The emperor's original purpose of summoning Zhang Shou seemed inappropriate because Zhu Ying, an important target person, actually came back on his own. But fortunately, it was not in vain because Zhang Shou proposed a highly feasible candidate and solution, and the third prince further solved the problem of the visitor based on the candidate proposed by Zhang Shou.
However, he was watching Zhang Shou teasing Zhu Ying with great interest, but the next moment Zhang Shou suddenly changed his tone: "Your Majesty, originally I was going to ask for leave today and not go to Jiuzhang Hall. I was also planning to write a memorial to the emperor about what happened last night, but the palace suddenly summoned me to attend the morning court, so naturally I don't have to write the memorial anymore."
"However, just as there are some things that cannot be written in memorials, there are also some things that I cannot say in court."
Seeing the emperor showing a rather curious expression, and the Third Prince, the Crown Prince, was also curious, Zhang Shou briefly mentioned the merits of the Seventh Prince's organs. Seeing that the emperor was not surprised, he just said that some of the thieves who sneaked in were directly from the Jimin Charity Hall of the Ministry of Rites at the exit of the secret passage. At this moment, the emperor, who had been nonchalant before, had a face that instantly changed from sunny to thunderous.
"This is outrageous! It's simply lawless!"
The emperor glared at Chu Kuan without thinking, but after glaring, seeing Chu Kuan's innocent face, he suddenly realized that it was not Chu Kuan's fault at all. He was not the seal of the Imperial Household Department at all!
Even when Chu Kuan was the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, he could not be said to know all about those charity halls... Moreover, Chu Kuan repeatedly told him that since Taizu's rule was to use as few eunuchs as possible in the palace, then even if they were abandoned children, they would be carefully trained, castrated and brought into the palace as slaves, which would go against Taizu's original intention.
It is better to follow the old system, castrate foreign children and raise them from a young age, and severely punish those who abandon their children. This is the way to rule the country in a peaceful and prosperous era. Therefore, if the Silijian wants to open charity halls, they should be pure charity halls, not just to select the best people to join the Silijian.
When the emperor finally suppressed his anger and calmed down, Zhu Ying couldn't help herself: "Such a horrifying thing is enough to show that the charity hall is selling dog meat under the guise of sheep. Your Majesty should just close this filthy place. Otherwise, if the secret passage of Zhang Garden is dug once, it will be dug a second time. Wouldn't Ah Shou be unable to defend himself in the future? His workshop that day is so important, how can he leave such a trouble!"
Chu Kuan hesitated for a moment. However, before he could open his mouth, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "If a charity is run by a person with good intentions, it will benefit the people and the poor. But if it is run by a person with bad intentions, it will be a place of corruption and illegality. I dare to ask the emperor to hand over this charity to me to run."
Seeing Zhu Ying's eyes widened and the emperor was also shocked, he said frankly: "To be honest, although there are many craftsmen in the workshop today, there are also many strange ideas, so the manpower will only become more and more scarce. And since things like clock glass have been continuously released, more and more people have come to me to poach people, even the most important people may not be tempted by it..."
"But the other people in Tiangongfang may not be able to withstand the temptation, even if they have taken precautions in advance. Moreover, it is difficult to recruit suitable personnel in the capital now, and if we recruit apprentices, we will inevitably worry about recruiting spies. If the emperor allows, I hope to train the children in the charity as apprentices."