The huge convoy entered the Imperial Palace and instantly attracted the attention of countless people.
Especially the open carriage, which was filled with food, dried fish, and even gold. Immediately, all the existences could not help but widen their eyes, and their hearts were filled with disbelief.
Many eunuchs and palace maids couldn't help but shiver.
At the court meeting.
The court meeting has ended.
Everyone was still waiting.
Everyone had different thoughts.，
The Crown Prince was a little worried, while the officials were prepared to see how Old Zhu would deal with King Qiong.
And in this kind of waiting.
The eunuch's voice soon rang out.
"Your Highness King Qiong, please pay your respects!"
The eunuch's voice was sharp.
At this moment, everyone's spirits were instantly lifted.
When Zhu Bai stepped into the hall, he instantly felt the strange gazes of the officials. However, at this moment, after a year, his temperament had long since changed.
He did not care about the gazes of these people at all. His expression was calm as he walked into the hall.
"Your son pays his respects to your father!"
"Long live Imperial Father!"
As he spoke, he bowed to Old Zhu.
"King Qiong, do you know your sins?"
As he looked at Zhu Bai, Old Zhu's eyes spewed fire, and he let out a cold snort.
"Your son does not know."
Zhu Bai raised his head and looked at his father. His gaze was also calm as he spoke.
Seeing his son's reaction, Old Zhu could not help but frown.
This son of his seemed to be too calm.
It was so calm that it surprised him.
Logically speaking, Zhu Bai's arrival should have been in a state of fear and trepidation, perhaps even trembling. However, his current reaction was somewhat unsuitable.
"What crime?"
"Human trafficking and exploiting the people are heinous crimes. What crime do you think you have committed?”
Old Zhu was puzzled, but he still snorted coldly.
"Imperial Father, your son is innocent. Human trafficking, I don't know where to start.”
"As for exploiting the commoners, ever since I became King Qiong, I have been racking my brains every day and have never dared to carry anything.”
Zhu Bai said slowly.
His words made Zhou Guanzheng unable to sit still.
"Your Highness, that's not quite right. Human trafficking is something that Your Highness has done in Guangzhou and other coastal cities. As for the exploitation of the people, I heard that Your Highness's fleet back to the capital is so vast that you can't see the end of it at a glance. You haven't exploited the people. Can Your Highness explain how you did it?”
Zhou Guanzheng's words were sonorous.
He appeared righteous.
As he listened to this person's voice, he looked at Zhu Bai and thought.
He spoke without hesitation.
"Sir, you might not know this, but those are just the Japanese, not the people of my Ming Dynasty.”
"As for the fleet, I wonder if this lord has been to Qiongzhou Prefecture. We already have more than ten shipyards in Qiongzhou Prefecture.”
Zhu Bai's words were not loud, but they echoed throughout the hall.
At this moment, a eunuch came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side and whispered into his ear.
Upon hearing these contents, Old Zhu's pupils could not help but widen, and his expression was in shock.
At this moment, Zhou Guanzheng seemed to have grasped the key.
"Your Highness, you're admitting to human trafficking.”
Zhou Guanzheng said coldly, not noticing the Japanese at all.
However, as soon as he spoke, he could immediately feel the strange gazes around him.
Even Zhu Bai couldn't help but cast a strange glance at the person in front of him.
"Sir, you have never stopped. Barbarians are beasts. The Japanese have repeatedly attacked our borders and invaded our people. How about we let them contribute to our Ming Dynasty? As for selling them, I only collect some transportation fees. Each person is only one or two taels of silver.”
As he spoke, the corners of Zhu Bai's mouth curled up.
Only in ancient China could this sentence be said so openly.
In modern society, human trafficking was a serious crime.
However, in this ancient era, there was no need to worry about this at all.
"This, this!"
"But you!"
Zhou Guanzheng still wanted to speak.
At this moment, Old Zhu's gloomy face turned into a smile as he spoke.
"Alright, Minister Zhou, this is just a misunderstanding. No. 14 did not sell people or exploit them.”
"Fourteen, you're not bad!"
Old Zhu couldn't hide his smile.
With the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'ability, it was not difficult to quickly investigate the situation.
Soon, Old Zhu knew what was going on.
And facing Zhu Bai's great gift, at this moment, Old Zhu felt a great sense of comfort.
"Thank you for your praise, Imperial Father!"
Zhu Bai hurriedly bowed.
Although Zhou Guanzheng was somewhat unwilling, he knew that it was useless now that the ministers had no reaction at all.
"You've given me a big surprise this time. Millions of catties of grains, over a thousand catties of dried fish, ten thousand taels of gold, and a hundred thousand taels of silver. It seems that it was right to send you to Qiongzhou Prefecture. Tell me, what do you need?”
Old Zhu laughed and said,
The words were deliberately spoken at this moment.
His words immediately caused an uproar among the officials.
"This, this?"
Someone couldn't help but ask, his voice trembling.
"Imperial Father, this is what your son should do.”
"Your son said last year that if your son were to guard Qiongzhou, he would be able to earn ten thousand taels of gold a year and suppress the Japanese pirates in three years!”
"Now that a year has passed, your son has only made some achievements.”
Zhu Bai said calmly, his expression respectful.
His voice immediately caused the faces of the surrounding officials to darken.
This was called having some achievements.
F * ck, this was simply not giving anyone a way out.
"Hahaha, forgive what? Shi 'er, you've really made us proud this time!”
"We have to reward you well!"
"How about this, you can expand your territory. In the future, you will be in charge of all the lands in Qiongzhou!”
Old Zhu laughed and said,
However, the words he said at this moment made everyone's brows twitch.
"No, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
In the next moment, many figures knelt down on one knee.
There was no exception.
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