Zhang Mingyuan thought very clearly that as long as he could get in touch with Dong Gong, not to mention spending some effort, it wouldn't matter even if he had all the Zhang family's wealth, Dong Gong would come back after all his money was spent!
Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Mingyuan who was in a daze and roughly guessed what he was thinking. This was normal. Ever since he was the young master of the Marshal's Mansion, he had heard people flatter him all the time. However, due to his age at that time, no one dared to give him anything.
Just a beauty.
Everyone is eager to get something from you. This feeling is actually very good, and the sense of self-satisfaction is very strong. This is why many princes and princes are arrogant and dandy.
Zhang Mingyuan knocked on the table and said: "Since the nobleman intends to recruit orphans, my father will immediately discuss with the magistrate to use a portion of the court's disaster relief food to provide relief to the children, so as to ensure that the nobleman will be satisfied when I return to Beijing."
Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you so much, brother. I am worried that the orphans are scattered all over the place and it is difficult to gather them together. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely speak well in front of the nobles."
"By the way, I went to the city and saw that there are many orphans gathered outside the city. Brother, please set up a few more stoves outside the city."
Zhang Mingyuan frowned: "This food consumes a lot. Brother Xian, Brother Yu heard that you have left thousands of stones of food on the official road to collect orphans. Isn't it enough to add the food in Qingyang Mansion?"
Zhu Biao flicked his folding fan and said with a smile: "Noble people are of course of great use. How can these mere people do it? Even Pingliang, Fengxiang and Fengxiang are not enough."
Zhang Mingyuan probed: "This quantity is a bit too taboo, isn't it? It's not that Brother Yu is reluctant to part with food. Even if he is a noble person, it's hard to explain it to the Holy One, right?"
Zhu Biao looked around and then said in a low voice: "Of course I can't hide it from Your Majesty, but Your Majesty won't say anything. Brother, I have lived in Qingyang for a long time. I don't know how deeply His Majesty loves the prince. I'm afraid in the end it's not His Highness who is too young, but His Majesty."
The Holy Spirit is not satisfied."
Zhang Mingyuan was immediately excited when he heard this. It is well known in the Ming Dynasty that the Holy Emperor favors His Highness the Crown Prince. However, their place has always thought that the rumors were too much. Maybe it was the Crown Prince himself who released the news in order to consolidate his position. After all, there is no father or son in the Tian family. This has been recognized since ancient times.
principle.
But when Chen Yunze said this, Zhang Mingyuan understood. All the words he said were false. The Holy Emperor really allowed His Highness the Crown Prince to recruit and train the dead soldiers' confidants on a large scale. This is more reliable than anything else.
The stable status of the prince is perfect for the Zhang family who are preparing to cling to the East Palace. Zhang Mingyuan said in a deep voice: "In this case, my dear brother, you don't have to worry. The government will immediately collect the orphans from Qingyang Prefecture, who are from outside Qingyang Prefecture.
My Zhang family will take care of them even if they use their own food!"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he said: "Brother Shi is indeed an outstanding figure in the world, and he will become a great person in the future. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely tell you about the contributions of the Zhang family."
Zhang Mingyuan laughed a few times and called for some dishes. Zhu Biao solved a big problem and felt much more relaxed, so he was no longer in a hurry to set off.
"Brother Yu will never forget the kindness of a good brother. Miss Qinglian is just a greeting gift. There are a lot of good things behind, but brother Xian is busy with official duties, so brother Yu will cash it out on his own initiative."
Zhu Biao quickly declined and said: "Brother Shi, this is too polite. I am satisfied that I can finish my errands smoothly and get to know Brother Shi. How can I let Brother Shi waste his time?"
Zhang Mingyuan smiled and said: "The so-called three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver, although my Zhang family has not yet had a prefect, but it is also a family of officials for generations, and it still has little family wealth. My dear brother is still too young, so important
Feelings are a good thing, but don’t refuse what you deserve.”
Seeing that Zhu Biao still resisted, Zhang Mingyuan whispered in a caring brother's tone: "Although Brother Xian didn't say it, Brother Yu also knows that your life in the Chen family in Beijing is not very satisfactory. After all, there is Chen Yunshu above.
, but please don’t be depressed, dear brother, you and I will help you plan your plans when you go to the capital in the future.”
Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this. It seemed that the Zhang family was really planning to support this somewhat naive Chen Yunze, thinking of using the power of the East Palace to support him to get a share of the Chen family's family business in the future. It must be said that the plan was quite deep, and so were the Zhang family and his son.
Quite conceited.
The rest of the conversation was just ordinary politeness. The two said goodbye. Before leaving, Zhang Mingyuan asked Zhu Biao to make one more visit before returning to Beijing. Zhu Biao naturally agreed with a smile.
When the carriage left Qingyang Mansion, there was not only an extra carriage for Qing Lian, but also several more carriages. Zhang Mingyuan's discounted benefits, six thousand taels of silver, a hundred pieces of top-quality silk and satin, ten pieces of Song Dynasty celadon porcelain, and six pairs of ivory
, four rhino horns.
This does not include a cart full of paintings and calligraphy from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Zhu Biao’s only thought after reading the gift list was that the imperial envoys must be investigated strictly. The sugar-coated bullets faced by these guys are really too tempting. According to human nature, greed is indeed
Somewhat irresistible.
Originally, Zhu Biao was still thinking that he and Lao Zhu were not easy to act lightly, so he should send Jin Wang Zhu Feng, Chu Wang Zhu Xi, Qi Wang Zhu Di and others to inspect the place on behalf of the imperial envoys. After all, they were the prince's younger brothers whom he had trained.
But now I have completely given up this idea. Human nature can never be tested. Besides, my three younger brothers were not good people in the first place. Moreover, now that I am older and know the benefits of money, they all want to build a reputation for themselves.
What about the extraordinary Prince's Mansion?
Moreover, if the imperial minister is corrupted, he will be killed. What should he do if he is corrupted? This is not Liu Chun. Even Zhu Biao is so ruthless that Lao Zhu can't let go of his son. If he doesn't kill him, the problem will be big. What will the officials above and below think?
, we can’t be corrupt, but your son can be corrupt? Where is the justice? Where is the court law?
Zhu Biao had a headache when he thought about this situation. There was no solution. Lao Zhu's princes in history were all ridiculous, but Lao Zhu had never killed a son.
So it was better to let those few be pigs in the capital for now, rather than causing trouble and causing headaches for my father and brother. As for the future, fortunately, my father was prepared to keep them for a few more years.
This is probably because Lao Zhu is worried that his sons will do something outrageous and resentful to the queen to deceive his father. However, the queen must be killed. After all, the world is at peace, and the military power scattered in various places must be recovered.
Just like the commander of the Qingyang Mansion garrison, He Zhengcheng, they were unruly people who were disobedient and disloyal to the monarch. At the beginning of the founding of the country, there was no other way and there was a lack of cronies who could guard the place, so they had to be used as a last resort.
Why did Zhu Biao have to make so many arrangements? Isn't it because he knew that even if he showed his identity as the crown prince without a large army, these arrogant generals would not surrender and wait for death, and they might even kill Zhu if they were cruel.
Mark vent and vent fire.
This is the result of the scattered distribution of military power. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central military power has been transitioned, and local military power must also experience this. Otherwise, how could Zhu Yuanzhang sit on the throne with peace of mind.