Zhu Ping'an's department arrived in Beijing on the ninth day of the sixth month, and as soon as he arrived outside the Guangqu Gate, the envoy in the palace came to give an order, ordering the Dengzhou army to be stationed on the spot, and the Beijing camp sent soldiers and horses to escort the grain into the city, and the celebrant sent a special person to escort the tax and silver into the palace.

The reason for this arrangement is that the tax money transported into the capital is too eye-catching. Up and down the court, I don't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at these silvers, all of them were in the posture of a vicious wolf, which made Emperor Chongzhen also have palpitations, for fear that these silvers would be robbed by the officials of various ministries before they were hot.

Zhu Ping'an's old acquaintances, Zhou Kui, Gong Yonggu and others waited outside the Guangqu Gate early in the morning. Zhou Kui and Gong Yonggu entrusted Zhu Ping'an's blessings, in the past two years, the silver has been put into their own purses, so when they learned that Zhu Ping'an personally sent grain into Beijing, both of them were overjoyed to greet them, and some other people were inconvenient to show up, such as Zhang Yunhan of Dongchang, Zhou Yanru of the cabinet, etc., although they also shared a lot of benefits in Zhu Ping'an's body, but they must not come to meet publicly at this time.

The palace's will to Zhu Ping'an was to be on standby for the time being, waiting for the emperor to summon him, and Zhu Ping'an still returned to the house prepared by Yin Shigang that day.

When she arrived in the inner city, Mrs. Sun said goodbye to Zhu Ping'an. Perhaps because of Sun Ruoxuan, Mrs. Sun's attitude also became cold, Zhu Ping'an didn't care, what Sun Ruoxuan did in Dengzhou made him very annoyed and upset. A lady who has been a beautiful girl, has been guided by a famous teacher since she was a child, and is well-read, but she has taught such a scheming woman.

After all, Sun Chuanting is Lu Xiangsheng's friend, and he is also a senior in the court, for the sake of his face, Zhu Ping'an will not do anything out of the ordinary to Sun Ruoxuan, but it is better to die and die in the future.

Seeing off Mrs. Sun, Zhou Kui and others had already set up a banquet to catch the wind, but Zhu Ping'an did not refuse and went happily. As soon as he entered the Beijing Division, he was under the supervision of the factory guards, and had some contacts with the officials of the DPRK and China, which would instantly reach Chongzhen's ears. On the contrary, he interacted with Zhou Kui and Gong Yonggu, who were relatives of the emperor, but he would never let Emperor Chongzhen suspect anything.

At this time, Fang Zhenghua, one of the eunuchs of the celebrant eunuch, had also connected with Wang Pin, and Wang Pin handed over the bill inventory to Fang Zhenghua, and the delivery was completed in person.

Fang Zhenghua breathed a long sigh of relief, "When you do things, our family is at ease, but we don't have to be so meticulous and cautious." ”

Wang Pin said with a smile: "Where did Gong Fang say, if it weren't for the love of the Holy Lord and the Lord of Ceremonies, where would Pin get such a mission." In the past few days, Fang Gong has taken care of him, and when he returned to Beijing this time, he also brought some native products from Shandong, and he has sent someone to the house, and he asked Fang Gong to smile! ”

Fang Zhenghua, like Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun, is from Chongzhen's Qiandi, and has a great friendship with Wang Chengen.

"You kid, you still speak so well, it hasn't been in vain for so many years of careful adjustment by your stepfather."

Hearing Fang Zhenghua mention Wang Chengen, Wang Pin's heart suddenly sank.

Fang Zhenghua looked around and walked to Wang Pin's side, "Your father-in-law is not in good health these days, the emperor is sympathetic and ordered him to recuperate in the palace, and now the affairs of the Shengshang's side and the Qianqing Palace are handled by Huaide, and his busy feet do not touch the ground." When you come back this time, you don't have any important errands, so you quickly go to his house to greet him. After all, it is more than 20 years of father and son, even if there is no blood relative, but this nurturing grace is like recreation. Admit your mistake with your father-in-law and say some soft words, after all, he is old, and when he heard that you were back, he didn't say anything, but he missed it ......in his heart! ”

Fang Zhenghua's words made Wang Pin's heart sour, and he almost shed tears. gave a deep salute to Fang Zhenghua, and then hurried to Wang Chengen's mansion.

Fang Zhenghua watched his back go away, then sighed, and escorted the tax and silver vehicle back to the palace at dusk.

When he entered the palace, he saw Zhang Yunhan waiting in front of him, and the corners of Fang Zhenghua's mouth couldn't help but soak up a smile. He knew what Zhang Yunhan wanted to do, but he had been in this palace for many years, and he had long since lost the idea of competing with the person behind him. Therefore, Fang Zhenghua relaxed and hurriedly greeted him.

"Fang Gong worked hard!" Zhang Yunhan smiled cutely.

"Where, where!" Fangzhenghua didn't dare to say it.

"As soon as this year's gold and silver enter the palace, the heart of the saint is steady, and we slaves and maids can also breathe a sigh of relief. I wonder ...... number this year? ”

"Oh!" Fangzheng Huaquan didn't know, and there was no trace of concealment, "Wang Pin has always done things without leakage." It was claimed to be 200,000 taels of silver, but in fact, it was sent to the palace in batches, with a total of 500,000 taels. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunhan was overjoyed. Behind him, a little eunuch in a green robe ran out. The corner of Fang Zhenghua's eyes had already stared at the figure, but at this time, he pretended not to care.

The little eunuch ran all the way to the outside of the Qianqing Palace, and quietly shook around the palace gate, and after a while, Cao Huachun hurriedly walked out.

"How, is the number determined?"

"Father-in-law's words have been confirmed, and they were said by Father-in-law Fang. The actual amount is 500,000 taels of silver! ”

This number made Cao Huachun stunned. Denglai seems to be indeed a treasure of feng shui, and this Zhu Ping'an is also a rare talent, and he can't help but have a set of battles, and there is no ambiguity in making money. If you want to say that Liu Zeqing is really damned, he has been guarding Shandong and Denglai for several years, but he has not earned as much money as Zhu Ping'an in the past half a year.

Because of Shi Yingzhao and the revelation of Zhu Ping'an's clan identity before, Cao Huachun and Zhu Ping'an also had some festivals. Therefore, Zhu Ping'an went to Shandong, Cao Huachun did not rush up like Zhou Kui and others, and after the trade zone became popular, Cao Huachun couldn't help but regret it. Fortunately, his subordinate Zhang Yunhan and Zhu Ping'an had some friendship, so he invested some silver in Shandong, and in the past two years, the silver he invested at the beginning has already multiplied several times.

Cao Huachun also knew that Zhu Ping'an would definitely know that he had invested money in Dengzhou, but since he hadn't explained it thoroughly at the moment, the two of them were happy to pretend to be confused, and they would make up for it later! There is always a day when there is a need for the other party, interests first, as long as there are interests in the future, who can't be an ally?

Today, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Fang Zhenghua to pay taxes and silver to Wang Pin, and Cao Huachun sent Zhang Yunhan to wait in the gate of the palace early in the morning, in order to tell the emperor the good news as soon as possible, and to obtain the emperor's trust by "repaying auspiciousness", which is also a common means among eunuchs. Some eunuchs of low grade often used this as a big gamble to win a rich reward of rising three poles in a day.

Cao Huachun, as the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the seal, originally did not use these unpopular means, but now there are some unknown changes in the inner court, and Cao Huachun can only use this method to consolidate his position in the emperor's heart.

After listening to Zhang Yunhan's reply, Cao Huachun nodded with satisfaction, and was about to turn around and enter the hall, but there was a flower in front of him, and a figure flashed in front of him in an instant, and he broke into the main hall of Qianqing Palace like a fly.

Cao Huachun secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly followed into the hall, but saw that a person was already kneeling in front of the imperial steps, and said "Holy Joy"! My heart sank suddenly.

The man was also an internal official, wearing a bright red python robe, with a tall figure and a loud voice.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was reviewing the folds, raised his head when he heard the words and looked at the steps, "Du Xun, you slave, what are you here for?" What is the joy, what is the joy? ”

In recent days, the urgent documents and chapters from all over the country have flown to the center like snowflakes, and the cabinet ministers are busy with all kinds of anxiety, and the places north and south of the Ming Dynasty are either natural disasters or homeless people, but the treasury is empty, and no matter how the cabinet ministers raise it, they still make up the east wall and cannot make up the west wall. Everyone is staring at the gold and silver from Shandong and Fujian this year.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were one south and one north, and Chongzhen was disturbed, and King Fu and King Xiang were killed one after another, which opened an unprecedented precedent since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and also made Emperor Chongzhen lose face in addition to grief.

Today, the newly promoted eunuch Du Xun shouted to report the good news, so how could Chongzhen not be angry.

"Qi Shengshang, Shandong tax silver has been released into the palace, a total of 500,000 taels, in this way, the Holy can relieve a little worry, the slaves and maids are looking forward to day and night is that the Holy can relieve a little sorrow, take care of the dragon body, now the tax silver into the palace, so that the slaves and maids are happy, how can this not be a great joy?" As he spoke, there was a choked voice in his voice.

Cao Huachun glared at Du Xun hatefully, but he was helpless, so he had to stand aside, "The slave and maid are also congratulating the saint!" ”

Chongzhen let out a long breath and put the imperial pen on the pen holder, with a rare smile on his face. "O you! I sent Fang Zhenghua to deliver it, but I didn't expect that it was you who came to report the auspiciousness, and it was really difficult for you, because of my relationship in this palace, I haven't been angry for a long time. Even the queen and the harem people were depressed. ”

Du Xun immediately continued: "Today, Concubine Tian Guifei picked some fresh melons and fruits in the palace, and planned to cook a few small dishes for the saint herself. ”

Chongzhen suddenly laughed, "This is very good, since Wang Pin is honest and has transported so much silver into the palace, he can also relieve my worries a little." But I rested for a while and went to Tian Guifei for some dinner. ”

"Yes! Do the will of God! Du Xun stood up proudly and stretched out his hand to support Chongzhen.

Cao Huachun could only stare dryly, and the anger in his chest became more and more intense.

Emperor Chongzhen walked a few steps, but turned around again, and beckoned to Huai De, who was standing on the side of the main hall, and Huai De hurriedly rushed over, "What does the Holy Lord command?" ”

"How is your father-in-law's health?"

"If you go back to the saint, now that it has been prepared, the righteous father also asked the slave and maid to tell the saint that in a few days, he can come to the Qianqing Palace to listen to the duty."

"Don't worry, let's raise it for a few more days! Wait a moment, and then go to your stepfather to deliver a message, and I will go and see him in the evening!" ”

"Yes!" Waide replied respectfully.

Cao Huachun and Du Xun's eyes flashed with a hint of jealousy at the same time. R1152