My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 90: Trick Me

Zhu Di took the memorial and looked at it. It was all about impeaching the Weaving Bureau. It simply meant that the Weaving Bureau needed to be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for management. Now that the Weaving Bureau had suffered such heavy losses, Xu Qin should be held responsible.

Zhu Di finished reading one book and then picked up the second one. They both contained similar ideas. The loss was so heavy this time that Xu Qin needed to be held responsible.

What kind of personality does Zhu Di have? The more you ask him to do something, the more he refuses to do it. He has been like this since he was a child.

In addition, Zhu Di was very clear that that group of people did not want to set up the Weaving Bureau themselves. They always hoped that the Weaving Bureau could be brought back to the court and placed under the Ministry of Revenue, so that those ministers would be able to control the money of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di would not agree. If he went to the Ministry of Revenue, he would need the approval of those ministers for whatever he wanted to do, and he could not bear it.

"Okay, everyone, leave now." Zhu Di closed the memorial and said to Hu Guang and Ji Gang.

The two men immediately bowed to Zhu Di and then left.

Zhu Di sat down, Yao Guangxiao handed him a cup of tea, and Zhu Di took it.

"Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be appeased. So many ministers are opposed to it, and this is a rare opportunity for them, they will certainly not let it go." Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di and suggested.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "What do you think those merchant ships will come back for?"

Yao Guangxiao was stunned for a moment and said, "It will probably take another month. Normally, they should have returned by then, but now they dare to do so. I guess they are sure of it."

Zhu Di still smiled and said, "Yes, they are sure, so they dare to jump out like this, wanting me to deal with Sakyabao and give up the weaving bureau. In this way, once those merchant ships come back, the facts will be determined, and it will be useless to regret it. Moreover, Sakyabao will definitely turn against me and will not help me.

The current situation shows that there may be no one behind this guy, or he is hiding very deeply. But no matter how he hides, I now need Sakyabao's ability to make money, the Ming Dynasty needs money, and I need money.

If there was no money, how could we move the capital to Beijing, how could we resist the Tatars, and how could we dredge the canal?
The civil officials don't want this to happen. They hope that I will remain in Nanjing, trapped in Nanjing, so that it will be easier for them to take action and control the court."

Yao Guangxiao nodded.

"They wanted to get rid of Sakya Bao, and this time they paid a heavy price." Zhu Di said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Sakya Bao has not been investigated clearly yet?" Yao Guangxiao asked, staring at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di shook his head, sat there and began to think.

"In this case, it can continue to be used. However, Your Majesty, have you considered that Sakyabao has hung the token on the gate of the Weaving Bureau. It will be difficult to get Sakyabao to go to the Weaving Bureau in the future, and he may not necessarily take action." Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di and asked.

Zhu Di nodded. This was also what he was worried about. He had not expected this incident. He had not expected that several forces would unite to target Sakya Bao. They said they were targeting Sakya Bao, but in fact they were targeting him.

Sakyabao was just a vanguard, but if Sakyabao was defeated by them, it would mean that he had been defeated, and those civil officials would be able to restrict him. How could he be someone who would be restricted by them?
So Zhu Di was also waiting, waiting for the merchant ship to come back. Zhu Di didn't know how long it would take, so he could only wait.

"However, fortunately we have the Queen Mother, who can help her and Sakya Bao talk things out." Yao Guangxiao said while looking at Zhu Di.

"That's a story for later. I'm just watching to see how many people jump out. In fact, it's not bad for them to jump out like this. At least I know how powerful they are! As for Sakyabao, well, he is the queen's nephew after all. If he doesn't help us, who will he help? Although I have imprisoned his father, if Sakyabao is a smart man, he might know that it is actually a kind of protection.

How dare I say I won't return the title to them? A hundred years later, my father-in-law will beat me in the underworld. A hundred years later, when I am in the underworld, my father beats me and my father-in-law beats me too. Then I will be miserable. If my father-in-law helps me, hehe, I will be better off. "Zhu Di said jokingly with a smile.

After hearing this, Yao Guangxiao smiled.

Zhu Di then said with emotion: "My fighting skills were all taught by my father-in-law. As you know, many of the troops in the Jingnan Campaign were my father-in-law's old subordinates. I have received so many benefits from my father-in-law, so I can't turn my back on him."

Yao Guangxiao nodded. He knew all these things.

Xu Qin at home had just woken up. After having breakfast, he prepared to go to the workshop. The New Year was approaching, and the fabrics here were very popular. He also made five kinds of patterns, which he needed to keep an eye on now.

As for the rumors outside, Xu Qin didn't care! Rumors are just rumors after all. Although it is a bit dangerous for him, Xu Qin knows that he is fine! Especially after beating Qiu Jianqing yesterday, no one came to find him. He knew that he was fine, otherwise he might be in prison now.

Xu Qin rode his horse towards the workshop. Before leaving Nanjing City, he saw Zhu Yong waiting for him in the distance.

"Want to go out?" Zhu Yong asked Xu Qin with a bow.

"Are you going to the workshop for something?" Xu Qin asked with a smile, and at the same time he got off his horse and returned the salute to Zhu Yong. In fact, Zhu Yong was being modest, and Xu Qin should have saluted Zhu Yong first.

"I don't have anything to do. Can you take me to your workshop?" Zhu Yong asked with a smile. "Okay, let's go! Let's go to my workshop for tea." Xu Qin said with a smile.

Soon the two men arrived at the workshop on horseback, but Xu Qin did not expect that as soon as Xu Qin and Zhu Yong left, someone rode straight to Jiming Temple.

Xu Qin took Zhu Yong to visit his workshop first, pointing at the equipment and saying that they were designed by him.

Zhu Yong gave Xu Qin a thumbs up. When they arrived at the office, Xu Qin made tea for Zhu Yong. Zhu Yong looked at Xu Qin with a little surprise. Xu Qin actually made tea by himself?
"By the way, you came here for something, right?" Xu Qin sat down and said to Zhu Yong. It was impossible that Zhu Yong was waiting for him, and he was probably asked by someone to do something for him.

"Well, but! It was those princesses who invited me here. To be exact, they came to my mother and hoped that I would be a lobbyist." Zhu Yong took the teacup handed over by Xu Qin and spoke.

"What do you mean?" Xu Qin asked pretending to be confused.

Zhu Yong smiled and whispered to Xu Qin: "Do you know what happened in the palace? And what happened at the weaving bureau?"

Xu Qin shook his head and really didn't know.

Zhu Yong smiled and said, "Since yesterday afternoon, many eunuchs and maids from the Weaving Bureau have been arrested by the Jinyiwei. Last night, the palace began to arrest those eunuchs and maids. It was all done by Prince Zhao himself. I heard that the eunuch Liu Yongcheng, who was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, was sent to Taizu's mausoleum. Many people from the Imperial Household Department were arrested. They are scared."

When Xu Qin heard this, he looked at Zhu Yong in surprise, and Zhu Yong nodded.

Xu Qin was very angry because he felt that things were going to get bad, so he asked Zhu Yong: "Tell me first, are you here to negotiate peace or to persuade us to surrender?"

"Ah?" Zhu Yong didn't understand what Xu Qin meant.

"Speak up. If you are here to talk about peace, don't say anything and leave quickly. If you are here to persuade us to surrender, then it's okay." Xu Qin looked at Zhu Yong and asked anxiously.

"Talk about peace!" Zhu Yong still didn't understand.

Xu Qin stood up and immediately pulled Zhu Yong up, pushing him outside, and whispered, "I will scold you later, don't be angry, it's for others to see."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Yong still didn't understand.

Xu Qin pushed Zhu Yong out of the room and yelled at him, "Talk about peace? Dream on! I tell you, no matter who comes, it won't work. They've shit on my head. If you talk about peace now, you can just let them wait. I'll go and set fire to it tonight."

Zhu Yong was very surprised and could only look at Xu Qin. Xu Qin waved at Zhu Yong, signaling him to leave quickly.

Zhu Yong left with doubts, but Xu Qin was still talking about not making peace behind his back.

When Zhu Yong's shadow disappeared at the entrance of the workshop, Xu Qin entered the study and yelled, "Fuck you guys! You're cheating me!"

Then he sat down, very annoyed. He had originally sent the token to the Weaving Bureau because he wanted to get out of the bureau's business, and he also thought that Zhu Di would not touch him.

Then we learned that Zhu Di went to Jiming Temple, and Zhu Yong just said that many eunuchs and palace maids in the weaving bureau and the imperial palace were dealt with.

Combining what his aunt said before and what Zhu Yong’s mother reminded him, even a fool would know that there is a traitor in the palace and someone is selling news about the palace. How could Zhu Di tolerate this?

Zhu Di's purpose in going to Jiming Temple was very obvious, he just wanted those people to jump out.

But I didn't expect that those princesses were so well-informed and knew what happened in the palace so quickly. I guess they haven't caught all the criminals yet, or some people risked their lives to send the news.

The princesses also noticed something was wrong.

This won't do. Zhu Di doesn't want those people to surrender now. He hasn't cleaned them up yet. How can he let them give up like this?

Now those princesses are talking about peace, isn't this digging their own grave? Originally, they were just outsiders. Even if they weren't outsiders, this matter wouldn't involve them. The New Year is coming soon, and they can happily celebrate the New Year at home.

Now that the outside world knows Zhu Di's purpose, how could Zhu Di let me go so easily? He will probably send someone to arrest me and take me to the imperial prison immediately, and then release the news to the outside world. This time, Your Majesty will punish me severely!
Only in this way will those princesses, as well as the eunuchs and officials in collusion with the palace maids, continue to jump out.

"No, I have to go back!" Xu Qin couldn't sit still when he thought of this. He needed to do something bad. He couldn't let those princesses want to make peace with him, nor could he let them stop. He needed to stir up trouble.

Xu Qin walked out of the workshop, leading his guards, and thought for a while. He decided to go home first to get some kerosene, otherwise it would be difficult to light the house. It was winter and so cold. How could he light the house without kerosene and torches?
(End of this chapter)