I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

Zhu Zhangui didn't say anything about it.

Acting needs to be realistic, and none of those civil servants are easy to fool, and they won't believe it if they don't act realistically.

The banquet lasted until midnight. When the New Year's bell rang and the old man lit the first fireworks of the New Year, the banquet ended in joy.

Soon the lively venue was evacuated, and it was quiet again before the warming. Only the eunuch who was watching the night remained here, and Zhu Pangpang, who was kneeling beside the steps and watching the light snow slowly falling from the sky, was about to cry.

"Why the hell is it snowing? Didn't Qin Tianjian say that the weather will be fine these two days? The brat is right. Except for the weather in the past two days, these bastards can see clearly. God they don't understand at all."

"Yeah!"

Sneezing and rubbing his runny nose, Zhu Pangpang looked in the direction of Qin Tianjian and couldn't help complaining, "It's really a bunch of free-living guys. I'll get rid of them later when I take care of things. It's really useless."

The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and it was snowing goose feathers on the morning of the first day of the new year.

"Why don't we go back, do you want to die, if this continues, you will freeze to death."

At night, Mrs. Zhang rushed over as soon as the snow fell, while holding up an umbrella, she looked at Zhu Pangpang, who was shivering from the cold, and persuaded him distressedly.

"Don't...don't...talk nonsense, all...all...all...persisting on this...for...for so long, just...just...just one...one...one trembling."

Zhu Pangpang, whose face was blue from the cold, was trembling and couldn't even speak clearly, but he still knelt there stubbornly.

"We can't be the prince anymore. Let's go. Let's go back to Peiping. Whoever wants to come will come. We won't accept this crime. Is there such a thing as a father or a subject? They are angry on their own, how can they make such troubles."

"Don't they know what your body looks like? If you continue to toss like this, you will die."

Zhang's tears came down, and she was so angry that she cursed.

After persuading Zhu Pangpang for a while, seeing that Zhu Pangpang couldn't be persuaded, there was no response in the room, Zhang angrily threw the umbrella into the snow, turned around and left the palace angrily.

Not long after Mrs. Zhang left, the guards arranged around suddenly withdrew. Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Zhanji, who were hiding in a corner, hurried forward to help Zhu Pangpang into the warm pavilion, put a cloak on him, and held Here comes the warm soup.

"Father, it's okay!"

Zhu Zhangui rubbed his father's flesh to warm his body, and asked how he was doing.

Zhu Pangpang, who was drinking hot soup, waved his hands casually, "It's okay, I have a thick skin, this body of fat is prepared for today, and then I will watch your mother perform, hurry up and prepare braised pork for me, hungry I'm dead!"

The little snot waiting next to him silently turned around and went to the small kitchen next to him to serve Zhu Pangpang the braised pork that he had prepared a long time ago.

While walking, he murmured in his heart.

There is no one in the royal family who is good. This method is used one after another. If he hadn't seen and experienced everything with his own eyes, he would definitely be moved by His Royal Highness.

my mother

, It's too powerful, every move and gesture is calculated, and even a little bit of brain can be tricked to death.

Those civil servants were unlucky enough. I think they had been cleverly calculating for a lifetime, but in the end they were calculated to death by the emperor, prince and grandson.

Little snot can imagine that after the Crown Princess made a fuss in Jinyiwei Prison, those civil servants who were already moved would definitely become even crazier.

At that time, as long as he persisted for another day, the emperor pretended to be moved and made a half-step compromise, and those civil servants who were moved by the prince would definitely be cheated to death.

"Well, it's said that smart people are smart, but looking at it now, it's often those smart people who get tricked!"

Little Snot shook his head, sighed with emotion, picked up the braised pork, picked up the chopsticks, and walked out of the small kitchen.

Chapter 297: The new identity of the old Kong family, a professional backer.

"It's still snowing outside now. There's news from the palace that the crown prince has been kneeling outside the Nuan Pavilion since the night before yesterday. Last night, the crown prince ate on his knees during the reunion dinner. The emperor hasn't let go until now. I guess Then there will be no compromise."

"It's been two days and two nights. If this continues, the crown prince's body may not be able to bear it anymore."

In Jinyiwei Prison, Yang Shiqi's wife, while feeding the surrounding officials, told everyone about the news in the palace.

"Oh, I'm the one who dragged down His Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing that the crown prince had been kneeling for two days and two nights, Yang Shiqi had no intention of eating, put down the bowl in his hand, and sat there complaining and weeping.

The others were also silent.

Although they are in the cell, there is no wind or rain here, and the crown prince even asked their family members to come and see them. Last night, the cell was more lively than other places.

It is said that they came to go to jail to suffer, let alone rest here after a busy year.

Of course, those unlucky ones who were beaten came out.

"It's really not possible, or we..."

One of the officials who felt sorry for the prince gritted his teeth and wanted to say something about admitting it, but just as he started to speak, he shook his head helplessly and closed his mouth.

They feel sorry for the prince from the bottom of their hearts, but the government-gentle payment system affects the entire group of civil servants and scholars. If they just compromise and accept their fate, those officials will not only die in vain, but some of them will also suffer in vain. , but also be accused by thousands of people and reviled by thousands of people.

No one dared to initiate such a thing, and no one dared to accept it.

"The princess is here!"

When everyone was silent, there was a roar from outside the cell. When the civil servants heard that it was the Crown Princess, they panicked, thinking that something had happened to the Crown Prince, they quickly got up and fell to the ground.

"Welcome to the princess!"

Mrs. Zhang walked in angrily, followed by Jin Yiwei Commander Ji Gang.

Mrs. Zhang, who came in angrily, looked at all the officials, and did not let them get up like in the past, and pointed at the officials in a trembling tone: "For you, the prince has been kneeling at the door of the Nuan Pavilion for two days, what is his body like?" Don't you understand?"

"I'm waiting for ten thousand deaths!"

All the officials prostrated themselves on the ground in shame.

"I've never begged anyone in my life, so I'm begging you, let him go, give our family a way to survive, and spare his life."

"What kind of emperor do you want, you choose yourself, choose the one you like, let's go, we go back to our hometown in Fengyang, go to farm, herd cattle, or even beg for food."

"I just ask you to give our family a way to survive. I know that you look down on my son and think he is too cruel. Okay, I will give you a chance. Now go talk to the emperor and call out all the royal children. Who do you fall in love with?" , let whoever becomes the emperor."

"I dare not wait!"

The civil servants kowtowed again and again.

What a joke, let them choose the emperor, although this is their dream wish, but it is enough to think about it, if you really dare to do this, the old man will cut them all down.

Even the emperor's candidate dared to intervene, he really didn't take his own head seriously.

"What are you afraid of? For that little money and that little bit of shame, you even have to kill the prince. What good is his death to you? Without him protecting you for so many years, the emperor has long ago put you All were killed."

"Which time did you get punished? It wasn't the prince who rushed to the front and took the emperor's scolding for you."

"Which time did you offend the emperor? It wasn't that he knelt there to plead for you and saved the lives of your family."

"You know how to be grateful for raising a cat and a dog, but look at what you have done, and ask yourself, are you worthy of the prince, worthy of him risking his life to protect you?"

Shouting at the officials, Mrs. Zhang looked at a group of officials who were kneeling on the ground, not daring to say a word, and turned to leave with a flick of their robe sleeves.

Ji Gang glared at the officials viciously, then turned to see the Crown Princess off.

"His Royal Highness, I am ashamed of your kindness!"

Yang Shiqi looked in the direction of the palace with tears in his eyes, and sobbed softly with his head on the ground.

Crying is contagious. All the officials thought about the goodness of the prince in the past, and thought of the current prince. Because they were enduring the cold and hunger in the palace, and the beating of the storm and snow, everyone felt a pain like a knife in their hearts.

From ancient times to the present, there are really very few people who can achieve the step of being a prince.

Such a crown prince is in line with what they think and is what they dream of.

But such a prince was forced into a dilemma by them and the emperor.

The more the officials thought about it, the more ashamed they became, many of them began to shed tears of sincere regret from the corners of their eyes.

Mrs. Zhang returned to the palace angrily all the way, and when she reached the gate of the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Pangpang returned to her seat and knelt down.

"Next time this happens, let's not get involved. It's not like you don't know what your body looks like. If you come here during the Chinese New Year, you won't be allowed to stop for a day."

"If I had known it would be like this this year, our family might as well celebrate the New Year in Beiping, so there wouldn't be so many troubles."

When she came to Zhu Pangpang, Mrs. Zhang complained angrily.

"That's enough, that's all for this one time. Let's treat it as a diet to lose weight. Besides, this matter can't be avoided. It will happen sooner or later."

Zhu Pangpang looked around and comforted Mrs. Zhang in a low voice.

"What's going on in the cell?"

Seeing his own people around, Zhu Pangpang quickly asked his wife how the performance was going.

"It's fine." Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes angrily, "They were all crying when I left, and they probably are suffering now."

"That's fine!" Zhu Pangpang nodded in satisfaction, and secretly waved to a staircase in the distance.

Zhu Zhangui, who was hiding behind the stairs, returned a received gesture, tidied his clothes, walked around in a circle, and strode up.

"Father, let's go. We don't care whether they live or die. There are many people who want to be officials in the world, and they are not bad."

Walking to Zhu Pangpang's side, Zhu Zhangui saw the guard Jinyiwei and signaled that the informant had been released, then when a group of eunuchs and court ladies passed by with trays, he deliberately amplified his voice and said these words.

"Cough cough..."

Zhu Pangpang, who had powdered his face, glanced at the eunuchs who deliberately slowed down, and reprimanded Zhu Zhangui.

"Say...you talk...you bastards, all the ministers are the pillars of the court, and the court is indispensable. Even if I kneel here to die today, I will protect them well."

When the little eunuchs and maids walked away slowly, Zhu Pangpang saw that the performance was almost done, so he said to Zhu Zhangui: "Hurry up and find your grandfather, my legs are numb, it's almost enough, and if I act again, I will overdo it."

Zhu Zhangui nodded quickly, and pretended to say a few words to Zhu Pangpang before rushing into the Nuan Pavilion in a hurry.

After a while, the old man's roar came from the room, and at the same time, various things fell to the ground.

After half an hour, Zhu Zhangui walked out relieved.

Glancing at the guards and eunuchs who had been replaced, Zhu Zhangui breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhu Pangpang: "Grandpa Huang has already let go. He said, for your sake, give those officials a chance."

"But the royal family cannot lose face, so it is impossible to take it back, but there is a compromise."

Zhu Pangpang, who pretended to be weak, hurriedly asked.

"What a compromise!"

Zhu Zhangui stretched out his hand to support Zhu Pangpang, and said quickly: "Grandpa said that the order cannot be withdrawn, but changes can be made. In the name of experiments, the government-gentle payment of food that was originally implemented throughout the country can be changed to Half of the land will be tested, and it will be tried for a few years to see how the effect is, and if there are too many problems, we will make changes.”

"Just take the Huaihe River as the boundary and divide it into north and south. As for how to choose, let the officials decide."

"But officials, as representatives of the world, are not included in the north and south, and must strictly implement the imperial court's policies."

"There is also the military service system, which cannot be changed, and officials are not allowed to object, otherwise, even if you kneel to death, there is no room for negotiation."

"Ugh!"

Zhu Pangpang sighed after hearing this, "It's the only way, I hope all the ministers can accept it."

"You go ask, I'll wait here, tell the officials, don't be influenced by me to make a hasty decision, I'm still healthy, I can carry it for another two days, cough, cough, cough..."

Just as Zhu Pangpang said a few words, he suddenly coughed, rolled his eyes, and fell down.

"Dad...Dad...Dad..."

Zhu Zhangui hugged Zhu Pangpang and shouted anxiously. At the same time, he turned his head angrily and shouted at the eunuch guards who were listening to the news with their ears up.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and tell the imperial doctor!"

After a while of panic, Zhu Pangpang was rescued by the imperial doctor, and then he knelt down to the door of the Nuan Pavilion regardless of everyone's obstruction.

In Zhu Pangpang's words, if the matter is not done, he can't leave. Only when both parties have made a decision can he leave.

The informants of those officials were very fast. While Zhu Zhangui was helping his father to wait for the imperial doctor, those informants took the opportunity to spread the news.

In the cell, the officials looked worried.

According to their informant's report, the emperor softened his tone at the begging of His Highness the Grandson, and decided not to implement the whole country to pay food for officials and gentry, but to choose half of the country to try it out for a few years.

As for which half of the officials and gentry will pay the grain together, the emperor did not say, but just asked His Royal Highness to come over and tell them the emperor's decision, and let them decide for themselves.

It is obvious that they do not want to take on the name of being scolded, and kick this bad ball and this notoriety to them.

And let's put it down, if the civil servants disagree with this, it will be useless for the crown prince to kneel to death. This is obviously forcing them to make a decision quickly.

And according to the information from the informant, the crown prince couldn't bear it any longer and passed out several times. Every time he was woken up by someone, he returned to kneel again.

They are well aware of the crown prince's health, and if they do this a few more times, they will be able to prepare for the national funeral without waiting for the crown prince to ascend the throne in the next year.

Is it really necessary to lose another benevolent prince like Hong Wunian?

If that is the case, I am afraid that the emperor will pave the way for the grandson of the emperor, and there will definitely be several rounds of cleansing, and they will definitely be the unlucky ones.

After all, without their troubles, the crown prince would not have left so early, allowing the emperor to experience the experience of sending a white-haired man to a black-haired man just like his father.