My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 105: Zhu Di is in a Difficult Position
Xu Qin sat there, looking at the book written by Liang Jieguang. After reading it, he smiled and asked, "I don't understand why you want to protect those Shangshu. They clearly participated, but you didn't write anything?"

Liang Jieguang heard Xu Qin's words, looked up at Xu Qin, and then cupped his hands and said: "It's not to protect him. We also know what the consequences will be after writing this question book. It's because they didn't get involved. They may just know about it, but they didn't get involved!"

"Really?" Xu Qin stood up and said with a sneer at Liang Jieguang.

"Yes, they can reach this position. They don't need to do many things themselves. A hint is enough. But such a hint cannot be used as evidence. There is not even a hint. The rest of the people below need to experience and understand that any problems have nothing to do with them and cannot be implicated." Liang Jieguang said helplessly to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin nodded, took the petition book and left, then went to the residence of Chen Chunwang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Chen Chunwang also gave up resistance and wrote the petition book at Xu Qin's request. At this moment, Xu Jingchang also rushed over. Xu Qin gave the three petition books to Xu Jingchang and asked Xu Jingchang to go to the palace again.

Meanwhile, back at the palace, Zhu Di was looking at the memorial written by Yu Shiji with great anger. The memorial explained very clearly how they had used the rumors spread by the princesses to stir up trouble in the court.

"These people are really not afraid of being killed!" Zhu Di said with emotion. Zhu Di had killed many ministers like this, but they still continued to come.

Empress Xu was sitting there, drinking ginseng tea. When she heard Zhu Di's words, she sneered and said, "Fortunately, my Baoer went to the weaving bureau. Otherwise, I don't know how long these people would have hidden themselves and actually reached out to the palace."

Zhu Di stood up and walked in the warm room of Kunning Palace with his hands behind his back, thinking about how to deal with this matter. Those ministers had to be dealt with, but what about those princesses? How to punish them? It was not just the princes-in-law who were involved this time. Zhu Di had no pressure in dealing with those princes-in-law, but it would be a headache to deal with the princesses. After all, they were sisters.

If the punishment is too harsh, the princes of various places will probably plead for mercy. I hope they will plead for mercy, so that I can control them. But what about Xu Qin? A few officials will not satisfy Xu Qin.

After Xu Qin was released from prison, he took a bath at home and started burning other people's houses, forcing them to write petitions. His purpose was to investigate the people behind the scenes. After the people from the Weaving Bureau were dealt with, those officials were also meat on the chopping board, but those princesses.

"Miaoyun, what should we do with those princesses? Do you have any plan?" Zhu Di asked Empress Xu.

After hearing this, Empress Xu smiled and shook her head and said, "I don't have a plan. I know this matter is embarrassing for you, so you can handle it. But before you deal with it, you still need to ask Shijiabao's opinion. This matter was caused by the collusion between those princesses and the weaving bureau! It's not okay to let Shijiabao stay in the cell for such a long time without an explanation.

Moreover, when you asked Sakya Bao to go to the prison cell, it seems now that it was actually ineffective. Lao San and Ji Gang did not find out anything, not as much as Sakya Bao found in this half day.

But no matter what, Shakyabao has been in jail for almost half a month. There is no explanation. This kid will not be let off easily. Even if you don't punish him, he will probably do it himself."

When Zhu Di heard what Empress Xu said, he sat down with a headache and stroked his forehead. If he had known this would happen, he should not have arrested Sakya Bao and put him in jail, and such a big thing would not have caused. Now he is in a difficult situation.

Sakyabao was proven to be innocent. Although Zhu Di knew it from the beginning, he had been in prison. What about the princesses who caused the incident? Didn't they receive any punishment?
"You should ask Sakya Bao how to deal with it. It would be best to decide it as soon as possible." Zhu Di said to Empress Xu.

Empress Xu nodded with a smile. She was proud in her heart that her nephew was very capable. Of course, she could not show it as it would give Zhu Di a headache. Besides, Empress Xu did not intend to give Zhu Di any advice on how to deal with the princesses. She had no way to do so because those princesses were Zhu Di's sisters and she did not want to cause unnecessary trouble.

If Zhu Di's handling of the matter makes me unhappy, I will then take action myself.

At this moment, a palace maid pushed the door open and came in, saluted Zhu Di and Empress Xu and said, "Your Majesty, Empress, Duke Dingguo requests to see you again!"

"Oh, let him in!" said Xu Huang.

"Yes!" The maid went out immediately.

"Here we go again?" Zhu Di looked at Empress Xu in confusion.

"I guess Bao'er has some new instructions." Empress Xu sat there, smiling faintly. Soon Xu Jingchang was brought in by the palace maid. Xu Jingchang found that Zhu Di was also there, so he saluted Zhu Di first, and then saluted Empress Xu.

"Well, why are you here again after just going out?" Empress Xu smiled and pulled Xu Jingchang to sit down. Empress Xu found that this nephew was not bad. The eldest nephew was capable, and this nephew was deeply loved by the eldest nephew. If there was any conflict between her and the eldest nephew, this nephew could really mediate.

"Aunt, my elder brother asked me to bring this over. He emphasized again that Yu Shiji's family can be left alone, but Yuan Fu's family should be exiled or sent to the Jiaofangsi, and the families of Chen Chunwang, Jiang Zuoxin, and Liang Jieguang, including the female members, should be sent to the Jiaofangsi, while the male members should be exiled.

Among them, the eldest brother said that he hoped that the aunt could have people train those young women well, and then the eldest brother said he would buy them back! "Xu Jingchang took out three question books and handed them to Empress Xu.

"Buy Baoer back. Why? Most of these women will become official prostitutes by then!" Empress Xu said, staring at Xu Jingchang.

"Hehe!" Xu Jingchang smiled after hearing this, then turned his back to Zhu Di and said in a very low voice: "Aunt, my eldest brother said that he also wants to open a place for men to play, and it seems that it is not just a brothel."

"Stop fooling around! Don't do that! Go back and tell Bao'er not to do such things. It's disgraceful to the family!" Upon hearing this, Empress Xu immediately frowned and said to Xu Jingchang.

"Aunt, my elder brother won't listen to me. If you don't allow me, you can talk to him yourself." Xu Jingchang said with a smile. He would not say it himself, and it would be useless even if he said it.

"When you go back, tell Sakya Bao first that he is not allowed to do such things. I will make all those women serve as official prostitutes. By the way, there is one more thing. Go and ask Sakya Bao about how to deal with this matter. Those people in the weaving bureau have been killed. Now the court will also deal with these people, but how should those princesses be dealt with? Ask Bao'er if he has any requests. If he has any requests, come and tell your aunt." Empress Xu said to Xu Jingchang.

"Oh, my brother said that today we will deal with those ministers, and tomorrow we will go to the princesses' mansions and burn them down!" Xu Jingchang said to Empress Xu. Just before he came, Xu Qin asked those young men to go to Qinhuai River. Xu Qin asked his servants to book a brothel for those boys to play. Xu Qin paid for all the expenses, and it was for seven consecutive days, but it cost more than 10,000 taels of silver.

"What? Burn the princess's mansion? Tell Sakya Bao that he is not allowed!" When Zhu Di heard about burning the princess's mansion, did he think that was okay?

If they set fire to Nanjing City for no reason, those ministers would insist on impeaching them. Besides, it would be too arrogant. If they burned Yuan Fu's mansion today, those ministers would not have any objections, nor would they dare to have any objections. But if they continued to burn the princess's mansion tomorrow, that would be a bit of a disrespect to themselves.

How can you explain to the people of Nanjing when you set fire for no reason and don't deal with it yourself?

Burning down a princess's mansion was a huge fuss. You say that when Xu Qin beat up the princess, Zhu Di didn't think it was a big deal, even if he beat her to a disability, it was okay, after all, no one saw it. But if you burned down the princess's mansion, the whole city of Nanjing would know about it. If you didn't deal with it, the whole clan would have opinions. Xu Qin was not just slapping the faces of those princesses, but slapping the faces of the entire royal Zhu family.

Xu Jingchang stood up respectfully.

Zhu Di stood up anxiously at this moment, pacing in the greenhouse with his hands behind his back. Empress Xu pulled Xu Jingchang to sit down again. Xu Jingchang looked at Zhu Di, then at Empress Xu, and sat down. It didn't matter, since his aunt pulled him to sit down.

"Jingchang, go back and tell Baoer that if you are not satisfied, you can rush into the princess's mansion and smash it in any way you want, but don't set it on fire. The princess's mansion belongs to your aunt. After a hundred years, those princesses will take back the mansion. He is equivalent to burning your aunt's things. If you burn it, your aunt will beat you!" Queen Xu said to Xu Jingchang with a smile.

"Ah?" Xu Jingchang looked at Queen Xu in surprise.

"Yes, yes, yes, the princess's mansion belongs to the royal family, and the clan house will be taken back in the future. It cannot be burned!" Zhu Di shouted immediately, thinking to himself that his wife was smart. She could think of this. Sakya Bao couldn't burn his aunt's things, right?
"Go back and ask Bao'er how to punish those princesses to make him calm down, except burning down the princess's mansion and taking their lives. According to folk sayings, they are your aunt's sisters-in-law, and your aunt can't let the world think that she can't tolerate evil women who are her blood relatives, right? For the rest, he can punish them at will." Empress Xu said while pulling Xu Jingchang.

After hearing this, Xu Jingchang nodded and said, "Anyway, Big Brother is very angry about this matter, and Big Aunt is also angry. She had found several girls for Big Brother, and they had talked well before. After this incident, they all regretted it. Big Aunt is very angry. I guess Big Brother will be nagging her again tonight, and Big Brother will be even angrier tomorrow!"

"What did you say? They changed their mind. What right do they have to change their mind?" Empress Xu was furious when she heard this! The Xu family was small. After the Chinese New Year, Xu Qin would be seventeen years old and could get married. It was more important for Empress Xu to give birth to the fourth generation of the Xu family as soon as possible than to restore the title of Duke of Wei. Now, it was gone!

(End of this chapter)