"This! Fan'er, you have caused a big disaster now. The sea ban is a rule set by Emperor Taizu. Even I cannot break it easily!"
"Now that you are asking those merchants to go overseas to purchase grain, if the ministers in the DPRK find out, they will definitely accuse you of collaborating with the enemy. How will you explain it then?"
When Chongzhen heard this, he immediately became anxious.
This kind of thing can be big or small. Members of the royal family must not do it, but merchants can do it.
However, it was very risky for Lin Fan to ask the merchant to do this, because the merchant would do anything for his own benefit!
If Lin Fan is betrayed, the matter will become unclear.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter is baseless. They can't blame me. I just buy food from merchants. Where they buy the food has nothing to do with me."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Haha! Do you think I am a fool?
So what if it involves me?
I have already told those merchants that I will not use silver or gold to buy food, but will exchange it for tea and porcelain!"
"No matter how you calculate it, it can't be considered as siding with the enemy."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
hiss!
Chongzhen couldn't help but take a breath of air. His son really had no plans, and he had even made preparations for such a thing.
"Since you have taken precautions, I can rest assured. Just go back and wait, and then the imperial edict to confer you the title of Emperor Wuhou will be sent."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
Lin Fan nodded and exited the Qianqing Palace. At this time, all the ministers gathered in the Taihe Palace.
"Your Majesty called Lin Fan to Qianqing Palace alone. This matter may be complicated!"
"Your Majesty is not going to announce his and Lin Fan's identities. If this matter is announced, the matter will become a big deal!"
"Queen Zhou will definitely not agree to Lin Fan becoming the crown prince. What should we do about this matter?"
The officials said to each other.
Chongzhen knew about Lin Fan being a prince, Empress Zhou knew about it, the officials also knew about it, and Lin Fan knew about it even more. However, they did not know that each other knew about it.
This matter became very complicated. The day after Lin Fan returned to the Lin family, an imperial edict came from the palace. Chongzhen consecrated Lin Fan as Emperor Wuhou and rewarded him with thousands of taels of gold.
This incident shocked the entire capital in an instant!
"Hiss! This Lin Fan actually became the Emperor Wuhou!"
"Your Majesty actually conferred the title of Emperor Wu Hou. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, no one was conferred this title!"
"Master Lin's achievements are unparalleled. He single-handedly pacified the Ming Dynasty. He deserves the title of Emperor Wuhou!"
"I think it is most appropriate for Mr. Lin to be named Emperor Wuhou. Such a handsome young man, so talented and learned, would be great if he could become my son-in-law!"
The people in the city were discussing this matter, but what they were discussing was not that Lin Fan was bad, but that they felt that Lin Fan deserved the title of Emperor Wuhou.
In the capital, in a temporary shack, Zhu Cijiong stood inside wearing brocade clothes, watching the people come in one by one to receive the meat buns.
According to Queen Zhou's wishes, he came to give alms to the poor people. In his opinion, as a member of the royal family, naturally he could not give alms to the people like ordinary merchants, but directly gave them meat buns.
When I heard that someone was giving out meat buns here, people came here to receive the meat buns one after another. Some people who had food at home also mingled in.
Zhu Cijiong didn't care about this. He felt very happy when he saw the people kneeling on the ground to thank him after getting the meat buns.
snort!
"Lin Fan, you are indeed in the limelight for being canonized as Emperor Wuhou, but I, the prince, am giving away buns here. In a short time, the people of this capital will all remember me!"
"When the time comes, in the name of benevolence and righteousness, I will definitely be able to make you admire and surrender to me!"
Zhu Cijiong was thinking in his heart, and there was a lot of noise among the people who came to collect the buns.
"You! How can you jump in line?
Old lady, I've been waiting for more than an hour! My grandson hasn't eaten for two days!"
"Please, please, okay, let me get a bun first. My grandson will starve to death if he doesn't eat the buns!"
"I've been waiting in line here for more than two hours, why do you want me to get out?
I want to eat steamed buns! I’m hungry!”
"Go away! Didn't you see there are not many buns left?
Anyone who is slow will not get the bun, so get the fuck out of here!"
"This is a big meat bun. Only a fool would let you get it first. Get out of here!"
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Zhu Cijiong was unmoved when he heard the noise. In his opinion, these people couldn't afford to eat, so it was normal for them to want to snatch the meat buns when they saw them.
While these people were arguing, a little girl in ragged clothes and covered in mud emerged from the crowd. She rushed over and hugged four or five buns.
The little girl didn't care that the buns were hot and would burn her mouth, so she ate them with her mouth open. When the guard who handed out the buns saw the little girl, he immediately came over and wanted to drive the little girl away.
The little girl backed away in fright, as if she had thought of something again, and hurriedly ran out with the bun in her arms. At this moment, she accidentally bumped into Zhu Cijiong.
Zhu Cijiong was well-dressed and well-fed on weekdays, and if there was mud on his walking shoes, he would have to be wiped clean by a dedicated person, let alone such a dirty little girl.
Zhu Cijiong kicked the little girl out of disgust and flew more than three meters away. The little girl fell heavily to the ground, struggled to stand up, and finally fell down again, lying on the ground with a whimpering sound.
"Ouch! It hurts!"
the little girl cried.
And this scene happened to be seen by Lin Fan. This Zhu Cijiong, who was giving alms to the victims, actually gave away meat buns. This in itself was a very mentally retarded thing.
Now, because a little girl bumped into him, he was so cruel. He really didn't have the demeanor of a wise king!
This further strengthened Lin Fan's determination to become emperor. Today, things must change!
"Little girl, are you okay? I will take you to the doctor now!"
Lin Fan said, walked to the little girl, picked her up, and went to see a doctor.
At this time, Zhu Cijiong's guard said coldly: "How presumptuous! This is His Highness the Third Prince. This little girl bumped into His Highness without apologizing. You didn't kneel down when you saw His Highness. This is a capital crime!"
After the guard said that, Zhu Cijiong also put on a arrogant look. Lin Fan said coldly: "This little girl didn't make any big mistake, but she was kicked away more than three meters by the Third Prince. This matter...
Your Majesty, you'd better explain it to your Majesty and these people!"
After that, Lin Fan hugged the little girl and left. Saving the little girl was the most important thing now.