waited until Guo An left, and then Zhu Di slowly opened his eyes.

Zhu Gaochi took a cautious look and found that his father's eyes were full of helplessness.

I couldn't help it, and I shouted, "Dad? ”

"What?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly.

Zhu Gaochi was a little reluctant and said: "Dad, when the sweet potato is taken back, do you really want to give the teacher ten stones?" ”

Zhu Di's face was full of irritability, "In terms of food, can you talk to Dingguo Gong?" ”

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but look helpless.

"Dad, it seems that the teacher has never taken the initiative to ask you for something!"

"yes......"

Zhu Di sighed slightly, and then his face was full of hatred, "This Guo thief, why is he so greedy!" ”

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but smile.

Zhu Di said again: "The sweet potato was found by Guo Qing who sent people overseas and found it from the barbarians, and it was Guo Qing who taught those people to cultivate and plant it......

"With such a great credit, I haven't thought about what to give Guo Qing a reward...... Now, Guo Qing took the initiative to ask for sweet potatoes, if I don't give it, wouldn't it be rewarding and snubbing the heroes, maybe Guo Qing will be behind his back, saying that I am not! ”

"Father's ......"

Zhu Gaochi just wanted to flatter him, but he sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly changed his words.

"Father, Emperor Shengming! However, the teacher is loyal to his father, and he will not dare to do such a rebellious thing! ”

"That's it!"

Zhu Di was a little tired, and slowly leaned back, "Guo Qing has been friends with us for more than ten years, what kind of character is he, can we still know?" ”

"Since Guo Qing asked for it, then give it!"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

Zhu Gaochi said respectfully again.

Zhu Di couldn't help but glance at Zhu Gaochi, and said angrily: "You don't want to learn everything from Guo Qing!" ”

Zhu Gaochi suddenly had a smile on his face.

……

Dingguo Mansion.

After Guo An entered the mansion, he washed up and went straight to the back house.

With the beginning of autumn, Liu Baiwei and Yuelan's bellies are getting bigger and bigger.

Now, every day is lying on the soft chair, and lying down is a day.

"The master is back!"

Seeing Guo An, Liu Baiwei and Yuelan's originally sleepy expressions, they suddenly became energetic.

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and then asked, "Are you two up to the standard today?" ”

Liu Baiwei replied with some invitation: "Don't worry, my lord, the concubine and Yuelan have already gone to the back garden for a quarter of an hour!" ”

"Very good!"

Guo An was very satisfied, "When the sweet potatoes over there are harvested on the side of General Mountain, we will definitely give you some to try!" ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Liu Baiwei and Yuelan are overjoyed.

Then, Liu Baiwei remembered something, frowned, and said with some worry: "Master, that sweet potato has a great effect on Daming, and Your Majesty also values it very much, can the master come?" ”

"Sister, don't worry!"

Guo An looked confident, "We will definitely give my sister to come!" ”

Liu Baiwei said worriedly: "Master, don't force it!" ”

"We're not going to be reckless......"

Before Guo An finished speaking, he saw Liu Baiwei's brows furrowed, and she hurriedly hugged her stomach with both hands, looking a little painful.

"Oops......"

"Girl, what's wrong?"

Liu Baiwei didn't reply, but kept holding her belly, and after a while, her face gradually improved, "Don't worry, master, it's the kid in the belly who is not honest!" ”

Guo An couldn't help but say fiercely: "This kid hasn't come out yet, he dares to bully our sister, and when he comes out, we will definitely beat him up and make my sister angry!" ”

Liu Baiwei glared at Guo An with disgust, "When will the master, even the unborn child have to be angry?" ”

"Who made him so dishonest!"

Guo An snorted lightly, and then said, "Sister, the time for this kid to come out is also fast."

For the sake of insurance, let's send someone to the medical hall and invite two female doctors to come to the house, at any time! ”

Liu Baiwei was a little surprised: "Master, there is still more than a month before the concubine is in childbirth!" ”

"That's not much!"

Guo An smiled slightly.

Liu Baiwei nodded and said, "In this way, then let the master arrange it!" ”

"Hmmm......"

Half an hour later.

Guo Ang walked in a hurry and went to the medical hall!

At the same time.

A group of janissaries also came out of the palace and headed for the direction of General Hill outside the city.

The hundred officials of the Beijing division caused another panic.

When they heard that these guards were going to the test field of General Mountain, the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

……

A secret letter, from the north all the way south, entered the palace.

"Zhu Xunxuan's letter?"

Looking at the letter in front of him, a trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

Still, I opened it up and looked at it.

At this look, Zhu Di's expression narrowed slightly.

"Zhu Xunxuan, the son of the acting king, risked death to play His Majesty, his father was tyrannical, and he often killed people for no reason...... Bronze Hammer Demon ......

Spoils the side concubine Xu, dislikes the mother and concubine, and beats and scolds at every turn......"

After reading it, Zhu Di was furious.

"What a acting king, repeatedly unchanging, brutal and unreasonable, even if we cut off the guards in the house, you still dare to kill people like hemp, what you do is not human!

I don't believe it, as a brother, Emperor Ming, I can't control you! ”

Below, Yi Yu shuddered and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is angry, don't be angry!" ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Di let out a sullen breath, picked up the letter again, glanced at it, and said: "Summoning the prince, Wei Guogong, Dingguo Gong, Cao Guogong, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Officials!" ”

"Slave obeys!"

Yisha hurriedly ran out in small steps.

Soon.

One by one, the eunuchs hurried out of the palace.

"Your Majesty summoned me?"

In the Dingguo Mansion, Guo Anzheng was bored in the three-point cornfield in the back garden, looking for caterpillars one by one, whether there were caterpillars on the corn stalk leaves.

Hearing Guo Ang's words, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

However, he hurriedly walked out, changed into a python robe, and followed the eunuch to the palace.

At the gate of the palace, Guo An had just gotten out of the carriage and looked shocked again.

On the two carriages on the side, Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu, who were also wearing python robes, actually got down.

"Wei Guogong, Cao Guogong?"

"Dingguo Gong?"

The three of them were all taken aback, and then they couldn't help but be solemn.

After saying hello to each other, they went to the palace.

On the way, Xu Huizu asked a little casually: "I heard that sweet potatoes have been planted in the experimental field outside Dingguo Gongcheng?" ”

Li Jinglong also hurriedly looked at Guo An.

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Xu Huizu asked again: "In this way, can Dingguo Gong know, how much sweet potatoes can be harvested?" ”

Guo An frowned slightly and shook his head slowly.

"To the disappointment of Wei Guogong, it is also my first time to grow sweet potatoes! I don't know how much I can gain! ”

"I see!"

Xu Huizu bowed slightly, and did not continue to ask.

On the side, a trace of disappointment flashed in Li Jinglong's eyes.

However, he didn't say much.

Soon.

The three of them followed the eunuch and came to the Fengtian Temple.

Seeing the few people standing in the Fengtian Palace, a trace of surprise flashed in Guo An's eyes again.

Especially, after seeing Zhu Di's iron-blue face, I couldn't help but guess in my mind, could it be that Wang Zhen's side really found out some corrupt officials?

However, thinking in his mind, Guo An still saluted with Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong.

"Weichen has seen His Majesty, and I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"The three Aiqing don't need to be polite!"

Without waiting for Guo An and others to ask, Zhu Di said directly: "The prince of the Datong Dynasty has a letter asking us for help!" ”

"Ask for help on behalf of the prince?"

Guo An, Li Jinglong and others couldn't help but be stunned.

Xu Huizu, on the other hand, looked worried.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, why did the prince ask for help?"

Zhu Di looked at Xu Huizu and said inexplicably: "Wei Guogong, before, you have been to Datong, have you heard of the name of the Copper Hammer Demon King?" ”

"Acting king?"

Xu Huizu's face was strange.

"I didn't expect it, you've heard it too!"

Zhu Di smiled, but there was no expression on his face, and it was cold and chilling.

"We didn't expect that we cut his guards, he was still so brutal and unreasonable, killing people at every turn, and favoring the side concubine Xu, and beating and scolding the concubine Xu and Shizi and others at every turn......"

"Why is the acting king still like this?"

Xu Huizu's brows furrowed.

On the side, Guo An, Li Jinglong and others had strange faces.

Really.

Zhu Di looked at Guo An, "Guo Qing, acting as the king is so cruel, how do you think I should deal with it?" ”

Guo An said: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, this is a royal matter, and the ministers ......"

"This is also a state affair!"

Without waiting for Guo An to resign, Zhu Di said directly: "The acting king is stationed in Datong, but he is the king of Daming, if the acting king changes, there will be a change in my Daming!" ”

Guo An's expression changed, he sighed softly, and asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how is the prince of the king?" ”

Zhu Di said: "He wants to borrow troops from me, and he wants to go to sea to attack overseas barbarian countries!" ”

"Out to sea?"

Guo An was stunned, "Your Majesty, this ...... According to His Majesty's previous decree, all the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty can go to sea if they want to! ”

Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing thinks that what the prince begged for is feasible?" ”

Guo An shook his head again and again, "Your Majesty, although the prince of the acting king is begging, I know what the acting king means!" ”

Zhu Di asked again: "Then for the acting king, what does Guo Qing think I should do?" ”

"This ......"

Guo An's expression couldn't help but change again, and he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, although Weichen is a prince of the country, he can only study some objects, and he doesn't understand these!

However, Weichen will obey His Majesty's will, His Majesty wants to deal with the acting king in this way, and Weichen will fully support it! ”

Zhu Di looked at the Ministry of Rites on the side, "Ministry of Rites, the acting king is brutal and unreasonable, refuses to change his teachings, and disobeys my will, what do you think should be done with him?" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked bitter.

Guo An can excuse himself from this matter by not understanding anything.

However, he is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he is in charge of all the rituals of tomorrow!

"Returning to Your Majesty, the acting king disobeyed the holy decree, the crime is extremely heinous, and the whole family should be beheaded!

However, the acting king is the king of the Ming Dynasty and the brother of His Majesty, and Weichen feels that he can deal with it as appropriate, cut his prince, abolish him as a concubine, and be imprisoned in the mansion!

As for the throne, it can be succeeded by the son! ”

Zhu Di looked at the official department again, "What do the officials think?" ”

Jian Yi's expression was solemn, "Your Majesty, Weichen seconded the proposal." It's just that the son of the acting king sues his father with his son, which is a great crime of unfilial piety, and Weichen thinks that it is not enough to inherit the title of acting king! ”

Xu Huizu's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "There is no way for the king, and the prince of the king has no choice but to seek self-protection from His Majesty, this is the Grand Duke!" ”

Zhu Di looked around, ignored Li Jinglong, who had not spoken, and instead looked at the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.

"What does the prince think should be done with the acting king?"

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath and arched his hand: "Back to my father, the child thinks that what Zheng Shangshu said in the Ministry of Rites is very reasonable!" ”

"In that case......

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and looked at Xu Huizu and Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

"Then, according to what Zheng Qing's family said, he cut off the title of acting king, abolished him as a concubine, and imprisoned him in the mansion.

As for the Acting Wang's Mansion, it was first managed by Zhu Xunxuan, the son of the Acting Wang!

In this matter, the two of you will go to announce the decree, and by the way, investigate the situation of the royal mansion again! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An and Li Jinglong hurriedly flattered.

And Xu Huizu and Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, changed their expressions slightly.

Why did Your Majesty make a decision so quickly?

Just asked, but there was no court discussion, so he directly wanted to cut the prince of a feudal king?

Zhu Di asked lightly: "Wei Guogong and Zheng Aiqing, do you still have any questions?" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Xu Huizu hurriedly responded.

Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, smiled bitterly in his heart and bowed slightly.

"Wechen obeys!"

"Very good!"

……

Out of the palace, Guo An, Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong and others said goodbye, got into the carriage, and went home.

It's just that it hasn't gone far yet.

The carriage was stopped.

Guo An poked his head out and looked at the smiling face outside, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Brother Li, this is?"

Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Brother Guo, let's inquire about the sweet potato!" ”

With that, he went straight into the carriage.

Guo An commanded Xu Yong in front of him a little helplessly, and the carriage moved again!

Li Jinglong asked directly: "Brother Guo, I don't know how many acres of sweet potatoes have been planted?" ”

"Nine acres!"

Guo An said.

"Nine acres?"

Li Jinglong's eyes lit up, and he asked again: "In this way, isn't it possible to produce seventy or eighty stone sweet potatoes?" ”

"It should work!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

"Hiss......"

Li Jinglong opened his mouth wide, and after a while, his face was full of excitement: "Brother Guo, how long does it take for sweet potatoes to ripen?" ”

"It's usually three or four months!"

Guo An thought for a while, and then said: "However, it is already autumn, and after the weather turns cooler, the growth of sweet potatoes may be affected somewhat, and it may be delayed for a month or two?" ”

"So long?"

Li Jinglong was a little disappointed.

"Those sweet potatoes outside the city want to be harvested, won't it be spring next year?"

"Almost!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

"Alas, so delicious......"

Li Jinglong sighed sadly and didn't speak for a long time.

After entering the Dingguo Mansion, Li Jinglong's expression improved a little.

"Brother Guo, if you can really harvest so many sweet potatoes, Your Majesty will definitely give you some sweet potatoes!"

"I hope so!"

Guo An pursed his lips, "Sweet potatoes are so important to Daming, and the old man of Tyrant Zhao is staring at it tightly!" ”

“……”

Li Jinglong couldn't help it and sighed again.

Subsequently, in the entire main hall, only Guo An and Li Jinglong were left.

Li Jinglong raised his head, looked around, and then asked in a low voice: "Brother Guo, today, Your Majesty is a little unusual!" ”

"yes!"

Guo An nodded subconsciously, and then the whole person froze!

"Brother Li, you came here today just for this?"

"No, no!"

Li Jinglong hurriedly shook his head, "I'm just anxious about that sweet potato!" ”

"Yes!"

Guo An nodded in agreement, "We have become the prince of the country, and our children and grandchildren are rich, so we should enjoy the glory and wealth for now!" ”

"It's extreme, it's extreme!"

Li Jinglong laughed, "Brother Guo, you taught us the bathhouse, we have already opened two in Beiping, and in Liaodong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, we have also opened more than 20 large and small bathhouses!"

Jingshi, you should also open three or four, right? ”

Guo An was taken aback, "Brother Li has already opened so many bathhouses?" ”

"Exactly!"

Li Jinglong said: "The bathhouse is such a wonderful product, it is much better than the business of the red boat on the Qinhuai River.

After our bathhouse is opened, we will buy dozens of women from the red boat and put them on the upper floor of the bathhouse to keep the daily gold!

By the end of the year, our bathhouses will be able to give Brother Guo at least 200,000 taels of silver! ”

…… What a genius, this kind of business model, but in later generations, it appeared!

Guo An was dumbfounded when he heard this, "I didn't expect that Brother Li is also a business wizard!" ”

"Hahaha......"

Li Jinglong immediately burst out laughing.

Guo An said again: "However, Brother Li, those women in the bathhouse must not be forced!" ”

Li Jinglong said: "Brother Guo, don't worry, those women, let's give them food and shelter, at least ten taels of silver per month to share the profits, and come and go freely...... As long as you let out your voice, there will be a lot of women who want to come in! ”

"That's it!"

Guo An is relieved now!

Li Jinglong asked tentatively: "However, before, because of the existence of that generation of kings, we didn't open a bathhouse in Datong City.

Now, Your Majesty wants to cut the king's prince, can you open one or two families in Datong City? ”

Guo An glanced at Li Jinglong and nodded slightly.

"Yes!"

Li Jinglong asked curiously: "In a few years, will that generation of kings be restored to his title by His Majesty?" ”

"The king of Dai and other kings are those Mongols who defended the north of the Ming Dynasty for the Ming Dynasty.

However, the Tatars have all voted for my Daming, and as for the Navarats......"

Guo An smiled disdainfully, "In two years, when my Daming is richer, the Shenji Camp will be stronger...... I only need to send 50,000 troops and recruit 50,000 Tatars, which should be able to beat the Warats even more miserable than the Tatars! ”

"In this way, the kings of Cyprus are gone......

Li Jinglong was shocked.

"yes!"

Guo An nodded slowly, "Moreover, in the past few years, the major vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty have been doing evil for their own domains and oppressing the people!"

There are more and more of these lawlessness! ”

"Shock?"

Li Jinglong was shocked again.

"yes!"

Guo An nodded slowly.

"In this case, then we don't have any worries!"

Li Jinglong was relaxed, "We must let our bathhouses open all over the state capitals of Daming!" ”

Yours, yours, and without mine, cannot be counted as me......

Guo An suddenly felt a strong sense of shame.

A dignified Ming Guogong is so concerned about the bathhouse......

If this event is recorded in the history books, it will be passed on to future generations!

Guo An, the prince of Dingguo, is the ancestor of the bathhouse!

Ten thousand years of shame!

…… (End of chapter)