"Father-in-law, the most important thing right now isn't the capital!" Zhu Rong said with a smile. We should follow the original plan and build the Qi Mansion. Then, we can complete the marriage in Qingzhou without any more twists and turns.
It doesn't matter if I go back to the court or not. Big Brother and my Fourth Brother are fighting in an abyss of suffering. Even if I can go back, it might not be a good thing.”
Marquis Jiangyin didn't say anything. He understood this logic, but he was somewhat unwilling.
Zhu Rong continued," The most important thing now is to deal with the disaster in the Three Jin. My personal gains and losses are more important than the lives of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. Father-in-law, you should know which is more important."”
Marquis Jiangyin's eyes were wide open as he stared at the Seventh Prince who had yet to fully develop his body, his mouth agape.
In the face of such a big change, the Seventh Prince was not only calm, but he could also put his mind on the disaster victims in Shanxi.
Who could compare to such a magnanimity!
The old man was so touched that he was about to cry.
He had also interacted with Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Fourth Prince Zhu Di, and Marquis Jiang Yin. However, compared to his son-in-law, these two were far inferior.
All of a sudden, he didn't know if it was because he was affected by Zhu Rong's emotions or something else, but he felt that this huge matter really didn't seem to be a big deal anymore.
With such a son-in-law, how could the storms in the court hurt the Seventh Prince?
The two of them began to walk around the manor. The weather was a little hot, so they stood under the willow tree.
The servant brought a stool and iced sour plum soup.
The two of them sat under the willow tree, drinking iced sour plum soup, listening to the constant chirping of cicadas, and watching the carts of grain being transported to the granary.
"Since Your Highness is determined to solve the disaster in the land of the Third Jin, why don't you let the caravan transport the food directly to the disaster area? Not only could it alleviate the disaster, but it could also earn a sum of silver!”
Zhu Rong shook his head with a smile." Such twists and turns always happen when it comes to potatoes. Father-in-law, how do you think the imperial court will target me if I send caravans to sell grain to the Three Jin Dynasties?"”
Marquis Jiangyin sucked in a breath of cold air.”
Zhu Xiong nodded.
No emperor could tolerate disaster wealth.
When a disaster occurred, there were two things that they hated the most. One was the corruption of officials and the heavy exploitation. In the end, the relief supplies could not fall on the people.
The imperial court had clearly made a decision, a meritorious deed that could be recorded in the annals of history, but it had been destroyed by a group of vermin.
The second was that the merchants would cause trouble and raise the price of food to make a fortune!
Duke Jiangyin once again looked at Zhu Rong in a new light.
King Qi was far more meticulous than he had imagined!
Compared to Zhu Rong's calm side, the capital was in chaos.
The fact that the potatoes were poisoned was not caused by Crown Prince Zhu Biao or Fourth Prince Zhu Di. It was because the Ministry of Revenue did not repeatedly emphasize that potatoes were inedible when they were distributed.
After the civilians and the cooks in the army got the potatoes, although they knew about this, they had a fluke mentality, which led to a disaster.
The people involved in the military were naturally captured and killed. However, this storm was not over yet.
Because before the storm began, Empress Ma had already pleaded with Zhu Yuanzhang to allow Zhu to return to the capital to complete the marriage.
The words spoken by the Emperor were golden words and could not be taken back. It was extremely difficult to reverse the situation.
Crown Prince Manor.
Prince Zhu Biao and Prime Minister Hu Weiyong were discussing strategies in a secret room.
Now, Liu Bowen had returned to his hometown to retire. In the court, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was extremely powerful. The Crown Prince had the support of the ministers, and the Fourth Prince Zhu Di was gradually losing.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao personally poured a cup of tea for Hu Weiyong. He moved his slightly bloated body and slowly said,""His Majesty has changed his mind and wants Seventh Brother to return to the capital to get married. What should we do about this matter?”
Crown Prince Zhu Biao had been handling more and more political affairs over the years. He had become fatter and his body wasn't as healthy as before.
In the past two years, it was even more exaggerated. He was panting when he walked, but in the eyes of the officials, this was not a problem. The Crown Prince's body had become a little clumsy because he had worked too hard. However, this could not stop him from being a completely honest person. In the future, he would definitely become a benevolent and wise ruler.
Hu Weiyong thanked him, took the tea, took a sip, and placed it on the table. He glanced at Zhu Biao's swollen face without batting an eyelid and laughed coldly in his heart. How long could the Zhu family sit in this world if such a pedantic and soft-hearted person could become the Crown Prince?
After Hu Weiyong defeated Liu Bowen, he became more and more arrogant. Liu Bowen withdrew from the court, and Yang Xian was no match for Hu Weiyong. Right now, all the officials in the court were under his control. Even Crown Prince Zhu Biao was being played by him.
Hu Weiyong's face was solemn as he frowned and said,""This matter happened before the collective poisoning. There was still a chance.”
Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at Hu Weiyong and said,"We absolutely can't let Seventh Brother come back. My son has already moved into his mansion. Wouldn't it be a joke to let my son move out?”
Crown Prince Zhu Biao felt a headache coming on.
Zhu Yuanzhang doted on him and naturally took care of his future great-grandson. Zhu Yuanzhang had given the mansion to his future grandson after it had been empty for so long. He also hinted to the ministers that the inheritance of the old Zhu family's throne was very stable and that the scholars in the world should not be long-winded.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao was quite happy at the beginning and did not take it seriously. After a vassal king was appointed as a vassal, he would not easily return to the capital. Even if he did return, it would be for a short period of time. There was no need to specially arrange for the prince's residence.
But now, Zhu Yuanzhang had changed his mind and wanted to let his seventh brother return to the capital to get married. This immediately made Zhu Biao difficult.
If Zhu Xiong Ying hadn't moved in, it would have been fine. But the problem was that he had just moved in. If he moved out again, what would the officials and the people think?
Hu Weiyong stroked his beard and said calmly,"He can't come back!"
The next day, Hu Weiyong personally went to the Ministry of Revenue.
"Have you prepared the 200,000 taels of silver from Prince Qi's mansion?”
"How can we delay His Majesty's orders?" The Minister of Revenue hurriedly said. It was already prepared and was waiting for the Prime Minister to give the order to send it to Qingzhou immediately!”
Hu Weiyong nodded and said," Although there's a potato incident, the marriage of the Seventh Prince is a major event. It concerns the face of the royal family. Don't suppress it." Change this 200,000 taels of silver into Great Ming Treasure Notes and send it to Qingzhou.”
The Minister of Revenue subconsciously replied,"Yes!"”
Then, he realized that something was wrong.!
He suspected that he had heard wrongly.
The Minister of Revenue looked at Hu Weiyong in surprise." Great Ming…Treasure notes??"
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