Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 791 An unexpected discovery in the repair of the palace

Zhang Fengnian knew that this business was not easy to come by. If he wanted to deal with people in the palace in Yingtian Prefecture, he would definitely have to go through a lot of tests.

He immediately found Zhu Han.

This time, he has thoroughly studied the formula of cement and lime, and now he can repair all the palaces.

"Your Highness, I have made a promise this time. This business is indeed very easy to do. As long as we can ask those craftsmen to be more careful when making arrangements, then everything can be arranged."

Zhang Fengnian was full of confidence in his business. After hearing this, Zhu Han nodded slightly.

There are indeed many places in the palace that need to be repaired, and he and Zhu Yuanzhang have already mentioned it.

It would be beneficial for them if this matter could be arranged as soon as possible.

"Today, I have to go to the Imperial Study. Why don't you come with me? I will talk to His Majesty about it. Once the house is repaired, His Majesty will issue an order immediately."

When Zhang Fengnian heard Zhu Han's words, he nodded repeatedly and handed a list he had already written to Zhu Han.

Among them are some people from their East China Chamber of Commerce who want to do business with them, and many of them have some arrangements on this.

The merchants were all well prepared, and even his silk shop had already had a lot of dealings with them.

These goods from Yingtian Prefecture can be sold all over the Ming Dynasty. This has become the most profitable plan of the East China Chamber of Commerce.

"Your Majesty, you are so kind to me. If this deal can be settled well, we can make a lot of money and the Chamber of Commerce in Tianfu will surely be able to develop as quickly as possible."

Zhang Fengnian is now a little overjoyed. The development of the East China Chamber of Commerce is indeed very powerful.

In just a few months, Donghai has become the best chamber of commerce in Ming Dynasty.

In Yingtian Prefecture, other chambers of commerce simply have no way of competing with them.

Gradually, all of them were merged into Yingtian Prefecture and the East China Chamber of Commerce.

Zhang Fengnian's status gradually rose.

Zhu Han smiled when he heard his words.

"I have already said that as long as you follow me in doing business, I will definitely make you the richest man like Shen Wansan."

Zhu Han said this with a meaningful look at Zhang Fengnian. He asked Gao Fei to find out what was going on in Jiangnan, and sure enough, he had received feedback.

"I heard that Shen Wansan's business in Jiangnan has suffered a lot. He can't be compared with you at all now."

Zhang Fengnian nodded repeatedly when he heard Zhu Han's words.

Shen Wansan is his biggest target now, but he didn't expect that he would encounter so many obstacles in this battle.

If I were to have some business dealings with Zhang Fengnian now, it would be like a Shura field.

Zhu Han took a careful look at the list of names compiled by Zhang Fengnian, and found that they were indeed some powerful merchants in Yingtian Prefecture.

The future business with them can naturally be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and a lot of strengths can be found here.

"As long as you do a good job in business in Yingtian Prefecture, Shen Wansan will naturally be more envious."

Zhu Han took Zhang Fengnian to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, Zhu Yuanzhang was handling official business.

Ever since Zhu Di was transferred to the frontier, many officials have impeached Zhu Biao, believing that if Zhu Biao had a broad mind enough, he would not pursue the matter.

Zhu Di was the Prince of Yan after all, and he had done a lot of good things when he was in Yingtian Prefecture. Now he had quietly arranged people to the border.

If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

Some people even think that Zhu Di and Xu Da had a close relationship.

Xu Da had military power in his hands. If Zhu Di cooperated with Xu Da, the Ming Dynasty would be in danger.

When Zhu Han walked into the imperial study, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang sighing, and without saying a word, he threw all the memorials in his hand to the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy. Eunuch Wang beside him was so scared that he knelt on the ground and quickly picked up all the memorials.

"Your Majesty, the health of the emperor is more important now. Even if the officials in the court impeach you, the final decision is still in your hands. Your Majesty, please do not worry about this matter."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to care about it, but the impeachment of officials made him very unhappy.

The original intention of sending Zhu Di to the frontier was to let him avoid the limelight temporarily.

Otherwise, based on what he did in Yingtian Buddha, Zhu Han could easily let the people from the Dali Temple conduct a thorough investigation, and by then even he, the emperor, might not be able to protect him.

If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. He can escape the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment of life imprisonment.

But he has been covering up for him all along. After all, he is his own son, so he chooses to turn a blind eye.

As long as Zhu Han could give him a way out, he would immediately follow suit.

But I didn’t expect that these officials would add fuel to the fire.

If Zhu Han had not stopped pursuing the matter, there is no telling how much trouble these officials would have caused.

"The officials have long understood these things. The position of the crown prince will never change."

"They just want to impeach me. How can I ignore the relationship between father and son? These people are too rampant."

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and gently held his forehead with his hand. He was in great pain and struggled greatly in his heart. Even Empress Ma had advised him.

Zhu Di had indeed made a huge mistake, and sending him to the frontier was the best solution.

With Xu Da guarding the border at the front line, Zhu Di could arrange him to be by his side so that he could be trained as soon as possible.

Let Zhu Di suffer too.

But some people just don't understand his good intentions, and now he has become like this, which is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

"What are you worried about, my brother? I just got some good news."

Zhu Han's voice suddenly came, and Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and saw Zhu Han and Zhang Fengnian behind him.

When Zhu Yuanzhang quickly stood up and walked forward to look at Zhu Han, his eyes lit up slightly.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Wang took all the servants away.

The imperial study suddenly became much quieter.

Eunuch Wang's actions also saved many lives.

Zhu Han and Zhang Fengnian sat aside and told Zhu Yuanzhang the news that Zhang Fengnian was about to make improvements to the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied, and all his depressed mood seemed to have disappeared.

When he looked at Zhu Han, his eyes were full of admiration. "I thought it would take a lot of chances, but I didn't expect you guys to be so fast. Zhang Fengnian, do you still remember me?"

Zhang Fengnian quickly stood up and knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. Naturally, he had a photographic memory of the king in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne with dignity and solemnity, looking imposing without even getting angry.

"Your Majesty, I naturally remember the days when I spent time with you. When I was on a private visit, I distributed a lot of disaster relief grain with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud and felt much better. Zhang Fengnian had now become the most powerful businessman in Yingtian Prefecture, and he had become more and more adept at making money for the court.

Zhu Yuanzhang also valued him more.

Zhu Han, who was standing by, handed the drawings of the house renovation to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This was the blueprint that he had arranged for the Jinyiwei to draw, which took him half a month to complete.

On this blueprint, Zhu Han not only marked out the palaces that needed to be renovated, but he also planned to renovate some palaces in the imperial palace that no one cared about.

"No one usually goes to these places and they are rarely renovated. We will take this opportunity to renovate them all."

Zhu Han watched Zhu Yuanzhang offer advice and suggestions.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was now old, he still had a lot of knowledge, and the selection of concubines was all presided over by Empress Ma.

The Ming Dynasty has always been frugal, but now we are in the imperial palace after all, so we can't be too shabby.

"If there is a selection of concubines, we can just arrange all the concubines to the harem, and there is no need to be so shabby."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little embarrassed when he heard Zhu Han's words. He didn't care about the selection at all.

I have no time to think about it. I am already busy dealing with state affairs every day, so how can I put the time to think about matters between men and women?

"You are right. After all these palaces are renovated, they can be given to the palace managers to live in. There is plenty of room in the palace anyway, so there is no need to force dozens of them to live together."

Zhu Han immediately understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was making preparations for the eunuch Wang who was beside him.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, Eunuch Wang has been by his side taking care of his daily life.

The place where we live is very crowded.

Basically, he lived with all the other eunuchs. After all, Eunuch Wang was a servant in front of the emperor, so his appearance was important to him.

"Brother, there is another problem. We want to renovate the palace, but there are some hidden dangers in many places."

"We want the Yulin Army to make some repairs and patrol the palace as much as possible to ensure that there are no accidents in the palace."

Zhu Han’s words made Zhu Yuanzhang a little confused. He looked at Zhu Han in surprise and was somewhat puzzled.

"You mean to say that the palace is not safe now and someone may have bad intentions."

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart suddenly rose to his throat. Since Zhu Han had already said it, there must be some hidden danger.

Otherwise, he would never easily waste time on these things.

Sure enough, Zhu Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously and nodded firmly.

"My Royal Brother, you may not know that we have already captured some members of the White Tiger Gang. Some of these people are related to the masters of the Imperial Palace in Yingtian Prefecture."

"I am worried. If they are angered, they will definitely attack the palace. These people used to have a close relationship with Chen Youliang. I cannot let my brother get into trouble in Yingtian Prefecture."

Zhu Han's information gathering was very accurate, and even Gao Fei's previous search for Zhu Di's men outside the city had consumed a lot of energy.

The information he could get was stronger than those of the Jinyiwei.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Han's words, he agreed without hesitation.

Naturally, the information Gao Fei had discovered could not be wrong.

Zhang Fengnian was stunned as he listened.

After Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang had discussed the matter, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial decree, handing over all matters related to repairing the palace to Zhang Fengnian.

He also asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate him a sum of money so that he could prepare the cement and lime.

When Zhang Fengnian took the imperial edict from Zhu Yuanzhang and followed Zhu Han out of the palace, he still felt a little dazed.

Looking at the imperial edict in his hand, he felt a great sense of responsibility.

"Your Majesty, we actually have so many things to do when renovating the house this time, but now that everything has been done, there is nothing to worry about."

Zhu Han sat in the carriage with his eyes closed. When he heard Zhang Fengnian's words, he frowned slightly. He looked at Zhang Fengnian earnestly and explained to him.

"The situation in the court is not very stable right now. Even if there are more problems, it is likely that some people will covet it."

"In order to make a big deal about this as soon as possible, they have spent a lot of effort, so no matter what, you have to arrange all of this properly."

Zhang Fengnian looked at Zhu Han seriously and suddenly asked.

"Are the people from the White Tiger Gang that the prince mentioned real or fake? I heard that Miss Yueru secretly gathered a lot of information."

"The White Tiger Gang's members are extremely powerful. If they cause trouble in Yingtian Prefecture, Gao Fei will definitely not let them go."

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been cautious about the White Tiger State.

The token they got was something that only the White Tiger Gang's new disciples could get.

Zhu Han wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to infiltrate the White Tiger Gang and see what the real purpose of these people was.

Why did they try to attack Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly? Now that the Ming Dynasty has been stable, they still want to cause trouble. Zhu Han naturally would not agree.

"Don't worry about the White Tiger Gang. I will arrange for a few of my men to follow you and take care of all the matters in the palace this time."

Zhu Han said this and turned to look at Zhang Fengnian with a serious look.

"I still have to deal with the imperial examinations, so I'll leave this matter to you. It shouldn't be a problem."

Zhang Fengnian nodded repeatedly, and he couldn't help but tighten the imperial edict in his hand, as if he was able to shoulder this responsibility.

Doing business with the imperial palace is a great honor. After it gets out, I can also shock those injured people in Yingtian Prefecture as much as possible.

After Zhu Han sent Zhang Fengnian to the silk shop, he returned to the Prince's Mansion.

Zhu Biao has been dealing with students' affairs these days, and many officials in the court are involved.

Among the officials on the list that Yueru gave to Zhu Han, all those were involved in Zhu Di's affairs.

They had been guilty of favoritism, corruption and abuse of power on a daily basis. Now that sufficient evidence had been found, Zhu Biao requested Zhu Yuanzhang to dismiss all these officials and investigate them.

Zhu Biao also took over all the affairs of the Enke examination and has been extremely busy these days.