Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 541 The Final Pieces Placed
Shuntian Mansion, the Imperial Palace.

By the time Zhu Zhanhe returned to the palace, it was already November.

Zhu Sanfeng is one of the veterans who has followed Zhu Zhanhe for the longest time. Not only does she know the best about the process and precautions of war, she is definitely one of the people at the top.

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe leading him into the palace first, Zhu Sanfeng sighed softly and turned to leave.

Zhu Sanfeng almost never sets foot in the palace. Firstly, it is because she is rarely in the Central Plains. After bringing back new grain seeds, Zhu Sanfeng is either accompanying Qian Yong to station in the Japanese country or on the road to war. She is rarely in the Central Plains. .

This second...

For the Ming Dynasty, and for the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Sanfeng is a noble person, because the new grain seeds she brought back did not completely alleviate the Ming Dynasty's food shortage dilemma, but also greatly improved it.

But to people, she wished Sanfeng's body was dirty...

Perhaps this is the normal state of human nature when you pick up the bowl to eat and then curse when you put the bowl down. Even if everyone knows that this is unreasonable and inappropriate, human thinking is like this and basically cannot be changed.

Let me talk about the most intuitive one. People like Zhu Sanfeng have made credit and fame, and people think her contribution is noble in thought, but it can be said that no one is willing to marry her, not even Nanny. The concubine is not willing.

Only Qian Yong, who has experienced everything with her, is willing to do this.

This is undoubtedly regrettable and sad.

……

Heroes Building.

Zhu Zhanhe originally founded this restaurant with the intention of giving some widows whose husbands or sons died in the war a place to settle down.

In the feudal era, in terms of ideology, the noble ones were really noble, such as Qian Yong, Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng, who could risk everything for Zhu Zhanhe's order, and Zhu Ling, who was willing to do it for Zhu Zhanhe's order. Zhu Zhanhe died generously.

But in the same way, those with dirty thoughts are also really dirty.

Although bullying of children and mothers and deprivation of households are not particularly common, they are definitely not uncommon. The widows of heroes and martyrs are undoubtedly the targets of bullying because the pillars of their families have collapsed.

This was Zhu Zhanhe's original intention when he founded Yinglie Building. However, times have changed. In more than ten years, Yinglie Building has developed into a quite large-scale group. It is not only in Shuntian Prefecture where every inch of land is precious, but also in Yingtian Prefecture, Hangzhou, It can be found in prosperous or relatively prosperous places such as Yangzhou.

The Yinglie Building has expanded from the original restaurant to many places, such as housing war orphans. Another example is that the restaurant needs food, vegetables, meat, wine and other things. For this purpose, the Yinglie Building specially applied for a piece of land from the King of Wu's lineage. The address is in Yunnan .

It houses a large number of war widows and orphans, as well as elderly people who have no support for themselves. They can earn a decent living by cultivating land and raising livestock.

On the second floor of the Heroes Building, Zhu Sanfeng saw a very conspicuous person as soon as he came up.

This man was sitting by the window, but he was different from ordinary people. He chose a shady side, that is, the north, and stared out the window blankly.

Zhu Sanfeng sighed softly and walked over.

North is the direction of the palace.

"Why don't you go?" Zhu Sanfeng sat opposite the man very familiarly, and looked towards the north with him.

"You are the personal bodyguard of His Highness King Wu. Although you have been retiring at home because of your age, since His Highness King Wu has chosen to take you to the capital, it proves that you have the qualifications to stand by His Highness."

"Maybe it won't work on the day when the big gift comes, but it's totally fine today."

"No need." Zhu Lin looked back at Zhu Sanfeng, his voice hoarse.

"His Royal Highness King Wu specifically called me before departure. In fact, I was not willing to come, but Ling'er has not yet married and has no heirs. Although I know that His Highness the Crown Prince will collect his body for him, His Highness the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince after all. Your Highness is not a blood relative in the true sense."

“Falling leaves return to their roots, and people return to their hometown after death.”

"We no longer have a hometown. Later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took over Xiangzhou Prefecture and built it to be no worse than Shuntian Prefecture, so Xiangzhou Prefecture is our hometown."

"I can't let His Royal Highness return home with the skeleton of a guard, so I came."

"As for entering the palace..."

Zhu Lin sighed slightly when he said this. It seemed that he didn't care, but he still felt a little regretful in his heart.

Or maybe, he wasn't sighing for himself, because people who live to Zhu Lin's age actually rarely think about themselves.

"just forget it."

With a little regret, Zhu Lin turned his attention to Zhu Sanfeng.

"What about you? Why don't you go?"

"Why are you doing this?" Zhu Sanfeng smiled wryly upon hearing this.

"Junior, I didn't intend to touch your scar, but you are a bit too jealous and will retaliate. Why bother hurting each other?"

Zhu Lin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed.

"I really haven't noticed this, but why do you care about this? I don't think His Royal Highness will care. Since His Highness doesn't care, no one in the world would dare to say nonsense."

"Why bother?" Zhu Sanfeng turned his head and looked at the busy traffic outside the window.

"Although people say that my contribution is noble, in fact no one wants to get close to me. Besides, it's just ordinary things. How can I get involved in this kind of thing?"

As he said that, Zhu Sanfeng's face also showed a hint of regret.

"It doesn't matter if you enter the palace, but when that day comes, it is impossible for me to go to the Ancestral Temple with His Royal Highness to worship the ancestors, because someone will definitely say that I will defile the Royal Ancestral Temple."

"So..." At this point, Zhu Sanfeng's face became a little more free and easy.

"I'll just bear witness. As for whether I go or not...what does it matter?"

Zhu Lin sighed when he heard this.

It's not that he is complaining, but as the saying goes, one general's achievements are worth thousands of bones. Zhu Zhanhe was able to reach this point not only because of the piles of bones of countless enemies, but also because of the sacrifice of too many of himself.

It's not that Zhu Lin is unwilling to pay. If he was unwilling to pay, he wouldn't let his eldest son sacrifice his life to clear the final obstacle for Zhu Zhanhe.

Similarly, it's not that Zhu Lin felt that the effort was not worth it. If he really felt that way, he would not have become the bodyguards of King Wu for two generations, and he was also known as a personal bodyguard who was ready to die at any time.

It's just hard to avoid feeling a little sad when you see someone like Zhu Sanfeng who has put in a lot of effort, but in the end couldn't even witness Zhu Zhanhe's ascension to the throne.

"I'm leaving first." After sighing, Zhu Lin drank the tea in the cup and stood up.

"It's almost time, I should go pick up Ling'er..."

……

Zhu Sanfeng turned her head, watched Zhu Lin, who was almost seventy years old, leave, sighed softly, then turned her head to look at the busy traffic outside the window.

Shuntian Mansion, as the capital of Ming Dynasty, is undoubtedly very prosperous, but under the prosperity, there are many helplessness and sighs hidden.

……

Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In fact, Zhu Zhanhe originally wanted to hand Zhu Ling over to Zhu Lin. He had already learned from his father Zhu Gaoxu that Zhu Lin had also come to Shuntian Mansion, but he waited and waited, only to find that Zhu Lin was not in the palace. information.

Zhu Zhanhe also sighed after hearing this.

Zhu Zhanhe felt that he owed a lot to the Zhu Lin family.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't believe that Zhu Lin deliberately neglected him, so he immediately knew what Zhu Lin was thinking.

You know, it is not just Zhu Ling who is brought back this time, but also Zhu Qizhen.

That's why he appeared outside the door of Yangxin Palace.

If it were in the past, Zhu Zhanhe would not have hesitated at all and would have gone in directly with Zhu Qizhen's coffin. However, since things had reached this stage, he was no longer in a hurry.

There is nothing important in life except death. For the Han people, the idea that the dead are the greatest has been carved into their bones. Although Sun Ruowei has targeted him for more than ten years, at this last moment, Zhu Zhanhe is willing to give her a bit of dignity.

Time passed bit by bit, and Zhu Zhanhe stood outside the Yangxin Hall for a long time, but he was not impatient.

I don’t know how long it took, but Sun Ruowei’s figure finally appeared in Danqi of the Yangxin Hall.

Unlike the empress dowager in the past, the Sun Ruowei in front of her was not surrounded by thousands of people like before, and she didn't even bring a palace maid with her. She just walked toward the door step by step.

Zhu Zhanhe lowered his head slightly and sighed softly.

He didn't have a good impression of Sun Ruowei, but even so, when he saw Sun Ruowei in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart.

The Sun Ruowei in front of him no longer had the high-spiritedness that he had when he controlled Shuntian Mansion and even the Ming Dynasty more than ten years ago, and he no longer had the same pride as before. His whole person was haggard.

In fact, even though she was less than forty, her temples were already slightly white.

"I brought him back." Seeing Sun Ruowei walking up to him, Zhu Zhanhe spoke softly.

"Although, I didn't originally want him to enter the imperial mausoleum, because he is the first emperor of our Ming Dynasty to be captured, and it would be a disgrace to our Zhu family."

"However, no matter what, he is still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. At least he used to be. Entering the imperial mausoleum is the emperor's final destination."

"Although I am his elder in terms of seniority, and I really don't want him to enter the imperial mausoleum and lose his status as a Zhu family, but I am not qualified to make this decision."

"So, I'll leave him to you."

After speaking, Zhu Zhanhe turned around and tilted his head slightly.

"It's already November, and everything that should be prepared has already started. You still have two months. Within two months, you have to make a decision."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Zhanhe left straight away, leaving only Sun Ruowei standing there blankly, looking at the coffin in front of him.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhu Zhanhe had already walked away. Sun Ruowei seemed to realize that it was his son's coffin, and he lay on the coffin and cried bitterly.

Zhu Zhanhe paused when he heard the crying, but still walked away.

As he told Sun Ruowei, he did not want Zhu Qizhen to enter the imperial mausoleum, because in his opinion, a captured emperor was not qualified to enter the imperial mausoleum, and this would only bring shame to the Zhu family.

Although he can make this decision, he is not qualified to make this decision.

Perhaps, this is good. Regardless of Zhu Qizhen, the captured emperor, at least he has to save his last face for Emperor Hong Xi.

……

After leaving the Yangxin Palace, Zhu Zhanhe returned to the Renshou Palace.

Today's King Wu's lineage has no residence in the palace. Renshou Palace, which they once lived in, is not only not taken care of, but also not repaired because of Sun Ruowei.

The reason why I came back here is because Zhu Zhanhe temporarily placed Zhu Ling's coffin here.

Among this palace, so far, only the Renshou Palace belongs to the lineage of King Wu. Although it only once belonged to it, it still belongs to it.

Zhu Ling chose to exchange one life for another because of himself, but to the Zhu royal family, Zhu Ling was a man who killed the emperor after all, and only the Renshou Palace, which once belonged to the lineage of King Wu, could accommodate him.

Leaning against the gate of Renshou Palace, Zhu Zhanhe lowered his head and looked at Zhu Ling's coffin.

In fact, sometimes the relationship between men and men is purer and deeper than that between men and women.

Even though there seems to be an insurmountable gap between the identities of Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Ling in this era.

At this moment, Zhu Lin's figure appeared at the corner of Qingning Palace and walked towards here.

Zhu Zhanhe stood up straight when he saw this.

……

Chang'an Street, Prince Wu's Mansion.

When Emperor Taizong established the Shuntian Mansion, he didn't know what he had in mind. Perhaps it was a father's hope for his son, or a father's debt to his son, but no matter what, the Wu Prince's Mansion was established. It was on the design drawing when Suncheon was born.

From the beginning of its establishment, Prince Wu's Mansion has been idle. During the Yongle and Hongxi years, there were still people who continued to take care of it. However, during the Xuande Dynasty, almost no one dared to come here.

The reason is also very simple. Everyone knows the relationship between Emperor Xuande and Prince Wu.

Later, King Wu's lineage took over Shuntian. Although they lived in the Renshou Palace in the palace, those who took care of it no longer slacked off at the beginning and began to take care of King Wu's Mansion again.

Later, the king of Wu left Xiangzhou Mansion, and it was left idle or even abandoned until Zhu Zhanhe returned to Shuncheon this time.

However, Prince Wu's Mansion will not be used for long this time.

However, at least for now, this Prince Wu's Mansion is still the place where Prince Wu's lineage lives.

"Grandpa, you said my father..."

In the backyard of Prince Wu's Mansion, Zhu Qiming was looking at Zhu Gaoxu with a confused look on his face, spitting out all his questions.

"Haha, your father, in fact, no one understands him, not even your grandfather and I."

Zhu Gaoxu, who had gray hair, smiled slightly, with a bit of pride on his face, but also a hint of regret.

"Your father is a very proud man, and his pride is not limited to himself, but extends to the entire Ming Dynasty."

"A long time ago, when your great-grandfather was still in power, he showed an extremely strong behavior."

"At that time..."

"Hey, my grandson knows about this." Seeing that his grandfather was about to start, Zhu Qiming quickly interrupted.

"You want to say that my father argued hard with his arguments, fought with the Confucian scholars, and persuaded Hu Guang, the then cabinet scholar, and others, which made my great-grandfather firm up his idea of ​​a strong foreign policy, and for the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he established the Jingguan, right?"

"Yeah." Zhu Gaoxu smiled and touched his grandson's head.

"But, it's not just that."

"Ah?" Zhu Qiming was stunned when he heard this.

He has heard his father's glorious deeds countless times, and he has heard it countless times just from his grandfather's mouth, but this is the first time he has heard the follow-up.

"Ming'er, you remember." When he said this, Zhu Gaoxu changed his usual smile and became serious.

"You have known for a long time that your father has an extremely strong temperament, but another thing is that he is a very proud man."

"He cannot tolerate Ming Dynasty being bullied by foreigners, nor can he tolerate anyone smearing Ming Dynasty's face, even if that person is himself."

"You have to remember that this time it is your cousin. Everyone thinks that he is trying to ascend the throne, but in fact, I am the only one who knows that your father had no intention of taking the throne in the first place."

"If, I mean if, if it is you who is captured this time, he may not kill you, but he will definitely remove your clan identity!"

……

Zhu Qiming looked at his grandfather blankly, not knowing what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)