Chapter 921 King Yu’s Worry
Prince Yu’s palace is in such a financial crisis. According to King Yu’s character, it is estimated that the small cabinet will be convened soon to discuss. After Zhu Ping’an entered the office room, he did not burn out as usual. Instead of making tea, he sat at the desk and read "Tang Taizong Li Wei Gong's Questions" while waiting quietly for King Yu's call.
Sure enough, Zhu Pingan had just turned two pages of the book when a chamberlain came to invite Zhu Pingan to go to Prince Yu's study to discuss matters.
The name of King Yu's study is: Yuantang, which is engraved on the door plaque in gilt regular script.
When he saw the name of King Yu's study for the first time, Zhu Ping'an thought of the Qian hexagram in the "Book of Changes" that goes "The dragon lurks in the abyss, and it rises to the sky." A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good prince. Zhu Ping'an believed that King Yu's naming of the study room "Yantang" must have this meaning.
King Yu's study has three bedrooms, with a relatively rare layout of one front and two behind. The front is the most spacious, with a standard study layout, and the back is King Yu's temporary bedroom. As for what the room further in is for, Zhu Ping'an doesn't know. knew.
However, Zhu Ping'an had heard that the innermost room was also a dormitory, but it was quite secretive. He heard that occasionally a maid serving King Yu would be called by King Yu to make the bed, and he would often find out after more than an hour. The silk was tangled and the steps were staggering...
"Good morning, Mr. Gao."
Walking to the study room, he met Gao Gong coming from the other direction. Zhu Pingan took the initiative to bow his hand in greeting. .
"Good morning, Zihou." Gao Gong smiled and nodded, "Yesterday I got a new copy of Mi Fu's calligraphy copybook. I heard that Zihou loves calligraphy and practices it every morning. , you can play with Zihou for more than a month.”
"Really? Then I have to thank Master Gao." Zhu Ping'an's eyes lit up and he cupped his hands to express his gratitude.
After a brief greeting, Gao Gong entered the study, followed closely by Zhu Pingan.
"I, Gao Gong/Zhu Pingan, have met His Royal Highness King Yu." After entering the study, Gao Gong and Zhu Pingan bowed their hands to King Yu at the same time.
"Master Gao, Zihou, no courtesy, please take a seat." Seeing the two people coming in, King Yu quickly stepped forward and offered a hand, and asked them to take a seat without any courtesy.
“Thank you, Your Highness.”
Zhu Ping'an and Gao Gong thanked each other.
Gao Gong took his seat directly, while Zhu Pingan greeted Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan who had arrived early before taking his seat.
After the small cabinet was assembled, King Yu directly dismissed the serving servants and strictly ordered no one to approach the study.
"Today, I invite you all to come. I believe all of you know the reason."
After dismissing the servants, King Yu walked to the chair and sat down exhausted. Next, he looked around at everyone and said in a hoarse voice.
King Yu sat very low, as if he was about to sink into the chair. It felt like he had been walking for three days and three nights without rest, but still had not reached the end. In the end, he could no longer hold on and collapsed halfway.
Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan, and Zhu Pingan all nodded lightly.
Gift of the year.
Everyone understands.
Prince Yu has not received the annual gift for three years. This is no secret among the government and the public, let alone the officials in Prince Yu's palace.
"Yes, Gu is now at the end of his rope. To be honest, I only have less than one hundred copper coins left on the books." King Yu leaned on the chair and patted the handle of the seat gently, with an anxious look on his face. and admitted wearily.
Okay, how does it feel to be a dignified prince whose net worth is less than a hundred copper coins?
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan expressed deep sympathy for King Yu.
In addition, there is also a feeling of being a fallen person in the end of the world. King Yu has not received his annual salary for three years. As for himself, he has also been fined. He has not received his salary for two months, and this period of zero salary will last for ten months. Moreover, not long ago, he was fined 160 taels of silver by the evil-hearted Emperor Jiajing for his merit in checking the treasury. If Li Shu had not supported him, he would not even be able to collect the fine...
Of course, since he opened Zhu After remembering the fast food, Zhu Pingan's life has become much better.
Although Zhu Ji's store is not big, his business is very prosperous. Although it is not as high as a daily income, after excluding labor, food and other costs, he can still make three to five taels of silver in his account every day. After a month, it is much more than his salary.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs today to urge him. Why is it that His Highness's annual gifts are not paid out repeatedly? If the annual gifts are paid out on time, Your Highness will not have to worry about this." Yin Shidan heard Yan stood up and said angrily.
Hearing this, King Yu shook his head, stretched out his hand and pressed down, motioning Yin Shidan to sit down, and then laughed self-deprecatingly: "Master Yin doesn't have to go, the Ministry of Household Affairs will not allocate funds. I already had it yesterday I sent three people to the Ministry of Finance to urge them. Three times, they gave three reasons, either suppressed or delayed, but they all refused to pay. Haha... I feel like the son of a dignified emperor is a joke, and he is like a beggar in the Ministry of Finance. , begging again and again I asked for help, but was turned away time and time again..."
My son, the son of the emperor, was my annual gift, but it was withheld for three years. I sent people to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect it again and again. It was a big joke to be dismissed like a beggar for the first time.
Laughing and thinking about it, King Yu felt powerless and uncomfortable in his heart, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but get wet.
"As the saying goes: there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and it will be straight when the boat reaches the bridge. Your Highness, King Yu, please relax."
"There are always more solutions than difficulties. Your Highness, please be patient and don't be impatient."< br>
Seeing King Yu behaving like this, Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin hurriedly stood up to comfort and encourage King Yu.
From Zhu Pingan's perspective, Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin were like two old birds, comforting King Yu, an injured young bird.
Zhu Ping'an is familiar with history and knows that Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin were like ministers, teachers and fathers to King Yu. Both of them sincerely thought about King Yu. , thanks to the two people's multi-faceted care, otherwise King Yu would have been eliminated long ago.
King Yu needed comfort most at this time, and he couldn't let Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin focus on their beauty. So Zhu Ping'an stood up after them, and with a serious look on his face, he raised his hands to King Yu and said comfortingly: " The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers , the Lord humiliates me and dies. If your Highness is defeated today, if I dare to die, I will share your worries.”
“Don’t worry, Your Highness, I will help your Highness.” Yin Shidan also stood up to comfort him. King Yu.
"Many thanks to all the teachers." King Yu calmed down a little after Gao Gong, Zhu Ping'an and others repeatedly comforted him, but only a little. As long as he thought about the current financial constraints, he could not even provide food. If he fails to do so, King Yu will inevitably be helpless and full of frustration and powerlessness. , so after saying that, he stood up with a worried look on his face and asked Gao Gong, Zhu Ping'an and others for advice: "It's just that we are at the end of our rope now. We can't continue to eat three meals a day, and the Ministry of Household Affairs does not issue annual gifts. Why? What can I do? Please give me some advice."
Food is the most important thing for the people.
When marching and fighting, if there is no supply of military rations, the soldiers will mutiny; the same is true in the palace. If the palace cannot even provide three meals a day, how can we expect the officials and servants of the palace? I'll work for you again.
How could King Yu not be sad? (End of this chapter)