Chapter 110: Heavy Rewards
Zhu Di was furious, because if Zhou Kang was hard to the end, he respected the other party as a man.
Who thought, this guy even began to kneel and beg for forgiveness, Zhu Di heart contempt, and the words of this population, but also violated the scales of Zhu Di.
In Zhu Di’s mind, the scholar was not a good thing, if not, Emperor Jianwen had surrounded himself with so many ‘great smarts’ and had an absolute advantage, how could he have been killed off in the end?
It can be said that from the point of view of strength, Zhu Di has absolutely no chance to overturn the situation, because Emperor Jianwen can lose ten times, but Zhu Di only needs to lose once, he will be dead.
But even with such a disparity in strength, Zhu still became the victor.
The reason for the victory is naturally because of his side, there are countless fervent and loyal Huben soldiers, only to be less than the reverse output of those great clevernesses around Emperor Jianwen.
In Zhu Di’s eyes, today this Zhou Kang, and those big smart people, in fact, there is no difference.
The funny thing is, this person even took his identity as a shield, thinking that with this, can blackmail Zhu Di.
Yao Guangxiao, who was standing on the side, raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Kang with a caring retarded look, he obviously did not expect that Zhou Kang would have such a breathtaking operation either.
This Yao Guangxiao can readers have no good feeling, the people who climbed out of the mountain of blood, for such people only from the bottom of the heart despise just.
In later times, there were many rumors, for example, Yao Guangxiao once reminded Zhu Di: “On the day of the capture of Nanjing, Fang Xiaoru will definitely not surrender, so I hope not to kill him. If you kill Fang Xiaoru, the seeds of reading in the world will be extinct.”
This kind of words, more like the later generations of readers to blackmail, because Yao Guangxiao at first all day long to fool Zhu Di rebellion, obviously has seen the Jianwen emperor around those Confucian ministers weaknesses. In his opinion, the king of Yan, even if at a huge disadvantage, but has a great chance of winning.
How could a person who did not regard the group of sages of the Jianwen Dynasty have such a high regard for these so-called readers?
At this time, Zhou Kang, his heart has been fearful to the extreme, although he was kicked, but he is still begging.
To the pleas for mercy of a person he loathed to the core, Zhu Di naturally would not be kind, and only said with a sneer, “Take it down.”
The forbidden guards had no more hesitation and directly escorted Zhou Kang down.
Zhu Di paced back and forth a few steps, then looked to Xie Jin people, said in a deep voice: “This Zhou Kang guilty?”
Hu Guang and Yang Rong did not say anything, they did not defend Zhou Kang in the beginning, but now …… it seems that they do not want to fall into the well.
Only Xie Jin heart fear, busy: “Your Majesty, Zhou Kang seems to be loyal, I do not expect him to be a people thief, the Ministry of Ministry of …… merit examination went wrong, must be strictly reprimanded, mandarin merit examination, this is a big matter, have to be careful.”
Zhu Di coldly laughed: “And those imperial historians who wrote the petition to play the matter, they move the right and wrong, and what should be done?”
Xie Jin then hastened to say: “The imperial historian heard of things, catching the wind, this is no excuse, but such a misinterpretation, but also really shocked the minister’s heart, I thought the Academy, but also to be reviewed.”
Zhu Di snorted coldly and said, “Does Zhang Anshi town this ferry have merit?”
Xie Jin felt more and more suffocated, under the gloomy gaze of Zhu Di, hardened his head and said, “I traveled all the way, this ferry …… people, but live in peace and work happily.”
Zhu Di looked straight at him and said, “Such a feat is not small.”
Xie Jin said without thinking, “Yes.”
Zhu Di said, “Should I be rewarded?”
“If it is a local parental officer, since it should be ranked in the forefront of the merit, the future will not be able to avoid the use of promotion, but unfortunately, Cheng Enbo is a vassal, not the Ministry of the Ministry of merit test on merit, so I thought …… that this should be a matter of His Majesty’s holy rulings.”
Zhu Di then said, “I Edict Zhang Anshi here on the horse to control the soldiers, down the horse to harness the people how?”
Xie Jin was shocked, but at this time did not immediately respond because of fear, but said, “Your Majesty, in the ancestral law, there is no such article.”
Zhu said, “If we talk about the law of the ancestors ……”
Side road, Zhu Di side calmly sat down, sip a mouthful of tea, looked at Xie Jin, and then said: “Zhou Kang case alone, it involves a large number of fraud in the dynasty, the severity of its degree, no less than the case of the empty seal, this empty seal case, the execution of the officials involved in thousands of people, even sit in tens of thousands of people, to solve the Secretary of the family is so think?”
Zhu Di’s words are undoubtedly like a thunderbolt ringing in Xie Jin’s head, he winced, and hastily said, “I …… minister since I only look up to your majesty’s head, your majesty granted Zhang Anshi full powers, has its own deep meaning.”
Zhu Di coldly grunted: “I am still considered lenient, do not want to follow the example of Taizu Gao Emperor, but if there are Zhou Kang and other people, then the law of the ancestors on the top, I can no longer be forgiven. You and others back off!”
Xie Jinyin dawned, but realized that his lapel has long been wet, so coyly, with Yang Rong and Hu ad retreat.
Waiting out of the inn, Xie Jin’s face disheveled, this blow to him is not small, especially Zhu Di’s stern words, so that he violently have a kind of aftermath of the robbery feeling.
Hu Guang saw his iron face and whispered, “Xie Gong, Xie Gong ……”
Only then did Xie Jin come back to his senses, and whispered with emotion, “Your Majesty’s divine splendor in the square was really like Emperor Taizu’s high emperor.”
This is not considered a taboo, and even if Zhu Di heard it, he was afraid that there would be an element of praise.
But if you say this to a reader, it might mean something else.
Hu Guang and Yang Rong were both silent.
Only Yiluoha came out from inside at this time and said, “His Majesty has an oracle, all ministers do not need to wait for the driver.”
Xie Jin is still outside the inn waiting for the driver, he was full of review of these days, think carefully, more and more think Zhang Anshi’s favor may be more underestimated than he imagined.
The death or non-death of a Zhou Kang is actually nothing, it’s just that this time, it’s only increased His Majesty’s distrust of him.
What happens next to a Wen Yuan Ge University scholar who can’t be trusted by the Emperor?
For no reason, Xie Jin’s heart added some fear and anxiety.
On the contrary, it was Hu Guang and Yang Rong, they really could not wait in the snow, they were famished at this time, so they went to the vendor not far away to buy a little food.
This market is much more lively than they imagined, and the sale of the idle man is also more, not only the business of the inn is good, that is, vendors and goods are also more, because the people who work here, really can not go back to make a fire to make food, can only buy some food on the street to deal with a few bites.
Stalls selling cooking cakes, because it is already noon, and at this time people mainly eat two meals in the morning and evening, often like to find some cakes to deal with the midday, so the trade here is particularly good.
The old man selling cakes immediately showed a humble look when he saw that the two of them, Hu Guang and Yang Rong, were wearing official clothes.
“A few more.” Hu Guang said.
“Yes, yes.”
Yang Rong said from the sidelines, “I see that you have a good deal.”
The old man brought out a hint of a smile on his lips and said, “Yes, it’s good, thanks to Uncle Cheng En.”
“Why by his blessing?”
The old man said, “To do corv茅e labor and still pay wages, the old man has lived for so many years, from the Tartar Yuan to my Ming Dynasty, this is an unprecedented thing!”
“Hongwu emperor his old man in the time, the corv茅e is tube meal, although this tube meal also often deducted, but Hongwu his old man collapsed, no one care, corv茅e to bring their own food to go, but it is the Chengenbo, not only do not charge rent for the division of the land, the conscripts also count money, you tell me, where under the sky there can be such a good thing?”
The old man is very talkative, at this time the mood is also very good, red-faced then said: “Once upon a time everyone is afraid of the corv茅e like a tiger, but now it’s different, now it is eager to be drawn by the ding, I have heard that there are more men in the family, and there are even pleasing to the head of the bailiffs, hope that the family draws a few more ding to go. This is not a rare thing.”
Hu Guang and Yang Rong glanced at each other, this Hu Guang is also considered to be the birth of the Jingdan, because he wrote the article ‘pro-fan Lu Liang, the hearts of the people shake’, in fact, it is to criticize the radical policy of cutting the feudalism of the court at that time full of courtiers agreed, and thus was alienated by the Emperor Jianwen.
Hu Guang was a meticulous person, very perceptive, basically rarely spoke, it was difficult for others to guess his mind, so the old man’s words, although they made him quite touched inside, but still remained unobtrusive.
Yang Rong, however, is different, he is alert and understanding, good at observing words and colors, doing things in a very orderly and decisive.
This is a rarity among readers.
He pondered, and when the old man had warmed up the cooking cakes and wrapped the lotus leaves around them, Yang Rong said, “In that case, this Uncle Cheng En is a rare character.”
The old man smiled and said: “Indeed a rare sight, you see this ferry, although people in the past also quite a lot, but where compared to today’s scene ah, in fact, everyone’s days are better, I’m this cooking cake naturally sells well, in the past, who wants to go out on the street to buy this to eat? Everyone relies on rice porridge to get by.”
Yang Rong paid the money, then he and Hu Guang bid the old man farewell and left.
Both of them buried their heads and stepped on the snow, but neither of them said a word.
After a half a long time, finally …… Yang Rong said, “Hu Gong, how do you see this son?”
Hu Guang has always been rarely published his own recommendations, he pondered for a moment, but today there are more words: “can rise Daming, must be this son, may scourge Daming, but also must be this person.”
Yang Rong lost his smile, “In that case, wouldn’t this son become a traitor in the eyes of Lord Hu?”
Hu Guang shook his head, “Not also, it is just that this son acts, it is really unpredictable, he seems …… to see farther than us, but it is precisely because it is difficult to predict, so it is difficult to guess.”
Yang Rong nodded, “This is a fair statement.”
Hu Guang, however, looked worried, “Xie Gong today …… seems to be a little lost, he is Zhang Anshi, very displeased with the appearance.”
Hu Guang and Dejin are Jishui County fellow townsmen, fellow bureaucrats and fellow townsmen, plus the same list of graduates, the relationship is naturally much more intimate than others.
Yang Rong, on the other hand, is a Fujianese, to be honest, it is inconvenient for everyone to speak, people in this era inevitably have an accent, and with a group of Jiangxi Roll Kings, Yang Rong is quite stressed.
However, Yang Rong was not the type to be overly cautious, and he smiled and said, “Lord Xie’s heart is too big, and what he seeks is beyond the reach of you and me.”
Hu Guang only pursed his lips and didn’t speak again.
He frowned and let out a long sigh, still looking worried.
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Zhu Di was in no hurry to swing back to the palace, he was interested in Zhang Anshi’s so-called channel.
At this point, he said to Zhang Anshi, “What other books do you have for sale?”
Zhang Anshi head to the road: “This eight shares of the pen talk, up to a year out of a version, this version can certainly reap windfall profits, but I thought …… rely solely on the sale of this can not be, to earn silver sustainably, the first thing to do is not to do not exhaustive fishing.”
Zhu Di nodded, “Tell me directly what you intend to sell.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Borrowing the eight-legged pen talk, there is a channel, the next thing to do, is to borrow this channel, those agents, inevitably relying on the eight-legged pen talk and business is booming, their bookstores will be opened to the provincial capitals, state capitals and even counties, so why doesn’t your majesty as …… printing a little bit of anything? For example, …… like …… Di Di newspaper?”
The Diwan?
Zhu was taken aback.
The so-called Di Di newspaper, which first appeared in the Han Dynasty, has naturally been in use in Daming.
Because the court has a variety of decrees, as well as some of the intention of the palace issued by the decree, it is not possible to send eunuchs out every day to convey, but the various states and counties, but there is always a need for someone to understand the movements of the capital, and so the residence of the newspaper also came into being.
The general situation was that each state and county would have some personnel stationed in the capital, and what they mainly did, their task was to do liaison work between the emperor and the various ministries and halls, and to regularly collect the emperor’s edicts, imperial decrees, official documents such as the courtier’s deliberations, and other relevant information such as court events, and then by couriers riding on fast horses, through the postal routes, and transmit them to the hands of the parental officials of the various counties in the states and counties.
What is happening in the court, what are the recent movements in the palace, as well as personnel changes in the dynasty, these messages are combined together, and then almost become the basis for the governance of the parents and officials of the states and counties.
And in the Ming Dynasty, this situation is even more common, for example, the General Secretary of the Ming Dynasty, doing this kind of work, they will organize the recent decrees and sangs, and then printed into a Di Di, of course, this kind of Di Di does not sell, but purely for the people in the states and counties to transcribe, so that they can be convenient to send back to the states and counties only.
Zhu Di thought about it and frowned: “This Di Di …… Ben is for the state and county officials, and the readers will buy it?”
“Will.” Zhang Anshi said decisively, then added: “The so-called showman does not go out, will know the world affairs, these readers, would have been concerned about the state affairs, only in the past, they receive the news, often are blackmail words, which there are a lot of gossip, many of which are slander to the palace.”
When Zhu Di heard the word slander, he squinted at Zhang Anshi, teaching him to feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Anshi then continued, “But if you use the Di Di newspaper, which is cheaper and has a channel that is very convenient, then why don’t the readers buy it?”
Zhu frowned, “How many copies can be sold to earn silver?”
Zhang Anshi thought for a moment and said, “It depends on …… His Majesty’s mind.”
Zhu closed his eyes, “What do you mean?”
Zhang Anshi patiently said: “If your majesty is not interested, then casually earn a little, anyway, this agent of the channel do not use for nothing, more or less well …… anyway, there is always profit, but if you want to earn a lot of money ……鑷ｆ湁涓€瑷€锛屼笉鐭� When to speak or not to speak.”
Zhu Di opened his eyes and looked at him seriously and said, “There is no harm in you saying anything.”
Zhang Anshi said: “Your Majesty, my Daming’s imperial examinations, both to test the eight shares, but also to test the theory, and this theory Well, often the county exams do not need to go to the test, as for the government exams, the court exams, the township exams, the test, although it is also to be examined, but most of the …… people are only to the length of the eight shares to discuss the theory instead of the writing of the theory is good or bad is not important. ”
“This strategy theory, in fact, is to give advice to the court, reacting to the views of the candidates on the current situation, in fact, the most test of the length of the ability of the readers, precisely because of the neglect of the Imperial Ceremony strategy theory examination, those readers in order to seek the merit, and do not care about it!”
“But Your Majesty …… what if the court adds a curatorial exam to the county exam as well? You should know that the county examination is the most elementary examination, and it happens to be the examination with the largest number of applicants. Then again, if the court favors some of the thesis, even if it is just a little bit of favoritism. For example, if a candidate’s thesis is really bad, even if he is good at writing eight stocks, he will not be admitted. Think about it, Your Majesty, won’t everyone still have to spare a little thought for the Ceremonial Theory?”
Zhang Anshi paused, continued: “And the essence of strategy, lies in the mastery of the current situation, the court advocates what, the emperor recently issued what decree intends to do something, or the court of the princes are worried about what is the matter, if you do not understand these, this strategy simply can not put down the pen.”
“In this way, then the readers under the sky, will not be this di newspaper to grab crazy? Don’t read the di newspaper, don’t know the world, don’t know the world, can’t get the merit …… And once even the children’s test all test the theory, then the world aspiring to the imperial examination, no less than hundreds of thousands of people, in the future there will be even millions of people, such a huge group, the future is the reading group of the di newspaper, your majesty say, this is not another mountain of gold and silver mountain? Your Majesty?”
Zhu Di heard, furious, staring at Zhang Anshi, angry scolded: “you motherfucker, what is this word! The imperial examination is to whirl talent ceremony, you have the audacity to see this as a profit-making tool, this is the words of the country and the people! I see that you are money-minded, is wanting to silver want crazy.”
Zhu Di obviously angry not light, Zhang Anshi actually do not fear, but said: “Your Majesty, the curricula is the reign of Emperor Taizu high emperor, set down the examination subjects, only later, the examiners only care about the eight shares, and light curricula, I played, just to set things right.”
Zhu Di frowned and thought for a while, the anger in his eyes gradually dissipated, stroked his beard and said: “So this is it? If this is the case, then I really should comply with the law of the ancestors, the great ancestor of the high emperor far-sighted, both to the eight shares and curricula to take the scholar, I should be Xiao rules to follow, if not, it is the great unfilial.”
Zhang Anshi immediately said, “Your Majesty’s filial piety touches heaven and earth.”
Zhu Di unconsciously hooked his lips and smiled, saying, “Just now I scolded you, it is for your own good, to teach you can’t be full of only thinking about money, and not everything under the sky can be ruled out one by one with money.”
Zhang Anshi nodded his head very nicely at this time and said, “Yes, Your Majesty’s teachings are thought-provoking, I will definitely reflect on them next time.”
For Zhang Anshi s performance, Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and said, “The matter of the residence newspaper …… goes according to your idea. When can it go on sale?”
Zhang Anshi said truthfully, “I’m only afraid it will take some more days.”
Zhu frowned, “Why is this?”
Zhang Anshi then said, “I’m still working on paper-making and printing inks under my breath.”
Zhu Di eyes with incomprehension, puzzled: “Paper making? Ink? This world’s best paper and ink …… I have this side, how many artisans and manpower do you want?”
Zhang Anshi shook his head: “I this paper and ink, not the paper to the good, is to the bad, as if, that the eight shares of the pen talk, with the least cost, to create the most inferior paper …… this …… this ……”
Zhu Di suddenly sucked in a breath violently, good guy, this guy …… is really a bit shameless ah!
People are dying to improve their processes and build things better and better, but he’s doing the opposite.
In fact, on its paper, here can be regarded as the granddaddy of paper, from the Han Dynasty, a variety of new paper-making process has emerged, now in the Ming, such as Xuan paper, Guanyin paper and other paper, that is, and the latter day’s paper compared to the paper is also no less important.
But Zhang Anshi’s mind is different, he wants to make bad paper, the cheaper the better, the material is best to use cheap bamboo, or hemp, straw, so almost worthless material.
When Zhang Anshi made the paper for the eight-legged pen talk, he spent a lot of money on it! The problem was that it was a difficult craft to make bad paper and to print it in ink without rendering it!
This time, Zhang Anshi, however, gathered a number of skilled craftsmen with the aim of solving these problems at the lowest cost.
Now that it’s actually starting to come together a bit, the next thing to do is to improve the printing press, i.e., how to print small letters on this poor paper.
At this point in the book, the fonts are so large that it’s a waste of paper to have such large words.
Zhang Anshi, of course, does not expect, this font can be as small as the general small print of newspapers in the latter part of the world, but at least …… can not spoil his money, it has to control the cost is.
Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi heart calculated look, also lazy tube him, then said: “no matter how, the next year in the spring, give me get out, I would like to see, you are what the name of this di newspaper! Of course, I am not rare to earn this money, mainly want to see you this idea is good or bad.”
“When you are ready on your side, you will report to me, and I will order the Chief Secretary to cooperate with you at all times, so that they will send the new diary of Tokio to you at the earliest possible time.”
Zhang Anshi smiled happily and said, “Your Majesty is wise.”
Yao Guangxiao had been sitting silently on the sidelines, but his Buddhist heart was swaying.
Hearing these two talk with such gusto that they were actually dumbfounded.
“Amitabha, Amitabha ……”
Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but look at Yao Guangxiao and said, “Does Duke Yao also want to get involved?”
Yao Guangxiao immediately said, “Poor monk outside the square, money things, life does not bring, death does not take away, want it useless.”
Zhang Anshi laughed cheerfully, “But I’ve heard a saying called Buddha Deals with the Rich!”
Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, “There are also many kinds of monks, and all kinds are different.”
At that moment, Zhu Di saw that it was getting late, and was finally willing to drive back to the palace.
In the outside waiting for a long time Xie Jin and others since the tail.
Just Zhu Di back to the palace, the heart is obviously still not hate, in front of Xie Jin three people’s face, also lost Ha Road: “that surnamed Zhou, must be cracked, and Ji Gang said, to me from the heavy punishment.”
Also under Lost Ha Should.
Zhu Di sat in front of the imperial table, hand gently stroking the case, but cold face and said: “Zhou Kang shameless, to teach the hundred officials must take warning, if there are such people, I also a not stay.”
Xie Jin three people are anxious, but they all said: “I comply with the decree.”
Zhu Di exasperatedly said, “Zhou Kang is not only shameless, but the most hateful thing is that this person is also a confused official, a mediocre official! Is my Ming Dynasty still short of such people? I think about it, for the reason why the officials confused, the fundamental problem lies in a stupid word, fools also, even good not to know, so that people’s livelihoods withered, the people suffered.”
Xie Jin and the others added: “What Your Majesty has said is incisive.”
Zhu Di tiger eyes uncertain, then slowly said: “can be seen, single to the eight shares to take soldiers is not good, the time of Emperor Taizu high emperor, both heavy eight shares, the same also focuses on the theory of the strategy, the theory of the most test is the readers on the understanding of the world of the family and the country!”
“I see …… in the future this child test also want to add the theory, as for others such as the government test, the court test, the township test, the test, etc., can not be neglected the theory, if the theory of the qualified, the eight shares will measure the standard of acceptance, but if it is even the theory is not qualified, the eight shares of the work of the good, and what is the use of it? ”
Xie Jin a few you look at me, I look at you, but it is clear that this is indeed the policy theory of the Imperial Examination of Emperor Taizu formulated the mandatory examination subjects, as for the reason why the examiners heavy eight shares, in fact, but it is the lower part of the officials are biased towards the eight shares only.
In their view, the eight stocks can really test out the scholarly knowledge of the readers, and as for the curricula …… there is actually nothing important.
Just now His Majesty is in the midst of anger, Xie Jin a few, although I think that the children’s test even added the theory, it is a little difficult for the readers.
But now it could only say, “Since it is the law of the ancestors, I also second the motion.”
……
After a few days, Zhou Kang was pulled to the outside of the county office in Shangyuan County in a prison cart.
Immediately afterward, with countless people gathered around to watch, the last act of his life began.
There are people and animals, blood and hysterical outpourings of emotion in this show.
As if mastering the flow code of the latter-day performing arts, almost all of the spectators, while covering their eyes, and at the same time will cover the eyes of the finger lifted a gap under the persistence of the curtain.
But this matter is very serious, many readers heard of this matter, feel like the back, the heart chills.
Soon afterward, there were many tea houses where all sorts of stories circulated about how Zhang Anshi had framed Zhou Kang.
These stories have noses and eyes, will Zhou Kang playing a small start how to speak four beauties, how moral, to after how to study hard, and finally high school scholar, and how to serve as an official, compassionate to the people, the people how to praise his deeds, can be said to depict flesh and blood.
As for Zhang Anshi, of course, there can not be any good image, nothing more than a relative, flattering the emperor, playing small how to bully men and women, and how to frame Zhou Kang, how obscene ……
Thus, many people gnashed their teeth, and the readers who clenched their fists even broke into curses in the tea shop, “I do not share the same fate as the traitors.”
“This Maochun of my Yongle Dynasty will have retribution on his head sooner or later in the future.”
Mao Chang, is Zhu Yuanzhang period of the Jinyiwei commanding officer, it is rumored that he presided over the case of Hu Weiyong, involved in a very large number of people, in the Yongle dynasty, has been rendered as a cool official who can stop the night cry of a child.
“This man is even worse than Mauchamp, black-heartedly enriching himself, with no face at all.”
Probably of all the comments, this one is the only one that’s right.
Of course, Zhang Anshi didn’t care about that.
At this time he was in the East Palace, and was checking Zhu Zhanji’s homework.
After patiently listening to Zhu Zhanji’s stumbling recitation of the Analects, Zhang Anshi said with a joyful expression, “Amazing, amazing, my family Zhanji can already be a great scholar.”
Zhu Zhanji beamed and frowned with a small frown, “A-uncle, but the masters say I can’t read well.”
Zhang Anshi said with a serious face, “In the eyes of Aunty, you are the best.”
Zhu Zhanji, however, drooped his head and added, “Mother consort also said I am not good.”
Zhang Anshi once again said, “Uncle thinks you’re great.”
Zhu Zhanji suddenly felt that it seemed that A-Uncle actually did not have so many bad habits, and for a moment, he felt that A-Uncle’s image had also become magnificent.
“Mother consort also said that A-Uncle has gotten better lately.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Of course, in the future, the Zhang family will rely on me, that is, your mother, that is, my sister, in the future, I will also be the biggest backer in her mother’s family, Zhanji ah Zhanji, you have to learn more from uncle.”
Zhu Zhanji continued to frown with a small frown and said, “But mother consort said …… that she can’t learn from uncle, sometimes loitering and talking nonsense in her mouth all day long.”
Zhang Anshi got angry and huffed, “Your mother’s words can’t be trusted, a woman’s family, with long hair and short eyes, the above words, you can’t talk to your mother consort.”
Zhu Zhanji said with great difficulty, “But I can’t hide things in my heart, I want to talk to Mother Consort about whatever I have to say, and I listen to Mother Consort the most.”
Zhang Anshi’s eyes glared and he immediately said, “Then I’ll take my leave.”
Said to say goodbye, Zhang Anshi but still run to Zhang’s place to make a fall wind, Zhang’s is holding a book, looking at the recent money and food in and out of the East Palace, eyelids did not raise a look at Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi smiled, “Sister, I came to see you.”
Zhang nodded, “You’re also willing to come.”
“Sister, I saw Zhu Zhanji just now.”
Zhang’s gaze still fell on the ledger, “He’s been studying hard these past few days.”
“But I think it’s not good to read, though it’s hard work, and I’ve realized that he even knows how to cheat now.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang was cautious and finally raised her eyes, “What’s wrong, he has always been well-behaved on weekdays.”
Zhang Anshi said, “He is a small age, too much like jealousy, everything wants to compare with me, know sister most love me this brother, he will and eunuchs say bad things about me, sister …… I am too difficult, everyone is jealous of me.”
Zhang couldn’t help but smile sweetly, “You are the one who is an uncle, but you are still angry with a child.”
Zhang Anshi then said cheerfully, “What A-sister said is true, then in the future, I will not hold a grudge against Zhanji even if he slanders my reputation in any way. What are you doing, A-sister?”
“Reckoning.” Zhang said.
“Reckoning?”
Zhang had to put down the ledger and said, “The East Palace has earned some silver in the past few months by spinning and weaving, and now that your brother-in-law has been ordered to manage the Ministry of Households, this is Father’s attempt to have your brother-in-law share his worries!”
“Your brother-in-law checked the accounts and found that the national treasury is really tough, soon Zheng He’s fleet will be back, and in the coming year, Father Emperor plans to let him tour the Western Ocean, think about it, how much silver will be needed for this shipbuilding and recruiting sailors? Father is a man with grand ambitions, all the things he wants to do are a thousand years of work, but without silver it won’t work.”