My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 135 Daddy is Shameless (Fourth Update)
Xia Yuanji and others were worried that Xu Qin would go to the Weaving Bureau, and that Zhu Di would begin to use people from Xu Huizu's branch.

In fact, the people in Xu Huizu's branch include not only Xu Huizu and Xu Qin, but also Xu Huizu's previous direct subordinates.

The northern army previously controlled by Xu Da was basically absorbed by Zhu Di, but many generals actually hoped that Xu Huizu could come out, while some generals were marginalized by Zhu Di because they were too loyal to Xu Huizu.

There were still many military generals in the south, and many of them were promoted by Xu Da or Xu Huizu. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he marginalized those stubborn people. Not only did many generals not get promoted, they were even demoted.

If Zhu Di wanted Xu Qin to come out, then those generals must be promoted.

Therefore, Xia Yuanji was worried that Xu Qin was already so powerful, and if he had the open support of military generals, it would be even more difficult for their civil officials to deal with Xu Qin.

Not to mention others, if Xu Qin is given an important position, the Chengguo Mansion will also publicly support Xu Qin. Xu Qin is the future brother-in-law of the Chengguo Duke. Although the Chengguo Duke is young now, he is a duke and he has dignity among the military generals. In addition, Zhu Yong has also fought in wars, so those military generals will not look down on him, but will give him some face.

"Let's do this for now. When Xu Qin comes to see me, I will have a good talk with him then." Xia Yuanji sat there and said with a sigh.

"What if Xu Qin doesn't come? I know Xu Qin. He came once, but we didn't give him face. So Xu Qin will definitely not come next time. If he doesn't come, we will probably be in trouble!" Song Li said worriedly.

When the other three heard this, they were stunned. They also thought of this possibility.

Xia Yuanji thought for a moment and said, "Then I will pay you a visit with audacity? Eh!"

After hearing this, several people could only sigh.

Early the next morning, Xu Qin sent someone to deliver the questions to the Eastern Palace. When Zhu Gaochi saw that all the questions had been answered, he could only let his servants send them to the Qianqing Palace and let the ministers judge for themselves whether they were right or not. If they were right, they would not dare to say it was wrong, and there would definitely be a confrontation at that time.

Zhu Di soon got the news that Xu Qin had answered all the questions. Zhu Di smiled, knowing that this boy was really capable, so he told Li Xing beside him, "Give the order, I want to stay at Jiming Temple for a few days."

When Li Xing heard this, he looked up at Zhu Di, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was looking for you yesterday. Aren't you going there later?"

Zhu Di glared at Li Xing and said, "What are you going to do? Hurry up and arrange it. I don't even have time to hide!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xing could only hold back his laughter and bow. Soon Zhu Gaochi also found out that Zhu Di was going to stay in Jiming Temple for a few days. Upon hearing the news, Zhu Gaochi rushed over immediately.

"Dad, Dad, are you going to Jiming Temple again? There are still many things to be resolved in the court." Zhu Gaochi walked in quickly and bowed to Zhu Di.

"You solve it. Also, you should talk more with Sakya Bao during this period and ask him more about how to get him to work in the Weaving Bureau. The money is almost spent now." Zhu Di sat there and said thoughtfully.

"Oh, Dad, here, is this, Sakya Bao's money?" Zhu Gaochi came here this time with the intention of asking for money.

"What money?" Zhu Di looked up and stared at Zhu Gaochi and said.

"As for the money for solving the questions, you promised it at the beginning. Five thousand taels for each question. Sakya Bao solved one hundred questions, and the rest were solved by ministers. They were not counted as yours. You have to give the five hundred thousand taels to Sakya Bao!" When Zhu Gaochi heard what Zhu Di said, he immediately felt bad, thinking that his father was going to default on the debt.

"Well, I don't have so many left. How much do you have?" Zhu Di stroked his beard and said to Zhu Gaochi.

"Ah, Dad, I, I don't have it, Dad, you know, I don't have so much money." Zhu Gaochi said anxiously when he heard it. His father actually wanted to take his money. Although he had done so before, he never asked for so much. This time, he actually asked him to pay 500,000 taels. The key point was that this money was promised by his father himself.

Xu Qin said that he could earn 2,000 taels for solving a problem. It was his father who boasted that he could earn 5,000 taels for solving a problem. He has no money, so why is he pretending to be so high and mighty? How dare he let me pay?

"You can use it first. Dad doesn't have that much left. You still have some on your side. Do you think I don't know? Years ago, Sakya Bao gave you more than 200,000 taels of dividends, and there's also the 500,000 taels I gave you. You can take it out." Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi with a smile.

"Dad, you, me, dad, me!" Zhu Gaochi was so anxious that he didn't know what to say to Zhu Di. How could this happen? If he went back, he would be ridiculed by the Crown Princess. Did he have to borrow money to become the Crown Prince again?
"Oh, if you want to do this, send someone to call the third brother. Go quickly. Dad will get some money from the third brother for you. I will also collect some money from my side. You should also pay some money!" Zhu Di immediately comforted Zhu Gaochi when he saw how anxious he was. "Okay, but, Dad, I don't have that much. I really don't have that much. Didn't I just send 200,000 taels to Sakyabao the day before yesterday? Add the New Year's expenses, there's not much left, Dad!" Zhu Gaochi continued to say with a depressed look on his face.

Zhu Di waved his hands impatiently at Zhu Gaochi again and said, "Okay, okay, I got it. Go and call the third brother."

"Okay, Dad, I'll make it clear, I don't have this money!" Zhu Gaochi said, bowed and turned away. He really didn't expect that his father would be so shameless. He lost the bet and asked him for money? You said that small bets are okay for fun, but you bet so big.

Zhu Gaochi left the Qianqing Palace, let out a long sigh, and then waved to a eunuch at the door, and the eunuch came over.

Zhu Gaochi said, "Go to Prince Zhao's mansion and ask him to come. Also, if he is not here, ask Princess Zhao to find him and tell her that His Majesty is furious and very dissatisfied with what he did before. Go quickly."

"Yes, Your Highness!" The eunuch immediately bowed to Zhu Gaochi, took a few steps back, and turned to go to Prince Zhao's Mansion.

"Ah, poor third brother, all the money we made in Long this year was just wasted by our father!" Zhu Gaochi smiled, put his hands behind his back, and left. Anyway, he had no money, and he didn't want to go back and be scolded.

The Crown Princess has been very angry recently because the export trade has not been successful and all the pressure is on her. Now she is a little afraid to talk to Zhang too much.

Besides, the Eastern Palace has finally got some spare money. Not to mention whether I am reluctant to give it away, even Zhang will not agree to it. She will have to go to my mother to complain. Then my mother will have to deal with my father, and my father will have to deal with me. In the end, I will be the one who suffers.

Instead of this, it’s better to just endure it and let dad take care of it. At least the money will be saved.

Just after Zhu Gaochi took a few steps, he was stopped by Xia Yuanji.

"Your Highness, we have a suggestion!" Xia Yuanji said to Zhu Gaochi while bowing.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Xia Yuanji in confusion, thinking, "Why don't you think about the questions when you have time? Now your army is completely wiped out?"
"What suggestions? By the way, have you read the answer that I sent this morning? Are there any mistakes?" Zhu Gaochi asked Xia Yuanji with his hands behind his back.

When Xia Yuanji heard this, he was embarrassed and his old face turned red. Then he bowed to Zhu Gaochi and said, "Your Highness, we are here for this matter!"

When Xia Yuanji was on duty in the morning, he was stopped by a mathematician from the Imperial College, who said that he wanted to invite Xu Qin to the Imperial College to serve as a mathematician and grant him the title of Doctor of the Imperial College.

When Xia Yuanji heard this, he suddenly understood. Aren't you Xu Qin good at math? Aren't you Xu Qin better than all the other officials? Okay, then go to the Imperial Academy to be a math teacher. In this way, it will be difficult for you to go to the Weaving Bureau, right?
Besides, what is the Weaving Bureau? It is where the eunuchs and the ladies stay. Xu Qin is at least the son of a military commander, although he is nothing now. But you are so good at math now, where else can you go if not to the Imperial College?
If an ordinary son of a military hero went to the Imperial College to serve as a teacher, they would still object, thinking it was simply a disgrace to society. However, if Xu Qin went, they would not object. On the contrary, they would strongly support him.

Therefore, when Xia Yuanji learned about this request, he was very happy. After appeasing the arithmetic teacher of the Imperial College, Xia Yuanji called several ministers to discuss the matter together and soon decided it.

This is the current scene. Xia Yuanji came to stop Zhu Gaochi. Xia Yuanji originally wanted to persuade Zhu Gaochi first, and then persuade Zhu Di.

Even if Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di both disagreed, they would write a letter together to force Zhu Di to agree.

"For this matter? Well, you have another math problem? Hey, Minister Xia, don't give him money anymore. This guy is very rich. If you still give him money, you really can't make any trouble for him. I'm a little worried about you. You say that you will give your annual or even several years' salary to Sakya Bao like this, and you will eat coarse food at home?" Zhu Gaochi sighed and said to Xia Yuanji. He really couldn't bear it.

"Your Highness, we are now truly convinced of Xu Qin's arithmetic skills. Therefore, we unanimously suggest that Xu Qin go to the Imperial College to serve as a doctor of mathematics and teach the students of the Imperial College how to do mathematics. Please agree, Your Highness." Xia Yuanji said as he bowed to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi was dumbfounded after hearing this. What were they thinking by letting Xu Qin go to the Imperial College? When Xu Qin was a student at the Imperial College, he was famous for fighting. Now they wanted Xu Qin to teach in front of the Imperial College? Aren't they afraid of corrupting the students of the Imperial College?

"Your Highness, we have been recommending and hope that Xu Qin can go!" Xia Yuanji saw that Zhu Gaochi did not speak, and bowed again and said.

"Wait, wait, have you, have you thought it through?" Zhu Gaochi stared at Xia Yuanji and other civil officials, feeling vaguely uneasy.

(End of this chapter)