Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 215 What's the matter (Part [-])
In Chengguo's mansion, Zhu Xizhong, who is already very old, is sitting on a thick flannel padded recliner, taking advantage of the rare warm spring to bask in the sun.

The old man who didn’t like to move when he was old has been worrying a lot lately. Physical fatigue is a trivial matter, but the key is mental fatigue. Now that he knows that his eldest grandson has been invited by Gao Yushi to go to Xiangshan for an outing, he is in a better mood There are a lot of them, so there is this act of basking in the sun.

Zhu Xizhong, the prince of the country, is actually very average in terms of military talent, but he has been trusted for decades, and his reputation as a civil servant is quite good. Of course, he also has his ability.

His ability, in general, is two aspects: resolutely obey the emperor's instructions, and vigorously make friends with civil servants as Austrian aid.

If some young honorable men with full-blooded spirits were to evaluate him, they would definitely be able to get rid of the comment of "the Duke of Licorice". If one had to make an analogy, it would probably be Li Chunfang among the honorable men.

It's not that Zhu Xizhong himself has heard similar comments, but he didn't care, and even sneered in his heart: this is the immature opinion of a child.

Zhu Xizhong, since he was young, has been very astute, good at cooperating with all kinds of high-ranking officials and celebrities, he has a good reputation among all parties, and no one can offend him, so he has a good reputation and a prosperous official career. The two prefectures on the right and the right, the general Shenji battalion, the admiral's 66th regiment battalion and the fifth army battalion.In the original history, he lived in three dynasties, and went out of the city to sacrifice to heaven and earth on behalf of the emperor [-] times, and he was rewarded with countless gold and silver treasures.

At the same time, Zhu Xizhong and Zhang Juzheng are still very good friends.There is clear proof of this: after Zhu Xizhong's death, Zhang Juzheng personally wrote an article to commemorate him. In his words, he praised him to the fullest, which shows that the friendship between the two parties is very deep and the relationship is very close.

Another proof is in the first year of Wanli, after Zhu Xizhong's death.At that time, his younger brother Zhu Xixiao, who was serving as the governor of Jinyi, bribed Feng Bao with a lot of money and asked to give his elder brother Zhu Xizhong the title of king.At this time, Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao belonged to a political alliance, and Feng Bao's opinion had to be taken seriously. In addition, Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Xizhong had a deep personal relationship, so they planned to make Zhu Xizhong king.At this time, Chen Younian, a minister, resolutely opposed it, and said: "According to the decree: when a meritorious official dies, he will be granted the title of king by the public, and the title of prince by the marquis. Those who are hereditary from their descendants will only enjoy the original title. Zhu Xizhong did not How can you indiscriminately favor someone who has made great achievements in defeating the enemy?"

However, Zhang Juzheng, who was an extremely powerful minister and in power at the time, did not follow Chen Younian's suggestion, and arranged for Zhu Xizhong to be posthumously named "Dingxiang King".This also paved the way for his student Liu Tai to impeach him for arbitrarily acting, violating the ancestral system, and making the king indiscriminately.Liu Tai's memorandum said that he was worried that if this was all right, the prince's family would impose heavy bribes in the future, citing this example (referring to Zhu Xizhong's case of ennobling the king) to beg Chen, and it would be endless.

In the 11th year of Wanli, due to the liquidation of Zhang Juzheng, Chengguo's mansion was affected, and Zhu Xizhong's prince was pursued.In the 14th year of Wanli, the incident not only did not calm down, but intensified, and Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of Cheng at the time, was forced to commit suicide in anger.Wanli was shocked and angry when he heard the news, and he forcibly delayed the normal succession of Duke Cheng for 14 years before allowing Zhu Dingchen to attack Duke Cheng.

The aftermath of a person's death can last so long and cause such a big impact, even though Zhang Juzheng has a big reason for it, but it would be too much to say that Zhu Xizhong is just a useless and influenceless waste .

Of course, looking back at the matter of Zhu Xizhong being crowned king, it cannot be said that there is no reason at all: when Emperor Jiajing returned to Chengtian Mansion after the grand ceremony, when he passed by Wei Hui, the palace caught fire and was extremely critical.It was Zhu Xizhong and Lu Bing who rushed into the scene of the fire and rescued Emperor Jiajing.With such an unusual feat of rescuing his family, and the fact that he is the leader of the nobles, Zhang Juzheng proclaimed him a prince under the guise of Wanli, so he always said something: I am thanking him for saving my grandfather. Well, this is what a pure and filial king should do!

However, since the death of Jiajing, Zhu Xizhong's health has become worse and worse. It stands to reason that he is only 54 years old this year, three years younger than Gao Gong. However, Gao Gong is currently in good health and energetic, and he does not see Zhu Xizhong's aging at all. Come.

At this moment, he was lying on the reclining chair with his eyes closed, and the maids and servants beside him all subconsciously held their breath, for fear of disturbing the elderly and quiet old man.

However, at this moment, a voice came from outside: "Little Zheng Wu, under the order of Young Master Zhen, I have something urgent to report to the old man!"

A group of maids and servants looked at Zhu Xizhong in fright.I saw Zhu Xizhong suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a fleeting light in his usually old and cloudy eyes, but he calmed down immediately, and became a half-closed old man, and said weakly: "Let him Come in."

Everyone thought to themselves: "The Eldest Young Master has never been in good health. The Old Master has put all his heart on Young Master Yingzhen. When he heard that he sent someone to report urgently, he actually met him immediately."

The young master here is of course not talking about Zhu Yingzhen's elder brother - Zhu Yingzhen is the eldest grandson and has no elder brother.This young master refers to Zhu Shitai, Zhu Xizhong's eldest son and Zhu Yingzhen's father.

That Zheng Wu is a tall man of 34 to [-] years old, with a fierce aura, but the rules are not bad at all. After entering the back garden, he bowed down from afar: "Little Zheng Wu, I have seen the old man."

Zhu Xizhong glanced at him lightly, and said weakly: "Get up, what's the matter with Ying Zhen, who sent you to report in such a hurry?" He was secretly worried that his grandson didn't know how to restrain himself, or that the senior servant was relying on his uncle's prestige If they are too arrogant, there will be a quarrel between the two, or it will simply escalate into a violent conflict.

In fact, he wasn't really afraid of Gao Gong. After all, his identity and Cheng Guogong's political influence were here. Even if Gao Gong wanted to touch him, the emperor would not even follow Gao Gong. temper.

But he is very afraid of trouble, especially the idea that he has always insisted on being a minister and an official, that is, peace is the most important thing in everything. For Gao Gong, the emperor's teacher and minister, it is too late for him to make friends, so why would he be willing to conflict with him?
But right now the matter is probably really serious, because Zheng Wu didn't get up, but said decisively: "Young Master Ying Zhen confessed: the matter is of great importance, old master, please step back first."

Zhu Xizhong wasn't afraid that Zheng Wu would be unfavorable to him, but after hearing this, he became even more worried, and subconsciously changed from lying down to sitting up, and waved to the people around him with a sinking face: "Get back."

Everyone retreated, Zhu Xizhong pretended to be calm and said: "Can we talk now?"

"Report to the old man." Zheng Wu replied: "Young master Yingzhen said: Gao Shishi's soap dedicated to Wanzai is extremely effective, and now he has been approved by Wanzai to produce it exclusively and sell it to the public. Gao Yushi just made it clear that, I am willing to accept the shares of me and other noble families in Beijing and China, and at the same time... there are some discounts."

　It's really difficult for me... I was so sleepy, my eyelids were fighting, and I managed to finish writing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)