jdhmnovel Chapter 351: Never suffer from future troubles
Chapter 351: Never suffer from future troubles
Chapter 351 Eliminating Future Trouble
Because Hauge needed to consult with Huang Taiji about whether the Qing Dynasty should become a vassal state and pay tribute, the two countries did not hold negotiations in the past two days.
That noon, Wang Wenzhou was having breakfast with his babies.
Suddenly, Jiang Xuyang rushed into the room, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Father! Mother! Your son missed you!"
Wang Wenzhou turned around and saw his adopted son, Xiao Yangyang.
"Ru Ru's mother, Xu Yang missed you!" Jiang Xu Yang rushed into Liu Ru's arms, nuzzling his head against her.
"Damn it! You little brat, how dare you flirt with my sister!" Wang Wenzhou pulled Jiang Xuyang away, hugged him, and asked coldly, "You little brat, you only think about your mother, Ru Ru, and not me?"
"Father! How could Xuyang not miss you?" Jiang Xuyang asked, his eyes filled with tears.
"Good boy!" Wang Wenzhou gently patted Jiang Xuyang's head. Although this son was not his biological son, Wang Wenzhou had always raised him as his own.
"Little Yangyang, how did you end up in the capital?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
"That's right!" Jiang Xuyang explained, "Jiaojiao's mother gave birth to a son. Lanlan's mother and the others asked me to tell you the good news. Jiaojiao's mother said that after she finishes her postpartum confinement, she will bring her little brother to the capital to see you."
Liu Rushi smiled and said, "Congratulations, my husband, on the birth of your second son!"
Gao Guilan pouted and said aggrievedly, "Uncle, why am I not pregnant yet?"
Wang Wenzhou kissed Gao Guilan and said, "Little Lanlan, you're not very healthy and you're always sick. How can you get pregnant? Now that you're better, you must exercise more and get your body in good shape so you can give Uncle a baby!"
"Mmm!" Gao Guilan nodded repeatedly.
"Hmm..." Sun Rurui said hesitantly, "Husband, I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, I'm pregnant!"
"That's wonderful!" Wang Wenzhou quickly hugged Sun Rurui onto his lap and said happily, "Sister-in-law, you're amazing! Neither you nor Yuanyuan are pregnant, but you're pregnant first!"
"Hmph!" Wang Ying rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou, annoyed. "I don't want to have a son for a madman!"
"Oh, right!" Jiang Xuyang took out a letter from his pocket, handed it to Wang Wenzhou, and said, "Father, this is a letter from Lanlan's mother and Rongrong's mother to you."
Wang Wenzhou took out the letter and looked at it, then immediately frowned.
Zhu Youjian, you son of a bitch! You've gone too far! Wang Wenzhou was really angry. Zhu Youjian's behavior was just too disgusting! In just a few days, Zhu Youjian had siphoned off 20 million taels of silver from Hanshan Bank under various pretexts. Hanshan Bank was left with only enough silver to barely stay afloat.
"What's wrong?" Liu Rushi asked when she saw Wang Wenzhou's face fall.
"Look!" Wang Wenzhou handed the letter to Liu Rushi.
After reading it, Liu Rushi smiled and said, "Wang Wenzhou, don't be angry, this is a good thing!"
"Good thing?" Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Zhu Youjian is too ruthless! All I did was sleep with his wife! He took away my shares in Hanshan Express, as well as some shares in Hanshan Bank and Hanshan Supermarket, which were worth more than 3000 million taels in total. I tolerated that! But he actually emptied Hanshan Bank. How can I tolerate that?"
"Sigh..." Wang Ying sighed softly. My dear, next time you scold the Emperor, could you please not mention our past?
Liu Rushi said with a smile, "It's better to lose money than to suffer a disaster. The Emperor has taken so much of your silver, he's too embarrassed to punish you further. Besides, you're a nun now, money is just an external thing to you. Liu Xiaohua was born not long ago and is already the Duke of Zhongyi, and she's also engaged to the Princess. The shares of Hanshan Supermarket that we hold are enough for your other children to live a life of wealth and luxury, free from worries about food and clothing."
Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile, "Zhu Youjian is insatiable. The reason he dares not touch Hanshan Supermarket is because he is afraid of offending all the nobles."
"Alright!" Liu Rushi complained, "Wang Wenzhou, you must not say such treasonous things again. Walls have ears! You are a nun now, you should take these material things less seriously."
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed, took Jiang Xuyang's little hand, and said aggrievedly, "Little Yangyang, it's all Dad's fault! Dad couldn't control himself and slept with a girl he shouldn't have! Otherwise, you would have inherited a huge fortune in the future."
Jiang Xuyang was still young, and although he was sensible, there were still some things he didn't understand. He smiled and said, "Dad, are you getting another mother for your son?"
A sense of pride welled up in Wang Wenzhou's heart. He pointed to the newly sleeping babies and introduced them: "Little Yangyang, this is your Yingying's mother."
"Hello, Yingying's mother!" Jiang Xuyang, being well-educated and reasonable, quickly bowed to Wang Ying to greet her.
"Fine!" Wang Ying gave Wang Wenzhou a resentful look. Her crazy husband already had such a big son! Wasn't it said that his wife died in childbirth? Zhang Xiaohua was only one year old, how could she have such a big son?
“Your Yingying’s mother is no ordinary girl; she used to be an imperial concubine of the current emperor!” Wang Wenzhou loved to boast to his son about how awesome he was.
Wang Ying was very embarrassed. This crazy person has no sense of propriety. How could he talk to the child about these things?
"Ahem!" Liu Rushi said irritably, "Wang Wenzhou, what are you saying? Xuyang is still young, don't talk nonsense in front of him."
"I'm not going to say anything more!" Wang Wenzhou pointed to the other babies and introduced them one by one, and Jiang Xuyang greeted them repeatedly.
"Father! I have four more mothers now!" Jiang Xuyang asked, frowning.
Wang Wenzhou said proudly, "Little Yangyang, how did your father teach you before? A real man should have three wives and four concubines, it's only natural. Only an incompetent man can't sleep with pretty girls! What great man doesn't sleep with pretty girls?"
"Father! You're right! I'll keep it in mind!" Jiang Xuyang quickly cupped his hands in praise.
"Wang Wenzhou! Have you eaten your fill?" Liu Rushi asked coldly.
"I'm full," Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
“You’re full, get out of here! Xuyang, don’t listen to your father’s crazy talk! Don’t learn from your father, understand?” Liu Rushi asked coldly.
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed, took Wang Ying's hand, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, come on, let's go exercise for a while."
Wang Ying smiled bitterly to herself. This rascal was at it again! Every time he was angry with Zhu Youjian, he would torment her for most of the day. And he would mutter to himself even while she was sleeping.
At this moment, Zhu Youjian was in high spirits and had an impulse to beg Heaven to grant him an extra five hundred years of life.
Zhu Youjian looked at the account book in his hand, extremely excited. In recent days, he had transferred twenty million taels of silver from Hanshan Bank to the Imperial Treasury. With this money, the Ming Dynasty could accomplish many things. Not only were the banditry in the Northwest no longer a threat, but Zhu Youjian now even no longer wanted to negotiate peace with the Tartars.
With money in hand, Zhu Youjian's soldiers would have their pay. Why should the Ming Dynasty waste time and energy exhausting the Tartars' war potential? Why not seize the opportunity to annihilate the Tartars and eliminate future troubles?
Zhu Youjian was embarrassed to discuss this matter with Wang Wenzhou, who was risking eternal infamy for the peace talks. Therefore, Zhu Youjian summoned important court officials to discuss the matter.
When Wen Tiren and the others heard that Zhu Youjian had more than 20 million taels of silver in the imperial treasury, they were all dumbfounded. When did the emperor learn magic so that he could conjure up so much silver?
With the money in hand, the emperor and his officials stood taller and gained more confidence. Minister of War Zhang Fengyi pounded his chest and roared: "Your Majesty! I implore you to rescind the peace order! I am willing to lead a large army to pacify Liaodong!"