Walking into Wei Zhongxian's mansion in the Iron Lion Hutong, Zhu Youcheng was full of emotion.

Ten years ago, it was here that he was forcibly considered a descendant of the Wei family by Wei Zhongxian, who was still called Li Jinzhong at that time; But now, he will be here again, and he will be cleared out of the Wei family by Wei Zhongxian.

The house is still the same as it used to be, but the tree is no longer what it used to be.

I remember that the saplings planted in the courtyard of the house were the thickness of children's arms, and now they are all covered with pavilions.

In order to motivate Zhu Youcheng when he was a child to work hard to grow taller, Aunt Wei also carved a trace on the tree, which was his height back then.

Now although Zhu Youcheng is tall, he can no longer catch up with the traces of being tall.

The tree is like this, how can a person be worthy.

Ten years of time, how much joy has been taken away, and how many memories have been left. Now, because of the accidental arrest of a trafficker, the family relationship he is already familiar with has been ruthlessly cut off.

Alas, it is really "this situation can be recalled, but it was already lost at that time".

Zhu Youcheng stood outside the door for a long time, but he never pushed the door open.

He didn't dare to push the door, as if the best thing he treasured in his heart would be shattered at once.

"Master Zhu, it's autumn now, the night is cold and dewy, I'm afraid I'll catch a cold if I keep standing outside." The family who invited him urged.

After speaking, Jia Ding stepped forward, pushed open the door, and waved his hand to make a solemn gesture.

Late and early, after all, you have to go in, Zhu Youcheng put his heart sideways and stepped into the living room.

Seeing the powerful traitor Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youcheng couldn't help but be taken aback, is this old man with a bitter face in front of him Wei Zhongxian who was still high-spirited an hour ago?

"Here you are, sit down."

Zhu Youcheng sat down next to Wei Zhongxian silently.

"Li Yongzhen, this monkey cub, has probably told you about it, you are not a descendant of the Wei family."

"Grandpa Wei, I do already know about this, but I am not the secretary of Gong Li. I have my own pipeline. ”

"Come on. Don't forget, our Admiral Dongchang, what can be hidden from our family in the world? Zhu Youcheng, you are still as enthusiastic as before, and you can stick a knife in both sides for your friends. Li Yongzhen made you a friend, it was his luck. Never mind. You should have been informed of this, so that you could have been prepared. I won't blame Li Yongzhen, don't worry. Alas, you are such a good person, why are you not a descendant of the Wei family? ”

Both of them sighed deeply at the same time.

At this time, a woman hurriedly walked in, it was Wei Honglian.

Zhu Youcheng stood up and said, "Mother Wei, why are you here?" ”

Wei Honglian was stunned. With a wry smile: "You already know? ”

Zhu Youcheng nodded and said, "This matter is known to the streets, and I am not deaf, how could I not know?" ”

Wei Honglian's smile seemed to be even more bitter, and she said, "Yes, you should know." ”

Zhu Youcheng saw that she was in a hurry, his heart was sour, and he asked, "Mother Wei." You're here for that too? ”

To be honest, the reason why Zhu Youcheng accepted Wei Zhongxian as his grandfather. It's all because of Wei Honglian.

Wei Honglian's care and love made him feel the maternal love that he had not felt in his two lives.

If Wei Honglian had hurried over today just to draw a line with him, then Zhu Youcheng's blow would have been doubled.

In contrast, he seems to be more willing to accept the gradual estrangement of "old age and death".

Wei Honglian nodded and shook her head again.

She said: "I'm worried that Cheng'er-Master Zhu and Dad have a conflict. Both of you are strong people. It's easy to go to extremes, and if you quarrel, you'll get into trouble. To be honest, although Lord Zhu has no blood relationship with the Wei family, what is the difference between being a person and the Wei family? I really hope that the guy who drowned in the water is the one who told the secret, so that Cheng'er will always be a member of the Wei family. ”

Zhu Youcheng smiled faintly. said: "I won't have a conflict with Gonggong Wei, it's not that I'm afraid of Gonggong Wei." Counting it up, although I don't have any real power in the imperial court, after all, the positions of the two academies are here, and there are many students.

"But when two tigers fight, one will be injured. Although Gonggong Wei is only a eunuch, he is thick-skinned, bold, and more importantly, loyal enough to be able to do his best for the emperor. We fought each other, and no matter who was injured, it was an unbearable loss for the emperor. ”

Wei Zhongxian coughed and said, "Lord Zhu, although the truth is easy to say, it is not good. What kind of people our family is, you know for yourself, you don't have to say it again. ”

Zhu Youcheng was a little gloomy, this is now, if it were changed to before, his words came out, Wei Zhongxian might have to boast about his knowledge of people.

Zhu Youcheng shook his head, shook off those distracting thoughts, and continued: "Although Zhu is reckless, he knows the severity and will try to be patient. However, Zhu also has his own insistence, and sometimes the court may disagree with Gonggong Wei, and then he will also invite Gonggong Wei Haihan. ”

Wei Zhongxian nodded and said, "Lord Zhu's personality, our family has not been taught. Well, originally our family couldn't listen to others say half of the word 'no', since Master Zhu said so, let's listen to it once in a while. ”

Zhu Youcheng sighed secretly in his heart, without the ties of family affection, Wei Zhongxian still came up with the style of power and rape. "Listen to it once in a while", I'm afraid that those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die.

After a moment of silence, Wei Zhongxian said: "To tell the truth, when I first learned that Lord Zhu had nothing to do with my Wei family, our family was very angry, thinking that Lord Zhu was a brazen person who pretended to be a descendant of our family for the sake of glory and wealth. ”

Wei Honglian hurriedly explained: "When we recognized Zhu Youcheng back then, Master Zhu always denied it, saying that he had nothing to do with us. However, we rushed to get married to others, and in desperation, Master Zhu shouted 'Mother'. Since then, Master Zhu has been calling me 'Mother Wei' and you 'Grandpa Wei', and the feelings of estrangement are undoubtedly revealed.

"As for the glory and wealth, Lord Zhu doesn't rely on our Wei family, on the contrary, he has helped the Wei family a lot. Like me, an ordinary woman, who is not indebted to the Ming Dynasty, was also named a five-grade lady. Why? Isn't it that the old emperor of Wanli thought that Zhu Youcheng was a child and couldn't climb too high all at once, so he converted his credit to me.

"And you, Daddy, have received the grace of Lord Zhu's life. If it weren't for Lord Zhu leading the Jinyi Guards into the Forbidden City at night, and talking about moving the current saint, would you still be able to sit here and accuse Lord Zhu?

"What's even more commendable is that when Lord Zhu officially recognized me as my mother and you as my grandfather, it was the time when you betrayed your relatives and left. This point proves that Lord Zhu does not have the psychology of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix. ”

"Yes, it is precisely because I understand this that I did not regard Zhu Youcheng as an enemy and fell into ...... well."

"Falling into the well, does Gonggong Wei think that I, Zhu, am in the well?"

"Doesn't Lord Zhu know?" Wei Zhongxian looked surprised and said, "The concert for your impeachment in the court is as high as a hill. Although they are all sesame mung bean officials who impeach you, you can't deal with them yet, because they are imperial historians and can hear about them. ”

"Are they crazy? Recently, I've been suppressing bandits in the southwest, and I haven't provoked the imperial history of the capital? ”

"The current situation of Daming, you don't know it, you do a lot of mistakes, and you don't do it well. Because you fought smoothly, first arrest An Bangyan, and then arrest Extravagant Chongming, these two major credits are the biggest crimes. If the imperial historians don't impeach you, who else can they impeach? ”

"Fortunately, I have already reported to the emperor about the affairs of the southwest, and besides, 'I will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected', they can't impeach me anything. It's a big deal to be brutal and tyrannical, and this level of impeachment is like tickling me at best. ”

"What if you are impeached for arsoning and plundering the daughters of the people, robbing the wives of others who have not passed through the door, and building the city privately, with the intention of rebellion?"

Zhu Youcheng jumped up and shouted, "What kind of nonsense is this full of food?" Jinyiwei marched on the road without committing any crimes, and was praised by the people along the road. As for the city, when will I repair it? Even if I wanted to rebel, I would have to repair the city outside Beijing, and go to Guizhou to build a bird city in the place where birds don't. ”

Wei Zhongxian's eyes flashed, and he said: "Lord Zhu said carefully, you can just talk about this kind of thing with me, if you go outside and say it, it will help those people verify the authenticity of their bullet seals." ”

Zhu Youcheng was shocked: "Why did Grandpa Wei say this? ”

"Because the city you built is on the outskirts of Beijing."

Zhu Youcheng is a smart person, and he can understand it at all.

He said, "You mean that Jingxi Huangzhuang has now become a city?" ”

Wei Zhongxian nodded.

Zhu Youcheng rubbed his temples with his hands and sighed: "Qin Ke, Qin Ke, I just satisfied your wish to rebuild the Huangzhuang in Jingxi, you actually changed the Huangzhuang into a city!" You're building too fast, aren't you, it's only been a few months? ”

Zhu Youcheng stood up and arched his hand and said, "Father-in-law Wei, I have taken my leave." I had to go to Jingxi Huangzhuang for a field trip. Otherwise, tomorrow I will go to court, I don't know anything about this matter, and I will definitely suffer a big loss. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "It's already night, the city gate is closed, and it's not easy for you to get out of the city." If it is known by someone with a heart, it will be true. It's better for you to take leave tomorrow and not go to court, and it's not too late to go to court after the investigation is clear. You have come all the way from Sichuan, the road is bumpy, and it is normal for people to rest for three or five days. But this matter is very important, and I am afraid it will not be easy for you to get out. ”

Zhu Youcheng was right to think about it, so he had to dispel the idea of going out of the city overnight.

Wei Zhongxian smiled, but this smile was somewhat bitter.

He said, "Listen to the people, you gave me half a car of gifts." Come and don't be rude, our family will also give you a gift. ”

As soon as Wei Zhongxian, a powerful traitor, took out the gift he gave to Zhu Youcheng, Zhu Youcheng, an iron-blooded young man who had seen thousands of troops besieging the city, couldn't help but be surprised. (To be continued......)