Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, was very annoyed.

Zhu Cunshu's life was originally good, since he established an extraordinary relationship with Zheng Xunrui, so many years have passed, he has always been a good traveler, all parts of Shaanxi have gradually stabilized, his mansion has also been protected by Zheng Jiajun, the cabinet and the six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has never been impeached, and there is no way to impeach, such a peaceful day is the most comfortable for the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, when the Liukou invaded Henan and Shanxi on a large scale, Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin in Taiyuan, the king of Han in Pingliang, lived in Qin Huoji, the king of Zhao in Zhangde Mansion, Zhu Changyu, the king of Lu in Weihui Mansion, and Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang in Nanyang Mansion, etc., all entered Shaanxi for refuge, and all of them came to Xi'an Mansion.

Later, after Henan and Shanxi stabilized a little, the imperial court came to the document, asking these princes to return to the fiefdoms in various places, and when these princes left, they were extremely envious of Zhu Cunshu, in their opinion, Zhu Cunshu lived a fairy life.

As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the fate is actually very miserable, no position and no power, not allowed to ask about the affairs of the court, not allowed to leave the fief half a step, not allowed to make friends with the court officials, if you violate any of them, after the impeachment, the fate is very miserable, to put it mildly, the prince of the Ming Dynasty is like a pig fed by the emperor, you know that you can eat and drink, don't care about anything.

There are special guards in the prince's mansion, but these guards are complex, Jinyi Wei and Dongchang Fanzi are indispensable, they keep an eye on the prince's actions all the time, and if there is anything out of the ordinary, they will report directly to the emperor.

The prince is still the punching bag of the imperial court, the cabinet, the six ministries, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate like to impeach the prince if there is nothing to do, after all, the prince is a human being, and there are always some inappropriate things to do, since he can't interfere and intervene in the government. Then make some things in life, such as infringing on the interests of the people, and so on, these things will be impeached, no matter how big or small.

In this case. The prince of the Ming Dynasty is not as free as ordinary people.

To say the simplest example, the rogues invaded Henan and Shanxi and other places, and saw that they had won many Fuzhou counties, and many princes whose fiefs were in Henan and Shanxi. wrote a distress letter to the emperor, begging to take refuge in Shaanxi, the emperor did not agree in the early days, without the emperor's holy decree, these princes could not move, at the same time, the local gentry and wealthy families and ordinary people have long begun to flee, and even some officials have joined the ranks of fleeing for their lives.

If it weren't for the fact that the governors of Shanxi and Henan jointly wrote to the emperor, imploring the prince of the fief to leave the local area for refuge, I don't know what kind of trouble would have happened in Chengdu. After all, if the prince is killed, the officials at all levels will be held responsible.

Zhu Cunshu knows all this, and his relationship with the current emperor is very estranged, and there is no relationship between them, although because of the identity of the prince, there is no worry about food and clothing, but this kind of muddy and nightmare days are actually the heart disease of many princes, and they dare not do things if they want to, so they can only devote their energy to eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling.

The situation in Shaanxi has become calm. Zhu Cunshu didn't want anything else, since he couldn't and didn't dare to get involved in other things, then he lived a good life, at least his situation was compared to so many princes in the north. It's the best.

But the other day, the situation changed.

This is something that Zhu Cunshu couldn't imagine, the imperial court sent Yushi to Shaanxi, and Yushi actually came to visit him.

I didn't do anything bad and wasn't afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, if I changed it before, Yushi came to visit. Zhu Cunshu was scared half to death.

Yu Shi stayed in the mansion for a quarter of an hour, and when Yu Shi left, Zhu Cunshu's body trembled, his face turned pale, and he was alone in the study, and no one was allowed to disturb him.

Shi Sucheng, the former governor of the palace, served as the escort from Sanpin to participate in politics, which was recommended by Zheng Xunrui, at that time, no one could understand the mystery in this, and they all thought that Su Jiancheng was a big luck, and the governor of the palace had no power at all, and he could not meddle in local affairs.

Su Jiancheng was appointed as the escort of Sanpin to participate in politics, and there was a transaction between Zhu Cunshu and Zheng Xunrui, as for the content of the transaction, Zhu Cunshu would not say it if he was killed.

Unexpectedly, when the imperial history came to the palace, he actually talked about the matter of Su Jiancheng, and the imperial history brought the emperor's edict, requiring Su Jiancheng to be loyal to the emperor, and all the matters of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion must be reported, and the emperor's edict also asked Zhu Cunshu himself to report that Shaanxi's big and small matters also need to be reported, including the affairs of the Zheng Jiajun stationed in Shaanxi, and they must also be reported in 1510.

Of course, Zhu Cunshu understands what this means.

Between Zheng Xunrui and the emperor, sooner or later there will be a conflict, although Zhu Cunshu did not meddle in anything in the imperial court, but the power of observation still exists, over the years, the Zheng family army has continued to grow and develop, has actually controlled Huaibei, Shaanxi and Fuzhou and other places, the emperor is impossible to tolerate such a situation, plus Zheng Xunrui does things simply and decisively, many times will not consider and listen to the dispatch and arrangement of the imperial court at all.

To put it bluntly, the emperor may have regarded Zheng Xunrui as his biggest opponent and enemy.

Zhu Cunshu had to choose.

As a descendant of the Zhu family, he should not hesitate to stand on the side of the emperor and safeguard the interests of the Zhu family, but from the actual situation, Zhu Cunshu may not be able to make such a decision, he has already felt that whether it is in terms of ability or strength, Zheng Xunrui cannot be defeated, and its development and rise are inevitable.

As a descendant of the royal family, Zhu Cunshu's vision is still relatively long-term, and he is not in the imperial court, he can look at many things outside the circle of interests, and his views and understandings will not be disturbed by all aspects.

Zhu Cunshu also had a terrible idea, that is, what would happen to the Ming Dynasty if Zheng Xunrui rebelled.

Zheng Jiajun, who was stationed in Shaanxi, continued to increase his strength, and controlled the mutual markets in Jingbian and other places, and gradually harmonious relations with many grassland tribes.

Zhu Cunshu even vaguely felt that maybe in a few years, the world would undergo tremendous changes.

The butler knocked carefully on the door with the food.

Zhu Cunshu could hear from the footsteps that it was the housekeeper, and he told the housekeeper to come in and talk.

"Lord Wang, it's almost a day, why don't you eat something."

"Put it aside, this king has no appetite."

The housekeeper stood aside with his head bowed, and Zhu Cunshu looked at the housekeeper and spoke again.

"Steward, this king asks you a question, and you must answer it truthfully, and there should be no taboos."

Seeing the butler nodding, Zhu Cunshu thought for a while before speaking.

"Do you say that Ben Wan can offend Lord Zheng Xunrui, the governor of Caoyun?"

The housekeeper's body trembled, he was too impressed by Zheng Xunrui, not to mention that Zheng Xunrui was keenly aware of the matter of the party's prosperity, and decisively disposed of a conspiracy planned by the Donglin party, just said that Zheng Xunrui appointed Shi Sucheng, the former head of the palace, in order to win over and restrict the prince, this is not a decision that ordinary people can make.

"Lord Wang, the little one thinks that he can't offend Lord Zheng."

"Tell me why."

"Although Lord Zheng has left Shaanxi, but the small one thinks that Shaanxi is actually still under the control of Lord Zheng, over the years, the Liukou has been ravaging in Henan, Shanxi and other places, but he does not dare to enter Shaanxi, it is nothing more than the Zheng family army is stationed in Shaanxi, the Liukou dare not covet it, if Zheng Daren ignores Shaanxi, this place has long become the most rampant place for the Liukou, the small one thinks that the Zheng Daren will not give up Shaanxi, and the prince must not think about offending the Zheng Daren."

"If the capital asks this king to offend Lord Zheng, how should he deal with it."

The housekeeper's body trembled again, and his face began to turn pale, Yushi made a special trip to the palace, and the housekeeper also felt that the situation was a little not, but he didn't know what the matter was, and the situation that the prince asked about today was afraid that it was the purpose of Yushi's visit to the palace.

The housekeeper has always followed Zhu Cunshu's side, and he has seen and heard more than Zhu Cunshu.

After bowing his head and thinking for a while, the butler raised his head and gritted his teeth to speak.

"Lord Wang, say whatever you think of the little one, if it is not right, please forgive the prince."

"This king said before, say whatever comes to mind, don't hide it."

"Yes, the little one thinks that the prince can't offend Lord Zheng, so many years have passed, the little one has always followed the prince's side, the capital has never cared about the prince, only too many restrictions, and now suddenly sent the royal history to make a request, the small one feels uninteresting, if the prince does what the royal history said, I don't know that the capital hand is not satisfied, if he is not satisfied, this impeachment is overwhelming, and the prince may not be able to bear it, the small one thinks that Lord Zheng is a righteous person, if the prince is rashly offended, The capital may not be able to be protected, on the other hand, even if the prince offends the capital, as long as there is the support of Lord Zheng, the capital will not dare to do anything......"

When the housekeeper spoke, Zhu Cunshu listened very carefully.

After the butler finished speaking, he did not speak immediately, but waved his hand to let the butler leave the study, and began to continue his contemplation alone.

Two days later, Zhu Cunshu took out a letter and handed it to the housekeeper.

"This letter must be handed over to Lord Zheng Xunrui in person, and no one else can see it, if something goes wrong, this king is afraid that he will be escorted directly to Fengyang."

The housekeeper took the letter and put it away carefully, in fact, it is not a big problem to do this, as long as the letter is secretly handed over to Lord Xu Jikuang, the governor of the Yamen, or Hong Xintao, the deputy chief of the Zheng family's army, it will be considered a complete task. (To be continued.) )