Chapter 399 Sibling brothers
Zhang Mingyuan thought very clearly, as long as he can gain the relationship with the East Palace, let alone spend some effort, it doesn't matter even if he can get all of the Zhang family's wealth, the East Palace will come back after all the money is gone!
Looking at Zhang Mingyuan who was in a daze, Zhu Biao probably guessed what he was thinking. What beauty.
Everyone is eager to get something from you. This feeling is actually very good, and the sense of self-satisfaction is very strong, which is why the princes and princes are so arrogant and dandy.
Zhang Mingyuan knocked on the table and said: "Since the nobleman intends to gather the orphans, my father will immediately discuss with the magistrate, and use a part of the disaster relief food from the imperial court to help the children, so as to ensure that the nobleman will be satisfied when the virtuous brother returns to Beijing."
Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Thank you, brother, my younger brother is worried that the orphans are scattered all over the place and it is difficult to gather together. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely speak well in front of the nobles."
"By the way, my little brother entered the city to see that there are many orphans gathered outside the city. Please trouble Brother to set up more stoves outside the city."
Zhang Mingyuan frowned: "This food costs a lot, brother Yu, I heard that you have left thousands of stones of food on the official road to gather orphans, and adding this in Qingyang mansion, isn't it enough?"
Zhu Biao flicked his folding fan and said with a smile: "Of course noble people are of great use. How can these mere ones be able to do it? It's not enough to add the two prefectures of Pingliang and Fengxiang."
Zhang Mingyuan tentatively said: "This amount is a bit too taboo. It's not that Brother Yu is reluctant to give up food. Even if he is a noble person, it is not easy to explain it to the Holy One?"
Zhu Biao looked around and said in a low voice: "Of course we can't hide it from His Majesty, but His Majesty won't say anything. Senior brother has lived in Qingyang for a long time, and I don't know how His Majesty loves the crown prince. I'm afraid that in the end it's not His Highness who dislikes him but The Holy One is not satisfied."
Zhang Mingyuan's heart was agitated when he heard the words. It is well known in Daming that the Holy Majesty loves His Highness the Crown Prince, but they have always thought that the rumors were too much. Maybe it was the news that the Crown Prince himself released to consolidate his position. After all, the Tian family has no father and son, which has been recognized since ancient times. reason.
But Chen Yunze understood Zhang Mingyuan when he said this, what he said was false, and the Holy Majesty really allowed His Highness the Crown Prince to recruit and train the confidants of the dead on a large scale, which is more reliable than anything else.
The stable status of the crown prince is perfect for the Zhang family who are preparing to attach themselves to the East Palace. Zhang Mingyuan said in a deep voice: "In this case, you don't have to worry, my virtuous brother. The government will immediately gather the orphans of Qingyang Mansion, who are outside the Qingyang Mansion. My Zhang family will gather and take care of their own food!"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and said: "Brother Shi is indeed an outstanding person in the world, and he will become a great weapon in the future. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely talk to the nobles about the dedication of the Zhang family."
Zhang Mingyuan laughed a few times and greeted people to serve a few dishes. Zhu Biao solved a big problem and relaxed a lot, so he was not in a hurry to set off.
"Brother Yu will never forget the kindness of brother Yu. Miss Qinglian is just a meeting gift. There are still many good things in the back, but brother Yu is busy with work, so brother Yu will discount it on his own."
Zhang Mingyuan smiled and said: "The so-called three-year Qing magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver, although my Zhang family has not been a magistrate, but it is also a family of officials for generations, and it is still rich. My brother is still too young. Feelings are a good thing, but don’t refuse what should be accepted.”
Seeing that Zhu Biao still resisted, Zhang Mingyuan whispered in a caring elder brother's tone: "Although the virtuous brother didn't say anything, but brother Yu also knows that your life in the capital city and the Chen family may not be very satisfactory. After all, there is a Chen Yunshu on it." , but brother, don’t be discouraged, you and my brother, I will help you plan for me when I go to the capital in the future.”
Zhu Biao was taken aback when he heard the words. It seems that the Zhang family is really planning to support this somewhat innocent Chen Yunze. Thinking about using the power of the East Palace to support him in the Chen family's family business in the future, it has to be said that the scheme is quite deep, and the Zhang family and his son are also Quite conceited.
Afterwards, it was just ordinary politeness. The two bid farewell. Before leaving, Zhang Mingyuan asked Zhu Biao to come again before returning to Beijing. Zhu Biao naturally agreed with a smile.
When the car drove out of Qingyang Mansion, not only was there an extra carriage that Qing Lian was riding in, but also a few extra carts that Zhang Mingyuan had cashed in, six thousand taels of silver, one hundred pieces of top-quality silk and satin, ten pieces of Song Qing porcelain, and six pairs of ivory , four rhino horns.
This is not a load of Tang and Song calligraphy and paintings. Zhu Biao’s only thought after reading the gift list is that the royal officials must be strictly investigated. The sugar-coated shells these guys face are too tempting. Some are overwhelming.
Originally Zhu Biao was thinking that he and Lao Zhu would not move lightly, whether he would send King Zhu of Jin, King of Chu, King Zhu of Qi, King Zhu Di of Qi to inspect places instead of imperial envoys. After all, they were the younger brothers of the prince he trained.
But now I have completely dispelled this idea, I will never be able to test human nature, not to mention that my three younger brothers were not very good at first, but now that they are getting older and know the benefits of money, they all want to build a style for themselves What about the extraordinary Prince's Mansion.
And if the imperial envoy was corrupted, he would be killed. What kind of guy is this? What should I do if he is corrupt? This is not Liu Chun, even if Zhu Biao is so ruthless that Lao Zhu is reluctant to part with his son. , We can’t be corrupt, but your son can be corrupt? Where is the justice? Where is the court law?
When thinking of this situation, Zhu Biao has a headache, which is really incomprehensible. There are many absurd princes of Lao Zhu in history, but Lao Zhu has never killed a son.
So it’s better to let those few honest ones be pigs in Beijing first, it’s better than causing trouble and causing headaches for father and brother. As for the future, let’s talk about it. Fortunately, my father plans to keep them for a few more years.
This is probably because Lao Zhu is worried that these sons will cheat his father by doing some angry things after the feudal clan.
Just like He Xu, the commander of the Qingyang Mansion Garrison, they were some rebellious people who refused to obey the discipline and were disloyal to the monarch. At the beginning of the founding of the country, they had no choice but to use them as a last resort because they lacked cronies who could guard the place.
Why does Zhu Biao make so many arrangements? Isn't it because he knows that even if he has no army guards, even if he shows his identity as the crown prince, these arrogant soldiers will not bow their heads and bow their heads and wait to be killed. Maybe they will kill Zhu Biao if they are cruel. Mark vent fire.
This is the result of the scattered distribution of military power. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the central military power has transitioned, and the local military power must also experience this. Otherwise, how could Zhu Yuanzhang sit on the dragon chair with peace of mind.
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(end of this chapter)