If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 138 Accident
"Yue Fei's Biography" is now considered the most popular storytelling in Nanjing. If any teahouse or tavern or other place has not invited one or two storytellers to tell "Yue Fei's Biography", its business will be much worse than others.

As an industry supported by Zhu Zhanqun himself, there are naturally storytellers in Tingtaoshui Pavilion who talk about "Yue Fei's Biography", and compared with the versions circulated outside, the storytellers in Tingtaoshui Pavilion have Zhu Zhanqun personally holding it. The entire manuscript can be listened to in an average of almost a month.

In addition, Zhu Zhanquan, who was not a man of martial arts, had people rehearse the opera, and performed a piece on the Waterside Pavilion without any trouble. Those who could afford to listen to Taoshui Pavilion would naturally not consider going elsewhere to listen to the opera. .

After all, when listening to storytelling, you have to listen to it in a lively way, with people cheering for the exciting parts and scolding for the sad and angry parts. This is the real listening to storytelling.

Although one can be leisurely and at ease alone, storytelling can only have its flavor when listened to with others in teahouses and restaurants.

However, if you can have your own private room like Zhu Zhanchen, where you can hear the excitement outside and enjoy being alone, that would naturally be the best enjoyment.

It's just that the cost of Tingtaoshui Pavilion is really not low. Those who can have private rooms are either rich or noble in Nanjing City, and even if you just have money, you can't do it. After all, businessmen in Ming Dynasty are low-class.

Sitting in the box, Zhu Zhanchun was tasting the delicacies carefully prepared by the chef while listening to the storyteller outside telling stories. Beside him, there was a well-behaved and beautiful maid like Hu Shanxiang pouring wine for him. Even with his current status as the powerful vassal king For me, this is also the top level of enjoyment.

After all, he could hear that the young men shouting and drinking on the terrace in front of his small building were all children of the earl family.

The top nobles of the Ming Dynasty are naturally the legitimate sons of the duke family. In the past, the vassal kings were restricted in various places, and it was rare to see them in the capital. These sons of the duke family were naturally top-notch existences.

But now that the vassal prince has entered the capital, these noble children of the Ming Dynasty cannot compare with the vassal prince. Especially now that the vassal princes have become actual powerful vassal kings, the vassal prince will naturally be superior to these noble children. .

Otherwise, these Earl's children wouldn't have crowded onto the terrace without even having a private room.

As for the lofts and private rooms around the terrace, they were either heirs of the duke's family or directly a certain noble person, or they were adults in the court.

Those who currently have no official career prospects can only sit on the terrace.

It's not that no one wants to cause trouble and show off his noble son's dandy airs, but ever since a certain unlucky guy bumped into the prince who came for dinner, and then caused his father to lose his title, no Tiehanhan dared to listen. There is trouble in Taoshui Pavilion.

Everyone knew that the Crown Prince would come here to eat when he had something to do. The small building with the best location was reserved for the Crown Prince, so there were no more stupid boys who couldn't open their eyes.

Even if they do, they will be stopped by others so as not to implicate other people.

With Zhu Zhanjun's hearing, he could certainly hear all the sounds in this huge Tingtaoshui Pavilion. He could also let go of his hearing and want to hear the most popular topics nowadays.

Since ancient times, places like restaurants have been the best place to collect information. People from all walks of life can talk about anything. If you drink three or two glasses of wine at the wine table, you will really dare to say anything.

Just like now, Zhu Zhanjun heard someone mention Emperor Taizu, but he didn't have much respect for Zhu Yuanzhang either inside or outside the words.

"Why don't we have heroes like Grandpa Yue in our Ming Dynasty? If Grandpa Yue was born in our Ming Dynasty, why would I want to serve in the army!" The person who spoke spoke quite normally, and did not say anything that should not be said. Just complaining: "There is really no one in this court. We have been fighting Annan for so many years, and we have lost the Duke of Mobei, let alone Mobei. The Duke of Qi has lost his master and humiliated the country, and finally returned." If the emperor wants to lead the expedition in person, why would this happen if my Ming Dynasty had Yue Fei?" Originally, this was just a common topic, but for some reason, someone deliberately mentioned Lan Yu: "Why not? In the past, my Ming Dynasty also had a man like Grandpa Yue Fei. The good generals who are loyal to the king and the country, the Liang Guogong who defeated the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the fishing sea, aren't they the peerless generals like Grandpa Yue? It's a pity that such good generals were accused of treason by Emperor Taizu and were skinned. It was spread to various places that poor General Lan had three tribes wiped out, and more than 5000 people were killed, from the Duke to the civil and military officials."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanchun's expression couldn't help but change, and his eyes became sharp.

The spread of "The Legend of Yue Fei" in Beijing was his work.

The purpose is naturally to arouse people's hatred for the former Yuan Dynasty, and then take this opportunity to overturn the original Hongwu Dynasty's "the theory of blessings when the palace is prosperous" and change the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy to "expel the Tartars and restore China."

It even went a step further, denying that the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were also Chinese orthodox, and then overthrowing the Confucian orthodoxy of Northern Confucius, and supporting the Southern Confucian lineage.

However, now, it is obvious that someone wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble and cause trouble in Beijing.

Zhu Zhanjun would not think that this man was really drunk, so he dared to say anything without knowing what he was talking about.

With his cultivation level, he can tell whether this person is really drunk or pretending to be drunk, so he will naturally not think that this person is just saying something carelessly.

If they just wanted to vindicate Lan Yu, Zhu Zhanquan wouldn't mind them causing trouble.

Judging from Lan Yu's achievements back then, it would not be an exaggeration to rehabilitate him or even build a temple to offer sacrifices to him. After all, it was the achievement of defeating the Bei Yuan court and completely eradicating the Bei Yuan legal system, and giving him a good reputation after his death. Not an exaggeration.

However, if someone wants to stir up trouble in the capital by rehabilitating Lan Yu... With the Japanese conquest imminent, Zhu Zhanquan will not let the capital be in chaos under any circumstances.

If someone really wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn't mind cleaning up the capital first before going out to fight.

Having made a decision in his heart, Zhu Zhanju put down his chopsticks and was about to say something to Hu Shanxiang who was standing behind him when he heard a voice coming from downstairs in the attic where he was: "Xu Bin, a student from Fujian, wants to see His Royal Highness Prince Zheng!"

"Huh?" Zhu Zhanchen was confused and looked down at the attic.

He saw a civilian scholar standing downstairs with a very respectful expression, but Zhu Zhanchun could feel a little worry and anxiety in his eyes.

"It's interesting that someone actually asked for an audience in this way." Zhu Zhanchun could tell that this person had an ulterior motive, but seeing his gentle manner and the fact that it was the first time Zhu Zhanchun encountered such a scene of self-recommendation, he thought for a while After that, he still said to Hu Shanxiang: "Shanxiang, go down and ask him what he does and why he wants to see me."

It doesn't matter whether he sees a student or not, but considering that he will have to deal with the scholar in the future, the reputation of a courteous and virtuous corporal is still useful, so he sent Hu Shanxiang to ask, so as not to be said that His Highness Prince Zheng is too arrogant. .

(End of this chapter)