my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 53
Xie Jin's face was slightly ugly, but since Zhang Anshi is the prince's brother-in-law, he still said patiently: "This is not a problem of lack of manpower, but a problem of violating the etiquette system. If the palace finds out, you can teach His Highness the prince how to do it. What about telling His Majesty?"

Zhang Anshi was unhappy when he heard that, so he looked at Xie Jin angrily: "Then let them starve to death outside?"

"This... I have my own department to deal with."

Zhang Anshi immediately said: "If Yousi can deal with it, he won't be so hungry."

Xie Jin showed a bit of impatience. After all, he is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. He thought that Zhang Anshi did this to harm His Royal Highness.

With so many people filling the East Palace, what will His Majesty think?What will those who want to criticize the prince think?
Xie Jin said: "Mr. Zhang is still young, there are some things... I still don't understand..."

Zhang Anshi said: "I only believe in one reason. There are more people in the East Palace, and there are people who stutter when they are hungry. What's wrong with that? Picking up these people now will be of great benefit to alleviating the disaster in Suzhou and Songjiang. With so many mouths, there will be fewer hungry people."

Seeing that Zhang Anshi couldn't explain it, Xie Jin quickly saluted Zhu Gaochi and said, "His Royal Highness, this matter must never happen. Once His Majesty finds out, Long Yan will be furious. This matter is of great importance. Your Highness, please think twice."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but said angrily: "The views of rotten Confucians!"

"Shut up!" At this moment, a crisp voice sounded.

Everyone looked at the source of the voice, but saw the princess Zhang's face was cold, leading Zhu Zhanji over, followed by a group of maids and eunuchs.

Mrs. Zhang said to Zhang Anshi with hatred, "Anshi, how can you talk to Bachelor Xie like this."

"Sister..."

Xie Jin hurriedly saluted Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and said politely to Xie Jinke: "Bachelor Xie has worked hard. Don't blame my younger brother for being reckless."

Then Mrs. Zhang said to Zhang Anshi with a cold face: "I heard that you recruited a lot of women, where are they?"

Zhang Anshi resentfully said: "It's on the other side of the urn wall."

Mrs. Zhang said to Zhu Gaochi: "Your Highness, why don't you go and have a look first."

Zhu Gaochi sighed: "Okay."

A group of people boarded the high wall of the East Palace, walked along the aisle of the palace wall, and then arrived at the gate building of Cheng'en Gate. Looking down from here, they can see that there are crowds of people outside.

Most of the people in rags were barefoot, and in this cold weather, the unkempt people stood huddled and timidly.

Mrs. Zhang stared at the dark man without moving.

Xie Jin said to the prince and the Zhang family: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, it's very windy here, let's go quickly, these people... I will find a way to deal with Tianfu."

Mrs. Zhang looked back and glanced at Xie Jin: "How does Mr. Xie plan to be handed over to Ying Tianfu?"

"This……"

Mrs. Zhang beckoned to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi was afraid that Mrs. Zhang would pinch him, so he refused to step forward.

Mrs. Zhang reprimanded coquettishly: "Usually you are bold, but now you know how to be afraid."

Zhu Zhanji, who was led by Mrs. Zhang, said in a milky voice: "Mother, don't be angry, I will be obedient."

Zhang Anshi smiled awkwardly.

Mrs. Zhang pondered: "Let people settle them first, and clean them up. If they are healthy, let them enter the palace. Let Li Nanny and Zhou Nanny take care of it, and then order Deng Jian to take care of them." Food and clothing, teach everyone not to slack off, the weather is so cold, they can't last much longer."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help being surprised and said: "Ah..."

Xie Jin was startled, and hurriedly said, "Ma'am, you are..."

There is not much expression on Zhang's face, but the whole person is indescribably dignified, and he said in his mouth: "If a person has no food to eat, no clothes to wear, he will die!"

"But……"

Mrs. Zhang said: "I know Xie Gong's good intentions. If there are any rumors and rumors, I will bear the responsibility. The most important thing now is...one more life is one person."

Xie Jin obviously felt that Mrs. Zhang had some women's views: "Your Majesty has..."

"Will anyone around Your Majesty use this to criticize the crown prince?" Zhang said, her eyes fell on those ragged people, and pity flashed in her eyes, and she continued: "But Xie Gong has never tasted the taste of starvation and coldness, right?" , I have never tasted it, and neither has my brother. But my Zhang family... I am not from a wealthy family, but I also know the sufferings of the world, and I know how hard it is to live in such a calamity year. !"

"There are many truths in the world. If it is reasonable, of course I can't explain it to Mr. Xie, but I, a woman and Taoist family, only recognize one truth. The family surnamed Zhu sits in the world, and the life and death of the people depends on the emperor. As a son, as a daughter-in-law, if I teach half a person here to starve to death in front of the Eastern Palace, wouldn’t I be afraid of being rejected by the heavens?"

Speaking of this, Xie Jin could only look at Zhu Gaochi, hoping that Zhu Gaochi could say something.

Zhu Gaochi's mouth trembled, and finally said: "Listen to her."

Xie Jin: "..."

But Mrs. Zhang no longer understood Jin, and said gently to Zhang Anshi: "My brother, you bastard is a bit of a bastard. What you do on weekdays is not human affairs, but today this big right and wrong thing is right. So many people have come here People, if the Eastern Palace cannot support them, starting from today, everyone below this Palace will eat two meals, and all expenses will be halved, and if it is really impossible, then we will find another way."

She paused, and then said: "As for the father, the queen and the queen... how the parents treat the crown prince and this palace is a matter for the parents. I can't change the parents' minds, but thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king. Be a son and daughter Yes, it is a great reason to be able to share the worries of my father and save a few hungry people in the Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Anshi looked at his sister, his eyes were shining, and he said without losing the opportunity: "Sister is right."

Seeing this, Xie Jin looked at Zhu Gaochi again, and Zhu Gaochi also came to his senses. He waved his hand, dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs around him, and said in a low voice: "What my concubine said is true. Xie Xueshi always tells me that he is fighting for the crown prince." , Fighting for the crown prince? But what is the purpose of fighting for the crown prince? Will I lose my wealth if I become a vassal king?"

"I want to be the crown prince because I believe that I can treat the world with benevolence, and that the country of my ancestors should not be ruined at will. If so many people's lives are in vain now, then the position of the crown prince will be occupied. What's the point? I am also very worried about what Bachelor Xie is worried about, but the matter has come to this, how can I shirk it?"

Xie Jin sighed, and said, "Your Highness's intentions, I have already understood."

What he was worried about...was the emperor's crisis of trust in the prince. Once there was a crack in this trust, it would be more difficult than going to heaven to heal it.

Up and down the East Palace, the movement has already begun. Deng Jian personally led the people, prepared food, and left the Cheng'en Gate, trying to find a way to let these women take a bath. After eating, he confirmed that there was no disease.

Inside the East Palace, a few confidantes and nuns around Mrs. Zhang were discussing the arrangement.

Seeing that his brother-in-law and sister had no time to take care of him, Zhang Anshi took Zhu Zhanji's hand and went to the small hall to warm himself by the charcoal stove.

"Zhanji, Zhanji, you are such a filial child. As soon as I saw you, I knew that you would be my uncle's caring little padded jacket in the future."

Zhu Zhanji rested his chin, thinking about something.

"In a few days, I will order some more looms. Now we have enough manpower in the East Palace. We can't just sit and eat. We need to expand production. Uncle can't enter and leave the palace at any time. You have to help Uncle keep an eye on the matter here, you know! In this whole world, I don’t trust anyone, only you.”

Zhu Zhanji sat on the chair with his legs hanging in the air, shaking and shaking, and continued to rest his chin.

"Hey, why don't you talk, kid?"

At this time, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but said: "Didn't Uncle say last time that he is not allowed to talk to you."

Zhang Anshi showed a loving smile, patted his head, and said in a voice full of emotion: "Uncle loves you, why are you willing to ignore you? You have to remember to help Uncle watch the delivery, understand?"

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said, "Uncle is out of money."

Zhang Anshi pulled his face: "What is this saying? We are happy to help others, but there is a saying that it is better to teach a person to fish than to give him a fish. When you see a person is about to starve to death, throwing him food is called charity. But you If you give him a chance to gain a foothold in the world, that's called help."

"Okay, you still don't understand. When you grow up, you will naturally understand Uncle's good intentions. In order to do good deeds, Uncle will die of sorrow."

Zhu Zhanji opened his eyes wide, with a confused and puzzled expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)