Zhu Youzhen silently stared at King Yangqu, who got up to reply for a while, and saw that although the other party's face was full of resentment at this time, he never dared to raise his head to meet his gaze, and finally said with a slight smile: "It is worthy of the blood of Taizu on his body, at least he has not lost the face of our surname Zhu." ”

Speaking of this, Zhu You's prosecutor moved his gaze, swept away everyone one by one, and continued: "The children of this sect should learn from King Yangqu and take the initiative to stand up and share worries for the country. I think that since we have enjoyed the offerings of the people, we should naturally contribute to the country.

Those clan members who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and who spoil the style of my Zhu clan, I will never spare them. I thought that the ancestors and ancestors would not be happy to see such a group of incompetent descendants who ate and waited for death. If it weren't for King Yangqu reminding me today, I would have almost neglected to take care of my clan relatives in the past.

Although I am the son of the Great Tomorrow, I am also the patriarch of the Zhu family, and I did not pay enough attention to the affairs of the clan in the past, which is a mistake I made. But from today onwards, I will definitely pay close attention to you, and I will never give you the opportunity to make mistakes..."

If everyone still had some sympathy and concern for King Yangqu before, but as Chongzhen's words fell, the other clans suddenly sulked. A few of these angry emotions went to the high emperor, but more emotions went to the king of Yangqu.

Originally, today was just a day when members of the Beijing clan came to visit the emperor, so the tone of today's meeting with the emperor was a celebration and peace, and everyone sat together, which could be regarded as a connection of feelings. However, King Yangqu was stunned, but in the morning in front of Chongzhen, he broke the default rules, and he had to mention any official business, which swept the emperor's face, and also destroyed the plan of the Beijing clan to try to maintain a close relationship with the emperor.

Just as the noble bureaucrats could look down on ordinary landlords and commoners, the clan could naturally look down on the noble bureaucrats, and of course, in the eyes of the emperor, they were also nothing. It's like Chongzhen wanted to abolish the two feudal states of Qin and Han, so he abolished it; Chongzhen wanted to move the Jingjiang Kingdom to the mouth of the Mekong River, so he moved it.

Under the absolute imperial power, even if they also have Zhu Yuanzhang's blood flowing in them, if the emperor wants to move them, it is actually no different from moving an ordinary civilian. After all, it was not the early years of the founding of the country, and not only did the feudal clans have no soldiers in their hands, but they were also constantly monitored by local officials.

Therefore, if they want to live a comfortable life, they also need to obtain the protection of the imperial power. Being able to be relocated to the capital instead of being driven to live elsewhere is already a level higher than the status of other clans. And the clans that can get the emperor's invitation to enter the palace and enjoy the treatment of relatives and friends with the emperor are also looked down upon in the capital, after all, they have obtained the right to meet the emperor.

The population of Daming has exceeded 200 million at this time, but how many people can meet Chongzhen and say a few words? Therefore, although these clans in Beijing have lost most of the local land, their status is much higher than in the past, at least the officials in the capital do not dare to offend them easily.

Therefore, although these clans in Beijing have a lot of strange things in private, they don't dare to do anything out of the ordinary. After all, they are still living a relatively comfortable life in the capital now, because those foreign businessmen who want to do something in Beijing have gradually found the door of their clans, and they have sent a message to the Internal Affairs Bureau, which is much faster than finding other ways, after all, in theory, they are also the masters of the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

However, such a leisurely and comfortable life, just because of King Yangqu's mouthfulness in front of the emperor, he was going to be driven overseas to suffer, which is really a disaster. To say that everyone can accept it calmly is really talking nonsense with their eyes closed. At this moment, they began to miss the quiet days of the present.

It's just that although everyone is not happy to accept the emperor's proposal, no one dares to stand up to Chongzhen. Over the years, the young emperor's arbitrariness and ruthlessness are still remembered by everyone. King Yangqu just complained a few words for the relatives of the Henan clan in the morning, and the banquet was not over this afternoon, and Chongzhen had already turned his face to exile King Yangqu overseas. If they stand up and say something at this moment, I'm afraid they don't know what will happen.

And just when these clans were still secretly complaining about King Yangqu's troubles today, Zhu Youzhen continued without mercy: "Just now, King Jin made up for me, and I also felt that he was right.

The main purpose of sending the children of the clan to overseas frontiers for training is to train their abilities, not to let them suffer and die. Therefore, this time the person who took these clan disciples to sea must be a shrewd and capable person, and he must also have a certain status to be able to suppress the scene. I think King Jin is good, do you have any suggestions? If someone volunteered, I would be even happier. ”

"Minister, the minister is afraid, the minister is just a dull person, the talent in the clan far exceeds the minister's number, the minister really does not dare to take on this great responsibility, if he lives up to His Majesty's expectations, it will be a great crime. Please also ask Your Majesty to choose another meritorious. King Jin regretted it for a while, knowing that he would not oppose Chongzhen's proposal to choose people to go to sea before.

However, Zhu Youzhen asked casually: "Ao, I didn't expect King Jin to be so humble, this proves that I didn't look at the wrong person." But since you said that there is someone in the sect who is more suitable than you to lead the team to the sea, you might as well recommend one or two, I feel that it is a little inconsiderate to lead the team alone, if there is a second or third old man to lead the team, it is better to take care of these children of the clan who sail to sea for the first time, what do you uncles think? ”

In order to avoid being dragged down by the King of Jin, they couldn't help but praise the character and talent of the King of Jin. When King Fu finally made up his mind to support King Jin to lead the team to the sea, King Jin could only close his mouth with a pale face, and glanced at these fallen clans viciously, of course, what he hated the most in his heart was the King of Yangqu who caused the trouble behind him.

Zhu Youzhen then got up and said, "Okay, today is also a good day, and everyone will disperse." After King Jin goes back, prepare well, if you think that there are any outstanding clan disciples who should go out to experience the experience, you will directly recommend it to King Jin, if someone wants to recommend yourself, it will be better. ”

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, he left without hesitation, and everyone hurriedly got up to send them off, but Chongzhen, who left at this time, walked steadily, and he didn't see that he had drunk too much.

After the emperor left, the members of the clan in the palace also left Kunming Pool under the guidance of the eunuchs. However, compared to the ease with which they entered the palace in the morning, everyone's steps were obviously a little heavy at this time. Zhu Yousong, the son of King Fu who followed his father, quietly listened to the discussion of several uncles and his father about today's affairs, and it was obvious that several uncles were still dissatisfied with what their emperor cousin did today.

However, for the current practices of these uncles, Zhu Yousong is a little despised by them. These uncles didn't dare to resist the emperor's opinion just now, but now they complained in front of their father, obviously wanting to provoke their father to test the emperor's determination to send these clan children.

This kind of provocative ploy is too superficial, even if he doesn't need to remind him, his father will not be fooled. For example, along the way, my father pretended to be drunk, and just responded to the suggestions of several uncles randomly, and had no idea of wanting to stand up at all.

Just as they were about to walk out of Xiyuan, Zhu Yousong suddenly noticed that Lu Qi was standing on the side of the path and gestured to him, he thought about it and quickly stepped forward and told his father: "Father, the child has just drunk a few more glasses, and if you want to clean your hands first, why don't you go back to the house first, father." ”

King Fu glanced back at him, and also noticed Lu Qi standing on the side of the path, and he immediately replied casually: "It's okay, you can go by yourself." ”

King Fu then continued to leave with several vassal kings without looking back, Zhu Yousong stood in place for a while, and after watching his father and the rest of the clan go away, he turned to Lu Qi who walked out of the path and asked, "But does Your Majesty want to ask me questions?" ”

Lu Qi saluted him and said with a smile: "The prince is smart, it is His Majesty who wants to see the prince, please come with the minister." ”

As for why the emperor asked Lu Qi to intercept him, Zhu Yousong had some ideas in his heart. Sure enough, when he was taken by Lu Qi to the living room of Xiyuan Jingshe, Zhu Youzhen, who was already sitting in the hall drinking hot tea, said to him without seeing it: "Sit, after drinking so much wine, drinking a cup of hot tea can relieve the hangover."

I should have let you rest at home for a few more days, and then talk about business after the Lantern Festival. But looking at the appearance of King Yangqu jumping out today, it seems that the outside is really about to catch fire. So I asked people to call you back, I want to hear it, what does King Zhou mean over there? ”

Regarding Chongzhen's question, Zhu Yousong was not surprised at all, after all, before the first month, he was ordered by the emperor to go to Kaifeng and negotiate with King Zhou and other Kaifeng clans. It's just that he returned to the capital a little later, so he didn't have time to report to Chongzhen.

He straightened his back and sat on the sofa for a moment of pondering before he spoke: "Back to Your Majesty, what do you mean from King Zhou's side, they are willing to obey Your Majesty's instructions, but they also hope that Your Majesty can give some compensation." ”

Chongzhen looked at him with some surprise and asked, "Compensation?" What compensation do they want? ”

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