Zhou Kui's expression changed as he looked at Zhu Zhanji beside him and said warily,"Who are you?"
Chen Nan took a step forward and said coldly," The person in front of you is the grandson of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the Emperor!”
Zhou Kui was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly stood up and bowed."Greetings, Emperor Xuande."
Zhu Zhanji frowned,"There's only the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji here."
"Yes, yes. Greetings, Your Highness. May I know why Your Highness has come today?”
Zhu Zhanji chuckled and said,"You've been a country's magistrate for so many years. You must have embezzled a lot of ill-gotten gains, right?"
Zhou Kui was stunned for a moment and said with a bitter face," Your Highness, I don't have any money. Ever since my daughter married your Zhu family, I don't even have the chance to bask in the glory of my daughter. I have to donate money every time there's a war. Moreover, I have to donate money that costs me everything."
Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment and frowned." Then please tell me how much you donated, Lord Zhou." When did you donate it?"
Zhou Kui began to explain.
" Chongzhen sixth year, I donated three thousand taels of silver."
"I donated 800 taels in the eleventh year of Chongzhen."
"The thirteenth year of Chongzhen…"
Zhu Zhanji was a little helpless at this time. What was wrong with this era? Did he not look at the almanac when he went out recently? Why did he meet these thick-skinned talents?
The Jinyiwei had already brought back irrefutable evidence, and Zhu Zhanji had also seen records of this stingy country's ruler in his later generations. Li Zicheng had entered the pass and sent his own nephew out.
Li Zicheng had already found six million taels of silver in this guy's mansion. There was basically no way to calculate the amount of food, antiques, and calligraphy.
"Ji Gang!
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Show Lord Zhou the thing in your hand."
"Yes, sir!"
Zhou Kui curiously opened the memorial that Ji Gang handed over and began to read it. He was stunned after flipping through a page, and sweat trickled down his forehead.
His body could not help but tremble, and his eyes were still very unfocused.
"Hall... Down..."
Zhu Zhanji laughed and said,"I won't give you any more nonsense. Take out all the ill-gotten gains you've made over the years."
"Your Highness, these are all my private products. We are all relatives."
Zhu Zhanji reached out and threw the memorial in his hand at Zhou Kui.
"Zhou Kui, I came here today to give face to that poor Zhu Youjian, not to discuss with you. Do you think everyone in the world is a fool?”
"Relying on our Zhu Clan to make a fortune, you want to run away when our Zhu Clan is in trouble? How can there be such a reason in the world?"
Zhou Kui looked at Zhu Zhanji with an ashen face and hesitated for a long time.""Your Highness, I will offer you ten thousand taels of silver. How about ten thousand taels? Your Highness, let me go!"
Zhu Zhanji's patience had been wasted by this guy who was blinded by money.
"Men, confiscate the house!"
"Wait!"
Chongzhen and a woman in her thirties walked in. The woman was very beautiful and looked nervously at Zhou Kui, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"Zhu Youjian, are you here to stop me?" Zhu Zhanji nodded.”
Zhu Youjian glanced at Zhu Kui, whose face was ashen, and said,""Ancestor, this is my wife's father. Ancestor, please show mercy."
"I know where he is. He doesn't have any money here."
"Ancestor, I can also prove to my father that he doesn't have any silver at all."
Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Youjian and his wife with pity and said,""Do you think Zhou Kui doesn't have any money?”
"Ancestor, my father really doesn't have any money. He's been very poor for so many years. Look at the clothes he's wearing."
"Yes, Your Highness. Please atone for your sins, Your Highness."
Zhu Zhanji shook his head helplessly."The two of you just stand by my side and watch. Today, I'll show you how much money your honest and upright family has."
"Let me show you how much of the people's fat and cream he has in his hands, how much of the blood of the people of Ming Dynasty he has."
"Ji Gang! Do it!"
Ji Gang smiled gloomily and shouted,"”
A group of Brocade Guards filed in from the entrance and began to raid the home of Zhou Kui.
Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Youjian with pity and said,"Zhu Youjian, you muddle-headed emperor is really funny. You can't distinguish between loyalty and treachery, right and wrong.”
Zhu Youjian looked at the boxes of silver with an ugly expression. He lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly.
Zhou Kui was like a pile of rotten meat that had long gone limp. He looked at Chongzhen with a pleading expression and shouted,"Your Majesty, save me! Your Majesty, save me!"
Ji Gang came up and bowed in shock."Your Highness, the silver has been counted."
"Tell me how much."
"Your Highness, there is a total of eight million taels of silver! Thirty thousand taels of gold! 50,000 dans of grain!"
Zhu Youjian finally exploded. He rushed up and pulled Zhou Kui along as he hit him.
"Bastard, bastard, I treated you sincerely, why do you treat me like this? Why?"
Bang bang bang!
Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Youjian and said," You know how important these things are to Ming. You also know that if you had so much silver back then, perhaps the outcome would have been different!”
Zhu Youjian's empress also sat at the side with a look of disbelief!
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