Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied with Wei Zhongxian's words.
"Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian said, "I have an idea to build four carriages."
"Tell me about it." Zhu Youxiao picked up the tureen just sent by the eunuch and took a sip.
Wei Zhongxian said: "If your Majesty is worried that the Ministry of Industry will embezzle money when building four cars, it would be better to buy them from that Tiger-Character Banner company."
"Well, that's an idea." Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly.
Wei Zhongxian said: "If the emperor agrees, I can go and talk to their shopkeeper and ask them to build four cars and send them to the capital as soon as possible."
Zhu Youxiao suddenly said: "I remember that this business called Huziqi is a business in Datong. A few years ago, some censors said that it was a bandit, causing trouble in the place, and even getting a discount. Is this the case?"
"There is such a thing." Wei Zhongxian nodded hurriedly and said immediately, "At that time, the emperor also sent Jin Yiwei to investigate. Later, nothing was found, and it was confirmed that it was a fiction."
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I remember Luo Sigong said this, and it was Luo Sigong who I asked you to inform."
"What the Emperor said is true," Wei Zhongxian said, "Those censors made trouble out of nothing and said some unfounded words, which caused the Jin Yiwei to go to Datong in vain."
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "When Taizu was in power, he gave the censor the right to report the matter. Since there is a report from the censor, the Jin Yiwei will naturally check it out. This is normal."
"That's what the emperor said." Wei Zhongxian agreed.
Immediately, he added: "Jin Yiwei did not find any problems, which means that there is indeed no problem with the Tiger Flag business. It seems that he offended someone during the business, which led to the rumors of being a bandit. Moreover, I have never heard of this person." If you don't work as a good businessman, you have to go up the mountain and become a bandit."
Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Since the Jinyi guards have not found out that there is anything wrong with the tiger-character flag, next time you leave the palace, ask their shopkeeper how much silver it costs to pull four carts of goods. If it doesn't cost much silver, You can let the Ministry of Industry purchase it from them.”
"My slave obeys the order." Wei Zhongxian bowed.
Zhu Youxiao picked up the bowl, blew on it, put it to his mouth and took a sip.
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, saw that Tian Qi's depression had eased a little, and then he said: "Your Majesty, do you want me to go and tell Madam Feng Sheng to let her leave the palace?"
"Are you willing?" Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian said: "My servant is naturally reluctant to leave her, but the ministers in the court have asked Madam Feng Sheng to leave the palace, even the prince and my father-in-law. I don't want to embarrass you, Your Majesty."
"You are very filial." Zhu Youxiao praised.
Wei Zhongxian said respectfully: "This servant is the servant of the emperor. Naturally, we must think about the emperor and not let the emperor be embarrassed by the affairs of the servants."
"Okay, don't talk about this anymore." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Let me think about it again."
"My slave, please listen to your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian bowed.
However, he heard that although Tianqi was reluctant to let the Hakka family leave the palace, he did not necessarily have to keep the Hakka family in the palace, and it was not impossible to let the Hakka family leave the palace.
Thinking of this, his heart sank.
If the Hakka family really leaves the palace, it will definitely not be a good thing for him. Now that he has just managed to compete with Wang An in the palace, if the Hakka family leaves, I am afraid that he will be suppressed by Wang An immediately.
The fights between the inner prison guards in the palace are much more brutal than the fights between courtiers outside. If the fight between courtiers fails, there is still another way to survive. If the fight between the inner guards fails, the losing party is likely to be expelled. Carry him out of the palace.
He had seen many such things, and now he and Wang An were at loggerheads. Either Wang An fell, or he was carried out of the palace after losing power and thrown into a mass grave outside the city.
After Wang An left Qianqing Palace, he took his waist card and left the palace.
Different from ordinary young eunuchs, the inner eunuch has reached this point and can already enter and leave the palace, as long as he does not leave the capital without purpose.
After leaving the palace, he sat in a sedan and went to Wang Wenyan's house.
The reason why Wang Wenyan became one of the Donglin Party's think tanks was also thanks to his introduction. When Guangzong was still the crown prince, he always followed Wang Wenyan's ideas, which is why he has his current status in the palace. .
When the sedan came to the door of Wang Wenyan's house, Wang An lifted the curtain of the sedan and said to the concierge of Wang's house: "We want to see your husband."
"My father-in-law, please come quickly. My husband asked me to take you here to take you into the house." The concierge of the Wang Mansion outside the house said respectfully.
"Carry it in." Wang An ordered the bearer carrying the sedan chair.
The bearer carried the sedan chair, and under the guidance of Wang's concierge, entered the courtyard gate and went all the way to the courtyard.
"Please come in, father-in-law. My master, the chief minister, and Mr. Han from the Ministry of Revenue are all in the study." The concierge of the Wang Mansion bowed and said, and then walked ahead to lead the way.
Wang's mansion was not big, and upon entering the backyard, there was Wang Wenyan's study.
At this time, Liu Yishen, Han Xu and Wang Wenyan already knew about Wang An's arrival and were waiting outside the study door.
Wang An saw several people in the yard and said with a smile: "It's so cold. Why did you two adults and Mr. Wang get to the yard if they weren't keeping warm in the house?"
"When I heard that the prince was coming, I and a few people came to greet him." Liu Yishui, as the chief assistant, was the first to speak.
"This is really embarrassing for our family." Wang An took a few steps forward and said, "It's our family's fault to bother the chief minister and the minister of household affairs to wait for us here."
The words he said were sinful and shameful, but he was very happy in his heart.
Now the chief minister and the minister of household affairs are waiting here in the cold for him to be imprisoned. What an honor it is.
Several people returned to the study together, and the guest and host sat down respectively, but Liu Yishui was sitting at the main seat, Wang An and Han Xu were sitting on both sides, and Wang Wenyan, the master, sat at the bottom with the Prime Minister.
"Father, what did the Holy One say?"
As soon as they sat down, Han Xu couldn't help but ask.
Wang An shook his head slightly and said: "What the Holy One said to our family is the same as what the Holy One said to the adults in the court. He did not promise anything."
Liu Yishen said in a deep voice: "No agreement means rejection. It seems that the Holy Emperor does not want the Hakka family to leave the palace."
"No, the Hakka family must leave the palace. Brother Ji Hui, you have also seen what happened in court today. So many courtiers asked the Holy One to allow the Hakka family to leave the palace, but our Holy Lord never agreed. This shows that the Hakka family has a deep love for the Holy Emperor in the heart of the Holy One. status, so this woman must not stay in the palace, otherwise she will disturb the harem sooner or later." Han Xu said in a solemn tone.
Liu Yishen nodded while twirling his beard.
"And that Wei Zhongxian." Wang An said, "Today our family went to see the emperor, and we actually saw him getting a wooden carriage for the emperor, and he also tricked the emperor into doing carpentry work in the imperial garden. It is simply treason."
Han Xu gritted his teeth and said, "This Wei Yi deserves to die."
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