Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 23 Chapter 23, Zhu Cihong is arrogant and respectful, Zhou Guozhang's heart beats faster

Zhou Kui was obviously taken aback by Zhu Cihong's action, and subconsciously took half a step back.

Although the person in front of me is a grandson, this grandson can draw a gun and kill people directly from the palace, and even killed Li Zicheng's number one general Liu Zongmin!
Zhou Kui stared fixedly at the pistol Zhu Cihuang put on the table, and tremblingly said: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, Your Highness. The old minister's family really has no money. Recently, the old minister has already sold the house. Wait until the house After the sale, the old minister must give [-]%, no, [-]% of the money to support Daming. Your Highness, please trust the old minister and give the old minister some time."

As he spoke, Zhou Kui put on a miserable look and bowed to Zhu Cihong repeatedly.

Zhu Cihong looked at Zhou Kui, completely unmoved.

A few seconds later, Zhu Cihong said indifferently: "Do you think that after fooling the crown prince casually today, you can go to the queen mother and emperor father to intercede and let them persuade the crown prince, right?"

Zhou Kui couldn't help but change his expression again when Zhu Cihong talked about the central matter, and said with a forced smile: "What is the prince talking about, this old minister really has no money. If there is money in the old official's mansion, even if it is a copper coin, this old official will absolutely Take it out and support His Majesty and Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhu Cihong heard Zhou Kui's words, his smile became more intriguing: "Seriously?"

Zhou Kui resolutely said to Zhu Cihong, "Seriously!"

Zhu Cixiang squinted his eyes, suddenly reached out and grasped the pistol on the table, and picked it up.

Zhou Kui, who had been paying attention to the pistol on the table, trembled and knelt down with a plop: "His Royal Highness, the old minister really has no money!"

Zhou Kui is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very shrewd.

After seeing what Zhu Cihong did yesterday, and knowing that Cao Huachun had been thrown into the cold palace, Zhou Kui knew very well that it was okay to fight Chongzhen to the end, but absolutely not with Zhu Cihong.

This prince really knows how to kill!

So Zhou Kui's strategy is very simple, that is, to sell miserably, that is, to throw this old face on the ground, no matter how sad it is.

After all, he is also your grandfather, so you can't lose face like this, can you?

The smile on Zhu Cihong's face became more intense, she stood up suddenly, and walked towards Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui trembled all over, staring at the pistol in Zhu Cihong's hand from the corner of his eyes, for a moment, he almost wanted to get up and run away.

Zhu Cihong walked up to Zhou Kui, helped Zhou Kui up with his own hands, and asked him to sit on a seat beside him.

Zhou Kui was shocked and speechless for a moment.

Zhu Cihong sat back to his original seat, and said with a smile: "Headmaster, I am your grandson after all, so I shouldn't treat you too much, right?"

Zhou Kuiqiang laughed a few times and nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Cihong said: "However, you are also aware of the situation in Daming now. There is really no money. If there is no money, there is no way to recruit soldiers and horses. Without soldiers and horses, who can defend the city of Beijing?"

Zhou Kui said hurriedly: "I believe that the prince is the mainstay of our Ming Dynasty. As long as the prince is here, it is absolutely impossible for Li Zicheng to enter even one step in our city of Beijing!"

Zhu Cilang laughed, and seemed to be quite receptive to Zhou Kui's flattery.

The atmosphere seems to have improved noticeably.

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "But, after all, I still have to give an explanation to my father, my mother, and so many ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Well, why don't you, the head of the state, write a document in person, and it will state the details of your residence? It is true that there is no money in the middle. If there is any part exceeding 1 taels, you are willing to donate it to Daming for military pay. What do you think?

As long as you write this document, no matter whether it is the father, the queen, or other people, they should not have any opinions on you. "

Hearing this, Zhou Kui's eyes flashed with pride.

As early as half a month ago, when Chongzhen ordered the ministers to donate, Zhou Kui had quietly hidden all his valuable cash, jewelry and other items into a Zhou's Grain Store in Beijing.

Since this grain store sells grain, it naturally has a huge warehouse, and it is not a problem to accommodate these treasures. Zhou Kui secretly asked his confidants to guard them day and night, so he was not worried about losing the treasures.

So Zhou Kui's family really has no money now. Since he has no money, how could he worry about writing such documents?

So Zhou Kui hurriedly said: "Since the prince has said so, how dare the old minister refuse to obey?"

Zhu Cihong laughed, and said loudly: "Fang Gongqian, why are you still standing there, get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

Soon, Zhou Kui was flying like a phoenix, and wrote a document to the effect that if my Zhou Kui family had more than 1000 taels of cash or treasure equivalents, they would all be donated to Daming as military pay.

Yes, Zhou Kui also increased Zhu Cihong's conditions, from exceeding 1 taels to exceeding 1000 taels to show his determination.

Afterwards, Zhou Kui took out the private seal he carried with him and stamped it carefully.

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said, "It's better to press your fingerprints."

Although Zhou Kui felt that this was a bit suspicious of taking off his pants and farting, he obediently pressed his fingerprints.

Zhu Cihong took the document and handed it to Fang Gongqian who was at the side with a smile: "Put it away."

Zhou Kui looked at this scene and breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad to have survived another disaster.

You must know that Zhou Kui was just an ordinary citizen back then. It was the enlightened policies of the Ming Dynasty that gave him the opportunity. His daughter Zhou first became Princess Xin, and then she became the queen like a pie in the sky, which made Zhou Kui also He became the father-in-law in one step.

It is precisely because of this that after Zhou Kui made his fortune, he collected money in various ways, and he was not willing to give a dime to others.

I'm so poor.

Even if the Ming Emperor comes to get it, that won’t work!

Zhou Kui said hurriedly: "Your Highness, there should be nothing to do with the old minister here, so the old minister should retire first."

Zhu Cilang smiled and said: "That's right. How about this, in order to express my apology to you, this palace has decided, and I will personally send you back home!"

Zhou Kui shook his hands when he heard the words: "I can't do it, I can't do it. The prince is now shouldering the important task of fighting against Li Zicheng, how can he waste time on the old minister?"

Zhu Cihong's expression became serious, and the pistol in his right hand was raised again: "So, the father-in-law, are you unwilling to give this palace this face?"

Zhou Kui: "..."

A moment later, Zhou Kui and Zhu Cihong left the palace in a carriage, accompanied by Fang Gonggan and a group of people.

Zhou Kui sat next to Zhu Cixiang, feeling a little restless. From time to time he opened the carriage window and stared at Fang Gongqian and others outside the window.

After a while, Zhou Kui couldn't help but said, "Your Highness, why is your bodyguard dressed so strangely?"

Zhu Cihong laughed, and said, "They are all from Dongchang, so they dress like this."

"Dongchang?" Zhou Kui's body trembled, and he was a little speechless.

Although Dongxichang and Jinyiwei did not have much sense of existence in the Chongzhen Dynasty, but that is what happened in the past 17 years. Going forward, the name of the East Factory can really stop children crying at night.

Indistinctly, Zhou Kui felt quite uneasy again.

After a while, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Before Zhou Kui could speak, Zhu Cihong frowned, and said loudly, "Fang Gongqian! What are you doing?"

Outside the carriage, Fang Gongqian's voice came: "Your Highness, our people have just come to report that there is a grain store hiding a large number of treasures, which may be involved in illegal activities!"

"Grain store?!" Zhou Kui's heartbeat accelerated suddenly and he subconsciously looked out the car window again.

Why is the street outside so familiar?
　I found out that the 7 o'clock update needs to be set one day in advance, and then I always forget. .Awkward

　　
　
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