Zhu Youjian went to the palace early in the morning. When he came back, his face was not very good and he looked worried.
How should I put it? Emperor Tianqi would call him into the palace when he had something to do. However, the two brothers basically had nothing serious to do in the palace. Even if Emperor Tianqi loved Zhu Youjian no matter how much he cared about political and military matters,
He wouldn't tell his brother either.
The two of them spent most of their time chatting and having fun together. Sometimes the people below offered some weird stuff, and the emperor would invite Zhu Youjian to play with him.
If the royal status of these two brothers were removed and placed among the people, this would be the standard "brothers, friends and brothers respectful".
However, Emperor Tianqi summoned his brother into the palace today not just for fun, but simply to complain and lament about his own affairs.
Speaking of which, things are not surprising.
Zhu Youxiao had many hobbies, but he liked carpentry the most. Even the tables and chairs in his bedroom he wished he could have made them with his own hands.
This carpentry job is also a very time-consuming task. Sometimes I am addicted to it. If I don't pay attention, the day will pass in a blink of an eye.
Last night, Zhu Youxiao was busy with a forgery job in his hand, and on a whim, he wanted to summon Concubine Yu to Zhang's bed. He remembered Concubine Yu who I felt pity for, and he had visited her once a few months ago.
As a result, Zhu Youxiao received news that he really didn't want to know. Concubine Yu was actually dead and no longer alive. The eunuch next to him reported that Concubine Yu suddenly contracted an illness and passed away in a few days.
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Zhu Youxiao was very sad for a while because of this incident. Later, he was so depressed that he spent the night at Queen Zhang's place.
As a result, he summoned Zhu Youjian into the palace early the next morning. It was meaningless. Even in front of his queen, some words were still inappropriate to say, but to his brothers, some words were okay.
Said.
"So, don't be too affectionate towards this woman, because if you don't know what's going on, this woman will be gone!"
Zhu Youxiao is a good listener. He accompanied his emperor brother and talked all morning. Then Zhu Youjian waved his hand and went back to his carpentry work. Recently, Wei Zhongxian contributed a lot.
It is said that they are the seven clever objects brought by Fo Langji. The emperor wants to know if he can imitate these objects. For him, this kind of thing is much more interesting than taking care of the messy things in the court.
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After chatting with his brother for a while, Zhu Youxiao's depression of losing a concubine he somewhat liked seemed to have subsided a lot. When he was completely immersed in the carpenter's world, this concubine
The matter has long been forgotten by him.
Zhu Youjian didn't pay attention to this matter, and these things in the palace were not things he could take to heart.
As usual, as long as time permitted, he would usually go to the emperor's sister-in-law, Queen Zhang, to pay her respects. Before he could leave the palace and live in the Tenth Prince's Mansion, the emperor's sister-in-law took good care of him.
Then, he left the palace and returned to the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
Until now, he has a frown on his face. Even Wang Chengen, who has been waiting by his side, doesn't know what happened to his prince today.
"Last time I asked Jiang Wan to investigate the fire gun matter, how was the investigation going? Why haven't I seen him report back?"
After flipping through a few books impatiently, Zhu Youjian suddenly said: "Daban, are you keeping an eye on this matter?"
"My servant has been paying attention to this matter!" Wang Chengen was stunned and hurriedly replied: "Jiang Wan has been out early in the morning and back late these days. He has been looking for clues about the gun for the prince. If there is no return, then naturally he has not found anything yet.
Something worth giving back!”
"That's all you can do?" Zhu Youjian snorted slightly: "Go and call him over, and I'll ask him what's going on. Don't be another arrogant guy. He speaks louder than anyone else, but when he gets things done,
What a mess!”
Wang Chengen dared to neglect and hurriedly went to find Jiang Wan.
After a while, Jiang Wan appeared in front of Zhu Youjian and greeted Zhu Youjian properly.
"Didn't I say that you leave early and come back late? I thought you were so diligent in doing the things I asked you to do. It seems that you are nothing more than that!"
Zhu Youjian was not in a good mood, and his words were a bit yin and yang.
"It was indeed a bit hard the past few days, but the hard work is worth it!" Jiang Wan replied respectfully: "Thanks to the great blessing of the prince, I was lucky enough to find a clue. My subordinates are wondering whether to continue the investigation. It's just right.
The prince is here when he is summoned!"
"What do you mean, do you want to continue the investigation?" Zhu Youjian pointed to Jiang Wan's nose: "Have you forgotten what I told you at the beginning?"
"If I continue to investigate, if I don't alert certain people, not only will I not be able to protect myself, but I may also bring some trouble to the prince. I know that the prince doesn't like trouble very much!"
"Tell me, what did you find?" Zhu Youjian didn't listen to him at all: "Someone stopped you, or did someone directly threaten you? Let me see who has such courage!"
"That's not the case!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "My subordinates are quite cautious in doing things. After receiving the prince's instructions, my subordinates first passed Xu Jian, deputy Qianhu of the Imperial Guard, who was the general flag that the prince raised in recognition.
Through him, I got some information from Xu Xianchun, the Jinyi commander, and then followed the information to investigate and found out that these batches of Folangji short-fire muskets came from the Folangji mission that came to Beijing last year!"
"Then!" Zhu Youjian's face looked a little better. At least Jiang Wan was still doing something.
"The Ministry of War is negotiating with the Folangji Mission to purchase the Folangji cannon and equipment Jiubian. As a subordinate, if there is not enough reason, it is basically impossible to get around these Folangji people. In the end,
How many such short-fire muskets have flowed out from them, I'm afraid the Flemish people won't tell me!"
"Where's your little trick?"
Zhu Youjian shook his head: "I know the real owner, but I still can't find it out. It shows that your little tricks are nothing more than this!"
"The prince is a little demanding of his subordinates!" Jiang Wan raised his head: "The people from the Folangji Mission fought with the people from the Bingma Division and killed several people. Even after they were caught by the Jinyi Guards, they were forcibly taken away by the Ministry of War.
Come out, my subordinates are powerless, I really don’t know how to sneak into the headquarters of the Folangji Mission, capture their leader, and then use coercion, inducement, torture, and extort what I want from my subordinates?”
He spread his hands helplessly: "As long as the imperial court still plans to find the Folangji people to buy the Folangji cannon, let alone the subordinates, even the Jinyiwei and the people in Dongchang may not be able to do this!"