Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 261

In the east city of the capital, in a courtyard with three entrances, there are two magnificent stone lions in front of the door, with the two big characters of "Shu Fu" written on them, the writing is powerful, showing the demeanor of the host.

It was almost noon now, but the door of the house was wide open, a man in a plain brocade robe and a group of servants from the house were waiting in front of the door.

This is none other than Shu Liang, the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory!
As the most prosperous capital of the Ming Dynasty, the capital has always had the saying that the east is rich and the west is noble, and the south is cheap and the north is poor.

There are many yamen in the capital, and most of them gather in the west city.

For the convenience of going to the government, most of the elders buy houses in the west city, and the same is true for the nobles.

This has led to the fact that the people living in Xicheng are all dignitaries.

On the Dongcheng side, it is very popular among merchants because it is connected to the Water Transport Wharf and the transportation is convenient.

At the same time, because of the gathering of merchants, Dongcheng is also a gathering place for all kinds of shops, and it is the most prosperous.

Logically speaking, Shu Liang is now in charge of the East Factory, so he can be regarded as a powerful party, and he is eligible to buy a house in the West City.

But in fact, the admirals of Dongchang in the past dynasties, including other eunuchs who were qualified to buy houses outside the palace, basically lived in Dongcheng.

Not for anything else, but because most of the houses in the west city have been occupied by the ministers of the court, and the elders are not willing to work with eunuchs.

Therefore, although Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, was appointed by the emperor to purchase this house, he still bought it in Dongcheng.

But this is also good, that is, in the East City, there is no one Shu Liang needs to greet with a smile.

He also didn't want to lose his smile in front of those civil servants every day!
But today is different.

Shu Liang turned down the errand on purpose, and stood in front of the mansion to greet him, it had been less than half an hour, but he showed no sign of impatience.

It caused a group of merchants living around to stand in twos and threes in the distance, guessing what kind of person it was that could make the powerful Dongchang Changgong greet him like this.

They quickly had an answer.

In the distance, a huge guard of honor came slowly, with the big banner held in front of their heads, with the three characters "King of Zhennan" written on it.

Not long after, the guard of honor stopped in front of the Shu Mansion's gate, Shu Liang made a long bow and cupped his hands.

"I have seen the king."

The fat Zhennan King was supported by his servants, got off the carriage, and said with a usual smile on his face.

"I made Eunuch Shu wait for a long time, but I set off early in the morning, but I never thought that the New Year's Eve is approaching, and the capital is crowded with people, so there is no need for Eunuch Shu to be too courteous if we are delayed on the road for a while."

As he spoke, the fat prince enthusiastically supported Shu Liang's arm, and straightened his body.

Only then did Shu Liang raise his eyes and found that behind the fat prince was a young man of about 20 years old, who was as rich as jade and gentle and refined.

It was none other than the young man Shu Liang saw at the gate of the city that day, following King Min.

Seeing Shu Liang turn his eyes away, the man nodded slightly, bowed slightly, arched his hands, and said.

"I've seen Mr. Shu."

Shu Liang hesitated and turned his head, Zhennan Wang still said with a smile.

"This is the prince's son, named Yinxuan."

Hearing this, Shu Liang quickly stepped aside and said repeatedly.

"It turns out that the son was in person, our family is just a servant of the Tian family, how dare we be a gift to the son?"

The young man Zhu Yinyu put down his hands and spoke.

"Don't worry about it, father-in-law. I came here with my father today to make an apology for the two uncles. Since my father-in-law is the admiral of Dongchang appointed by His Majesty, I am naturally different from the ordinary servants, and I should be a respectful person."

Shu Liang smiled wryly and said.

"My lord, my lord, you are so kind. Today, the two of you are able to visit our other courtyard. The humble house is already full of splendor. How dare our family entrust you so much?"

"The banquet has been prepared in the mansion, please come in quickly, both of you."

Welcoming the two into the mansion, Shu Liang smiled kindly on his face, but secretly became vigilant in his heart.

Ever since the incident at the city gate happened that day, Shu Liang knew that this chubby Zhennan King was not an easy character to deal with.

The performance outside the mansion just now made him firmer in his guess.

After all, he, Shu Liang, is just an eunuch.

At the gate of the city that day, because he came on behalf of the emperor, he accepted the ceremony of Zhennan King calmly.

But today, he entertained King Zhennan in his private capacity.

As Shu Liang himself said, even the admiral of Dongchang is nothing more than a servant of the emperor.

Given his identity, he should be the one who saluted Zhennan Wang and his son.

However, the fact is that Zhennan King accepted his gift, but he received Zhennan King's gift from the prince's son.

This is against the rules, but there is no doubt that it will make an eunuch like Shu Liang feel respected.

Zhennan Wang did not express the slightest dissatisfaction with the behavior of the prince's son, which meant that it must have been discussed beforehand.

The so-called courteous to others, there must be something to ask for.

The fact that the father and son were able to disregard their status so much, it can be seen that they must have their own purpose.

In the front hall, the banquet has been prepared, and the singing and dancing are also in order.

After everyone was seated, exquisite dishes were presented one after another, followed by music, singing and dancing.

Shu Liang exchanged a few more words, toasted a glass of wine, Fang asked.

"At the gate of the city that day, the lord originally said that he would let the son come. Our family already felt that it was very inappropriate at that time, but we never thought that today the lord condescends and comes here in person. It really ruins our family."

Zhennan Wang drank the wine, still smiling on his chubby face, and waved his hands.

"Shu Gonggong is being polite. The matter of the city gate is caused by my two bastard younger brothers who are ignorant and offended Shu Gonggong. These days, this king has been very disturbed."

"That's why I just came to the door today to make an apology."

As he spoke, he made a look, and the entourage at the side led the people, and put a gift list in front of Shu Liang's eyes.

Shu Liang glanced at it, and there were fine silk and ancient paintings inside, but they were all valuable things, so he quickly declined.

"Our family doesn't dare accept it. It's already a great honor for the prince to come to the door today. How dare you not know what's good or what's wrong?"

Having said that, Shu Liang did not return the gift slip.

The smile on Fat Prince's face grew stronger, and he said repeatedly.

"It's just a thought, Mr. Shu doesn't have to refuse."

Said, sighed, said.

"Speaking of which, the father-in-law said that day that after returning to the palace, he would truthfully report the matter to the emperor. I don't know what the emperor's attitude is, can the father-in-law reveal a thing or two?"

Shu Liang thought for a while, but instead of answering directly, he asked rhetorically.

"I don't know what is in the heart of the prince, how do you want the prince to deal with it?"

Zhennan Wang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say it. After all, it's my own relatives. This king must hope that the big incident can be reduced to a small one. However, the two of them are already domineering. Now that they have offended someone who shouldn't be offended, even if they are slightly punished, they will be fine." Right."

Tasting the meaning of these words, a playful smile appeared on the corner of Shu Liang's mouth, put down the cup in his hand, shook his head, and said.

"This, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the prince. The prince said that it's a trivial matter, and it's not worth the old man's decree. He rewarded our servants with some wound medicine, and the matter is over."

The Zhennan King on the side looked stagnant, obviously a little disappointed, but he quickly covered it up, said.

"Eunuch Shu was joking. This is a good thing. I'm too late to be happy. There's nothing to be disappointed about."

On the other hand, Prince Zhennan said softly.

"It's indeed a good thing, but it can also be seen that His Majesty still loves Eunuch Shu. If a mere servant is injured, His Majesty's attention must be due to Eunuch Shu's face."

"The medicine for wounds in the palace is the best. I think the injured servant under Mr. Shu's hands will recover sooner."

These words seem to be addressed to Shu Liang, but in fact, when the elder son spoke, he kept glancing at his old father...

(End of this chapter)