Chapter 258: Xu Da's reminder
Xu Huizu was also speculating in his heart about Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, but he didn't show it on his face: "This little thing, how can Father-in-law Lu personally go and call a little eunuch to inform him!"
"What the emperor explained, how dare the slaves and maids slack off!" Look at the book
Gonggong Lu looked at Xu Huizu and then at Zhu Di, and guessed some of their thoughts. But he didn't explain, smiled, and said, "Little grandfather, the slave maid has to go back to the palace to resume her life, so she will leave first!"
"Even so, I'll send you!"
Xu Huizu ignored Grandpa Lu's shirk and insisted on sending Gonggong Lu out of the house, before turning around and returning to the main hall, and when he saw Zhu Di standing in place, he knew what Zhu Di was thinking, and stepped forward to comfort: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, you are not afraid of shadows, even if the emperor knows that you want to see Lan Bin, it doesn't matter!"
"With the emperor's love for you, how can he doubt you!"
"Got it!" Zhu Di forced a smile and smiled.
He knew his own business, he used to dare to pat his chest and say that he was not afraid of shadows.
And now he really didn't dare to say that.
It's not that he has a rebellious heart, but that on the day he returned to Beijing, he went to the Tianjie Temple to pray for Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, and met a monk named Daoyan.
And that Daoyan also gave it to him, and the white hat was written with the six words of the king.
If it was just that, these six words, like a nightmare, had been hovering in his mind.
It not only made him distressed, guilty, but also a little more hopeful.
It was that glimmer of hope that made him miserable and uneasy, for fear that his father, who was good at perceiving people's hearts, would notice it.
Now it's just Lan Bin's failure to make an appointment, but it has attracted his father to ask Father-in-law Lu to speak for Lan Bin, how can he not think of this matter.
Xu Huizu nodded: "Let's go!" Brother-in-law, let's go to the garden!"
"Good!"
Zhu Di took a deep breath, tried to calm down, chatted with Xu Huizu with a smile, and walked towards the garden.
"Master, you're back!"
As they walked out of the main hall, a subordinate voice suddenly came.
Zhu Di and the others stopped, looked over, and saw Xu Da in court clothes at a glance, with a solemn expression, and came slowly.
Xu Huizu turned around and greeted him: "Dad, are you going down?"
"Father-in-law!" Zhu Di followed closely and saluted.
Xu Da raised his eyes and saw Xu Huizu and Zhu Di, his solemn expression eased a lot, and he smiled, "Di'er is here!"
"Father-in-law, I see that you don't look very good, but there is something unwell in your body? Do you want to see the Imperial Doctor?" Zhu Di said with concern.
"No, I'm fine!"
Xu Da shook his head and walked towards the main hall.
Zhu Di and Xu Huizu both saw that Xu Da was preoccupied, and followed Xu Da to the main hall, and after Xu Da sat down on the chair in the main hall, they sat down under Xu Da one after another.
As soon as he sat down, Xu Da looked at Zhu Di, and suddenly said, "Di'er, you have been back to Beijing for a while, when do you plan to return to Beiping?"
"It's rare to go back to Beijing and the city once, and I plan to stay for a few more days!" Zhu Di flashed a trace of doubt in his heart, but he still said honestly.
Xu Da said meaningfully: "Beijing and the city are windy, if there is nothing important, it is better to go back early!"
"Father-in-law, what's going on in the court?" Zhu Di's heart moved, and he said tentatively.
Xu Da looked at Zhu Di, then at Xu Huizu, was silent for a moment, and waved his hand to let the subordinates who stayed in the main hall to leave, before he said: "Yesterday, Lan Bin, the son of Lan Yu, publicly supported commercial taxation through Daming Daily, which attracted a lot of impeachment from civil officials, you all know it!"
"Well, I've heard of it!" Zhu Di nodded.
Xu Da said: "This morning, those civil officials were dissatisfied with the emperor's impeachment, and in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, they impeached Lan Bin again. Although the emperor was forced to impeach too many officials, he just reprimanded them and exposed them."
"But I can see that the emperor has been dissatisfied with the anti-commercial tax officials for a long time, but due to the lack of people in the imperial court, he did not have a direct attack.
It's just a matter of holding it high."
"I don't think the capital and the city will be peaceful in the future, it's better for you to stay away from this place of right and wrong!"
"Father-in-law, are you worried that I will be involved in the court dispute?" Zhu Di said thoughtfully.
"Not exactly!"
Xu Da shook his head and said, "The imperial court levied commercial taxes, which moved too many people's cakes. In particular, the new rumors of reformulating the commercial tax rate are even more heavily taxed on merchants."
"In this way, let alone civil officials, even many nobles are afraid that they can't sit still."
"You should return to Beiping as soon as possible, not only to avoid the dispute between the court, but also to prevent accidents!"
"Dad, it's not as serious as you say, is it?" Xu Huizu was taken aback, what do you mean just in case, could it be that those who oppose commercial taxes still dare to rebel?
Xu Da glanced at Xu Huizu and said lightly: "Those who foresee everything will stand, and those who don't plan will be wasted. Regardless of the final outcome, it's always a good idea to be prepared in advance!"
"Alright! I'll go tomorrow to ask my father for an edict and return to the fiefdom!" Zhu Di was silent for a moment and said.
Although he did not think that those who opposed the commercial tax, dared to rebel. But he still agrees with Xu Da's statement. Moreover, today's incident of Gonggong Lu speaking for Lan Bin also gave him the idea of leaving Yingtianfu and returning to Beiping.
There is just such an excuse, and it is as good as flowing.
Xu Da didn't say much, changed the topic, and asked about the military deployment of Beiping after he returned to Beijing, and the recent actions of Beiyuan, Zhu Di, who quietly took the exam, arranged his troops.
Zhu Di had already learned from Xu Da to arrange troops, so he naturally knew everything and said everything. …………
At the moment of Shen Shi, the main hall got out of school early, and Lan Bin accompanied Zhu Xiongying in the palace, and played games with his younger brothers and sisters Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Shi, etc., for half an hour before returning to the Lan Mansion.
Back in the Lan Mansion, Lan Bin asked Thursday to prepare the horses and other things that Xiu Muri and Tan Wang Zhu Zi and Zhu Xiongying went hunting outside the city, and then went to his laboratory courtyard.
Just a few steps away, a subordinate trotted over, panting slightly, "Young master, the master asked you to go to the study!"
"What is my dad looking for me?" Lan Bin was surprised.
The servant shook his head: "I don't know!"
"Alright, go down!"
After Lan Bin waved his hand to let his subordinates leave, he stopped slightly, then went straight to the outside of Lan Yu's study, knocked on the door twice, didn't hear the sound inside, and pushed the door directly.
Entering the study, Lan Bin saw Lan Yu sitting on the chair behind the light bookcase with a heavy heart, and said with a smile, "Dad, what do you want? So engrossed that you didn't even hear me knock on the door?"
"Bin'er is here, come and sit!" Lan Yu came back to his senses, saw Lan Bin, and beckoned him to sit down on a chair not far from the bookcase.
Lan Bin just sat down on the chair and said, "Dad, you came to me, is there anything wrong?"