In the palace of the King of Han, the King of Han, who was still working tirelessly late at night, was interrupted by someone in the sowing process. He was like an old farmer who had watermelons stolen from his own field. He came out with a look of resentment on his face.
The eunuch who was waiting was extremely anxious: "Prince Han, if you don't go, your Majesty and the Crown Prince will have to wait impatiently. We have sent people to rush you."
"Your Majesty and eldest brother are both here?"
The King of Han originally thought that the emperor had some military affairs at night and wanted to discuss it with him, because he was usually approached for military affairs and not for government affairs. But now the eunuch said that the prince was here, which made him panic.
"It can't be that the eldest brother has made some slanderous remarks in front of dad." Thinking carefully about it, I haven't done anything in food, drink or gambling recently, so there should be nothing that needs to be mentioned.
Feeling a little panicked, I hurriedly rode to the palace gate and ran in.
When I arrived in front of the temple, I straightened my clothes and appearance before striding in.
"See you, Father, see His Highness the Crown Prince." When he said His Highness the Crown Prince, he emphasized his tone. Looking around, he realized that in addition to Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Xia Yuanji, and his good nephew Zhu Zhanzhen were all there.
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It's not surprising that Xia Yuanji is here, but why is Zhu Zhanchen here? He is puzzled.
"Prince Han is very arrogant. He only came after urging him twice." Zhu Di didn't expect that he would be so angry.
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Dad, I went with you to review in the military today. Later I went back to supervise and correct today's shortcomings. I fell asleep late and my son didn't expect that you would call me at night. Did you listen?"
If you want to punish your son for the slanders made by some villains, please do it. My son has a clear conscience."
"Get up, how unbecoming is it for a grown man to cry."
The King of Han stood up and walked to Zhu Zhanzhen's side.
"I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you." Zhu Di was not in a hurry to talk about the small report Zhu Zhanzhen made just now, but said: "What I told the prince during the review today, the prince gave a plan called
Security Department, Prince, please tell me."
Zhu Gaochi once again told the King of Han about the affairs of the Guard Department. After hearing this, the King of Han was surprised that he wanted to turn retired veterans into government soldiers who could be rented by nobles.
But immediately he became embarrassed: "The method is a good one, but it involves the interests of many nobles and nobles, so there is a lot of resistance to its implementation."
"There must be some resistance, but I have thought about this method. It can not only increase the number of troops, but also increase the income for the court, and reduce the number of soldiers who are not in the establishment. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone. No matter whether it succeeds or not, we can try it first."
Zhu Di made it very clear when he said this. He had to do this. The emperor would set the direction, and the specific implementation would depend on the subsequent execution.
"This matter needs one person to carry out it. King Han, who do you think is suitable?"
This matter was tantamount to wiping out all the troops of the nobles. It offended others. Naturally, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't push it away. He hurriedly replied: "Father, the prince came up with this plan. The East Palace leads hundreds of officials, and all the ministers are sincere."
I believe it’s best to leave this matter to my eldest brother, and I will definitely do it beautifully.”
Zhu Di shook his head: "No, your eldest brother is already very busy with government affairs. He is so busy that he can only eat four meals a day, and it is quite inconvenient to move around. Moreover, the method was proposed by Zhan Chang, and your eldest brother just relayed it on his behalf.
Zhan Chang is still a junior and cannot take on this task."
Zhu Zhanzhen found that Zhu Di had a good way of irritating his son. Even though he was talking to the King of Han, Zhu Gaochi bowed his head in silence.
Zhu Gaoxu was obviously surprised when he heard that the plan was proposed by Zhu Zhanchang, but he rolled his eyes: "Master Xia, the canal can be dredged for many years, so this little thing will definitely be no problem."
"Weizhe has a lot of things to do in his household. He is an upright man and often gives advice. He has many conflicts with the princes and marquises, so he can't do this."
Xia Yuanji accompanied Zhu Di Shen's Sacred Heart and naturally understood the meaning of the emperor's words.
"Your Majesty, you must choose a person with outstanding reputation to do this. This person must have military merit and reputation in the army, be able to convince the generals, and must have enough reputation among the nobles of the clan to intimidate others.
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With these words, Xia Yuanji almost named everyone and said, "I decided it was you, Zhu Gaoxu."
Apart from a few leading military princes, the only such people left were King Zhu Gaoxu of Han and King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao.
Zhu Gaoxu naturally understood the meaning of Xia Yuanji's words, but since he just stood there and said nothing, he should not come down.
Seeing that his son did not express his position, Zhu Di did not mention the matter but said with a smile: "Gao Xu, just now Zhan Zhen proposed that if the Security Department can make a profit, he should give him some dividends. After all, he was the one who thought of this method. What do you think?
What should this do?"
Zhu Gaoxu was about to pretend to scold his nephew, but it had to be said that the Zhu family man had a very good mind and could think quickly.
He felt that the old man would definitely find a way for him to take over this job today, so he would have to negotiate terms with the old man to benefit himself.
The conversation changed: "Father, Zhan Yun is a smart man, and he should share the solution he came up with. Not only him, but also His Highness the Crown Prince or whichever prince you choose to carry out this matter can also share it."
, more hard work means more goods received.”
Zhu Di seemed to have guessed that Zhu Gaoxu would say this: "You are right, but how could such a child think of this? I just asked and found out that it was his second uncle who often told him that the vassal king's salary was not enough, and he could only marry
He has two or three wives and concubines and has three or four children, so he wants to save more money. Does his second uncle have a child?"
Zhu Gaoxu now finally knows who sold him.
He still had to say with a smile on his face: "My uncle and nephew Zhan and I have a deep love. We have a very good relationship. Every once in a while we chat, it's all just jokes."
"Are you kidding? It seems I have to have someone calculate whether your salary over the years is consistent with your current assets."
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly had a bitter look on his face: "Father, I will fight for you in the north and south." After saying that, he began to take off his clothes: "Father, look at the sword wounds on your shoulders and the knife wounds here..."
Zhu Gaochi hurriedly stopped him: "Father, my second brother must be joking with Zhan Yu. Children who are ignorant should take it seriously."
Zhu Di stopped asking further questions and continued: "Wear the clothes first. How do you look like? Let Weizhe laugh."
Xia Yuanji handed over his hand: "The Prince of Han has a charming temperament and is the most down-to-earth."
Zhu Di waved his hand: "Put aside the salary issue, let me ask you, how many soldiers are there in your house?"
"this……"
"explain."
"Not counting the janitor and..."
"Count it all."
"Almost more than a hundred."
Zhu Di said coldly: "Prince Han's courtyard is large, so there should be two hundred soldiers in the palace."
"No, absolutely not, there are only about 160 people at full count." Zhu Gaoxu didn't dare to lie, his old man's Jin Yiwei could investigate everything clearly.
"Why do you need so many soldiers? The first one who needs to be adjusted is you."
Zhu Gaoxu's bitter face was even worse: "I realize that I am wrong, and I will abolish it when I get back."
"Abolish whatever you want. I will leave the affairs of the Security Department to you. All of them will be integrated into the Security Department. They must be rented from there and lead by example."
Zhu Di's ultimate goal was finally revealed. Zhu Zhanzhen now admired Zhu Di a little. He should have wanted to leave the job to Zhu Gaoxu since he wanted to establish the Security Department.
After tonight's operation, Zhu Gaoxu felt as if he had made a great contribution. He successfully handed over the job and even asked his two sons to be careful not to think too much.
The first shot after the establishment of the Security Department was fired at the Han Palace. The prince obeyed the other Dukes and Marquises and did not have to pay attention.
Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and said: "This is a good thing, and it is the son and minister's duty to take it. It is the duty of a son and a minister to share the worries of his father." Seeing that he could not evade it, Zhu Gaoxu accepted his fate.
But he immediately went on to say: "But the method was devised by Zhan Zhan. My minister, Zhan Zhan, is very clever and smart. Why not ask Zhan Yan to come to the Security Department and learn from me together? Of course, if the prince is reluctant, forget it."
Zhu Zhanzhen was shocked and turned pale. Holy shit, you, the majestic prince of Han, are blatantly trying to give my nephew little shoes.