Zhao Gui tearfully accepted the price of forty taels per furnace, signed a sales contract for three thousand new furnaces, and promised to deliver them to the Ministry of Household Affairs within half a month.
Zhuo Jing left with satisfaction.
Zhao Gui flipped the abacus, and the original four taels of money became seven coins in the blink of an eye. He immediately picked up the abacus, shook it in his hand, put it on the table, and said to the waiter beside him: "This transaction is enough to save money." Three big warehouses have been opened. Call the craftsmen to work in shifts day and night to make new stoves. After working hard these past few months, they will be of great benefit on New Year's Day."
The guy had a smile on his face and went to make arrangements immediately.
Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Gaochi looked at the door with some worry. Zhu Gaoxu was restless and pacing. Zhu Di walked into the room and saw only two brothers, so he couldn't help but ask: "Where are the Suier people?"
"Father, my third brother went out to investigate. My mother-in-law went to the palace all night and didn't come back. She didn't send anyone to send a message. Is there something unexpected in the palace?"
Zhu Gaoxu said quickly.
Zhu Di chuckled and said, "We're just entering the palace, what's there to worry about? Get ready for breakfast."
"But my father, the queen is just hosting a banquet. Why do we need the princess to stay in the harem? This has no precedent in the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Gaochi said worriedly.
Zhu Di sat down and said calmly: "No need to worry. There were more than 20 princesses and wives who came to the harem for the banquet last night. I am afraid that Yan Huan forgot the time and was left in the palace by the queen. I heard that the Imperial College has set up Winter exam, right?”
Seeing Zhu Di like this, Zhu Gaochi felt relieved and replied: "The Imperial College has set up summer exams and winter exams. After the winter exams, there will be a long vacation of nearly two months, and classes will start again after the Lantern Festival."
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, who had an unnatural expression on his face, and said, "Why, seeing your expression like this, are you worried that you won't be able to pass the winter exam?"
Zhu Gaoxu was a little depressed and complained: "Father, as a prince, how can I sit in the same room with those people and talk about classics? In addition, Yang Shiqi did not pay attention to the royal family members at all, and would slap his palms at every turn. , as a man, how can he be so humiliated?"
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaoxu's hand and said coldly: "Yang Shiqi is an upright man. He has his own reasons for beating you. You'd better restrain your dignity as the prince and stay in the Imperial College honestly."
"But I don't want to stay there. I want to get out. It's a cell where a child can't breathe!"
Zhu Gaoxu said angrily.
"Snapped!"
Zhu Di slammed the table, and the dishes on the table suddenly shook. Zhu Di stood up, slowly walked towards the frightened Zhu Gaoxu, and said: "You should have stayed in the cell! What you did in Peking should be taken seriously by me." Not aware?"
Zhu Gaoxu's face turned pale and he lowered his head and said, "Father, I have already admitted my fault, why do I have to mention it again and again?"
Zhu Di waved his hand and slapped Zhu Gaoxu, causing Zhu Gaoxu to stagger two steps and said sternly: "Let's forget about the past, but why did you extend your hand to Beiping Mansion again without my consent?"
"Beiping Mansion? I, I don't have one."
Zhu Gaoxu was a little confused, covering his face and replied.
Zhu Di took out a copy of the letter, threw it in Zhu Gaoxu's face, and said, "You are still arguing that this is the secret letter you asked someone to send to Beiping Mansion!"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the letter that fell to the ground and was a little panicked. He explained: "Father, I was just asking about the business of the feudal prince, and I didn't do anything deviant."
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu coldly and said, "What about Jin Zhong?"
"Jin Zhong? Wasn't he put under house arrest by his eldest brother in Baiyangkou Station?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi walked out quickly and said: "Father, Jin Zhong is indeed detained in Baiyangkou."
Zhu Di ignored Zhu Gaochi and said to Zhu Gaoxu with a gloomy face: "How could I not know that Jin Zhong was at Aiyangkou before? It's just that you haven't told me where Jin Zhong is now!"
"What?"
Zhu Gaochi's expression changed. Hearing what Zhu Di meant, Jin Zhong actually left Baiyangkou Station?
Zhu Gaoxu looked puzzled and said: "Father, Jin Zhong... I haven't written to him. He is controlled by elder brother, and I can't reach out."
Zhu Di took a step forward and asked, "Let me ask you again, where is Jin Zhongren?"
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't breathe, shook his head, looked at Zhu Di's cold eyes, and said: "Father, I swear, I really have never been in contact with Jin Zhong, and I don't know where he went."
Zhu Di looked deeply at Zhu Gaoxu. In his eyes, he saw no deception. It seemed that Jin Zhong's disappearance had nothing to do with Zhu Gaoxu.
But Jin Zhong disappeared from Baiyangkou. This matter did not attract the attention of the court because the court did not know how powerful Jin Zhong was and would not report such a trivial matter. But if this news reached Yao Guang Xiaoer , he will definitely be alert and inform Zhu Yunwen.
Yao Guangxiao knew Jin Zhong's energy well. He was a powerful figure who was proficient in the art of war and mysticism. Zhu Di had seen Jin Zhong's intelligence and prowess, but when he came to the capital, he left Jin Zhong in Peiping.
Later, Zhu Gaoxu kidnapped Jin Zhong and prepared to rebel, but Zhu Gaochi saw it through. Zhu Gaoxu was sent to the capital, but Jin Zhong was left at Baiyangkou Station. If it hadn't been for the secret report from Beiping Mansion, Zhu Di had almost forgotten Jin Zhong.
Jin Zhong's disappearance gave Zhu Di an unknown premonition, because his family members were also missing with Jin Zhong.
It is definitely not something ordinary people can do to allow a group of people to escape the public eye and disappear quietly.
"I will arrange for people to find Jin Zhong. If his disappearance is related to you, admit it as soon as possible. If you don't tell him, he will get into trouble when the time comes, and none of you will be able to escape!"
Zhu Di said seriously.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu also realized the seriousness of the problem and nodded quickly.
"Back, back."
Zhu Gaosui's voice entered the room, and not long after, Xu Yihua entered the room with Zhu Gaosui.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange, Xu Yihua smiled and said, "I'm just staying in the palace for one night, why are you so worried?"
"Why didn't the princess send someone to notify you?"
Zhu Di greeted Xu Yihua and arranged to sit down.
Xu Yihua took the hot and wet towel from the maid, wiped her hands, and said: "Your Majesty, it was cold last night and the wind was howling. The queen was worried about my safety when I left the palace, so she arranged for someone to stay in Kunning Palace."
"The queen is kind and considerate of everyone, that's good."
Zhu Di praised.
Xu Yihua nodded slightly and said: "The queen's reputation for benevolence is well known in the palace, but what concerns me the most is the new stove in Kunning Palace. Only two coal stoves are installed, and the palace is already as warm as spring. , you need to take off your coat."
"Oh, what coal stove is so warm?"
Zhu Di asked in surprise.
Xu Yihua said with a smile: "It is a fresh thing from Nuanchunfang. The queen bought a lot for the harem.
Ten new stoves have been promised to each prince's palace, and it is estimated that they will be delivered soon. "
"If that's the case, this winter won't be long."
Zhu Di said expectantly.
As the new stoves entered the six government offices, harem prisons, and palaces, a warm spring stove became a hot seller in the capital, whether it was cabinet ministers, officials of the seventh or eighth grade, wealthy businessmen, or Traders and vendors are ordering new stoves one after another in order to avoid the cold when winter comes.
All the inventory of Yilu Nuanchunfang was moved out in just a few days, and huge profits poured in. Under Queen Ma's instructions, Zhao Gui arranged for craftsmen to go to Suzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kaifeng and other places to seize the lead. machine.
While Ma Enhui was calculating the profits in Kunning Palace and was filled with joy, Zhu Yunwen fell into silence and uneasiness in Wuying Palace. With a gloomy face, he ordered to summon Xie Jin, Ru Jin, Yang Rong, Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong, Song Sheng, Zhu Di and others.
When several people entered the hall, they felt a strong sense of depression.
Zhu Yunwen picked up a memorial and said to everyone: "Here is a memorial, you may wish to listen to it. The King of Zhou has been harboring evil intentions for a long time, and Taizu did not pay attention to it, which caused great trouble to your Majesty. I serve the Ming Dynasty, and my heart is towards the court, and I will not violate my wishes." The ethics of the world expose the nine sins of the King of Zhou. The first one is that he has an evil nature and falls into the evil way. He seduces the White Lotus Maitreya and uses his power to carry out his own selfish interests. In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, the Yellow River and the sky changed, which was really a man-made disaster. At that time, the King of Zhou and Apostle White Lotus..."
When Xie Jin and others listened to the memorial read by Zhu Yunwen, their expressions changed and they looked at Zhu Di inadvertently.
Zhu Di lowered his head, his expression did not change at all, and he just listened quietly.
Jie Jin looked at Zhu Yunqi in confusion, wondering why these memorials without "evidence" were suddenly brought out and explained clearly in front of Zhu Di.
Did the emperor want to get rid of King Zhou and test Zhu Di's attitude?
"Secondly, the King of Zhou was extremely ambitious. Taking advantage of his noble status, he colluded with Kaifeng officials, used profits as a guide and power as a tie to build an advance and retreat alliance, secretly controlled the Kaifeng Mansion, and embezzled the imperial taxes..."
As the charges were revealed one by one, everyone present was shocked.
Zhu Di didn't know what his biological brother had done, but he knew very well that the current memorial was driving him to death. If the emperor didn't have clear evidence, he wouldn't come up with such a memorial, right?
But, does Zhu Ru really intend to rebel?
Zhu Di couldn't help but frown when he heard Zhu Yunwen's voice. When he heard "researching medicine intensively, looking for deadly prescriptions, with the intention of colluding with the palace eunuchs and murdering the emperor," his eyes widened.
While King Zhou was researching medicine, he actually had plans to kill the king?
After Zhu Yunwen finished reading "The Nine Sins of the King of Zhou", he placed the memorial on the table, looked at everyone present with majestic eyes, and said coldly: "The sins of the King of Zhou are absolutely unpardonable, so what?" Just tell me what to do."
Xie Jin and others looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise. He did not say whether the impeachment content of this memorial was true or not, but only talked about the disposition. Could it be that the charges had been finalized?
Ru Yu also grasped this point keenly, and stood up with some anxiety and said: "Your Majesty, this memorial impeaches the King of Zhou for nine crimes, and he deserves to be punished. However, whether it is true or not, we should find out clearly before dealing with it."
"Investigation? Haha, do we still need to investigate the content of this impeachment?"
Zhu Yunwen got angry and swept the memorial off the table, causing it to fall to the ground.
Ru Yu carefully picked up the memorial and after seeing the signature clearly, she felt like she was struck by lightning and she didn't dare to say anything.
