My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 155: Conferring a title? (Fourth update)

Xu Qin had lunch with Zhu Di, Empress Xu, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui in the Kunning Palace.

During the meal, Zhu Di was very enthusiastic and kept picking up food for Xu Qin, which made Empress Xu and them completely confused.

However, Empress Xu and Zhu Gaochi vaguely guessed that the two of them probably had a good conversation.

After dinner, Empress Xu led them to the warm room, where they sat down separately, and the palace maids from Kunning Palace brought them tea.

Zhu Di sat there, still thinking about what Xu Qin had said today. After thinking for a while, Zhu Di said to Xu Qin, "Shajiabao, how about we continue to sit in the Qianqing Palace?"

Xu Qin immediately shook his head and said, "No, I don't have that much money!"

When Zhu Di heard this, he glared at Xu Qin. He had clearly returned the money to Xu Qin and did not take a penny from him. He also gave him many famous paintings and calligraphy, and antique jades. How could this guy actually hint at the fact that he had cheated him out of his money?

Are you cheating him out of his money?
"Your Majesty, didn't we reach an agreement just now?" When Empress Xu heard Xu Qin say this, she thought that Zhu Di was threatening Xu Qin to pay money, and asked immediately.

"We have almost finished the discussion, but there are still some details that I have not thought through clearly, so I need to talk to Sakya Bao." Zhu Di explained to Empress Xu.

"Aunt, I dozed off and couldn't think of so many things. His Majesty asked me those questions just now, and I just thought of them on the spur of the moment. Now you're asking me for details. Aunt, how could I think of so many things?" Xu Qin complained as he sat there.

"Yes, yes, Baoer has not thought about it so much before. It's noon now, and Baoer must be sleepy. We can talk about it next time." Queen Xu nodded immediately.

Zhu Di stared at Xu Qin in frustration. He knew that this boy wanted to run away, so he said, "Remember to write a memorial. I want to read it myself. In addition, you should wait at home tomorrow. Get up early. Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel will go to your house to announce the decree. Also, during this time, you should also re-plan your house. Let your father go back to live in the Duke of Wei's mansion. The place you live now should be demolished and rebuilt together, so that it won't be in disarray and need to be demolished again."

Xu Qin didn't have a problem with it, but he immediately thought of something, so he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my father will live in the old Duke Wei's mansion and keep an eye on the construction of our new mansion. I can't go, right? I can go, but I won't be able to take care of those things."

"It's okay. From now on, the Jinyiwei will have a carriage waiting for you in your mansion every day. Your father can take the carriage to the new mansion at any time to keep an eye on the construction." Zhu Di said to Xu Qin.

When Empress Xu heard this, her eyes lit up. Not only did her Duke of Wei return home, but more importantly, Xu Huizu could also leave the mansion. Although he could only go to the new mansion, at least he could see the scenery outside, right? He could also walk around, right?

"Okay, that's fine!" Xu Qin nodded without saying thank you. What was there to thank him for? Zhu Di was begging him to do something. Besides, this was a matter between him and his father. He had no say in it.

"Also, remember to write a memorial to the Trade Bureau." Zhu Di reminded Xu Qin.

"Trade Bureau?" Zhu Gaochi, Empress Xu and Zhu Gaosui all looked at them in surprise.

"Well, from now on, export trade will no longer be carried out by the Weaving Bureau, but by the Trade Bureau. The Weaving Bureau will supply silk fabrics, cotton cloth, etc. to the Trade Bureau separately. By the way, boss, you should also make it clear to your wife that overseas trade is not appropriate for the Trade Bureau to carry out, but needs to be carried out separately. This is the only way to break the deadlock. Otherwise, those civil officials will not agree easily. The specific details will be known after Sakyabao writes the memorial and submits it." Zhu Di nodded and said to Zhu Gaochi and others.

Zhu Gaochi stood up at this moment, bowed to Zhu Di and said, "Yes, Dad, there is no problem with the Crown Princess. She also hoped to break the impasse before. If we can break the impasse this time, it will of course be the best for us."

"Well, that's good that you understand!" Zhu Di nodded and said.

After chatting for a while, Xu Qin left. It was noon and Xu Qin was feeling sleepy.

Zhu Di also left Kunning Palace and invited Zhu Gaochi to go to Qianqing Palace. As for Zhu Gaosui, he stayed in Qianqing Palace with Empress Xu.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi went to the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Di told Zhu Gaochi in detail about the Trade Bureau and the Daming Daily.

"Okay, that's great, Dad. We need to run the Daming Daily and do it well. We also need to invite scholars who are not influenced by those civil officials to run it. In this way, it will be impossible for those civil officials to influence the people of our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Gaochi stood up excitedly and said after hearing what Zhu Di said about the Daming Daily.

Seeing Zhu Gaochi so excited, Zhu Di smiled with relief and then said, "Do you think it can work?"

"Yes, it's absolutely possible. However, what about the Ming Daily? Can Sakyabao say it? Should we let Sakyabao write a detailed memorial?" Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Di with a bow.

When Zhu Di heard what Zhu Gaochi said, he immediately opened the drawer under the desk, took out his notes of Xu Qin's words, handed them to Zhu Gaochi, and said, "You go and do this. I will personally select people to enrich the Daming Daily. As for the office space, the required expenses, and how to get the people to subscribe to our Daming Daily, you go and do it as soon as possible. Only if we control the mouthpiece can we control the world and not be controlled by those civil officials. As for the Trade Bureau, you also need to keep an eye on it. This kid, Sakyabao, is capable, really capable. He has many other abilities that we don't know yet, and we need you to slowly understand them and let this kid do the work."

"Yes, Dad!" Zhu Gaochi took the book with both hands and looked at it carefully.

Zhu Di sat there stroking his beard, thinking carefully about these two things.

The fact that Xu Qin was summoned by Zhu Di and stayed in the Qianqing Palace for almost an hour was also known to the civil officials. Some of them did not care, but some of them also smelled some bad signs.

Huang Fu arrived at the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible. It was lunchtime and Xia Yuanji was leaning on a soft chair thinking about something. An official came in to report that Huang Fu was here. Xia Yuanji stood up immediately. Huang Fu happened to arrive at the door of Xia Yuanji's office.

"Minister Huang is here, please take a seat and serve tea!" Xia Yuanji bowed to Huang Fu.

Huang Fu also cupped his hands and said, "Sorry to bother Minister Xia!"

After the two men sat down, the officials below brought tea and closed the door.

"Have you heard that Xu Qin came to the palace today and was received by His Majesty himself? I guess His Majesty summoning Xu Qin this time is not a good thing for us. The overseas trade has been stagnant, and His Majesty is very dissatisfied with us, but there is nothing he can do.

Now that Xu Qin is heading to the Qianqing Palace, he will definitely tell him the solution, and Xu Qin probably also hopes to restore his title of Duke of Wei. Although I look down on this boy and don't get along with him, I have to admit that he has some skills and means.

Therefore, we need to come up with a solution as soon as possible. Once Xu Qin takes charge of the Trade Bureau, we can forget about lifting the ban on the sea, at least in the short term." Huang Fu sat there, saying worriedly.

Xia Yuanji stroked his beard. Of course he knew about this, but he couldn't stop it. Moreover, he was also thinking about this matter just before Huang Fu came.

"Minister Xia, in my opinion, if it really doesn't work, find a way to collect evidence of Xu Huizu's crimes and send his family to the Imperial Prison. Although the Empress is here, they probably won't be killed, but as long as Xu Qin is not allowed to come out and do anything, it will be fine.

In addition, Xu Qin's family is so rich and has a good business, I think His Majesty will be tempted, especially when the overseas trade cannot be broken." Huang Fu looked at Xia Yuanji and asked.

"It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate, and it's impossible. Maybe you have collected evidence of Xu Huizu's crimes, but Xu Qin will definitely be fine. In the end, we can only become mortal enemies with Xu Qin. This person is resourceful and very smart. So, unless it is absolutely necessary, it is better not to offend him to death. Otherwise, it will be a fight to the death, which is not worth it." Xia Yuanji sat there and waved his hands. He disagreed with using such radical means.

"But, but, what should we do if Xu Qin continues to go to the Weaving Bureau? Not only will all our previous efforts be in vain, but those merchants will probably scold us." Huang Fu looked at Xia Yuanji worriedly and said.

Xia Yuanji stroked his beard, sighed and said, "I think Xu Qin has already told Your Majesty the way to break the impasse. If he has told Your Majesty, then no matter what we do, it may be useless. We can only wait until Your Majesty takes action, then we can find a countermeasure. Otherwise, it will be useless to deal with Xu Qin rashly now, and it will cause Your Majesty's dissatisfaction."

After hearing this, Huang Fu looked at Xia Yuanji and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"If Your Majesty returns the title of Duke of Wei to the Xu family, do you think Xu Qin will tell the truth?" Xia Yuanji asked Huang Fu.

Huang Fu nodded.

At this moment, there was a knock at the door. Xia Yuanji called out, "Come in." An official came in and said to Xia Yuanji, "Sir, the Minister of Rites Zheng Ci is here to see you."

"Well, let Minister Zheng come in!" Xia Yuanji nodded and said.

Soon Zheng Ci came in. Seeing Huang Fu, he didn't care. Instead, he said to Xia Yuanji anxiously, "Just now, the Ministry of Rites received an oral order from His Majesty to restore the title of Duke of Wei and return the Duke of Wei's mansion to Xu Huizu. In addition, Xu Qin will be given the title of Earl of Haozhou. Do you know the reason?"

"What?" Huang Fu and Xia Yuanji were stunned and stared at Zheng Ci.

"His Majesty said that he would go to Xu's house to announce the decree early tomorrow morning, and that he would also grant Xu Qin the title of Earl. This is unreasonable!" Zheng Ci looked at them and spread his hands, indicating that he had no idea what was going on.

(End of this chapter)