Although Zhu Gui and Bailu Ting had a cooperative relationship before, the other party was Jin Yiwei after all.
Zhu Gui hates the Jinyiwei organization as a whole, not to mention that his original goal has been achieved.
If Bailu Ting knows the truth, Zhu Gui will consider letting him become his 'informant' and continue to obtain information for him. At most, he will pay some money, which is a trivial matter to him.
But since the last time he sent a secret letter to the other party, which led to the subsequent events of the "Royal Garden Coup", the other party has never contacted him again.
And now, after such a long time, the other party stopped Zhu Gui's carriage on the streets of Nanjing late at night.
No matter what the reason was, Zhu Gui had already regarded the other party as a threat.
Perhaps because he saw Zhu Gui's vigilance, Bailu Ting couldn't help but feel a little proud.
Because from his point of view, the other party was not only an existence that even Jin Yiwei had no choice but to defeat, he was also the one who directly caused Jin Yiwei to be dismissed by the emperor.
Not to mention that the young prince in front of him can be regarded as the "mastermind" that indirectly led to the "Royal Garden Coup".
But now the other party is actually 'afraid' of such a lowly person like him, which makes Bai Luting think that the other party is worried about reporting everything he knows to the emperor, causing him to completely lose everything he has now.
After having this idea, coupled with his confidence in his own skills, Bailuting relaxed a little bit of his vigilance.
"Little prince, I am still on your side. The reason why I came at this time is because now I am a guard of the imperial family and cannot leave normally. This time I heard that the prince was summoned by the emperor.
When I come to Nanjing, I come here to see you."
Bailuting bowed her body, her posture and tone were low enough.
Zhu Gui was about to speak when Xu Miaoqing, who was behind him, reminded him: "Don't believe him. This person gives me a very dangerous aura."
Zhu Gui nodded towards her, then turned to look at Bailu Pavilion.
"If you have anything important to report to the palace tomorrow, it's very late and I have to go back to rest."
After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he turned around and was about to get into the carriage, but he had already put his hands on his waist to prepare for the worst case scenario.
If this place hadn't been Nanjing, he wouldn't have talked so much nonsense with the other party.
In fact, he had just found a way to make the emperor change his attitude, and he really didn't want to make his already notorious reputation worse by killing people again.
When Bailuting heard Zhu Gui's words, he had a surprised look on his face, but it immediately turned into a sneer.
"My young prince, it is indeed no problem to go to the prince's palace, but my subordinates have been short of money recently. I wonder if the young prince can provide some funds? This way, my subordinates can also collect more information for the prince."
It turns out that this is the real purpose of Bailu Pavilion, which is to get money.
Zhu Gui got on the carriage and threw a stack of silver notes from the window: "This is twenty thousand taels."
Bailuting didn't expect Zhu Gui to be so easy to talk to and so generous with his money. While he was happy, he also regretted that he wanted less.
However, he quickly picked up the banknote and stepped aside, saying, "Have a good trip, Your Majesty."
Zhu Gui, who was sitting in the carriage, had a gloomy expression.
He knew that since people like Bailuting dared to 'blackmail' him, it would not be just this one time.
Although it is easy for him to make money, he will not spend it squandering it like this.
So after the carriage traveled a certain distance, he immediately said to the soldiers driving the carriage: "Go and deal with the man just now. Pay attention to safety and don't leave any traces."
The soldier nodded immediately, jumped off the carriage, and disappeared into the alley next to him.
Zhu Gui then started to drive the car himself.
In terms of skill, although his salt dealer was a fierce and fierce salt dealer, due to the short training time, he could not compare with the more professional Jinyiwei, not to mention that the opponent was Qianhu who was one of the former Jinyiwei.
But don't forget that Zhu Gui's bodyguards are all good at using flintlock guns.
Not to mention that the four remaining soldiers are the ones who have followed him for the longest time, have experienced several bloody battles, and are comparable to the Jin Yiwei whose temperament and means are far away.
If Zhu Gui hadn't been worried about his and Xu Miaoqing's safety, he would have released these soldiers to command the Yunzhou Army.
They are good enough to stand on their own.
The carriage quickly returned to Daiwang's Mansion.
But what surprised Zhu Gui was that the front entrance of Prince Dai's Mansion was brightly lit, like a night market.
He then drove the carriage around to the back door of the palace.
After entering the yard, he called for servants to inquire about the situation, while carrying Xu Miaoqing, who was already asleep, back to the room and settling her down.
After several servants took turns to explain, Zhu Gui finally understood the situation outside.
It turns out that the small businessmen who came in the afternoon were only part of the shops in Nanjing, mainly in the north of the city.
The main reason is that the businessmen there were least influenced by King Dai in the past, so they were not so taboo about Zhu Gui's 'notoriety'.
The series of policies of the representatives of the Datong Caravan attracted these merchants. Not only did they want to cooperate with the Datong Chamber of Commerce, they even wanted to join the Datong Chamber of Commerce to seek asylum.
Originally, this matter needed to be decided by Zhu Gui himself, but the caravan representative might have been too excited and made the decision directly.
These small business representatives quickly spread the news, which immediately caused a storm that affected the entire Nanjing business community.
Although most of the businessmen in Nanjing have backgrounds, due to the Ming Dynasty's tradition of emphasizing agriculture over commerce, their backgrounds are limited to spending money to build relationships.
Moreover, the higher the position, the more secretive officials are about this kind of thing. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards this is still very resolute. The "corrupt officials" who have been dealt with for this have already formed several "Beijing Temples" outside Nanjing.
Therefore, the "relaxation" of Dai Wangfu immediately made countless businessmen see the opportunity.
No matter how unpopular the emperor is, the Daiwang is still a vassal king, and that cannot be replaced by an ordinary official background.
As a result, more than half of the small and medium-sized businessmen in Nanjing City took notice.
Only those powerful families with intricate connections are still waiting and watching.
After Zhu Gui heard the news, he was stunned for three seconds.
He was thinking about the pros and cons and the possible impacts this might have on him.
Among them, the most important thing to consider is Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude. If the other party knows about this, his attitude towards Zhu Gui may be even worse.
But now that things have happened, if he comes forward to 'clarify' the matter, he may not have credibility if he wants to reconvene these businessmen in the future.
After thinking about it, Zhu Gui decided to take a little risk and take advantage of this opportunity to completely dominate Nanjing's business community.