Liu Chengfeng arrived at the Baihu Office. The weather was gloomy today, which made Liu Chengfeng seem a little uneasy. Fortunately, under the arrangement of the Baihu Office, everything was in order. Those who went out to inspect the streets were all on the streets, and those who were sitting in the hall were all in good order.
They all went to sit in court, and some stayed at the Hundred Household Office to keep watch. They all followed the instructions step by step, and nothing went wrong.
Chen Hongyu has already sent a list. This Chen Hongyu is a local gangster in the capital. Liu Chengfeng once ordered him to find some craftsmen in typesetting, engraving, and printing, as well as some down-and-out scholars. Chen Hongyu did not dare to neglect it.
He then recruited people.
However, these people also need a lot of monthly money. A skilled craftsman only needs thirty taels of silver a year. Calculated in this way, these people alone have to spend at least one thousand taels of silver every year.
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but take a breath. One thousand taels of silver was enough to go to the countryside and become a big landlord. He didn't expect that people with these skills were in such short supply. In addition, plus the equipment and venues,
As for the cost of paper, it seems that my newspaper business is probably too optimistic.
The only thing that reassured Liu Chengfeng was that Zhu Houzhao sent two thousand taels of silver. With Zhu Houzhao as a shareholder, he at least took on a lot of risks.
Liu Chengfeng pondered for a while. Anyway, there was no official business in this hundred households, so he pulled Wang Sili over and asked him some things about the school. Wang Sili was also a scholar, and with his sharp ears and eyes, he knew to some extent the dirty things among scholars.
He said: "There are many schools of thought in the Ming Dynasty recently, the most famous of which is the Sanyuan School. The great Confucian of this Sanyuan School is called Wang Shu, who is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Prince Taibao. The Sanyuan School advocates dedication and intelligence, which is different from other schools.
It’s very big, so the Wang School is criticized the most, what’s the matter? Your Excellency, are you interested in this?”
Liu Chengfeng thought in his heart that it was him. Whether my newspaper could succeed or not, all my hopes were pinned on Wang Shu. Wang Taibao, Wang Taibao, for the sake of Mr. Liu's money, I'm afraid I have to hire you.
The old man has become cannon fodder.
It's just that he is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and also serves as the crown prince's Taibao, and his status is no worse than that of the cabinet ministers. It is probably not easy to get involved with such a person.
"Prince's Taibao..." Liu Chengfeng thought for a moment and focused on the word "Prince". Of course, he would have to ask the Prince to come forward for such a matter.
He had a problem in his heart, so he casually chatted with Secretary Wang. After waiting for more than an hour, Zhu Houzhao didn't come over. Liu Chengfeng became a little distracted. He usually didn't want to see Zhu Houzhao, but Zhu Houzhao had to join in the fun every day.
, I want to see him now, but he is nowhere to be seen.
After half a stick of incense, someone came over and asked outside, "Is Liu Xima here?"
When Liu Chengfeng heard the word "Xi Ma", he knew it was someone from the East Palace. He immediately stood up and went out to see a young eunuch coming towards him.
Chengfeng immediately put on a smiling face as he dressed well, and trotted over with a smile: "Hello Liu Xima, my name is Gao Feng from the Za family. The prince was waiting in the East Palace, but Xi Ma didn't come to visit, so I called the Za family."
Please, Liu Xima, if nothing happens, will go to the East Palace, the prince is anxious to see you."
He said "wash the horse" from the left and "wash the horse" from the right, which made Liu Chengfeng very speechless. It's no wonder that Monkey Sun is making a big fuss in the sky. An official with a big nose and a big nose has to be called out every day.
Go, no one can stand it.
However, Liu Chengfeng was in a hurry to see Zhu Houzhao, and was not in the mood to get entangled with Gao Feng. He nodded and let Gao Feng lead the way. After leaving Baihu Residence, there was already an exquisite carriage waiting, and Liu Chengfeng was not polite.
, got into the car without saying a word. As soon as he was seated securely, the car started to move, and the scenery outside the car window began to slowly recede in Liu Chengfeng's eyes.
When he first arrived at the East Palace, Liu Chengfeng was a little disappointed. He originally thought that this place should be full of carved beams and painted buildings. Who knew that although the building complex was grand, it was much simpler than he had imagined before. Even some of the facilities inside were inferior to those of Wen Mansion.
No, Liu Chengfeng cursed in his heart. No wonder so many princes are impatient to be emperors and enter the Forbidden City. Both the Imperial Palace and the East Palace have the same word for palace, but the difference is too big.
Gao Feng, who was standing next to him, seemed to know Liu Chengfeng's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The emperor is diligent and simple in his administration, and he also hopes that His Highness the Crown Prince will refrain from arrogance and extravagance, so he usually rewards more books, but the renovation of the East Palace is...
I have neglected a lot, and those who don't know better think that the emperor doesn't care for the prince, but in the eyes of the Za family, this is the emperor's licking love, and he wants the prince to be a good emperor in the future."
When Liu Chengfeng heard what Gao Feng said, he couldn't help but glance at Gao Feng. He thought to himself, this eunuch named Gao is like a roundworm in someone else's stomach. He is very eloquent. He is indeed a eunuch. I would like to think that this person is in the East Palace.
His status is not low anymore.
Just as he was talking, Zhu Houzhao came towards him with his face glowing red. He walked through the attic and the ceremonial gate, and when he was three feet away from Liu Chengfeng, he said excitedly: "Master, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was wearing an apricot yellow brocade robe with dragon patterns and a Jinxian crown. Although he looked a little immature, he still had the demeanor of a prince. Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel a little alienated from Zhu Houzhao. In the past, he thought in front of him
You can say what you say, scold if you want, and hit if you want. But now that I have an additional identity, it seems that many things are different.
Liu Chengfeng hesitated for a moment, suppressed the thought of patting Zhu Houzhao on the head and called him a good disciple, and obediently held his hands in his hands and said: "Hi, Your Highness..."
Zhu Houzhao ignored these and did not specifically observe anything strange about Liu Chengfeng. He walked over directly, took Liu Chengfeng's arm, and said with a smile: "This is the first time for master to come to my disciple's home. Today I will take you for a walk."
Look, Master will come often from now on."
After that, he took Liu Chengfeng and walked around the East Palace. When they arrived at a remote wing, Zhu Houzhao stopped and said to Liu Chengfeng: "Master, go in and see what's inside."
Liu Chengfeng glanced at the firewood shed in front of him and said, "Why don't His Royal Highness go in?" At this time, Liu Chengfeng was sighing in his heart. He was really gentle, and he even spoke much more elegantly.
Zhu Houzhao pulled Liu Chengfeng's sleeve and said almost as if he was swaying: "Master, just go in."
Liu Chengfeng had nothing to do with him. If it had been in the past, he would have slapped him on the head and reprimanded him, but now it was different. He thought it would be better to leave a good impression in front of the prince, so he said obediently: "Okay
, I went in to take a look, but I wanted to see what surprise His Highness the Crown Prince would give me."
He opened the door and rushed in. There was a candle burning inside. Under the dim light, nothing could be seen clearly, but in the darkness, there seemed to be two green lights flickering, and he heard in his ears
A gasping sound.
Smell...
The tip of Liu Chengfeng's nose couldn't bear it any longer. Just as he was about to turn back, he realized that the door had been closed with a bang by several young eunuchs.
Ouch...
This was the sound of a wolf. Liu Chengfeng understood. He only had one thought at this time: "Idiot!"
In the dark room, only a pair of hungry wolf's eyes could be seen. Those green and cruel eyes made Liu Chengfeng's hair stand up.
Outside the room, Zhu Houzhao was smiling and leaning over to listen to what was going on inside, looking very interested. Gao Feng next to him looked uneasy and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, this Liu Baihu...
It's Zhan Shifu who washes the horses. This is an official appointed by the emperor. If something goes wrong, it won't be fun."
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Nothing will happen. Who is my master? Not to mention a wolf, even if there are ten or a hundred, it is nothing. This wolf is so hateful, it actually ate four of me."
Guard and a martial artist, let Master teach him a lesson today."
Gao Feng couldn't help but shudder. Others didn't know about Zhu Houzhao's hobby, but Gao Feng knew that Zhu Houzhao not only liked to practice martial arts, but also liked to tame tigers and leopards. However, the emperor had repeatedly warned him not to raise them in the East Palace, and finally His Highness the Crown Prince had no choice but to do so.
He only raised a few wolves to cope with the situation. Anyone who thinks that His Highness is a great person will invite them into this wolf room, but no one can come out of here. Look at this person
Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xima, today is also a bad day.
At this time, a wolf roared from the wolf room, a huge collision sound was heard, and Liu Chengfeng's voice was also heard. The huge roar made Zhu Houzhao very excited, he clapped his hands and cheered: "Master is going to use Wang Ba Fist."
Okay, okay, great, kill that stinky wolf!"
After that, the Wolf Room became quiet again. Just when Zhu Houzhao felt strange, a crisp bang came out. Zhu Houzhao put his ear against the door. The huge noise made his ears buzz. He hurriedly
Rubbing his ears, he couldn't help but said: "What is this sound? This is strange. Could it be that the master has another special skill hidden deep inside?"
The roar of the hungry wolf was getting louder and louder, and the wolf room fell into chaos again. It took half a cup of tea before the wolf room became quiet.
"It's over?" Zhu Houzhao looked a little surprised. How long had it been? Why was there no sound? He didn't know who won. Zhu Houzhao shouted to Gao Feng and said: "Gao Feng, go and open the door for me to see."
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Where did Gao Feng dare to go? He was afraid that the hungry wolf would come out and hurt someone, so he shook his head repeatedly.
At this moment, the door was suddenly knocked open with a coaxing sound, and Liu Chengfeng, dressed in rags and covered in blood, appeared in front of the door with an angry look. Those eyes that wanted to kill someone looked straight at Zhu Houzhao,
It seemed to be spitting out fire.
Chapter completed!