Chapter Three Hundred and Forty-One: The Father and Son
Sure enough, Hao Fenglou's guess was correct.
Just as he sat comfortably in the assistant room to handle the accumulated documents, a eunuch came and said, "Your Majesty, please invite me."
These official documents have long been annoyed by Hao Fenglou. He was actually just taking office, and he would not let him deal with any major matters. Therefore, it is mostly reported by some officials from the lower houses. For example, a certain lieutenant was seriously ill, and a hundred households recommended his son XX as a substitute, and they begged for permission, which are trivial matters. Hao Fenglou could not even raise the spirit of drawing circles on the lower head. Now when he heard Your Majesty’s invitation, he couldn’t help but burst into tears in his eyes. Your Majesty is majestic.
So he hurriedly said, "Wait, I will give some official duties first." Then he called a clerk and ordered, "Send these documents to Liu Chenshi. Your Majesty summoned me. I am afraid of delaying the matter, so I asked Liu Chenshi to be the agent for the time being. It was really hard for him, but there was no way. You saw that the Tian family came to invite him. How could we, the ministers, not respond?"
After saying that, he pulled the eunuch and left in a hurry.
The atmosphere in the palace is still extremely tense. In fact, you need to understand the emperor's mood. You don't need to really look at his face. Just look at the atmosphere in the palace to see through the leopard. Any eunuchs who lower their heads and walk in a hurry can tell that Your Majesty is in a bad mood and may anger Longyan at any time.
When Hao Fenglou arrived outside the warm room, an angry voice came from inside: "So casual, is it called being diligent in the king's affairs? I have allocated 700,000 taels of silver one after another and requisitioned so much labor. I just sent me a light and difficult sentence?"
Then there was a silence, and the eunuch had already gone in to report. Zhu Di's voice came out: "Call in."
Hao Fenglou did not wait for the eunuch to come and walked in quickly. He not only saw Zhu Di, but also saw the crown prince Zhu Gaochi and the Han king Zhu Gaoxu. In addition, Xie Jin and others were there, and there were a few. Hao Fenglou was familiar with each other but did not recognize him, so he obediently sat in an inconspicuous corner. Waiting for the emperor to continue roaring and cursing.
Zhu Di's face was naturally not very good-looking, but the most tragic thing in the world was that the emperor scolded people, but no one responded. He shook his head and looked like a martial arts master. He accumulated tens of his strength and punched him, but he hit a ball of cotton. It was really uncomfortable.
Zhu Di's mood was roughly like this. He smiled coldly, looked around and suddenly said, "I... heard some rumors."
Those who bowed their heads and said nothing suddenly when they heard His Majesty's words turn and said such strangely, they couldn't help but look up in shock.
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes: "I heard that there is something wrong with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, but I don't know whether these things are true or not? Xia Aiqing. Let me tell me?"
Suddenly, the faces of the people in the warm chalet changed.
The word "strange" has no special meaning to ordinary people. But when the emperor said this sentence in person, the meaning was completely different.
Behind the strangeness, dirt is hidden, and dirt is hidden under the emperor's nose. The emperor said in person, how many people will have to land?
Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue, has been sitting here. When he heard this, he did not dare to neglect it. He quickly stood up and said, "Why did Your Majesty say this?"
Zhu Di looked at him coldly and said, "I'm just a rumor, I'm asking you now."
Xia Yuanji is an honest man, but when His Majesty asked about such a thing in person, it also involved the Ministry of Revenue. As the Minister of State, he had to cheer up and even argue with reason.
He vaguely understood that Your Majesty's move was a pretext to criticize him. As for the so-called news, it seems to be false, so he said confidently: "I have never heard of it. All the money and food allocated by the Ministry of Revenue are clear. It is clear that if Your Majesty has any questions, I will speak out, but the rumors in the market are mostly about catching the wind and shadows. Please be careful."
Zhu Di said coldly: "It's not your fault that you don't ask for love, I will be clear about it." Obviously, after being confronted by Xia Yuanji, Zhu Di seemed boring.
He immediately said, "I don't want to listen to your refusals anymore. Before July next year, all ships need to be prepared. I never believe that it is so difficult to build a ship. Is it difficult to be able to maintain my scrutiny?"
This statement seems a bit unreasonable, but the emperor has always been unreasonable.
The Minister of Works Song Li came out and said, "Your Majesty, although the difficulty of stamina is difficult, the construction of ships cannot be careless. As for ship materials alone, the wood required for ship construction needs to be transported from Lingnan, Guangxi and other places. After that, the ship materials need to be processed but cannot be used immediately. The ship materials need to resist seawater corrosion and need to be exposed to the sun for three years, so that they can go into the sea. Since Taizu, the Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard, the Huainan Qingjiang Shipyard, and the Shandong Qinghe Shipyard are now abandoned, and most of the stored ship materials are used for other purposes, so..."
Zhu Di picked up the teacup and seemed to be angry, but there was no way. He originally wanted to hit it, but the Minister of Revenue was pushed back and said a few harsh words. The Minister of Works came to talk about shipbuilding again. Zhu Di didn't know what shipbuilding was, and even if he scolded, he waved his hand impatiently and said, "Stop, in short, accelerate the construction period, I have money, and I am willing to allocate people. There are indeed difficulties at the moment, so I know, so I will do my best."
So everyone breathed a sigh of relief and said one after another: "My emperor is wise."
The ministers sued their retreat, but it was Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Hao Fenglou who stayed.
Zhu Di's face was gentler at this time, and then he said, "It's rare that you are all here. I have a letter from King Zhao here. He now vassalized Guangzhou and wrote a letter specifically, saying that Guangzhou is not wilderness. Not only is it a large population, but it is also prosperous in Nantong. Although the people are a little unruly, they are also straightforward. I am very pleased after reading it. I am the most worried about your brother now, I am afraid that he will not be used to living in Lingnan and complain to me. Now that I see him like a fish in water, I am happy except for occasionally thinking about me and your mother, and I feel relieved."
When talking about King Zhao, Zhu Di seemed to be flirting, but he didn't expect that the faces of the prince and King Han were actually not good-looking at this time.
Since the reincarnation of the vassal state, Zhu Di repeatedly mentioned King Zhao, and inadvertently expressed his feelings of licking the calf, which was very different from his attitude towards the prince and the King of Han, which inevitably made people a little worried.
But what Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi showed was vigilance, while what happened to the Han King Zhu Gaoxu was a little bit of jealousy.
However, Hao Fenglou couldn't help laughing when he heard the news about Zhu Gaosui.
Zhu Di then looked at him and said, "Why are you laughing?"
Hao Fenglou quickly said seriously: "My son just thought of something, so he smiled, father, don't blame me."
Zhu Di broke the casserole and asked to the end: "But I don't know what's going on?"
Hao Fenglou had to smile bitterly: "This... is not convenient to say."
Zhu Diyang said angrily: "What should I do with my cover-up? Come quickly."
Hao Fenglou had no choice but to say, "My son suddenly thought that there are so many strange woods in Lingnan, and I think the washboard there is stronger."
"What does this... have to do with the washboard?"
Hao Fenglou said whimperingly: "My son has been thinking recently that women have worked hard to wash clothes, so should they improve the washboard."
After hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly seemed bored and just scolded: "A real man thinks what a woman thinks, and does not do serious things."
Hao Fenglou quickly accused him of guilt, but he was happy. When it comes to serious matters, he was much more serious than that King Zhao.
While speaking, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi again and frowned and said, "I have asked you to read the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. What's the problem?"
Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said, "Father, there is no problem. Not only did the son's minister personally calculate it, but he also went to the Longjiang boat yard specifically. He did not find any evil deeds. The father valued the boat craft so much that even if there were officials who were not worthy of their own, he would not dare to make trouble on it."
Zhu Di didn't believe it: "Do you take it seriously? You can't even pick a mistake if you take it seriously?"
Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to speak all the time, but said, "This... the son-in-law may have some missing places, and there is basically no problem."
Zhu Di sighed and said, "You guys always do things like this." But he didn't blame him deeply, and said, "Today I asked you all to come and have a gathering. I have to talk about this government affairs. After all, it's a family. It's better to chat with me casually. I have something wrong with me. I've just said so many things in the court, but it's just that I've been silent. Well, now we'll only talk about..."
Hao Fenglou couldn't help but say, "Fengyue? Father, kill me. My son doesn't understand Fengyue. My son has worked hard for the past two years, and what he thought about day and night was to share the worries of the king and father. The word Fengyue and my son are really unreliable."
Zhu Di glared at him and said, "I'm talking about gossip. Have you ever heard of father and son gathering together to talk about women? Besides, don't rush to argue with yourself. Is this 'strangered eyebrow' that is circulating in the market? "
Hao Fenglou smiled bitterly and said, "The thief eyebrows and rat eyes are actually sharing the worries of the country. Isn't this the one who has to be self-deprecating for the court and the emperor to gather wealth for the father and emperor?"
He said this, but he felt disconfidant. He knew his own activities.
Fortunately, Zhu Di did not pursue the matter. It was obvious that he had been a little boring these days, and he wanted to take a break from his busy schedule, so he led the three of them to a training ground in the palace, riding a horse, practicing riding and shooting for a while. Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu was eager to try and called a horse, and made his debut. He was skilled in archery and horses, so he naturally had to show off a few times, which made Zhu Di very happy.
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Chapter completed!