Yanshan Palace is more than a hundred miles away from the capital, but the emperor's motorcade has to walk for two hours to get there, which in today's terms is four hours.
Zhu Tianjiang took Zhu Yi and twenty guards from the palace and parked his Ferrari on the road less than thirty miles away from the capital, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Chengwu.
According to the imperial system, when the emperor returns to the capital to pay homage to his ancestors, he only needs to be greeted by six important ministers outside the city. There is no need to mobilize troops, let alone to welcome someone from such a distance.
"Sir, the emperor's chariot is here." A guard came running over on horseback.
Zhu Tianjiang stood on the roof of the Ferrari and took a look, "Quick, pull up the banner, you all retreat to the woods and hide, don't scare the holy driver."
Zhu Tianjiang gave an order, and several guards pulled up a four-foot-long white silk ribbon. On it was a line of large characters written in red vermilion by Zhu Daguan personally ~ Zhu Tianjiang, please forgive me!
Emperor Chengwu was sitting in the Dragon Boat Festival playing chess with Wei Zhan when the team suddenly stopped and a flag official came running over.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Lord Zhu Tianjiang, the security envoy, please stand in the middle of the road ahead to apologize!"
"What, please excuse me?" Emperor Chengwu was startled.
Two eunuchs outside the car gently lifted the curtain. About a hundred meters away, a white silk ribbon blocked the middle of the road. Beneath the white silk crouched the security envoy Zhu Daguan.
"What kind of monster is this kid doing? Is there anyone who is squatting to apologize?" Emperor Cheng Wu looked at Wei Zhan and asked.
"Haha, Your Majesty, this kid must have caused trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have come all the way here to plead guilty." Wei Zhan chuckled.
"Let this boy come over." Emperor Chengwu said, and the eunuch lowered the curtain of the carriage.
A palace guard came to Zhu Tianjiang on horseback and said, "Master Zhu, the emperor ordered you to come over."
When Zhu Tianjiang heard this, he quickly stood up. His legs were a little numb after squatting for so long. Zhu Tianjiang moved his legs and feet, and ran towards Long Chu. Zhu Tianjiang knew that his wings were not strong now, so it was not the time to fight.
, even if he has great talent, people have to bow their heads under the eaves.
"Your Majesty, I'm so happy!" Zhu Tianjiang came to Long Chu's side, cupped his fists and shouted.
The car curtain was raised again, and Emperor Chengwu scolded with an unhappy look, "Are you here to bring good news or to plead guilty?"
"Your Majesty, I will first report the good news and then apologize!" Zhu Tianjiang said with a smile.
Emperor Chengwu looked at Wei Zhan, "Did you hear that? I guess this kid has caused a lot of trouble. He also knows to say something happy to make me happy first."
Wei Zhan smiled and said nothing. He didn't think Zhu Tianjiang could cause much trouble, because if something big happened, Mu Qi would have rushed to report it.
"Tianjiang, if you want to announce the good news, you can stand and speak. If you want to apologize, you have to kneel and speak to me." Emperor Chengwu looked at Zhu Tianjiang and said majestically.
"Then I'll give you a discount and say it's better to squat down." Zhu Tianjiang said, actually squatting next to the car.
Emperor Chengwu knew that Zhu Tianjiang was stubborn, so he didn't argue with him. "If you have anything to do, just tell me."
"Your Majesty, guess how much silver I have confiscated in total?" Zhu Tianjiang said, pulling out a straw stick and holding it in his mouth.
Upon hearing about Yinzi, Emperor Chengwu became interested and asked, "Why, did you come here specifically to apologize for not fulfilling your agreement with me?"
"Hey, your majesty, master, you underestimate your students too much. To tell you the truth, all the students have been confiscated~." After saying this, Zhu Tianjiang felt that he couldn't take them all out. He might become the Martial Emperor in two days.
He had to be forced to ask for money. "A total of fifteen million taels were confiscated."
Zhu Tianjiang made a compromise and reported half of the money. Anyway, only the people in the Security Procuratorate knew how much money was collected, and the rest slowly whetted the emperor's appetite.
Emperor Chengwu was startled when he heard this number, and his face suddenly beamed with joy. The Zhennan camp needed money to fight the enemy, and Wenruhai in the north had also reached the time of military pay. In addition to the disasters in various places, Emperor Chengwu was in need of money for emergency relief.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chengwu knocked on the chessboard with a smile, "Heaven descends, go up to Longhu and sit down and talk."
"Students don't dare, I'm afraid you'll ask me to get out again later."
"Come on as soon as you are told, what a nonsense!" Wei Zhan scolded angrily from the side, saying in his heart that I didn't even tell the emperor about your kid's secret hiding of soldiers and horses, and even if I tell you, I'll chop your head off eight times.
Zhu Tianjiang hurriedly boarded the Dragon Boat Festival, and several imperial guards ran to the front and took down Zhu Tianjiang's apology banner. Emperor Chengwu gave an order, and the motorcade continued to move forward.
"Heaven comes, it seems we have quite a few corrupt officials in Dafeng." Emperor Chengwu was happy, but also a little angry.
Although he knew that officials were greedy, Emperor Chengwu never expected to be greedy for so much. Didn't he know that this was still half of Zhu Tian's reward. But then again, these money were not greedy for a while, but for the officials.
The fruitful achievements we had accumulated over the years were hammered away by Zhu Tianjiang.
The Dafeng Dynasty was stable for 20 to 30 years. The business harvests in various places were good and the taxes were relatively high. However, after layers of peeling, not much went to the treasury, and everything fell into the hands of these officials. Over time, the officialdom was formed.
The situation of rich countries and poor countries.
"Your Majesty, I have made a list of corruption and will present it to you tomorrow morning. If our Dafeng Dynasty wants to dominate the world and be powerful, it will definitely not work unless we eliminate the pros and cons. Of course, even if we encounter a century-old difficulty like yours
Only a wise king like me and a virtuous minister like me who are loyal to the country can achieve such a feat. I believe that in the near future, our Dafeng Dynasty will definitely be prosperous under your majesty’s wise guidance and my vigorous innovation.
The scenery." Zhu Tianjiang said excitedly, almost not giving himself a warm applause.
Emperor Chengwu and Wei Zhan looked at each other. They heard the words were good, but they always felt that the person speaking was a bit too shameless. Zhu Tianjiang was the first to take pictures of the emperor's horses and even take them with him.
"If you talk so well, you may have caused a lot of trouble. Tell me, what exactly did you do wrong?" Emperor Chengwu said in his heart that this boy was so boastful that he beat Xuan Ming again.
"Hehe, Your Majesty is truly a god, and you guessed it right again. In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just that I offended Concubine E. The concubine went to the Security Procuratorate, and I was busy with official duties at the time, so I contradicted her.
The emperor is the wise king of the world, and he hopes to let the students make the decision." Zhu Tianjiang squeezed out Concubine E like toothpaste.
When Emperor Chengwu heard this, his face suddenly darkened. The harem does not interfere with the government affairs, but after all, she is the emperor's wife, and she is also the master of all ministers. Even if the harem is wrong, as the emperor, you must protect the face of the royal family. Otherwise,
The majesty of the harem will be gone.
"Tiancheng, I have told you a long time ago that you are not allowed to contradict the harem. Do you think you are arrogant because you have made some achievements?" Emperor Chengwu scolded majestically.
"I don't dare. In fact, it's mainly because of the eldest prince's affairs. I'm really helpless." Zhu Tianjiang quickly replied.
Emperor Chengwu sighed, "Forget it, I won't pursue this matter anymore. Concubine E is Xuanming's biological mother, so it's understandable that she vented her anger for her son."
Emperor Chengwu didn't intend to pursue it for the sake of the money. After all, there was really no one else in the Dafeng Dynasty who could do this except Zhu Tianjiang.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I have one more thing to do."
"besides?"
"Well, I also bumped into the Queen." Zhu Tianjiang said carefully.
"What?"
"That's what happened. It doesn't count as a collision with the Empress. The Empress also went to the Security Procuratorate today. I asked someone to beat her accompanying guards."
Emperor Chengwu's expression changed, "You beat the queen's guard in front of her?"
"Uh~ He also hit the eunuch accompanying the queen with a teapot." Zhu Tianjiang said it outright. The guy's head was smashed and bleeding, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
Emperor Chengwu looked at Zhu Tianjiang coldly, "You mean, in front of the queen, you beat her guards and smashed the accompanying eunuchs?" Emperor Chengwu's face turned a little pale.
"This~ it should be!"
"Pa!" Emperor Chengwu slapped the chessboard, and the shaking chess pieces were scattered all over the cart. The queen and the concubine were different, they were also equal to the common rulers of the world. Zhu Tianjiang beat the guards and hit the eunuchs in front of the queen.
, this is no different from slapping the queen in face.
"Get out! Get out of here! After returning to the palace, I will deal with it strictly!" Emperor Chengwu said angrily.
"Your Majesty, wait a minute, can you please listen to what I have to say first?" Zhu Tianjiang opened his hands and begged.
"Damn Zhu Tianjiang, I have warned you a long time ago not to rush into the harem, are you taking my words as a joke?"
"Your Majesty, it was because I listened too much to you that I bumped into the queen and the noble concubine. Your Majesty, in fact, I had no choice at that time. Those guards relied on the power of the harem and wanted to steal money as soon as they entered the Security Court. In desperation, I
That's why I ordered them to be taken down. And~!" Zhu Tianjiang said, pausing on purpose.
When Emperor Chengwu heard that the guards were stealing money, he couldn't help but be stunned, "If there is anything else, please report it to me truthfully."
"Your Majesty, I know that Dafeng is in urgent need of silver taels to provide disaster relief, so I value every tael of official silver more than my life. When the Queen saw that I stopped the guards from robbing the silver, she actually ordered the official silver to be taken away, perhaps out of anger.
Reward the people. The Security Procuratorate, which I have, has few manpower. As a result, a group of unscrupulous people broke into the Security Procuratorate and robbed a lot of money. I know that the Queen loves the people as her own son and did this for the benefit of the people. I thought carefully about it, so I specially
Come and take the blame." Zhu Tianjiang said pitifully, and also "kindly" excused the Queen.
Cheng Wu was so angry that his cheeks were trembling, "The Queen ordered to rob official silver. She~she~ first tell me how much money was robbed?"
"Hmm~ Nearly four million taels. There were so many people coming in at that time that the gate of the Security Procuratorate was almost pushed down." Zhu Tian lowered his head and said carefully.
"How outrageous! Four million, how many great things can I do? The people are looting the official silver, why don't you, the security envoy, order to stop them!" Emperor Cheng Wu was so angry that his beard grew, and he thought to himself, aren't you a very good boy?
, three hundred people can defeat Xuanming's 600 people.
"Your Majesty, because I wanted to stop you, I had no choice but to hit the eunuch accompanying the Queen with a teapot. But with two harem masters present, I didn't dare to say anything." Zhu Tianjiang was like an angry little daughter-in-law, suffering.
Said with a straight face.
"Listen to me. No matter what method you use, four million taels and a penny will be taken back to me. Otherwise, I will ask you for it."
But Emperor Chengwu was so angry that the queen actually let people rob the official silver. He really wanted to order the dethronement of the queen right now. Emperor Chengwu knew Dafeng's inner and outer difficulties best. Seeing that the silver was more dear to him than his son,
Without money, Dafeng is like a sick warrior, unable to guarantee the implementation of imperial decrees.
"I obey the decree!"
At this moment, Zhu Tianjiang was relieved. It was better to speak out himself than the Queen to complain first. The important thing was that the Queen and Concubine E complained in advance. They might not even have time to complain, so they just slapped him.
Wei Zhan looked at Zhu Tianjiang, and he noticed that the boy showed an imperceptible smile at the end. Wei Zhan looked at Cheng Wuhuang and felt that there was something wrong here.
Emperor Chengwu gasped in anger and saw Zhu Tianjiang still sitting in the car, "You kid, get out of here, I don't want to see you."
"Your Majesty, I'm not very good at riding horses, so I'd better chat with you here." Zhu Tianjiang said boldly.
"Horse riding? You still want to ride a horse? Wei Zhenghai~!" Emperor Cheng Wu shouted angrily outside.
"The slave is here~!"
"Take a team of people and escort Zhu Tianjiang behind him. He is not allowed to stop until he reaches the city gate~!"
"My slave obeys the order~!" Eunuch Wei was so happy that he went crazy.
As soon as the motorcade stopped, Zhu Tianjiang was driven off with a grimace. Good guy, we are still at least twenty miles away from the city gate, so we must be exhausted.
Emperor Chengwu returned from offering sacrifices to heaven. The convoy did not even stop outside the city gate. The convoy entered the city gate directly. Li Hong and other six ministers looked at the convoy rushing past strangely, wondering what they did wrong to offend the emperor.
Angry.
As the sun set and the lanterns came on, the city gate was about to close, and Zhu Daguan ran to the city gate with his tongue hanging out, not far behind him. Not far behind him were Zhu Yiniu and others, but Eunuch Wei was enforcing the imperial order, and Zhu Daguan could not let him go even if he had a car.
Tianxiang took the ride. Zhu Tianjiang was as tired as a grandson. As soon as he entered the city gate, he sat down on the ground and almost vomited blood.
In the second prince's house, people from all walks of life who went out to inquire for information came back one after another. According to the spies' report, as stated in the secret letter, a large number of strong men gathered in those places. Moreover, one of the spies also discovered that many horses
There are still official marks branded on the hindquarters. However, these marks have been re-heated and erased, but traces of official marks can still be seen in some places. This shows that those horses are war horses in the army.
After receiving the exact information, the second prince was overjoyed. He immediately put on his official uniform and went straight to the palace with the letter!