Daming heir

For Zhu Xiang.

Ever since he killed half of the officials in Zhejiang Province on behalf of his eldest nephew, he has embarked on a path of no return.

From that moment on, Zhu Xi understood that he had become a knife for the clan, a sharp and invincible butcher's knife.

All people and things that hinder Ming's rule will be handed over to his own hands.

He stayed in the Ancestral Temple many times and for many days.

There were already too many for him to count.

Correspondingly, Zhu Xi could no longer estimate how many people he had killed for the imperial court and how many heads he had chopped off in these years.

Because he was worried that he would cause too many killings and be too murderous.

The old man can choose to ignore the rules he has set, allowing him to freely come and go to Yingtian, allowing him to live in the Ancestral Temple from time to time, trying to use the mysterious and mysterious spirits of his ancestors to wash away the killings and bloodshed caused by his suppression.

Nearly twenty of his brothers have all been granted kingships and vassal status.

But only I can stay away from the fiefdom all year round and walk around the place all year round.

He is a sword of the royal family, but at the same time he has received privileges that all his brothers do not have.

As long as two of the three officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate who work with him all year round believe that someone or some people in the local area are guilty.

Then you can choose to kill or not to kill.

This is a great authority.

Up and down, even people like Zou Xueyu have no power.

In the past two years, as the ideas of Hongwu's New Deal gradually became clearer, Zhu Xi became more aware that he might only need to do one thing for many years to come.

That is, when his father, brother, or even his eldest nephew needs it, he can behead him with a knife.

Therefore, Zhu Ping's smile at this moment was very sincere.

Zhu Biao was a little helpless and glared at Lao Er: "Did you want to go to the Ancestral Temple again and think about it?"

Zhu Xi curled his lips and said: "I know that my brother did this just to make me kill less people. But how many people have I killed in the past few years? I don't know, and the court probably doesn't have any specific information." number."

"You want to say that since you have killed so many people, you are not inferior to these people from Nanzhili?" Zhu Biao's eyes were dark and his brows were already frowning quietly.

Zhu Fang said indifferently: "Anyway, you started a big case in Nanzhili, and in the end you are going to chop off a bunch of people's heads. If you don't chop off the heads, it's better for me to go and take a trip. Speaking of which, my brother, these days Traveling all over the country, I didn't take much time around the capital. I also want to try the osmanthus wine in Suzhou, the fried rice in Yangzhou, and if the weather gets cold, go to Taiping Mansion for a bath."

This guy has always been 90 percent ridiculous and 100 percent serious.

Zhu Biao sighed and put his hand on Lao Er's shoulder: "You, don't you want others to think that I am a harsh person? That's why you want to take over this job?"

Zhu Xi laughed, stood up and took two steps back: "Since brother agreed, I will go and do it now. Don't worry, brother, I promise to handle this matter properly."

In the palace garden, Zhu Ping's figure disappeared along with his hearty and seemingly heartless laughter.

Zhu Biao stood up from the recliner silently.

His eyes passed over the women and children not far away, and looked in the direction Zhu Ming left.

Zhu Biao's brows wrinkled slightly.

"Come on."

A man in ordinary clothes appeared in the imperial harem and stood behind Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and said in a calm tone: "If you pass the order, the number of guards around Qin King Zhu Ping will be doubled, and all of them will go to death to protect him."

"I obey my orders."

The man also spoke without any emotion in his tone.

Zhu Biao added: "I will give another order to the princes' palaces. On September 18 next year, His Majesty's Holy Birthday Festival, all princes will bring their wives and children to the capital without any mistake."

"As ordered."

The man still accepted the order coldly, stayed for a moment, and then quietly disappeared into the palace garden without any further instructions from the prince.

……

When Zhu Xi left the palace, his posture was very arrogant.

The imperial officers and soldiers guarding the Meridian Gate were slapped twice by His Highness King Qin without any reason.

Being beaten doesn't count.

His Highness the King of Qin also praised him as a good son.

This makes people a little confused as to how crazy this King of Qin is today.

After Zhu Xi left the imperial city, he went to the Governor's Office of Zhili.

I didn't see what the King of Qin and the Governor of Zhili said.

At the end, Zou Xueyu sent King Qin out of the Yamen with a bright smile on his face.

When His Highness King Qin's team was out of sight from a distance, Zou Xueyu stood at the door of his yamen and stamped his feet fiercely.

Under the stunned gaze of the policeman on the side.

Zou Xueyu cursed and said: "Reckless man! Reckless man! I hope you step on dog shit when you go out!"

……

a few days later.

Outside Yangzhou city.

Zhu Ming sat high on his horse, looking a little excited. He waved his whip and looked at Huaigong, the governor of Zhili who was riding behind him.

"Guan Huaigong."

Guan Huaigong immediately drove his horse forward: "Your Majesty."

Zhu Xi looked at the young official in front of him with some curiosity.

There were dozens of high-ranking officials in the entire Zhili Governor's Yamen, but Zou Xueyu only gave this person to him. This shows that the young Governor's Yamen Dushi in front of him is a very capable official.

Zhu Xi waved his riding whip and pointed at Yangzhou City in front of him, and asked loudly: "I ask you, what is the purpose of our trip to Yangzhou?"

Everyone in the civil and military dynasties knew that King Qin was a bastard.

Including Guan Huaigong also thinks so.

It's just that he is the prince of the clan, and he is the host of this errand.

Guan Huaigong thought for a while and could only say in a low voice: "To investigate the matter of absenteeism in the assessment of officials in South Zhili."

This is the correct and official answer.

They came here just for this matter.

"No!"

Zhu Fang spoke up and rejected Guan Huaigong's answer.

Guan Huaigong had a look of confusion on his face and looked at Zhu Xi curiously.

God knows what nonsense this prince will say.

At this time, Zhu Xi was full of righteousness and said: "We have received the emperor's mission, and we work for the court, the prince, and your majesty. Right?"

This mess is about to begin!

Guan Huaigong immediately felt alert and nodded seriously: "Yes, what the prince said is absolutely true."

Zhu Xi added: "We all work for the imperial court. What matters is that we abide by the rules and laws, and we must convince everyone of what we do. Shouldn't we?"

Can you, King Qin, still say words about obeying discipline and law?

Guan Huaigong felt that the King of Qin in front of him had been possessed by some evil spirit.

But he still whispered: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Xi laughed and stared at Yangzhou City, where there was an endless stream of people.

"Remember, we are only going to do three things in Yangzhou City this time."

Hearing this, Guan Huaigong straightened up immediately. Perhaps what the King of Qin was going to say next was related to how they handled their errands this time.

And in the next moment.

Zhu Ping then spoke with a solemn expression.

"fair!"

"fair!"

"It's still fucking fair!"

"This is what we are going to do in Yangzhou City this time. Do you remember it?"

I……

Guan Huaigong almost turned around and rushed back to Tiancheng. He went to the governor's platform and asked for someone else to help the gangster in front of him.

Guan Huaigong's mouth twitched, but he still held the reins and nodded: "I understand."

Zhu Ping agreed and ordered: "Now that you understand everything, go to the city and tell the officials in Yangzhou City and those who are absent from the exams that I will invite them to dinner today. Who will do it?" If you don’t come, you won’t give me face! If you don’t give me face, I will chop off their heads!”

Guan Huaigong's whole body was numb.

There are no such unreasonable people in the world.

But Guan Huaigong looked back and looked at the two thousand feathered forest guards and the thousand brocaded guards who came to Yangzhou City together this time.

Guan Huaigong, who had just been promoted from clerical officer of Zhili Governor's Yamen to metropolitan officer, still chose to obey orders.

Guan Huaigong entered Yangzhou City first with only two officers from the Governor's Yamen.

soon.

The officials in Yangzhou City knew about the request of His Highness King Qin.

In fact, when Zhu Ping and the others set foot in Yangzhou Mansion, the various yamen in Yangzhou City had already received the news.

For this reason, Yangzhou has already made preparations.

The most luxurious Jiangnan Tower on the bank of the Jinwan River in the city is closed today, and banquets are being laid out just to wait for the arrival of His Highness King Qin. Officials all over the city entertained the King of Qin to wash his hands.

When Guan Huaigong brought Zhu Ping's words that he wanted to invite the entire Yangzhou city officials to a banquet, everyone was surprised.

The name of King Qin has been remembered by many people in the official circles in the past two years.

Who dares to ask that man to treat me?

But when they thought that if they didn't obey that man's words, they would be beheaded, no one dared to say anything.

"We just treat today's banquet at Jiangnan Tower as the prince's invitation to us."

Seeing that Guan Huaigong, who came to deliver the message, had left, someone whispered a suggestion.

"Good! This is a great thing to say!"

"Let's go out of the city to pick up the driver as soon as possible. Don't waste time."

When the officials of Yangzhou City were about to leave the city to meet Zhu Xiang.

A police officer had already come in to report.

"Masters, His Highness the King of Qin has sent someone to tell you that he and his people are already at the Jiangnan Tower, waiting for you to come and sit down at the table."

As soon as these words came out, the officials who had gathered at the Yangzhou Magistrate's Yamen earlier were stunned again.

"Prince Qin actually knows that we are going to entertain him at the Jiangnan Tower today?"

Everyone was surprised.

This shows that the situation in Yangzhou City is controlled by the King of Qin.

But it's not a good sign.

"It's better to go there quickly. If we make this prince unhappy, none of us will be able to please him."

For a moment, everyone was afraid of having their heads chopped off, so they rushed to Jiangnan Tower one after another.

In Jiangnan Tower.

Zhu Fangzheng walked into the kitchen with Guan Huaigong, his hands behind his back.

The chefs had received orders from the government earlier and had been busy for a long time. When they saw that the owner had arrived early, they all panicked.

"Young official, how much money would Yangzhou City spend on this banquet?"

Zhu Xi didn't know where he got the spatula, so he rummaged through the dishes that were already on the plate.

It’s a dish I don’t understand.

He just flipped it twice, and the originally delicate plate suddenly became a mess. The smiling face of the chef who was accompanying him was almost distorted looking at this scene.

Guan Huaigong was still a little uncomfortable with the sudden title he received. Looking at the ingredients on the plate that he didn't recognize, he could only estimate: "It still costs a few hundred yuan."

Zhu Xi curled his lips and turned to look at the steward, whose muscles on his face were already numb: "How much money does this dish cost?"

The steward immediately took the opportunity to flex his face, and then hurriedly said: "Back to your lord, this dish is white grilled wings, boiled with white jade spine whole wings, cooked ham, pea sprouts, and chicken, duck, and elbows in clear soup. It is seasoned with cooking wine, refined salt, onions, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns, and the starch thickens the soup. In our Jiangnan Restaurant, this dish costs eighteen taels, eight cents, and eight cents of silver."

Guan Huaigong's eyes suddenly twitched.

A dish that I can't understand costs a full eighteen taels, eight cents and eight cents of silver.

The food is good and the price is good.

It truly deserves the name Huaiyang Fushuo.

Zhu Xi remained silent, took another two steps forward, and opened a stove.

"What's in here?"

The steward of Jiangnan Tower came up and took a look, then smiled and said back: "This is Sesame Salt, Bamboo Shoots, Chestnut Luffa Seeds, Peach Kernels, Spring Bu Lao Hai Qing Na, Swan Osmanthus Rose, Lu'an Bird's Tongue Bud Tea."

Zhu Xiang also twitched the corners of his eyes slightly.

Guan Huaigong, who was following him, was already dizzy.

I can't remember the name alone, let alone remember it, even pronouncing it smoothly is difficult.

Guan Huaigong asked in a low voice: "How much does this tea cost?"

The steward cupped his hands and said, "This is not expensive. A cup of tea is only six liang, six cents and six cents of silver."

"It's just a good one..."

Guan Huaigong moved his lips silently, already thinking about how long his salary would be in exchange for a taste of Laoshizi tea.

Zhu Ming said calmly: "It seems that our officials in Yangzhou City are well prepared."

The steward of Jiangnan Tower had a smile on his face and bowed: "The Yamen came yesterday and told the children to prepare early. Many of the ingredients are transferred from other houses in the city."

As he spoke, the Jiangnan Tower steward began to introduce Zhu Fang and Guan Huaigong to each other.

He only knew that the person in front of him was His Highness King Qin of the Ming Dynasty. If such a noble person eats his own food, what a good sign he will look back on.

"Back to your lord, these are refreshing breeze, stewed lion's head with crab meat, crystal dish trotters, pork head meat with Lu Yaojian sauce, braised chicken with yellow mud, Eight Immortals crossing the sea to make Arhats, one egg hatching two phoenixes, assorted honeycomb tofu, fishing for jade in Longtan brand, fallen leaf Pipa shrimp, braised water chestnut turtle, Huifu peach fat roasted pork, Maofeng smoked anchovy..."

As the names of the dishes were announced one after another, Guan Huaigong was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. It was really an eye-opener.

The preparations of Yangzhou Prefecture this time can be described as meticulous and exhaustive.

Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Anhui cuisine are all prepared.

Guan Huaigong couldn't help but look at His Highness King Qin in front of him.

This man said it when he entered the city.

He came to Yangzhou City for fairness.

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