Old Zhu's Little Treasury Exposed!
That night, the moon was as bright as water
The Forbidden City was shrouded in the moonlight.
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished dealing with the last memorial, he raised his hand and hammered his sore neck. Under the escort of several eunuchs, he returned to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.
this time
Empress Ma sat at the table, flipping through the seasonal expenditure table handed over by the harem.
After hearing the commotion at the door, he looked up and stood up to go forward.
He took the dragon robe that Zhu Yuanzhang had just taken off and said worriedly,"Why are you back so late?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head vigorously and stretched his back."There are many memorials today.”
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang began to complain again." It's much more tiring to sit on the throne than to fight for it.”
Looking at the exhausted Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma felt uncomfortable and said angrily,"" I asked you to assign the tasks to the ministers, but you're worried…"
"No!"
When this topic was brought up, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be in high spirits." This is definitely not possible! I don't feel at ease leaving it to them!”
"Aren't you confident in handing it over to Li Shan Chang?" Empress Ma asked.”
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, grabbed the tea on the table and took a sip." Alright, let's not talk about this with you!"”
"Sister, take a look at this!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he reached into his sleeve and took out the two pages of paper that Zhu Bai had left behind. He said indifferently,"This was left behind by Twelfth Brother.”
Hearing that it was news of Zhu Bai, Empress Ma immediately snatched the letter over.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the side, remained silent and leisurely sipped his tea.
After reading it once, Empress Ma's eyes couldn't help but turn red. She muttered,"" Silly child…Silly child…"
Empress Ma looked at the two pages of paper in her hand again. She looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with her red eyes and said in a choked voice,"Chongba, others may not know about Qiongzhou, but you do.”
"The poverty in that place is a small matter. Moreover, there are many barbarians in the miasma. At that time, many brothers died in Qiongzhou.”
Empress Ma muttered and suddenly said seriously,""No! You must immediately issue an order for Bai 'er to come back!”
"His health was not good when he was young. If he goes to Qiongzhou and suffers from any illness, how am I going to live?”
Zhu Yuanzhang just sat at the side leisurely and lowered his head to drink tea." This child wants to go. Can we stop him?”
"He even dared to transfer the army privately. Do you think he will listen to our imperial edict and come back obediently?”
"Then what should we do?"
Empress Ma clutched her chest, her face full of worry." Are we going to let Bai 'er suffer in Qiongzhou?"”
"How is this going to Qiongzhou to be a prince? This is clearly exile!"
"Alright, alright!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gently patted Empress Ma's back and comforted her,""Bai 'er has 3,000 elite Imperial Guards and the local officials of Qiongzhou Prefecture at his disposal.”
"It's true that going to Qiongzhou is not as comfortable as going to Jingzhou, but it's not to the extent of taking his life.”
"Bai 'er is still young. It's a good thing to let him suffer more, and it'll be beneficial for his future development.”
"Besides, when he's done playing and knows that Ku Zi Ri isn't having a good time, he'll naturally want to come back.”
Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with doubt in her eyes." With Bai 'er's temper, how could he come back on his own?”
"Don't worry!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said firmly,"In less than half a year, that kid will retreat. At that time, we will issue an imperial edict to summon him back."”
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Empress Ma's heart finally calmed down.
but soon
"But Qiongzhou wasn't intended to be used as a foreign land." Empress Ma said worriedly,"If Bai 'er went there, wouldn't he not even have a residence?"”
"This kid is smart!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Empress Ma with a bitter smile on his face." Didn't you hear that he borrowed all the civil and military officials in the court?”
"I know that."
The matter of Zhu Bai running away after borrowing money, let alone in the Forbidden City, even the peddlers in Nanjing knew it clearly.
Empress Ma had naturally heard of this news.
However, Empress Ma still said with a worried expression,""How much can those ministers in the court borrow? I've heard that the total amount isn't even two hundred thousand silver.”
"This money is definitely enough to build a house in Qiongzhou, but to build a mansion, I'm afraid it's a little tight.”
At this point, Empress Ma's gaze drifted out of the window to the south. It was as if she could see her Bai 'er just like that.
" But Bai 'er has never traveled far away by himself. The journey to Qiongzhou is long. If he spends extravagantly…"
Zhu Yuanzhang poured a cup of warm tea for Empress Ma and handed it over."Sister, don't worry. This kid is cunning and won't suffer a loss!”
"Right now, he has at least one million taels of silver in his pocket. No matter how he squanders it, as long as he doesn't throw it everywhere, he can spend it until next year, let alone King Xiu's estate.”
" A million taels??"
When Empress Ma heard this, she was also shocked." Where did Bai 'er get so much money?”
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and slowly listed the accounts for Empress Ma.
Not to mention the money of the officials, even if they didn't take into account their own money, just the silver from his father and father-in-law alone was already one million taels.
Empress Ma listened in a daze and then smacked her lips, as if she was pondering something in her heart.
then
A hand reached out and grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's right ear." Zhu Zhongba, how dare you hide your stash of money behind my back!”
"He even hid 300,000 taels!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, whose ears were grabbed, immediately changed his expression and hurriedly explained,"Sister, sister, let me explain!"
"Hey, hey, hey, be gentle, be gentle!”
Empress Ma pulled Zhu Yuanzhang's ear tightly and said angrily,""Zhu Zhongba, oh Zhu Zhongba, you're getting bolder and bolder. Do you want me to help you take in a few more concubines?”
"Or you can just cripple me, the empress, so that I won't be an eyesore to you.”
at this time
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had his ears grabbed, did not dare to talk back.
He remembered that when Zhu Yuanzhang had just ascended the throne a few months ago, it was like taking in a concubine.
What did he say? Since ancient times, which emperor didn't have three thousand beauties in his harem?
But what was the result?
She was chased by Empress Ma with a feather duster and beaten for the entire night.
From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer dared to have the thought of taking a concubine, let alone do so.
Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to follow Empress Ma's direction to avoid suffering more physical pain. However, his mouth was not idle as he quickly explained.
"Sister, these silvers are all spoils of war brought back by Tiande during the war. We didn't dare to spend a single cent, and all of them are stored in the treasury.”
" Ouch, little sister, be gentler. It really hurts…"
"How much money is left in the treasury?" Empress Ma asked doubtfully.”
"No more…"
Empress Ma suddenly tightened her grip and said seriously,""Say it again? If you don't tell me, can't I get someone to investigate?”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately put on a long face and said aggrievedly,"There are still 200,000 taels…"
"This 200,000 taels of silver, immediately transfer it to the Jingzhou Prefecture Magistrate and let them strengthen the local construction!”
"From your little vault!"
"Alright, alright, alright, I promise you!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Empress Ma released her hand.
The little vault that he had saved up for many years was emptied all of a sudden.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely uncomfortable.
Sitting on the stool, he covered his burning ears with his right hand and looked at Empress Ma with a wronged face.
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