Zhu Biao said helplessly, "Father, my son has brought those thieves to the capital. Moreover, those thieves have confessed.
After a while, the son-in-law presented the confession to his father! "
Lao Zhu asked directly: "Where is the confession?"
Zhu Biao was startled and said hurriedly: "Father, this is a court meeting. It is not appropriate to delay the important affairs of the court because of a few thieves. It is better to wait until the next court and deal with this matter slowly!"
Hearing this, Lan Yu and the censors suddenly felt bad.
Lao Zhu said coldly: "In the past two days, the Fourth Brother's incident has been aroused in the capital. Even at the court meeting, all the civil and military officials were filled with indignation, each one more concerned than the other.
In this way, the matter will be made clear directly to the meeting, so that the officials will not think about food and tea after going to court, and delay their official duties! "
Zhu Biao was helpless, he still couldn't catch up.
"In this case, please ask my father to pass on Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao State, and Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan!"
"allow!"
As Lao Zhu finished speaking, a summons sounded outside the hall.
Soon, Li Jinglong and Cao Zhen hurried in, holding a thick stack of confessions in their hands.
"Weichen Li Jinglong!"
"Weak minister Cao Zhen!"
"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Holy Annunciation!"
"I'm fine! Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Show me your confession!"
"According to the order!"
As the two stacks of confessions were slowly presented in front of Lao Zhu, Lan Yu and the censors suddenly became stiff and even trembled a little.
There was dead silence in the entire hall, except for the sound of Lao Zhu opening the confession.
Suddenly, Lao Zhu, who had just read a few pages of confessions, became furious.
"Okay, okay, what a bunch of thieves!"
All the officials could not help but shudder.
Lao Zhu looked at His Highness's officials and said in a cold voice: "Lanyu, Min Renjin, Yin Shi, Yue Ji, Fei Liu! All of you, please stand up for us and take a good look. There is someone writing in these confessions." Are you trying to frame you?"
Lan Yu, Yushi Min Renjin, Yin Shi and others suddenly made a loud noise and knelt on the ground trembling.
"Your Majesty, forgive me, it must be those thieves who are framing me!"
"Framed?"
Lao Zhu's face became even colder, "We had something strange at the beginning. You, the dignified Duke of Liang, used to hate the censors Min Renjin and Yin Shi the most, and often opposed them.
I didn't expect that you would actually join forces with the censors like Min Renjin and Yin Shi in order to frame Lao Si. How brave you are! "
Zhu Biao quickly said: "Father, Duke Liang was also bewitched by those thieves, and that's why he did this wrong thing. Please give me a warning!"
However, the furious Lao Zhu ignored Zhu Biao's explanation and gave the order directly.
"Hmph, someone's coming!"
Immediately, a group of big Han generals rushed in.
"Bring us some traitors and interrogate them carefully. As for Lan Yu, he is confined at home and cannot leave the house unless ordered to do so!
Wait until we find out the truth and then punish him..."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Pass an order to the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Wei, to give us a good interrogation of those thieves brought back by the prince. If they dare to frame the prince of the Ming Dynasty and commit the crime of deceiving the emperor, they must be severely punished!"
"According to the order!"
As the chamberlain and the Han general left, all the civil and military officials in the entire hall could not help but feel flustered and panic-stricken.
Let Jiang Yu's vicious dogs investigate. I don't know how many innocent people will be implicated this time.
…
The meeting dispersed.
Please stay in the palace.
Zhu Biao told Lao Zhu in detail what he saw during his inspection of the Peking Mansion for several days.
Lao Zhu also listened very seriously, and the more he listened, the stronger the smile on his face became.
"Okay, Guo Taishi's descendants are really extraordinary, they actually developed such a magical thing as good rice!
This is the blessing of our Ming Dynasty and the blessing of the people...
Biao'er, the good rice you bring back must be grown by the best farmers.
Next year, after the good rice is harvested, we, the people of Ming Dynasty, can also plant those good rice.
In this way, within a few years, the households of the common people in Ming Dynasty will be able to harvest hundreds of kilograms more grain every year! "
"Yes, dad..."
"Dad, I will also confer on those four members of the Guo family the title of Eighth Grade Di Gong Lang!"
"They deserve it!"
"I also awarded Guo Anzheng, a fifth-rank doctor!"
"In a moment, we will go and issue an order. This son Guo An has the style of Guo Taishi!"
Zhu Biao said seriously: "Dad, I think that Guo An's future achievements can completely surpass that of Guo Taishi!"
"Um?"
Lao Zhu was stunned, "Biao'er, you actually value Guo An so much?"
"Um!"
Zhu Biao nodded seriously, "I have never seen a person in such a state of mind, who looks like he has no desires or demands for anything.
However, there is a world of its own in the heart! "
Lao Zhu said: "In this case, we will issue an order to transfer him to the capital soon!"
"Dad, you must not!"
Zhu Biao was startled and said quickly: "Dad, based on my observation, only the fourth child's temperament is suitable for Guo An.
In the capital, the civil and military officials are at odds with each other. When Guo An comes to the capital, he will definitely be framed to death by those officials.
Moreover, the fourth child also relied on Guo An and asked Gao Chi to worship him as his teacher! "
"If so, then let him stay in Peiping!"
Lao Zhu did not continue to press, but continued: "Lanyu framed Lao Si like this, do you know why?"
Zhu Biao said slowly: "Dad, I can guess that firstly, Duke Liang is greedy for money and is bewitched by those merchants and gentry.
Another reason is that Duke Liang is afraid that the fourth child will be a threat to the child! "
Lao Zhu asked faintly: "Then do you think the fourth child may have thoughts that he shouldn't have?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao inexplicably remembered what he had seen and heard in Beiping Mansion, and his face suddenly became strange.
"Dad, the streets in Beiping City are clean and tidy, there are flocks of cattle and sheep on the farms, eggs are piled up like mountains, and there are endless cargo ships at Zhangjiawan Wharf. Beiping City is such a prosperous scene.
Er Chen felt that Lao Si was sincerely managing Beiping Mansion and would not have any inappropriate thoughts. "
"Besides, neither Lao Si nor Chang Shi Guo An are like that!"
"oh?"
A trace of curiosity flashed in Lao Zhu's eyes, "How did you find out?"
"According to observation, Lao Si and Guo An govern Peiping more for enjoyment... Although these two people have great ambitions, they are similar and different from ordinary people.
There is no need to mention the farm, dad knows it clearly.
The fourth son’s palace is also extremely luxurious and luxurious, especially one palace that is specially designed as a large bathhouse..."
Zhu Biao spoke slowly, knowing that even if he didn't tell everything about him in Beiping Mansion, someone else would tell Lao Zhu clearly.
After listening to this, Lao Zhu was immediately furious, “This bastard, Lao Si, is actually enjoying himself so extravagantly.
It seems that people have made a fortune in Beiping Mansion. No wonder so many merchants are jealous of the fourth pier and the fleet that trades with Goryeo! "
Zhu Biao was startled and said, "Dad, have you forgotten that the fleet that Lao Si trades with Korea still needs to pay you 1.5 million taels of silver every year!"
Lao Zhu suddenly glared angrily, "Lan Yu, this idiot! Biao'er, what are you going to do with this bitch Lan Yu..."
"..."
…
Peking Mansion.
Along with the two letters, two imperial edicts were handed down.
The whole palace of Prince Yan was filled with joy.
Of course, it was Guo An who was happy.
As for Zhu Di, he looked unwilling.
Guo An couldn't help but console him: "Your Highness, your Majesty was able to ban the Duke of Liang for a year, kill more than ten of his stewards, and fine him 10,000 taels of silver. This is beyond our expectations."
"Furthermore, His Majesty has allocated another guard to you. His Highness the Crown Prince must have put in a lot of effort to compensate for this!"
As for the censors, gentry and merchants who conspired with Lan Yu, they ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans.
However, at this moment, Guo An and Zhu Di did not pay too much attention to these people.
Zhu Di took a long breath and said: "Guo Qing, my father assigned us a guard, but he didn't give us any land or money.
How much money do we need to support this whole family? "
"We always feel that my father wants us to pay to raise those soldiers for him!"
Guo An smiled softly, "Your Highness, as long as they become the guards of our Prince Yan's Mansion, they will be His Highness's soldiers."
"Hmph, so what? My father didn't give the order, let us lead the troops to conquer those Mongols!"
Zhu Di looked unhappy.
Guo An said: "Your Highness, don't worry, Lan Yu has made such a big mistake, and your Majesty will probably not let him lead the army in the next two years.
And His Highness also has the merit of destroying the country. As long as Your Majesty wants to send troops to patrol our northern territory of the Ming Dynasty, Your Highness will be the chief general! "
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Is this really so?"
Guo An looked confident, "It must be so!"
"Very good!"
Zhu Di was overjoyed, "Now that the autumn harvest has passed, we must train those soldiers!"
Guo An nodded slightly, Zhu Di wanted to destroy those soldiers and generals, so it was up to him.
but……
Thinking about it, Guo An said again: "Your Highness, Wei Chen wants to open another trading firm."
Zhu Di said very boldly: "We are sure! Guo Qing can find Hezhong no matter how much money he needs."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An reluctantly thanked him and continued: "Your Highness, I want to open a grain trading company."
"Grain Trading Company?"
At this time, Zhu Di finally became serious.
"Guo Qing wants to trade grain?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I think food is very important to the people.
Therefore, it is better to control it in the hands of Prince Yan.
In this way, even if there is a natural disaster, those grain merchants will not be allowed to wantonly harm the people of Beiping Prefecture. "
Zhu Di's expression immediately straightened up, he thought for a while and asked, "How much money do you need for this?
Moreover, although we don’t understand business matters. But we also know that grain merchants need to hoard large amounts of grain.
As for our Beiping Prefecture, and even the surrounding provinces of Shanxi and Shandong, the people in these provinces cannot grow much food in their fields.
As for the gentry and big landowners, they will not sell their grain to the trading houses of Prince Yan.
Could it be that Guo Qing is planning to open the grain trading company to the south... In this case, why not cooperate with the Shen family! "
Guo An smiled slowly, "Your Highness, if it were in the past, our grain trading house in Prince Yan's Mansion would definitely be suppressed by those grain merchants and gentry, and it would not be able to open at all.
However, now we have good rice in Prince Yan’s Mansion.
In fact, our Prince Yan’s Mansion still has people from Goryeo working in the fields, so our Prince Yan’s Mansion will not be short of food...
Even if those grain merchants and gentry unite to suppress my Yanwangfu Trading Company, I, the Yanwangfu Trading Company, don’t have to worry at all! "
"Of course, Your Highness needs to know that Wei Chen has no intention of making money in the grain trading company..."
After hearing what Guo An said, Zhu Di suddenly became energetic.
"In this case, Guo Qing can go ahead and do whatever he wants. All the money in the house can be handed over to Guo Qing for his use!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
…
(End of chapter)
