My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 34: The Little Notebook of Revenge

Zhu Di was very surprised. He had no idea that Princess Baoqing had so much money!
"Yes, fourth brother, I have so much. I have saved all the dividend money from before. Also, I have someone special to take care of the money left to me by my father and mother." Princess Baoqing nodded seriously.

"Okay, okay! It's enough as long as my sister is rich!" Zhu Di was happy to see her like this. This sister did not hide anything from him.

"Hehe, you can use this excuse to talk to him. I can't come out often, but Fourth Brother can!" Princess Baoqing said to Zhu Di with a smile.

"Okay, but remember to keep it a secret and don't tell anyone!" Zhu Di emphasized again.

Princess Baoqing nodded with a sly smile like a little fox.

Soon, Zhu Di returned to the palace.

After arriving at the warm room, Zhu Di sat there and began to think about today's events. He became angry just thinking about it. This kid looked down on him!
Also, he said that Xu Huizu had helped him, but why didn't he see Xu Huizu pleading for him? And no one pleaded for him?

He was afraid. He was afraid that if he surrendered, he would be killed.

How could I possibly kill him?
Also, previous intelligence said that Xu Qin was uneducated and had never written a single word in the Imperial College, let alone read a book. But today, I saw books in Xu Qin's office, and Xu Qin himself said that he could read!
None of this matches the information collected.

"Useless thing!" Zhu Di sat there, cursing, and then said: "Go call the third brother over!"

"Yes!" A eunuch came out immediately.

Then Zhu Di asked Liu Yongcheng beside him: "Does Shakyabao really not read books?"

Liu Yongcheng didn't know why Zhu Di asked this, but he still cupped his hands and said, "I really don't want to read the information collected below!"

Liu Yongcheng then thought about it. Zhu Di couldn't ask casually, so he continued, "But Xu Huizu is both civil and military. I think Xu Huizu doesn't want his next generation to be wasted like this, right?"

"That makes sense!" Zhu Di stroked his beard and nodded in agreement. He then ordered, "Continue to check. Before you do that, check whether Shakyabao has read the book or not! Also, check one thing. Check it secretly and carefully. Come here!"

Liu Yongcheng immediately walked to Zhu Di, and Zhu Di whispered instructions in his ear.

"Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely find out everything!" Liu Yongcheng nodded.

After a while, Zhu Gaosui came over and bowed to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di stood up and walked towards the back room. Zhu Gaosui followed immediately, knowing that his father must have something important to tell him.

When they arrived at the wing room, Zhu Gaosui closed the door, and Zhu Di asked, "You told me before that Xu Qin didn't read books and was unlearned. Is that true?"

Zhu Gaosui was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, everyone knows that the Imperial College slept for three years, never read books, and could not write well. He fought every day and slept until noon every day!"

"Is it true?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaosui and continued to ask.

"Yes, everyone knows!" Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Di in confusion.

What happened to dad? It’s not a big deal.

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaosui fiercely.

When Zhu Gaosui saw his father like this, he immediately lowered his head, cupped his hands and said, "Father, can I go check again?"

"Get out! Let me investigate this thoroughly!" Zhu Di shouted at Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui was so frightened that he suddenly realized what was wrong with his father today.
After Zhu Gaosui left, Zhu Di sat there and thought about what Xu Qin said. He was very angry and said, "Who would want to be an official of the Zhu family? The salary is low and the work is hard?" What else did he say?

Zhu Di sat there and found that he couldn't remember some of the things he said when he was anxious.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di took out a notebook, picked up a brush and began to write: On September 28, the fourth year of Yongle, in the Xu Family Dyeing Workshop, Xu Qinyan: The officials of the Zhu family have little money and many things to do. Zhu Di (crossed out) I bully people. I have no brains and can't think of a solution to the problem of millions of weavers.

Zhu Di sat there with a brush in his hand, thought for a while, and filled in again: I did a lot of things that are not human, such as embezzling my sister's property (crossed out). Note: This is what I said! He said that I asked him to go to the Weaving Bureau, but the dividends were too little, which is not what a human would do.

"This bastard!" After reading what he had written, Zhu Di cursed with gritted teeth, then closed the notebook and hid it.

Then Zhu Di sat there thinking about how to solve the problem of millions of weavers. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out. He still knew too little about government affairs. Fortunately, God gave him a good prince.

"Someone, call the boss over!" Zhu Di said as he sat there, stroking his beard and frowning.

When the news reached the East Palace, Zhu Gaochi had just finished lunch and was about to take a rest. He was exhausted these days. There was a war in Annan, the northern border was still not peaceful, and all places were asking for money. His father also wanted money to compile the "Yongle Encyclopedia". His father also said that he wanted to dredge the Grand Canal, which also required money! He wanted to move the capital to Beijing, and now he was preparing to build Beijing City and Beijing Imperial City, which required even more money!
I have never had a moment of peace!
"Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned you!" A eunuch came in and bowed to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi looked up helplessly at the eunuch, who had just returned from the imperial study and was now going again without letting him rest. "Go!" The Crown Princess found Zhu Gaochi sitting there in a daze and gently pushed his arm.

"My father, when will he let me be quiet for a while! Hey! Look at me, I've lost weight. In these two months, I've lost at least ten kilograms!" Zhu Gaochi stood up with a sigh, and complained to Crown Princess Zhang.

"It's better if you lose weight! Do you want to keep getting fatter? This is good. It would be great if you could lose another 100 or 180 pounds!" Zhang stood up and tidied Zhu Gaochi's clothes.

"Okay, okay, okay. If I lose another 180 pounds, I'll go see my grandfather!" Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and left quickly.

Zhang sighed, saying that the prince was too busy, dealing with government affairs every day and not even having a day to rest.

Zhu Gaochi no longer played with the several dogs in the Eastern Palace. He loved dogs the most and would hold them in his arms and play with them whenever he had nothing to do.

Soon Zhu Gaochi arrived at the warm room and saw Zhu Di sitting there, playing with his beard. He walked over and bowed to Zhu Di: "Dad?"

"Come on, sit down, everyone go out!" Zhu Di nodded and spoke.

Immediately, all the eunuchs went out and closed the door.

"Boss, sit closer!" Zhu Di called to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi immediately walked towards Zhu Di and sat in front of the desk, very close to Zhu Di.

"Why have you lost weight?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes, I've lost weight, at least ten pounds!" Zhu Gaochi nodded with a smile, thinking to himself, it's all because of you that I'm tired.

"It's better to be thinner. It will make you look more energetic. And you should exercise every day, right? You can't practice martial arts, but you still need to exercise!" Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi in a calm tone.

"Thank you, Dad. I exercise for 25 minutes every morning!" Zhu Gaochi nodded quickly, and was terrified. He wondered what his father wanted to do. This pit must be big, otherwise, why would he care about him?

"That's good. You should exercise. You have been weak since childhood. It's good that you can lose weight now. It's not good to be too fat. You will feel tired after walking two steps!" Zhu Di suddenly smiled and said to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi could only smile and nod: "Yes, Dad is right!"

"Well! You still have to go to your uncle and talk to Sakya Bao to let him work in the Weaving Bureau, still as a fourth-rank official. However, the dividend will be raised to 20%, of which 15% will be his and half will belong to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion! Since he said the money is not enough, then give him more!" Zhu Di said as he looked at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi stared at Zhu Di and realized that he was not joking, so he bowed to Zhu Di and said, "Dad, this is probably difficult. Money, for him, doesn't seem to be that difficult to earn. Official position, um~"

Zhu Gaochi paused here and wanted to think about what to say.

At this time, Zhu Di took over the conversation first: "He doesn't care about the official position. After all, his father is a duke. He won't take a fourth-rank official seriously."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Di and said nothing, meaning that it’s good for you to know.

"But have you ever thought about it? The Ministry of Revenue is out of money now, and you have to spend every penny carefully. If Sakyabao went to the Weaving Bureau, he could earn 10 million taels a year? Or even more than that. Boss, tell me yourself, wouldn't you feel much more relaxed?" Zhu Di began to prepare to PUA Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi nodded, that was the truth.

"It's difficult now, but compared to having no money to spend, this difficulty is nothing. You go to Sakyabao and let him propose any conditions. But you don't just have to go to Sakyabao, you can also go to your uncle, aunt, grandmother, and your fourth aunt, and let them talk together. Sakyabao is the key, but if others agree, I think Sakyabao will also be willing to give in.

Doing these things will be good for you in the future, at least you will be much more relaxed in the future." Zhu Di continued to brainwash Zhu Gaochi, hoping that Zhu Gaochi would accomplish this.

"Dad, this... is true. I'll give it a try, but it may be difficult. Dad, if it really doesn't work, can you lift the ban on my uncle?" Zhu Gaochi was not so easy to brainwash. The conditions needed to be negotiated first. If they were not negotiated well, what could be achieved with empty words?
"No, that won't work. Don't even think about it! Boss, you need to have a clear understanding of this matter. I haven't killed your uncle, and I'm already taking a risk! Do you still want to let him go?" Zhu Di immediately narrowed his eyes, stared at Zhu Gaochi and scolded.

Zhu Gaochi immediately stood up and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I think it's too simple!"

Then he asked, "Can mother go and persuade uncle and Shakyabao?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi fiercely, wondering if this guy was trying to deceive him? How could the queen know about this so quickly? Now he has to keep it a secret!

When Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Di's expression, he felt extremely miserable. Why did he let himself do such a difficult task instead of letting the third son do it? However, Zhu Gaochi was just thinking about it. After all, he was the crown prince.

"Boss, there must be a master behind your uncle or Sakya Bao. Go and talk to him and see if you can find any clues!" Zhu Di said, staring at Zhu Gaochi.

"Expert? Are you sure?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di with suspicion.

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi and thought to himself, could he still lie?
(End of this chapter)