My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 57
"Fighting crickets?"

Wang Zhong suddenly smiled, "Xu Tongzheng, speaking of it, when I was ten years old, I used to catch crickets everywhere. At that time, one top-quality cricket could be exchanged for five catties of fine grain. One year I even caught two. , I exchanged ten catties of noodles, the hand-rolled noodles my mother made for me, not to mention how fragrant it is... Now that it’s sealed, it’s all white rice and white noodles, but it’s tasteless.”

Xu Jingchang smiled, "It's not that the face is not good, it's that the heart is big. The so-called lack of human heart, if the Marquis of Jing'an can control his heart, he may have a bright future in the future."

As Xu Jingchang said, he had already opened the cricket jar, picked up a straw stick, and started teasing the crickets.

Wang Zhong was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "You're right, but you're not right. Who wouldn't want to live a better life, eat everything, wear everything, and be well-clothed? How many people in the civil and military dynasties are really clean and honest?" Shou, don’t get a penny? Let’s just say that this group of people who read the books of sages and sages say they are for the country and the people, but how much are they greedy in private? Compared with them, I am nothing more than a little bit, not worth mentioning.”

Xu Jingchang didn't refute, but said with a smile: "Mr. Jing'an, a gentleman loves money in a proper way. After all, it is really unjustifiable to blatantly violate the laws of the country. If you can do some business and make a fortune, it will be good."

Wang Zhong paused, and had no choice but to smile bitterly, "It's easy to say, but I'm a big bastard, I don't know anything, and I still get rich? Just don't pay for it."

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "That's okay. I also set up a school and trained a lot of talents. It's been several months. When I go out, I'm going to show my strengths. Is the Marquis of Jing'an interested in participating?"

Wang Zhong rolled his eyes, and suddenly smiled, "I'm not very good at thinking, and I'm reckless and impulsive. I have to think about it carefully and figure out the pros and cons... Xu Tongzheng won't blame him, will he?"

Xu Jingchang said: "How come, what are you kidding about, and don't joke about real money, wealth, and life... We officials must learn to think twice."

"Think again?"

"Yes, it means thinking about danger, thinking about retreat, and thinking about change." Xu Jingchang said with a smile.

Wang Zhong's eyes lit up, and he quickly leaned forward and said, "Xu Tongzheng, can you speak more carefully?"

"Okay, the so-called danger is to see clearly where the danger is. High officials and rich salary are of course prominent, but the heights are too cold, open guns and hidden arrows, ambushes on all sides, can't see the danger clearly, step on it, and you will lose it This life, so the first step in becoming an official is to be prepared for danger."

Wang Zhong thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, I just couldn't see the danger clearly, and I was thrown into the sky prison all at once. Fortunately, Your Majesty is lenient. Otherwise, if I ran into the government office at me and put it in the Hongwu Dynasty, my head would probably fall to the ground."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "This is thinking about danger. The second step is thinking about retreating. Once you see the danger clearly, you must avoid the danger, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It is human nature. You should retreat to a place where others can't see you, and cultivate your energy well." Recharge your batteries, observe the situation, reflect on yourself, and think clearly about the inside and outside.”

Wang Zhong nodded vigorously, "This is even more correct. When I go out, I will close the door and reflect on it, and think carefully."

Xu Jingchang continued: "The third step is to think about change. If the original road fails, we must choose a new road, open up new fields, and expand new space. We can't outrun others on the original road, so don't hold on, everyone. You can change the track. If you can’t beat it, it’s not shameful to avoid it. After all, this capital has gathered smart people from the entire Ming Dynasty, and it’s only natural that they can’t beat them.

Wang Zhong hesitated for a while, then suddenly turned his head, looked at Xia Yuanji's room, and couldn't help gritting his teeth.

That's right, although it was Xu Jingchang who finally impeached him and sent him to the prison, the real villain was Xia Yuanji, who dragged His Highness down, clearly thinking of himself as that chicken!

It's abominable!

"Xu Tongzheng, let's not talk about business matters. In the future, I, Wang Zhong, will come to ask for advice more often. If anything happens, I will ask Xu Tongzheng for advice."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "It's easy to say, I'm young, I have a straightforward temper, and sometimes I speak out loud, so I ask the Marquis of Jing'an to take care of me."

Wang Zhong smiled quickly, "Xu Tongzheng is being polite. Speaking of which, your Xu family is the head of the noble family. We people are just from thousands of families. We were lucky enough to follow His Majesty, and we are today. How can we compare with dozens of people?" The founding hero who fought bloody battles for many years and conquered the Ming Dynasty. From Xu Tongzheng, I can see the strength of your family, and I am convinced!"

It has to be said that when a person is in prison, his IQ and EQ are rapidly improving.

Not long ago, Wang Zhong wanted to marry Xia Yuanji's mother, and scolded him in class... Now he has learned to flatter and flatter.

Xu Jingchang's life in the prison can't be said to be difficult, it can only be said that except for not being able to go out, it is almost the same as at home!

The fine silk floss was asleep, the water was constant, the stove was burning, and the palace brought Lu'an tea, West Lake Longjing, Empress Xu was reluctant to let her nephew be wronged.

Fearing that he would catch a cold, he brought over a leopard skin mattress that Zhu Dilian had made.

Zhu Zhanji is also a conscience. After giving away a fish, he brought Haidongqing all day long.

Then Xu Jingchang was missing nothing.

Pine nuts, dried fruit, stove candy, folk snacks in the palace, roast chicken, roast duck, pork head meat...the tables are full.

That's not counting, all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken, fish and duck meat were all sent in at once.

This guy Xu Jingchang is really good at cooking, frying and frying, the knives and spoons are noisy.

Dazed, he turned sitting in prison into a tongue-in-cheek Daming.

He was cooking inside, and Wang Zhong helped him. After cooking, the two of them ate together.Although Wang Zhong is a marquis, but before Jing Nan, he was unknown and enjoyed nothing.

Ever since he learned Xu Jingchang's cooking skills, he has been devoting himself to every meal, and he doesn't even leave a little soup base for those people.

The six ministers and important court officials all gritted their teeth, seeing the two of them eating and drinking, they had the urge to strangle them to death.

Wang Zhong, in particular, ran to Xia Yuanji with the rock sugar knuckle that had been stewed for an hour and a half.

This made Xia Yuanji very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, he doesn't have the queen's aunt to take care of him, and he doesn't have the emperor's grandson to send him food... Not only he doesn't have it, but the courtiers don't either.

The big guy could only nibble on the hard black pancakes, drink the vegetable soup without a drop of oil, longing for Xu Jingchang's side, drooling long.

They figured out that going to jail is not the hardest thing, the worst thing is that going to jail is like a vacation, while being in jail feels like a year.

This feeling is worse than Ling Chi.

Seeing that it was New Year's Eve, the courtiers couldn't bear it anymore.

Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!

When we are about to die, and we still have a good meal, because of our status, and we haven't clearly condemned them, so we are locked up like this, and we are not given food or drink. It is better to kill us with a knife.

The ministers were furious and shouted, pulling their necks.

After half an hour of yelling and scolding, the prison finally relented and brought in a jar. After opening it, it was full of old pickled radishes. The smell of stinky feet that haven't been washed for years.

Seeing this scene, the officials completely broke their defenses.

Deceiving too much!

After that, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, Song Li, Liu Jun, the big guys looked at each other and walked towards Xu Jingchang's room together.

Wang Zhong was resting with his belly in his hands, thinking about what to have for the New Year's Eve dinner.Suddenly feeling a strong murderous aura, he stood up and rushed to the front of Xu Jingchang's room, glaring at the officials.

"What are you doing?"

The eyes of this group of people were all red, "Jing Anhou, don't look at you as a military general, but you have no armor and weapons, and you are just a person. There are so many of us, so far, there is only one way to kill the two of you. Already!"

Wang Zhong swallowed subconsciously, "Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's thunderous wrath?"

"I'm afraid! But the law does not blame the public. We don't care about anything anymore. His Majesty can't kill all the six ministers. Xu Tongzheng, you forced us to do this!"

While speaking, the gang of ministers picked up the benches and toilets one after another, and they all rushed forward, smashing Xu Jingchang to pieces.

Xu Jingchang's complexion also changed, and it was broken. It's hard to say what the angry courtiers can do... A good man doesn't suffer from immediate losses.

"Jian Shangshu, Xia Shangshu, you can't bully children. For those who are older than the Chinese New Year, everything is negotiable... How about I treat the big guys to a New Year's Eve dinner, and I will cook it myself?"

Hearing this, the faces of several people were a little better.

But Gu Pu, the servant behind, suddenly said angrily: "No, how much food can that one sea dongqing bring? There are so many of us, if we want to eat, we can eat together, or we will die and die together!"

Those Lord Shangshu whose expressions had just eased were also sweating at the moment.

It's broken, the crowd is too excited, it's really hard to clean up.

At this moment, a yellow figure suddenly appeared on the wall of the prison, barking excitedly.

Xu Jingchang was very familiar with it, so he quickly separated from the crowd and rushed from his room to the yard.

Da Huang rushed down from the wall with two bags of food on his back, ran directly in front of Xu Jingchang, and rubbed his head against Xu Jingchang's thigh.

"Good dog! You saved my life!"

Xu Jingchang was in tears, quickly took down the food, and said to Dahuang: "Thank you, you have to run a few more times, and I will bring in as many things as you have."

Then Xu Jingchang turned his head to look at the crowd, and said loudly: "Stop shouting, everyone has a share! It's not enough to have a share!"

(End of this chapter)