King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 552 All adults want it

There was great singing and dancing in Cunxin Hall, and in the east alley outside Chengyun Gate, a group of Yan clan people came to Zhu Bojin.

These people were not well-dressed, because they were just ordinary members of the Yan clan, and their title was basically the lowest rank of Fengguo Lieutenant.

In fact, they were not looking for Zhu Bojin, but Zhu Yibin, the current leader of the Yan clan, but the latter was not available now.

"Uncle, our family's salary has been delayed for three months. If it continues to be delayed for three months, my family will not be able to open the door!"

"My family relies entirely on my father-in-law for support. After all, I grew up from a third-grade Fengguo lieutenant to what I am now... If I tell you, I will embarrass my ancestors!"

"My family is even worse. Someone came to collect the bill a few days ago, and they were scolded very unpleasantly..."

Everyone was talking to each other, which made Zhu Bo's head spin.

A banquet was being held inside, and everyone was making a fuss. If it disturbed the elegance inside, the father and son would be in big trouble.

Everyone at the scene understood this, so they came to make trouble at this time.

"Everyone, please be quiet..." Zhu Bojin tried his best to appease everyone.

"Uncle, it's not that we want to cause trouble, we really can't survive anymore!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Zhu Bojin further explained: "Everyone, the current situation in the government is difficult. When things get better in a while, I will provide you with supplies!"

In today's system, each of Fengguo's lieutenants has a monthly salary of five taels of silver, plus five stones of rice.

This salary level is certainly not as high as that of a regular third-rank official, but it is extremely generous compared to ordinary people.

Fortunately, there are not many clans at home and abroad. Otherwise, distributing salaries at this level would bring a huge burden to the court.

Of course, the imperial court only distributed money to the vassals in the capital, while the foreign vassals allocated the balance, and the bulk of it came from the various vassals.

For example, Prince Yan's Mansion has thousands of acres of fertile land, and almost bears 90% of the salary expenditure. Even so, it is easy for the No. 100 tribesmen to be so eye-catching.

But in order to welcome Zhu Jinghong's arrival, Zhu Yibin and his son began to repair the palace two months in advance, and purchased a lot of furniture, toys, calligraphy and paintings, and directly used up half of the palace's treasury.

Although there were still tens of thousands of taels of silver in the mansion, because Zhu Jinghong still lived in the palace and might be used someday, Zhu Yibin and his son did not touch the money.

Of course, this is only a superficial reason. In essence, the father and son regard the palace's money as private property. Therefore, they have spent a large amount of money before, and now they naturally have the idea of ​​​​not getting rid of any money.

"Uncle, please stop coaxing us. Why did Brother Fifteen and the others receive money? You can't favor one over the other!"

"The Third Master and the Seventh Master's family have also received it. It's difficult for the family to make ends meet... but ours is missing?"

"Isn't this bullying..."

These people came well prepared, and suddenly they started making noise again. Zhu Bojin was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

At this moment, a group of soldiers rushed over, stopping the noise at the scene.

These are the patrol sergeants of the flag guard. They came over after hearing the noise. The leader was a chief flag officer.

More than twenty armed soldiers directly surrounded everyone at the scene. The leader's flag lined up the crowd and walked out. He glanced at the Zhu family princes and yelled: "What are you arguing about?"

Although the chief flag officer of the flag guard is only in the seventh rank, he is full of confidence at the moment because they are Zhu Jinghong's subordinates.

At this time, Zhu Bojin followed up and said: "That's right... why are you arguing? If you have anything to do, you can't go out and talk about it. The Thirteenth Master is holding a banquet inside, and we won't get any good results if we disturb his elegance!"

This was actually meant for the general patrol officer. If it really caused a big fuss, the people on patrol would also be punished.

I just heard the leader of the team say: "This is not the place for you to make noise, everyone get out now!"

The soldiers were all so fierce and powerful that no one in the Yan clan dared to talk back. They could only look at Zhu Bojin with cold eyes, and then exited the palace honestly.

After everyone left, they heard Zhu Boxin say: "They shouldn't be let into the palace!"

The leader of the team didn't say much, but he agreed with his statement in his heart and planned to report it to his superiors when he got back.

As for the people who left, after leaving the palace, everyone was indignant. They cursed Zhu Yibin and his son for being vicious and ostracizing them, the distant clan members.

That's right, even though there are currently less than a hundred people in the Yan vassal, some of them are close and distant.

Those who can receive their salaries on time are naturally close to Zhu Yibin and his son.

"Forget it, I'll just put up with this for the next few days, and we'll discuss it after Master Thirteen leaves!"

"Yes, yes...it really makes things worse, and it's not good for us either!"

Everyone wanted to swallow their anger, but at this moment one person said: "I don't think so, so we have to take advantage of Master Thirteen's presence and let him administer justice!"

Facing everyone's gaze, Zhu Yiti's eyes were firm and he said: "It is rumored that Master Thirteen is an upright man. If he learns of the misdeeds of Zhu Yibin and his son, he will definitely punish him and his son severely!"

He hated evil as much as he hated others, so he never liked the evil deeds of Zhu Yibin and his son. He was also the one who took the lead in "making trouble" today.

"Seventeenth brother, you've broken your skin like this. How will we see each other in the future?"

"Yes yes yes..."

Seeing how weak everyone was, Zhu Yiti couldn't help but sneered: "Will we meet again in the future? With all the bad things they did, Master Thirteen knows that it's possible to beat them to death, so why don't you even meet them!"

In any case, Zhu Yibin and his son are now the patriarchs of a large clan. Zhu Yiti thought of taking them down or even killing them, which really surprised everyone present.

"Seventeenth Brother, it's better for you to say less of these words. If his father and son find out, I'm afraid..."

Before his brother could finish speaking, Zhu Yiti said immediately: "Brothers and uncles, have you forgotten all the bad things my uncle did back then?"

Their uncle, the previous head of Yan Fan, had an affair with his wife and was reported by Zhu Yibin. He was then deposed from the title and sentenced to death by the emperor. Then it was Zhu Yibin's turn to inherit the title.

"He did it in the first grade, why can't we do it in the fifteenth grade?" Zhu Yiti looked around at the crowd and asked.

Everyone was silent because they did not have the courage to fight to the death. Even at this time, they were very hostile to the "noblesome" Zhu Yiti.

It's only Zhu Yiti's fault that he is too straight. He can only think about these things in his heart but not speak them out. It's no wonder that everyone wants to alienate him.

After all, most people just want to live a stable life instead of causing trouble for themselves.

Everyone dispersed one after another, and after the last person persuaded Zhu Yiti, they all retreated.

"These boneless things!" Zhu Yiti was extremely dissatisfied.

But he was in no hurry to leave. His mother was still waiting for money to get medicine, and his son and daughter were still waiting for food. He would never go back empty-handed tonight.

So he used his status as a clan member to guard outside the gate of the palace, and he was very sensible and stayed several feet away.

The area around Prince Yan's Mansion was basically the residence of the clan, so it was normal for Zhu Yiti to stay here, and the patrolling soldiers outside the Prince's Mansion ignored him.

After all, outside the palace, it already belongs to the outer protective circle of the outer periphery, and it is normal for a few clan members to appear.

After this, nearly an hour had passed, and now the sky was filled with stars.

When Zhu Yiti came to sleep, the banquet in the palace finally ended, and the sound of civil and military officials paying homage to Zhu Jinghong was heard.

Upon noticing this situation, Zhu Yiti suddenly became energetic and stared at the gate of the palace. About a quarter of an hour later, officials came out one after another, and Zhu Yiti slowly approached the gate, looking for his target.

The first ones to come out were all low-ranking officials. It was obvious that they were enjoying the banquet tonight, and they were all still talking when they came out.

While they were discussing, the young men from each government who had received the news had already carried their sedans over, waiting for their masters to get on the sedan and go home, while the military attache had someone bring the horses.

So at this moment, the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion was very busy (and chaotic), and Zhu Yiti's appearance was very inconspicuous.

After approaching the officials, Zhu Yiti suddenly quickened his pace, rushed to Liu Yande, the censor of the patrol capital, and then knelt down very simply.

"Please make the decision for me, sir, and save the lives of my whole family!"

Liu Yande was talking to the chief envoy Yang Yunguang. He was shocked when a group of people suddenly took such drastic actions.

"Please save my family's life, save my family's life!" Zhu Yiti crawled forward two steps and hugged Liu Yande's calf.

At this time, Liu Yande was indeed frightened, so he quickly took two steps back. At this time, a boy came forward and pulled Zhu Yiti away.

"Who are you?" Ying Zhuocheng, the inspector asked.

Having been in charge of the criminal justice system for many years, Ying Zhuocheng had great authority, so he asked Zhu Yiti to be more honest.

In fact, Ying Zhuocheng felt very unhappy at this moment. After all, he was the official inspector, so the complaint should have been brought to him.

"Reporting to your lord, I am a member of the Yan clan, Fengguo Lieutenant Zhu Yiti!"

In fact, the officials present already knew Zhu Yiti's identity from his attire, so no one was surprised when Zhu Yiti revealed it at this moment.

"Why do you want to save your family's lives? Who wants to harm them?" Ying Zhuocheng asked in a stern tone.

"My family all lives on the stipend, and now the stipend is gone..."

Before Zhu Yiti could finish speaking, he heard a voice coming from the direction of the palace gate: "Uncle Seventeen, if we have something to say, let's say it behind closed doors as a family. Why do you have to do this..."

Zhu Boxin was very lucky at this time that he did not go back to rest directly, otherwise he would not know how much trouble he would have caused tonight.

"My lords, this is a discord in my house, and it makes you laugh!"

Zhu Bojin had just finished speaking when he heard Zhu Yiti say: "My eldest nephew, you speak so lightly. A dozen taels of silver is a small thing to you, but it is our family's livelihood!"

"You have a big business and you don't care about this small amount of money. Why do you owe us so much?"

"Isn't the money you earn from lending money and selling people enough..."

"You're talking nonsense!" At this moment, Zhu Bojin no longer cared about his propriety and was about to step forward and take action in front of everyone.

Fortunately, Zhu Yibin, who heard the news at this time, appeared and shouted coldly: "Stop!"

It was already embarrassing for me to be thrown into grandma's house tonight. If the fight breaks out again, Yan Fan will lose his face.

Although Zhu Boxin was angry, he still had to listen to his father's words, so he retracted his hand very wisely, but still let people control Zhu Yiti.

Seeing that Zhu Yiti could not speak, Zhu Yibin breathed a sigh of relief, then clasped his fists and said to everyone at the scene: "My lords, it's getting late, let's all disperse!"

Everyone looked at each other, and then without saying anything else, they all said goodbye and left.

Although Zhu Yiti was wronged, this was Yan Fan's family matter after all, and it was really not easy for them to interfere.

As for the lending and buying and selling of people, they were ignored by these officials who had read the books of sages. After all, they were thinking about the thirty-five counties of the nine prefectures of Yanshan.

Besides, in the Yin'an Hall of the Royal Palace, Zhu Jinghong was changing clothes at the moment, and he was somewhat drunk at this time.

To his left and right, sat the charming Zhen Qin and the capable and heroic Nuo Min.

At this time, the maids were supposed to come to serve him, but Zhen Qin drove them away. She wanted to serve Zhu Jinghong personally.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to serve you and rest tonight. I think Sister Nuomin hasn't been feeling well these past two days!"

Of course, this is Zhen Qin's nonsense. Among the women in the palace, Nuo Min is the one with the best health.

"No matter how uncomfortable I am, I'm probably better than you. I can last at least half an hour, and how long will it take for you to die..."

Zhen Qin could never say such straightforward words, so her face turned red at this moment.

Pressing Zhen Qin's head, Nuo Min felt comfortable in her heart. Then she rolled her eyes at Zhen Qin and said, "Your Majesty, I will accompany you tonight. I will give you a child that will definitely be healthier than hers!"

Zhen Qin jumped directly into Zhu Jinghong's arms, sat on something and twisted a few times, then said pitifully: "My lord, she is cruel to me!"

Although Nuo Min is better at fighting, when it comes to seducing people, Zhen Qin is more to Zhu Jinghong's taste.

He hugged Zhen Qin's waist tightly, and after moving a few times, he said to Nuo Min: "Nuo Min, you'd better let girl Qin go!"

"Leave her? If you let her, I won't be bullied to death by her? For a person as thoughtful as she is, I would have beaten her up long ago outside!"

Nuo Min is such a straightforward person. She dislikes Zhen Qin the most in the whole palace, so naturally she wants to fight her to the end.

This is also due to Zhu Jinghong's broad mind, which allows women to be bold.

Of course, they were very well-behaved when they were in the palace, because there was a princess who was also a woman pressing down on them.

"My lord, look at her, she's so mean to me in front of you!"

Although Zhen Qin felt aggrieved, Zhu Jinghong still slapped her and said, "Did you say something wrong?"

Although Zhu Jinghong made his attitude clear, Nuo Min still felt unhappy at this time, so she got up from the couch and said, "Since the prince has chosen her, I will leave now!"

Just as Nuo Min was about to leave, he was pulled into Zhu Jinghong's arms, and then said: "Since I can't favor one and the other, I might as well stay here tonight!"

Nuo Min was no longer surprised by this, and immediately said: "Then I want to sleep outside!"

Zhu Jinghong smiled and replied: "That's right!"

At this moment, Yu Hai appeared outside the door, poked his head inside, and then hid aside.

However, Zhu Jinghong still found him and immediately shouted: "If you fart, just let it go, why are you hiding!"

So Yu Hai showed up again, stood outside the door and replied respectfully: "Prince Qi, there was a commotion outside Prince Yan's mansion just now. A member of the Yan clan cried out for injustice in front of all the civil and military officials in Yanshan. Now he has been sent away by Zhu Yibin!"

"Oh? Crying about injustice?"

Zhu Jinghong became somewhat interested, so he said casually: "Go and ask what's going on, and report back to me tomorrow!"

The reason why it is tomorrow is because he is very busy now and has no intention of listening to gossip.

"Yes!" Yu Hai replied.

After Yu Hai retreated, Zhu Jinghong stood up, pushed Zhen Qin under him, and pulled Nuo Min in front of him.

"Two beloved concubines, a moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold!"

(End of this chapter)