King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Whether it was Liang Chu or Cheng Minzheng, they all admired Tang Bohu from the bottom of their hearts. As for whether Tang Bohu gave them gifts or not, they didn't care at all.

However, with this gift, the two of them felt different.

Tang Bohu promptly proposed that Cheng Minzheng write a book about the assassination of Liang Chu. Cheng Minzheng readily agreed and started writing.

He even brought up Tang Bohu, and praised him generously in his words.

Cheng Minzheng was very smart. He did not waste Tang Bohu's money or his position in the court.

Everyone was talking non-stop, and Chu Yunsheng didn't know what they meant, so he stopped talking.

However, he never thought that he would meet Changhua Earl Shao Xi here.

Shao Xi came to see Xu Jing. He also understood that civil officials looked down on their relatives, so he did not step forward, but just pushed Xu Jing aside, which happened to fall into Zhu Tan's sight.

Zhu Tan could guess that Shao Xi and Xu Jing were in cahoots, and they were definitely not good people, and they were definitely doing it for their own benefit.

Xu Jing was a young man, but deep down, he did not take this young man seriously.

But when he found Xu Jing dragging Tang Bohu towards him, his brows frowned.

Since "Flirting Scholar", Zhu Tan has had a deep impression of Tang Bohu, and when he learned about Tang Bohu's real life, he felt even more pathetic!

The most important thing in Tang Bohu's life was this imperial examination.

Getting involved with Xu Jing and then with Shao Xi, Zhu Tan seemed to see the beginning of Tang Bohu's tragic life.

He wanted to realize his dream and rescue Tang Bohu, so he went there directly.

"Shao Xi, you really are everywhere. Are you here to see Liang Chu off today as well?"

Shao Xi had never met Zhu Tan before, and came to find Xu Jing in order to connect Xu Jing with the student Jiang Rong, and finally drag Ma Wensheng and Zhu Tan into the dispute over the examination style.

Just when he was about to do something, the appearance of one of the protagonists surprised him.

"Even Marquis Jianchang is here, why don't you let me come over?" Shao Xi calmed down his emotions, but his expression still revealed his thoughts.

Although Zhu Tan didn't know that Shao Xi had any ill intentions towards him, when he saw Shao Xi, he couldn't help but think of Emperor Jiajing. He felt hatred for this guy from the bottom of his heart and reached out to push Shao Xi away.

"You are such a disgusting person, why don't you go away."

Shao Xi was angry in his heart, but when he saw that Zhang Yong and others beside Zhu Tan were all big and strong, he suddenly became a little timid and did not want to suffer a loss at this time.

Tang Bohu never expected that Zhu Tan was acquainted with Changhua Bo. Seeing the two arguing fiercely, he tried to mediate!
"Uncle, you know him. He is not a stranger. Please don't take it to heart."

Tang Bohu also had good intentions. He was worried that Zhu Tan, whom he had just met, would offend Chang Huabo.

Shao Xi was stunned. "Did Bo Hu not recognize him? Bo Hu, you'd better stay away from him. This Second Master is not someone who can call anyone random. If you irritate him, it will be terrible."

When Xu Jing heard this, he was shocked. This was his second uncle's uncle, Marquis Jianchang!

Zhu Tan chuckled, "Shao Xi, stop laughing at me. I'm telling you, if you offend me, I will kill you."

Shao Xi was almost unable to hold back his anger. People like Xu Jing and Tang Bohu were people he had to look up to.

However, Chu Xian humiliated him in front of these two people and slapped him, which made him unbearable.

"Zhang Yanling, you are really going too far. I want to see how long you can be so arrogant."

Adhering to the principle of fighting whenever possible, Zhu Tan did not give Shao Xi a chance to speak and kicked him, almost bursting Shao Xi's testicles, but also kicked Shao Xi's calf, causing Shao Xi to scream in pain.

Zhang Yong and others under Zhu Tan's command, when they saw Zhu Tan taking action, they would not let him be at a disadvantage and immediately started fighting with their fists.

Although Shao Xi was surrounded by servants, he was discovered before the battle started.

Liang Chu, Cheng Minzheng, and several others also walked over to see what was going on.

Liu Jin picked up Zhu Hou first and kept some distance between them.

Liang Chu was Zhu Houzhao's chief minister and also the prince's tutor of the time. Liu Jin knew that Liang Chu had a strong character and a strong personality.

If Liang Chu finds out, it will be troublesome.

Liang Chu didn't know who Chu Xian and Shao Xi were, but when he saw his most proud disciple being dragged into this, he immediately shouted, "Stop."

Tang Bohu is trying to persuade them to make peace! Hearing this, he stood in front of Liang Chu honestly and just moved Zhu Tan back.

First, he felt that Zhu Tan was very much to his taste, and second, Zhu Tan was his biggest customer. Since he had already taken the money, he should protect this customer!

Cheng Min was frowning. He had already seen Chu Tianxian and recognized him.

What were these two relatives doing here? And they had a fight? What a coincidence?
Many people in the crowd were relatives of Cheng Minzheng, and they started talking about it.

When Liang Chu heard this, he was immediately furious. He came to Annan to have a good life, but his mood was ruined by these two relatives.

Before Zhu Tan spoke, Shao Xi bowed to Liang Chu and Cheng Minwen.

"Today I heard that Mr. Liang was going to Annan. I happened to meet him and wanted to see him off. However, I didn't expect that Marquis Jianchang would be so careless and disappoint Mr. Liang and Mr. Cheng."

"By chance? Are you here just to make up the numbers? I can tell at a glance that you have bad intentions. For someone like you, I can guess what you want to do as soon as you open your mouth."

Zhu Tan has a very vicious tongue. No matter whether Shao Xi has ill intentions or has done something wrong, he will accuse himself of a crime.

Neither Liang Chu nor Cheng Minzheng were willing to do so, let alone get involved.

Liang Chu is indeed an upright person, but he is not a moron. He doesn't want to talk to Tangtang, nor does he want to have any interaction with Shao Xi.

After saying this, he thanked Tang Bohu again.

Tang Bohu, Xu Jing and others were all confused.

From their conversation, Tang Bohu also heard Zhu Tan's true identity, that is, the emperor's uncle, Marquis Jianchang.

Tang Bohu had been in the capital for some time and had met many people. Naturally, he had also heard some rumors about the Jianchang Marquis Mansion.

It is said that Marquis Jianchang, as the emperor's uncle, committed many evil deeds, which are unforgivable.

As the saying goes, one should not judge a book by its cover. Tang Bohu had always had a good impression of Zhu Tan. Now that he knew Zhu Tan's true identity, he couldn't help but feel a little conflicted.

It's a shame that he should be hanging around with those unruly people.

The money had already been taken out, and Tang Bohu was not a pushover. He looked at Xu Jing and said, "Brother, you still have one thousand taels on you. Lend it to me first, and I'll return it to you later."

...When Zhu Tan heard this, he laughed out of anger.

I secretly thought that Tang Bohu was ungrateful. The reason why Tang Bohu was implicated was because of these people, at least Xu Jing was not unrelated.

I really wanted to help Tang Bohu, but Tang Bohu actually wanted to distance himself from me. It was so disappointing!

At this moment, Zhu Tan just wanted to turn around and leave. Tang Bohu, if you have any moral integrity, I will let you be a book and painting seller! Forget it.

However, just as he was about to move forward, he suddenly stopped. Something was wrong!
Leaving like this showed that he was very scared, and what was even more unacceptable was that if people knew about it, he would be afraid of Shao Xi.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tan burst into laughter and said angrily, "My money is not so easy to come by. If you want to return it, you must return it a hundredfold!"

Zhu Tan's gaze fell on Tang Bohu, making Tang Bohu a little at a loss.

To pay back a hundredfold would mean tens of thousands of taels, but he suddenly realized Zhu Tan's identity. This was probably the true identity of the emperor's uncle!
Seeing Zhu Tan being so unreasonable, Xu Jing could no longer tolerate it.

He could pay back tens of thousands of taels for Tang Bohu, but he was not that stupid to come up with that. Even if he could, he couldn't do it.

"My Lord, is this true? My Lord is a noble man, how could he be so mean to little people like us?"

"To your sister."

Zhu Tan slapped Xu Jing hard in the face with his backhand.

This slap made Xu Jing's eyes go dark and he fell to the ground.

"How dare you to play tricks in front of me? Catch you now."

At Zhu Tan's command, Jia Zhang, Zhang Yong and others captured Xu Jing and Tang Bohu without saying a word.

Liang Chu was so angry that his whole body was shaking. What had been a good trip was messed up by Marquis Jianchang, and it also fell on his most promising disciple, which made him furious.

"Marquis Jianchang, please stop being so arrogant."

"Old man, you'd better leave quickly, leave quickly!" Zhu Tan deliberately provoked trouble. Liang Chu's temper was much more violent than Liang Chu's.

"I want to see if there is anyone else who dares to stand up."

Cheng Minzheng stepped forward and said, "Mr. Liang, please calm down. Mr. Liang is an envoy. Regarding today's matter, please calm down, Marquis Jianchang, please don't make trouble here!"

"who do you think You Are?
Zhu Tan perfectly portrayed the image of a domineering CEO. While he cut off Cheng Minzheng's mouth, he said to Zhang Yong and others, "Drag them both away. Today, if anyone stands in my way, I will beat him up. Trying to cheat me of my money is simply courting death!"

Zhu Tan kept talking about heresy. He said that Tang Bohu would never do such a thing as taking money without working.

He worked so hard to save Tang Bohu, but now he has become a villain, which makes him very depressed.

Zhang Yong brought a group of servants from the marquis's mansion, rubbing their hands in anticipation, looking as if they were ready to kill someone.

As for those civil officials, there was even less help available, just like a scholar meeting a soldier.

Seeing Zhu Tan and others taking Tang Bohu and Xu Jing away, Liang Chu was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

However, since he was an envoy to Annan, there was no time to waste, so he turned to Cheng Minzheng and said, "Mr. Cheng, I will draft a memorial to criticize the Marquis Jianchang. Mr. Cheng, please report it to the cabinet for me."

The old man was really angry. He really cared about his disciple, so he wrote an extremely harsh memorial to his disciple.

Cheng Minzheng was scolded by Chuchu, isn't this too embarrassing?

Seeing Liang Chu like this, he immediately said, "I will also draft a letter for your consultation."

There were more than twenty officials here, none of whom was at the Shangshu level, but they were very close to Liang Chu and Cheng Minzheng, and they immediately united to accuse Marquis Jianchang of his actions.

Shao Xi was overjoyed. Zhu Tan had offended him and the nobles. After the emperor's words, they could not take any action against Chu Xian.

However, when they accused Zhu Tan together, it was enough to make Zhu Tan pay the price.

After Shao Xi was happy, he still had to think of a way to get Xu Jing out.

He didn't take Tang Bohu seriously at all, he didn't care anyway.

However, this man named Jiang Rong has a good relationship with Tang Bohu, so we can take advantage of this opportunity to pull Jiang Rong in as well. It would be perfect to kill two birds with one stone!
Zhu Tan had no idea what kind of response his kidnapping of Tang Bohu and Xu Jing had caused.

Originally, he just wanted to rescue Tang Bohu from this matter, but he didn't expect that Tang Bohu and Xu Jing were both scholars, and they were both Tang Bohu, and they were both scholars.

In just a few hours, everyone in the capital knew that Uncle Zhang Erguo was arrogant and domineering. He had arrested two scholars, one of whom was the top scholar in Nanzhili. This matter caused a sensation.

As for Chu Xinyue, he asked Liu Jin to take Zhu Houzhao back to the palace, while he took Tang Bohu and Xu Jing back to his own mansion, but he was struggling in his heart.

I saved his life, what else could he do?
If Tang Bohu hated himself because of this, then he would go against his original intention.

Tang Bohu and Xu Jing both looked like men of letters and were not afraid that Zhu Tan would dare to harm them, so they were not afraid at all when they were captured and taken to the Marquis of Jianchang's Mansion.

Xu Jing asked a few more questions and learned that Zhu Tan paid Tang Bohu to paint the picture. Only then did he remember that Zhu Tan's painting of the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars was most likely a birthday present for the Empress Dowager.

This matter is a bit tricky. Zhu Tan is indeed a very strange person.

Tang Bohu took the money and spent it, but in the end he was unwilling to paint for Zhu Tan. The entanglement in this is hard to explain.

The two thought they were being sent to the woodshed, but unexpectedly they were led to a side room.

At this time, a tall servant came over, holding a painting and a calligraphy, and said with a hint of displeasure: "The Marquis said that if Tang Jieyuan is unwilling to paint, forget it. Otherwise, Mr. Xu will pay tens of thousands of taels of silver?"

"You've gone too far."

Tang Bohu never expected that the painting would be like this. How could he accept it?
If people knew about this, it would mean he was bowing to the nobles, and his reputation would be ruined.

Xu Jing was a man who could bend and stretch. He said in a deep voice: "Brother Bohu, let's take a detour. Let's quickly escape from this dangerous place. The longer we stay, the more danger we will face!"

Tang Bohu also realized this, and after Xu Jing's persuasion, he agreed.

Tang Bohu worked all night and did not complete the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars until the next morning.

Xu Jing also did not sleep all night, and at this moment he could not help but admire: "Brother Bo Hu's painting skills are really amazing, this picture is really wonderful to the extreme."

Xu Jing praised too quickly, so Jianpu took the painting away. Not long after, another Jianpu came to report.

"The Marquis said that this picture is not good and we need to start over."

It's obvious that he is here to cause trouble!
Tang Bohu was immediately furious, and even lost interest in painting, and directly refused. (End of this chapter)