My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 377

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he turned around again.

With a big hand wave: “Back down, Zhu Qing.”

Speaking, but said: “Zhang Qing stay.”

All the ministers nodded and bowed to leave.

Zhang Anshi stayed where he was.

Zhu Di didn’t say a word, he sat upright without saying a word.

Until the ministers dispersed, and it seemed that the eunuchs retreated tactfully, only Yi Shiha was by his side, and brought Zhang Anshi a cup of tea without Zhu Di’s order.

At this time, Zhu Di suddenly raised his eyes, with a faint sharpness in his eyes.

A few days ago, Zhu Di’s health was not good, and he looked haggard, but at this moment, there was an inexplicable coldness in his eyes.

The murderous Zhu Di is back again.

“There is something strange about this matter!” Zhu Di said in a deep voice, firmly and firmly.

Zhang Anshi listened, and then said: “Yes, I also noticed something strange. Up to now, I have a lot of doubts… First, the cost is really too high, and second…”

Zhu Di interrupted him and said, “That’s not what I’m talking about.”

Zhu Di tapped the copybook lightly with his fingers, and said: “It’s just… from the beginning to the end of this matter, there is an inexplicable feeling, as if someone is planning behind it!”

When Zhang Anshi heard this, he was taken aback and said, “Really? I…won’t you order Jin Yiwei to investigate?”

Zhu Di shook his head and said, “There’s no need to check.”

Zhu Di stood up, and continued quietly: “This is just a feeling I have, relying on this to investigate, how long will it take?”

Zhang Anshi was puzzled and said: “Since your majesty thinks something is wrong, why…you still have to allocate 500,000 taels of silver? Isn’t your majesty worried that meat buns beat dogs…”

Zhu Di’s face was cloudy and uncertain, and his eyes showed a somewhat elusive and dangerous aura from time to time.

He said slowly: “500,000 taels of silver, what’s wrong with reassuring them? I have paid out two million taels of silver, what is missing?”

Zhang Anshi suddenly understood something, so he said: “Your Majesty means… the five hundred thousand taels of silver is just a suspicion?”

Zhu Di said: “It’s more than half a million taels of silver. It’s Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng who ordered a thorough investigation, and that’s why he cast doubts.”

Zhang Anshi knew Zhu Di well.

A stingy person like Zhu Di is willing to spend so much money. This money is really more precious than his own children.

Since he sacrificed his own flesh and blood, then… there must be a deeper conspiracy.

The so-called reluctance to bear children can’t catch wolves…

Zhang Anshi became more curious, so he said: “Please make it clear, Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di said: “For more than half a year, since the construction of the railway began, Jiangxi has only been urging the bank. First, people from the third department went to inspect, and then the minister of the Ministry of Rites, but all the news from Jiangxi is good. Not an iota of bad news.”

Zhu Di paused, took a deep look at Zhang Anshi, and then said: “I was thinking, Xu Qi is just a mere Xu Qi, if he really has something wrong, why is the whole court protecting him?”

Zhang Anshi frowned and said, “This is the crime of Jin Yiwei’s negligence.”

Zhu Di waved his hand: “What Jin Yiwei can do is to ride and spy, just like the lock on the door, it can only guard against gentlemen, not villains. If someone sincerely colludes and plots secretly, dozens of expatriates alone can Ti Qi, how can we find out the truth? At most, it’s just the fur of some thieves…”

Zhang Anshidao: “Your Majesty means…is this something someone has planned for a long time?”

Zhu Di pondered and said: “If there is really any mistake, Xu Qi doesn’t have such ability.”

Zhang An Shidao: “Your Majesty is suspicious of the Minister of Rites…”

Zhu Di said disdainfully: “Liu Guan? What kind of thing is he?”

what…

Zhang Anshidao: “Actually… Jiangxi built the railway. At the beginning, I… also felt that I should try to take a look at it. Although I knew… maybe I knew that there would be big and small problems. But I was thinking, Your Majesty thinks so about this matter. Seriously, the Jiangxi Chief Envoy and the Minister of Rites must not dare to act recklessly. Of course… Mistakes may happen, but if you say that they dare to be so bold in front of His Majesty, I really can’t believe it…”

“I didn’t believe it at the beginning.” Zhu Di said with a serious face: “But now it seems that things are more terrifying than imagined.”

Zhang An Shidao: “It’s just that your majesty… what else do you plan?”

Zhu Di said: “Didn’t I say that? The five hundred thousand taels of silver is the reason for raising doubts. Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng is also the reason for raising doubts. Zhu Neng is careful, but he can’t handle such a big case. He didn’t This skill.”

Zhu Di paused, and then said: “But I have made this decree, so that people can feel at ease. Teach them to prepare for Zhu Neng’s thorough investigation at this time. Only let them put their minds on Zhu Neng, and I will give them peace of mind. Secretly plotting against Chen Cang with Zhang Qing, perhaps… this matter may come to light.”

After Zhang Anshi listened, he suddenly realized, so he said: “The minister probably understands, then I will leave this matter to the minister, and the minister will find a way…”

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, “I came here in person, they took my money.”

When the word “yinzi” was mentioned, Zhu Di’s tooth sockets were almost crushed, and his eyes were full of hostility.

Zhu Di suppressed his anger, and immediately said: “Zhu Neng went to Nanchang Mansion, and you and I secretly went to Jiujiang Mansion. Jiujiang Mansion is only a short time away from the capital by water. Their focus must be on Zhu Neng!”

This was obviously too unexpected, Zhang Anshi was shocked and said: “Your Majesty is going to Jiujiang Mansion?”

“right.”

“When will the trip take place?”

“It’s now.”

Zhang Anshi said worriedly: “If Your Majesty leaks the news, I’m afraid…”

Zhu Di said: “So, Yishiha will stay here. I will be with you day and night, and I will kill them by surprise. All the retinues will use the elite of the model battalion and Jinyiwei Tiqi you selected, and the imperial guards in the palace. Do not call.”

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help feeling dumbfounded at this moment.

To be honest, he couldn’t understand why those people dared to cheat His Majesty of money.

Even I, Zhang Anshi, dare not.

Zhang Anshi pondered and said: “Your Majesty… If you deploy people on a large scale, it will definitely arouse people’s vigilance. The number of people you can transfer is at most one or two hundred people, and if there are more, it may be…”

Zhu Di said calmly and authentically: “Enough is enough. It is not uncommon for me to lead dozens of troops to reach the scouts of the 100,000 Southern Army camp during the time of disaster.”

Zhang Anshi still hesitated for a while, and said: “Your Majesty, I think this is still inappropriate, why don’t you let me go?”

Zhu Di waved his hand: “I must go! There should be an explanation for the money I lost.”

Seeing Zhu Di’s unquestionable appearance, Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: “The minister will arrange it.”

Zhu Di nodded.

Zhang Anshi stood up and was about to leave when Zhu Di suddenly said, “Come back.”

Zhang Anshi stopped and said, “What other orders does Your Majesty have?”

Zhu Di said: “Take your three brothers with you. Besides, there is also a thousand household from Jinyiwei. Is the surname Chen, Chen Daowen?”

Zhang Anshi then said: “Yes, there is a Chen Daowen.”

“This person has meritorious service at the beginning, and he is also young and capable, so he should be reliable.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Yes.”

“And from the business, bring a few shopkeepers to be proficient in accounts. There are some things that we outsiders can’t see.”

“yes.”

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, “Let’s go.”

Zhang Anshi got the will, feeling a little excited and a little nervous, but hurriedly bowed and left.

As soon as Zhang Anshi left, Yi Shiha bowed down and said: “Your Majesty…you are old, why should you be like this? The subordinates just do it… Slaves…”

Yi Shiha’s face is not without worry.

Zhu Di’s eyes were dark, and he said in a deep voice: “What shocked me was that someone dared to act so boldly under my nose and under such a tight spot. I asked myself if I was a hero, too. When Emperor Zugao was around, there were many such bold people. The Taizu and I were already acting vigorously and resolutely. If this is the case, if we just sit back and ignore it. People… I’m afraid it will become even more rampant.”

Zhu Di paused here, took a deep look at Yi Shiha and said, “I won’t come to investigate this matter myself. This matter is really unsettling. Well, everything has been arranged properly, so don’t talk too much.”

Yi Shiha had no choice but to say: “Yes, the servant obeys the order.”

…

At this time, in a certain mansion in the capital.

Not long after the court was over, someone entered the mansion quickly.

Afterwards, someone led the horse out.

This man is dressed in a strong outfit, although he is a servant, but the horse he is leading is extremely handsome. Such a BMW, even an ordinary wealthy businessman, may not be willing to buy it.

Three days later.

When the horse reached the boundary of Nanchang Prefecture, it was almost useless.

But this servant didn’t seem to care about the horse’s life or death at all, so he gave up the horse without hesitation, went straight to the local post station, and took a handwritten letter.

The local postman was shocked when he saw this handwriting, and hurried to prepare a fast horse.

The servant only ate some dry food, and then set off. At dusk, he arrived at the chief envoy.

The chief envoy, Xu Qi, came out in person, dismissed everyone, and then accepted the letter.

He looked at it carefully, with a solemn face, and said to the servant: “Go back and tell your master, I understand.”

The servant was well-trained, so he didn’t talk too much, so he quit directly.

Xu Qi took the letter and went to the house in Houya.

“Liu Gong, Liu Gong… there is news from Beijing.”

This Mr. Liu is naturally Liu Guan who is here to serve as the governor of the railway.

At this time, Liu Guan was very depressed, and said angrily: “What’s the matter?”

Xu Qi said: “Your Majesty… seems to have doubts about our memorial.”

Liu Guan said in surprise: “What?”

“His Majesty allocated 500,000 taels of silver, and besides that, he ordered Duke Cheng Zhu Neng to come to Jiangxi for a thorough investigation.”

Liu Guan stood up, hands behind his back, frowning, paced back and forth, saying: “Whoever comes is not kind, and those who are kind don’t come!”

Xu Qi said on the sidelines: “Life and death are at stake now, Mr. Liu must find a way.”

Liu Guan’s eyes widened, and he said angrily: “From the beginning to the end, I didn’t take any money from here, but now I want the old man to take responsibility?”

“Grand Liu… now is not the time to worry about this.”

Liu Guan’s face was full of remorse, and he murmured: “I shouldn’t be building any railways, I shouldn’t take this job, no wonder there were so many people in the court at the time of the court meeting, and no one had such a talent. Take responsibility, everyone is silent, and when I recommend myself, everyone praises and applauds. I still think they are stupid, don’t know the oil and water behind this railway, who would have guessed that I am the fool! I have been smart all my life, how can I get on When is this?”

Xu Qidao: “Grand Liu… a great disaster is imminent, so what’s the use of talking?”

“No.” Liu Guan said painfully: “I want to say, there are five or six million taels of silver, and there are so many items, but… what did I get? I am the Minister of Rites. I was in Hongwu for eighteen years. , Emperor Taizu Gao was so strict. When I was a county magistrate in Taigu County, I still had hundreds of taels of oil and water every month. Now, I am responsible for this big relationship, and I have nothing. Nanchang Mansion The singer is also not good, and she is not good at singing and playing, I regret it.”

Xu Qi simply said nothing, he waited silently.

At this time, Liu Guan glared at him angrily and said: “I didn’t expect you to be such a person. Everyone said that I, Liu Guan, was nothing, but you people are even more ruthless. I am greedy in the open. You… you… blame me for being confused, I Confused…”

He beat his chest and fell down regretfully.

Xu Qi just stood aside and looked at him indifferently.

Liu Guan vented for a while, but finally calmed down, and said: “Zhu Neng is a person who should not be underestimated. Don’t look at this person as reckless, but he is full of bad ideas. He came to investigate and deal with it. How to deal with it?”

Xu Qi said calmly: “Up and down, everything is airtight, and nothing should be found.”

Liu Guan said: “Of course the account can’t be found out, but what about the railway? So far, have you laid an inch of railway?”

“That’s the problem.” Xu Qi sighed: “I knew it was like this, and I gritted my teeth back then, even if I repaired for a few miles, it wouldn’t be like this.”

Liu Guan said angrily: “It’s not them, these bastards…”

Liu Guan wanted to scold again.

Xu Qi said, “It’s useless to talk about it now.”

Liu Guanzheng opened his mouth, swallowed the curse words at last, and said instead: “You can figure it out yourself. I don’t care…”

Xu Qi said: “If Liu Gong doesn’t care about it, then when the time comes to judge the crime, Liu Gong will not be able to absolve himself of the blame. Up to now, we can only help each other in the same boat.”

Liu Guan snorted coldly, and said angrily: “I don’t have any money, and I have committed too many crimes. Just for the crime of corruption of ink, I have been investigated twice. The imperial censor has been impeached more than a dozen times, and I have been dismissed from office and arrested and imprisoned. Two or three times! Not to mention, the crown prince personally accused me of being demoted as an official in the Ministry. It’s not like I haven’t tried it before, so you scare me with this?”

Xu Qi calmly said: “If you are convicted of a crime by the court, at most you will be dismissed from office and punished, or there may be hope of recovery. But Mr. Liu thinks, if the incident fails this time, will Mr. Liu be able to leave Jiangxi alive? What should Mr. Liu’s family do?”

After hearing this, Liu Guan shuddered, his eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth and said, “Are you threatening me?”

Xu Qi still calmly said: “No, who dares to threaten Mr. Liu? It’s just…that’s what happened. Mr. Liu is extremely smart, so he knows where to go.”

Liu Guan’s face turned blue and white, and finally, like a discouraged ball, he said: “Zhu Neng is also quite greedy for money, but…his family has a lot of wealth, it is really too difficult to bribe him. Besides… you I’m also absolutely reluctant to bribe him, hasn’t the old man received a penny up to now? And that singer…”

Xu Qi interrupted: “Mr. Liu, get down to business.”

Liu Guan glared at him again, and then said: “This person is His Majesty’s humerus, a person with a heart, and this is the difficulty. If you want him to return home satisfied, Nanchang Mansion must make thorough preparations, and don’t give away. If I remember correctly, Jiangxi Metropolitan Command Office Qian…is also from Jing Nan, and served under Zhu Neng, right?”

Xu Qi listened, nodded and said: “Yes, there is such a thing.”

So Liu Guandao: “This is easier to handle. Let this matter be entertained, accompanied day and night, and reminisce about the past. Officials from all over Jiangxi have to visit their homes every day. They must be treated with the utmost courtesy. These warriors Qiuba, the good thing is In order to save face, we must show our admiration for him and brag about their military exploits.”

After a pause, he thought of something, and said again: “Of course, other things have to be done. At the station, you should hurry up and lay a mile or two of railroad tracks. They say that the geese are too plucked, so you cook the geese.” After cooking, let’s leave some hairs for others. Are you still human, and are you doing human affairs?”

Xu Qi only showed a sad expression at this time, and said: “Grand Liu…these… are indeed the way to deal with it, and the lower officials will also find a way, go and find out one or two.”

As he said that, Xu Qi also sighed and said: “Mr. Liu’s mood, why don’t I understand it? What benefits do you think I have gained? How dare I be negligent about what your majesty personally explained? How dare I stretch out my hand? I really don’t want to hide anything. Since I became the chief envoy of Jiangxi Province, I dare to say that I have a clear style of work, and I never dare to read illegally, hey…”

Liu Guan waved his hand and said indignantly: “Come on, come on, who doesn’t know that you are an honest official? But you didn’t gain anything, at least you got a reputation of being honest and honest. I just want to gain some advantage, and don’t care about my reputation. They are all pulled down, but not one good one, can we compare?”

Xu Qi showed a sad look, just smiled, cupped his hands and said: “Liu Gong, sit down a little, let’s go to the officials to make arrangements.”

He turned and left, and only walked a few steps, but Liu Guan suddenly said: “Come back.”

Xu Qi stopped, turned around and said, “What else does Mr. Liu want to teach?”

“What if these methods don’t work?” Liu Guandao: “What if Zhu Neng doesn’t get in?”

Xu Qi pondered for a while, and said: “It should be the courtesy first, and then the soldiers. If this fails, then Zhu Neng really has to be determined to find out something, it should be…”

Liu Guan took a breath and said in surprise, “You really dare to do that?”

Xu Qi said quietly: “It’s not whether the subordinates dare to do this, but… hey… the fate of people is like this. After one step is wrong, the next step may be wrong. But in order to make up for the mistake, or to cover it up, then… After that, there is nothing in this world that you dare not do.”

Liu Guandao: “You are still ruthless, the old man is willing to bow down.”

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