Ma hit the nail on the head, and Lao Zhu's originally smiling face gradually became serious.
"Sister, I wonder if we were born to be poor?" Lao Zhu frowned. "My family was so poor before that we couldn't even find a place to bury our parents."
"Now that I have finally become the emperor, I don't even have much food left in the treasury. I have been saving for several years. Once the war starts between the north and the south, there will be nothing left to lose."
"How come the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty in the past could build Lao Shizi's palace every day and reward Lao Shizi with the devil dance? If we, Lao Zhu, become the emperor, we will still be in poverty. We need a girl to patch up our clothes."
"Emperor Yuanting is extravagant and immoral, plundering the people's wealth and anointing to fulfill his own selfish desires. Is that the same?" Empress Ma laughed and scolded. "Chongba, I must not say that outside."
"If someone hears this, they will think that I am just like those foolish kings who envy Yuanting and want to enjoy themselves. If people in the east misinterpret the meaning and ask me to give me some rare toys, they will suffer a lot for the people."
"I'm sorry, I'm just telling you those nonsense wisecracks." Lao Zhu said. Then his face turned cold: "In our opinion, if our treasury is as poor as Ming, is it because we have money?"
Those people misunderstood the ignorant and corrupt officials and emptied the Ming Dynasty's treasury."
"The civil servant, are you really not the son of a man..." Lao Zhu gritted his teeth. Because he knew about the Kongyin case and the Guo Huan case in advance, he had no trust in the civil servants he had crossed over to.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to crack down on the Hu Party, Lao Zhu also asked Jin Yiwei to conduct a secret investigation into the government's administration.
It turned out to be shocking!
"Can we no longer use those civil servants who came from the East in the Yuan Dynasty in the past?" Lao Zhu's expression was unclear, and the light from his eyes was like a bone-picking blade.
Seeing Lao Zhu's behavior, Empress Ma sighed first and said, "I think it's okay to clean up the court, but I must always remember that I must never wrong a good official."
"We know." Lao Zhu nodded. The tone of the couple seemed to be discussing how to pull out the weeds in the fields. They were not worried at all about the turmoil caused by the purge of Chao Gang Coco.
Both of them knew that the Zhu family's strength lay not in the surrender of the civil servants, but in the group of loyal common people in Leg Didong, who had many soldiers with knives.
Civil servants? Since they miss Gu Yuan’s carefree and domineering Yuezi, let’s send them to see Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty.
What Lao Zhu cares about is who will be able to help Lao Zhu's family manage the place after the tens of thousands of civil servants are dismissed and sent eastward.
He mused: "We must find a way to train our own officials in the Zhu family."
"Can those sneaky and cunning officials whom Yuanting sent over be used again?"
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Zhu Su didn't know the thoughts of Lao Zhu from Yuan Te Ying Tian. After Xu Da returned from victory and the war in the north was completely over, he also directly handed over military power, returned to Suzhou by sea with Zhang He and others, and prepared to return from Suzhou
Return to Yingtian.
"Three masters of the palace, we will say goodbye now." At the Taicang port in Suzhou, Zhang He said to Zhu Su and the other three with their fists clasped together, looking quite reluctant to leave.
"General Zhang has worked hard." Zhu Sucuo, a general who was good at maritime affairs, was also very close to him and asked: "General, please settle down in Fujian first. I, the king, will definitely work hard to help him develop the Maritime Silk Road in the Ming Dynasty."
"When the time comes, we will have to rely on the general's patience."
"At the end of the day, there will be a flood in the east of the fifth palace." Zhang He was also fascinated by it. The world Zhu Su told him was so vast that he couldn't wait to explore it.
After saying goodbye to Zhang He and all the officials and businessmen in Suzhou, Zhu Su and his two brothers finally set foot on the road back to Beijing. When they arrived, he and Chang Mao were alone, along with Wu Wangwei.
Dang, King of Qin Zhu Feng, King of Yan Zhu Di, as well as Dai Sigong, Ru Taisu, and a nursing camp composed of rescued female relatives were all returning to the capital.
All the other soldiers and generals in Bu Nao were sent back to their original places. Even Cao Yuan and Zhang Yu were left behind in Jizhen. When the Ming Dynasty established a new military post in Liaodong, the two of them would become the new guard post.
The assigned general.
Along the way, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di seemed to be distracted. The closer they got to Yingtian, the more restless they became. Zhu Su secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that they were worried that after returning to Beijing, Lao Zhu would pursue them for sneaking out of Beijing.
, after all, Lao Zhu’s dragon belt and two dragon boots would not save any legs during the fight.
When the two brothers came out, they both became a lot more mature. They didn't want to, but they couldn't help but be so afraid of their own fathers... It can be said that bloodline suppression has nothing to do with age, temperament and the like.
The two brothers were uneasy and Zhu Su was helpless. He was looking forward to being able to hand over the errands as soon as possible and relieve Dong Na of the heavy burden. He asked the gods to give orders and transfer all his arrangements to the old man.
Zhu and his eldest brother, it is up to them to arrange the rest of the matter. As for me, I can continue to hide in the Imperial Manor and advance the progress of basic science while being a comfortable and leisurely king.
When he thought of that, Zhu Su felt refreshed and the world was wide.
When the carriage and horses arrived at the outskirts of Yingtian, Zhu Su and Zhu Di were playing chess in the middle of the carriage. Zhu Xi was watching from the sidelines. Both Zhu Su and Zhu Di were bad at chess, and Zhu Xi's second brother didn't know what it meant to watch chess without saying a word.
, while watching the chess game, instructing the copper feet, and even wanted to use the legs to snatch the chess pieces.
Zhu Su and Zhu Di naturally refused to give in. Otherwise, the three brothers in the carriage were arguing and noisy, which can be regarded as "having a good time." While they were having fun, the dog outside opened the curtain and said: "Three princes."
"The Prince's Palace has come to greet you. He is waiting at the front."
"Brother?" The three brothers all poked their heads out of the carriage, and sure enough they saw a familiar figure standing with his legs crossed in the thatched pavilion beside the official road, to the east of the guards.
Looking at them, the figure slightly waved his legs towards them. If it wasn't his eldest brother Zhu Biao, who else could he be?
"Brother!" "Prince Hall East!" The motorcade arrived at the pavilion. Zhu Su and Chang Mao and others entered the pavilion to pay homage to Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao first helped Chang Mao, who was paying homage, and after comforting him, he
Came to the side of Zhu Su and others.
"Okay, okay. Although he is a little darker, he is also a lot stronger! He already has the appearance of a man!" Zhu Biao patted the shoulders of his three younger brothers after a long absence, and couldn't help but feel the closeness in his eyes.
Zhu Su also smiled and said: "Brother, it seems that he has aged a lot. If he didn't remember Shiyue very well, he would have thought that eldest brother has aged more than ten years!"
Zhu Di and Zhu Chong were also snickering. In those few months, Zhu Biao had actually grown a beard, like a goatee hanging on his face. He seemed to be full of authority and no longer looked like a young man.
"Hahahaha, since I've become a father, it's time for me to grow a beard." Zhu Biao twirled the tail of his beard, looking somewhat elegant like a scholar.
Unexpectedly, they missed the birth of their nephew. The three brothers went to ask about the condition of their eldest nephew. Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Xiongying is very good! Thanks to the birth control method I taught the fifth brother, Xiongying's baby was born in good time."
The imperial doctor has also looked at the baby, and he must be healthy!"
"That's great!" Zhu Su was overjoyed. Zhu Xiongying had no congenital defects, so he prayed that he could grow up safely. Emperor Jianwen's attempt to cut down the vassal would never happen again. The history of the Ming Dynasty would also be completely rewritten.