My father is Jiajing

Chapter 270: Urgent, Urgent
Prince Yu's Mansion.

After hearing the news that Hai Rui went to see Prince Jing, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng could not sit still and came to the prince's palace. Both of them looked a little anxious.

Obviously, they were worried that Hai Rui's reckless behavior would bring unnecessary trouble to Prince Yu.

So after hearing the news that Hai Rui went to Prince Jing's Mansion, the two of them came to Prince Yu's Mansion at the same time to ask to see Prince Yu, ready to discuss response strategies with Prince Yu.

But when they arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, they happened to meet Hai Rui who was returning to the palace to report.

When Gao Gong saw Hai Rui's upright and righteous face, he was furious. "Hai Gangfeng, are you crazy? Why did you go to Prince Jing's mansion? Aren't you causing trouble for the prince?"

Although Zhang Juzheng did not say anything, his eyes spoke volumes. He looked at Hai Rui with similar questioning.

Hai Rui looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng who were ready to bring charges against him, but he did not show any fear or timidity.

Hai Rui bowed slightly to the two men and said, "I greet Master Gao and Master Zhang."

Gao Gong said anxiously, "What do you want to see? If you continue to act so willfully, you probably won't see me again. Tell me, why did you go to Prince Jing's mansion?"

Just when Gao Gong was questioning Hai Rui again, Zhu Zaigui also came out from a small courtyard somewhere in the palace.

Zhu Zaigui said: "It was me who asked Hai Rui to go find Prince Jing's brother."

After hearing Zhu Zai's voice, the three of them quickly turned around and bowed to Zhu Zai, who had just appeared, "Your Highness, we greet you."

Zhu Zaiqi waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the study and talk."

After hearing Zhu Zaigui's instructions, the three of them temporarily suppressed their anger and confusion and followed Zhu Zaigui into the study.

After the four of them sat down in order, Zhu Zaigui instructed Meng Chong again: "Have someone serve tea. I want to chat with the three gentlemen."

When Meng Chong heard the order, he immediately arranged for the servants in the mansion to serve tea.

At this time, Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui and said, "What day is today? Why are you three here? I didn't ask Meng Chong to prepare lunch for you."

Hearing that Zhu Zaigui was still joking during lunch, Gao Gong could no longer sit still. He said, "My Lord, something big has happened. Hai Ruxian went to Prince Jing's mansion. We are in big trouble."

When Gao Gong was speaking, he did not forget to glare at Hai Rui, but Hai Rui remained calm as if he did not see anything. He still maintained a nonchalant attitude and looked straight ahead.

Zhu Zaigui listened to Gao Gong's anxious words and comforted him, "Mr. Gao, please be patient. Didn't I just say that I asked Hai Rui to go find Prince Jing?"

Gao Gong asked anxiously: "Why does the prince want to find Prince Jing?"

At this time, Zhang Juzheng also turned around and looked at Prince Yu seriously, wanting to get Prince Yu's answer.

Zhu Zaiqi looked at the attitudes of the two men and said slowly, "Of course, I will let Hai Rui go to visit my brother, Prince Jing, on my behalf. My brother, Prince Jing, has just recovered from a serious illness. As an elder brother, how can I not care about my brother?"

Zhu Zaigui's answer also startled Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and they suddenly came to their senses.

Yes, it was only natural for Zhu Zaigui to send someone to visit King Jing. Their asking in this way was obviously intended to alienate the brothers.

Fortunately, Zhu Zaigui never said such words from beginning to end, which obviously saved their face and protected them at the same time.

If Zhu Zaigui had said it directly, and this word reached the ears of Emperor Jiajing, if Emperor Jiajing became sensitive about this matter, then the future of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng might have been ruined.

So at this moment, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng bowed to Zhu Zaigui in fear and said, "I have spoken out of turn. Please punish me, Your Highness." Zhu Zaigui was surprised when he saw Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng reacting so quickly. If it happened to an ordinary person, he would probably not be able to figure out the deep meaning of this even after thinking for a long time.

But after just a little thought, the two of them immediately understood the deeper meaning.

From this we can see how terrifyingly intelligent Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were!
Zhu Zaigui said: "Now that everything has been explained clearly, let's have some tea and talk about business."

At this time, Meng Chong came in with a servant serving tea and served tea to Zhu Zaigui, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui and others.

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, the three of them thanked him again, then took a sip and placed the wine on the small table beside them.

Zhu Zaigui also drank a sip happily and said, "This tea tastes good, right? This is the Da Hong Pao bestowed by His Majesty. It can only be produced in a few ounces a year. Today, I have spent a lot of money to entertain the three gentlemen. So, don't waste it."

When Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Zaigui say that this tea was the extremely precious Wuyi Mountain tribute tea Da Hong Pao, they both showed surprised expressions. Even Hai Rui, who was usually serious, couldn't help but look up at Zhu Zaigui.

The three of them never dreamed that Zhu Zaigui would be willing to treat them with such precious tribute tea. You know, the price of this tea in the market is more precious than gold. Not to mention ordinary people, even people like them may not see it once in their lifetime.

But now Zhu Zaigui served the tea like this, which was really grand.

So, when Zhu Zaigui mentioned the name of this tea, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui could not help but pick up the teacup, carefully took a sip, and felt what this legendary tribute tea tasted like.

After watching the three of them take another sip, Zhu Zaigui began to ask formal questions.

Zhu Zaigui said to Hai Rui, "Hai Shen, I asked you to go to Prince Jing's mansion to visit Prince Jing. How is he now?"

Hai Rui said, "Prince Jing is fine, but he is still a little weak. The imperial physician said he needs to rest."

Zhu Zaiqi nodded and said, "You must help me more often in the future. There is no chief official in my palace, and you are the only official in my palace, so you have no choice but to take care of this matter."

Hai Rui replied, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely shoulder the heavy responsibility and visit Prince Jing's mansion more often."

The conversation between Zhu Zaigui and Hai Rui also confused Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who felt that there seemed to be something else going on here.

But when Zhu Zaigui didn't explain clearly, they didn't feel comfortable asking directly.

So, they could only wait quietly.

After Zhu Zaigui and Hai Rui finished their conversation, he turned to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng and said, "It is almost the beginning of winter now. I am responsible for the expansion of the capital. If I cannot start the construction before the beginning of winter, His Majesty will definitely blame me."

"So, the reason I sent Hai Rui to the Jing Palace was not only to visit my brother, but also to discuss the expansion of the capital. My brother, Jing, suddenly fell ill and was unable to preside over important matters, so Your Majesty temporarily asked me to shoulder the responsibility of expanding the capital. But this matter is ultimately my brother's job."

"Now that I have been appointed by His Majesty as the chief official for the expansion of the capital, whether this job is temporary or permanent, I have the obligation to arrange these things for my brother, Prince Jing."

"Hai Rui lived up to my expectations and has explained the interests involved to my brother, Prince Jing. My brother, Prince Jing, also agrees with the idea of ​​starting construction before the beginning of winter. Therefore, the next thing to do is the important matter of expanding the capital."

"Originally, I wanted to wait for you to come to the palace when you were free to talk, but since you are all here today, I will not wait any longer. Today, let's talk about what we should do after the expansion of the capital begins."

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