Chapter 80 The biggest tax (request for first order in the end)
Zhu Di didn't care about business methods. The prince of a country's clan was openly kidnapped in Yingtian City. It has been almost four days and there is no news.
If this were a small matter, it wouldn't be a big deal.
He separated his two hapless sons and rushed in.
"Seventeenth Brother, Seventeenth Brother, how are you? Don't scare Fourth Brother?"
Zhu Di shook his head desperately, but Zhu Quan didn't respond. He lay on the bed, almost dead. Zhu Di was furious and turned to stare at the two bastards, "Tell me, what did you do to Prince Ning?"
Zhu Gaoxu whispered: "Nothing, he is just too tired and needs to sleep for a while."
Zhu Gaosui also added, "Yes, Father, listen to how loud Uncle Seventeen snores, it's really okay."
Zhu Di looked carefully for a long time and found that nothing was wrong, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he said fiercely to his two sons: "Come with me!"
Qiu Fu was confused, what is someone else?
Does the young monk in the temple also count?
Now, even his two nephews dared to kidnap and torture him.
Zhu Di frowned deeply. It was too much to pretend to be his uncle's nephew.
"What kind of temple is that?" Zhu Di pointed in front of him.
But if there are two more people, it's hard to say.
Zhu Quan wanted to deny it, but Zhu Gaoxu had a confession written in black and white, and there was no way he could deny it.
Zhu Di wanted to interrogate the two of them and ask carefully what happened in the past four days, and Zhu Di was very curious. As soon as Prince Ning was taken away, someone sent a letter, and then Princess Ning ran to the palace to cry to Empress Xu.
.
Just as Qiu Fu was about to leave, Zhu Di asked again: "If there are others, bring them too."
"I ask you why you kidnapped Uncle Seventeen. You must explain it clearly to me, otherwise I would rather kill you two and vent your anger on Uncle Seventeen!"
Zhu Di took a deep breath and said, "I have said this, but you heard it. In this Ming Dynasty, I am not the biggest. Finance and taxation are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. You pretended to be the King of Han and made loans privately without reporting it to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Preparation, corruption of banknotes, evasion of taxes... I want to protect you, but I can't do anything. But don't worry, for this kind of crime, just paying a fine is enough, and it won't cost your life."
"Fourth brother, Your Majesty! Help!"
He said aggrievedly: "Father, it really has nothing to do with the child. I just found out that Uncle Seventeen was secretly pretending to be the second brother's name to issue Hanwang loans. He opened five shops, and the uncle pretended to be his nephew. This
It's a strange news. I just told my second brother out of courage."
When they appeared in the courtyard one after another, the truth was revealed and there was no need to say anything more.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui had to take two steps forward, and Zhu Di shouted angrily: "Kneel down!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "As expected of a wise prime minister who can rule the world by telling half of the Analects of Confucius. This is a very good statement. Even the emperor has to be reasonable. But now they all have their own reasons. Which reason is greater, you can
Know?"
Yao Guangxiao sighed, "Buddhists also need incense to offer offerings. It can be seen that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas cannot do without the word money."
"Zhu Gaoxu, what do you say?"
Zhu Di turned to look at Zhu Quan, his eyes flashing coldly, and Zhu Quan couldn't help but shiver.
Zhu Di was filled with anger, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a bell ringing, melodiously, and even his anger was reduced by three points.
At this moment, everyone finally understood that he was hiding under Master Yao's nose.
Xu Jingchang had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, I was chatting with Master Yao and heard him say that when Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin asked Prime Minister Zhao Pu, who is the biggest in the world, Zhao Pu did not immediately answer that the emperor is the biggest, but said to go back and think about it. Later Zhao Pu told Zhao Kuangyin
, which makes the most sense.”
In this way, after a while, Ning Wang Zhu Quan was finally woken up, but he was unkempt, looked haggard, his eyes were still red, and his whole person was dull.
No one dared to come to Yao Guangxiao to act wild. No one could have imagined that Prince Ning would be hidden next to Qingshou Temple...
At first, he held Zhu Quan hostage and kidnapped the three guards of Duoyan, and that was how Jingnan succeeded.
Hearing this, Zhu Di was speechless... "Seventeenth Brother, is it true as they said, you have opened several shops and are also lending money?"
Only then did Zhu Di see some clues. This small courtyard was actually close to Qingshou Temple, separated by only a wall.
"Your Majesty, I did do some business. It's just that I live in the capital and my expenses are too high. I can't just sit back and have nothing, so I just started a small business to make up for my family's income. Even if there are some inappropriate things, you can speak out.
There is no need to go so far, it is simply too much to bully others. We are both descendants of the Tian family and the Ming Dynasty clan, but we can't tolerate even a little bit of money. I really can't understand it. Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"
The guard under his command looked at it and replied: "That is Qingshou Temple, Master Yao is here."
"Qiu Fu, go and invite Master Yao over."
Zhu Gaoxu said proudly: "If I go back to my father, this matter is true. I also respect Uncle Seventeen and don't want to do anything to him, let alone go to the Ministry of Punishment to file a lawsuit, so I invited him here. Let's have a good chat and resolve the matter."
Just make it clear. Who would have thought that it would drag on for three or four days, which would make the father anxious, and the child is guilty."
"Oh?" Zhu Di was startled and suddenly laughed: "Xu Jingchang, you are even louder. You want to overturn Zhao Pu's conclusion!"
Zhu Gaoxu's expression also changed. Okay, you can forget about taking my name. How dare you steal my business?
Zhu Di also hesitated, can it be done?
Good guy, this guy wants to be the second King of Han. I have to say, he is really big-hearted.
"Brother Seventeen, there is no need to cry. I will make the decision for you and vent your anger for you."
"Master Yao?"
Ning Wang Zhu Quan burst into tears. He had no money, and it would almost cost him his life.
Zhu Di frowned, looked at these two bastard sons, and gradually became aware of them.
Among the people who should not be messed with in the capital, Yao Guangxiao may not be ranked first, but he is definitely above Xu Jingchang. There is no need to say more about the terror of the old monk.
Although Zhu Quan always obeyed his elder brother, every word he said was always filled with complaints... and went straight to the point of pain. Without his soldiers and horses, there would be no Emperor Yongle today.
The old fox looked at the little fox and said, "Let's go, don't keep your majesty waiting."
Zhu Di sighed deeply. This matter is indeed difficult to handle. The two gangsters went too far, but Zhu Quan was also not honest in what he did... "Master Yao, Xu Jingchang, you are both here to comment."
Then the Jinyi Guards were dispatched, Yingtian Mansion sent troops, and the guards from Prince Ning's Mansion also came out... The guys were in the capital, digging three feet into the ground to search, but they couldn't find a single living person.
I wonder who has such a big name?
Needless to say, of course he was the one who gave gongs in nine out of ten places. The source of right and wrong in the Ming Dynasty stood at the cusp of the storm, clinging to the nightmare of hundreds of officials who revolved around the sun and the moon - the great general ambassador, His Excellency Xu Jingchang.
"Master Yao, Xu Tongzheng, Your Majesty invites you!"
Zhu Di was silent again and again, and finally nodded and said: "I understand, all kinds of things can be summed up in one word: money!"
Zhu Quan howled loudly, pouring out all the grievances and bitterness in his belly, gushing endlessly with endless hatred... "Fourth brother, the younger brother stayed in Yingtian, drinking tea and chatting, and they were
They broke in and took me hostage. This is the second time this kind of thing has happened to me in my life. Fourth brother, I am suffering!"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "I don't dare. I just think that setting up a pot can cook meat and rice, but it can't cook principles. So the biggest thing in the world is not principles, but finances! It's hard to move without money!"
When he saw Zhu Di, his eyes suddenly lit up and he rushed over.
Zhu Di's face turned dark because it was him who did this for the first time.
I can kidnap the prince today, I can kidnap the emperor tomorrow, what I will do the day after tomorrow, I dare not even think about it!
"Your Majesty, Jianwen harmed the clan and caused chaos in the world. Brother Huang has said that you should treat the clan well!"
Zhu Gaojiu seemed calm, but Zhu Gaojiu was really scared.
The two boys knelt down obediently.
Prince Ning was lost, and everyone searched all over the world but could not find it.
Yao Guangxiao smiled lightly, "I don't know, I'd better let Xu Tongzheng do it."
He was doubtful, but when he arrived at Qingshou Temple, he suddenly understood that in the meditation hall, a young man was playing chess with Yao Guangxiao, and he also complained that the vegetarian food at Qingshou Temple was not delicious.
Suddenly he realized something, "Your Majesty, if I am willing to pay the fine, can you do what the wise nephew of the King of Han did and spread the word to me, and let me lend money in the future? I promise to do better than the King of Han, please Your Majesty
Yes!"
"Young Master, my seventeenth brother was tortured terribly by them. He is falling asleep and cannot be woken up."
Zhu Di shouted: "I and your seventeenth uncle are the most intimate, just like one person. If you disrespect your seventeenth uncle, you just don't take me in your eyes! Damn it, hateful!"
Zhu Di was furious and couldn't hold it back any longer, "You two, come here!"
However, Zhu Di did not allow them to return to the Daning fiefdom, nor to change places. As for the original promise of dividing the world equally, let alone that.
Zhu Di spoke reproachfully, and Yao Guangxiao looked at Xu Jingchang and sighed meaningfully, "Your Majesty, let's wait until Prince Ning wakes up before confronting him face to face."
Now it's better, he scored twice, he followed the same pattern, and let his two sons learn from him.
Zhu Quan is full of grievances. Even if we fight to the death, I will seek justice.
"Huang Kao, you left too early. The child has been wronged and bullied, and there is no place to go. I want to go to Xiaoling and cry loudly!"
And even if it's kidnapped, it can't be done perfectly.
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "The public is right and the mother-in-law is right. It is said that an upright official cannot handle family affairs, and I have no ability to say who is more right... But I feel that there is something greater than truth in this world."
Zhu Di's expression changed again and again, and he looked at Yao Guangxiao again, "Young Master, what do you think?"
When Zhu Quan heard this, he cried even louder, "Fourth brother, my younger brother is willing to follow my fourth brother Jingnan. My fourth brother took away my soldiers and horses. My younger brother was ecstatic. My fourth brother disagreed with my younger brother's return to Daning. My younger brother had no idea."
He complained that the fourth brother would not let the younger brother change his fiefdom, and the younger brother was willing to serve his elder brother... In short, the elder brother was like the father, and the younger brother could do whatever he asked. But how could the king's father treat his younger brother like this? My younger brother asked them to arrest him.
, I was locked up in this courtyard for three or four days, and I was not allowed to sleep. Over and over again, I was in so much pain that I wished I could die immediately!"
Zhu Dixin said that even if the two gangsters were given a hundred courages, they would not dare to kidnap Zhu Quan casually.
At this time, Xu Jingchang smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty, if something happens once, it can alert the world, but if it happens twice, it will make people laugh."
Zhu Gaosui unexpectedly stood up and said, "Father, I have tried my best to promote my second brother in my newspaper. If I want to do it again, I am afraid that even my second brother will be implicated and shake the confidence of the people."
Zhu Di looked solemn and said slowly: "Pass an order to send Prince Ning to the Ministry of Punishment!"
The guards dragged Prince Ning down, and Zhu Di added: "Call the officials and tell them what I mean. All yamen must take action to strictly investigate tax evasion and show no mercy."
