Huang Qiu still looked at Zhu Mian quietly.

Zhu Lian suddenly felt strange: "You don't keep me anymore?" ”

Huang Qiu also shook his head and smiled: "This is all Lord Zhu's own business, and it is useless to talk about it more." It's just that I got off this ship, and I can't say when I came up again. ”

Zhu Li said tentatively: "Aren't you afraid that something will happen to me when I go back?" ”

Huang Qiu also said: "I said, it's all Master Zhu's own business. The younger generations are kind to persuade each other, and whether they listen or not is also Lord Zhu's own business. As for the change, Master Zhu thinks that it is too late to go back now? ”

Zhu Li's heart sank suddenly, they really have a backhand!

He shouldn't have come to meet the crown prince in person, but when the crown prince came, wouldn't it be appropriate to greet him? Speaking of which, his strategy was problematic from the beginning, he was not ready to break with Zhou Lang at all, he always thought that Zhou Lang could give him the land and seal the territory, but which emperor was willing to do this? He was so naïve!

He should have directly told Zhou Lang that he wanted to be the king of the Americas, so it was Zhou Lang's problem to be sealed and beaten, he sent troops, it must be to fight, but he just hinted that he didn't want to provoke or dare not provoke this king, but he sent a prince with a large army, and he still didn't dare to break up, but wanted to come to test and tempt. The result gave the other party a chance.

What will they do?

Send someone to get in touch with your own sons? In the face of the rich and the rich, what choice will these sons have?

Zhu Lian knows his sons too well, his face and heart do not match, he usually behaves as brothers, friends and brothers, but he is intrigued behind his back, to put it bluntly, there is only one power, but there are eight sons, and no one wants to be left behind. Zhu Lian is the eldest son, the eldest son is fifty years old this year, and the eldest grandson is an adult, and he has given birth to several great-grandchildren.

With such a big family, who doesn't think about himself, there is only one position that he can leave Zhu Li, who will he give it to in the future, and who will he not give it to? Only one person, one family is satisfied, can the other rooms be willing? Especially the second and third children all follow him to fight the world, with more than 10,000 troops in his hands, and he is on one side, so he is not easy to deal with, not to mention the eldest son of the long house.

If the emperor took advantage of his absence to send people to win them over, promising high-ranking officials and winning over his sons, it was not impossible.

Zhu Lian lamented in his heart, what he can give, the emperor can give, what he can't give, the emperor can also give, in this case, how can he fight with the emperor?

But if that's the case, is it a delaying tactic for the other party to pull him?

Zhu Mian suddenly woke up: "You are deceiving me!" ”

Huang Qiu also shook his head: "Lord Zhu is looking down on it, and he is also looking down on it." Under is a soldier, I can fight on the battlefield, but I can't intrigue. As for whether it is a fraud to you, you can go back and see, or wait here, if my estimate is right, in a moment or three, I am afraid that someone from your house will come to greet the prince! ”

Zhu Mian suddenly stopped being in a hurry again, and laughed.

said to Huang Qiu: "General Huang, you really misunderstood the old man. The old man is loyal, where are the many intrigues you said. It's just a rumor! Fang Cai was negligent to the old man, and the prince did not get off the boat, so the old man acted as his companion. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and went to ask the prince again.

Huang Qiu also said: "Boss, it's better not to alarm the prince, if the boss doesn't give up, you might as well move to the juniors, drink and drink tea at will, just wait for a while, and everything will be clear." ”

Zhu Lian thought about it, and then went to the prince, but it showed that he was weak-hearted, so it was better to go elsewhere first and wait and see what happened. If his family is really like Huang Qiu said, one by one they come to visit the prince one by one, it means that they have been co-opted, and even if they go back, they will not be able to control the scene. When the time comes to fight the crown prince, I am afraid that except for the eldest son, other forces will not only not help him, but may also stand on the side of the prince to crusade against him, and at that time, everything will really be over.

The time was really not long, Zhu Lian didn't dare to drink, under the pretext of his poor health, he asked for tea, and before he could eat a cup of hot tea, the eldest son ran to the boat with a roar.

Huang Qiu also came in to send a message, saying that the eldest young master of the Zhu family came to ask the prince An, and heard that Governor Zhu was at General Huang's place, so he came to greet him.

Huang Qiu also smiled and said, "Master Zhu, please come in." I'll go out first, and you two will have a good talk. Again, don't make a mistake! ”

After speaking, he walked out, Zhu Li hated this young man.

His son walked in with an excited face, and after seeing that there was no one left and right, he went to his father's side.

"Dad, has the emperor made you the king of the Americas?"

The eldest son, Zhu Fuhai, asked anxiously.

Zhu Lian was angry: "Idiot! ”

Zhu Fuhai was stunned, could it be fake? But as soon as his father left today, someone came to visit, wearing a set of official uniforms of a first-class official, holding various official certificates, saying that he was a messenger sent by the prince. After hearing that Zhu Lian left, the other party said that it was the same with his family.

Zhu went to the sea to receive the envoy, and the other party said that he was coming to say goodbye, saying that the emperor was going to crown Zhu Li as the king of the Americas, but also said that he would implement the county system in the Americas, and the whole America would be divided into three provinces, California would be counted as a province, south of the Columbia River would be a province, and north of the Columbia River would be a province.

The envoy also said that each province will appoint a governor, and he will be preferentially recruited from among the descendants of the Zhu family, and as for who can take over, it is up to the prince to decide.

Before leaving, let the Zhu family prepare to welcome the prince, and the prince will be coming soon.

Where can Zhu Fuhai still sit still, the Americas will be divided into three parts, the fattest is of course California, there are gold mines here, huge reserves, San Francisco established by Spain is now called the gold mountain by the continuous influx of immigrants in China, which shows how rich it is. Zhu Fuhai thought to himself that he was the eldest son, and it was indispensable to fight for the position of governor. But whether it can occupy Jinshan or not, it is difficult to say.

He is the eldest son, sitting in Jinshan City, and the other houses have power in various places, and the third and fourth brothers in the second room are the strongest, sitting in Shuanghe Camp; The Fraser River, a bitter cold place in the north of the three-room room, sits in town; The strength of the four and five rooms is slightly weaker, and they are all expanding in the Jinshan area, and their families are usually in Jinshan City.

As soon as the messenger left, the housekeeper came to report, saying that the fourth and fifth rooms were secretly inquiring about the news, and they obviously had evil intentions. Zhu Fuhai was uneasy, the weak fourth-room and fifth-room were still like this, not to mention the second-room and third-room people. Fortunately, Prince Luan is on the shore of Jinshan, if he is on the shore of the Ge River, I don't know how the second room will stammer.

He couldn't slow down, so he decided to pay homage to the prince first, and get acquainted with his face first.

After meeting the crown prince, Zhu Fuhai really confirmed that he wanted to be crowned the prince of his family, and he also implemented the actual sealing of the magistrate, as for the county system, Zhu Fuhai did not have as many ideas as Zhu Li. He doesn't have as much ambition as his father, the current foundation is laid by his father, he has contributed a lot as the eldest son, but he also has two rooms and three parties, he can keep the wealth in front of him, he is satisfied, the land is sealed, I am fortunate to lose my life, do not force it. This is the difference between the first generation and the second generation, the cub sells Yetian and is not distressed, he is the second generation of rich, and he thinks more about Shoucheng, and he does not have such a strong enterprising spirit as the first generation.

So listening to his father scolding him, Zhu Fuhai said strangely: "No." The prince said it himself. ”

Zhu Mian was annoyed: "Stupid." Your father's life's work, the foundation of the Zhu family, is about to be taken away! ”

Zhu Fuhai sighed: "Dad, this matter, he can't force it." As the saying goes, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. It is not easy to be a courtier, but it is a prince. We should be content! ”

How could Zhu Fuhai not know that his father had always had a knot in his heart, but he didn't, he was already tired of intriguing with his brothers, and now he had his own grandchildren, so he had to think about his family. His father's ambition became a good thing, but if he failed, a whole family would suffer, so why bother.

Zhu Lian was silent for a moment, the eldest son is still this virtue, and the other sons, alas!

"The idea is the same in the other rooms?"

He said frustratedly.

Zhu Fuhai snorted: "I'm afraid it's not as good as me." Just now, I saw a golden Buddha on the prince's table, and I saw it really, that is, it was purchased two years ago. said that it was for my father's birthday, and it would be good, and I would honor the prince. ”

Zhu Lian sighed, the second room is already powerful, sitting in his old camp in the Americas, although there are not as many people as Jinshan now, but there are tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and recently swallowed Chen Zhouquan's foundation, which is even more difficult to control, if the second room falls to the prince, what else is he fighting for.

"So the second room has already sent someone?"

Zhu Mian sighed.

Zhu Fuhai said: "The children also wondered, Shuanghe Camp is thousands of miles away from here, why did they come so quickly?" ”

Zhu Mian snorted: "They are too late, but the housekeeper who stayed in Jinshan is very ghostly." ”

Zhu Fuhai said: "It should be like this." ”

Zhu Li was silent.

Zhu Fuhai knew that his father was unhappy, and he didn't want to stay here to touch his head.

asked: "Dad, the child will go first, and Zhang Luo has to welcome him." Are you going back with your children? Or—"

Zhu Lian waved his hand: "I'll keep this companion!" ”

Zhu Li didn't want to leave.

As soon as Zhu Fuhai left, Huang Qiu came in and told Zhu Li a lot of news.

The second room did come early, not only the second room, but also the third room, but they all sent a henchman butler. In the fourth and fifth rooms, the son of the head of the house came to pay respects, but except for the eldest son, he did not come to ask Zhu Li.

This made Zhu Lian even more angry, such a situation shows that these sons have been plotting for more than a day or two, and the news that the prince is coming to the Americas will arrive in three months, and it seems that they have been preparing for a long time. It is inconvenient for the second and third rooms to stay in Jinshan, but they leave their confidants to deal with.

Huang Qiu also came in this time not to inform Zhu Li of these news that made Zhu Mian angry, he came to convey the prince's order, and the prince heard that Zhu Mian was still on the boat, so he "specially" invited Zhu Mian to meet again and have dinner together.

Zhu Li could only go, this time he was in a better mood, because at the dinner table, the prince said that he was considering continuing to retain the post of governor in the Americas, thinking that the children of the Zhu family were all handsome among the people and wanted to be promoted from them. This is tantamount to continuing to let the Zhu family control local forces in the Americas, which can be regarded as a comfort to Zhu Li.

As for Zhu Lian himself, the prince faintly said that according to the management, he had to return to China to thank him. Go back, do you want to come back? Zhu Li simply stated that he was old and wanted to return to his roots, so he asked the emperor to stop coming to the Americas after he went back.