The fourth prince Xuanzhu's eyes were straight, and his body was trembling slightly. The crime of falsely transmitting imperial edicts was too big. No one in the Dafeng Dynasty or even in the entire continent had ever heard of anyone who dared to do this.
Zhou Dazhong knelt on the ground, his eyes moving around. He didn't know what kind of decree Emperor Chengwu would give. Could it be that the emperor really wanted to show off his face and take him down? If that was the case, I'm afraid the empress dowager would launch a plan.
Zhou Dazhong was also prepared for the changes in the palace. Once the imperial decree was very unfavorable to him, don't blame him for being rude. In Zhou Dazhong's heart, he never dared to imagine that the imperial decree did not exist at all.
Zhu Tianjiang held up the gold pen given by the emperor and glanced at everyone with an ominous look, "Pass on my emperor's decree~~ I am very pleased to know that Zhou Qing's family works hard and loves the people like their own children. However, there are constant floods in our country, and the northern and southern countries have
He also peeked into our land and urgently needed silver to replenish the treasury to appease the victims. I specially ordered the four princes and Zhu Tianjiang and his party to collect taxes and taxes. I hope that Zhou Qing’s family can help me. I am sure that I will give you this!”
I am similar to Eunuch Wei.
Zhu Tianjiang had already figured out the hearts of these people. Because no one dared to falsely pass on the imperial edict, no one did not believe what he said. Moreover, the fourth prince was present, and he also had a golden pen given by the emperor. The most important point is that
These people did not dare to ask the emperor. His 'oral instructions' were very empty, and they were nothing more than cooperating with tax collection. Even if he was punished with a memorial, Zhu Tianjiang could find a way to pass it by. Anyway, the emperor did say part of it, and the emperor also
I have to admit it. Of course, as for whether it is an 'imperial edict', if we really ask, Zhu Tianjiang will not admit it even to death. When the time comes, he will say that these guys don't want to pay taxes and are working together to frame him. There is no evidence anyway.
, see who can rely on whom.
The fourth prince's lips turned blue with anger. This bastard actually dared to pretend to be his father. His skin cramps were minor.
Zhou Dazhong felt relieved when he heard that it was such an 'imperial edict'. In his opinion, Emperor Chengwu was just trying to save face for the fourth prince by passing on an 'imperial edict' to explain it to him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness. I am willing to devote myself wholeheartedly to my Dafeng people." Zhou Dazhong led the officials and bowed respectfully to Zhu Tianjiang. Of course, they mainly paid homage to the golden pen.
Zhu Tianjiang glanced at the fourth prince proudly, and the fourth prince pointed at Zhu Tianjiang fiercely, "That means you are dead." In just a moment, the fourth prince was so frightened that he was covered in sweat.
It's like going into exhaustion.
Zhou Dazhong stood up and glanced majestically at all the officials, "You must have heard it, Lie Li? Your Majesty is merciful, and the Emperor is deeply concerned about the disaster in Hedu Prefecture. Therefore, I hope that the envoys Li Li will work together to pay the taxes as soon as possible."
together."
Zhou Dazhong said, looking at Zhu Tianjiang with a smile, "Master Zhu, since there is an oral order from the Holy Father, all officials of Shutian Mansion should do their best to cooperate."
"Haha, then I would like to thank Mr. Zhou. In this case, please ask Tang Tong to send all the accounts to the official post tomorrow morning. I want to check the tax situation this year."
Zhu Tianlao is not welcome, Tang Qili was the first to attack, so let's start with him. Don't you want to find trouble? Let me see if I don't tire you to death, you bastard.
Zhou Dazhong frowned. He was just being polite, but he didn't expect this guy to follow suit. According to the past rules, if the tax inspector wanted to do business, he could only go to the tax office and never send the account books to the official post.
But this time it was different. They came with the emperor's oral instructions, which was equivalent to an 'imperial envoy' without an imperial edict.
Zhou Dazhong looked at Tang Qili with a straight face and said, "Tang Tongpan, since Master Zhu has said it, we will do it immediately tomorrow."
After Zhou Dazhong finished speaking, he didn't care about Tang Qili's bitter face and looked at the fourth prince with a smile, "Xuanzhu, I will serve you wine at noon today~~Huh? What's wrong with you?"
Zhou Dazhong was halfway through talking when he suddenly noticed that the fourth prince was pale and sweating profusely, and seemed to be shaking a little.
"Oh! The fourth prince has worked hard all the way, and his little body is too weak. Mr. Zhou, there is no need to bother at noon. The fourth prince is not in good health and needs to cultivate." Of course Zhu Tianjiang knew the reason.
"Ah~ that's right, Xuanzhu is tired from the journey, I hope my cousin doesn't mind. When he recovers, Xuanzhu will come to apologize." The fourth prince could hardly stand on his legs, so how could he think about eating.
"Do you want to ask the official doctor to take your pulse?" Zhou Dazhong said, "You, the prince, don't die here, otherwise you will have to force him to rebel."
"No, no, just go back and recuperate." The fourth prince said quickly.
"In this case, let's call Girl Jade some other time and come sit in my house together." Zhou Dazhong hoped that these two people would leave quickly so that he could rearrange the arrangement.
Zhu Tianjiang and the fourth prince Xuanzhu said goodbye. When they left, they were different from when they came in. Many officials took the initiative to bend down when facing Zhu Tianjiang.
After leaving the government office, Zhu Yi, the four of them and the palace guards were waiting outside the door. The fourth prince had a cold face and without saying a word, he mounted his horse and left. The guards looked at Zhu Tianjiang strangely and quickly separated half of them.
Protect the fourth prince.
Zhu Yi felt a little strange, "Sir, what happened to the fourth prince?" Zhu asked in a low voice.
"This guy is in a hurry to poop and can't hold it in anymore." Zhu Tianjiang said nonchalantly and got on his horse.
Zhu Yi didn't believe Zhu Tianjiang's words at all, but he should not ask if he didn't tell him about the habit he had developed at the sticky pole.
Zhu Tianjiang swayed on his horse, turned his head and asked in a low voice, "Zhu Yi, I want to ask you something. Of course, this matter may be a bit treasonous. If you are afraid, you don't have to answer."
"Sir, please tell me."
"If the emperor and I fight, who will you listen to?"
Zhu Tianjiang observed Zhu Yi carefully, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yi's expression didn't change at all, "Sir, those who are on the ground only take orders from Master Wei."
"Hey, my uncle is pretty good. Not bad, not bad. I'm very satisfied. Then let me ask you again, if Wei Zhan and I fight, who will the four of you listen to?" Zhu Tianjiang didn't expect Sticky Stick.
He was very excited about being controlled so strictly. As long as these guys didn't have the concept of "a father's mother is not as good as a king's mother" in their minds.
Zhu Yi's expression remained unchanged, "Sir, I want to poop too, I'm sorry~ drive~!" Zhu Yi said and ran away. If it weren't for his good mental quality, Zhu Tianjiang would be the first one.
Questions can make him wet his pants.
"You're paralyzed, why are you running? Why don't you just ask me a question?" Zhu Tianjiang rolled his eyes in depression. It seemed that if he wanted to make these four people determined to follow him, he would have to put in some effort.
Zhou Dazhong returned to the backyard, and several close officials quickly followed in. Not all officials in Shutian Mansion were determined to follow the Zhou family. There would be factions everywhere, and Shutian Mansion was no exception. However, several important departments
In the hands of Zhou Dazhong.
"Sir, that kid is so arrogant. He actually asked me to send the account book to the official post. He is nothing." Tang Qili said angrily.
"Sir, it looks like the person who came here is evil. The boy's behavior today does not look like a sixth-grade official." Yao Yiping, the patrol director of the Shutian Mansion's Criminal Department, said.
Zhou Dazhong didn't say anything, and wrote quickly on the desk. After a while, he wrote two secret letters.
"Here, please rush to the capital immediately, and send it secretly to your father and aunt." Zhou Dazhong handed the secret letter to two close aides of the Zhou family. The old uncle was not in the capital, but the secret letter was in the hands of the empress dowager, and Zhou Dazhong believed that he would forward it to the capital.
into the hands of my father.
After finishing the secret letter, Zhou Dazhong looked at several close associates and said, "This Zhu Tianjiang is a bit unusual. Judging from today's situation, the fourth prince is really controlled by him. I think there are two possibilities. First,
The fourth prince deliberately showed weakness to divert our attention. Secondly, Zhu Tianjiang has indeed gained the emperor's trust. It seems that the contest between his father and the emperor has reached the most critical moment. I just said
I have secretly informed my father and aunt to see what instructions they have. Don't worry, everyone, the Queen Mother will always be the Queen Mother. As long as she is in charge, my Zhou family will not be defeated. On the military side, my father will control the northern camp to step up the pressure.
Xiang, coupled with the disaster in Hedu, I believe the emperor will not be able to hold on for a few days. Everyone, as long as we can hold the fourth prince and Zhu Tianjiang back, the winner will be the Zhou family."
"Don't worry, sir. This kid won't get anything from the tax office. However, we must be careful with the secret treasury." Tang Qili stood up and said.
"Don't worry about the secret treasury. The experts we paid a lot of money to hire are all lurking in the secret treasury. Not only that, I also mobilized three teams of troops to guard the secret treasury. No one can get close to the secret treasury." Yao Yiping, Inspector of the Punishment Department of Shutian Prefecture
Said confidently.
Zhou Dazhong nodded slightly, "Yiping, do you have any clues about the people who were killed in the mansion last night?"
"Sir, the opponent's methods are fierce, and they are all killed in one blow. Although the ones we sent are not top-notch experts, they are still tough. It seems that the Fourth Prince is surrounded by Ouchi experts."
"It's very possible." Zhou Dazhong nodded, "Send more manpower and keep an eye on their every move. In addition, we can't let them idle. Qili, didn't that kid ask you to deliver the account book? Then give it
He... I guess they won’t be able to finish the investigation, and the Emperor will have to bow his head.”
"Don't worry, sir. I'll send some tough guys tomorrow to see if I kill that kid." Tang Qili said with a sneer.
The Zhou Mansion is plotting a plan to deal with the emperor, but in Guanyi, another scene is going on.
When the fourth prince returned to Guanyi, Yu Gege and Guo Ying did not expect to come back so early. They both thought they would come back after dinner.
"Fourth brother, why are you alone? Where is brother Tianjiang?" Yu Gege looked at the courtyard strangely, but did not notice Zhu Tianjiang coming in, only followed by six guards.
"Yu'er, when Zhu Tianjiang comes, ask him to come to my room." As he said that, the fourth prince walked towards his upper room angrily.
Yu Gege and Guo Ying looked at the fourth prince strangely, not understanding what happened.
After a while, Zhu Daguanren walked into the official post humming a tune. Zhu San was holding the horse behind, and Zhu Yi came out from nowhere.
"Brother Tianjiang, what happened? I think the fourth prince's face looks ugly?" Guo Ying hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"Hey, it's okay. Everything is under my control. The fourth guy had a bad stomach, so he came back early. Zhu Si, hurry up and ask someone to make food. Let's have a good meal here." Zhu Tianjiang ordered
He walked into the main hall with Zhu Si and his little hands behind his back.
"Brother Tianjiang, the fourth prince asked you to go to his place. Why do I think his expression is wrong?" Guo Ying said worriedly.
"Brother Tianxiang, don't hide anything if you have anything. Didn't you say on the way that we should find a solution together when encountering difficulties." Yu Gege always felt that something was wrong.
"Don't worry, two beautiful little sisters, as long as I'm here, the sky won't fall." Zhu Tianjiang said, thought for a while, and walked towards the fourth prince's upper room.
The fourth prince was sitting on a chair, but there was a wooden stick hidden behind him. Seeing Zhu Tianjiang come in, the fourth prince calmly ordered outside.
"No matter what happens in this room later, just pretend you didn't hear it. Remember, no one is allowed in until I go out. Otherwise, you will be punished by death!"
The fourth prince's calm voice was full of royal majesty. The guards at the door looked at Zhu Tianjiang, nodded carefully, led the door through, and closed it from the outside.
Zhu Tianjiang looked at the fourth prince with a smile, wondering if this guy wanted to have a quarrel with me.
"Fourth, as the saying goes, you will not be able to obey your orders. Today's incident is also a blow to those guys. Otherwise, we won't be able to find the door even if we break our legs. It's fine now. All we need to do is give the order and we will
Everything has to be delivered right away. Of course, I didn't discuss this matter with you, so you must pay attention next time." Zhu Tianjiang said with a playful smile.
"Tianxiang, look back and see what is behind the door." The fourth prince Xuanzhu said seriously.
"What's behind the door?" Zhu Tianjiang turned around in confusion.
The fourth prince made a sound and pulled out the wooden stick behind him, "You bastard, today I will take the place of my father and beat you to death for being a traitor to the emperor." The fourth prince beat him first and then said, holding the wooden stick in his hand.
The roof was smashed down.
Zhu Tianjiang's training these past few months was not in vain. When he heard the wind, he turned his head and hit his shoulder.
"Ah~! You're so numb, you're really hitting me! Damn it, stop it! Someone's coming~ The fourth prince is crazy~!"
Zhu Tianjiang habitually pulled out the gold pen, but the move Lin Feng taught him was too poisonous, and one stroke could kill Xuan Zhu. There was no way, he didn't dare to use the gold pen in his hand. As a result, Zhu Tianjiang was
He chased her all over the house. The door was still locked from the outside and he couldn't pull it open.
"Stop~ Do you hear me? You are paralyzed, I'm looking for a beating~!"
Zhu Tianjiang threw the gold pen, received a stick and rushed forward, knocking the fourth prince to the ground.
Having lost his advantage, the fourth prince was no match for Zhu Daguanren. He was pushed to the ground by Zhu Tianjiang, his arms were rounded and he was beaten hard.
"Come on, people! Zhu Tianjiang is causing trouble~Help~!
Hearing the shouts in the room, Yu Gege and Guo Ying ran over one after another. The guards at the door didn't care about this and wouldn't let them in. Anyway, the fourth prince said that as long as he didn't come out, any movement inside would be treated as such.