Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 354 Zhenjiang
After listening to the words of the two, His Royal Highness King Chu concluded: "So let's talk about it - either join me or be eliminated?"

"It can be understood in this way." Shen Rong and Gu Yuanchen nodded.

"Then the king will understand what to do." Zhu Zhen was suddenly cheerful, got up and said to the two of them: "You two hurry home and explain, we will set off early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Highness." The two hurriedly agreed.

"Brother, it's a bit troublesome. You have to wait for the decree before you can take office. Unfortunately, you will be absent from the Zhenjiang conference." Zhu Zhen patted Han Yike on the shoulder.

"I..." Han Yike wanted to say, but I haven't agreed yet.

But before the words came out, the sixth child hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I won't wait too long, it will be a matter of years and years."

"No, I..." Kuaikou Yushi felt uncomfortably blocked today.

"Oh, brother, you still have to take care of the food?" The sixth child smiled and said, "Where are we number [-], how embarrassing that is."

"I can't take care of it." Han Yike finally choked out a complete sentence.

"Hahaha, I was just joking with you." Zhu Zhen laughed loudly and said, "I know that my brother is as clean as water, so I won't make you poor."

"Let's go." Said, waved his hand at him, and walked away.

"You..." Han Yike didn't say the words of rejection until the end. "I... oh..."

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After the brothers went to the ancestral mausoleum to offer sacrifices, they went straight to Zhenjiang.

Zhenjiang, located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is the only way for the Grand Canal to reach the sea.Connecting Huainan at the top, controlling the sea at the left, and controlling Shenjing at the front, it is the most important point of the dirty.The Six Dynasties called it "Northern Mansion", and the Song Dynasty called it the "Gateway to West Zhejiang".

After Boss Zhu established Jinling, Zhenjiang became the first county of Jifu, together with the five prefectures of Yingtian, Taiping, Ningguo, and Guangde. In the process of his unification of the world, Zhenjiang undertook the main logistics and military support.

Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Boss Zhu commended these five prefectures as "Lands of Prospering Kings" many times, and also gave them special preferential treatment in terms of taxation and labor.Therefore, the burden of the people in the five prefectures is lighter, their lives are more prosperous, and the support for Boss Zhu is also the highest.

This formed a huge contrast with the miserable situation of the five prefectures of Su, Song, Chang, Jia, and Hu who originally supported Zhang Shicheng after entering the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, the contradiction between the two places is becoming more and more serious.People from the five prefectures in western Zhejiang scolded the five prefectures of Jinling for being lacking in character and being a minion for tigers, and they were not real Jiangnan people.People from the five prefectures of Jinling and those who scolded the five prefectures in western Zhejiang are all rebellious officials and thieves who have no king and father.

But since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, those authentic big families in the five prefectures of western Zhejiang have gone north to Zhenjiang one after another, and came to this unlucky place where they see each other and hate each other.

As the end of the new year approaches, all the inns and hotels in Zhenjiang Fucheng would close their doors at this time in previous years, but this year they are all full.This naturally aroused the vigilance of the government.

So Cao Dabin, the prefect of Zhenjiang, ordered Zhou Shizhong, the magistrate of Dantu County attached to Guo, to quickly find out what was going on.Zhenjiang is the throat of Gyeonggi, and the first priority is to keep things safe and sound, so we must not disturb Shenjing!

The magistrate of Zhou didn't dare to be negligent when he received the order. He planned to send a few Jiangnan barbarians for questioning, but his friend persuaded him that those Jiangnan people who came to Zhenjiang were all embracing and generous.They couldn't even wrap up the local sisters and children, and they even spent a lot of money to invite famous prostitutes from Jinling and Yangzhou to spend time and wine together.

The ghost knows what the consequences will be if you offend them, so be polite to them.

The magistrate of Zhou County was very kind, so he asked Muyou to find out who among these Jiangnan barbarians had the most status.He was going to invite them to the yamen for tea.

Who knows that it doesn't matter if you don't inquire, but you will be shocked when you inquire.

Su, Song, Chang, Jia, Hu, plus the famous big families from Hangzhou and Ningbo all came.

The Lu family in Suzhou, the Tang family in Shanghai, the Zheng family in Songjiang, the Ni family in Qingyuan, the Cao family in Fushan, the Xie family in Hangzhou... and all the people who came here were the head of the family.

"My dear, these gods usually sit in the temple, waiting for others to come to burn incense. Which Buddha is this, and they gathered them together?" Zhou Zhixian was stunned, and he didn't dare to blame him now. up.Hurry up and get someone to deliver greeting cards, and prepare to visit one by one.

He is very clear that whether it is the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, or today's Ming Dynasty, these gentry and powerful families in the south of the Yangtze River are people with all-hands and eyes. They can even influence the formulation of national policies, overturn the court's decrees, and decide the fate of officials... Although the current emperor Not only did they not give them face, but they also tried their best to suppress them, but the contest between the two sides was far from the moment when the winner was completely determined.

Anyway, Zhou Zhi County, a small magistrate, dare not offend these gods.

He first visited Lu Zhonghe of the famous Lu family in Suzhou. The Lu family was the No. 1 family in Jiangdong.

Of course, in this dynasty, the Lu family has also been severely suppressed by Boss Zhu. Although the reputation is high, it is hard to match. Otherwise, the dignified head of the Lu family would not have met him as a small county magistrate.

After the two parties chatted, the county magistrate found out that it was His Royal Highness the King of Chu who sent the Laba post and invited them to drink Laba porridge.

"His Royal Highness Chu, how old is he?" Zhou Zhixian couldn't believe it, and immediately realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly made amends: "The meaning of the lower official is, why does His Royal Highness invite everyone to drink porridge for no reason?"

"Hehe." Lu Zhonghe said with a wry smile: "Actually, this old man is also strange. He said he wanted to talk about the reopening of the Shibo Department, but our Lu family has always cultivated and studied heirlooms, and Suzhou is not close to the sea. Talk about what?"

"Then why did His Royal Highness the King of Chu choose Zhenjiang?" Zhou Zhixian asked again.

"Maybe it's not convenient for so many people to come to Beijing. Who knows." Lu Zhonghe shook his head.

He has never lived with the magistrate of Zhou County, so how can he exchange shallow words and deep words?So chatting and chatting are all general talks.

Seeing that there was nothing useful to ask, and the other party had no interest in making friends with him, Zhou Zhixian, who had a hot face and a cold ass, left sadly.

Then go to the next one and continue posting...

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The Yamen of the prefect of Zhenjiang.

"That's it, I visited a circle, and everyone agreed that His Royal Highness the King of Chu sent Laba stickers and invited them to eat Laba porridge." The poor Fuguo Zhou County Magistrate replied to the magistrate:
"His Royal Highness Chu called them here, probably to discuss the reopening of the Shibo Department. Because I didn't know who to talk to, I simply called them all."

"Hmm." Zhifu Cao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then we just need to receive His Royal Highness well and cook Laba porridge for them, and it should be fine."

As he said that, he smiled at Zhou Zhixian, and the latter's heart skipped half a beat, and he knew that something was good.

"Yangzhou Mansion has sent a note to this mansion. On the seventh day of the lunar new year, the five His Royal Highnesses will arrive in Zhenjiang."

He said with a smile: "You still have to work hard, Brother Zhou, to do a good job in reception."

"Ah? Five Your Highnesses? Isn't it only the King of Chu?" Zhou Zhixian wanted to cry but had no tears.
(End of this chapter)