King Fu Zhu Changxun was over forty years old, tall, with broad ears, fair skin, and a handsome appearance, although he was a little on the plump side.

In the forty-second year of Wanli, the struggle over the country that had lasted for fifteen years came to an end. Zhu Changxun, who was most favored by Emperor Wanli, had to leave the capital and come to Luoyang to join the vassal, completely losing his right to inherit the throne.

If you can't become the emperor, you can only be trapped in this palace, and you can't even get out of Luoyang City. What else can you do? Apart from eating, it's just a day, so getting fat is natural.

Except for the special case of King Xingxian, who was extremely lucky, the other feudal kings lived a life where they could see their end at a glance. They were extremely wealthy but were like prisoners. In boring days, they could only find fun by themselves. Most of the feudal kings were extremely debauched. Of course, this is also

What the emperor wanted to see.

Compared with other vassal kings, Zhu Changxun was not very dissolute. His biggest hobby besides eating was his love of money.

Fu Fan was only established for more than ten years, and was considered a junior compared with Zhou Fan, Lu Fan, and even Tang Fan in Nanyang. However, the money accumulated by Fu Fan in more than ten years was no less than that of other feudal lords.

This was mainly because Emperor Wanli liked Zhu Changxun so much that he kept rewarding him with all kinds of good things, and even moved the treasury to Luoyang.

When King Fu first came to power, Wanli immediately rewarded him with 40,000 hectares of land, up to 600,000 acres. Later, after the ministers persuaded him, it was reduced to 20,000 hectares. Feeling that he was indebted to Zhu Changxun, he moved Yangzhou to Taiping

The miscellaneous taxes and the salt tea tax in Sichuan were given to him.

At that time, Zhu Changxun thought that the amount given to him was too little, so he asked for 1,300 yin of Huaiyan salt and set up a store to sell it in Luoyang City. It was said to be 1,300 yin, but in fact, plus the private salt sold secretly, the entire salt capital of Henan Province

Controlled by Prince Fu's Mansion. Henan used to eat well salt from Shanxi, but now Shanxi salt cannot enter Henan at all, and the people in Henan have to eat Huai salt sold by Prince Fu's Mansion.

Zhu Changxun still felt that this was insufficient, and sent a large number of manpower to set up banknote checkpoints in various places in Henan. All business travelers passing through had to pay commercial taxes.

At the same time, relying on his status as a vassal king, Zhu Changxun annexed land on a large scale, forcing the people to donate their land to Prince Fu's Mansion to work as farm laborers, and then charged high land rents. Over the past ten years, he had annexed at least hundreds of thousands of acres of land. The actual amount

No one knows.

The farm laborers had nothing to live on after paying the land rent for a year's hard work. They could only survive by digging wild vegetables and mixing them with them. In the slightest disaster, they would have to sell their sons and daughters.

The three vassal kings, King Zhou of Kaifeng, King Fu of Luoyang, and King Tang of Nanyang, controlled 70% to 80% of the fields in Henan. Together with the fields of the gentry, most of the people became farmhands for the lords and gentry.

These farm laborers only paid land rent to the feudal gentry and did not bear the court taxes. The court taxes fell on the remaining 10 to 20% of the common people. Those people's lives were even more miserable. Many people were forced by the court taxes.

They can only flee and become refugees.

Of course, Prince Fu Zhu Changxun could not see all this. He just felt very angry and aggrieved. He was clearly staying in Luoyang and had no intention of fighting for the throne. Who framed him for treason?

"Master Tang, don't you know that others don't know? I have stayed in the palace for these years without leaving the house. There are only less than a thousand guards in the palace. How can I have the intention to rebel?"

Zhu Changxun shouted aggrievedly.

Tang Bin, the prefect of Luoyang, wiped the saliva sprayed on his face and smiled awkwardly:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding. Someone must have framed the Prince. But since the court has sent people over, let them investigate, and they will definitely clear the Prince's name."

"In any case, I would like to ask Mr. Tang to help me and say some kind words for me. I will definitely not forget Mr. Tang's kindness."

Zhu Changxun waved his hand, and a eunuch came over holding a plate. On the plate was an ingot of silver.

"Tang Fuzun can take these two hundred taels of silver, but if he can help me survive this disaster, I will give you a generous gift." Zhu Changxun said boldly.

Tang Bin's cheek twitched and he quickly declined with a smile:

"Your Majesty, you are too polite. It is natural for me to help you. How can I take your money for such a trivial matter?"

With that said, Tang Bin hurriedly said goodbye and left the palace.

"The bastard runs so fast. He has never been soft-handed when taking my money before, but today he is pretending to be honest!"

Zhu Changxun cursed angrily, and a trace of gloom flashed across his face. Is it really difficult for me to pass this test? But I really didn’t seek rebellion!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Tang has taken a lot of money from us over the years. He has too many connections with the palace, so he can't help but try his best."

Shi Houjing, the head of Fuwang Palace, advised.

"Right now we should communicate with the Jianchasi Yamen. After all, it is the Jianchasi that is ultimately responsible for investigating us."

Zhu Changxun shook his head: "Ma Huang, the inspector, was originally dissatisfied with me. If you go to him now, you will only bring humiliation to yourself."

For a moment, Zhu Changxun was filled with sadness and didn't know what to do.

"Your Majesty, how about we really rebel?" Hou Jing rolled her eyes and asked tentatively.

"The defense of Luoyang City is lax. There are thousands of our royal guards. If we make a sudden attack, we will be able to capture Luoyang City in one fell swoop. Then we will open warehouses and distribute grain to recruit people to join the army. It won't take long to gather tens of thousands of troops. Then send people to persuade Kaifeng.

King Lu, who is north of King Zhou, can easily control the whole of Henan, and then send an army to the north, maybe he can capture the Dingding River and Mountains in Beijing in one fell swoop!"

Hou Jing's words made Zhu Changxun's eyes light up, and then he came back to his senses and cursed angrily:

"What's your idea? Do you want to send me to Fengyang Prison?"

Raise troops to rebel? Fortunately for Hou Jing, there is no chance of success at all.

Although Zhu Changxun is fat, he is not stupid. He knows how much he weighs. At that time, his father loved him so much that he could not become the prince. Now his brother and his family have long been stable. Which of the civil servants and military generals in the world will stand by Zhu Changxun?

Side? Not one!

If Hou Jing hadn't served in the palace for more than ten years and was a grasshopper on his own, Zhu Changxun would have thought that he was the mastermind behind his attempt to harm him!

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I was just talking in a panic." Hou Jing quickly admitted her mistake.

"But don't talk nonsense anymore, let's think about how to help this king get through this disaster." Zhu Changxun glared at Hou Jing and said impatiently.

Hou Jing thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, we have only one way right now, which is to wait for the court to send someone to investigate and prove our innocence. But before the court comes, let's clean up the head and tail first and prevent them from getting caught.

Any clue."

"This is a trick in Luoyang City. Most of the officials have been bribed by us. However, the palace's industries are spread too widely. We are afraid that trouble will be found in other places. Your Majesty, I would like to go check everywhere on your behalf and try my best to protect everything."

The hidden danger has been eliminated!" Hou Jing asked Ying.

Zhu Changxun thought for a while and nodded: "That's the only way."

As a vassal king, neither Zhu Changxun nor his son can leave Luoyang City easily. This kind of thing can only be done by confidants, and in the Fuwang Palace of Nuo Da, the only person who can do this is Hou Jing. For Hou Jing,

Zhu Changxun is still assured of his ability and loyalty.
Chapter completed!