The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 452 The New Rich of the Great Zhou Dynasty
When the other officials saw that Zhu Xiu was able to mingle among the purple-robed ministers and talk and laugh happily, their eyes turned red with envy.

Fu Yanqing and Feng Dao both twisted their beards and smiled without saying a word. Their eyes met inadvertently, and there was a trace of fire.

Zheng Renjie and Zhu Xiu were not on friendly terms with each other, but they seemed to be very interested in their marriage, and deliberately provoked him: "King Huaiyang, Old Master, I envy you for finding such a good son-in-law. It's a pity that my daughter got married a few years ago. Otherwise, I will have to compete with you.

I have several nieces from the Zheng clan in Jinyang, I wonder if Marquis Dingyuan would like to meet them."

Zhu Xiu sweated violently. Fatty Zheng was really worried about the world being in chaos. He was so evil!

"Mr. Zheng, stop joking with me, please let me go~" Zhu Xiu begged for mercy with a bitter face, making Zheng Renjie laugh.

Fu Yanqing stroked his beard and said in the tone of an elder: "Zhu Xiu, Mr. Zheng is complimenting you! After you and Huan'er get married, you can ask Mr. Zheng to help you join the Third Division. You are proficient in arithmetic, which is just right. I can help Mr. Zheng.”

Zheng Renjie said with a smile: "If Marquis Dingyuan intends to come to our third division, I can report it to the officials."

"This." Zhu Xiu blinked and said vaguely: "Mr. Zheng has so many talented people, so there is no need for the juniors."

The third division is in charge of wealth and the status of the court is very important, but Zhu Xiu doesn't want to get involved yet.

After all, the world was uncertain and the officials had the intention to reform the Forbidden Army. Zhu Xiu still wanted to gain a foothold in the Forbidden Army first and enhance his hard power.

The priority of military power is higher than anything else.

Feng Dao couldn't listen anymore. He leaned heavily on the ground with his crutch and snorted: "What King Huaiyang said is funny. Zhu Xiu has no engagement, so how can he talk about consummating the marriage?
The King of Huaiyang wanted to marry a girl, but he didn't even ask her if she wanted to marry him! "

Fu Yanqing narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered: "Is there anyone in the world who is not happy about Fu's marriage to a daughter? Zhu Xiu and I, Huan'er, have been in love for a long time and have made a lifelong commitment. That was two years ago in Jingzhou.

In terms of first come, first served, you, Grand Master Feng, are the only one who intervened! "

Feng Dao sneered and said, "Is the King of Huaiyang making a lifelong promise for his daughter? If that's the case, why didn't you, Mrs. Fu, hold the wedding ceremony? Could it be that the marriage was done secretly in a shameful way?"

Fu Yanqing laughed angrily: "Don't worry, the engagement banquet will be in the next month or two. I will definitely invite the old master and his granddaughter to come!"

The two important ministers once again reenacted the famous scene of fighting for a son-in-law in front of the emperor a month ago. The big shots suppressed their laughter and the other officials were dumbfounded.

So what kind of meat and potatoes is Dingyuan Marquis Zhu Xiu that caused the King of Huaiyang and the old master to quarrel in public?
If word spreads to Kaifeng City, it will definitely be the most hotly discussed matter in the streets tomorrow.

Seeing Fu Yanqing and Feng Dao quarreling red-faced, Fu Yanqing clenched his iron fists, and Zhu Xiuzhan was trembling, fearing that the old prince would beat Feng Dao violently in anger.

The old master's rotten bones can't stand the torment. If someone is killed, Uncle Guo will definitely take out his anger on himself.

Wei Renpu and Zheng Renjie smiled to dissuade them, and Gao Xingzhou, who was sitting in the carriage, also tried to persuade them with a hoarse voice.

Gao Xingzhou was seriously ill, his face was sallow, and he was skinny and skinny. Guo Wei allowed him to ride on a carriage to the palace.

A generation of famous generals will eventually come to an end, which is extremely sad.

Fortunately, Gao Xingzhou's son Gao Huaide inherited his father's style and showed his prowess in the yamen of the younger generation in the Zhou army. He was highly skilled in martial arts and won the first place in the three armies, and was deeply loved by Guo Wei.

Gao Huaide is now serving as the governor of Zhongzhou. He heard that the officials are preparing to transfer him to Beijing and entrust him with important tasks in the Forbidden Army.

Linqing King Gao Xingzhou was not the oldest among the big men, but no one dared to ignore what he said. Fu Yanqing and Feng Dao glared at each other to end the debate.

"The Duke of Hanoi and the Duke of Shangdang are here!~"

Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

Just hearing a crash, hundreds of officials rushed towards Xuandemen, and even some officials in red robes of fifth rank and above also trotted away.

Two burly men in purple robes came to Daqing Gate under the auspices of a crowd of officials. It was Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde.

Li Chongjin arrived first, laughing loudly like thunder, and kept saying hello to the generals of the Forbidden Army.

Zhang Yongde was much more low-key, with a humble smile and hands in all directions as he walked.

Chai Rong said calmly: "Zhongjin was promoted to the post of inspection of the inner capital, and also the head of the horse and infantry army. He led the training envoy of the Enzhou regiment. The imperial edict has been issued and is waiting to be announced in public in the court."

Zhu Xiu took a cautious look at him and found that Chai Rong's face was calm and unremarkable.

"The Black King took great credit for pacifying Murong Yanchao, so it is reasonable for the officials to reward him so highly." Zhu Xiu whispered.

"Chongjin has become more and more stable, and I am also happy for him. I am relieved to have him commanding the imperial guards in front of the palace to protect the palace ban." Chai Rong said softly.

Zhu Xiu muttered: "This black guy is a little too complacent, he should be beaten hard."

Having said that, Zhu Xiu knew that with Li Chongjin's current momentum, he could indeed stabilize Chai Rong. If he wanted to beat him, Guo Wei would have to do it himself.

If Zhu Xiu is the leader of the younger generation in the imperial court, then Li Chongjin, the emperor's nephew and commander of the imperial army, is the real upstart of the Zhou Dynasty.

Chai Rong, the emperor's adopted son and the nominal eldest son, is currently far inferior to him.

Half of Li Chongjin's fame was gained by fighting for his life on the battlefield of Yanzhou, and the other half was deliberately promoted by Guo Wei. Zhu Xiu could see through this, as could all the senior officials who laughed and said nothing, but they didn't know that Li Chongjin himself Can you wake up?

When Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde saw Chai Rong and Zhu Xiu, they pushed aside the crowd and stepped forward quickly.

"Haha!~ Cousin, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you miss me, my brother?" Li Chongjin stepped forward and gave him a bear hug, and Chai Rong laughed and hugged him hard.

The black guy wanted to hug Zhu Xiu again, but Zhu Xiu quickly ran away.

"Re-enter, come and see King Linqing, King Huaiyang and all the ministers first!" Chai Rong reminded softly with a smile.

Li Chongjin clasped his fists at everyone: "I have met several old princes, the old master, Mr. Wei, and Mr. Zheng!"

All the elders and ministers nodded their heads with smiles. Li Chongjin immediately ignored them, hugged Chai Rong and Zhu Xiu, and kept shouting.

Zhang Yongde came forward to greet each one one by one and said a few words to each important minister. He was polite and respectful, completely acting like a junior.

Chai Rong frowned. Li Chongjin's attitude just now was too perfunctory. He didn't care about others, but these are the most important elders and nobles that the official family relied on most. They were the founding heroes of the Zhou Dynasty. They must not be perfunctory anymore. thing.

Chai Rong wanted to say something else, but Zhu Xiu winked at him.

Li Chongjin was so popular that he was full of ambition, if Chai Rong taught him a lesson in public, he might not be able to step down from the stage.

Chai Rong smiled wryly and had no choice but to give up.

"Cousin, Zhu Xiu, you know, brother, I got another good thing recently!"

Li Chongjin was mysterious, his dark face full of excitement.

Zhu Xiu cooperated with curiosity on his face: "What's the matter?"

Chai Rong also looked at him with a smile.

Zhang Yongde exposed it expressionlessly: "This guy is going to be a father, and his wife Dong is pregnant."

Li Chongjin said angrily: "Zhang Baoyi, you little boy, I want you to talk too much?"

Chai Rong's expression dimmed for a moment, and he forced a smile and said: "Congratulations on entering again!" Zhu Xiu said disdainfully: "Isn't it normal for your wife to be pregnant three months after you got married? If you can't get pregnant, that would be a big deal!"

Zhang Yongde added: "Don't be afraid. While the elder doctor is still active, please come and take a look. The problem is probably with this black guy!"

Li Chongjin jumped up and down in anger: "Fart! You two bastards know how to make fun of me! I'm a strong man, it won't be a problem to give birth to him ten or eight times!"

"Hahaha~"

Zhu Xiu and Chai Rong burst into laughter, and Zhang Yongde couldn't help smiling.

The other officials cast envious glances. These four young men were considered the four most prominent among the younger generation of the Zhou Dynasty.

At this moment, hundreds of officials formed circles of different sizes in front of Daqing Gate.

Generally speaking, officials of fifth rank and below, wearing green official robes, stand on the outermost edge, and on the inner layer are officials of fifth rank and higher wearing red robes.

Then there is the small circle composed of a group of dignitaries mixed with nobles and purples.

In the innermost circle, there is the core circle composed of four young gentlemen, three purple and one red.

Among them were the eldest son of an official, the only prince in the Great Zhou Dynasty, a nephew of an official, a newly promoted commander of the imperial army in front of the palace, a son-in-law of an official, and someone named Zhu was also mixed in.

This guy might become the emperor's eldest son's brother-in-law, and he could be considered to be related to the royal family, and he could be considered a member of the innermost circle of powerful people in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Li Chongjin lamented: "We brothers, we thought that I, the Black King, would die alone, but I didn't expect that in the end I would get married first, and I would soon have a son!

Cousin, Zhu Xiu, you two have to work hard! "

Li Chongjin patted the two of them on the shoulders.

Chai Rong smiled and said, "I don't have time to drink your wedding wine, so please remember to notify us when your nephew is born."

"That's natural!" Li Chongjin shook his head, "You three are all my godfathers!"

Zhang Yongde said calmly: "I haven't heard of anyone recognizing three godfathers."

Li Chongjin stared: "Why not? My cousin is the first godfather, you Zhang Baoyi is the second godfather, and Zhu Xiu is the third godfather!"

"It's just to ask for an extra marriage gift!" Zhang Yongde rudely exposed him.

Li Chongjin said with a sinister smile: "You Zhang Baoyi has the same virtue as Lao Tzu, you are a pauper, I naturally don't expect it!
But Zhu Xiuhehe~ One hundred thousand dollars is missing, don’t enter my house! "

Zhu Xiu was anxious: "Why don't you go and rob the palace's money? One hundred thousand yuan? You are just sweeping the leaves!"

Li Chongjin hugged him and winked: "Brother, brother, I know now that it is not easy to live comfortably in Kaifeng! Brother, I am raising a family, and the expenses are too high, and I can't support it! Don't be stingy, give me Prepare a generous wedding gift for your unborn nephew."

Zhu Xiu pushed him away: "I will have a lot of money, and I won't treat my nephew badly!"

"Good brother!" Li Chongjin was overjoyed. He knew that Zhu Xiu's family was rich, but it was not easy to make money from him.

Li Chongjin was already thinking that giving birth to babies might be a way to make a fortune in the future.

Zhang Yongde threw cold water on her again and said: "Don't be too happy too early. If you give birth to a girl, your wedding money will be halved!"

"Whoa, fart! My son! It must be my son! I've already thought of a name!" Li Chongjin said with red eyes, "Even if my daughter likes money, she can't have less!"

Chai Rong smiled and said, "What name did you give your son?"

Li Chongjin said proudly: "Xuanba! Li Xuanba!"

"Pfft~" Zhu Xiu couldn't hold it in and almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

Zhang Yongde sneered and said: "I expect the officials will definitely give me a name. I'm afraid the name you chose won't be used."

Li Chongjin was stunned and shouted: "If I give birth to more children, one of them will always be useful!"

After arguing about the name of Li Chongjin's son, Zhu Xiu said: "Brother Zhang, how is the situation in Jinzhou?"

Zhang Yongde said: "In this battle with the Northern Han Army, Privy Councilor Wang Jun was in charge, and I was the deputy. They annihilated more than [-] Northern Han troops in Jinzhou, and repulsed the Khitan reinforcements at Yindi Pass. Now Liu Chong has led his army to withdraw. Throughout Jinzhou, there were many attacks on Fuzhou and other places."

Chai Rong said in a deep voice: "How strong is the Han army?"

Zhang Yongde said: "It's not bad. After all, they are all veterans of Hedong. Liu Chong has been operating in Taiyuan for many years, and his control over several states under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture should not be underestimated.

However, the land of the Northern Han Dynasty was too small and barren, Liu Chong was aggressive in his military affairs, and the people in Hedong were miserable. "

Zhu Xiu solemnly said: "Fuzhou, Shengzhou and Linzhou are located in the east, west and north of the river. Behind the enemy, they are the front line to defend against the Dangxiang and Khitan people. Their positions are extremely important.

After this battle, Liu Chong knew that he was unable to go south, so he would probably turn around and attack these three states with all his strength to eliminate his worries.

What's worse is that these three states are far away from our jurisdiction in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and are blocked by the Hedong and Dingnan armies, so they cannot provide assistance.

If we set out from Lingzhou and pass through the Gobi desert, we will not be able to transport a large number of soldiers and food. "

Zhang Yongde smiled and said: "In Fuzhou and Shengzhou, there are Yong'an Army Jiedushi and veteran general Zhe Feng Ruan, who are in charge. In Linzhou, there are local powerful Yang Hongxin families who act as governors. These two are loyal and brave men, and they have accepted the canonization of our dynasty. It is not easy for Liu Chong to occupy the three states."

Zhu Xiu shook his head and said: "Original General Ruan has already declared his allegiance to the Central Plains. He has sent troops several times to harass the rear of the Northern Han Dynasty. Liu Chong hated him deeply.

What I am worried about is the Linzhou Yang Hongxin family.

In Yuanzhou before, I had dealt with Yang Chonggui, the son of Yang Hongxin. This son was so brave that even the Khitan people were afraid of him.

However, he has good relations with the Dangxiang people, and I heard that Yang Chonggui had already joined Liu Chong more than a year ago. "

Zhang Yongde was surprised and said: "Yang Hongxin's son serves under Liu Chong? I don't know about this."

Chai Rong said coldly: "If this matter is true, the Linzhou Yang family must have pretended to submit to our dynasty, but in fact secretly defected to Liu Chong with sinister intentions!"

Zhu Xiudao: "Look for an opportunity to report it to the officials, and ask Wu Desi to investigate on your behalf. If Linzhou has secretly surrendered Liu Chong, we must inform General Zhe Cong Ruan as soon as possible and be on guard to avoid being attacked by the two families."

Li Chongjin geared up and said, "How about the four of us brothers go to Jinzhou to annihilate Liu Chong, level up Hedong, and completely eliminate future troubles!"

Zhang Yongde shook his head and said: "The troops of the Northern Han Dynasty are very powerful. The terrain in Hedong is dangerous. Liu Chong has been operating for many years, so it is not so easy to break through."

"Yes, we can't be in a hurry to regain Hedong." Chai Rong also agreed.

Li Chongjin mumbled twice, but didn't insist.

"Dangdangdang~"

The bells rang from the tower of Daqing Gate, the huge city gate slowly opened, and a eunuch announced loudly that hundreds of officials lined up to attend the Daqing Hall.

(End of this chapter)