The next morning, Zhu Ying came out of Prince Yan's Mansion, went to the teahouse to make some arrangements, and then prepared to go find Zhu Gaochi.

As a businessman, he would not even be qualified to buy a yard in the capital if he had no connections to help him.

Although Zhu Gaochi seems inconspicuous, he actually has a lot of influence in the capital.

As the eldest son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di, he became the crown prince when he came of age and was a legitimate grandson of the emperor.

The entrance of the teahouse had long been blocked by the queue of people, and there was a small path reserved next to it, and a servant was running away.

They were carrying food boxes in their hands and kept going in and out. They were delivering takeout to the homes of various nobles.

Zhu Ying inspected the teahouse and then turned around and left.

What he didn't notice was that diagonally opposite the teahouse, two men were sitting at a stall in disguise eating plain noodles.

"Master Jiang, the person just now was Zhu Ying."

Song Zhong, who was sitting opposite Jiang Li, lowered his head and introduced in a low voice.

However, Jiang Li, who was sitting opposite him, had dropped his chopsticks for adding noodles onto the table. Although there was some distance between them, he could still see it clearly with his eyesight.

"They are very similar. Even their temperament is exactly the same."

"Even if they are biological father and son, it is rare for them to look so similar."

“It’s unbelievable.”

Jiang Li's eyes fell on Zhu Ying's back and he murmured, "Even their backs are somewhat similar."

After a while, Jiang Li came back to his senses and asked, "Have you investigated the general situation?"

Song Zhong nodded and said, "Last night I sent someone to the Ministry of Revenue to inquire. Zhu Ying is a merchant. The nearest travel permit is from Beiping to the capital."

"I asked someone to check the teahouse's title deed, and it is under the name of King Yan."

"The time recorded in the travel permit is that he arrived in the capital on the same day as the King of Yan."

Jiang Li frowned when he heard this. As a member of the royal family, there was naturally no record of a travel pass for the Prince of Yan.

But for a merchant to travel from Peking to the capital, it would take at least a month at the fastest.

It is easy to guess that Zhu Ying must have followed Prince Yan and came here quickly through the post station.

But why would Zhu Ying, who looks and has a temperament very similar to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, be involved with Prince Yan?

For Jiang Li, this issue is very important.

As the fourth prince, there is no way that Prince Yan could not notice Zhu Ying's appearance.

Thinking back to the recent turmoil regarding the succession.

Jiang Li felt that a shocking conspiracy was looming.

"Mr. Jiang, should we investigate secretly first, or should we consult His Majesty before making a decision?" Song Zhong hesitated and asked Jiang Li.

"Go to the government office and bring the scroll. I will see His Majesty immediately."

Jiang Li finished speaking in a deep voice, then stood up and left.

The Jinyiwei are not qualified to investigate members of the royal family and must obtain the consent of His Majesty.

In particular, it involves Prince of Yan Zhu Di.

The reputation of Prince Yan is now very popular in the whole Ming Dynasty. Jiang Lin does not have the courage to investigate alone when it comes to Prince Yan.

No matter what the result is, Jiang Li cannot cover up such a thing.

The Jinyiwei Yamen and the palace are on the same road, so there is no need to take a detour.

After getting Zhu Ying's portrait from the yamen, Jiang Li went straight to the palace.

But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was still in the morning court.

As the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and a third-rank official, Jiang Li was of course qualified to attend court.

But how can such a thing be brought up at a court meeting?

Of course Jiang Li understood the importance of this matter.

Helplessly, Jiang Li could only wait for the end of the morning court session and then report to the emperor in private.

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"Brother Ying, you are not used to living in the mansion, so you specially come to buy a yard."

"If there are any servants in the mansion who are blind and annoy Ying Ge'er, just tell me and I will give them a severe lesson."

Zhu Gaochi spoke in a big way, as if he had some misunderstanding about Zhu Ying's plan to move out.

"Your Highness, you misunderstood. Everything is fine in the mansion. It's just that my teahouse business is so prosperous that it's always a little inconvenient to come and go."

"That's why I thought about buying a yard outside. I don't dare to disturb His Royal Highness Prince Yan too much."

"It's just that I'm just a businessman. I don't have the ability to buy a yard. That's why I asked the eldest prince to come with me."

"Prince, you must help me with this."

Zhu Ying said with a smile. He could naturally understand the implication of Zhu Gaochi's words.

It sounds like an enthusiastic invitation to stay, but in fact it is just a polite courtesy.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi immediately patted his chest and expressed that he still had some respect in the capital.

As long as Zhu Ying likes a certain yard, he will help her get it.

Even if the yard already had an owner, he could still make some arrangements to make room for Zhu Ying.

Although Zhu Gaochi was the emperor's grandson, he was not a legitimate grandson, but he was also a biological grandson.

The emperor's grandson still has some bearing. In a sense, the Ming Dynasty belongs to his family.

It’s just a courtyard. Even if it belongs to one of his uncles, would Zhu Gaochi be worried about not being able to get it if he stepped forward?

If it is the family of an important official or noble, it is not too difficult to come up with a solution.

As for ordinary wealthy families.

Not moving? Haha…

After hearing this, Zhu Ying smiled, bowed and expressed his gratitude, then took Zhu Gaochi to the Yahang.

The broker is the intermediary in later generations.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a distinction between official and private yamen.

A proper dental clinic is one that belongs to the government.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, even if one was a private dentist, one had to hold a dental certificate issued by the government before being able to engage in this business.

However, the threshold for private dental practice is low, and the profits earned are relatively shady.

Even many officials who hold private posts would secretly play tricks, not to mention those who do not hold private posts.

Especially in the area of ​​human trafficking, it is usually done by private agents.

The Ming Dynasty law severely punishes human traffickers. Once caught and there is conclusive evidence, no matter their age, they will be sentenced to death.

Those with minor crimes will be beheaded on a chosen day, while those with serious crimes will be executed by slow slicing.

The pawnshops in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were large and busy.

The yahang does not only deal in house buying and selling. From the perspective of later generations, the yahang of the Ming Dynasty was more like a comprehensive intermediary agency and talent market.

Houses are bought and sold, shops are rented, and land deeds are registered and replaced here.

There are also those who are looking for work and recruiting people.

Such as waiters in shops, maids, housekeepers, accountants, and servants in wealthy families.

Even a series of things including guarding, horse and carriage trading, etc., are done here.

Poor families don't hire people to paint their portraits.

If you want to find a job, you have to wait here.

Whenever a wealthy family was short of staff, they would follow the agent's introduction and then go directly to the site to make their selection.

Due to the different supply and demand relationships, there are obviously more people looking for food than those who are short of people.

Today's dental personnel are like adults to these civilians in need.

It would be very difficult to find a job without the introduction of a broker.

There are so many tricks involved.

There are quite a few unscrupulous people who even directly sell people.

That's the sentence.

The servants in the carriage and boat shops should be killed even if they are innocent.

Although there are good people among them, there are more bad people. The fact that it can be passed down to later generations obviously has a certain reason.

As the grandson of the emperor and the future prince of Yan, Zhu Gaochi was naturally accompanied by guards when he went out.

As soon as we arrived at the gate of the pawnshop, officials came up to greet us.

Go straight through the main door and go to the dental office to handle related matters.

At this time, in the Fengtian Hall of the Ming Imperial Palace.

Following the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department's long and drawn-out "Dismiss the court!"

The morning court finally ended.

Jiang Li immediately went out the side door and headed for the Huagai Hall behind the Fengtian Hall.

After Zhu Yuanzhang left court, he would usually handle some government affairs with some important ministers in the Huagai Hall.

What Jiang Li had to do was to follow His Majesty's path from Fengtian Palace to Huagai Palace.

Report Zhu Ying's affairs to His Majesty.