Chapter 34
Qi Xuanzhen put down the half-read fold in his hand, and asked a little funny: "Yo, how big of a deal does this have to be?" Can the thirteen brothers who have always made us bamboo in our chests suffocate into a stuffy gourd? β
"Look at your tangled face"
"Come, just tell me if you have something, and I'll help you straighten it out."
Qi Xuanzhen took the initiative to ask, which was in line with Qi Xuanhui's intentions.
His face was as heavy as water at the moment, and there was just the right amount of annoyance and unwillingness in those eyes that were originally as bright as stars.
Maybe people who are not familiar with him can't see any clues, but the two in front of him, with a little care, can detect it.
Qi Xuanhui arched his hand and said to the curious Qi Xuanzhen: "Enlighten the saint, brother today, there is really a big thing to say, but this matter is very important, and please ask the saint to retire the idle people first, and then it's not too late." β
When Qi Xuanli heard this, he immediately put down the five-spice pine nut kernel in his hand, and interjected excitedly: "Yo, it's rare for Little Thirteen to be so serious, then you should tell me, are you the ninth brother and I considered idlers?" Do you need to avoid it? β
The expression on Qi Xuanhui's face did not change because of Qi Xuanli's ridicule.
He shook his head lightly and said very plainly, "Speaking of this matter, it has something to do with Brother Jiu, so it's better for you to stay and listen." β
It's good now, Qi Xuanhui gently and skillfully said a few words, and the curiosity of the two brothers was hooked.
Qi Xuanzhen was curious, because he didn't know anything, "What is there that has something to do with me and the ninth brother?" β
This emperor is diligent in political affairs every day. couldn't help but look at Qi Xuanhui and began to think.
As for Qi Xuanli, although he knew what Qi Xuanhui's purpose was, Qi Xuanhui didn't say anything at all, how would he open this mouth with Qi Xuanzhen, he just said that he would just let him beat the side drum from the side.
But this time, as soon as Qi Xuanhui opened his mouth, he was also involved with him, and now, it was difficult for Qi Xuanli not to be curious.
With Qi Xuanzhen's casual wave of his hand. There are more than 20 palace maids and eunuchs serving in the palace. Quietly but orderly, he bowed and withdrew from the temple gate.
After a while, there were only three of them left in the west side of the palace. plus Tian Qi and two eunuchs serving tea.
These three people can stay. must be Qi Xuanzhen's henchmen. Their master, with absolute confidence, let them hear something for a while. It will never leak out half a word.
Qi Xuanhui took advantage of this gap to pick up the pink and white porcelain teacup on the small plan table, and took a small sip, which was considered to moisten his throat.
He saw that the hall was quiet, and then he slowly spoke, "Shengshang, Ninth Brother, you two should remember that we have a few mines over there in the south of the Yangtze River, right?" β
Qi Xuanzhen and Qi Xuanli glanced at each other, nodded in unison, remember, how could they not remember?
They had a gold mine, a silver mine, and two iron mines in the south, which were produced day and night, and were their most stable and largest source of funds.
If it weren't for Qi Xuanhui, at the most critical time, he found a master who knew how to find minerals, trekked through mountains and rivers, and went one after another to explore these four mines in the deep mountains and old forests in the south of the Yangtze River.
Qi Xuanzhen has such a deep confidence there, and he dares to spend money in secret, and wantonly converge his connections.
In just two years, he has grown wings and stiffened his wings, and finally took advantage of that sudden assassination to adapt to the situation and fight a gorgeous and perfect turnaround!
This proves once again that opportunities are always for those who are well prepared.
Such an important realm, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is even a lifeline, how can the two brothers Qi Xuanzhen forget it?
Even if the original Jin prince has now become the emperor of the Dajing Dynasty, those four mines are still in a very important position for him.
The current Qi Xuanzhen is more short of silver than ever before, and he needs silver.
He became the emperor, which means that this big mess of the Dajing Dynasty is also under his control.
As soon as he ascended the throne, he held a grand state funeral for the emperor and successively, and the silver was like flowing water, and he looked at the grand scene at that time, and was sincerely praised by the civil and military officials, and won a good reputation of pure filial piety.
It is indeed on the maximum Cheng dΓΉ, satisfying Qi Xuanzhen's vanity, feeling that he has face, and he feels in his heart that he has finally fulfilled his last filial piety to his own Laozi, and he has no guilt.
However, when the coffin of the first emperor entered the imperial mausoleum, as soon as the national funeral was completed, the follow-up could follow one after another.
Qi Xuanzhen looked at the excerpts who asked for money, and listened to the chatter of several managers in the inner court, and was really irritable.
I can't wait to get more proceeds from the four private mines, so that his inner court can be opened.
Qi Xuanli's heart was also churning, "My God, the thirteenth brother is really generous this time, he actually pushed out these mines as a reason, it is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and dares to bring anything out and say it!" β
He knows best how nervous the inner court is now, and the latest income in front of him is not Jiangnan's income?
Qi Xuanhui actually used his brains on this, Qi Xuanli secretly sweated for him, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
glanced at Qi Xuanzhen with concern, but saw that the originally relaxed smile on his face had disappeared at some point, and was replaced by a frowning brow and a tight lip.
With his understanding of his sixth brother, he knows that this person is very anxious, but because of his current status, it is very different from before after all, how can he ask so bluntly?
simply took the initiative to be a microphone, "Remember, where did your brother and my expenses come from?" β
"What? Looking at your sad look, could it be that the mine has been dug up? β
Qi Xuanli's two sentences really asked Qi Xuanzhen's heart, isn't this just waiting, the entry of Jiangnan in the first half of the year into Beijing, it is good to have a few major events in front of him. Have you coped with the past?
If Qi Xuanhui would answer the word 'yes', he would really have to vomit our noble Long Live Lord half to death.
Qi Xuanzhen was stunned, waiting for Qi Xuanhui's answer.
Fortunately, Qi Xuanhui didn't think about selling anything on this, so he quickly shook his head and said, "How can it be hollowed out?" β
"Most of these mines are located in far-reaching and uninhabited land, and the mineral content is very high. Even if it is mined for ten or eight years. It's not a problem. β
"Hey, what could that be?" When Qi Xuanli heard this, he was really a little anxious, clapped his hands and asked, "Oops." Just hurry up. What the hell is going on? β
"No matter how big it is. Speaking of which, the three of us brothers can discuss it. β
"I don't believe it yet. In the Dajing Dynasty, there are still problems that even the saints can't solve! β
This high hat is really comfortable for Qi Xuanzhen to wear.
When Qi Xuanzhen heard this, he also said: "Xiao Jiu is right, no matter what you do, you can't carry it alone, it is three people who benefit, so if you encounter problems, you should solve them together." β
"Don't scruple too much, but it's okay to say it."
Qi Xuanhui has almost mobilized when he sees that he is in love, and if he is pretending, it will not be beautiful.
He nodded, and said neatly: "The Holy Lord has said so, and the younger brother naturally obeys the holy decree. β
"Brother Chen received a letter from the south last night, saying that someone took a fancy to the iron mine in our Yucheng and wanted to take it for himself."
"It's not been a day or two that this group of people has been staring at us, the white steward of Yucheng said that a few months ago, a miner disappeared, and he thought it was a smuggling escape, but then he thought it was a mistake."
"Thinking that our output is too high, it makes others blush, and we have made up our minds to change hands on the iron mine."
"The people over there are not small, they say they are buying mines, but in fact they produce very little silver, to put it mildly, these people just want to rely on their power and rob them."
"Smack." I heard Qi Xuanli slap the table hard, and said angrily: "What a big dog guts!" Who would dare to rob the royal family?"
When Qi Xuanli said this, he suddenly lost his voice
Even the momentum of anger dropped a few points in an instant.
He suddenly remembered that in order to hide people's eyes, these minerals were very secretive.
didn't even dare to hang the names of Qi Xuanhui and Qi Xuanli, they were the minions under Qi Xuanhui who deserved their names.
No one knew that this mineral would belong to the emperor and his old man.
At this moment, Qi Xuanli had a flash of inspiration, and he immediately figured out how Qi Xuanhui's trick was placed.
He really secretly found this point wonderfully, and pinpointed his emperor's brother, who lacked silver.
As long as you can use this reason, let Qi Xuanzhen nod and promise Qi Xuanhui to go to Jiangnan to check and see what is going on.
So, this is along the vine to find out the melon, pull out the Luo Bu with mud, from daring to occupy private minerals, to the Jiangnan imperial examination fraud case more than ten years ago, "Haha, let you be like a ghost, you have to be pulled off the horse!" β
The more Qi Xuanli thought about it, the more refreshed he felt, but Qi Xuanzhen's face was already very ugly.
As the king of a country, his way of thinking about problems is much more far-reaching.
What these people want to seize is not a cabbage, or dozens of acres of land, this is a mineral, an iron mine that is making gold every day!
How arrogant do they have to be? What is the appetite to dare to do such a thing?
The legal code of the Great Jing Dynasty clearly states that anyone who seizes more than five acres of land and a store equivalent to more than two hundred taels of silver will be punished as a robber.
This is a death sentence! Going to be beheaded!
The iron mine in Yucheng, if converted like this, then these people are afraid that their heads will be cut off thousands of times, which is far from enough.
There is another point, if these people get what they want this time and occupy the iron mine, they will not follow the iron mine, so they will touch the silver mine and the gold mine.
When the time comes, it would be strange not to loot all these mines for you!
Thinking of this, Qi Xuanzhen couldn't help but get angry, he clenched his fists and slammed five or six times in a row on the bookcase.
"This is my so-called docile subjects, and this is what is happening in my territory! This is my sixteen counties in the south of the Yangtze River! β
"Yes, yes"
Seeing this, Qi Xuanli hurriedly persuaded him, "The Holy Lord is angry, it must be those greedy and ignorant people who are making trouble, let's let the people under our hands leak a little bit and scare them away." β
Qi Xuanzhen glanced at him angrily, "Didn't you do this as the steward over there?" β
"As the saying goes, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general, and the steward selected by the thirteenth brother is definitely not a useless person."
"He will be able to tell us like this, it must be the one who has tried all kinds of coercion and temptation methods."
"But either of them ended in failure, and they were all blocked back." He turned his face to look at Qi Xuanhui and asked, "Is that so?" β
Qi Xuanhui said with admiration: "The saint really has eyes like a torch, thousands of miles away, and he hasn't read the letter, but he still guesses the matter. β
"Bai Liang was forced by the other party to be ruthless, and he did show his mouth, but he only mentioned the names of his brother and the ninth brother."
"But," Qi Xuanhui said this, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in embarrassment: "People don't sell our brothers face at all." β
"That's why Bai Liang wrote a letter and sent it back to the capital in a hurry of six hundred miles."
"Okay, it's all our own business, don't sell it, what are these people?" Qi Xuanzhen was not in the mood for this, enjoying the praise of his younger brothers, and let Qi Xuanhui tell the truth straightforwardly.
Qi Xuanhui saw that Qi Xuanzhen was already very impatient, and he didn't dare to be too appetizing, so he said succinctly: "Well, the person who came was called the name of Xuanping Hou." β
He doesn't know too much about Qi Xuanzhen's temperament, this person is not only extremely smart, but also very patient.
The control of love is even more arbitrary, as long as he doesn't want to, others will never be able to tell whether he is happy or angry.
Only in front of a few people will Qi Xuanzhen show such a casual style, not fake, not disguised, happy, and angry all on his face.
If he plays this little trick too much, and Qi Xuanzhen sees the clues, and then guesses that he is selfish, it will not be good.
Therefore, Qi Xuanhui was particularly neat and sharp, so he threw out the name of Xuanping Hou.
Sure enough, hearing this name, which was not unfamiliar at all, but very familiar, Qi Xuanzhen unconsciously narrowed his eyes, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.
His right hand that clenched his fist slowly loosened, and for a moment he flipped through the fold he was reading on the desk, and his expression was much more relaxed than just now.
After a long time, he sighed, "In Jiangnan, probably only he, Huang Yifeng, will not sell the face of the prince." β
"In the final analysis, it's also the two of you, the newly baked prince, who don't have any prestige, one or two are yellow-haired boys, and neither of them has made any achievements in cultural governance and martial arts, no wonder people don't take things seriously."
"The Marquis of Xuanping is in the south, that is a person who has been in the limelight for a lifetime, and it is not strange to underestimate your good king, and the Ruiwang brothers are not strange." (To be continued......)
PS: The children who continue to run naked ask for support, and everyone hurry up and reach out ~~~~