Chapter 84 Rewards

Zhu sat down and carefully scrutinized the accounts.

Zhang Anshi was afraid that Zhu Di would not be able to read it, and he had wanted to give some advice on the side.

However, unbeknownst to them, a truly powerful commander-in-chief may not know poetry and songs, but is extremely sensitive to numbers.

After all, any military decision has to do with numbers.

Zhu not only reads, but is very sensitive.

I only saw him say, “How dare they hoard so much grain in Suzhou and Songjiang, as much as 90,000 stones?”

Zhang Anshi then said, “They adopted the strategy of buying low and selling high, and as soon as there was a year of drought, they immediately doubled the amount of grain on the market, and when the market was empty, they then hoarded and speculated the price even higher.”

Zhu Di laughed coldly, “It’s really terrible, these people, even one by one, still pointing to my nose, saying that I kill people, saying that I’m a murderous devil, but these people’s soft knives, the people they have killed, is more than ten times a hundred times more than me?”

Zhang Anshi, like a curious baby, said, “Your Majesty, there is someone else who dares to say such words? This is really unanticipated, only I thought that Your Majesty is lenient and kind-hearted.”

Zhu Di ignored him, continue to seriously look at the number, then his eyes closed up, mouth said: “In this case, in Suzhou and Songjiang area, on the spot to open warehouses to put food, this disaster can be solved by and large?”

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, said, “These grains of course can not meet all the needs of the people, but I thought that with a large amount of grain distributed to the hands of the people, other hoarders of grain merchants, as well as the gentry, I am afraid that they will also panic, and will only have to ship, and at that time …… the price of grain may be a drop in the bucket. In this way, this disaster will also be relieved.”

Zhang Anshi paused, continued: “But …… this is just the ideal state, from the ideal state, Suzhou and Songjiang is the land of fish and rice, even if a year of disaster, according to reason, the stock of grain is also enough, plus the court also allocated so much relief food, as a matter of principle, is not Lack of food, but the Shen family of these people, not as usual, from which earned a pot full, countless people into the starving?”

Said here, Zhang Anshi dryly laughed: “This shows that the key to the problem, may not just be the problem of food, but in ……”

At this time, Zhang Anshi actually paused abruptly.

Zhu Di then glared at him and said, “Say it, why don’t you continue?”

Zhang Anshi, however, smiled and said, “I and your majesty are the same, but also the house heart, the latter words, inconvenient to say, for fear of saying …… the conscience is uneasy.”

Zhu Di sneered, “In that case, there’s still one more thing to do before sending out the food?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty is holy and wise, so I think the only way to find out is to let there be a division to look into it.”

Zhu Di shook his head: “Waiting for the court to send people to check, that wait for the search of the evidence of crime, the clear punishment, I don’t know how long it will take, hey …… I finally understand Tai Zu Gao Emperor.”

This last statement was tinged with some emotion, but he didn’t continue.

Zhang Anshi s heart, however, seems to be a deer in the headlights, and he always feels …… as if something terrible will happen.

Zhu then said, “In any case, with this batch of grain, it’s finally a relief.”

After saying that, Zhu Di stood up and said, “Here, you don’t have to guard, I will order Ji Gang to send the Brocade Guards.”

After a pause, Zhu Di said mildly: “unauthorized cannon in the capital, but the crime of death, this time, as you are ignorant, not to pursue you, but there is a next time, will not be forgiven.”

Zhang Anshi had an embarrassed look on his face and was busy saying, “Yes.”

Zhu said, and called Yizhuoha to come.

Yisroelha bowed and obeyed.

Zhu Di said: “One: order Tei ride starry night rushed to Songjiang, Suzhou, the two provinces, the governor, immediately kill it!”

Yilostha winced.

Zhu added: “All the county magistrates involved in the disaster will also be killed.”

“Slave …… slave servant obeys the order.”

Zhu Di has no expression on his face, not even a raging look, his eyes are even gentle, felicitously continued: “Appoint Zhou Shou as the new Suzhou governor, Xu Wen as Songjiang governor, the rest of the counties county magistrate, by the county chancellor of the county to fill the post, after taking office, open the barn to release the grain, and if there is any more of Shen’s family, they will then kill all of them!”

This was said so crisply that Yiluoha could only honestly say, “The slave servant obeys the decree.”

Zhang Anshi’s eyes danced as he listened from the sidelines.

Zhang Anshi then couldn’t help but think of the words that Zhu Di had lamented just now.

This is enough ruthless ah, after all, so many governors and magistrates, Zhang Anshi absolutely believe that there must be a few of them are wrongly accused.

Only …… Zhu already do not care, the disaster emergency, if not killed, for a change of blood, and so slowly to investigate, I am afraid that to the next year in the spring, only barely able to discuss the crime, really to that time, I am afraid that many of the people, have also died.

In that case, let’s use the method of Emperor Taizu Gao, no longer caring about who is corrupt and who is incorruptible, now that it has come to this point, then all of them will go to hell.

And these new men in office, having learned from the past, dare not say what will happen to them in the future, but at least in this winter they will certainly do their best to try their best to provide relief.

Zhu Di ignored Zhang Anshi and only grunted, “Take those three boys and get the hell out of here.”

“Oh.” Zhang Anshi nodded his head like a meek quail, “I’ll leave now.”

He was like an amnesty, and ran away with his men at fire speed.

So much so that the Qiu Song kid was a bit of a fool and was still being dragged and run by Zhu Yong.

All at once, the four were nowhere to be seen.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, was in the library, picked up the copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals on Zhang Anshi’s desk, looked at it, and then threw it to the ground, muttering, “Still fucking Spring and Autumn Annals!”

…………

Zhang Anshi was honest and directly hid at home for two days, and seemed to feel that the wind had passed, which slowly began to move.

A marriage, on the other hand, is beginning to take shape.

The daughter of the Duke of Wei, Xu Jingyi, is beginning to grow up and has reached the age of marriage.

King Han Zhu Gaoxu opened up the matter of in-laws, almost every day to the palace and the Duke of Wei.

Empress Xu was naturally extremely attentive to her niece’s marriage, and her elder brother was stubborn, preferring to be imprisoned rather than bow to Zhu Di.

This nephew and niece, on the contrary, were more at the mercy of Empress Xu.

Zhu Gaoxu does not mention okay, a mention, Queen Xu under the heart, naturally also ran to discuss with Zhu Di.

Zhu Di heard this, happy: “That child is very good, indeed to find a satisfactory husband son-in-law, her father does not understand things, we can not not know things, this is a big deal, in short, no matter who Jingyi want to marry, my side …… have to make a big deal, can not let the child cold heart. ”

Empress Xu smiled gently and said, “Yes, my older brother …… hey …… no matter how, can not teach the child to suffer, this is still Gao Xu mentioned, he did not mention, my concubine did not think that Jingyi is already a grown up it .”

Between the words, her eyes through the sorrow and joy, on the one hand, Wei Guo Gong s matter, this is a thorn in her heart, Xu Da s several children, originally has been amicable, but because of the battle of the Jingdan, a huge disagreement has occurred, so that now …… siblings turn against each other.

On the other hand, she is happy that her niece has grown up and will marry a woman in the future, and she, as an aunt, should do her best.

Zhu Di heard that Zhu Gaoxu also for the Duke of Wei’s daughter Xu Jingyi on the heart, couldn’t help but laugh out loud: “Hahahaha …… Hahaha …… this guy, although usually out of tune, but finally there are still a few points of conscience, the heart is still mindful of the his own brothers and sisters.”

Zhu Di was very pleased, and his dragon face was very happy.

He is the emperor, but also the father, because of this, after the battle of Jingdan, he understands more about the importance of family harmony, Zhu Di this life, not worried about anything else, the only thing to worry about, but his own son against each other, and so on a hundred years later, and then make a scene of brotherly killings, and really to the time, how heartbreaking it is.

And Zhu Gaoxu s concern for his sister, so that Zhu Di saw Zhu Gaoxu warm side, Zhu Di then hope …… that his sons can be less scrambling, more brother and friend.

Zhu Di then said with concern, “Do you have a candidate now?”

“The Secretary recommended a few, as well as the King of Han also recommended a, said that this person by heaven and earth, looks great, is the talent of the world, this thing, I dare not be negligent, then ordered the Secretary of the people, one by one, go to see, choose a character and looks are all good. ”

Speaking here, Empress Xu’s eyes flooded with tears: “Pity my concubine’s elder brother, always stubborn, if not, this must be the thing that he should be in charge of. Now the children have no one to take care of them, I, as a sister, if I don’t take care of these children, I don’t know what to do. ”

Zhu Di then relieved her, “His nature is like your father, recognized things, nine oxen can not pull back, but …… the wedding is a big happy event, what are you crying? Should be happy is.”

“Yes.”

Zhu Di also said “this time, to be organized beautifully, Xu Gong when the court was posthumously awarded for the King of Zhongshan, then according to the specifications of the Prince’s daughter married to do it, and strive to be decent, Ding Guo Gong Mansion City side, but also to draw women to, and so selected by the son-in-law, will be the son-in-law called into the palace, I want to take a good look at me will be Jingyi, as their own daughters to look at. To let the whole world know, I have no preconceived notions about the Duke of Wei’s house.”

Empress Xu was touched in her heart, and after wiping her tears, she said, “I thank Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di laughed, “We are all family, why do we need to say thank you?”

On the other hand, the Secretary eunuch eunuch Cui Shuntong fire to visit, he even saw a few Secretary eunuch this side of the promotion of the man, these people, both family history and appearance are all good, but it is difficult to decide for a moment.

This is a big deal, Cui Shuntong can not dare to be negligent, if there is a mistake, he will be dead.

He knew the weight of the Xu family in the hearts of His Majesty and Empress Xu, and he couldn’t be sloppy at all.

Finally, he came to the Han King’s house.

The King of Han took him into his house with great intimacy.

Cui Shuntong was flattered and said, “Your Majesty, where is the young man you elected?”

“Ah …… isn t it right here?” Zhu Gaoxu looked a little upset.

It was then that Cui Shuntong glanced at the person who had been standing beside Zhu Gaoxu and jumped with a sharp shock.

Where is this a teenager ah, this teenager is only afraid …… to be a little precocious …… or …… ripe.

As for looks …… uh ……

Cui Shuntong looked at Guo Degang and saw that he had a trembling face, his skin color was slightly some black, his face was a bit pockmarked, and his teeth …… were a bit black ……

That’s it?

Cui Shuntong couldn’t help but dryly smile, “Your Highness, the slave girl has a word, I don’t know if it’s appropriate to speak or not.”

Looking at Cui Shuntong’s appearance, Zhu Gaoxu became furious: “Don’t speak words that make this king unhappy, or else when this king’s temper rises, he will kill him.”

Choi Soon-tong: “……”

In fact, by this time, Guo had already pissed himself.

Recently, following Zhu Gaoxu’s side, there is always a desire to urinate, daily with the roller coaster, he would like to open his mouth to say something, but the words did not come out, but then timidly look at Zhu Gaoxu, born to swallow these words back.

At this time, only to see Zhu Gaoxu said, “You say strike, this brother of the king into it or not?”

Zhu Gaoxu tensed his face with a few threats.

Cui Shuntong hardened his head and said, “Become or not, just ……”

Zhu Gaoxu then immediately glared at Cui Shuntong and sneered: ”It just doesn’t fit your mind! Asshole, is my sister getting married, or is this eunuch of yours getting married? My family’s business, is it still your turn to judge?”

“Ah …… this ……”

Zhu Gaoxu said, “Forget it, today this king will show his cards, you come, this king has something to say to you.”

Cui Shuntong laughed with him and came over to Zhu Gaoxu’s side.

Zhu Gaoxu lowered his voice and said: “The truth is not hidden from you, you do not look at my brother looks mediocre, in fact, His Majesty and the Queen Mother, will be treated as a treasure to look at, the king’s own father and mother of what is the mind, is not the king will not know? According to the king’s view, you do not have to run more, the Secretary of the Palace of Justice to the king to fill my brother, but where other people are chosen, the king will kill you.”

Cui Shuntong listen to the clouds, as if hearing a little what, chewing, but also as if nothing to understand.

But the people in the palace, of course, things should be cautious, Cui Shuntong then said, “Your Highness means that …… His Majesty and the Queen originally belonged to this person? ”

“Of course, not only is the intention, father’s heart is him.” Zhu Gaoxu said: “of course, these now can not be mentioned, you know the emperor’s heart is difficult to guess it, even if the father’s intention, but also never like you castrate private speculation.”

Cui Shuntong looked up again at Guo Degang, who was standing hunched over like a slave in the distance, and looked very embarrassed, “But Your Highness, the slave girl thinks ……”

“What the hell do you know!” Zhu Gaoxu glared at him in annoyance and gritted his teeth, “If this king wasn’t familiar with Father’s mind, how could he have recommended Guo Degang? Do you think this king is a fool?”

When Choi Soon-tong thought about it, it made perfect sense.

King Han must know something that he cannot, if not, would he dare to make fun of the marriage of the Duke of Wei’s daughter?

Cui Shuntong thought about it, since the Tianjia side has already preferred the candidate, now is just a walk through the scene, what do they put together a lively it!

“Then …… your highness, what should the slave girl say?”

Zhu Gaoxu then said, “Don’t be in a hurry, let’s take it one by one, where’s your booklet?”

Cui Shuntong took out the booklet, which recorded the origin, name, eight characters, character and appearance of several candidates.

Zhu Gaoxu said, “This king will speak, and you will fill in.”

Zhu Gaoxu first read the place of origin, the eight characters and the name.

Choi Soon-tong dutifully took note.

Zhu Gaoxu said, “Character Well …… just fill in according to this king, write ‘great virtue’.”

“Ah ……,” Cui Shuntong looked up at Zhu Gaoxu in surprise.

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly, “This king can’t be wrong in reading people.”

“What about looks?” Choi Soon-tong dutifully filled in and continued to ask.

Zhu Gaoxu said, “This king see that although he is not Pan An and Song Yu, is also considered to be a clear-eyed it, write clear-eyed good.”

Choi Soon-tong has hesitated, “……”

“What?” Zhu Gaoxu glared at him, “You have something to say?”

Under Zhu Gaoxu’s angry eyes, Cui Shuntong immediately said, “No.”

Be a good boy and write it down.

Zhu Gaoxu turned anger into joy, then said: “You go back to inform the Secretary of the up and down people, this matter …… involves confidentiality, some words, inconvenient to say, but you have to choose this Guo Degang, who dare to have objections, then it is best not to let the king know, if the king knows that, then continue to be reborn in the next life to do the eunuch dog. ”

Cui Shuntong’s legs tightened, creating an indescribable sense of ‘phantom pain’, “The slave girl knows.”

After Cui Shuntong said that, he obediently went back to resume his orders.

Zhu Gaoxu waited for this Cui Shuntong to go, then joyfully went to Guo Degang’s front: “Guo brother, blame this king for not having the ability, otherwise should let you be the emperor’s son-in-law, this king treats his own brother, always is the heart of the heart, and so on you married this king’s sister, you and I are relatives.”

Guo stammered, “Your …… Highness …… Your Highness …… I I ……”

Zhu Gaoxu said, “What’s wrong with you?”

Guo Degang was going to say, “I’ve already married my wife.

Only the words, in the end, were raw and swallowed again.

He was afraid to say.

At first, he did not dare to say, because he was afraid that Zhu Gaoxu, this temperamental guy, not only arrested him, and then will also be his wife and children also arrested, he has already suffered a beating, how can his wife and children withstand it?

It’s just that by the end of the day, he was given to freaking out.

Although Zhu Gaoxu daily as his brother in general, give him brocade clothes and jade food, but the more so, Guo Degang more afraid, because he personally saw a Han Wangfu eunuch, because disobedient Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu was beaten alive half dead.

“No …… nothing.”

Zhu Gaoxu happy: “Hey, you ah …… is too deep, do anything are swallowing, if not this king witnessed your medical skills that brought back the dead, this king almost thought that he recognized the wrong person it, you these high people …… How do you all love to be like this, master Yao Guangxiao is also like this.”

Kuo: “……”

………………

“Sister, Sister ……”

At this time, Xu Qin carried his own bag of books and returned to the Duke of Wei’s Mansion in high spirits.

In Xu Jingyi s boudoir, this ten year old child, with a smile on his face, joyfully said, “Sister …… do you know, big brother Zhang Anshi …… they are out of the division.”

This boudoir appeared plain, Xu Jingyi was sitting in front of the dressing table, but she was gazing out of the small window that was directly in front of the dressing table.

Her skin was like white snow, her goose egg-like side face, her long eyes opening and closing with the anger of a young girl, and when she heard her brother Xu Qin’s voice, she twisted her body and said, “Alright, I don’t want to hear it.”

Xu Qin, however, said with a topsy-turvy demeanor, “Ya, you don’t know yet, do you? You definitely don’t know, Sister, you must be admiring when you hear it.”

Jingyi Xu said, “……”

Xu Qin seems to be completely unable to see his sister’s lack of interest, seems to be a series of cannon like: “Zhang big brother, several of them …… run to the school, Hu master said la, they have learned to be successful, especially Zhang big brother, he learns to be rich in five cars, there is nothing that can be taught to Zhang big brother in the future. ”

Xu Jingyi frowned slightly, “Didn’t they say that they often don’t enter the school? And how is the learning going to be even better than Master Hu?”

Xu Qin’s eyes shone brightly, and he said with a face of admiration, “So that’s what makes Brother Zhang so great, he can write and fight, and with a few brothers, he spends all his days doing justice to the heavens, and his learning still manages to improve every day, do you think it’s great?”

Xu Jingyi lowered her eyes, finding it unbelievable.

Xu Qin, on the other hand, whispered at this time, “I’ll also tell you a secret, Zhang Anshi is Guo Degan.”

Kwok Tak Kam?

Xu Jingyi was a bit shocked.

For Guo De Gan, she has the impression, when her aunt of the Queen was very sick, and then somehow cured, she also went to the palace at that time to visit, the aunt of the Queen on this Guo De Gan full of praise, as if it is Guo De Gan to the Queen’s aunt cured the disease.

“How is that possible, he’s so young.”

Xu Qin crossed his arms and said proudly, “How is it impossible? This is Zhang yoking big brother told Liu Jin, he also said, if Liu Jin spread the word, he will kill Liu Jin it! Liu Jin also said to me, also instructed me, if it spreads out, will kill me. Sister, you say Zhang big brother he is powerful not powerful, he can cure the disease, reading is also powerful, but also eighteen kinds of martial arts it, who do not know the capital of the three ferocious big brother can kill a cow with one punch.”

Xu Jingyi was too surprised to speak when she heard this.

Xu Qin cheerfully said, “Sister, you marry Zhang Anshi, teach him to be my brother-in-law, so that I am the capital of the four murderers, if not, they think I am stupid, and refused to worship with me.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyi raised her eyebrows and rebuked, “You …… you ……”

Seeing that his sister seemed angry, Xu Qin ran away in a huff.

But after a while, a Sister came in quickly and said, “The palace has come, saying that it has chosen a good man …… for the girl.”

Xu Jingyi’s face then pranced red.

These days, everyone is talking about her marriage, her aunt queen also sent people every now and then to day here, her daughter family, since the shyness to raise their heads, but the woman in the boudoir, to the outside world knows nothing, can only be manipulated.

Now that this was getting closer, her heart was pounding like a deer in headlights and she was scared to death.

At this time, that Sister took a piece of red paper and handed it to her, saying, “This is the person personally selected by the Empress Mother, this person …… says that he has great virtue, his eyebrows are clear, and his eight characters are also compatible with you, Miss.”

Seeing Xu Jingyi hanging her head down and not saying anything.

Sister looks like a person who has been there, smiled, and continued, “The Empress Mother said, if the girl is satisfied, it will be considered settled, in a couple of days will call this person into the palace to have an audience, so that His Majesty and the Empress Mother to see, if it is not suitable …… to choose another one.”

Xu Jingyi remained silent.

Sister said, “The man’s name is also well chosen, Guo Degang, you see, virtuous and masculine.”

“Guo Degan?” Xu Jingyi froze slightly, suspicion growing on her pretty face.

Sister said, “Yes, is the girl not satisfied with the name?”

Xu Jingyi played with the corner of her coat in embarrassment, and stopped talking again.

“You’ll have to give me a word of honor, girl, I have to go and resume my duties.”

Sister urged again and again.

Xu Jingyi then said in a voice as low as a mosquito, “It’s all up to auntie.”

The Sister suddenly smiled with joy, collected the red paper, and said, “Great joy, great joy, Miss, I’ll go and resume my duties.”

That Sister is gone.

Xu Jingyi, on the other hand, propped up her chin in front of the dressing table, looking out of the window in a daze, distracted, a pair of clear eyes, but at this time, it seems to be covered with a layer of fog.

…………

By the next day, Zhang Anshi was called to the East Palace by Crown Princess Zhang.

As soon as Zhang saw Zhang Anshi, she said, “Tomorrow, wear your new clothes and join your brother-in-law and me in the palace.”

“For what?” Zhang Anshi wondered.

Zhang smiled sweetly and said, “Xu family’s girl, to be ready to get married, I heard that picked a good husband and son-in-law, father and mother heard that this person is very good, the Xu family’s girl should be down, and thus …… want to call into the palace to see.”

“This Wei Guo Gongfu a few children poor, Wei Guo Gong side of the matter, you are aware of it, he and father to fight it, but father can not take him, had to circle him, but Wei Guo Gongfu these children, we do relatives, naturally have to take care of good.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Oh.”

He paused and thought again, but said, “But what does someone’s marriage have to do with me?”

Zhang Anshi felt that he had no problem at all with this question.

When Zhang heard this, she became infuriated and directly gritted her teeth, “Shut up, you’re not allowed to speak now.”

Zhang Anshi drooped his head, so he sat down in a row with Zhu Zhanji on the side.

Seeing that he had angered his mother, Zhu Zhanji moved his body away a bit.

Zhang looked at Zhang Anshi a very innocent look, finally could not help but say, “This Xu family’s girl …… is most at the mercy of the mother, take you to go, is to take advantage of the opportunity to let you enter the palace, this is a big happy event, the father and the mother are happy to see you, and in the future, also look at you more obedient some. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Anshi then then nodded his head obediently and said, “I know then.”

Zhang continued to give a serious explanation, “When you arrive, don’t talk nonsense.”

Zhang Anshi said, “What do you mean by nonsense.”

Zhang’s anger: “Just don’t move and curse your mother, do you think I don’t know that you are foul-mouthed on weekdays?”

Zhang Anshi drooped his head again, but under his breath, he said, “It can’t be helped, I learned it from a bad guy.”

Zhang educated him again, “When you see the man coming, say auspicious words.”

Zhang Anshi said, “What auspicious words.”

Zhang said, “You say that you are good-looking, that you are handsome and sturdy, that you are full of wisdom, in short, say more festive things, and make everyone happy.”

Zhang Anshi looked suddenly enlightened and said, “Now I get it, in short, it’s all about slipping up.”

Zhang glared at him and said, “It’s not about slipping in that Xu family girl’s new husband, it’s about taking advantage of the fact that everyone is happy to make it a bit more festive, so that when the Empress Mother hears about it, she’ll be happy and might favor you extraordinarily.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t worry, Sister, I’ll go back and make a rough draft, memorize it, and when I see that person tomorrow, I’ll recite it.”

Zhang raised an eyebrow and couldn’t help but laugh, “You, this still needs to be memorized?”

Zhang Anshi blushed and said, “Sister, you are soooo aware of me, I’m shy.”