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"Fu Yuan, Sun Chuanting's side is very disturbed." Lu Zhiqi entered the Governor's Department and begged to see Feng Shikong alone.

Feng Shikong had long heard that Sun Chuanting had intensified his efforts when he came back this time. Not only did he conscript soldiers and rations, he even did not spare anyone.It is said that as long as they are over 13 years old and under 60 years old, all of them will be confiscated. Isn't this crazy!It's just that Sun Chuanting is the governor of Shaanxi appointed by the imperial court after all. He shoulders the responsibility of suppressing thieves and protecting Qin.

"Does Fantai know anything about it?" Feng Shikong asked calmly.

"Fuyuan, are we going to let Sun Chuanting make Shaanxi go crazy?" Lu Zhiqi asked urgently.

"What can I do if I'm not in a hurry?" Feng Shikong sighed, and finally picked up the teacup and said, "We'd better wait until the Crown Prince arrives."

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"Your Majesty, that man is still guarding the door." Qin Wang Fu Shi Zhang Shangyi stood respectfully behind the Qin King Zhu Cunji, looking at the Qin King who was nearly fifty years old.

King Qin didn't speak, and didn't even move.He was entrusted by Chongzhen for 14 years, and now he has only enjoyed the blessing for two years, and he does not intend to give up this glory and wealth just because of a little rumor.

"Let him go." Zhu Cunji finally said: "Just say that this king does not dare to take such a big taboo, and we can talk about everything after the Crown Prince comes down."

Zhang Shangzhen stood still.

"Why don't you go?" Zhu Cunji molested the starling in the birdcage, turned his head and said dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty," Zhang Shangyi took a step forward, "I heard from an old friend that Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has something to give to the emperor."

"Oh? Left and right are crying poor, what's new?" Zhu Cunji didn't know Ni Yuanlu's name, and only heard the four words "Hubu Shangshu" to define this memorial.

Zhang Shangzhen bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Ni Yuanlu made this sparse statement: Among all the evils in the world, which one is better than Qin and Jin? The Qin and Jin mountains are dangerous, and the country of Wuwu is also. Please tell the two kings to protect Qin and blame King Qin for suppressing thieves, so as to prevent thieves from being blamed. The king of Jin. The king can kill the thief, but the false king has the power of a general. If he can't kill the thief, he will lose all the king's salary army, instead of stealing. Don't you take into account the disasters of the eleven sects? A sage king is loyal and familiar with tactics, so he will know where he is."

"Ha!" Zhu Cunji put down his white and tender right hand that was molesting the birds, pointed at Zhang Shangyi and said, "You know it by heart!"

"The responsibilities of the subordinates are related to King Ming, so I dare not forget them carefully." Zhang Shangzhen said hastily.

Zhu Cunji dropped his hands heavily, and said with a cold snort: "This Ni Yuanlu, you should be executed! How can it be his turn to talk about my Zhu family's affairs! Do you want me to suppress thieves and protect Qin? What is the use of the imperial court supporting you wine bags and rice bags! What kind of lieutenant outside is out there, always playing tricks on the widow! Is it true that the widow doesn’t know! If you give him money, he will definitely spend it on eating, drinking and having fun!”

Zhang Shangji hung his head, not daring to speak for Vice General Wang outside.As far as he could see, the lieutenant general didn't seem to be the kind of person who was greedy for ink.Just look at him defending the whole city, his armor is patched, and he doesn't even have money to reward his disciples, so why is he greedy for such money?

"This Ni Yuanlu is really hateful!" Zhu Cunji was furious when he thought that Ni Yuanlu wanted the emperor to "lose all the king's salary".He swept down the ginseng tea held by the maid at the side, and said angrily: "This family property of the widow was brought down by the ancestors with the emperor Gao! He said it lightly, and he wanted to take away all the soldiers! Incompetent! As a minister of the household department, he dared to move the idea of ​​the suzerain vassal if he couldn't get enough money to raise soldiers! He dared to move the idea of ​​the Prince of Qin's mansion! Damn it!"

Zhang Shangji was used to seeing the King of Qin furious, so he took two steps back quietly.

Zhu Cunji smashed the birdcage again, trampled the mynah he had teased with his feet to death, and kicked heavily on the maid beside him, cursing: "What's the use of raising you! What's the use!"

The maid didn't dare to cry, but knelt aside holding back her tears, letting her skirt have a big red boot print.

Zhu Cunji let out a sigh of relief, panted heavily, and turned to Zhang Shangyi with red eyes: "What did the emperor say?"

"No, I won't report it." Zhang Shangyi almost didn't react.

King Qin suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly: "My lord, hahaha, my lord, hahaha, my sage! Hahaha!" He laughed as he walked, shouting to change his clothes, leaving a blood-red footprint.

Zhang Shangyi shuddered, pulled himself together, and walked out without looking sideways.But he couldn't be as heroic as King Qin, every step felt heavy.

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When Zhu Cihong saw Zhu Cunji, his senses were poor.He had imagined what the king of Qin would look like, and even felt that it would not be unacceptable if he weighed 360 catties like King Fu.When I actually saw him, I only felt that he had a yin and yang aura, and he didn't have the aura of the nobles of the Tian family.

The Qin State has been a very important feudal state in all dynasties, and Li Shimin was the King of Qin before Xuanwu Gate.The king of Qin in the national dynasty was also not ordinary. He was established in Zhu Xi, the second son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and he came to Xi'an in the 11th year of Hongwu.He once served as the patriarchal order and is the longest of the 24 princes.There was an experience of being punished and losing the country, but in the end he was forgiven by Emperor Gao and the country was restored.His six second sons are also named kings, and they are the larger branch of the clan.

According to the family history of King Qin's mansion summarized on Wu Sheng Road, the lineage of King Qin's lineage is: Shang Zhigong is honest and honest, but respect and friendship remain.Comparing with the lineage of King Yan: Gao Zhan Qi Jianyou, Hou Zai Yi Chang You, Ci He Yi Bozhong... The current King Qin is the clan brother of Emperor Chongzhen, that is, Zhu Cihong's clan uncle.

According to the ceremonial system, the country comes first and the family comes first. When the prince meets the king of Qin, the prince should take the seat.Because Zhu Cihong didn't like the King of Qin, he didn't stand up to return the gift after receiving the gift.He sat on the upper seat in the central hall of King Qin's mansion, looked around the civil and military trains to the left and right, and said: "Everyone is a city of the imperial court, alone..."

"The gift of a kiss cannot be revoked! The crown prince should return the gift to the King of Qin!" An abrupt voice came from below the steps.

Zhu Cilang followed the prestige, and saw a person walking out from the right class, he was a fifth-rank uniform.

Zhu Cihong was displeased at being called out, but there was no anger on his face, he just asked, "Who are you?"

"My humble minister, Zhang Shangyi, serves as the right-hand official of the Prince of Qin's residence." Zhang Shangyi pursed his lips tightly, unwilling to say a word.Looking at a group of second- and third-rank officials at the lower ranks, he only felt his face was hot and he felt uneasy, but he thought: Since I am wearing this crown robe, I can't live up to the country's favor in selecting officials.Even if King Qin is bad in every way, it is not an excuse for your prince to abandon etiquette.

"Hehe, yes, the King of Qin has loyal ministers." Zhu Cihong laughed, and didn't expect to get away with it, so he got up and said to the swollen face of the King of Qin: "In terms of genealogy, King Qin is an orphaned uncle. , and be alone worshiped."

"I don't dare to be the king." King Qin hurriedly returned the gift, secretly scolding Zhang Shangyi for being troublesome.

Can all the etiquette stipulated in the canon be taken seriously?At that time, the vassal kings from all over the country led tens of thousands of troops, and they also had local military and political power, so the King of Yan dared to educate Emperor Jianwen, and Emperor Jianwen had to obediently greet the emperor's uncle before he could plot to cut down the vassal.Although the current feudal lord has money, he has no soldiers!The prince of the East Palace holds Shangfang's sword, Golden Dragon Yujie, and has more than ten thousand elite soldiers under his command. Is this the time to be serious with him!

Zhu Cihong just put on a show, although he was displeased, he couldn't help giving Zhang Shangyi a high look in his heart.Since he left the palace, he had met quite a few officials, and the first one to show the character of an "ancient man" was the palace chief Shi.

——The head of the palace, Shi Wufei, is just a big housekeeper. If the vassal king commits a crime, he has to take the blame and be punished for others.People who dare to speak out like this should be placed in the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Sixth Division Gallery.

Zhu Cihong thought to himself, sat back on the throne, and asked King Qin to go down and rest first.Although this was also a slap in the face of King Qin, but there was nothing wrong with it in terms of etiquette, only Zhang Shangyi stood restlessly, staring at King Qin's back for a long time.

Zhu Cihong was disturbed by this long history, and didn't bother to say any more opening remarks.He just nodded his head and confirmed that the provincial, prefectural, prefectural and county officials were all there, so he issued an order to let the registered scholars from all over the country enter the province to serve as soon as possible.This is a good opportunity for scholars who are good at learning and become officials. The officials at the bottom are all happy and encouraged, secretly weighing how to find good jobs for their relatives, old friends, students and friends.

No one thought that the prince wanted to pack up and take away the students from Guanzhong. (To be continued.)