amaotonovel Chapter 1098 There are plenty of people who are having an even worse time than us!
Chapter 1098 There are plenty of people who are having an even worse time than us!
Q: Who was the most upset when Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao suddenly ran away?
This was not the Zhu Emperor who was in the palace, eagerly anticipating watching the cannons fire simultaneously.
Because Emperor Zhu himself could go to the Tiger Guard Left Guard outside the city and see the magnificent sight of cannons firing simultaneously at any time.
The most distressed person was Xia Yu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, when Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao suddenly ran away.
Zhu Biao, the current crown prince, is someone you can't afford to offend.
Yang Shaofeng, the current emperor's son-in-law, is still someone you can't afford to offend.
They ran away, and I had to go with them, because if I didn't follow them properly, I would be hated by both the Crown Prince and the Emperor.
The key point is that the Embroidered Uniform Guard is the emperor's personal guard, the eyes and ears of the emperor! The crown prince and the prince consort secretly ran away, and you, as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, didn't report it, but instead ran away with them. Is that right?
Looking at the Chang brothers, Chang Mao and Chang Sheng, who were leading the way at the front of the group, and then at Li Mingchen of Krupp who was bringing up the rear, Xia Yu could only sigh in the end.
Just accept your fate. Anyway, even if the sky falls, there are still so many people to hold it up.
And the sky won't fall down.
Xia Yu followed behind the group, muttering to himself, while Yang Shaofeng pondered in his mind where to start next.
The plan was to launch a maritime inspection from Yangzhou Prefecture directly to the coastal garrisons, mobilizing the Dengzhou fleet and coastal garrisons.
Or head straight to the coastal counties of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, specifically to inquire about the people who suddenly became rich, as well as the officials and gentry along the coast.
Also, should we bring Kong Xixue and Kong Xilu along?
These two are excellent scapegoats; it would be a shame not to include them.
The most crucial factor was the "maritime merchants" along the coast.
There's an old saying that goes, "Pulling up a radish brings out the mud along with it."
Behind the "maritime merchants" were local gentry, and behind the local gentry were government officials.
Behind the officials and gentry are their entire extended families.
If this "maritime merchant case" is investigated more thoroughly, the number of people involved will definitely not be less than those involved in the previous cases of plowshares, ironware, children, blank seals, and tax officials.
Moreover, Yang Shaofeng had a vague feeling that if this maritime case was handled properly, it might be possible to catch a deep-sea behemoth.
A gigantic creature that has been sucking the blood of ordinary people since the Song Dynasty.
Zhu Biao glanced at Yang Shaofeng's preoccupied expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's on your mind, brother-in-law?"
Yang Shaofeng came to his senses and first ordered the entire team to stop and rest before saying to Zhu Biao, "I was just thinking about how big a commotion this case will cause."
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When Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao stopped the procession and began to discuss the scale of the "Maritime Merchant Case," Emperor Zhu, who had been lingering in the Kunning Palace talking with Empress Ma, was also staring blankly into space.
The Emperor Zhu did not care that Zhu Biao had taken the imperial sword.
They also didn't care that Yang Shaofeng had used the royal command flag.
Even when they fled with Chang Mao, Chang Sheng, Li Qi, Liu Lian, Li Mingchen, Xia Yu, and others, Emperor Zhu didn't take it seriously.
Anyway, this whole family business belongs to Bill, so he can do whatever he wants with it.
And then there's my own scoundrel son-in-law. Although that scoundrel sometimes does inhuman things, he's never ambiguous when it comes to important matters. If he suddenly uses the royal decree, he must have his reasons.
Bringing Chang Mao and Chang Sheng along would also give Biao'er a bit more safety.
What truly displeased Emperor Zhu was that his eldest son had once again acted first and reported later. The news only reached the palace layer by layer after Zhu Biao and Yang Shaofeng had left the city. Most importantly, they left behind a memorial and a whole host of other troublesome matters before they fled.
The Imperial Medical Academy was inexplicably transferred to Dengzhou, and the work of the imperial physicians was taken over by Zhu Xiaowu and his students.
The Crown Prince's personal guards took over the palace's patrols and protection, and the two maids, Jin'er and Yu'er, also moved into the palace with the cook from the Prince Consort's residence.
What are those two bastards trying to do?
Or perhaps they discovered something amiss, that they couldn't even trust the Imperial Hospital and the palace guards and cooks?
The more Emperor Zhu thought about it, the more his head ached.
After a long while, Emperor Zhu sighed heavily, grasped Empress Ma's hand, and said, "Sister, do you think we can't even win people's hearts?"
Empress Ma turned around and grasped Emperor Zhu's hand, gently stroking it as she said, "It's not that you can't win people's hearts, but that people's hearts are fickle, and even more so that money can sway them."
"Didn't your good son-in-law write about this in 'On the Gentry'? When profits reach half, some people will take risks."
"Now the profits from the sea are dozens or even hundreds of times greater, how can they not be tempted?"
"Moreover, from the first year of Hongwu to now, the profits they have lost are not just half."
Emperor Zhu sighed softly and said, "I know that's how things are, but I just don't feel at ease."
Empress Ma suddenly smiled and said, "Don't think about so many messy things."
"Haven't our Biao'er and our son-in-law already started dealing with it?"
"The two of us just need to stay in the capital peacefully and take good care of that girl, Jin'er, and Yu'er."
"Let them do what they want with the rest."
Emperor Zhu grunted in agreement, then said with a dark face, "It's fine to let them do whatever they want. Even if they create a huge hole in the sky, we can still cover for them."
"The key is to look at those two scoundrels. Look at the mess they've made. Is that something the Crown Prince and his consort would do?"
"They dare to order around the emperor like me!"
Those two bastards, one bosses around his own father, and the other bosses around his father-in-law, and we're the ones who suffer the consequences.
Seeing that Emperor Zhu had returned to normal and was no longer as dejected as before, Empress Ma rolled her eyes and said, "Whose fault is it that they were able to escape from the capital? If you knew that nothing good could come of the two of them getting together, why didn't you send someone to keep an eye on them beforehand?"
After making a couple of sarcastic remarks to Emperor Zhu, Empress Ma stood up again and said, "I'll make a bowl of noodles. What kind of sauce do you want?"
What?
What's the deal with braised dishes?
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhu immediately forgot about Zhu Biao and Yang Shaofeng, and chuckled as he said, "I want tomato and egg stew."
What maritime case? Those two bastards can handle it.
Nothing is more important than my sister's hand-pulled noodles with tomato and egg sauce!
Besides, what does it matter if we feel bad?
The capital city is so big, there are many people suffering more than we are.
Leaving aside others, just look at Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen. Aren't they feeling bad right now?
Which official in the entire capital wasn't feeling uncomfortable?
And what about Mosiha, Manlahafis, Park Sung-hwa, Park Deok-hwan, and all the other vassal envoys? Which one of them wasn't upset?
There are many people who are having an even worse time than us!