Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 416 Extortion
It really didn't slow down for a long time, and it took a long time to raise his head. When he saw his son, Zhu Youtang asked with some hesitation: "Is it so?"

"Father, that's exactly what happened. This was found out by Erchen's subordinates and Mou Bin of Jinyiwei. He is still in custody in Jinyiwei's imperial prison. Although there has not been a detailed interrogation, the confession in the first trial has been completed. Bring it here."

"Show me." Zhu Youtang said.

Zhu Houzhao directly submitted the confession, then stood aside and waited for his father to finish reading it.

The confession was not many words, but Zhu Youtang still read it for a long time.

After a long time, before putting down the confession in his hand, Zhu Youtang said with some disbelief: "It turned out to be so."

Looking up at his son, Zhu Youtang asked directly, "You already found out?"

"Returning to the emperor, my son just found out today." Zhu Houzhao said.

"Then why do you pay attention to this matter?" Zhu Youtang stared at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Could it be that you can still predict the future?"

After saying this, he became a little angry from embarrassment. Although he felt that he had lost face in front of his son, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhu Houzhao was not angry, but felt that his father at this time was very interesting.

"At that time, I just thought that Qing Yezi was a ghost, and I didn't believe him. Everything he said and did was to deceive the emperor. Throughout the dynasties, Taoist alchemists have deceived the emperor. It can be said that there are endless incidents. All kinds of methods are also used to the extreme. My ministers don't believe them."

"So ever since the Taoist priest entered the palace, I have been staring at him, until he said that we father and son can't meet each other, I know that there is something wrong with him, this is the relationship between him and the emperor. Originally, the minister was thinking of finding an opportunity to remonstrate with his father, Huangming, who would have thought that he would die like that, it should be God bless Daming."

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youtang was very helpless, and suddenly felt a sense of embarrassment; on the other hand, he felt a sense of frustration, that his son had really grown up, and he actually had a feeling that blue is better than blue .

Originally, this should be a good thing, and it is what the parents of the world are looking forward to, but it is different in the royal family.

Because my son is destined to do one thing, and that is to take over his class.Now that I am in the prime of life and have not done enough, but my son is ready to take over, what should I do?
Letting myself retire directly is not reconciled, pressures the son, and the son is not reconciled, and conflicts arise.

Now Zhu Youtang feels this way, but this emotion is fleeting. Looking at his son, Zhu Youtang said: "The matter has come to this, what do you think? What should we do about this matter? "

As for the real cause of Qing Yezi's death, of course he would not pursue it, Zhu Youtang would not even mention it.

I don't know about this matter now, I already understood it before that, it was my son who did it.I have already sent He Neng to him, so there is nothing I don't understand.

If there was any resentment in my heart before, it is gone now.

Before, it was his son who killed his favorite Taoist priest. Fortunately, his son didn't hide it from him and went to investigate him secretly.Otherwise, it is really easy to be dissatisfied.

It has to be said that these people are very good at sowing discord.

Now that the matter has been investigated clearly, and I know what they are going to do, how can I be fooled by this?

"My son thinks that this matter should not be fanfare." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.

I still have to say this by myself, because my father also cares about face. If things get uproarious, my father's face will naturally be lost. At that time, I may not do anything, so I better stop messing around.

"Why do you say that?" Zhu Youtang asked.

"Now they are in the dark, even if they pursue them with great fanfare, it will not be of much use. It is better to let Jin Yiwei and Erchen's subordinates investigate slowly, follow the clues, and they will always be found. Once the information is made public, things will inevitably happen. Making a lot of noise will give them an opportunity."

Zhu Houzhao did not speak from the direction of his father, but directly intervened from the case itself, acting like a businessman.Obviously, this is also to save face for the old man.

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youtang nodded, feeling really relieved.

"Okay, let's do as you said!" Although he said so, he still felt a little aggrieved in his heart, and when he glanced at his well-behaved son standing there, Zhu Youtang's face immediately became a little ugly.

"I have something to tell you." Zhu Youtang said again.

"Father, please show me." Zhu Houzhao said.

"I need to buy some things in the palace, and the harem hasn't added anything for many years. Many places in the palace are also dilapidated, and some palaces are even about to collapse, so I want to buy some things for the palace, and other things. It is convenient to do these things in your Qiqi Zhai, which spreads all over the world, so I will leave this matter to you!"

Zhu Youxi opened his mouth and said.

After hearing what his father said, Zhu Houzhao instantly understood.

The old man felt uncomfortable, and took the opportunity to blackmail himself, probably already had this idea in his heart.

But for me now, these are small money.

"Yes, I will leave this matter to my son." Zhu Houzhao said quickly.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't care much about his father's tricks on him.

Because in Zhu Houzhao's view, the father actually doesn't have much money. Fortunately, there are few women in the harem, otherwise the expenses will be even greater.

Dad is not the kind of extravagant emperor, and the internal treasury can barely maintain the operation of the palace, and he has to allocate some money to the national treasury from time to time.

In history, Dad was diligent, thrifty and virtuous, which many emperors could not compare with.

He is really frugal. Although the conditions are better now, he has no intention of living a luxurious life.In the past two years, there has been no clamor to build a palace, nor has there been a need to build a garden like in the Qing Dynasty.

But Zhu Houzhao doesn't think so. Building gardens for the emperor can actually be regarded as a way to stimulate domestic demand.

Find an opportunity to build a garden in the western suburbs, build a royal garden, and build a resort. When the time comes, let the rich and powerful in the capital follow the trend to repair the garden and take out all the money in their hands.

Suppliers who provide goods and migrant workers who work can make money, which is much better than putting the money in their homes.

As for the court's money, let's invest in infrastructure!
"If there is nothing to do, then the minister will leave." Zhu Houzhao said with a bow.

Zhu Youtang waved his hand, and then said, "It's alright, alright, it's alright, we need to get things done as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)