Huzi rushed out of the living room with a "swish", picked up Yin Ruyi, and returned to Zhu Youtang.
It placed Yin Ruyi at Zhu Youtang's feet and wagged its tail to please him.
Chang Feng secretly laughed in his heart: Little tricks like fetching things are not difficult for my tiger.
Zhu Youtang was overjoyed: "It is indeed a famous and spiritual dog!"
Xiao Jing added: "Your Highness is right. Hu Zi is so spiritual."
"It can also be considered a member of the Jin Yiwei. Although it has no rank, it is more obedient than the commander of the Jin Yiwei!"
Xiao Jing's mouth was so destructive that he directly compared the leader of Jin Yiwei, Wantong, with a dog.
Now that Concubine Wan Gui is about to die, it is difficult for the concubine party to make a comeback. The senior officials who usually treated Wantong with respect began to ridicule Wantong in front of the prince.
Liu Jue smiled and said: "Commander Wan is not as loyal as a tiger."
Liu Ji chuckled: "Yes, Commander Wan can't keep up with a dog!"
All the senior officials followed and laughed.
Zhu Youtang pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
Then Zhu Youtang said: "I only heard that Hu Zi was good at finding stolen silver when he ransacked his house. I didn't expect that he could get back this piece of gold Ruyi."
All the civil servants and generals looked at each other in shock.
Jin Ruyi? Is the prince telling lies with his eyes open? It's obviously Yin Ruyi who is in white flowers!
Chang Feng thought to himself: Maybe it was the prince's slip of the tongue?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Youtang continued: "This golden Ruyi is made of twelve taels of red gold. Chang Feng, I will reward it to Hu Zi."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs has just announced the "price" for the beginning of spring. Pork costs ten cents per catty. You can exchange this gold Ruyi into money to buy meat. I will give you the gift of a tiger and a dog, and eat meat every meal."
Zhu Youtang's words are unequivocal, not that silver Ruyi is made of gold.
Chang Feng reacted: Could it be that the prince was learning the story of calling a deer a horse to test the officials?
Chang Feng can think of this level, and a group of people with double-ranked Jinshi backgrounds inside and outside the hall can naturally think of this level.
Wan An spoke first to express his attitude. He said emphatically: "Your Highness, the workmanship of this gold Ruyi is really fine! I guess the gold used is Laizhou gold! Otherwise, the quality would not be so pure."
"It's so golden that it can blind the eyes of ordinary people!"
Liu Ji also expressed his position: "The first assistant was wrong. The Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry used Yungui gold to cast the gold Ruyi for the royal reward. I think it must be made of Yungui gold."
Liu Jue was not to be outdone: "Whether it is Laizhou gold or Yungui gold, His Highness the Prince treats a loyal dog with such kindness. We, the ministers, will follow the Prince to govern the world from now on. The Prince will definitely create a new prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty with benevolence!"
The five ministers echoed: "Yes, yes! My loyalty to His Highness is as sincere as this golden handle."
Even Liu Bingyi also echoed: "My son-in-law's loyal dog received the golden Ruyi reward from His Highness. I wonder how much virtue he has accumulated in his previous life!"
A bunch of fence-sitters in the court showed their attitude of obeying Zhu Youtang by referring to silver as gold.
However, they mistook Zhu Youtang for Zhao Gao, and they underestimated Zhu Youtang!
Zhu Youtang was not only testing the attitude of the fence-sitters, but also testing who among the officials was truly upright!
Li Min, who had just been promoted to Minister of Household Affairs by Zhu Youtang, remained silent.
At this moment, he finally couldn't hold it in any longer: "Dear elders, ministers. You..."
"His Highness is obviously mistaken. It is a silver handle. You all agree that it is gold."
"You are doing evil to me! Pangu established the distinction between black and white in the world. Black and white are distinct, and gold and silver are also distinct."
"The prince said that wishful thinking is made of gold. You just echoed it... Isn't this confusing right and wrong? Has your sage's book been read into the dog's belly?"
"I believe that if Mr. Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng were here at this time, they would definitely point out the prince's mistake! Gold is gold, and silver is silver!"
Ye Guang, the fierce general who had just taken charge of the 12th Regiment Battalion, also stood up: "Dear elders, what is Laizhou gold and Yungui gold?"
"Although our old man, Ye, comes from a humble background, he still made hundreds of taels of snowflake silver by chopping off the heads of Jurchens in Liaodong!"
"Old Ye, we can still tell the difference between gold and silver! It's obviously Yin Ruyi!"
Zhu Youtang turned to look at Chang Feng: "Guan Groom, do you think this is Jin Ruyi or Yin Ruyi?"
Chang Feng originally wanted to say "Jin Ruyi" to show his obedience to Zhu Youtang.
However, he thought of a letter Wynn wrote to him some time ago. There were four words in the letter that impressed him deeply. These four words are "serve the prince with sincerity".
Thinking of this, Chang Feng replied: "Your Highness. I think Li Butang and Admiral Ye are right. Gold is gold and silver is silver. This is obviously a silver handle."
(Note: Admiral is not an official name exclusive to the Qing Dynasty. Ye Guang was appointed as the admiral of the fifth military camp and was respectfully called "Admiral Ye"."
Zhu Youtang said: "Well said! It's clearly Yin Ruyi!"
"Gentlemen, in this world, right is right and wrong is wrong. If I am wrong, you can't agree with me!"
"Like Li Min, Ye Guang, and Chang Feng, boldly pointing out Gu's mistakes is the way to be a minister."
"I will use you in the future. I don't want you to make such a mistake again."
Zhu Youtang is painting a pie. In order to ascend the throne smoothly, he would make concessions to others such as Mr. Sange and others, saying that he would continue to use him in the future.
After he ascends the throne, he will immediately tell the three pavilion elders and other mediocre officials to get out.
This is not because Zhu Youtang uses people to face the front and does not use people to face the back.
The main thing is: How can we manage the Ming Dynasty well with these insects?
Zhu Youtang added: "Li Min, Ye Guang, and Chang Feng are outspoken. They are role models for all ministers. Xiao Jing, give each of them a golden handle!"
"Everyone needs to know that honesty is as good as gold! They treat me with sincerity, and I am deeply gratified!"
Xiao Jing awarded the three people awards.
Zhu Youtang added: "Sometimes, some people are not as loyal as Huzi. Oh, I am not referring to Sang and Huai who are scolding Zhuqing. I am referring to those people who control the factory guards."
"Chang Feng, you are getting married today. I will give Hu Zi a banquet alone. Can he...can eat cooked food?"
Chang Feng replied: "You can eat it. Thank you, Your Highness, for giving Hu Zi a feast."
Before you know it, the auspicious moment has arrived.
Chang Feng and Liu Xiaoyan worshiped Heaven and Earth, Gaotang, the Crown Prince, and finally bowed to each other.
Mrs. Xi led the newlyweds into the bridal chamber.
The wedding banquet is about to begin!
Fatty Xu likes to play pranks. He, who was responsible for ushering in gifts, deliberately led Mr. Chang Laohou to Hu Zi's table.
Chang Laohou said to himself: This...this...when my family had a banquet, Chang Feng and his son sat at the children's table.
Chang Feng actually asked me to sit at the dog table today?
Isn't it too shameful?
However, the prince personally congratulated and drank the wedding wine, so Mr. Chang could not leave in a hurry.
His heart skipped a beat: Come on! I can't bear it!
He was about to sit next to Hu Zi. But Fatty Xu raised the mat in his hand and said, "Ouch. Forgive me, Mr. Marquis! I misunderstood! How can I let you sit at the same table with a dog?"
"You are on the fourth seat of honor!"
