Prince of Chaos

Chapter 56

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The north wind howled, and overnight, the drizzle penetrated into every corner of Beijing, big and small.Countless people didn't have time to adapt in the future, and their clothes were already blown through by the biting cold wind.

Zhu Changluo also put on a brocade sable gown, only showing a small head.

"Damn weather, it's freezing to death."

Wei Zhongxian, who was by Zhu Changluo's side, had a red nose from the cold, and he whispered about the sudden cold weather.

Zhu Changluo said: "There will be colder times in the future."

Wei Zhongxian shrank his neck, nodded in agreement and said: "What the master said is that it's only a few days before the beginning of winter and it's so cold. Wait until the twelfth lunar month will freeze to death."

Zhu Changluo walked quickly ahead, and he agreed with Wei Zhongxian's words.It is not uncommon for people to freeze to death in this day and age.

Zhu Changluo said: "How is the Xishan Huangzhuang? Has the coal mine been taken down?"

Wei Zhongxian said: "The coal mines of Cheng'anhou's family and Xin'anbo's family were sold to us. Dingguo's mansion and Chengguo's mansion are still in contact."

Zhu Changluo asked, "What's going on with Dingguo's mansion and Chengguo's mansion?"

Wei Zhongxian said: "Their family is a little bit up for sale, and the price is raised from the floor. Now Eunuch Sun is talking to them."

Zhu Changluo said: "As soon as possible, the weather is getting colder and colder. This matter can't be left alone. The price is up to them, as long as you take it down."

Wei Zhongxian said: "The slave will remember."

Zhu Changluo is a little anxious. The weather is getting more and more abnormal. This is the beginning of winter. Before the snow falls, the weather is so cold that it is unbearable. When the snowstorm comes, the two families will be more open-mouthed , so as soon as possible, even if you pay a little more.

Zhu Changluo hurriedly arrived at the Supervisor of Rituals. After arriving at the Supervisor of Rituals, the room was lit with smokeless charcoal and the scorching temperature made the whole room warm.

Zhu Changluo took off the brocade fur sable robe, and asked Chen Ju, "How is the situation now?"

Chen Ju said: "For the time being, the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries have not been moved yet."

Zhu Changluo said: "What about the impeachment of Zhang Cheng?"

Chen Ju said: "These papers were all kept by the emperor."

Zhu Changluo said: "That's good, it's good to stay in the middle school. From now on, all those who impeach Zhang Cheng will be suppressed. When the time is right, they will report to the emperor together."

Chen Ju didn't understand why Zhu Changluo did this, but Chen Ju didn't refute Zhu Changluo's intention.Chen Ju said: "Yes."

While Zhu Changluo was thinking about countermeasures in the supervisor of ceremonies, Shen Shixing's mansion was very lively at this moment.

Almost all the officials above the third grade in the capital came to Shen Shixing's mansion by coincidence.

But Shen Shihang did not see them. Shen Shihang thanked the guests behind closed doors, and asked the housekeeper to tell the officials who came to the door, "Last night, I felt unwell due to the wind and cold, and now I am so depressed that I can't get up."

All the officials were also extremely helpless, and could only say to the steward of Shen Shihang: "Please send the chief manager to Yuanfu, so that Yuanfu can take care of his health."

Then a group of people dispersed in the cold wind.

The steward of the Shen Mansion said goodbye to all the officials, then entered the mansion and closed the door tightly.

In the study of Shishihang.

Shen Shixing is now wearing a cotton home Taoist robe, holding a large Langhao brush in his hand, and writing a big "Shen" on a piece of white rice paper on the desk.

Shen Shixing's son, Shen Yongmao, carefully stood aside, studying ink, and waited on Shen Shixing to write.

After Shen Yongmao waited for Shen Shixing to write the last stroke, Shen Yongmao said in a low voice: "Father, why didn't you see them?"

Shen Shixing put the brush in his hand on the pen stand, but his eyes never left the word "Shen" that he had just written.

Shen Shixing said, "So what if we see them?"

Shen Yongmao said: "Now the officials in Beijing are looking forward to my father taking the lead to go to the emperor to register the eldest son of the emperor as soon as possible. From the son's point of view, this is a good thing for the country, the people and the stability of the country."

Shen Shixing looked at his son, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and then he said, "Do you really think it's that simple?"

Shen Yongmao said: "Is there any other meaning in this? Please teach me, father."

Shen Shixing said, "Where is our home?"

Shen Yongmao felt that Shen Shixing asked the question knowingly, but he still replied: "Our family is from Nanzhili Suzhou Prefecture."

Shen Shixing said again: "What does our family do?"

Shen Yongmao said: "In my Shen family's time, I was a heir of poetry and books. After my father's generation, my father was the number one scholar in high school, and now he is the first assistant. Naturally, he cultivated himself and made his family stable for the father."

Shen Shixing immediately said: "Our family is in business. Your grandfather is a wealthy businessman in Suzhou, and our family is a wealthy family in the south, but our family's business does not involve mining."

Shen Yongmao was stunned all of a sudden, what does this have to do with business?Isn't the Shen family just reading sage books, poems, books and heirlooms?
Shen Shixing continued: "The officials who come to see now all have mines in their homes. Even if they don't have mines, their relatives and friends also have mines. They have been impeaching Zhang Cheng since Zhang Cheng collected the mine tax. , But how did the emperor do it? The emperor kept all the papers. What do they want to do now? They are clearly trying to set up the emperor's heir, but they are secretly persecuting the emperor."

Shen Yongmao was confused.Is there any relationship between the impeachment of Zhang Cheng and the establishment of a reserve in Shangshu?

Shen Shixing looked at his confused son, he was really disappointed.Will he be able to stand the Shen family's property in the future?

Shen Shixing continued: "These two things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact they have a lot to do with each other. Zhang Cheng is the great eunuch next to the emperor. He relied on the emperor's power to do whatever he wanted and forcefully collected mining taxes. There was a lot of enthusiasm, and after passing countless papers of impeachment to the emperor, the emperor refused to publish them. Didn't you see what the emperor meant?"

Shen Yongmao said: "My son can see that the emperor was confused by Zhang Cheng. The mine tax matter is the masterpiece of this eunuch. He used the banner of the emperor to enrich himself, which caused the current discussion to boil. But this is not the same as What does it matter if a hundred officials are sparsely appointed and a reserve is established?"

Shen Shixing said: "Because the impeachment does not move Zhang Cheng, the officials will go to the emperor to set up the crown prince. The intention of the officials is obvious. They just want to use the matter of establishing the crown prince to coerce the emperor and force the emperor to make concessions."

Shen Yongmao seems to understand a little bit, but he is not particularly thorough. The doorway here is really too deep.

Shen Shixing continued: "How old is the emperor now?"

Shen Yongmao said, "Twenty out of five."

Shen Shixing said: "Yes, the emperor is only 25 years old. The empress is not more than 23. The emperor favors the Zheng family, and the eldest son of the emperor is not a descendant. Do you think the appointment of all officials will move the emperor's heart?"

Shen Yongmao was silent for a while, then said: "No."

Shen Shixing said: "Since not, what will happen?"

Shen Yongmao said: "The emperor will hate all officials and attack all officials even harder."

Thinking of this, Shen Yongmao suddenly felt a cold sweat. If Shen Shixing is also absent now, wouldn't he be hated by the emperor?If he lost the grace, wouldn't he lose his position as chief assistant?

Shen Shixing said: "So be careful. Wait! It won't be too late for me to go to the school until everyone has gone to the school. At that time, in the eyes of the emperor, I was forced to go to the school by all the officials, and I didn't want to go to the school from the beginning. Sparse."

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