Xu Youzhen felt a little ripple in her heart when she looked at the majestic Qin Palace.
He is the Minister of Rites, so of course he knows that the Qin Palace is the first palace of the Ming Dynasty, with more than a thousand rooms. There are three main halls in the palace, including the training ground, the Wang Ancestral Temple, and the Sheji Terrace, which is a miniature version of the palace.
Although Xu Youzhen was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when he stood under the palace gate.
Nowadays, the palaces of the Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into three levels.
The first level is the prince's mansion granted by Taizu. Their palaces can all be called royal palaces. Of course, the Qin Palace is the most luxurious among the twenty-four princes granted by Emperor Taizu Gao.
The second level is the princes conferred by Emperor Taizong Wen, Emperor Renzong, and Emperor Xuanzong. Although the area of their palaces is not much different from that of the princes conferred by Emperor Taizu, the specifications of the buildings have been reduced a lot, and The three emperors Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Zhanji left only eleven princes.
The third level of royal palaces is the current King of Xiang and King of Han. The cost of their palaces in North Korea has been reduced again.
Looking at Prince Qin's palace, Xu Youzhen shook her head with a wry smile. She couldn't help but think that if every vassal king wanted to live in such a palace, then Ming Dynasty would not have to do anything except build houses.
Just as Xu Youzhen was thinking about it, the old eunuch walked out of the house. When he saw the fat man wearing a crimson crane official robe, he knew the identity of the person who came. He walked up quickly: "Censor of Xu Du, His Highness King Qin invites Xu. The imperial censor of the capital has entered the government."
Xu Youzhen nodded: "Then I'll trouble my father-in-law to lead the way."
"Censor of Xudu, you're welcome, please."
Xu Youzhen smiled and nodded, then looked at Sun Bing and Zhao Cong behind her: "Prefect Sun, wait a moment. After I have met His Highness the King of Qin, you and I will talk about that matter again."
"Yes, Xu Du Censor." Sun Bing said quickly and respectfully.
Then, Xu Youzhen walked towards the palace.
After Xu Youzhen entered the Qin Palace, a well-dressed man standing at the corner of the street turned and left.
Menda was in a street tea shop not far away, drinking a cup of tea with a copper coin.
The well-dressed man ran up to him and whispered: "Boss, Xu Du Yushi has gone in."
After Menda heard this, his eyes flashed with light, and he drank all the coarse tea in the bowl: "Next, we will see the ability of Xu Du Yushi. If he can't handle it, we will have to take action."
"Over there, I'm going to call all the brothers over."
"Why are you in such a hurry? How can it be such a big deal in such a hurry? King Qin will always be in the palace of King Qin. Whenever you look for him, he will be there whenever you want. Sit down and drink tea first."
"Yes, head."
Most of the people Menda brought over to Xi'an were his old team members, and they had a close relationship. When they were all members of the same team, they would not call them by title, only by their head.
After the man sat down, Menda shouted to the boss behind him: "Pour in another bowl."
"Okay, please wait..."
Menda personally came to Xi'an Mansion not specifically to deliver a letter to Xu Youzhen.
Zhu Jianshen has his own two-tier arrangement.
Be polite before fighting.
As a courtesy, Xu Youzhen let him go. The King of Qin agreed to call a meeting of the shareholders of the princes and princes who enfeoffed various parts of Shaanxi. They agreed to implement the new tax system policy to implement their own land and shops, and to hand over all the property they should not own to the court, including mountains and forests. , mines, and occupied land will all be handed over to the court. If they cooperate, it will be a good situation for you, me, and everyone.
But if Xu Youzhen couldn't handle the King of Qin, Menda would go to the King of Qin's Mansion and forcefully bring the princes from all over Shaanxi to Xi'an Mansion. At that time, even if the King of Qin and his family would not let the court have an easy time, then the court would not let the King of Qin. It was easy, but of course it involved the issue of His Majesty's face, but this issue was what Zhu Jianshen didn't care about the most. How much money was the face worth?
At this time, Menda was also very conflicted. If he wanted Xu Youzhen to fail in front of His Majesty the King of Qin, he would have to go out with the royal guards. This would be a big show in front of His Majesty the Emperor. The opportunity was not to be missed, but then again When he came back, King Qin's identity still made him wary. Even if His Majesty the Emperor said that he could do things expediently, it would still be a serious crime if he didn't control the situation well.
Smart people think about many things. Whenever big events happen, they always worry about gains and losses, and they always exist in self-contradiction.
Menda is very similar to Xu Youzhen in this regard.
At that time, Xu Youzhen was also worried about gains and losses when it came to Zhu Qizhen's affairs, but he made the right bet. But then again, if he had not persuaded Empress Dowager Sun at that time, his future fate would have been very miserable.
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Xu Youzhen was walking in the palace at this time, passing through one door and then another, as if walking in the palace, which was much taller than Prince Ning's palace.
The old eunuch brought Xu Youzhen to the Chengyun Palace: "Censor of Xudu, please wait a moment, His Highness the King of Qin will be here soon."
Xu Youzhen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
Chengyun Hall is the smaller Fengtian Hall. It used to be the place where the King of Qin handled military affairs, but now there is no military affairs to deal with, so it has become a place for family gatherings.
Xu Youzhen was not polite. After the old eunuch went down, he sat down directly. After waiting for a while, a maid brought over a cup of tea and placed it on the chair table next to Xu Youzhen. While the maid was serving tea, the back hall A young man with a crown of wings, a dragon on his chest, and a jade belt around his waist quickly walked out.
When Xu Youzhen saw the young man in royal robes, he quickly stood up. He did not kneel down, but bowed his hands and nodded slightly: "Xu Youzhen has met His Highness the King of Qin."
The young man is none other than King Zhu Gongxi of Qin.
He looked at the fat Xu Youzhen and was a little disappointed. The famous prostitute in the book had a crush on Xu Youzhen, but she looked like this, how bad she must be to be able to see him.
"Censor of Xudu, sit down."
"Thank you, King Qin." After Xu Youzhen finished speaking, he sat down again.
It was Zhu Gongxi's turn to speak first, but he did not speak in a hurry, nor did he sit down on his seat. Instead, he chose to sit opposite Xu Youzhen and looked at Xu Youzhen's appearance carefully.
The book says yes, he looks better than Pan An. Even if he loses weight, he is still an ordinary person.
Zhu Gongxi's eyes made Xu Youzhen feel a little strange.
"Your Highness, King Qin, what are you looking at?"
"Haha, it's nothing. I want to ask Xu Du Yushi something. I don't know if it's rude or not."
"Your Highness King Qin, it's okay to ask..." Xu Youzhen said with a smile on her face.
"Does the Censor of Xudu know Li Huanhuan? Is the book true or false?"
After listening to Zhu Gongxi's words, the smile on Xu Youzhen's face immediately disappeared...
It’s that same book.
This made Xu Youzhen somewhat embarrassed. He came here to talk about business, not to let King Qin ask gossip.
However, Xu Youzhen's reaction was also very quick, and the embarrassment happened in an instant. A smile appeared on his face again: "Hahaha, Your Highness, King Qin, these are just rumors in the market. They cannot be put on the stage. I am an important minister of the Ming Dynasty. , how can you lower your status and have an affair with a prostitute, as the article said?"
"The author was a former imperial student of the Nanjing Imperial College. He wrote this kind of book because he had a conflict with me and slandered me. The prefect's Yamen in Suzhou has found the author and warned him not to continue publishing it. This kind of book, His Highness the King of Qin is still young, but he must not let the wind or rain lead him to misunderstand me."
After listening to Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Gongxi looked disapproving: "Censor of Xudu, I understand that as an official in the court, there are many things that you cannot admit. I also know that there are no empty holes, and there are no shadows. How could it spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River and both sides of the Yellow River? Everyone understands it..."
"Hahaha, rumors only stop with the wise." Xu Youzhen smiled easily, but she was miserable in her heart. No one should be offended, but a scholar who has no serious work to do. I will arrange it for you. If you arrange it more, it will become true. .
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, I am here to visit this time, but I have something important to discuss with His Highness the King of Qin..."
Zhu Gongxi smiled and said: "You are an official of the imperial court, not an official of the palace. You have something important to discuss with me."
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin must also know something about the new tax system."
Hearing this, Zhu Gongxi also understood something, because he had already known something from his uncles, and also discussed some, and came to the conclusion that you cannot retreat. If you take one step back, there will be a hundred steps behind. A thousand steps are waiting for you to retreat.
He immediately put away his cynical smile and said coldly: "What does the new tax system of the imperial court have to do with my palace, Prince Qin?"
"The relationship is very important. If the Qin Palace does not cooperate with the new tax system, the new tax system will not be implemented in Shaanxi."
"In my opinion, the new tax system has nothing to do with the Qin Palace. If it cannot be implemented, it is because the officials you selected are incompetent. Wouldn't it be enough to ask the court to replace it with a new batch of officials?"
"His Royal Highness King Qin is joking."
"It's Xu Du Yushi who made a joke to me first..."
"What does the Censor of Xudu want to take away from our Prince of Qin's Mansion? Could it be my life? Then you can't take it away, and neither can His Majesty the Emperor. I am the fourth grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, and I have no No matter what mistakes we make, no one can make a fuss about our Qin Palace."
"Still, you want to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and treat our Qin Prince's Palace as that chicken."
At this point, the atmosphere became extremely cold.
Xu Youzhen squinted her eyes and looked at Zhu Gongxi, while Zhu Gongxi also looked at Xu Youzhen with unkind eyes.
"Your Highness, King Qin, you are overthinking this."
"No, I didn't think much about it. I just thought about what will happen next."
Xu Youzhen sneered and said, "What if His Majesty made a decree and asked the Prince of Qin's Palace to set an example for the world's vassals and abide by the regulations of the new tax system? Could it be that His Highness the Prince of Qin is unwilling to act according to the decree?"
After Zhu Gongxi heard this, he was not afraid at all: "Then let His Majesty the Emperor make the decree first. When the time comes, the Censor of Xu Capital will know the result..."
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