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The old Xu family is indeed a high-ranking existence in the Ming court, and its glory and favor are enough to make countless court officials and nobles blush.

Since Xu Da helped Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang establish the Ming Dynasty, he was named the Duke of Wei, which was second to none among the many nobles who founded the country at that time. You must know that the Ming Dynasty does not have a different surname, so the prince is already the apex of the courtiers.

Although it was later rumored that Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes with a rabbit and a dead dog, and even Xu Da was killed by him with a steamed goose, in fact, as long as people who knew a little about the history at that time would not believe such a statement. Because Xu Da had already handed over all the military power at that time, and he was even more humble on weekdays, how could he provoke Zhu Yuanzhang to suddenly become murderous?

Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed good at killing heroes, but that also needs to find some reasons, like Xu Da, who has made great achievements but is not proud of this pampering, but is becoming more and more obedient and low-key, how can Emperor Hongwu, as the Son of Heaven, not even have this measure of tolerance? Therefore, Xu Da's death was actually not anything greasy, it was only because of the perennial conquest that he suddenly fell ill and died violently.

And history has supported this statement on another level. Because after Xu Da's death, the Xu family's honor and favor did not decline in the slightest, and even Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, Zhu Di, married Xu Da's daughter. If it was really Xu Da who was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, how could he still take such care of his family, and even designate the Duke of Wei as hereditary?

Zhu Yuanzhang has always acted without scruples, often killing hundreds of people's heads to the ground, and many heroes who helped him lay the foundation for the future also ended up ruined. So as long as he is really suspicious of someone and raises the butcher's knife, he will only kill to the end, and he will never let the Wei Mansion continue with only Xu Da like the Xu family.

Of course, just like this, the Xu family is not particularly eye-catching. really made the old Xu family the only existence among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, or after the martyrdom of Emperor Yongle.

Because Xu Da's son Xu Zengshou has repeatedly helped his brother-in-law Zhu Di in secret, thus making great contributions to his final seizure of the world. In addition, before Nanjing City was destroyed, Xu Zengshou was killed by Zhu Yunwen because his previous deeds were exposed, so after Zhu Di got the world, he also rewarded this branch of the Xu family.

As a result, Xu Zengshou's son Xu Jingchang was thus awarded the title of Duke of Dingguo. As a result, the old Xu family has become a rare existence in history, and it is the only existence in the Ming Dynasty - one family and two dukes, and they are all hereditary dukes. That alone is enough to make everyone's eyes red.

Now the Duke of Wei is in Nanjing, helping the Son of Heaven to lead the defenders of Nanjing, and the Duke of Ding Guo is in Beijing, so that the south and the north echo each other from afar, and naturally it has become the existence that the military attaches and nobles in the world need to look up to. If Lu Zhen can really borrow the momentum of the Wei State Mansion this time, it will be much easier to investigate the case of Guangning Bofu.

However, Lu Zhen still has a lot of questions about this: "Boss, this matter is not easy to do." How could he, the son of the Xu family, help me out of this way because of his relationship with the lower officials? ”

Indeed, even if this matter is nothing to the Xu family, who is willing to help an outsider offend the nobles of the court for free? So this arrangement still sounds a little too whimsical.

Hu Hu laughed hehehe: "Lu Xian Ling feels that this matter is embarrassing, that is because you don't know much about this Xu family son, this is a master who likes to be lively and righteous, as long as the law is used properly, I can let him be used by me!" But ......" Speaking of this, the old man glanced at Lu Zhen seriously: "He can only be used as a stepping stone to enter Guangning Bo Mansion, but the rest of the matter still has to be handled by you, the Daxing County Commander, do you dare to give it a go?" ”

Lu Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then raised his head and looked back at the old man in front of him: "As long as you can enter the Guangning Bo Mansion, as long as you can find relevant clues, the lower officials will definitely judge impartially!" Don't say he's an earl, even a marquis duke, and he won't back down! The prince is guilty of the same crime as the people! ”

"Good!" Hu Hu laughed: "Then you come here with your ears, and the old man will tell you what to do next." ”

Lu Jin hurriedly leaned closer, listening carefully to the arrangement of the old man in front of him, and soon, his face changed to a look of surprise and disbelief. said that he was a bold master, but compared with the dignified official in front of him, what he did before was a small fight. If it weren't for the fact that he was sitting in front of the other party now, listening to him, Lu Zhen would not have believed that such an idea would come from the mouth of a high-ranking official like Hu Hu.

After he finished speaking, Lu Zhen was stunned for a while, and then smiled bitterly: "Boss, if things don't work out in this way, I'm afraid that the next official will have to take the blame and resign." ”

"A person's words are not false before they die, unless you are lying." Hu Hui blinked his eyes and said, "Have you forgotten what the old man said just now?" If you want to fight these people, you have to learn to use more ruthless tricks. ”

Lu Zhen let out a breath, and then nodded solemnly: "The lower official has written it down, and I will arrange everything the day after tomorrow!" ”

"Well, let's go. Posterity, it will be a big change, don't let the old man down. Hu Hu picked up the teacup again and took a sip, but this time it was the usual tea serving in the officialdom.

Lu Zhen stood up, clenched his fists and bent over: "I will not dishonor my order." After saying that, he left with his head held high.

Xu Chengzong came to the capital a few months ago on the order of his brother, the current Duke of Wei, Xu Xianzong, to congratulate the current Queen Mother on her birthday. However, as early as more than a month ago, this big birthday had passed, but his greeting guest had stayed in the capital and did not leave.

Because as the representative of the Duke of Wei, Xu Chengzong really has too much entertainment. Whether it was the Son of Heaven or the courtiers, they all held banquets to entertain him several times, and as for those nobles with similar status, they rushed to the courtyard where he stayed every day to invite him again and again.

Xu Chengzong is at the age when he is young and easy to make friends, so he naturally will not refuse the kindness of these people. So for more than a month, I was out drinking and feasting almost every day, and I could only postpone the return date again and again, and I am still in the capital today.

Of course, in addition to the banquet, as a person from the Wei Mansion, he still knows a lot about the big and small things in the DPRK and Beijing. After hearing about Lu Jin's various actions in the capital, the young man of the Xu family sighed several times, saying that he was very envious of this junior official in the court who had a relationship with him.

Being able to gain a foothold in the capital with his own skills and persistence, and let those guys who are above the top start to behave, this alone is enough to make this eldest young master who seems to be respected only by the reputation of his family feel hot.

Today, Hu Hu held a banquet on the Changbai Tower to entertain him at the banquet, and Xu Chengzong unconsciously mentioned Lu Zhen - Hu Hu was also a Jinshi in Nanjing, and he had been an official there for many years, because he was deeply trusted by Emperor Yongle, so he also had some friendship with the Duke of Wei, and the banquet was not abrupt for him-

"Hu Butang, the names that my little nephew has heard the most in the capital recently are not those in the cabinet, nor are they the senior officials of your six ministries, but it is such a small Daxing county order, which really makes my little nephew feel unbelievable. Thinking that when he came to the capital before, he didn't even dare to fight with me for the courtyard of a post station, but now he can set rules for hundreds of officials in Beijing, which is really amazing. As he spoke, he was amazed again.

Hu Hui's heart moved when he heard this, did this gentleman see something? actually mentioned Lu Zhen in front of himself? Or is he really envious of Lu Jin's recent reputation? Although he felt a little strange in his heart, the old man couldn't see anything strange on his face, and just smiled: "Even if he meets Xu Gongzi and you at the post station now, he still has to retreat." ”

"Hey......" Xu Chengzong smiled a little helplessly, because he knew that it was not because he was powerful, but because the status of the Duke of Wei was high enough, but this was obviously not what he wanted to hear.

After being stunned for a moment, he said again: "I heard that when the Dongchang side wanted to take down Lu Zhen before, it was Hu Butang who you sent someone to save him?" ”

"Yes, you should already know what happened that day, since he is willing to contribute to our risk, the old man naturally can't sit back and watch him be harmed." Hu Hu stroked his beard, without the slightest intention of concealing it.

"Lord Ministry is really a good eye, if it weren't for your move, I'm afraid Beijing wouldn't be so lively today. Recently, there was an assassination in Daxing County, where he is located. To be honest, I've been to the capital a few times, but none of them have been as exciting as this one. ”

Xu Gongzi said cautiously, such actions really can't be expressed wonderfully. Those assassins were so bold that even the Son of Heaven was now furious, and he decreed that he must find out the truth. Hu Hui hurriedly persuaded solemnly.

Xu Chengzong pouted slightly: "This matter is so easy to investigate, those guys are afraid and don't dare to do assassination." ”

At this time, Hu Hu couldn't answer, so he could only answer vaguely, and then raised his wine glass to toast and diverted the topic. Xu Chengzong also seemed to find that he had talked too much, so he took the opportunity to drink and let go of the previous topic.

Just as they were pushing their cups and changing their glasses and drinking a little excitedly, a puff of black smoke suddenly rose not far from the restaurant, and then bursts of gongs and drums sounded: "Go water, go water!" Hurry up and put out the fire! ”

This change made Xu Chengzong stunned, and he couldn't help but look towards the place where the smoke came from, and saw that there was a piece of fire bursting out from the black smoke, and the fire was actually not small.

"It's ...... over there" After a few glances, Xu Chengzong felt that the burning mansion seemed to be a little familiar, and he called out after a while: "Is it Guangningbo's mansion?" ”

Hu Hu on the side also squinted his old eyes and looked at it for a long time and said, "That's right! This autumn is dry, and he is too careless in his house. ”

As they spoke, they saw a group of men and horses hurrying towards the Quang Ninh Bo Mansion, apparently to put out the fire. But Xu Chengzong looked down again, but he was stunned: "Why is he the one who put out the fire?" But he recognized that the person who was the leader was Lu Jin, the commander of Daxing County that he just mentioned!

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