"Not only does the current Emperor owe him money, but he is also the Emperor's savior!”
"Not only is he the saviour of His Majesty, but he is also the saviour of your father!”
"Tell me, what do you want?"
Xu Huizu was rendered speechless by Xu Da.
"Father, you said…the Emperor also owes Chen Shu money?" Xu Miaoyun asked.”
When the Xu family's girl asked this question, her face was still skeptical. How old was Chen Shu?
He had actually interacted with the current emperor?
Xu Da sighed and said,
"Daughter, you saw what he called me, right?”
"Xu San, do you know why I changed my name to Xu San?”
"Because when we borrowed money, there were a total of five people!”
"These are Zhu Da, Li Er, Xu San, Chang Si, and Liu Wu!”
When the Xu siblings and the others heard these names that were obviously fake, they were dumbfounded.
Needless to say, Zhu Da was definitely the current Emperor, and Xu San was his father.
What about the others?
Xu Miaoyun was a smart person. She quickly thought of the identities of the other people.
Chang Si was naturally Chang Yuchun, who had a close relationship with the emperor. Li Er and Liu Wu were not difficult to guess.
Xu Da was the number one person in the Ming army, but among the thirty-six founding heroes, there was one person whose ranking was higher than Xu Da.
The Duke of Korea, Lee Shan Chang, was obviously one of them.
As for Liu Wu, the only person who could fight with Li Shan Chang in the court was Liu Bowen, the Earl of Sincerity.
From the emperor to the leaders of the two most authoritative political groups in the Ming Dynasty, plus Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, the two War Gods of the military.
The Xu siblings felt their scalps go numb. The target of Chen Shu's debt collection actually involved the Emperor and the leaders of the Ming Dynasty's military and political circles.
Xu Miaoyun was speechless.
He didn't know if he should say that Chen Shu was powerful or that he was unlucky.
"Back then, before the Great Ming Dynasty was established, His Majesty was still the King of Wu!”
"We were surrounded by Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and the army was filled with despair!”
"Many people have persuaded His Majesty to surrender in order to gain a new position!”
"At that time, even His Majesty himself was a little shaken!”
"His Majesty went out once, but he was ambushed!”
"We escorted His Majesty away and accidentally fell into the water. We were saved by this Chen Shu!”
"At that time, he didn't know our identities. Because he was afraid of being reported, His Majesty and we both used fake names!”
"This child spoke with confidence and assurance, especially with His Majesty!”
"When he saw that we were in a difficult situation, he instructed us to go and seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang and said that His Majesty must be the ruler of the world!”
"In fact, His Majesty was forced into a corner by Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng and had already lost his confidence. This child argued with His Majesty and listed out His Majesty's advantages!”
"Your Majesty's confidence in fighting for the world can be said to have been established in the quarrel with this child!”
"I still remember that His Majesty was very excited at that time. He even said that if Zhu Yuanzhang became the ruler of the world in the future, Chen Shu could share the world with him!”
The more Xu Da spoke, the more shocking it was.
When the Xu siblings heard this, they also trembled.
Old Zhu's words about sharing the world could naturally be ignored.
However, from his father's description, Chen Shu's position in the Emperor's heart was definitely extraordinary.
One had to know that when the Emperor was at a loss, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was preaching. In addition to the grace of saving his life, there was also…
Yes!
The importance of this guy was self-evident.
Xu Da continued,
"Later, His Majesty was persuaded by him and decided to join Zhu Yuanzhang!”
When Old Xu said this, he was both angry and amused.
"Before he left, he asked Sir, since you have so much confidence in Zhu Yuanzhang!”
"Then how about you lend us a sum of money? We'll go and seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang. If we make it out, we'll definitely thank you properly!”
"When the young Chen Shu heard that, he set a contract with us!”
"Those loan slips are the military expenses that we personally signed back then!”
"The Emperor owed thirty thousand taels of silver back then!”
"Li Shan Zhang owes 10,000 taels!"
"Chang Yuchun and I only borrowed three thousand taels!”
"And Liu Bowen, this old fellow borrowed eight thousand taels!”
"All these silver taels add up to a total of fifty-four thousand taels!”
An eight-year-old child could actually take out fifty-four thousand taels. The Xu siblings did not know how to evaluate Chen Shu.
Xu Huizu also fell silent. Back then, when Old Zhu was not the emperor yet and was suppressed by Chen Youliang, the courage of a child who dared to lend fifty thousand taels of silver was self-evident.
He had heard his sister mention loan sharks before.
Chen Shu was born into a family that made a living by lending money.
The interest was less than double in five years. In that chaotic world, it was indeed not considered a usury.
However, five years was enough for the King of Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang, to gain a firm foothold and gradually take over the world.
However, the five of them did not remember their agreement to pay back the money on time.
This was the reason why the interest on the IOU had turned into a huge sum.
Although the Xu family members had different thoughts, under Xu Da's guidance, they were all kind people.
Even Xu Huizu himself didn't say that he was going to sue the Emperor.
"The money was borrowed with your father's signature!”
"Even if I have to go bankrupt, this is still my mistake!”
"Zengshou, do you know why I hit you?”
Xu Zengshou shook his head in confusion at Xu Da's question.
"Now that the few of us have noble titles, not paying our debts is one of the reasons why I can't afford to lose face!”
"Secondly, Chen Shu went to the capital to collect debts. If the others were really exposed, this would be an unprecedented scandal in the Ming Dynasty and damage the emperor's reputation!”
"Thirdly, he doesn't know our identities. It's actually fine that he met me first. I believe that your father will admit his mistakes!”
"But that doesn't mean that others think the same way!”
The Xu siblings looked at each other and understood what Xu Da meant.
The few people who were as close as brothers back then had gradually drifted apart in the court of the Great Ming Dynasty.
After Zhu Yuanzhang gained the world and conferred the title of meritorious minister, the fates of the few people were different.
Chang Yuchun had already died of illness.
Li Shan Chang, Liu Ji, and Liu Bowen, because of their different political stances, each pulled the Huaixi Group and the Zhedong Group together and fought endlessly in the court.
Xu Da was supposed to be a natural member of Huaixi Group, so he naturally stood on the opposite side of Liu Bowen.
However, he didn't like Li Shan Chang's power in the court, and he wasn't very close to the Huaixi people.
Li Shan Chang and Liu Bowen were no longer the Li Er and Liu Wu of the past.
Chen Shu might suffer a backlash from them if he went to force them to pay the debt.
"To protect the emperor's face, and to protect that child!”
"You are not allowed to tell anyone who I am, understand?”
"I'll slowly discuss with him about the repayment!”
"After all, we're not ordinary people. As long as we think of a way, we can still return the money!”
Old Xu's words made the Xu siblings scoff.
You're a Duke of Wei who gets a fixed salary. You're not a minister like Li Shan Chang who's good at manipulating power. How can you sell it for 200,000?
Xu Miaoyun felt the disdain from the children and blushed.
"I have my ways. Oh right…"
"My back gangrene feels much better!”
"That's because Chen Shu made a move!”
Xu Miaoyun snapped back at her father.
"It's him?"
Xu Da and Xu Huizu were stunned. They didn't know about this.
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