Chapter 89 Debate◇
◎ Zhou Luo has been very worried these days. He doesn’t know what’s wrong with his grandfather. He likes to take him with him wherever he goes. As a result, he has dysentery.
Zhu Xi has been incredibly worried lately. His grandfather, for some reason, seems to have taken him with him everywhere he goes, so much so that he hasn't been to the hot spring resort in over two months...
A few days ago, General Deng Yu, who was in Fujian suppressing the Japanese pirates, submitted another memorial, stating that he wanted to expand Dayan's fleet and requested funding from the Ministry of Revenue...
Hu Xiang and others were forcing the transfer away, saying that they wanted to use the little money in the Ministry of Revenue for something more useful!
On this day, Emperor Chengqian summoned Prime Minister Hu, Prime Minister Wang, Pingxi Hou Mufeng, the son of the Duke of Zhenguo Xiahou Yong, Su Ming who was familiar with Fujian affairs and others to the Qianqing Palace to discuss whether this money should be allocated!
Zhu Xi took over the role of Eunuch Lu. Apart from occasionally refilling tea for the big guys, he could only stand behind his grandfather...
He was not as good as his second brother who was standing next to him. Although he was also standing, he did not have to pour tea or water. He could also interject a word or two from time to time, such as reporting how much silver was left in the Ministry of Revenue and which places urgently needed money and could not delay!
Zhu Xi listened and complained to himself, "His second brother must have spent half a year at the Ministry of Revenue, just memorizing the account books? Otherwise, how could the figures he reported be so incomplete?"
But speaking of it, his grandfather was really poor! I'm afraid that any of the wealthy families in Kyoto would be richer than him. His private treasury was empty, and the national treasury was also unable to make ends meet!
Alas! No wonder his grandfather was always in a bad mood every day. He had been nagging about giving Ayu's family five thousand taels of silver for several years. Every time he thought of it, he would repeat it in his ear. His ears must have calluses from listening to it!
If he wasn't afraid that his grandfather would keep thinking about it after knowing that their villa business made money, he really wanted to bid 50,000 taels to his grandfather directly, so that the old man would be happy.
Since the opening of their villa, he has received 70,000 taels of dividends!
Zhu Xi was bored listening to the endless arguments of Hu Xiang and his men when he saw Eunuch Lu come in with a constipated look on his face. He stood aside without saying a word until Emperor Chengqian noticed him and gave him a look to ask what he wanted. Then he gave Zhu Xi a meaningful look, then bowed and whispered something in Emperor Chengqian's ear...
After hearing this, Emperor Chengqian sprayed a mouthful of tea in the face of Prime Minister Hu, who was sitting politely under the table. When Zhu Xi saw this, he extremely suspected that his grandfather had done it on purpose.
Emperor Cheng Qian then looked at Hu Xiang and Zhu Xi in surprise, and then, amid the confusion of the crowd and Hu Xiang's embarrassment, he asked Zhu Xi behind him:
"When did you open a hot spring resort? How come I didn't know about it?"
Zhu Xi… Damn! Whatever you fear will come true!
"Grandfather, it's just a small business I started with someone else. You're so busy with your work, how can I even mention such a small thing in front of you?"
Zhu Xi bowed hurriedly and replied.
"Small business? As far as I know, Lao Wu, your small business is more profitable than the emperor's grandfather's imperial farm. You must make 1,800 taels every day!"
After hearing this, Zhu Chi immediately took the opportunity to flatter his younger brother in front of his grandfather.
Zhu Xi thought to himself that the information his second brother received was just so-so and not very well-informed. At least when he investigated his business, he didn't investigate it clearly and simply omitted more than half of the information!
Zhu Xi was already used to his second brother giving him some eye drops from time to time, so he fought back very smoothly.
"Second brother is truly capable! Not only is he the accountant of the Ministry of Revenue, he also serves as my accountant! How else would he know so much? Even I, a shareholder, don't know as much as you do?"
Hahaha, to be honest, I've been busy honoring my grandfather for the past two months and haven't had time to manage that business. I've handed it over to my close follower Ye Qing, and I really don't know if that business is profitable or not."
Zhu Chi thought to himself, "Just talk nonsense! If you don't have time to go, then Ye Qing has no time to inform you." Just as he was about to say a few more words, he heard Hu Xiang, who had just wiped his face, say to Emperor Cheng Qian:
"Your Majesty, the issue of whether or not to allocate funds to the Fujian Navy is the most important issue right now. Let's discuss these minor matters concerning the Fifth Prince in private later."
What I mean is, whether your grandson should do business or what kind of business he should do is something you two should discuss privately, and don't talk about it here!
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chengqian sneered:
"This matter has nothing to do with politics, but it has something to do with you, Prime Minister Hu!"
Hu Xiang...
………
The people at the Hot Spring Villa never imagined that one day they would welcome the current emperor in person. Not only did the emperor come, but also the royal guards, several prime ministers, and military and political leaders from all walks of life came!
There are almost thousands of people here!
Such a big battle,
Not only Zhou Yu and Mu Qingni were shocked, but also Zhou Jin, Zhou Po and others who came with a large group of followers and guards to rescue Tian, and the housekeeper Hu Kui from Prime Minister Hu's mansion were all shocked.
All the big guys lurking in the hot spring villa had to show up!
The Duke of Zhenguo who almost permanently resides in the hot spring villa, the eldest princess who came with Mu Qingni, Prince Kang who was enjoying a sweet hot spring bath, and the twelfth prince Zhu Shan all ran out in a panic to see the emperor!
Emperor Chengqian...
Looking at his childhood friend, brother-in-law, daughter, and son kneeling there, he was so angry that he almost died!
It’s not that he was angry that they didn’t take care of things, but he felt that he was exhausted every day, while these people were here soaking in the hot spring and enjoying life. This contrast was really unacceptable to him and it was so infuriating!
Especially since even his daughter and son were there, Emperor Cheng Qian felt that he was being taken advantage of!
He then glared fiercely at Princess Ningguo and his youngest son, who had huddled in fear, implying that he would settle the score with them later. Then, he calmed himself down and began to deal with the fight between Lord Zhou's grandson and Prime Minister Hu's youngest son...
…
At this time, Hu Xiang's concubine Tian and his son Hu Yi had been awakened by the accompanying imperial physician, and Hu Yi's arm had been reattached by the imperial physician.
Then, before they knew what was happening, they were taken to the largest garden in the hot spring villa. When they took a look, they almost fainted again...
They thought to themselves that today's incident had really gotten out of hand, but when the mother and son saw that Prime Minister Hu was also there, sitting there calmly, they immediately felt relieved and confident again!
Especially Tian, she felt that they could not be blamed for what happened today. Her son just taught a steward a lesson. Even though he was once the grandson of Lord Zhou, he was now just the descendant of a criminal and a steward of this villa.
His son was the son of a prime minister, yet when he was being lectured, not only did he not listen attentively, he even dared to retort and injure his son. What's worse, those two damn girls then broke his son's arm. As a mother, she couldn't bear to see this, so what was wrong with standing up for her son?!
They, mother and son, had good intentions and came to support the Fifth Prince's business, but ended up getting injured or even fainting. The Fifth Prince should give them an explanation for all this!
The more Tian thought about it, the more she felt that she was right. When Eunuch Lu asked them to explain the reason, she knelt on the ground and said what she thought.
Eunuch Lu asked Zhou Luo and others again, and they all honestly explained the whole story. The process they described was actually similar to what Tian said, but the perspective was exactly the opposite.
After Emperor Chengqian finished listening, he glanced at Prime Minister Hu, who was sitting there calmly, and asked, "Prime Minister Hu, what do you think about this matter?"
When Prime Minister Hu saw Emperor Chengqian asking him, he immediately stood up and bowed:
"In my opinion, Yi'er and this nephew Zhou are young and loyal, so it's normal for them to have some arguments. Who here hasn't fought in their youth? You lose and I win. Today I punch you, tomorrow you kick me. As long as we don't kill or injure each other, what does it matter?!"
Yi'er was weak since childhood, so his aunt doted on him. When she heard that her son was beaten, she might have been too anxious.
It just so happened that a while ago, a series of women in Kyoto disappeared. I was worried, so I gave two of my guards to her. When she saw her son in danger and rushed to save him, it was normal for her to use those guards to intimidate others. After all, mother and son are connected by heart!
Hu Xiang first said with a smile, then changed the subject and said:
"Even if what Tian did was wrong, it was to save her own son, so it is understandable. Besides, they did not cause any substantial harm to the other party. The imperial physician just said that everyone in the villa was only slightly injured and can recover with rest.
Instead, the two girls came up and beat my son severely, breaking his arm. I had been planning to have him fired next year, but now, let alone fired, I'm afraid he can't even hold a pen!
"These two girls look so young, but I didn't expect them to be so vicious. As the saying goes, destroying someone's career is like killing their parents. My son's future has been ruined by these two! You two girls have to give me an explanation, right?!"
Prime Minister Hu stared at Mu Qingni and Zhou Yu with a grim expression.
If Mu Qingni had never fought on the battlefield, had never defended Fuzhou City...
If Zhou Yu hadn't lived in the apocalypse for three years, and hadn't traveled through time and space, he would have experienced three months of exile...
The two girls might be afraid of Hu Xiang's intimidating look, but now... looking at the huge dark circles under Hu Xiang's eyes, the two girls, who were not very pure, suddenly wanted to remind him:
"Shouldn't you take it easy at night..."
…
"I cannot agree with what Prime Minister Hu said," Zhou Yu was the first to kneel on the ground and said:
"Your concubine casually ordered the guards to hurt people, and you brushed it off lightly with the excuse that mother and son are connected and excusable. But when my sister Qingni and I tried to stop them from hurting people, you called us vicious and unforgivable?!
I said I stood up to protect my family! Sister Qingni was brave enough to stand up for what was right when she saw injustice!
According to your logic, we are even more excusable. We should not be punished, but rewarded instead?!"
"Yes!" Mu Qingni looked at Zhou Yu with appreciation and said:
"And what Prime Minister Hu said is also wrong! The so-called mother-son bond refers to the mother, son, and daughter. Tian is at best your concubine. She cannot nominally call herself your son's mother. How can there be a mother-son bond? Prime Minister Hu, as the Prime Minister of Great Yan, should be familiar with the laws. How can you not even know this?!"
Everyone...
These two girls must be possessed by Lord Zhou!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com