Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 642 Shen Zhuang, you’ve done that!
Wulou.

Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, Prince Zhu Gaochi, patriarch Zhou Wang Zhu Ji, King Chu Zhu Zhen... all the vassal kings who could speak to the old Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty gathered here.

Zhu Di was lying leisurely on a large soft chair.

The waiter was already there, and he quickly served hot tea, some snacks, and fruits.

On the side, Zhu Zhu, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Quan... and Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Gaoxu and other vassal kings saw Zhu Di enjoying himself so much for the first time, and a trace of surprise flashed subconsciously in their eyes.

Only Prince Zhu Gaochi was somewhat accustomed to it.

His father also gradually changed.

"The fifth, sixth, and the prince... to be honest, do you have any objections to me conferring the title of king on Duke Ding?"

Zhou Wang Zhu Ju said: "Any meritorious service must be rewarded. Duke Ding has made such great contributions to our country, the country of Ming Dynasty, and my brother has no objection!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and looked at Chu King Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Zhen frowned slightly, "Your Majesty, I do not deny Duke Dingguo's contribution.

However, my brother is a little worried. When Huang Kao was still alive, in order to stabilize the country of Ming Dynasty, he established the ancestral precept that no royal family with the surname Zhu could be crowned king.

Now, Your Majesty has given Duke Ding the title of king because of his great contribution.

Will this matter give future generations a bad start? In later generations, some ministers who have made great achievements will want to be crowned kings!
Even, I, the future king of the Ming Dynasty, will no longer follow the ancestral system? "

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Ning and others also nodded slightly.

Zhu Di smiled faintly, "Think about it, if when Huang Kao was still alive, a minister like Guo Qing brought such auspicious food to the Ming Dynasty and gave him the position of a county king, would Huang Kao be willing?"

"This……"

The vassal kings such as Zhu Zhu and Zhu Zhen wanted to shake their heads, but thinking of their emperor Kao's obsession with food, they wanted to nod again.

"But, Your Majesty, the Imperial Examination will never allow a king with a different surname to appear in our Ming Dynasty, unless he is given a posthumous gift after his death!"

Zhu Di smiled softly again: "But Guo An's throne is overseas, or in Guozhou!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Zhu Ning quickly praised, "We have all heard of the habits of Duke Dingguo. Although he is known as a wealthy man, he is not greedy for money, he is just delicious and enjoyable!

In addition, although he is deeply favored by His Majesty, he has never been greedy for power and even avoided it.

At the beginning, when this person was granted the title of Duke, the food land and food households seemed to be chosen by this person in Guozhou, not in the Ming Dynasty.

If you give this person the title of king, you will be very relieved and there will be no objections! "

Zhu Di nodded with great satisfaction, "Although we favor Duke Ding, we are also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

He is already the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, he is hereditary, and he has achieved such great achievements again!

Money and power are not the most important things to him.

There is only delicious food and Guozhou...

In this case, we will directly award Guozhou to Guo Qing!

Although in this way, this reward only gave Guo Qing a prefecture king in name only, but for Guo An, it was the best reward! "

"As for some violations of the ancestral laws... When Huang Kao was alive, it never happened that Guo Qing was so special and had made great contributions to the country for a long time. He was also willing to reward overseas ministers.

The ancestral method is obviously not suitable.

We should be filial, but we cannot be filial!

It is even more impossible to let the laws of our ancestors become a prison for future generations...

Otherwise, whatever the descendants of future generations want to do, they will be trapped on death row by those civil servants using the methods of their ancestors! "

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

……

"Prince, this harvest of corn and sweet potatoes is a great joy for thousands of people in our Ming Dynasty. We should tell the world!"

"Yes, Father!"

"In addition, Zai Di Bao compiles the details of what happened. All those who have made merit must write it down so that everyone in the world knows it. This is the honor they deserve!"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

"Your Majesty, we have harvested so much corn and sweet potatoes this time. I wonder if I can let my brother and others take some back?"

"Yes, Dad, there is a big harvest of corn and sweet potatoes this time, and I want to take some back with me so that the people in Peiping can plant some too!"

Zhu Ji, Zhu Gaoxu and others all looked at Zhu Di expectantly.

"Do you know how to plant? Or do the people under your rule know how to plant?"

Zhu Di glared directly at the group of vassal princes and princes who were eager to try.

“We plan to gradually promote the planting of those corns and sweet potatoes to various state capitals in the Ming Dynasty within two years.

No one of you is allowed to have the slightest idea..."

"..."

Guo An finally broke free from the siege of a group of officials and dignitaries, hurriedly got into the carriage and went to the mansion.

After entering the house, Guo An lay down on the soft chair paralyzed.

"Guo Ang, send someone to the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce and tell Shen Zhuang that you can stay at the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce with peace of mind these days. If there is no big event, try not to go out!
His matter will come to fruition in the next few days! "

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang, who didn't know what was going on, didn't ask any questions, summoned a servant, gave some instructions, and the servant headed towards the Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce in a familiar manner.

After thinking for a while, Guo An shouted again: "Xu Yong!"

"Master!"

Xu Yong quickly stepped forward to answer.

"Go and close the door. No one has been seen in the past few days except people from the palace!"

"Close the door?"

Xu Yong was stunned. Who did he offend?
However, he remembered that the corn and sweet potatoes in the experimental field outside the city seemed to have a good harvest, right?

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly again, "If there are some powerful people who are difficult to stop, just say that I am sick. I was blown too much by the wind outside. I have a cold and can't get out of bed. I often talk nonsense and am crazy..."

Hearing this, the look in Xu Yong's eyes was even weirder.

"I will obey your orders!"

……

It's getting dark.

In the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, Shen Zhuang came out of the main hall after handling the affairs within the chamber of commerce.

Here, sitting are a group of businessmen who are close to Shen Village, or want to climb up to Shen Village.

After returning from outside the city at noon, I have been waiting here.

Get ready to find a place together in the evening to celebrate Shen Zhuang.

Shen Zhuang came out, sat down and drank a few sips of hot tea with a few people, and then got ready to get up and enjoy the evening banquet.

However, as soon as they walked out of the courtyard, they saw a servant in green clothes walking in from outside.

"Hill?"

Seeing this ordinary servant, Shen Zhuang rushed up to greet him.

All the merchants around were shocked.

"I've met Shopkeeper Shen!"

Li Xiaoshan slightly bowed his hands towards Shen Zhuang.

"But what are your orders, sir?"

Shen Zhuang asked quickly.

"Ok!"

Li Xiaoshan nodded slowly and said: "The master asked me to come here and give a few words to Shopkeeper Shen. The matter you did earlier will have results in a few days. Today, unless there is something necessary, don't do anything." Leaving the Chamber of Commerce!”

"that matter……"

Hearing this, a trace of doubt flashed in Shen Zhuang's eyes.

"I don't know?"

As he said this, Shen Zhuang suddenly remembered something and his whole body trembled. His eyes widened and he stared at Li Xiaoshan with disbelief on his face.

"That's really what happened?"

The few merchants around him suddenly looked at Li Xiaoshan with curiosity.

However, it is a pity that Li Xiaoshan just shook his head with an indifferent expression.

"It seems that Shopkeeper Shen has guessed what the master is talking about!
The master didn't tell me clearly about that matter, but since it was the master's special order, Shopkeeper Shen should just listen to the master! "

"Yes, yes, definitely, I will definitely listen to the father-in-law!"

At this moment, Shen Zhuang could no longer control his expression and nodded with ecstasy.

That's a title!

He thought that this matter would have to wait a few months, or even a year or two at the latest, for the officials of the court to reach an agreement and discuss it before His Majesty would knight him.

I didn’t expect it to come out now? Moreover, it must be a good thing if Duke Dingguo can personally send a servant to inform him!

Become!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

When Li Xiaoshan left, Shen Zhuang finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst into laughter.

Guangzong Yaozu, a wife and a shadow child!

He, a businessman from Shen Village, actually did it!

"Brother Shen, I wonder what that matter is?"

"Yes, Brother Shen, it must be a great joy to make you laugh like this. I don't know what kind of joy it is. Do you want us to be happy for Brother Shen?"

The merchants around him suddenly asked with curiosity on their faces.

"Don't say it, don't say it!"

Shen Zhuang shook his head repeatedly and raised his hands to several people.

"Please forgive me. This matter is quite important. I also promised Duke Ding not to mention it to anyone.

If you just have to be patient for a few more days, you will know! "

Seeing this, the merchants did not dare to continue questioning.

"In this case, I will congratulate Brother Shen in advance!"

Shen Zhuang handed over his hand again, "Thank you all, but I don't know what kind of happy event it is!"

"Brother Shen doesn't know?"

A businessman suddenly looked surprised.

"Ok!"

Shen Zhuang nodded.

"Since Brother Shen doesn't know, there's no need to think too much!"

Another businessman laughed and was very optimistic, "Let's go, I'll go there later. Brother Shen is even more happy today, so let's celebrate!"

"Yes, yes, please, Brother Shen!"

"No, no!"

What made all the merchants even more surprised was that Shen Zhuang shook his head again.

"Mr. Shen, why is this happening? This time, we have invited some of your favorites for Brother Shen. In addition, the fine wines and dishes are all from the chefs of the Jingshi Jiuxian Building..."

"Everyone, Duke Dingguo just sent someone to tell me not to leave the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce unless there is something important. I can't go against Duke Dingguo's wishes so quickly!"

"However, the house I'm waiting for is not far from the Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce. If something happens, Brother Shen can come over immediately!"

"That's not allowed!"

Shen Zhuang shook his head again, with a determined look on his face, "Maybe Duke Ding knew what I was waiting for today and was afraid that I would make a mistake, so he specially sent someone to remind me!"

"That's how it should be!"

A merchant couldn't help but look bad and said quickly.

"In that case, we will stay here and accompany Shopkeeper Shen together!"

"naturally!"

"We will send people to bring all the food and wine in the other courtyard to the Chamber of Commerce!"

"It's just those courtesans, I wonder if this place can..."

"Absolutely not!"

Shen Zhuang's expression changed slightly and he said hurriedly: "As long as you have good food and wine, those courtesans must not be brought here!"

"Yes, yes, I was too abrupt!"

Several merchants also felt that something was wrong and had sneers on their faces.

soon.

In a side hall of the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, plates of delicacies were served, as well as several jars of fine wine, the kind held in glass jars. You could see the golden and clear wine inside.

A shopkeeper raised his wine glass high and flattered Shen Zhuang: "Shopkeeper Shen, you have found corn and sweet potatoes for me in the Ming Dynasty. I don't know how many people survived, but also let me and other merchants, in front of His Majesty and the princes of the court, Showing this face!
I salute you with this cup! "

After saying that, he drank a glass of wine.

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said with humility on his face: "Brother Wang, you are ridiculous. I am only acting on the orders of Duke Ding. I shouldn't do it, I shouldn't do it!"

As he said that, he drank a glass of wine directly.

Another businessman followed up and raised his glass, "Brother Shen is too humble. Duke Ding Guo must have contributed a lot, but Brother Shen's contribution cannot be erased!

This time, Brother Shen has gained a lot of face for me and other merchants!

I’d like to give you a toast to Brother Shen…”

Drink the cup in one go.

Shen Zhuang immediately raised his glass.

Then, there were merchants again, toasting to flatter...

In this way, after a lap, Shen Zhuang was already a little bit ahead.

However, while a few people were drinking and having fun, suddenly a few eunuchs walked in from outside the door.

"It's so exciting, everyone!"

Shen Zhuang looked up and was frightened. He quickly stood up and smiled apologetically at the leading eunuch.

Several merchants on both sides also looked frightened.

"It made Wang Banban laugh. The villain and the others were so excited when they saw the great harvest outside the city today that they specially celebrated in the Chamber of Commerce!"

"It's time to celebrate!"

Wang He's face was full of gentleness, "I wonder if Shopkeeper Shen would welcome our family to celebrate with Shopkeeper Shen and others!"

"Wang Banban..."

Shen Zhuang's face was suddenly filled with astonishment, and he even suspected that he had heard wrongly.

Wang He, who had always had a solemn expression on his face, could actually be so gentle to him, and even wanted to drink and celebrate with merchants like them?
"You are welcome. We are extremely honored to have Wang Banban join us!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly ordered the servant at the door: "Hurry and wait for Wang Banban, and bring another table of dishes, and six more jars of fine wine!"

"Yes!"

With that said, the servant hurriedly ran down.

As the food and wine were served again on the table, Shen Zhuang and other merchants toasted to Wang He and other eunuchs respectfully!

Shen Zhuang was the first to raise his glass, "In these days, your father-in-laws are able to uphold justice for us, but it is a pity that we have never had the opportunity to entertain all your father-in-laws and express our gratitude to Wang Banban.

Today, we are lucky enough to have a banquet with all of you, and I would like to offer you a drink! "

"Ugh!"

Wang He glanced at Shen Zhuang strangely and said gently: "Shopkeeper Shen made a mistake. The protagonist today is you!"

Hearing this, Shen Zhuang and other merchants couldn't help but look surprised.

However, Shen Zhuang had a suspicion in his mind.

"Wang Banban is joking. I'm just a businessman. How can I bother you, father-in-law, to come..."

Wang He stared at Shen Zhuang closely, "You don't know?"

Shen Zhuang asked hurriedly: "I don't know, I don't know what Wang Banban said?"

"It's better not to know, it's better not to know..."

Wang He smiled softly.

All around, all the eunuchs were smiling with envy.

Seeing this, all the merchants were even more confused.

However, Wang He and other eunuchs did not continue to say more, and they did not ask any more questions.

The night passed.

The next day.

Those merchants hurriedly sent people to inquire around.

In the morning, there was nothing gained.

By the afternoon.

Notices about corn and sweet potatoes were posted in the capital.

At the same time, news that everyone couldn't believe came out.

"Your Majesty wants to make Duke Ding a king?"

"Your Majesty wants to reward everyone who recovers the corn and sweet potatoes. Even shopkeeper Shen Zhuang Shen will be knighted?"

"Your Majesty wants to knight a merchant?"

……

(End of this chapter)