"Why are you standing here, Queen Mother?" Zhu Gui asked distressedly.
Concubine Guo Hui took Zhu Gui's hand and said, "I don't trust you."
Zhu Gui couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this: "What's wrong with being so close? By the way, why didn't you go to the Royal Garden?"
Zhu Gui couldn't help but have some questions in her mind when she thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was meeting the concubines in the imperial garden.
Shouldn’t Concubine Guo Hui be Zhu Yuanzhang’s favorite concubine?
Concubine Guo said nonchalantly, "This is what I asked for. I want to see you here. I don't usually have the chance. It just so happens that this time the emperor is happy."
Zhu Gui asked puzzledly: "Is there anything that pleases the emperor?"
Concubine Guo Hui glanced around, and then whispered: "I heard that the emperor found a way to cure the prince, so he is celebrating."
Found a way to cure the prince? Zhu Gui couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, but he immediately realized that this should be another method used by some 'alchemists' to defraud money.
He didn't want to continue to struggle with this issue, so he and Guo Huifei entered each other's palace together.
Mother and son haven't seen each other for a long time, and they seem to have endless things to talk about.
Until Zhu Gui was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang again.
This time Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Zhu Gui in Fengtian Hall.
"Zhu Gui, I heard that you have been making a lot of noise in Nanjing recently. Do you have anything to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang said majestically.
Zhu Gui quickly replied, "My son actually accepted my father's appointment. Naturally, I still have to worry about some things."
"Huh, what you said is nice, but don't I know about your little tricks? Tell me, how much money did you get this time? I don't want much, you just need to hand over half of it to the treasury.
Already."
Zhu Yuanzhang finally showed his fangs and reached into Zhu Gui's pocket.
But Zhu Gui had nothing to do about it. Who said this was Nanjing and not Datong Prefecture?
Furthermore, Zhu Yuanzhang was the only person he was afraid of in this era. If the other person wasn't already old, he really didn't want to bother him anymore.
So, when Zhu Yuanzhang summoned him this time, Zhu Gui obediently took out 500,000 taels of silver.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had been spying on these wealthy businessmen in Nanjing for a long time, but he had not found a suitable reason.
Now that Jin Yiwei has been abolished, he has even lost his best card, which allowed Zhu Gui to take advantage.
However, it can also be seen from this incident that Zhu Yuanzhang has paid more and more attention to him.
Zhu Gui didn't know if this was a good thing, but given the current situation, it could at least keep him safe.
After being 'blackmailed' again by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was finally able to leave the palace.
But before leaving, he still had someone send a batch of cosmetics to Guo Huifei.
Zhu Gui explained the situation in the attached letter.
This batch of cosmetics was actually given to the concubines in the harem at Zhu Yuanzhang's request.
And Zhu Gui was given to the concubines in the harem through Concubine Guo. In this way, on the one hand, Concubine Guo Hui and the concubines in the harem could have a good relationship, and on the other hand, the concubines in the harem could change their attitude towards him.
However, before Zhu Gui left the palace gate, he was blocked by a eunuch next to Guo Huifei.
However, the other party only sent a letter stating that the Guo family sent someone to contact Guo Huifei and wanted to reconcile with Zhu Gui.
"Reconciliation?" Zhu Gui laughed after seeing this word.
It seems that the Guo family has noticed the changes in Nanjing City. The other three major families have surrendered to the Taiwang Mansion, and the Guo family is naturally unable to survive alone.
And because of the relationship between the two parties, the Guo family did not want to make things too rigid. However, the two negotiations between the Guo family and the acting king Zhu Gui made them clearly feel that Dai Wang's attitude was tough and they would not submit to the relationship because of the relationship between the two families.
The Guo family compromised.
So they had to find Concubine Guo Hui and try to mediate through her identity as Zhu Gui's biological mother.
But is Zhu Gui really such an easy person to compromise? Obviously not.
Even with Guo Huifei's personal letter, Zhu Gui did not intend to negotiate with the Guo family on this issue.
Because this is not only a matter of interests, but also related to Zhu Gui's layout in Nanjing.
Therefore, even at the risk of Guo Huifei being unhappy, Zhu Gui would not reconcile with the Guo family.
What he wants is that the Guo family, like the other three major families, completely surrenders to the Dai Wangfu.
So Zhu Gui asked the eunuch to bring a message to Concubine Guo Hui, "You don't need to worry about the queen mother. I will handle it myself."
After handling this matter, Zhu Gui left the palace, but as soon as he left the palace gate, he almost ran into a carriage.
Zhu Gui did not expect that someone dared to drive a carriage at the entrance of the palace. This was something Zhu Gui did not expect.
The carriage driver came down and was about to push Zhu Gui, but he was stopped by the guards on both sides of the palace gate.
"Are you rebelling? Don't you know who is sitting in the carriage?" the carriage driver shouted arrogantly.
Zhu Gui's nose almost twisted in anger when he heard this.
"I am the acting king, and I would like to see who is in the car."
When the coachman heard this, the muscles on his face twitched a few times, and then he wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the sound of the carriage saying "step back".
Then Zhu Gui saw a man who looked like a general wearing a military uniform coming out of the carriage.
This man was eight feet tall and had a face like a crown jade, with weak hands and piercing eyes. The look he looked at Zhu Gui showed no awe at all, but rather a look of mockery.
"General Lan Yu has met the king." The man just bowed his hand to Zhu Gui as a sign of respect.
"Lanyu?" Zhu Gui frowned when he heard the name.
Because he was too familiar with this name. He was one of the few famous generals who had achieved great success at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
In history, Jin Yiwei was dismissed by Zhu Yuanzhang because he framed Lan Yu.
However, it is true that Lan Yu is a master of the town and is proud and complacent, so it is logical for Zhu Yuanzhang to get rid of him.
But now, because Zhu Gui used a trick in advance to get Zhu Yuanzhang to cancel the Jin Yiwei, this changed the original history and allowed Lan Yu to escape.
However, Lan Yu's temperament and temperament have not changed at all from history. She actually showed no respect to him as the king of Fan. This also made Zhu Gui understand the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang gave him death.
If Lan Yu lives until Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne, whether Zhu Di can defeat Lan Yu is a matter of debate. Will Lan Yu obey Zhu Yunwen's instructions and become a powerful minister?
Before Zhu Yuanzhang died, it was the only thing he could do to get rid of all the threats to Zhu Yunwen.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Zhu Di would launch the Jingnan Campaign on the grounds of "clearing the emperor's side".