Obviously, Chang Yu was unlucky this time, although he had already been mentally prepared, it can be seen that the situation of Lu Wangfu is really insignificant, although it is still more than rich compared to ordinary people, but at present, this standard of living can be said to be a family of four walls compared to the average rich gentry.

But for Chang Yu's character as a thief, the thief is not empty, and he must make a little if he can make a little, otherwise he will be sorry for the meal that Master Zu rewarded.

"Lord Wang, here can be described as a waste waiting to be revived!" After drinking tea, Chang Yu's eyes swept around and sighed, but Zhu Yihai sighed longer than him: "It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and she has to rely on the help of nobles."

Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How can the emperor not know the current embarrassment of the prince, but why is it like today, there are endless disasters and wars, and the court is too busy to take care of itself, although it has the heart but the strength is insufficient."

Zhu Yihai nodded: "This king doesn't know, so he hasn't bothered the emperor."

Chang Yu glanced at him, saw that his expression was slightly lost, and said: "But now that the war in the north has been calmed down, it will only take three or five years to recover, and the thieves in the south seem to be fierce, but in fact it is just a return to the light before the destruction, when the world is peaceful, how can the emperor ignore the clan at that time."

"At that time, I still hope that Gonggong Chang will talk more about the difficulties of the Lu Mansion in front of the emperor" Zhu Yihai arched his hand, but he thought in his heart, at that time? The ghost knows that in the Year of the Monkey, it is better to rely on the heavens and the earth than on oneself, but fortunately, there are thousands of hectares of fertile land in the palace, and there will be a surplus in a few years.

"It's better to rely on others than on yourself" Chang Yu said suddenly, which made Zhu Yihai startled, this eunuch could hear his own heart.

Chang Yu naturally couldn't hear his heart, and then said: "Instead of letting others remind the emperor in front of him, it's better to let the emperor take the initiative to think about it."

Zhu Yihai was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Please also ask Father-in-law Chang for advice."

Chang Yu unhurriedly picked up the teacup and took a sip: "At this moment, natural disasters and wars are endless, and the court and the emperor are anxious to burn their eyebrows.

Charcoal in the snow? Zhu Yihai understood, and spread his hands with a bitter face: "But Lu Wangfu is poor and white, so he has the heart but is powerless."

"Lord Wang, King Lu's lineage has been passed down for eleven generations, let's not care about anything else, just ask who has the most emperor's heart among King Lu in the past dynasties?" Chang Yu smiled, and Zhu Yihai fell into deep thought.

Half a sound: "If you talk about the emperor's heart, it should be the first generation of Wang Zu, oh no, it should be the second generation of Wang Zu Jingwang."

Chang Yu nodded, the second-generation Wang Zu in Zhu Yihaikou is Zhu Tan's son Zhu Zhaoxuan, the nephew that the Yongle Emperor loves so much that he even dreams of.

"Does the prince know why the second king ancestor won the emperor's heart?" Chang Yu asked again.

Zhu Yihai was surprised...... "Does Father-in-law Chang want this Wang Xue and the second ancestor to reduce the expenses of the palace?" This, isn't that what the emperor meant? ”

Suddenly, Zhu Yihai began to suspect the purpose of Chang Yu's visit, what is the emperor asking him to come to visit him, is he to persuade himself to reduce his salary, but he is already poor like a begging for food, how can he reduce his salary.

Chang Yu shook his head and said with a serious face: "This is our family's small suggestion, don't be concerned about the emperor."

Zhu Yihai hurriedly apologized: "There are many places where the words are lost."

Immediately, Chang Yu put forward a proposal that made it even more difficult for Zhu Yihai to accept: reduce wages and rents, and reduce the tenants who cultivate the fields of the palace by half or exempt them all.

What are you kidding, I don't have any money, I hope to return to the capital at this point, if this is a rent reduction and rent waiver, the palace monkey year and Ma Yue can be relieved, although Zhu Yihai did not categorically refuse, but shook his head again and again and smiled bitterly.

"Drought and locust plague, the people are hungry everywhere, this is also the biggest burden for the court, if the prince can reduce rent and free rent in the fief at this time, it is undoubtedly a charcoal to the emperor, the emperor is grateful to report that there will be generous gifts in the future, and the honor and favor will definitely not be less than the two princes and ancestors of the year" Chang Yu was heartfelt.

Zhu Yihai was slightly moved, and Chang Yu struck while the iron was hot: "The palace is now thin, a hundred acres of land is enough to support the family, and the rest can feed thousands of people, which is a great merit."

Seeing that Zhu Yihai was silent, Chang Yu decided to add the fire: "The emperor sees what the kings of the Ming Dynasty have done in the face of the national disaster, and the court such as the Kaifeng Fu King is mournful and changeable on the surface, and our family has privately heard the emperor angrily reprimanded: "It's not a pity to die!" “

Yes! Zhu Yihai couldn't help but exclaim. Chang Yu continued: "Although the disaster of King Lu's mansion two years ago is regrettable, but it is not sympathetic, if King An (King Zhu Yipai of Lu'an) could come out with a penny and a grain of rice to help food and pay to motivate the soldiers, it would not be like this, why was the Qing army also in the city, and King Heng of Qingzhou Mansion was preserved."

"This ......" Zhu Yihai looked embarrassed.

"Our family's suggestion is for the good of Lu Wangfu inside and out, and the rent reduction for two years can't help you, but it makes the emperor remember your good, and also makes the people of Yanzhou Mansion re-understand and accept the Xinlu Palace, this is for you to wash your name, haven't you heard the people in the city mention Lu Wangfu, and they all rolled their eyes and said that they deserve to be in such a field?"

"Ah, he, do they really say that?" Zhu Yihai looked decadent and depressed.

Now that he has no power, no money and no power, if he has no popular heart, this prince is really meaningless, so he feels more and more that what the little eunuch said makes sense.

In a sense, Chang Yu is a liar.

But to a certain extent, while he deceives others, he also gives some benefits to the other party, so it is equivalent to an exchange.

Just like his suggestion to Zhu Yihai this time, he can indeed get the favor of Emperor Chongzhen, and at the same time, it can also wash away the impression that the Bailu Mansion is rich and unkind in the hearts of his father and fellow villagers.

Although it did not bring substantial benefits to Chang Yu, it was a great benefit to the people of Yanzhou Mansion.

Since he did it, he vigorously made a big one, so that Lu Wangfu became famous in one fell swoop, Chang Yu saw that Zhu Yihai was moved by his own words, so he asked him to lobby the rich gentry in the city to participate in this rent reduction and rent exemption to benefit the people.

This made Zhu Yihai difficult, to put it bluntly, he was an empty prince, and he didn't have much influence among these rich gentry, even if he proposed it, no one would bird him.

"The more this is the case, the more the prince has to do it, this is the time for you to set an example of image and prestige, although you have no money and no power at the moment, but the three words of Lu Wangfu are the foundation, that is, the gold signboard, as long as you are begging for a life in Yanzhou Mansion, you have to recognize your signboard, as long as our Zhu family falls one day, they have to recognize it!"

Zhu Yihai, who heard this, suddenly became enthusiastic, what the little eunuch said is right, the Ming Dynasty is the world of my Zhu family, and even if Lao Tzu is poor now, he is a descendant of the Zhu family, and he is also the king of one party!

Indeed, although it is broken now, it is also the time for the best image of Liwei tree!

At this time, Zhu Yihai felt more and more that Chang Yu was a character, and it was rumored that his bravery and good fighting might be a little watery, but his knowledge and conversation were extraordinary, and he felt more and more speculative.

Unconsciously, it was close to noon, Zhu Yihai let people set up a banquet to entertain, the meals were very rich, and unexpectedly let the princess come to accompany him, only three people at a table, it was a family banquet. Chang Yu's entourage set up another side banquet.

Princess Zhang, the eldest daughter of Zhang Youguang in Jining Prefecture, is beautiful and thin-lived.

In history, when the Qing army broke through Yanzhou City, Zhu Yihai was captured, and it was the Qing army who stabbed him three times and said to him that a few days ago, a beautiful and noble woman was caught by the Qing army. Do you want to be a woman? Bury it! "It's the princess Zhang.

It means that I caught a beautiful woman, think about her, she didn't jump out of the city and died, it's you woman, no, if it's you, you go and bury it. It's just conceivable that in that case a beautiful woman was caught by a tartar, and you never took it back or?

Chang Yu saw Zhang's virtuous virtue during the banquet, and his heart was full of emotion, but King Lu and his wife did not find anything abnormal, and there was no lack of laughter and laughter during the banquet.