Chapter 376 The embankment is higher than the shore, and the waves destroy it
In any case, Zhu Zhen gave his father and elder brother a basic lesson in currency science.
Boss Zhu finally sighed and said: "This is useful knowledge! It seems that it is right to send you to become a disciple of Mr. Liu."
As he spoke, he suddenly frowned and said strangely: "That's not right. We have eaten and slept with him for so many years, and we have turned his intestines out three times. Why have we never heard him say this?"
"Dad, how many years have you been neglecting me? Mr. Liu is not interested in trying to come up with some new knowledge?" The prince smiled and said: "Otherwise, who can teach the sixth child these things? It can't be brought out from his mother's womb, right?
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"That's not possible." Boss Zhu said without doubt, "When this kid was six or seven years old, he didn't even know what two plus four equaled. His mother brought out nothing but a dog's temper."
"..." Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes and was about to retort, "I don't know how to count, so I just followed you."
But the elder brother covered his mouth and dragged him out.
"It's getting late. I'll take my leave. Father, please rest early..."
"What a waste of time to go to bed so early, we still have a lot of things to do." Boss Zhu waved his hand and went back to continue reading and replying to posts.
After his son went out, he asked Eunuch Wu: "Who will be sleeping tonight?"
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The prince led Lao Liu out of Qianqing Palace.
Lao Liu had to explain to Concubine Xian about the injuries on his face and buttocks, so he had to be sent back.
The boss originally planned to carry him back like he did when he was a child.
But before he could recite a few steps, Lao Liu was too embarrassed to insist on coming down, so he had to give up.
Moreover, this kid is too heavy, right? His Highness the Crown Prince probably made a mistake and almost twisted his waist...
"You boy, why is it so heavy?" Zhu Biao rubbed his waist dumbfounded. "Is camel meat so effective?"
"That's not true." Lao Liu said with a smile: "Let Xiongying eat some later, and drink camel milk, so that he will grow strong."
"Ha, when he knows the truth, my father's credit will be ruined." The prince learned and put it into practice.
"Then when I open a house and let him go to my place for dinner, I won't be afraid of ruining my credit." Lao Liu said with a smile.
"Haha, it couldn't be better. Let him learn his skills from Uncle Six." The prince smiled and said seriously: "Old Six, you really impress me."
"What are you looking at?" Zhu Zhen pretended to be confused, pretending to understand, just like asking his elder brother to praise himself.
"There are more. The Bureau of Shipping, the treasure banknotes, and the memorial sale method before..." The prince used the moonlight in the sky and the lights of the guards to look at Lao Liu, whom he had seen since childhood.
"My eldest brother is also well-read, and I have been listening to lectures by gentlemen. But many of your opinions have never been heard by me, and they make sense when I hear them." The prince said happily from the bottom of his heart:
"Although Mr. Liu is a good teacher, if you weren't so quick, you wouldn't have been able to learn so quickly and apply what you learned. You are really a unique treasure given by God to our old Zhu family."
"There are more things I don't understand. Isn't it all taught by my elder brother?" Zhu Zhen hurriedly smiled humbly: "You gave me the "Explanation of the University", I almost turned it over... Besides, I have nothing to do with it..."
It’s just talk on paper, but it can’t be done in countless ways.”
"It's not just talk on paper." The prince shook his head and said, "I can tell that you have a deep and comprehensive understanding of maritime trade, court finances, and treasures... My father is right, this is what is truly useful.
You must teach me your knowledge."
"How about I take you as my disciple, big brother?" He said as if he was going to bow to Lao Liu.
Zhu Zhen quickly grabbed his eldest brother and said, "Brother, I will definitely tell you everything I know."
"Okay, you can first teach your elder brother the knowledge about treasure notes." The prince said happily.
"This cannot be explained clearly in a few words. We have to understand from the beginning what currency and currency symbols are..." Zhu Zhen explained to his elder brother.
The more the prince listened, the more convinced he became that this was a university subject and certainly could not be learned in one night. Besides, the sixth child was still injured.
"Well, you don't have to go to the main hall anymore." The prince thought about it and said, "Studying those Four Books and Five Classics is really of no use to you."
"That's great, big brother... everything is going well!" Lao Liu was almost bursting with joy.
"Is it better to go to Chengyi's Mansion to study on even days, or just one day..." Unexpectedly, the prince changed the subject and said: "Come to the Wenhua Hall, listen to the teacher's lectures with me in the morning, and listen to the various ministers' announcements with me in the afternoon. I'm sure
You will learn more than you did at the main hall."
"Uh..." Lao Liu immediately lost his face. "Then we might as well go to the main hall..."
"Do you think I don't know how frivolous you are?" The prince sneered: "Mr. Dabentang, I don't know how many times you have complained to me. You said that you slept in class every day and bullied the seventh child after class. You never endorsed me.
Not doing your homework is simply lawless!"
"Hehe..." Lao Liu couldn't help but said with a guilty conscience: "Brother, you know me. I am too tired from studying in Uncle Chengyi's Mansion. I can only recharge my batteries in the main hall, otherwise I will not be able to cope with Teacher Liu... As for teasing
"Lao Qi is playing, isn't it because my teacher puts too much pressure on me, and I need a tool to vent my anger in order to maintain my mental health."
"You are in good health, but the seventh child is getting more and more nervous!" The prince said angrily: "That's my brother too. So it's better for you to go to Wenhua Hall and stay away from him and see less of him."
"You won't let him go..." Lao Liu really didn't want to be under the eyes of his elder brother all day long, so how could he fish.
"It's useless for him to go there... No, does he have a share in your bargaining?!" The prince glared and said: "That's it, you have a day off tomorrow and report to the Wenhua Hall the day after tomorrow. Do you hear me?
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"Hey..." Lao Liu said dejectedly.
He said in his heart that the embankment is indeed higher than the shore, and the waves will destroy it. I am a wave-rider...
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Midnight, Qianqing Hall.
After Boss Zhu approved today's memorial, he did not go to open the blind box immediately, but called Liu Ying over.
Liu Ying was on call around the clock and showed up soon.
"Have any people from Jiangnan visited Hu Weiyong's home recently?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.
"Back to the Emperor, no." Liu Ying thought about it and said hurriedly: "But his nephew Hu De was drinking wine with a Jiangnan businessman at Qingyan Tower the day before yesterday. Unfortunately, it was not Jinlianyuan. I don't know what they said...
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"Okay..." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have any expectations for Liu Ying's intelligence level. It was an unexpected surprise to find out this little thing.
"I didn't expect Hu Weiyong to speak for the maritime merchants. It's interesting, very interesting." He had no choice but to remind his intelligence chief:
"The maritime merchants reacted so violently that even Hu Weiyong moved out. This is something we didn't expect. It seems that Lao Liu's step of restarting the shipping department hit their target."
"That's it..." Liu Ying looked ashamed. Only then did he know why the emperor wanted to ask about Hu Weiyong.
"Go to Suzhou yourself." Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a handwriting to him and said in a deep voice: "Go and see if that man named Lu Zhonghe is dead or alive... Based on our understanding of those big families in the south of the Yangtze River, they
Usually it is better to die than to live. This death is a bit strange."
"Yes." Liu Ying nodded and listened to the boss's continued orders.
"If he is really dead, you have to find out how he died. Was it suicide or homicide? And when did he die? Let us find out." Then Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice:
"If he's not dead... you take him back to the capital. After we question him, we skin him, remove the grass, and hang him on the gate of Zhongshu Province as a warning! Go ahead..."
"I obey." Liu Ying took the order with both hands and resigned.
After Liu Ying disappeared into the darkness, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched and stood up, and said with a bright voice: "Sleep!"
ps. No more tonight, I wish you all a happy Father's Day. If you haven't become a father yet, I wish your father a happy Father's Day.
