Liu Ji sighed in his heart, the world said that Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling was greedy, and now it seems that this is really the case, this is death for money! However, the situation is stronger than people, and at this point, this money must be spent.

After a moment of silence, Liu Ji opened his mouth and said: "Master Hou, my father wants to be transferred out of Yangzhou, even if it is a little lower, it is best to enter Beijing." ”

Zhang Heling glanced at Liu Ji and nodded slightly, he could probably understand Liu Ji's thoughts, but at this time Zhang Heling didn't dare to agree.

You must know that the things that broke out in the court this morning are not small, Your Majesty is angry, and the most important thing is Zhang Heling, who doesn't know what his prince's nephew thinks, this is very important. What if his crown prince nephew wants to take down the Yangzhou transfer envoy Liu Qi or kill the Yangzhou transit envoy Liu Qi? However, this does not delay his extortion of money, in Zhang Heling's opinion, Liu Ji is a piece of fat.

Thinking of this, Zhang Heling said: "If it was placed in the past, this might not be a problem, but if the question book of the Yangzhou prefect is handed over, the matter will be difficult to do." ”

Looking at Zhang Heling with an embarrassed face, Liu Ji had already scolded in his heart, in his opinion, Zhang Heling just wanted more money, in fact, Zhang Heling wanted money on the one hand, and on the other hand, he really felt that this matter was not easy to do. Even if he decided that Zhang Heling was asking for money, Liu Ji could only pinch his nose and admit it, and could only say with a smile: "Please also ask the marquis to help a lot!" ”

"Okay!" Zhang Heling reluctantly agreed, nodded and said, "Ben Hou will do his best!" ”

"Then thank you Master Hou!" Liu Ji agreed, his face full of gratitude.

After Liu Ji left, Zhang Heling pondered for a moment, and then said: "Take out seventy percent of the gifts sent by Liu Ji, fifty percent to the prince's Xianyang Palace, and the other twenty percent to the queen's mother, and at the same time let people prepare, Ben Hou wants to enter the palace." In addition, the salt merchants who have come these days have pressed it, and we may need to wait here and send someone to tell several other prefectures to press it together. ”

"Yes, sir, I'll go!" The butler agreed, turned and walked out with eager steps.

Forbidden City, Xianyang Palace.

"Your Highness, Marquis Shouning asks to see you!" Liu Jin stood on the main hall and said slowly, with a little apprehension in his tone.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, here again? Putting down the book in his hand, standing up and stretching his waist, Zhu Houzhao said, "Let him come in!" “

It didn't take long for Zhang Heling to walk in from outside, and after seeing Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Heling hurriedly bowed and saluted: "See Your Highness!" ”

"Alright, excuse me!" Zhu Houzhao said in a casual tone: "Seeing that Shou Ninghou is happy, is this a good thing happening?" ”

"This is Liu Qi's son Liu Ji's gift list!" Zhang Heling didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly presented a gift list to Liu Jin, and then continued: "The minister has already picked up the best twenty percent of the above things and sent them to the queen mother, and the other fifty percent was brought over to His Royal Highness." “

Zhu Houzhao immediately smiled, this is also one of his tests for Zhang Heling, if he doesn't do this, Zhu Houzhao will not be satisfied. Now it seems that his uncle is not stupid, and he still knows what to do.

After looking through the gift list, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "There are a lot of good things!" This Liu Ji is really rich, a Yangzhou transit envoy is so rich, and there are more than 200,000 taels of silver for the things on it plus one plus, right? It's really a lot of money, it seems that what he wants is not small, let's talk about it! What does this Yangzhou transshipment envoy want to do? ”

"Your Highness, if Liu Qi wants to be transferred out of Yangzhou, it is best to be transferred to the capital!" Speaking of this, Zhang Heling hurriedly added: "It doesn't matter if it drops a little." “

"It's a good calculation!" Zhu Houzhao smiled when he heard this, stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said: "You can promise him, but don't promise him so quickly, at least knock him out for hundreds of thousands of taels, in this way, you promise him, knock a stroke, and then introduce this Liu Ji to Liu Jin, both surnamed Liu, maybe they were still a family before." ”

"This time, I went south to Yangzhou and asked Liu Jin to contact Liu Qi, and Liu Jin was beating a stroke, striving to beat this Liu Qi clean."

"In addition, our affairs in Yangzhou are very troublesome, if there is Liu Qi's help, then things will be much easier to do, you can push him out to do things, and it is estimated that some people will hate him to death at that time."

Zhang Heling's hairs stood up when he heard this, it was too ruthless, it was not enough to knock the silver dry, but also to let Liu Qi do things that offended people, listen to the meaning of himself, the prince's nephew, this is not an ordinary offending person! However, Zhang Heling didn't dare to care about this, and he didn't even dare to say a word for Liu Qi, so he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the minister knows what to do." ”

"Your Highness, what if this Liu Qi doesn't do it?" Zhang Heling thought about it and said with some worry: "I'm afraid things will be troublesome when the time comes!" ”

"He'll do it!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "There are some things that can't be done by him, and can't be done by others, okay, after you go back, you will do what I say, you need more money, the queen mother has been a little tight recently, and she needs more money." Now that the queen mother is pregnant, it's time to add a little more things, the queen mother has been wronged enough over the years, and the uncle can do his best. ”

Zhang Heling hurriedly said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the minister understands!" “

Zhang Heling left, Zhu Houzhao went to Kunning Palace, he wanted to go down to Yangzhou, and the queen mother still had to explain it, and now the entire palace is full of pregnant mothers.

After three days of preparation, Zhu Houzhao's Qincha team finally left Beijing, first leaving Beijing by carriage, and then transferring boats all the way south along the Grand Canal. The team was too large, and the speed of the land route was too slow, but the water route was much better. The departure of the team of people out of Beijing naturally caused a lot of sensation, and there were many people who watched the excitement, and many people wanted to come to see the prince, after all, it was the prince!

On the tower at the gate of the city, Zhang Heling stood at the window, and beside him was a young man, who was Liu Ji, the son of Liu Qi, the transfer envoy of Yangzhou.

Looking at the team out of the city, Zhang Heling said slowly: "If your father wants to transfer Yangzhou to Beijing, the affairs of Yangzhou must be arranged safely. The father-in-law Liu Jin that Ben Hou took you to see yesterday was the most favored father-in-law beside His Royal Highness the Prince, and this time he also followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Yangzhou. “

"Go back and tell your father, the affairs of Yangzhou have helped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to do it more beautifully, and the palace would have done its best, but after this pass, your father's entry into Beijing will not be a problem."