Xie Jin, who returned to the court, changed his past mistakes of arrogance and became honest and humble, at least on the surface.

It's just such a big thing, no matter how low-key he is, it's useless!

His Majesty went out of the city to hunt, and happened to go to the school where the emperor and grandson were, and Xie Jin taught in the school again...... At this time, he turned over, and even a fool could see the clue.

"That's right, Mr. Xie is stained with my light, praise me, praise me!" Zhu Zhanji was beaming with joy and begged his father to praise him.

The big fat man's face was full of emotion, he had long known that he had to rely on his son to please his father, but he never expected it.

Really at the last moment, it was his son who helped him win the storage position, which made him a little faceless as a father, and he couldn't speak out in the future.

And just when the big fat man had mixed tastes, suddenly Menzi came to report that Xu Jingchang came.

The big fat man hurriedly greeted him, and as soon as the two of them saw him, Xu Jingchang had a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, you are only one step away from the storage position."

One more step?

Zhu Gaochi was surprised, his father had already identified his precious son, and if he wanted Zhu Zhanji to succeed to the throne, he would inevitably become the crown prince, isn't this a certainty?

Xu Jingchang smiled on his face, "Your Highness, you must know that Your Majesty and the Empress still like to see your brothers in harmony and harmony." If those two highnesses do not retreat and force His Majesty to make a decision, the relationship between father and son is not easy to give up, I am afraid that this matter will be delayed for a long time, and it will be difficult to make a final decision. ”

Zhu Gaochi was surprised, and thought for a while, what Xu Jingchang said was undoubtedly right, but is there any other way? He knows what virtues the second and third children have, and it is impossible for these two people to quit by themselves!

"Is it convenient to talk about it alone?" Xu Jingchang said with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment, and hurriedly took Xu Jingchang to the next room, and the two sat opposite each other. The big fat man took the initiative to pour tea for Xu Jingchang, and then leaned slightly on his upper body and asked for advice seriously.

"Good brother, I'm so confused and clueless now, you have to help me!"

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Highness, no one can help you until now, you have to do it yourself!" ”

"I'm going to do it myself? How do I make a move? You know, the second and third don't listen to me at all. ”

"That was before." Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Now His Royal Highness the King of Han has lent millions of taels to the outside world, if he becomes the prince, he must hand over all the properties in his hands, otherwise, it will be too easy for the people of the world to please the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty." As long as you borrow more money and repay more interest, what rules does the court have? Six Ministries and Nine Qings, no one will agree, and neither will Your Majesty. ”

As a prince, it is indeed inconvenient to do business directly, especially for such things as lending. The drawbacks here are obvious at a glance, and there is no need to say more.

Zhu Gaochi gradually had an idea, "But what if the second brother agrees to hand over the business?" ”

Xu Jingchang laughed, "Your Highness, you are really confused, he took the initiative to hand over the evidence, can't you still catch him?" ”

Zhu Gaochi was startled again, his face changed suddenly, and he understood what Xu Jingchang meant...... The second brother released so much money, there will be some problems in it, as long as you catch it, you won't have to worry about the second brother not complying.

He suddenly found that Zhu Gaoxu's money lending business had pushed his fame to a peak, but it had pushed him and the position of the prince even further.

"Brother Xian, I know about this, but we are brothers and sisters in the end. I can't bear to let me treat my second brother like this. ”

Xu Jingchang couldn't help but smile, "Your Highness, in your position, although you can't understand anything, there is one thing that you must learn." ”

"What?"

"Assassin's Strike!"

"What do you mean?" Zhu Dapang was puzzled.

Xu Jingchang said lightly: "The Son of Heaven is angry, ambushes millions of corpses, and bleeds thousands of miles. His Royal Highness can't do it to the extent of Emperor Taizu, and he doesn't have the majesty of His Majesty today. But decisively take out the knife, kill one person, cut a grade, you can always do it, right? ”

If you don't even have this bit of courage, then what kind of emperor is you?

What's more, just let the second and third children withdraw from the competition, they can still be their own vassal kings and do their own things, and Zhu Gaochi can even tolerate them to continue to stay in the capital.

"Brother Xian, the matter has come to this, can you accompany me to meet the second and third children, I want to ......"

Xu Jingchang waved his hand decisively, "Your Highness, if you still don't have the courage to throw the last sword, fight for your throne." Then this position may not be for you! ”

Zhu Gaochi was suddenly startled and said in a panic: "Brother Xian plans to give up on me? ”

"It's not that I give up Your Highness, it's Your Highness who gives up on himself."

Zhu Gao was stunned for a long time, and shook his head hard, "I understand." ”

Xu Jingchang smiled on his face and turned to leave.

Looking at Xu Jingchang's back, Zhu Gaochi had mixed tastes.

has been a good big brother for 20 years, but at this moment he is about to throw a fatal knife...... But think about it, it's better than a knife thrown by the father to his nephew, after all, it is bright and real.

One blow from the assassins, one blow from the assassins!

It seems that if you want to be an emperor, you have to be ruthless.

Zhu Da Fat Man thought about it, called someone, and went to invite Zhu Gaochu, but before letting people leave, he called Mrs. over again and muttered a few words to her, Mrs. pursed her lips, seemed to be smiling, and pushed Zhu Gaochi.

"Okay, Your Highness, you're really a little ruthless, I'll do it!" Zhang Shile walked away.

Zhu Gaochi sat down for a while, quickly got up, tidied up his clothes, got another basin of well water, washed his face, and then asked people to prepare a pot of spirits, solemnly, and greeted the arrival of the second brother.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and strode in. He is tall, mighty, and majestic, and since the capital in his hands has become thicker, his face is full of luster, as if he is taller, bigger, and more oppressive than before.

glanced at the wine, and couldn't help but smile: "Big brother, this is the wine that our brothers drank together when they celebrated their achievements with their father when they were in Beiping...... Don't worry, I'm not going to kill them all, I've figured it out, I was hurt by those fools in the past, they told me to be ruthless, and I can't be polite to anyone. But I now know that it is not enough to be ruthless, but also to understand the sophistication of human feelings. Don't worry, you don't need to admit defeat, let's sit together, drink a glass of wine, and I will ensure that you will be prosperous and rich for a lifetime. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu picked up the wine glass by himself, with a sincere smile on his face.

"Wait." Zhu Da Fat stopped him, "Second brother, you are mistaken, I invited you over, not to admit defeat, but to persuade you, to know the current affairs, you can't fight me." ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned and couldn't help laughing, "Boss, you are really interesting...... Let's put it this way, I now have the support of the nobles, and I have the six science corridors in my hands, and I have so much fame and so much money...... I don't lack anything, what do you have? Why do you compare yourself to me? ”

The big fat man smiled cutely, "Second brother, you are wrong, those nobles still regarded you as a flood beast a few months ago, and they avoided it." The six science corridors are assigned to the General Administration Department, you are just the General Administration Department to observe the government, and you really think that you have mastered the six departments? None of this is a ...... The most outrageous, you actually think that if you become a prince and will ascend the throne and become the emperor in the future, you can still lend money, second brother, you are not a three-year-old child. ”

Zhu Da Fat said with a smile: "Although you are now the prince of the prince, but in the end you are lending in the capacity of a citizen, if you are a prince, as the son of heaven, you lend to the outside world...... I'm afraid that thing is even more terrible than the Qingmiao Law of the Northern Song Dynasty, after all, Wang Anshi is just a prime minister. Power and money are like fish and bear's paws, you can't have both. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's brows moved slightly, and he snorted: "Boss, you don't have to scare me, this matter is very easy, as long as you find someone I trust and hand over the business, that's it." ”

"Really?" Zhu Gaochi narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "Second brother, if you take treasure money to lend, although the profit is not high, it is also beneficial to the country and the people, but you should also know one thing, at this time, the counterfeiting of treasure banknotes is rampant, and there are many old coins on the market. This matter has just begun, and it is not prudent to lend, just make up an excuse and I can borrow it from you. To put it bluntly, it is all maintained by the reputation of your Han King, if you hand it over, even if it is only on the surface, there will be endless troubles, and if you don't do a good job in the lending business, plus the treasure money, it will fall apart, and you are the culprit. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's face became more and more ugly, indeed, it was not easy for him to let go now.

"Boss, don't be alarmist, if I become the prince, who will dare to report me?"

"I, your big brother." Zhu Gaochi pointed to his nose, and at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, someone knocked on the door, and Zhang came in and handed Zhu Gaochi a stack of treasure bills.

The big fat man smiled on his face and asked Madame to step back first.

Then he went to Zhu Gaoxu and put the treasure money in front of him.

"See, your sister-in-law went out casually and borrowed the money from you...... Second brother, that business of yours is really full of loopholes, if it weren't for someone to escort you, you wouldn't be able to do it a long time ago. Do you really think it's your own job? ”

Zhu Gaoxu stared at the treasure money on the table, and his face changed again and again...... If you lend so much easily, it means a huge amount of bad debt.

Now it can be maintained because of the household department, the general administration department, and the criminal department, and go all out.

But if the boss wants to do it himself, can he still hold on?

"Second brother, how great the merit is, how great the risk is, you should understand the truth that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other." Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "As long as you take a step back, your business is still a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and the eldest brother will definitely go all out to make your business bigger and gain fame and fortune, isn't this bad?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu stiffened his face, glared at the big fat man, and the green tendons on his temples tensed.

"What do you mean, I can only choose the crown prince and money?"

"No!" Zhu Gaochi said: "You can only choose money, you want the position of the prince, take a step forward, and there will be no return!" That's what I said. ”

"You!" Zhu Gaoxu clenched his fists, his bones gurgled, he really wanted to pounce and punch the fat face of Zhu Da Fat, but he didn't have the courage to do so.

The money lending business gave him too much fame and fortune, and no matter what, he couldn't lose it, even if he lost the throne of the prince because of it......

After a long time, Zhu Gaoxu sighed dejectedly, "Big brother, when I was the strongest, you defeated me, what a good means, what a courage!" ”

Zhu Gaochi raised his wine glass and said lightly: "Now our brothers can drink this cup to the full." ”

(End of chapter)