bottomed out in the end. This thing cannot be eradicated as long as it is still governed by human beings. Is it just rampant or not? Generally clean.
After all, those who can become officials are people with strong will and strong desires. Ten years of hardship is not something that ordinary people can persevere in. They must have paid a lot for a purpose, whether it is for fame or money, and a few of them are for the sake of national peace and security. There may be many such people in the future, but currently there are very few people who have this awareness.
Seeing his eldest brother's worried look, Zhu Tie took the initiative and said: "I just want to put my mind at ease. Brother, don't think too much. My father is determined to eliminate officials and govern. Since my uncle is greedy, he should be punished."
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything on the surface. You are my younger brother. Since you have spoken, I, as your elder brother, will always make some plans for you."
"Since my father has not met Concubine Li, it explains a lot. After all, Shilang Li is the uncle of both of you, and can also be regarded as a relative of the emperor. I am afraid that my father also wants to scare the monkeys. Unless the mother can be persuaded in this situation, otherwise It’s useless for anyone to go.”
Zhu Fang sighed: "Not to mention the Li family, even the Ma family will not be able to plead for mercy after committing a crime. Third brother, please stop annoying the elder brother. Didn't I explain to you when I came here just now!"
Zhu Di ignored the two men and said directly: "Brother, even if we can't save Li Shilang, what about the rest?"
Zhu Di's mind was really spinning fast, and Zhu Biao didn't lie: "First make up for the shortfall, and then let Li Shilang take the initiative to go to Dali Temple to surrender. I will send an order to Dali Temple Qing Yan Donglai, and I will not pursue the rest of the Li family. , this can be considered as saving most people.”
Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi stood up and thanked Zhu Biao. They naturally knew that going to the capital at a loss was just a superficial statement. The key point was the order passed down by their elder brother. Otherwise, no one would want to give up their wealth to avoid disaster. Even if their lives were lost, their homes would be ransacked. Sooner or later, who will care about the gold, silver and stones.
If they rely on their own connections, no one will care about them at all. The reserve position is determined, and Dali Temple will not give them any face, and will even deal with it strictly to show their loyalty to the prince.
Zhu Biao waved his brother away, then looked at Liu Jin and said, "Go and get three thousand taels."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xi hurriedly said: "How can I let my eldest brother pay for this money? The Li family still has some savings. We will just scrape together the rest."
The other two also wanted to speak, Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "You don't know how much money the feudal master has in his hands. Okay, go and do things quickly. If you are arrested by Dali Temple without making up for the shortfall, it will be too late." ."
The two brothers bowed solemnly. The amount of money given to the prince in the palace was neither too much nor too little, but they also spent money lavishly. How could they save anything? They wanted to get some more from their mother and concubine. If so, It's not enough to make up for it with the help of those few good and noble children, plus the Li family's financial resources, but now the eldest brother has helped to solve it all.
After they all left, Zhu Biao got up and moved around. He either didn't help with this kind of thing or helped to the end. Although it could be solved with a thousand taels, why bother? Since you want your brothers to be grateful, of course you have to be happy. When they become feudal lords in the future, giving thirty thousand taels will have no effect.
After Liu Jin sent them back, he looked at his crown prince with resentment and said, "Sir, there are only more than two hundred taels of silver left in the East Palace Treasury..."
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Zhu Biao was stunned. He really didn't care about what he had. He thought about it and said doubtfully: "I remember that the library is not full? Why are there only two hundred taels left?"
Liu Jin sighed and said: "Everything in the library is for royal use. Your Highness and the Crown Princess can use it for their own use, but how can it be considered decent if it is sold?"
Before Zhu Biao could ask questions, Liu Jin continued: "Moreover, 80% of the things inside are the dowry of the Crown Princess, and the rest are mostly tribute medicinal materials given by the Holy Emperor and the Empress to the Crown Princess to replenish her health..."
Zhu Biao was speechless, thinking in his mind that all the gold and silver mountains in the world belong to this palace. Speaking of which, the Iwami Silver Mountain in Japan should have been discovered. After the layout of Goryeo is completed, he is afraid that there will be no silver. ,snort!
After such a mental victory, Zhu Biao was satisfied with his hands and prepared to wake up the princess for a walk. It would be better for this pregnant person to exercise more so that she would have the strength to give birth to the baby.
Liu Jin sighed behind him. His father was also very lavish. In fact, he had saved a lot of the money in the East Palace. Over the years, he had sent people back and forth. Although he never accepted too much from others, he usually didn't charge too much. Fortunately, those families in Jiangnan were generous, otherwise the three thousand taels would have been part of the princess's dowry today.
Not mentioning those unhappy things, Zhu Biao walked on the road and let his mind wander. As the mother family of the second and third princes, the Li family estimated that even if he didn't take action, this matter would not involve too many people. After all, even if Lao Zhu didn't care about Concubine Li, , and also have to take into account the face of his two sons.
I don’t see Concubine Li, probably because she wanted him to be a good person. Now the brothers are nothing, but in the future, when they become a vassal, they will all be vassal kings with soldiers and land. It will not be easy to discipline them. Now let them The brothers are convinced that it will be a good thing for the country and the family in the future.
There is no small matter involving future kings. In this world, it is not only the imperial court that operates, but also large and small clans. The combination of the two forms an order. The royal family not only leads the court, but also sets an example for the clans in the world. , filial piety, family harmony and other positive elements must be present.
To be honest, he was a little uncomfortable with this at first. After all, the concept of kinship was weak in later generations. Most of them lived their own lives and only moved around during the holidays.
But in an era of underdeveloped productivity, the clan is not a cage that restricts individual freedom, but a protective umbrella. One family cannot survive here. Without the protection of the clan, no matter what you do, you will be eaten up sooner or later. Anyway, you won’t Someone sticks up for you.
That's why he put all his effort into taking care of his brothers and sisters. Even if he was a little tired, he couldn't help it. He wanted to do too many things and really didn't have the energy to spend time with his brothers. As long as they behaved, it would be easy to settle them in the future. The world is so big anyway. , if you want to cause harm, go ahead!
It doesn't matter if you don't want to, he can't afford the wealth and honor of generations of nephews and grandnephews, as long as you set the rules, it's better than everyone staring at this dragon chair.
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