Jie Jin's face was slightly ugly, but considering that Zhang Anshi was the prince's brother-in-law, he still said patiently: "This is not a problem of lack of manpower, but a violation of etiquette. If the palace finds out, how can you teach the prince how to do it?"
What should I report to His Majesty?"
Zhang Anshi was unhappy when he heard this, and looked at Xie Jin angrily: "Then let them starve to death outside?"
"This... has its own department to deal with."
Zhang Anshi immediately said: "If Yousi could handle it, we wouldn't be so hungry."
Xie Jin showed a bit of impatience. After all, he was a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. He believed that Zhang Anshi was harming His Highness the Crown Prince by doing this.
With so many people entering the East Palace, what would His Majesty think? What would those who wanted to accuse the Crown Prince think?
Xie Jin said: "Master Zhang is still young, there are some things... he still doesn't understand..."
Zhang Anshi said: "I only believe in one thing. If there are more people in the East Palace, there will be people who are hungry and stuttering. What's wrong with this? Now that these people are brought in, it will also be of great benefit to alleviate the disaster in Suzhou and Songjiang. Less
With so many mouths open, there will be fewer hungry people.”
Seeing that Zhang Anshi was unable to make sense, Xie Jin hurriedly saluted Zhu Gaochi and said, "Your Highness, your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. Once His Majesty finds out, Long Yan will be furious. This matter is of great importance. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
Zhang Anshi couldn't help but said angrily: "What a rotten Confucian view!"
"Shut up!" At this time, a crisp voice sounded.
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, and saw Crown Princess Zhang with a cold face, leading Zhu Zhanji over, followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs.
Mrs. Zhang said to Zhang Anshi with hatred, "Anshi, how can you speak to Xie Xie like this?"
"Sister..."
Xie Jin was busy paying homage to Mr. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang nodded and said politely to Xie Jinke: "Thank you for your hard work, Bachelor Xie. Please don't blame me for being reckless."
Mrs. Zhang then said to Zhang Anshi with a cold face: "I heard that you have attracted many women. Where are they?"
Zhang Anshi said bitterly: "It's just over the urn wall."
Mrs. Zhang then said to Zhu Gaochi: "Your Highness, why don't you go and take a look first."
Zhu Gaochi sighed: "Okay."
The group climbed up the high wall of the East Palace, walked along the corridor of the palace wall, and then arrived at the gate tower of Cheng'en Gate. Looking down from here, they saw a crowd of people outside.
Most of the people in ragged clothes were barefoot. In this cold weather, the unkempt people were curled up and standing timidly.
Mrs. Zhang stared at the looming figure, motionless.
Xie Jin said to the Crown Prince and Mrs. Zhang: "Your Highness, Madam, it's very windy here, so you should leave quickly. These people... I will find a way to hand them over to the Heavenly Mansion to deal with them."
Zhang looked back and glanced at Xie Jin: "How does Jie Gong plan to leave it to Ying Tian Mansion?"
"this……"
Mrs. Zhang waved to Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi was afraid that Mrs. Zhang would pinch him, so he refused to step forward.
Mrs. Zhang scolded her sweetly: "You are usually very bold, but now you are afraid."
Zhu Zhanji, who was being led by Mrs. Zhang, said with a sweet voice, "Don't be angry, concubine, I will be good."
Zhang Anshi smiled awkwardly.
Mrs. Zhang pondered: "First let me settle them down and clean them up. If they are not sick, let them enter the palace, let Aunt Li and Aunt Zhou handle this matter, and then order Deng Jian to take care of them."
We must provide food and clothing, and teach everyone not to slack off. The weather is so cold that they won’t be able to survive for long.”
Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but said in surprise: "Ah..."
Jie Jin was shocked and said hurriedly: "Empress, what are you..."
Zhang didn't have much expression on her face, but she looked indescribably dignified. She said, "If you don't have food to eat or clothes to wear, you will die!"
"But……"
Zhang said: "I know the good intentions of Jie Gong. If there are any rumors, I will be responsible for it. The most important thing now is... one more person is worth it."
Xie Jin obviously felt that Mrs. Zhang had some views on women: "Your Majesty has..."
"Will anyone around your majesty use this to criticize the prince?" When Zhang said this, his eyes fell on those ragged people, with pity flashing in his eyes, and then said: "But Mr. Xie has never tasted the feeling of hunger and cold, has he?
, I have never tasted it, and neither has my brother. But my Zhang family... I am not from a rich and noble family, but I also know the sufferings of the world, and I know how difficult it is for people to live in such disaster years.
!”
"There are many truths in the world. If I were to speak truth, of course I can't explain it. But as a woman, I only believe in one truth. The family surnamed Zhu reigns in the world. The life and death of the people are tied to the emperor. The prince is the king.
As a son, and as a daughter-in-law, if I teach half of the people here to starve to death in front of the Eastern Palace today, wouldn’t I be afraid of being rejected by God?"
Speaking of this, Xie Jin could only look at Zhu Gaochi, hoping that Zhu Gaochi could say something.
Zhu Gaochi's mouth trembled, and finally he said: "Listen to her."
Xie Jin: "..."
Zhang, however, no longer understood Jin, and said gently to Zhang Anshi: "My brother, I'm a bit of a bastard. I usually do nothing but human affairs, but today I did something right and wrong. There are so many people here."
If you can’t feed me here in the East Palace, then starting from today, everyone from here on down in this palace will eat two meals, and all expenses will be halved. If it really doesn’t work, we will find another way.”
She paused and then said: "As for the father, the emperor and the empress...how the parents view the prince and me is their business. I can't change their minds, but thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king and father. As children
Yes, I can share my father's worries and save a few hungry people in the Ming Dynasty. This is the great truth."
Zhang Anshi looked at his sister, his eyes sparkling, and he lost no time in saying: "Sister, you said it well."
Seeing this, Xie Jin looked at Zhu Gaochi again. Zhu Gaochi also calmed down. He waved his hand and scolded the palace maids and eunuchs around him, and whispered: "What my beloved concubine said is true. Scholar Jie always talks to me about fighting for the throne."
, fighting for the crown prince? But what is the purpose of fighting for the crown prince? If I become the feudal king, will I lose my wealth?"
"I want to be the crown prince because I believe that I can treat the world with kindness and that the country of our ancestors should not be abused at will. If so many people's lives are in vain now, then this crown prince's position will be occupied by others.
What else does it mean? I am also very worried about what the scholar is worried about, but now that the matter has come to this, how can we shirk it?"
Xie Jin sighed and said, "I understand His Highness's intention."
What he was worried about... was the crisis of trust between the emperor and the prince. Once there was a crack in this trust, it would be even harder to repair it than to reach the sky.
Movements began to take place in the East Palace. Deng Jian personally took the people and prepared food. He left Chengen Gate and tried to find a way for these women to take a bath. After eating, he confirmed that there was no illness.
In the East Palace, several close confidants and nuns around Zhang were making arrangements for the arrangement.
Seeing that his brother-in-law and sister had no time to take care of him, Zhang Anshi took Zhu Zhanji's hand and went to the small hall to warm himself by the charcoal stove.
"Zhanji, Zhanji, you are such a filial child. As soon as I saw you, I knew that you would be my uncle's caring little cotton-padded jacket in the future."
Zhu Zhanji held his chin up, thinking about something on his mind.
"In a few days, I will order some more looms. Now we have enough manpower in the East Palace. We can't sit still and expand production. My uncle cannot enter and leave the palace at any time. You have to help my uncle keep an eye on what is going on here. Do you know!
I don’t trust anyone in the whole world, I can only trust you.”
Zhu Zhanji sat on the chair, his legs hanging in the air, shaking and shaking, and continued to hold his chin.
"Hey, why don't you kid speak?"
Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but said at this time: "Didn't my uncle say last time that he was not allowed to talk to you?"
Zhang Anshi showed a loving smile, touched his head, and said in a voice full of emotion: "My uncle loves you, why can't he ignore you? You have to remember to help my uncle keep an eye on the birth. Do you understand?"
Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said, "Uncle is attracted by money."
Zhang Anshi said with a face: "What are you talking about? We are happy to help others, but there is a saying that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. If you see a person starving to death and throw him food, this is called charity. But you
If you give him a chance to gain a foothold in the world, that would be called help."
"Well, you still don't understand. When you grow up, you will naturally understand my uncle's good intentions. My uncle will be worried to death just to do good deeds."
Zhu Zhanji opened his eyes wide, looking confused and confused.
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