King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 377 A sudden idea

The only thought was to save Zhu Youtang's life so that he could have a good relationship with his nephew.

Only in this way can he get what he wants.

Zhu Youtang's fate was not something Zhu Tan could decide, but he was still eager to have a good relationship with his nephew.

Now Zhu Houzhao is only twelve or thirteen years old and is playful by nature. He must establish good relations with Liu Jin and others before they arrive.

However, Zhu Tan felt that the original owner's body had a very bad reputation.

If you continue to do this, there is a high possibility that other Beast Tamers will catch you.

He wants to turn around his bad image. Words like "bad reputation" are really unpleasant to hear.

On the second day, before Zhu Tan could go to Youchunfang to accompany Zhu Houzhao for a stroll, the steward Zhang Wei came to report, "My Lord, Young Master Xu has arrived."

The eldest young master of the Xu family is no simple person. His ancestor is the son of Xu Yongning, the current Duke of Dingguo, and the King of Zhongshan, Xu Da. He will definitely become the heir to the Duke of Dingguo in the future, and he also has a group of bad friends.

Before Zhu Tan could say anything, Xu Guangzuo, the eldest young master of the Xu family, had already walked over, smiling excitedly, "Zhang Er, you are really amazing. You beat Zhou Yu to a pulp last night, and you didn't even call me? Brother Zhou Er, I have disliked him for a long time."

When Zhu Tan saw Xu Guangzuo, he stopped laughing.

He had a funny face and a big head, but his arms and legs were so uneven that he made people laugh wherever he went.

Amidst the laughter, Zhu Tan came up with a plan in his mind. He thought he had found a way to get rid of the bad reputation.

He looked at Xu Guangzuo, and the more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He smiled and said, "You've come at the right time. Let's go to Zhou's house together."

When Xu Guangzuo heard that there was a good show to watch, he hurriedly followed.

"Where are your servants?"

When Zhu Tan went out to take a look, he saw Xu Guangzuo with an elderly servant. What should he do?
Xu Guangzuo answered truthfully: "My father asked me to keep a low profile for a while. After I ascend to the position of Duke, I will report to the Ministry of Rites to avoid being caught."

Zhu Tan pursed his lips and thought to himself, "I don't take you seriously. Anyway, you have a title, so what is there to be afraid of?

Zhang Wei, bring some people with you to stay with Boss Xu. We men cannot lose face, otherwise the Zhou family will look down on us!"

This is what Zhang Wei thought. He took more than 30 of his men and surrounded Xu Guangzuo.

Xu Guangzuo immediately straightened his chest, as if his whole body had become lighter and he felt like he was floating in the air.

"Zhang Er, you are really good. You are different from Brother Guo San, who talks a lot but is not reliable at all when it comes to doing things."

Boss Xu, Second Brother Zhang, and Third Brother Guo are all a group of unreliable guys.

Guo Laosan was referring to Guo Ning, who had seized the title of Marquis Cheng'an. He was sharp-tongued, but spoke in a timid manner.

More than thirty people have arrived at the gate of Changning Marquis Zhou Yu's mansion, and Zhu Tan is secretly giving instructions to Zhang Wei.

So when he arrived, he kicked the door open without waiting for Zhu Tan's order, and shouted, "Is anyone here to take a breath? Hurry up and hand over the deed to the Sanchahe Village, otherwise, I will demolish your temple."

The Zhou family are relatives of the previous dynasty and are also very arrogant. What else can they do if Zhang Wei kicks them away?
More than a hundred people filed out, and the first one was Zhou Yu, the Earl of Changning.

Zhou Yu was furious after getting into a fight with his own servants and those of Zhang Er and Zhang Yanling.

Not only was the defeat so ugly, it was a huge humiliation!
But he hasn't found Zhang Er yet, and Zhang Er has been pestering him. How can he tolerate Zhang Er?

"You want a land deed? Go back and make it yourself. Brother Zhang, don't be so arrogant, or I'll blow your head off."

Zhu Tan nudged Xu Guangzuo with his elbow and said, "Boss Xu, did you hear what he said?"

Xu Guangzuo is acting like a big shot! Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Zhou Yu is my son!"

Zhang Wei immediately shut up and started beating him up with a stick, shouting as he beat him up: "Young Master Xu has already said, damn it, if I don't beat that Zhou guy up, I'll be courting death."

The sudden attack by more than thirty strong servants caught Zhou Yu and his group off guard.

Moreover, most of the servants of the second branch of the Zhang family are ruffians who are good at fighting.

With just a collision, dozens of people from Zhou Yu's side were killed, and they howled as they rushed towards the Prince of Changning's Mansion where Zhou Yu was.

Zhou Yu, who was so aggressive just now, retreated again and again, but was chased and killed by Zhang Wei and others, and could only escape through the back door.

The servants of the Earl of Jianchang won the battle, and even the title deed to the Sanchahe Manor was seized by Zhou Yu's steward.

But as soon as they went out, they started to flatter Xu Guangzuo in various ways.

If it weren't for the young Duke Xu Guangzuo, Zhou Yu wouldn't have been intimidated by his title.

Xu Guangzuo also felt something was wrong at first, but the flattery of Zhang Wei and others still made him a little dizzy.

He felt great when he thought that he had just walked here and scared Zhou Yu away!

Zhu Tan cleared his throat and thought that he could set a goal and set a negative example.

Boss Xu, you must persevere!

"Boss Xu, that fellow named Zhou Yu actually dared to be rude to my Dingguo Mansion. This matter cannot be let go. You should take the deed away as an apology."

Xu Guangzuo's eyelids twitched. Does Zhou Yu not take the Duke Dingguo's Mansion seriously?
But his mind was on the land deed. He knew that Zhang Er and Zhou Yu had been having a lot of trouble over the farmland recently.

That was a nice piece of land that would guarantee a steady income.

He has not yet become the Duke of Dingguo, and his life is difficult. He is a little short of money. Although he says he doesn't want it, he can't take out the land deed in his hand.

Zhu Tan blinked at Zhang Wei and said:

"Boss Xu kept his word and beat Zhou Yu so hard that he fled. Let this matter spread out and let everyone know. No one will dare to be rude to Old Xu and Duke Dingguo anymore!"

Xu Guangzuo was very excited. He grabbed Zhu Tan's hands, with tears welling up in his eyes.

He felt that Zhang Er was a good friend, and when they were together, he was much better than Guo Lao San!
What's more, Zhou Yu was badly beaten.

Zhu Youtang was the uncle of Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen, so even he had to call him uncle.

What's more, the reason why Zhu Youtang was able to escape the clutches of Concubine Wan was entirely due to Empress Dowager Zhou's assurance, so as soon as he left the house, he went to the palace to find Zhu Youtang and complain.

Zhu Youtang was immersed in the communication between heaven and man, and Li Guang was explaining to him a rune he had just obtained.

A eunuch came in to report that Changning Earl Zhou Yu wanted to see him, and Zhu Youtang felt unhappy.

Zhu Youtang was still very grateful to Empress Dowager Zhou, his distant relative.

But the Zhou family is really capable of making trouble. The memorials submitted to the Censorate in the imperial court impeaching Zhou Shou, Zhou Yu and others can be piled up to more than ten feet high. They have all been defeated by him, so what else can you do?
Li Guang was an observant man. He knew that Zhu Youtang was unhappy. He put away the talisman paper in his hand and said with a smile, "It's still early now. Why don't you go find Lord Changning and ask him if he has any other intentions."

Li Guang had a close relationship with the royal family.

To put it bluntly, he and these people are in the same group, so it is reasonable for them to help each other.

"Please come in, Earl Changning!" Zhu Youtang nodded to the young eunuch.

Zhu Youtang, who hadn't seen Zhou Yu for a long time, was so scared when he saw him that he almost jumped off his chair.

Zhou Yu, with his face covered in bruises and purples, and even his shoes gone, suddenly changed his expression: “Changning Bo, what are you doing?”

"Your Majesty, I can't stay here any longer. I have lost all my dignity!" Zhou Yu cried, "All my farmland has been taken away by Zhang Er."

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly. The person in front of him could only be described as his relative.

Zhang Er was referring to his brother-in-law Zhang Yanling, and he suddenly felt a sense of distance from him.

"Earl Changning, it's just a farm. There is an imperial farm in the north of the capital. I'll give it to you."

Zhou Yu was stunned. Could it be related to Zhuang Tian? It turned out that you were not the one who was beaten!

"Your Majesty, this Xu Guangzuo is so bold that he actually dared to order his servants to beat me up in the name of his father!"

Zhu Youtang was confused. What did this have to do with Duke Dingguo?
The Dingguo Duke family is the fourth son of Xu Da and is related to Zhu Di by blood.

Since the Yongle period, this was the most favored one. Every time the royal family worshipped their ancestors or held a wedding, the Xu family would be responsible for it.

Even Xu Guangzuo's father read it to him personally.

Li Guang knew that Zhu Youtang was a little hesitant, so he followed his meaning and said, "Your Majesty, there is something wrong between the young master and the Earl of Jianchang. I think it would be better for me to be a middleman."

Zhu Youtang nodded immediately, thinking that Li Guangshen was indeed the one that suited his taste the most. This matter was not so easy for him to deal with. "Okay, Lord Changning, I will explain this matter to you. Let's go!"

Zhou Yu said no more and walked out of the hall with Li Guang.

Li Guang cleared his throat and said, "My Lord, you are too troublesome. The Emperor and the Queen love each other very much. Why would My Lord complain to the Emperor? Isn't it trying to put the Emperor to death and put the Emperor in an unjust position?"

As soon as Zhou Yu heard this, he understood that Li Guang was trying to smooth things over. What else could he do? Was his beating in vain?

She was about to turn around to look for Zhu Youtang, but was interrupted by Jing Rong.

Li Guang continued, "My Lord, you should go and complain to my Lord, and I will give you an explanation."

Li Guang had no good intentions. He wanted to use this incident to irritate Empress Dowager Zhang and at the same time eliminate He Wendi, who was a serious threat to him.

He Wendi, he has long looked down upon him.

He Wendi beat the emperor's uncle and was thrown into prison to avoid future trouble.

In the eyes of Empress Zhang, Zhang Yanling has always been a lively and active little boy. How much fault could he have committed? So let's change him.

Zhou Yu came to Empress Zhang to complain, which was simply flattery, which made Empress Zhang very disgusted.

Li Guang added fuel to the fire and put the blame on He Wendi.

Empress Zhang became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. She scolded Zhou Yu and ordered Li Guang to severely punish He Wendi.

Li Guang was delighted, knowing that with this imperial decree, He Wendi would be killed without a burial place.

In Guangle Pavilion, Chengyang Marquis Guo Ning was cornered by Zhu Tan and Xu Guangzuo. He begged for mercy: "Brother, brother, please don't make fun of me. I have been living very cautiously these days and have not left the house. I have a secret to hide."

Xu Guangzuo is still flying in the sky! "What's your reason? Tell me, I will help you."

Guo Ning shrugged. "I am just a nominal marquis, receiving a salary but without a formal official position. Now I have been assigned to the Imperial Guard. If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor will order me to take over the general wearing a red helmet tomorrow."

Zhu Tan looked Guo Ning up and down. His ancestor was Guo Liang, who followed Jingnan to the throne. Later, he made great contributions and was named Anbo.

I don’t know what he did to Emperor Renzong to make the emperor so happy and to promote him to the title of Marquis of Cheng’an.

Guo Ning is the youngest of the three, but to be honest, he does the right thing.

The generals wearing red helmets actually did not hold any formal positions. They were like the generals of the Han Dynasty and belonged to the Imperial Guards.

But Guo Ning's move this time is a good thing, and he is very likely to become a person with great power in the future.

Xu Guangzuo didn't care at all, he was still proud!

But since the emperor ascended the throne, he strictly prohibited the Dongchang and Jinyiwei from having lower and lower status in the palace.

Seeing that Xu Guangzuo was about to hit him again, Guo Ning quickly changed the subject and asked Zhu Tan, "Isn't there a eunuch named He Wending in the palace? He came to kill you with a golden watermelon? I happened to be working in the Jinyiwei and heard the news. Brother, don't worry, I will make him pay. How could a eunuch rebel?"

Xu Guangzuo inquired carefully and learned that Zhu Tan was almost hit on the head by a eunuch yesterday, so he immediately wanted to seek justice for Zhu Tan.

Zhu Tan and Guo Ning did not stop him and ran directly to the Jinyiwei's Zhaoyu to deal with He Wendi.

Zhu Tan thought to himself, thank you, I am a bad guy, and although He Wendi is in poor health, he is very loyal.

The person has already been put in prison, but he still wants to add insult to injury. Isn't this a sign of guilty conscience?
But the "kingly and domineering spirit" that Xu Guangzuo had just displayed forced him to stand up and speak for his brother. He wanted to set an example, but he was helpless, which was really annoying.

Guo Ning stretched his arm, poked Tangtang, and asked in confusion: "Second brother, what happened to Boss Xu? This is not your style!"

Zhu Tan laughed dryly, "Mr. Xu is so magnanimous that he can't bear to see us being bullied. That's great!"

Guo Ning whispered, "I've said it before! There was news in the palace that He Wending was going to be killed. It must have been Li Guang's doing. Are you colluding with him?"

He Wendi, was it Li Guang who did it?
Although Zhu Tan was frightened by He Wending yesterday and almost lost his life, his worldly views made him feel that He Wending was right.

With what the original owner had done, he deserved to die eight times.

No, He Wending must not die like this.

Zhu Tan felt that his three views had been greatly impacted, but on the other hand, if He Wendi died, it would be his responsibility.

With his physical condition, he can't withstand such torture!

"Brother, Third Brother, let me tell you, it's not like that."

Zhu Tan was unwilling to take this responsibility, but before he could finish his words, he met Zhou Yu and Li Guang at the gate of the Jinyiwei prison.

His eyebrows raised slightly, he had an idea in mind, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)