Chapter 116: How can the business of a scholar be called stealing!

Yuejiang Building.

As the name suggests, standing on the Yuejiang Tower, you can enjoy the boundless beauty of the Yangtze River.

Compared with the smooth and soothing Qinhuai River, Lanyu prefers the rushing waves of the Yangtze River.

Although there is a little less fat and powder in the midst of the waves, there is more endless generosity and heroism.

The holy decree is about to be issued soon, and after the holy decree is issued, it means that he will leave the capital and go to the wild land in the north to play a game of hide and seek with the remnants of the Northern Yuan.

Therefore, before leaving Beijing, he had to invite a few people.

For example, Feng Sheng, Duke of Song Guo, and Fu Youde, Duke of Yingguo.

If it had been a month ago, he would not have invited these two people to drink, and if he didn't belittle them in person, he would already be considered to have a good sense of cultivation.

But now it is different from the past, the crown prince has been dusted, and the nephew and grandson are still unstable, so he can't continue to be willful.

Fu Youde and Feng Sheng came together, and as soon as they arrived downstairs, they saw Lan Yu warmly greet them.

The two of them were flattered, when was Lan Yu so polite, and he could still wait at the door early!

"Liang Guogong is so enthusiastic, I was supposed to invite you both of us, but I didn't expect you to take the lead!"

"The two princes are polite, this is what the elder brother should do!"

When Feng Sheng heard this, he hurriedly looked at Fu Youde on the side, and laughed at Lan Yu.

"Yo, our Daming God of War has really grown, and he even calls himself a brother, hahaha!"

Fu Youde just smiled shyly when he heard this, exchanged a gesture of invitation with Lan Yu, and then walked up the stairs.

After several people sat down one after another, Lan Yu personally poured wine for the two of them, and then opened his mouth to get down to business.

"We are all rough people, so we won't come to the twists and turns of the literati."

"I invited the two brothers here today, because I have one thing to entrust!"

When Feng Sheng heard this, he immediately interrupted Lan Yu's words.

"Liang Guogong, if you can trust the two of us, don't say it!"

"Your nephew is the nephew of the two of us, you are out on the expedition, Fu Youde and I will naturally guard that child for you and not let anyone bully him!"

"Lao Feng is right, you can rest assured that you can go north, the affairs of the capital will be taken care of by the two of us, and I will ensure that Your Royal Highness Zhu Yunxi will take good care of you!"

Seeing the two of them say this, Lan Yu immediately picked up the wine glass and toasted a big glass.

"Since the two brothers have talked about this, then my blue jade won't be verbose!"

"The two old brothers are optimistic, our words are all in the wine!"

While Lan Yu said this, he carried over the wine jar and poured "tons and tons" for a while.

Fu Youde persuaded on the side, but Feng Sheng was in a posture of not thinking much of a big deal when he saw the excitement, and he couldn't wait to give Lan Yu another altar.

After a jar of wine, Lan Yu wiped his mouth with his sleeve indiscriminately, and said to the guard proudly.

"One more altar!"

Fu Youde hurriedly stopped and drove the guards down.

"Brother Lan, it's almost over today, you have to hang up the seal and go out tomorrow, don't get too drunk."

Lan Yu said "It's okay", but he didn't force the guards to continue to bring him wine, which can be regarded as acquiescing to Fu Youde's words.

"Brother Lan, how long do you plan to fight this expedition?"

"Naturally, the sooner the better, to give us a big victory!"

"Brother suggests that you play slowly, and if you can, try to drag it out......"

"Why?"

"The upper position said, let me try to finish it before the winter!"

Fu Youde sighed when he heard this.

"On the way here with Brother Feng, I saw Ti riding out, I guess what kind of Qin case is being investigated......

"This ......"

Lan Yu was stunned when he heard this, he had been back in Beijing for a while, and he hadn't heard any news.

"Two brothers, have you ever heard of a case?"

The two shook their heads in unison.

"I don't know...... In short, the momentum is quite big, and the thirteen Taibao of Jinyiwei came out together and arrested a lot of people......"

"In that case, it looks like I'm really going to have to put it off......"

While a few people were drinking, Huang Zicheng was smirking at a pile of white silver.

Although the Ming Dynasty strictly ordered officials to do business, whether it was a military commander or a civilian group, they secretly let their families do business to subsidize their families.

Huang Zicheng also has a business in the capital, a small bookstore.

In fact, this is not only Huang Zicheng's choice, but also the choice of many civil officials.

Compared with businesses that require a strong background such as green buildings and casinos, this kind of business that is not inconspicuous and does not show water, and can win an elegant name even if it is spread out, is the most suitable side business for them.

What's more, they have a natural advantage in doing this kind of business, and if they have nothing to do, they go to Guozijian to give lectures and introduce to them the experience of the eight strands of literature they wrote.

But this money is still too slow, far less fast than selling words.

Therefore, as soon as Jinhuamei was listed, it was targeted by Huang Zicheng. After learning that this book was written by Zhu Yunxi, he was even more ecstatic. This time, not only can I make money, but I can also solve the big problem of Zhu Yunxi for the crown princess!

But he couldn't look at the general clay movable type, wooden movable type imitation printed books, until a book printing workshop made a full set of engravings, he only purchased in large quantities, and it took less than three days to make a net profit of more than 100 taels of silver!

Now looking at the white flowers, he was so happy in his heart. Give him another ten days and half a month, and he will be able to buy a set of three-entry courtyards in the capital!

However, just as he was fantasizing about buying a house, he suddenly heard the old servant's urgent call outside the door.

"Sir!"

"It's not good, master!"

When Huang Zicheng heard this, he hurriedly covered the silver with a quilt, and then opened the door angrily.

"What are you shouting early in the morning, let people passing by hear it, and think that something has happened to your master!"

"Master, something happened, our Moxiang Pavilion was sealed, and the guys and shopkeepers in the store were all arrested!"

"What?"

Huang Zicheng looked incredulous, how could he be closed if he opened a bookstore well?

Besides, he is also an official, although he has no real power, but he is also a hand-picked Hanlin, as a noble person, where does an eyeless person dare to seal his shop!

"Where did you seal it?"

"Is it the Yingtianfu Yamen, or the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses?"

"It's neither, it's Jinyiwei!"

"Hiss......"

As soon as Huang Zicheng heard Jinyiwei, his face turned pale with fright, his legs trembled incessantly, and he asked in a complaining cry.

"Why?"

"I heard that it was because he sold imitation books and stole Jinyiwei's silver, which attracted Jinyiwei to arrest people......"

"What!"

Huang Zicheng, who was already dead, immediately widened his eyes in surprise when he heard this.

"It's a crime to sell imitation printed books at any time, we don't have this in the Ming Law!"

"If it is calculated in this way, the four books and five classics are all imitations, who has asked the opinion of Old Master Confucius?"

When Huang Zicheng was complaining, he suddenly thought of the author of the Golden Bottle Plum, and a sneer immediately appeared on his face.

"Humph!"

"The old man figured it out, this is Jinyiwei's private behavior, and it has not been through His Majesty's will!"

"Let's go into the palace to meet the crown princess and let the princess administer justice for us!"

However, as soon as he went out, he was blocked at the door by several people wearing flying fish suits.

"You are Huang Zicheng?"

"yes!"

"Take it away!"

"Why did you arrest the old man, what crime did the old man commit!"

"You instructed your subordinates to steal and sell imitation books, which infringed on the interests of our Jinyiwei!"

When Huang Zicheng heard this, he was not happy on the spot.

"This is the business of the reader, how can the business of the scholar be called stealing!"

"What's wrong with the old man selling imitation printed books, and he hasn't violated the Ming law, why are you arresting the old man!"

"Besides, the old man sells imitation printed books, which is a person who can afford to write books, and the old man is too lazy to sell other books!"

"The old man helped him make a name for himself, not only was he grateful to the old man, but he actually instructed you to arrest the old man, which is really mad!"

"The old man must meet His Majesty face to face and let His Majesty administer justice to the old man!"

When Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi heard the old man so verbose, he immediately grabbed a handful of yellow mud from the ground and stuffed it into the old man's mouth.

"It's noisy!"

"Take it away!"