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

Zhang Yuanying looked at Liu Jin and the others with a half-smile, without the slightest stinginess, and directly rewarded them with a note with a face value of 100 guan, which was also worth ten taels of silver.

However, Liu Jin and others were used to being supported by Zhu Tan, so they didn't care about the money at all.

But considering the Duke of England, she still gave a flattering smile and bent down.

Zhang Yuanying walked in and saw Zhu Houzhao lying on the bed. He asked in a clear voice, "How is my cousin now?"

From the perspective of relatives, the relationship between Zhang Yuanying and Zhu Houzhao is rather subtle.

Zhang Mao's sister was the wife of Emperor Renzong Zhu Gaochi, and Zhang Yuanying's mother was the daughter of Emperor Longqing.

Longqing was the daughter of Zhu Qizhen and the biological sister of Zhu Jianshen, which is why the situation was so chaotic.

Zhang Yuanying cleverly linked herself to Zhu Houzhao's cousin.

"I have a family ointment here. Ask the maid to apply it to my cousin!"

Zhu Houzhao did not like this cousin who was older than him very much because he had only met her a few times.

"It's okay, I'm fine. Even if it hurts, the medicine my uncle gave me is quite effective."

Zhang Yuanying came here to sow discord between the two. When he heard Zhu Houzhao praising Zhu Tan, he snorted coldly, "It's all your cousin's fault. He is lustful and even his children are not spared. It's fine if he causes trouble himself, but he even involves your cousin. It's really abominable."

Zhang Yuanying said this to express his sympathy for Zhao Youyue, but he didn't know that this little boy of eleven or twelve years old was not a simple boy.

Zhu Tan's strategy based on Emperor Zhengde's plan really worked.

Zhu Houzhao had already shown his talents before he grew into a deformed tree, which led to earth-shaking changes in his outlook on life and the world. His way of looking at problems and his mentality were completely different from those of this era.

Listening to Zhang Yuanying's accusations against Zhu Tan, Zhu Houzhao remained expressionless, except for a look of gnashing teeth. It was the cunning unique to young people that allowed him to continue speaking.

"Men all like such beautiful women, there won't be any problem."

Zhang Yuanying smiled and felt that the two uncle and nephew were really birds of a feather.

This prince, at such a young age, has already agreed with Marquis Jianchang's approach. In the future, he will become Marquis Jianchang's second-in-command, just like him!

This sentence makes a lot of sense. The life of Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao is explained by Zhu Houzhao's personal experience.

However, Zhang Yuanying's view of Zhu Houzhao was purely short-sighted and contemptuous.

"Cousin, do you understand biology? Don't you even know about physiological health care? Speaking of this, we have to talk about the body structure of men and women. Women can get married and have children when they are fifteen years old, but why can't men get married? This is because their development levels are different."

Zhang Yuanying was completely confused, as if she heard nothing, as if she was struck by lightning, and had no idea what Zhu Houzhao was thinking.

Zhu Houzhao began to talk incessantly about mathematics and physics, and as he listened to Zhang Yuanying's words, he seemed to be talking to himself.

Zhang Yuanying simply labeled Zhu Houzhao "incomprehensible" and "crazy", said a few perfunctory words, and left.

Zhu Houzhao watched Zhang Yuanying and his maid leave and sighed.

"They say that women are virtuous if they are uneducated, but you don't know anything about that. What is Second Uncle talking about? White eyes, nerve problems, and watts in the brain."

After Zhang Yuanying left, Liu Jin and others told Zhu Houzhao the results of the discussion.

Zhu Houzhao endured the pain, winked at him and said, "Liu Jin, go to the palace and ask my second uncle to prepare a set of rules. Don't worry about the affairs in the palace for now. I will report to my father tomorrow when I am better."

What happens in the palace is just a small circle.

Just this point, after Zhang Yuanying promoted it, almost everyone became a third-rank official and a senior official in the court.

People who didn't like Zhu Tan in the first place had an even worse feeling towards an uncle like Zhu Tan.

Those who were close to Zhu Tan or those who did not believe in superstition would use the excuse of visiting Zhu Tan to ask her for advice.

Zhu Tan refused to admit or deny what the outside world said, saying that he made a mistake while drinking.

Only those who were close to him knew that Zhu Tan had fallen into a trap, and they could not help but unite to find this sinister person.

Hearing Xu Guangzuo's complaint, Zhu Tan waved his hand and said, "Brother, there is no need to rush this matter. I think this is a good thing. It makes me alert. This time, he just wants to ruin my reputation. If he kills me with a sword, wouldn't it be too unfair?"

Thinking of this, Xu Guangzuo was startled. This possibility was too great!

Guo Ning also echoed: "Second brother is right. We have learned a lesson. We must not take it lightly in the future and must pay more attention."

Tang Bohu and Xu Jing were Zhu Tan's friends. After hearing the inside information, they realized how treacherous the human world is.

Tang Bohu was a young and inexperienced person, and Xu Jing was also a young and inexperienced person. These young men from aristocratic families understood conspiracies and intrigues better than anyone else.

"My Lord, speaking of this, I have to take one thing seriously. I must tell you, my Lord."

Xu Jing then explained the situation of the Tianhuang stone mine and the bloodstone again.

He had just learned about this from his family not long ago, and he didn't take it too seriously at the time. Now thinking about it, it was all just too much of a coincidence.

"Oh my! This is killing two birds with one stone! You really give me face."

Zhu Tan understood what Xu Jing meant, so he stated his suspected targets, which were naturally Zhang Yuanying and the other aristocratic families who were killed.

As they were talking, Ma Cong walked in.

Because he has been promoted from Zhu Tan's brother to Zhu Tan's father-in-law, he has seldom appeared here recently. He only helps Zhu Tan with military affairs. This time he came to pass on a message to Ma Wensheng.

"My Lord, my father doesn't think you would do such a thing. He concluded that you were framed. My father said that you were right to endure it. There are some problems with the Jingying, Tengxiang and the Imperial Horse Farm. If you continue to investigate, I'm afraid more things will happen."

Zhu Tan thought to himself, Mr. Ma, thank you so much, you still have some reservations about the Beijing camp.

It seems that if I hadn't been your grandson-in-law, he would probably agree to my intervention in this matter.

"Father-in-law, I have my own plan for this matter. The reason why I gave in was not for the sake of peace, nor to displease the emperor, but to divert attention. When it comes to intrigue, I know I will not lose to others, but if you want to play tricks, I will make you pay for it."

"Husband..." Her voice was choked.

Luzhu's face became flustered. After she arrived, she found that there were so many outsiders around her and she was speechless.

Zhu Tan chuckled indifferently. From Qing Zhu's expression, he knew that this was bad news. "You tell me, even if the sky collapses and the earth breaks, I can bear it."

"I bought the timber on the Yalu River, and there has been no news so far. I sent Manager Zhang to inquire, but found that they had disappeared."

Zhu Tan laughed even louder, but everyone could hear that he was really angry.

He kept nodding his head: "Awesome, time and time again, this is to kill people, okay, I'll remember it."

He was determined to build a large ship for sailing, and he spent a huge amount of money on it, spending more than 100,000 taels of silver on wood alone.

This time, he was accused of being a liar, and one person was missing, so the price would be at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver!
Zhu Tan believed that no matter what choice a person made when he was furious, it would be unwise, so he put the matter aside for the time being, calmed himself down, and then thought about it carefully.

At noon, Zhu Tan was about to prepare dinner for Tang Bohu and others, but unexpectedly someone came from the palace. It was Liu Jin.

Liu Jin did not come empty-handed this time. He also brought an imperial edict and a consolation gift.

The content of the imperial edict was very simple: "People should be cautious."

The gifts were some healing herbs and supplements.

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After Tang Bohu and the others left, Liu Jin spoke again, "My Lord, you may not know that this morning, the Crown Prince talked to the Emperor for half an hour in the Qianqing Palace, and then the Emperor sent me here to bring you a tonic."

Zhu Tan laughed, "It's no wonder that my eldest nephew treats him well and stands up for him."

"My Lord, Zhang Yuanying came to visit last night, but he drove her out with just a few words, and even called Zhang Yuanying stupid. My Lord, what's wrong with your brain?"

Zhu Tan felt Zhu Houzhao's thoughtfulness even more.

"Idiot, just like you, you are all brainless people! Since you are here, forget it. My body is still a little inconvenient. Everyone in the palace, keep an eye on me. If there is any movement, report to me immediately."

"My Lord, don't worry. We have already discussed this with Zhang Yong. We will investigate this matter secretly and find out who is behind this. We will make them pay for it.

Zhu Tan asked Lu Zhu to take the physics, chemistry and basic physics textbooks he wrote home and give them to Zhu Houzhao for his own study.

He had already made up his mind to make sure Zhu Houzhao became a university graduate through self-study examinations, which would also be a very valuable talent for his nephew.

Afterwards, Zhu Tan summoned Zhang Wei and others and arranged their work in an orderly manner.

The jade shop had to close down because it had no raw materials, and on the other hand, it sent more people to catch the coffin shop owner who had cheated him out of tens of thousands of taels.

As for silk shops and high-end stores, they are more cautious.

Zhu Tan warned, "This is the largest sum of money we have here. We cannot afford to lose it. Tell everyone to spread what I just said. From now on, the price of salt will be reduced by 20%."

Just as he was talking about the salt permit, Zhang Laoliu walked in and said, "My Lord, the Earl of Changning wants to see you."

Zhou Yu was also subdued by Zhu Tan. The most important thing was that Zhu Tan killed Yang Peng and chopped off Yang Peng's head, which made him terrified. Compared with a two-faced guy like Zhou Shou, he would rather be close to Zhu Tan.

"Marquis Jianchang, something bad has happened. Something bad has happened."

"Hearing you say that, it makes me sound like I'm in some big trouble, and all the trouble is caused by me. Speak slowly and don't choke."

Zhou Yu took several deep breaths before he came to his senses.

"I just received news that the Changlu Salt Field and the Lianghuai Salt Field have rebelled. There are tens of thousands of people who have occupied a city. The reason is that the emperor's uncle has been too bullying and the salt farmers are having a hard time making a living, so they have no choice but to rebel."

As the emperor's uncle, Zhou Yu naturally understood that the emperor's uncle was talking about Chu Tianxian, but he was still frightened by him.

If civil officials or other officials impeach him, he will definitely be severely punished!

Zhu Tan counted carefully on his fingers, one by one, one link, one ring, again and again, launching a full-scale attack on him.

This must have been planned by someone. How could these salt merchants understand that the emperor's uncle forced them to rebel? What a joke!
Seeing that Zhu Tan was still in the mood to laugh, Zhou Yu hurriedly said, "Marquis Jianchang, don't take this matter seriously. I heard that the six censors are going to write letters, and the Minister of War has also proposed to send troops to suppress the illegal salt. If the court sends troops, it will be troublesome."

Zhu Tan’s thoughts are different from Zhou Yu’s.

"Only a very small number of people can do this. Maybe if they unite together, they will give me face."

Zhu Tan knew that he had become a thorn in everyone's side. Timber disappeared from the Yalu River, and the salt-producing people were rioting, with some even showing signs of rebellion, targeting the local government office.

Only a few princes and nobles could mobilize the Dusi Yamen, and the British Duke Zhang Mao must have been involved in this matter.

Wang Min, Princess Wang Shun, you have really put me in trouble this time!

Zhu Tan understood that this was because of the death of princes and nobles. Some princes and nobles blamed him for this and hated him to the core.

There is also the struggle for interests. From the cleanup of the Beijing camp to the monopoly of the salt permits submitted, everything was seen by everyone and was not surprising at all.

Calm, calm, calm.

On this day, there were many affairs to attend to and guests coming in one after another. Zhu Tan was unable to make a decision, fearing that he would make a mistake in his haste.

If you do it out of anger, then you're playing into what some people want.

After dinner, Zhu Tan ate the tonic brought by Zhu Youtang while Mancang massaged his back, which was really comfortable.

"My Lord, how is your strength?"

"You are really good at this! Isn't it?"

Man Cang'er didn't understand what "massage" meant, but she still understood it and laughed: "Of course, an old maid taught me. I didn't want to practice it, but I was scared by Yuan Lin. He actually put a kitten under the crotch of the brothel girl. That night, I was so scared that I didn't even dare to have a nightmare."

"Thanks a lot!"

Man Cang'er curled her lips.

"Yes! The brothel has many tricks. When the Marquis catches this naughty girl Zhang Yuanying, I will definitely teach her a lesson and make her wish she were dead, so that she can avenge me."

Very good!
When Zhu Tan saw Shen Qionglian walk in, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Zhu Tan naked, Shen Qionglian touched Zhu Tan randomly and cursed in her heart, saying that the people in this brothel were really too... (End of this chapter)