Chapter 575: Relatives (I)
"Mrs. Zheng, Mrs. Zheng, Mrs. Zheng......" "Mrs. Zheng, we are your people!" "Mrs. Zheng, we are your clansmen, come out to meet us!" ……
Outside Prince Qing's mansion, many people began to carry out the Great Han, where they shouted what they wanted Madame Zheng to go out to meet them. And Wang Guorui was also shocked by this matter. Because Mrs. Zheng is also her first wife Zheng Hong, and these people claim to be Zheng Hong's clansmen, Wang Guorui can't ignore it. However, Wang Guorui called Zheng Hong.
"Hong'er, don't you see them?" Wang Guorui asked.
"What's there to see? They are all people who took refuge with the Tartars back then, and they are no longer worthy of being the descendants of the country's surname, so what is there to see? Zheng Hong said.
Wang Guorui sighed and said, "You don't mean it, right?" I can see that you still see them in your heart. Because you haven't had many relatives since you were a child, the family of Zheng Kuan, the son of the national surname, is a single transmission in almost every generation, and there are hardly too many heirs. And in your generation, you are the only daughter, so you have no relatives. And now that you finally have relatives coming, don't you really want to meet them?
"Husband, I'm ......" Zheng Hong was a little hard to say.
"Alright, let them in!" Wang Guorui said.
Those dozens of Zheng family members walked in one after another, and then they could see at a glance that it was Wang Guorui sitting on the main seat. As if they had been trained, these dozens of Zheng family members immediately knelt down together.
"The grass people have seen my emperor, long live, long live, and the queen mother, long live, thousand years old!"
There are dozens of Zheng family members, both old and young, and all of these people are very neat, which seems to be a professional.
"Get up, we Taiwanese people kneel down from time to time! And also. You don't have to shout long live so early, I haven't been crowned emperor yet! Wang Guorui said.
"Emperor Xie!" Dozens of Zheng family members still started to say it again here, and then they got up neatly together, which simply made Wang Guorui breathtaking.
And Zheng Hong took the initiative to say: "You all claim to be my clansmen, what evidence do you have?" ”
"Queen Mother, I ......" an old man just wanted to say something. But it was immediately stopped.
"Just call me Mrs. Zheng!" Zheng Hong immediately corrected.
The old man immediately changed his words and said, "Mrs. Zheng, we have a family tree. This genealogy is inherited from the generation of the ancestors, so this can be used as proof. And since our Zheng family came to Jingshi, it has always been branching out, and it has continued to expand into a big family from that year, and even has almost five or six hundred people. And we are only here today, the representatives of the various branches. ”
"Hmph, my ancestors stayed in Taiwan back then. Continue to hope that one day we can counterattack the mainland and expel the Tartars. But you took refuge in the Tartars, and then gradually declined. Now, we are up again, and you want to come over again and take the opportunity to climb the dragon and the phoenix? Zheng Hong squirted unceremoniously.
Although Zheng Hong still attaches more importance to these people, they are relatives of his own family. However, Zheng Hong's line started directly from his ancestors, and he was prepared from his ancestors in the hope of launching an uprising in Taiwan, and then gradually counterattacking the mainland to expel the Tatars. And for this reason, they also launched a lot of uprisings in Taiwan. For example, Lin Shuangwen's uprising was instigated by them behind the scenes. But these tribesmen ran to the mainland, and finally branched out. And then it became a big family.
"You should know that cooperating with the invaders will not end well. Although your ancestors have also become officials, even Zheng Kexuan can also obtain the title of Duke of Haicheng. But later, it could not be inherited because of the extinction, and the official positions of your Zheng family were gradually abolished. The Zheng family has also declined because of this, don't you still know the attitude of this Manchu Qing towards you? They just treat you like a dog. Once I don't need you anymore, I'll kill you and eat meat. Wang Guorui asked.
Those Zheng family members were also very embarrassed, their ancestors took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although they were still more important at the beginning, but in the second generation, their official positions were gradually abolished. Their family also declined because of this, and then became this civilian family step by step. There is even a guy like Zheng Zhicai who went to be the leader of the gangsters. As for now, they heard about the descendants of Zheng Kuan who stayed in Taiwan back then, and then the daughter of their Zheng family is about to become the "queen", which makes them all feel that the opportunity has come.
You must know that if you can climb the line of Zheng Hong, then you can become a relative! When Wang Guorui became the emperor, then they were all relatives and could gain enough power because of this. Although some people may say that crony officials are despicable, there are still countless people who hope to be able to obtain crony officials, all hope to be able to send their daughters to the palace, and then they can also get the family status improved. Isn't it a good opportunity now, Zheng Hong is a member of the Zheng family, and they are all members of the Zheng family, so that they can become relatives at that time. In this way, maybe your family can regain enough titles, and even get a new rise!
"Lord Wang, the situation back then was really undoable, so our ancestors short-sightedly took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now we know that we are wrong, and Mr. Wang, didn't you start in Taiwan? And you, who are also the son-in-law of our Zheng family, have inherited the will of the country's surname, and now the Northern Expedition has finally won the world. It is the spirit of the country surnamed Ye in the sky, bless you to achieve great things! Immediately an old man said.
Wang Guorui immediately asked unhappily: "Huh? You say that I can only get the world if I say that the surname of the country is the master? You can explain to me how the country blessed me in the spirit of heaven! ”
"Oh, look at my stinky mouth, Lord Wang, you are blessed by God, how can the surname of the country have such ability! Our Zheng family can have a son-in-law like you, Lord Wang, that is also a blessing for the surname of the country! The old man immediately corrected.
The old man knew that he had said the wrong thing, since ancient times, it was the blessing of God that he was able to obtain the throne, what did he say Zheng Chenggong's blessing, isn't that raising the status of the Zheng family, and then putting the Zheng family above Wang Guorui? When the time comes, your throne will be obtained with the blessing of the country's surname, isn't that going to let the Zheng family ride on his head and? He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, if it was a cautious king, he would hate you to death, and then he didn't know when to destroy your nine clans! No emperor would tolerate another family to be his own emperor.
"Okay, do you guys have anything else to say?" Wang Guorui asked.
And the old man replied, "Lord Wang, I have one thing to ask you for!" ”
"What's the matter?" Wang Guorui asked.
"My son Zheng Zhicai was actually blinded by lard for a while, and went to assassinate you, Lord Wang! And I hope that your lord will raise your noble hand and not kill him. Even if you lock him up for the rest of your life, don't kill him! I'm such a son, but I can't afford to die! The old man immediately cried.
But Wang Guorui immediately said: "We should do it, there is a law to say it, not to me." So, I can't easily say yes to this request. ”
"Lord Wang, you are all about to become emperors, whether you are dead or alive, it is better to say a happy word. Even if you really want Zheng Zhicai to die, then I have nothing to say, the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, even if you directly say that you want him to die! Why do you want to pass the buck to your subordinates? I know that assassinating you is an assassination of the emperor, and that is a crime to punish the Nine Clans. But I still dare you, for Mrs. Zheng's sake, you can let our Zheng family go. But why do you shirk it to your subordinates, can't you still call the shots? Another old man asked.
Wang Guorui shut up, and Zheng Hong immediately said: "In Taiwan, even husbands can't easily interfere in judicial trials, so they are all sentenced by the courts." So, what to do is up to the court to sentence you, you should know. And if you let your husband intervene, it will be more troublesome to press the matter. If, according to the law, the assassination of the husband has not yet been proclaimed emperor, so it is only judged according to the crime of intentional homicide, and it is still an attempt, then it can be punished lightly. Even according to military law, it is a life sentence, that is, life imprisonment. Moreover, we in Taiwan will not be connected to anyone. Even if you assassinate the king, you are just taking care of your own affairs, and you won't even be implicated by your wife and children, so how can you be implicated? ”
"Also, if you come to intercede, the consequences will be even more troublesome. You must know that when you come to intercede, you have no attitude of repentance, and you want to fight the law to the end, and this kind of behavior is completely to increase the punishment. Isn't it the same with my husband's nephew back then? You may not know that the nephew of the husband committed an accident and came to ask him for help, but instead of getting a reduced sentence, the sentence was increased. Because he has no remorse and even hopes to be exempted from punishment through privilege, the problem is even more serious in the end. Therefore, do not come to intercede, or the consequences will be even more serious. ”
The Zheng family was relieved when they heard that there would be more people. Moreover, if they come to intercede, they will increase the punishment, which makes them dare not continue to intercede immediately, and this trial is only the maximum life sentence, so it is okay. In this way, it is very likely that Zheng Zhicai will not die, at most he will stay in prison for the rest of his life.
"Mrs. Zheng, would you like to go back to the Zheng family with us and pay homage to the ancestral tablet?" An elder of the Zheng family asked.
And Zheng Hong suddenly hesitated a little, looked at Wang Guorui, and hoped that Wang Guorui would give him an answer. (To be continued......)