Jinyi champion

Chapter 6 Family Meeting
Zhu Fu.

A family meeting is about to take place.

The old lady Zhu Jiashi sat in the main seat, and sitting beside her was the wife of Zhu Wanhong, the eldest son of Zhu, and Jiang Yonghe, the daughter of Jiang Tao, the daughter of Qianhu Jiang Tao, the Qianhu Office of Cangzhou, Beizhili.

Zhu Wanhong stayed in the capital for a long time and did not return. Jiang Yonghe's name is the Zhu family's wife, but in fact all the affairs of the Zhu family are under the control of her mother-in-law. She usually keeps a low profile and rarely shows her face.

The representative of the second room is Zhu Wanjian.

Third room, Zhu Niang.

The fourth son Zhu Wanquan was present.

Zhu Wanquan has just turned [-] this year and has been married for three years. He is the only scholar in the Zhu family. Did not intervene in the family business, just prepare for the provincial examination with peace of mind.

"I called you here today because I have important family matters to discuss."

Zhu Jia asked Butler Liu to guard the door, and no one could approach the back hall except the representatives of the Zhu family.

Zhu Wanjian glared at Zhu Niang opposite with a vicious look, and then said, "Mother, tell me what you have to say."

Zhu Jia's said: "My Zhu family was originally a family of Jinyiwei in the capital. Our ancestors followed Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty for his meritorious service and were given the imperial surname. Now it has gone through four generations. In the early years of Hongzhi, my Zhu family was trusted by Emperor Xiaozong and moved to Huguang'an by imperial order. Lu, it has been more than twenty years now..."

"You are all descendants of the Zhu family, do you know what the mission of my Zhu family is to stay in Anlu?"

For a question, the whole Zhu family was asked.

Only Jiang Yonghe looked calm, and seemed to understand everything, but he couldn't speak to outsiders.

Zhu Jiashi said: "Actually, your grandpa was ordered by the late emperor to come to Huguang to supervise Xingwang's mansion nearby and prevent Xingwang from committing rebellion."

"what?"

This news surprised everyone present.

As descendants of the Zhu family, even Zhu Wanjian and Zhu Wanquan were completely unaware of this.

"Mother, my Zhu family moved to Anlu to monitor King Xing?" Zhu Wanjian was the first to feel confused.

Zhu Jia shook his head slightly, sighed and said: "Times have changed, and I will not tell you the specific reasons. This time, I just let you know the mission of my family. Your grandpa fell from the horse last year and couldn't get up on the couch. I don't know how long it will last. He's not here... You juniors have to shoulder the mission!"

"The old man gave birth to four sons, the eldest of whom should have stayed in Anlu to serve his parents, so that he could inherit your grandpa's position as a thousand-household guard in Jinyiwei. Unfortunately, the second son did not live up to his expectations. Back then, he fought with several sons for the title of oiran, and was accepted by the censor. Impeachment lost the position of Jinyiwei, who was protected by the ancestors; the third child was disobedient, and despite his mother's dissuasion, he insisted on going to the north to counter the rebellion and make contributions, but he lost his life; To the capital..."

"For these years, your elder brother has been at the feet of the emperor. He is called a servant, but he is actually a hostage. He either guards the imperial tomb or guards the imperial prison. His life is extremely miserable."

Zhu Wanjian said angrily: "Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? The eldest brother is the deputy Qianhu of Jin Yiwei, who dares to make things difficult for him?"

"Shut up!" Zhu Jia yelled.

Zhu Wanjian felt that her faith was about to collapse.

If it was true what Zhu Jiashi said, Zhu Wanhong, the eldest son of Zhu, could have stayed in Anlu to perform the imperial mission, but he and his dead brother disrupted the plan...

Zhu Jia's family continued: "Following the former emperor's journey to the throne, the matter has come to an end. My Zhu family no longer has to shoulder a heavy mission. However, I have no heirs so far, and the dark tide is surging in the court. My Zhu family is in a difficult situation. It's getting tough again."

Zhu Wanjian glared: "Mother, do you know what you're talking about? What's the relationship between the two?"

The fourth eldest Zhu Wanquan was thoughtful, and took the initiative to explain for Zhu Jiashi: "With the legal system of brother Daming and his younger brother, the former emperor has no other heirs except the present majesty. , that is, King Xing’s heir.”

"Fourth, don't pretend to understand. His Majesty is young and strong today. How can he have no heirs in the future?"

In fact, it is not the Zhu family's turn to worry about this issue.

Whether the emperor has an heir, or when he will have an heir, can the Zhu family, who is far away from Huguang, interfere?
Zhu Jiashi said: "Your eldest brother has suffered in the capital, and the family has had to move its joints up and down for many years, which cost countless money, but it is nothing to pay... If you can have children as soon as possible, everything can be turned around, otherwise, this is a bottomless situation. The holes will continue to be filled.”

Zhu Houzhao has a son, so the Zhu family's mission is not that important. Zhu Wanhong can live a good life in the capital, and the Zhu family doesn't need to spend money on management.

That's it.

The scene is very stiff.

For most of the people present, it was the first time they knew that the Zhu family's mission actually involved Guo Zuo's stability.

Zhu Niang asked: "Mother, why did you ask the child to come here?"

Zhu Jia's expression was calm: "The Zhu family has settled in Anlu for many years. It has received gifts from the former emperor and the current empress dowager. It has a certain family background. The business should be handed over to the person who knows how to manage it best, that is, you, the third daughter-in-law... It's a pity You are not in Zhu's house now..."

"mother!"

Zhu Wanjian was completely angry when he heard this.

Not only told me that the family has a mission that I never knew, but now he directly said in the family meeting that the family business should be handed over to the third daughter-in-law, and I don’t have my son in my eyes?

Zhu Niang got up and saluted: "What virtue can I do as a concubine? I am the wife of the Zhu family, and the mother and uncle should decide the affairs of the Zhu family."

"Ah."

Zhu Jiashi is very satisfied with his daughter-in-law's attitude, "My son died young, and the property bestowed by the imperial court is handed over to you orphans and widows. As a mother, you can't just take it back rashly regardless of the face of your relatives... If you have difficulties, you can return it to me. The Zhu family, the door of the Zhu family is always open for you."

"Mother wants to tell you that Zhu's family affairs are open to the public today. Before I have an heir today, my Zhu family will run up and down, and the expenses must be very high."

"Third daughter-in-law, I heard that your shop is in trouble recently, is there a solution?"

Zhu Jiashi did not directly ask about the origin of Xuehuayan, but asked her daughter-in-law's difficulties in a concerned tone, as if she intended to help.

It's called rites before soldiers.

Zhu Niang nodded: "The predicament has eased."

"How to solve that?" Zhu Jiashi finally asked the question.

Zhu Niang hesitated for a moment.

Before coming here, Zhu Hao gave her a "class", analyzing the changes that will be encountered in today's family meeting, and discussing how to deal with them.

All of them were hit by Zhu Hao's words.

After hesitating, Zhu Niang said in a firm tone: "My daughter-in-law bought some salt from a private salt dealer and sold it to inns and restaurants in the city to make up for the shortfall, so as not to sell off the property left by her husband to make up for it."

This rhetoric was taught by Zhu Hao.

"Private salt?"

Zhu Jiashi was really surprised when he heard the news.

Zhu Wanjian immediately launched an attack: "You dare to sell even private salt? I'm really impatient!"

Zhu Niang said that there was no way out, and her tone was firm: "All of this is a matter of urgency. If you don't sell private salt, the shop will not be able to keep. If you follow outsiders, the concubine is ashamed of her husband. Even under the nine springs, I will have no face to see you again." , if the foreign debt can be paid off, I will never touch private salt again..."

"Hmph, believe it or not, I will sue the government today..."

Zhu Wanjian felt that he was sure of winning.

Daming has a clear definition of buying and selling salt. Regardless of the buyer or the seller, if the buyer or seller crosses the line, the salt bought or sold is "private salt".

"Law of the Ming Dynasty" said: "Anyone who sells smuggled salt will have a one-hundred-year stick and three years in prison." official".

Handling is not serious!

Zhu Jiashi stretched out her hand to interrupt her son's words, "The third son's mother-in-law is as responsible as my third son. It's not a bad idea to do expedient measures to preserve the family property, as long as you keep your heart."

"Mom, you... can bear this?"

Zhu Wanjian didn't expect her mother to side with Zhu Niang in such a matter, and her eyes widened for a moment.

Zhu Jiashi said: "But the old man found out that the private salt you sold back is even better than the official salt, why?"

Zhu Niang still followed her son's words: "These are high-quality official salts, but they were transported to Huguang to be sold, or the salts were not in Huguang, or there were no salts, so they became illegal salts. The quality of the salt is very good, so these salts will not eat bad people, and you don’t need to buy hundreds of rock salts at a time to sell them, and you can also pay for the goods on credit, so the daughter-in-law can buy some back..."

"Aren't you afraid of accidents?" Zhu Jiashi asked.

Zhu Niang said: "Daughter-in-law destroyed a lot of salt before, and the salt references of those official salts are still there. Even if they are found by the government, they can deal with one or two, and they will not be unprepared. Moreover, daughter-in-law did this to protect her husband's property. .”

"Since this is the case, I won't ask any more questions, you can go back."

Zhu Jiashi waved Zhu Niang to leave.

Zhu Wanjian wanted to say something, but was stared at by Zhu Jiashi, and resentfully said nothing.

……

……

After Zhu Niang left, the family meeting ended.

Zhu Wanjian was already dismissed, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally turned back, and suddenly found that Zhu Jiashi was discussing matters with Butler Liu in the back hall, and his anger grew even stronger.

Mother is looking down on herself!

"What's going on? The third daughter-in-law is selling private salt. What a great opportunity this is? As long as the trouble comes to the government, her shop will definitely be taken back, or are you really afraid that the Zhu family's reputation will be damaged and let her do anything wrong? If she Selling private salt to make money, how long will we have to wait to get it back to the shop?"

Zhu Wanjian questioned loudly.

Zhu Jiashi waved his hand to Steward Liu: "You must act according to the old man's orders, and you must not make mistakes."

"Yes, old lady."

Butler Liu saluted Zhu Jiashi respectfully, ignored Zhu Wanjian and went out.

"Mommy doesn't look for me now, let someone surnamed Liu run the house in the future?" Zhu Wanjian stared at her blood-red eyes, trembling all over.

Zhu Jiashi stood up from the chair she was sitting on: "Who said a mother would let the old three's run amok?"

"you……"

Zhu Wanjian was dumbfounded again.

The amiable look on Zhu Jiashi's face disappeared, and turned cold and stern.

"If I didn't say that before I was a mother, how could the third family take it lightly? If she doesn't continue to buy illegal salt, how can the government people catch the current situation?
"As a mother, not only do you want the third son's property to be handed over to my third son, but you also want to catch all those who traffic in illegal salt, and take the rare snowflake salt purchase channel as your own!"

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