At this time, Jiading Bo Zhoukui was a little old, so he woke up early and was listening to the play in the lobby.

Hearing that the eunuch came to the palace, I thought that there was something wrong with Queen Zhou, so I didn't get up to greet her, still lying on the chaise longue, with a blanket on my legs, and two beautiful maids serving by my side, beating my legs, rubbing my shoulders, and putting all kinds of melons and fruit desserts on the side, and continued to listen to the play.

Xu Gao was led by his subordinates, and when he came to the lobby and saw this situation, he sighed in his heart. When the state is difficult, Jiadingbo is enjoying boundlessly!

"Hey, it's Grandpa Xu!" After Zhou Kui saw Xu Gao, he didn't get up, but just stretched out his hand and beckoned, "Come, come here early in the morning, it's also hard, listen to a song and rest!" ”

When Xu Gao heard this, he shook his head and said, "Our family is here by His Majesty's will, and we have something to do!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Kui felt a little disappointed, thinking that it must be no good. But after all, he came by the emperor's order, although his daughter is the queen and his grandson is the prince, he still has to be a courtier.

So, he waved his hand and let the singer go down, and then stood up under the service of the beautiful maid and said, "In this case, I will first go and prepare the incense case to welcome the decree." ”

"No need, it's a verbal message." When Xu Gao heard this, he hurriedly said.

If it is not a formal decree, there is no need to set up an incense table to welcome it. So, Zhou Kui wanted to make a kneeling gesture to obey the order, but was stopped by Xu Gao and said: "Your Majesty has explained, Jiading Bo does not need to be polite!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Kui was also so happy that he didn't kneel, it was too troublesome to kneel around.

"Your Majesty's will!" Xu Gao saw that Zhou Kui was listening carefully, so he opened his mouth and said seriously, "Songshan is newly defeated, the state affairs are difficult, the army is reorganized and the money and food are in an emergency. Jiading Bo is the head of the relatives, the prince's grandfather, the queen's biological father, I hope that Jiading Bo can be an example for the emperor's relatives and relatives, donate money for emergencies, I will pay him with the marquis, Qin this! ”

"......" When Zhou Kui heard this, he was suddenly a little unhappy. Even if Emperor Chongzhen said that as long as he donated money, he would be named a marquis, he was still unhappy.

Because in his opinion, it is a matter of time before he becomes a marquis, even if Emperor Chongzhen does not seal it, the crown prince will definitely be crowned after he ascends the throne, and maybe he will also be crowned a prince. Therefore, he is not uncommon.

However, the emperor had already spoken, and it would not work if there was no explanation.

So, he said to Xu Gao with a bitter face: "The emperor doesn't know which traitor instigated him, and he actually came to ask an old man for money from me. The affairs of the court are naturally shared by the guilds in the court for the emperor! ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Kui paused and then complained: "The emperor's relatives are the face of the emperor, I really don't know why someone has hit us with the idea?" Didn't the matter of Wu Qinghou in the past make enough trouble? ”

Xu Gao listened, lowered his head, and said nothing. Because he was sternly explained before he came, he only needed to pass on the will and then return to the palace to reply to the will.

When Zhou Kui saw him like this, he sighed heavily, and then said: "Who made me the biological father of the queen, the grandfather of the crown prince, the head of many imperial relatives and relatives!" So let's do it, since the emperor has spoken, I have to find a way to do it. ”

Hearing this, Xu Gao felt much more pleasant, so he raised his head to look at Zhou Kui, with a hint of expectation in his eyes. After all, the identity of the person in front of him is here, and he also hopes that there will be good news to reply to the emperor and solve the emperor's difficulties.

"So be it!" Zhou Kui thought for a while before he spoke, with a hint of pain in his expression, "In the past few days, I have made up a few thousand taels of silver." No, why do you grit your teeth and make up 1,500 taels of silver to come out and send it to the palace, you see, how about it? ”

"......" When Xu Gao heard this, he was dumbfounded. Fifteen hundred taels, it still seems to be amazing, are you sending Hanako?

Seriously, even if he was just here to deliver the message, he was angry when he heard Zhou Kui's words.

However, with the identity of the person in front of him, he can't afford to offend. And the emperor explained, and he didn't let him talk more. Therefore, he waited for a while, and when he saw that Zhou Kui had no follow-up, he waved the Buddha dust and said, "In this way, then our family will return to the palace to restore the decree!" ”

"Then I won't keep Father-in-law Xu, there is coarse tea and light rice in the house, and it is estimated that Father-in-law Xu will not be used to it." When Zhou Kui heard this, he made a gesture to send it and said, "I'll send it to my father-in-law!" ”

Xu Gao suddenly felt a little nauseous, coarse tea and light rice? Was I blind just now, just the fruit preserves on the side, these are not ordinary people can have, and I am still listening to the drama early in the morning, hehe, coarse tea and light rice......

"Jiading Bo stays!" Xu Gao was not happy in his heart, so he coped with it and strode away.

Zhou Kui used to look at his face, and he saw a little bit that Xu Gao didn't seem to be very happy. However, if he is not happy, he will not be happy, what else can he do? As long as the queen and the crown prince are there, he Zhou Kui is not afraid of anyone!

At this moment, his son Zhou Bi'an just got up, heard a little movement, and came over and asked, "Dad, is the queen sending something again?" Or do you miss your dad and want your dad to go to the palace to talk? ”

When Zhou Kui heard this, his face sank, and he said angrily: "No, it's your emperor's brother-in-law who has no money, so he made an idea to our Zhou family and wants to borrow money!" ”

"How does this work?" When Zhou Bi'an heard this, he immediately jumped up and said, "I have worked hard to get all this money, it's easy for me, don't borrow it!" ”

"Of course, the world belongs to the emperor, rich all over the world, how can we lack a few dollars, to be honest, I don't want to give any money." Zhou Kui listened, nodded and said hatefully, "But after all, the emperor has spoken, so I have to do whatever I want, and I promised 1,500 taels." ”

"What?" When Zhou Bi'an heard this, he was immediately unhappy, "One thousand five hundred taels, how many beautiful maids can you buy?" Dad, have you thought about it? ”

Of course Zhou Kui knew, but before he could speak, he saw Zhou Bi'an's eyes roll and said, "Dad, does my sister know about this?" ”

Zhou Kui listened, blinked his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "I'm afraid I don't know." ”

"In this case, then Dad might as well go to the palace and complain to my sister, maybe you don't even have to pay this money!" Zhou Bi'an hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his father's sleeve, pulled him and said.

When Zhou Kui heard this, he thought about it, and immediately said with great joy: "My son has a point, okay, my father has to go to the palace for 1,500 taels of silver." ”

So, he got ready, and went out.

At this time, in the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City, the ministers were playing to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, in the middle of last month, Chenzhou was captured by Li Thief."

"Your Majesty, Suizhou was captured by Cao Cao's department, and Li Mengchen was martyred."

“……”

There is not a good thing reported by the ministers, it is all the news that the city has been broken by thieves, including Taikang, Ningling, Kaocheng and so on. This made Emperor Chongzhen's brows furrow when he heard this, and he looked at Zhang Mingwei's back from time to time, and sighed in his heart, it was really a precursor to the death of the country!

When he was thinking about it, he listened to the report from the bottom again: "The news just came, the thief army has captured Guide, Wang Shixiu, the director of the Ministry of Industry, Cai Feng, the deputy general, Wu Ruqi, and Yan Zekong, the same acquaintance...... All were martyred. ”

Guide is a big mansion in Henan, with many celebrities, and a series of dead officials have been reported for a long time.

After this recital, the Wenhua Hall fell silent.

Finally, there is no bad news, Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, and when he was about to speak, he saw a person come out of the ranks, and said with a little anger: "Your Majesty, many colleagues in Guide have died unjustly!" ”

As soon as he heard this strange thing, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but be a little curious, so he turned his head to look, but he didn't know who this person was.

However, of course, Emperor Chongzhen knew it, it was Liu Zongzhou, who had just issued an edict and worshiped the imperial history of the left capital. Hearing his strange words, he asked in a deep voice, "What do you say?" ”