Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 342 Is this growth?

Zhu Zhen was surprised by Gu Wen's sudden surrender.

This was completely beyond his expectations.

I originally thought that after what happened to the Zhang family in Liyang, even if everyone in the Jiangnan family was not in danger, they would definitely not approach me easily again.

Unexpectedly, the head of the Gu family not only guessed most of the purpose of his trip, he even dared to approach him, and even took the initiative to surrender.

Gu Wen is very smart, he is too smart.

Gu Wen's initial surrender was not considered a pledge of allegiance to the death, but he retained his bottom line.

You can tell just by looking at his behavior. He's still sitting upright, kneeling down in a secretive way, just joking?

He didn't say he was willing to wave the flag until the last moment.

What flag are you waving? What are you shouting about?

Who is his reservation for?

Since you Lao Zhu family also want to play the same trick as the family, don't put the eggs in a box.

Have you ever thought about it, these are the leftovers from their family.

Gu Wen's reservation was to prepare him not to be passive if Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as the new king.

In other words, Gu Wen even saw this and guessed that the Ming Dynasty was going to change.

After all, how many years have passed since the Three Kingdoms to now, and how many dynasties have gone through.

These aristocratic families will naturally record these histories and then learn lessons to increase their experience.

They know these things too well.

Zhu Zhen looked at Gu Wen deeply, hesitating in his heart.

Is it to ask the Gu family to help him win over the Jiangnan family and eliminate the huge conflicts that may occur in the future, or is it something else?

"Your Highness," Gu Wen couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he saw that Zhu Xi had been deep in thought, and said, "There is nothing wrong with the family, it's just some of its people who are wrong. Even the tyranny of King Qin has not wiped out all the family."

Zhu Ming frowned and said, "If you want to talk about King Qin's tyranny, then we have nothing to say."

As a modern time-traveler, I know that even if the First Emperor has shortcomings, they are definitely not something that future generations can blame.

Because without Qin Shihuang to unify the world, China would be no different from Europe and would continue to be divided into dozens of countries.

Even the so-called Chinese language and characters of the ancients are different from the Mandarin and characters used by modern people, including traditional Chinese characters.

Not to mention that the languages ​​spoken in villages across the same province may be mixed with some dialects.

In the past, countries in the Spring and Autumn Period even used different characters and languages.

It was the First Emperor who allowed all people in the world to follow the same track and write the same text.

Many people even joked that if the First Emperor was given a globe and allowed him to directly unify the world, he would not need to learn so many foreign languages.

It just so happened that the First Emperor was told not to get any elixir.

So when Zhu Wen heard that Gu Wen dared to talk about King Qin's tyranny, he sneered: "Without the First Emperor, you are nothing. Even if you are a family, don't let me slander the First Emperor casually. I am a supporter of the First Emperor."

After all, Zhu Chu's ambition was to unify the world, not just the Central Plains, not just according to the map of China in later generations, but even to become the head of a global village.

He wants to make interesting conversations on the Internet a problem. Doesn’t he want to take fewer foreign language exams? No problem, I’ll definitely satisfy you.

After all, he had a lot of headaches with English scores at the beginning. That thing actually had nothing to do with his major. He only needed to know some basic words.

But why did he have to get such a high score? Is there any use for eggs? Can he be a translator, or can he communicate with foreign friends? Fake squid?

Gu Wen was stunned. He didn't expect that His Highness would have such high regard for Qin Shihuang, but he smiled again and said: "Your Highness, don't blame me. Naturally, I don't dare and will not belittle the First Emperor at will. What's more, although some descendants say that King Qin is tyrannical, However, it was not because the aristocratic family had been praising the First Emperor that the great deeds of the First Emperor were widely spread."

"It is undeniable that there were remnants of the Six Kingdoms who smeared the First Emperor, but there are also aristocratic families who dare not forget the great achievements of the First Emperor. There are the Zhang family in Liyang who have done many evil things, and there are also Zhang families in Changzhou Prefecture who have talented people. Please think twice."

Things are not black and white, and the world is not a diode, which means it is either good or bad.

The world is complicated, especially the human heart.

Again, the mood of even the mighty Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang changed at this time and that time.

Nothing is static, including your current loyalty, which may be betrayed at any time.

Even in the future, even Zhu Zhen's loyal subordinates will wait until the second generation of ancestors comes out of their families. You will have a look at that time.

Once an emperor and a courtier, Wang Fu gradually reached Xu Da's current position, and if his children were even more bastards than Li Jinglong and Chang Mao, how would Zhu Chu deal with them?

Perhaps one day, Zhu Xi will go even further than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Referring to the killing of heroes?

"The Gu family? There is also the Jiangnan family. What benefits can I gain by taking you in? Even if I want to seize the throne and compete for the throne, what can you do for me? Oh, waving the flag and shouting? Do I need it? If I want to ascend the throne, Why do I need your support when I sit in the palace? Why do I need your approval? Don't take yourself too seriously," Zhu Zhen sneered.

Does he need it?

Gu Wen lowered his head, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

Li Jinglong on the side stared at Zhu Zhen with his eyes wide open.

Is this the first time he knows that Uncle Eighteen really has such great ambitions?

Good guy, what did he hear?

Can he still leave?

Wang Fu's eyes have already swept over.

you guess?

Do you dare to take one and try it? Cut off your legs.

"Wang Fu," Zhu Zhu noticed that Wang Fu's hand was already on the handle of the knife. Whether it was Li Jinglong or Gu Wen, the master and servant, as long as Zhu Zhu looked at them, they would all die.

But Zhu Ming shook his head, it was nothing to worry about.

Not to mention what Gu Wen had already guessed, let's just talk about Li Jinglong, can this kid still run away? Why do you think Lao Zhu asked you to come here? It's not like he forced this young Duke into his own hands.

So even though Zhu Zhen couldn't stand Li Jinglong, he still let him follow him.

After all, Li Jinglong also inherited the title of Duke Li Wenzhong anyway, so don't mistake bean bags as dry food.

"No wonder Uncle Huang reprimanded me in person before and told me to follow you well. Uncle Eighteen, you are a talented person," Li Jinglong suddenly exclaimed.

Zhu Zhen scolded angrily: "What a mess, please be honest for a while, and you will have a chance to go to the battlefield in the future."

Li Jinglong shrank his neck and suddenly felt that Zhu Min's calm and self-defeating appearance was exactly the same as that of the emperor's uncle.

Even once this eighteenth uncle became serious, he felt even scarier than the imperial uncle.

Zhu Yuanzhang still took good care of Li Jinglong, but Zhu Chu could not tolerate him.

Do you dare to bury my army of 500,000 for nothing? I can't beat you to death.

"Your Highness, please give the Gu family and the Jiangnan family a way to survive," Gu Wen knocked his head on the ground and no longer dared to be cunning and clever. This was the real surrender.

"Do you understand now?" Zhu Zhen squinted at Gu Wen.

Gu Wen kowtowed repeatedly.

The majesty of the emperor is so great that all small things will be crushed by you.

Even though Zhu Ming is not the emperor yet, he holds Shang Fang's sword. If I come here in person, Zhu Yuanzhang even says that he is me and he represents the imperial power.

A mere aristocratic family is nothing more than a local chicken or a dog. Whether they are killed or scraped all depends on Zhu Chu's wishes.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Zhen to come out just to let him make his own decision to deal with the Jiangnan family.

Either accept it as a dog, or let him sweep it away with his own hands.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy.

So Zhu Chu asked Gu Wen, do you understand now?

Do you want you to wave the flag and cheer for me? Are you still not convinced?

Gu Wen, who was still somewhat confident and calm, immediately knelt down and lost any so-called reserve.

On the left and right sides, Xu Miaojin stared at Zhu Zhen, fascinated by him.

Tang Xin, on the other hand, felt differently, with his head lowered and a sad smile on his lips.

Zhu Ming glanced at Tang Xin, sighed secretly, and without saying anything, said to Gu Wen: "Okay, you are not young anymore. Get up. By the way, how old are you this year?"

"This little man is twenty-seven this year."

That's not too big, right?

Zhu Chu looked at Gu Wen with a strange expression, the twenty-seven-year-old head of the family?

In fact, this Gu Wen is not easy either. After all, how can it be easy to become the head of the Gu family at such a young age.

Moreover, Gu Wen is worthy of being a descendant of Gu Yong, and he has the style of his ancestors. His analysis of these things can be said to be very logical, and even Zhu Yuanzhang's painstaking arrangements can be seen.

But the smart thing about Gu Wen is that he doesn't act smart, but faces it honestly. Although he has reservations, he can also be forgiven. I have to say that they are indeed worthy of the Gu family.

"Gu Wen, I want you to stay with me for a long time. Are you willing?" Zhu Zhen asked.

The long history was first established in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, the prime minister and the shogunate had a long history officer, which was equivalent to the secretary-general or chief of staff. The long history officer under the general could also lead the army in battle, which was called the general history officer.

Therefore, this is an official position mainly of a staff nature.

Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the official position of chief historian almost no longer appeared.

But don't forget that Zhu Zhen is a vassal king. Among the official positions of his subordinates in the palace, there is the title of Chang Shi.

It’s just that the highest official position of Zhu Min’s subordinate is Changshi. It seems that he is only a seventh-rank official?

It was originally intended to be given to Wang Fu, but fortunately Wang Fu was promoted.

It is conceivable why Zhu Zhen wanted to argue hard in the court.

Good guy, Wang Fu, Zhao Kuo and the others made great achievements in the beginning, but ended up being demoted instead of being promoted. Are they going to go from a third-grade guard commander to a seventh-grade commander?

Are you kidding me?

And this Gu Wen is still in white, so giving him the position of chief historian is not a small official position.

Gu Wen was shocked, raised his head, and looked at Zhu Chu.

Zhu Zhen was also looking at Gu Wen.

They all know this is a political deal.

Once Gu Wen becomes a member of Zhu Chu's family, he will no longer be opportunistic. Even if Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne in the future, he will not be reused. The Gu family and Zhu Chu will be tied together.

On the contrary, the Gu family will also be favored by Zhu Chu. At the same time, the Gu family will also become a model. Let all the Jiangnan aristocratic families see that the Gu family has taken refuge in Zhu Chu, and Zhu Chu does not want to completely oppose all the aristocratic families.

Maybe this is the best option?

This is the way to balance.

We have to beat and suppress the Jiangnan family, but we cannot eliminate them all, so we have to beat and coax them at the same time. Give them a stick and then a jujube, ask if it hurts, and give them another stick if it doesn't.

"Gu Wen is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse," Gu Wen is very smart and knows that he actually has no choice. Whether he wants you to be a dog or not depends on the other person's face.

Now that you are given this opportunity, you can't be shameless. What Zhu Chu hates the most is being shameless.

"Please get up quickly, my Gu Changshi, you will win the world, hahahahaha," Zhu Zhen suddenly exaggerated and personally went around to help Gu Wen up.

Gu Wen was immediately flattered. He was really shocked.

"Don't you dare, little man. I know my usefulness. Your Highness, please rest assured. Not only will the Gu family fully support Your Highness, but they will also do their best to convince other aristocratic families in the future. They will do whatever it takes to do anything."

"Okay, okay, hurry up and bring a stool to our Gu Changshi. Wang Fu, Li Jinglong, don't be stunned. Come, come, sit down together, have a drink of wine to warm up," Zhu Chu began to greet him personally.

In fact, for Zhu Zhen, the Gu family is also very troublesome.

As Gu Wen said, since entering the city, Zhu Zhen has not asked people to conduct overt and covert visits, hoping to find some evidence so that he can point directly at the Gu family.

Naturally, his initial plan was to attack the Gu family. You have taken almost all the land deeds in Suzhou City. Does the entire Suzhou City belong to your family?

But unfortunately, none of the people in the city complained about the Gu family.

Not only did they not complain, many people also said good things about them.

It turned out that during the disaster a few years ago, Cai Xuan embezzled the food funds for disaster relief and even used a clever pretext to increase taxes.

On the contrary, the Gu family did a lot to help the people, opened porridge shops, and exempted and exempted house and land rents.

The Gu family has also accumulated a lot of land over the years. It is the ancestral legacy left by their ancestors in the past dynasties. It is for a purpose, not a plunder.

Even after the disaster that year, the Gu family took the initiative to distribute seeds to the people, helping many families survive the suffering that year.

Such a responsible family is really rare.

If you rashly attack the Gu family, I am afraid that not only will you not get the support of the people, but you will also lose the people's support.

The reason why Gu Wen came to Zhu Zhen so confidently was because of the people's will, wasn't it?

Therefore, what the people want is the general trend and the right way.

In this way, the Gu family can't move, but they can't just leave in despair, right?

So Zhu Ming deliberately manipulated his words, and there was a lot of coercion and inducement in the verbal exchange.

He put pressure on Gu Wen step by step, and finally made Gu Wen have no choice but to compromise.

Since Gu Wen is so aware of current affairs, Zhu Zhen no longer scares him, but instead focuses on the guests, making the atmosphere familiar so that the guests can enjoy themselves.

Speaking of which, Gu Wen also brought a few jars of good wine, which was indeed good. I'm afraid it was a bit old.

There is also a table of dishes. Although they are not delicacies from mountains and seas, big fish or meat, they still have a unique taste. The fish and shrimp are all caught on the spot, and they are very delicious.

On the edge of Taihu Lake, drinking wine and eating fish in the lake, and looking at the beautiful scenery, there are military generals who are good at conquering and fighting, advisers from aristocratic families, and beautiful women.

Even Zhu Zhen gradually became a little tipsy.

But he soon came to his senses again, and now was not the time to be in a trance.

After drinking for a while by the lake, the group returned to Suzhou City in a grand manner before evening.

After all, this was just a drink, mainly because Gu Wen came to test Zhu Chu's attitude, and then when he returned to the Gu family's mansion, it would be the warm hospitality of the home court.

Now that the Gu family has taken refuge in Zhu Chu, Zhu Chu was not polite and got directly into Gu Wen's carriage.

Of course the two girls also got in.

The space in the carriage is actually not small, but it is still a little awkward when a man and two women sit on opposite sides.

"Brother, as long as the Gu family is the leader and you get the support of the Jiangnan family, no one in the world will have any say in your identity," Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Ming excitedly.

At first, Xu Miaojin was not optimistic about Zhu Zhen, because his background was too poor. He was neither the direct descendant nor the eldest son. How could a little transparent old eighteenth-year-old sit on that throne step by step?

But Xu Miaojin is now watching helplessly. Zhu Zhen is relying on his own ability and Zhu Yuanzhang's secret support. In addition, even the head of the Gu family in Jiangnan has surrendered. With this step by step, Zhu Zhen has become more and more mature. The more opportunities there are, the more legitimate it is to sit on that throne.

As Zhu Chu's woman, how could she not be excited.

Xu Miaojin did not care about the queen's position, but was sincerely happy for Zhu Chu. She had also heard about Zhu Chu's ambitions and knew that he had great ambitions, aiming for Anbang and the world.

As Zhu Yu said, if he wants to achieve his goal, he must live for another five hundred years, even one hundred years.

Otherwise, unless Zhu Chu sat on it himself, no emperor would be able to accommodate him.

At the same time, Zhu Chu will also need the coordination of soldiers, horses, and grain from all over the country.

Although he has repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats now, in fact, when he was in Yunnan, the largest number of troops he led was only a few hundred thousand.

When they marched north to the grasslands beyond the Great Wall, they only brought more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Without the big pineapple machine gun that cheats the system, it would be absolutely impossible to accomplish that kind of feat.

But if he wants to attack all the surrounding countries in the future, how many nails can he make by himself?

Therefore, those generals who surrendered before, such as Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others, even though it is not yet time for them to appear, they will be very important in the future.

(As a side note, this volume must be used.)

Unlike Xu Miaojin who was happy and excited, Tang Xin bit her lip, suddenly raised her head, looked at Zhu Zhen and asked, "What do you think of me?"

Their relationship is nothing more than a political marriage.

Including letting Tang Xin and Xu Miaojin follow Zhu Zhen out together, just to cultivate their relationship.

Tang Xin knew it, and even more clearly, Lao Zhu was still worried about Tang He, and also intended to use their marriage to allow Zhu Ming to use the name of the son-in-law of the Tang family to gain the support of Tang He's old troops who were still in the army.

If Zhu Yunwen is that 'yiwen', he has the support of people and families all over the world, and has an invincible orthodox identity.

Then Zhu Zhen had to become the "Yiwu" and seize the throne with all his might with the troops of the world.

So Tang Xin asked Zhu Zhen: "What do you want to do with me?"

Zhu Ming also had a headache. If he wanted to marry Mu Qiu, he had to marry Xu Miaojin, because Mu Qiu's title was that of a partial concubine, which was his wife's title, not his concubine.

But if you want to marry Xu Miaojin, you have to marry Tang Xin.

In addition, after being manipulated and played with by Zhu Yuanzhang so many times, he gradually began to learn on his own without a teacher, and understood many political methods, and even the methods of emperor's control.

He found that he gradually became less resistant to Tang Xin.

Zhu Zhen couldn't help but laugh at himself secretly, is this the so-called growth? Is this an adult compromise? No, it's just that he's not firm enough, right?

Raising his head, Zhu Xi looked at Tang Xin's appearance carefully.

In fact, Tang Xin is also very beautiful. Although she is not as stunning as Xu Miaojin and Mu Qiu, she has an unassuming, very soft and gentle style. After getting used to it, she comes from behind and has the potential to overshadow Xu Miaojin.

After all, in life, after a long time, it is impossible to be amazing every day.

Just like the fireworks, the moment of brilliance is the source of infinite thoughts and longings. Otherwise, if it is like the colored lights in a ballroom that keep shining on you, you will faint.

Suddenly Zhu Chu stretched out his hand, gently took Tang Xin's little hand, and squeezed it. As expected, it was as soft as boneless, and he enjoyed it very much.

Tang Xin gritted her teeth, her pretty face turned red and she was about to pull back.

She is gentle, but that doesn't mean she is easy to bully. In fact, this girl is very fierce. She is a chaste and fierce girl, the kind who dares to fight Zhu Chu.

Zhu Ming smiled, not afraid that Xu Miaojin would be watching from the side with big eyes, and said: "Now that it has developed to this point, if I continue to be pretentious, I will no longer be a man. But Xin'er, don't worry, we are Humans are not animals, let alone political victims. If I must marry you, I will develop a relationship with you first. Even if we want to get married, we must be willing to do so."

"Well, let me tell you a story about West Lake and Leifeng Pagoda. It's called the Legend of White Snake."

(End of this chapter)