When Zhu Gui's soldiers heard that Zhu Gui mentioned the Salt Gang, their expressions became strange.
They were all from the Salt Gang, and none of them had forgotten a story that was comparable to a myth that was spread within the Salt Gang.
That is, the king in front of him, armed with two guns, rescued the princess from the hands of more than a dozen people from the Salt Gang.
And now they all understand that it is not a fairy tale, but a real thing.
After all, they still have incredibly powerful flintlock guns in their hands, not to mention the pistol in the prince's hand.
But even so, as soldiers, they didn't want to put the prince in danger alone. It was obviously a slap in the face to them as soldiers.
But their words were ignored by Zhu Gui.
Finally, Zhu Gui said directly: "This is my king's order. All you need to do is bring your soldiers and be on standby nearby."
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The ten soldiers looked at each other and could only bow their heads and accept the order.
Zhu Gui looked at the shocked Zuo Erniang again: "How?"
Zuo Erniang pondered for a long time before she said: "Your Majesty is really willing to go into danger alone, just to help the daughter of the people win the money gang?"
"You are wrong. The prerequisite for your cooperation with me is not only that you join the Prince's Palace, but also that the Money Gang will gradually transform into a regular business in the future, and that you also have to join the Datong Chamber of Commerce. Can you agree?"
Only then did Zhu Gui reveal his true purpose.
But now, if Zuo Erniang doesn't agree, it will be difficult for her to leave Dai Wang's palace as long as Zhu Gui gives an order.
As for the Money Helper changing careers and joining the Datong Chamber of Commerce, she didn't have much resistance.
After all, she joined the Money Gang out of desperation. If she had a better choice, she would never want to go against the imperial court.
The only thing is that Zuo Erniang still has obvious resistance to joining Dai Wangfu.
She is still not sure whether what Zhu Gui said to her before was to appease her or if it was true.
If Zhu Gui just wanted to use her hand to control the money gang and would kick her away afterwards, then she would really have become a fool who was sold and paid back.
Seeing the struggle on Zuo Erniang's face, Zhu Gui couldn't help but said: "This matter is of great importance, and I will not force you. You can make a decision after further investigation. Of course, the best place is Datong."
The mansion and the grassland. Now you can choose to leave on your own."
Zuo Erniang raised her eyebrows again. She didn't expect that the other party would be so confident and actually wanted to let her go.
Just as she was about to say something more, she felt her two maids holding her hands again.
It turned out that the injuries of the two were getting worse. If they were not treated, the bleeding alone might be enough to kill them.
"Well, the folk girl will give the prince an answer in a week and say goodbye."
After that, Zuo Erniang and her two maids hurriedly left from Dai Wang's Mansion, for fear that Zhu Gui would go back on her word.
Zhu Gui pushed away the soldiers, and then said to the back door: "Come out, my king's tea has gone cold, so you can boil a pot for me."
After a while, Xu Miaoqing came in with a steaming teapot and sat next to Zhu Gui and said, "My lord, how can you trust her? She is a thief."
Zhu Gui just nodded and did not explain more on this topic. Instead, he asked: "Have you decided where to go today? I am free and can accompany you."
"Really? Your Majesty, don't you have to go to the palace today? Speaking of which, you haven't been there for two days." When Xu Miaoqing heard that Zhu Gui could accompany her, she immediately forgot about the question.
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "It's getting late today, so I won't disturb the prince. I'll be busy in the next few days, so I'll take advantage of my time today to go out for a walk with you."
Zhu Gui stood up and said.
When Xu Miaoqing heard his words, a look of worry immediately appeared on her face.
It seems that she remembered what Zhu Gui said just now about going to the Money Gang alone.
But she didn't mention this issue.
First, she knew that even if she wanted to persuade the other party not to go, given Zhu Gui's temper, she would not agree in the end. On the contrary, it might even distance the relationship between the two.
Secondly, it was also because Xu Miaoqing had enough confidence in Zhu Gui. The incident of saving her from the salt dealer had given Xu Miaoqing almost blind confidence in Zhu Gui.
So in the afternoon, the two of them got on the carriage and headed to the west of the city.
There are many temples in the west of the city, and the two of them visited many temples and Taoist temples one by one. Xu Miaoqing also asked for many amulets for Zhu Gui, and even hung them on his belt.
But seeing the worried look on Xu Miaoqing's face that never disappeared, he didn't retreat either.
Finally, the two of them came to the most famous Linggu Temple in Nanjing.
This place was dubbed the "No. 1 Zen Forest in the World" by Zhu Yuanzhang and is very famous throughout Nanjing.
The abbot of Linggu Temple is said to be an accomplished monk.
But Zhu Gui was not interested in these things at first. If Xu Miaoqing hadn't pulled him, he wouldn't have wanted to come.
Linggu Temple is full of incense and crowded with people, making it very lively.
However, Zhu Gui also noticed that the people who received ordinary pilgrims were only young monks.
Only after arriving at the atrium did the monks here get older.
Zhu Guixin thought that in a place like this with fireworks, how many of these monks can still cultivate?
He was about to accompany Xu Miaoqing to burn a stick of incense before leaving. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them knelt in front of the Buddha, an old monk with his eyes closed and his eyebrows hanging down to his chin came out from behind the Buddha statue.
"Which prince is this person?" the old monk looked in Zhu Gui's direction and asked.
"Can you really not see it?" Zhu Gui was startled by the other party's actions.
The old monk's face changed slightly, and he bowed to Zhu Gui and said, "I don't know if the king has arrived, but the old monk is Wuchen, and he has committed a lot of sins."
"Master Wuchen? He is an eminent monk of Linggu Temple. My father has never seen me despite asking for visits several times. Why is he so polite to me?"
Xu Miaoqing on the side immediately came over and said.
"How does this king know? Maybe he treats all princes like this."
Zhu Gui was originally not too fond of Buddhism, so he said this.
The monk next to him supported Monk Wuchen and said, "Please see me at the queen's palace."
"Apse? No need, right? I'm just here to offer incense." Zhu Gui's face showed displeasure.
But the monk Wuchen immediately said: "The old monk is willing to do a fortune telling for the king, please don't refuse."
"Oh, fortune telling? What can you calculate?" Zhu Gui said with a cold snort.
"Thinking about the past life and the future, as long as the king wants to know, the old monk will definitely tell you everything." Monk Wuchen lowered his head and said.
When Zhu Gui heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes. What did the old monk mean by this? Could it be that he had already seen his true identity?