In the capital, the dukes, marquises, and earls who had looted the farmstead gathered in the living room of Xu Xihao, the duke of Dingguo. The actions of the Hongmei thieves these days have caused them to lose a lot, and the wealth plundered from the Huangzhuang has been turned into nothing overnight, why don't you make these lords beat their chests? They hope to discuss a countermeasure to find out the traces of the red plum thieves and recover the losses.

The most unlucky is Xu Xihao, the prince of Dingguo, the village was looted, not to mention, his own son was beaten all over his body, and even his front teeth were knocked out, and from then on he spoke leaky, like a ten-year-old man. The heads of Liu San and Zhao Dali, two cronies sent to assist Xu Ziguang in managing the Zhuangyuan, were cut off and hung above a tree.

Xu Xihao said: "You are all victims of the Red Plum Thief, do you know the details of the Red Plum Thief?" ”

Zhu Chunchen said: "Brother Xu, I went to Shuntian Mansion to check the records, and in the past hundred years, Beijing has been very peaceful, and there have never been bandits who gather in the mountains and forests. Eleven days ago, the Red Plum Thief fell from the sky and suddenly appeared. ”

Zhang Weixian said: "I am afraid that the information of Shuntianfu is incomplete, so I went to Wanping County, Fangshan County, Yiguojing County (now Daxing District), and Changping Prefecture to investigate, and now there is indeed no trace of Hongmei thieves before." Not to mention the red plum thief, even if there are more than three robberies, there are very few cases. ”

Xu Xihao said: "It's really weird, could it be that this red plum thief fell from the sky?" ”

Zhang Weixian said: "What's even stranger is that in the back, most of the activities of the Hongmei thieves are concentrated in Wanping County, and they only rob the manors of those who have our titles, and never attack the people's villages. ”

An earl said, "Yes, my neighbor is a rich man surnamed Wang, who is usually wealthy, and the area of the village is ten times larger than mine. When Hongmei stole it, it only moved my village, but let Wang Laocai go. Fangshan County ordered Wang Laocai to be suspected of being a bandit, and was arrested and tortured in a cell. He refused to admit it, and finally had to let it go. ”

Zhu Chunchen said: "Could it be the robbery of the rich and helping the poor in "Water Margin", but we are not rich, if we want to say rich, the wealth of Wanping County should be Zhu Cheng of Children's Paradise, how can it not be our turn." ”

A marquis said: "Zhu Cheng is a thousand households in brocade clothes, and there are soldiers, how dare the red plum thieves provoke them." ”

Zhang Weixian suddenly thought of something and said, "Wait, when did Zhu Cheng go to Jingxi Huangzhuang?" ”

"Why don't you remember, ...... eleven days ago" Zhu Chunchen also suddenly woke up.

The three princes said in unison: "Could it be that the red plum thief is Zhu Cheng?" ”

The lords talked about it.

An old and dignified marquis said: "No, although Zhu Cheng is arrogant, he has always been law-abiding, so he shouldn't do such a rebellious thing." ”

Another earl said: "Zhu Cheng's family has tens of millions of dollars, he has a children's paradise, and he has the rent of Jingxi Huangzhuang, how can he take a risk?" ”

Zhang Weixian said: "Sitting on the rent of Jingxi Huangzhuang? Come to think of it, there are still a few acres of land left in Jingxi Huangzhuang. ”

Xu Xihao said: "I heard that Sui Anbo Chen Changheng's field is close to Huangzhuang, and in recent years, he has started to annex it, but although the eunuchs left behind are too tough, he didn't succeed." ”

Chen Changheng smiled dryly: "Didn't everyone do this in the early years, and I also relied on the gourd to draw the scoop." ”

Zhang Weixian said: "Who do you think you don't want that last bit of land, but after you ask for it, Jingxi Huangzhuang will be completely gone, and the emperor can still let us go?" ”

Zhu Chunchen said: "Enough, now is not the time to settle accounts, the key is whether the red plum thief is Zhu Cheng?" ”

Xu Xihao said: "** is not far from ten, it is Zhu Cheng." Zhu Cheng is a person who can't afford to lose, we occupy the land of Jingxi Huangzhuang, and it is inconvenient for him to send troops to drive him away, so he pretends to be a bandit, so that we can live uncomfortably, and force us to retreat. ”

Zhang Weixian said: "If it was really Zhu Cheng who did it, we would really have to suffer a dumb loss." I've only dealt with him two or three times, and now this man is young, but he is like a ghost, so I can try not to provoke him. Don't forget, when Zhu Cheng was 6 years old, he killed two earls and a third-grade master with his own strength. ”

The counts' courage changed greatly: the things of that year were known in the streets, and they were also made into jokes by storytellers, and Guocheng also won the honor of "Earl Killer". However, since Shenzong gave Guocheng as the surname Zhu, everyone has gradually forgotten about this matter. Now that Zhang Weixian mentioned this, the earls remembered Zhu Cheng's nickname, and everyone was afraid.

Xu Xihao said: "It's okay, this time it was Zhu Cheng who broke the law first, even if Emperor Shenzong is alive, he can't keep him safe." A group of our lords jointly wrote to the emperor, and I don't believe that with our heroes, we can't fight a yellow-mouthed child. ”

After speaking, Xu Xihao waved his hand, and the next person took a piece of paper, Xu Xihao brushed and wrote a piece of music, and after drying the ink, he asked everyone to sign it.

The lords chattered, secretly calculating in their hearts, the so-called law does not blame the public, even if Zhu Cheng is capable, he can't deal with so many lords who have been passed down from generation to generation, so he boldly signed it.

Zhang Weixian took the chapter and looked at it, it was nothing more than an accusation that Zhu Cheng was a thief, robbed the lord, harmed the township, and asked the emperor to eliminate the harm for the people. Zhang Weixian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he was afraid that this time not only would he not return the looted property, but he would also have to pay a lot of money. They had the intention not to sign, but the lords stared at themselves, and if they did not sign, they would be enemies. He sighed, picked up the brush and put his name on it.

Wei Zhongxian received the impeachment of Zhu Cheng by the lords, and was shocked, and the three dukes, thirteen marquises, and eleven earls jointly impeached Jinyi Wei Qianhu, which can be regarded as an unprecedented event in the history of the Ming Dynasty. When Wei Zhongxian saw the concerto, he didn't dare to delay, and immediately Pegasus reported to Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Cheng is his grandson, although Emperor Wanli issued a holy decree to let him change his surname to Zhu, completely eliminating the idea of letting him change his surname to Wei, but after all, the blood is connected, and when this kind of thing happens, he must communicate with him first.

Seeing the secret envoy who came out of breath, Zhu Cheng smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect them to dare to bring this matter to the table, I really don't know whether they are alive or dead." ”

The secret envoy said: "Gonggong Wei said that this matter is very strict, please be careful with Gongzi Zhu." ”

Zhu Cheng said: "It's okay, reply to Father-in-law Wei, just say that Zhu Cheng has already had a way to deal with it, please rest assured." ”

After speaking, Zhu Cheng took out a silver ingot weighing five taels from his sleeve and handed it over.

The secret envoy took the ingot, smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into a line, clenched the ingot, and said, "How embarrassing is this." ”

Zhu Cheng turned his head and said to the people in Huangzhuang: "We are going to the capital for a trip in a few days, if you want to go, please raise your hand!" ”

The hands of the people in Huangzhuang were raised into a forest, Zhu Youzhen and Ke Qingqing raised their hands because they wanted to visit relatives and friends in Beijing City, Jinyiwei raised their hands to protect Zhu Cheng's safety, and strangely even Feng Menglong, who had always been alone, raised his hands.

Zhu Cheng asked, "Mr. Feng, why did you think of going to Beijing to play?" ”

Feng Menglong blushed and said, "I want to accompany Miss Hou Huiqing to Beijing City to buy some daily necessities." ”

Zhu Cheng asked, "Who is Emily Hou?" ”

Feng Menglong said: "It's the fake scholar that Zhu Gongzi saved last time." ”

Zhu Cheng's heart moved, and he remembered that when he checked Feng Menglong's information in later generations, he learned that Feng Menglong and Hou Huiqing had an unforgettable love. It turned out that this fake scholar was Feng Menglong's destined other half. Thinking that in the history without their own, most of the fake scholars were recognized by Chen Qi's eldest brother and sold to the Qinglou, and later met Feng Menglong, who fell behind, and composed a sad song of love. However, being stirred up by himself, an outsider, the two of them met in advance, thinking that there would be a happy result.

Zhu Cheng said: "Ah Jian, Qingqing, Mr. Feng, and Miss Hou will go out with us, Wu Huping, you pick ten more Jinyi guards and accompany us to Beijing." Chen Guoqi, you will stay in Huangzhuang to guard. ”

Wei Zhongxian could only withhold the chapter for one day and one night, and after he received the report from the secret envoy, he was very relieved, but he still delayed until the next morning before handing over the chapter to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he wanted to buy Zhu Cheng more time to prepare.

Emperor Tianqi opened the chapter, threw it to Wei Zhongxian and said, "Wei Companion, you can read it to me." ”

Wei Zhongxian took the piece and read it in a low voice.

The more the Emperor of the Apocalypse listened, the more frightened he became, he stood up and put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth, and sighed: "Brother Cheng, you are too capable of causing trouble. Now that I've just ascended the throne, I can't protect you yet. ”

Wei Zhongxian's eyes flashed: "This Zhu Cheng is simply a lucky star, first favored by Emperor Wanli, and now favored by Emperor Tianqi, it is simply fate with the emperor." It's a pity that Zhu Cheng has no intention of career, otherwise it would be a big help for himself. ”

Emperor Tianqi stopped and said, "Draft, Xuan Zhu Cheng will enter the palace tomorrow to face the saint." In addition, Wei Banban drafted another secret decree to tell Zhu Cheng that if there was no way to deal with it, let him flee elsewhere and hide his name. Wait three or five years, I will completely control the court and have the ability to protect his safety, and then I will come back. ”

Wei Zhongxian did as he was told, knowing that Zhu Cheng would not leave, and said secretly: "Zhu Cheng, I expect you to give me a surprise." I have already thought of a way to repair them slowly in the future. I dare not move, but the Lord, I have to look at you. These lords are tyrannical and domineering, do not produce, only know pleasure, and have become a harm to the Ming Dynasty. ”

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