Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

"Have you helped the victims?"

"Then King Zhou thought about where these victims came from."

Wen Tiren looked at the very nervous Zhu Gongzhen and asked with a smile.

This question immediately made Zhu Gongzhen a little confused.

"Where did it come from?"

"He must be a lazy gambler."

"Or it's a disaster."

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Gongzhen finally spoke.

Why do you ask this?

He didn't do it anyway.

"Ah..."

Unexpectedly, after saying this, Wen Tiren sneered.

Then he looked at Chu King Zhu Huakui.

Seeing Wen Tiren looking at him, Zhu Huakui hurriedly spoke.

"What do you want me to do?"

"How can I, the king, harm the people despite my status?"

"Don't frame me falsely!"

Zhu Huakui still has some confidence in saying this.

Although he lived an extremely luxurious life, he did not bully the people.

It wasn't for any other reason, the main reason was that in his opinion, bullying the mud-legged person was too cheap.

"is it?"

"It seems that the two princes are really out of touch with worldly affairs."

"Okay, I'll tell you frankly today."

Seeing that Zhu Huakui was like this, Wen Tiren couldn't help but shook his head.

These two people are really a bit...

Hey, he was also the prince of the Ming Dynasty, but the prince Zhu Yujian of the Tang Dynasty was much smarter than these two people.

There is no need for him to clarify his words.

"Say what you say, and I will listen."

"I would like to see how this matter relates to us."

"You dare to scare me like this. If you can't tell me one, two, three, four, five, I'll beat you!"

Zhu Huakui's temper also rose at this time.

He is not a good-tempered person to begin with, and he has already become angry after being tossed over and over again!

"Okay, then I will tell you two princes."

"According to Jin Yiwei's investigation, your palace, King Chu, has about eight million taels of silver, plus the guaranteed net worth of calligraphy, painting, and jewelry is ten million taels."

"The King of Zhou is close, about six million."

"But they are all from absolutely wealthy families!"

"You are all princes. The royal family's annual support to the court is fixed, plus the land allocated by Taizu."

"Even if it takes more than a hundred years, I won't be able to accumulate so much money."

"Have you ever thought about where your money comes from?"

Wen Tiren's words made the two people's expressions change slightly.

Good guy!

The assets in their hands were actually checked by Wen Tiren?

"you..."

"wrong!"

"It's your Majesty!"

"His Majesty actually placed a royal guard in our residence?!"

The King of Chu, Zhu Huakui, was not a fool. He immediately stared in confusion.

Hello Zhu Youjian!

Are you so wary of your relatives?

"That's right. I have royal guards in my house, how can you still run away?"

"Besides, this has nothing to do with His Majesty."

"Starting from Taizu's generation, all princes have hereditary guards in uniform to monitor princes everywhere."

"Especially after Grandpa Cheng came to power, he intensified his efforts."

"You should know this, there's nothing surprising about it."

I saw King Chu looking like he had seen a ghost.

Wen Tiren rolled his eyes and explained.

It's not normal for a prince to be monitored, so there's nothing to make a fuss about.

Look at how calm King Zhou is next to you.

After listening to what Wen Tiren said, Zhu Huakui quickly turned his head and looked at Zhu Gongzhen.

Seeing Zhu Gongzhen lightly nodding his head, he twitched his face and said no more.

"Lord Wen, in addition to the money from the court, the money in this palace also includes income from shops and land."

"Of course, part of it is the filial piety of officials and businessmen from all over the country."

"I admit that the money sent by some officials is not clean, but it is unlikely that this money can kill me."

"After all, I only collect money and don't do anything for those officials."

"They are just out of pure filial piety. At the worst, I can just take out the money and give it to His Majesty."

Zhu Gongzhen touched his head and thought for a moment before speaking.

He was not surprised to have a royal guard at home.

And he had no intention of hiding the origin of his money.

The princes of the Ming Dynasty all did things like this. He, Zhu Youjian, could not kill him.

"This is true..."

"Hey, I don't know what to say to you."

"How could anyone give you money for no reason?"

"It's all an exchange of interests."

Zhu Gongzhen's words left Wen Tiren speechless.

After looking at this guy carefully for a long time to make sure he was not joking, he spoke.

This Zhu Gongzhen... is really naive.

"Exchange of interests?"

"Master Wen, I can swear in the name of Taizu that I will never give any convenience to those officials."

"You can ask Jin Yiwei to investigate this matter!"

"If I say a word in front of Your Majesty on behalf of these people, I am willing to accept any punishment!"

What do you mean?

Zhu Gongzhen frowned in confusion.

He is not talking nonsense, he has really never done anything for these officials in so many years.

Furthermore, even if he wants to do something, he doesn't have the ability.

What else can the prince of Ming Dynasty do besides eating, drinking and having fun?

"That's right! I can say the same thing."

"If someone is willing to give money, that has nothing to do with me."

King Chu, who came to his senses on the side, also said quickly.

He also dared to say that he had never done anything.

It’s better not to throw away the money you gave for free.

"Two princes..."

"There is a saying among politicians that everything in the world is for profit."

"If you don't have anything important to them, why would they send you money?"

"Yes, you didn't give them any convenience, and you don't have the ability."

"But don't forget, you are the princes of the Ming Dynasty, and your surname is Zhu! Today's His Majesty is also surnamed Zhu!"

"Your prince's identity is the most coveted barrier for those officials, businessmen, and landlords and squires."

"I didn't just ask you if you knew where those victims came from."

"Then I will tell you now."

"The victims in both of your places were forced out by others."

"And the culprit can be traced to you two!"

Wen Tiren took a long breath and gave up the idea of ​​letting them realize it themselves.

These two idiots really don't know what to say.

"Surprising, right?"

"After all, you two are from the Taizu bloodline and have noble status. You have never interacted with these people at all. How can you persecute these people."

"But in fact it was you who did this."

"Those landlords and squires have given you money, and behind your back they can use your names as princes to occupy people's fields, force people to sell their children and daughters, and even destroy their families."

"People can only report their grievances to officials, and most of the local officials are bribed by the squires and have no regard for the lives of the people."

"And in order to prevent the court from discovering it, these officials will not only give money to the people in the court, they will also give money to you princes, in order to make the investigation a big deal and a trivial matter for those who come down to investigate."

"Let them not dare to involve these matters with the royal family members, so as not to embarrass His Majesty."

"So in the end, the people who have no land and no land to redress their grievances have only two choices."

"The first is to become a servant of those landlords and never be able to stand up again. The second is to become a refugee and be rescued by you, the culprits."

"Basically all the money in your hands is the people's fat and the people's anointing, every stroke is stained with the people's blood."

"Now that you've heard it, do you still think this matter has nothing to do with you?"