After sending off Guo Ningfei and Guo Decheng, Hu Chongfei smiled and asked,""Zhen 'er, how much did you earn this time?"
"Including these two gold ingots, there's a total of 105 silver taels."”
Hu Chongfei saw that her son was not very happy and was a little confused.
"You earned so much money in one night. Zhen Er, why don't you look happy?”
Zhu Zhen pursed his lips and said angrily,""I was originally very happy, but seeing Drunken Wind Man, I can't be happy anymore.”
Hu Chongfei was even more confused and asked,""Why are you unhappy to see Guo Decheng? Didn't he send you two gold ingots?”
Zhu Zhen picked up a gold ingot and took a bite, leaving a row of shallow teeth marks. It was indeed real gold.
The hardness of gold was 2-3 degrees, and the hardness of teeth was 7 degrees, so it could easily bite gold.
As for yellow metals such as brass, they were harder and generally could not be bitten.
"Isn't that because Imperial Father is biased?"
"I'm his son. I've done a great service for him today, but in the end, I didn't even get a tael of silver as a reward.”
"It's fine if he didn't reward me, but he just had to let me see him reward someone else, that drunkard Guo Decheng.”
"This fellow, he entered the palace to cheat for food and drink for no reason. He even rewarded me with gold and silver.”
Even though Zhu Zhen was a transmigrator, he felt that Hongwu did not do a proper job.
But there was nothing he could do.
He could only grumble.
After hearing her son's complaints, Hu Chongfei chuckled." Zhen 'er, so it's because of this. Do you think your father is unfair?”
"Then do you know who Guo Decheng is?"
"He's Guo Ningfei's brother. He's been fighting alongside your father for a long time and has made many contributions.”
"Guo Ningfei's big brother and second brother have both been conferred marquises, only this Guo Decheng. Your Imperial Father wanted to confer him a high position, but he said that he was stupid and only liked to drink all day.”
"That's why your father rewarded him with a large amount of good wine and gold, and often invited him to drink in the back garden.”
"Your Imperial Father values friendship the most, so these rewards are all deserved.”
"Don't you usually say this to Imperial Mother? Why did you take things too hard today?"
Zhu Zhen actually understood these principles, but no matter how much he understood, he would still be unhappy.
"Think about it. Your Imperial Father gave him gold ingots and told him to keep it a secret. How could he still be discovered by the guards of the Nine-Layered Palace?"”
"It's easy to hide two gold ingots.”
"This Guo Decheng insisted on being discovered.”
"If he secretly brought it out of the palace, what would your Imperial Father think? They would definitely think that he had second thoughts and would inevitably cause trouble in the palace.”
"He obediently let the gold ingot be discovered by the guards to show His Majesty that he, Guo Decheng, was an honest man and would never smuggle private goods through the nine layers of palace restrictions.”
"So, this drunkard Guo Decheng looks like a drunkard, but he's actually smarter than anyone else!”
Hu Chongfei patiently taught her son, and Zhu Zhen naturally understood.
He shook his head gently and said,"Forget it, I won't argue with this drunk man!"”
Hu Chongfei smiled gratefully." This is my son. You have to think more about everything and think deeper.”
In history, this Guo Decheng was really a wonderful person.
"Because of Consort Ning, Emperor Taizu wants to show her nobility. Decheng refused. The emperor is unhappy."
He kowtowed and thanked him, saying,"My nature is indulgent, and I am too dull to do anything." My position is high and my salary is high. I must be in charge of the government. If I don't manage the government affairs properly, the emperor will probably kill me. Life is important to be comfortable, as long as you get more money, drink mellow wine is enough, the rest is not what you want.”The emperor praised him and gave him 100 jars of wine and gold coins. The emperor's favor was even more generous.”
Guo Decheng could see through people and things very clearly. This was probably inherited from his father, Guo Shanfu.
He relied on his wisdom to protect himself. Although he was involved in Hu Weiyong's case, he was able to escape unscathed.
To be able to dodge the 40-meter-long machete of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Decheng's wisdom was evident.
This was a smart drunkard!
Hu Chongfei saw that her son had untied the knot in his heart. She stretched out her hand and smiled."Give it to me."
A mother knew her son best. Hu Chongfei understood Zhu Zhen's thoughts very well.
His son was very stable.
The female servant at the side also looked at Zhu Zhen with eager eyes.
They knew that Zhu Zhen definitely had a lot of good soap.
Zhu Zhen walked back to the workshop. When he came out, he was carrying an exquisite box.
There were a total of four soaps made from top-grade spices and two ordinary soaps.
The smile on Hu Chongfei's face grew wider.
The maidservant beside her was stunned.
Zhu Zhen first handed two ordinary soaps to the maid Fei 'er." Here, these two soaps are for you to use."”
" Thank you, Your Highness!"
Fei 'er and the maids knelt down to thank him, then happily took the soap.
"Consort Mother, the cost of making these soaps with four top-grade spices is not small. I spent a lot of money to buy these spices from the Hu merchants.”
"I'll use one, you use two, and the remaining one is for the Empress.”
Zhu Zhen said with a smile.
He had always been thoughtful.
"Zhen 'er, do you know who we missed this time?" Hu Chongfei asked.”
Zhu Zhen scratched his head in confusion." I didn't miss anything!"”
"If it's Imperial Father, if he doesn't pay attention, then let him use the bath beans in the palace.”
"If you want soap, you can buy it from us with your own money.”
Hu Chongfei chuckled again.
She reached out her hand and tapped her son's forehead dotingly." Child, you'll soon have a wife. Yet, you only think about yourself and your parents all day!”
"It's time to think about your wife. I have to remind you!”
"How about this, four pieces of top-grade soap, you use one, mother uses one, and give one to the empress and the eldest daughter of the Xu family!”
Zhu Zhen scratched his head." I see. That's fine too. I really didn't expect that."”
......
In the Eastern Palace.
Early in the morning, Crown Prince Zhu Biao summoned the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Duchy, Qian Shi Lan Yu, to Fengxian Hall.
"Uncle, I heard that Uncle Xu asked you to command the Thousand Households Battalion to fight against Sixth Brother's Thousand Households Battalion?”
Crown Prince Zhu Biao said expressionlessly.
Lan Yu was the brother-in-law of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun, while Crown Prince Zhu Biao's Crown Princess Chang was Chang Yuchun's daughter.
Therefore, Lan Yu was the wife of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
In addition, Zhu Biao had been training with the founding generals since he was young, so he was deeply supported by these generals.
With these two connections, Lan Yu was extremely loyal to Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
Lan Yu had a burly figure and a rough appearance, but he was not a boor. On the contrary, he was a brave and resourceful general.
When Crown Prince Zhu Biao spoke, Lan Yu understood his intentions.
Just like last night when Great General Xu Da summoned them, both of them were here for Chu King Zhu Zhen.
The only difference was that Xu Da wanted Blue Jade to go all out and win.
And now, Crown Prince Zhu Biao should be standing on the side of Sixth Prince Zhu Zhen.
After all, he was famous for protecting his younger brothers.
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