Zhu Biao pinched his eyebrows, Li Wenzhong was cut off by him, and he was not so dissatisfied, after all, most of his rights were obtained under Zhu Biao's instructions during the Northern Expedition, and Li Wenzhong was not such a brainless person.

It's just that appeasing Li Wenzhong is also something that must be done, otherwise it will be a bad thing to suppress Hu Weiyong in the future, and it is not feasible to reward gold and silver, although you can ask for money from the Jiangnan clan, but it will be too embarrassing.

What's more, there is no reason for Li Wenzhong to give whatever he wants, but Li Wenzhong is now a very popular minister, and he is already the Duke of Cao Guo in his thirties, not to mention that he also leads the positions of Doctor Ronglu, the Right Pillar State and the Left Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, which can be described as famous.

Now unless he is crowned king, there is nothing to commend, Zhu Biao is not for the sake of the Jiangnan clan to give Li Wenzhong the title, but because the situation has changed too much, Li Shanchang has retired, Tang He has been demoted, and the four founding kings are now only Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, two princes of the opposite sex.

Although these two people are very self-disciplined and have not had too much contact with other generals, their prestige is still too great, and they must be checked and balanced.

Although Zhu Zhang, Zhu Li, and Zhu Di have been canonized as princes, they are still a little young, and it will take at least a few years before they are released, so in order to balance military power, it is inevitable to install another person among them.

Li Wenzhong is a relative of the Zhu family, and he wants to be promoted in both public and private, Zhu Yuanzhang told Zhu Biao about this matter when Li Shanchang was about to retire, and the best situation is to contain each other.

Zhu Biao didn't particularly care about the canonization of the king, after the centralization of power in all dynasties, the kings of the opposite sex have long been less noble than the previous generations, and the most important thing is that they have no actual fiefdom.

There are no fiefs, to put it bluntly, they are just big dukes with a loud name, and their titles will begin to decrease in the next generation, and they can inherit the title of dukes of one country at most.

Thinking about it like this, Zhu Biao has a number in his heart, and he has to wait until he returns to Beijing to see Li Wenzhong's reaction, he is the best candidate, but he is by no means the only candidate, whether it is Deng Yu, the prince of the right prince, or Tang He, who is conquering Bashu, he has the qualifications to go up.

The more Zhu Biao thought about it, the more energetic he became, and he couldn't help but want to return to Beijing as soon as possible to participate in the turbulent court situation, and fighting for power and profit was the best enjoyment.

And at this time, in the front yard of Chen's mansion, Mrs. Chen sat on the chair with a solemn expression and closed her eyes to recuperate, and the girl just now obediently knocked on her shoulder behind her, in addition to the eldest son of Chen's wife, but they were all a little restless.

As the current leader of the Jiangnan clan, the Chen family is naturally the strongest in terms of suppression, so it is very important whether they can have a relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After a while, Governor Chen walked over, looked at his family and nodded, and in an instant, the whole house became relaxed, and Old Madam Chen lowered her head and recited the blessing of the ancestors.

Governor Chen summoned the housekeeper and asked him to go to all the mansions to spread the word, and tomorrow they will all come to formally meet the prince, and after everything was arranged, Governor Chen sat down and drank tea.

Mrs. Chen on the side patted the dust on her husband's knees with a handkerchief, and Mrs. Chen also smiled with satisfaction when she saw it, there is no shame in kneeling for the lord, and the official name is certain, and the Chen family will not be trapped in the south of the Yangtze River in the future.

Governor Chen said with a smile: "His Royal Highness said that he would transfer me to Zhongshu Province after returning to Beijing, and also asked me to recommend a candidate for the Governor of Hangzhou." ”

As soon as these words came out, the son of Governor Chen's eyes lit up, and then it dimmed in an instant, although there is a saying that the virtuous do not avoid relatives, but according to his father's character, he will never buy this risk.

Old Madam Chen asked: "This is His Highness's trust and test, in the final analysis, the reason why I let His Highness take a look at Hangzhou is to govern Hangzhou well, otherwise why should Your Highness pay attention to me, son, can you recommend a suitable candidate?" ”

Governor Chen said with a smile: "Don't worry, my son is not a short-sighted person, I recommend Wang Wenxin of the Wang family, and his family is the most suitable candidate." ”

Old Madam Chen nodded reassuringly, then looked at her grandson and said: "Your father is stable, as long as he is loyal to his duties in the future, he will have a future, but it is difficult to be knighted without military achievements, I heard that His Royal Highness has a lot of talents around him, if you don't work hard, I am afraid it will be difficult to get ahead." ”

Mr. Chen nodded and replied, "My grandson will work hard, please rest assured." ”

Mrs. Chen knows her son's virtue, no matter how hard she works, it will be like that, she glanced at her well-behaved and weak daughter, and now His Royal Highness values the Chen family, it would be better if she could go further.

Old Madam Chen also noticed her daughter-in-law's gaze, patted the little hand on her shoulder, looked at her son and asked, "Do you think there is hope for Qing'er's matter?" ”

Chen Yunqing's little face turned red, and he recalled in his mind the young man who was praised by the stars at any time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was impeccable in every aspect, but he already had a crown princess, did she want to be a concubine?

Governor Chen glanced at his daughter and said with a smile: "It should be no problem, although I didn't talk about it, but since His Royal Highness deliberately wants to transfer me to the capital, it can be seen that he wants to promote my Chen family." ”

Chen Yunqing heard that she was a little aggrieved here, but her parents' orders were matchmakers' words, so she had the right to speak, and she was not dissatisfied with her parents' arrangements, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a dragon and phoenix, but why didn't anyone ask her mind, even if it was just to ask?

Thinking of this, Chen Yunqing said softly: "My granddaughter is sleepy and wants to go back to rest." ”

Old Madam Chen said lovingly: "Go, rest early, everything is planned by grandmother for you." ”

After she stepped back, Mrs. Chen said to her daughter-in-law: "You go and explain, Qing'er is still young, she doesn't understand these things yet, but in the future, she will naturally understand that this is all for her good." ”

If you don't marry the prince, you have to marry someone else in the future, she knows very well what virtue the son and brother of the Jiangnan clan are, what about being the main house, and she is not watching her husband be merry and happy.

The rest of the families in Hangzhou City also received the news, and they were all relieved, and they had a big backer in the future, and now the only thing they need to worry about is how to please His Highness.

Early the next morning, Governor Chen's family accompanied Zhu Biao for a meal, and then Zhu Biao changed into civilian clothes and went out.

Governor Chen said that he still had official business to deal with, so he asked his son to accompany Zhu Biao out, probably because he felt that he was inferior to his son in the matter of eating, drinking and having fun with him.

Hangzhou is indeed prosperous, but the smell of the early morning is not very good, Zhu Biao stood on the side of the road, watching a group of people push the stinky dung truck passing by, the smell is really a bit excessive.

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