My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 136 Zhu Gaosui wants to cry but has no tears
Zhu Gaochi felt very bad when he heard them say this.

"Your Highness, think about it. Now everyone knows that Xu Qin is a master of arithmetic. It would be a waste if such a talent is not appointed to an official position. Moreover, this is also the request of the arithmetic doctors in the Imperial College. In my opinion, it is better to let Xu Qin go to the Imperial College to take up the post." Xia Yuanji stood there and said with his hands clasped.

Zhu Gaochi looked upset. Let Xu Qin go to the Imperial College? This was impossible. Xu Qin would not go.

Xu Qin had said before that the salary was too low and he didn't want to be an official.

Moreover, Zhu Gaochi thought that Xia Yuanji and others might want Xu Qin to go to the Imperial College so that he would have no time to take care of the affairs of the Weaving Bureau. Zhu Gaochi knew the purpose of the civil officials!
However, their plan was bound to fail. Even if he and his father agreed, Xu Qin would not agree.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "Okay, my father is still in the imperial study. You can go to my father and ask him what he thinks. I have no objection."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Xia Yuanji was very happy to hear Zhu Gaochi say that he had no objection, because he knew that as long as Zhu Gaochi agreed, Zhu Di would basically agree to such personnel arrangements. However, he still needed to tell Zhu Di, after all, Xu Qin's identity was rather special.

On his way to the East Palace, Zhu Gaochi was thinking about this matter in his mind. How to get Xu Qin to come out and preside over the overseas trade? As for the Imperial College, it was impossible for Xu Qin to go there. If those civil officials forced Xu Qin to go, Xu Qin would probably turn against them.

At Prince Zhao's mansion, Prince Zhao also received news that his father was looking for him.

Zhu Gaosui sat there in deep thought for a while, but he couldn't figure out what trouble he had gotten himself into recently.

So he looked up at the eunuch who came to deliver the message and asked, "Did my eldest brother ask you to call me?"

"Your Highness, yes!" Zhu Gaosui immediately replied with a bow.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaosui stood up, touched his head, and thought that he should go to the East Palace first. He was a little afraid to see his father now, especially since the message was delivered through the eldest brother. Zhu Gaosui estimated that there was a big trap inside.

After Zhu Gaosui left the house, he went straight to the Eastern Palace.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di sat there listening to Xia Yuanji's request.

Zhu Di sneered inwardly, he knew exactly what those civil officials were thinking. However, it was not easy for him to refuse directly. After all, Xu Qin was indeed an expert in arithmetic. It was very reasonable for him to teach at the Imperial College or be recruited to serve in the court. Xia Yuanji and others were also selecting talents for the country. At least on the surface, they could gain a foothold.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty can approve this matter. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said it was okay and asked me to report to Your Majesty." Xia Yuanji asked immediately when he saw Zhu Di sitting there thinking.

Zhu Di stroked his beard, sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy. This kid doesn't want to be an official. If I issue an imperial decree, what should I do if Shakyabao refuses to accept it? It's not okay to punish him. You also know that Shakyabao is the queen's most beloved nephew. Besides, Shakyabao has already said that he doesn't want to be an official. My imperial decree is to embarrass him.

If you want Sakyabao to work at the Imperial Academy, my idea is that you go and persuade Sakyabao, okay? If you can convince Sakyabao and he nods, I will appoint him. "

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty. We will ask people from the Imperial College to visit Xu Mansion and request Xu Qin to work in your Imperial College." Xia Yuanji could only answer like this with his hands clasped. If he wanted Xu Qin to go to the Imperial College, he needed Xu Qin's consent.

But that’s okay. Now that His Majesty and the Crown Prince have agreed, we can just wait and do Xu Qin’s work.

It was very sad, and Xia Yuanji left.

Zhu Di sat there and sneered, thinking to himself, it would be strange if Xu Qin would listen to you, but you guys reacted quite quickly. You arranged Xu Qin like this so that he would not want to interfere in overseas trade.

"I don't know what to do with this kid. Begging him may not be of any use, and giving him a title is useless. Alas! It's all the third brother's fault." Zhu Di was very angry when he thought of this. If the third brother had not failed to take good care of Xu Qin in the imperial prison years ago, there would not have been so many problems.

The third brother he mentioned also rushed to the East Palace and saw Zhu Gaochi and those ministers dealing with memorials. Zhu Gaochi came over and took Zhu Gaochi's hand and was about to go to the side.

"Hey, third brother, third brother, what's the matter? Slow down, don't let me fall!" Zhu Gaochi was pulled by Zhu Gaosui and said hurriedly.

After arriving at the wing room, Zhu Gaosui closed the door, then smiled and said to Zhu Gaochi: "Boss, did you say something nonsense in front of father again? Why did father summon me?"

"I didn't! I just went to report something to my father in the morning. My father asked me to call you over, so I casually told them to call you. I didn't know what it was about." Zhu Gaochi immediately shook his head and said that he could only tell him that his father was short of money and was going to ask you for money.

If that’s the case, why don’t you find a reason to go on a business trip and leave the capital for a while?
Who will Dad ask for the money when the time comes? If he can't get it from you, then he will ask himself.

"Is that so?" Zhu Gaosui stood there and began to think again.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Gaosui like this, smiled and said, "You figure it out, I still have memorials to deal with."

As he was about to leave, Zhu Gaosui stopped him and asked, "Boss, I haven't done anything recently, don't you know?"

"Oh, I really don't know. Why don't you ask dad? What are you afraid of?" Zhu Gaochi smiled and waved his hands. Zhu Gaosui stood there, still worried.

"Go, go, go. I still have things to do. You should go quickly. If your father waits for you for a long time and gets angry with you, you will be in trouble." Zhu Gaochi said as he pushed Zhu Gaosui out.

Zhu Gaosui had no choice but to go out, but he was still muttering in his heart, I didn’t do anything, why did my father look for me?
With doubts in mind, Zhu Gaosui had no choice but to go to the Qianqing Palace to ask for an audience with Zhu Di.

When Zhu Di learned that Zhu Gaosui had arrived, he immediately let him in.

After Zhu Gaosui came in, he carefully saluted Zhu Di.

"Well, everyone go out!" Zhu Di waved his hand, and all the eunuchs and palace maids went out.

Zhu Gaosui immediately felt bad. This, this, this is going to hit him again?

"Dad, Dad, what's the matter? I, I haven't done anything recently, Dad! Don't believe the slander." Zhu Gaosui said to Zhu Di very nervously.

Zhu Di just sat there without saying anything.

Zhu Gaosui felt his legs trembling uncontrollably, and he knew in his heart that his father was going to punish him.

Zhu Di saw that all the servants had gone out and waved to Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui could only move forward in fear.

Zhu Di grabbed his neck and asked with a smile, "Third brother, your uncle's family, including Shijiabao, did your father tell you to keep a close eye on them and report any situation at any time?"

"Yes!" Zhu Gaosui nodded and looked at Zhu Di in confusion.

"You reported to me before that Sakyabao was unlearned and did nothing but sleep in the Imperial College. You also said before that Sakyabao could not know how to cure diseases or study the nature of things, right?" Zhu Di continued to ask Zhu Gaosui.

"Well! He just doesn't understand. He just sleeps in the Imperial College, has no knowledge, and fights every day. Dad, don't you know all this?" Zhu Gaosui still didn't understand.

"Then, didn't you hear the rumors yesterday?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaosui with a smile.

"Huh!" Zhu Gaosui just remembered at this moment that it was rumored outside that Xu Qin was a master of arithmetic in the Ming Dynasty. No one in the entire Ming Dynasty was better than Xu Qin. Moreover, those civil officials wanted to come up with questions to stump Xu Qin, but they failed to do so.

"Have you thought about it?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaosui with a gloomy look at this moment.

Zhu Gaosui was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Di, saying: "Dad, Dad, spare me, I don't know what's going on, how can he know all this? It should be impossible. Dad, believe me, I didn't hide anything from you!"

Zhu Di stood up, put his hands on his hips, walked behind Zhu Gaosui, kicked him in the buttocks, and cursed: "You are so brave, you dare to hide such a thing from me? Huh? Have you done one thing I asked you to do? I asked you to be in charge of the defense of the capital, but you are so happy to take the money. Tell me, have you accomplished one thing in the past few years?"

Zhu Gaosui was so frightened at this moment that he kowtowed and said, "Dad, I didn't hide it from you. Shakyabao hid it too deeply. Dad, I am innocent. I didn't take the money!"

"Is Sakya Bao hiding it too deeply? The entire Xu Mansion knows that those drawings were from Sakya Bao. The medicines used to treat your uncle and your mother's illnesses were also made by Sakya Bao. Everyone in the Xu Mansion knows it, except you, huh?" Zhu Di cursed at Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui was so upset that he wanted to cry. What kind of thing is this? You said that Xu Qin had a master behind him. You said that my uncle's family was untrustworthy. Now, you believe the words of those servants in Xu's house? Are you going to let people live?
"Speak!" Zhu Di put his hands on his hips and cursed at Zhu Gaosui.

"Your son, I have not done my job well, please punish me, father." Zhu Gaosui kowtowed and said.

Only then did Zhu Di walk to his chair with his hands on his hips, pick up the teacup, and sit down.

"Punishment, punishment, how many times have I punished you? Ah? Go to your fiefdom, the Prince Zhao's Mansion in your fiefdom has been repaired, do you want to go?" Zhu Di said while holding the teacup and drinking tea.

Zhu Gaosui raised his head, looked at Zhu Di pitifully and said, "Dad, I can't bear to leave you and mom. I want to serve you."

"Get out! I think you are reluctant to spend the money. Look at yourself. You are a prince and the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, yet you still accept those small amounts of money. Your father is ashamed of you." Zhu Di pointed at Zhu Gaosui and cursed.

When Zhu Gaosui heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing. He said, "I'll accept it anyway. You can scold me if you want. I'll continue to accept it even if you scold me."

Besides, you have almost spent half of the money you collected, and now you are scolding me for collecting money. If I don't collect money, how can I make up for the fines you asked for?
(End of this chapter)