Zhu Cihong was sent back to Zhongcui Palace, and Wang Chengen also took this opportunity to retire. Empress Zhou waited for a long time before she suppressed her anger under the persuasion of the female official and Zhu Yujiao. She has always been regarded as the eldest son who is well-behaved, filial, and knowledgeable, but she made such a scene today, which is really disappointing to her. For the fiancée of a minister who has been promised to marry by the emperor, if this is spread, it will not become a laughing stock between the government and the opposition! Speaking of strictness, I am afraid that even the position of the prince will be shaken.

This is also the reason why Empress Zhou immediately issued a gag order.

"Niangniang is angry, the prince is still young, and he is obsessed with phlegm for a while, and this is ......!" Zhou Kui didn't expect to see such a scene when he came to the door today, and while regretting it in his heart, he also hurriedly relieved his daughter.

Queen Zhou barely squeezed out a smile in front of her father, and looked at Zhu Ping'an, who was a little embarrassed, and she was also unhappy in her heart. Originally, Zhou Kui and Zhu Ping'an were summoned today for the sake of rewarding the court.

A few days earlier, Queen Zhou learned from Chongzhen that her husband was about to be rewarded, so she passed it on to her father as soon as possible. Queen Zhou's father can't do anything else, but his speculative vision is first-class. As soon as he sniffed his nose, he sensed the business opportunities in it, so he couldn't wait to build a meeting with his daughter, so he had such a meeting today, who knew that he was actually made such a play by the prince Zhu Cihong.

"It's the royal brother to blame!" Zhu Yujiao on the side interjected inappropriately, "Sister Mu and I have known each other for a long time, and I have known that she and this Lord Zhu are childhood sweethearts, but the royal brother has taken a fancy to Sister Mu." came over with one mind, but didn't care whether others were willing or not. ”

Zhu Ping'an listened to it in his ears, and then remembered that he had heard Yin Shigang mention it, but Mu Yuling was a handkerchief with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, no wonder he stood in Mu Yuling's position everywhere when he spoke and did things.

Queen Zhou slapped the back of her daughter's hand in disgust, wanting to comfort Zhu Ping'an with gentle words, but she didn't know where to speak, so she motioned to Zhou Kui with her eyes to directly clarify the meaning of today's meeting.

Zhou Kui comprehended and opened his mouth with a smile, "I haven't congratulated Master Zhu on his ascension yet." I'm really sorry. I got the news a few days ago, but the old man felt the same way, and was very happy for the adult, and specially prepared some gifts. In the evening, they will be sent to the house. ”

Zhu Ping'an said a few polite words. Zhou Kui then continued: "Your Excellency is going to Dengzhou Mansion and Weihaiwei. The old man still has some industries in Shandong. Therefore, I plan to take refuge in adults and do some business together. Adults also know that Taicang can't make ends meet now. The imperial court was in a difficult financial situation, and even the palace deliberately reduced various expenditures, and the regulations of the queen and the crown prince were also reduced again and again. So......! ”

Looking at Zhou Kui's eyes, Zhu Ping'an realized that this guy wanted to do business in Shandong. If it doesn't work out, even the queen wants to get a foot in this business to fill the palace's use. No wonder he summoned himself to meet in such a hurry, it turned out that this foothold was here.

"Then where is the emperor ......?" Zhu Ping'an didn't dare to agree rashly.

Empress Zhou opened her mouth at the right time, "Now that the palace is in a tight situation, the emperor is working on state affairs, and the palace should share the worries for His Majesty." Lord Zhu rest assured, this matter will be explained to the emperor by the palace! ”

It's easy to say this, although the name in the palace may not be used, but the emperor's father-in-law and daughter-in-law have opened their mouths, which is equivalent to the business in the palace, which is beneficial to himself and others, and Zhu Ping'an has no reason not to do it.

Zhu Ping'an stood up, "Weichen respectfully obeys the queen's will!" ”

Empress Zhou let out a sigh of relief. Zhu Ping'an in front of him is clearly not a pedantic person, and it is no wonder that his father strongly recommended it in front of him, and it can be regarded as entrusting the right person to hand over such a thing that cannot see the light to him. As long as you can get some silver from Shandong, you can always supplement the income of the palace a little, and it can be regarded as relieving the emperor's worries. A dignified palace is now so poor, and Queen Zhou is also worried about it.

Zhu Ping'an promised that Queen Zhou's goal had been achieved, and the rest of the matters would be left to Zhou Kui and Zhu Ping'an at their discretion.

So, Zhou Kui and Zhu Ping'an got up and retired. Zhu Yujiao chased after her and shouted to Zhu Ping'an. "Zhu Ping'an!"

Zhou Kui heard Zhu Yujiao call Zhu Ping'an like this, and immediately frowned. "Your Highness!"

Zhu Yujiao stuck out her tongue, made a grimace at Zhou Kui, and then turned to Zhu Ping'an, "Sue you, Sister Mu is a friend of this palace, this palace just heard that her father has given marriage, there is one thing that this palace can say ugly things ahead, if it weren't for Sister Mu's deep love for you, what do you say this palace will also find a way to get her into the palace to be my sister-in-law." What this palace wants to say to you is that you must treat Sister Mu well, and don't make her angry, understand? ”

Looking at Zhu Yujiao, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old in front of her, but looked like a little adult, although Zhu Ping'an was funny in her heart, she also felt her strong affection for Mu Yuling. Bowed deeply at the moment, "Your Highness, rest assured, Weichen will definitely treat Yuling well, and will definitely make her happy every day!" ”

Only then did Zhu Yujiao nod and let the two leave.

Looking at Zhu Ping'an's back as he walked away, Zhu Yujiao leaned on the pillar in front of the temple gate, and muttered: "Happy every day!" Alas, when will I meet someone who makes me happy every day? ”

Zhou Kui and Zhu Ping'an walked out of the palace side by side, but they chatted non-stop along the way. Listen to what he means, now in Shandong, there is no one who makes the most money than Lu Wangfu. Zhou Kui originally had some business in Shandong, but in front of Lu Wangfu, his relatives couldn't take advantage of it, Zhou Kui loved money, but he could only watch Lu Wangfu cover the sky in Shandong's business field.

However, it is no wonder that since the Yongle Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has become more and more strict in its control of vassal kings. However, the vassal kings wantonly encroached on the land and made a fortune from various businesses, but the imperial court turned a blind eye. Thinking about it, as long as you don't rebel, An Ansheng listens to the words of the court and the emperor, and making money is another matter. So, even if Zhou Kui and Lu Wangfu had some dirty business affairs, this confused lawsuit was fought in front of the emperor. Zhou Kui didn't take advantage of it at all.

Therefore, when he learned that Zhu Ping'an was about to become the deputy chief soldier of Dengzhou Mansion, Zhou Kui immediately made up his mind, saying that he would pull Zhu Ping'an onto his boat, so he would kill this kid decisively, and he was absolutely capable of confronting the lawless Lu Wangfu in Shandong. For this reason, he tried his best to spit out thirty percent of the businessmen, and then he moved Queen Zhou to personally explain this matter to Zhu Ping'an.

"If you want to say that this Shandong, although it is barren. But the business opportunities are plentiful. Not to mention anything else, just this grain can make a lot of money, as well as sea salt and sea trade. This is all a big business that makes money every day! "Zhou Kui is very old. When it comes to business. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and his whole body was filled with a youthful atmosphere that was not inferior to that of a young man.

Zhu Ping'an nodded frequently, but his mind was not on the business mentioned by Zhou Kui. Enter the palace today. The amount of information received is too large, and Zhu Ping'an really needs to digest it slowly.

Inadvertently turning his head to look at Zhong Cui Palace in the distance, the corners of Zhu Ping'an's mouth suddenly showed a sneer.

Zhu Cihong, the last prince who was killed by the Qing army after doing nothing in history, actually had the courage to compete with himself for Mu Yuling. Maybe in the eyes of others, Zhu Ping'an offended the prince of a country this time, and in the future, the crown prince will ascend the throne, Zhu Ping'an will definitely not have a good result, but Zhu Ping'an knows that this day will never come.

The fight of the giant deer made Zhu Ping'an understand the truth of taking the initiative in his own hands, and at the same time, he also had a deep understanding of the cruelty of this era.

While speaking, he came to the palace gate, and Zhu Ping'an respectfully sent Zhou Kui into the carriage. At this time, the cabinet and the celebrant had already drafted a vote in accordance with the emperor's will, and issued an edict and official position by the military department and the official department, prepared a pair of official robes and tokens, and several eunuchs waited at the palace gate, all of which were handed over to Zhu Ping'an. As for the request for rewards from Zhang Dagou, Yue Jinfeng, Qiu Ze and others under Zhu Ping'an's command who participated in the war, the emperor has also found out, and will wait for the cabinet to draw up a list and announce it to the world.

Wang Jinfa and the blind man waited outside the palace gate, and when they saw Zhu Ping'an coming out, they rushed over to congratulate him. Zhu Ping'an instructed Wang Jinfa to reward some silver taels to the eunuchs, and the eunuchs flattered one after another and dispersed happily.

Not far away, the brocade guard named Guo Chai had already changed into civilian clothes, and he brought his horse and waited there quietly. Zhu Ping'an looked at him, and Guo Chai bowed down, "After that, the future of the villain will be entrusted to the adult!" ”

"Do you have a family in Beijing?" Zhu Ping'an asked.

Guo Chai shook his head, "The villain is alone, and he has no family!" ”

Zhu Ping'an turned over and got on his horse, "Okay, let's go back to the house with me, and in a few days, we will set off!" ”

The group beat their horses and whipped back to the mansion. And the news of the Jingshi is fast, the Yin Shigang, Cao Wuxian and others who stayed at home have already received the news of the reward, the gate has already been lit up, Yin Shigang also ordered people to set off firecrackers, move out several large baskets of copper coins, and distribute them to the neighbors who came to congratulate, expecting that there will be greetings in the next few days, and Yin Shigang also ordered people to start preparing in advance.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Zhu Ping'an asked Yin Shigang to hurry up and get some food, which was a day in the palace, except for using some snacks in the duty room, his stomach was already hungry.

After Zhu Ping'an finished his dinner and freshened up, he called Shang Yin Shigang to come to the study.

Yin Shigang made tea and served it to Zhu Ping'an. "My lord, someone is here in Yixing!"

"Is it Zhou Ge's old man?"

"Exactly!"

"What news did you bring?"

"Elder Zhou Ge agreed with the adult's plan and entrusted the adult with full authority to deploy. Zhou Ge sent a doorman Liu Cunhui, but the lord is driven, just order someone to notify him! ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "That's fine!" Now the emperor has been disappointed in Yang Sichang, he and Gao Qiqian are inside and outside, and they have heavy troops in their hands, and the threat to us is too great, we must think of ways to get them out of the capital! Zhou Yanru is still in the heart of the emperor, as soon as Yang Sichang leaves, the emperor will inevitably summon him back to Beijing, then we will have a big tree in the court that can shelter from the wind and rain, which is also conducive to our actions! ”

"That's exactly what your lord said!" Yin Shigang hesitated for a moment, "However, the student still has one more thing to tell your lord!" Liu Cunhui privately looked for a student ...... alone! ”

"What?"

"Zhou Yanru wants to invite students to serve under his curtain, and he also said that he can help students get through the imperial examination again!"

Zhu Ping'an suddenly laughed, "This is a good thing!" What did the gentleman say? ”

Yin Shigang also smiled: "The student agreed to come down for the time being, and I also want to see what tricks Zhou Ge Lao is playing this time?" It's also good to prepare for the plans of the adults! ”

Zhu Ping'an raised his head, "Seeing that Zhou Yanru is about to re-enter the cabinet, if I can get his help, Mr. will have an unlimited future in the future!" Why did the gentleman ......? ”

Yin Shigang arched his hand, "After going through so many things, and following the adults, the students finally understood one thing, the troubled times are coming, and then it is the time for the heroes to rise up and compete for the world, what to do with Zhou Yanru, do you want to be the minister of the dead country?" Although the students are stupid, they can still calculate this account clearly! ”

"Haha!" Zhu Ping'an laughed heartily. (To be continued......)