Hao Fenglou felt that he had been fooled. For more than ten days, there was no movement in the Beizhen Prefecture Department. The location of the Thousand Households and Thousand Houses in Dongcheng was still hanging. The deputy Thousand Houses that had previously promised had not yet moved.

In the past ten days, many things happened within the Jinyiwei. Cheng Wen, a thousand households in the Thousand Houses of Dongcheng, was investigated and beaten to death in the Nanzhen Prefecture Office. Commander, co-magistrate, assistant magistrate, governor, etc. submitted apology letters. In addition, the money from Dongcheng was also paid. Of course, most of the money was "sponsored" by Hao Fenglou.

Hao Fenglou always felt that he was a kind person. At least he did not ask Ji Gang and others to make a note. He took out the money so happily, which was entirely because he always easily trusted others purely.

But now, Beizhenfusi's silent behavior makes people feel a little annoyed.

Of course, Hao Fenglou also knew that this might be Ji Gang's "revenge". He made the matter too big. On the surface, it seemed to be a "righteous indignation". However, the purpose behind it could not deceive Ji Gang. No Shangguan wanted his subordinates to be too sharp and cause some trouble every now and then. Therefore, the Beizhen Prefecture Department is very likely to take the opportunity to hit him.

If we follow this idea, I am afraid that there may not be any appointments after the New Year. However, the position of the Thousand Households in Dongcheng has touched the hearts of many people. The news that Hao Fenglou received was that many people had already started to manage the Beizhen Prefecture Department, which was Zhu Jian, the deputy Thousand Households in Dongcheng. It seemed that some people were walking to a higher place. However, Zhu Jiantuan's favor was Liu Zhenfu of the Beizhen Prefecture Department, and Hao Fenglou was not optimistic about him.

The days passed peacefully, and the snow fell in Nanjing for the first time. Snowflakes like sand fell on the dead trees and roofs. Ice as thick as a little finger hung on the eaves, and fell to the ground unexpectedly.

There is very little snow in the south. When encountering such a weather, it adds a lot of excitement. Xiao Xiangxiang is a little bigger than before. She seems to have started to have a worry. She doesn't jump in the snow, but holds her chin, looks like a thinker, and looks dazed at the snow scene with big eyes.

The Hao family has been preparing New Year's goods in recent days, so naturally they have to send people to Songjiang to buy some specialties for welcome and gifts. This is one of the benefits of foreigners, and there is no need to worry about gift giving. Songjiang's brocade is famous all over the world at this time and is expensive. It is also one of the essential items designated by the Hao family to give gifts. Therefore, in the warehouse, this kind of brocade is piled up like a mountain.

The Lu family has already made the right date and wants Hao Fenglou to visit before the New Year. The post has been sent, but the Lu family has not said anything, but replied to the message, saying that he hopes Hao Fenglou will go over and walk around.

Everything seems to be pretty good, except that Hao Fenglou's identity is not confirmed.

Early this morning, after Hao Fenglou washed up, he was about to leave for Donghua Gate, but at this time, a disciple came hurriedly: "Young Master, a father-in-law came outside, saying that it was His Majesty's oral order, and asked the young master to enter the palace to meet him."

Hao Fenglou sent a large sum of silver into the palace, solving the urgent need in the palace. The person who threaded the needle for this matter was Yao Guangxiao, the mentor of Hao Fenglou. Originally, Hao Fenglou did not expect the emperor to summon him. After all, it is the end of the year, and the emperor is also busy with everything. Who has time to summon you a small household?

Therefore, Hao Fenglou was a little surprised, but he said calmly: "I understand, go prepare the carriage."

He rushed to the Meridian Gate anxiously. Outside the Meridian Gate, a eunuch wearing a big red shirt and a velvet cloak was waiting. He put his hands in his sleeves and covered his whole body tightly. When he saw Hao Fenglou, he was reluctant to let go of his hand in his sleeves and went forward and said, "Hao Baihu, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'm fine."

Hao Fenglou recognized the Three Treasures and couldn't help but be amazed. The treatment was so grand that even the eunuch of the Three Treasures came to greet him. He quickly smiled and said, "Shangke, Shangke, father-in-law, are you so polite..."

The Sanbao suddenly showed an embarrassing look and finally said: "Please invite Hao Baihu to the palace, our family is ordered to wait for His Highness Ning here."

Only then did Hao Fenglou realize that he had a wrong idea. It turned out that he was not here to entertain him. He laughed dryly, and there was a tragedy of self-indulgence. He nodded and another eunuch led him into the palace.

Chengde Hall is as warm as spring. Although there are no earth dragons here, there are three or four copper basins piled up. The basins are full of tribute coal sent from Jiangxi. The coal emits not smoke, but a fragrance of agarwood.

Zhu Di sat on a chair, as if he had just finished his morning court, so he was still wearing a crown suit, but the jade belt was pulled open and he sat on a brocade pier with fire tongs and carrying coal in the copper basin.

Hao Fenglou went in and saluted quickly. Without waiting for him to say the cliché, Zhu Di glanced at him and said loudly: "Don't say those nonsense, how about it? I heard that you have been doing something big recently."

Hao Fenglou smiled dryly and said, "Your Majesty is the one who does a great job, so how dare I take it?"

Zhu Di looked down at the charcoal fire, and stirred it with the tongs. He didn't look up and said, "It's snowing. It's rare to have snow. When it's winter, it's going to snow. In the desert, the snow is even more thick. At that time, I hate snow. It's inconvenient to ride a horse. Even the sword is much crisper. But when I come here, I miss the snow. This snow is a good thing. Unfortunately, the snow is so snowy, it's just too petty. It's like peeing, intermittent, and it makes my heart twisted."

When Zhu Di said this, he raised his head and said, "Sit down, sit next to me, come and put a stool for him."

The eunuch moved a brocade pier to the edge of the copper basin. Hao Fenglou sat down, only a few feet away from Zhu Di. He smelled a little wine. Looking at Zhu Di's face, it turned out to be a little red. I guess he had eaten wine.

Zhu Di said: "I and you are just trying to tell you that a real man should not be petty when doing things."

Hao Fenglou said: "Yes."

Zhu Di's eyes were staring at the charcoal fire, and there seemed to be flames jumping deep in his pupils. He said, "Your money is a hurry to save you, but I am making things difficult for you."

Hao Fenglou shook his head quickly: "Don't make things difficult, don't make things difficult. Even if you work for Your Majesty, you will be willing to do it." He sighed in his heart, flattering his beard and slapping his mind, and I will search for it up and down. He blushed a little again, and it seemed that he was not proficient enough.

Zhu Di smiled pursed his lips, and suddenly pointed to a newspaper on the side of the side, saying, "You will know if you look."

Hao Fenglou, with doubt, picked up the mansion report on a few times, and then his eyes fell on a report: "Jiang Tian, ​​the imperial envoy of the Censorate, said: It is natural for the Ministry of Revenue to gather wealth. After investigation, he found that there have been many illegal acts recently. Some officials of the Ministry of Revenue, blackmailed merchants everywhere and ordered them to contribute money. There was also Jurong County who used this as a reason to embezzle wealth, and the gentry and the people were in danger..."

After Hao Fenglou saw it, he glanced at Zhu Di in surprise and realized that he was really cheated.

This report seems pretty dull, but when you think deeply, it is the Ministry of Revenue that the person who impeached the Ministry of Revenue on the surface was the Ministry of Revenue, but in fact it is the prince who impeached the finances recently. On the surface, it is said that the Ministry of Revenue extorted merchants in this name and even allowed local officials to invade the people. In fact, it is a criticism of the prince for making too much money. Does a small prison envoy dare to criticize the prince? And even if it criticizes the prince, it is impossible to publish the newspaper in the palace. The only possibility is that this book is someone instructing him to do it on purpose, and the person who can do such things is only Zhu Di.

In other words, Zhu Di took this opportunity to beat the prince. As for the considerations behind beating the prince, Hao Fenglou certainly did not know, but he knew that he had suffered an unintentional disaster.

Originally, Zhu Di asked the prince to make money. In other words, the prince tried so hard to get money, but now, he was inexplicably beaten. Do the prince dare to have any dissatisfaction with his father? Of course he didn't dare, but he would definitely take off his anger to others in this matter. Hao Fenglou was a good target to take off his anger. The reason was... Hao Fenglou also made money, but the method of making money was much more civilized than the prince. The prince spent all his efforts and made a mess, but the result was that it was not as good as a Jinyiwei family, which aroused Zhu Di's dissatisfaction.

I am afraid of comparing everything. If it weren't for Hao Fenglou, the prince would have done impeccable things, but Hao Fenglou came out, and the prince would be in trouble.

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Chapter completed!