I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 52
Wei Zhongxian hesitated again and again, and finally couldn't help crying blood: "Long Live Lord, the remnants of the Donglin Party are harming the country with empty talk, don't let them turn over.

Otherwise, there will be no place for the servant to die..."

Zhu Youjian lay reclined on the dragon couch, watching Wei Zhongxian perform with a half-smile, actually quite flustered in his heart.

Wei Zhongxian has a lot of brains. He opened his mouth and put on the big hat of "empty talk harming the country", and first defined the scholar as a "sinner of the Ming Dynasty". It was very miserable.

"Long live lord, it's really impossible. Your old man simply cut the servants in two, and passed down a decree to kill Cui Chengxiu, Sun Zhixie, Ruan Dacheng, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Wang Duo, Feng Quan, Wang Chengen and others. Eunuchs, let the Ming Dynasty be clean!"

"Long live Lord, you have to think about the great Ming's country and billions of people, Long live Lord..."

Zhu Youjian laughed loudly, kicked the treacherous minister on the shoulder with his toe, and scolded with a smile: "You think I'm an idiot, who can't even tell who is a traitor and who is a loyal minister?
Don't worry, I won't treat a scholar badly, no matter whether he is from Donglin Party, Shan Party, Shan Party, Zhejiang Party or Chu Party, anyone who can actually serve Daming is a good Party.

You have to keep in mind that no matter whether a dog is white or black, anyone who can catch mice is not a good dog!

At the same time, I will not treat you Wei Zhongxian badly. I have told you a long time ago that you and my monarch and ministers are one body. "

While talking, the idiot emperor picked up the tea bowl and handed it to Wei Zhongxian: "Make me a new bowl of tea...don't cry at every turn, be careful to drop your nose into our tea bowl."

"Thank you, Lord Long Live, for not killing me!"

Wei Zhongxian quickly got up from the ground, and went in a hurry.

'This treacherous minister has deep thoughts! '

Zhu Youjian looked relaxed and natural on his face, but in fact he understood very well in his heart. At present, Jinyiwei and civil officials Qingliu are basically in his hands, but the eunuchs of Dongchang, the governors of various places, and the generals of the guards are many of Wei Zhongxian's cronies...

……

After another half a month, the number of young talents recommended by the ministers and officials from all over the country finally exceeded the [-] mark.

The "Four Young Masters of Ming Dynasty" were also "escorted" to the capital.

Among the four, Hou Fangyu was the youngest, a ten-year-old boy.

However, this kid was from a famous family after all, and Hu Liai Lie's few poems and articles were quite fresh and strange, which convinced some ministers who were not convinced.

Under the control of Qian Qianyi, Yang He, Wei Zhongxian and others, the areas around Zhonghai, Nanhai, and Qionghua Island in Xiyuan were quickly "auctioned" and became another hot spot in the capital.

Among them, Mizhihou Hou Guoxing, who invested the most, bought the entire Qionghua Island at a high price of 130 million taels of silver and 90 shi of grain, and invested in the construction of seven or eight large ships, and started business directly.

Ke Baba, Hou Guoxing, mother and son have a very simple business. They buy the most popular girl on the Qinhuai River together with the 'mothers' and rush to Beijing.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Wealthy businessmen from all over the country moved after hearing the news, and they bought a painting boat, a piece of island, or several courtyards and lofts.

The big guys spent huge sums of money, ran away from relationships, and even resorted to violent means to force the nobles on the Qinhuai River to go north to the capital and go boating in the Zhonghai and South China Seas in Xiyuan...

For a while, there was depression on the Qinhuai River.

Many high-ranking officials, playboys, and scholars in Jinling City want to drink and listen to ditties, which has become a very extravagant thing.

"The great eunuch Wei Zhongxian is not only a treacherous minister, but also an LSP, who actually opened a kiln outside the Forbidden City? '

'The eunuchs are too shameless! '

'Excessive licentiousness, harming the country and the people, mutilating the good and loyal, bewitching the king, and taking the daughters of the people...Wei Zhongxian is simply not human! '

……

When the scholars in Jinling City scolded Wei Zhongxian and other eunuchs, the "Four Young Masters of the Ming Dynasty" were frowning and miserable.

Under the "golden mouth and jade words" of the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian, the four young talents rose to fame and became sought-after items in the capital. Whether they were rich and powerful families or painting boats and Goulan, they all showed great hospitality to them and invited them to be "guests" .

Even Ke Baba, the late emperor's wet nurse and Mrs. Feng Sheng, greatly appreciated the four of them, and prepared a large table of ginseng soup, money skewers, Tiaobu enchanting incense, etc., and warmly entertained them. Four people...

Cough, warmly welcome Chen Zhenhui, Mao Pijiang, and Fang Yizhi, the three great talents.

Because Hou Fangyu is still a child at this time!

In order to facilitate the good deeds of his "wife" Kebaba, the treacherous official Wei Zhongxian did not hesitate to personally face the four of them, threatening and luring them, claiming that if they did not comply, they would be punished as "the remnants of the Donglin Party" and the scholars had no choice but to frequent In and out of the rich and powerful.

Ecstasy every day, singing every night.

This made Zhu Youjian a little jealous.

Of course, as the number one prodigal son of Ming Dynasty, his happiness does not lie in this.

With another 10,000+ 'prodigal value', he can upgrade again...

……

"Report to Lord Long Live, Jiading Bo Zhou Kui asks to see you."

On this day, Zhu Youjian was hiding in the Qianqing Palace, researching the "prodigal value" with a small black number six on his face, thinking about financial matters such as "gold coins and silver coins are not as good as grass coins", Wei Zhongxian reported that Jiadingbo Zhou Kui had come.

The idiot emperor's face darkened, and he smiled immediately: "Let him in after half an hour."

Wei Zhongxian was taken aback for a moment, and went out to deliver the decree.

For this 'Jiading Bo Zhou Kui', Zhu Youjian was very upset.

Because, this guy is Queen Zhou's father... her father-in-law.

Jiading Bo Zhou Kui was originally a fortune teller, but he couldn't get along in his hometown in Jiading Mansion, so he took his daughter to the Daqianmen area of ​​the capital to set up a fortune-telling stall for a living.

In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Zhou Kui's daughter was selected as Concubine Xin and became the original partner of "Emperor Zhu Youjian of Chongzhen", and was canonized as Queen in the first year of Chongzhen.

As the queen's father, Zhou Kui's daughter has risen, so he has to give Jia Ding Bo.

According to historical records, Zhou Kuituo, Bo of Jiading, was not a thing. He was greedy for money and lust, and he was stingy with his life. Zhu Cijiong, and hundreds of concubines in the harem...

Thinking of what this bullshit father-in-law did 17 years later, Zhu Youjian couldn't help feeling guilty, and even Empress Zhou didn't like it very much, and she rarely favored her since she took the throne.

'How about finding an excuse to kill this old man? '

'Or, take a chance, Jan? '

In this way, an hour passed quickly, and Wei Zhongxian led Jiading Bo Zhou Kui to Qianqing Palace.

"Report to Lord Long Live, Jiading Bo Zhou Kui will see you."

"Let me in."

Zhu Youjian picked up a test book casually, pretended to be engrossed, and ignored the father-in-law entering the door, but kept shaking his head and sighing.

Zhou Kui entered Qianqing Palace for the first time, and seeing the emperor's son-in-law diligent in government affairs, he couldn't help admiring secretly. A fat and greasy face squeezed out a flattering smile, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"My minister Jiadingbo Zhou Kui... See Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Only then did Zhu Youjian raise his head, frowning slightly, and asked casually, "What's the matter with the patriarch?"

Zhou Kui's face froze, he coughed lightly, and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty, I do have something to ask for."

"Let's talk," Zhu Youjian continued to pick up a copy of the question book, and said without raising his eyelids: "Choose the important ones, I've been very busy recently."

Zhou Kui said: "Your Majesty is diligent in government affairs, it is my great blessing, you must take care of the dragon's body..."

Seeing Zhu Youjian frowning slightly, Zhou Kui quickly changed his words and said with a dry smile: "Your Majesty, I want to buy a piece of land in Xiyuan and open an underground bank, but unfortunately I'm a little tight..."

A muffled sound of 'bang'.

Zhu Youjian patted it with his palm, and the small huanghuali wood Kang table in front of him was immediately splattered with sawdust, torn apart, and rotted into a pile of dregs.

Zhou Kui was taken aback, shrank his neck sharply, and quickly lay down on the ground, his face was pale, beads of sweat rolled down his face, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Even Wei Zhongxian, who was on the side of the attendant, was shocked.

The palm of the idiot emperor is clearly a master of martial arts!

Fortunately, I didn't act rashly before...

"Hello, Jiadingbo Zhou Kui, my good father-in-law!"

With a livid face, Zhu Youjian took a deep breath, and said with great pain: "Why do you want to open an underground bank? Could it be that, in our Daming, you can't open a bank in a proper manner? As for being so cheap?"

……

Zhou Kui was so frightened that his whole body trembled like chaff, his crimson python robe was wet several times, his forehead hit the brick floor so hard that it was almost bleeding.

Wei Zhongxian had already heard some tricks, but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

The idiot emperor is going to prodigal again.

After Zhu Youjian reprimanded him with righteous words, he immediately began to preach: "Wei Zhongxian, borrow 3 taels of gold and 50 taels of silver from internal funds, and lend them to the head of the state, Zhou Kui, to set up a bank in Xiyuan!"

"The bank is called Daming Royal Bank..."

Zhu Youjian swore secretly that if he didn't kill this old man, he would... spoil Queen Zhou every night!

(End of this chapter)