The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 48 Public Enemy
Empress Dowager Zhou's Fengjia went to Renshou Palace, where it was still being cleaned up. Even Zhu Youtang didn't know why this grandmother was so persistent and eager.

I can't figure it out, so I can only use "fear of death" to explain this matter.

"Your Majesty, no one has lived in Renshou Palace for the past two years, and many things there have not been properly organized..." Xiao Jing reminded behind Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang said: "Anyway, I'm only going to stay for two days. Even the Empress Dowager said she was going to practice Zen, so it doesn't matter."

Apparently he didn't take it too seriously.

Xiao Jing sighed, as if intentionally or unintentionally: "Fortunately, that Zhang Gongsheng said it was tomorrow night, if he said it for a few more days, it might be..."

"Ok?"

Zhu Youtang was about to go back to Qianqing Palace, when he heard Xiao Jing's words, he couldn't help but look back.

Zhang Zhou's prophecy seemed to be nonsense, but he said it clearly, and it wasn't too much trouble. At most, he asked his imperial grandmother to stay out for two days, and if there was no fire, he could just move her back.

Zhu Youtang asked casually: "Have you cleaned up the Qingning Palace? Have you found any hidden dangers of fire?"

Xiao Jing wanted to say no.

But then he changed his strategy and said respectfully: "If you don't come to see it, you won't know. There are too many debris piled up around Qingning Palace, and there are not even enough equipment to prevent water leakage. There are many hidden dangers."

Zhu Youtang heard the words and said: "It seems that what Zhang Bingkuan said is really not false, there is reason for him."

"Yes Yes."

Xiao Jing thought to himself, I don't know if Zhang Bingkuan is speaking in vain, anyway, except for the Holy Son of Heaven, everyone wants Li Guang to die, there is no doubt about it.

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the other side.

The Empress Dowager Zhou went to Renshou Palace in a phoenix chariot, and Jiang Lu was on her side, walking slowly.

"Empress Dowager, the Renshou Palace has been in disrepair for a long time, it is best for people to steam it with incense for a day or two."

"It's okay."

The Empress Dowager Zhou seemed indifferent.

Jiang Lu asked: "Then empress, do you really believe that Qingning Palace will leak?"

The Empress Dowager Zhou said with a calm and indifferent look: "It doesn't matter whether you walk or not, it's rare that someone dares to challenge that mischievous Li Eunuch now. If the Ai family doesn't help him, why don't they still step on it?"

Jiang Lu understood instantly.

Today the old lady is acting in front of her grandson.

Any uneasiness and unhealthy body are all pretended, the purpose is to "unify the outside world", and now Li Guang is the public enemy of the whole palace.

Others, including Dai Yi and Xiao Jing, did not dare to easily provoke the relationship between the emperor and Li Guang.

But the Empress Dowager Zhou was different.

If you see the opportunity, you will definitely throw stones into the well, and throwing stones into the well is done so confidently.

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After Zhang Zhou handed over the script to Gu Dayong, he went out first, found a local Yazi in the capital, and showed him his new house.

Don't buy it either.

Just rent it out first.

There are quite a lot of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital, and the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty like to invest in farmland and houses. There are many vacant houses, and the vacant houses are also vacant. Moreover, if no one lives in them for a long time, the roof tiles will become dilapidated.

Therefore, most of the idle yards these days are rented out, and the rent is even cheaper than in Nanjing.

Zhang Zhouchu had just arrived and went to the palace, but the emperor didn't say that he would arrange a place for him.

He can only find a small nest by himself first.

If he didn't stay in the post house, he was afraid that Li Guang would find someone to take revenge when he heard about him, so he had to find a place to hide for a few days.

In the end, Zhang Zhou just found an ordinary courtyard house, square and upright.

After picking up a family of women and children from the posthouse, Jiang Pingyu was very satisfied with this small nest in the capital, and she felt that her husband knew how to manage the house better than her, and he would think of things first wherever he went, so she didn't need to worry about it.

"Husband, we just came here and spent money here, will it be..." Jiang Pingyu still knows how to plan carefully.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I can't live in the post house all the time. I'm not an official. Although I'm also a candidate for the ninth rank, I don't want this kind of official."

Jiang Pingyu said with a smile: "Isn't it good to be an official? Has your husband settled the matter of entering Beiyong?"

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "I went to the palace for a while, and met the prince again after coming out. After a lot of tossing around, how can I still have time to go to the Imperial College? Let's deal with it first, let's talk about it later."

As soon as this remark came out, not only Jiang Pingyu, but also Han Qing who was next to her almost dropped her jaw.

face saint?

See the prince?
Are you sure this isn't bragging?Can you come back in one piece after seeing these two?

"What's wrong?" Zhang Zhou looked at the second daughter.

"No...it's okay, husband, are you alright?" Jiang Pingyu almost came up and groped around to check if something was missing from her husband.

Zhang Zhou said with an indifferent expression: "It's just a face saint. Today is not a monster. What are you afraid of? You feel surprised? If I say something else, I'm afraid you will be so worried that you won't be able to sleep! I won't scare you." You guys, hurry up and tidy up, talk about what is missing, buy or order today if you are in a hurry, and do it slowly in a few days if you are not in a hurry."

"By the way, Yuhu, especially, must not be missing. Let the two little ones go to bed early today, it's been hard work all the way!"

"Father, I'm not tired!"

"Hey, boy, just now I met a father-in-law and said he was beautiful, do you want to go in and become a father-in-law?"

"Mom, what is father-in-law?"

This question made Jiang Pingyu's cheeks blush.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It's nothing like that, I'll cut it for you later, and let you go with him too!"

Zhang Jun was terrified by this, and hurriedly covered his hands and ran to his new room.

"Take care of my sister! This kid is so frizzy! I don't have the demeanor of his father!"

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There are two maids, Lichun and Xiazhi, to help clean up, and everything is quite simple to arrange.

The east room is used as Zhang Zhou's bedroom and study, the north is the main hall, and the west two rooms are for Jiang Pingyu and Han Qing... The two maids put up bed boards in the south side room. Although the yard is small, it is well-equipped.

The stove is in the south, and there is no kang these days. It is not safe to light a brazier at night.

It's going to November soon... because it was a leap in November that year, and it wasn't too cold at this time, but it was still a bit unbearable for a family of women and children from the south.

"This is not my own yard, otherwise I would really have to set up a kang!"

Zhang Zhou is thinking about the problem of heating his family in winter.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

This time Zhang Zhou went over cautiously and asked, "Who?"

Sun Shangqi's voice came from outside: "Master Zhang, you have a humble job, and you brought the young master."

Only then did Zhang Zhou open the door, but he saw Zhu Feng wearing a white shirt with a fan in his hand, looking at him with his head held high and a smile on his face, like a knight-errant in fluttering clothes.

"Brother Zhang, I see you again!" Seeing Zhang Zhou, Zhu Feng hurriedly greeted the subordinates behind him as if seeing a relative, "Hurry up, bring all the presents I prepared to Brother Zhang."

"Oh, what a shame. You see, I just arrived, and I haven't visited you yet."

Zhang Zhou said so, but his eyes were on the gift Zhu Feng brought.

After roughly doing the calculations, Zhang Zhou knew it again... It just seemed that he had a good posture and seemed not worth a lot of money.

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After moving the things into the courtyard, Zhang Zhou directly invited Zhu Feng to the main hall this time, and the servant girl brought tea.

Zhu Feng managed not to squint.

Zhang Zhou knew very well that this guy had no interest in the maid's beauty at all.

"Brother Zhang, be careful, His Royal Highness seems to be looking for trouble with you." Zhu Feng reminded.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "No need, I have seen the prince."

"Huh? Have you met this time?" Zhu Feng was also surprised.

Zhang Zhoudao: "How are you doing in the capital recently?"

Zhu Feng said with a mournful face, "It's not good at all."

"Don't worry, drink tea and drink tea, let's take a long-term plan."

Zhang Zhou didn't want to hear Zhu Feng's bitterness. The purpose of what he said was actually to talk about it. You, Zhu, don't talk about it. The purpose of my coming to the capital is not to solve your problems. You want to cry and find your mother-in-law go.

Zhu Feng picked up the teacup, but didn't put it to his mouth, as if he finally found someone who could support him, first he described what happened to him in the East Palace with more details.

"...Your Majesty is so spoiled by the only crown prince, and the crown prince is really... Sigh! It's hard to say."

"What's worse is..."

"Brother Zhang, originally I wanted to give you some more things. Thanks to my elder brother who helped me sell the grain in Nanjing. The grain was sold out as soon as the grain was sold. Let alone helped me earn thousands of taels of silver. This little thing I can't even get it out."

"It's nothing, who is with whom? Why care about it?"

Zhang Zhou was free and easy on his lips, but he was scolding in his heart, knowing that he couldn't do it, he still had the face to say it?
Your kid also knows about feelings, are you embarrassed to give me this?I have helped you so much, and I have helped you make money. The fame and wealth are all yours. Can these things you send be worth 300 taels?
Think again.

300 taels...

In fact, there are many.

Zhu Fengdao: "There is actually a reason for this. I did some business before I went down. Before the canal was frozen, I transported a large amount of timber from the south to the north. When I was approaching the capital... I met two brothers, Shouninghou and Jianchangbo. Get in the way and seal off the river!"

"There is nothing to do after dredging for a long time, and the river is blocked, so we can only transport things to the nearest shore... This back and forth, at least a loss of tens of thousands of taels of silver..."

(End of this chapter)