In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

Zhao Zhongxin immediately called his old friend Zhang Dongxin, who also quickly asked what was wrong!

"Alive or dead? Have they been found?"

"They're still alive. They were surrounded by dozens of Indians, and one of them had a grenade in his mouth and fought them off for over half an hour. Our reinforcements arrived and managed to rescue them!"

Zhao Zhongxin spoke frankly, and Zhang Dongxin remained silent for a long time. It seemed that he really didn't understand his son. Had he been too harsh on him before? His son was more ruthless than him, and had experienced far more dangers. Biting the pin of a munitions with his mouth? Confronting the enemy! Such a resolute heart, truly worthy of being his son!

Now Zhang Dongxin truly accepts this son in his heart. He thought for a moment and said!

"Zhongxin, could you get me a phone number? I want to call Zhang Cheng!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhongxin raised an eyebrow. It was as if the sun had risen in the west; Zhang Dongxin actually wanted to call Zhang Cheng!

"Okay, wait a bit. Let them settle in first. I'll call you back later!"

After Zhao Zhongxin finished speaking, he hung up the phone and looked at Zhao Mengsheng and Zhang Likai, who were video chatting with Zhao Miao and Zhang Cheng. He shook his head. These two were really lucky. To be honest, when Zhao Zhongxin first heard the news, his heart was in his throat. Now that he was relieved, he was not in a hurry. He would wait for the two old men to finish speaking before he spoke.

"Nephew! Uncle wants to discuss something with you!"

After learning that his two grandsons-in-law were alright, the eldest brother sat down next to Zhao Zhongxin with a smile. When Zhao Zhongxin saw him, he immediately stood up!

The boss waved his hand!

"Sit down, sit down!"

"Third Uncle, what can I do for you? Just tell me!"

Zhao Zhongxin said with a smile!

"We're all family, what are you ordering me around for! It's just that I have a granddaughter who's three years older than Xiaomiao, and I'd like to arrange a marriage between us. Your father has agreed, but I still want to ask you! After all, you are Xiaomiao's father!"

The eldest brother smiled and handed him a cigarette. Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhongxin immediately thought of the eldest brother's youngest granddaughter. The girl was 21 years old and had even come to his house to pay New Year's respects this year. He thought the girl was indeed quite nice, presentable and generous!

"Haha, Uncle is giving me face by saying that, so I'll definitely accept it. I'll go back right now to present the betrothal gifts to Sister Kang! Let's get engaged!"

Kang Meimei is the eldest son's daughter, and Xiao Zhao Zhongxin is a little over four years old!

"Haha, you rascal, alright then, I'll be waiting for your betrothal gifts. And your nephew, I'm also engaged to your father-in-law. As for my eldest granddaughter, you two should come together to present your betrothal gifts on a chosen day!"

The eldest son really liked Zhao Zhongxin. This boy was well-behaved, sensible, and knew what was important, but he wasn't serious. He could talk and laugh with him. That was the kind of young man he liked. If Zhao Zhongxin and Zhang Wanxin hadn't been betrothed since childhood, Zhao Zhongxin would have been the perfect son-in-law in his mind!

As for Zhao Zhongxin's past, the eldest brother knew about it, but he thought, "Which boy isn't mischievous when he's young? He just got into fights; he didn't kill or commit arson!"

Moreover, Zhao Zhongxin took office at Xiyuan at the age of twenty-three. During those five years, he never made a single mistake. Like Huo Guang, he never relied on his father's status to act arrogantly in Xiyuan.

Those five years can be said to be Zhao Zhongxin's opportunity to re-examine his character and clear his name of his past identity as a dissolute young master, a bad boy in the capital, and one of the two tyrants of the East District. So he did his best in everything!

He truly works diligently at work and spends his weekends visiting elderly people in the mountains. In the eyes of the older generation and his own generation, he has completely shed his previous negative image. The old folks say things like, "A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold!"

Their generation had one saying: "A son should be like Zhao Zhongxin!" They wanted a son like him too! Later, when he went to work in local areas, he did a great job and made the economy thrive.

As for the city party committee's free-for-all, the boss doesn't care. Back then, he was from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and it was he who came to the rescue. Those people really went too far. After he took office, he curbed these people and dealt with a wave of them, but he couldn't eradicate them completely. It's still the same old story!

Zhu Yuanzhang had the ability to skin and stuff corrupt officials alive, but his successors could not. They could only target specific individuals because Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor, possessing both prestige and ability, while the subsequent emperors, though also prestigious, lacked the necessary skills.

Take Zhu Di, for example. He had prestige, but his abilities weren't as strong as Zhu Yuanzhang's. If it weren't for his son Zhu Gaochi, the Ming Dynasty might have collapsed long ago. Fighting like that would have been pointless; a man in his sixties leading hundreds of thousands of men to the grasslands to kill people! It was purely a addiction; he just loved killing! Let Zhu Di govern the country? Would he be capable? Maybe a little!

Zhu Di was a lucky man. His least favorite son happened to have a grandson whom he loved most, which put him in a dilemma. A good grandson can bring prosperity to three generations, after all. In addition, this son was very good at handling government affairs! He had absolutely no interest in government affairs. He was more interested in going to the grasslands to personally kill a few Mongols!

Zhu Di only liked to kill people, to use a kung fu movie analogy!

"I just want to kill either of you, or be killed by either of you!"

The main theme is "Take life and death lightly, and fight if you disagree!"

In addition, Zhu Di was a master of killing people; he only knew how to kill and didn't care what others saw!

The main character is someone from Chang'an Avenue, the Forbidden City, and the Qianqing Palace. He's the kind of guy who'd rather challenge Brother Zhu than an emperor.

Everyone says Zhu Biao was the most powerful crown prince, but that's incorrect. Zhu Biao was merely the most stable crown prince; the most powerful crown prince was Zhu Gaochi. During his 15 years handling government affairs, Zhu Biao only had the power to process information, not the power to make decisions! He was more like Zhu Yuanzhang's senior secretary, while Zhu Gaochi was different! He had the Crown Prince's edict, which Zhu Biao did not! Zhu Di's several northern expeditions lasted a total of eight years; during those eight years, his words truly became law!

To put it bluntly, Zhu Gaochi was the emperor, and Zhu Di was his Grand General of the Northern Expedition! The Yongle Emperor? That was the Grand Commander of the Northern Expedition under the Hongxi Emperor!

As for the other crown princes, like Li Shimin and Li Longji, let alone their great power, they were more than emperors themselves, so this topic is not even relevant to the discussion!

Therefore, the eldest son cannot kill people like Zhu Yuanzhang, unless he can take back the other side of the strait!

Then he could have the same prestige as Zhu Di, and those people could be killed or imprisoned as they deserved. It all comes down to this!

What gives your team of a few dozen people the right to oppose the entire bureaucratic group?

(This is the first chapter today; the second chapter will be posted this afternoon!)