" This..." Wei Zhongxian was speechless by his question. His Adam's apple moved a few times, and he said in a deep voice," Your Highness is smart and wise. It's not difficult for you to make a few spears. If Your Highness needs ironware or gunpowder, feel free to ask me!"”
"Alright then, lend me your War Bureau!”Zhu Youjian was waiting for him to speak!
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, his face turned gloomy. Prince Xin had such a big appetite!
The War Bureau was one of the eight palace departments of the Ming Dynasty. It specialized in the manufacture of military equipment and miscellaneous ironware in the palace. Because of its importance, it was usually under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor's trusted eunuchs.
How could such an important place be easily controlled by a vassal king!
"Big partner, since my brother wants to make guns, lend him the War Bureau for a few days!”Seeing Wei Zhongxian's troubled expression, the Tianqi Emperor thought that Wei Zhongxian was reluctant to part with him. He waved his hand and ordered.
"Yes, sir!" Wei Zhongxian replied reluctantly with a bitter face.
"Hand over the seal of the War Bureau to this king as well!”Zhu Youxiao smiled and reached out his hand to ask for the seal of the War Bureau.
" This…" Wei Zhongxian looked at the Tianqi Emperor as if he was asking for help. The Tianqi Emperor was fantasizing about what kind of spear his brother could make, so he nodded his head readily.
"Imperial Younger Brother is one of us, so why can't Eldest Companion bear to part with him?”
The Emperor gave the order. Even though he was nine thousand years old, he could only obey obediently. After an incense stick of time, the seal of the War Bureau fell into Zhu Youjian's hands.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining the control of the War Bureau. You are rewarded with 5 Emperor Points. 12-pound Infantry Cannon Blueprint, priced at 8 points, Dreiser M1841 Rifle Blueprint, priced at 4 points…"
"Godfather, I'm afraid that Liu Bei is borrowing Jingzhou, and it's hard to return what he borrowed!”Seeing Prince Xin, Tang Ruowang, and the others leave, the Commander of the Brocade Guard, Xu Xianchun, walked to Wei Zhongxian's side and muttered.
"His Highness Prince Xin is intelligent and wise, he will never be bewitched by those Dong Lin Party.”Wei Zhongxian narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction Zhu Youjian had left. He suddenly realized that this half-brother of the Tianqi Emperor seemed to be a little different from before.
Although Zhu Youjian had been conferred the title of king last year and his fief was in southern Henan, due to the war in Liaodong and the natural and man-made disasters, the imperial court was short of funds. For the time being, there was no money to build Prince Xin's residence for him. He had not gone to his fief and had been temporarily living in a courtyard in the Eastern Palace.
When the personal eunuch Wang Chengen saw that he had returned, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile." Your Highness has shown his face today, and as servants, we have also benefited from it. Just now, Eunuch Qin sent 500 taels of gold and 3,000 taels of silver, saying that it was a reward from His Majesty to Your Highness…"
"Imperial brother clearly gave this king a thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver, why did he only send half?”
" Eunuch Qin said that His Highness is still young and the Emperor is still in favor of him. In the future, His Highness will be rewarded handsomely. Now that the palace has a large population and the treasury is empty, the salaries of the palace maids and eunuchs have been in arrears for a long time. Eunuch Wei decided to deduct half of the salaries and give them to the palace maids and eunuchs. Everyone will be grateful for His Highness 'kindness…"
Zhu Youjian gnashed his teeth in hatred. Wei Zhongxian, you even dare to take away the emperor's reward!
Is there still law? Is there still law?
Seeing that Prince Xin's expression was not right, Wang Chengen tactfully stood aside and did not dare to speak again.
"Your Highness!" Cao Huachun and Gao Qiqian, two young eunuchs, were walking out of the room with a smile on their faces. When they saw the angry Prince Xin, they were so frightened that their faces changed color. They hurriedly bowed to him.
"Wang Chengen, take out two hundred taels of silver and reward the palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard. Then, take two thousand taels of silver and follow me!”
"This servant understands!" Wang Chengen got this good job and was overjoyed. He ran to the courtyard to save the silver.
There were many powerful eunuchs in history, but not many left their names. Wang Chengen was one of them, so Zhu Youxiao still trusted him very much. If this person could be of great use, it would be best.
Zhu Youxiao turned around and looked at these personal eunuchs, his gaze becoming colder and colder.
Cao Huachun, the eunuch, surrendered to Li Zicheng at the end of the Ming Dynasty and buried the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Dehua, a powerful eunuch, greedy for money, good at politics.
Gao Qiqian, a powerful eunuch, was familiar with military books, but he repeatedly escaped from the battlefield, indirectly killed Lu Xiangsheng, and later surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty. He was a traitor.
"Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua, Gao Qiqian, the three of you will follow me to the War Bureau.”
Zhu You and the other two instructed.
The three of them followed behind the fourteen-year-old Prince Xin dejectedly. They left the Eastern Palace Courtyard and headed straight for the War Bureau.
From a distance, he could hear the clanging sounds coming from the War Bureau. When he pushed open the door, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but exclaim. What a large scale!
Although the War Bureau was one of the eight departments in the palace, it was the most important. After Wei Zhongxian took over, he expanded it and specialized in providing weapons, gunpowder, and armaments to the East Chamber and the Brocade Guard.
However, he would never have thought that the War Bureau that he had painstakingly built would fall into Prince Xin Zhu Youjian's hands in the blink of an eye.
"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Xin!" Upon seeing him enter, the palm-print eunuch Han Rang hurriedly ran over and kowtowed.
Just two hours ago, Han Rang's seal was taken away and handed over to Zhu Youjian. Right now, he was just a powerless commander.
"Get up!" Zhu Youjian said indifferently. Han Rang then stood up and led him around the War Bureau.
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