Section 140

Is the big fat man in front of him his fat son?

Normally, wouldn't it be necessary to exchange a few words before discussing serious matters?

Today we actually carried out a sneak attack, change the routine!

Zhu Di said: "Boss, where did you hear about Liu Guan?"

Good guy, call him by his first name!

Zhu Gaochi knew it well, and Liu Guan probably made the old man very unhappy.

"The Jinyi Guards have surrounded the Liu Mansion, and everyone in the city knows it."

"Oh...Father." Zhu Gaochi said with caution and caution on his face: "In any case, Liu Shangshu is also a second-rank official of our Ming Dynasty. Should we be more cautious in arresting him?"

Jin Youzi told Zhu Gaochi about Jin Yiwei's "blaming" Liu Guan for having an affair with a Japanese slave.

As for how Jin Youzi knew he was 'putting the blame on', don't ask.

Asking is just a guess.

"What? He has committed a crime, why can't he be arrested?" Zhu Di motioned to the eunuch next to him to bring a stool to Zhu Gaochi.

"It's not that we can't be arrested. Although our court doesn't pay attention to those scholar-officials who are not good at punishment, how can we say that Liu Guan is also a second-rank official in the court, right?"

"Even if you abuse some of your power, you won't just ransack your house, right? It's just a matter of being demoted and gone."

Originally, old man, you were not very upright in your position. If you no longer allow those literati to interact with each other, wouldn't your reputation in the future be too bad?

Moreover, Zhu Gaochi heard what Jin Youzi meant and felt that Liu Guan probably did not make a big mistake.

How old is Liu Guan?

Fifty-nine years old! I heard that the eldest son of the family died a few days ago.

The second son is only eleven years old.

Liu Guan has not yet had military power in his hands, nor has he had any contact with generals who have military power.

Under such conditions, the other party is unlikely to rebel.

Liu Guan is now a very popular minister, so what good is there to rebel against him?

Zhu Di shook his head and handed Zhu Gaochi a piece of information about Jin Yiwei.

He stood up and walked around: "The second brother has already led people to ransack the house. Once the house is ransacked, we will know whether Liu Guan is a traitor or a loyal person."

Zhu Di actually doesn't care whether officials are corrupt. As long as they don't go too far and show some respect, he won't pursue too much.

But if it's a liaison with a foreign country, that's not the same thing!

Zhu Gaochi frowned and analyzed the clues reported by Jin Yiwei. He found that the clues were really correct!

At least logically, it does work!

Could it be that Liu Guan is really corrupt?

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"This... this can't be true, right?" Zhu Gaochi said with an uncertain tone.

Although his experience tells him that these are true.

But how could a second-rank minister be interested in Japanese slaves?

What could the Japanese slaves bring him?

In terms of reputation, the Ming Dynasty had a vast territory and tens of millions of people. Wouldn’t being an official in the Ming Dynasty be as prestigious as a mere Japanese slave?

In terms of interests, the Ming Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, and the old man is not that mean to officials. At least there is no problem in living a good life, right?

Zhu Di told the information about the Japanese slave island country.

"What!" Zhu Gaochi said with disbelief: "That small island country actually hides such a large amount of silver mines?"

At least 600 million taels! Zhu Gaochi actually doubted whether the entire Ming Dynasty could collect 600 million in cash.

Previously, wealthy businessmen from all over the world gathered together and only collected more than 90 million taels of silver, but this was not cash silver.

Many things are mortgaged with items such as food, house deeds, land deeds, and jewelry.

In addition, a large part is exchanged in copper coins, and the rest is in silver.

It can be seen that Ming Dynasty still had a very strong desire for money.

After getting the information about the silver mine, Zhu Gaochi understood.

The old man is not targeting Liu Guan, but the silver mines of the island country!

However, we just fought the Northern Conquest of Wala a few days ago, and now we are preparing for another war?

When will this make the world more peaceful?

Zhu Gaochi suddenly felt that Liu Guan's affairs were a little uninterested, and instead he was thinking about how he should respond once His Majesty sends troops out again.

In a naval battle, Zhu Di would naturally not be able to fight in person.

Even if he wanted to conquer it himself, no one would agree.

But Zhu Gaochi knew this old man too well.

Even if he couldn't go on a personal expedition, I'm afraid he would still go to Shuntian Mansion to observe the direction of the war from the front line.

When the father and son were deep in thought, an announcement suddenly sounded.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han wishes to see you."

Zhu Gaoxu walked in with a solemn expression and the information in his hand.

In his hands are the treasures and account books that were confiscated from the family.

With the help of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and Jin Yiwei, they successfully sorted it out.

However, when Zhu Gaoxu saw this list for the first time, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Isn't Liu Guan's courage a bit too great?

"How is the situation?" Zhu Di asked.

Zhu Gaochi also looked over with concern.

Zhu Gaoxu pursed his lips and laughed dryly: "Father, you'd better see for yourself..."

After saying this, Zhu Gaoxu closed his mouth as if he were mute, and then slowly walked towards the entrance of the palace.

"Stop!" Zhu Di shouted softly.

Zhu Gaoxu instantly stayed where he was.

"Tell the truth, how did Liu Guan have an affair with a Japanese slave?"

Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be just a 'little matter' of having an affair with a Japanese slave.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi relaxed when they saw Lao Er, but they became nervous.

Good guy, in the eyes of the King of Han, this affair with a Japanese slave was not a big deal at all?

What kind of big thing did Liu Guan do that made people and gods angry?

"Father, according to the letters copied from Liu Guan's home, the Japanese pirates in Guangkou and Yuegang are all connected with the Liu family!"

"Really hooked up with Japanese slaves?"

In Zhu Di's view, Japanese slaves and Japanese pirates were the same group of people.

Most of the Japanese pirates were just Japanese slaves raising pirates to respect themselves.

Of course, there were real Japanese pirates, but they lacked food and armor and were unlikely to directly invade the Ming Dynasty coast.

"In addition, Liu Guan also ignored Taizu's sea ban and secretly sent his family's ship to the sea."

Ship armor!

The point is not the boat, but the armor!

Hiding armor privately is itself a serious crime of treason!

"In addition, more than 600,000 taels of gold and silver were also found from Liu Guan's home, as well as antique calligraphy and paintings worth hundreds of thousands of taels, land deeds and rare treasures!"

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, he himself felt a little depressed.

How can these ministers in the court be richer than the last?

And the common feature is that they are all richer than him, King of Han!

This is wrong!

How come a group of officials from the Qing Dynasty are richer than him, a general and vassal king who spreads money everywhere and fights everywhere!

Isn't Liu Guan a famous Qingliu?

I heard that my family is not a big family!

He ransacked a house and actually made millions of taels of property out of it?

The current Han Dynasty's palace would be in ruins if the pills given by Zhu Zhankan were not counted.