Rise From the Humble

Prince Yu's Mansion is in such a financial crisis. According to Prince Yu's character, it is estimated that the small cabinet will be convened for discussion soon. After Zhu Ping'an entered the office room, he did not boil water and make tea as usual, but sat at the desk and warmed the house. Read "Tang Taizong Li Wei Gong's Questions and Answers" 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" of "The dragon lurks in the abyss, and it rises to the nine heavens". 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 from time to time, the maids who served King Yu would be called in to make the bed by King Yu. They would often wait for more than an hour before leaving with disheveled hair and staggering steps. out……

"Good morning, Master Gao."

When he walked to the study, 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 cursive calligraphy. I heard that Zihou is very fond of calligraphy and practices it every morning, so I can play with it. 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 Ping'an.

"I, Gao Gong/Zhu Ping'an, have met His Royal Highness King Yu." After entering the study, Gao Gong and Zhu Ping'an saluted Prince 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 him 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 Ping'an greeted Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, who had arrived early, before taking his seat.

After the small cabinet arrived, King Yu directly dismissed the serving servants and strictly ordered no one to approach the study.

"Today, I invite you all to come here. I believe all of you know the reason."

After dismissing the servants, King Yu walked to the chair exhaustedly and sat down. 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.

Gifted every 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.

Well, what does it feel like to be a dignified prince with only less than a hundred copper coins left?

Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an expressed deep sympathy for King Yu.

In addition, there is also a feeling of being a fallen person at 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 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, Zhu Pingan's life has become much better since he opened Zhuji Fast Food.

Although Zhu Ji's store is not big, his business is booming. Although he can't make a fortune every day, 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 Revenue to urge him today. Why is it that His Highness's annual gifts have not been issued repeatedly? If the annual gifts were paid out on time, Your Highness would not have to worry about this." Yin Shidan stood up after hearing this, with an angry look on his face. road.

King Yu shook his head when he heard this, 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 Revenue will not allocate funds. I sent three people to the household yesterday. The Ministry of Finance urged me, and gave three reasons three times, either pressing or delaying, but they all refused to pay. Haha... Gu, the son of a dignified emperor, feels like a joke. He is like a beggar in the Ministry of Household Affairs, begging again and again. , was turned away time and time again..."

His son, the emperor's son, was his annual gift, but he was withheld for three years. He was sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect it, and he was dismissed like a beggar. It was a big joke.

Smiling and thinking, King Yu felt powerless and uncomfortable in his heart, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but become moist.

"As the saying goes: There must be a road for a car to reach the mountain, and for a boat to reach the bridge, it will be straight. Your Majesty, Prince Yu, please relax."

"There are always more solutions than difficulties. Please be patient, Your Highness."

Seeing King Yu 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 was familiar with history and knew that Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin were like ministers, teachers and fathers to King Yu. Both of them sincerely thought about King Yu. During the time when King Yu was hiding in the abyss, thanks to these two people Take care of him in many ways, 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, and the Lord humiliates his ministers to death. Today, His Highness is defeated, and if I dare not die in service, I will share your worries for Your Highness."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will help you solve your problems." Yin Shidan also stood up to comfort King Yu.

"Thank you all, Masters." King Yu calmed down a little after Gao Gong, Zhu Ping'an and others repeatedly comforted him, but only a little. As soon as he thought that the current financial situation was so tight that he couldn't even provide food, King Yu He couldn't help but feel helpless and frustrated, so after saying that, he stood up with a worried look and asked Gao Gong, Zhu Ping'an and others for advice: "It's just that we are at the end of the road now, and we can't eat three meals a day." In order to continue, the Ministry of Household Affairs does not issue annual gifts, so what can be done? I also ask all the teachers to teach me."

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 you expect the palace officials and servants to serve you anymore.

How could King Yu not be sad?