Chapter 228: Check the family
Hou Shouning consciously concealed the contempt in his eyes, but Zhu Houzhao saw it at first sight, and his heart was even more angry. He was not as thick-skinned as his uncle. He could not tear away his face and could only stand there. He didn't know how to move forward and retreat for a moment. Seeing this, Wei Wu hurriedly tried to smooth things over,
"Your Majesty, even though Mr. Zhang was mourning the late emperor with his friends, he was really commendable. It would be better for Mr. Zhang to leave first, so that Mr. Zhang could relieve his sadness in his heart as much as possible!"
Zhu Hou could see him on the stairs, snorted angrily, shaking his sleeves, turned around, and rushed away angrily!
Seeing this, Wei Wu hurriedly led the man to chase him out. Zhang Heling stopped crying when he saw His Majesty left, and then he got up from the ground. People on the side asked,
"Mr. Marquis, what should I do now?"
Zhang Heling waved his hands,
"It's okay, wait for me to come to the palace to ask for the Empress Dowager. As long as the Empress Dowager is here, everything will be safe!"
Everyone praised Hou Ye for his wiseness when they heard this. They actually sat back to have a drink!
Zhu Hou shone out of Jiuzhen Tower, but was so angry that he didn't argue with the east, south, west and north. He walked around in a row. Wei Wu did not stop him. He just followed him and accompanied him all the way to polish his feet. After an hour, he left the city gate and went to the moat. Zhu Houzhao's tone was calmer in his heart, and then he felt his feet swollen. When he turned around, he saw Wei Wu walking leisurely beside him, and he couldn't help but feel resentful.
"Look, this is my uncle. My father was very kind to the Zhang family when he was alive, but he didn't expect that he...he...he..."
It's okay, but Zhang Heling obviously pretended to be a child? The arrogant lying in person? The real hurt of the young emperor's self-esteem.
"Everyone thinks I am young and can be bullied? Everyone wants to ride on my head!"
After saying that, he angrily kicked the small stone under the willow tree into the river. Ripples appeared on the surface of the river, but he was still not relieved? He was angrily over and stepped on several stones, making himself exhausted and panting. Then he sat on the dike stone. His expression was very depressed, and Wei Wu slowly went over and sat next to him.
"Your Majesty, when Wei Chen was having sex on the streets when he was a kid, he fought with another group of gangsters. Because he was the youngest, shortest and thin at that time, the two gangs fought, and the first one to fight was Wei Chen..."
He paused and said with a smile?
"Although I am talking about street fighting, according to Weichen's opinion, there is no difference between this court and the gangster's street fighting, but it's just a big fist competition with others!"
Zhu Houzhao sighed when she heard this?
"Yes... bigger than a fist, but now I'm just a fist smaller? And soft-bodied? Everyone is respectful? Behind me, everyone looks down on me!"
Wei Wu laughed and picked up a stone and said,
"So what if you look down on Your Majesty? In life, if you want people to look at you, you must have the ability. If you don't have the ability, you will fall into the water like this little stone, and only two or three ripples will disappear without a trace. If you turn yourself into a huge rock, or a mountain, throw it into rivers, lakes and seas, it will be a huge wave. If you want to make a three-foot wave, you will turn yourself into a big stone. If you want to be silent, just make a small stone and make someone kick it at will!"
Zhu Houzhao hummed,
"If you ask anyone this, I'm afraid everyone will tell you to make a big stone. There are only many people who think well, but not few people!"
Wei Wu smiled,
"Then your Majesty thinks he can't do it?"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at him,
"You're irritating me again! I understand these principles naturally. I just feel that the intrigue between Sun Price and the court officials is too tiring and boring, so I can't get old!"
Wei Wu laughed loudly after hearing this.
"Can Your Majesty stop getting old if he doesn't intrigue with them? Isn't it boring? Isn't it boring if he takes it seriously? Isn't it long or short for decades of life? I have to find something to do, otherwise that would be really boring!"
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he patted his thigh and said,
"Hey! You said this very correctly!"
Our emperor, His Majesty, grew up smoothly and had never suffered setbacks. Although he understood the great principles to him, he could not empathize with him. No matter how much he said, he had no motivation. He was too comfortable. He was always at his fingertips. He was always at a glance. He could not help but feel boring in life at a young age. Therefore, instead of talking to him about the great principles of being a country and the people, it would be better to arouse his interest, and instead make His Majesty feel interested.
In short, Your Majesty now feels that life is boring, and he is restrained everywhere, and is restrained in everything. He is so upset that he is at a loss and confused. He is so confused that he doesn't know how to deal with it. He hears Wei Wu's words, his eyes lit up. In his opinion, what the parents say about Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Qin, Han, Wu, Taizu, Taizong, and other great principles for the country and the people, and for the country are not as enlightened as Wei Wu's words!
It’s boring! Life is boring. When I think that I am only fifteen years old, I will be trapped in that cage and suffocate to death in the long journey of life. I have been bored and lonely for decades, so I might as well find some fun, challenge the court officials, fight against Tatars, fight against the elders, and say I can’t be more happy, but I won’t be silent for decades. Finally, I kick my legs and leave a bad reputation as an incompetent emperor in history books!
Thinking of this place, Zhu Houzhao felt as if he had found a guiding light. He suddenly realized his enlightenment. He immediately swept away his previous decadent momentum and cheered up his spirits.
"In order for me not to die of boredom for the next few decades, I will have some fun at home!"
This is true, but no one knows that one day in a certain month, a conversation between the two changed the trajectory of their previous lives. Speaking of which, if Han Qi had not been reborn, how could Wei Wu join the Jinyiwei and how could he meet Zhu Houzhao?
In the end, variables are always there, and a chance change is completely different!
Wei Wu accompanied His Majesty outside for a long time. Zhu Houzhao looked at the time almost and wanted to go back to the palace. He didn't want to ride a horse all the way, so he just wandered back with Wei Wu with his legs. At this time, he was in a different mood. Seeing the various markets on the street, he felt fresh and interesting. He was very interested in seeing an aunt holding a basket and bargaining with the vendor selling eggs.
"Ten eggs cost ten cents, it's too expensive! How about giving you ten eggs eight cents?"
The vendor shook his head and said,
"Nine out of ten words!"
"Ten eight articles!"
"Nine out of ten words!"
The aunt thought for a while and said,
"We have more family members, so how about buying more of you? How about 12 people in ten cents?"
The vendor thought about it,
"become!"
The two of them paid the money and delivered the goods in the other hand. Zhu Hou took care of him but he was picking his scalp. After thinking about it, he asked Wei Wu.
"Which one is cheaper for these ten eight-part and twelve ten-part?"
Wei Wu was not good at numerology, so he calculated for a while before he could tell.
"It seems... it should be more expensive for ten cents and twelve, but the difference is only a few cents!"
Zhu Houzhao sighed,
"No wonder people say that businessmen value profits, but only a few cents, they have to bargain here for a long time!"
Wei Wu smiled,
"Your Majesty is rich and naturally looks down on this little money. However, in the eyes of the small people, one is a few cents more. If it is ten or a hundred, the vendor is doing business here. There must be hundreds of eggs every day. What about a month and a year? In this way, it will be a small amount of money!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly when she heard this.
“That’s true…”
After thinking about it, I was stunned for a moment and asked Wei Wudao again.
"How many eggs can you buy for one or two gold coins?"
Wei Wu thought about it after picking his scalp,
"It's no problem to buy a house of eggs!"
Zhu Houzhao turned black at that time and said angrily,
"The people have to worry about every penny for a long time, but our uncle is very generous. If you give a song singer a prize, you will get one or two gold!"
Wei Wu waited for a while and then frowned and thought,
"Your Majesty, you have never thought... how could you be so generous to reward a singer with the salary of Marquis Zhang?"
In fact, although Zhang Heling was extremely extravagant, he couldn't use so much money to reward a singer. He only ate some wine today and was clamored by everyone. Besides, the singer was beautiful and had a very attractive eyes. Marquis Zhang was so enthusiastic that he gave more rewards!
It was also because he was not lucky that Zhu Houzhao met him!
Zhu Houzhao frowned and thought for a long time after hearing this, and replied,
"I don't know how much my two uncles have, but the old marquis left the land estate and the manor, so I think the family should be rich!"
The old marquis he mentioned was his own grandfather Zhang Luan.
Wei Wu nodded suddenly,
"Then I think this Marquis Zhang is considered to be one of the royal relatives among our capital, and the number one family has a rich family?"
Zhu Houzhao thought about it and shook her head,
"Of course it's not considered. The Zhang family only raised their status because my mother entered the palace. In fact, many old nobles in the capital were favored by Taizu and Taizong. The Zhang family naturally cannot compare with the level of their background!"
"Is that true!"
Wei Wu didn't believe in it,
"Weichen has been doing a lot outside, but it is rare to see Marquis Zhang take such generous actions!"
Zhu Houzhao frowned and thought,
"Why do you go and check it out for me and see why my uncle is doing his family?"
Wei Wu was waiting for his words, and immediately responded,
"I obey the order!"
Zhu Houzhao just said casually, just talking to Wei Wu and got here, and adding a little more curiosity.
Wei Wu was in the Jinyiwei, and he wanted to find out these things. After a few days, he found out the family background of the Marquis of Shouning and Marquis Jianchang. He wrote a secret letter to Zhu Hou to take care of him. Zhu Hou's face turned pale and said angrily,
"What my two uncles actually have so much property?"
Zhu Houzhao, as the emperor, actually didn't know what his family was. However, Wei Wu made a secret letter to hire a clerk from the Jinyiwei to capture the pen. Not only did he clearly record the family background of the two uncles, but he also compared the annual fiscal revenue of the Daqing Dynasty. In front of Daqing, Emperor Hongzhi worked hard to govern, was thrifty, and worked hard for more than ten years. Now it was a good result to hand it over to his son. It was only a total income of 20 million taels of silver per year. Shou Shouhou and Jianchang Hou gave the land estate and manor, etc., which accounted for nearly 30% of the national treasury income!
Chapter completed!