Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 220 218 - One Shoulder and Two Houses?

In September, great events continued.

After Zhu Yuanzhang enshrined his grandson Zhu Yunqi, he made further arrangements.

Feng Sheng, the Duke of the Song Dynasty, was granted the title of Prince and Taishi, and ordered him to sit in Kaifeng and assist the King of Zhou in charge of military training in Henan.

Fu Youde, the Duke of Ying, was granted the title of Prince Taishi, and ordered him to sit in Taiyuan and assist the King of Jin in charge of military training in Shanxi.

At the same time, the princes of the two territories were under the control of Song and Ying, and once again emphasized that the armies cannot be mobilized without the king's order.

Zhen Wu was in an inn in Zhending Mansion. After inquiring about these news, he fell into deep thought. He couldn't help chuckling as he thought about it. At this time, such an arrangement should be because they were afraid that the prestige of King Zhou and King Jin would not be enough to suppress some old guys, so Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were asked to help.

It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang's knife to kill Lanyu has been raised, but the plan has begun to change to how to keep the military stable after killing Lanyu.

Most of these arrangements also have the intention of warning Feng Sheng and Fu Youde. I, Zhu Yuanzhang, want to make trouble, so you just watch it honestly. Maybe there is some meaning in it to protect Feng Sheng and Fu Youde. It happened to go to the fiefs of King Zhou and King Jin.

Zhu Yuanzhang obviously intends to control. Whoever is in the capital at this time is finished.

But when Zhen Wu thought of this, he was a little confused. In history, Zhu Yuanzhang killed so much, he basically killed the old guys who fought with him, and there were only a few left in the lord, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He , Deng Yu, Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying and Guo Ying, and then Liu Ji, a smart man.

Zhen Wu nodded with his fingers, and there were only a few left.

What is the reason, so that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stop the brakes later, and he insisted on fighting with the lords forever. Even in the 31st year of Hongwu, when he was lying in bed waiting to die, he was still chasing and killing the 'Hu Yudang'.

Could it be that after Sapphire's death, many marquises in the military did not give up?Something happened again?
Zhen Wu thought it was really possible.

Among the military factions these days, the connections are too close, and many of them are brothers in life and death. That kind of emotion cannot be described in a simple sentence, and most of them are from rebel backgrounds, and they are bold.

"Hey."

Zhen Wu sighed.

When the grandson was registered, Lan Yu was also granted the title of Prince and Taifu.

At the court meeting that day, Lan Yu looked a little gloomy, because he just learned that the concubine Zhu Yunwen was the grandson a few days ago.

He knew right away that Zhu Yuanzhang had deceived him, and he couldn't help but be annoyed that Zhen Wu, a little ant, had attracted too much attention recently, and now it was too late for him to make any plans, so he could only watch helplessly as Zhu Yunwen was canonized.

That's all, but he was only named Prince Taifu.

He suddenly became furious, and his whole body was so gloomy in the court hall that he could drip water. He couldn't hear anything in his ears when he was playing in the court hall, and he endured it until the next court. Chen Heng, Marquis of Puding, said coldly, "I can't stand the Grand Master?!"

Also living under Song and Ying, and the grandson was captured by Zhu Yun, Lan Yu's voice could not be controlled even if it was suppressed as much as possible, and it faintly floated out in front of the main hall entrance.

Many people were taken aback and looked over reflexively.

Some people reacted immediately and tried to avoid it, but for some unknown reason, some people came to Sapphire's side repeatedly and echoed it, which further nourished Sapphire's dissatisfaction.

That night, Lan Yu summoned Huang Ren, Tang Quan, Ma Jun, Dong Han and several other generals and adopted sons at the Duke of Liang's mansion to drink away their sorrows.

After thirty days of drinking, Lan Yu's dissatisfaction became more and more intense, and her previous arrogant temper broke out again, and she uttered crazy words at the banquet from time to time.

He felt that his life was not going well these days. First, the prince Zhu Biao passed away, then his in-law Ye Sheng was beheaded by Hu Weiyong's party and ransacked his home, and then he returned to Beijing and was stranded in the capital. Song Ying's second son has risen again, what about him?Get a prince and Taifu.

Pooh.

Who the hell cares about this prince and Taifu.

Sapphire raised her head and poured the wine in the glass directly into her mouth, the wine flowed down her throat into her stomach, the strong wine burned like a fire in his chest, but he felt a little sad, and even felt faintly uneasy in his heart, which made him feel very sad again. feeling lonely.

What have you lived all these years?
Lan Yu looked at the brightly lit and extremely prosperous Liangguo Mansion, then turned her head to look at her cronies and adopted sons again, her heart was surging for a moment, and she couldn't help saying: "My in-laws, the Marquis of Jingning, Zheng Nan Zheng Bei After suffering so much, he became a prince, and he was dismissed as a Hu party and his family. I came back from conscripting myself. Seeing that the superior was very suspicious of me, I thought he must have recruited me. Now the superior is sick. Xinli Taisun is young, and I am in charge of all the soldiers and horses in the world, do you have any ideas in your mind?"

Hearing this, the crowd felt as if thunder was thundering in their heads, and they seemed to wake up from the wine all of a sudden.

Lan Yuyou said again: "Let's think about it today, the grand master didn't teach me how to do it. I think the superiors can't tolerate people. Before trying it out, a few dukes were deposed every year. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to keep them in the future. You and I I have been fighting for many years, and finally survived thousands of households, but the general Xiaoqi is still worried and afraid every day, why bother."

Huang Ren swallowed his saliva, he was also a hero in the past and couldn't help but tremble a little while holding the wine glass, he forced himself to drink a glass of wine calmly, looked at Lan Yu anxiously and said, "What does the Duke of the country want to tell you? "

Lan Yu stared at Huang Ren, and finally swept across everyone's faces. Lan Yu remembered everyone's expressions in her heart, and then suddenly smiled: "This wine is too strong, I'm confused, let's not talk about anything else today, everyone can drink freely, if everyone If you still follow my heart, don't say it sooner or later, if you know it, come to me and wait."

Seeing Lan Yu laughing, everyone quickly laughed too, and nodded repeatedly: "That's natural."

Then, there was another burst of pushing and changing cups, which was very lively.

……

Zhendingfu.

From here to Baoding Mansion, you can pass by Wuji. Zhen Wu thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go back to Beiping via Wuji.

This trip to Nanjing.

Zhen Wuzhen feels that he has learned a lot and grown a lot. In the past, when he was in the army, he saw a lot of reckless men, his temper became more and more affected, and his style of doing things became more and more straightforward. It was thinking of hacking to death with a knife to save trouble.

This will not work.

This can only be a good general, but not a good patriarch.

He now has a lot of available people in his hands, not to mention Zhang Wu and Xue Lu, but only to mention some orphans whose father died in the battle in Xiaoling Village, Zhen Wu not only helped them, but also raised them. Don't worry, these people might be disrespectful to the emperor when they say something blunt, but they really dare to fight for Zhen Wu.

All the generals did this these days. There were some orphans under their command, but most of them took on the responsibility of raising them as adults if they had spare energy. Many even adopted those orphans as foster children.

Therefore, it goes without saying that those people are loyal.

But the problem is that these people are also under Zhu Di's control. If Zhen Wu and Zhu Di have the same interests, there is nothing to worry about, but if Zhen Wu and Zhu Di have different directions, what will happen?

Although he and Zhu Di are now in the honeymoon period, he has not only received many favors from Zhu Di, but also wants to marry the princess, and the fourth and fifth younger sisters in the family are also deeply blessed by the princess' upbringing.

For Zhu Di, Zhen Wu and his three guards were also the only core force he relied on, so it seemed impossible for the two sides to have any conflicts.

But what about the future?

In the future, Zhu Di will rule the entire Ming Dynasty.

Even though Zhen Wu and the others are still Zhu Di's most trusted force, Zhen Wu and the others will certainly not be the only force Zhu Di can trust and rely on.

Moreover, in the face of the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di will have to weigh more and more, and it is impossible for Zhen Wu and the others to be safe and sound just relying on Zhu Di's trust.

At that time, even though Zhu Di has always believed in Zhen Wu and never wanted to attack Zhen Wu, what about the others in the court?If he was just a novice without any means or arrangements, after being slandered many times, would Zhu Di still have the same trust in Zhen Wu as he does now?

The court is dangerous, and he will definitely need to play games with other people or make various arrangements for self-protection, and at this time, some actions are often shameful.

But the current power of his subordinates is all given by Zhu Di, Zhu Di has a certain degree of control, Zhen Wu is really not sure.

But what is certain is that if Zhen Wu has no other available people, what Zhen Wu has done must not be hidden from Zhu Di.

How can he be a good head of the family and protect his family?
At least there must be some power that belongs to him alone.

This is a question that Zhen Wu has been thinking about these days, and when he had this idea, the first thing Zhen Wu thought of was the clan.

In many film and television dramas and novels, the clan is often used as a villain, or as a burden for the protagonist, and never gives people a good impression.

But if the clan is really that unbearable, how can it be popular for thousands of years.

The lone ranger is not easy to mix in this world.

Although after acknowledging the clan, some obligations need to be fulfilled, but it will also get the clan's unwavering help, which is extremely rare.

After all, in this era, there are always implicated things.

If Zhen Wu wants to do something shameful and let the people of the clan be responsible, the people of the clan may do stupid bad things, but they will definitely not rebel.

This is enough for Zhen Wu.

As for whether the clan will hold back, Zhen Wu believes that as long as it is managed effectively, there is no need to worry too much about it. He has confidence in himself.

This is also the reason why Zhen Wu wanted to pass by Wuji and secretly observe the old house of the Zhen family.

Zhen Wu stayed in Wuji for five days. During this period, he either inquired about the situation of the Zhen family, or learned about the character and style of the direct branch of the Zhen family. The second joined the army and died.

The problem is that the boss has no children.

The only one was Zhen Wu's.

When she was helping her aunt in Beiping before, she had secretly suggested to Zhen Wu that she wanted Zhen Wu to return to the old house and inherit the Zhen family business, but at that time Zhen Wu didn't like it and thought it was troublesome, so she didn't pay any attention to it.

Now... Zhen Wu smiled, still not in a hurry, the old man is left with only one of them, could it be possible that he really wants other side branches to become the master of the Zhen family?
The old man had no choice.

Therefore, Zhen Wu rode away with Cao Xiaoman after inquiring about it, without letting the Zhen family find out.

Now is not the time for Zhen Wu to meet the old man of the Zhen family.

For nothing else, showing up now, I can't pretend to be forceful, and I can't restrain some side brats.

But at the moment in Zhen's ancestral house, Zhen Wu's aunt Tang is chatting with Mr. Zhen.

Mr. Zhen's health didn't look very good, and he was also getting old. He was lying on the rocking chair, served by two handsome maids, listening to his daughter-in-law Tang talking about the recent family affairs.

Tang came back from Beiping very early. At first, he was only in charge of some internal affairs, but after Mr. Zhen fell ill, he also started to take care of the family business outside.

Grange, business, and reports from stewards always need the master to make up their minds.

Tang finished talking about the family affairs bit by bit, and after closing the account books, he couldn't help but persuade the old man again: "Father, what do you think of what my daughter-in-law told you last time, after all, my daughter-in-law is a woman. The family can't always be like this, my uncle has passed away, why is my father still angry, and my uncle raised a very good child, how can you really deny your grandson?"

Mr. Zhen didn't move his eyelids, he still just looked at the elm trees in the yard. In just one year, he heard the news of the death of his two sons, which was a blow to him.

He was originally in good health, but he aged instantly, and he became ill continuously for several months.

Old Master Zhen coughed, and an old voice sounded: "Cheng'er passed away, it's really hard for you."

The eldest is Zhen Xingcheng, and the second is Zhen Xingci.

One lost his life for his future, and the other never returned home.

Tang's eyes turned red with emotion, she shook her head and said, "My daughter-in-law is not bitter."

Old Master Zhen sighed, looked at the leaves and asked, "You said that you adopted a child from the second family for you and the eldest, do you think it makes sense? Didn't you say that the second family has three boys?"

Tang lowered his head and thought for a while, Xiao Qi, the youngest boy of Zhen Wu's family, is already five years old, and will soon be six years old, and this age has long been remembered, even if he is adopted, how close can he be to her?
In the end there is no fate between mother and child.

If this is the case, why not make a plan for Zhen Wu? Speaking of which, she really likes this nephew, who is independent, intelligent, and capable. If such a person is in charge of the family business, it will surely make the family business prosper.

only…

Mr. Zhen saw her thoughts, and sighed: "You said that the eldest son of the second family is already a member of a thousand households. Don't assume that he is just like his father. He has ideas. Even if I agree that he is a warrior who is in charge of the family business, But he must also belong to the second branch, so how could he adopt your name."

At this time, the old man turned his mind lazily, and looked at Tang: "In this way, the Zhen family business will have nothing to do with you and the boss in the future, can you be willing?"

Tang pursed her lips and shook her head lightly, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just..."

"Why do I want to kill the boss?!" Mr. Zhen knew about Tang's heart disease, so he took the initiative to speak out.

"Actually, my daughter-in-law doesn't dare to ask for Dawu to be adopted under our name, but..." Tang was confused and didn't know whether to say it or not.

Old Master Zhen became curious: "But what?"

Tang gritted his teeth, and suggested: "Father, do you think it is possible for Dawu to pick up two families? I can also help Dawu choose a daughter-in-law. When a son is born in the future, it will be recorded in our branch. Let's postpone it so that it won't affect their father-son relationship, and it will also give me something to think about."

Old Master Zhen drooped his eyelids and fell silent.

a long time.

Only then did Mr. Zhen's voice sound from the hall: "It is indeed a solution, but..." Mr. Zhen pondered for a while, seeing Tang's expectant look, paused and said, "Forget it, let's go back and check on the second son's house later. Let's talk about it."

Hearing this, Tang couldn't help but took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, weeping with joy.

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(End of this chapter)