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Qian Sule didn't know what Wu Zheng meant, but when he heard "the money sent by Duke Xingguo", a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Wu Zheng saw it, but he was not interested in explaining it. The misunderstanding was just right for Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng took 20,000 taels to the Qian Mansion when he was against Song Andao.

Qian Sule looked up and said, "What does the Duke Zhenguo mean? Do you want to bribe me?"

Wu Zheng's heart 10,000 grassland beasts rushed by and said unhappily: "Qian Xiang respects himself too much. Although I, Wu Zheng, are just a reckless man who leads troops to fight, I really can't think of anything that Qian Xiang deserves to be bribed. Want to bribe you and your Majesty, Chen Zilong designed to cheat me? Or bribe you to hollow out your brains and send a few more confidants to monitor me?"

Qian Sule's old face became hot and said, "What do you mean?"

"What else can it mean?" Wu Zheng took a step forward, and Qian Sule couldn't help but take a step back, as if he was afraid of being infected with the hostility on Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng smiled bitterly and stopped, pointing at the strand on Qian Sule's official uniform, and was about to wash out the hole and said: "This is not a cabinet minister. The shopkeeper of a wine shop in Yingtian Mansion is dressed more beautiful than you."

Qian Sule naturally knew that his official uniform must be dismissed. He said disapprovingly: "I don't care about clothes. The official uniform has not been broken yet. Even if it is broken, just put a patch. Could it be that if I wear a broken official uniform, the court will not recognize me as a grand scholar, and the cabinet ministers will not be able to do so? Besides, your Majesty ascended the throne and always wears an old robe and is a minister, so he should be more frugal. You don't have to give this silver, I will not receive any rewards without me."

He was so mean, Wu Zheng whispered: "Qian Xiang is probably a self-indulgent person. This silver is a gift I gave. Just because you want to buy a decent dowry at this time, you may have to borrow the money all over the court, right?"

Qian Sule's old face turned red and scolded: "I can still afford to marry a daughter, so it doesn't take the trouble of the Duke Zhenguo. Even if I borrow, it's up to me to pay it back with my face, and there's no need to pay it back!"

Wu Zheng shook his eyes at Song An, and Song An quietly retreated.

Wu Zheng said: "My dear Duke married his wife, but his wife's family borrowed silver all over the capital for the dowry... Money, who are you slapped in the face? This matter is settled like this, 20,000 taels of silver. At worst, you can get back all the dowry by then."

Qian Sule silently bowed and did not persist. In fact, he knew in his heart that Wu Zheng had good intentions, but Qian Sule did not appreciate it.

Looking at Qian Sule's back as he left the mansion, Ma Shiying silently approached Wu Zheng's ear and said, "Your Majesty is cruel enough to force the money to this point... Alas, I think Chen Zilong may not be able to get it well under His Majesty in the future."

Speaking of this, Ma Shiying lowered his voice, "There are so weird people in hardships. The lord must be more careful with His Majesty."

Wu Zheng turned his head and glanced at Ma Shiying, "You are right. The child has been in the world for three years and has turned his innocence into being serious. This face looks sunny and handsome, but in fact, his tricks are so smooth. I have seen mountains, flowed across rivers, and experienced life and death, and he almost cheated... No, he has been cheated by him."

Ma Shiying was stunned when she heard Wu Zheng’s complaints, but then she couldn’t help laughing and burst out laughing.

Wu Zheng glared and said, "Why am I laughing at? Am I wrong?"

"No, no, the lord said very well." Ma Shiying said with a pout, "Money is small, reputation is great, and abandoning money and maintaining reputation is the best strategy."

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said angrily: "I ask you, are there so many people in this world who are as loyal to the Ming Dynasty as Qian Xiang?"

Ma Shiying's smile gradually calmed down. He was stunned for a while before answering: "Yes!"

Wu Zheng was stunned, sarcastic, and asked, "Can you be the same?"

"Ma...so."

Ma Shiying's answer really scared Wu Zheng. It was not because he was afraid that Ma Shiying would be flirting with him in the future, but Wu Zheng was surprised. How thick-skinned this man must be to declare so loudly that he is a loyal person to the Ming Dynasty?

"Ma Xiang, Lord Ma, Wu Zheng admires it." Wu Zheng bowed seriously.

Ma Shiying's old face turned red, but he still said firmly, "I dare not deceive my lord. Although Ma's reputation as an official is not good, he is indeed loyal to the Ming Dynasty."

Wu Zheng hummed, "So, are you coming to this man undercover?"

Ma Shiying was a little anxious, and said, "Shiying was a human being again. If she had no lord, it would be difficult for even the Yingtian Prefecture Gate to enter. Shiying was loyal to the Ming Dynasty for the first half of her generation, but she had already figured it out that she would only be loyal to the lord for the second half of her life."

"Come on. The lord shouting sounds so warm in my heart, but who knows when you are like money, stabbing me in the back... OK, just pretend I believe it."

After hearing what Wu Zheng said, Ma Shiying was a little depressed, but this matter could not be explained clearly. The so-called "the more you describe it, the darker it becomes, the more you look at it."

Ma Shiying was clever and immediately changed the topic, "Lord, Qian Xiang said a few words, but he is indeed a clear idea."

Wu Zheng glanced at him with a squint, "For example?"

"The human heart is on the back."

"Hmph, I heard that when Zhang and Li Min raised their troops, they slaughtered all the royal families in the northwest with the people, and tens of thousands of relatives were killed. Is this the hearts of the world clear? A joke!"

Ma Shiying shook her head and said, "The lord misunderstood. What does Qian Xiang have to do with the hearts of the people I mentioned, and those unlucky people, and thieves?"

"What do you mean?"

"A noble family, scholars! Isn't the lord still understand that if you want to win the world, you must get the support of these people. Otherwise, even if you conquer this world with force, you will probably not be able to sit still."

Wu Zheng disagreed. He had the perception of later generations. "If you offend the majority of people for a few people, you can't calculate this debt, right?"

Ma Shiying blinked and looked at Wu Zheng strangely and said, "Since ancient times, a few people have dominated the majority. If the lord's words are based on the words, wouldn't the majority control the minority?"

Wu Zheng replied casually, "Isn't that right?"

"Of course it's wrong." Ma Shiying said anxiously, "I think that when Taizu's uprising began, it also began in poverty and in vain. At that time, the biggest part of the rebel army was also poor and the people. But once the matter was done, Taizu chose to be noble and noble families from all over the country, scholars and students were kind to him, and then he was supported by these people, thus firmly seizing the country and creating the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years."

As Ma Shiying said, Wu Zheng knew, and he also knew that the founding great man in later generations once commented that Zhu Yuanzhang was second only to Li Shimin. At the same time, he pointed out that Zhu Yuanzhang initially represented the interests of farmers, but later became the interests of landlords. It was precisely because of this change that he firmly settled his country and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!