Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 445: He has been targeted for a long time! Two kings enter the capital (please subscribe!!)
"Steward, did Guo Zi just say that after the steelmaking plant is completed, he wants me to supply iron ore and iron tools as raw materials?"

Jin Wang Zhu Fan asked quickly.

"In response to the prince, it seems that is indeed the case." The prince's housekeeper nodded.

Forehead! Then isn't this just going to consume all the iron ore and iron tools that this king has accumulated?

"It's intentional! The imperial court definitely did it on purpose!" King Zhu Fan of Jin roared: "If there are no iron ores and iron tools, how can I make weapons?"

"Your Majesty, my subordinates just heard that the imperial court has determined the locations of two large-scale steel mills this time. One is in our Taiyuan Mansion, and the other is in Prince Ning's house." The palace steward said cautiously.

Hearing this, Jin Wang Zhu Fan's expression changed, "Steward, do you mean that the court already knows about my king's plan?"

"That's right." The palace steward nodded and said seriously: "Actually, my subordinates had suspicions when the price of food and other materials increased for no reason last time, causing all our food and money to be consumed!"

"Your Majesty, maybe we have been targeted by the court for a long time."

"I have been targeted for a long time!!" Jin Wang Zhu Fan was shocked and said quickly: "But it shouldn't be. If the father knew what I was going to do, he would definitely send people to arrest me. So what? Will this king be safe and sound until now?”

"Damn it, since I returned to the fiefdom, I have always remembered brother-in-law Ouyang's church. I have worked hard to develop the fiefdom and made so many preparations, but now I have fallen short!" King Zhu Fan of Jin said with a look of reluctance.

Three months later.

"This is exactly what I mean!" Jin King Zhu Fan nodded, "Come here! Bring a pen and paper!"

"Butler, what's your suggestion?" Jin Wang Zhu Fan asked quickly.

"Yes, because this is the only reason that can explain the various behaviors of the imperial court!" The palace steward said helplessly: "My lord, my subordinates know that you want to send troops to attack Beiyuan with Prince Ning and make great contributions!!"

"Oh! What's the reason?" Jin Wang Zhu Fan asked quickly.

"But the current situation really doesn't allow it!"

"Perhaps His Majesty doesn't want anything to happen to you? He wants you to realize your mistake and end this matter quietly!" The palace steward continued: "Your Majesty, this large-scale steelmaking plant is run by His Royal Highness himself. The decision was made. His Royal Highness must have contributed a lot to this. The person who came was Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs. There must be the shadow of Ouyang Consort behind this method! "

"Guan Jiayou is right." Jin Wang Zhu Fan nodded, "I really cannot let my father, eldest brother and brother-in-law Ouyang worry anymore for my own selfish interests."

"After I finish writing the letter, I will personally go to the construction site of the large steelmaking plant to supervise the work. Since my father and the others have built such an important factory in Taiyuan, I must not let them down."

"Of course we are following the requirements of the imperial court to build a large-scale steel rolling mill. We should pay for it, hire people for it, and hand over the raw materials we need!" the palace steward said helplessly.

Hearing the words of King Zhu Fan of Jin, the palace steward seemed to have thought of something and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I may know why the emperor, prince and consort want to stop you!" the palace steward said helplessly.

"Back to the prince, it's actually very simple, because your majesty and the prince all think that you are going to rebel, and you are joining forces with Prince Ning!" the palace steward said.

"Steward, are you saying that my father, eldest brother, and brother-in-law Ouyang all judged that I am going to rebel, so that's why there was a sudden increase in the price of supplies and today's steel rolling mill??!"

"I will write a letter to the seventeenth place later, and the previous discussions will be suspended."

After the palace steward finished speaking, Jin Wang Zhu Fan also fell into silence.

"Your Majesty, the situation is like this now. We can only focus on the overall situation. Maybe there will be opportunities in the future?" The palace steward comforted: "And even if it is judged that you are going to rebel, His Majesty, the Prince, and Ouyang Consort are all Reminding the prince in a way that has the least impact is enough to show their care for the prince and Prince Ning!"

"His Majesty the Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Consort Ouyang. The three of them are all trying to save you and His Highness Prince Ning!"

"Ah!" The words of the palace steward made Jin Wang Zhu Fan stunned.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The palace steward continued: "I suggest that Your Majesty write a letter to Your Majesty, the Prince and Ouyang Consort respectively, telling them the whole story to avoid misunderstanding."

"Seeing that the time is about to come, I am really unwilling to give in! And I am not rebelling, so why are they all coming to stop me!" King Zhu Fan of Jin said speechlessly: "You can't give this to me. Do you want a chance to prove yourself?"

Two large steelmaking plants were completed in Taiyuan Prefecture and Ningzhou Prefecture respectively.

And as two large steel mills started operating, Taiyuan and Ningzhou became two dazzling pearls in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The effects brought by the large steel mills were undoubtedly huge.

The economic situation of the two places has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the money earned has doubled than in the past.

But before Jin Wang Zhu Fan and Ning Wang Zhu Quan were happy, the Jin Yiwei came to take them away, saying that the emperor, their father, wanted to see them.

As a result, the two brothers Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan went to the capital under the escort of Jin Yiwei.

"Third brother, if your father wants to see us, just tell us, why did you let the Jin Yiwei come! It makes us seem like we were arrested for committing a crime." Zhu Quan muttered: "Wait a minute. Do you think my father wants to settle accounts with the queen? ah!"

"Last time, my father found out about our affairs. We didn't move before because the large steel mill had not been repaired, and we were afraid that we would cause trouble. Now that the steel mill has been repaired, we can take all the iron ore and iron tools we have in our hands. It’s been used by the steel mill, and it’s time to deal with us.”

"It's over. If I go to the capital this time, I'm afraid I'll never come back!"

"Third brother, what should we do? You have that idea!"

Listening to Zhu Quan's words, Zhu Fan felt quite uncomfortable.

This was more frightening than the last time he was arrested by Ouyang Lun in the capital. After all, the last time he only harmed the people, that is, he was taught a lesson by Ouyang Lun and imprisoned for a while. But this time, if it is serious, he and Prince Ning Raising private soldiers and intending to rebel! Although he and Ning Wang Zhu Quan just wanted to join forces to send troops to Beiyuan, what if his father didn't believe it?

The best outcome for himself and Prince Ning Zhu Quan is to be deposed and then imprisoned.

"At this point, we just have to accept it."

Zhu Fan said calmly.

"That's right, now we need money but no money, people and no one, and everything we do is in vain." Zhu Quan continued to mutter: "If my father really wants to abolish us, I still hope to be imprisoned in the clan. With Brother-in-law Ouyang here, I will never be lonely or bored. During my time in the fiefdom, I studied fishing seriously. I am very confident that I can beat Brother-in-law Ouyang in fishing! "

"I want, too."

After a long journey, King Zhu Fan of Jin and King Zhu Quan of Ning finally arrived in the capital.

The person who came to pick them up was Wang Zhong, Zhu Yuanzhang's personal eunuch.

"My lord, why did my father call me and my third brother back?"

Ning Wang Zhu Quan asked quickly.

Wang Zhong shook his head, "The Za family doesn't know either. The two princes will find out when they enter the palace and meet His Majesty."

Saying this made Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan even more nervous. "Please invite me, my two princes. Your Majesty is already waiting for you two at the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

"Eunuch Wang, please lead the way." Zhu Fan said helplessly.

Soon, Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony under the leadership of Wang Zhong.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang is sitting on the dragon chair, and Prince Zhu Biao is standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highnesses King Jin and King Ning have arrived."

"Well, Wang Zhong, you all should go down first. No one is allowed to come in without my order." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

"Yes." After Wang Zhong saluted, he slowly retreated with a group of eunuchs and maids.

Seeing such a battle, Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan fell to the bottom of their hearts.

Send everyone else away, this is obviously to deal with the two brothers!
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"

Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan bravely saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Third and Seventeenth, do you know why we called you back to Beijing at this time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly, his tiger eyes constantly looking at the two of them, which made the already nervous two people even more stressed.

Ning Wang Zhu Quan was the first to lose his temper, "Father, it's all my son's fault. I shouldn't have planned to send troops to Beiyuan with my third brother, and I shouldn't have raised private soldiers!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond.

Jin Wang Zhu Fan said: "Father, regarding the raising of private soldiers, I have made it very clear in my letter three months ago. If I admit my mistake, I will never punish my father in any way." There will be a complaint!”

Hearing Zhu Fan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was not angry at first, suddenly became angry.

"What! Are you aggrieved first?"

"Raising a private army. You two are so brave!"

Zhu Yuanzhang cursed.

"Father, calm down, have you forgotten the agreement you made with me?" Zhu Biao quickly said, "Let me ask you!"

"Okay, come on!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands, sat angrily and stopped talking.

After comforting Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao turned his attention to Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan, "Third brother and seventeenth brother, I and my father have already read the letters you wrote. They are very pleased!"

"The reason why I summoned you to Beijing at this time is actually for your sake!"

"I called you here this time just to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."

"As the Ming Dynasty vassal kings, your responsibility is to manage your respective fiefdoms and seek benefits for the people in the fiefdoms, not to support private armies. The imperial court will arrange the attack on Beiyuan!"

Upon hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan had completely different reactions.

"Eldest brother is right, third brother and I were confused and did such a thing!" Ning Wang Zhu Quan said quickly: "We already know that we were wrong, please forgive me this time, father and eldest brother!"

"Father and eldest brother, as the Ming Dynasty vassal king, you should indeed manage your own fiefdom and seek the welfare of the people. I have done this. While doing this, I want to do some extra achievements. Why? No?" Zhu Fan looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and said loudly: "Brother-in-law Ouyang once told his son that men should ride horses and travel across the world. As the son of the Zhu family, I have ambitions all over the world. I no longer want to be limited to Jin. Look around the world!”

"To tell you the truth, my seventeenth brother and I discussed not only to attack Beiyuan, but also to penetrate Beiyuan and go further north to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty!!"

"Is it wrong to think so?"

"Bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry after hearing Zhu Fan's words. "It's true that you support a private army, but whether you want to attack Beiyuan or the capital, who can tell clearly?!"

"If you, bastard, rebel, wouldn't I be ridiculed by everyone in the world!!"

"What will others think of my old Zhu family, brothers killing each other?"

"Damn Ouyang Lun, this is what he taught you!!"

Looking at the furious Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Ning Zhu Quan was so frightened that he fell to the ground and said, "Father, please calm down! Father, please calm down! My son and third brother were just confused for a moment and did something wrong!"

"Zhu Fan, what else do you have to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Father, I have indeed done something wrong. I am not going to defend myself. However, this matter has nothing to do with brother-in-law Ouyang. Everything is my own decision!"

"For the rest, no matter how the father wants to punish his son, he will accept it!"

After saying that, Zhu Fan puffed up his chest and closed his eyes.

Hearing Zhu Fan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "You are still my son, but if you protect Ouyang Lun like this, why do we feel that he is your father!"

"Father, I still have a question. When I made these preparations, I was extremely hidden. How could I still be discovered by you? It seems that I discovered it relatively early!" Zhu Han asked.

"Hmph, let your elder brother answer this question! You think you have done it perfectly, but in fact you have no idea that all your actions are under our control!" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered with a hint of pride.

Zhu Biao followed up and said: "Third brother, in fact, this all depends on brother-in-law Ouyang. Since brother-in-law Ouyang took up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he has established a national key material database. This database is updated about once a month. Monitoring Looking at the key material data of each province, state, county, and fiefdom of the Ming Dynasty, you only need to pull out the data of grain, iron ore, and horses in your Shandi and Ningdi, and you can clearly find that you have a huge relationship with other fiefdoms. The difference!”

"After that, Gu sent Jin Yiwei to investigate in Jin and Ning, and sure enough, they found out that you two were raising a private army."

When Zhu Biao said this, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "When Jin Yiwei submitted the evidence that you two traitors were raising a private army, my first thought was to send someone to catch you two bastards in front of me. Come!"

"But your eldest brother has repeatedly asked me to extend the time limit and give you a chance to change your ways! He said that there is a way for you to dismantle the private army and minimize the impact of this matter!!"

"That's it!" When Zhu Fan and Zhu Quan heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, they both looked at Zhu Biao gratefully.

"Thank you, brother!"

"Third brother and seventeenth brother, we are brothers. There is no need to say thank you. I can only come up with such a method thanks to brother-in-law Ouyang." Zhu Biao said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)