King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Seeing Zhu Tan's expression, Ye Shen knew that she was indeed not faking it, so he told her everything he knew.

"The Shouning Marquisate applied for 960,000 salt permits from Changlu and other salt fields. In name, it was smuggling, but in reality, it was smuggling, which caused border merchants to lose their fortunes. I am preparing to write a letter to the court!"

Zhu Tan wanted to swear and even beat him up. Big brother Zhang Heling really took all the benefits!

He just didn't believe that the emperor's brother-in-law would forget him, so he got nothing.

He didn't need the money, but he thought this thing was a rip-off.

"Jia Zhang, Zhang Laoliu, beat them up. These servants are actually helping people outside. There must be something wrong. Go and inform Zhang Wei and Zhu Da. I want to know which bastard stole my money."

Ye Shen only thought that Zhu Tan was angry about other things, but it turned out that it was because of unfair distribution. He still wanted to spit out blood.

A bloody incident occurred in the alley and someone was suspected to have died. The local people immediately reported the incident to the government.

Some yamen runners came, but it was said that it was done by his younger uncle, Earl Jianchang, and he was beaten by his uncle, Marquis Shouning.

One reason was that they were afraid of the reputation of the two Zhang uncles, so they could not interfere.

Secondly, this is their business, why are they butting in?
The news that the two Zhang uncles were going to fight spread quickly.

The onlookers then realized who Lord Ye Shen had married, and immediately began to mock and scold Ye Shen until he felt ashamed.

He couldn't stay in this alley any longer.

But the matter is not over yet. Zhu Tan is very cautious when he makes a move. He has made up his mind to take this opportunity to break up with his elder brother Zhang Heling, so he does not care about the impact of this matter.

Du Cheng was crippled, and Jia Zhang tortured him severely, making him tell him everything about Zhang Heling's embezzlement of 960,000 salt permits.

Zhu Tan had a lot of money on hand and didn't take the more than 100,000 taels of silver earned from the salt permits seriously at all.

Ye Zhi, who was standing by, shuddered when he heard this. He knew that Marquis Shouning earned more than 100,000 taels of silver a year, but if these salt permits were sold through formal channels instead of privately at low prices, the profits would definitely be greater.

This is equivalent to the empire paying hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!

Quarter of an hour later, the servant of Earl Jianchang captured Zhu Da who was wandering in the brothel.

Zhu Da felt that he was being kidnapped and quickly begged Chen Xiaobei for mercy.

However, when he saw Zhu Tan, he was as stunned as Du Cheng.

"Second Elder, what's going on? The two of us have never provoked the Second Young Master!"

Zhu Tan smiled coldly: "Didn't you offend me? And what is this 960,000 salt permit?"

Zhu Da understood immediately. Seeing Du Cheng was beaten black and blue, he quickly explained: "Second Master, the Marquis used all the money to repair the tomb. Now Xingji's tomb has not been repaired for a long time. Didn't the Marquis guard the tomb for Second Master?"

"Do you think you can build a tomb with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? I think you are corrupt. Beat him up, beat him up."

Zhu Tanchun was only interested in causing trouble and ignored their arguments.

The alley became a place of execution. Du Cheng and Zhu Da could no longer bear it and told everything about how they had an affair with a woman and kicked their wives away.

The harvest this time was 210,000 taels, of which 100,000 taels were kept by them, so 2+1 makes 5.

Zhu Tan immediately found an excuse for himself and asked the two of them to sign the paper and put their fingerprints on it.

Seeing that the situation was escalating, a smart man had already run to Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling and spread the news.

It was not even lunch time yet, but Zhang Heling rushed in and started scolding his second brother as soon as he entered the room.

"Brother, are you stupid? Do you have a fever? It's not good to spread this matter. Come on, let's go home and have a good talk."

Zhu Tan swallowed.

"Brother, I'm still young, not old, but I'm not stupid either. Can't you explain the matter of the 960,000 salt permits?"

Zhang Heling curled his lips. He had indeed applied for a salt permit under his own name before, but the private salt was too tempting to sell.

He was unwilling to share his money with his second brother and was speechless for a moment.

Zhu Tan was relentless and put the confessions of Du Cheng and Zhu Da in front of Zhang Heling.

"Brother, take a good look. These are your trusted slaves. You have received a total of 960,000 salt permits, a total of 210,000 taels. Have you received them? It turns out that these two dogs are my brothers!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Heling was furious and understood why his second brother was so angry.

He was also very angry because he only got less than 10,000 taels of money. In anger, he kicked Zhu Da and Du Cheng hard.

"You are a bunch of ungrateful people. You cheated me of more than 100,000 taels just because I treated you well. I will kill you."

Zhu Tan stretched out a hand to stop Zhang Heling's action and said, "Brother, stop pretending. Did you team up with me to deceive me?"

Zhang Heling shook his head. "Second brother, what are you talking about? They did all this. I know nothing about it."

"I don't believe it. They say brothers love each other deeply. You are teasing me. I must tell my brother-in-law and sister about this."

Zhu Tan brought out Zhu Youtang and his wife.

Zhang Heling shrugged his shoulders. This matter absolutely cannot continue. After all, someone was saying bad things about him behind his back, and the emperor tacitly approved it.

If things really get out of hand, he won't be able to afford it!
"No, let's go back and talk about it."

Zhu Tan threw his hand, pushed Zhang Heling aside, and shouted: "You and I are not friends. Today's matter is not over yet. Let's go our separate ways."

Zhu Tan then instructed Jia Zhang, Zhang Laoliu and others, "Confiscate the families of these two traitors as a way of paying back my 960,000 salt permits. Take them back to Shuntian Palace."

Zhang Heling became furious when he saw his second brother's stubborn attitude.

"Second brother, do you really regard me as your brother? If we have a grudge, we can just settle it behind closed doors at home. Why bother going through all this trouble in the government office? Come on, come back with me."

Can Zhu Tan let him go? This kind of opportunity is hard to come by, and it is better to get rid of a fool like Zhang Heling as soon as possible.

At the very least, he had to let others know that he and Zhang Heling were not in the same group.

The two men were arguing in the alley, but Jia Zhang and Zhang Laoliu didn't care. They just took Du Cheng and Zhu Da aside and continued to search.

Just confiscate it! Money and property must be confiscated, but there are also some unexpected things.

He actually found one of Zhang Heling's concubines from Du Cheng's home.

According to what the concubine said, she and Du Cheng have been having an affair for quite some time.

Even the concubine herself didn't know whose son her son belonged to.

Zhang Heling felt like he was slapped in the face. His brother fell out with him, and his concubine cheated on him. It was a shame. Zhang Heling was too embarrassed to stay any longer. He scolded Zhu Tan and hurried to find Empress Zhang to complain and give Zhu Youtang a warning.

Du Cheng and Zhu Da both had their own mansions, and this robbery not only made them a lot of money, but also made them a lot of money.

The two of them had been plundering the emperor's uncle for so many years and had spent all their money.

Various sundries totaled more than 300,000 taels.

Zhu Tan had money and also wanted to clear his name, so he dragged Ye Shen, who was in charge of the lawsuit, over.

"Mr. Ye, in addition to compensating some bankrupt merchants, this money will also be used to buy food and distribute it to soldiers across the border. What do you think, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Shen thought he might have heard it wrong, so he asked, and then he understood what Zhu Tan was talking about.

Is this still the useless Jianchang Earl in the rumors? Could this be a fake?
However, Ye Shenle was happy about it.

He had dealt with some bankrupt businessmen before, which was really pitiful. Moreover, China and France were destroyed and the soldiers on the border were hungry. If they could be given some food, that would be great!
Using this as an excuse, Zhu Tan said, "Mr. Ye, we really can't stay here any longer. Let's go find another place right away."

Having said that, Zhu Tan ordered the servants to move his things out without waiting for Ye Shen to answer.

Ye Shen's home was bare and had nothing else but some gifts.

Even the salary that Ye Qian had just received and the moldy rice were distributed to the neighbors by Zhu Tan on his own initiative.

Zhu Tan whispered something in Lu Zhu's ear. Qing Zhu kept nodding, smiling happily, staring at Zhu Tan with star-like light in her eyes.

A group of people walked into the mansion at the foot of the imperial city. The mansion was cleaned inside and out, and there were four servants.

Suddenly, the old woman became a "babysitter".

Luzhu also followed Zhu Tan's advice and bought some new clothes, headdresses and accessories for her and gave them to her mother Wang.

After changing her clothes, Wang seemed to have become a different person, with more charm.

And everything needed for daily life was available here, which made Ye Qian stare at this huge manor for a long time without saying a word.

He wanted to say something, but when Zhu Tan spoke just now, he was so frank that he couldn't find any flaws.

Zhu Tan said what he had to say, "Mr. Ye, you also know that I am ashamed that Shouning Hou has been in league with you. From now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other."

"It's better not to publicize this matter."

Zhu Tan was stunned and thought, No need, I want you to spread this matter!

"Mr. Ye, although there are many misunderstandings about me from the outside world, and I am too lazy to argue with them, I really can't stand it anymore. Yesterday, I talked to Mr. Liu, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others. I think I should prove to the world that I am not the kind of person that the rumors say I am!"

Ye Shen was stunned again, his whole body froze. What was going on?
Did the Earl of Jianchang meet with the three ministers yesterday? They seemed to be having a very happy chat?

Ye Shen really didn't know what to do.

Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Zhu Tan took the initiative and ordered a sumptuous banquet as a celebration of Ye Shen's family's new home.

Ye Shen couldn't refuse Chu Mu's enthusiasm, so he sat down with Chu Mu in a daze and started eating together.

Zhu Tan's soul resides in Jian Changbo's body. With Zhu Tan's knowledge, he and Ye Shen quickly started a conversation, which made Ye Shen even more puzzled.

But there is no doubt that the Earl of Jianchang that Ye Shen imagined is very different from the current Earl of Jianchang.

He even began to doubt whether his previous dislike for Zhu Tan was biased and wrong.

Wang changed her clothes and walked around the backyard.

She had suffered all her life and had never lived in a mansion like this.

When he saw the two boxes of money, he almost lost his balance.

The old lady also had a look of joy on her face, saying that her husband and wife had finally made it through, and her daughter was also very happy.

Wang checked everything from head to toe, then took Luzhu's hand and started chatting with him.

"Qingzhu, you must be careful when you are in the Earl's house. Don't offend the eldest lady. Being a concubine is also a very difficult thing."

Lu Zhu nodded and said, "Mother, my husband has not yet married! She is not here."

When Wang heard this, her eyes lit up immediately and she patted her thigh lightly, "Okay, you better hurry up. If you can give birth to a son or daughter for the uncle, our family's position will be secure."

Cuizhu's face turned red and she felt a sense of loss in her heart.

Last night Zhu Tan treated everyone equally, she was not the only one who was being showered.

She was also a little surprised. Zhu Tan didn't seem to care much about any woman and didn't make her heart beat faster.

If Zhu Tan knew what Qingzhu was thinking, he would definitely tell it.

I'm a pure worker and don't have time for distractions!
Ye Shen was drunk and was forced to drink several times by Zhu Tan. Unconsciously, his conversation turned to Xu Qiong, the current Minister of Rites.

Ye Shen made no secret of his opinion of Xu Qiong.

Zhu Tan curled his lips and thought to himself, you really know how to talk!
But he absolutely supports Xu Qiong's affairs.

This uncle is just like Zhang Heling, a bunch of idiots, they'd better leave quickly.

When Ye Shen heard Zhu Tan's cooperation with him, his opinion of Zhu Tan changed again, and his daughter Qingzhu was also Zhu Tan's "concubine".

It seems that he can't escape this.

After a good meal and a good drink, Ma Cong unexpectedly showed up.

In Yancheng Hall, there was an imperial decree, summoning Chu Tian and all the ministers in the cabinet to hold a court meeting, apparently to discuss state affairs.

Zhu Tan understood that he must return to the original place, so he left Qingzhu to Ye Shen and his wife, and then hurried out of Ye Shen’s new house.

The reform plan discussed by Liu Jian and others in parliament was much more specific, with a total of eight points.

Zhu Youtang took a look and nodded repeatedly, then went to call Zhu Tan, the person who had made the proposal.

Zhu Tan got a plan from Ma Cong on the way, walked into the Qianqing Palace, nodded slightly to Liu Jian and others, and then presented his plan.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youtang was overjoyed.

Zhu Tan's proposal was something that Liu Jian and the others had not expected, and it was also a very valuable proposal. (End of this chapter)