As soon as the proposal of the imperial court to the British prince was put forward, it immediately caused an uproar.

The ministers were immediately divided into two factions, one was the military general's meritorious service, and they all expressed their approval, and the other was the civil minister Qingliu and resolutely opposed it.

The titles on the heads of each of the generals present were accumulated by killing the enemy in battle, one battle after another. There were only two largest and most extensive knighthood activities in the Ming Dynasty, one was the founding of the country and the other was Jingjing. Due to some unknown reasons, there are very few existing founding feats, and these people who are still active in the court are headed by the British Gong Zhang Fu, and most of them are after the martyrdom.

Now Zhang Fu's status is no less than that of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan County in the early Ming Dynasty, but even Xu Da, a very human minister, is just a posthumous posthumous minister, never expected that the emperor would be so generous that he would directly give the king.

Therefore, when Zhu Qiyu said this decision, Zhang Fu was stunned.

He even wondered if he was dead......

Wang Hailing, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, stood up and said: "The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, different surnames are not allowed to be crowned kings, so isn't this a bad ancestral system?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Ying, Marquis of Taining, immediately jumped out and said: "The British Duke has great military exploits, why can't he be crowned king?" ”

"The ancestral system is the ancestral system, and the ancestral system cannot be violated!"

"Then you say, how to seal the reward?"

"The British Duke is already a very popular minister, so it is better to add another 2,000 stones to show recognition!"

"With such a great feat, how can it be sent away with a little money? Wang Yushi, what did you do with the imperial court, and what did you do with us generals? ”

Chen Ying argued with reason, not because he had a deep friendship with the British duke, but just to fight for a breath.

Da Ming is a scholar of the imperial examination, these scholars form a group of civil officials, although these people usually seem to be full of words, benevolence, righteousness and morality, but compared to the old man who can only fight, his heart is a hundred times more.

In the court, the struggle between the civil servants and the military attachés has never been broken, and as the ranks of civil officials become larger and larger, there is obviously a tendency for latecomers to prevail.

Usually Zhang Fu is the first to come out, but today, as a party, he should avoid suspicion, so Chen Ying stood up and took the lead.

Wang Hailing snorted with his nose and said: "You can give Danshu iron coupons, or you can grace your descendants, in short, you must not violate the ancestral system!" ”

As the two quarreled, more and more civil servants and military attachés joined the battle, and it was about to evolve into a scuffle.

"The emperor has arrived!"

There was a sudden silence in the main hall, and everyone knelt down and saluted, shouting long live.

Zhu Qizhen didn't even change his uniform, he walked into the hall in a regular suit and sat on the dragon chair.

"Flat!"

"Emperor Xie!"

Zhu Qizhen glanced around with a dark face and asked, "It's very lively, what's the noise?" ”

Zhu Qiyu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are discussing the matter of the British public reward. ”

Wang Hailing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the British have made a meritorious contribution to killing the enemy, and they should be rewarded, but the ancestral system is insurmountable, and the matter of being crowned king still needs to be carefully considered!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Behind Wang Hailing, more than a dozen officials successively expressed their support.

At this moment, Chen Ying couldn't help it, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister ......"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly raised his hand and motioned for him to step aside first.

Chen Ying was a little unsure why, but he had to retreat.

"Since it's a court meeting, we should express our opinions, but I came here today for another matter!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at the ministers, smiled faintly, and continued: "Recently, there have been two robberies in the capital that killed people and oversold goods, you should have heard of it, right?" ”

Everyone immediately looked at each other, and Zhu Qiyu was even more confused, we are discussing such a big matter as the king here, you came over to talk about the case?

It's good to let Shuntianfu investigate this kind of thing, is it necessary to put it here for discussion?

"Wang Hailing!" Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked, "What is the relationship between the Qing family and the Fan Ji Warehouse?" ”

Wang Hailing was suddenly named, and his expression suddenly changed, and he said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen has never been engaged in business activities, and he doesn't know that there is a Fan Ji warehouse. ”

"Oh!" Zhu Qizhen nodded, and said, "Since I don't know each other, then something happened to Fan Ji Warehouse, but you, the right capital imperial history, are busy in private, what is the reason?" ”

Wang Hailing looked weird, and said hesitantly: "Weichen...... No...... I don't understand what the emperor is talking about......"

Zhu Qizhen was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Who did the Qing family see last night, you should always remember, right?" ”

"Last night...... Last night......"

Wang Hailing's face was pale, beads of sweat kept dripping from his forehead, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Last night, when I met with those people, there was no one around!

Obviously broke everyone apart, except for the dumb man who swept the floor at home......

Could it be the mute?

No, this person has been in the house for more than ten years, deaf and dumb, and you don't respond to the gong next to him, how can it be him?

"Why, you don't remember last night? Do you want me to help you reminisce about your memories? ”

Wang Hailing fell to his knees and said tremblingly: "Wechen just talked about business with someone, but about the Fanji store, Wechen really doesn't know!" ”

Zhu Qizhen had a faint smile on his face and asked, "Didn't Fang Caiqing's family say that he had never engaged in business activities, could it be that I heard it wrong?" ”

Wang Hailing didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he had to say: "Weichen knows his mistake, please forgive the emperor!" ”

"Don't rush to forgive!" Zhu Qizhen asked again, "Tell me first, what kind of business are you talking about?" ”

"Weichen's hometown has some surplus grain, and I want to sell it for some money......"

"How much grain?"

"Probably...... Probably...... Five hundred stone ......"

"Huh?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned, and his face became more and more ugly.

Wang Hailing had no choice but to say: "Weichen remembered wrong, it was about 5,000 stones. ”

"I advise you, think about it and then talk about it!"

"Wei Chen remembered it, it seemed to be 50,000 stones."

"Fifty thousand stones!" Zhu Qizhen nodded, and asked again, "Sell it to?" ”

"Sell to...... Sell...... Cao Kee Warehouse. ”

"Then why did the Qing family help Fan Ji Warehouse? also gave a note to Shuntianfu, why is this? ”

As he spoke, Zhu Qizhen glanced at Huai En on the side, and Huai En understood, took out a note and handed it over.

Wang Hailing only glanced at it, trembling like chaff, and hurriedly said: "Weichen and Fan Ji Warehouse also have some business dealings, and this theft includes Weichen's 50,000 stone grain. Weichen knew that he was in the court, he shouldn't be in business, and he shouldn't use his identity to put pressure on Shuntianfu, Weichen knew that he was wrong, and asked the emperor for mercy! ”

Zhu Qizhen sneered: "That's all? ”

"Wechen...... Wechen ...... Three months ago, he entrusted Fan Ji Warehouse to sell a batch of grain, about 80,000 stones, Weichen knew that he was wrong, and he would never dare to do it again! ”

"I also want to ask you, why did you choose to cooperate with Fan Ji?"

"It's because of ......" The matter has come to this point, Wang Hailing no longer dares to hide it, so he has to say truthfully, "Because the shipping price of Fan Ji Warehouse is relatively high......"

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Why is Fan Ji's shipment price high?" ”

"This ...... Wechen really doesn't know about the goods......"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly stood up and asked with a dark face, "I gave you one last chance, do you really not know?" ”

Wang Hailing was so frightened that a hot current gushed out between the two strands, and a strange smell suddenly filled the hall.

Zhu Qizhen's face became extremely ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "The high price of shipments is because they sold grain and materials to the Mongols, and you dare to say that you don't know?" ”