Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 355 Don't Call Me Unpredictable!
After Zhu Yunxi revealed his identity, not only Lu Shiyuan and his daughter were shocked, but also several other people in the private room.

For example, Er Hu who happened to be sitting next to Zhu Yunxi.

Erhu came out of the room with a jerk, one big hand clasped tightly on the handle of the knife, staring at the two people in the room vigilantly with a pair of tiger eyes.

After all, Lu Shiyuan was someone who had seen strong winds and waves, so he immediately bowed his knees and fell to the ground.

"Grassman Lu Shiyuan pays homage to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness is a thousand years old!"

After Lu Shiyuan bowed down, he didn't forget to tug on his daughter and wink at her all the time.

Although Lu Hongfu felt a little unwilling, he still bowed down honestly.It's just that a pair of big, watery eyes are full of resentment and resentment.

How dare this kid play tricks on me!

"Minister Lu Hongfu, pay my respects to His Royal Highness Huang Taisui, His Highness is a thousand years old..."

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Empress Dowager!"

"Both of you sit down and talk."

"Don't dare!"

"The emperor's grandson is invited to take the seat, and the grass-roots and the daughter-in-law just stand and answer."

Zhu Yunxi deliberately said with a tiger face.

"Just let you sit down!"

Lu Hongfu sat down angrily when he heard the words, but after sitting down, he felt that his father's eyes were wrong, so he stood up hesitantly.

"Father……"

Lu Shiyuan was also an open-minded person. Seeing that his daughter had already sat down first, he sat on the chair next to his buttocks.

Seeing this, the two tigers also got into the box and stood behind Zhu Yunxi like a door god.

Several people sat down again, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said.

"Let's introduce ourselves again this time?"

"Gu is Zhu Yunxie, grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty."

Lu Shiyuan smiled wryly when he heard the words.

"Crassman Zhenjiang Lu Shiyuan is also..."

The two laughed a few times after they finished talking, Zhu Yunxi was in front, and Lu Shiyuan was behind in embarrassment.

"I don't know what the emperor's grandson's white dragon fish suit is about?"

"I just came to see the hand-picked champion, why didn't you come to take the exam."

"This one……"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Lu Shiyuan's face.

"Caomin's status is a bit special, and it is not convenient for him to work in the Municipal Shipping Department."

"Because of the Nine Masters?"

When Lu Shiyuan heard this, fear instantly appeared on his face.

Although the nine of them can call the wind and rain among the people, they dare not be known by the court, let alone the royal family.

Because of what they did, it is not an exaggeration to convict them of treason!

Lu Shiyuan fell to his knees again, and kowtowed to plead guilty.

"The emperor's grandson forgives the crime, and the grassroots are forced to do so. It's not that they intend to fight against the court!"

"I also ask the emperor's grandson to be kind, as long as the emperor's grandson forgives the crimes committed by my Lu family, the grass people are willing to donate all their wealth!"

Zhu Yunxi had a sneer on his face when he heard this.

"Lu Shiyuan, you underestimate Gu, do you think Gu came here for your family's property?"

When Lu Hongfu heard this, he looked at Zhu Yunxi angrily.

"Is not it?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi glared at Lu Hongfu displeased.

"Lu Shiyuan, your tutor is not good enough!"

When Lu Hongfu heard Zhu Yunxi say that she had no tutor, she wished she could get up and scratch him to death.

"you!"

Seeing this, Lu Shiyuan hurriedly slapped him.

"shut up!"

"Daddy..."

"Don't call me father, I don't have such a rebellious and unfilial daughter like you!"

After Lu Shiyuan reprimanded his daughter, he hurriedly apologized to Zhu Yunxi.

"The emperor's grandson calm down, the daughters of the people have been stubborn since childhood, if there is any offense, the grassroots are willing to bear it!"

Zhu Yunxi waved his hands indifferently, then looked at Lu Hongfu who was full of dissatisfaction.

"Although Gu has a bad reputation, have you ever heard of Gu taking advantage of others?"

"What I do with merchants on a daily basis is also in accordance with the rules among merchants. There has never been any coercion or temptation, let alone the use of royal authority to buy and sell by force."

"Even if I set up a stock exchange in the capital alone and sold my shares in Minggang and Jinling Coal Chamber of Commerce, I never forced people to buy them."

When Lu Hongfu heard what Zhu Yunxi said, the antagonism in his eyes immediately faded a bit.

The emperor's grandson was right, he did not take advantage of the imperial power to bully others.

It is said that Jin Yiwei arrested a group of bookstore owners without telling him last year, and he finally released them all by order. Later, he gave them business and allowed them to hang their own plaques and so on.

Now the owners of the bookstore in Beijing are all grateful for the kindness of the emperor's grandson and regard him as a living Bodhisattva.

"Then why do you start a city ship company..."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he didn't answer immediately, but looked at Lu Shiyuan who was kneeling on the ground.

"Brother Lu should understand Gu, please trouble Brother Lu to speak for Gu!"

Lu Shiyuan thought about it a little after hearing the words.

"Dare to ask the grandson of the emperor, do you want to set rules for Daming's maritime merchants?"

Lu Shiyuan's words were very euphemistic. The so-called rules are to collect taxes according to a certain percentage.

This kind of thing will definitely displease the Maritime Merchants Group, even if he, an enlightened faction among the Maritime Merchants, feels a little resentful when he thinks that his money will be taken away by the court.

Zhu Yunxi nodded with a smile when he heard the words, and then shook his head again.

"Yes and no!"

"The establishment of a shipping department alone does set up rules for maritime merchants, so as to set a tax rate acceptable to both parties."

"But Gu is not only for tax collection, but also for the prosperity of Daming's maritime trade and the sale of Daming's products to the whole world!"

"At the same time, Gu doesn't just collect taxes blindly, the Gu navy also provides escorts for merchant ships!"

"As far as Gu knows, the current ocean trade has always been in the hands of Fan people, and they have earned high profits by relying on the technology of ocean navigation they have mastered."

"Gu promises that all maritime merchants registered with the Maritime Department can send their children to study at the Daming Maritime Academy to learn the knowledge of ocean navigation."

"When you have mastered the technical means of ocean navigation, you can drive a merchant ship, under the protection of the Ming Navy, go to any country in the world, and trade with merchants from various countries in person, so as to realize the real world of goods!"

Zhu Yunxi spoke impassionedly and passionately, and Lu Shiyuan's heart was surging and his blood was surging when he heard it.

"nice!"

"The grandson of the emperor has such great ambitions, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous, and the Ming Dynasty not being strong!"

"Grassman..."

Lu Shiyuan almost said that he was willing to follow the emperor's grandson, and accompany the emperor's grandson to do a career together.

However, when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.

How could he be in his 40s, how could he be fooled by a teenager?

Seeing Lu Shiyuan reining in the cliff, Zhu Yunxi felt a little disappointed.

It seems that my ability to fool people is still not good enough. If Grandpa Huang is to fool you, maybe Lu Shiyuan can screw his head off and give it to Grandpa Huang...

"You don't need to rush to express your opinion, you can observe it."

Lu Shiyuan blushed in embarrassment when his heart was broken.

"The emperor's grandson's forgiveness is not because the grassroots don't want to follow the emperor's grandson and make great achievements together. It is really the grassroots who bear karma and are too involved, so they can't make a rash decision."

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help asking after hearing the words.

"Brother Lu, what can I do to make you completely relieve your guard?"

"This……"

Lu Shiyuan thought for a while, then shook his head helplessly.

"To be honest, His Highness has done a good job, but people's hearts are not enough, and after all, desires are hard to fill..."

"But as long as the emperor's grandson treats each other with courtesy, they must be able to appreciate the painstaking efforts of the emperor's grandson."

Zhu Yunxi frowned and thought for a while, then nodded.

"I understand!"

"If you send a message to other maritime merchants, you will never use the army and Jinyiwei to force them. But their smuggling business can no longer be done. Either give up the benefits of maritime trade, or obediently come to the Shipping Department to pay taxes."

"Otherwise, if Gu finds out that they still dare to hide from the court and secretly trade without telling Gu, then don't blame Gu for being rude!"

Hearing this, Lu Shiyuan hurriedly kowtowed to Zhu Yunxi more than a dozen times.

Although Zhu Yunxie's words were short, they contained a huge amount of information.

As soon as this remark came out, it proved that the emperor's grandson would not recover the tax owed before, and only needed to pay taxes in a regular manner in the future to trade normally!
"Caomin thanked the emperor's grandson on behalf of the people in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled coldly when he heard the words.

"You do not deserve!"

"You are not worthy to pay homage to Gu on behalf of the common people!"

"You are only worthy of thanking those profiteers!"

Lu Shiyuan's old face blushed in embarrassment when he heard the words, thinking to himself that the emperor grandson's words were really ruthless.

But thinking about what the nine big merchants did, it seems that they are not worthy of the emperor's grandson to show them mercy.

"Gu will give you a chance. If you are willing to serve the court and serve Gu, Gu can promote you to be a Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, and follow Gu to counsel the government."

"If you don't want to, then we will meet on the battlefield, or see you on the court!"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi said this, Lu Shiyuan's heart shuddered suddenly, and sweat appeared on his forehead instantly.

Ever since he met Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxi has always been as gentle as a spring breeze, not only calling him brothers and sisters, but even admiring his articles several times.

However, in a blink of an eye, the emperor's grandson showed the aura of the emperor, oppressing him almost to suffocation.

"His Royal Highness, can you let Cao Min think about it?"

"Can!"

"Gu only gives you one night!"

"Tomorrow at Chen's hour, Gu's boat will leave on time from the Songjiang Mansion Wharf. If you don't come, we will only meet on the battlefield or the execution ground in the future!"

After Zhu Yunxi said this, without giving the other party time to react, he got up and led Erhu and left the teahouse.

After Zhu Yunxi left, it took Lu Shiyuan a long time before he got up from the ground wet all over.

"Daddy..."

Just as Lu Hongfu was about to come over to help his father, he was scolded by Lu Shiyuan on the spot.

"roll!"

"It's fine for you to mess around on weekdays, how dare you confront the emperor's grandson face to face today?"

"You are going to kill thousands of people in the whole clan!"

Lu Hongfu cried aggrievedly when he heard the words.

"Who knew that the emperor's grandson was so small-minded, he was fine just now, turning his face is faster than turning a book, huh..."

Listening to his daughter's complaint, Lu Shiyuan sighed helplessly.

"This is Royal Tianwei!"

"As the saying goes, the majesty of the sky is unpredictable, and the majesty of the emperor is even more unpredictable!"

After Lu Shiyuan finished speaking, he stretched out his arms towards his daughter.

"Silly girl, don't hurry up and help us, Daddy is so frightened that he collapses!"

Lu Hongfu hurriedly wiped away her tears when she heard the words, then helped her father downstairs, and joined the servants downstairs.

"Daddy, where are we going?"

"Go back to the inn!"

Lu Shiyuan's father and daughter returned to the inn. Lu Shiyuan was lying on the bed in a daze, while Lu Hongfu directed his servants to investigate on the street to see if there were spies from officers and soldiers watching.

After a while, people reported that there were no government officials on the street, so Lu Hongfu hurriedly ordered people to prepare a carriage, and ordered the boat to berth at the Songjiang Wharf, intending to take his father away at any time.

"Daddy, my daughter has ordered people to get ready. Let's go to the pier in a carriage first, and then flee back to Zhenjiang by boat..."

After hearing what his daughter said, Lu Shiyuan didn't respond at all, but waved his hands helplessly.

"Don't bother!"

"Haven't you always wanted to take over the family business?"

"what?"

"Daddy, what do you mean by that?"

The next day, Shibosi Wharf.

Zhu Yunxi stood on the deck of the Taisun, looking down at the pocket watch in his hand from time to time.

Erhu led a dozen Jinyi guards and stood on both sides, staring at the calm river for a moment.

"Emperor Grandson, do you think Lu Shiyuan will come?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Zhu Yunxi sneered.

"Without Zhu Butcher, Gu would still be able to eat hairy pigs?"

Hearing this, Erhu secretly thought in his heart that if the emperor knew what the emperor's grandson said, he would have to give him a few whips on his ass.

Zhu Yunxi also realized that he had said something wrong, so he quickly changed his words.

"Ahem, it's Butcher Zhang..."

"Remember, you are not allowed to report what you said just now. If Grandpa Huang dares to take this matter to punish Gu, Gu will beat you!"

The Jin Yiwei on both sides would smile heartily when they heard the threat from the grandson of the emperor.

While the two were talking and laughing, a carriage appeared on the pier.

Seeing this, Erhu hurriedly gave Jin Yiwei a wink, and then a Jin Yiwei ran down the deck and came to the shore to greet him.

"Your Highness, he is here!"

"Ok!"

Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi welcomes Lu Shiyuan to the Taisun, and Lu Shiyuan bows down immediately when he sees Zhu Yunxi.

"My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, His Royal Highness is a thousand years old!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard that he called himself a "weichen", he stepped forward very enthusiastically to help him up.

"Ai Qing is alive!"

"From now on, we will be brothers and sisters. I treat you like a brother and sister, and I hope you will treat you like a heart!"

Lu Shiyuan shook his head when he heard the words.

"No!"

"The humble minister will only be ashamed, smashing his body to pieces to repay His Highness for his kindness!"

Lu Shiyuan made a small joke, which directly brought the relationship between himself and the emperor's grandson closer.

"I can't see that Lu Aiqing is a wonderful person, hahaha!"

"No matter how wonderful the humble official is, there is no such thing as the emperor's grandson!"

"Huang Shiren, the grandson of the emperor, it's so hard to deceive a humble minister, hahaha..."

"I also ask the emperor's grandson to forgive me. This time I came here alone. Before I came, I had already handed over all the business of the Lu family to my daughter."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, there was no change on his face.

"Lu Aiqing, do you think Gu is looking at your family business?"

"What I value is your people, your talents and insights!"

When Lu Shiyuan heard this, his eyes were red with emotion.

This was the solution he thought of all night. As the head of the Lu family, he would never put the entire family's wealth and lives at risk.

However, the grandson of the emperor was so respectful to the corporal, it could be said that he gave Lu Shiyuan enough face.

A scholar died for his confidant, and he could not live up to the emperor's grandson's kindness.

Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, he could only separate himself from the Lu family.

The position of patriarch of the Lu family was passed on to the daughter, and all the business of the Lu family was handed over to the daughter.

He came to the emperor's grandson alone. If the emperor still recognized him as a person, then he would do his best and die.

If the grandson of the emperor is disappointed with him and even executes him, then the Lu family will not lose much.

Looking at it now, the emperor's grandson is still trustworthy, and he didn't treat him coldly just because he was not worthy.

"From now on, my minister will do his best and die..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi took Lu Shiyuan's hand and walked into the cabin, then said to Erhu.

"Let's sail!"

"promise!"

After Zhu Yunxi's boat left, there was a group of people on the pier.

Zhang Tianyou looked at the sailboat going away, his eyes could almost spit out fire.Seeing this, the faces of the others were also very ugly.

Since the last meeting, he secretly contacted the other seven Patriarchs, saying that Lu Shiyuan was going to betray them, and asked them to send someone to monitor Lu Shiyuan's movements.

Although the others didn't believe it, they still followed Zhang Tianyou's words and secretly sent servants to watch over Lu Shiyuan.

Therefore, Lu Shiyuan drove to the pier, and they knew about it immediately.

If it wasn't for the secret escort of Jin Yiwei along the way, they might have killed Lu Shiyuan on the way!

The nine big families are united in the same spirit, and no living traitor will be allowed to appear!
"What did I say before, Lu Shiyuan is an official fan, and will definitely betray us in exchange for the glory and wealth of the imperial court!"

"Now you can see, he has already boarded the emperor's grandson's thief ship!"

The others looked sad when they heard the words, and there were many expressions of dissatisfaction on their faces.

"Old Lu is too miserable, how could he betray us just for the sake of official positions!"

Shen Congxing didn't show much anger, but he was a little envious in his heart.

To be honest, if the grandson of the emperor gave him an official job, maybe he would vote for it without hesitation.

Therefore, he understood Lu Shiyuan very well.

"What should we do now, can the trade be done two months later?"

Zhang Tianyou frowned and thought about it.

"Let's temporarily cancel it!"

"After we discuss the time and place of the transaction and other details, we will contact the overseas fan merchants again."

The others nodded their heads in praise.

"This method is very appropriate!"

"Lu Shiyuan, an old man, since he has taken refuge in the imperial court, he will definitely betray us. Let's be careful!"

When several people were cursing Lu Shiyuan with righteous indignation, a group of boys in green clothes and caps suddenly appeared on the pier.

As soon as the servants appeared, they ran towards every Patriarch.

"Dare to ask, but is the Patriarch of the Shen family?"

"This is a handwritten letter from my master, please read it to the master of the Shen family!"

Just as Shen Congxing wanted to ask who the other party was, he saw the words "Lu Shiyuan pause!" written on the envelope.

There is no need to ask now, this must be a letter from Lu Shiyuan calling for security for the imperial court!
"Brother Shen, Gui'an."

"Brother Yu is not abandoned by the emperor's grandson, and is willing to follow his tail, driven by the emperor's grandson..."

"The grandson of the emperor ordered Brother Yu to pass on the message to everyone. If you don't pursue what you did in the past, you will be selfless in the future."

"If there is another act of smuggling, the court's heavenly soldiers will come, so it's unpredictable..."

(End of this chapter)