Chapter 46

"Wasn't he the fortune-teller setting up a stall on Qianmen Street?"

"Just tell him he found a good deal: put silver in, and in a month you get two percent interest. Just figure out a way to bluff him."

Emperor Sizong Lie:

"Great-Grandfather, but with such high interest, how can this son repay it?"

Taizu Gao Emperor:

"Why are you so stubborn, you kid!"

"We told you to borrow money."

"Did we tell you to repay it?"

"Besides,"

"Our Great Ming is about to go to hell anyway; why are you worrying about whether you can repay this silver?"

"For the first few who invest silver, let them taste some sweetness."

"Once enough silver is gathered, just reveal the truth."

Emperor Sizong Lie:

"Reveal the truth? Great-Grandfather, if so, wouldn't I become a swindler? In that case, how could I rule the myriad people of the world, how could I face myself, how could I..."

Taizu Gao Emperor:

"If you keep 'how could I,' we'll castrate the Fourth One."

Emperor Sizong Lie:

"..."

Taizu Gao Emperor:

"If you lose the country, then you can rule the myriad people of the world, then you can face yourself?"

Emperor Sizong Lie:

"Great-Grandfather is wise!"

Eating instant noodles, yet still f***ing complaining they aren't healthy?

Is there any room for picking and choosing now?

Confiscating properties must wait until after this new royal army marches out.

Before that, the silver for training the new army must be gathered first!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian's face immediately showed a trace of killing intent.

Zhu Youjian on the dragon throne took a deep breath and closed the memorials to the throne sent by royal clans from various regions.

He asked with a solemn gaze

"Has the Father-in-Law of the State woken up?"

Wang Chengen beside him hesitated to speak.

Finally, he whispered

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Father-in-Law of the State woke yesterday, but..."

Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen in confusion and asked

"But what?"

"But the Father-in-Law of the State is refusing to leave the palace, saying he will hang himself inside."

Zhu Youjian snorted and said

"Then don't stop him! Let him hang himself!"

Wang Chengen said somewhat difficulty

"Your Majesty, heaven and earth are witnesses, we didn't stop him..."

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but give a dry laugh, slowly stood up and sighed

"Prepare the carriage, let's go see the Emperor's Father-in-Law!"

"Yes!"

Several little Eunuchs prepared the dragon carriage; in less than a quarter of an hour.

Zhu Youjian's dragon carriage slowly stopped outside the Taiyi Academy.

Just arriving at the Taiyi Academy entrance.

Zhu Youjian heard that familiar voice.

"Let me die!"

"Hounds, hounds! I, Zhou, will never reconcile with you!"

"How can I face my Zhou family's ancestors like this!"

"Who would have thought I came just to visit my daughter, only to see such a disaster!"

Hearing Zhou Kui's complaints.

Zhu Youjian immediately couldn't help but snort and say

"What, is the Father-in-Law of the State blaming the Emperor?"

Hearing Zhu Youjian's voice, Zhou Kui immediately shivered.

He climbed up from the ground and knelt before Zhu Youjian.

"Your Majesty, this subject dares not blame Your Majesty!"

"What this subject wants to impeach is that group of Embroidered Uniform Guards!"

"This subject said he would donate five thousand taels of silver, but who would have thought those Embroidered Uniform Guards would forcibly empty my Zhou family!"

"Although this subject's home has nothing valuable left, there are many ancestral heirlooms of my Zhou family; those are thoughts passed down by the ancestors!"

"Your Majesty, if the Embroidered Uniform Guard cannot restore the Zhou family to its former state."

"This subject, this subject would rather die than die anywhere but here in the Taiyi Academy!"

44, Zhou Kui: Your Majesty, how much can this subject get?

Zhou Kui was no fool.

He did not have the courage to directly scold Zhu Youjian.

But he certainly had the courage to beat around the bush and scold the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Anyway, if that five hundred thousand taels of silver were not brought back.

Zhou Kui would simply refuse to admit that the Zhou family had been restored to its former state.

Seeing Zhou Kui, who was on the verge of rolling on the ground, Zhu Youjian signaled Wang Chengen behind him to bring a chair.

He sat down directly in front of Zhou Kui.

Then, with a look.

The eunuchs behind Wang Chengen immediately withdrew.

At that moment, in the side room, only Zhu Youjian, his father-in-law, and Wang Chengen remained.

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath.

"Father-in-law, I'm afraid the Zhou family cannot be restored to its former state."

Hearing this, Zhou Kui immediately made a scene.

"Your Majesty, if even You do not stand up for this old subject, then this subject truly cannot go on living!"

Having said this, Zhou Kui hung a white silk cord from the roof beam.

Wang Chengen, standing aside, could not help but mutter quietly.

"Father-in-law, you've been throwing that white silk cord for three days; don't strain your shoulder..."

Zhou Kui glared fiercely at Wang Chengen and shouted sternly.

"What business is it of yours?!"

Having said this, Zhou Kui began to wail.

"Father, Mother! Your son is unfilial, suffering injustice until death; your son has no talent!"

Zhu Youjian said with some impatience.

"The silver will not be returned, but I have a way to let Father-in-law earn some more silver."

Zhou Kui's crying stopped abruptly; he immediately looked at Zhu Youjian and smiled.

"Your Majesty, I am a rustic fool; do not hold it against us."

"No matter what, am I not the Father-in-law?"