GBP Chapter 442 That bastard corrupted our Biao'er
Chapter 442 That bastard corrupted our Biao'er
"What a beast!"
"This bastard!"
Emperor Zhu immediately launched into a tirade of insults.
"That bastard corrupted our brand, not to mention..."
"He even brought the imperial physician with him to curse us!"
"Look at this, girl, look at this! Is this even acceptable?!"
"Look at our Biao'er now... sigh!"
Seeing the Emperor Zhu's disheveled appearance, Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh.
In the past two years, it seems that we often see him cursing in the streets.
It seems quite interesting?
As for the claim that Biao'er was led astray...
This must be because Zhu Chongba, as a father, failed to set a good example, and Song Lian and the others failed to teach him well.
What does this have to do with my son-in-law?
Empress Ma smiled and said directly to Emperor Zhu, "Don't rush to start cursing."
"Your good son-in-law might just be trying to make things difficult for you."
"But Yang Qing was, after all, a physician from the Imperial Medical Academy."
"He can't possibly go along with your good son-in-law's nonsense."
"Here's what we'll do: first issue an imperial decree ordering all prefectures and counties to compile statistics on the ages of men and women getting married and having children, and then compile statistics on the number of difficult births at each age."
“Your good son-in-law is right about one thing: numbers don’t lie.”
"If it is true that those who marry young are prone to difficult childbirth, then the marriage age for men and women should be changed in the future."
“If there is no correlation between marriage age and difficult childbirth, then you can write a letter to scold your good son-in-law, which is better than sulking here.”
At this point, Empress Ma couldn't help but complain about Zhu Chongba again.
The one who curses in the palace every day is Zhu Chongba.
When sending someone to Ningyang County or Dengzhou Prefecture, it was Zhu Chongba who would also ask them to bring a pound of small dragon dumplings.
He was more enthusiastic than anyone else when it came to scolding his son-in-law.
He couldn't see a single memorial impeaching his son-in-law.
The Censorate has gotten used to it now.
If the impeachment task is not completed by the end of the month, then impeach a certain prefect.
Then Zhu Chongba would read those impeachment memorials while eating, and while reading the memorials, he would also chime in with a few curses. After he finished cursing, he would have the impeachment memorials taken away and burned.
That's so childish!
While Empress Ma was secretly complaining, Zhu Chongba suddenly perked up.
Yes.
Numbers don't lie.
If we get people to compile all this data, wouldn't it be clear at a glance who is right and who is wrong?
If there's no necessary connection between getting married early or late and having a difficult childbirth, then can't we just use data to criticize that bastard?
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu instructed Erhu without hesitation: "Go to the Secretariat and do as my sister said, have Mr. Shanchang and the others issue a document together with the Ministry of Revenue to check the data."
"By the way, let Zhou Jingxin be in charge of the final statistics and summary."
After Erhu left to carry out his orders, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but start cursing again.
"It is said that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked as well."
"There aren't many good students coming out of Ningyang County."
"Of the twenty-six students, we only dared to keep two in the capital."
"This is really, really..."
Emperor Zhu said it was true twice, but in the end he couldn't explain it clearly.
Empress Ma wanted to laugh even more.
He even wanted to loudly mock Zhu Chongba.
After all, neither Li Shanchang nor Liu Bowen had ever suffered such a defeat.
Now, they can't do anything about a few students from Ningyang County?
However, those students from Ningyang County were indeed no good.
I don't know who they learned this from, but they always talk about building roads ten zhang wide, or setting up cement workshops or iron smelting workshops.
Especially that one named Zhou Jingxin.
He actually proposed to launch a northern expedition against the Hu Yuan, and the reason he gave was to avenge the great humiliation of the siege of Baideng by Emperor Gaozu of Han.
Fine, I can tolerate this. After all, Zhou Jingxin is a scholar, so it's not surprising that he can come up with all sorts of ridiculous reasons.
But how could they simultaneously launch a northern expedition against the Hu Yuan while also opening border markets with them?
Buy Hu Yuan's cattle and sheep?
Sold to Hu Yuanlie Liquor?
Requesting the establishment of a pilot program for brewing in Ningyang County?
Empress Ma felt that this method of operation was somewhat familiar.
If I'm not mistaken, Zhou Jingxin might have even figured out the uses for the fermented grains.
Is it all for the purpose of utterly destroying Hu Yuan?
As she thought about it, Empress Ma suddenly felt a headache coming on.
None of them are easy to deal with.
It's been over a year since my two goddaughters got married, and I still haven't been able to hold my grandchildren.
He was hoping his son would get married soon, but his son-in-law dragged the imperial physician into submitting a memorial opposing it.
It's better now.
Chang Yuchun originally didn't want his daughter to get married too early.
Now we have even more reason, don't we?
Empress Ma couldn't help but rub her forehead and said to Emperor Zhu, "Remember to bring me a copy of the statistics once they're out."
"As for Biao'er and the maid, let's put that aside for now and deal with it after the results of the statistics from the Secretariat and the Ministry of Revenue come out."
Emperor Zhu readily agreed, then cautiously looked at Empress Ma and said, "Sister, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you."
Empress Ma glanced at Emperor Zhu and asked, "What is it?"
Emperor Zhu chuckled awkwardly and replied, "I'd like to go to Dengzhou Prefecture."
Upon hearing Emperor Zhu's words, Empress Ma's eyebrows shot up, she sneered and shouted, "Zhu Chongba! Are you planning to have me and Biao'er oversee the country again, and have Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen assist in governing?"
"You're really something."
"You ran away once in the first year of Hongwu, and now you want to run away again in the fourth year of Hongwu?"
"So, do you think Biao'er and I owe you anything?"
"You ran off to Dengzhou Prefecture, leaving me and Biao'er in the capital to look after your home and business?"
Emperor Zhu shrank back and whispered, "We have important business to attend to."
"We plan to travel north, first to Ningyang County, then to Dengzhou Prefecture, and then from Dengzhou to Beiping."
"Aren't we just trying to reassure the people?"
Empress Ma was almost made to laugh by Emperor Zhu.
To reassure the people?
Empress Ma sneered and said, "Zhu Chongba, how many tricks do you have up your sleeve that you can hide from me?"
Emperor Zhu did not dare to utter a sound.
Empress Ma continued, "If you want to go to Dengzhou and Beiping, that's fine too."
Emperor Zhu was overjoyed.
Before Emperor Zhu could be happy for long, Empress Ma changed the subject and said, "However, the two of us have to go together. We'll take the fourth and fifth sons with us, and let Biao'er take the second and third sons to look after the house."
Upon hearing Empress Ma's words, Zhu Chongba immediately nodded in agreement.
"Alright, let Biao'er take the second and third sons to look after the house."
“Let’s take the fourth and fifth brothers to Ningyang County and Dengzhou.”
“That bastard ran off to Dengzhou without a word last time, and we haven’t settled the score with him for that yet.”
"This time, let him know how hard we work."
"And let him get used to overseeing and governing the country as soon as possible."
“Once Biao’er gets used to it, the two of us will go back to the countryside in Fengyang to farm.”
"I don't want to be emperor for even a day longer."