Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

When Li Zicheng attacked Xi'an, the city defenders also went to ask the King of Qin for funding to buy winter clothes for the soldiers and boost morale.

However, no matter how hard the guards tried to persuade him, the King of Qin remained unmoved and refused to give a single cent.

This eventually led to a mutiny among the government troops, who opened the gates to welcome the rebel king into the city.

Zhu Youxiao was not sure whether the current King of Qin was the miser.

But there's something wrong here.

The disaster in Shaanxi is as serious as that in Shanxi. If the King of Qin wants to provide funds for disaster relief, he can just distribute grain to the people in Shaanxi.

However, in the past few months, the information fed back from Shaanxi did not show that the King of Qin had any intention of providing disaster relief.

Now that you are suddenly offering money and goods for disaster relief, I am afraid you have ulterior motives.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao was greatly disappointed.

"In addition to the ten carts of gold and silver, did the King of Qin bring anyone else with him? For example, the Crown Prince or something."

"Your Majesty, apart from the escorts and the chief officer of the Qin Palace, I did not see any of the King of Qin's sons coming with him."

Zhu Youxiao was somewhat confused upon hearing this.

Are you sending these things just to leave a good impression on me and gain extra points in the competition for the throne?

No, no, no, it shouldn't be that simple.

"Give the King of Qin the same treatment as the King of Lu."

"Also, send someone to secretly monitor the King of Qin's every move and report any unusual movements immediately."

"According to the order."

......

On the other side, Prince of Qin Zhu Yi was taken to the thatched cottage area by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

The warm autumn sun still looked extremely comfortable on a group of princes of different ages.

They gathered in twos and threes in front of the hut, some sitting, some lying down, some bragging and chatting, some sharing all kinds of strange experiences, completely enjoying themselves, not caring at all that their princely robes were stained by dust.

The King of Qin looked at their appearances one by one, and felt very happy that they looked no different from a group of disaster victims.

The little boy Tianqi actually insulted and neglected the vassal king in this way. It is really God's will that I can succeed!

At this time, the Jinyiwei who led the way pointed to the thatched hut next to him.

"Your Majesty has stipulated that each prince has one hut. Now there are only four huts on the leftmost side of the first row left. You can choose one of them or one in the back row."

"Please do as you please, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

After the Jinyiwei left, the King of Qin suddenly heard a beautiful sound of a piano coming from the door of the thatched cottage in the middle.

The sound of the piano is like running water in the mountains or the gurgling of a stream, making people feel peaceful and clear-minded.

He unconsciously walked towards the fat man who was playing the piano.

When Prince Lu saw the newcomers coming, he immediately stood up to greet them.

Anyway, except for Prince Shen and Prince Zhao, he felt very friendly with all the other princes, and he liked to introduce the situation of the thatched cottage area to the new princes the most.

He first stepped forward and bowed: "I am the Prince of Lu in Weihui Mansion."

"King Qin of Xi'an."

The King of Qin replied briefly and concisely.

"Hahaha, it's the King of Qin. You're late. There are no good seats in the first row..."

As Prince Lu was speaking, someone suddenly shouted from behind.

"Prince Lu! You were playing the zither so well, why did you run away again?"

"Come back and continue. I still need your accompaniment to hypnotize me!"

King Qin looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome young man waving at King Lu. He couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Which vassal king is he? How come he is so young?!"

"Hahaha, Prince Xin is probably the youngest among all of us princes, but he doesn't even have a fiefdom yet."

"Prince Xin!"

The King of Qin was very surprised.

Isn’t this Tianqi’s younger brother?

"Prince Xin also lives here?"

"Hey, that's okay. All our princes will live in this crappy place."

Prince Lu acted like a senior introducing his dormitory to freshmen, with a mysterious sense of pride.

"Don't even mention Prince Xin who came from the capital. Even Prince Jin who lived in Taiyuan was driven here to live."

He pointed at the door of the thatched hut next to the four empty houses, where Prince Jin was squatting, and said sympathetically.

"Look, that's the King of Jin. He's already old, looking at a home full of fine clothes and delicious food, but he can't go back. He has to sleep in this shabby thatched hut like us. What kind of world is this?"

When the King of Qin heard his words, he seemed sympathetic, but he seemed to be secretly stirring up others' dissatisfaction with the emperor's arrangements.

This guy is quite shady!

It's best to keep your distance from him before taking action.

"Thank you, Prince Lu, for the introduction. I will stay next door to Prince Jin. You can go and get busy."

He said this and ignored Prince Lu and walked straight towards Prince Jin.

Seeing him like this, Prince Lu felt bored and ran back to continue playing the piano.

He hoped that through his talent show, the emperor would look at him differently and give him extra points.

On the other side, the King of Qin had already walked up to the dazed King of Jin and said with a smile: "Brother King of Jin, what are you thinking about?"

"you are?"

King Jin looked at this strong old man who was about the same age as him, his eyes full of confusion.

"I am the King of Qin. From now on I will live next door to you. Hahaha!"

The King of Qin laughed heartily, but it could not dispel the sadness on the King of Jin's face.

When the King of Qin saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel sympathy.

After Jianwen was deposed, if we counted by seniority, it should have been the Qin and Jin lines that inherited the throne, and it would never have been Zhu Di's turn to take the throne.

Now the King of Jin was actually bullied like this by the kid Tianqi, which really made him feel unfair.

He squatted down, sat side by side with Prince Jin, patted Prince Jin's old shoulder, and comforted him softly.

"King Jin, there is no need to be so depressed and relax."

"I heard that you donated all your property to the imperial court for disaster relief. With your virtue, the throne may fall into your family. When the time comes, please take good care of me, your brother!"

The King of Jin couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "Haha, King of Qin, please stop joking."

"All my belongings have been taken away by His Majesty. If he really wanted to pass the throne to me, why would he invite all the vassal kings to Jin?"

"The will of the Lord is hard to predict. Even at this final moment, he still hasn't forgotten what he is planning..."

The King of Qin suddenly said without thinking: "So you hate it?"

When the King of Jin heard this, a trace of hatred flashed across his eyes, but he pretended to be serious and said, "If the king wants me to die, I have to die!"

The King of Qin looked around and saw that there was no one around. He stared at the King of Jin with his sharp eyes like an eagle and asked in a low voice.

"If you can take back what you lost, would King Jin be willing to do it?"

When these words were spoken, King Jin was shocked.

He turned around to see that there was no one around, then he said with a stern face: "King Qin, be careful with your words!"

Seeing his reaction, the King of Qin felt a little disappointed.

Then he patted Prince Jin on the shoulder and laughed.

"Hahaha, what I just said was just a joke! King Jin doesn't need to care, hahaha..."

After saying that, he turned and went into the thatched cottage next door.

He didn't speak to anyone else for several days.

Just eat quietly and sleep quietly.

Quietly observe the actions of everyone around you.

Chapter 415: Set off immediately and return to Yanzhou as quickly as possible

During this period, Prince Lu also deliberately glanced at Prince Qin.

See what the standard of his food and bedding is like.

It turned out to be the same as mine.

Two roujiamo, a bowl of meatball soup, and the standard straw mat.

Prince Lu felt that he had now grasped some of the tricks.

The degree to which the Emperor favors a particular vassal will be directly reflected in the standards of food and bedding.

So far, the ones with the highest standards are Prince Xin and Prince Jin, who receive four meat dishes and two brocade quilts.

He felt that the reason why the Prince of Jin was given such high treatment was because the emperor not only took over all of his property, but also occupied his old nest.

The second group consisted of himself and the King of Qin, with two meat dishes and a straw mat.

The third echelon, most of whom were at the same level as King Zhao and King Shen, had steamed buns, porridge with pickles, and a thin layer of dry straw.

The last echelon includes the King of Lu and the King of Shu, who don’t even have steamed buns and are the most miserable.

Prince Lu worked hard to show off his superb piano skills every day, but after a few days, he found that his treatment had not improved.

He was very distressed about this and could not figure out the crux of the salary increase.

Whenever I saw the extra plate of fragrant fish fillets on Prince Xin’s table, I couldn’t help feeling a little depressed.

As soon as he felt depressed, he immediately increased his sucking intensity and tried to find happiness from King Zhao and King Shen next door.

Every time it was time for dinner, Prince Zhao and Prince Shen were truly miserable.

It was okay in the past when there were fewer people, we could just go somewhere else to eat.

There are more people living here now, so it’s embarrassing to eat at someone else’s door.

If everyone knew that I couldn't defeat that fat pig Prince Lu, wouldn't I have any face left?

In fact, the princes who were interested in this also noticed the differences in treatment.

Especially Prince Lu Zhu Shouhong, who always felt that he was quite innocent.

You said it was fine, what kind of hammer should I offer...

Now we don’t even have steamed buns to eat.

After eating porridge with pickles for a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he shamelessly came before King Zhao.

In today's environment, even if he can open his mouth to eat, others cannot give him anything.

At this time, Prince Zhao was eating steamed bun with his back to Prince Lu. Suddenly, he saw Prince Lu walking towards him with a smile on his face, and he couldn't help but feel his anus tighten.

"What...are you going to do?"

"Hey hey hey..."

The laughter was a bit scary. King Zhao quickly stood up with the steamed bun and was about to go into the house and close the door.

Prince Lu didn't expect that his efforts to put on the most sincere smile would have the opposite effect. He became very anxious and reached out to stop him.

"No...Please don't misunderstand me, King Zhao. I just want to discuss something with you."

When Prince Shen next door saw this, he thought Prince Lu was mad with greed and was coming to snatch the steamed buns, so he reacted quickly.

As soon as he moved the small wooden table, he slammed the door shut.

When King Zhao saw him like this, he became even more anxious and quickly hid the steamed bun in his hand behind his back.